"There are no beauties and fine wines, singing and dancing, no delicacies from the mountains and seas, and a life of luxury! The clothes are so shabby, and there is a smell of smelly feet..." Mengmengda rolled her eyes and kept scolding, "I did it like this on purpose to show that I don't know how to do it.
Conventional? Superficial!"
"Be at peace." Zhi Shouzhen stood silently with his hands tied and waited patiently for a while. Ji Kang and the others were content with themselves and did not greet him. Wang Yifu had warned that the six Zhulin disciples did not like secular etiquette. Zhi Shouzhen pondered for a moment and simply said
Sit down by the stream, take off your clogs and white socks, and soak your bare feet in the cool stream water.
The water flows over the skin like soft silk satin. The waves are clear and reflect the dense color of bamboo. The slender cat fish is suspended motionless, and its shadow is spread on the stone. Zhikari Zhen gently shakes his calf, and the fish shadow disappears into the distance, as if it is silent.
Through the transparent sky.
He lowered his eyes, relaxed his whole body, and his mind calmed down unconsciously.
After walking on thin ice for more than ten years, he has never enjoyed such a relaxing and comfortable moment. There is no need for intrigues, tensions, looking forward and backward, and duplicity.
He just needs to open himself to this bamboo forest.
The sound of wind, birds, bamboo leaves, and running water blend into Ji Kang's eloquent piano music. It sounds disorderly, but it seems coherent. It both resonates and is distinct, like a flock of birds that sometimes keep pace with each other, sometimes chase each other, and sometimes stagger and separate.
The harmony and independence between heaven and man are presented one by one in the most vivid way.
Zhikari was really immersed in the mysterious and endless vocal music, as if he had turned into a bird, following the rise and fall of the birds. After an unknown period of time, an idea flashed in his mind, and he deliberately adjusted his breathing, rising and falling with the music.
Zhang Yichi, the whole person became dim and vague, and naturally blended into the bamboo forest...
The surrounding scenery changes suddenly!
The bright green light covered his field of vision, and the stream where he washed his feet turned into a shining river of light, twisting and turning, like bamboo shoots growing steadily, extending into the distance.
The rocks at the bottom of the stream turned into crystal white jade and jasper, and even the fish became as bright as lanterns and as big as boats, with fins fluttering like colorful sails, dancing gracefully through the river of light. There were all kinds of rare treasures hidden in the transparent fish bellies.
A rare treasure.
Zhikari Zhen was startled, and suddenly jumped out of the light river, and pulled out the broken sword hidden in his sleeve with his backhand. The water droplets on his calf rolled down, dripping on the curved and sunken green ground, making a clear snapping sound, and then
It turned into flickering light spots and slowly drifted away from his eyes.
The valley disappeared, and he was in a cave that was wider and more endless than the valley. The river floated beside his feet, and he passed through a huge cave entrance that could accommodate dozens of galloping horses. The cave was deep and winding, constantly branching off, forming
A huge and complex maze.
Is this the magic circle set up by the Six Sons of the Bamboo Forest? Zhikari Zhen stood quietly with his sword in hand, looking around alertly. The most taboo thing about being caught in the magic circle is to act rashly.
"Yuan, little friend, why are you so nervous? Am I going to eat you later?" Liu Ling's joking laughter came from the direction of the Guanghe River. A fat red fish with a head like a hydrangea emerged from the light waves and swam to Zhi Shou.
In front of me, the thick fish lips are opening and closing.
"Jiu Xian was joking. I was frightened for a moment and lost my bearings." Zhi Kaizhen saw Liu Ling still naked, lying on her back in the belly of the fish, with her legs raised high and her hand holding a golden branch full of buds.
The flower buds resemble wine glasses. Liu Ling picked them off one by one and poured them into his mouth. Silvery white liquid gurgled out from the flower buds, exuding a sweet and fragrant wine aroma.
"Tsk tsk, the flower fragrance is sweet and the wine is strong. This drunken hibiscus is at least a hundred years old." Liu Ling smacked his lips, burped with wine, reluctantly put down the bare branches, and walked drunkenly from the fish's mouth.
When he came out and was about to speak, he suddenly vomited with a "wow" sound, and colorful flowers splashed all over Shikari Shin.
"Jiu Xian, be careful." Zhi Shouzhen stretched out his hand to help Liu Ling, neither evading nor showing disapproval. A well-known master of refining gods and returning to the void will certainly not lose his temper while drunk, but will do so deliberately.
"Hmph, Liu Ling is drunk and rude. Why are you willing to be humiliated? Why not retaliate? How can you be a swordsman who acts submissively?" Ji Kang's high-pitched voice suddenly sounded in mid-air. He was riding a seven-year-old with colorful feathers.
A bird with strange claws swoops in. The seven sharp claws of the strange bird are as thin as iron, and they snap and snap frequently, and the sound of the clang of the piano is endless.
Zhi Shouzhen raised his head and looked at the exotic bird, and his heart moved. Could it be that this was Ji Kang's Yao Qin? "Dare you ask the Qin Immortal?" He cupped his hands and asked calmly, "Which one is more important, clothes or people?"
?"
Ji Kang said without hesitation: "Of course people are more important than clothes."
"That's it." Zhikarizhen smiled slightly, "The Jiu Xian has stained my clothes. If I say something rude, wouldn't I look down on people and value clothes? What's more, swordsmen usually hide their swords in deep boxes, hide their talents and bide their time, and don't easily try their best.
Blade."
"Well said!" Liu Ling clapped her hands and laughed, "Ohara An, just because you value people over clothes, it's obvious. Hehe, the alcohol bug has been aroused again, I haven't had enough of it yet.
You can wander around as you like, this place is very big, don’t waste the opportunity of this bamboo forest recreation." He winked at Shikarima, turned around and jumped into the river of light, disappearing in the waves.
Zhi Shou really heard the meaning of Liu Ling's words and couldn't help but look around carefully. The green cave wall was round and slippery, with fine lines on the surface, much like a hollow bamboo tube. His heart moved, could it be that here
Is it a real bamboo forest?
Ji Kang, who was above, looked at Zhi ShouZhen, was silent for a while, and said: "You should do your own thing, don't become Jiang Yan's second best." The sitting bird gave a long cry and disappeared deep into the cave.
Zhikarizhen was slightly startled, thought for a moment, and walked along the cave path. After turning a corner, the scenery ahead changed again, with flowers blooming like brocade, as bright as clouds, and countless strange vines and grasses sticking out from the cave wall.
They each have their own eyebrows, and they move and wink from time to time, which looks very funny.
Hundreds of bright bees and butterflies were as big as wheels, flying back and forth. Sitting among the flowers, Xiang Xiuxi picked up an exotic bee and squeezed it gently. A ball of nectar, as bright as pearls, came out and dripped into it.
In his mouth.
Xiang Xiu let go of his hand, and the alien bee fluttered its wings and flew away. He smiled gently at Zhikari Zhen: "Little friend Yuan, Brother Ji said that your sword is too tight, your heart is too tight, and you lack any way to relax.
So I invite you to come and play in the bamboo forest, relax and enjoy the freedom and enjoyment."
If Zhi Shou really realized something, he sighed softly to Xiu and continued: "Jiang Yan was originally a close friend of Brother Ji. Unfortunately, he suffered a big change many years ago. His sword heart collapsed and disappeared. Our human race also suffered from this."
We have lost a swordsman genius who is expected to reach the pinnacle of swordsmanship. Little friend Yuan knows that every time the Yu Clan envoy comes to Beijing, I, Dajin, have to endure the humiliation and let those bird people dominate." He had a clear and handsome face.
With a hint of sadness and indignation, he said, "Little friend Yuan, Brother Ji has high expectations for you, don't let him down for all his hard work."
Zhi Shou nodded solemnly, but he was thinking in his heart that the Yu Clan would definitely investigate the matter of Bailing Mountain. When the delegation came to Beijing, he would find a way to sneak out of the city, so as not to attract the attention of the Yu Clan and reveal his family's details.<