Withered vines, old trees and dim crows.
There are no people on the small bridge and flowing water.
Song Xiao led the horse and stood on the stone bridge covered with vines. He watched Qin Luo bathing in the sunset and walking slowly, "Uncle Liu, this young Taoist priest is so leisurely. He is chasing the sunset."
Qin Luo and Jin Jiao were walking in the sunset, and the road behind him happened to be shrouded in darkness.
The burly middle-aged man in short-sleeved shirts looked at them, and Liu Tai casually said, "Maybe Xiaguang is chasing him."
"real or fake?"
"I'll just say it casually."
Liu Tai has never seen such a scene.
Song Xiao didn't believe that there was such a thing. It was difficult for even a cultivator to do it. He thought it was a coincidence.
Not long after, Qin Luo came to the bridge, Song Xiao said with enthusiasm, "Qin Luo, we are going to rest here tonight, come with us, so that we can take care of you."
Across the bridge is an abandoned village.
The escorts were feeding the horses.
Song Xiao invited him twice, but Qin Luo couldn't refuse. "Thank you very much, Brother Song. I will stay with you for one night."
Qin Luo followed Song Xiao into the deserted village. They chose to rest in the mountain temple. It was spacious and sheltered from wind and rain. It was much better than the shabby thatched houses outside.
"Young escort chief!"
There were several strong men sitting together in the temple. They smiled and greeted Song Xiao.
There is a mountain god who looks like a general enshrined in the mountain temple, as well as newly lit incense candles. Qin Luo asked with a smile: "Brother Song, what do you call this mountain god?"
Seeing that Qin Luo was so polite, Song Xiao was embarrassed to call him by his name, "Brother Qin, this is the mountain god of Gushan. He was originally a general of Dayan. He went into the mountain to kill monsters and was worshiped by the people in temples. Later, the surrounding people The people moved away to escape the war, and the place became deserted.”
"Isn't this the territory of Daxia?"
Qin Luo was a little confused.
Hearing this, the surrounding escorts laughed, and Song Xiao explained: "This place was originally the Yan Kingdom, but it was conquered by the Great Xia a hundred years ago. Yanbei County was originally the Yan Kingdom."
"I see."
Qin Luo felt that Yanbei County was very big and he had walked for a long time. It would have taken more time for an ordinary person.
"You also believe in mountain gods?"
Qin Luo looked at the mighty mountain god statue.
There is no mountain god in the statue.
Song Xiao looked at the statue of the god high up and said solemnly: "We are traveling all over the country. No matter what god we encounter, no matter whether it is miraculous or not, we must worship it and seek peace of mind."
Qin Luo took out a stick of incense. He came to the statue, lit the incense in his hand with a candle, then bowed and placed the lit incense in the incense burner.
Jinjiao bowed his head in style.
The stick of incense that Qin Luo lit was different from the other incense in the incense burner. It burned with golden smoke. The statue at the top absorbed the golden incense, and its originally dull body appeared shiny.
Song Xiao spread hay on the open ground, smiled and waved, "Brother Qin, come and sit."
Qin Luo came to sit next to Song Xiao.
Jinjiao lay quietly.
Song Xiao handed over a piece of beef jerky and said enthusiastically: "This is the beef jerky made by my mother. You can try it."
"Thanks."
Qin Luo took the beef jerky, tore off a piece and tasted it. It was five-flavored. He smiled and nodded, "It tastes very fragrant."
He also tore some of it and gave it to Golden Horn.
Golden Horn eats beef jerky.
It wagged its tail happily.
Song Xiao picked up the wine bag, took a big sip of wine, and then handed the wine bag to Qin Luo, "Winter is coming and the night is very cold. I'll give you a few sips to warm yourself up."
Qin Luo smiled and shook his head, a little confused, "Brother Song, are you so enthusiastic about everyone?"
Song Xiao laughed loudly, "My father said that when traveling in the world, you need to make more friends. The more friends you have, the more roads you can take."
Qin Luo thought it made sense. He took out the golden gourd and drank the morning dew, "Jinjiao, open your mouth."
Jinjiao opened his mouth excitedly.
Qin Luo poured out some morning dew to feed it.
Song Xiao asked with a smile: "Is this wine?"
"Morning dew collected in the mountains."
"Dew, I haven't drunk this stuff yet."
"I'll give you a couple of sips."
"Thanks."
Song Xiao was not polite. He took the golden gourd and took a big sip through the mouth of the gourd. "Is this the taste of dew? I'd say it's good or not. I'd say it's not bad."
Song Xiao told the truth.
Then return the gourd to Qin Luo.
Qin Luo is elegant and easy-going.
Song Xiao likes his character very much.
Qin Luo put the gourd next to him, "Brother Song, why does your escort agency go to such a remote place?"
Song Xiao did not hide anything, "If you take the official road, you will encounter checkpoints set by the government, and you will have to pay high fees. You can earn a lot more money by taking the ancient road in the barren mountains."
"It's also dangerous."
"No way, it's all life."
Qin Luo knew that it was not easy for them, "It was fate that we met. This talisman to ward off evil and avoid evil is given to you."
Looking at the brand new talisman paper, Song Xiao felt that it was a little fake. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, he took it and held it in front of him to observe carefully. He felt that the talisman was very well drawn.
"Brother Qin, I can't ask for it in vain, how much does it cost?"
"Give me two more pieces of beef jerky."
"Hahaha."
Song Xiao thought Qin Luo was hungry, so he quickly took out two large pieces of beef jerky, but Qin Luo put them into his sleeves.
"Brother Qin, do you want to stay on the road as food?"
"I want to take it back and give it to my junior sister to try."
"Your junior sister must be very beautiful."
"She's still a child."
Song Xiao immediately changed the subject, "Brother Qin, what are you doing in Yanbei City?"
"I want to talk to King Zhenbei."
"Hahaha."
Song Xiao smiled from ear to ear, "Brother Qin, when you meet King Zhenbei, tell him if you can be nice to the escort agency and don't bully us who work hard."
"must."
Qin Luo nodded seriously.
"sleepy!"
Song Xiao suddenly held his forehead and looked at the wine bag, "Lao Wu, you are so drunk."
"Young escort, it's because you don't drink well. The wine Lao Wu bought for you was all mixed with water."
"One penny, one penny, don't rely on me."
The strong men were laughing.
Song Xiao's body shook, and he finally fell down on the hay and fell asleep, his body steaming.
Qin Luo sat cross-legged in the Taoist temple. He closed his eyes and meditated. At night, the escorts from the escort agency took turns to keep watch.
The bodyguard responsible for the night watch saw Qin Luo sitting cross-legged and motionless, and couldn't help but feel powerful, "Is he a Taoist priest from an ordinary Taoist temple, or an immortal master from the mountain?"
"Can the immortal master on the mountain stay with us?"
"I feel like he is not simple."
"Maybe a little something, probably not much."
"I think so too."
The escorts were talking a lot.
Suddenly a gust of wind came.
The awake escort looked outside the mountain temple at the same time.
When they spent the night in the mountains, they were often attacked by wild beasts and sometimes encountered unclean things. They were very wary of this sudden wind.
Qin Luo opened his eyes, stood up, and Jinjiao followed him and left the mountain temple.
The awake escorts looked at each other. They felt that there was something unclean outside and did not dare to go out.
"Young escort, wake up."
They wanted to wake Song Xiao up and ask him to make an idea, but the latter slept like a pig and couldn't shout at all.
The escorts could only wait in the mountain temple.
Beside the bridge, Qin Luo saw the ghost in armor. He was exactly the same as the mountain god enshrined in the mountain temple.
"Are you the mountain god of Gushan?"
"I'm not a mountain god, I'm General Dayan, Xu Liang." Yin Hun gestured to Qin Luo.
Qin Luo heard Song Xiao talk about the origin of the mountain temple, and he was a little curious, "Why do you appear here?"
Xu Liang answered truthfully, "Master Immortal, after I died in the battle, my soul could not pass through the gate of hell and could only wander in the world. It was like I was suddenly summoned tonight. I came here by accident. I guess I am destined to be here."
Qin Luo nodded, "Senior, back then you were kind to the people here, so the local people built a mountain temple for you. If you want, you can stay here and be a mountain god. If you want to go to the underworld, I can send you through the ghost gate. .”
Xu Liang thought for a moment and looked at the deserted village. "It used to be very lively here, Master Immortal. I want to stay here and see it become lively again."
Qin Luo chuckled and said: "The mountain temple was built for you by the people, and this is your home."
Xu Liang said solemnly: "Thank you Immortal Master. Without the Immortal Master's guidance, I might not be able to come back in this life."
"Easy to do."
Qin Luo and Xu Liang walked back to the mountain temple.
The escorts in the temple could not see the ghosts, and they looked nervous, "Taoist priest, are there any evil spirits outside?"
"No."
Qin Luo returned to the original place and sat cross-legged.
When everyone looked at the mountain god statue, they found that the statue that was originally covered in dust was now glowing with golden light.
"It's the mountain god who appears!"
The escorts knelt down and kowtowed excitedly.
They felt that something evil had just approached, and it was the mountain god who protected them so that they could live in peace.
…
The next day, early morning.
Song Xiao woke up from his sleep.
"Lao Wu, where is the young Taoist priest?"
"He just left."
Song Xiao stood up. He felt that he had slept very comfortably. He was now refreshed and full of strength.
An escort told Song Xiao what happened last night. Song Xiao immediately bowed to the mountain god three times, burned a lot of incense and paper money, and said with a respectful expression: "Thank you to the mountain god for your blessing. I will come to visit when I pass by this place in the future." you."
After worshiping the mountain god, the escort set off again. Song Xiao rode at the front to catch up with Qin Luo. It didn't take long for him to see Qin Luo and Jin Jiao walking on the roadside.
"Brother Qin, why did you leave without saying goodbye?"
"I see Brother Song is sleeping soundly."
"Hahaha."
Qin Luo and Song Xiao looked at each other and smiled.
At this time, Lao Wu suddenly rushed over and said, "Young escort, there seems to be a checkpoint arranged by the government ahead."
Song Xiao looked not far away. He saw the flag of Daxia, and the smile on his face disappeared.
