The group followed the steep and difficult mountain trail and made their way up the mountain.

Not to mention that the mountain road is dangerous and steep, and because of a spring rain last night, it is a little slippery and extremely difficult to walk.

Fortunately, the mountain is full of spring, the plum blossoms of one tree after another are white, the peach is studied, the scenery is steep and charming, just watch the scenery all the way, go all the way, and do not feel tired at the beginning.

Jiulong Mountain is not a famous mountain or river, but it is majestic and upright. The Taoist temple on the mountain is not a large avenue view with strong incense, but it has continued to this day because of the long history of the small Taoist temple.

Moreover, because of the steep and deep mountain of Jiulong Mountain, the nearby villagers rarely go up the mountain, and only go to the Taoist temple to pray for blessings during important festivals.

It was approaching dusk and the trail was empty.

After climbing for half an hour, Ishikawa raised his head, looked at the top of the mountain, and was still halfway up the mountainside, and couldn't help but exclaim, "So high! Didn't you praise it, Shuzhou is fertile for thousands of miles, how can there be such a difficult, dangerous and steep rugged mountain road? ”

"But there is another sentence in the back, and he hasn't had a chance to say it yet!" Xiao Yan smiled evilly.

"Master, then you say it now!" Ishikawa begged Mu Qing.

"It is difficult to go to Shu, it is difficult to go to the blue sky!" The latter is mild, word for word.

Whenever Xiao Yan made fun of Ishikawa, Mu Qing would occasionally give a serious divine assist, and the god inserted a knife, and his gentle tone usually made Ishikawa difficult to resist.

However, this is also the daily routine of the three of them happily getting along.

"Bullying again!" Ishikawa, who was pouting, sighed and stopped, but saw Xiang Xuemei walking a few steps and walking in front of him easily, so he followed without outdone.

Not to mention Huai Jue, who has always been far ahead. He can't wait to grow his wings, fly to the top of the mountain, and find the missing eldest brother as soon as possible.

After climbing for another half an hour, Ishikawa, who felt that he was still halfway up the mountain, panting and his feet were weak, stopped and said, "Take a break!" I really can't climb anymore. ”

Everyone also had this intention, so they chose a slightly flat place and stopped to rest.

Just now, I was in a hurry, and Ishikawa hadn't asked the question in his heart yet, so I just asked at this time.

"Miss Xiang, you just said that the Taoist priest on the mountain is called Wudoumi Lao Dao, what do you understand!"

"Zhang Luzi Gongqi, Pei Guofeng people. Grandfather's mausoleum, Keshu, learn the Tao in the mountains, make Taoist books, in order to confuse the people, from the recipient of five buckets of rice, so the world is called a rice thief. ”

This fragrant girl is also an interesting person, knowing that Ishikawa is not good at writing, and the words are all allusions.

"Oh!" Ishikawa let out an "oh" as if he didn't understand, and then stopped talking.

After climbing for another half an hour, I finally saw the gate of the Taoist temple from a distance.

The Taoist temple is not big, but it is simple and quiet, and the gatehouse is engraved with three big characters of "Sanqingguan".

Entering the main gate, there is only a small main hall and several side halls in the view, and the statue of Zhang Tianshi is enshrined on the main hall.

Behind the main hall are three small chambers, a kitchen, and a firewood room, which are extremely simple and clean.

Because it was also dusk, the old Taoist priest in the temple was cooking on the fire, and when he saw so many people coming, he hurriedly greeted him, and said: "Fusheng immeasurable Tianzun, the poor way is polite" While speaking, he led everyone to the main hall.

After everyone pretended to be sincere, Xiao Yan casually asked: "May I ask the real person, are you the only one in this view?" ”

"No, in addition to the poor road, there is another apprentice?"

"Oh, where is the disciple of the real man?"

"He doesn't live here, but lives alone in the meditation room on the top of the mountain."

"What? Isn't this the top of the mountain? Ishikawa's eyes widened again, rubbing his sore calves, and he couldn't believe that after climbing for nearly two hours, the place he had reached was not even the peak.

"Exactly, go out and bypass the Taoist temple, go up the mountain from the left, and there are five miles to the top of the mountain."

"I, I'm ......" Ishikawa was so angry that he couldn't speak, but he was pulled over by Xiao Yan.

"Dare to ask the real person, I heard that your apprentice is a little hearing impaired and can't speak, right?"

Hearing Xiao Yan ask, Lao Dao's face was obviously a little displeased, but he still restrained his displeasure, and said: "Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, the poor apprentice is a very sound child. ”

"But, just ......"

"Don't do it, don't chase it yet!" Xiao Yan interrupted Ishikawa's words, attached himself to his ear, and whispered.

As soon as the latter was excited, he immediately reacted and bounced out like a spring.

Huai Jue also reacted, went out, and chased Ishikawa.

The old man looked at the two who were leaving quickly in surprise, and turned his head to look at Xiao Yan in panic.

"May I ask the real person, did your apprentice just go down the mountain to the village?" Xiao Yan was not at ease, and confirmed again.

"Nope! Usually poor people don't tell him, he won't go down the mountain without permission. Lao Dao replied affirmatively.

"Oh, can we go up to the top of the hill and have a look? I heard that the scenery on the top of Jiulong Mountain is wonderful! Xiao Yan asked casually.

Lao Dao said to Xiao Yanji: "Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, although the Sanqingguan is on the Jiulong Mountain, the Jiulong Mountain is not the mountain of my view, and the donors are free to go to the top of the mountain." ”

Everyone thanked the old way, went out of the gate, took the mountain road on the left, and quickly climbed to the top of the mountain.

Approaching the peak, the mountain road is becoming more and more rugged and difficult, Xiao Yan followed closely behind Mu Qing, and squinted at Xiang Xuemei, afraid that she would be struggling, so he could help her at any time.

Who knows, she and Xiaobao followed the two easily, and they didn't feel powerless at all.

The footsteps of several people were very fast, and there was no Ishikawa chattering on the side, and the atmosphere was unusually quiet, and they only worked hard and blindly walked towards the top of the mountain.

After half an hour, I finally reached the top of the mountain.

As far as the eye can see, in the flat place on the top of the mountain, in the courtyard surrounded by a bamboo fence wall, there are three earthen houses, thatched roofs, spacious and neat in front of the door, and there are still some flowers and plants planted sparsely in the yard.

On the right side of the courtyard, the stump of a large tree is used to commit the crime, and a slightly smaller stump is placed around it as a bench, and the texture of the annual rings on the stump is clearly visible, which is natural and elegant.

In the corner of the house is a peach tree, with lush branches and pink buds ready to bloom.

"This, is this a meditation room for Qing Xiu? This is simply a secluded place for a gentleman! Xiao Yan looked at everything in front of him strangely and was very surprised.

"Hmph, it's just a vassal elegance!" Xiang Xuemei snorted coldly.

Xiao Yan walked to the door and pushed the doors open one by one without hesitation.

As expected, no one was in the house.

Moreover, the inside of the house is as clean as the outside of the house, all objects are placed neatly, and the windows are clear.

Xiao Yan quickly searched through several rooms, and there was nothing suspicious except for the Taoist priest's clothes and daily necessities.

Mu Qing's entourage Ye Dong also searched carefully from inside to outside the house, but still found nothing.

Anyway, there are only a few rooms, and the outside of the house can be seen at a glance.

The two of them looked carefully, but there was not even the slightest suspicious thing.

At this time, Xiao Yan's eyes were like torches, landing on a book at the head of the bed.

This book should have been put on the pillow by the little Taoist priest after reading it before going to bed.

The book is a little shabby, the only thing in the room that is broken, and the book "Double Butterflies" on the page, as for the author's signature in the corner, is also blurred.

Mu Qing stepped forward, looked at the book in the former's hand, reached out and took it, and looked at it silently, thoughtfully.

Xiao Yan also pondered and meditated: It's strange, inside and outside this house, it is neat and refreshing, and there is nothing suspicious. But because of this, it looks very suspicious. Also, if there is no problem with the identity of the little Taoist, then why should he pretend to be deaf and dumb and avoid everyone at the foot of the mountain?

This is the biggest doubt!

That's why Ishikawa has to chase it quickly.

Also, Xiao Yan had a flash of inspiration in his mind, turned around and walked to the door, and after finding Xiang Xuemei standing in the courtyard with his eyes, he ran forward in a few steps, tilted his head, and carefully looked at her ears.

Because she wanted to pretend to be a village girl, there was nothing on Xiangxuemei's smooth earlobes, only a faint small black dot remained.

The latter was looked at by him, very uncomfortable, slightly shy, but he didn't dodge.

In the glow, the slight shy frowning on her face was graceful and moving. Xiao Yan, who was thinking seriously, didn't notice it at all, but was looked at by Mu Qing, who came out later.

Mu Qing stood at the door, looking at the delicate girl in the courtyard under the sunset, and unconsciously, his eyes, eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth were full of warm and shallow smiles.

"I know, why I always thought that little Taoist priest was weird when I looked at him before, it turned out that he also had ear piercings in his ears."

At this time, Xiao Yan turned around and shouted at Mu Qing excitedly, and at the same time, the latter immediately put away the warmth on his face.

Xiao Yan was so excited because when he was down the mountain, although the little Taoist priest was wearing a hat and lowering his eyebrows, he didn't fully see his appearance.

However, when Xiao Yan asked him, his eyes walked around him, and he felt that there was something faintly strange at that time, but he couldn't remember it.

Therefore, as soon as I ran to the courtyard and took a closer look at Xiang Xuemei's ears, I suddenly realized that there were also two small ear piercings that were not easy to detect with the naked eye.

Xiao Yan shouted, Xiang Xuemei also understood, it turned out that the former looked at himself because of this, unconsciously annoyed and whispered "hum", walked under the peach tree by himself, and admired the flowers.

Mu Qing, on the other hand, nodded approvingly at Xiao Yan.

How could a little Taoist priest, who lives in such a fresh and elegant place and has pierced ears, be a real Taoist priest?

Now it can be 100% sure that the identity of the little Taoist priest is doubtful.

Then he, could he be the one who caused Lin Zishu and Qin Huaiyu to disappear? Is it also the one who teases Yun Yanlan?

Perhaps, it is also involved in the matter of Miss Yun's family.

Thinking of this, Mu Qing glanced at Ye Dong and asked him to go down the mountain to watch the old Taoist priest.

After that, he went to the back of the house and took a closer look.

The house was originally built on the top of the mountain, and there was no extra place behind the house, and a zhang away, there was a cliff, and the cliff was crawling with vines with interlaced branches and leaves.