The master glanced at Xiaoqing and asked lightly, "Aren't you going to the south?" ”

Xiaoqing replied: "Finding the heart of the stone for the old-timers is more important than going to the south!" ”

The grandfather said indifferently: "I only owe you a favor once now, I can only accompany you once to find Shixin, whether I can find it or not, I have to go home." ”

"Good!" Xiaoqing agreed.

Out of the forest, came to the wooden fence, and saw a few old men guarding the forest and three Xiao Lao Dao masters and apprentices, standing outside the fence, you and I said a word, they were arguing about something, Xiao Lao Dao and the three apprentices seemed to want to enter the forest, and the old man guarding the forest stopped them from entering.

Xiao Shiyi's eyes were sharp, he saw the three masters, waved his hand to everyone, and pointed towards the grandfather and them.

Xiao Laodao shouted at the three masters: "Brother, you can figure it out, it's almost dark this day." ”

When the master heard this, he raised his head and glanced at the sky, it was true, it was already sunset, and it felt that the three of them had only spent two meals in the forest.

Xiao Qing smiled and responded to Xiao Laodao: "Dao Chief, I've kept you waiting for a long time." ”

There were a few old men guarding the forest, and at this time, the eyes of the three of them changed, and they were both respectful and awe-struck. The three of them drilled through the fence and joined Xiao Laodao's master and apprentice, Xiao Laodao said to the old man Shoulin with a proud face: "Look at it, I said that they are with us, you still don't believe it." ”

When the old man guarding the forest heard this, his face looked unnatural, and Xiao Laodao turned to ask Xiaoqing and my grandfather, "What is in this forest, why don't they let us in?" ”

Xiaoqing opened her mouth to answer, but the master hurriedly grabbed in front of her and said, "This is not the place to talk, let's go back and talk about it." ”

Xiaoqing swallowed back the words when he heard what the master said, turned to look at the old men guarding the forest, and said angrily: "You guys, be kind to the stone statues inside, before we come back, no one is allowed to enter the forest, let alone move the stone statues for half a step!" ”

"You ...... Are you still coming? The old man looked extremely reluctant.

Xiaoqing said: "Of course we have to come, wait until we find ......"

"Shut up!" Without waiting for Xiaoqing to finish speaking, the master drank her lightly, Xiaoqing stopped talking, the master touched his body, took out two ingots of silver, and handed them to the old man guarding the forest, "I see a few people guarding the forest here, it is very bitter, Xiaoxiaoyin is not a respect, please be sure to accept it." ”

A few old men guarding the forest, looking at the silver, and then looking at the master, all of them were unmoved, the old man said in the forest: "The gentleman loves money, take it in the right way, please take it back, it is not early, please leave as soon as possible, don't come to disturb the purity of my ancestors!" With that, the old man left with a few others.

Xiao Laodao saw that the old man Shoulin didn't give face to the grandfather, and immediately smiled, "Let's go, brother, let's not stay here." ”

On the way back to the city, Xiao Laodao asked the grandfather and Xiaoqing what was in the forest behind the tomb of Confucius, Xiaoqing was quick to talk, and explained the matter of the forest to Xiao Laodao in detail in one breath, Xiao Laodao listened to it and looked at the grandfather suspiciously, "There is still such a thing?" "Obviously skeptical.

The master didn't say a word, nodded his head, proving that what Xiaoqing said was all true, Xiao Laodao looked at Xiaoqing again and asked, "Miss Xiaoqing, where are you going to find the stone heart for the stone statue?" ”

Xiaoqing shook his head, "I don't know, the original stone heart must not be found, hundreds of years have passed, and now it can only be replaced by mountain stones or jade with aura." ”

"Mountain stones or jade with aura, just afraid of ...... It's hard to find. ”

Xiaoqing smiled at Xiao Laodao, not discouraged, "There is nothing difficult in the world, I am only afraid of people with hearts." ”

At this time, the master looked up at the sky, and asked Xiaoqing suspiciously, "How long have we been in the forest, and why did it get dark after coming out?" ”

Xiaoqing smiled: "Let's stay in the forest for two hours, of course it's dark." ”

The master was stunned and said: "How can it be two hours, I obviously feel that there are only two meals." ”

Xiaoqing said: "When I heard the wonderful way, I don't know the time, my brother heard the wonderful, of course I don't know the passage of time." ”

The master was even more stunned and said, "I didn't understand a word, how can I say that I heard the wonders." ”

Xiaoqing reached out and stroked the neck of the horse under the seat, "Then I don't know." ”

Several people were silent for a while, and Xiao Qing turned his head and asked Xiao Laodao, "Dao Chief, why did you three masters and apprentices go today?" ”

Xiao Laodao smiled and replied: "You may not know, this Qufu was the capital of Lu in the past, there are not only the tombs of Confucius, but also the tombs of King Lu, but this is all known, in their deep mountains, there are many unknown tombs, since the poor road passes through here, how can you enter Baoshan and return empty-handed?" ”

Xiaoqing suddenly shouted, "Oh, you're going to find the tomb!" ”

Xiao Laodao hurriedly looked at the side of the road, there were just a few pedestrians on the side of the road at this time, Xiao Laodao waved his hand, "Be quiet, don't let these passers-by listen." ”

When the master heard this, he looked at Xiao Laodao, and he understood at this time that Xiao Laodao had to stay in Qufu, and let himself go to Kong Lin to worship Master Kong, it turned out that his real purpose was to stay and find a big tomb nearby.

At this time, Xiao Qing lowered his voice and asked Xiao Laodao, "Dao Chief, have you found the tomb?" ”

Xiao Laodao turned his head to look around, and saw that there were no pedestrians around him at this time, so he replied in a low voice: "If you find one, it shouldn't have been dug up yet, little green girl, don't you want to find a jade with aura, you can't keep it in that tomb." ”

"Really?" Xiaoqing's eyes lit up.

"No, you can follow us there and look at it with your earthly eyes."

Xiaoqing became excited, looking a little impatient, "When are you going to go?" ”

"I'll go to ...... tonight"

Everyone returned to the inn and had dinner, Xiaoqing urged Xiao Laodao to take her to dig the tomb, Xiao Laodao promised Xiaoqing a word, and looked at the master, he seemed to want to hear what the master meant. Because of Lan'er's tragic death, the grandfather didn't want to take any more risks.

The master said to Xiaoqing: "You promised me before that I would accompany you to find Shixin once, and whether you can find it or not, I will repay your favor." ”

Xiaoqing pursed her lips vigorously, "That's what I said, okay, you go with us this time, even if you pay back my favor!" The master breathed a sigh of relief.

According to Xiao Laodao's meaning, several people packed their luggage, and found the innkeeper to return all the guest rooms. Qufu this place, different from other places, many tombs are recorded in the classics, or there are palaces built on the ground, this kind of tomb can not be moved, plus there are Confucian forests, Confucian temples, Confucian mansions, many emperors have come here to worship Confucius, at that time, there are garrison guards in the Qufu area, so, if a few people dig out the big tomb here, they must leave overnight, and the farther they go, the better.

Out of the north city gate, a few people along the road, all the way to the north, about the second watch day, a mountain appeared in the distance of the road, at the same time, there was a fork in the road.

Xiao Laodao stopped the horses at the fork in the road and beckoned everyone, this is it, he has come to step on the plate during the day, and the tomb is in the innermost part of this mountain. The crowd then turned onto a fork in the road, which led to the bottom of the mountain in the distance.

After coming to the bottom of the mountain, the master took a look, the mountain is not too high, it's just that the mountain is dotted with stars, there are many lights beating, Xiao Laodao said to the master and Xiaoqing: "The front of this mountain, from top to bottom, is full of temples, and those lights on the mountain should be the ever-bright lights lit in the temple, we don't have to go up from the front, so as not to alarm the monks and Taoists inside." ”

A few men went around the front of the mountain, stopped at an inconspicuous place on the side of the mountain, hid their horses, put their luggage on their backs, and hiked into the mountain.

Xiao Laodao has three masters and apprentices, because he has been here during the day, he is familiar with the driver, and he leads the road in front, and the master and Xiaoqing and the ghost monkey follow behind the three masters and apprentices.

After walking towards the mountain for less than an hour, a big col surrounded by mountains appeared in front of him, Xiao Laodao signaled to the master and Xiaoqing, and the big tomb was in the col.

Subsequently, a few people went down the hillside to the col, the master looked around, it was dark, at this time, Xiao Laodao instructed Xiao Shiyi to light a few torches, in the hinterland of the deep mountain, he was not afraid of being seen.

Xiao Shiyi quickly lit three torches, gave one to Xiao Laodao, one to Taiye, and kept one for himself.

Xiao Laodao held the torch in one hand and took out the compass with the other, looking at the compass while walking, the master was puzzled when he saw this, and asked Xiao Laodao, "Brother Xiao, haven't you already come to see it during the day?" ”

Xiao Laodao stared at the compass and replied: "During the day, I only saw that the feng shui in this mountain col was excellent, and there must be a big tomb, as for the location of the tomb, we didn't look for it carefully." ”

When the master heard this, he turned his head to look at Xiaoqing and asked, "Don't you have an eye on the earth, can't you see where the tomb is?" ”

Xiao Qing glanced at the master shyly and replied, "I can only see items with aura, and I can't see the entrance to the tomb." ”

The master guessed: "In other words, you haven't seen anything now, even if there is a big tomb, there are no items with aura in it, right?" ”

"You can't say that." Xiao Laodao seemed to be afraid that the master would retreat, so he hurriedly said: "Some of the things in the tomb are pressed by the yin qi in the tomb and cannot be revealed, and after you take it out of the tomb, the aura will naturally disperse." Saying that, Xiao Laodao looked at Xiaoqing, "Xiaoqing girl, do you think what I said is right?" ”

Xiao Qing hurriedly echoed: "What the Dao Chief said is extremely true, some spiritual items are not easy to find in the extreme yin land, even if I have the eyes of the earth, I can't see it." ”

When the master heard this, he looked at Xiaoqing, and then at Xiao Laodao, feeling that the two of them sang and harmonized, as if they were singing a double reed, but the master had already made up his mind in his heart, no matter whether he could find an object with aura this time, he would leave.