Winter snow solstice, raccoon fairy festival.
When the sky turned blue the next day, everyone was still sleeping when they heard the sound of gongs and drums. This loud and lively sound was like marrying a wife, going to the rafters, celebrating a birthday in the countryside, with gongs and drums noisy and firecrackers blasting.
Yue Guanchao washed up early, stood on the well platform to sharpen his knife, and wiped the dirt off the shotgun again and again, just waiting to set off for Tiesha Mountain.
"Wow, no wonder Tiesha Mountain is said to be a sacred mountain. Those things really feel like they are in a heavenly palace!"
Song Siyuan's words of admiration made them all curious. Yue Guanchao put down his machete and walked up to the Drum Tower, looking out in her direction.
Although it was sunny when I came two days ago, the rain and snow had not dispersed after all, and the sunshine in the sky always seemed chaotic and blurry. Today it is finally sunny. When I look at Tiesha Mountain in the distance, I can clearly see the rain and mist steaming around the waist of the mountain. , the temple towers were all half-covered in the mist, emitting a golden glow in the golden morning sun, just like a Taoist temple located in the fairyland, making it difficult to distinguish reality from reality.
What's even more amazing is the missing part of Tiesha Mountain!
Originally, the peaks of the Nine Cauldrons could only be seen by standing in the three directions: north, south, south, east, and west. Today, they were just at an ordinary stop, but they could clearly see a strange phenomenon in the low-lying canyon where the peaks gathered. A strange wild mountain appeared, like a relatively large mountain. The small lotus heart hill protrudes from the canyon.
Yue Guanchao was afraid that his eyes would be dazzled, so he rubbed his eyes again and saw that Luoshan Mountain had not disappeared. Then he was sure that it was not dazzled, and that the Jiuding Peaks did indeed have extra peaks!
"Here, I remember that this mountain doesn't exist?"
When Song Siyuan looked at the Jade Statue of Bodhisattva yesterday, she saw clearly that there was a low-lying canyon in the Jiuding Mountain Peak. It could clearly feel like it was protruding from the surroundings. A strange temple could also be seen sitting on the top of the mountain, which added to the strange and bizarre feeling.
"Zen Master Gu Ming, what is this?"
Seeing Zen Master Gu Ming come up to ring the bell, Song Siyuan quickly asked the reason. The old monk rang the bell and said slowly: "This is the strange thing I want to say. Every time it snows in winter and the weather is clear, the Lilangjun Temple will appear. It is quite strange where the peaks gather, and the people of Anyuan County only think that it is Mr. Lilang who has appeared, and they even regard it as a god."
"This demon has quite a lot of tricks in his hands. What kind of illusion is it if he can't protect them all?"
Xu Xiake picked up the brass telescope and was furious.
Song Siyuan shook her head and explained: "It's not necessarily an illusion. No matter how high the illusion is, it must be realized through some kind of medicine. We are several miles away from Tiecha Mountain. Could it be that we were infected by their medicine powder here? I feel more like Use the illusion created by the geographical environment.”
"Eat first. Don't go into the mountains hungry. If you eat something you shouldn't eat in the mountains, you may not be able to come back."
They continued to watch, and they saw that Xuanniang and the young monk were standing in the dining hall waving. Not to mention she was not in the mood, but her stomach was really rumbling when she mentioned it. Everyone went down from the bell tower to the dining hall, where they brought vegetarian dishes and porridge, just like last night. I ordered sweet potato and multigrain steamed buns.
Yue Guanchao chewed the steamed buns and asked with a sob: "Well...Xuan Niang, if you have something to say, you can say it directly. We haven't even gone yet, but you poured cold water on us. What are we eating that we shouldn't eat?" what does it mean?"
"Brother, do I know what it means? If I don't understand, I'm like a useless person. I just feel that the mountains are not peaceful. You must remember to see, hear, and smell things, and think about it clearly. Go, otherwise, you will most likely die on the spot."
"What you said is so absurd, why don't you just follow me~" Yue Guanchao provoked him.
"Anyway, I still said that. I don't want to get involved in your cause and effect."
Xuanniang ate in a hurry and stopped talking. She took the little novice monk and ran to the yard to bask in the sun. Yue Guanchao shook his arms and ate deliciously.
Before a few people had finished eating, they could already hear the roaring of the horns, and the crackling sound of the sky-splitting whip, which kept getting into their ear canals.
"We sincerely welcome Mr. Li Lang to show his spirit and worship the immortals. The first snow is about to begin~"
This rich and high-pitched voice, like the roar of an old dragon, attracted everyone. They quickly took a few more bites of food, picked up their own weapons and rode down the mountain.
After going back and forth, only Xuanniang, Hua Ling, and Zen Master Gu Ming were left in this Aquarius Temple.
It was noisy and lively just now, but suddenly it became quiet. A few people had to move chairs to the front of the yard to use the warm winter sun to dispel the winter loneliness.
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Yuping Town, Zhenguan Street, Civet Cat Tower
Yuping Town is located at the foot of Guanyin Mountain. They rode down the mountain for only a moment and stopped at Zhenguan Street.
As mentioned earlier, Yuping Town looks like a maple leaf. There are twenty-meter-wide stone pavements between the teeth of these maple leaves. They are like the veins of the maple leaves. They are horizontal and vertical, dividing the streets and alleys of the town into sparse and regular spaces. .
There are many narrower alleys around these stone streets. The houses on the left and right streets are staggered like a chessboard. Looking around, you can see residential shops, medical halls and guild halls all distributed in the streets and alleys. As long as they are related to weddings, funerals, eating, drinking and eating, they are all doing business. It's all inside, it can be described as diverse, prosperous and lively.
Coupled with the fact that the stone streets are gathered in the town in the shape of a rice, the ancient fortress in the town has become a veritable center of the town!
