In the morning, bodyguard Luo Tong came to ask for leave and said he wanted to go back to his hometown for a blind date.
Lu Cheng asked him: "Why do you want to go home for a blind date? It's not like there are no good girls in Quancheng."
Luo Tong said with a "hehe" smile: "My mother said that the girls outside are unreliable. She helped me fall in love with one and asked me to go back and have a look. If I am satisfied, we will get married."
Lu Cheng glanced at him and said nothing.
On June 29, he, his wife, daughter, bodyguard Luo Ji and nanny Zhao Hongshao, a total of five people, left Qingquan Villa and took the high-speed train to Xi'an.
After arriving at Xi'an Railway Station, Luo Ji rented an off-road vehicle and drove to Zhongnan Mountain.
Zhongnan Mountain is not a mountain, but stretches for more than 200 kilometers across Lantian County, Chang'an District, Huyi District, Zhouzhi County and other counties. When the ancients came here, they saw the green peaks rising into the clouds, like a fairyland. They thought they had reached the end of the sky, so they called it "Zhongnan".
Zhongnan Mountain is the birthplace of Taoism and is known as the "Crown of the Cave" and "The Best Blessed Place in the World". Lao Tzu once lectured here; Wang Chongyang founded the Quanzhen Sect here, and the tomb where he practiced asceticism was called the "Tomb of the Living Dead." Zhongnan Mountain is also the birthplace of Buddhist culture. Five of the eight sects of Chinese Buddhism have their ancestral courts or central temples on this mountain. Moreover, eminent monks such as Seng Zhao, Daosheng, and Daorong all once practiced in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain.
The "involution" of modern society is getting more and more serious, and many people have begun to think about retreating into seclusion and want to return to the countryside and mountains to find a simple and comfortable life. In 2018, the number of registered male and female practitioners in Zhongnan Mountain reached 55,000; in 2035, there will be even more registered practitioners, reportedly exceeding 100,000.
Lu Cheng was very interested in these people, so he wanted to come over and investigate.
Luo Ji drove into the "Cuiweigong Hotel", where Jiang Qiuyun held a meeting.
Several people rented three rooms to live in.
Near evening, Jiang Fangcheng arrived and was very happy to see his daughter and granddaughter.
At 8:30 pm, Jiang Qiuyun’s teacher Xu Mingze also arrived.
The next day, Lu Cheng took his daughter out to play. While climbing the mountain, he inspected the monks who were living in seclusion.
Who are these hermits?
The ancients lived in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain, which was divided into "real seclusion" and "false seclusion".
The true hermits live in the mountains and forests, have no conflicts with the world, and have apes, monkeys, and elk as their friends; the false hermits, although they live in the mountains and forests, are concerned about the current affairs and the court, are busy self-promotion, and want to take the "shortcut to the south".
In modern society, people who "live in seclusion" in Zhongnan Mountain can still be divided into true hermits and false hermits.
There are very few true hermits in modern times. Some people like to live in the mountains and forests, keep their homes clean and grow vegetables, but they don't like being disturbed by strangers. Some people live in seclusion for academic purposes and study, paint, engage in academics, and even educate their children in Zhongnan Mountain. There are also some people who are tired of the worldly chaos and come to Zhongnan Mountain to pursue spiritual freedom and relaxation.
Strictly speaking, these are not true hermits, they can only be said to be people living in the mountains.
To be honest, the scenery of Zhongnan Mountain is still very beautiful.
Lu Cheng took his daughter from Cuihua Mountain to the main peak of Zhongnan Mountain with an altitude of 2,604 meters. After descending the mountain from the Qinchu Ancient Road, they saw lush forests, many wild animals, and some new medicinal herbs.
Lu Qingyan was very happy, like a magpie, chattering non-stop. Although she is young, she walks most of the mountain roads by herself.
After looking around, Lu Cheng felt a little regretful, because he didn't see many real monks, let alone innate monks, not even many entry-level monks.
Three days later, the meeting ended and Jiang Qiuyun was elected vice chairman of the Writers Association.
The title of Vice Chairman sounds a bit scary, but it’s actually nothing special! Because there are too many of them! A small Writers Association has 15 vice-chairmen! Isn't this a demon act?
Therefore, Jiang Qiuyun did not take it seriously.
She asked Lu Cheng: "You have been playing with your daughter for a few days. What do you think of Zhongnan Mountain?"
Lu Cheng shook his head: "It's not that good. There are too many people, all of them are ordinary people, and there is a lack of cultivation masters. Moreover, the spiritual energy here is not as good as Qinghai Lake. It cannot keep up with Yawu Rou, which is under development!"
"Would you like to go to the Yawurou Film and Television Base and take a look?"
"Okay."
It is 1,000 kilometers from Zhongnan Mountain to Qinghai Lake and takes 12 hours by highway.
Lu Cheng and Luo Ji took turns driving, and they arrived in one night.
Jiang Qiuyun took her daughter to watch the birds flying around Qinghai Lake.
Lu Cheng went to Yawurou alone to check.
The development of Yawurou is in progress. The mountain road has been paved from the foot of the mountain to the mountain. It is divided into several levels and started at the same time. "Langfeng Peak", "Tianyong City", "Biyu Hall", "Qionghua Palace", "Zicui" Danfang", "Xuanpu Palace", "Kunlun Palace", etc.
The entire investment is as high as 20 billion, which is considered a large project.
Engineering construction and supervision agencies are subcontracted to different companies.
Lu Cheng, accompanied by supervisors, reviewed the progress of the construction site development according to the drawings to see whether the foundation was solid and whether the materials used were environmentally friendly.
After looking around, he was quite satisfied.
After all, China is an infrastructure madman. It has very good construction technology and a large number of engineering personnel. As long as it strengthens supervision, takes a serious attitude, and does not make mistakes, the final result will be quite reliable.
Lu Cheng and his family stayed by the Qinghai Lake for a week.
During this period, one day in the middle of the night, he took the time to go to another world.
Another world, Osi City.
Qingmei and Siping visited many shops, sold some animal skins, and bought silk and local specialties.
Ying Chu went to see three mulberry trees and found that the trees were bare and there were very few remaining branches.
Under the tree, there are spiritual warriors from the Lord's Mansion of Osi City guarding the place. The men regarded three ancient mulberry trees as money trees.
To obtain mulberry branches, you must buy them with jade coins. 1,000 jade coins can only buy a branch as thick as a little finger.
Yingchu thought the other party's asking price was too expensive, so he was reluctant to buy it.
After Lu Cheng showed up, he gave Yingchu 20,000 jade coins.
Yingchu went on another trip and bought 20 mulberry branches.
Afterwards, Lu Cheng led everyone to leave Oasi City and continue to the west.
Walking to the deserted wilderness, he released the skull bowl, chopped the mulberry branches into feet-long pieces, and inserted them into the spiritual soil of the small world.
The small world of Jiugongge originally had a large number of spiritual fields. Because it had been closed for many years, the spiritual energy gradually became depleted and many plants died. Ever since Lu Cheng opened the small world and introduced miniature spirit-gathering beads and small spirit-gathering beads, the spiritual energy has been greatly improved. In addition, the breath soil stored in the large white pottery urn exudes vast spiritual energy, making those spirits The herbs in the field are growing like crazy. Unfortunately, because there is no one to manage it, weeds grow quickly, and thatch can grow several feet high.
When the mulberry branches are inserted into the soil, they will take root and sprout, and soon grow into a small tree.
Lu Cheng didn't know the difference between these trees and the 30 acres of spiritual mulberry trees contracted in Suzhou. He just liked to collect all kinds of fresh spiritual plants and leave species in the small world for later study.
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