The insiders' doubts and pressure finally converged on the Ji family.
Because these insiders thought that Chen Xuan was at Ji's house.
But the Ji family is unwilling to disclose any information about Chen Xuan.
Lin Jiang personally called Ji Yong, feeling that with his status, the Ji family would not dare to hide anything from him.
However, he did not expect that after Ji Wushuang was promoted to prefecture-level physiognomist, he would be interviewed by a certain important person who was not under General Lin. With the protection of that important person, regardless of the doubts raised by General Lin or other insiders, they were all suppressed.
Chen Xuan's relatives and friends, even if they are worried about Chen Xuan, can only silently pray for Chen Xuan's safe return.
Just when Shen Binglan and others thought that Chen Xuan was still in the Ji family, they did not know that Chen Xuan had left Jiangnan and set foot on the land of Xiangchu.
This land has the famous Zhangjiajie, Hengshan, Yuelu Mountain, Fenghuang Ancient City and other beautiful scenery.
But Chen Xuan did not choose to take the route that passed through these scenery.
Alone, he stepped into the mountains of Xiangchu and started a lonely journey.
The road map drawn by Ji Wushuang came to mind, and when he thought that Xiangchu was the place where the great man was born, Chen Xuan suddenly discovered how the route he took on his journey of cultivating his mind was so consistent with the route of the Long March.
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Could this be considered a kind of providence from somewhere?
Back then, the heroic and great Anti-Japanese War martyrs were not afraid of dangers and completed the 25,000-mile Long March on foot. Now, in order to temper their will and cleanse their souls, he is walking on the Long March again, which is in line with the spirit of the martyrs back then.
The autumn in Xiangchu is colder than that in Yundong. Chen Xuan, who is walking on foot in the coolness of the barren mountains, is the only human being in this wilderness.
The road in the mountains is very difficult to walk. The deeper Chen Xuan goes into the mountains, the more difficult it becomes. One foot is deeper and the other is shallower, which greatly affects the speed of progress.
But Chen Xuan is not in a hurry, he wants to feel what this journey can bring him.
Therefore, Chen Xuan tried to integrate himself with the mountains and wilderness, as if he had been a part of nature from the moment he was born. This is exactly what Ji Wushuang said, let nature take its course.
It's just that the journey has just begun, and Chen Xuan still can't give up all distracting thoughts.
Whenever night falls, in the vast and dark wilderness, quiet and lonely, he will uncontrollably have thousands of thoughts, homesickness, family, beauty...
The sounds of unknown beasts, the chirping of insects, and the chirping of birds coming from all around were mixed together, making it even more difficult for Chen Xuan to sleep.
Fortunately, he had just started walking and was full of energy, so it wouldn't be a problem if he didn't need to sleep for a day or two.
Early that morning, Chen Xuan picked a few wild fruits, ate them with the dew on the leaves, and then continued on his way.
However, within a few minutes of walking, a cold rain hit the mountains of Xiangchu.
The temperature in the mountains and fields dropped sharply, down to only a few degrees. Chen Xuan felt waves of chill coming from the surface of his skin, but he was alone and had no protection from the rain, so he could only let the cold rain wash over his body and continue moving forward.
"This is the wind and rain of nature, which can blow and cleanse people's souls."
Chen Xuan felt the feeling of being caught in the rain while walking.
When some people are particularly stressed, they like to run out and get soaked in the rain when it rains heavily, because getting soaked in the rain can really relieve their stress.
The wind and rain in nature have a different feeling compared to the wind and rain in the city.
Chen Xuan had this experience. He felt that the rainwater in the mountains and fields was clean and clear, without impurities, as pure and innocent as the tears of a baby, while the tears of adults often contain complex emotions.
"Binglan, I wonder if you shed any tears when I left that day?"
In the cold rain, Chen Xuan couldn't help but think of President Bingshan's voice and smile.
Immediately he laughed at himself, shook his head, and forced himself to forget about Shen Binglan's appearance.
More than an hour later, the rain stopped, and the air in the mountains became fresh and ethereal. Chen Xuan's spirit was also lifted, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"No wonder the ancients liked to retreat to the mountains and forests and return to nature. If I stay in the mountains and fields every day, all my worries and worries will be eliminated, and I will eventually become one with nature. This should be what Ji Wushuang said, the human body's magnetic field and the universe's magnetic field have reached harmony.
Right? In this case, the thunder disaster will be resolved naturally, and I will successfully avoid the disaster."
Chen Xuan had this feeling in his heart, but he knew that he was still far from successfully escaping the disaster. After all, he was only the first step in a long march of thousands of miles.
In this way, Chen Xuan chose to walk on the less populated mountain paths, or simply entered the deep mountains, relying on the sun, moon and stars to identify his position, and walked all the way to the southwest.
It only took him five days to reach the border of Hunan and Guizhou.
In these five days, Chen Xuan didn't meet anyone. He walked alone all the way, under the stars and the moon, eating in the wind and sleeping in the open air, exposed to wind and rain, which made him gradually forget the hustle and bustle of the world and began to enter a state of selflessness.
After crossing the border between Hunan and Guizhou, Chen Xuan followed the route and entered the Yunnan-Guizhou region. This is one of the typical areas with the most developed karst landforms in the world. There are mountains everywhere, making it difficult to walk.
In order to cleanse his soul and temper his will, Chen Xuan deliberately went into the difficult mountains to experience the indomitable spirit of the martyrs of the Anti-Japanese War.
The more difficult the road becomes, the more Chen Xuan admires the martyrs of the past. How strong their will and determination to rejuvenate China must be to brave the mountains and ridges day and night, even at the expense of their lives.
After walking through the mountains of Yunnan and Guizhou for several days, Chen Xuan came across a large river, which is the famous Jinsha River.
Seeing the surging river water, Chen Xuan was also aroused with great ambition.
"The five mountains are meandering and the waves are rolling, the clouds are majestic and the mud balls are walking. The golden sand and water are warm against the clouds and cliffs, and the iron cables across the Dadu Bridge are cold."
"I walked through the Five Ridges of Hunan and Guizhou, entered Yunnan and Guizhou, crossed Chishui, and entered Wumeng. Finally, I saw the Jinsha River that the martyrs crossed back then!"
"The waves in the Jinsha River were so turbulent that Chiang Kai-shek blocked the river, but the martyrs allowed more than 20,000 troops to cross the river safely with only 6 ferries. Chiang Kai-shek did not lose unjustly."
Chen Xuan sighed like this, and couldn't help but recall the scene when the martyrs skillfully crossed the Jinsha River.
"But I don't know how dangerous it is to seize the Luding Bridge by flying?"
Chen Xuan thought of the line in the great man's Long March poem about the cold iron cables crossing the Dadu Bridge. When he closed his eyes, he could imagine an extremely difficult and dangerous picture.
"When I cross the Jinsha River, I must go to Luding Bridge."
With this thought popping up in his mind, Chen Xuan couldn't help but speed up his pace.
Just after paying homage to the martyrs' Long March, in the next few days, Chen Xuan had another confusion in his heart.
The martyrs fought bravely in the war and sacrificed many lives before they were able to turn the tide and save the national destiny of China.
Such a feat is truly against the will of heaven.
But Chen Xuan himself embarked on this journey to avoid disaster.
He couldn't help but fell into confusion: "The ancestors all believed that man can conquer heaven, but I, Chen Xuan, dare not defy heaven's will. In that case, even if I successfully avoid disaster in the end, will I be able to gain a new life?"
Confused, Chen Xuan left Yunnan and Guizhou and entered the Xichuan area.
In Xichuan, he finally met the first person on this journey in nearly twenty days.
