The mountains are majestic, rolling for hundreds of miles.
In the middle of this mountain that has been far away from the world and has not been visited for a long time, there is an exquisite pavilion, a welcoming pine tree that bends down and sticks out its branches, and a table with tea.
The swordsman talks with the mountain god.
"Tea, please."
"Thank you."
The swordsman was tired all the way and happened to be thirsty.
There was nothing to be cautious about, and there was no need to be hesitant. He just held up the teacup, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, showing his heroic temperament.
He frowned and put the tea cup down again.
"Gululu..."
Water bubbles from the bottom of the cup and the tea cup is full again.
"Enter Taoism through martial arts?"
The mountain god looked at him with a smile.
"How do you know?"
"I have been a god here for more than a thousand years, and this road used to be much more prosperous than it is now." The mountain god pointed to the mountain road behind the swordsman that was rarely visited but did not grow weeds. He seemed to be feeling a little emotional, "I don't know how many times it has happened in more than a thousand years." How many people have passed by here, and after a long time, they will become bored. I have also talked with the top warriors in the world."
"I see."
"I can see that you are on the verge of entering Taoism through martial arts. You are only one step away."
"Not even close."
The mountain god shook his head and smiled, and did not say much about it. He just continued to ask: "Are you from Xueyuan?"
"Hezhou is in the north of Guijun. It was originally called Heyuan and borders Yanzhou." The swordsman also understood. In detail, "Heyuan is two hundred and fifty miles long and two hundred miles wide. There is Lingze underground, and Lingyun was born by chance. , has become an innate god in a land. Because of the war, his moral character has increased. He has transformed into a demon, entrenched in a land, and harmed the people. It has been more than ten years. Last year, I followed my husband to Hezhou, and this year I went to the snowfield to eliminate the demon."
"Where's Tiangong?"
"The Heavenly Palace is cleared every year, but I heard that the demon has incredible life-saving magical powers. Unless the underground spiritual pool is drained or the original vitality of the snow is destroyed, it cannot be eradicated."
"You actually have this ability."
"Sir didn't want the fertile fields to turn into wasteland, and there was no mountain in the whole Gui County, so I asked Shu to come and borrow a mountain from the mountain god to suppress it."
"I see."
Although the mountain god has a bad temper and a pure nature, after all, he has lived for a thousand years and has seen a lot. He only needs a little thought to know the secret.
Why turn the grasslands into snowfields?
Why use mountains to control water?
Why did you come to borrow a mountain from me?
It became clear in an instant.
If you think about it more, you can appreciate the benefits of this matter to yourself.
When he came back to his senses, the swordsman was still looking at him.
The look in his eyes seemed to be asking, but also seemed to be urging.
The mountain god smiled at him.
"Tea, please."
"..." The swordsman picked up the tea cup again, took a sip, and said to him, "Sir, all you need is a random mountain."
"How can you be casual?"
"Your Majesty means..."
"I wonder if I could wait a moment?"
"Shu came from Hezhou, a journey of five thousand miles, and has been walking for six days. There is no rush."
"Six days?"
The mountain god seemed a little surprised, and then turned to look at the black horse resting and grazing next to him, and then said: "It's hard to find a thousand-mile horse."
The swordsman originally wanted to be modest and say that this was just an ordinary horse, or that it was all thanks to Mr., but when the words came to his lips, he thought of Mr.'s attitude towards bay horses and calico cats, so he said again:
"Exactly."
"Ha ha……"
The mountain god smiled boldly, and then said: "Just wait a moment!"
"call……"
The mountain wind blew by, and his figure suddenly disappeared.
There are only pavilions, welcoming pines and tea on the table halfway up the mountain.
The swordsman smacked his lips, put down the teacup, and sat quietly, meditating on the art of swordsmanship while waiting for the return of the mountain god.
The mountain breeze was blowing, making it a bit cool.
After waiting like this for at least a long time, another gust of wind blew, and the mountain god appeared silently beside him.
At this time, the mountain god was carrying a small wooden box.
The wooden box was about the same size as a book and about a finger high. It was made of unknown wood. It was dark red in color and had lines. It had buckles but no locks. The mountain god placed it on the table and pushed it to the swordsman.
"This is……"
"Mountain!"
"Mountain?"
The swordsman took it solemnly, feeling as if he was holding nothing but an empty box.
"Consider this mountain a gift from me to your husband, and don't ask for it back. It's just that this road is getting more and more deserted. If you go back to Pingzhou again in the future, you should come to me for another cup of tea." The mountain god said Then he stared at the swordsman with a slight smile, "Although you may not be able to open it, I have to remind you not to open it casually."
"Shu knows!"
"It's late today, and you've been waiting for a long time. The mountain is deserted, so I won't keep you here. Go down the mountain. If you're in a hurry, you can stay overnight in the city at the foot of the mountain."
"Thank you, Your Excellency! Farewell!"
The swordsman immediately stood up, held his sword and saluted.
Just as he walked out of the pavilion, he heard another voice coming from behind.
"Humans."
"Um?"
The swordsman turned around in confusion.
I saw the mountain god sitting in front of the pavilion and drinking tea. He turned to look at him and said with a smile: "I once heard a chivalrous man who entered Taoism through martial arts in ancient times say: When you think hard, you are most troubled. If there’s no progress, try spending a few days doing... nothing.”
"do nothing?"
"Do nothing, think about nothing." The mountain god said leisurely, "Maybe after a few days, you will forget some things that you shouldn't be obsessed with, and discover some things that you missed before, or have new experiences."
"..."
The swordsman was thoughtful, and then he held his sword again: "Thank you, Lord Mountain God, Shu is gone."
Be more sincere this time.
Then he got on his horse.
As he rode away, he looked back and saw that the mountain roadside was just a pile of weeds. There were no pavilions or ancient pines, and the mountain god had long since disappeared.
Everything remains silent.
"thorough!"
The black horse galloped in the mountains.
When we went down the mountain, the sun was already setting in the west. By the time we reached the foot of the mountain, it had already reached the horizon. It was really time to go to the city to rest for a night.
The past few days have been bumpy and tiring, and I don't know how Dark Horse is doing. Anyway, the swordsman's body is almost made of iron, and he is also a bit tired. Staying in an inn in the city lasts less time than staying in a barren mountain. The swordsman just wanted to take a hot bath, put on his spare clothes, and give the dark horse a good meal.
This place is called Nanhua, a small town.
It was dusk when we entered the city.
The swordsman did not fight the horse in the city, but dismounted and walked after entering the city, leading the horse slowly along the dim streets.
This place is completely different from Hezhou.
It's prosperous and stable here.
There are also shops open at dusk.
The swordsman remembered the words of the mountain god, so he really relaxed his mind and stopped meditating on his swordsmanship all the time. Instead, he looked at the streets walking around him and the people sitting at the door chatting in the evening. They all looked at him with curiosity. The faces coming over looked at each other, also looking for the inn.
Suddenly I remembered another thing——
When he entered Pingzhou from Xuzhou, he seemed to have taken this old abandoned road, so he must have also been to Nanhua County.
Probably also entered the city.
It’s impossible to say that the streets I’m walking through right now are the streets that my husband once walked on, and it’s impossible to say that the people I’m meeting now have met my husband a few years ago.
It feels a little more magical.
Finally I found an inn called Jingfu.
The swordsman walked over without thinking.
"Tuk tuk..."
Although the door was open, he knocked on the door frame.
The store owner immediately came out of the backyard and asked him if he wanted to stay in the hotel. He was very enthusiastic and said that there was the last guest room left in the hotel. He then led the horse to the stable and took him to the room.
The luggage can be put down, but the box and sword cannot.
"Is your guest a charlatan?"
"Idle man."
"Have you just entered the city?"
"Just entered the city."
"I guess you haven't had dinner yet, but what do you want to eat?" The shopkeeper didn't dare to ask what was in the box, and he didn't care. He just looked at him with a smile.
"My horse must be given the best ingredients."
"Okay, the best quality ingredients."
The swordsman felt relieved, sat down and asked, "What do you have here?"
"Oh, this is not a small shop bragging. The best food here is soup cakes. If you want to say which one is the best, it must be the fairy noodles of the small shop. Even the gods are full of praise after eating it." The shop owner said to him with a smile, "Although some people in other families have begun to call this soup cake fairy noodles, but no one in Nanhua County knows that the most authentic one is in this small shop. Last year when the county governor took office, I heard about it Such is the deeds of the gods that they even came to the small shop from the county town to have a meal."
"What fairy noodles?"
"It's Nanhua soup cake, a thin and wide soup cake, and a bowl of carefully cooked bone soup. It only costs 20 cents, and it also comes with a stick bone."
"Why this name?"
"My guest doesn't know that four years ago, a god transformed into a mortal and walked around the world. He came to our place and stayed in a small shop for several days. He ate the soup cakes from the shop once and stayed there every day. I ate them all, and they were full of praises before I left, saying that I would come back to eat if I have the chance." The store owner was happy, with pride on his face, "The store has been running like this for several years, and we select the freshest sticks every day. Bones, carefully cooked soup, and bought the best noodles, not sloppy at all, just waiting for the gods to come back to eat again."
"immortal?"
The swordsman looked a little dazed, but said: "It's not a lie, is it?"
"Oh, I don't dare! That will be struck by lightning! Everyone in Nanhua County knows this, who dares to tell lies?"
"tell me the story."
"this……"
"Three bowls, please!"
"Three bowls?"
"Go ahead!"
"okay!"
The shopkeeper went in and gave instructions to the chef, then came out again, and then told the swordsman in detail.
The swordsman listened and said little.
Although I have been following my husband to eliminate demons in Hezhou for a year. I don’t know how many demons and ghosts have been eliminated and how many evildoers have been defeated. However, it was an accident that I came here. It was an accident that I stayed in the city overnight. It was also an accident that I came to this store. At this time, I heard from the store owner. Telling it, I still feel strange in my heart.
It was as if I met my husband from four years ago here.
I think Mr. Lai will have a lot of emotions in his heart when he hears about the changes in this place in four years, right?
The swordsman listened patiently and smiled slightly.
There is no swordsmanship in my heart at this moment.
I ate three bowls of soup cakes in the evening, took a hot bath, and three more bowls the next morning. I said goodbye to the store, led the horse through the entire Nanhua, then got on the horse again and galloped away.
This matter is urgent and cannot be delayed.
Although the speed on the way back did not change, it was just not like when I came here. I was no longer thinking about the way of the sword while riding on the horse. Instead, I put it down for the time being and looked at the mud, flowers, dew, mountains and rivers on the roadside, and casually picked up evil spirits when I saw them at night. Cut it off, and the sword of the bandit encountered on the road was stained with blood.
Occasionally, while drinking tea next to the official road, some unscrupulous people saw him guarding a small wooden box all the time, thinking it was a treasure.
Finally, we entered Hezhou again and arrived at Guijun.
After passing Beifeng Pass, we went straight to the snowfield.
It’s really like riding alone for thousands of miles.
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Golden Jasmine launches a plan to save expired monthly tickets——
It’s the end of the month again, and the monthly ticket in your hand is about to expire. It would be a waste not to vote, so why not vote for Jasmine! Every month, the babies hope to have a home, so come and save them!
(End of chapter)
