Chapter 230 Xanadu II
Thousands of years have passed since the legend of Ge You, and there is no trace of anyone in Taoxi Valley.
Yang Zhan wanted to find a place to shelter Lan Lan from the wind and rain, and ran all over the valley, but couldn't find even a cave.
Fortunately, Lan Lan, who is already middle-aged and has experienced many battles, does not care about living in the open.
She giggled and said, "With you, what if the sky is your bed and the earth is your bed?"
She is already a grandmother, and when she said these words, Lan Lan's cheeks turned red and her eyes were bright.
Yang Zhan's heart skipped a beat, he gently took her hand, flew up into the air, and took her up to a ledge. Above this ledge was an even larger ledge.
Lan Lan was stunned, then smiled. Sitting on the rock ledge, she discovered that the sky above this deep valley was made up of countless jagged rock ledges.
Yang Zhan gestured excitedly, "Look, Lan'er, you don't have to lie down on the ground. This rock shelf is a bed, and the one above will help you block the scorching sun, wind and rain. This will be our home from now on, the couple of gods and gods."
Isn’t it nothing more than that?”
"What an excellent place to live! Could it be that the nobles and wealthy people who followed Ge You in also live here? Where did they find the skill to fly up to such a high ledge like you?"
"Whether they succeeded in this skill later is unknown, but what is certain is that they must have built a house below. Don't forget that Ge You was a carpenter. The house they built must have been a wooden house for thousands of years.
It was uninhabited and naturally decayed. The stone door through which you came in must have been made by him as well."
The couple stood side by side, talking, admiring the waterfalls falling from the sky, the gurgling streams, the brilliant peach trees, and were intoxicated by the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers.
"I'm not dreaming, am I? I'm over fifty, and I still have the chance to enjoy a fairy-like life with you alone."
"Ah, Lan'er, wouldn't it be boring if it's just you and me?" Yang Zhan covered his mouth with his hand and let out a strange whistle.
A group of monkeys emerged from the peach forest, jumping up and down, and came to their ledge.
"Ah, how did you know there were monkeys?"
Yang Zhan said proudly, "Where there are peach trees, there are monkeys. Besides, where are there no monkeys in Emei? Look at how cute they are."
Lan Lan stared at her husband and carefully probed: "Did Big Banya teach you that howl you just made?"
Sure enough, Yang Zhan's eyes darkened: "It's Daban Ya. He taught me too much and paid too much for me, but I put him to death. He died so tragically that I can't ask for anything in this life."
His forgiveness.”
Lan Lan held his hand considerately and shook it.
At this time, the monkeys under the ledge were chirping non-stop, scrambling to say something to them.
Lan Lan was puzzled, so Yang Zhan explained to her, "Dabanya was originally the monkey king of Emei. He taught me a set of calls to summon the monkeys. I summoned them. Of course they were waiting for my instructions. Just take a look.
How can I be the Monkey King?"
Lan Lan suddenly felt a little disappointed and spat: "So you didn't stay here to accompany me, but to become the monkey king!"
Yang Zhan held her shoulders and said with a smile: "I don't want to be a king in this world, so why not be a monkey king in your Taoxi Valley? Let's go, noble monkey princess, to meet your subjects."
After saying this, they both flew down the ledge and landed among the monkeys.
The skill that Yang Zhan learned from Dabanya was very useful. It didn't take half an hour for the couple to get along with the monkeys.
Wherever they went, the monkeys followed, shouting and crowding, making it very lively.
Together with the monkeys, they drank water from the stream, ate fruits from the trees, bathed under the waterfall, and played happily in the deep valley.
In the evening, when Yang Zhan and Lan Lan flew onto the ledge, the monkeys dispersed and went to rest.
When the morning light first appeared, Yang Zhan, dressed in a white robe, fluttered between the rock ledges. He found that practicing in this way made his whole body feel indescribably relaxed.
Lan Lan is also practicing, but she is confined to the ledge where she lives, and is unable to fly freely like Yang Zhan. Not to mention flying up, she even dares not to go down to the ground.
Those who admired Yang Zhan more than her were the monkeys who had arrived early to wait at the foot of the rock.
They were used to flying among the trees in the mountains and forests, and had never expected to fly onto the ledge. At this moment, the shock caused by Yang Zhan in their hearts was far greater than that of the king.
Therefore, when Yang Zhan finished practicing and flew down with Lan Lan, the monkeys' eyes were filled with tears of excitement.
Even monkeys have gods they worship.
After playing for a few days, Yang Zhan already knew everything in the deep valley, and he began to implement his plan.
One moonlit night, all the monkeys went to rest, and the only thing that could be heard in the deep valley was the roar of the waterfall.
After the couple meditated, Yang Zhanlalanlan sat on the edge of the rock ledge, admiring the round moon and the clear glow of the valley.
"Lan'er, if one day our country of Shu encounters another disaster, and we don't have the power to save the people, how can we keep the people of Shu alive?"
"Don't say that, okay? Husband, it's a rare opportunity for us to not care about the worldly affairs outside. We can't care about it anymore. Let's leave it to Jing Xin and his descendants."
"Oh, Lan'er, I'm destined not to become an immortal, so just rely on me, okay?"
"Okay, okay, okay, it's up to you, it's up to you. If that day comes, whatever you say we should do, we will do it!"
"What do you think of it here?"
"You don't want to imitate Ge You and bring Shu people to this place, do you?"
"Yes, that's what I think. This place is isolated from the world. Except for the stone door you came in, it is surrounded by cliffs, and there are ledges blocking the view. Of course it is a good place to hide people."
"How many people can be hidden? Where to live? What to eat?"
"I have thought about it. If you want to hide people, you must consider these two issues. We are starting to build housing now. We can't go out to cut trees in a big way. We can only use local materials in the valley. As for the issue of food, we are too skilled in cutting wood.
Plant peach trees, open up farmland, and ask Jian Kuan to send in the seeds."
"Oh, that's a good idea! With such a large amount of work, how can the people who need it get in? Through that stone door? If this secret is leaked, it will be useless even if you build this place into a palace!"
"If we don't increase the number of people, it will just be you and me. The most we can do is stay for a while. Of course, there are also the monkeys."
"Oh my God, Yang Zhan, I knew I wouldn't live a good life for a few days! It turns out that you didn't stay here to be the Monkey King, and I can't be a princess. You are planning to use me as a hard worker!"
Yang Zhan chuckled, "Lan'er, it's not that serious. Let's just treat it as another form of practice. Don't you think it's very meaningful?"
Lan Lan shook off his hand, "I don't think so. I just think that since you became a farmer in Heiniu Village, you have become obsessed with farming. Sigh, thinking about your great dream really gives me a headache.
Chapter completed!