Song You looked at the girl, smiled slightly, and then said, "But you can't call someone else's sister in vain."
"Well?"
The little girl tilted her head to look at him, showing confusion.
"Brother and sister are respectful titles for the elderly. In addition to having a higher status, they also mean responsibility. If they are not equal, they must be equal." Song You lowered his head and said to her, "Empress Sanhua is a follower of rules. Since others Respectfully calling Sanhua Empress as senior sister makes Sanhua Empress very happy, so Sanhua Empress will have to pay something in return."
"What should Sanhua Empress do?"
The little girl looked at him with a pair of big bright eyes, full of curiosity.
"I heard that those who came to the mountains to learn skills during this period, even if they were not from rich families, were mostly well-to-do, so they had nothing to lose. However, when Shu Daxia Mountain Gate was first established, the conditions in the mountains were not good, and these children could not live well in the mountains. These are hard days." Song You said to her, "Recently, summer has gone and autumn has come, and there are many wild fruits in the mountains that are ripe and very tasty. Empress Sanhua can pick some and give them to her junior brothers and sisters. I hope these children will be rewarded by Empress Sanhua. , you will also feel happy.”
"reward!"
"It can also be said to be a gift."
"Fruit!"
"right."
Song You also tilted his head and thought for a while, with a smile on his lips: "Maybe mice and insects can do it too."
"Empress Sanhua knows!"
"Miss Sanhua, let's go."
"Empress Sanhua is here!"
The little girl sat on the bed like a cocoon, got out of the bed in two seconds, looked back at her Taoist priest, and ran out.
The opportunity is rare and time is limited, so don’t delay.
Song You continued to sit here cross-legged, watching the clouds and mist billow outside the window.
After a few days in the mountains, it was not without gain. In addition to the scenic beauty of Wushan Mountain and the local specialties of Gwangju, my understanding of Jianghu sects and the hardships of martial arts training among their disciples has also increased.
Just like the Thunder Sword Sect created by Master Shu.
The disciples in the sect are roughly divided into two categories, which also reflects the two different directions of the sect's development.
One is similar to a martial arts school that charges a fee.
Wealthy families, Jianghu escort agencies, and even other Jianghu forces that do not rely on martial arts as their inheritance can send people to the mountains to learn martial arts, but they must pay a generous sum of money, which is not only the food and accommodation for their children in the mountains, but also the money for the sect. Tuition fees, some sects rely on this to make money. It is generally not easy to learn this kind of special skill, but as long as you are not bad at talent, you can still learn it.
After you finish your studies, you can go back and forth wherever you go. No matter what you do from now on, whether you rely on your martial arts to join the army, or follow the elders of your family as escorts, the sect doesn't care.
One is free, like Wu Nuxia.
These are mostly talented orphans adopted by sects.
Without a father or a mother, the sect raised you up and it is naturally your home. Since you are one of my own family, I naturally care about your food and clothing expenses. Correspondingly, when you grow up and mature, you will always be a disciple of the sect. Generally speaking, you will have to work for the sect throughout your life. Naturally, you will also enjoy the benefits brought by the sect and master the power of the sect.
The former brings direct benefits to the sect.
The latter increases the power of the sect, and when it becomes more powerful, it will be much more convenient whether it is participating in escorting, helping people to settle affairs, or doing other black and white business in the mountains.
There are also those between the two, where the disciples pay less, or pay nothing at all, but they are not allowed to leave the mountain immediately after completing their studies. They have to stay and work for the sect for a number of years before they can regain their freedom.
Jianghu warriors also have to eat, and money is needed for food and clothing. Jianghu sects also have to have ways to sustain themselves.
But even so, most of these martial arts sects are not rich, and are much worse than those profit gangs.
Now when the Thunder Sword Sect was founded, there was a lack of funds, and many of them were children of wealthy families. Song You thought that even if they were sent to the mountain gate, they would probably not lack anything. However, they are children after all, and even if they have money, they can't buy them in this mountain. If you want something, please ask Sanhua Empress to pick some wild fruits and share them with them. It’s not in vain that the senior sister is older and the younger sister is younger, giving you so much fun.
Empress Sanhua was smart and good at accepting advice. She really asked Yanzi for help, and they went to the mountains to pick a lot of wild fruits and went for a stroll.
As long as she is called senior sister, she will give some to others.
The wild fruits are just ripe and have a sweet and unusual taste. Even the children of princes will find it hard not to like them. A group of children practicing martial arts quickly gathered around, respectful and polite.
Seeing that there were so many people around and hearing so many senior sisters, Sanhua Empress was very satisfied.
…
For seven days, the Taoist received all the courtesy at the door.
But Shu Yifan still didn't come back.
The Taoist didn't say anything. He just packed his bags and said goodbye to Manager Luo according to the original plan, and left with the little girl.
All the way through the sect, the boys and girls in the courtyard were divided into several groups to practice martial arts and swordsmanship. When they saw the little girl walking out beside the Taoist and the bay horse, they realized that this was not a senior sister in the sect, but just following a Taoist. A guest at the door. However, looking at that Taoist man and that bay-red horse, it seemed familiar to him, like a god he had just heard of in a story.
The little girl still turned her head to look at them.
But if nothing unexpected happens, it will be difficult for the people here to meet again in this life.
"Do you want Miss Sanhua to say goodbye to them?"
"Say goodbye~"
"Just follow Shu's example, clasp your fists and say goodbye, that's it."
"Farewell..."
The little girl raised her hands and clasped her fists, speaking in a clear voice.
Song You smiled, but kept walking.
After leaving the mountain gate, the Taoist did not go down the mountain immediately. Instead, he stood at the mountain gate and looked up at the mountain.
This foggy mountain is big and high. Looking at it this way, you can only see the thick clouds and mist that vaguely reveal the skylight. I don’t know how high it is. I only heard Manager Luo say that it takes half a day to get here from the bottom of the mountain and half a day from here to the top of the mountain. It takes half a day to go up, even for those who practice martial arts, it takes an hour or two.
The Taoist thought for a moment and then took another step.
Two hours later.
The thick fog that was flowing like silk in the mountains has fallen below me and turned into a sea of billowing clouds. If you look closely, you can even see the waves rising and falling, being blown by the wind. There is only a simple small dirt road on the mountain and a wooden and thatched pavilion built by people of unknown dynasties and generations. There are no steps or guardrails, and it is completely primitive.
The Taoist stood in the pavilion with the little girl, looking down at the sea of clouds below.
The wind on the mountain was strong, and the clothes and hair of both the Taoist priest and the little girl were shaken by the wind on the top of the mountain.
The Taoist said softly to the little girl: "Many years from now, this place will probably be a scenic spot."
"Scenic spot?"
“Scenic spot.”
"I don't understand~"
Song You smiled slightly and didn't say anything. He just turned to look at her and asked her, "How are you enjoying your time in the mountains these two days, Sanhua Empress?"
"It's so fun." The little girl looked serious. "They are so stupid. They think Sanhua Empress is their sister. Sanhua Empress gives them fruits to eat, and they are so happy."
"This is called simplicity."
"Simple~"
"Yes." Song You continued to look at her with a smile, "Empress Sanhua is also very simple."
"You are the innocent one!"
The little girl turned to look at him seriously.
"..."
Song You shook his head, his smile getting thicker.
The wind was so strong that the sound was distorted.
He only heard the little girl say to him: "I just don't know why. One day, as the Taoist said, Empress Sanhua worked hard to catch a lot of mice and bugs and gave them to them to play with, but they all ran away."
"What's going on?"
"I don't know~"
"Forget it if you don't know."
"Doesn't the Taoist priest also know?"
"..."
Song You was thinking about an honest answer when he glanced ahead from the corner of his eye, suddenly raised his head and cast his gaze over. Then he put a hand on the little girl's head and turned her head towards him.
"Ms. Sanhua, please take a look."
"Well……"
The little girl was still squinting at him stubbornly until he turned her head to the front. When she heard the voice, she also looked forward.
I saw a sea of rolling clouds ahead. Some clouds were blown up by the wind and poured down like a waterfall. A swallow flew freely above the white clouds and under the blue sky. Among the white clouds, directly in front of the two people, there was a swallow. The colorful holy halo is like a dream.
There is a faint figure in the aperture.
"Wow~"
The little girl couldn't help but be surprised.
"brush……"
The swallow also flew back and landed on the branches of the shrubs in front of the pavilion, causing the branches to tremble. He turned his head to glance at the Taoist, then turned back to look ahead.
"A round rainbow!"
"It's Buddha's light."
"Buddha's light?"
"Buddha's light."
"That Buddha in the temple?"
"Yes."
"Did the circles they drew turn into rainbows?"
"No, just born in the same heaven and earth as them."
"There seems to be someone in the circle!"
"yes."
"Is it Buddha?"
"It's Empress Sanhua herself..."
Song You smiled and touched the little girl's head, and raised his head to look at the figure in the halo.
In a moment, the Buddha's light disappeared.
The little girl turned around and looked around.
The Taoist smiled slightly and didn't care. He stretched lazily in the mountain breeze and basked in the sun. He felt comfortable all over and said to the little girl and Yanzi:
"Let's go."
"Going down the mountain?"
"Let's go down the mountain and meet Master Shu."
"Meet Master Shu by chance!"
"Hope to meet."
"Shu seems to have become very powerful!"
"Shu has always been very good..."
There were two figures, one large and one small, a swallow flying in the sky, and a bay-red horse halfway up the mountain, all the way down the mountain and heading north.
Although there is a waterway for the four hundred miles, it is against the current.
Shu Yifan's Ma Ke traveled thousands of miles in a day. He probably couldn't take a boat, so the Taoist also went by land.
In four days, we arrived in Jieyan County.
No swordsman was encountered on the road.
As soon as we arrived in Jiyan, we could see the tragic situation in the fields on the roadside.
According to the local climate and season, many crops, which are about to be harvested, are eaten to pieces by insects. Either only a bare pole is left, or there are insect bite marks all over, and there are even insects lying on the crops. While gnawing on the locusts, from time to time you can see farmers struggling hard against the locusts, but even if they work hard, they are mostly unwilling to give in.
Where can anyone fight against such natural disasters?
(End of chapter)
