The hiding mountain is located in the easternmost part of Qiman Town, where all the dead residents of Qiman Town for hundreds of years are buried, even the dignitaries and nobles are no exception, because the Nanyang Kingdom has promulgated regulations that there is no hierarchy of civil burials, no matter how noble your status is in the Yang world, after death, you will also implement the same group burial system as civilians, except for the royal family.

This also happens to show the dignity and unique privileges of the royal family of Nanyang Kingdom.

When He Xiu woke up in the morning, he found that his whole body was sore, his arms couldn't be lifted, and his legs and feet began to spasm.

After eating the last chicken leg, He Xiu found a barren grass as high as the five incense sticks, lit it with a fire fold, and began to run down the mountain.

Because he couldn't rest thoroughly at night, his legs and feet were stiff, and he had a hard time running, and the sweat had already penetrated his clothes, but He Xiu still gritted his teeth and insisted, refusing to give up, and when he ran down the mountain, he casually purchased some food and fresh water on the streets of Qiman Town.

After wrapping the burden around his body, he began to run up the mountain, and after a while, he found that his physical strength was exhausted, his mouth was dry, and after drinking a bag of fresh water, he was relieved a lot, and he ran up with his weight again.

He knew that after a little delay in Qiman Town, the wild grass must have burned out, so he lit one again, put down his baggage, and continued to run down the mountain.

In this way, the hard work finally paid off, after the eighth day, He Xiu felt that when he ran up the mountain, he obviously had enough strength, and his steps were bigger, and when he returned to the mountain, the barren grass burned up about half of the pillar of incense, He Xiu couldn't help jumping up on the ground, and shouted in the place where the old man disappeared, "Old man Zhu, I have reached your standard, you can show up now." ”

He Xiu looked around expectantly, but found that there was no movement, and thought, this old man wouldn't leave himself alone, or would he run away for fun?

Just when he was at a loss, he thought of an idea, He Xiu used a net to bring a pheasant, set up firewood, took out the spices found in the bedroom, turned them over, opened a pot of spirits, deliberately let go of his voice and said, "Ah, this pheasant with spirits, it is really a delicacy in the world, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity, no one shares such a good delicacy, it's a pity, it's a pity......"

As the skin oil on the pheasant's body seeped out, the smell of spices wafted all over the mountains, He Xiu took a sip of the spirits, and was about to open his mouth to eat, but was taken away; "Shake your head silly boy, you don't lack these things in your body, or Lao Tzu will help you eat them," the old man pulled off a pheasant leg and chewed it in a big gulp; "And this strong wine is not suitable for you." ”

He Xiu couldn't help but smile as he watched Old Man Zhu snatch the wine jug over, "Old Man Zhu, how do you know that these two things are not suitable for me? I run around this mountain every day, and these are what I lack, so take them." As he spoke, he was about to grab it, but the old man turned over fluently, sat on a tombstone, took a sip of spirits and said, "Wowhaha, shake your head silly boy, the Xuandan in your stomach is enough for you to digest for a while, and I will do these things for you in the future, hehe." ”

He Xiu didn't argue with him anymore, this pheasant was originally made to lure him out; "Old man Zhu, I've met your requirements, and now you can officially teach me metaphysics, right?"

The old man swallowed the head of the chicken, and said, "When did I promise to teach you, did Lao Tzu say it?"

"You—" He Xiu was half angry to death, "Okay, old man bamboo, return my roast chicken spirits." After speaking, he was about to snatch it again, but unexpectedly, the old man Zhu was sitting in the air, and He Xiu was helpless; "Old man Zhu, I know it's not your opponent, but you can give me some points, I've been busy all morning." ”

The old man threw a wing to He Xiu, "In the future, you will roast a pheasant for Lao Tzu every day and prepare a pot of spirits." ”

He Xiu smiled, "That's fine, but ......"

The old man smiled happily, "Shake your head silly boy, from today onwards, you will run around this mountain, take a stick of incense as the time, and then talk about the conditions when you reach Lao Tzu's standard." ”

He Xiu sighed in his heart, "Why are you still running, can't there be anything else?" For example, like Xiao Daoren's palm, you have to teach me the ability to sit in the air now." ”

"Wowhaha, shake your head silly boy, you haven't even learned to run, why talk about this, I'm afraid I'll roast you alive when the time comes, or throw your kid upside down, ah, haha. The old man said as he took the last sip of the liquor.

"Hmph," He Xiu put his wings in his mouth and turned over; "If you are stingy, you are stingy, why make these excuses, you treat me as a three-year-old child,"

The wings in He Xiu's mouth were snatched away by the old man Zhu and stuffed into his mouth; "Hey, shake your head silly boy, do you really want Lao Tzu to teach you by himself?"

"Of course. He Xiu turned his head away and stopped looking at him, "I knew you were playing tricks on me, and I had the roast chicken to myself." ”

The old man licked the chicken wing bones and said, "Hehe, okay, seeing that you kid still has a little bit of filial piety, Lao Tzu has decided to teach you by himself from now on." ”

"Really?" He Xiu almost couldn't help but kiss him;

The old man jumped on He Xiu's back and said, "Didn't you let Lao Tzu teach you by himself, run." ”

"Ah, why are you still running?" He Xiu was very dissatisfied with this result.

The old man Zhu knocked He Xiu's head with a chicken bone, "You kid, do you want me to teach, Lao Tzu will give you one last chance." ”

He Xiu was afraid that he would really disappear like last time, so he picked up the old man bamboo and ran around the mountainside, during which every time he wanted to stop and take a breath, he was forced by the old man Zhu to knock his head with a bone and not stop, He Xiu secretly complained in his heart, and now he can only obey him.

"Run, you kid is running. ”

The old man kept knocking on He Xiu's head and urging, He Xiu gritted his teeth and insisted on running the first lap, throwing the old man bamboo to the ground, and the whole person was lying on the ground in a big shape, panting for breath.

The old man Zhu looked at He Xiu's embarrassed appearance, and couldn't stop looking up and laughing, "Shake your head silly boy, how about it, don't regret letting Lao Tzu teach you later?"

He Xiu thumped his chest, "I have never regretted these two words in my heart, you wait for me to take a breath......"

The old man didn't wait for He Xiu to rest completely, he jumped on his back again, He Xiu was tossed by him three times in a row, he really didn't have the physical strength, and finally fell asleep on the ground.

Early the next morning, He Xiu woke up to find that all the clothes on his body were gone, and only a pair of shorts were left on his lower body, which had to freeze to death in the cold season.

The old man Zhu was still knocking on He Xiu's head with a bone, and said with a wicked smile, "Hehe, shake your head silly boy, don't you feel cold?"

He Xiu was shocked, "Old man Zhu, what have you done to me?

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and run for Lao Tzu. As he spoke, he was about to start with He Xiu again, He Xiu reacted quickly, got up and ran forward, and the moment He Xiu got up, the old man jumped on his back.

Without clothes to cover his body, He Xiu's body was scraped and scaled by hairy grass and other debris, and after the wound seeped into the sweat, the pain was unbearable, and he greeted the old man Zhu countless times in his heart.

That night, He Xiu fell ill, curled up in the haystack with a hot body, shivering.

The old man set up the firewood alone, hummed the tune leisurely, roasted a hare, did not look at He Xiu during the whole process, and after filling his stomach, he fell asleep in the air.

The morning sun shyly revealed a faint yellow halo, scattered through all the branches, and shone on a naked young man.

"Hey, shake your head silly boy, it's time to get up, or you'll be diapering in a while, haha. The old man Zhu said with a grimace lying on He Xiu's face.

"Ahem... Ahem..."

He Xiu covered his mouth and coughed repeatedly, "Old man Zhu, don't you have to run today, I'm tired, and I have a high fever, cough... Ahem..."

The old man said with a smile, "Yes, but as far as I know, Xiao Daoren's injuries are about to recover." ”

He Xiu immediately sat up and licked his chapped lips, "Okay, I'm out of the way, I'd rather run to death and die of illness than die in his hands." ”

"Hey, that's right, Lao Tzu left you a rabbit leg to eat while running. The old man took it out of his arms and said.

He Xiu found that his shoes were gone, "Old man Zhu, you don't want to play with me, do you?" This mountain is full of barren grass and rocks, and you can't even walk without shoes, not to mention running with you on your back, it's really ......."

The old man Zhu decisively slipped He Xiuti up and jumped on his back, "Shake your head silly boy, if you don't want to run, you can send Lao Tzu back to the prison."

He Xiu had no choice but to do so, "Old man Zhu, if you want to go back to the prison, I won't let you go back." ”

The old man bamboo kept swinging on his back, causing the diaphragm under his feet to be unbearable, and he was about to fall down several times, and the old man bamboo lit a wild grass and kept blowing; "Shake your head silly boy, you hurry up, the wild grass will burn out, wahaha." ”

After running the first lap, He Xiu felt a trace of coolness coming from his body, and he knew that the high fever had subsided.

After running the third lap, I felt that the old man bamboo on his back seemed to have no weight, but more relaxed, and he was very proud, and after the fourth lap, he met the requirements of the old man and was allowed to rest;

"Hehe, are you saying that Lao Tzu can't reach your endurance? Okay, from now on you carry this tombstone on your back. The old man patted a tombstone lying on the ground and said.

The word regret appeared in He Xiu's heart at this time: "This is not good, carrying it always feels like carrying a dead man." ”

The old man shot a sense of contempt, and He Xiu felt that it was an insult to him, and promised, "Carry it on your back, what's the big deal." ”

The old man said, "Lao Tzu is saying, even it is with me, wahaha." ”

He Xiu felt that he was just like his plaything, only obedient; "Old man Zhu, if you have any other ideas, I will accept them all." ”

The old man said leisurely, "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll tell you when I think about it, haha." ”

He Xiu shook his arm and carried the tombstone horizontally and vertically on his back, "Old man bamboo, come on, I will definitely be able to do it." ”

The old man Zhu rose into the air and landed on He Xiu's neck, "Haha, let's start, what are you waiting for." ”