Chapter 66: The True Face of Lushan
The fall was so fast, and in an instant, the trees, flowers, and rivers on the ground filled the entire field of vision, and Yang Zijiang only felt that the white swaying in front of him was coming quickly, and before he could distinguish clearly, his body slammed into it.
Instantly, there was a snapping sound on his face, but he was still conscious, and the foreign body in his ear, mouth and nose was immersed, and when he reacted, he realized that he had fallen into the river, and although the impact was great, he was lucky enough to pick up his life.
The body was still sinking, but fortunately he could swim, so he immediately held his breath, untied the hiking bag to reduce the weight, and used his hands and feet to save himself, and after surfacing the water, he breathed heavily, and was choked and coughed.
Before he could recover from the horror of the catastrophe, a large net was covered with his head, and when he was dragged up by the net, he found that he was on a wooden boat, and two strange men were staring at him.
It's strange because of their dress, obviously ancient costumes, Yang Zijiang can't recognize what era it is for a while, is it the performers invited by the scenic spot?
They opened their mouths and asked questions repeatedly, not ordinary words quickly and quickly, probably dialects and the like, which were difficult to understand, but according to their expressions and tone, Yang Zijiang guessed that one of the sentences was: "What's your name?"
After coughing for a long time, he finally calmed down and replied, "... I... My surname is Yang, and my name is Yang Zijiang..."
Hearing Yang Zijiang speak Mandarin, the two looked at each other in surprise.
"How did Childe fall off the mountain? If you don't die today, you will have a blessing in the future. β
The speaker also switched to a very stiff Mandarin, but at least it was much easier to understand than the dialect.
"Accidentally, I ...... slipped," Yang Zijiang said, "Can you help me untie the net first?"
"Oh, rude faux pas!"
The man was slightly embarrassed, and hurriedly beckoned another person to help, and untied the fishing net together, and after getting out of trouble, Yang Zijiang thanked the two of them, checked himself, and found that his skin was bruised and painful, and there was a faint smell of blood between his mouth and tongue.
After exchanging names, I knew that they were brothers, one was called Zhou Zhuo, and the other was Zhou Yue.
At this time, I saw the surrounding environment clearly, it was on the valley bottom river, which was roughly the same as the shape of the river basin on the map of the scenic spot, but the peach blossoms on both sides of the river reflected the clear lake water, and the beautiful scenery did not belong to the current season.
I hadn't seen it before when I climbed the mountain, and somehow it came out of thin air, and the man-made structures that once existed disappeared inexplicably.
Yang Zijiang couldn't help but be surprised, and asked, "Two, where is this?"
The two surnamed Zhou looked at each other and smiled, and Zhou Zhuo said, "Young Master Yang is here, but he doesn't know where?"
Zhou Yue said: "Over the years, those who have strayed here have asked this question, can Yang Gongzi know the name of this mountain?"
Yang Zijiang was stunned for a moment and said: "Of course, I know that this is Lushan, but before I fell, I didn't see the current scene at the bottom of the valley, and the peach blossoms are not the current season......
"Outsiders really don't know, this place is as warm as spring all year round is a blessed land, peach blossoms have always been divided into four seasons, Yang Gongzi has just arrived, it is not surprising not to believe. β
What Yang Zijiang questioned was not whether the peach blossoms should bloom now, but whether they should appear, there was no reason for the entire valley to change its appearance in the process of jumping off a cliff, and a possibility suddenly came to his mind.
In "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring", there is a group of people who have lived in seclusion since the pre-Qin era to avoid the scourge of war.
"Do you have a lot of people living together and rarely interacting with outsiders?"
"As said, the place where my people live is called [Kuanglu Secret Realm], which is a few miles away, and it is difficult for outsiders to find a place to go, and if it is not for picking peach blossoms and fishing and hunting, they will generally not come out. β
"Brother Zhou, how long have you been living here?"
"Since the ancestors have gone through hundreds of generations, my people have never left this place according to the ancestral teachings, and the ancestors said that this place is a treasure of heaven and earth, and it is difficult to find it in the outside world, and life is happy and content. β
"So before me... You've never seen a foreigner?"
The Zhou brothers looked at each other again and smiled, Zhou Zhuo said: "We rarely see outsiders, but it is not completely absent, Qu index even Yang Gongzi has three people, according to the ancestors for thousands of years of outsiders here, there are always no more than ten people, there have been people who have come here by chance to live for a long time, teach us the so-called 'Mandarin', so there is no obstacle to communicate with Yang Gongzi." β
Yang Zijiang originally thought that he would hear [Peach Blossom Spring], but it turned out to be [Kuanglu Secret Realm], and he was disappointed but also quite happy, he thought of "another space", so that he could explain everything in front of him.
Maybe the place they strayed into was the "parallel space", so it was not easy to be found when they were isolated from the world, and this is probably also the place where Xunyang real people lived.
Hearing them say that he had seen outsiders, Yang Zijiang immediately asked, "Is there a real person in Xunyang?"
The Zhou brothers looked at each other, but this time they looked quite surprised.
"Young Master Yang, where did you hear Xunyang's real name?"
"It seems that the two know Xunyang real people. Yang Zijiang said happily: "An old man asked me to come to him......"
"It's so strange, not to mention where the old people came from, if you want to find a real person, it's even more difficult......"
"How?"
Regarding Yang Zijiang's question, Zhou Zhuo said solemnly: "The real person has already turned into a flying immortal, and he once told my people not to set up a god position, so as not to disturb the creation of the heavenly machine, and there will be all kinds of harm and no benefit in the secret realm of Kuanglu. β
Yang Zijiang seemed to be poured a basin of cold water on his head, thinking that victory was in sight, but he didn't think that it was an empty joy, but he couldn't help but ask: "When did it happen?"
"About ten years ago, now only my people are left with a well-dressed mound. Zhou Zhuo asked, "I don't know who Yang Gongzi is entrusted by?" As far as I know, real people rarely go out to cultivate and should not know outsiders. β
"It's a long story...... Yang Zijiang thought that if he came, he would be safe, and he couldn't return in vain no matter what, so he said: "Two brothers Zhou, can you take me to the clothed mound to worship for a while?"
"This ......" Zhou Yue had a difficult face, and said: "The ancestral training has an order first, don't have too much contact with outsiders, and don't lead people into the secret realm at will, unless Yang Gongzi ......"
Zhou Yue suddenly felt that he was speechless, and he was busy not speaking.
Of course, Yang Zijiang would not let it go, and asked, "Unless what?"
Zhou Zhuo said: "My clan rules do not allow outsiders to enter easily, but if this person's life is in danger and needs urgent help, he can give a helping hand to open the net, Yang Gongzi is safe and sound, he is afraid of bad luck so he is silent." β
From the beginning to the present, Yang Zijiang has figured out that these two people are very simple, what to ask and what to answer, and even their 'Kuanglu Secret Realm' has told the truth, probably not at all to prevent people, very stupid and naΓ―ve.
But the so-called sinister heart was immediately shown by Yang Zijiang, who covered his chest, spit out a mouthful of blood, and then fell softly on the board.
He pretended, but it was indeed because of the impact of the water before, his teeth and tongue were bleeding, and the blood was also surging between the viscera, and he couldn't help but vomit after dangling on the boat for a long time, and the mixed bloodshot looked more serious.
As soon as the Zhou brothers saw him fall, they immediately screamed nervously, Yang Zijiang didn't answer, if he wanted to pretend, he had to pretend to the end, he simply closed his eyes, and didn't respond even if they pinched and tossed.
β...... Didn't you just enter the water too quickly and suffered internal injuries......"
β...... Without further ado, we took him back ......"
The two talked anxiously, while paddling in a panic, Yang Zijiang listened secretly funny, if these two people were not pretending, it would be too easy to deceive.
If it is because they are isolated from the world, and they have abandoned the deceit and all kinds of despicable human nature, then they are very dangerous and can be used by any sinister villain.
Yang Zijiang was secretly ashamed, and invisibly did a despicable act, although it was not out of malice, he couldn't help but blush, and this was seen by the Zhou brothers, and they felt that his condition was serious, and they accelerated their speed.
The waterway is winding, sometimes separated by reef islands, and the peaks and peaks on both sides of the river overlap and the peach blossoms reflect the water, Yang Zijiang couldn't appreciate it, only felt that the hull of the boat flickered left and right, and he didn't dare to open his eyes and be discovered by the two along the way.
After about half an hour, the bow of the boat came into contact with a hard object, and a series of actions of the Zhou brothers mooring the boat let Yang Zijiang know that he had arrived at his destination.
Lifted up by them one after the other, Yang Zijiang secretly opened his eyes and glanced at it, it was already on land, through a peach forest flower path, and there was a cave at the end of the front.
The entrance of the legend, unlike the Peach Blossom Spring, is that this cave is not so small that only one person can pass through, and it can probably walk an off-road vehicle.
The details don't matter, Yang Zijiang knows that he has achieved his goal.
Sure enough, after passing through the entrance, there is a different world inside, a large area of flat land, lush greenery in the farmland, quaint farmhouses are scattered, chickens and dogs are running and crying, and men, women and children are talking and laughing in front of the field houses.
The smell of unknown flowers and earth in the air is refreshing, which is very different from the modern smell of car exhaust, exhaust fumes, and dust.
Accustomed to seeing the reinforced concrete asphalt road, as well as all kinds of light and sound pollution made by industry, the peaceful pastoral scenery of this paradise made Yang Zijiang suddenly throb a little.
Someone saw the Zhou brothers carrying Yang Zijiang and rushed to inquire, but the Zhou brothers didn't say much, hurriedly said a few words in dialect and continued to walk quickly.
After a while, they arrived in front of a bamboo house, the door opened, and the two of them rushed in without stopping, shouting hurriedly: "Master Niu, save people!"
Because it was a dialect, Yang Zijiang didn't know whether he was shouting Liu or a cow, and later learned that it was a cow.
Someone heard the sound and greeted him, Yang Zijiang peeked in, the person was about 50 years old, wearing a long shirt, different from the short placket of the Zhou brothers, like a literati in a film and television drama.
Yang Zijiang thought to himself, shouldn't he find a doctor, how can he be a teacher?
Niu Fuzi didn't ask much, and asked the Zhou brothers to put Yang Zijiang on the bamboo bed, and then asked the cause, and learned that he fell off the cliff and fell into the water and immediately took the pulse, and after a while, his face was suspicious, and he asked, "How can this be?"
Yang Zijiang thought that he had seen through his pretending to be dizzy and couldn't continue, so he immediately jumped out of bed and knelt on the ground on one knee, which startled them and stared at him in surprise.
"Young Master Yang, ...... are you?"
"You are seriously injured and have not healed, do not move, lie back in bed quickly......"
Yang Zijiang clasped his fists with both hands and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I lied to you, I was pretending to be dizzy, just because I wanted to see Xunyang Zhenren, your ancient way of being warm and chivalrous makes me very ashamed." β
"This ......"
The Zhou brothers and Niu Fuzi looked at each other, probably because they didn't expect someone to admit to lying to their faces, and after a long time, Niu Fuzi stroked his beard, ** said: "I don't know the rules of my clan, if you believe in the truth and have different hearts, you should pull out your tongue, but you are not a member of my clan, you are not subject to this punishment, where do you come from, go back!"
Yang Zijiang was stunned for a moment, he is a good person, and he doesn't say that he will turn his face, he doesn't know how to go back, he jumped off the cliff and was transferred, could he climb up and jump again.
What's more, there are still tasks that have not been completed, so why should you be cheeky.
"There are a lot of three adults, I use this trick because it is true that human life is at stake, my fiancΓ©e was killed by the hands of the wicked, this time I came to ask Xunyang real people to save her, although I heard the two Zhou brothers say that the real person has ascended to immortal, but please be sure to let me visit the real person dressed in vain, I will leave by myself afterwards, and never disturb your purity. β
He said this with great sincerity, and no matter what the outcome was, he really didn't want to spoil the simplicity and innocence of this place.
Niu Fuzi said curiously: "Where did you know your real name?"
"An old man, she met a real person, so she handed over a token to come to visit. β
Yang Zijiang no longer concealed it, and took out the dragon-shaped jade pendant from his wet bag, hoping that the old master would know the origin, but when he rummaged through it, he found that the mobile phone and the power bank were completely useless.
What's more, I remembered that the wonderful pen was gone, and I had been using it in my hand before, no doubt when I fell into the water, and I was very flustered at the time, and I didn't pay attention at all.