Chapter 66: The Dementia Mage (I)
The national teacher Bi Dan got up and saluted Wang Fan, saying, "Bi Dan is honored to answer the question of the Heavenly King's envoy. Then he sat down and said with a spring breeze on his face: "Messenger of the Heavenly King, the king of my family has won the prize, and Bidan only knows a little about spells." In today's Chizhou, the most famous mage is the dementia mage of Wuling Village in my valley country. He was the disciple grandson of Master Myriad Change, who took the Heavenly King to the Blue Face Cliff. The dementia mage traveled to Xizhou to find Transfiguration since he was young, and it is said that he finally found Transfiguration in Xizhou after twenty years and realized his ideal. So just now the Heavenly King's envoy said that he was looking for a transformation mage, and Bidan first thought of the dementia mage. ”
The few words of the national teacher immediately made several of his Heavenly King envoys immediately turn their worries into joy.
"National teacher, is the demented mage in Princess City now? We want to see him immediately. Amma asked happily.
The national teacher said with a smile: "The envoy of the Heavenly King doesn't know, this dementia mage has a strange personality, he returned to Wulingzhuang after finding the transformation from Xizhou and took a few little apprentices to concentrate on planting herbs and not asking about the world. Because he heard that the dementia mage was also very good at swordsmanship, Bidan once wrote to invite him to come to Princess City to be a swordsman in the army, but the dementia mage refused on the grounds that he was used to rural life. ”
"We're going to find the Dementia Mage early tomorrow morning!" Ah Hu said decisively, "May I ask the national teacher, how far is Wulingzhuang from here?" ”
The national teacher replied: "Envoy of the King of Heaven, Wulingzhuang is not far from here. Take a boat ride up the valley river, and if you have a tailwind, it will only take half a day. ”
After replying to Ah Hu's question, the national teacher turned his face to King Guhe and said, "King, the envoy of the Heavenly King is anxious to see the demented mage, and the king can send a big boat for Captain Bei to bring a heavy gift to the envoy of the Heavenly King to Wulingzhuang." ”
King Guhe immediately agreed, "I will ask the national teacher to arrange it." If the demented mage is the envoy of the Heavenly King, this king will never spare him this time! However, this king implored the envoy of the king of heaven to rest for one more day in Princess City before going to Wulingzhuang. ”
Shanglin said: "Thank you for the king's kindness, we are short of time, in addition to looking for a transformation mage, we also have to go to the Blue Face Cliff." ”
"The Heavenly King's Envoy is going to the Blue Face Cliff?" King Guhe was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "Ah! National teachers, historians, we were all dazed by the Wanghai people, this year is the year when the treasures of the King of Heaven come out of the mountain, no wonder the envoy of the King of Heaven wants to go to the Qingmian Cliff to inspect! ”
"Does the king have any news that the king's treasures are out of the mountain?" Kabayashi asked, his eyes full of anticipation.
"Not yet, but the envoy of the Heavenly King can rest assured, this king and the national teacher historian can be regarded as the disciples and grandsons of the Heavenly King, because we have all been students in the Xiancao City Court, and our teacher is Dr. Fan Zhuang, and we all remember the teachings of the teacher to guard the treasures of the Heavenly King.
As early as last autumn, the king and the king of Tianling each sent ten soldiers to garrison the Qingmian Cliff, if the treasure of the king of heaven is out of the mountain, the defenders will strictly protect it and report to the king immediately. Originally, the king had planned to store the treasures of the Heavenly King in Princess City and wait for the arrival of the Heavenly King's envoy. ”
Shanglin was very happy, "Thank you, the king, for thinking so thoughtfully." ”
The national teacher said to the king: "My king, my princess city has been besieged by the Wanghai people for more than ten days, if the treasures of the king of heaven come out of the mountain during this period, the defenders may not dare to enter the city to report to the king, so it is only appropriate for the envoy of the king of heaven to go to the Qingmian Cliff to check in person." ”
The next morning, although it was cloudy, the farewell ceremony on the valley wharf was solemn and enthusiastic.
At the end of the farewell ceremony, Captain Bei led twenty young and strong sailors to drive a galleon and take the envoy of the king upriver to Wulingzhuang.
Although it was sailing against the current, the long sail hung high in the wind as it pleased, and the twenty sailors swung their oars together, and the boat went very fast.
Passengers sit at the bow of the boat and enjoy the natural beauty. The mountains on both sides of the river are stacked, the large and small villages are built along the mountains and rivers, and the clouds in the sky change their charming shapes and colors with the wind.
Soon, visitors were attracted by the red weeping willows that grew along the riverbank, and those red willows were stunning and enchanting, their roots rooted in the soil of the riverbank, and their long branches hanging low on the surface of the river and swaying in the wind.
Shanglin sighed: "If time were to be turned back a hundred years, my grandfather might be looking at such a scenery at this moment. The mountains and rivers are still there, and there are several reincarnations in the world! My teacher's poem is really appropriate for this moment! ”
Captain Bei, who was accompanying the guests on the side, said with a smile: "The envoy of the king of heaven really has the feelings of a poet, if you make a poem now, it will definitely be beautiful!" ”
"The messenger of the king of heaven makes a poem!" The sailors shouted in unison.
Kabayashi smiled: "Well, in order to thank all the sailors who rowed for us, we will each say a poem on the theme of the red willow trees on the riverbank. General Pei, you proposed it first, you came first! ”
Captain Bei said a poem: "The envoy of the king of heaven looks at the red willow!" ”
Amma hurriedly said, "I'll say it first!" Hongliu bowed his head shyly! ”
Wang Fan said casually without thinking: "Hongliu looks down at the water!" ”
Shanglin thought for a while and said, "Hongliu bows his head and thinks of his homeland!" ”
Zhen'er shouted: "Hey, what the three of you said is bowing your head, it's too similar, listen to me, Hongliu, you quickly raise your head!" ”
Ah Hu was searching for verses in his database when suddenly Kapok raised his voice and shouted, "Hey, all four of you are wrong!" Red willow doesn't have a head at all! ”
The people on board laughed loudly.
While talking and laughing, the sailboat rode the wind and waves through more than a dozen mountains, and finally the boat docked at a small pier on the south bank of the valley river.
Before getting off the boat, according to the action plan discussed by several people in advance, Wang Fan took out green paint and smeared some green on the back of his companion and his face, and Ah Hu's face turned green.
Shanglin said: "General Bei, when you see the demented mage later, you will say that we are the messenger of the King of Guhe and ask him for help in something, so it will be much easier to talk and do things." ”
"Good! The end will understand. Captain Bei said.
Captain Pei took two sailors and two barrels of wine to leave the ship with several young passengers.
The procession crossed a series of uneven hills on the banks of the river, facing one mountain after another. Captain Bei led the way, and the teenagers followed closely behind him.
Ah Hu's steps as he climbed the mountain appeared heavy, as he had already consumed most of the energy accumulated in his body by firing the energy cannon last night. Therefore, Wang Fan walked in front of Ah Hu all the way by holding one of Ah Hu's arms, and the other companions followed behind them to protect them closely.
Climbing through the five mountain ranges and entering a mountain pass, a strong fragrance of flowers and plants comes to your face, and the scenery in front of you is refreshing. I saw a small village with more than a dozen thatched huts lying peacefully in the mountain dock surrounded by mountains, the fields of the mountain dock were full of colorful flowers and plants, and a small stream and river flowed slowly from west to east through the flowers and meadows.
The visitors walked across the wooden bridge over the river, and saw a few green-faced owls busy in the fields at the head of the bridge, their bodies hidden in the flowers and plants.
Captain Pei's team stopped to ask someone, but before the visitor could shout, a man popped out of a bush on the side of the road.