The drizzle passes through the forest and beats leaves, and a coop is covered with misty rain.
Walking in the dense bamboo forest, the thick bamboo leaves creak under your feet.
There was no path in the bamboo forest at first, so Ye Gao walked in front and used a hatchet to cut a path.
Along with the footsteps, there was a rustling sound all around, as if all the bamboo rats were surrounding them.
When the bamboo rats appeared, Aunt Qing waved her hand and her sword energy swept through the bamboo forest, shaking off the raindrops on the bamboo leaves and scaring away the bamboo rats.
They are very knowledgeable and know that this person is not something they can mess with.
"I knew I would bring Cao'er here," Yu Sheng said. "She has wanted to come to the bamboo forest to pick herbs for a long time."
"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future," Aunt Qing said.
During the conversation, under the guidance of Aunt Qing, they walked on a long-abandoned trail.
The path is paved with bluestone slabs, with grass growing between the gaps, and bamboos standing tall on both sides.
The bamboo leaves are green and dripping, and from time to time the drizzle gathers into beads, which hit Aunt Qing's oil-paper umbrella, making a "pop" sound.
Yu Sheng was extremely surprised that the bamboo forest was once inhabited, because the folks in the town had never mentioned it.
After climbing over two mountains along the narrow path, Yu Sheng looked east through the gap in the bamboo forest. The whole town was covered by the drizzle.
"How far is it still?" Ye Zi sat high on a stone and panted, "I can't walk anymore."
Yu Sheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Thanks to you still having the strength of half a tiger, you are not as good as an ordinary person like me."
Ye Zigao was also surprised, "Yes, you have never practiced martial arts, how come you are in such good health?"
Aunt Qing also looked at Yu Sheng strangely, and finally attributed the cause to his parents.
The rest of my life feels related to the "Pearl of Rice".
Ever since he obtained the Pearl of Rice from the Sixth Master of Reincarnation, Yu Sheng's figure became more agile and his facial features became much more agile.
It's just that he told others about these inconveniences, and Yu Sheng didn't answer. He kicked Ye Zigao and said, "Let's go, let's go, your white lady is waiting for you."
"What white lady?" Aunt Qing looked at Yu Sheng in confusion.
So I walked on the bamboo forest path, accompanied by the drizzle, and told the story of Bai Suzhen meeting Xu Xian and sheltering from the rain again for the rest of my life.
After telling the story, Aunt Qing was thoughtful but didn't say anything.
A steep mountain appeared in front of us, and Aunt Qing said: "The top is where we want to go."
Yu Sheng looked up at 60 degrees. The hillside was covered with bamboos and the top of the mountain was obscured by smoke.
Climbing up the trail, I became more and more curious for the rest of my life. I just realized that the people who lived in the depths of the clouds must be unusual.
He also asked about his little aunt on the way, but Aunt Qing kept silent about everything in the bamboo sea, leaving him to only speculate for the rest of his life.
Could it be an immortal? Remembering that Aunt Qing had come to pick up something, Yu Sheng asked, "Could it be that the city lord lives here?"
There was no snake demon along the way, so Zi Zi said: "It must be a snake demon who lives there, I..."
Halfway through his words, he was interrupted by a flock of frightened birds rising from the bamboo forest. Then he saw a strong wind on the mountainside, the bamboo forest was shaking, and some bamboos were even crushed.
"Squeak~" came the harsh sound, a bit like the sound of the big rat digging into the ancestor's grave a few days ago.
Aunt Qing stopped. Yu Sheng took a step forward and leaned against Aunt Qing to find a sense of security. He remembered that the big rat was powerful.
Aunt Qing lowered her head and looked at Yu Sheng, who said boldly: "Don't be afraid, little aunt, I will protect you."
"Go." Aunt Qing pushed Yu Sheng away, "Follow me and don't get in the way."
She walked in front, followed by Yu Sheng and Ye Zigao.
Along the way, I saw bamboo rats escaping hastily, frightened the birds, and the rain also picked up, causing the creek to hang a white line in the stone stream beside the road.
After walking for about half a quarter of an hour, the harsh sound was clearly audible, accompanied by the sound of "bang bang" fierce fighting.
After passing through a mountain forest, Yu Sheng finally saw the "culprit" who made such a loud noise.
"Your white lady is so cruel." Yu Sheng said to Ye Zigao.
This big snake is really a white snake, about ten feet long, coiled together like a one-story pagoda, and its eyes are like lanterns, with a fierce light.
The one coiled by the big snake was a big bamboo rat. It was bigger than the monster digging into the ancestor's grave, but it was not as arrogant and even miserable.
Behind the two, there is a bamboo fence, and behind the bamboo fence there is a small bamboo building.
The open space is covered with bamboo and grass, blocking the fenced courtyard gate, proving that this small bamboo building has not been inhabited for a long time.
But there are no weeds growing in the yard, the moss is not stained, and the dead trees are immortal. It seems that there are still people living there.
"Squeak~", the big bamboo rat screamed.
It was entangled by a big snake, with only a rat's head exposed. After seeing Yu Sheng and the others, the rat's eyes ignited with hope.
Their arrival indeed saved the life of the big bamboo rat.
White Snake looked at them warily, and couldn't help but relax a little, giving the big bamboo rat a chance to breathe.
"You continue." Yu Sheng said, "I have long disliked this big bamboo rat."
"Roar~" Yu Sheng was answered by the white snake's wide open mouth. Along with its roar, a gust of wind blew around the bamboo leaves.
Aunt Qing stared at the fence and waved her hand.
Yu Sheng saw the bamboo leaves blown by the wind stop in the air, form a sword shadow, then turn back and stab the big snake.
The big snake couldn't dodge, and was hit by the sword shadow, and fell backwards with a "bang".
The bamboo leaves fell, and the big snake had a wound on its head, but its life was safe, but it was extremely embarrassed and did not dare to move for a while.
The big bamboo rat that was entangled by it took the opportunity to desperately break free.
"No matter how arrogant you are if you have the ability, don't think that if you have a big mouth, you are a bad mother-in-law, and if you have a tumor, you are a dragon." Yu Sheng said.
"You go ahead." Ye Zigao pushed Yu Sheng away, "For my sake, this master will let you go."
"There is no need to say thank you for your great kindness. I just hope that you will practice hard and become an immortal soon." Ye Zigao said, turning around and looking at Yu Sheng, "What, you said that you would pledge yourself to me?"
Ye Zigao pointed at Yu Sheng, "Although I can't repay the great kindness, I still promised it with my own body...thank you for saying it."
The rest of my life is inexplicable, when did I say it.
Ye Zigao complained bitterly to Yu Sheng, "Although there are many good stories between humans and monsters in the world, you cannot commit yourself to each other just to repay a favor. That would..."
He was about to continue talking when suddenly a strange voice said: "I am a man."
The interrupted Ye Zigao asked: "Who is speaking?"
Yu Sheng shook his head, Ye Zigao looked at Aunt Qing, and Aunt Qing said: "I can say this?"
"Yes, me." The strange voice came again.
"That's it!" Yu Sheng could see clearly this time, it was the big white snake that opened its mouth.
"I am a man." The big snake said again.
Ye Zi opened his lips slightly, and the shock was severe. Finally he said to Yu Sheng: "Look, I said I couldn't commit myself to you, and you made a bad idea."
"Your uncle." Seeing that Ye Zi was hit hard, Yu Sheng took the blame for him.
Yu Sheng once asked Ye Zigao, did he really think that such a ridiculous method would lead to successful courtship?
Ye Zigao told Yu Sheng that if you don't try, the only result will be failure. If you have the courage to try, what if one day the iron tree blooms and the water flows back?
He once taught Yu Sheng, "Some people are shorter, darker and uglier than you. Why are they accompanied by beautiful women? Because they dare to try and take action."
"Opportunities only come to those who are prepared." Ye Zigao said, "Even if I am handsome, if I don't take action, others will seize the opportunity, such as the Xu Xian you mentioned."