The crisp sound of horse bells echoed in the mountains.
There is a flawless blue sky above the head, and the hills below are undulating, all facing the same direction, like frozen waves. There is very little grass growing on the hills, but they are not monotonous at all. Instead, they are full of strange and dreamy colors, with earthy tones.
On the bottom, there are gray, white, blue, dark red and light red, black, green and golden, forming a pattern in the mountains, colorful and bright.
The sun was scorching, and the heaven and earth were impossibly clean.
A calico cat suddenly appeared on a hill. She reached the highest point, opened a pair of amber-like eyes, stretched her neck and looked around, taking in everything.
It seemed that she felt extremely strange, even in a bright light environment, her eyes slightly dilated for a moment.
Then he turned his head and looked down.
"Ding ding ding..."
Several figures wandered over.
Walking at the front were a few men in tattered clothes, with their chests and abdomen exposed in the early autumn when the heat had not faded away at all. Then there was a Taoist holding a bamboo stick. Behind the Taoist was a slow maroon horse.
The jingling sound comes from the bells on the horses' necks.
The cat looked up slightly.
There is a swallow in the sky in the distance.
A group of people walking there seemed to be walking in a brightly colored painting. It was unknown where they came from, where they were going, or how long they had been walking in this painting.
Facing the warm wind on the mountain, the cat continued to turn its head. After taking one last look at this strange world, it turned around and ran down the mountain to the Taoist's side.
"How's the view on the mountain?"
"Meow?"
The calico cat really doesn't understand why the ground here is made of flowers.
The Taoist pursed his lips and thought for a while before saying: "This is because this land contains rich minerals, and faults were formed during tens of millions of years of earth movement, and then were continuously weathered and eroded over the long years.
, changed again and again, changed again and again, and finally had the color that Sanhua Empress saw, and became 'flower'."
The cat took small steps and turned to stare at him.
"Meow……"
"In short, it is a very wonderful chance, a unique creation, and various coincidences that have created such amazing wonders of heaven and earth." Song You paused, "So, empress Sanhua can be with such a person at this time.
It is a rare and amazing thing for them to meet, and it requires a lot of fate."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but smile, and his voice became softer: "But the world is so big, it's hard enough for Sanhua Empress to meet her, and it requires fate."
"Meow~"
The cat squinted at the Taoist priest.
I wish I had said this earlier.
The Taoist just shook his head and smiled, not saying much.
However, when the men walking in front heard the sound, they couldn't help but turn around and look at Song You——
Along the way, I often heard him talking to the cat. The cat was quite intelligent and always answered his questions. This man was even more interesting and could answer every question.
"Can you understand what it says?"
A man who was tanned and shining was pulling his clothes to wipe his sweat and couldn't help but ask.
"The journey is long, and walking alone is boring. I just want to find some entertainment to relieve my loneliness." Song You did not answer directly, but replied with a smile.
"We thought you really understood cats!"
The man didn't quite understand what Song You just said, but he could talk about this land, so he said: "The locals here call it Danxia, and some also call it Colorful Danxia.
Legend has it that in ancient times, the sky was broken, and the gods used colorful stones to mend the sky. The colorful stones had to be refined, but after they were refined, a lot of them were stolen by another bad god. The bad god poured these colorful stones down from the sky.
, it just happened to fall here and turned into this colorful mountain."
"Meow meow meow meow..."
Mao'er thought his accent when he said "Hua Hua Lu Lu" was funny and couldn't help but learn it.
It's a pity that only Taoists can understand it.
"How did I hear that two gods were fighting in the sky, and one of them smashed the colorful clouds and sunset in the sky, and the paint in the sunset fell down, dyeing the mountains into flowers." The other one was also tanned and skinny.
The Ruchai old man said.
"I've heard both of the rumors you mentioned." Another middle-aged man said, "I've also heard of another one, saying that the old man in the sky was refining elixirs and knocked down the alchemy furnace for some reason.
There are elixirs in it. The elixirs are all colorful. They haven’t been refined yet. It’s probably still soupy and watery. They all poured out at once, and they fell to this place from the sky. The mountains turned into colors, so
It’s called Danxia.”
Song You couldn't help but smile when he heard this.
Some folklores are false at first glance because they have two or more different descriptions of the same thing, which are contradictory.
Just like the formation of Danxia, even if there is truth in the three legends, there is obviously a high probability that only one will be true.
But this kind of legend is very interesting.
It is interesting because it directly satisfies the curiosity of the people of this era. It is simple, in line with this era, and was created and believed by people of the era. Therefore, to a certain extent, it can also reflect the needs of the people of the era.
Some features reflect a corner of the times.
Just like this time——
The Taoist laughed and said nothing after hearing this. Mao'er walked beside him, but kept turning his head and staring at these people, his eyes bright and full of novelty.
"No matter how it came about, you guys are pretty lucky. This Danxia usually doesn't look so gorgeous. It's darker. If it rains, it will be more gorgeous. If the sun is shining, it will be brighter.
It will be more showy." The middle-aged man said with a distinct accent, "It just rained yesterday, and the sun came out again today."
When Song You heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly in response, and then said, "That's really fate."
"where you go?"
"Go west."
"What are you going to do in the west? There is a severe drought in the west this year. Many people can't find a way to survive. Only businessmen who resell can make some money. Moreover, people there don't believe in Taoism. Most of them believe in Buddhism. You, a Taoist priest, have come all the way to go there.
What are you doing while running?"
"travel."
"It's so chic..."
"I wonder if there is a place to stay ahead?"
"Go along this road. This is the road with the most horse hooves. Don't go into Danxia Lane. It's easy to lose direction. Don't go into other paths. It's easy to walk.
Then we walked to the bandit’s den in the mountains. There was a carriage and horse shop in front of it, and many small businessmen running this road would rest there. We will rest there tonight too.”
"Thank you."
It was early autumn, but the sun was still so strong that people could hardly open their eyes. They were already tired and didn't bring much water. On a whim, they exchanged a few words with Song You. When they felt thirsty, they quickly shut their mouths.
Go ahead and refuse to say another word.
As we hurried along, the wind became more and more dull.
Despite their short stature, these people walked much faster than the slow Song You. She only told him to be careful of horse bandits, then walked away from him and walked to the front.
The Taoist's pace is constant and rhythmic.
The calico cat had been holding back its curiosity for a long time, and then released it. It walked to the front left of him, looking back at him while taking small steps, and asked him a lot of random questions, such as whether the elixir is colorful, and the clouds are colorful in the sunset.
What kind of paint is installed, how is the sky broken, and what kind of stone is used to repair it.
Song You answered randomly.
Anyway, it was all made up by others. Others made it up, and he, Taoist Master Song, also made it up. They are all lies, and they are good words if they can make Empress Sanhua happy.
After satisfying its curiosity, the calico cat regained its lively temperament, running around in the red clouds. From time to time it jumped up to catch bugs, from time to time it ran wildly to chase lizards, and from time to time it ran ahead and climbed up the mountain to stretch its neck and look around at the scenery.
The Taoist also followed her up a mountain.
Looking around, the colorful ores have drawn countless stripes on the mountains, and the mountains have formed colorful undulations on the ground. As the previous Mike said, today's colorful Danxia is bright, bright, and endless, giving people an extremely...
Strong visual impact.
Nature is incomparably wonderful and beautiful. We cannot ask it to show its beauty to us at any time. We can only hope that when it shows its beauty, we will be right there.
Today is extremely lucky.
Song You stood at the top of the mountain and looked at it for a long time. He felt the wind blowing for a long time, and then he went down the mountain and returned to the main road.
When the sound of horse hooves comes in the Danxia Desert, caravans are robbed, and people's lives are hurt, Taoists don't have to worry about it. They just ask the Three Flowers Empress to take action, and she can do justice for heaven.
Go forward along the road.
The sun gradually fell to the horizon, losing its power in the afternoon. It only dyed the sky and the earth golden, and only cast diagonal lines of light and shadow on the wavy Danxia Mountains. The abandoned pavilions on the mountains and the Haloxylon ammodendron trees on the roadside were all covered up.
A long shadow was cast, and a lonely old building appeared in the desolate and gorgeous Danxia Desert.
It is a very common carriage and horse shop on the commercial road.
There were many donkeys, horses, mules and camels tied up in front of the carriage and horse shop, and there were also a few carts pulling goods. There was a tea stall at the door. Many businessmen were sitting and drinking tea, and some were talking outside.
Song You also saw those Mai Kes during the day.
It's just that no matter how cheap the bunk beds in the carriage and horse shop are, they are not affordable for coolies like Mai Ke who have traveled thousands of miles to earn a living. They just gather not far from the shop and find a comfortable position to lie down on the spot.
Buy some water and gather together for safety.
Song You originally planned to stay in a hotel and at least have a hot meal, but when he passed by them, he stopped again, thought for a moment, and then stopped moving forward.
He also found a place in the open space to rest.
When traveling, you should do whatever you want.
"..."
The Taoist sat cross-legged, waiting until night fell slowly, and the originally hot Danxia Desert gradually cooled down. After the sun set in the sky, a dreamlike ray of light emerged. He listened to these returning Mai Ke's rambling stories about the various places ahead.
Well, the stars above my head are popping up one after another, which is not interesting at all.
In her mind, Sanhua Empress has no idea of the difference between sleeping in the open air and staying in a hotel. She only knows that she saves money. When it gets dark, there are many small animals in the desert, which is very lively.