Thank you. Back to the bonfire, Lin Shouyi and Qing Niangniang were finishing the game. The girl glanced at the chess game and was not interested, so she reached out and approached the bonfire.
Chen Pingan chopped off some branches and built three simple tents. When he came to Li Baoping, the little girl yawned and ran to sleep. In addition, Li Huai and Lin Shou shared a tent.
The girl Xie Xie also had her own tent, and Yu Lu often slept in the carriage driver's position, half-spread and half-wrapped with a blanket, which could last the whole night.
Of course, the team can always successfully find accommodation most of the time, either in an inn or a Taoist temple among the mountains and forests.
Once on a stormy night, with the help of dim lights, they finally found a wealthy family. The owner turned out to be Huang Tingguo's former minister of household affairs, an ancient and rare old man who built a villa and lived in seclusion in the mountains. He was quite hospitable. When he saw Li Baoping and other negative people...
The old man was very happy to see the young scholars who were traveling to study. Even though he knew that they came from Dali, which was half an enemy country, the old minister still treated him warmly. Regarding food, the old man even more strictly abided by the sage's teachings of "never getting tired of fine food and never tired of fine food".
It was an eye-opener for Chen Pingan, a bunch of local bumpkins.
Afterwards, the old man got along well with each other and seemed to have a special rapport with the little girl Li Baoping and the young man Yu Lu. Knowing that the little girl liked to read travel notes, he not only gave them a few travel notes from his private collection in the library, but also made sure to take them to a place in person.
The scenic spot is a very famous riverside cliff in the local area. The cliff is as smooth as a mirror. There are ancient mosaic carvings on it that have survived for unknown years. The engraved characters have never been seen in scriptures and are obscure and difficult to understand. Countless literati and poets have used them in history.
Come here to admire the wonderful scenery. The stone rubbings were widely circulated in the Huangting Kingdom and the Sui Dynasty, but no one has studied the true meaning of those words. There are different opinions, and there is no conclusion that can convince everyone.
At that time, Cui Chan, a young man, just glanced at the stone cliff from a distance and said that it was "carved by Heavenly Lord Lei Bu with his own hands and the Emperor's words to command the dragon."
The old man laughed loudly, obviously not believing it. The sages and sages of the past dynasties did not dare to make judgments even though they studied carefully. It is reasonable for a young man of fourteen or fifteen years old to casually say something, and the old minister of Huang Tingguo would not take it seriously.
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After leaving the old minister's villa, every time Chen Ping'an ate food cooked in an earthen stove in the wilderness, he would find that something was wrong with everyone's eyes, especially the little girl in the red cotton jacket, who wanted to return this place without three hundred taels of silver.
Here comes a sentence: Uncle Master, the food you cook is very delicious, really, it is no worse than the food of that Ma Shilang’s family!
Li Huai was also a little sleepy, so he said hello to Lin Shou and went to sleep in the tent first. Lin Shouyi was not sleepy at all, and continued to compete on the chessboard with the young lady.
Lin Shouyi told Chen Pingan that he would accompany Qing Niangniang to the small temple on the top of the mountain to retrieve the precious chess book hidden in the wall of the small temple. Probably because he was afraid that Chen Pingan would worry, the young man smiled and explained that Qing Niangniang wanted to
It was a round trip alone, so he took the initiative to ask to go together.
Chen Ping'an didn't say much, he just asked Lin Shouyi to pay attention to the road at night.
The young man climbed the mountain with the ghost who offered incense in the small temple. Chen Ping'an looked at the backs of one person and one ghost. This was probably a unique rule on the mountain. Queen Qing's feet did not touch the ground, she was floating slowly, and a little green light appeared in front of her.
The will-o'-the-wisp fluorescence lit up the surroundings, and with the green-shirted scholar beside them, the two chatted happily. Therefore, this scene not only did not make people feel frightened, but also somewhat resembled the so-called "holding candles" in Li Baoping's landscape travel notes.
The romantic and poetic feeling of "night outing and commuting in pleasure".
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After the girl thanked her and left, the young Cui Chan stood alone on a high branch. Occasionally, the sound of a night owl suddenly sounded in the mountains, which was shrill and scary. This bird was called a "wandering bird" by the people of Huangting Kingdom, which was an ominous sign.
It is often associated with "announcement of funeral" and "bad news".
A line of black smoke billowed through the woods, flew past the boy in white, and hung still in the air.
The young man recovered his confused thoughts and said, "Are you leaving?"
The Yin God from the small town nodded and said: "Those amulets gifted by Old Man Yang can indeed protect against soul damage caused by Yang Qi's strong wind and city passes. However, with Dali Yefu Pass as the end point, a round trip will
I just finished it. I privately escorted him to the Hengshan Mountain of Huangting Kingdom. In fact, it was already very reluctant. Maybe it will start to become difficult when we reach the Xiuhua River and Wanping County area."
Yin Shen's face was like ripples in the lake, like flickering lights, constantly changing and blurry. He sighed with emotion: "Although I don't know what business Old Man Yang did with you, I hope that before arriving at the academy in Sui Dynasty, the Imperial Master
Your Excellency, you can follow Chen Ping'an and the others well from beginning to end."
The boy in white was quite polite to Yin Shen, "I'll do my best."
Yin Shen suddenly smiled and asked: "Master National Preceptor, do you believe that good and evil will be rewarded?"
The young Cui Yi shook his head and said: "I never believe it. If you want to persuade me to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, then I would also advise you in turn, don't work together if you have different paths. Instead of worrying about whether I will protect your family benefactor Chen Ping'an,
It would be better to worry about whether your wife and children, who are far away from your sight, will not be manipulated as two chess pieces by Liu Zhimao, the Lord of Jiejiang in Shujian Lake."
The Yin God sighed and said helplessly: "There is still time for human power to be exhausted, let alone a Yin creature like me that is hated by heaven and earth?"
Cui Chan said with a smile: "There is no dead end in the road, but there is a difference between difficulty and difficulty. Gathering yin to become a ghost, gathering yang to become a god, it has nothing to do with whether you are a human or not. It's not like you don't have the opportunity to become a god now. Just imagine those mountain and lake spirits,
Their path to spiritual practice is truly bumpy."
Yin Shen laughed hoarsely and said: "That's true."
Yin Shen was silent for a long time, but still had no intention of returning to Dali.
Young Cui Yi asked: "What, do you have anything else to say? I know that in addition to repaying your kindness, you yourself are optimistic about Chen Ping'an, but you must not know that I have been optimistic about this young man from the beginning, earlier than anyone else, but it involves the Dao Dao
I can’t tell you the inside story in detail. You just need to know that even though I was in the capital city of Great Li, I paid no less attention and attention to Chen Ping’an than Old Man Yang, nor less than him.”
Yin Shen shook his head and smiled: "It has nothing to do with this."
The young man frowned and said, "I'm not in a good mood right now. If you fart, hurry up."
Yin Shen didn't take it seriously and said slowly: "I admire Mr. Sir's theory of meritorious service, which benefits the country and the people. Although there are criticisms within Confucianism, there are more criticisms than praises, but I firmly believed that no matter what happens thousands of years later,
Things that can only be done by future generations to seek happiness for themselves are not as important as benefiting the common people with knowledge and achieving a peaceful and prosperous age now."
The young man in white was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows, couldn't help but turned around and asked: "Didn't you think you would still support my knowledge?"
Yin Shen made an unexpected move. He actually imitated the younger Confucian disciples who bowed respectfully when facing the sage master, bowed his head and said loudly: "Gu, this time I bow, I don't bow to any great master of Li. I respect Mr. Cui Chan."
Don’t just write moral articles that are shelved on the shelf.”
It wasn't until the Yin God had wandered hundreds of miles away that the boy in white slowly came back to his senses, with a mixture of sadness and joy on his face.
Finally, the young man in white took a step forward, and the branches under his feet curved even more. His hands suddenly shook his sleeves, and he fell behind him, without any sign of dejection.
The young man has the awe-inspiring aura of a thousand-year-old man.
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When Lin Shouyi returned, his face was livid, he was sitting by the campfire with a yellowed ancient book clenched in his hands.
Chen Pingan asked: "What's wrong?"
Lin Shouyi gritted his teeth and said: "A bunch of polite scum! These scholars who come from the noble clan of Huang Ting Kingdom just party and drink in a small temple, but they actually do such rude behavior! Shameless and polite! If it were me as Qing Niangniang,
We should have driven these disgusting guys out of the mountains a long time ago."
Chen Pingan asked: "No matter what happened, did Qing Niangniang herself do nothing?"
Lin Shou nodded.
Chen Pingan said: "Then you just do as the Romans do."
Lin Shouyi raised his head, a little puzzled. When the young man who had lost his mind saw that familiar face with a darkened face, Lin Shouyi calmed down for no reason. He sighed and said softly: "I understand."