The straight-line distance from Luzhou to Yingzhou is actually about the same as that from Xuancheng to Luzhou, but in actual walking, it's far worse.
Between these two states, there are many prefectures, counties, villages and mountains, rivers and lakes, so the roads are also very winding.
If you choose to take the official route, it will be safe and stable, but it will take a lot of detours and take a lot of time.
Although Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai still have plenty of time to arrive in Luoyang before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Sun Yixie is a person who particularly likes to take tricks.
So... after they walked for a few days and came to the foot of the "Qingfengding" mountain, Sun Yixie came up with an idea: "Let's go over the mountain. It can save at least two and a half days of travel."
Huang Donglai, although he muttered a few words, did not object strongly.
This is also a weakness of his character: Huang Donglai can often make the right choices when encountering important life events, but he often worries about gains and losses and has difficulty making judgments on many "little things"; at this time, if he has Sun Yixie around him, If there is a person who likes to come up with ideas, he will be easily persuaded, and then he will be tricked along with his brothers.
Ever since, the two of them went into the mountains.
The mountain road was very gentle at first, otherwise Sun Yixie wouldn't think it was a good idea to climb over the mountain. But after walking for about half a day, the gentle slope in front of them began to become steeper, and people riding horses... also turned into people dragging horses. , looking at this trend, if the slope is steeper, people will have to carry horses.
At this time, Huang Donglai's afterthought complaints naturally began.
Of course, Sun Yixie has long been accustomed to this. With his own shamelessness and saying: "Isn't it because you didn't stop me resolutely at that time?" he was able to pass the blame to his brother.
If another sentence is asked: "Are you and I, brothers, of the same mind?" This kind of moral torture, then the responsibility for this matter is basically divided 50-50.
In this way, the two of them relieved their fatigue and negative emotions while scolding each other, and persisted in moving forward.
Before I knew it, it was dark.
Not to mention the desolate mountains and ridges, where people are trapped and horses are scarce...not to mention.
For Sun and Huang, who are about to sleep in the mountains, the real trouble is that there are probably wild animals on this mountain.
Not to mention tigers and bears, even a wild boar is enough for them to drink from a pot.
Although Huang Donglai's martial arts skills are not bad, in the final analysis, those martial arts moves are fighting skills between people and are not used to deal with animals. Unless he has more than twenty years of internal strength, he can break mountains with one punch. Yan, otherwise...he might not be able to defeat a beast bigger than himself with just his fists and feet.
Take Wu Erlang as an example. Is Wu Song able to kill a tiger because of how exquisite his martial arts moves are? Obviously not... He can win because his strength, speed and reflexes are enough to deal with a cat that is bigger than himself... In other words, judging from the book data alone, Wu Song is no better than Captain America. Weak, of course that is off topic...
If Huang Donglai had practiced with a longer or bladed weapon, he might have had some chance of winning against jackals, tigers, and leopards. After all, tools are humans' greatest physical advantage against animals; unfortunately, he was using a hidden weapon. ... If this thing is not done well, it will not only fail to kill the beast, but will also anger the opponent; even if he can quench the poison on the hidden weapon, the poison is prepared for people. Will it be effective when used on animals, and how long will it take to take effect... Hard to say.
As for Sun Yixie...he does have a handy weapon, but his physical fitness and martial arts are still a bit behind.
In short, the night in the mountains is very dangerous for the two of them.
They had even discussed it in advance: if they were really attacked by a large carnivore, they would give up their horses at the critical moment and run away on their own.
Of course, their horses also thought this way: If they were really attacked by a large carnivore, we would leave these two losers and run away.
Rumble——
There is a saying that the house is leaking and it rains all night.
Just when they were about to find a tree to lean against and spend the night, there was a heavy thunder in the sky covered by black clouds.
This was good, in addition to being eaten by wild beasts, they also increased the risk of being struck to death by lightning and getting sick from being exposed to the rain.
There was no other way, so the two of them could only cheer up, hold the horses, and continue walking forward, hoping to find a cave or a mountain col where they could take shelter from the rain.
Just when the rain was about to fall and the physical and mental exhaustion of the two of them was approaching the limit, suddenly...
A bolt of lightning pierced the dark night sky and illuminated the earth in an instant.
In the fleeting light, Sun Yixie squinted his eyes and happened to see the outline of a hook behind the forest dozens of meters away.
Click——
A few seconds later, when thunder sounded, Sun Yixie had confirmed that what he saw should be the corner of a certain roof.
"Brother Huang, there seems to be a room over there!" The next second, Sun Yixie quickly called Huang Donglai.
When Huang Donglai heard this, he immediately turned his head and looked in the direction Sun Yixie was pointing, muttering: "Is it true? Brother Sun, are you hallucinating?"
Sun Yixie did not have any hallucinations. After they walked in that direction for a while, they found a ruined temple located in the forest.
The temple door is missing a door panel, but the old plaque on the door is still there, with three big characters written on it - Mountain Temple.
In Dashu, there are probably more small temples called "Mountain Temple" than can be counted on eight hands. They can be found on mountains all over the place, so the two of them will not delve into what makes this mountain god at Qingfeng Peak so special.
Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai only knew that the rain was pouring down like a waterfall. If they didn't go in to take shelter from the rain, they would be drowned.
After finally finding a place with a tile to cover themselves, the two of them regained their strength, dragged their horses, and trotted all the way into the temple.
The temple gate and the courtyard wall outside are connected together, which is equivalent to a fence. After entering, there is a very narrow courtyard, and then inside is a Buddhist hall. Although the temple is small, the roof of the Buddhist hall is still well repaired. It is very elegant. It can be said that the eaves are curved and the four ridges are far away. There is also a ridged beast carved on each corner of the main ridge at the top, like a pair of fishes facing each other, which is very beautiful.
Of course, Sun and Huang were not in the mood to care about that. They tied the two horses to the pillars outside the Buddhist hall, and after ensuring that the horses were also covered by the eaves, they quickly entered the Buddhist hall.
Then they patted their clothes and shook their heads like two dogs that had just had a good time in the rain, brushing off the floating water on their bodies.
At this time, because the Buddhist hall was also dark, with only a little light at the door, and the thunder and rain were loud, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai both took it for granted... Before they entered, there was a lot of light in the Buddhist hall. And no one.
Unexpectedly, just when they took out the fire folder and were about to find a candle to get some light.
Suddenly, a voice came from the depths of the dark Buddhist hall: "Who let you in?"
