"Yunshan Chronicles" is the second chapter of the sixth year of the Tang Dynasty

Note: In ancient times, there was a strange book that has been passed down to this day called "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". Later generations have said that its content is strange and strange, mysterious and unpredictable, and does not seem to be the real world. I've seen a few of them, and I think so. However, I didn't want to follow the white ape to Qinling and be surprised to see the natural wonders and the beast world. The universe is vast, the desolate world cannot be thought of with one's own thoughts. Don't be a frog at the bottom of a well, be careful! Remember! - Yunshan Luoyun

Luo Yun was indeed taken away, but fortunately, the white ape was very polite and did not catch Luo Yun directly when he fainted, otherwise it would be impossible for the white ape's giant palm to accidentally tear off Luo Yun's shirt and be returned by Zhenyue, who escaped. Of course, Zhenyue did go back to report the news, but the white silk was torn off by Luo Yun himself, and he was still wearing a bearskin coat at that time, and there was not even a piece of coarse linen inside and out, so he couldn't tear the bearskin open to write a letter.

The words were written with a kind of red berries given by the white ape, and he didn't dare to say that he was taken away by a white ape, but only that he met a white-haired Taoist chief in the mountains, and he went to the mountains together, and he returned in a few days. As for Zhenyue's languishing appearance, he thought that he was slapped by the white ape, coupled with a strong coercion. Luo Yun also saw that Zhenyue was very afraid of the white ape and was not suitable to follow, and thought that he needed to report the news, so Zhenyue took Bai Juan back. He and Xiao You were held by the white ape's two hands and walked towards the depths of the mountain range.

The journey was not surprising or pleasant, because not long after walking, Luo Yun fell asleep again. The previous nervousness and fright really made his spirit too tired, and he broke out in a cold sweat before, and was blown by the cool breeze, Luo Yun only felt a little dizzy. In addition, although the white ape was constantly running and jumping, Luo Yun's hand was very stable, so until Xiao You woke him up with his tongue, Luo Yun had been sleeping very deeply.

When I woke up, it was completely dark. The dark night sky was covered with ink-like clouds, the Milky Way was shining across the starry sky, and the ground looked like a layer of mist floating on the river. Luo Yun sat up from the white ape's hand, his head was dizzy, and he couldn't help but rub his temples vigorously. Try to keep your eyes open and get used to the brightness of your surroundings as soon as possible. Looking around, it seemed to be on a hill with dense woods all around. Helping Xiao You to stand up and walk a few steps, he found that there was no road under his feet, his feet rubbed against the ground and kicked a few stones, and he heard the sound of stones rolling farther and farther away before he knew that there was a steep cliff in front of him. It's too dark, and no matter how dazzling the stars are, they can't compare to the brightness of the moon. It's a pity that tonight is a night to enjoy the starry sky, and the moon does not come out to join in the fun.

"Hmm—mountain—" The white ape's deep voice was much lower than the daylight, but it sounded more like muffled thunder in the mountains. Luo Yun turned and looked up at the white ape, its silver fur was still striking even at night, obviously this hue did not match the hidden characteristics of the beast, but the white ape obviously no longer needed to have this characteristic. Such an eye-catching seems to be the courage that it should have, the true king of the mountains, it attracts the attention of all beasts, but it is unmatched.

"What did my predecessor want me to see when he brought me here?" Luo Yun didn't know why the white ape invited him, but he was sure that he should maintain the respect and etiquette that this elder should maintain no matter what.

The white ape seemed to know very well what the impact of its voice could have, and the sound of the daytime ...... At that time, the apes around them who had not had time to run away were all stunned. So the white ape has been trying to use body language to make Luo Yun understand what it wants to express, Luo Yun feels that he should really study the wild animals in his previous life, at least now he doesn't have to rely on guessing. It took a lot of effort during the day for him to figure out that the white ape was going to invite him.

Sideways the huge body and raised his hand to point. Luo Yun squinted his eyes and looked at it, only to find that there was a deep black on the yellow mountain, which should be a cave. At this time, Luo Yun regretted that he didn't bring a fire breaker or flint or other fire-starting tools when he went out, no matter how good his eyes were, he didn't have the eyes of an owl. "This is your home?"

The white ape shook his head and nodded again. Luo Yun guessed that it was not its home but also one of its nests, and it looked like he was going to live here tonight anyway. Anyway, it's better than sleeping in the wild, the spring breeze at night is still a little chilly, Luo Yun feels a little hot on his body, he has a lot of experience in illness, he doesn't need to find a doctor to diagnose and knows that he is infected with wind chill and is going to have a fever. There was another gust of mountain wind, Luo Yun couldn't help but shiver, and coughed a few times with an itchy throat. "I ...... Ahem, ahem...... Do you have a way to get a light? Me, ahem...... It was too dark for me to see the way. ”

The white ape leaned down to look at Luo Yun, as if he was a little worried about his sudden cough. Then he turned and walked into the cave, where the earth trembled regularly with its footsteps. Soon there was a fire in the dark cave, Luo Yun saw the light, and walked in with Xiao You without waiting for the white ape to come out, he really didn't want to stand outside and blow the wind. The cave turned two corners, but it was not very deep, and the white ape saw Luo Yun walk in and handed Luo Yun the torch he was holding with his two fingers. To be honest, although he didn't know how the white ape lit this wood, Luo Yun felt that the torch as thick as his arm was like a matchstick in the white ape's hand.

With the light and feeling the heat of the flames, Luo Yun suddenly felt a lot more comfortable, and followed the white ape into the cave. Just as Luo Yun was thinking about how the white ape could dig such a big cave without tools, the white ape in front of him turned around, and Luo Yun saw a stalactite in the center of the cave that almost hung from the top of the cave to the ground. The reason why it is said to be almost down to the ground is that the stalagmites protruding from the ground are not connected to the stalactites. The stalagmite has no tip, only a small pit, less than ten centimeters from the tip of the stalactite.

Luo Yun saw the white ape probe glance at the small pit in the center of the stalagmite, and Luo Yun also glanced at it just now, there was something faintly reflective. Although he also thought that it might be some kind of natural treasure, Luo Yun's head was dizzy at this time, and he really didn't have the energy to explore these. Seeing that the edge of the cave was covered with a thick layer of straw, Luo Yun walked over and sat down, although it was a little damp, but it was not bad. I didn't know where to put the torch for a while, and I didn't want the white ape to be very understanding, so I reached out and took the torch, and with a wave of my arm, the cave immediately brightened. Luo Yun was stunned by the sudden bright light, and when he blinked and looked again, there were two fires on both sides of the cave. He looked at the white ape in disbelief: "You guys...... Aren't they all afraid of fire? ”

The white ape still answered Luo Yun with its actions, only to see the torch in its hand move to Luo Yun's eyes, and then raised its other hand and also stretched out two fingers, and extinguished the torch with a 'click', and at the same time, the original cylindrical wood was also crushed into pieces by it and fell from between its fingers.

With such a vivid expression, Luo Yun immediately understood. At this time, I was not very comfortable, I didn't think much about it, I touched the straw behind me and it was soft, and I lay down. Suddenly, I heard a 'gurgling' sound, and I couldn't help but touch my stomach, it wasn't him. Looking up, Xiao You was looking at him with innocent and pitiful eyes, and then he remembered that he hadn't eaten yet. But where to find food in this strange place, even if you let Xiao Youxian catch hares, it's a bit ...... There was some discomfort in his throat, and he couldn't help coughing a few more times, Luo Yun listened to his breathing a little wheezing, it was very uncomfortable, and he wanted to drink some water.

The white ape's sense of hearing was obviously very keen, and he heard that Luo Yun's breathing was wrong, so he leaned over and poked his head over, and looked at Luo Yun with concern in his eyes. Luo Yun understood its concern, smiled at it, and signaled that he was fine. I didn't want my stomach to scream immediately, I pressed my stomach embarrassedly, and looked up at the white ape: "Senior, I'm a little hungry, where can I find food and water?" ”

The white ape looked at Luo Yun for a while, stood up and walked out of the cave, and then Luo Yun heard a roar that rang through the sky, and the sound waves echoed in the cave, feeling like thunder exploded in his ears. Fortunately, the same feeling has already been felt once during the day, as soon as the voice sounded, Luo Yun covered his ears tightly, and even Xiao You lay on the ground and buried his head in the straw pile, and pressed his two front paws on his ears. Fortunately, the sound soon stopped, and Luo Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and then coughed again. After a while, I heard the footsteps of the white ape coming back, and I couldn't help but wonder if this white ape couldn't hunt by roaring. Tilted his head and glanced at it, but unfortunately Luo Yun guessed wrong, the white ape didn't have any prey on his hands, and there was no water.

The white ape walked into the cave and saw Luo Yun lying on the straw, his face was red and red without knowing whether it was shining with fire. The white ape sat cross-legged beside Luo Yun, reached out and lifted Luo Yun up and put it on his lap. After taking a closer look at Luo Yun's appearance, he put his hand into the leather pocket on his waist, and carefully took out a jasper gourd, the same gourd knotted on the green vine around his waist. Luo Yun stretched out his hand to take the gourd, and it was warm and cool, and it felt like jade. At the signal of the white ape, he pulled out the mouth of the gourd, and a fragrance of grass and trees wafted out, and under the light of the fire, Luo Yun could even see streams of pale green water vapor rising from the gourd. After taking a deep breath of this aroma, I suddenly felt that my breathing was much easier. Smelling the aroma again, a smell of wine gradually emerged, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise: "This is ...... Wine? Do you brew it? ”

The white ape nodded and motioned for Luo Yun to take a sip. Luo Yun held back the surprise in his heart, gently brought the gourd mouth to his lips, and slowly raised it until a silky fragrance flowed into his mouth. Before he could savor the delicate taste with his tongue, the slurry had already flowed down his throat. I felt a coolness from my neck to my abdomen, and then it spread to every part of my body in an instant, and the whole person had a sense of transparency and rise. The next moment, the original cool meaning turned into a warm current, ironing every organ in his body along his veins. Removed the jasper gourd, exhaled softly a breath of turbidity, carefully stuffed the gourd's mouth, and returned it to the white ape.

Although Luo Yun wanted it very much, and wanted Aunt Mei, Uncle Wu, Cheng Mu, Second Uncle and even Xiao You and Zhen Yue to take a sip, he also understood that the greatest original sin of human beings was greed, and when facing a natural creature with extraordinary intelligence like the white ape, this original sin was the source of the disaster. It is a blessing for the white ape to give him something comparable to the essence of the elixir and jade liquid, and he is grateful, but he must not have the idea of taking it for himself.

I touched my forehead, although it was still a little hot, but there was a sweat on my body, and it was not as uncomfortable as just now. Leaned on the white ape's leg and sat up, smiled gratefully at the white ape, and couldn't help but rub his stomach with his hand, as soon as his body was better, he felt even more hungry. Just as he was about to ask the white ape where to find food and water, his ears suddenly heard a noise outside the cave. He frowned slightly, and glanced up at the white ape, there is such a powerful king of the mountains, and there are creatures who dare to come here? But soon, Luo Yun was so familiar with the regular sound of the earth trembling, the same running sound as the white ape he was leaning on! Oh my God, there's more than one such creature.

The sound is heard clearly from far to near, and it can be discerned that the sound of stepping on the ground is somewhat scattered, that is to say, there is more than one end. The answer was soon known, and as the sound of running stopped at the entrance of the cave, several heavy gasps were clearly audible. The sound of footsteps gradually sounded, and Luo Yun glanced at the white ape with a calm face, and then turned his head to stare at the corridor of the cave. One...... Two. Two huge figures, two white apes. Or two white apes to be exact. Luo Yun closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and slowly spit it out, feeling of relief in his heart.

Take a closer look at the appearance of these two white apes. The guy was a little smaller than the one next to him, a whole circle to be exact. Although there are folds on his face, they are only on his forehead, so he doesn't look old, which means that he should be the descendant of the white ape he leans on. But the two obviously younger hairs were even more gray, but not as silver-white as the old white ape, and even glowed a faint bright color in the light. The most important point is that the two white apes are a male and a female. However, they all wore the same white leather coats, and there was also a large pocket for things around their waists, but the difference was that they did not have the green vines with jasper gourds like belts.

Seeing the two white apes standing there in a regular manner, at the same time standing on their arms left and right, bowing their bodies until their foreheads touched the bottom, they were actually saluting. This action was maintained for a while, Luo Yun looked up and saw that the white ape beside him did not react at all, it seemed that this ceremony was very appropriate, and he was not easy to interject if he didn't know why. Fortunately, after a while, the two white apes stood up on their own. Without words, the two white apes turned a blind eye to Luo Yun and Xiao You, who suddenly appeared, and dragged out a wild boar from behind them and placed it in front of them, while the female white ape took out an oval husk that didn't know what fruit was, and heard the sound of water coming from it when it shook. Looks like that's what the roar was coming about.

Xiao You was not afraid of the two white apes, so he got up and swayed over, biting the wild boar and dragging it back, and began to eat. Luo Yun was curious in his heart, but he was not so hungry, besides, it would be good if he could eat a calf with such a big wild boar, anyway, Xiao You would definitely leave him a little, don't worry. Looking up at the white ape, he found that the white ape was also looking at him, and he stood up and simply sat on the white ape's lap. At this time, two white apes appeared, and it seemed to be a question how to call this first one, thinking about it, Luo Yun decided to ask the doubts in his heart first. Pointing to the white apes standing there at both ends: "The two of them...... Is it your child? ”

He shook his head and nodded again. Luo Yun has found the trick of the white ape's behavior language, at least the intelligence of the head next to him is no less than that of a human, and he can understand everything he says, but the language is a little different. "What does Senpai mean...... They are not born of you, but they are your offspring? Nodding, Luo Yun took a step closer and asked, "Is it your child's child?" He nodded again. That is the grandchildren, Luo Yun looked at the two white apes standing there honestly, and suddenly became very curious about their ages, or even more curious about the age of the grandfather white ape next to him. "How many springs and autumns have my predecessors lived?" The white ape seemed to think for a moment, then shook his head. Luo Yun was stunned, this is definitely not that he can't say, but he doesn't remember, it can't be that he can't count. In order to verify whether this white ape counts or not, Luo Yun asked, "How many children does the predecessor have?" Your own birth. ”

To Luo Yun's surprise, the white ape replied quickly, and it raised its two hands and placed them in front of Luo Yun. For Luo Yun, the whole sky seemed to be covered all of a sudden, and he turned his head to take a closer look, the thumb of the white ape's left hand was in the palm of his hand, that was nine. "The seniors had nine children?" The palm of his hand moved away, and the white ape nodded. Luo Yun glanced at the white ape with some understanding, and this number made Luo Yun feel even more extraordinary about the white ape. Nine is the extreme number of days. It is absolutely in line with the number of heavenly dao, as powerful as the legendary divine dragon, and there are only nine sons. Luo Yun looked at the two young white apes again: "Then how many ...... do you have?" Well, such a child's child? "I don't know if the white ape has a 'grandson', it's a little awkward to ask. Fortunately, the white ape seemed to understand, but the white ape was stunned for a moment and raised his hand to scratch his head, looking at Luo Yun helplessly.

Luo Yun understood, it was not that he didn't know how many, but maybe the number was a little bigger than the number of his fingers, and he didn't know how to tell Luo Yun for a while. It's good to pat the white ape on the leg, or call it a monkey ancestor, but it shouldn't be a monkey. White ape, ape ancestor? Ancestor? Well, it's the ancestor, it's better than 'Lao Bai'. "Senior, how about I call you ancestor?" When the white ape heard this, he lowered his body, looked at Luo Yun closer for a moment, and then nodded with a little excitement. It seems that I am very satisfied with this title and very happy. Luo Yun smiled, and felt that this title was somewhat familiar and intimate in his heart. Besides, didn't humans evolve from apes, and it is not wrong to call them ancestors.

"Ancestor, where do all your children live? All in this big mountain? The ancestor thought for a moment, reached out and lifted Luo Yun up and put it on his shoulder, Luo Yun grabbed the hair of the ancestor and sat next to its head, looking along the hand of the ancestor. I saw that the ancestor drew a line like three waves on the ground, and then his fingers dotted nine times around these three arcs, forming a circle. Luo Yun blinked, this definitely didn't mean his little cloud mountain, and said incredulously: "You scattered your children throughout the mountain range!?" Feeling his body shake up and down, Luo Yun couldn't help but rub upwards and sit more steadily, but his eyes couldn't get rid of the extremely simple picture on the ground.

I don't know which peak of the Qinling Mountains is in the center of these nine points, but this is meaningless to Luo Yun, what Luo Yun thinks of is that there are still many monkey grandchildren under the nine sons of this ancestor. They should also live alone or in pairs on different mountains like the two ends in front of them, each with their own territory. It's as if the emperor divided his descendants and relatives to all parts of the world. Luo Yun sighed in his heart that he had guessed correctly, this ancestor was indeed the real king of the Qinling Mountain Range. Regardless of the number of white apes, just by looking at the situation during the day, we know that the apes in the mountains are all obeying their orders. Coupled with the power of the white apes themselves, they are in charge of the order of this mountain range.

Luo Yun looked sideways at the old face of the ancestor beside him with a face full of amazement, and the sense of relief in his heart was even stronger, as if some wish had been fulfilled. It seems to be because in his ethereal memory picture, the ancestor-like white figure always stands alone in the mountains.