It was destined to be a difficult journey.

Fan Li and Zimei said goodbye to King Yue and Yayu, left Huiji, and went to the unknown place to find Shenmu Mountain, where it is said that there was a Shenmu needed to build Gusutai.

Where is Mount Shenmu? In what direction they should go, none of this is known. I don't know who to ask.

Walking aimlessly like this, can you find Shenmu Mountain? No one can be sure of this.

Fan Li once asked Lu Hai, why did the design of Gusutai have to use Shenmu? Is there such a thing as a sacred tree in the world?

Lu Hai said that there must be, his master Lu Ban once went to Shenmu Mountain, and also picked Shenmu.

Why do you have to use the sacred wood? Lu Hai said that the sacred wood has some magical characteristics, such as being particularly easy to process, and making things out of the sacred wood is as easy as carving words on a watermelon.

So, is such wood strong? Lu Hai said that there is a forty-nine days of processing time after the sacred wood is harvested, and after this time, the sacred wood will become harder than iron. And the sacred wood also has some magical features, such as not being afraid of fire, and it will not catch fire and burn when placed in a fire; Not afraid of water, soak in water for thousands of years without decaying.

In this way, Shenmu is really a good thing, and Lu Hai insisted on using Shenmu to build Gusutai, and without Shenmu, he would not do it.

King Wu was so overjoyed, when he heard that there was such a good thing, he also decided to use it, and gave Fan Li a hundred catties of gold with one mouth.

But no matter how much gold you give, it's not certain whether you can find Shenmu Mountain or not. But Shenmu Mountain exists, because Lu Ban has been there and picked up Shenmu. As long as there is this place, you will definitely find it.

After several years of recovery, although the wounds of the war have not yet been completely healed, the country has already recovered much. Along the way, Fan Li and Zimei saw that those villages had come back to life.

Under the leadership of King Yue, the whole country opened up the wasteland, not only the abandoned cultivated land was restored, but also increased a lot of cultivated land, the people were full, the family had surplus food, and it was no longer visible that people had vegetables on their faces.

There will be no sacred trees in the plains, and the sacred trees must grow in the deep mountains that are inaccessible to people. So they try not to go to the plains, but keep drilling deep in the mountains.

According to Lu Hai's description, the sacred tree is easy to identify, first of all, the straight trunk, but also the black bark, and the most striking feature is the large red leaves.

With these features, they were instantly recognizable from a distance, but they did not see such a tree.

I inquired when I met people, but no one knew about Shenmu, and no one had heard of Shenmu Mountain.

According to the analysis, from Wuyue to the north to the west, it is close to the Central Plains, where the earliest civilization. The Three Emperors and the Five Emperors were almost all active there. If there were sacred trees in those places, then the reputation would have been resounding all over the world.

Shenmu is definitely not in those places.

Then look south. Wuyue is known as the land of barbarism, which is already the border of civilization, and further south, it is the real land of barbarism.

Fan Li and Zimei have been drilling in the mountains for more than a month, and it is difficult to see people.

Accompanied by Zimei, they are not lonely, they ride horses in the deep mountains during the day, and sometimes, the mountains are steep, they lead the horses away.

The dry food he brought had already been eaten, but he didn't worry about eating it. She has spells. You can get something to eat. At the beginning, Fan Li took Xi Shi, Zheng Dan and Luo Jiang to be trained in Tucheng. , no fireworks for a few months, everyone eats very well.

It's also easy to sleep at night. Zimei has a spell that will appear out of thin air to shield the dew on sunny days and block the wind and rain on rainy days.

With Zimei, Fan Li didn't suffer anything.

Zi Mei is very beautiful, although she is not as graceful and luxurious as Xi Shi Zheng Dan, but Zi Mei is in Qingqi, which is a transcendent beauty outside the world. She has the charm of the fox that Nuwa has handed down from the creation of people. Although it will not be displayed in front of Fan Li, the charm revealed from the bones is difficult for Fan Li to resist.

The most amazing thing is that this kind of thing has a tonic effect on Fan Li, Fan Li has never felt tired, or the feeling that his body is hollowed out. Stay in the best state of energy and energy every day.

It should be said that although the search for Shenmu Mountain is very hard, it is the easiest and happiest day for Fan Li in the past few years. ”

A small river stood in front of you. The creek meanders and flows slowly through the mountains. The water of the river is clear, and the grass swimming fish at the bottom of the water are clearly visible.

The two jumped off their horses, scooped up the river water, drank two sips, and then washed their faces, which they hadn't washed for a long time. Walking in the mountains, the usual habits are all disrupted, and it is a luxury to rinse your mouth and wash your face every day.

The sun shines enthusiastically and makes people lazy. Fan Li had a desire to take a bath: "Zi Meijun, how long have we not taken a bath and washed clothes?" ”

Zimei said: "I can't remember clearly, there will always be more than a month." ”

Fan Li said: "Otherwise, we will rest for a while, take a bath, and wash clothes." Good no good. ”

Zimei's face flushed: "I don't have any clothes to change." ”

Fan Li said: "It's okay, wash the clothes, dry them on the bushes, and then wear them." ”

Zimei said: "That's no, it's embarrassing." ”

Fan Li said: "It doesn't matter, no one sees it in this deep mountain." ”

Zimei lowered her head and smiled: "Aren't you human?" ”

Fan Li smiled and said, "I saw it and pretended not to see it." ”

Zimei smiled and said, "Fan Jun, you are bad!" ”

Fan Li's face was also a little hot: "Go wash it, I'll stand guard for you." ”

Fan Li carried the sword, walked twenty steps, and stood with his back to the river. After a while, there was a sound of water stirring behind him. I also vaguely heard Zimei's sigh comfortably.

He felt the urge to turn his head and look. They have already had close contact. No stranger to her graceful body. Moreover, if he just turned his head to look, she wouldn't be angry.

However, Fan Li held back. They had never been naked in broad daylight, which was embarrassing.

After a while, I heard Zimei say behind me: "Fan Jun, I'm fine, you can go and wash." ”

Fan Li turned around and saw Zimei's clothes hanging on the bushes, and Zimei hiding behind a bush.

Fan Li came to the river, took off his clothes, and went down to the small river, the river is not deep, only as deep as his chest, the river water is cool, the bottom of the river is fine sand, and his feet step on it, strong and smooth. Fan Li opened his hair, washed his thick long hair, washed his body again, and then rinsed his clothes in the river.

When everything was washed, he went ashore and hung his clothes on the bushes.

On the other side of the bushes, Zimei was looking at him and laughing. He suddenly felt that it was unnatural to be naked like this.

smiled and said: "Zi Meijun, we also have to do it as a last resort." But I finally discovered a fact that I was ashamed of. I've always considered myself a gentleman, but now I feel like I'm really wanting to see you. I was a little surprised that Fan Li turned out to be such an obscene villain. ”

Zimei "giggled" and laughed out loud: "Fan Jun, you just said that you want to see Zimei, and you have to come up with some rhetoric to blacken yourself." ”。

was laughing, Fan Li suddenly looked behind Zimei and shouted: "Zimei be careful!" ”

As soon as Zimei turned around, she saw a monster covered in hair, pounced on her with her teeth and claws!