"How did Master know this place?" Guo Song asked again.
"Before Wei Cunhua went to Luofu Mountain, he gave the second volume of the "Annotations to the Three Classics" to Sun Xianren. Sun Xianren originally wanted to give it to Zixiao Tiangong, but found that they were keen on fame and wealth, so he gave the second volume of the "Annotations to the Three Classics" before becoming immortal. The scroll was passed to me, and I came to Kongtong Mountain to become a monk."
Immortal Sun was Sun Simiao. Guo Song knew that his master became a monk and became a Taoist because of Sun Simiao's guidance.
"The specific location of Lingji Cave is recorded in the second volume of "Annotations to the Three Classics"?"
Mu Zhenren nodded, "Not only do you have the specific location of Lingji Cave, but you also have to practice the art of Bigu and Immortality. In addition, the medicine you take is also a prescription from the "Annotations to the Three Classics."
"Then who are they?" Guo Song looked at the grottoes on both sides.
"They are all nameless Taoist priests who have been obsessed with cultivating immortality since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The latest one came from the Daye period of the Sui Dynasty. He practiced alone in the cave for at least thirty years. I don't know how they found this place and how they got in. ?
I can only say that they are true cultivators of immortality, attainers of great wisdom and perseverance. I respect them immensely and it is my lifelong honor to be one of them."
"But... the disciple broke through the wall and entered."
"This is God's will. No one will blame you. Just go back! I will seal the broken wall again."
"What about Master?"
Mu Zhenzi pointed downward, "The bottom is a deep pool, and below it is connected to an underground river with many branches. One of them leads to the bottom of Danzheng Gorge. I will come out from there."
Guo Song suddenly understood why his master asked him to practice cliff jumping. If not for this, he would not have been able to climb up from the bottom of Lingji Cave, let alone go back.
After a pause, Mu Zhenren said again: "Although there are many relics in the cave, we cannot take away any of them. It would be disrespectful to our predecessors and would also bring endless troubles."
Guo Song nodded silently. If the fame and fortune seekers from Zixiao Palace were to discover this place, it would be a great blasphemy to the ascetics.
He put down the sword gently, cupped his fists and saluted, "Disciple is gone, please take care of yourself, master!"
He didn't need to climb a rope, he groped the stone wall and quickly climbed down, and soon left the eagle's nest.
.......
Guo Song did not believe in Taoism in his previous life or in this life, but in the era when he lived in his previous life, there were many Taoists who did not hesitate to give up their prosperity and family, and were willing to quietly practice and attain Taoism in the Zhongnan Mountains.
Guo Song didn't know whether there was any immortal way in the world, but in any case, he admired those ascetics in Lingji Cave who had great perseverance.
But one thing made Guo Song very confused. Gan Yu said that Zixiao Tiangong has been looking for Lingji Cave for twenty years. Will they let go of an Eagle Cave with such an obvious cliff?
If they had looked for it, why didn't they see the sword? The sword could be seen at a glance, clearly stuck on the stone wall. Guo Song did not believe that Zixiao Tiangong and the others would make such a simple oversight.
The answer must be that it is impossible to be negligent. As long as they look for the Eagle Cave, they will definitely find the sword. So why didn't they find it but was discovered by themselves?
Guo Song thought about various possibilities, but he was overturned by himself. For example, if the master deliberately blocked the sword with rocks or the like, it would be better to just withdraw the sword.
After thinking for a long time, there seems to be only one answer, which seems unlikely, but it can only be explained in this way, that is, the Eagle Cave only appeared later, and the cracks on the stone wall are not old for a few years.
If explained this way, wouldn't Lingji Cave be very dangerous and might collapse at any time?
Guo Song suddenly laughed. Instead of thinking wildly, he might as well ask his fourth senior brother. He had also practiced cliff jumping.
As soon as Guo Song returned to the yard carrying the eagle's nest, he saw the little eagle fluttering out of the window and flapping its fleshy wings. Behind him, he heard the third senior brother scolding angrily: "How dare you bite your grandpa? Let's see how I deal with you."
The little eagle was very smart. It jumped into the eagle's nest on Guo Song's shoulder and immediately became quiet.
Gan Lei just ran out and saw Guo Song. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Junior brother is back. I was helping you feed the birds just now! This little guy is so cruel that he pecked my hand. Fortunately, brother, I have thick skin."
"Where's Fourth Senior Brother?"
"I'm here!"
Gan Yu walked over from the bamboo forest with a sullen face, glared at Gan Lei and said: "Just now someone came running in sweating profusely and said that the radish field was invaded by wild boars, which made me rush over. What happened?
Nothing happened!"
"Maybe I made a mistake, fourth child. You know I'm often confused. I'm sorry! I'm going to cook."
Gan Lei laughed twice and fled into the kitchen.
"Fourth Senior Brother, forget it, the fat man actually doesn't have any ill intentions. He just likes this little eagle, but the little eagle doesn't buy his fault."
Gan Yu had no choice but to swallow. Guo Song seized this opportunity and asked casually: "Brother, has there always been an eagle cave on the rock wall?"
Gan Yu shook his head, "What didn't exist before was that two years before you came, there was a heavy rain, and then the Eagle Cave appeared. We didn't notice it at the time. We only discovered it later. I guess it had something to do with the heavy rain.
Relevantly, the crack in the stone was very small at first, but gradually became larger. Mengzi also moved in at that time, so Master did not allow us to harass Mengzi."
Sure enough, he guessed it right. Guo Song asked a little worriedly: "Will the Cuiping Summit collapse?"
"You are so worried!"
Gan Yu was too lazy to explain to him, so he stepped forward to look at the little eagle, only to find that the little eagle was asleep in the eagle's nest.
Gan Yu was surprised, "Lao Wu, I found that it really trusts you. Why is that?"
"Maybe it's because I'm on the cliff every day, and it can feel my presence, or maybe it's because I rescued it, and it knew in its heart that when I rescued it, it was in my arms, very quiet."
"Lao Wu, it is destined to you, please give it a name!"
"It's called Fatty!" Gan Lei shouted from the kitchen window, stretching his neck.
Guo Song was too lazy to pay attention to it. He thought for a moment and said, "Just keep calling it Mengzi! Little Eagle Mengzi, what a nice name."
"Then the nickname is Fatty!" Gan Lei wailed unwillingly.
Gan Yu chuckled, "Lao San, I'll bring you a piglet tomorrow. It's enough to call it Fatty."
"You have the guts! Even if you ridicule your fat grandpa, things will not change, and sooner or later you will beg me."
………..
Guo Song placed the eagle's nest on the big tree in the yard. From then on, there was a little junior brother in Qingxu Temple. He flapped his wings and ran around all day long. The three senior brothers were so tired that they chased it everywhere, fearing that it would disappear.
Be careful of falling off the cliff.
Later, everyone discovered that they had overthought things. This little guy knew the danger and would run back every time he reached the edge of the cliff. He had no intention of jumping down at all.
A month later, the little guy had a few feathers on his tail and wings, and his wings became more powerful. He was able to fly up a tree and back to his nest.
The little guy's favorite thing to do is to wake up the senior brothers. At four o'clock every day, it rushes in through the broken window and jumps on the faces of the senior brothers. Once Gan Lei couldn't wake up, it simply stayed
Gan Lei pooped on his face.
From then on, Gan Lei severed the relationship between father and son and scolded him with a livid face every time he saw him.
At this time, the little eagle will jump on Guo Song's head and shout proudly to Gan Lei, 'Chirp! Chirp!'
"I know he is your uncle, so what? If you dare to shit on my face again, I won't stew you in a pot."
Guo Song immediately made a long face, "Senior brother, if you say stew again, I will be embarrassed, so I have to give the bottle of wine hidden at the foot of your bed to Master."
Gan Lei's face suddenly changed. He glanced at the master's room nervously and lowered his voice: "Don't talk nonsense, where can I get wine? I was talking about stewed radish just now, Xiaoying, can we have stewed radish tonight?"
The little eagle tilted its head and looked at him, scratched Guo Song's hair with its talons, turned around and flew back to its nest. It stood by the nest and sighed to the sky, then lay down and went to sleep.
Since the little eagle's wings grew hairy, it can fly into the kitchen by itself, and Guo Song does not need to feed it anymore. The dried fish hanging in the kitchen has become its delicacy. What Guo Song has to do every day is to go to Rouge.
Fish in the river and hang the fish in the kitchen.
But a few days later, Guo Song discovered that the little eagle's appetite seemed to be surprisingly large. That small stomach could actually eat three kilograms of fish in one meal?
It wasn't until Guo Song caught a fat man eating dried fish in the kitchen one day that the truth came to light.
But fate is fate. No matter how Gan Lei privately pleases the little eagle and promises to find him a good wife, the little eagle just ignores Gan Lei and never jumps on Gan Lei's shoulders or head. In other words, it
It only recognizes Guo Song. Its mother is dead, and it really regards Guo Song as its uncle or its father.
Every day it would only land on Guo Song's head and comb his hair. Two pieces of wild boar skin were sewn on the shoulders of Guo Song's robe. There was no other way. If not, his robe would have been damaged by the eagle's steel beak.
The claws were torn to pieces.
Another month passed, and in April, the eaglet's feathers were fully grown, and it was finally time for it to spread its wings and fly high.
Early that morning, Guo Song stood on the edge of the cliff, with the little eagle standing above him, looking around curiously.
"Mengzi, are you ready? I'm going to jump."
Guo Song took a deep breath and jumped down the cliff. The little eagle didn't hold on to Guo Song's hair and was hanging in the air. It flapped its wings desperately, but its body fell down like a stone.
Guo Song stopped when he was thirty feet on the cliff, only to see the little eagle falling towards the cliff like a cannonball and disappearing in the thick fog in an instant.
"Mengzi!"
Guo Song's heart felt as if he had been stabbed hard by a knife. He screamed in pain, let go and threw himself down the cliff.
When he fell sixty feet, a black shadow suddenly passed by his eyes, 'chirp——'
Guo Song grabbed the green vine and looked up to the sky. He saw a fit little eagle spreading its wings and flying in the sky. Guo Song was so excited that he punched the stone wall hard. At this time, his heart was full of achievements.