Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Gate of Penglai
A vein of snowy mountains? Master also knows the snow-capped mountains?
I looked at Master with some amazement, I couldn't hold back this question, and I couldn't help but ask.
"Do you know the Snow Mountain?" Unexpectedly, Master asked me the same question.
"Of course I knew, I was at that time" I didn't expect such a coincidence, and I couldn't help but take out the past and talk about it once.
Actually, I originally just wanted to say it briefly, but I couldn't omit it to Master, and gradually I couldn't help but explain the details in more and more detail, but in the end, I didn't have enough energy, and I became tired from the excitement at the beginning.
"Master, in the end, I won, I'm actually quite embarrassed, I was called the first person of the younger generation by them, but the four major forces bullied people, they" I talked, my consciousness had become blurred, and I didn't know how I fell asleep later.
But before falling asleep, I heard the master's hearty laughter, and said with some frivolity: "My old Li Yi'er is the first person in the younger generation, hahaha amazing, my eldest apprentice." ”
The eldest apprentice is a very affectionate name, just like the old man in the north calls his grandson, and the old man loves to call the eldest grandson when he is affectionate.
Master rarely calls me that, except when I'm very emotional.
It's a pity that I haven't slept all night, and at this time my consciousness is not only blurry, but I can't support it at all, I originally had a slight warmth in my heart, and I wanted to say something to the master, but I didn't say anything, so I fell into a deep sleep.
The last thing I felt in my consciousness was Master's big rough hand that had rested on my head.
I don't know when I woke up, but I felt that the sunlight hitting my body was a little dazzling, and I could feel its brightness even when I closed my eyes, accompanied by a strange fragrance, which made me unconsciously break free from sleep.
When I woke up, I was not very awake, the first thing that caught my eye was the light source in the house, the open windows, and the bright sunlight outside indicating that it was a fine weather. However, the sky here is so blue, I can't tell whether it's morning or afternoon, in short, the whole person is lazy.
I was the only one in the empty room, and Master didn't know where to go, and there was a faint smell of grass coming from under me, mixed with a strange aroma from outside, which smelled very good.
I looked down at the thick woven straw mat, I don't know when the master moved it to this straw mat that was used as a bed, and the warmth from my body was the master's clothes covering my body.
I don't worry that Master is not in the room at the moment, because I, who am fully awake, know that it is absolutely safe here.
I just subconsciously looked for the source of the aroma, I hadn't eaten for a long time, and my stomach was 'growling' by this aroma, following the aroma, I opened the door and walked out of the door, through the small wooden corridor, to the hall with the fire pit where we were last night.
Xiao Ding was the only one in the hall, the fire in the fire pit was burning, and there was a pot on the fire, and the strange aroma came from that pot, and there was a plate with a lid next to him, and I don't know what it contained?
I swallowed my saliva and felt hungry and panicked, remembering the ingredients that Xiao Ding had collected in the secret passage yesterday, and I couldn't help but think that I was hungry enough to swallow a whole cow.
"The meal isn't good yet." Xiao Ding was concentrating on boiling the soup, looked up at me, and couldn't help but explain sincerely.
I swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and my stomach screamed a few times in disagreement, which made Xiao Ding cough in embarrassment, and then pointed out the door and said to me: "Grandpa Jiang is taking a bath, you can also go and wash, just walk towards the waterfall." That's right."
I was about to leave, Xiao Ding hesitated, and then stopped me, looking like he wanted to say something.
"What?" I looked at Xiao Ding with some confusion.
"It's that if you see something on the other side of the waterfall, you don't see it. If it really doesn't work, you can shout Xiaoding to come. ”
'Xiao Ding is here?' It was such a strange thing, but I still nodded subconsciously, thinking that if I stayed in this room any longer, I would be tormented by this sultry scent, so I didn't ask much and walked out the door.
Behind the house was the big tree, which was even more striking when viewed up close than from a distance, because it was so close that you could appreciate its enormity, and from the tree hung down the vines of unknown nature, gently fluttering with the comfortable breeze here.
Walking into the grove, I found that the trees here are not dense, but the canopy is relatively large, and the sunlight spots are cast from the gaps in the canopy, which brings a trace of shade to this slightly hot and dry weather, and there are a lot of fungi on the trees, I think they are the ones who shine yesterday, right? I couldn't help but go in and take a look, but I didn't touch it rashly, it turned out that this kind of fungus, which was so brilliant at night, looked plain during the day.
I don't know why the turf of the woods was very neat, walking in it, it was unusually comfortable, my steps were light, and soon I walked to the depths of the woods, and the sound of the waterfall became louder.
I was inexplicably a little excited, and the memory of playing in the water when I was a child reappeared in my mind, and I was tired for so long after running, I really wanted to wash up.
Thinking of this, I quickened my pace, three steps and two steps to the waterfall through the woods, I saw a not big, but unusually imposing waterfall from the cliff overhead, under the waterfall is a clear waterhole The water of the pool is crystal clear, and I can see some fish swimming in it, and I don't know where it comes from, and where will the water of these deep pools flow?
This water is really gratifying, and this scenery is also somewhat similar to the deep pool built in the bamboo forest, although the scale is much larger, but in the end it is also kind, I see it itching, and I began to quickly take off my clothes, and I also saw at a glance the shallow water on the side of the deep pool, Master is soaking in it, scrubbing his body.
I took off until I was left with only one pair of pants, and I couldn't wait to jump into the deep pool, and the cold water stimulated me with goosebumps all over my body, but I couldn't help but laugh happily and then wash my face.
"Here we are." Master waved me over, but he came lightly.
I was used to Master's way of speaking, and I didn't feel cold, but I swam over very happily, I thought that according to Master's character, he would give me a slap or something, and then laugh with me, but I didn't want him to touch my head like when I was a child, and said calmly: "Boy, it's time to breathe." ”
"What do you mean?" I couldn't figure out why Master was talking to me like this for a while, and looked at Master with some confusion.
"The reputation of the first generation of young people." Master smiled, and his eyes were full of pride.
Once upon a time, what I longed for most was Master's proud look for me, but now I really see it, but my heart is worried, how did Master know about this name? Will he blame me for being too showy, so he cautiously asked: "Master, I'm not vain, those are the people in the circle who scream nonsense, I"
"You told me about the Snow Mountain yesterday, but before you finished speaking, you fell asleep, silly boy." Master didn't mean to be angry.
"Huh?" As soon as Master said this, I remembered that I had indeed told Master about the Snow Mountain last night, but I forgot what I said, so did Master want to ask at this time? Thinking like this, I let out an 'ah' and then said, "Master, do you want me to finish?" ”
Master looked at me, took a towel that I didn't know where to find it, dipped it in water, and asked me to sit in front of him, and he washed my hair, and as he washed it, he said, "Now I don't need to say so much, but one day, when we meet, it's time to talk about what happened." I couldn't help but ask for so many days, and it was also because the time was not ripe, and everyone always had to gather, but in the bamboo forest, I was too happy, and I didn't want to think about these red dust chores. However, Seiichi, in the days when I was not by your side, I wanted to hear everything that happened to you. ”
"Hmm." I whispered yes, why don't I want to hear what happened to Master?
"Chengyi, this time we went to the Snow Mountain, in fact, there are other things besides convergence." The master seemed to be careless, but the heavy meaning in his words could be heard.
"I didn't even figure out why I was going there to meet?" I casually played with the water around me, and asked casually, I didn't hear the heavy meaning of Master's words, but I was relieved, and I didn't want the atmosphere to be so heavy.
"That's against Yang Sheng, I don't have much confidence, I need more strength. Among them, the Snow Mountain is undoubtedly the most suitable, if they are willing to be born" Master scrubbed my hair for me, and then said to me.
"Why does it have to be a vein of snowy mountains? What about those decent forces? Is it willing that Yang Sheng will make the circle chaotic like this? My tone was a little resentful.
"Huh." After laughing, Master suddenly said, "In short, there are many considerations for going to the snow-capped mountains, and in addition to what I just said, there is another point, that is, we must go to a secret religion in Tibet, where we are."
Master hesitated and didn't say anything.
"How's it going to be there?" I asked.
"Only then can the door of Penglai be truly opened again." Master's voice became serious.
The Gate of Penglai? I was washing my face with a handful of clear water, but when I heard the news, I accidentally inhaled the water into my nose and began to choke continuously.