Chapter 180: Pingle Mountain, Three Stars
"I used to play a game like this when I was a kid, and there's a mantra, let's try it!" Geng Xiaofan explained to Liu Fei'er as he walked.
"What's the mantra?"
"Left, left, right, right, left, right. If this maze is really laid out according to gossip, then this mantra will work. Let's go in that order. ”
The two walked through the maze according to the mantra, and this time they did not encounter a "dead end" or a "snake", Geng Xiaofan's confidence doubled!
"Fei'er, this labyrinth must have been built by Zhuang Junping, have you seen these stones?" Geng Xiaofan pointed to some yellow stones scattered on the edge of the bamboo forest and asked Liu Fei'er.
"This stone is weird, it smells so bad!" Liu Fei'er had just been frightened by the snake, and she had been worried, and when she saw Geng Xiaofan pointing to the stone, she curiously picked up a piece and looked at it.
"This is a good thing, it must have been left by Zhuang Junping on purpose." Geng Xiaofan picked up two pieces, knocked them vigorously, rubbed out some powder, and gently applied them to himself and Liu Fei'er's hands.
"This is an ore, called realgar, which is the nemesis of snakes, and with this, you are not afraid of snakes."
"Really?" Liu Fei'er wrinkled her nose and sniffed, as if she didn't believe it.
"Can't be wrong! Didn't we encounter a snake again along the way? Geng Xiaofan was full of confidence, threw down the stone, and continued to move forward with Fei'er.
After walking about thirty forks, the two really came to the middle of the bamboo forest, and there was really a vacant lot. Although there is no pavilion as Geng Xiaofan guessed, there are five large stones in the center of the clearing, forming a "heart" shape!
"Brother Fan, this is really the center of the formation! We're halfway there! ”
"Hmmm! We didn't take the wrong path this time, and it seems that we are on the right track. I'll be able to get out of there soon. Geng Xiaofan took a breath and looked at the exit opposite.
"Brother Fan, we've been out for so long, do you want to go back and pick up the princess first?"
"Although we have basically passed this formation, we don't know if Zhuang Junping really lives in front, let's find him first. The princess is accompanied by Jujun and Jing Yan, and she should be fine. ”
Geng Xiaofan didn't want to go back like this, looked up at the sky, pulled Fei'er up and continued to break through.
With the mantra, the two of them drove through the bamboo forest with ease.
"It's so beautiful here!" The scenery outside the bamboo forest attracted Liu Fei'er.
This is supposed to be the bottom of the valley, a small waterhole, crystal clear, and a hiking trail along the stream. Looking up, you can already see the hill not far away, and there are buildings similar to Taoist temples in the clouds and mist.
"Fei'er, it seems that this is Zhuang Junping's hermitage." Geng Xiaofan pointed upward, and couldn't help but admire Zhuang Junping a little.
This "old" immortal cultivated the Taoist temple on the top of the mountain, but built such a "winding path leading to secluded" road, which is really meaningful.
The roadside is full of green trees and mountain flowers, Liu Fei'er is happy, picking flowers on the roadside while walking, and after a while, she weaves a beautiful "garland" for herself.
"Far up the cold mountain stone path slope, there are people in Baiyunsheng!" Geng Xiaofan walked along the stone path and couldn't help but think of Du Mu's famous sentence.
"Brother Fan, whose poem is this?" Liu Fei'er asked mischievously.
"Fei'er, this is Tang Shi! About six or seven hundred years later, there was a great dynasty called the Tang! At that time, poetry was in full swing, and tens of thousands of poems have been handed down. ”
"Don! Is it stronger than the big man? ”
"Fei'er, the development of history has been moving forward, and the future generations must be stronger than the previous generations, but without the foundation laid by the Han Dynasty, there will never be a prosperous Tang Dynasty. The strength of the Don was not only militarily, but more importantly cultural. During the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City had a population of one million and was a metropolis, and all countries near and far came to pay tribute, which was a rare prosperous era! "Dream Island Library
"Millions of people! How can Chang'an City be able to hold it! Liu Fei'er exclaimed.
"Of course, the current Chang'an City can't flourish, and the future Chang'an City has moved to the east and south, which is several times larger than now. The streets in the city are straight, vertical and horizontal, divided into one hundred and eight squares! ”
"That's amazing! What about you guys at that time? It should be bigger! ”
"Yes! It's bigger, at that time, Dachang'an had already changed its name to Xi'an, and with the surrounding counties, there were already 10 million people! ”
"Oh my God!"
"Don't make a fuss, if Sister Jing Yan can really find her way home, I'll take you back to have a look. Hehe! Geng Xiaofan didn't say anything more, he had already come to the mountain gate.
The mountain gate is not grandiose, and it can even be said to be a little simple, but the four big characters of "three stars of the oblique moon" on the lintel still attracted Geng Xiaofan.
"Brother Fan, what does this slanting moon three stars mean? How does it sound like a place to watch the heavens? Is this the abode of Zhuang Shenxian? ”
"It must be! Fei'er, the three stars of the slanting moon should be an anagram, you guess. ”
Liu Fei'er gestured with her fingers, thought about it for a long time, and couldn't guess.
"Heart!" Geng Xiaofan smiled.
"Oh! That's it! Liu Fei'er suddenly realized that the hook of her heart is like an oblique moon, and the three dots are like three stars!
"Brother Fan, what do you mean, this is the place where Immortal Zhuang cultivates his heart!"
"That's right! That's what it means, and you'll ask later. However, it is also a great place for stargazing. Geng Xiaofan said as he climbed the stairs.
"Is the master of Maoling Geng?" Before he could reach the door, a little boy greeted him.
"Exactly! Maoling Geng Fante came to visit the old fairy of Zhuang! Geng Xiaofan was even more sure.
"The tutor has been waiting for a long time, please!" The boy politely led the two into the door.
Entering the inner hall, Geng Xiaofan saw an energetic "old" Taoist priest, sitting on a futon, meditating quietly.
Geng Xiaofan took a closer look and felt that Zhuang Junping was not old, he was probably in his fifties, and he should be regarded as a proper age. It's strange that I have a sense of "déjà vu" for him.
"It's a shame that the old man in the mountains and villages is a princess of labor!" Zhuang Junping saw the two of them enter the door and got up politely.
He seemed to be moved by Liu Fei'er's beauty, and stared at it tightly for a long time. He mistook Liu Fei'er for Princess Yang'a and greeted her directly.
"Old fairy, I ......" Liu Fei'er was a little embarrassed and was about to explain, but was interrupted by Geng Xiaofan.
"Old immortal, Maoling Geng Fan took the liberty to visit, there are many disturbances, I hope you will forgive me!" Geng Xiaofan stepped forward and saluted politely.
"Geng Gongzi is a young talent, I have heard of it for a long time, and it is an honor to see it today." Zhuang Junping retracted his gaze and began to look at Geng Xiaofan.
"The old fairy is polite, after all, I am also a mountain villager, hehe!"
"The two of you have come thousands of miles to my mountain, I don't know what to see?" Zhuang Junping saw that Geng Xiaofan was neither humble nor arrogant, and his bearing was extraordinary, so he couldn't help but be upright.