Although we traveled thousands of miles to Qingtong Forest in Yuezhou, it took a long time and was full of difficulties, but it was just to see the magical bird.
Now that I have seen it, I am naturally satisfied.
Although he didn't talk to it and didn't get anything substantial from it, Song You got what he wanted.
If someone asks himself like Sanhua Empress next time what the divine bird in the Qingtong Forest in the north of Yuezhou looks like, Song You can easily tell him and describe the elegance of the divine bird to him.
That's enough.
What's more, I gained a bit of open-mindedness.
So continue walking east.
Yuezhou is more than a thousand miles long from east to west, but when I arrived at Qingtong Forest, I had already walked hundreds of miles from the west. It is said that the width of this Qingtong Forest from east to west is also hundreds of miles larger, so after walking out, it should be It doesn't take long to cross Yuezhou and enter Zhaozhou. It just so happens that Tianzhu Mountain is not far from here.
Soon it was daylight.
I originally thought that the weather would continue to be sunny and would not be blocked by the clouds and miasma. However, at dawn, a gust of wind blew from nowhere and blew the miasma over again.
The entire Qingtong Forest suddenly returned to the way it was before last night——
The huge mythical ancient tree towers straight into the clouds. It is surrounded by miasma and is extremely quiet. Occasionally, you can hear the sound of birds singing, which is clear and ethereal, but you don’t know where it comes from. Everything is extremely mysterious.
When people walk in it, they feel small and lonely. They always feel that there are ancient monsters hidden in the miasma, choosing people to eat. If you are a weak-minded person, I am afraid that even if you pass the miasma level, you will not be able to pass the level in your own heart.
Calico cats are wary by nature, so they often raise their heads high, either looking into the depths of the miasma, or staring up along the trunk of the tall Qingtong tree next to them.
The clearness of last night seemed to exist only last night.
This is only the first day.
By the next day, it started snowing here.
Heavy snow quickly covered the already foggy ground, and everything became white again.
If it weren't for the swallows, it would be difficult to tell the direction.
We walked like this for another three days.
Before I knew it, it was dusk again.
"brush……"
The swallow flew from high altitude, flapped its wings, landed on the horse's back accurately, and said to them: "Follow this direction, about dozens of miles, and you will get out of this Qingtong forest."
"Then I can't go out today."
"tomorrow morning."
"Thanks to you."
The Taoist thanked Yanzi.
This place is under a bronze tree. The ground is relatively flat and there are no weeds. Perhaps because of the northerly wind, the snow on the ground is also thin.
"call……"
The Taoist blew on the ground, and the snowflakes were immediately blown away, revealing a flat land.
Then he patted the maroon horse, thanked the horse for its hard work, took off the quilt from it, and placed it against the trunk of the Qingtong tree. Then he took out the wool felt and wool blanket and spread them on the ground to create a place to spend the night.
The calico cat turned into a human form and ran to collect firewood.
It was obvious that she was wary——
Even when collecting firewood, she had to carry her own little flag and invite the mountain god to follow her. Even so, she did not dare to go far.
Swallows were flying in the sky, telling her where there was more firewood.
Soon a fire was lit next to the wool felt.
The Taoist sat down on the wool felt and cleaned the snow off his body. On one side of the place is a huge green paulownia tree, bigger than a house, which is enough to block the howling north wind. On the other side is the fire lit by Empress Sanhua. It is burning with a pleasant temperature, and the felt blankets are It was warmed, and even though it was uncovered for a while, it also gave people a sense of peace of mind.
Song You grabbed Xue into a small pot, filled the pot, and put the pot on the fire.
The temperature slowly melts the snow.
At this moment, the little girl who was adding firewood instantly turned her head and looked to the side, her face serious and her eyes fixed.
The Taoist and Yanzi followed her and saw what seemed to be a deer standing at the end of their sight.
At dusk, the light was dim and the miasma filled the air, making it difficult to see clearly.
The little girl still kept staring at it, but continued to put the firewood into the fire and put it in the predetermined position. Then she took it out, and then quietly stretched it into her arms. When she took her hand out again, her hand was already I took a small triangular flag.
"Miss Sanhua, don't be anxious."
Song You put his hand on the little girl's hand and said to her, "I don't mean any harm."
"Well……"
Empress Sanhua turned her head and stared at him doubtfully, and said, "It's a sheep."
"It's a deer."
"deer!"
"Yes."
"You can eat it too."
"It's a demon."
"Demon..."
Empress Sanhua showed a look of regret.
The Qingtong tree was huge, the forest was deep, and the miasma was heavy. The deer stood in the distance, looming, but it kept staring at them.
"He's keeping an eye on us!"
"yes."
Song You put the pot in place, then stood up and said to the swallow on the horse, "Please stay here and take care of the horse and the fire. Lady Sanhua and I will go over and see what it wants to do."
"good!"
The swallow's voice is crisp and clear.
The Taoist and the little girl walked in that direction.
"Wolf out!"
The little girl waved a small flag in her hand.
"Canopy..."
More than a dozen streaks of black smoke suddenly flew out of the flag and turned into strong prairie wolves when they landed.
Nowadays, they have long been accustomed to their new owners, and they seem to have a tacit understanding with their new owners. As soon as they landed, they turned to look at the little girl holding the flag.
Seeing the little girl staring ahead, they also turned their heads and looked at the deer in the distance.
Goodbye, the little girl pointed to both sides with her left hand, waved a flag with her right hand, and shouted softly——
"Don't bite."
More than a dozen wolves immediately dispersed left and right, showing strict discipline.
"Miss Sanhua is amazing."
In a strange place and a strange visitor, Sanhua Empress' vigilance was worthy of praise, so Song You did not say such rude words. Instead, he praised her and then continued walking towards the deer in the distance.
The deer seemed a little scared when it saw the wolf, but it did not run away, but continued to stand there waiting for Song You.
When Song You and the little girl came a little closer, it turned around and walked back. However, after taking a few steps, it stopped again, looked back at Song You, and glanced around from time to time - even though it had gained enlightenment, its natural enemies and The law of mutual interdependence of all things is not so easily changed. Wolves are still a great threat to a deer demon with low moral standards. The wolves hidden in the mist undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on it.
"Do you want to stop it?"
The little girl raised her head and looked at the Taoist.
"Sanhua Empress, can't you see what it wants to do?" The Taoist lowered his head and looked at her. "It just wants to take us somewhere."
"Then what do we do?"
"We just go with it."
"right……"
The little girl nodded, thinking it made sense.
The deer always kept a distance from the person and the cat, neither far nor close. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, he turned his head in front of the Taoist and the cat, glanced to the side, and then suddenly jumped away and ran away quickly.
The fawn is nimble and fast, and disappears in the blink of an eye.
"Well!"
The little girl looked at the Taoist again.
"Go and have a look."
The Taoist took the little girl to the place where the deer was standing, and looked in the direction where it turned its head to look -
Under a green paulownia tree, there was a man lying down.
A middle-aged man wrapped in thick clothes, with sores on his face and blisters on his mouth, was disheveled, huddled up, unconscious, and covered with deer hair.
"..."
The Taoist understood instantly and went to investigate.
The little girl also understood, waving the flag, calling all her beloved generals back.
"Dead?"
"Just unconscious."
"Is it too cold?"
"Maybe."
The Taoist said, blowing on the person.
"call……"
The breath turned white, condensed but not dispersed, followed the breath of the person in front of him, and penetrated into his mouth and nose.
"Ahem..."
The man coughed almost instantly, and then curled up tighter.
But the coughing didn't stop.
After about a few breaths, he opened his eyes.
He looked forward vaguely, and standing in front of him was a young Taoist priest with a delicate appearance, staring at him calmly. His eyes were slightly lowered. There was a shorter little girl next to the Taoist, who was also staring at him, but her bright eyes were full of curiosity. And this little girl was too fair and beautiful.
Then he looked back again——
Behind the man and the little girl, the man saw a dozen large and strong wolves, almost forming a circle, and each wolf stared at him.
"Ahhh!!"
The man was suddenly frightened and screamed, twisting and shrinking back.
"Don't be afraid."
The Taoist looked back at the little girl.
The little girl also understood and waved the flag.
"call……"
All the big wolves turned into black smoke and got back into the flag.
The middle-aged man had already huddled in front of the Qingtong tree, unable to retreat. He was still curled up and looking at them:
"You...are you humans or monsters?"
"I'm a human being."
"I won't tell you~"
"I...I have never done anything bad in my life! You...don't hurt me!"
"You were just a step away from being frozen to death." The Taoist glanced at where he was lying and smiled, "Do you still need us to harm you?"
"..."
The man was stunned.
Memories came to mind one by one.
Oh, yes...
There's really nothing to be afraid of.
"That……"
"It's just a spell."
"this……"
The middle-aged man stopped talking.
He was in a trance, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what to say.
I don’t know if this was a hallucination before I died.
He even suspected that he was dead.
At this time, I only heard the young Taoist say: "If you can still walk, come with us, just in time to boil a pot of hot water."
"..."
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment and tried to get up.
Miraculously, I should have lost my strength for a long time, but somehow I regained some strength. My hands and feet that had been numb from the cold gradually became active again. After struggling a few times, I actually got up.
It's really... more and more like an illusion.
Then the Taoist smiled.
"The road is not far."
Then he turned and left.
The little girl also followed him obediently, but kept looking back and looking at herself.
Looking at her face, the middle-aged man always felt that even a lady from a noble family, a daughter of a noble family, would hardly be so beautiful and fair when she was raised in a boudoir. What's more, this is Yuezhou, which has been emptied by the war. It is Yuezhou. The miasma-filled Qingtong Forest in the northernmost part of the state.
Suddenly he thought of the group of wolves just now.
"..."
If it was really a hallucination before death, or an adventure after death, it would be better than dying in a daze.
The middle-aged man gritted his teeth, stood up and followed.
Just listen to the Taoist's voice coming from the front:
"What a lucky move..."
But I don’t know what this person is talking about.
(End of chapter)
