"Life is a beautiful road, and dreams are like a long road

The road was dry and windy

There are several directions in the red dust

Looking for crazy dream center love

The road is boundless

Life is a dream and a desire

There are vague tears in the dream

Where to go to find the direction in my heart

The wind sighs as if in a dream

The road and the people are vast

Happy boy on the road of the world

The road is rugged and there is no sunlight

There are many directions to happiness in the mud and dust

A touch of dreamy wind and rain

The road is boundless

A touch of dreamy wind and rain

The road is full of people."

A scholar walking on a mountain road, happily holding the back of a book, humming a strange tune that does not fit his identity.

"It's really extraordinary, if no one can sing it today. Oh, but it's really catchy! Strange books, strange books. Hehe! ”

The book in the scholar's hand finally turned over in his hand, and he saw the book: "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" - Pu Songling.

What the scholar sang did not conform to today's tunes, and there was a blank sheet of paper on the back of the official book.

Yes, it's weird! That blank piece of paper also obviously didn't match the scholar's dress! And the lyrics on the paper are particularly neat. It's so neat that it doesn't look like it's written! And there are actually various notes, and scholars only recognize one. But that's enough!

The scholar is dressed in a Confucian shirt and carries a cage on his back! This cage is used by scholars to hold pens, ink, paper, inkstones, change of clothes and some miscellaneous items.

Yes, this is a time ago! In modern parlance, this is commonly known as antiquity!

The scholar is a candidate who entered Beijing to catch the exam, and because he loved reading since he was a child, he never left the book in his hand almost all the time.

No, the book in the scholar's hand is what fascinates him the most recently. The bizarre and terrifying plot in the book deeply attracted him, and the little song on the back of the book was also loved by the scholar! The scholar accidentally saw this book in the corner of the bazaar, but he was attracted by just flipping through it, so the scholar bought the first book in his life that was not a sage!

"Hey...... Are there really demons and monsters in the world? Hehe, I think I Chu Xing has read the books of sages all my life, how can I believe this bizarre book? Presumably it was an anecdote written by someone in the market to pass the time! ”

The scholar sighed and smiled self-deprecatingly, then put the book and lyrics into the cage on his back.

Yes, although the scholar knows that this book is contrary to the teachings of the sages, it is okay to pass the time. Because the scholar really loves the story in it, especially the Chinese ghost story in Lanruo Temple.

The scholar continued on his way. There were rough mountain roads along the way, but despite this, the scholar still walked forward with his head held high.

Passing by the beautiful scenery, scholars will sit under the trees and rest for a while. Sigh at the scenery of mountains and rivers, and chant one or two poems for the occasion!

Passing by the river, the scholar will stop to look at the merry fish in the water. Take a sip of the sweet water of the mountain!

The scholar was not in a hurry to enter Beijing, he set off two months in advance, and he knew that the time to the capital was more than enough.

So! Scholars are not so much about going to Beijing to take the exam, but rather about touring the mountains and rivers into the capital!

Today is the first time that the scholar has entered the mountain on his way!

At this time, it was getting late, and the scholar lit a pile of torches, and then took out the book again in the light of the fire! The scholar liked it so much that whenever he had free time, he began to study!

Why do scholars like this book? Yes, although he didn't know where the book came from or who Pu Songling was.

However, the meaning of the expression in the book made the scholar Chu Xing want to stop.

They either expose the darkness of feudal rule, or criticize the decay of the imperial examination system, or rebel against the shackles of feudal etiquette and religion, and have rich and profound ideological content. The works depicting the theme of love are the most numerous in the book, and they show a strong anti-feudal spirit of etiquette. Some of these works, through the love between the flower demon and the fox charm and the human, show the author's ideal love.

Chu Xing knew that if this book was known to the people in the court now, it would definitely cause chaos. There may even be book-burning pits in history books!

Chu Xing read it.

"Ning Caichen, a native of Zhejiang. Generous and cool, inexpensive and self-respecting. Each pair said: "There is no difference in life." "It is suitable to go to Jinhua, to Beiguo, and undress Lanruo. The temple nave tower is magnificent; However, there is no one in the basil, and it seems to be gone. The east and west monks' houses are covered by double doors; Only a small house in the south, the key is as new. Gu the east corner of the palace again, repair the bamboo arch; There is a huge pond at the bottom of the stairs, and wild lotus roots have bloomed. I am very happy about it. Will learn to make the case coming, the city is expensive, and the thought will stay, so take a walk to wait for the monk to return. At dusk, there are scholars coming, and the south is open. Rather be courteous, and tell me. The scholar said: "There is no owner here, and the servants also live abroad." can be willing to fall, and it is fortunate to be able to teach on the other night. "Ningxi, by the use of the bed, the support board to make a few, for the long-term customer. It was night, the moon was bright and clean, the light was like water, and the two of them were kneeling in the hall corridor, each showing their surnames. The scholar said to himself: "The surname Yan, the word Chixia." "Rather than to go to the test of the students, and listen to their voices, it is not like Zhejiang. Zhizhi said to himself: "Qin people." "The language is very simple. Since the relative words are exhausted, they will leave and go to bed. ”

Scholar Chu Xing's favorite is the story of Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian!

This is the third time he's read this article, but he still likes it!

Ning Caichen in the book is a scholar, and so is he! He even fantasized about whether he would meet a strange love that he would never forget!

Of course, the scholar also thinks about it, he just yearns for it!

It's a little eerie in the forest at night! Accompanied by the call of the nightingale, it added some terrifying atmosphere to the already gloomy forest.

Scholar Chu Xing didn't dare to read any more when he saw the appearance of his grandmother, because there was a slight breeze at this time! But for him who reads through and talks about the strange things, it is like a gust of wind!

"There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south! Buddha bless, Buddha bless! ”

Chu Xing chattered over and over again!

Yes, that's a bit out of the way for him to read the books of the sages!

But there is no way, people have timidity after all. And for him, who can only read from a small door, this eerie feeling makes him uneasy. Especially when he thought of some of the horror plots in the book, he was even more afraid. It's just that this book seems to have a magic power for him, which makes him often think of the plot in the book, and even delusions!

It's late at night, and the nightingales have stopped calling!

Chu Xing shrunk into the quilt taken out of the cage and kept trembling, chanting the scriptures. He thought something unknowable was approaching him!

However, the night passed!

Chu Xing woke up in the early morning, and at this time the fire beside him was also extinguished, and there was only a wisp of smoke!

"Hehe, look at me, make a big fuss, you should believe the words of the sages! How can there be demons and monsters in the world? Well, it's misleading......! ”

Chu Xing laughed at himself and walked away, and then he packed up again and continued to hurry!

On the next riverside, Chu Xing washed his face, drank saliva, and ate some dry food in the cage. Immediately, he continued his trip to Beijing to catch the exam!

The scholar is like two people during the day and at night!

During the day, he always laughed at the theory of moral cognition between the sages and the bizarre.

At night, he seemed to have forgotten to read the sages, and his mind was full of bizarre stories, and then he couldn't stand it anymore and fell asleep!

This is the third time that a scholar has been self-deprecating during the day and chanting at night.

It started when he was on his way.

The first time was in a ruined temple outside the city.

The second time was under a willow tree on the side of the road.

The third time was in the deep mountain forest.

Of course, these are all places where there are no markets and people on the scholar's journey. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to spend the night in the wilderness! Yes, he's not stupid!