Chapter 7: Up the Mountain
A simple baggage, a few changes of clothes, and a few pieces of broken silver, Li Shuangxi said goodbye to Uncle Zhang and the old and weak women and children of Dashun. He didn't know if he would come back again, in such an unknown and chaotic space, if he wasn't careful, he would probably be 'killed in a foreign land'.
With his modern memory, he thought he would be able to find the magnificent gym easily. But the more he went, the more he lost his way. Jiugong Mountain is divided into four peaks and five ridges, and the village they live in is only a corner of one of them, even during this time, he has almost evolved into a mountain people. However, with the continuous mountains and canyons one after another, it was difficult for him to tell where he was.
Tired of walking, on a stone beside a clear stream, he sat down, took off his shoes, and put his bare feet into the gurgling stream, he needed to rest and sort out his thoughts by the way. Thinking back to what I learned in history class, it seems that this record of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties is too vague, and as for Li Shuangxi, I have never heard of it, maybe there is no such person at all.
A cool mountain breeze blows, mixed with the pure sound of birds, which is really refreshing and refreshing. If this is not a troubled era, it is an era of peace, how good it would be!
took out the bamboo flute and came to the last song "When is the Bright Moon", Li Shuangxi couldn't help but drift away and forget where he was born.
When Li Shuangxi was blowing proudly, the afterglow from the corner of his eyes swept across the water, the water rippled and the bottom was clearly visible, like a super-large mirror, how could there be a woman's figure shaking in the mirror? Dressed in a familiar dress, he was standing behind him, and seemed to be fascinated by it.
"Who are you?" Li Shuangxi was frightened, he stopped the flute and turned around suddenly. This time he shouldn't be dreaming, in broad daylight, a beautiful girl was looking at him with strange eyes.
"Didn't we meet? Did you forget? The little girl's innocent appearance seemed to be full of grievances.
"You, you, you're a vixen!" Li Shuangxi was so nervous that he stammered, the scene last time, but he still remembered it vividly, he wouldn't be so unlucky, he met her again as soon as he went out.
"What's wrong? You're scared. "The little girl looks naughty, and she doesn't look like a fox demon no matter how she looks at it.
"Little sister, it's dangerous for you to be alone in this deep mountain, so let's go home quickly."
Li Shuangxi began to regret talking to her a little.
"I'll play again, what's the hurry? By the way, you play the flute so well, can you play it to me again? ”
"Playing the flute, no problem. You're going to tell me what's your name first? Where do you live? Why are you always alone in the mountains? "There are so many things that Li Shuangxi wants to know.
"Me? My name is Xia Qin, I live in the manor on the mountain, and my parents said that it was too chaotic outside, and I would not be allowed to go out, so I could only wander around the mountain alone. The little girl pouted as she spoke, as if mentioning her sadness and making her unhappy.
"What about you? What's your name? Why is he alone in the mountains? For the little girl, any sadness is temporary, and Xia Qin immediately returned to her innocent appearance.
"Me? My name is Li Shuangxi. By the way, you should know how to get around the True Pasture, right? ”
Li Shuangxi remembered his true destination.
"Li Shuangxi? Are you going to go up to the mountain to become a Taoist priest? ”
The little girl looked at Li Shuangxi and covered her mouth and laughed.
"No, no, I'm going up the mountain to ask that old Taoist priest something."
"Oh, then you follow this mountain road all the way up, and when you reach the end, you will be able to see."
Li Shuangxi followed the direction of Xia Qin's finger, I don't know when, there was a zigzag sheep intestine path, why didn't he notice it just now?
"Really, thank you, beauty, goodbye."
"You, are you leaving? You have to remember my name, my name is Xia Qin, I will appear as soon as you play the flute, remember..."
Seeing Li Shuangxi leave with the burden on her back, the little girl screamed loudly behind her, and her voice echoed in the valley for a long time.
The road up the mountain is muddy and has eight twists and eighteen bends, and there were no paved concrete steps for you to climb hundreds of years ago. However, Li Shuang knew that the direction ahead was the direction he wanted to reach, and no matter how hard and tired he was, he could be regarded as hopeful.
I don't know how long it has been climbing, but the sun has already shown its afterglow. Finally, I saw a mountain gate from a distance, and there were three big characters on the mountain gate, "True Mudo." There is also a couplet on both sides: "Life is a pile of dirt at the end, why bother chasing it in the world." ”
Li Shuangxi was relieved, and walked through the mountain gate at a faster pace, but met a little Taoist boy wearing a yellow crown and a blue robe.
"Donor, it's so late, the courtyard gate is about to close, please come up early tomorrow."
"Hey... Chief, I only climbed up after a day, and you can't turn me away. ”
Seeing that the little Taoist priest turned around to leave, Li Shuangxi was in a hurry.
"Donor, the host has an order, and will not receive pilgrims before dark, please forgive me." Seeing that Li Shuangxi was still climbing up, Xiao Daotong directly blocked his way.
"Little Dao Chief, can you give way? I'm looking for you Zhang Zhenren in a hurry. Li Shuangxi wanted to pull the Dao Tong away, but who knew that he didn't pull it.
"Donor, please don't embarrass the child, okay?" Xiao Daotong took a steady step and did not let a single step.
"Please get out of the way," such a big person can't pull a child! Now Li Shuangxi's face can't be hung up. He fought with both hands and exerted ten percent of his strength.
"Qingwen, if you usually practice hard or not, it's a shame now."
The strength of a child, where can an adult who has practiced martial arts be compared, not to mention, Li Shuangxi does not have the slightest intention of staying strong. The little Taoist Qingwen was pushed away by Li Shuangxi at once, and was held by the middle-aged Taoist priest who came later.
"Donor, you're also trying too hard, poor Dao Dao Feng, this is reasonable."
The little Taoist priest who was held by the Dao Feng was like having roots under his feet. Li Shuangxi couldn't push it away no matter how hard he tried.
"Dao Feng Dao Chief, I have an urgent matter when I go up the mountain to find you Zhang Zhenren, I have climbed the mountain road for a day, so you can do it."
There was no way, Li Shuangxi could only start begging bitterly.
"Donor, what's the urgency? Our Zhang Zhenren has been sitting for hundreds of years, will it be too late for you to come to him now? ”
"No, Dao Feng Dao is long, some time ago, Zhang Zhenren also cut off one of the tails of the nine-tailed demon fox, we have all seen it."
Seeing that Dao Feng had no intention of getting out of the way, Li Shuangxi could only start playing scoundrel.
"Donor, don't listen to the rumors of those ignorant mountain people, Zhang Zhenren's true body has long been feathered, where can there be anything to kill demons and eliminate demons?"
"Monks can't deceive people." Seeing that Dao Feng still had no intention of backing down, Li Shuangxi could only continue to play tricks.
"Donor, how can we monks lie to you? Zhang Zhenren's real body is still sitting in our True Pastoral Hall, you can see it when you go and see it. ”
"Okay, if you take me to see it, I'll believe you." Seeing that Dao Feng was deceived, Li Shuangxi didn't hurry up to climb the pole.
"This..."Dao Feng realized that he had fallen for the young man opposite.
"Alright then, donor, please come with me." Dao Feng turned to one side, made a gesture with both hands, and finally made way for Li Shuangxi to go up the mountain.