Canteen, breakfast.
A bowl of porridge with wild vegetables, no limit, one egg per person, there was nothing wrong with it except that the wild vegetables were still a bit bitter. However, there was a plate of kimchi in the middle, which was salty and chewy, even a little chewy.
Only six people came to eat in total.
The others haven't gotten up yet.
This place is too laid back.
It's just that Lin Jue hasn't started practicing spiritual magic or learning spells yet. He still needs to do morning classes. At the same time, he is not used to such a leisurely life. After breakfast, he seems to have nothing to do.
"Where are junior brothers and junior sisters free?"
"Big Brother."
"Big brother!"
The two responded in tandem.
"You have just come to the mountain and are not used to life on the mountain yet. I will find something for you to do."
"Elder brother, just say it."
"Sir, please speak!"
Both of them naturally have good attitudes.
"There will be pilgrims coming today. You stay alone and receive the pilgrims with me. It is just a good time to learn how to receive the pilgrims. There is not enough firewood in the temple, so the other person will go to the mountain to chop firewood."
The elder brother looked at them with a smile.
The junior sister immediately looked at Lin Jue.
"I'm going to chop wood." Lin Jue said naturally, "I just happened to bring a hatchet up the mountain."
"good!"
The senior brother was not surprised, and just said to him: "But our place is Yishan, which is a little different from other places. You are going to the mountain to chop firewood, and I have something to tell you."
"About the mountain spirit?"
"About mountain spirits is just one aspect. When you encounter mountain spirits, remember to say that you are a disciple of Fuqiu Temple. When you put on Taoist robes in the future, there will be no spirits to embarrass you. At most, there are those who tease you. Remember to stick to your heart and not be fooled.
If you are tempted, you will not lose your composure. The ferocious beasts nearby have been warned by the Fourth Junior Brother and will not hurt people easily."
"Noted it down."
"The other thing is, when cutting firewood in the mountains, you can't just chop down any tree you see. If it's a small living tree, you have to let it go. For a big living tree, you can only chop down the lowest side branches. If there are no side branches below, you can't chop it down.
It's better to look for dry, dead trees, which are easy to burn and don't need to be dried out."
"What else?"
"The road deep in Yishan Mountain is difficult and dangerous, so be careful when walking. This mountain is very strange. It is mostly made of rocks and has little soil. It is extremely difficult for pine trees to grow on the mountain, and they are favored by the mountain gods. Don't cut them down. If you encounter something on the way,
Don’t just sit down on the wooden piles on the mountain just because you are tired from walking. They may be seats for the monsters in the mountain.” When the senior brother said this, he couldn’t help but smile and recall, “These are what Master told me back then.
.”
"Remember."
"Go ahead, it doesn't matter if you don't have enough firewood. It's just as easy to burn some pine cones when you pick them up."
"good!"
Lin Jue said nothing and agreed.
Where can I learn something these days without having to work? Besides, looking at the appearance of these Taoist temples, most of them are self-sufficient. Chopping firewood is the simplest thing. It's just a matter of putting in some effort. If you don't do it yourself, how can you leave it to the master who is seventy or eighty years old?
Or should the senior brothers do it?
So he turned around and went to get a hatchet, a back bamboo pole, a pole and two pieces of rope. He took the remaining tart cakes with him and walked towards Fuqiu Peak in the direction pointed by his senior brother.
go.
There are a lot of vegetation along the way.
Weeds are of course not allowed, and thorn bushes are lush and green at this time of year, not when they are used for firewood. Some of the large trees have had their lower side branches cut down, and there is not a single dead wood at all.
This is also normal.
Fuqiu Temple has been here for so many years, and the firewood that is close to it must be the first to be cut down every year.
Then go to higher ground.
Go deeper.
Go further away.
It was early morning in the mountains again, and the morning fog had not yet dispersed, so it was extremely cool. Now Lin Jue no longer had the worry of wandering around the world, nor was he at a loss as to where to find his teacher. With his mind settled, he naturally
You are in a great mood, why are you afraid of the long journey?
Gradually entering the depths of white clouds.
Fuqiu Temple is located at the bottom of the mountain. It is not noticeable at the Taoist temple. As you go higher, the scenery here gradually becomes apparent.
Occasionally, exposed granite can be seen, and ancient pines rooted in the cracks of the rocks can be seen. It is not known whether the ancient pines happened to grow in the cracks of the rocks, or the roots of the trees split the stones.
I often hear unknown birds chirping and unknown beasts roaring, echoing in the mountains and in the clouds.
Do not damage the old pines, be careful to cut down live trees, look for dead wood, cut down more dead branches, and pick up some pine cones if there are many on the ground. Lin Jue gradually cut some firewood.
The mountain became steeper and steeper, and without realizing it, I passed through the dense forest. When I looked back, I saw that it was already open.
I saw the green mountains in the distance overlapping into shadows, countless layers of them. The morning mist accumulated on the ground and in the valleys of the mountains, forming a sea of ​​clouds. The contrast with the ink-like green mountains was even more pure and white, which was shocking.
Looking back again, there is a stone peak above my head.
"Is this Fuqiu Peak?"
Lin Jue looked carefully and found a bit of the shadow of the 'Fuqiu Peak' that the old Tao had pointed out to them when they were far away. There were two stone peaks next to it, one of which had a scissors-like gap.
It was so cool at this time, I was full of energy and energy, and I was in a good mood, so I naturally had the idea of ​​​​climbing up and taking a look.
But you have to chop wood first.
There are a lot of dead trees and dead branches here, and the side branches under the big trees have not been cut down very much, and some have grown back after being cut down.
"Ugh..."
The sound of trees being cut down kept ringing in the mountains.
Still echoing in the cloud mountains.
You don't have to worry about things like chopping firewood. You just need to do the same thing continuously. You don't have to rush for time, but you still gain something. It's surprisingly fun to do it.
Lin Jue was not in a hurry, and soon he cut down a lot of dead branches, tied them into two bundles with ropes, and stuffed the bamboo basket on his back.
"Done!"
Then it’s time to climb the mountain.
The firewood pole and the carrying pole were put aside. Lin Jue only carried the tart cakes and the hatchet, and climbed up the mountain.
Unknowingly, my clothes got wet.
Not rain, but sweat and fog.
In fact, the mountain is too high and has already entered the clouds. Even if it is clear and clear and there is no rain, my clothes will be stained deep in the clouds.
At the same time, the closer you get to the top of the mountain, the steeper it gets.
At the top, you even need to use your hands and feet.
Fortunately, it's not far away and it doesn't take much effort.
The boy quickly climbed to the top.
As soon as I stood up, I was shocked.
In front of us is the core area of ​​the entire Yishan Mountain. There are only connected stone walls, which can hardly be said to be thousands of feet high. There are strange peaks and rocks of unknown shapes. Many rocks clearly look bare, but there are many ancient pines growing on the mountain. It has not yet passed in the morning.
The morning mist still accumulates between these strange peaks and rocks and the tenacious ancient pines, like a veil draped by heaven and earth on them. It changes in ever-changing shapes with the wind, forming a wonderful scene.
What a beautiful landscape painting.
Lin Jue was deeply shocked by it and couldn't help but open his eyes wide to take in this wonderful scene as much as possible.
When we were at the foot of the mountain, we really didn't realize that there was such a scenery in the mountain. I guess most people in the world are blocked by remote roads and rarely come here.
At this time, there was only one thought in my mind——
There are probably gods and goddesses in such mountains.
Lin Jue watched for a long time without seeing enough. He was blown cold by the wind and didn't notice it. He just heard the mountain wind whine and watched the clouds and mist change endlessly. After the initial shock passed, he finally felt a little more relaxed.
I happened to be hungry, so I took out the tart cakes I had brought with me and ate them here.
This tart cake is much more delicious than the food in Guanzhong.
But at this moment, he heard something else in the mountain wind.
"Um?"
Lin Jue tilted his head slightly and listened carefully.
Sure enough, there was a voice.
"Uh-huh" chirping, doesn't sound like a human being.
Like some kind of animal or an animal's cub.
It sounds a bit pitiful.
Lin Jue still remembered what his elder brother said, that there might be monsters teasing him, and he should stick to his heart and not be tempted, so he ignored it for a while and continued to eat the tart cake in his hand.
It's never wrong to ignore it.
"call……"
The mountain wind blows gusts, and the white clouds in the distance are like waves.
Facing this picture scroll, eating it with mountains and rivers scenery, chewing slowly, this taste, this feeling, how can it not be a fairy life?
But the screams continued.
Not only that, it seems to be clearer and even more pitiful.
"?"
Lin Jue frowned and finally couldn't bear it anymore. He put down the tarts, picked up the hatchet next to him and walked towards the place where the sound came from.
This place is very close to him, only seven or eight feet away.
Lin Jue slid down and saw——
It was actually the cub of an animal.
A little guy with newly grown hair, gray and gray, looks a bit like a dog, but not quite, and at most it is only about the size of a palm.
The little thing was lying on the edge of the stone peak. It seemed that he had become separated from his mother. He turned his head and looked around and kept shouting. When he saw Lin Jue coming, he immediately closed his mouth and stared at him eagerly.
The animal's face was different from that of human beings, and it was impossible to tell whether it was fear or confusion. It was just that its round eyes were staring at Lin Jue without saying a word, making people feel pity for him.
"This is……"
Is it a cub accidentally lost by a wild beast in the mountains?
Or is it the mountain spirit that is trying to play tricks on him?
While Lin Jue was thinking, he looked around and saw no other cubs, nor any animal that looked like its mother.
"Where is your mother?"
Lin Jue held the hatchet and talked to it casually as if talking to a human being.
Of course there was no answer.
The little guy still stared at him with his round black eyes, looking weak, helpless, and honest.
I don't know what I'm thinking about at this time.
Lin Jue frowned.
Not even walking.
Neither is staying.
"Well, if you are really a lost kid, forget it if you don't meet me. If you meet me, you are destined to be with me, and you are lucky."
Lin Jue said this, and did not approach it at will. Instead, he found a slope not far away and sat down, continuing to eat tart cakes, hoping to wait until its mother came back and pick it up.
"call……"
After stopping, the wind became colder and colder.
The little thing still stared at him silently, with the same expression.
Lin Jue was afraid that it was hungry, so he broke off a piece of tart cake and walked over to give it to it, but he just put it in front of it and then walked back to the original place.
Seeing that it didn't eat, he didn't care and continued to sit.
I thought it might still be a little close, so I moved a little further away.
This side can no longer see the strange scenery of strange peaks, forests, and countless rocks, but you can still see the peaks on the left and right, which are granite with cracks and lines, like scissors, like Cloud Gate, with ancient pines rooted in them, and they are still very beautiful.
It's like the mortal world, like a scenery that only exists in the sky.
No matter how long you sit and wait in a place like this, it's never too long.
Besides, I came up here just to see the scenery.
Lin Jue was very patient, even very leisurely.
Until time passes little by little.
The sun itself had passed above the head, and the clouds and mist in the distance gradually dispersed, replaced by smoke rising from an unknown source in the distance, and then the sun began to slowly move west again.
Lin Jue almost slept here.
"..."
When he came back to his senses, the little thing was still lying obediently in the distance. It looked like a small dot from a distance. However, it neither moved nor screamed. I don't know if it was afraid that if it screamed again, it would disturb Lin Jue and eat it.
, but felt a little more at ease because there was another animal next to him, staring at him from a distance with his small round eyes.
The small piece of tart cake that Lin Jue broke off just now has been eaten by it.
The time is getting later and later.
Unknowingly, the mountain wall in the distance has turned yellow due to the sun, and the ancient pines cast slanting shadows on the mountain wall. The mountain began to fog again, showing an unpredictable side.
"Little guy, why haven't your parents come yet?"
Lin Jue came to the little thing again with a hatchet in hand, still unsure whether this was a trick played on him by the mountain spirits.
For example, how about transforming such a little thing, making him pity him so much that he can't bear to leave, stay in the mountains for a whole day, and then make fun of his stupidity? Or wait until the sun goes down and get dark, and then kill him?
Master said that there are mountain gods in Yishan Mountain and the rules are very strict. The spirits in the mountain all know the Taoist priests of Fuqiu Temple. At least on Fuqiu Peak, the latter should not be possible.
The former is quite possible.
At least that's what the yellow dog on the road can do.
But now I lowered my head, looked at this little thing, and saw its confused, restless and helpless eyes. Isn’t this the same person I was more than a year ago?
"well……"
Lin Jue couldn't help but sigh.
Seeing that it was getting late and getting late, I reached out and picked it up, preparing to take it back to the Taoist Temple.
As for whether it’s a weird trick——
If he is not a treacherous and evil demon, how can he use people's kindness as a bait to deceive people? If this is really the case, he would admit it, so let's use a hatchet to speak!
Chapter completed!