It's up again. After a break. Everyone regained their strength, and even Bo Ya walked very well.

Looking up, in the midst of the clouds and mist, a thatched hut looms in the mountain forest. Where there is a house, there are people. Who is far away from the world, running to this deep mountain to live in the mountains?

Before Fan Li crossed over, he had heard his mother, who was a history teacher, say that there has always been a special group of people in China's thousands of years of history, that is, stealth cultivators. They are simply referred to as hermits.

Earlier, they were Boyi and Shuqi, they were unwilling to take over the king's position, and fled to Shouyang Mountain to live in seclusion, and later thought that King Wu's war was a great rebellion, and they were angry and did not eat Zhou Su, and starved to death in Shouyang Mountain.

In fact, Jiang Ziya is also a hermit. But then he went out to be an official again.

first became an official and then lived in seclusion was Tao Yuanming. He can also write poems and articles, and he is considered to be very virtuous and praised by later generations for not bending his waist for five buckets of rice.

A poem written about a hermit in Jia Island in the Tang Dynasty is very famous:

Panasonic asked the boy,

The teacher of the words took the medicine.

Only in this mountain,

The clouds are deep and I don't know where.

In fact, the one who is known is not the real hermit, and the real hermit is not known to others.

Just like the people on this mountain, there are no people around for dozens of miles, he lives alone in the high mountains, except for picking some mountain fruits and digging some wild vegetables to fill his stomach, what do you think about sitting there?

"Ouch!" Shih Tzu suddenly screamed and sat on the ground. Zimei and Luo Jiang hurriedly stepped forward: "Madam, what's wrong with you?" ”

King Wu rushed over: "Kiss, what's wrong?" Bitten by a snake? ”

Xi Shi hugged his foot and neck and grinned: "My foot is broken." ”

I opened my trouser leg and took off my socks, only to see Shih Tzu's snow-white ankles red and swollen. With a light touch, Shih Tzu screamed "ouch ouch".

King Wu said, "Madam, how is it?" ”

Shih Tzu said, "It hurts! ”

Fan Li said: "Rub it gently and rest for a while." ”

King Wu looked up, and there were still dozens of zhang away from the hermit's hut. King Wu said, "Madam, let's go down the mountain." ”

Shih Tzu said, "No, we haven't reached the hut yet." ”

Bo Yao said, "Isn't Madame a stumbling foot? ”

Shih Tzu said, "It's okay, I can go." As he spoke, he stood up vigorously, and with an "ouch" sound, he almost fell.

Zimei and Luo Jiang hurriedly held on: "Madame, be careful!" ”

Xi Shi said, "It's better to be a sister who came with me." Come, help me, let's go up the mountain. ”

The upward mountain path has a huge mountain mass on one side and a steep cliff on the other. Zimei and Luo Jiang are two girls after all, and they don't have much strength, so if they accidentally fall off the cliff, it will be a terrible thing.

"Stop! Stop! King Wu was frightened and shouted, "This can't be done, it's too dangerous." ”

Zimei and Luo Jiang helped Xi Shi to stop, and Xi Shi said, "Let's go!" Why don't you go? ”

King Wu said, "Madam, this is too dangerous. Let's go back. ”

Xi Shi sighed: "Okay, king, the concubine listens to you." "The whole person is like a flower that has been beaten by a widow, and immediately looks withered and haggard.

King Wu panicked, looked at Bo Yao and said, "Look at this-"

Bo Yao bowed down and said, "King, Madame is finally happy, so you can satisfy her." ”

King Wu said: "This is too dangerous. ”

Fan Li said: "Otherwise, the minister walks on the edge of the cliff, ready to rescue at any time." ”

King Wu said: "Young uncle, you yourself must always be careful. ”

After taking a few steps forward, I saw that every step Xi Shi took was a bite of his teeth, which was very painful.

"Please stop," Fan Li told everyone to stop again, and said to King Wu: "King, Madame is in a terrible pain and can't go." Her injuries would get worse and worse. ”

King Wu said, "Then what should I do? ”

Fan Li said: "We can't sweep away Madame's sex. Let's stop for a moment, and tell the soldier to come down the mountain and prepare for his shoulders. ”

King Wu said, "How long will it take?" Here to the hut at most fifty zhang, the widow comes to carry the lady on his back. ”

King Wu came to the front of the mountain and squatted down: "Madam, come, the widow carries you." ”

Xi Shi said: "King, the concubines dare not ask you to carry it. ”

Fan Li said: "You are a king, how can you do this? ”

King Wu said, "Then what should we do? ”

Xi Shi said: "Brother Fan Li, you come to carry me." ”

King Wu said, "It's okay, young uncle." You can carry your lady up the mountain. ”

Fan Li jumped and hurriedly knelt down: "King, Madam is a golden jade body, how can you let Fan Li's filth come into contact with her body?" For the sake of the king, Fan Li will never dare to be lazy, but this matter ......"

King Wu said: "This is not an offense, but a service, Xi Shi was brought by the young uncle, you are considered brothers and sisters, and the elder brother carries the younger sister, this is always okay, right?" ”

Bo Yao said: "Doctor Fan, the king said so, and it would be disrespectful for you to refuse." ”

Fan Li said with some embarrassment: "That's good, the minister obeys the order." As he spoke, he came to Xi Shi and bowed down.

Xi Shi blushed and smiled shyly: "The king said, you are my brother, I will call you brother in the future." ”

Fan Li said: "Please don't make fun of Madame." ”

Shih Tzu said, "King, he won't let me call him brother." ”

King Wu said: "Young uncle, don't be too roundabout, as long as the lady likes it, you can let her call it." ”

Bo Yao laughed and said: "Brother, such a good thing, others can't climb it if they want to." You're welcome. ”

Fan Li's face also turned red and said, "Sister, please come up." ”

Fan Li climbed the mountain with Xi Shi on his back, which was a hard work. But his heart is quite comfortable, Xi Shi's breath lingers around the tip of his nose, making his heart ticklish. He whispered, "Little sister, is your foot really broken?" ”

Xi Shi chuckled in her ear: "No, I just want my brother to carry me." ”

Fan Li said: "Okay, I'll carry you, it is estimated that few people in the world can have this blessing." ”

Fan Li carried Xi Shi on his back, and the others followed, and after a while, he climbed to the front of the hut. The door of the hut was open, and everyone walked gently to the door with mysterious curiosity and a little respect.

I saw a thin old man with a white beard sitting cross-legged on a futon in the room, holding the orchid fingers in both hands and resting on his knees. The old man had his eyes closed, and he looked like he was breathless.

King Wu stepped forward, bowed, and said, "The worldly man has seen the old gentleman. ”

The old man slowly opened his eyes, and his voice was old, and he said, "It turned out to be the king of the world. Unwelcome. Who are these people? ”

"The afterlife."

"Fan Li."

The old man raised his eyelids, looked at King Wu, and then at Fan Li, shook his head, sighed, and said, "The will of heaven cannot be violated, the will of heaven cannot be violated!" ”

King Wu said: "The old gentleman is a master in the world, may I ask the immortal number?" ”

The old man said, "You ask me who I am, don't you?" Unfortunately, if only I knew who I am. ”

King Wu said: "Sir, can you ask how the fortune of the Great Wu Kingdom is?" ”

The old man shook his head: "Heaven has long been destined for it. It's better not to know, it's better to be hooded, and live with your head covered, that cares about winter, summer, spring and autumn. The number of sunsets is five thousand four, and the flower of the full moon is one hundred and eighteen. ”

King Wu was stunned when he heard this: "Please make it clear to you." ”

The old man closed his eyes and stopped talking. Women love fortune-telling, Xi Shi half-knelt in front of the old man, and said, "Uncle, what do you think of the concubine's fortune?" ”

The old man opened his eyes, nodded slightly, looked at Fan Li, and then looked at Xi Shi, and said slowly: "The morning rain covers the clouds, the sunset is as beautiful as a flower, the pine crane dares to compare longevity, and the spring tide moistens the leaves." ”

Shih Tzu was confused. The old man closed his eyes again.

Look at me, everyone. When I look at you, my mind is dizzy. Bo Yao stepped forward, bowed down and said, "Sir, we don't understand such profound words, can you make it clearer?" My name is Bo Yao, and I dare to ask for advice. ”

The old man opened his eyes, looked at Bo Yao, shook his head, and said in a dumb voice: "The balance of weight, the morning dew and the sun, you look at the floating clouds, and the wind blows away." ”

No matter how clever Bo Yao is, he can't figure out what this means.

King Wu sighed and said, "Old man, my husband is presumptuous, because Mrs. Changguo is sick, and he has come here to relax. I don't want to alarm Mr. Qingxiu, can I ask, when will Mrs. Qingxiu recover? ”

It took the old man a long time to open his eyes, sighed softly, and said, "Xiufu Xiu Shouxiao dreams are remnant, and I will go to the mountains outside the sunset mountain." Su Zihua sweated slightly, and the star did not shine on the railing. ”

King Wu was chaotic, but he still knew that this was a prescription for Xi Shi's illness, so he said, Dazai, write it down. ”

Dazai had a good memory and said, "The minister has written it down." ”

The old man sat still, when he heard a sharp noise, a pebble popped out of his hand, and a large leaf fell in front of the door. The old man said, "The girl will wipe her feet with the leaves, and her feet will not hurt, so go away." "Close your eyes.

King Wu wanted to say something, but the old man's eyes never opened again.

Fan Li picked up the leaves and wiped them on Xi Shi's ankle for a while, and his feet immediately stopped hurting.

Everyone was helpless, so they went out again and came down the mountain looking for their way.