After a morning of arduous trekking, it was almost noon, Fan Li and Zimei finally came to a big river.

The big river was twenty or thirty zhang wide, the water flow was gentle, and the river water was clear and transparent. Look upstream and you can't see the head, and if you look downstream, you can't see the head.

According to Jiang Lun, not far from crossing the river is Shenmu Mountain. There are still mountains and forests on the other side of the river, and it is no different. Fan Li pulled Zimei. Climbing a high hill and looking across the river, I saw a green mountain forest over the river, and there was a large red sea on the other side.

Oh my God, it should be a sacred forest, right? The red color that can't be seen is the leaves of the sacred tree. It's spectacular!

Zimei sighed and said, "Fan Jun, we have worked so hard and finally found Shenmu. ”

Holding hands, we ran down the hill and came to the river, Fan Li said, "We want to go to the front to have a look, and then go back and bring people to cut down." ”

Zimei said: "Brother Jiang Lun said that no one who came to Shenmu Mountain was able to leave alive. We don't yet know where the danger is. ”

Fan Li said: "From now on, I have to be careful step by step. If we don't come back and forth, then I'm afraid no one will find Shenmu Mountain again. ”

The river is flowing in a mighty way, and it is not too difficult to swim through. However, there is no guarantee that the bamboo tube given by Jiang Lun to repel snakes will not be wet. If the bamboo tube gets wet and is attacked by poisonous snakes, they have no means of defense.

Fan Li said: "Zi Meijun, it seems that there is only one way to cross the river. ”

Zimei said: "What way? ”

Fan Li said: "There can't be a ship here, and we can't build a boat." But we can make a wooden raft. The mountains here are full of trees and vines, and with these two things, we can make a wooden raft to cross the river. ”

Zimei said, "It seems that there is only this way." ”

Fan Li said: "We will do what we say. "Say it. He took off his robe and looked at it with a sword in his hand, "It's a pity that there are no axes and saws." There was only one sword, but it was all about. ”

The sword is a weapon of war, and it is said that it is the first of weapons, but it is not a tool, and it is much worse than an ordinary axe to cut down a tree. But it's better than nothing, and having a sword is not bad.

The two of them cut down the trees and cut the vines, and worked until it was dark, and they had cut down twenty or thirty small trees with thick bowls, knocked off the branches, and cut off the treetops. I put it by the river, and cut a lot of mountain vines.

Fan Li said: "I'm tired, don't do it, let's make wooden chops tomorrow." ”

That night they slept by the river. The river is mighty, and the wind blows the river and makes the river roar. Fan Li pityingly changed his cheongsam to Zimei.

When I woke up in the middle of the night, I found that the caftan was covering me, and I didn't see Zimei. He sat up and saw a figure standing at the water's edge, he got up and walked over gently, hugging Zimei into his arms. "Fan Jun, it's so warm in your arms."

Fan Li raised his hand to stroke Zimei's hair and said, "If you feel warm in Fan Li's arms, I will often hug you in the future." ”

Zimei said faintly: "Thank you Fan Jun, no matter how good your embrace is, it is not Zimei's after all." I can't occupy the magpie's nest, this embrace will be returned to Xi Shi after all. ”

Fan Li said: "Don't say that, I want Xi Shi, and I want Zi Mei." ”

Zimei said: "Fan Jun is so greedy. But the fate of you and me is certain. We are like passers-by, we have met, we have walked together for a while, and we have to break up in the end. ”

Fan Li said: "The road you have walked with me is very difficult, and I want you to enjoy it well." As an immortal, you have suffered so many sins with you, I feel ashamed of you. ”

Zimei stroked Fan Li's cheek and said, "Actually, you don't know, these days I have been with you are the most wonderful days of my life, just like tonight, we are standing by the river in this barren mountain, listening to the night breeze blowing the mountains and forests, chatting gently." It will be the best memory in the future. Fan Jun, I miss you! ”

The starry bucket with a full head drilled out of the canopy and spied quietly.

The next day they spent a noon time to make a wooden raft. The two jumped on the wooden raft, and Fan Li used a thin wooden stick to prop it up on the shore, and the wooden raft left the shore and floated to the opposite shore.

The seemingly calm water on the shore is an undercurrent, and the wooden rafts swirl in the middle of the river and float downstream. Fan Li paddled hard with a wooden stick, trying to stabilize the wooden raft.

Although Zimei is an immortal, she is still frightened like an ordinary girl. Fan Li said: "Zimei is not afraid. It's okay, our wooden raft is big enough that it won't be a problem. ”

Finally, the raft crossed the middle stream and slowly leaned towards the opposite bank.

Fan Li jumped ashore, pulled the rattan, tied the wooden raft to the tree, and then helped Zimei down the wooden raft.

Fan Li pulled out his sword, took out two bamboo tubes and handed them to Zimei, and said: "Now, every step we take forward, we are one step closer to danger, Jiang Lun said, no one who comes to Shenmu Mountain can go back alive." It sounds scary, but we'll see how scary it is. You are ready to open the cork of the bamboo tube at any time. Okay, let's go. ”

The two of them walked forward closely. Walk through a dense forest. I could already see the red in the distance, and it was the red leaves of the sacred tree.

Zimei said, "Fan Jun, do you smell anything?"

Fan Li said: "I smell it, it smells so fishy." ”

The further you go, the stronger the smell becomes, and you can't breathe. Zimei stopped and said, "Fan Jun, open your mouth." As he spoke, he kissed Fan Li.

Fan Li didn't have time to think about it, and when he opened his mouth, he felt that there was an extra bead-like thing in his mouth full of strange fragrance.

Zimei said: "Swallow it! ”

Fan Li said movingly: "Zi Meijun, this is consuming your fundamental Dao karma. ”

Zimei said: "Don't say this. Otherwise, you will be stunted by the evil spirit. Let's go. ”

They walked out of the green mountain forest and were stunned by the impact before them. On Shenmu Mountain, the red leaves seem to be red clouds that cannot be seen at a glance, and below is a pitch-black dense trunk, and the ground is full of black fruits nearly a foot behind, the fruit has big fingers, round like bird eggs, and the whole body is pitch black and shiny. It's all over the mountains.

Suddenly, the earth moved, and the trees moved. Zimei shouted: "Fan Jun, look." ”

I saw snakes swimming on the ground, snakes climbing on the trees, and snakes everywhere, large and small, thick and thin, all sorts, millions of them. Wriggling, swimming, countless snake letters are flashing.

Obviously, the arrival of Fan Li and Zimei alarmed them, and they held their heads high and slowly swam towards Fan Li and Zimei.

Fan Li said: "Quick, open the cork!" Don't throw the cork away. ”

Zimei quickly pulled out the wooden stoppers of the two bamboo tubes, and the bamboo tubes spewed out thick smoke, Zimei spun her body around and immediately arranged a smoke array. The snakes stopped, apparently afraid of the smoke.

A huge fear swept Fan Li's heart, even if a small snake with a thick finger came to take a bite, it could kill people.

Fan Li said, "Zimei, prepare to retreat," said and bent down and grabbed a handful of Shenmu Fruit and put it in his pocket. The snake array suddenly became furious, and could no longer care about the harm of the smoke to them, and the tide rushed towards the two of them, and a batch of snake poison lay in the smoke and did not move, and more snakes poured up behind them.

Fan Li shouted: "Zimei, let's run!" ”

The two of them ran away. This run, the smoke array was gone, and a cloud of smoke came out of the bamboo tube, and the snakes chased after him. A snake suddenly flew up and landed towards Fan Li, Fan Li's sword waved, and the snake broke into two in the air.

Another snake flew in, Zimei waved the bamboo tube, and the snake fell to the ground and did not move.

More snakes are coming!

"Run!" The two ran to the river, jumped on the wooden raft, Fan Li used a wooden stick, and the wooden raft left the river bank and went down the river.

The snakes also rushed into the water, chasing after them with their heads cocked, but there were far fewer of them. The wind was blowing tightly on the river, and the smoke in the bamboo tube spread out on the surface of the river, and the heads of those snakes hung down into the water.

Fan Li wiped a handful of sweat and said, "What Brother Jiang Lun said is not bad. ”