Liu Zhang originally wanted Zhang Ren to block Liu Xie, but unexpectedly, Liu Xie's Han army passed through Jiameng Pass and Fushui Pass, and now it has reached the bottom of Luocheng, and it seems that it is about to arrive in Chengdu.

Liu Xie didn't attack, just ordered to go down and camp and wait for the baggage to reach before making calculations.

But he said that this was under the city, Liu Xie couldn't bear to be lonely, so he took Xiao Luozi out of the barracks, took advantage of the moonlight to walk outside, and saw that he was about to walk out of the barracks, Xiao Luozi said: "Your Majesty, it's too far, it's not safe, right?" ”

Liu Xie said: "If you are afraid, go back." ”

Xiao Luo Zi said: "The slave is not afraid, the slave is worried about His Majesty's safety." ”

"Then there's less nonsense, just follow along."

In addition to the barracks on horseback, the two of them were secretly followed by a large group of guards.

Shuzhong is full of mountains, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population was small, and the entire Chinese Kyushu had a population of only more than 50 million, which was only equivalent to one-twenty-eighth of today, that is, 0.35%.

Therefore, it is rare to see people, especially in a place like this where there are mountains all around.

Therefore, in addition to the military camp, Liu Xie walked for a long time and didn't see any villages, let alone any market towns.

At this moment, I can't help but ask the little dictionary in my head: "Help me check if there are any crowded places nearby, such as villages and towns." ”

The little dictionary replied simply: "No." ”

"Have you checked? Let's just say no. ”

The small dictionary says: "There is no such query function, and there is no historical record to check in this remote place." ”

When I went, it was in vain.

"It's not in vain," replied the little dictionary, "that there is a nunnery ten miles away from Li. ”

"Ando? Are you sure? ”

The small dictionary said: "Yes, it is called Qi Feng'an." ”

Qifengan? Interesting name. Shangguan Yu said in his heart, Pang Tong prides himself on being a phoenix, so he has Luofengpo. So what is this phoenix that perches on the temple? It will definitely not be Pang Tong, he is so ugly, it is impossible for him to live in a nunnery.

Since it is a nunnery, there must be a Buddhist statue enshrined in it, why don't you go and worship?

Thinking of this, he said to Xiao Luozi: "Let's go, let's go to Qifeng Nunnery." ”

"Qi Feng An?" Xiao Luozi asked curiously.

Liu Xie pointed in one direction and said, "That's it!" ”

After saying that, he rode away, and Xiao Luozi had no choice but to follow. The mountain road was rugged, and after walking for nearly half an hour at night, I finally saw a house in front of me in a valley, which was dimmed, and in front of the house was a long staircase.

Standing in front of the steps, surrounded by the mountains at night, Liu Xie looked up at the house at the end of the steps, projected a dim candlelight, and said to himself: "Is this Qifeng Nunnery?" ”

Looking back, he saw at least a hundred horsemen following behind, and he himself got off his horse first and said, "There must be masters here who are cultivating, everyone get off the horse, don't surprise the masters outside the party." ”

After everyone dismounted, Liu Xie reverently stepped on the steps and walked up. About halfway through, I heard the faint sound of a wooden fish, the sound of which was staggered, as if it was the low chant of a singer, but it was not like the monotonous tapping of a person chanting Buddha (note).

Liu Xie stood down and said in his heart: Even if it is an antang, it is a women's cultivation place, and men cannot approach it. So Liu Xie stood in place and hesitated, whether he wanted to go or not.

Seeing him standing still, Xiao Luozi asked, "Your Majesty is not going to go?" ”

Liu Xie said: "I am hesitating whether to go up? This place is so remote, and when I cultivate here, I must want to get out of the red dust and not be disturbed by others, and if I go to disturb me, I will collide with others. ”

Xiao Luo Zi said: "The world is Your Majesty's world, why bother to say it, unless he doesn't cultivate on the territory of my Han Dynasty." ”

Liu Xie looked at him and said with a smile: "What you said seems to be reasonable." So let's move on? ”

"Go on," said Xiao Luozi, "or Your Majesty will walk slowly behind, and wait for the servants to go and find out first." ”

"No," Liu Xie said, "I am devout to the Buddha, how can I be afraid of the back?" ”

After saying that, he continued to walk up, and after a while, he came to the front of the house, Liu Xie went to knock on the door, but was gently pushed open, and when he looked inside, it was a courtyard, and the front of the courtyard was the main room, and the light was emitted by it.

By the moonlight, it can be seen that this courtyard is indeed a nunnery, and there is a plaque on the house in front of it, with the words Qifeng Nunnery written on it.

Xiao Luozi followed closely behind, constantly waving to the back, signaling the guards behind to follow quietly. In this wilderness, he was too worried about the emperor's safety.

Since the door could be pushed open, and there was a light in the house, indicating that the people in the nunnery were not resting, Liu Xie asked, "Is there a host here?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the door of the opposite house opened, and a man in white walked out, standing at the door, looking at Liu Xie and Xiao Luozi in dismay.

Under the illumination of the lamp, I saw that this person was dressed as a layman, wearing a hat on his head, and a white veil under the hat covered his face. He holds a torch in his left hand and a sword in his right hand.

This is a laywoman who leads the practice of hair.

A layman is a Buddhist believer who practices on behalf of him.

But he said that this female layman, judging from her appearance, is slender, but masked, and she doesn't know what she looks like.

Liu Xie clasped his hands together and said, "May I ask the master ......?"

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard the female layman say, "Donor, hurry up and leave this place, so as not to worry about your life." ”

The sound is crisp and pleasant.

Xiao Luozi said: "You nun is so unreasonable, we are devout to the Buddha, come to worship the Buddha, how can you ask for people's lives?" ”

The female layman smiled and said, "It's not that I want your life, but that the mountain spirits in this mountain will want your life." ”

"Mountain spirits?" Liu Xie asked suspiciously, he didn't believe what goblins and ghosts were saying about this time.

The laywoman said, "Yes, mountain spirit, if I guess correctly, it will come out in half an hour." So strangers, for the sake of saving your lives, you better go. ”

Liu Xie said: "What kind of mountain spirits and ghosts, I'm not afraid, I have someone, Xiao Luozi, go and call our people up, we have to protect the girl and fight the goblins together!" ”

The female layman sneered and said, "It's not a goblin, it's a mountain spirit, you think you can kill it with more people, it's too naïve." As many people have to die! So I'm going to advise you all to go. ”

Liu Xie said: "But girl, it's very dangerous for you to be here alone, why don't you escape with us?" ”

The laywoman shook her head and said, "It's time to understand." ”

"Aren't you afraid of death?" Liu Xie asked.

"It can't kill me!" The laywoman said, "Anyway, I'm advising you, it's you who don't leave, don't blame me for not reminding you." ”

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Note: There are many theories about the origin of wooden fish, which cannot be studied in detail, so I will not do in-depth research here.