Unconsciously, I drifted to the mountain road leading to Taixing Mountain for more than ten miles to the east. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info, qΒ5 is now in late summer and autumn, and it is rare to see people on the mountain.

Although Taixing Mountain is known as the first peak in the south of the end, more than 3,000 meters high, the steep and beautiful scenery is not lost to Huashan, but because it is in the deep mountains, the transportation is inconvenient, and the local government does not vigorously publicize, so this mountain is only in the left near to ask, the people who worship when the summer weather is hot are very prosperous, and there is no one after the weather gradually cools down.

After looking at my watch, it was only about ten o'clock in the morning, and I leisurely walked up the mountain road. This is the main road up the mountain, although it is not very spacious, but after many people trampled, a meter-wide wound was formed to circle and wind up, at least it will not let the grass and trees next to it scratch the clothes.

Xiao Jin and Xiao Feng flew in the sky, pinching the noodles and would chirp to Zhang Taiping in advance to warn them, Xiao Xi shuttled in and out of the forest like a little bee collecting honey and diligently looking for all kinds of herbs, and the three big dogs followed Zhang Taiping and did not run around.

"Chirp!"

Xiao Jin in the sky suddenly let out a chirp. Listening to his voice, which was not very sharp and anxious, it indicated that there must be an abnormal movement ahead, but there was no great danger.

Sure enough, after turning a corner, an old man with a long dry tobacco stick pinned to his waist walked down the mountain road leisurely with his hands behind his back, and looked up at the sky when he heard Xiao Jin's chirping.

The little black dog in front of the old man saw Zhang Taiping, and when he saw it, he whined in his throat.

Three big dogs followed up from behind Zhang Taiping and stood beside him, and the inner voice of the little black dog stopped after seeing the three big dogs, but the fierce light in his eyes did not decrease. This made Zhang Taiping look at the little black dog.

"Little brother, these three big dogs are good!" The old man saw Zhang Taiping and the three big dogs and said.

Zhang Taiping smiled and said: "The old gentleman's little black dog is not bad, if other dogs see me, these three dogs are either scared of feces and urine or lie on the ground and dare not move, this little black dog can maintain vigilance is really commendable." ”

The old man squatted down and touched the hair standing up on the little black dog's body, and said with a smile: "It's a very ordinary dog, but it has been living in the mountains and has not lost its wildness." ”

Looking at the old man's dress and walking on the mountain with a puppy, he knew that he was the person who guarded the temple in the mountain.

There are many temples and Taoist visitors on Taixing Mountain, and some large temples or temples usually have temple guards to maintain and prevent the destruction of the temple by wild beasts in the mountains. Some even take care of the responsibility of forest protection and fire prevention.

Zhang Taiping stepped forward and handed over a cigarette and said, "Old man, smoke a cigarette." ”

The old man took back the cigarette handed over by Zhang Taiping with his hand and said: "Thank you little brother for your kindness, I understand, the old man is not used to smoking this kind of paper cigarette, you can smoke it, I still smoke dry tobacco to be comfortable." As he spoke, he took off the cigarette pouch from his waist and filled it with a pot, then struck a match and lit it.

The remaining flames were sent towards Zhang Taiping, and Zhang Taiping hurriedly stretched out the cigarette in his mouth with one hand and lit it.

Then he pinched out the sparks on half of the matchsticks, threw them on the ground, and stepped into the dirt with his feet. People who often walk in the mountains have a strong sense of fire prevention, because most people have been in contact with the mountains and forests for half their lives, and know that the spark can burn the plains.

After swallowing clouds and spitting fog for a while, the old man looked at the bamboo basket Zhang Taiping was carrying behind him and said, "You came up the mountain to collect medicine?" ”

Zhang Taiping nodded: "It's okay to be idle, go into the mountains and take a turn." ”

"Look at the three big dogs you raised and the two condors you trained, they should be very famous, I haven't seen you for so much?" The old man asked slightly.

Zhang Taiping reported the name of the old man and said: "I am his grandson, Wangjiagou." ”

The old man's name is well-known, and the old man naturally knows it, so he asked: "I haven't seen Old Man Zhang for a while, is the old man's body still tough?" ”

Zhang Taiping nodded and said with a smile: "I can eat, sleep, and see a doctor." ”

Generally in the mountains, as long as the elderly can eat and sleep, they are considered to be in good health, because all kinds of diseases are prevalent in this society, and the elderly will always have such and such diseases when they know the destiny of heaven, which has a great impact on eating and sleeping.

The old man heard that Zhang Taiping was the grandson of Old Man Zhang, so he did not hesitate to point to him: "People often walk on this road, and it is difficult for you to step on medicinal herbs if you follow this road, so you should go to those inaccessible places." ”

Zhang Taiping nodded and said, "I know, go a little deeper and then go to a less populated place." ”

At this moment, Xiao Jin and Xiao Feng in the sky issued another warning, and their figures rose much taller in vain. The four dogs beside him also heard the footsteps and became vigilant.

A man and a woman appeared in front of the two of them.

In his thirties, he was at the prime age of a man, and he wore a simple mountaineering suit, looked ordinary, and had a smile on his face that did not look overly disgusting to anyone.

But Zhang Taiping still sensed the momentum of being in a high position for a long time from this person. Since ancient times, there has been a kind of person who is called a dragon slayer, not a warrior who kills dragons in the real sense, but the kind of person who can observe people's temperament, guess people's identity and status, and guess people's hearts. Although Zhang Taiping is not a dragon slayer, he still understands the simple method of observing qi, especially under the improvement of space, his sense of this ethereal thing has become stronger and stronger.

The woman next to the man can't see the specific age, but looks like she is many years old, and if you look closely, it gives people the feeling of being in her thirties, and the summary is the temperament of a twenty-something. Combed a simple big braid, without any decoration, a loose sportswear, and a pair of cloth shoes on his feet, if it weren't for the exaggerated octagonal compound bow and arrow behind him, it really made people think that it was a beautiful village girl who was carved by Qingshui out of hibiscus, but with the compound bow that the powerful adult man who was carrying behind his back could not necessarily pull away, it gave people a stunning and even bewitching feeling.

Zhang Taiping sensed the breath of her peers from this woman's breath, that is to say, this woman practiced martial arts, and her skills were not bad, so the compound bow behind her was not an ornament.

This compound bow is the most powerful bow and arrow in the modern bow and arrow, according to legend, the most fierce bow and arrow can shoot arrows up to 100m/s, and the arrows shot by the compound bow at close range can penetrate the chest cavity of two adult men in a row, and it is difficult to estimate the power generated by the strongest bow...... However, science does not predict that humans have yet reached the strength to pull such a bow. Zhang Taiping didn't try it, and he didn't know if he could pull it away.

Zhang Taiping became a little interested in this woman, and this is the person who has the strongest sense of himself so far.

Zhang Taiping's undisguised observation naturally attracted the attention of women, and those who saw it could only be regarded as unhappy or sad on their delicate faces, adding a bit of Zen flavor, like a bodhisattva Brahma who guarded behind the man.

Grimace, the lion, and the three big dogs, Ah Huang, were all on alert, because this woman made them feel greatly threatened. Xiao Jin and Xiao Feng could both feel threatened and suddenly raised their bodies, and it was not an exaggeration for the three big dogs to have such a reaction.

Zhang Taiping was looking at a man and a woman, and a man and a woman were also looking at Zhang Taiping.

The man didn't know kung fu, so he couldn't see Zhang Taiping in front of him, looking at Zhang Taiping and the old man's outfits, he could see that he was a mountain man who went into the mountains to collect medicine. stepped forward and took out a cigarette and handed it to Zhang Taiping and the old man and said, "I didn't expect to meet people in the deep mountains, I wonder if I can ask for the way?" ”

At the same time as the man walked towards Zhang Taiping and the two, the woman also took a step forward and only followed the man's side.

Although this action looked no different from the action made by a dutiful bodyguard, the man still sensed the difference, and raised his eyebrows slightly but did not say anything.

Zhang Taiping and the old man both took the cigarettes, but Zhang Taiping did not speak.

Although the old man does not have Zhang Taiping's ability to directly see that a man has been in a high position for a long time, but the vicissitudes of decades are not in vain, and he can see that a man and a woman are not ordinary people, so he pinned a cigarette to his ear and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

When the man saw the old man pinning the cigarette to his ear, he also took off the eye that was in his mouth and said, "I don't know how to go to Mochizuki Peak?" ”

The old man looked at the two of them and asked with a smile, "You are here to find the Taoist, right?" From here, walk along the mountain road, and you will arrive after the big ladder. ”

The man heard something else from the old man's words, and asked with a smile, "How does the old gentleman know that we are here to find the Taoist?" "And he doesn't hide his purpose.

The old man smiled and said, "A few people have already gone to look for the aisle chief a few days ago. ”

The expression on the man's face did not change after hearing this, and he bowed his hand to the old man and thanked him, "Thank you, old man." After finishing speaking, he walked up the mountain road, and nodded to Zhang Taiping, who was standing next to him without speaking.

After walking far away, the man asked the woman, "Was there something wrong just now?" ”

The woman replied, "The man with the bamboo basket on his back also practiced martial arts. ”

"How is it compared to you?"

The woman shook her head, her face still unhappy or sad: "I'm not as good." ”

The man's steps paused, this was the first time he had heard a woman say such a thing, and he was inevitably a little surprised. Then he returned to normal and sighed: "It is said that there are many hermits in Zhongnan Mountain, and it is true." ”

After the man and the woman left, the old man also said goodbye to Zhang Taiping: "You hurry up and pick medicine, remember not to do too much when picking, leave some seeds, I should also go around the nearby mountains." ”

After saying goodbye to the old man, Zhang Taiping still walked up slowly along the mountain road, Xiaoxi met a good medicinal herb and went over to pick it, if not, he collected the plants on the roadside while enjoying the scenery on the roadside.

The big ladder is a ladder made of stones in the mountains, there is no danger in the trees on both sides, but it is too long and the slope is too large, and people use their hands and feet together on it as if they are climbing a ladder hanging down from the sky, so it is called the big ladder. Those who are not mentally strong should not be able to do so, and those who lack stamina should not be above.

Corresponding to the small ladder, compared to the big ladder, although the small ladder is not long or blocked, but it is better than the danger, both sides are bottomless cliffs, only an iron chain pulls the foot to step on the stone wall to climb up, but it is a process of testing courage.

There was a faint mist under the sun, making the Great Ladder look like a real ladder descending from the sky.

Thinking of this, Zhang Taiping couldn't help but think of what Cai Yazhi said last time when the three of them passed by the big ladder, there was a girl wearing a miniskirt, because the slope was too large, it looked like it was leaking from the back steps, but the girl didn't know it, followed by a boy who watched the beautiful scenery all the way.

Climbing the stairs, one person and three dogs, plus the birds gradually disappearing into the light mist in the sun, if you watch from behind, it is quite fairy-like.

At the end of the ladder is a simple but antique stone gate, carved on the door frame with cinnabar to point out the eye-catching "Tianmen", which means that after this door, you will enter the heavens and are not in the mortal world.

Behind the gate of heaven is a magnificent and huge Taoist temple, there is no human figure in the Taoist temple, but the main hall is very clean, and there are several pillars of incense in the incense burner in front of the Taoist Zun, obviously there are people.

The home is at the bottom of the mountain, Zhang Taiping still knows the situation inside very well, there is a building from the side door, there is no one here, presumably where everyone has gone.

Sure enough, as he thought, outside the side door is a long pavilion where things are located, and the long pavilion of more than 30 meters is built on the top of a mountain wall, with a large ladder facing the sky on one side and a cliff with magnificent scenery on the other.

The long pavilion is not built with good gifts, it is resistant to wind and rain erosion, and the vermilion pillars are carved with sacred objects in Taoism. The pavilion is topped with cornices and corners, and inside are scattered stone tables and stone benches. On a stone table, an old Taoist was playing chess with the man Zhang Taiping saw on the way, the woman with the bow on his back stood behind the man, but behind the old Taoist also stood a middle-aged Taoist priest, the expression on his face looked a little wooden and even sluggish, but Zhang Taiping's intuition told him that this person should not be like this.

After stepping inside, you have the feeling of traveling back in time to ancient times.

If you can't imagine it, you might as well imagine the place where the Chinese monk rings the bell in the blockbuster movie "2012" is located, which is somewhat similar to the current scenery.

Zhang Taiping walked into the long pavilion and did not go to the table to watch chess, but stood on the edge of the pavilion by the railing, looking south. It's not a mountaintop, but you can see rolling hills and a blue stone wall from a distance. Close your eyes and let the mountain breeze blow your clothes and hunt sound, covering the vastness and breadth of this moment with your heart and body.

When Zhang Taiping walked in, the other four people didn't even move their eyelids, and they all immersed their minds on the chessboard, not chess, but Go, which symbolizes wisdom and life in China.

Only when the three big dogs came in frightened that the flower dog next to the middle-aged Taoist priest touched the middle-aged Taoist's leg when he got under the table, he was aware, raised his head and looked at the three big dogs, the expression on his face softened, and then looked at Zhang Taiping, who was standing against the railing, and quickly put his eyes on the chessboard.

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