That night Jingshi had something on his mind and didn't fall asleep. When the east saw white light the next day, he still got up early to wash up, call Gu'erwan and get up to go out.
Gu'er's bowl was in full swing when he was suddenly awakened by Jing Shi, muttering complaints. Suddenly seeing Jing Shi's face, he rubbed his eyes and said, "Jing Guan'er, you had a good sleep last night."
Jing Shi said: "Not bad."
Gu'er Wan Nahan said: "I see that your face looks much better than yesterday. Could it be that the water and soil here are more compatible with you?"
After Jing Shi heard this, he took water again and looked at his face, and found that his complexion was back to normal. He was physically strong but had little sleep. He stayed up all night. Not only did he not feel tired, but he felt more refreshed than the previous few days. After pondering for a while, he replied: "Maybe it was raining heavily and humidly in the past few days, so today it will be fine and it will be better."
Seeing him like this, Gu'er Wan felt happy in his heart and didn't care about the reason. He went outside and got two pieces of dry biscuits, ate them with Jing Shi, and then asked: "Jing Guan'er, are you still staying in the village today?"
Jing Shi said: "I want to see how much food is in the treasury this month. I've been staying in the village recently. But I won't be busy for today and will go to the mountains first."
Gu'erwan was troubled when he heard that he went to the mountains again. He poked the heel of his feet and said, "Why are you going to the mountains again?"
Jing Shi said: "Go find the mountain beast." After saying that, he ignored Gu'erwan's shouting, picked up his luggage, and headed straight to the outside of the village.
After hearing his astonishing words, Gu'erwan was not willing to give up. He immediately caught up with a wooden stick in hand and kept asking questions. Jing Shijie didn't answer, and half a day passed. The two passed through the ancient forest pass, heard the rumbling sound of the waterfall, and returned to the mountain waterfall and lake they had seen before.
When Jingshi saw this peak and waterfall earlier, he felt that it was unusual. It was not formed by melting snow in the ordinary mountain. In addition, the running water did not dry up in winter, so he speculated that there was another heat source in the belly of the island mountain. After the heavy rain the day before yesterday, another strange sound came from the bottom of the mountain. It sounded like the roar of a dragon and the roar of a whale. I even thought that the sound was not made by a living creature, or that it was an exquisite structure in the mountain, hiding earthly fire, and the mountain ravine. It is darkly connected to the abyss of the sea, and every time it rains heavily and the tide rises, it will come into contact with the earth and fire, and the water and fire will stimulate each other, shaking the tunnels, and it will become a mountain beast. And if this hot air can be directed out, it can also be used to the advantage of the situation and create many uses.
Although he had this idea, it was purely an assumption and had not been verified by himself. He also heard that Wu Ma, the official who had died, had seen a mountain beast, which made the matter even more confusing, so he decided to take advantage of the winter wilderness to verify the authenticity of the incident. But this autumn has passed, and the winter cold is approaching. He went into the mountains again to view the waterfall lake. As expected, he saw that the water of the waterfall had not diminished at all, but was more than eight inches wider than before. When asked about the reason for Gu'er Bowl, Gu'er Bowl was at a loss. He scratched his head and said: "This water is used to increase bowel movements and to reduce bowel movements. It's very casual. How do I know that you are careless about it, Guan'er Jing?" How much wider does it matter?”
Jingshi didn't agree with him either, but he thought that the waterfall had increased due to the heavy rain, which was in line with what he had planned in his mind. Only because the waterfall rises from an inverted peak and is difficult for monkeys to climb, he was not allowed to inspect it. He said, "I have seen the situation here. I want to go to Wuma to ask again."
Gu'erwan heard Wuma's name, so the boss didn't want to. Jing Shi let him complain and just kept walking with his head buried in his head, but the golden retriever was rare and honest and did not stop him. The two of them walked for another half day and came to the gate of Wuma. The Gu'er bowl was left in the forest. Ma often goes to the beach every month and stays for a few days before returning. It had been raining heavily for the past few days, but it was expected to clear up today, so I went to the beach again.
The two of them trekked and realized that it was already getting late. At this time, they wanted to return to Dongquan and Zhongcun. The journey was far away and they couldn't return. However, there were many cave walls near the waterfall and they were close to water sources, so they could spend the night. Rush there. Halfway through the walk, dusk came quietly and the cold wind hit us. Gu'er Wan walked in front and led the way. He looked back at Jingshi from time to time and suddenly said: "Jing Guan'er, you are a native of China with thin hair and thin skin. How come it's winter?" Come out and be active”
Jing Shi said, "Nothing. I'll just make some thicker winter clothes."
Gu'erwan said curiously: "I heard that on land you are used to men farming and women weaving, but why do you sew clothes?"
Jing Shi said: "Sewing and weaving is not just one thing. Besides, I haven't married yet, so naturally I can handle everything myself."
People are born by water. Even if they get married the day after tomorrow, there is no such thing as starting a family. At this moment, Gu'er Wan was immediately interested when Jing Shi mentioned the word "getting married". He was about to ask for details, but he saw a little white star fall on his nose, which was cool and cold to the touch, and turned into drops of water in an instant. He shuddered and looked up. I just saw that the sky was like ink, with white stars flying below it, like small moths dancing in the sky. I was stunned for a moment, jumped up suddenly and shouted: "Snow snow"
Jing Shi heard his noise and raised his head to look at the sky. He saw clouds and gloomy clouds, mist and mist, and cold smoke filling the grass and filth. It was extremely desolate. Between the clouds and smoke above and below, countless white dust stars fell on the distant mountains and near the water. The rain just stopped, and the new snow suddenly arrived.
Gu'er Bowl is covered with golden hair, as thick and soft as fur, and is not afraid of the cold. When he sees the snowflakes flying, he gets excited and runs wildly in the wild, sometimes catching snowflakes, sometimes flipping buckets and shouting, it is extremely happy and comfortable. After playing like this for a while, she was worried about Jingshi. When the snow got thicker, Qiong's face was filled with pink powder, and she ran back to Jingshi, swept the road for him to block the snow, and asked: "Jingguan'er, where is your hometown?" snow"
Jing Shi responded: "It's snowy in the north of the Eastern Region. New snow usually falls early, about ten days earlier than here."
Gu'er Wan said: "You Chinese people are naked, white and tender, and you won't be worried even if it snows. In the past, whenever it snowed, my old official would complain that his bones hurt and wouldn't let me play with him with snowballs. If you get caught in the snow, it's okay. Will call death or life"
Jing Shi shook his head and said: "I don't have this disease at all, but you can't hit me with snow, otherwise you might get it."
Gu'erwan responded, and after a moment he said: "If you don't want to fight, I won't fight. It's the same when I play with stone ghosts."
The two walked while talking, and when the snow covered the mountain top, they rushed to the lakeside. At this time, it was freezing cold, Jingshi's clothes were thin, and he felt unbearably stiff. He hurriedly hid in a cave, lit a torch and candle, and finally felt better. Seeing how hard he was working, Gu'erwan was very anxious. He jumped on his back and said, "Jing Guan'er, I'll put a lid on you."
Jing Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he hugged him down and said, "That's not the case. If you really aren't cold, you can go to the entrance of the cave and sleep to block some of the mountain wind." Just then, Gu'erwan ran away, covering the cave from the wind. Catch the snow with your hands. Jing Shi leans against the cave wall and observes its shape from a distance. It turns out that it is not afraid of the severe cold at all. He also feels that the Jiao people are uniquely blessed by nature. If they were not born simple and simple in nature, and difficult to reproduce, the mainland people would really be difficult to defeat.
He heard the snow falling and the wind blowing outside the cave, and he was thinking and meditating before he closed his eyes and fell asleep. In a trance, I was still wandering around the mountains with Guerwan. On the way, there was no trace of Guerwan, but I saw a deep cave at the bottom of the mountain, which was dark and bottomless, and there were faint sounds from underneath. After climbing up the wall and climbing the edge for a long time, I still couldn't see the end, but I could see the faint light of the fire at the bottom, like a sea of flames churning, and the brilliance in it was like the twinkling stars in the sky. The scenery is extremely brilliant, but if you look at it for a long time, you will feel extremely scared. In the midst of panic, I suddenly heard a strange sound above my head, and the world started to spin. I sat up hurriedly, but when I looked around at the cold mountain walls and listened to the continuous snoring from the bone bowl, I realized that the dream was fake.
Jingshi sat on the ground, stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked outside the cave, but saw that the night was as thick as ink, during which flying qiong blew powder, scattering countless silver flowers, and it was still raining and snowing. Just as he was about to fall back to sleep, he heard a faint humming outside, like a bird chirping.
At this time, it was a quiet night in the mountains. It was silent far and near. The only sound was the low rumble of the waterfall. The high-pitched chirping of the birds was like a needle falling into a quiet room, thin and discernible. Jing Shi heard it clearly and immediately stood up supporting the wall and came out of the cave to check. He moved slightly, and even though Guerwan slept in the same cave as him, he only mumbled in his sleep, tossed and turned several times, and still snored loudly while facing the wall.
Guerwan has always had a keen sense of perception. If a wild animal approaches, he will immediately wake up. Jing Shi knew what he was capable of, and seeing that he was sleeping soundly at the moment, he knew that there was nothing dangerous outside, and he didn't disturb anyone's dreams at the moment, so he quietly stepped out on his own. The waterfall, lake and pool are a hundred steps away from the cave. There are no trees between the two sides, and the scenery can be seen at a glance.
At this time, it was the time when the silver sky was falling, and the stars and moon in the sky were all dim. Even though the snow reflected the white ground, it was difficult to distinguish anything a hundred steps away. However, Jing Shi looked from the front of the cave and could see the situation there clearly at a glance. But when I saw a hundred steps away, my eyes were blurry, and there was only a single figure under the snow by the lake. His body is dressed in a white robe, and his color is as bright as fresh snow. He is as misty as the moon in a mirror, as clear as flowing water in spring, and he seems not to have noticed the cold night when his clothes are stained with his clothes.
At this time, the snowy night on the isolated island is gloomy and dense. This shadow can't help but stand still. I really don't know whether it is a person or a charm. But there was something beside his feet, it was a peacock with blue body and green tail. At this moment, with its forehead lowered and its neck bent, it was leaning against Bai Ying's feet. Its posture was extremely gentle. It lay quietly for a while, and when it saw that the white shadow showed no reaction, it straightened up, its tail screen half-opened, and quietly wandered beside it. The white shadow looked at the waterfall for a long time, and finally turned sideways and lowered his head to watch it pace.
When the peacock caught his attention, it immediately fluttered its feathers and shook out its blue spots on the green cover, which shimmered and became more and more gorgeous in the snow. Bai Ying turned his head and watched for a while. He seemed to find it very interesting. He also leaned over and touched the peacock's crown feathers.
Such a situation all fell into Jing Shi's eyes. After his initial surprise had passed, he realized that the man in white robe was dressed familiarly, very much like the man in plain clothes next to Young Master Yu. But the person in front of him didn't wear a curtain, so he didn't dare to make any judgments. He just looked silently from a distance, hoping to see the person's face clearly. However, at this moment, the rain and snow are dim, the stars and moon are dim, and the two of them are hundreds of steps apart. Jingshi can see him teasing the peacock. This gentleman's whole body is filled with brilliance. His clothes are plain and clear, and they are as slender as winter plums and spring cherry blossoms. Only his face seemed to be illuminated by a halo of light, making it look vague and hazy, making it difficult to see clearly. He was looking attentively when the white shadow by the lake suddenly turned its head and looked at him, then raised its sleeves and waved slightly, as if to call him closer.
Jing Shi recognized this person's attire and assumed that he was a person with supernatural powers, so he was not frightened by his strange appearance. After being summoned, he pulled up his robe slightly and stepped forward on the snow. Walking ten steps away, the halo around his body gradually faded away, his body became brighter, his face was as bright as the moon in the sky, and his eyes were condensed, like water in the abyss.
Although she was angry, her face was very gentle. Seeing Jing Shi standing there in a daze, she looked at it for a while, nodded and said, "Zi Yun is fine."
When Jing Shidou saw this man's true appearance, he was already far away, unable to advance or retreat. When he heard the other party speak, he had no more doubts in his mind. He stood still for a moment, then hurriedly bowed and saluted. He wanted to speak again, but because he didn't know how to greet him, he paused and said, "Xian Xian."
The other party didn't make a sound, opened his eyes a little, looked at him and said with a smile: "When we said goodbye that day, Ziyun is no longer the young boy he used to be, and he is much more polite."
Jing Shi lowered his head to avoid looking at his face, and said in his mouth: "In the past, Huang was ignorant and did not know how to respect people. He did many unethical things. Fortunately, Xian Xian was kind and forgiving and did not do anything strange."
After hearing this, the other party showed a hint of surprise on his face and said softly: "Zi Yun has grown up." He was speechless for a long time.
Jing Shi neither allowed her permission nor spoke rashly. After counting for a while, she finally heard her say: "It's very snowy and windy tonight, so Ziyun should rest early."
When she said the last word, her voice was as quiet as a gossamer. Jingshi originally avoided the courtesy and bowed his head to ignore the person. Now he raised his head and looked again, but he saw snowflakes falling, everything was quiet, and there was no trace of the wandering immortal.
He searched everywhere but couldn't find it. He only felt that this scene seemed real and illusory, and he was suspicious of it in a dream. Only the peacock was watching him, suddenly folded his tail and lowered his tail, howled and screamed, and went to sleep in the grass.
