Chapter 54: Passing by

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Two years later, in the third year of Taihe, in early autumn, the mountains and forests were dyed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

A wagon and four horses galloped along a winding mountain road in a mountain range in western Hubei because the mountains were so tall that twilight came faster than elsewhere.

Looking at the increasingly tall and steep mountains, the young man led by him reined in his horse, and a little worry appeared on his anxious face.

Two old men were coming out of the mountains with baskets on their backs, and the young men were busy dismounting their horses to give salutes.

"Husband." He said.

The two old men hurriedly returned the courtesy.

"You can get to Jingmen City through here, right?" The young man asked.

"yes, yes." The two old men nodded hurriedly, and added, "This is the nearest road." ā€

Listening to them, recently, a smile appeared on the young man's face.

"Great." He couldn't help but turn his head, "Mother, we can get to my father's side as soon as possible." ā€

The curtain of the car was lifted, and a middle-aged woman was holding a three- or four-year-old girl, and a smile appeared on her sad and anxious face when she heard his words.

"Okay." She said.

Before the good words fell, the two old men shook their heads.

"But you'd better not go now, it's going to get dark." They said.

"Is it because the mountain road is difficult?" The young man asked.

The old man shook his head.

"The road is not difficult to walk, but there are many wolves in this mountain." "We locals don't dare to go into the mountains in the dark," he said, with some trepidation. ā€

There's a wolf.

This is not unusual, there are always wild beasts in the mountains.

"There are a lot of us." "I also brought enough sesame oil torches." ā€

"Little brother, this wolf is very powerful, and it is extremely treacherous, and many passers-by have been buried in the mountains." The old men reminded, "Don't take any chances. ā€

The young man looked ahead, the sky was getting darker, and then at the woman and girl in the car, and at the medicine box behind the woman.

His father was waiting for medicine to save his life, let alone delay for a day. It's dangerous to delay for a few hours.

Although the mountain was large, it could be crossed in the middle of the night if they traveled quickly, so that they could reach their father's place at dawn, and they had already made great efforts to gather the medicine. That's just the last step.

"Thank you, sir." The young man said, looking at the woman, "Mother, let's light a few more torches, and it should be no problem to gallop through." The wolf is most afraid of fire. ā€

The woman nodded.

"Okay, listen to you." She said.

The young man beckoned to follow the crowd, and immediately took out a torch and lit it, and thanked the old man again and the party and went to the mountain.

The two old men shouted a few times, but to no avail, they had to shake their heads.

"May they have the best of luck."

But soon the young man knew that he did not have this good fortune, and it seemed that soon after entering the mountains, the sky suddenly became dark, and even though seven or eight torches were lit, there was still a little light in the night in the mountains.

The speed of the march was getting slower and slower, and the faint howl of wolves kept coming in all directions. Suddenly far and near, it makes people shudder.

"Brother Zhi." The woman lifted the curtain and shouted, "Don't stop and don't go, it's not that wolves are most afraid of fire, let's gather together and light bonfires all around, so that we don't fear them from invading." ā€

"But, mother, we're already halfway there, and we'll be there soon." The young man said. "I'll see my dad soon."

"Brother Zhi'er, your father is already very dangerous, if you have another good one, none of us in our family will be able to live." The woman choked up.

"Brother. Fear. The girl cried out in a trembling voice in the woman's arms.

The young man looked at the sky, and looked at the entourage around him, all of them were also frightened, already afraid, and the speed of movement would be very slow, and it was impossible to go out at dawn.

That's it.

"Everyone dismounted and formed a circle and lit a bonfire." He said.

Everyone should be in harmony with the rush to arrange. Soon I collected firewood and grass and lit two bonfires, I wanted to order a few more, but I couldn't find enough firewood nearby, and it was too dangerous to go far.

"That's enough, everyone has a fire and drinks to warm up." The young man said, and he was bold.

As soon as the crowd sat down, they heard the sound of horses' hooves in the night.

There are even night walkers? Or robbers?

The crowd, who had just relaxed, suddenly became nervous again, staring at the sound, there was no torch, no light, and a horse suddenly emerged from the night.

In the light of the campfire, it was a red horse, and a man wrapped in a cloak could be seen on the horse, holding only a wooden stick in his hand.

Seeing them, the visitor also seemed a little surprised, and made the horse slow down and look over.

The night breeze lifted her hood, revealing a delicate face.

Woman!

Still a young woman!

Everyone present widened their eyes and was stunned.

The woman gradually walked past them, and just as she was about to withdraw her gaze, the woman holding the girl could not help but speak.

"This eldest sister, the night road in this mountain is dangerous, and there are wolves, you better come down and avoid it." She said.

The young woman looked at her, her gaze falling on the girl in her arms.

The girl had not yet slept, but was looking curiously and timidly, her eyes met, and she immediately buried her head in her mother's arms with a little shyness.

The woman smiled softly at the sight of the young woman, turned over and dismounted.

"Okay." She said, walking over to them.

She dismounted, and the red horse immediately ran away, and disappeared without a trace.

"Oops, the horse ran away!" The crowd hurriedly shouted.

"Leave it alone, it's a coward, it thinks it's dangerous here, so it's going to find a safe place for itself." The young woman said.

Everyone could understand every word of what she said, but when they were connected, they couldn't understand it.

It? Horses? Coward? Dangerous here?

It's weird, but it's strange enough for such a young woman to walk alone in the dark.

"There is a bonfire lit here, wolves dare not come, it is the safest." The woman said.

Because of the difference between men and women, the young man was embarrassed to speak, and gave up his position to get up and go to the other side.

"This little brother." But the young woman called to him.

The young man turned with a blushing face.

"You bring all your horses over and go a little more." The young woman said.

Why?

The young man was stunned, and the horse was not far away.

The young woman waved the stick in her hand.

"I'll enclose a safe place, so I'm not afraid of wolves." She said.

What the?

The crowd was stunned again.

There's nothing wrong with this woman, right?

They watched in amazement as the young woman waved her stick on the ground and began to draw a circle, drawing a large circle around them, and then beating the stick and standing in the middle.

"Alright." She looked at the woman, the girl in her arms, to be exact, and smiled softly, "Don't be afraid. The wolf can't get in. ā€

Crazy or stupid.

Everyone was in an uproar, it's a pity that they have such a good-looking appearance.

"Hey, bring the horses here, the wolves are coming." She said again.

Young people are reluctant to contradict women. Wave your hand at everyone.

The crowd shook their heads and drove the horses into the circle.

"It's ridiculous, is it a prison?"

"Besides, where are the wolves? The screams are still far away. ā€

Two men reluctantly led the horses and whispered, and the woman was heard raising her voice before the words fell.

"Be careful!"

With her voice. A low roar came from the side, and then a dark shadow pounced on him and bit the neck of the horse in his hand.

The horse neighed and raised its hooves like crazy.

The man was stupid, but the person next to him moved quickly and dragged him away, not being kicked away by the horse's hooves.

A wolf was thrown in front of him, and then another wolf jumped out of the night, showing white thorny teeth and green eyes shining with cold light.

When did the wolves come?

It was silent!

Both men were stupid.

"Come to the circle." The female voice shouted again.

The two men subconsciously ran back, and several wolves jumped up behind them, and just as they were about to bite their backs, the young woman stepped out. Put a stick on the ground and beat it.

"The yin of Hengshan Mountain, the yang of Taihang, thieves can't afford it, the city is not finished, and it is closed to gold." She shouted. [Note 1]

Everyone was dazzled, and then they saw the two wolves that pounced on them screaming and falling back as if they had hit a wall.

The two men crawled back into the crowd.

They turned back with trepidation, and saw that the two wolves did not chase after them again, but retreated with a little fear.

"Was it beaten with a stick?" They said puzzled.

No one answered their words, and everyone looked nervous and clenched the sticks and swords in their hands.

A little bit of green light lit up in the thick of the night. There seem to be countless dense ones, still silent, but the smell is everywhere.

Wolves!

The wolves unknowingly surrounded them!

The breath was almost frozen, and even the girl did not dare to make a sound. Trembling in his mother's arms.

The horses that had just been thrown down neighed, but soon they were silent, and only the sound of chewing and tearing, and the low roar of wolves, was sickening.

Sure enough, the old men were right, the wolves were fierce and treacherous. Even if they had this bonfire, they couldn't stop the wolves from rushing up.

It's over, it's over, it's over, I'm afraid that there will be no bones left tonight.

Everyone was cold, their minds were blank, and the fear of waiting for death made them numb and unconscious.

However, as time passed, there was no rush of wolves, and occasionally a wolf approached to tempt them, but immediately retreated, as if there was a barrier in front of them.

Barrier?

There was nothing in front of them, only the young woman.

All eyes fell on the young woman, who stood with her back to them and a stick in her hand, like a mountain holding out the wolves.

I don't know how long it took, but the fishy smell gradually dissipated, and the green light gradually disappeared.

"Alright." The young woman turned, "The wolves retreated. ā€

Is this a retreat?

Everyone looked at her blankly.

"Little doll." The young woman looked at the girl in the woman's arms and smiled softly again, "Don't be afraid, go to sleep." ā€

The girl stared at her blankly.

"Are you a god?" She asked suddenly.

The young woman laughed.

"I'm not a god, I'm a passerby." She said, picking up the stick in her hand and pointing around, "You stay in this circle, and you can go after dawn." ā€

Then he turned and strode forward, and before everyone could turn around, the man had disappeared into the night.

Everyone was stunned and did not dare to move, and waited until dawn to relieve, if it were not for the bones of the horses scattered in front of them, they would have thought that the events of last night had not happened.

"Look." Someone pointed to the ground and shouted.

Everyone hurriedly looked over, and sure enough, they saw a line drawn with a wooden stick on the ground enclosing them.

"Is it really possible to draw a prison to isolate the wolves?" The crowd was in an uproar.

It's incredible, but it's what you see.

If it weren't for this circle, they would be a pile of bones by now.

"What the hell?"

"Ahh

"Or the fox demons in the mountains, aren't the fox demons all very beautiful?"

While the people were talking, the woman was already kneeling on her knees and bowing to the mountain.

"With the blessing of the Bodhisattva this time, your father will definitely be safe." She said to the young man with tears in her eyes.

Although they were still in shock, thinking of their father and young man hurriedly urging everyone to hurry, with their departure, the news that there were immortals in the mountains of western Hubei also spread.

And the young woman who was regarded as a fairy was walking on a mountain road at this time, the mountain road was shrouded in clouds and mist, the trees were green and green, and a Taoist temple was faintly visible in it, like a fairy realm.

The young woman, still holding the stick in her hand, stopped in front of the door of the temple a moment later.

There were already many good men and women waiting in front of the door, and they didn't pay too much attention to her arrival.

After all, there is an endless stream of people who come to see the head of Yunyang Dao every day.

The young woman did not wait as quietly as they did, but went up and knocked on the door.

This made the people around him a little dissatisfied.

"Young man, don't you know Yunyangzi's rules? You can't be shocked by the fairy gate, and you will naturally open the mountain gate if you have a fate. An old man said earnestly.

The young woman thanked him with a salute.

"I'm here to ask something." She said.

Who didn't come to ask about something, everyone gave her a roll of the eyes.

The young woman seemed unaware and knocked on the door again.

The door opened, and the little Taoist priest who opened the door looked displeased.

"What? It's not that ... Creak. His eyes lit up halfway through his words, and he looked at the young woman, "You are the little fairy girl?" ā€

The young woman was stunned, then smiled again.

"I'm Xie Roujia." She said.

Teary-eyed, the epilogue can't be finished, and it can only be divided into two chapters.

I'll write the finale tomorrow and explain what happened to them.

Note 1: Ge Hong's "Hug Puzi. Dengshi" to avoid tigers and wolves. "Hold your breath with a knife in your left hand, draw the ground as a square, and wish to say: The yin of Heng Mountain, the yang of Taihang, thieves can't afford it, the city is not finished, and the golden pass is closed."

Ge Hongdong is a scholar of Jin Taoism, a famous alchemist, and a pharmacist. The grandnephew of Ge Xuan, a scholar of the Three Kingdoms, is known as the little fairy Weng. (To be continued.) )