Chapter 332: Naihe Clear and Shallow (I)
Under the peerless peak of Xiling in Shu is a valley, called Nai River Valley.
In the early morning, the valley is misty and occasionally full of birds, and it is quiet and quiet. The road to the bottom of the valley is an ancient road built by the order of King Wuyi of Shu more than 100 years ago.
Due to the ice and snow blocking the mountain, the road under his feet was slippery, Liu supported Shu'er with one hand and led the donkey with the other, trying to walk quickly.
Shu'er didn't talk to Liu for several days, and Liu knew that she was resentful and anxious, so she didn't say much, unwilling to disturb her heart.
At this time, Shu'er's feet slipped, but fortunately, Liu had been holding on to her weakly, so she didn't fall hard. Shu'er sat down on the ground and finally spoke, "I'll rest for a while." "The voice was weak and hoarse, not as usual.
Liu picked her up from the snow on the ancient road, put her on the ice-free boulder under the tree, stood in front of her, and said, "I'll go get a fire and boil some hot water for you." ”
Shu'er buried her face in the crook of her arm and said in a muffled voice, "No need. ”
Liu untied his black coat and put it on the old cotton jacket of flower cloth that Shu'er bought from the farmer's house, and saw that Shu'er did not dislike it, so he sat down beside her and said gently: "Shu'er, when I was a child, I read about the Nai River Valley under the peerless peak in a book. I remember that the book was called "Bashu Demon Beast Record", which was about the folklore of the land of Bashu, and wrote the poisonous snakes and beasts in Xiling as extremely exaggerated and interesting.
The book says that the peerless peak reaches the sky, and the Nai River Valley enters the ground, 10,000 years ago, there was no trace of people in the Xiling Mountains of Bazhou, and only all kinds of demon beasts lived in it that did not reach the sky and did not enter the ground. Later, a group of Shuzhou barbarians migrated to Bazhou and cooked those demon beasts to eat. The demon beast is gone, and the Shuzhou barbarians live in Bazhou in peace, and for generations, they have become Bazhou people.
When I grew up, I studied the art of war, and then I read a volume of "The Battle Records of Bashu" by the generals of Shu State, which talks about the death of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the establishment of nine states in Kyushu, and the continuous wars between the two countries.
Wuyi, the king of Shu, unified the two countries of Bashu, and the last battle between Bashu was in the Nai River Valley under this peerless peak. The ancient road we walked was built by order of Wuyi.
Wuyi pretended to build this road in concealment, but sent someone to reveal the news to Pakistan, saying that the army of Shu would quietly enter Pakistan by this road in a few days, and take advantage of its unpreparedness to destroy it in one fell swoop.
Pakistan believed the news and thought that it had seized the opportunity, so tens of thousands of elite soldiers poured out, and among those tens of thousands of people, all the masters and famous generals of Pakistan were included. They lay in ambush in the Nai River Valley, quietly waiting for the Shu army to walk into their trap.
But what they were waiting for was not the army of Shu, but an extremely rare winter torrent, which could be described as a once-in-a-century encounter, like a fairy crying together.
The army of Pakistan was completely annihilated.
As a result, the river that the mountain flood had risen was renamed 'Nai River' by Wuyi. The valley through which the Nai River flows is called the 'Nai River Valley'.
When I read this, I suddenly thought that "Bashu Demon Beast Record" was written about a legend 10,000 years ago, and it should be a more ancient book, but it began with the sentence "The peerless peak leads to the sky, and the Nai River Valley enters the ground", which I think was written after the unification of Bashu, not an ancient book. ”
Liu said a lot of words, but seeing that Shu'er didn't respond, he still buried his head in the crook of his arm, so he gently hugged her and asked in a low voice, "Shu'er, are you okay?" ”
Shu'er looked up at Liu, and her tone was cold: "You're done?" ”
Liu saw that Shu'er's face was pale, his heart was worried, and before he could answer, Shu'er had already stood up with difficulty, and immediately untied his big coat, and handed it back to him, while saying, "I have already listened to what I have said calmly." My black-clothed swordsmanship was taught to me by him in Xiling. ”
Liu re-draped the big coat on Shu'er, and said expressionlessly: "You don't have a good face, so let's wear it." If you feel unwell, be sure to tell me. ”
Shu'er stepped away and threw down a sentence: "What's the use of telling you?" ”
Liu took the donkey, chased after Shu'er and said, "I don't know medical skills, but at least ...... At least I can urge you to rest in time. ”
Shu'er ignored Liu and continued to walk towards the bottom with difficulty.
The sound of surging water gradually came from the bottom of the valley, and Shu'er thought it was another hallucination caused by dizziness and tinnitus, so she stopped and rubbed her temples, but the surging sound was endless.
Shu'er recalled that when he walked calmly with Zhuge Xiling, he said that the Nai River is a small river in the valley under the peerless peak, and for thousands of years, only one flash flood was recorded in the annals of history, but the annals were written by the historians of Shu after the destruction of the country.
Take it easy...... If the Nai River is just a small river, as you say, how can I hear such a rushing sound of water coming from the bottom of the valley?
Shu'er looked back at Liu, who had been following her, and Liu frowned and said: "The "Bashu War Chronicle" wrote 'After the flash flood, this hundred years have passed, the Nai River is shallow, and the flowing water is silent'......"
Shu'er muttered to herself: "Could it be that the Nai River Valley...... Got a flash flood? ”
Take it easy......
Stepfather......
Where exactly are you?
Thinking of this, Shu'er endured the feeling of nausea in her abdomen, and continued to run towards the bottom of the valley.
Liu chased after Shu'er, but after a while, he had already seen the flood waves at the bottom of the valley, surging rapids.
Is the Nai River shallow? Running water is silent? Liu looked at the rolling flood mixed with mud and rocks, and couldn't help but slow down.
There is a dilapidated small pavilion on the side of the ancient road, there is a stone tablet standing outside the pavilion, the stone tablet is engraved with the word "Naihe", two big characters, the penmanship is thick and simple, a look is the book of the king of Shucheng Wuyi.
Shu'er ran into the small pavilion, jumped on the stone table in the pavilion, and stood on a high place, looking at the turbid and raging mountain torrent.
The rapids washed away the last shred of hope, and Shu'er's heart was already shattered.
Liu saw Shu'er standing still, so he stopped in front of the stone tablet, looked down carefully, and saw that in front of the two big characters of "Naihe", there was also a scribbled small character "laughing", which was connected to "laughing Naihe".
Liu was puzzled, and saw that under the three words "Xiaonaihe", there was a string of smaller and shallower words, the handwriting was scribbled, and it seemed to be carved on the stone tablet with a sharp weapon, "Yaowang Mountain Xue Jiuming came here for a visit".
Under this string of small characters, there is a poem, scribbled and shallowly carved, also from the hand of Xue Jiuming
The peerless peak leads to nine days, and the layman climbs high to ask the immortals.
How can we continue to live a long life in this life, and how can we stay in the world on this road?
Those who don't know how to rejuvenate must see Yama every day.
The divine doctor stood on this laughing river, and the hanging pot felt that the water was shallow.
After Liu Zheng finished reading Xue Jiuming's poem, he saw Shu'er jump off the stone table, but he didn't stand firmly, his legs and feet were weak and weak, and he fell to the ground.
Liu strode into the pavilion and wanted to help Shu'er up, but saw that Shu'er's eyes were closed and he had already fainted.
Liu immediately turned around and shouted, "Ling Fei! Let's go to Yaowang Mountain! ”