After five or six days of drifting, Li Xiang finally saw the land coast, and knew that this had already reached Nanzhan Buzhou, as long as he arrived here, he would enter the sea and drive westward to reach Xiniu Hezhou, and he should soon be able to find the three-star cave of Xieyue Mountain. Perhaps the only question is whether it should be like in the original plot and wait for seven or eight years at the South Railway Station before leaving, or should he immediately start rushing to Xiniu Hezhou after going ashore. However, thinking of the so-called fate of those bigwigs, Li Xiang still decided to go shopping in Nanzhan Buzhou for seven or eight years before leaving.

Thinking about it, Li Xiang and Sun Wukong were already close to the shore, and there were still some fishermen on the shore who were moving, and the two women who were mending the fishing nets saw Sun Wukong on the bamboo raft, so frightened that they threw down their work and ran to the land. Ignoring the two women who were scared away, Li Xiang and Sun Wukong quickly landed on the shore.

Sun Wukong, who has never been out of Huaguo Mountain, even in this humble small fishing village, the activities of some villagers dazzled him. No, even a few acrobatics by a man who was selling strong pills attracted him to happily go over and watch. Li Xiang smiled and also expressed understanding. Wukong met himself just after he was born, and then he became the monkey king by "coincidence", and has been with the wild monkeys in the mountains. And at that time, the monkeys didn't know anything about juggling, singing and dancing, and it happened that Li Xiang was fine, teaching these monkeys some juggling, and when singing and dancing, Sun Wukong was in retreat again, and when he saw the prosperous scene of this world, he would inevitably feel novel.

Seeing Wukong naughtily poking some of the onlookers, Li Xiang shook his head and smiled, and didn't pay attention to him. After all, speaking of these seven or eight years of secular life, it is still very helpful for Wukong's growth. After a while, the people who were watching the juggling noticed the figure of Sun Wukong jumping up and down, and naturally they were frightened and fled without saying much.

"Big brother, why are these people so strange, they were so frightened and howled loudly when they saw me one by one, does my old grandson look scary?" Sun Wukong asked Li Xiang strangely.

Li Xiang smiled and replied: "These people are just a group of mortal people with physical bodies, and there are very few spirits in the places where they usually live, and in ancient times, the relationship between the demon race and the human race was very stiff, so when I saw you like this, I thought it was a monster that could eat people, and I was scared to run around, so it is not surprising." But when I saw these people, I suddenly remembered, Wukong, you have been wearing a leaf grass skirt since you were born, which is indeed not very elegant, just right, I have extra clothes here, take a piece of clothing for you to wear. When you enter the city in a moment, you will follow me, so that other people will be surprised to see you, but they may not be so alarmed. ”

After hearing this, Wukong took the clothes handed over by Li Xiang, put on the clothes under Li Xiang's guidance, and then said to Li Xiang: "I see, then from now on, I will listen to the arrangement of the eldest brother." ”

Li Xiang smiled and said to Sun Wukong: "Okay, let's go." ”

"Okay, okay, let's go. Sun Wukong replied with a smile.

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"Sell vegetables, buy some food!"

"Rock sugar gourd ~ beautiful and delicious rock sugar gourd! Come and take a look!"

"The fish that just caught it is fresh!"

Pedestrians on the street, endless street hawking one after another, it is a prosperous scene. Li Xiang led the way in front, and Sun Wukong jumped up and down in the back, looking left and right from time to time. Because Li Xiang is leading the way, people see Sun Wukong, most of them think it is a strange pet raised by some rich people in their spare time, although they still can't help but look at it in surprise, but they are not like before, as soon as they see Sun Wukong, they are scared and run around.

The two walked and soon passed by a wine shop, Li Xiang's heart moved, so he called Sun Wukong behind him and said: "Wukong, you have lived in Huaguo Mountain for a long time, and you usually only eat some mountain fruits and some game, just let me take you to taste the food in this world, come with me." ”

"Oh, good, good! The eldest brother led the way, and my grandson wanted to taste the food of this world and the forest fruits in the mountains, and what was the difference between them. Sun Wukong replied with interest. As soon as the words fell, the people around him pointed and sighed, this is actually a talking monkey, of course, there are some people who are silently far away from Sun Wukong.

Soon one person and one monkey sat down at an empty table in the wine shop, and Li Xiang indifferently invited Xiao Er to come over and prepare to order: "Xiao Er, what are your good meals in this wine shop?"

Xiao Er of the wine shop: "Hey, guest officer, when I see your demeanor, all of them are extraordinary, I know that you have not eaten less delicacies from the mountains and seas, and the so-called specialty dishes of my small shop will not be ugly in front of you." However, because of the advantage of the sea, some fish, shrimp, crab and abalone are quite fresh, the taste is OK, and there are some local special snacks, you must not have eaten, or I will give you these, what do you think?"

Li Xiang was not picky, so he happily said to Xiao Er: "Okay! Then serve some fresh and fatty sea crabs and sea fish, and then have 2 special snacks and 3 side dishes, and as for the drinks, there will be a big old bar." ”

Xiao Er of the wine shop: "Haole, guest officer, wait a minute, you will come right away! Two fatty fresh fish, two plates of sea crabs, two special snacks, three side dishes, and a jar of aged wine! This guest officer, do you have any other requirements? If not, I will go down to greet the others first." ”

"Okay, you go down!" Li Xiang replied with a smile, letting Xiao Er go to serve the others.

After drinking and eating, Li Xiang took the drunken and staggering Sun Wukong and began to wander around in this Nanzhan Buzhou.

Time flies, in a blink of an eye, Li Xiang has taken Sun Wukong to live in this Nanzhan Buzhou for 7 years, after these 7 years of mortal life, Sun Wukong has also grown a lot, at least in terms of dealing with people, he is also a lot calmer, not as reckless as before, of course, some things are engraved in the bones, Sun Wukong's pride in the Monkey King has never been lost, although he is relatively kind to people, but the arrogance in his bones cannot be buried, and he is polite to Li Xiang, who is the eldest brother.

On this day, the two walked to the beach, and Sun Wukong, who had been looking for a famous teacher but couldn't, was a little impatient, but looking at the vast sea, he suddenly had an idea, turned his head to the leisurely Li Xiang and asked: "Big brother, you and I are running around in this place to find immortals, and it has been seven or eight years in the blink of an eye, but I have only seen mortals in the world competing for fame and fortune, but I have never seen half of the immortal figures, isn't it that you and I are in the wrong place, maybe in that overseas, is the place where the immortals live?"

Li Xiang pretended to ponder for a moment, knowing that the time had come, so he said to Sun Wukong: "What Wukong said is very reasonable, since we have been looking for seven or eight years in this place, and we don't see any trace of immortals, it is better to be like Wukong, you said to go to the overseas immortal island to have a look, maybe you will meet a real master." At this time, we want to make another ship, which is relatively simple, and the soldiers are very fast, so let's go buy a ship first, prepare some supplies, and then tomorrow we will go to sea to continue to search for immortals. ”

After getting Li Xiang's approval, Sun Wukong Wu (wù) was smug for a while, and then nodded at Li Xiang.

The next day, the two were ready to set off again, got on the newly bought boat, and started a new journey to find immortals.

In the midst of the turmoil, the two quickly crossed the West Sea, arrived at Xiniu Hezhou, and when they visited everywhere, they suddenly saw a very strange mountain, and after walking in, they could see the beauty of this mountain:

"Thousands of peaks are loaded, and ten thousand cuts are opened. The sun reflects the light and locks the green, and the rain is cold and green. Withered vines entangle old trees, and the ancient crossing realm is secluded. Strange flowers and grass, bamboo and pine. Cultivating bamboo and pine, evergreen and blessed land; The cry of the bird is near, and the source is clear. Surrounded by ancient Bizhi orchids, the mountains and rocks are fresh everywhere. The ups and downs of the dragon vein are good, and there must be a master with an anonymous name. ”

When the two of them were admiring this high mountain, they suddenly heard someone talking in the depths of the forest, hurried to the front, entered the forest, and listened attentively, it turned out to be the sound of singing:

"Watching chess is rotten, logging Ding Ding, and the clouds are in the valley. Selling wages and drinking, laughing wildly and self-indulgent. The path is high in autumn, and the pine roots of the moon pillow are bright in the sky. Recognize the old forest, climb the cliff and cross the ridge, and break the withered vine with an axe. Harvest into a load, in the song market, easy rice three liters. There is no competition, and the price is mediocre. will not be cunning, no honor and disgrace, and will prolong life calmly. Everywhere they meet, they are not immortals, they are Taoists, and they sit quietly and talk about "Yellow Court". ”

After hearing this, Sun Wukong excitedly said to Li Xiang: "Big brother, the content I heard this person sing seems to be quite charming, and it involves immortals, are we in the right place?"

Li Xiang replied with an indifferent smile: "Don't be in a hurry to be happy, let's go over and see this singing person first." With that, he got up and walked on.

After hearing this, Sun Wukong agreed with himself, and followed Li Xiang's footsteps towards the singer.

The two walked closer and saw that it was a woodcutter who was holding an axe to chop wood, perhaps because they had some expectations in their hearts, and they felt very extraordinary when they saw the woodcutter's dress:

"Wearing a chip on the head is the kind of tuò (tuò) that the new bamboo shoots are first shedding. He wears cloth garments, which are woven from cotton. The waist is tied with a ring silk (taō), which is the silk of the old silkworm's mouth. Stepping on the grass is the coolness of withered sand. Holding a steel axe (zhūn) in his hand, he holds a hemp rope. Pull loose and split dead trees, compete for this woodwork energy!"

The two walked in front of the woodcutter, although it was Li Xiang who left first, but at this moment, when this person approached, it was Sun Wukong who couldn't bear his temperament first, first made a disciple salute, and then said: "Old fairy!

The woodcutter was not the slightest surprised when he saw Sun Wukong's hairy face and thunderous mouth, looking like a monster, but Sun Wukong took a disciple salute, and then called the "old fairy" to startle him, and hurriedly said: "No! I am just an ordinary woodcutter in the mountains, and I can't even guarantee food and clothing, so how can I be worthy of the word fairy?"

Sun Wukong hurriedly asked: "Since you are not an immortal, how can you say some immortal words?"

The old woodcutter asked suspiciously, "Oh, when did I say the words of the gods?"

Sun Wukong replied: "I just heard you sing in the distance: 'Where you meet, you are not an immortal, and you sit quietly and talk about "Yellow Court". 'This is an immortal Dao again, and it is Huang Ting, how can you say that it is not an immortal?"

Old Jofu smiled and replied indifferently: "What I sang just now is "Man Ting Fang", and I was also taught by a fairy figure, who happened to live not far from me, and took pity on me for living hard all day and worrying, so he taught me to sing this "Man Ting Fang" when I felt irritable." Today coincided, I was irritable, so I sang this song "Man Tingfang", I didn't want to be heard by you, but mixed with the name of a fairy. ”

Hearing that Sun Wukong still didn't give up, he asked again: "Since you met the immortals, and he passed on your "Man Tingfang", why didn't you learn the method of cultivating immortals by the way to achieve immortal immortality?"

The woodcutter replied with a wry smile: "I have a hard life since I was a child, I was raised by my parents, and I didn't know how to deal with people until I was eight or nine years old, and then my father died, and I had no brothers and sisters, only the old mother at home, so naturally I didn't dare to stay away from taking care of her for a moment, and I didn't have the opportunity to cultivate immortals." ”

Sun Wukong nodded with admiration after hearing this, nodded and then said: "This old gentleman is really filial, and he must have good fortune in the future." By the way, can you tell us where the immortal lives? My eldest brother and I have been looking for the fairy trace for many years, but we have not been able to get to the main entrance, and today we happened to meet the old gentleman who knew the trace of the fairy, and I hope that the gentleman can tell me. ”

Old Joffe replied with a smile: "That immortal is not far from here, look, follow that path, walk seven or eight miles south, and you will reach his cave." That immortal named "Su Bodhi" has brought countless disciples over the years, and there are still thirty or forty disciples who have followed him to practice. If your lover is so sincere in seeking immortals and apprentices, most of them can be successful. Let's go while it's still early."

Sun Wukong wanted to say something, but Li Xiang interrupted him and said to the old woodcutter: "In this case, let's leave first, so as not to disturb your work." ”

The old woodcutter touched his beard and replied with satisfaction: "Go, go! Old woodcutter, I should also work hard to earn money to support my family." With that, he raised his axe and began chopping wood again.

Seeing that Old Qiaofu started to work, Li Xiang didn't delay, pulled Sun Wukong, and walked towards the road pointed out by the old woodcutter...

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