Traveling all the way to the southwest, the pace of the three of them gradually became slower, but they encountered many places of interest on the way, which also broadened their horizons. We have seen the dark clouds and vermilion traces in the Han land, admired the sheep's horns, and also went to the Jiufeng Qinglan, looking for the traces of Magu in the book. Unconsciously, the time has come to the spring of February and March, but has not yet walked through the Hubei area, the season of Shuimu Qinghua, since it is indispensable to be full of purple and red, flowers, sometimes climb high and look at the picturesque rivers and mountains, hundreds of miles of green, endless, Zai Yan can't help but sigh at the beautiful scenery of the Chinese land, the mountains and rivers are magnificent, but also often feel that he was shackled in the Forbidden City in the past 25 years is in vain, because he sometimes will say to me: "Zhen'er, do you know, I now feel that I am really alive in this world!" ”

The east wind curls up and spreads the sublime light, and the fragrant mist is empty and the moon is in the corridor.

At this moment, although there is no clear and transparent moon in the sky, but there is a gap in the foal slightly yang, the sun shines obliquely, the weeping begonias blooming on the branches are delicate and moving, although there is no one to fix the pruning between the mountains and rivers, but the chaotic branches also generate a natural sense of beauty, clusters of pink flowers swaying with the wind, soft vines welcome the fragrance, weeping and curling, layer upon layer next to each other, like a crystal flower spring in the sun, and the petals and leaves flicker with a little light from time to time.

I walked on the side of Zaiyan, took a deep breath of the fresh breath of the mountains on my back, and the smell of grass, trees and soil suddenly made me feel clear, and then, I lowered my eyes and swept it, and I picked a weeping begonia, close to the tip of my nose and sniffed lightly, the fragrance of flowers was rich, but it was not as strong as the incense in the house.

Zai Yan said lightly: "What is the price of freedom? ”

Xiao Kunzi scratched his head, not quite understanding what Zai Yan meant.

After a moment, I smiled, "Priceless." ”

Occasionally, a colorful bird swept over our heads, so Zai Yan smiled and said: "No wonder Chang Jiandao: the mountain light is pleasing to the birds, and the pond shadow is empty." ”

I replied with a smile: "I still remember that I once said that the Forbidden City is like a golden cage, we were all canaries locked in it, and people outside looked at the golden cage with canaries, and saw a group of magnificent, graceful and luxurious, as if everything was so taken for granted, and over time, no one would know that in fact, the canaries should have been free creatures hovering in the mountains and forests." ”

Zai Yan nodded slowly, then smiled with relief: "Fortunately, now our two canaries have finally been released into the mountains and forests, and one side has been freed." ”

I glanced sideways, handed the begonia flower to him, and continued to walk forward while taking care of myself, and said with a shallow smile: "Here, I don't want to call myself a caged canary!" ”

Jae-yan asked, "Why?" ”

I turned to look at him and said, "Because except for the good looks, the rest is useless." ”

Zai Yan smiled lightly, "oh", wanting to hear my explanation.

I sighed and said, "The canary in the cage is not free, and it is not allowed to call the shots, it is just a thing. ”

Zai Yan said "um" and said, "Then, release all the canaries in the cage." ”

I sighed and said lightly: "I'm afraid, the canary has been locked up in the golden wire cage for too long, and it will be even more overwhelmed when it is released at first glance, and it has long been unable to adapt to this world of natural selection and the law of the jungle." ”

Zai Yan followed behind, and before the words fell, he dragged me to him, and then, raised his hand to carefully pin the weeping begonia between my sideburns, and smiled happily: "Then the two of us will not be canaries again." ”

I asked, "What then?" ”

He said: "Just make a pair of winged birds and a pair of branches in this twilight mountain, okay?" With that, his hand was already brushing my cheek, and his body was slowly approaching.

As soon as I glanced at him, my eyes quietly swept over Xiao Kunzi who was on the side, and I couldn't help lowering my eyes and whispered, "Xiao Kunzi is still there!" ”

Xiao Kunzi was originally standing in front of me and looking at me and Zai Yan with a smile, but when he suddenly heard me say this, he hurriedly looked away, waved his hand, and explained in a loud voice: "How is the master and Mrs., I haven't seen anything!" ”

Seeing Xiao Kunzi's flustered appearance, Zai Yan bowed his head slightly, and smiled "poof".

My ears were hot, and I raised my hand and punched him lightly on the shoulder.

After a while, I was walking upward, the mountain was steep, and Zai Yan stood on a big rock to help me over, holding my shoulder with one hand, and pointing to the Xiling Peak in front of me with the other, and said with great interest: "Shall we go up there?" ”

I followed the direction, raised my eyes and looked far away, the undulating mountains on the horizon meanders, steep and steep, towering into the clouds, into the eyes are very majestic, just like a vertical sword, the heaven and earth are divided, the mountains in the sunlight is reflected glittering golden light, like the crystal diamond light is scattered, this scene has a special allure for visitors who have never seen it.

I was also attracted for a moment.

I asked, "Is there any way to say that?" ”

Zai Yan smiled, stopped with me, looked up at the mountain peaks in the distance, and for a moment, because of the sunlight, he squinted slightly and said: "I have seen the text of this Xiling in the book, and it is said that the most magical thing in Xiling is the limestone cave. ”

I asked, "Limestone caves?" ”

Zai Yan nodded, "The limestone caves are often dotted on the deep and steep cliffs on both sides of the bank like beads and jade," he said, he paused for a moment, glanced at me sideways, and then said, "I think if we can climb the peak, we will definitely be able to get a glimpse of the limestone cave, but it is enough for us to feast our eyes today, and we can't see it endlessly." ”

The wind blows, and the lush trees above us seem to be awakened at once, rubbing between the leaves, and with the chirping of kingfishers, they are making a "salala" sound, and we are in this mountain, or we have a bird's-eye view of the flying stream in the abyss, or look up at the goshawks fighting above the cliffs.

However, you can't see the limestone cave in the mouth of Zaiyan.

Zai Xiang's words made me even more itchy, and I made up my mind to go up and find out.

So, I laughed, "But where the scenery in the world is the most majestic and wonderful, so it is often necessary to climb dangerous peaks, but most people in the world will be satisfied with the magnificence in front of them, and will no longer wade into danger, so there are only a few people who can glimpse the most majestic and magnificent among them." ”

Xiao Kunzi said with a smile: "If both the master and the lady say so, then let's go and see the wonders on the mountain peak that few people have ever seen!" After speaking, Xiao Kunzi turned around and riveted enough strength to go forward to explore the way first.

After a while, Zai Xiang took a deep breath and said to me: "The rising sun in the valley of Xiling, the mountain wall is thousands, the heavenly craftsmanship is ingenious, it is a wonder, looking at the top of the mountain, you can also see the light sea of clouds, colorful and bright, the background of the sea of clouds, what a fascinating scenery!" ”

I looked sideways at Zai Yan and said, "If you can really see the beautiful scenery you said, it will not be worth our hard work." ”

Hearing this, Zai Yan took my hand and said, "Actually, no matter how good the mountain is, it depends on who you are with." ”

I smiled, and a joke suddenly came to my heart: "Do you regret that you gave up such a good country so easily?" ”

Zai Xiang asked softly, "To whom?" ”

I lowered my eyes and smiled, "Big brother? Or, Lafayette? ”

Zai Yan chuckled and said: "The great rivers and mountains are natural gifts throughout the ages, and these ingenious grandiose things in front of you are not something that belongs to only one person. ”

I raised my eyes to look at him and said, "However, in the past, people have often said, 'Under the whole world, it is not the king's land'? ”

Zai Xiangfu smiled and shook his head slightly.

Seeing that he didn't answer, I poked him and hurriedly asked, "You haven't answered me yet!" ”

Zai Yan raised his eyebrows, looked at me sideways and asked, "What do you answer?" ”

I asked him slowly, "Do you regret it?" ”

Zai Yan let out a sigh of relief, looked at me with a smile and shook his head, "No," he said, he moved closer to me, and whispered, "The splendid mountains and rivers are good, but if you want to choose, then in my heart it is still not worth the happiness of finding peace in the world with Zhen'er." ”

I laughed at him, "After I came out, I learned more and more to talk about it!" ”

Zai Yan smiled back: "This is true. ”

I stared at him with a smile, "You answered without even thinking about it, how do I know if you are coaxing me when you say this?" ”

Zai Yan pursed his lips and said, "But you don't have to think about it, it must be like this." ”

I asked, "Why?" ”

He looked back at me and whispered, "It's not a whim of mine to come out with you, I've had this idea lingering in my heart for a long time, and I've already thought about it for a long time. ”

His words made my heart tremble.