It has been more than ten days since the farewell of Blackwater City, and the two of them have been touring the mountains and rivers all the way, so happy.

Xu Su walked very comfortably all the way, fluttering all over, only the Qiji horse under him knew that the weight did not decrease but increased, he was in a good mood these days, he actually ate a lot of fat, these two Qiji horses were not as excited as when they first left the city.

After more than ten days of travel, Li Changan and the two finally got out of the realm of the demon clan, and the convoy they met along the way also increased.

By a small river, two horses were bowing their heads to drink, the source of the river was on a mountain in the distance, so the river was very cool, and the two fierce horses even jumped down to moisten their bodies, very comfortable.

At this time, there was a singing voice in the distance, just as: the valley strings and streams, singing all over the world drunk the heavens, the two of them just listened to two sentences and couldn't help but revel in it, and were hit by the song across the valley The soul was hit, and the heart seemed to fly away.

The two followed the mountain song all the way into the deep mountains, and the mountain road was difficult, so they had to dismount. The two led the horse to walk on the winding stone road, the mountain road zigzags and stretches to the distant mountains, follow the path forward, come to a cloud platform, you can see that the mountain is not a wilderness, but a house hidden between the trees, accompanied by wisps of rising smoke, you can smell the strong fireworks mixed with the atmosphere of the mountains and wilderness, especially real fairyland on earth.

The cottage is surrounded by mountains on all sides, the village is built in the basin, two streams converge into a river across the village, there is a magnificent village gate at the mouth of the village, it is impossible to see it at all without using the eye of the sky, and there are two big characters written on the walled door: Dong village.

The two finally saw the person singing the mountain song, who was coming down from the other side of the mountain road, carrying a sika deer on his shoulder, and walking towards Dong Village.

The two of them didn't dare to startle the Orion who was singing the mountain song, and they also chased down the mountain from the mountain road over there, but because the two didn't want to use the supernatural powers, they led the two horses, and the distance between them and the Orion who was carrying the heavy load was always so far.

Everything pays attention to nature, since you can't catch up, then you can't catch up, you can follow behind, hear the mountain song that gives the breath of life, this mountain road is worth walking.

The song goes like this:

"Walked through the hill and walked through the ravine

Enough of seeing the moon and looking at the sun

It is sunny in the east and rainy in the west

I don't know if it's spring or autumn

Walked through the valley and walked through the hills

The stone does not rot and the water flows for a long time

The song of the mountain is like fire out of the chest

It doesn't matter if it's joy or sorrow

The gods come with me

Walk the river backwards

The gods envy me and swim

The years are long and there is no looking back."

Li Changan and the others were shocked when they heard this, and pulled Qiji horses to stand on the mountainside, could they be a master? Looking at the bottom of the mountain, the hunter had already entered the stockade.

The two glanced at each other, whether it was a person or a ghost, and then went down the mountain and headed towards the cottage.

On the dirt road in front of the walled gate, Li Changan and two horses stopped to watch, and the terraced fields on both sides of the road were winding and layered, which were mined by the local people according to the mountain situation. A young man in front of him who was leading a mule and carrying two shovels also kept looking back at the two outsiders.

The two smiled and followed. Before, it was a mountain road, and the two of them couldn't catch up with their horses, but now on this dirt road, the two of them caught up with the young man in a short time.

The young man saw the two men coming straight to him, and pulled the mule to a stop on the side of the road.

Li Changan arched his hand and asked the dark-skinned young man in front of him with the smell of earth: "Big brother, do you know who this person who sang mountain songs before? ”

The young man smiled and said, "There are thousands of people in our village, and everyone can sing this song, and if there are not three hundred but two hundred, I don't know which one." It's the two of you, you're too playful, and you're still wandering in the mountains in the evening. But you can be attracted by this mountain song here, you must also be a free and easy person, go to our sect to stay for one night, and go up the mountain early tomorrow morning. When the young man spoke, he couldn't help but look at the horse, which was indeed more magnificent than his own mule.

Listening to this old brother's kind words, Li Changan and the two couldn't help but be moved, the two had already used their divine senses to investigate, this person had no trace of cultivation, this move was completely because of its simplicity and kindness, not to mention the folk customs that can raise such a person, the two couldn't help but want to go into the village to see.

The two thanked each other and followed the young man to the stockade. At the mouth of the village is a magnificent gate, and the young man pointed to the big plaque on the gate and said proudly:

Our village is called Dong Village, and our ancestors went through a lot of hardships and traveled around to escape the war, and finally settled here. At that time, there were bamboo forests and thorns everywhere. So, our ancestors dug a well in a place called "Xiangxi" in the village, opened up the wasteland, and lived next to the well ever since. It has been passed down from generation to generation until it has grown to its current size.

Li Changan and the two nodded in response: "This is indeed a good place, it's just a paradise."

The young man scratched his head and asked, "What does that mean?"

Xu Su humbly explained: "That is to say, it is isolated from the outside world, and it is a good place to get away from the world."

The young man smiled a little ashamedly, but he didn't expect that the two of them were still scholars, and they actually said that they couldn't understand words. Then he nodded and said: "Our ancestors have set a rule, people who go out of the mountain are not allowed to come back, and they can't mention anything about here, no one has walked into us for more than ten years, so we don't know what has happened outside for more than ten years." ”

Li Changan and the two nodded hurriedly and said, "We won't say it after we go out, don't worry!"

The young man smiled innocently and said to the two: "It's okay, when the time comes, you can just swear in the sect, this is the rule of our village, everyone who goes out has to swear, you are not from our village, just swear to the mountain god." ”

If the people in the village go out, they must bow down to their ancestors for seven days and seven nights, and then leave with a hundred family rice. It means don't forget the kindness of your ancestors and fellow villagers, and don't be that ungrateful villain.

The young man continued: "For so many years, neither outsiders nor people from our village have gone out, and they have never returned, and the old man said that the mountain god will make those who go out lose their memory, but because no one has returned, I don't know if it's true. ”

Li Changan and the two glanced at each other, it seems that this place is really interesting.

The three of them continued to walk forward, and what jumped into their eyes was the rows of stilted buildings with strong ethnic characteristics, built along the river, by the mountains and rivers. Two gurgling streams converge into a river that runs through the village, and on both sides of the river, there are high and low stilted buildings, which are scattered.

Along the way, it attracted the attention of many Dong residents of Dong Village, and many villagers poked their heads out to look at the two people from outside, and Li Changan and the two kept nodding their heads with smiles.

A mother-in-law carrying two buckets of water on her shoulders walked by, she looked like she was over half a hundred years old, but her body was still so tough. When the young man saw this, he hurriedly put down the shovel, ran up to take the mother-in-law's burden, and complained: "Grandma, if you need to fetch water, say hello, there are so many people in the village, who can't help you? How old are you, and you still do it yourself!"

The grandmother laughed and scolded: "How old am I? Ah, my old woman, my body is stiff? I still do it! I don't need to ask others for help! I don't believe you compare with me, see if I can breathe." ”

Hu Sheng sneered and said: "Then how can I compare to you, a person in his fifties, you came out to fetch water by yourself, not to mention, you also made two buckets at once, we are the first one in the village!"

Grandma smiled, ignoring Husheng's quip. At this time, I saw Li Changan and the two people, and asked Hu Sheng: "These two people, from outside?"

Husheng nodded and didn't say much.

The grandmother glanced at Li Changan and the two, and walked straight home, Husheng asked Li Changan and the two to wait for him for a while, and followed the grandmother to Grandma's house.

Li Changan, two horses, and a mule, stood in front of these two shovels, at a loss.

After a while, Husheng came back and explained to Li Changan and the two: "Don't mind, there were three people from outside more than ten years ago, who told the people in the village about the outside world, and after they left, Grandma's son Xin also followed, five years ago her unfilial son secretly ran out, and his wife died early, leaving Grandma alone to guard the old house." ”

Li Changan and the two were silent, and made up their minds not to say anything.

Husheng picked up the two shovels on the ground, put them on his shoulders, took the hemp rope tied to the mule in Li Changan's hand, and said: "I can understand him, there is everything in the outside world, everything is good, and there is still a chance to seek immortality, and the women outside are also beautiful." When the boy looked at the foreign woman, I knew he couldn't stay. But I won't forgive him, a person who can throw his fifty-year-old mother out of his own way, even if he becomes an immortal, I will look down on him for the rest of my life. ”

Li Changan nodded, not knowing what to say, Xu Su touched the Qiji horse beside him, and didn't say anything.

The man who ran out must have been wrong, but that could not deprive him of his yearning for a new world.

The three of them continued to walk forward, facing a cedar-shaped drum tower, carved on the eaves of the building with some colorful patterns, there are dragons and phoenixes, and some flying fairies, which are beautiful.

Husheng introduced Li Changan and the two: "This drum tower is a symbol of auspiciousness and a symbol of prosperity in our Dong village. The drum tower imitates the shape of the cedar tree to build, because the drum on the upper floor is named, and we all the people of the village raise funds to build. Whenever there is any major event in the village, the drum tower is beaten and the crowd gathers, it is not only a meeting hall for deliberations, but also a place for our usual entertainment and festival gatherings.

We have built five drum towers, five flower bridges, and five stage in our village, among which the drum towers are named according to the traditional five constants: benevolence, righteousness, ceremonial group, wisdom group, letter group, its appearance, height, size and style are different, it is a grand view. For us, the singular number is an auspicious number, representing the meaning of changeable life, so the drum tower is a singular number. ”

Li Changan and the two looked at the drum tower in front of them, and they could feel its history from the traces left by its rain.