After several hours of driving, the car finally arrived at a certain suburb of Changsha City at dawn. And I woke up from the car, the driver handed me a cigarette, and then pointed to an antique teahouse in front of me and smiled: "Friend, we have arrived at our destination." Someone is waiting for you in the teahouse in front! I wiped the corner of my mouth with my sleeve and looked at the teahouse carefully.

"Zilanxuan, heh! The name feels like it's made for a woman. But it's not bad, it's quite ancient. I smiled and picked up my luggage and got out of the car.

As soon as I got out of the car, the driver behind me kicked the accelerator and drove away. I looked at the headlights in the distance and smiled bitterly: why is this driver in a hurry? Is it because you are afraid of this teahouse or someone in the teahouse?

Thinking of this, I grabbed my backpack and walked into the teahouse. The waiter who was dozing off at the front desk hurriedly stared at me with wide eyes and looked at me curiously: "Hello sir, our teahouse has closed down, if you want to drink tea, come back during the day!" ”

I smiled at her, "Oh! I don't drink tea, I'm here to find someone. "Looking for someone? It's almost dawn, where are there still people in the teahouse at this time? You'd better go back first! The waiter said, still looking at me curiously.

Just as I was about to go out first, and then find a hotel next to me to sleep. A domineering female voice sounded: "Xiaoli, don't be rude, this gentleman is really here to find someone." A middle-aged woman dressed in a neutral fit walked up behind me and asked, "Are you from Hengyang?" ”

"Hello! I just came from Hengyang, and someone is waiting for me here, so I want to find him. I turned and smiled at her.

"Hmmm! I noticed that you have a special eye, it should be the guest we were waiting for. Let's go! Upstairs please. She turned and walked upstairs.

As I walked, I looked around at the layout of the teahouse, the rockery, and the position of the fish tank was very in line with the feng shui arrangement, and it seemed that it was designed by a master who knew feng shui.

She said without looking back as she walked: "You call me Sister Hong!" I am the proprietress of this tea house. I nodded: "I said, why is the name of this teahouse very feminine, it turns out that Sister Hong, you are the proprietress here, no wonder." ”

Sister Hong turned her head to look at me and smiled slightly: "Do you know the origin of this name?" I hurriedly shook my head, indicating that I didn't know.

Sister Hong looked at me with a smile: "Because I have a purple birthmark on my left shoulder, which looks very much like an orchid." So this teahouse is called Zilanxuan, how about it? How are you doing along the way? ”

I was blushing and thick-necked by her, and lowered my head in embarrassment and replied, "Thank you Sister Hong for your concern, the road is going well." By the way, was the driver you sent to pick me up? ”

Sister Hong laughed: "Otherwise, what do you think?" Since we're going to invite you here, we're going to have to get everything in order! After speaking, he pointed to a door next to me and said, "Okay, you can go in first!" Someone is waiting for you inside! I've got some things to attend to, so I won't bother you. After saying that, he knocked lightly on the door.

After a while, the man inside spoke: "Come in!" The door is unlocked. Sister Hong gently pushed open the door and said to the person in the room, "Mr. Xiao, he has arrived." The man inside hurriedly shouted in an enthusiastic tone, "Oh! Is it? Where is he? Please come in! The old man had just made a pot of fine Pu'er tea. ”

Sister Hong looked at it with a smile: "You go in!" I've got something to do, so I'll get busy first, and if you need anything, just press the electric bell on the table. I nodded: "That's okay, then Sister Hong, you go get busy!" ”

Sister Hong smiled and turned to leave, and I gently pushed open the door and walked in. Inside the room was an agarwood table, and at the table sat an old man with a white beard.

As soon as the old man saw me, he hurriedly got up and walked over. He grabbed my arm and asked, "Is Wang Heyun's old ghost okay now?" We've been brothers for decades, hahahaha! ”

I handed over a cigarette and replied with a smile: "The family teacher is very tough, you should be the old Taoist chief Xiao Sanshan who the family teacher often mentions to me, right?" ”

The old man smiled and nodded: "Don't be an old man, I'm just an old man who travels all over the world." You still call me Old Man Xiao! Sound more relatable. Come on, come on, let's put things down first! Sit and drink some tea! Don't worry, it's almost dawn. Let's find a place for you to rest after dawn! ”

I looked at him confused: "Rest at dawn?" Do I have to sleep during the day and come out at night? ”

Old man Xiao poured me a cup of tea: "Why do you have to sleep at night?" Can't you sleep during the day? That's what people think in the world, so why can't we try another way of life? And there are more interesting things to see at night. Listening to his words, I was speechless.

Old man Xiao looked at me with a smile: "Boy, you should know the purpose of this trip, right?" I nodded: "Got it, Master said that he wanted us to go to the Water Spirit Pill to save the patriarch of the Jiang family." ”

"It's as simple as finding the water elixir to save people?" Old man Xiao looked at me with a smile and said.

I looked at him puzzled: "Is there any other purpose?" Why didn't Master tell me? Old man Xiao took a cup of tea and drank it all: "We won't go to save that patriarch, it's just that I happened to know that he has some things in his hands about what you are looking for in the mountain sect, so I asked him to send someone to invite your master." However, your master is old and cannot move. So, it's the same with sending you. ”

"What are we looking for in the mountains? You're talking about the elixir of immortality? I was immediately interested, and hurriedly handed a cigarette to Old Man Xiao, and then took out a lighter to help light it for him.

"White sand smoke, huh! Yes, I haven't smoked it in a long time. Old man Xiao spat out a smoke ring and nodded.

I continued to ask Old Man Xiao, "Is it that as long as we find the Water Spirit Pill and cure Patriarch Jiang, will he be willing to give us the elixir of immortality?" Since there is an elixir of immortality, why doesn't he take it himself? ”

Old man Xiao flicked the ashes of his cigarette: "Boy, do you still think that the elixir of life is in his hands?" He had a rubbing, which contained a record of the elixir of immortality, but he didn't know it, and thought it was just an ancient tomb. Because of this, he agreed to trade with rubbing. ”

I nodded excitedly: "For two thousand years, the disciples of the Mountain Walking Sect have traveled all over the deep mountains and ancient tombs, but they have gained nothing. It seems that this time there will be no more disappointment. ”