In half a day, Yang Congyi took Yang Congyi to bypass Fairy Peak and continue to move in the northwest direction, and the core area of Tianzhu Peak was in the northwest direction.

The journey was quite smooth, originally Yang Congyi was still a little worried about Qingchen Daochang, she was a weak woman, and she would definitely be unbearable if she walked the mountain road for a long time, and she would delay the trip. But after walking all the way for three or four hours, the head of the Qingchen Dao was still light, and it was obvious that his worries were a little unnecessary.

After spending an hour climbing a high mountain, Yang Congyi took the initiative to ask for a rest, although the Qingchen Daoist seemed to be okay with kung fu, after all, she was a little girl, and she should still be taken care of. Both of them were bored all the way and rarely spoke.

"Dao Chang actually doesn't have to send me to Xianglu Peak on a special trip, tell me a direction, I can also find it, I'm really embarrassed that you ran so far with me." Yang Congyi held a wooden stick in his hand, and after running out of weapons, he found a hardwood tree on the mountain to use it for self-defense.

Qingchen said: "It's not that I want to see you off, the master said that my Taoist heart is not strong, and I need to go down the mountain to practice, leaving the master and going this journey with you is an experience." ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "Thank you very much." This trip is a long way, and having a Taoist to accompany me on a ride really saves a lot of trouble. "The road chief came forward to ask for directions, which saved him a lot of things, and when someone asked, he could also have a statement.

"Your dagger." Qingchen Dao Chang suddenly took out an object and handed it to Yang Congyi.

When Yang Congyi heard the dagger, he turned his head to look at it, and saw that the Qingchen Daoist was holding the dagger he had lost. His face was full of doubts, and he asked puzzledly, "Dao Chief, who are you?" ”

Qingchen Daochang's face was slightly red, and he replied apologetically: "I went down the mountain to look for it again yesterday, and I found it under the big stone that pulled you up, but I accidentally lost it when I pulled you." ”

Yang Congyi took the dagger and said with a smile: "The Taoist has a heart, thank you very much." "A person who cultivates the Tao has a simple heart and no distracting thoughts, and a person like the head of the Qingchen Dao who has been on the mountain since he was a child has less contact with the complicated world, and his heart is more pure.

Knowing the chirp in the dense forest, they scrambled to be the first, only the two of them sat idly on the hill, not empty at all, and even a little anxious. The gusting mountain breeze brings a little coolness, cools down the mountains and forests under the scorching sun, and makes the mood more comfortable.

"Do you really want to take the imperial examination and become an official?" After the two sat silently for a long time, the Qingchen Dao Chief suddenly asked.

Yang Congyi was thinking about things just now, and came back to his senses and said, "Yes, it's also an accident to do this fast catch." I have been studying since I was a child, and now I have been studying for fifteen or sixteen years, and it should not be difficult to take a few years to review and review well, and it should not be difficult to take the Jinshi exam. ”

Qingchen said: "It's not easy, my father didn't pass the exam three times." ”

Yang Congyi was a little surprised, he could read in ancient times and participate in the imperial examination three times, and the family conditions should not be very bad, so he asked: "Your father is a scholar, so why did you become a monk since you were a child?" ”

Qingchen Daoist replied a little gloomily: "I was fine when I was a child, but when there was an accident at home, I was picked up by the master on the mountain." I am now practicing with Master, and Master said that I am not yet a monk. ”

Yang Congyi didn't continue to ask what happened, obviously it wouldn't be a good thing. Then he said: "You have been cultivating for seven or eight years, and you are still not considered a monk?" When does that get? ”

Qingchen said long: "Master said that it is okay to wait until you cut off the mundane things and stop being distracted by mundane things. ”

"That's really hard, a lot of people can't do it in their lifetime."

"Master said that if you can't cut through the dust, you can't be liberated in this life, and you can't pursue the Great Dao."

"What does the avenue seem to you to be?"

"I don't understand it yet, but Master said that he will understand it later."

"I hope you can be like your master in the future, you can pursue the Great Dao."

After resting for a while, the two set off again and went down to the west.

Due to the presence of the dust cleaning road, at sunset, they successfully settled into a farmhouse.

Although this peasant family is poor, it still has a few grass houses, a few wooden beds covered with grass, and can still eat gruel. Yang Congyi and Qingchen Dao Chang couldn't say goodbye to the host's hospitality, and each drank a bowl of gruel and ate some green vegetables. Early the next morning, before dawn, the two left half a pheasant, said goodbye, and hurried on the road.

This walk is many days, all the way over the mountains and mountains, thirsty to drink mountain springs, hungry to fight pheasants and birds, at night to meet can not borrow the farmhouse, then only sleep in the wilderness, fortunately in the dust road is used to living in the wilderness, sleeping in the open is nothing, but there are many mosquitoes at night, but it makes her sad.

These days, in order not to cause trouble, I try to avoid the mountains where bandits are entrenched, and only take barren paths, remote and barren places, cross rivers and valleys, and overcome thorns and thorns. Yang Congyi is actually okay, he often travels through the mountains, and he is familiar with the road, the key is that the skin and flesh have been rough and thick in recent years, and the size of the scars are constant, and it doesn't matter if he scratches a little skin on his body. But Qingchen Dao is not good, how can I say that she is also a girl's family, with fine skin and tender meat, and the branches and leaves are swept on the back of her hand, it is a red mark, Yang Congyi can't bear it.

Since then, at the insistence of Yang Congyi, he has also chosen a good road to walk, and the speed of travel has been much faster, and he has suffered a lot less on the road.

On this day, it was noon, the scorching sun was overhead, and the heat was unbearable. The two happened to pass by a mountain stream, so they rested under the tree on the side of the mountain stream to enjoy the coolness.

Yang Congyi drank the mountain spring water, washed the cold water face, the exhaustion of the body eliminated a lot, raised his eyes to see that the waterhole not far away was very clear, looked at it and felt cool, I wanted to go into the water to cool off, but there was a clean dust road on the side, but it was not very convenient, so I had to give up.

The head of the Qingchen Dao also soaked his face in water, washed it for a while, and then returned to the tree after dissipating his heat.

The pure mountain spring water washed away the tiredness of the face of the dust road, and also washed away the dust on the face. After washing with water, the water trails have not dried, and the crystal droplets hang above the eyebrows, and some droplets slide down the tip of the nose, lips, cheeks, and hang on the chin. The hair on the sideburns wet by the spring water is tucked behind the watery ears, and the droplets are sliding down the ends of the hair. At this moment, the whole face of the Qingchen Dao Chief looks crystal clear, the water is delicate, and it is also a scenery with a Taoist robe.

Yang Congyi looked at it for a while, suddenly realized that he was a little out of shape, and quickly withdrew his gaze. Peeking at it, I saw that the Taoist chief looked into the distance and didn't notice it, and his heart suddenly lightened, it would be too embarrassing if he was discovered. Just as he was rejoicing, he heard a voice from the forest not far away.

"It's too hot. You said that the eldest brother is too, and we are still asked to come out at noon, and we can't sleep if we want to. ”

"No, I can't open my eyes with soreness, I really want to lie down on the ground and sleep, regardless of his tasks."

"Whatever you say in your dreams, be mental. It's not been peaceful lately, don't think about dreaming about spring and autumn, it's not time. ”

"Brother Tiger, let's go to the pool to take a bath and cool off, let's do it."

"Okay, wash them all, and rest your feet here."

Obedient voice, there should be three or four people, don't think about it, it must be bandits in the nearby mountains. Yang Congyi has also met a few times on the road recently, and he had no choice but to take a look, and basically he didn't say anything, there was a clear dust road, which bandit would provoke a monk for no reason, not to mention a monk with a sword.

There is this road on the side of the mountain stream, and in this case, it is difficult not to take a picture. However, Yang Congyi is not worried, the people in the mountains are more respectful of the monks, and the same is true for the bandits.

After a short time, I saw five people coming out of the forest opposite, each with a sword in their hands, their shirts spread out, and their breasts exposed.

As soon as a few people saw the waterhole, they immediately lost their blades in their hands, and took off their clothes while running, and before they reached the water's edge, they took off only the cloth that covered their selfishness, and jumped into the water, splashing a large splash with a "poof", and shouting happily. Others slowly walked towards the shade under the trees by the mountain stream.

The Dust Clearing Dao Leader turned his face away and looked to the other side when the forest man appeared. Yang Congyi looked at the two people who walked straight over from the opposite side, and then looked at the three people in the water, these five bandits were physically strong, and they should have a certain amount of power, he thought about it, if there was a fight, would there be a chance of winning. This is a problem he will consider as soon as he sees the bandits recently, if not for anything else, just to save his life, he will fight if he can fight, and if he can't beat him, he will run, but he will not work hard.

"Where did this brother come from, where did he go?" It was obviously a bandit led by five people, and as soon as he walked into the forest by the mountain stream, he looked at Yang Congyi a few times and asked.

Yang Congyi said: "We are from outside the mountain, the path is noble, and we want to go to Zhutou Peak." ”

"Where is it beyond the mountain? Is it inconvenient to tell the brother? The bandit leader glanced at the Qingchen Dao Chief, and then looked at Yang Congyi.

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Panlong Mountain, it's a little far away from here, I don't know if you've heard of it." ”

The bandit leader thought for a moment and said, "I really haven't heard of it." Have you heard anything from outside the mountain? ”

Yang Congyi asked with some confusion: "Movement? What's moving? What do you mean? ”

The leader of the bandits said: "Officers and soldiers, I heard that the officers and soldiers are going into the mountains, and many cottages outside have been beaten. Why, you don't know from the outside? ”

Yang Congyi sighed and said: "Officers and soldiers, we have really heard of it on the road, but we have never seen what it is. We are cultivators, officers and soldiers, and it has nothing to do with us. ”

The bandit leader sat down on the side and said, "What are you running all the way to the mountains?" ”

Yang Congyi said: "The elders of the division are in the mountains, we are going to visit." What are you doing, coming out at noon? "If we continue to talk, I'm afraid that I'm going to be exposed, so I quickly turned the topic to the bandits.

Before the bandit leader could speak, the other bandit said angrily: "What do you care about us?" This is our territory, so let's get out of here. ”

As soon as he heard this, although Yang Congyi was unhappy, he didn't say anything, picked up his things, got up and left.

Qingchen Dao Chang never said a word, and when he saw Yang Congyi get up, he quickly grabbed the package and the long sword, got up and followed.