"That's how he is. If you have any questions, just ask him directly." Huo Yuanchu explained to Xu Qian.
This was not the first time Xu Qian had dealt with this person, so he didn't care and said directly: "Excuse me... have you ever heard of a place called Zhaoyao Mountain?"
The old bookworm suddenly raised his head and stared at Xu Qian with a pair of cloudy eyes, which made Xu Qian feel uncomfortable.
"Zhaoyao Mountain? Are you looking for Zhaoyao Mountain in the Classic of Mountains and Seas?" The old bookworm suddenly grabbed Xu Qian's shoulders with both hands, and the book in his hand fell to the ground.
Huo Yuanchu couldn't help but take a breath when he saw this scene. You must know that the old bookworm values books very much. He usually gets angry if someone touches his books. Even Qin Zhao dares to curse a book, but now he doesn't even care if the book falls on the ground.
Xu Qian nodded dully, completely confused by the old bookworm's unusual reaction.
"Why are you looking for Zhaoyaoshan? Tell me, why?" The old bookworm's voice was hoarse. Xu Qian had heard his voice before, but it was not like this. Perhaps his throat was dry because of being too nervous at the moment.
"I... I just want to find someone..." Xu Qian was completely confused by the other person's almost neurotic performance.
"Yes! Find someone!" The old bookworm seemed to have confirmed something, and said more enthusiastically: "It's Emperor Xi! You must be looking for Emperor Xi!"
Emperor Xi?
Xu Qian looked at Huo Yuanchu blankly, and Huo Yuanchu had the same blank expression on his face.
Suddenly, Xu Qian felt like he knew who Emperor Xi was!
He remembered that the only time Qinglong had mentioned the person "Xi Emperor", no, it was this great god. Qinglong said at that time that Emperor Xi was the only one among the five immortal emperors who survived the period of great destruction. When Xu Qian asked further, the dead dragon said nothing.
"Are you talking about Emperor Xi, one of the five immortal emperors in the Immortal God Era?"
Hearing Xu Qian's words, the old bookworm became even more crazy. His bloodshot eyes were wide and round, and his face almost touched Xu Qian's face, "You do know that he exists! Hahaha, he does exist!"
The old bookworm let go of Xu Qian and started running wildly in the big square in the center of the teaching area. It seemed that he was happy and excited.
"He... often does this?"
"He was just crazy before, not crazy, but now..." Huo Yuanchu couldn't say anything.
After spinning around for several times, the old bookworm took Xu Qian's hand and didn't know where to go. It was so fast that Huo Yuanchu changed his face when he saw it.
"Okay, there's no one here."
The old bookworm took Xu Qian to the middle of a mountain. There was a crack on the mountainside that looked like it had been cut by a sword. However, this crack was actually several meters high and was entirely made of rock walls, forming a An excellent natural place to shelter from wind and rain.
"Where is this place?" Xu Qian didn't need to worry that the old bookworm would harm him. He looked around and roughly guessed where this place was.
"This is my residence." The old bookworm pulled a chair from nowhere and asked Xu Qian to sit down.
The surrounding rock walls are full of books, arranged neatly layer by layer. It seems that this place is a bit like a library, but Xu Qian has seen the college library before, and this is the personal library of the old bookworm.
"You live in this book?" Although it wasn't surprising, it was still quite shocking.
"If nothing else, I just want to talk to you about Emperor Xi." The old bookworm rarely brings people to his residence. Today he brought Xu Qian here mainly because he felt absolutely safe and secure only when talking here. Confidentiality.
"Are you really going to Zhaoyao Mountain to find Emperor Xi?" The old bookworm's eyes were no longer cloudy, but bright.
Xu Qian frowned, not knowing how to answer. After thinking about it, he decided not to answer directly.
"It's wrong of you to do this. I asked you first."
The old bookworm was stunned for a moment, then remembered that it was indeed Xu Qian who asked him first. This guy was also very polite, so he said honestly: "Okay, let me tell you first. According to my research, the Book of Mountains and Seas describes the world in the age of immortals and gods. , Zhaoyao Mountain is the mountain in the age of immortal gods. Later, the immortal world was divided into four. The four worlds had related legends or roughly corresponding locations, but they could not correspond one to one. Therefore, people in the past always felt that the Classic of Mountains and Seas was specious. It’s like talking serious nonsense.”
The old bookworm paused. He found that Xu Qian had no special reaction, so he continued: "Just like our Tang Dynasty, there is also a mountain that corresponds to Zhaoyao Mountain geographically. Of course it is not called that name, but according to the book It looks like it is there, but I know that is completely wrong. Because the real Zhaoyao Mountain is not in the Tang Dynasty, well, nor in your China."
"Where is that?" Xu Qian saw a glimmer of hope in the old bookworm's confidence.
The old bookworm smiled proudly, "Why don't you ask me how I learned about it?"
Xu Qian had no choice but to ask: "How did you find out?"
The old bookworm said with satisfaction: "Of course I know it from the book. You can't judge it from one book, and no one knew it before me. I came to the conclusion by combining many related books."
Xu Qian didn't want to know this at all. All he wanted was a simple answer, but he couldn't be pushed. If he made the old bookworm unhappy and stopped talking, he would make trouble for himself.
"The world always says that I read books like crazy, but I say that the world doesn't understand the value of books. Even the personal stories recorded by ordinary people are sometimes very precious materials. So no matter what kind of book it is, as long as it is worth writing down, it must have Its value, wouldn’t it be a pity if no one reads it?”
Xu Qian was really not in the mood to listen to the other party talking about his reading experience, and finally couldn't help it anymore.
"So you found the real Swaggering Mountain?"
"Of course!" The old bookworm was extremely excited, "I also know that Zhaoyao Mountain was the location of Emperor Xi's immortal mansion during the Immortal God Era, and it was also his favorite place."
"Where is that?" Xu Qian's patience was running out.
The old bookworm was mysterious and leaned into his ear, "This is a secret I discovered alone. I told you because you want to find Xi Emperor. You have to tell me what you know." Tell me what you know."
Xu Qian was really annoyed by this man and could only nod in agreement.
"The mountains of Wanzhou in Hongmeng Continent."
"Hongmeng Continent... Luan Mountain?"
"Okay, now it's your turn to tell me, how much do you know about Emperor Xi?" The old bookworm's eyes were filled with anticipation.
Xu Qian spread his hands, "I just said I was looking for someone, I didn't say I was looking for Emperor Xi!"
"What?" The old bookworm was furious!
"Don't worry, maybe the person I'm looking for is Emperor Xi." Xu Qian said, "Why do you think I'm looking for Zhaoyao Mountain just to find Emperor Xi?"
"Throughout the ages, monks have never stopped looking for Emperor Xi, but very few people think like me that Emperor Xi can be found only in Zhaoyao Mountain. Huh! Countless predecessors have left a lot of records after years of searching. Only then can I find out Open the clouds and draw conclusions.”
"You read the book just to find clues about Emperor Xi? Why do you have to find him?"
"No, no, no, I read books to seek knowledge. The location of Emperor Xi is just a popular focus. So many monks want to find him, naturally because he is the only one in the legend who did not die in the great destruction. Immortal Emperor. People all want to reach the sky in one step, or break through the limitations of heaven and earth and ascend to become an immortal, and finding Xi Emperor may be a great opportunity."
"After so many years, just because he didn't die during the Great Destruction doesn't mean he's alive now! If he's still alive, how come he has been hiding from the world?" Xu Qian naturally knew that there was still the possibility of falling into deep sleep, but according to the legend According to the theory, the so-called "death" of the other four immortal emperors is probably that they fell into a deep sleep, while Emperor Xi should not be in a deep sleep and does not need to be awakened by the awakening envoy.
"Everyone believes that no matter life or death, as long as you find Emperor Xi, you will get benefits. And I tend to think that there should be something in Zhaoyao Mountain, at least a trace of Emperor Xi's remnant soul."
"Why do you think so?"
Originally, the old bookworm wanted to get more information from Xu Qian, but it was Xu Qian who got the information.
"Of course it can be judged from previous records."
Xu Qian felt that he couldn't get any useful information, so he was about to leave.
"where are you going?"
"Of course we're going to Swaggering Mountain."
"No matter what the outcome is, you must tell me the truth!" The old bookworm said this in a commanding tone.
Xu Qian turned around. He was originally dissatisfied with the old bookworm's tough attitude, but after thinking about it, he couldn't give him anything despite being told so much, so he said: "That's no problem, but I don’t understand. If that’s the case, why don’t you go there yourself? It’s better to practice than to just read. Don’t you know that practice brings true knowledge?”
The old bookworm shook his head and said: "What do you know! Reading is the best way to seek knowledge and solve doubts. If I have to spend a lot of time traveling around the world for one thing, I can read more books and learn more in the same time. Something more.”
Xu Qian could only sigh, and then left the college and Lan Haixing.
