The Tang Dynasty Zhenguan has been in the past six years, and it is in April. After sending two more letters to his family, Luo Yun and his entourage went from sleeping day and night to day and night. After asking the ancestors, he explained that the rest of the journey was infested with too many people, and it was close to the town, so in order to avoid encountering humans entering the mountains, it was necessary to travel at night.

In Luo Yun's eyes, he was surrounded by mountains and green trees, and if he hadn't been able to distinguish east, west, north and south from the sun and stars every day, he would have lost his direction long ago. Therefore, I don't know how close it is to the human town that the ancestor said, and which town it refers to. Sometimes Luo Yun even thought that they had passed through the Qinling Mountains and came from the north of the mountain to the south of the mountain. But since he sent away one of the nine sons of Yuan Zu half a month ago, and now he has seen Yuan Wu and Bai Yang again, he knows that he seems to have made a big circle in the mountains and returned to the vicinity of Yunshan.

After asking Bai Yang to send his fourth letter to his family, Luo Yun and his party continued to move eastward. Because they sleep in caves during the day, they have to look at the stars at night to determine their direction. Although there was an ancestor here, there was no need to worry about getting lost, but Luo Yun, who was bored at night, still took this opportunity to carefully observe and learn the art of stargazing. Of course, so far, I can barely recognize the 28 constellations, and find the Big Dipper and the North Star to distinguish the north and the south.

Every time he lies on the shoulders of the ancestor and looks up at the starry sky and gazes at the vast Milky Way, Luo Yun can also better understand why people think that the gods live in the sky. Because the sky is so beautiful, it is so far away, but its light is so palpable. Beautiful things always trigger endless reverie in human beings, and perhaps the legend may not come from it that way. Is there really a Nine Heavens? I don't know what kind of scenery the legendary fairy world will be.

At the foot of a mountain, Yuan Wu and Bai Yang saluted again. But this time, after walking for a day, he didn't see the descendants of the ancestor, so Luo Yun asked casually under curiosity. The ancestor said that this was already a place for human beings, and he did not leave his descendants to manage it. I don't know if it's Luo Yun's illusion, after the ancestor finished these meanings, his face darkened for a long time, and he didn't communicate with Luo Yun until he stopped to rest.

On this day, the ancestor decided to rest before dawn and found a place nearby to block the wind for Luo Yun to sleep. Since the day before yesterday, Luo Yun and his party have no pre-prepared caves to live in, and it can be seen that the ancestor has lost control of this place. And the most important point is that the ancestor told Luo Yun that there was nothing near here that it needed, and that they had to go a long way to the east.

It seems that these animals and plants full of spirituality always have a tacit understanding to hide from human beings far away, and they can't find places. Perhaps they fought in the early days, but in the end they were taken away by humans. And those natural treasures were taken away by human beings as if they were plundered, losing their roots for survival, and ending hundreds of years of life.

Maybe Luo Yun is really an emotional person. In short, when he thought of this, the sleepiness of dawn faded away. His head rested on Xiao You's belly, rubbed his soft belly with his cheek, listened to the dissatisfied buzzing sound in Xiao You's stomach, smiled slightly, and patted Xiao You with his hand as if comforting, in fact, he was feeling the wonderful touch. How quickly time flies, last year or the year before last, the little guy who hid in the shadows and bit his fingers, was carried home by him wrapped in clothes, and always liked to lie on his lap and snore, had grown up enough for him to shrink up and snuggle up for warmth.

"Bell-bell-" At the beginning of the morning, a distant ringing of an ancient bell broke the silence of the forest, driving away the last trace of darkness and the last bit of sleepiness of Luo Yun.

Got up, stretched out without any image, hammered stiff legs. Seeing Xiao Yu lying on the ground with his head held high, he looked at him, "If you are not sleepy, accompany me for a walk, they all say that the early bird has worms, see if we are lucky to meet an early rabbit and let us pad our stomachs." ”

After saying hello to the ancestor who had not slept at all, Luo Yun took Xiao Youyou Mountain with him. Since there was no cave to live in, Luo Yun had never seen the ancestor sleep, and in the past few days, he could see that the ancestor was not tired at all, and his spirit was really good. There is no sense of decay at all.

Walking a few dozen meters away, another bell rang out, like a continuation of just now. It was also when he heard this bell that Luo Yun knew that he was really close to human society. At least there should be a Taoist temple on the nearby mountain, and since there is a Taoist temple, it will not be too far from the town where the people live. As for why it is a Taoist temple and not a temple, Luo Yun is only guessing. Although the evening drum and morning bell are allusions to Buddhism, Taoist temples also ring drums and bells at dawn and dusk. Moreover, it is only the sixth year of Zhenguan, although Buddhism has been greatly developed in the Tang Dynasty, but at least in the early days of Zhenguan, Master Xuanzang has not yet returned from India. This period was the time when the Li dynasty flourished Taoism in order to consolidate the imperial cause.

Luo Yun had never heard Aunt Mei say that there were any temples near Yunshan, only the Taoist temple on Shouyang Mountain. Wait, this can't be the Taoist temple on Shouyang Mountain, right? Doesn't that mean that I'm really close to Yunshan' Luo Yun thought as he walked aimlessly, and Luo Yun, who was distracted, didn't notice that Xiao Yu in front of him suddenly stopped, if it weren't for Xiao You's opportunity to turn sideways and let Luo Yun pounce on its back, the person who fell down the mountain would have become Luo Yun.

Rubbed his knee, it hurt hotly, Luo Yun had never suffered such an injury since he came to the mountain. Sitting on the ground, I rolled up my trouser leg and looked at it, but fortunately it was only green and not bleeding. Seeing this, Xiao You leaned over his head and seemed to want to lick it twice, so Luo Yun smiled and scolded and pushed it away, this is not a joke, his thin skin and tender flesh were not broken on the stone, and he was licked by Xiao You's tongue like a spatula. Lowered his trouser leg and rubbed Xiao You's head, "What's wrong, what did you find?" Rabbit? Roe deer? Seeing that Xiao Youfu lowered his body and climbed a few steps forward, Luo Yun was also amused in his heart, and at the same time bowed down and leaned over. looked at Xiao You's head...... "Someone entered the mountain early in the morning, I don't know if the wolf hasn't slept at this time?"

Luo Yun and Xiao You came down from the mountainside, and at this time they were in an upwind place on a hillside, and their vision was relatively wide. Although there was still some mist wafting between the trees that had not yet dispersed, it was still clear that the back of the crouching in the grass in the distance was a human. Whereas...... As Luo Yun said, the wolf hadn't slept yet. Animals with strong spirituality are far away from the range of human activities, but most animals have nowhere to hide and can only compete with humans tenaciously. The ferocious: jackals, tigers and leopards are among them. At this time, the three wolves were slowly approaching their prey in three directions, and Luo Yun believed that in that seemingly quiet direction of descending the mountain, there must be one or two wolves hidden, ready to launch a fatal blow against the fleeing prey.

The square city is surrounded on three sides, leaving a way to survive and setting up an ambush. This also seems to be a ploy in Sun Tzu's Art of War, right? Not surprisingly, this scheming animal is more familiar than humans. Especially the wolves who like to work as a team, they are the experts at it.

Seeing that the encirclement was slowly shrinking, Luo Yun couldn't help but hesitate whether he wanted to save that person. Or another person, when their own safety is absolutely guaranteed, they will choose to warn and rescue the person in danger. But Luo Yun didn't have it at this time, and a strange feeling appeared in his heart, making him very hesitant to let Xiao You help.

Just as Luo Yun was struggling and hesitating in his heart, the three wild wolves had already entered the sprint range. There was no need for any signal, and they did not hesitate to scream and pounce on them. Luo Yun was interrupted by this sound, came back to his senses and looked down the mountain again, seeing that the man turned his head and saw the three wild wolves that pounced on him, he seemed to be stunned, and he couldn't escape at the first time, it seemed that even the ambush arranged by the wild wolf was useless. Just as Luo Yun closed his eyes and was about to bless the life that was about to disappear, he felt Xiao You's body next to him shake and stood up suddenly. Surprised to open his eyes and look at Xiao Yu beside him who was staring at the bottom of the mountain, Luo Yun turned his head suspiciously, only to find that the situation had turned around.

The three wild wolves fell seven feet in front of the man, seemingly dead, but Luo Yun didn't see any weapons on his body when he looked at it, and the only thing that seemed to hurt people was a small short hoe in his hand. 'Could it be that you have met some martial arts master?' When Luo Yun was puzzled, he saw two wild wolves suddenly popping out of the bushes next to the mountain road in the distance, as if they had discovered that the situation on the mountain was wrong, and they couldn't hide it, so they hurriedly ran towards the mountain. The man seemed to hear the movement, turned around and saw two wild wolves, and then Luo Yun saw that the man's behavior was slightly flustered, but he did not turn around and run away.

"Xiao You, go and stop those two wolves, on the condition that they can take away those three companions who don't know if they are still alive. Whatever method this person uses, I'm curious. Before Luo Yun's words fell, Xiao You swooped out like an arrow from the string. Luo Yun got up suddenly, patted the dust on his body, and tidied up his clothes. Since the weather warmed up, his bearskin coat had been put into the ancestor's satchel, and it was only when he went to bed that he took it out to lay a mattress on the ground.

Luo Yun strolled down the hill and watched the situation unfold. Xiao You's sudden appearance startled the man in green clothes, and seeing Xiao You's rapid approach, he raised his hand and scattered a bag of things hidden in his hand, raising a cloud of smoke and dust. Xiao You's direction of running had already avoided the man, and when he saw the dust suddenly floating in front of him, he was very alert, turned around and jumped for a distance, and then bypassed the dust and faced the two wild wolves again.

It seems that he used this powder to bring down three wild wolves, which is really powerful. Closer, Luo Yun's sharp eyes could see that after the man in Tsing Yi spilled a packet of medicinal powder, he took out another oily paper bag from the package he was carrying and held it in the palm of his hand. But he didn't expect Xiao You not to pounce on him, so he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and turned to look. Xiao You had already forced the two wild wolves to stop, the tiger was mighty, and the two wild wolves, who had no chance of winning the fight, succumbed to Xiao You's feet. After a few roars and negotiations, the two wild wolves bypassed the previous prey far away under the watchful eye of Xiao You's tiger eyes, walked to the three wild wolves that fell to the ground, lowered their heads and touched them with their sharp beaks, and sniffed lightly.

At this time, Luo Yun also walked over, glanced at the three wild wolves that fell to the ground, saw that their chests and abdomen were still undulating, and knew that they were just stunned by the medicine powder, and their hearts couldn't help but relax, knowing that these wild wolves could accept the conditions and leave quietly, and they would not die endlessly. With a smile on his face, he bowed to the middle-aged man in front of him who casually put down the three wild wolves, and when he raised his hand, he saw that the man's left hand was on his chest, and he returned the salute with his index finger. The demeanor is leisurely, the demeanor is chic, and I can't help but feel a little more curious, and then I have a good feeling. After getting up, he carefully looked at the person in front of him, wearing a coarse cloth coat, a scarf on his head, a pair of straw sandals under his feet, and a small short hoe for collecting medicine in his right hand, and the burden behind him had been untied and placed at his feet. Looking at this person's appearance again, the first thought in Luo Yun's heart was that this was an immortal leader of the traveling party.

This person's face seems to be over the age of confusion, and his face is weathered but in good spirits. There is no trace of old age on the red face, and even the fine lines at the corners of the eyes can add to its sense of maturity and love, and people cannot associate it with age. A few wrinkles on the forehead are very shallow, and a few silver strands are exposed, all of which seem to indicate age, but it does not make people feel age.

Because of those eyes, Luo Yun's indescribable eyes. If the eyes really reflect a person's heart, then the person in front of them is definitely a compassionate person who can bring hope to people. In a trance, Luo Yun felt that the Bodhisattva who sowed sweet rain to the world should have such a pair of eyes. It's not bright and dazzling, it's not deep and philosophical, it's just as simple as that. Like a clear spring, it is not deep, but when you see it, you feel a coolness from the top of your head to your heart. Tell you in the bottom of your heart that when you are thirsty, he will help you quench your thirst. He will fill your water bladder as you travel. You will ignore it, but it will obediently nourish your thirsty throat when you need it.

"The Taoist is polite." Seeing this person's face clearly, Luo Yun couldn't help but make another move. But this time, the Taoist priest in front of him did not return the salute, Luo Yun was just looking at him, how could he not be observing Luo Yun. The sudden appearance of the white-clothed young man made him forget his etiquette for a while, and he stared at the white-clothed young man in front of him with a little rudeness, as well as the black-blue tiger at his feet.

A pair of shou eyebrows frowned slightly, and the Taoist priest opened his mouth with a little question, his voice was calm and slightly heartfelt, but he was not impatient: "Where did Xiaoyou come from?" ”

Luo Yun was slightly stunned, a little at a loss, because the Taoist priest's question reminded him of the ancestor when he first met the ancestor, the pond water, the ancestor's finger. 'Who are you?' ''Where are you from?'' ’

The Taoist priest saw that Luo Yun didn't answer, but he couldn't help but ask again: "Xiaoyou is from the mountains?" ”

Luo Yun groaned slightly in his heart, there was nothing wrong with Si Chen's words, his family lived in Yunshan, and he also came from the mountain at this time, so he nodded and said, "Yes." ”

I don't want the Taoist priest to glance at the mountain behind Luo Yun with a little magic, and asked in an incredible tone: "Immortal friends come from the South Mountain from here?" ”

"Huh...... This place is Jungnan Mountain!? Luo Yun was taken aback, if there was Zhongnan Mountain behind him, then wouldn't he be about to arrive in Chang'an. No wonder the ancestor said that there are too many humans in this vicinity, and this is about to arrive in Chang'an City, the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty. The excitement of being so close to Chang'an made Luo Yun ignore the Taoist priest's address to him, but the Taoist priest saw Luo Yun's expression of surprise and didn't know where he was, but he was even more puzzled in his heart.

"Immortal friends don't know where this place is?"

"I ...... I've been roaming in the mountains for two months, but I don't know where I've gone when I judge the direction by the sunset. Luo Yun looked at the Taoist priest who called him 'Immortal Friend', and wanted to say that he thought you were like an immortal, at least a master of the Dao. looked at the lazy Xiao Yu at his feet, and wondered if this Taoist priest felt that he was not a mortal because of this. I didn't want to pretend to be any magic stick in my heart, and I didn't want to deceive the elder with such a pair of eyes, Luo Yun arched his hand and took the initiative to explain to the door: "The kid's name is Li Luoyun, and his family lives in Lijiazhai, Yunshan, about one hundred and eighty miles away from here. This trip was accompanied by an elder who was collecting medicine in the mountains. I don't know what happened to me here? ”

After listening to Luo Yun's words, the Taoist didn't know whether he believed it or something else, muttered and shook his head silently, and only said after a while: "Poor Dao also goes into the mountains to collect medicine." ”

"There are many jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountains, although the Taoist chief has a protective medicinal powder, but the beasts are cunning, it is better to be more careful." Luo Yun patted Xiao You's head and kindly instructed. If the two wild wolves hadn't run out just now, when the Taoist priest came down the mountain, they suddenly jumped out, and no matter how much medicinal powder there was, they wouldn't have had time to sprinkle it.

I don't want the Taoist priest to listen to Luo Yun's words, but his face is full of expression: "Thank you for your concern." Even if you use medicinal powder, you don't want to hurt your life, and how can a cultivator not have a way to protect yourself. Although I see that although Xiaoyou is clean and has roots under his feet, he behaves frivolously and seems to be weak, but he is weak? Although Xiaoyou, the black tiger with him, is fierce and brave, but if he is in danger...... I'm afraid that Xiaoyou will not be able to protect himself, right? The Taoist priest's words seemed to be caring, but Luo Yun heard a hint of inquiry. I have just said that I have been walking in the mountains for two months, how can I be afraid of any danger, this question seems to be something else.

"Although the kid has no power to restrain the chicken, the elder accompanying him is extremely powerful, and he has this tiger to protect him, so he is not afraid of this beast in the mountains." Luo Yun avoided the important and light, but he didn't tell nonsense. But when the Taoist priest heard this, his brows tightened a little, and he didn't seem to be satisfied with this answer, but Luo Yun didn't say anything, and straightened his expression slightly, and the Taoist priest asked bluntly: "Xiaoyou is accompanied by a fierce beast, obviously you can, but Fang Cai ordered this black tiger to spare the wolves, and it seems that he doesn't want to hurt his life." Forgive the poor Dao for being rude, but Xiaoyou had already seen the wolves about to attack the poor Dao on the mountain before, but he didn't make a warning. However, seeing that Poor Dao had leveled the three beasts casually, but he was worried that Poor Dao would hurt his life, so he let the black tiger appear, stopped the remaining two wolves, and saved Poor Dao's life. ”

In the face of the Taoist priest's aggressiveness, Luo Yun couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his forehead, but he had to admit that the Taoist priest had his psychological guess very accurately. I didn't know how to explain it for a while, but Xiao You, who was beside me, was sensitive to the tightening of Luo Yun's muscles, and immediately changed his lazy appearance, staring vigilantly at the Taoist priest's every move, ready to pounce at any time.

Seeing that Luo Yun bowed his head and did not answer, the Taoist priest took a step closer and asked: "The little friend said by the poor Taoist is pure and not like a mortal. This mind has also turned away from the ignorant beast. Luo Yun still didn't answer, the Taoist priest took another step closer, raised his hands, pinched the seal with his ten fingers, and shouted loudly: "Where are you the demon incarnated!" I don't want to achieve positive results as soon as possible, but I dare to connect the beasts in this Zhongnan Mountain to harm people's lives! Now I dare to hide it, and I don't want to come quickly! ”

Luo Yun was shocked by the deafening shout, and his soul went out of his body, "What's going on?" Just now, he came to the fairy friend, why did he become a demon after such a few words? ’