Chapter 96 But there are banished immortals in the world
Chapter 96 There is an immortal in the world
"My lord, please forgive me for my poor protection! Last night, I was guarding the lord and the immortal master at the top of the mountain. I thought that if it was too late later, I would remind the lord, but for some reason, I suddenly felt better.
I was sleepy. After holding on for a while, I felt like the world was spinning again, and I had hallucinations before my eyes. Before I could regain my senses, I had already fallen asleep."
"It's okay, it's not your fault."
Cui Nanxi waved his hand, thought for a while and then said: "It should be the immortal master who meditates and practices, absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and absorbs the essence of the sun and the moon. We are mortals and can't stand it, so we fall asleep...those wild beasts and raptors in the mountains
He must have gained spiritual wisdom and was attracted by the Taoist charm of the immortal master, so he came here to seek immortality."
"That's how it is..."
Xu Le quickly handed over to the official.
I just feel that the official is really a person who likes immortality and immortality. If it were anyone else, how would he know so many things.
At this time, the official asked again: "How did you feel after you woke up?"
"I feel refreshed and clear all over my body." Xu Le answered honestly, "Ever since I wandered around the world and saw so many fights and fights, I haven't had such a good night's sleep for a long time."
"IM about the same."
"Then the Immortal Master..."
"That's all. We are destined to meet each other. Sometimes it's not good to be too demanding and have too many distracting thoughts." Cui Nanxi waved his hand, "It's just that we promised the immortal master not to mention the name of the immortal after we go down the mountain, but we must not do it easily.
I violated it, otherwise I would be sorry for this fate and I would be sorry for the immortal master's generous gift. I'm afraid it wouldn't be good."
"This pill..."
"Eat it first, lest the immortal energy will be lost after a long time."
"good!"
Both of them took the elixir.
They looked at each other, waited for a while, and felt nothing, then Xu Le asked:
"Guard, do you want to take a rest before going over?"
"I'm not tired, let's go now." Cui Nanxi took a deep breath, "I'd better walk in front, so if I accidentally slip my hands and feet, you can pull me up."
"yes!"
The elixir has already entered the belly, so there is no need to worry about human nature and evil thoughts, and you can pass by calmly.
But this time was different from the last time. Both of them felt energetic and the platform was clear. The martial artist who could have easily crossed the rope had an even easier time. The official who was originally a little difficult and dangerous actually did not suffer from his hand even once.
My feet slipped and I almost fell.
But after passing the rope, I didn't see the entourage that was supposed to be waiting here, and the donkey and luggage were also missing.
But I saw the immortal master’s leaving figure from a distance.
The red leaves in the distant morning light are redder than blood. I don’t know what kind of grass it is on the ground, but it has sprouted white spikes. They are as dense as a thick blanket, blown in the same direction by the wind. In this beautiful autumn forest, you can’t see a single line.
The road leading out of the road was from south to north, and a Taoist led a horse to drive slowly. It was still the same bay-red horse, still carrying a backpack, and it had already gone a long way.
Turning another corner, it was no longer visible.
"This Hong Xiu!"
Not even a horse!
The officials couldn't help but curse secretly.
But no wonder the entourage——
The two of us didn't return home last night. The wind was very strong at the mountain pass. The entourage waited until night and couldn't wait for anyone, so he had to go to a place sheltered from the wind to spend the night. Since it was early in the morning, he might not have come here yet.
Fortunately, there is only one way down the mountain. If we go down the mountain like this, we will definitely meet him.
So the two of them discussed and started going down the mountain.
I wanted to catch up with the husband, but I thought it would be awkward to catch up after I had already said goodbye. I quickened my pace slightly, but I had to look both ways as I walked, fearing that the follower would find shelter from the wind on the roadside and the two of them would do it.
Baba would miss him on his way, and sometimes he would have to shout twice, so he walked a long way without catching up with him.
Along the way, the autumn scenery seemed to be the same on the roadside, but it also seemed different.
Something is wrong, but I can't say it.
I walked a long way but didn't see any trace of my followers.
"This Hong Xiu!"
The official spoke out this time.
The two discussed with each other and thought that they might have missed them halfway, or that the entourage had not waited for them until night, and there was no response when they called them. They also remembered their exclamations when they crossed the iron rope during the day, and thought that they might not have successfully passed the iron rope.
He fell down, so he took the donkey's luggage and went down the mountain.
The worst result was that the entourage went to find a place to spend the night waiting for them. As a result, there were poisonous insects, ferocious beasts, and mountain monsters on the mountain. There were no warriors to protect them, and they accidentally encountered disaster.
Hope that's not the case.
Going down a mountain is faster than going up a mountain.
For ordinary people, their legs might have been shaking after such a day of walking, but perhaps it was the magical effect of the elixir, and neither of them felt any discomfort at all. The only difficult thing was that they had no food to eat along the way and were empty in their stomachs.
Walking from morning to dusk, we are almost at the lake.
Gradually, I walked to the place where I had picked pears before. I thought about how many pears I had left behind and whether they had been picked by others later. I wanted to take a look. If I was lucky, I could get some to satisfy my hunger. However, I only found that
I saw a pear tree full of trees, with more than a few pears hanging there, probably dozens.
The two looked at each other and checked carefully.
It is indeed this place, this pear tree.
It's just that when only a few pears were picked before, why were they all hanging on the branches? Why did the branches that were trampled down before become old wounds?
Think again of what the Immortal Master said and gave...
Think of those legends about time passing faster in the mountains...
Only then did the two of them panic.
I almost jogged all the way to the ferry. Before it was completely dark, I found a boatman and asked what year it was today.
The boatman replied to them:
"Three years of Mingde."
I was busy asking what month and day it was.
The boatman made an estimate: "I'm afraid it's late June, almost July, and it's almost the beginning of autumn."
Exactly one year has passed.
The two of them stayed where they were, their minds blank.
After I regained my composure, I quickly looked back and saw the deep vegetation behind me and the heavy shadows of the mountains. How could I still see the top of the mountain I just walked down? Where could I still see the traces of the immortal I had seen in the morning?
The two of them were stunned for a long time, and their hearts were complicated and difficult to understand.
Later, after asking several boatmen, I found out that the newly appointed magistrate of Shizu County came to climb Yunding Mountain last year to search for the wonderland. As a result, his entourage waited on the other side of the iron rope and no one came back until the third day. The entourage asked other people who passed the iron rope,
But I only heard that there were many wild animals gathered on the other side, including jackals, tigers and leopards. Those who had crossed the iron rope did not dare to climb Yunding Mountain. If his master had not fallen off halfway, he would have been eaten by the wild animals gathering on the other side.
, the entourage had no choice but to go down the mountain alone in tears. Fortunately, the descent went smoothly and no wild beasts or monsters were encountered along the way.
Nazhi County is quite famous. Among the people who fell to death in Yunding Mountain in a year, it is also relatively well-known. His family came here to pay homage last year, and the magistrates of Changsheng County came here.
Cui Nanxi opened his mouth but was speechless, so he had to look at the mountain in the night again.
The blue pines are far away and there is no beauty...
But there are immortals in the world.
…
A small boat floats in Jingdao Lake.
The night is getting deeper and deeper, the stars are hanging overhead, and the sky is filled with stars under the boat. The night wind makes the boat sway and create circles of ripples in the mirror.
The boatman's snoring was loud.
The calico cat curled up next to the Taoist, as if sleeping, but not as if it wasn't.
The Taoist looked at the lake, sky and night without saying a word, silently thinking about this practice, this realization, this opportunity, this year of time that has flown away out of thin air, and the question that he often thinks about -
What kind of world is this?
It seems that I know more and more.
He seems to be getting more and more confused.
The cat scratched him.
The Taoist came back to his senses, looked down, thought about it, gave up the idea, and asked in a low voice: "Tomorrow is the beginning of autumn again, what does Sanhua Empress want to eat?"
"Well?"
"Um?"
The calico cat was lying on its side and raised its head and glanced at the boatman. Seeing that the boatman was sleeping soundly, it looked at him and replied in a low voice: "Didn't the calico cat have already eaten it in advance?"
"It's another year."
"Can't understand."
"It's a new year again."
"You're lying, how can a year be so short?"
"real."
"One year is really so short!"
"It's not that a year is short, it's that we spent a year in the mountains, and it goes by faster in the mountains." Song You reached out and gently stroked her back, feeling the texture of the hair and her body temperature. This little kitten,
The concept of time is not very clear yet, but she doesn't have much care in this world, and she doesn't have much involvement with others. It is not very appropriate to say that she has delayed her for a year.
“Do you want things to go faster in the mountains?”
"Sometimes that's the case."
"Then if we go to the mountains more in the future, can I get to the beginning of autumn soon? You can get to the vernal equinox soon too!"
"Miss Sanhua still remembers the Spring Equinox."
"Yes!"
"Empress Sanhua is extremely smart and has an extraordinary memory. I admire you." Song You smiled and said, "But it doesn't work on any mountain, and it doesn't work on any time."
"Then what kind of mountain can be used? When can it be used?"
"It can be met but not sought."
"Can't understand."
"Does Sanhua Empress know how old she was?"
"have no idea."
"Then Empress Sanhua is one year older, and another year older."
"How old is that?"
"have no idea."
"You're not smart."
"the same as you."
The calico cat raised its head and stared at the Taoist, and the Taoist lowered his head and stared at her. Neither one of them made a sound.
The wind moves the ship, everything is gentle.
After a while, the calico cat's voice sounded again in the cabin: "Are the stones I picked up on the mountain still there?"
"Still."
After Song You answered, he asked again: "Why did Empress Sanhua pick up a stone and what do you want to use it for?"
"Those who visit famous mountains will pick up a stone from the mountain and bring it back, which can be used to ward off evil spirits." Although the calico cat's voice was small, his tone was decent, "It's just that I am the cat god, and the cat god does not use stones to ward off evil spirits."
To exorcise evil spirits from the house, the cat god himself can control the house and exorcise evil spirits. I thought it was interesting and took it back for collection."
"That's it..."
"Where do you think I hid it?"
"Where did Sanhua Empress hide her things before?"
"On the beams of the temple, or buried in the soil."
"Good."
"Say it!"
"This kind of small stone, Sanhua Empress can put it in the quilt bag and treasure it. You can also put it in your cloth pocket so that you can see it often. When you transform into a human form, you can also carry it with you. These are all for collection and play.
A small object method." Song You paused and smiled, "But I still have an idea."
"what idea?"
"If it were thrown down from here and landed in the middle of the lake, Sanhua Empress would probably be the last person in the world to touch it."
"What about the cat?"
"So does the cat."
The calico cat blinked at him.
"Plop!"
A stone fell into the water, causing several ripples, and the starry sky in the lake suddenly became wrinkled.
We are far away from each other, but it is another new autumn with golden wind and jade dew.