The food in the mountains is bland and ordinary, but is prepared by an old servant who is about seventy years old. The porridge and side dishes are naturally not exquisite, but they can be regarded as warming the belly and ironing the clothes. There is rarely a solid meal to drink during the journey. When staying at a hotel, most of them eat nothing but go back to their rooms to rest and have a deep sleep. Not to mention that most hotels and restaurants don’t have ordinary porridge, but mostly complicated dishes, so they only drink two bowls of porridge and a few chopsticks of side dishes. It is extremely peaceful and can relieve the tiredness of the whole body.
The journey for Yun Zhong and the two of them was not smooth sailing. Just because Wen Yu was caught in the wind and cold, the trip was delayed for a few days. Moreover, the autumn rain was late. Even if the road was as smooth as the official road, it was still muddy and the horses got stuck in it. , the horse's back was even more bumpy, so he had to lead the horse and slowly headed towards Fengyou County. Even though the young man had gone through a lot of hardships while practicing swordsmanship, and the woman had suffered a lot of serious injuries when she wandered into the world alone, it was indeed not an easy living after such a journey. It was rare to rest for such a pure night, and with more food in her belly, her energy and energy immediately increased again. And rise.
"My porridge does have a unique taste, but I don't know how to make porridge during the season so that the fragrance of the rice is not released and locked in the porridge." The young man was full and said with a smile, "I have tried to cook porridge before, but I can't. Often the taste is bland, or the rice grains are so cooked that the heat cannot be controlled."
The old servant's clothes were very simple, and due to his old age, his hearing was already extremely poor. Yun Zhong repeated it two or three times before he could hear the words clearly. He stroked his beard and sighed, "This young knight knows what he is asking. You, the martial arts practitioners, How can anyone practice sword practice to the level of a master in less than three or two days? Except for a sudden inspiration, in the final analysis, it does not all have to rely on a combination of skills. Speaking more deeply, what if you don't think about it every day? How do you get the aura to improve your kung fu skills? Making porridge is easier than practicing swordsmanship. Since the young hero can practice such a good sword, how can he not understand the reason behind it?"
Yun Zhong hesitated slightly, and when he raised his eyes to look at the old servant again, he saw nothing strange. He was clearly an ordinary old man. No matter how he dressed or his demeanor, he couldn't tell the difference. Even the inner air was not flowing. After realizing it, he thought about it for a moment, then nodded and smiled, "My father-in-law taught me, I will take note of this, but I am still curious about something, and it is not convenient to ask the leader of the Ye clan. If I ask my father-in-law, it may help to clear up the doubts in my mind, and it will be convenient for me." .”
The old man hummed, turning a deaf ear to it and cleared up the table. He took out three or five bowls of porridge and placed them on the edge of the table. He turned around and glanced sideways at Yun Zhong, who had a calm expression on his face. "Although this old man is just a servant of the Baihu Sect, In addition to sweeping the dust and fallen leaves in the courtyard all day long, I just buy some vegetarian food every day. I don't have much ability, and I have never learned any martial arts. However, I still want to advise the young hero that it is better not to explore the various secrets in Baihao Mountain. , The sect leader has always had a casual temperament, but if it touches on the past events in the mountain, I am afraid that the young man may not be able to escape unscathed with his current skills."
Wen Yu also saw a slight change in the young man's expression, but could not detect the latter's thoughts for a while, so he winked at the young man to signal not to be too abrupt. Men with swords and guns on their backs and dusty faces are naturally difficult to offend, but fathers-in-law, children, and frivolous women sometimes hide it even more secretly. If they are intentional about taking action, their abilities may be no less than the former, and even more sinister and ruthless. hot.
Yun Zhong took Wen Yu's look, but did not hold back his words. He spoke calmly again, "Most of the people who travel in the world are very nosy. My father-in-law's words not only did not make the younger generation want to quit, but also made him feel like a raccoon slave scratching his heart. The itching is hard to stop, so why not tell me everything? Firstly, it can clear up the doubts in my mind, and secondly, if there is something difficult to explain, it can also help me, so I kill two birds with one stone."
The old servant ignored him and continued to clean the table and put the tea on the table. The young man just sat firmly on the table without making any move. The old servant looked sideways again. The young man was also calm and relaxed, and his smile became stronger. After procrastinating for a long time, both of them didn't have any extra words.
"What do you want, young man? You know all the secrets in Baihao Mountain, and how much can you relieve the worries of my sect leader?" The old man's beard trembled, and he put the rag on the table, and he was very angry, "I said you guys A charlatan, he only cares about his own freedom, so why bother sweeping frost off other people's tiles? It's just that he can't do what he can. He doesn't have much weight. If he gets involved in extraneous matters, he really is not afraid of getting into trouble and dying in a foreign land for nothing. What is there to gain? of?"
"You see what I said," Yun Zhong said softly and calmly, even the smile on his face never faded, "If people in the world only care about their own free and easy pleasure, wouldn't this world be too bland and tasteless? For example, the following The rice porridge cooked by one's own hands is ordinary, with little water in the clear soup and uneven heat. The younger generation can only ask three questions. If my father-in-law is willing to talk about it, maybe it can really help. I should repay the favor of staying overnight last night and today's rice porridge. Others provide help in times of need, so why should I add fuel in the heat of the summer? At least it will definitely not be a disservice."
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The old man frowned. What the young man in front of him said did not seem to be false, but with only a few words, even though he had been a servant in this mountain for many years, he did not dare to tell the truth easily. Hesitating for a moment, Ye Zhai raised the beaded curtain and walked into the room, sat opposite Yun Zhong, and told the old man, "The weather is cold and clear, and autumn comes to the top of the mountain. Although it is not suitable to drink alcohol in the morning, I have two drinks." , No, it’s not very good. If Mr. Chu has some free time, he can get me a jar of plain wine that was buried in the backyard the year before last and have a few drinks with the young hero."
The old servant was puzzled, but when he saw Ye Zhai nodding slightly with a kind expression, he could only sigh deeply, opened the layers of bead curtains with a bead sound, and staggered away.
"Old Chu has inconvenience in his legs and feet. It was originally due to the cold weather he suffered when he was young. The dampness and coldness in his knees could not be eliminated even though he had been warmed and nourished for many years. Now it has become a persistent disease. Walking a few more steps will be beneficial." Ye Zhai. He smiled at the two of them, took two sips of the porridge, took a long breath, and looked at Yun Zhong with a half-smile but not a smile, "The master of a sect should behave properly and not easily spy on other people's conversations, but how can the courtyard be so well established?" It's so narrow that you can't close your ears, so you don't want to hear what the young hero just said."
Ye Zhai pondered for a moment, smoothed away the wrinkles of his robe, and said slowly, "If the young hero is really suspicious, I will tell the young hero about it, but it is just an anecdote. Just laugh after hearing it. As for justice, To help, it is better to avoid it. The mountain gate and temple are small, and it is not as good as keeping the peace and quiet to relieve the depression in the heart."
The young man handed over his hand, only to see the old man coming back again, bringing an exquisite wine jar and placing it on the table. He took out three cups and filled them one by one. His movements were smooth and natural.
"The first question is, maybe the young man wants to ask why everything in this mountain is wrapped in snow, even the old bamboos in the courtyard and the mountain road outside the door." Ye Zhai raised his glass, but he didn't Give in and drink it all.
"That's true." The young man raised his glass and realized that the taste of the plain wine did not spread for a long time, but when he brought it to the tip of his nose, it was refreshing. It was originally a cold drink as thin and cold as a knife, but the flavor lingered, and it was of the highest quality. .
When Ye Zhai saw this, he smiled proudly and added a glass of wine himself, "This wine has no name. It was originally brewed by the seniors who lived in the mountains. The wine was left by the sect owner. According to this recipe, such wine can be brewed. It's not lacking in coldness, but the taste is long-lasting, so you might as well drink a few more cups to taste the wonderful flavor."
The autumn wind was not there, even if there were layers of bead curtains in the house, it was difficult to stop the wind. The plain wine was already chilling the throat, and the cool breeze added to it, making Yun Zhong feel chilly all over his body, and he frowned repeatedly. Measure the wine in the glass.
"This wine belongs to the cold category. It can be warmed only after the aroma of the ink stick has passed into the abdomen." However, Ye Zhai showed no abnormality. He raised his head again and drank a glass of wine, exhaling a thin breath of wine. "It's just like what happened in the mountains, all covered by the vast whiteness." No one asked about it, and even if people came and went occasionally and marveled at it, it was just a moment of suspicion. It rises near the mountains and disappears far away."
"If the young man wants to ask, I will tell you some superficial things. As for the deeper things, don't ask, let alone think about it. It is not a good thing to delay the practice and break the state of mind. There is a spirit in this mountain, so that the mountain There is no other color. The forest trees should be green and the mountain roads should be yellow. However, due to this spirit, for thousands of years, the mountains have only one color, white. Except for the green lotus in the well, there has never been any other color."
The two raised their glasses to each other and drank again.
"Second question, the sect master's methods are not like those of ordinary people. When he was young, did he ever step into the threshold of the Immortal Family?" Yun Zhong put down the cup and felt something change again in his stomach, as if this cold and sharp wine was as cold as a knife. , which fit Qiu Hu's heart the most, so he jumped for joy, and made the Xu Dan beside him slightly shaken. The whole Dantian was like a flood, heaving and undulating, without a moment of peace.
"Of course I have seen the Immortal Family before," the sect master looked a little regretful, and replied with a sigh, "When I was young, I met an Immortal with extremely skillful skills. It is not an exaggeration to say that he can conquer mountains and seas, but it is a pity that he was born with less capital. , so he was expelled down the mountain before he even got started. With only this swordsmanship, he entered the world without even stealing a few moves. Now that I think about it, I feel really uncomfortable."
The leader of the Ye clan drank the wine extremely fast, almost without a moment of leisure, pouring the wine down his throat one after another, not noticing the cold taste in the wine at all, he just drank one after another, making the young man raise his eyebrows slightly.
"As for the third question, whether the sect master is standing today or not confused, although his head is full of white hair, from the looks of it, his mood is still that of a young man." The young man drank the third glass of wine and wiped the corners of his lips. , feeling the warmth rising in his belly, he closed his eyes and spoke.
"Although my mood is like that of my youth and my appearance is not bad, I am no longer confused." Ye Zhai raised his eyebrows and replied calmly, "It is said that one day in the mountains and ten days at the bottom are probably because of being in the mountains for a long time. Know what the city of mind is."
The young man nodded, "That's it for the three questions. I would like to thank the sect master for clarifying my doubts."
Ye Zhai nodded without saying much, got up and walked outside the house. But when he was near the bead curtain, he said casually, "Young man does have a good sword, but his murderous aura is too strong. Within a few steps, you can still hear the trembling sound." Trembling."
