A monk with six ring scars on his head was meditating beside the clear spring on the top of the mountain. He was dressed in plain clothes and twisting a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, with a calm expression.
Under the green mountains and flowing water, sitting like a man from the Nine Heavens.
After a while, a young woman, also wearing a Taoist nun's uniform, held rose petals in her hands, sneaked up behind the monk like a wild bobcat, and threw all the flowers in her hand into the air.
"The goddess scatters flowers!"
The smile on his face that was almost Buddhist-like was like a child who had succeeded in a prank, smiling happily.
The meditating monk was a little helpless.
"Yu Yuan, master's wife asked you to practice "River and Mountain Map" quickly. It's almost time for the assessment, but master's wife will punish you with confinement again."
The little Taoist nun clasped her hands behind her back, looking unconcerned. She slowly approached the monk's cheek and pouted:
"Why don't I still have you, Shouyuan, you are the best."
The monk couldn't bear it, his face was red with embarrassment, he reached out and touched the shiny top of his head, with a hint of sadness: "Yu Yuan, master asked me to go down the mountain and ask me to find Xu Qingmu."
Yu Yuan, who was still a little happy at first, muttered and crossed his arms, obviously unhappy.
"Why are you looking for him? What's there to look for in that elm head?"
The monk carefully picked up the petals on his body and put them into the water. He watched the rose petals flow away with the water, and the flowers fell happily.
"Master said there was a disaster and he wanted me to help."
This time, the little Master became even more angry. She stamped her feet fiercely and said angrily: "You stubborn Shouyuan, you saw me being bullied by him back then, and you still want to help him now!? Humph!"
The monk's forehead became more and more translucent, with sweat oozing out.
"But Master said..."
The monk suddenly shut up and looked down at the brand-new pair of cloth shoes. It was the second pair sewn by his junior sister. They were soft and comfortable to wear.
"Fuck it, Master said, Yu Yuan, I'm not going. Can I take you down the mountain to catch butterflies?"
"You called me daddy."
"I'm not scolding you, I'm saying I won't go."
"Catch butterflies?"
"Catch the big one."
"Walk."
...
An old Taoist on the top of the hillside angrily cursed: "You worthless thing, you will live under a woman your whole life! Let's see how Master will deal with you at night!"
It is Taoist Chunyang.
This Chunyang Taoist was sulking alone, gnashing his teeth because his only disciple was not living up to expectations, but he was a little worried about his junior brother who was far away on Chaoge Road. He would definitely not be able to go down the mountain by himself, and he would have to die in discomfort when he came back? Wouldn't disciple Shouyuan go?
,This road is difficult.
Thinking of this, Taoist Chunyang became even more angry. Why did he accept such a henpecked disciple? He is really worthless!
I moved my numb legs a little and found that the durian was very hard.
But he held his wife's makeup box in his hand and did not dare to move it.
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Everyone rested on the boat for the night, and Xu Qingmu still meditated and practiced until dawn, trying to find the missing Thirty-Six Weeks of Beiming.
Still in vain.
The sunshine in Siyue Lake in the morning was still cold. A group of people got off the boat after breakfast and headed to the Yamen stationed at Siyue Lake. The county magistrate wanted to bring people to visit Xu Qingmu yesterday, but was stopped by Qinghu Zhang Ning.
Xu Qingmu was injured and needed to rest; secondly, there was a group of government servants and other idle people, which Zhang Ning really despised.
Xu Qingmu released Qishangbaxia from the Baijing Secret Cave, and took some rare and rare objects as gifts to the county magistrate and General Wang Ziyi's veterans and wounded soldiers.
This secret cave is of great practical use. On the one hand, you can use the speed of time to practice. On the other hand, there are countless rare and rare beasts in the cave. Not only does it solve the problem of rations, but you can also fight the more powerful spiritual beasts among them at any time to improve yourself.
Practical experience.
The county magistrate had already led people to wait at the entrance of the lake. A row of people stood very neatly. The county magistrate was very happy for this young general from the frontier who had no pretensions. In addition, the identity of Princess Xu Luo made the county magistrate even more excited.
With great diligence, he led a group of people into the Yamen and went to the canteen where people had been sent to prepare meals early.
Yesterday's battle, thanks to Li Chengru's sword, moved the clouds and opened the sky, allowing all the people to witness the appearance of an immortal with their own eyes.
Flattery was everywhere at the dinner table. Xu Qingmu didn't resent it, but he never took it seriously.
He has been poor since he was a child and grew up like a dog or a cow in Funiu Town. These petty tricks that have flowed into the philistines are difficult to achieve in the society, but they are also the basic means for the people at the bottom to survive.
On the table, the county magistrate learned that Xu Qingmu and others were going to visit the Nine-Five Chaoge, and he even more diligently presented a map of the place. He also talked about some of the more famous scenic spots on the way, as well as some places with strange people and strange things, vividly and happily.
Princess Xu Luo, who had been staring at a plate of silver fish, became very interested when she heard a rumor about the mountain being haunted in Burial Book Mountain. So she asked about it.
The county magistrate immediately seized the opportunity and started talking.
"Reporting to Your Highness the Princess, the Burial Book Mountain was originally called Shengqian Mountain. It is one of the Four Lakes and Six Mountains of the Dynasty. It is 124 miles away from this lake. The county magistrate there is a good friend of mine and it is the only way to go to the imperial court.
road."
The county magistrate took a look and ordered his servants to continue serving a plate of whitebait and placed it in front of Princess Xu Luo. He continued:
"Originally, this mountain was quite spiritual. Many scholars who wanted to get rich and high-ranking officials would travel thousands of miles to worship before going to Beijing for scientific examinations. Moreover, the mountain was beautiful and rich, and it was also the first choice for many wealthy people to travel with their families. In those years, the mountain
The scenery can be said to be famous for a while, and most of the time, it is really crowded with people.”
"But later, a couple died in a ruined temple on the mountain for unknown reasons. The man was a scholar, and the woman was the daughter of a wealthy man at the foot of the mountain. They were a talented and beautiful couple, and it was a pity...
"
The county magistrate paused, then personally picked up a piece of local specialty and placed it in Xu Qingmu's bowl.
"The man died in a terrible state. His body was slashed and stabbed no less than a hundred times with swords. His whole body was stripped of bones and flesh, especially his face. It was completely disfigured and unrecognizable. The ground was covered in blood..."
Speaking of this, the county magistrate hugged his clothes and looked even colder.
"The woman was wearing a long red dress, with the word '生' carved on her bare arms, and she hanged herself to death. Since then, strange things have happened frequently on this mountain. First, a pair of down-and-out brothers disappeared. When their bodies were found, all their flesh and blood had been lost."
, only a shriveled torso was left; then a father and son went up the mountain to chop firewood, but did not come down for several days. It was not until three days later that the body was also found with all the flesh and blood gone, leaving only a shriveled body."
The county magistrate glanced at everyone, as if to make the story more exaggerated, and said grimly:
"Later, the name of the mountain was changed to Book Burying Mountain. It was meant to appease the grievances of the dead scholar. Over time, no one cared about this mountain."
The fat man looked at Xu Luo and was deep in thought. He suddenly patted the quilt on his back, causing his petite body to tremble. The fat man hugged Xu Luo and spoke out to comfort him.
The county magistrate saw the effect achieved and was very dissatisfied. He patted his stomach and said, "Fortunately, although this mountain is the ultimate road, as long as you walk at the foot of the mountain, you don't need to go to the most dangerous top of the mountain. The foot of the mountain is very safe."
Cao Tong, who had been intimidated by Fengdu Feiren, patted his growing chest and breathed a long sigh of relief: "I'm scared to death."
Ye Qingxian, the swordsman who was also a little frightened, also stuck out his pink tongue.
Xu Qingmu asked, "Has anyone carefully identified the dead man?"
The county magistrate obviously did not expect that the young man would ask such a question, and stuttered: "It should...should...no...no, a group of people who discovered it were already frightened.
I heard that I reported it to the official later, but after a group of people went up the mountain, the body disappeared, so it seemed so strange. Why do you ask these things?"
Xu Qingmu smiled and said it was just a casual question.
In the afternoon, a group of people went to visit a group of veterans in the name of General Wang. As for Wang Ziyi's death, everyone concealed it from the veterans. They only said that the war at the frontier was tense and General Wangzi Yi couldn't get away.
They came on their behalf.
Of course the veterans believe it. Even if they have some doubts, they are all suppressed in their hearts.
Regarding Wang Ziyi, no one can even have the worst thoughts, and cannot have them.
Xu Qingmu and others boarded the ship in the evening and headed towards the imperial court. Zhang Ning told Xu Qingmu that the trip would take about half a year and the journey was very long. He kindly taught some palace etiquette, including some divisions of power in the imperial court.
Wait. Of course, Xu Qingmu was willing to listen to this. Slowly, Xu Qingmu discovered that the green tiger Zhang Ning was not as perverted as the rumors said.
Xu Qingmu would not ask. Regardless of whether it is true or not, it would change the taste of things when spoken. He could not shamelessly ask: "Is human milk delicious?" Thinking of this, Xu Qingmu grinned and secretly gave it to herself.
a slap.
The journey was uneventful, but when approaching Book Burial Mountain, the princess Xu Luo, who always didn't play by the rules, once again didn't play by the rules.
She wants to go up the mountain.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was panicked. Even Xu Qingmu felt that there was no need to go up the mountain, although he was also a little curious.
Especially Cao Tong, who wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the river that night, saying that instead of dying in the mouth of a ghost, he would rather feed the fish in the river and die happily. After all, they were girls, and there was already a subtle relationship between them.
Say it for the boys. At that moment, Xu Luo also lost his temper and said that if he didn't go up the mountain, he wouldn't go to the court.
A group of people decided to vote.
When the final vote fell on Xu Qingmu, Cao Tong and Xu Luo each had an arm, and both had pitiful expressions on their faces, making Xu Qingmu very confused.
When he was really helpless, Li Chengru came to the rescue.
Old Man Li took out a bag of white powder and spread it evenly on the bench. Then he recited a spell, arranged for the two girls to sit on the chairs, and chanted some ghost charms again. After the two girls got up, they stared at the white powder carefully.
Study the powder.
He twisted it with his hands, then came closer and smelled it with his nose, and then said to Xu Qingmu with great certainty:
"Listen to Xu Luo and go up the mountain!"
Everyone was shocked, but after seeing Li Chengru's immortal swords on Siyue Lake, they all felt in awe of the old man from the bottom of their hearts.
The crowd dispersed, each with their own thoughts.
Xu Qingmu found Li Chengru later in the evening and threw a bottle of apricot wine. After all, he couldn't hold it back. Xu Qingmu, who had always been calm-tempered, asked:
"What did you see?"
Li Chengru took a sip of wine and said something that made Xu Qingmu kick him: