Kongming Mountain is not far from Mingshan Town. You can see it when you look up. The peaks vary in height, but they are continuous and majestic. (ad-.79xs.-
It would take an ordinary person half a day to hike from Mingshan Town to Kongming Mountain, but Chen Feifan abandoned his horse and walked forward, reaching the foot of the mountain in just an hour.
Looking up at Kongming Mountain, the appearance at this time is different from that seen in Mingshan Town. The top of the mountain cannot be seen at a glance. At the foot of the mountain, tourists and vendors stood in the open space in front of the mountain, bustling with people. From here, there is only one way up the mountain, a stone step that can accommodate four or five people walking side by side. In the clouds, I don't know how many people's blood and sweat were spent to build this mountain road; there is a stone tablet erected on the side, with three big characters "Kongming Mountain" engraved with dragons and phoenixes.
Chen Feifan followed them slowly up the mountain, just treating it as a temporary sightseeing tour. Walking up the stone steps, you can see the green mountains and white clouds, and the gentle mountain breeze, mixed with the unique smell of the mountains, makes people feel relaxed and happy, and the fatigue along the way is relieved a lot.
There are many tourists in this mountain, adults and children. Everywhere they go, there are laughter and laughter, which makes climbing a lot more fun.
The main peak of Kongming Mountain, Taicang Peak, towers into the clouds. It would take an average person half a day to reach halfway up the mountain. Usually, they would take a short break halfway up the mountain and then return back down the mountain. But those who are interested will continue to go up to the top of the mountain. I heard that there is a temple near the top of the mountain. It takes a day's journey from the middle of the mountain to the temple.
This resulted in an inn halfway up the mountain, where people could rest for a night and set out early the next morning for the temple on the top of the mountain.
Chen Feifan was originally just like a tourist, walking up slowly and admiring the scenery along the way. But when he heard someone mention the temple on the top of the mountain, he suddenly felt that it seemed to be inextricably related to Lu Ran, and felt that this matter could not be Due to the delay, I had to go to the temple to have a look and ask, so I quickened my pace, and when I reached the halfway point of the mountain, it was not yet noon. [Read the latest book]
This inn halfway up the mountain suddenly reminded Chen Feifan of the one on Jingtian Mountain, but there was no connection between the two. He stopped for a while halfway up the mountain and bought some dry food in the inn. Chen Feifan did not stop. Continue going up and plan to get to the temple before dark.
Going up from the mountainside, this is different from Jingtian Mountain. There is still a stone step road here, but it is much narrower than before. It can barely fit two people walking side by side. The stairs going up are also higher and lower, sometimes wide. It is narrow and not as neatly built as the ones halfway up the mountain; but this does not hinder Chen Feifan. After all, he is also a martial arts practitioner, and such stone steps are naturally as smooth as walking on flat ground.
Not long up the mountainside, there is a large forest. There is no danger in walking through the forest. Apart from squirrels and rabbits, and a few wild birds flying occasionally, there are no other so-called ferocious birds and beasts in the mountains.
When we came out of the woods, what we saw was a patch of knee-high grass. Strangely enough, this grass grew everywhere, but it did not cover the stone steps at all. There was actually a road on the right side of the stone steps; but This path is very narrow and can only be walked by one person. It is not paved with stones. It seems that there are many people walking on it, and it is a path forcibly stepped on from the long grass.
Chen Feifan didn't have time to check where the path on the right led to. He continued to go up and passed the knee-high grass. It was already half an hour later. Then there was another forest, but this forest was different from the previous one. The one before was different, with only trunks and no leaves.
Without thinking about it, Chen Feifan held the hilt of the sword in his right hand and continued to walk up. After passing the woods, he saw a piece of snow in front of him, and the slightest bit of cold air was blowing towards his face. What was also amazing was that the surroundings It was covered with snow, but there was no trace of snow on this stone path, not even the slightest bit of residual snow.
Looking back, Chen Feifan could no longer see halfway up the mountain. Mingshan Town in the distance was so small that it could only be seen vaguely. This mountain was no lower than Jingtian Mountain. When he looked up again, the top of the mountain was still out of reach. Not to mention the top of the mountain, he couldn't even see the shadow of the temple.
No wonder it takes ordinary people a whole day to get to the temple. Although it goes straight up, the distance is indeed quite far, and the higher you go up, the harder it is to walk on the stone steps. Fortunately, there are no wild animals on the way. For ordinary people, He said that apart from being a little tired, there were no other difficulties.
Chen Feifan is a martial arts practitioner, and with the Linggang Sword Qi and the Youbian Zhenqi in his body, his physique is naturally different from ordinary people. Walking on the snow, he doesn't feel the slightest bit cold.
After passing the snow field, there is another forest, but this forest is low, only as tall as a person, and every tree is covered with snow. It can also be called a snow forest.
Seeing that the sun was setting over the west mountain and it was getting dark, Chen Feifan had to speed up his pace and walked through the snow forest, followed by the strange rocks covered with snow. At this time, he looked up again and could vaguely see Go to the outer wall of the temple with yellow walls and black tiles.
After climbing the mountain all day long, Chen Feifan didn't feel very tired. After passing the strange rocks, he arrived in front of the temple. After passing the temple and going up, it was a vast expanse of white, and he couldn't tell where it was. Where is the snow, there are clouds. Regarding the top of the mountain, Chen Feifan is not interested at all for the time being. He has only one purpose here, and that is to find the whereabouts of Lu Ran.
I looked back at the temple. The temple occupies a small area. There is a medium-sized open space in front of it. The temple is surrounded by yellow walls. The stone steps leading up from the foot of the mountain disappear at this open space. The two large vermilion doors on the front of the temple were tightly closed at this time. There was a plaque hanging on the door, with the three characters "Baixue Temple" written in gold letters on a black background.
Chen Feifan stepped forward and knocked on the door a few times. After a while, a gap slowly opened in the large door on the left, and a young monk poked out from inside. He looked about thirteen or fourteen years old and was dressed in coarse cloth. Chen Feifan quickly put his hands together and shouted: "Amitabha."
Then the big door opened, and the young monk stepped aside and said, "Donor, please come inside."
Chen Feifan also clasped his hands together and replied as he walked: "Thank you. Thank you."
It was getting late at this time, so the young monk regarded Chen Feifan as a tourist and took him directly to a small room, where he served tea and water, as well as a vegetarian meal. Chen Feifan did not explain the purpose of his visit. After thanking the young monk, he ate a vegetarian meal, drank hot water, lay on the ordinary bed, and slept peacefully.
There was no conversation all night, but early the next morning, the young monk still brought hot water and vegetarian food. Chen Feifan hurriedly asked: "Young monk, can you please meet with me? I have something important to ask."
The young monk clasped his hands and replied: "Amitabha, donor, please wait here for news. The young monk will come as soon as he goes."
Not long after, the young monk knocked on the door and entered the house. He clasped his hands and said, "Amitabha. After the donor has finished his meal, please go to the Tingxue Hall with the young monk."
