It turned out that the river did not lead to the city, but entered the mountain, and if he continued to follow, wouldn't he have to get farther away from the original destination, which made Wang Baoyu feel as if he had reached a dead end.

Just when Wang Baoyu, who was depressed, wanted to leave here, he suddenly found that there was a wooden boat in the grass not far away.

If you have a boat, it means that there are traces of human activity. Instead of blindly looking for a way out, it is better to follow this trace. After a little hesitation, he decided to go downstream, so he cautiously approached the boat and led the Black Shadow Horse to board the boat.

The weight of one man and one horse is not light, and the draft of the boat is very deep. But the water was gentle, but it was also stable, Wang Baoyu sat down carefully, rowed the oars, and the boat slowly sailed into the river, but along the river, into the cave.

The surroundings soon turned into a pitch black patch, and Wang Baoyu didn't know where to float, so he had to put down the oars and go with the flow.

There was only the sound of flowing water in his ears, which sounded a little weird, Wang Baoyu couldn't help but hold the black shadow horse tightly, and the black shadow horse also leaned his head on his body, at this moment, people and horses had a sense of dependence on each other.

I really don't know how big this mountain is, and the boat doesn't know how long it has been wandering in it, before a glimmer of light finally appeared in front of it, Wang Baoyu was excited in his heart, and hurriedly rowed the oars and rushed over.

The light pierced him so much that he could barely open his eyes, and when he finally saw clearly, he found that it was a red sunset that was facing him. It turned out that another day had passed.

The surrounding mountains are still extremely steep, but Wang Baoyu was pleasantly surprised to find that in the flat valley by the river, dozens of families are sparsely located, and wisps of white smoke are rising from the chimneys of many houses.

Where there are people, it is easy to do, Wang Baoyu was already so hungry that his stomach growled, so he hurriedly docked the boat to the side and led the horse to the shore.

As far as the eye can see, the surrounding scenery is beautiful, the green grass is green, the flowers are all over the ground, the smoke is curling, the breeze is mixed with the fragrance of flowers, the sunset dyes half of the mountains red, and the spring is coming earlier than the outside, it is simply a piece of paradise.

A melodious singing voice came, and a little boy riding an ox appeared in front of him, with two buns on his head, white and pure, giving people a sense of immaculateness, and a song was singing in his mouth.

"It's ridiculous that people in the world compete for honor and disgrace, in the end, a dream is over, when will the high-rise singing and dancing be closed, and look back at the end of the world......" The child's singing voice is with a bit of Zen.

Wang Baoyu rode over and asked with a smile, "Little friend, what kind of place is this?" ”

The boy stopped singing, shook his head and said, "I don't know where? ”

"How can there be no place names? How far is it from Wuling City? ”

Xiao Tong continued to shake his head and said, "The people here don't know where they are, they have been living here since the pre-Qin period. ”

Wang Baoyu scratched his head for a while, suddenly remembered something, and asked in great surprise: "Could it be that this is the legendary Peach Blossom Spring?" ”

Tao Yuanming's "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring" begins with the place Wuling, and the qiē here seems to be very similar to the one described in that article.

"But there are peach blossoms blooming!" The boy nodded.

"Who taught you that song?" Wang Baoyu asked, he always felt that the person who wrote this song must be a literate scholar, as long as he found him, he might be able to determine where he was and how to get out.

The boy pointed to a grass hut not far away and said, "These are the two newcomers." ”

Wang Baoyu thanked him and led the horse towards the thatched hut, along the way, cats, dogs, chickens and ducks appeared from time to time, but these animals were not afraid of people at all, and they didn't even know how to dodge.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the hut, I smelled a smell of medicine, and as soon as I pushed open the wooden door, I saw a teenager who greeted him with a voice.

The young man was well-dressed, very white, black and white in his big eyes, flashing with a smart light, Wang Baoyu said politely: "This little classmate, my name is Wang Baoyu, I took the liberty to visit, I hope to forgive me." ”

The young man smiled slightly, showing his snow-white teeth, and said politely: "My name is Cao Chong!" Fortunately! ”

"Cao Chong? Hehe, a good name, the same name as Cao Cao's short-lived youngest son. Wang Baoyu grinned.

"I didn't expect you to recognize me." The teenager spoke amazingly.

Hearing this, Wang Baoyu almost dropped his jaw in shock, and asked in disbelief: "You, are you really Cao Cao's youngest son?" The one that weighs the elephant? ”

"Yes and no!" Cao Chong said, "If you are there, you are a father and son, and if you are there, you are a passerby." ”

"No, no, let's talk slowly, aren't you sick and dying?" Wang Baoyu asked, couldn't help pinching himself, it hurt very much, and confirmed that he had not come to the so-called heaven.

"Didn't you see that I was alive and well?" Cao Chong was a little dissatisfied.

"Chong'er, please come in." An old voice came from inside the room.

"Please come in!" Cao Chong was obviously very obedient and made a gesture of invitation, and at the same time took the black shadow horse and tied it to the side.

Wang Baoyu pushed open the wooden door and saw an old man with a childish face, sitting by a stove boiling medicine, looking quiet and focused. After Cao Chong entered the house, he hung his head and stood beside Hua Tuo, learning the heat of decoction.

"Sir, excuse me!" Wang Baoyu arched his hand and took two steps forward, but when he saw this person's appearance clearly, his mood was agitated, his eyes seemed to be stimulated by chili peppers, and tears flowed out of his eyes.

Wang Baoyu staggered to the old man's side, and blurted out with tears: "Old immortal! Is it really you? ”

The old man smiled slightly, waved his hand modestly and said, "Where are there immortals in the world, just people of grass and trees." ”

"Aren't you the old fairy of Hua Tuo? That's what I've always called you! Wang Baoyu said anxiously.

"Exactly, it's not uncommon for you to know Chong'er's origin, and if you don't want to, you can know my name." Hua Tuo laughed.

After looking for a long time, he unintentionally ran into it here, Wang Baoyu tied up his messy hair a few times, rubbed his face, and pointed to his nose and said: "Old fairy, look at me, I am Wang Baoyu, Baoyu!" ”

"Wang Baoyu?" Hua Tuo looked puzzled, as if he felt very unfamiliar with the name.

"Old fairy, I have crossed over, so I look younger than then. Remembered? Wang Baoyu asked.

"I have met countless people in my life, but I have forgotten it." Hua Tuo looked at Wang Baoyu again and made sure that he didn't know this young man.

Although Wang Baoyu was very unwilling, he could only sigh helplessly, from Hua Tuo's eyes, he understood that Hua Tuo didn't know himself at all, which is not surprising, the encounter in modern society, it was 1,800 years later, Hua Tuo at this time was probably not an old immortal.