Chapter 3 The Alchemist on the Cloud Mountain
God loves to joke very much, so there is a miracle in this world - Mu Yuchen
Since that day it was confirmed that Daddy couldn't see the Book of Illusory Worlds, Daddy helped Mu Yuchen find a caravan and took him to the foot of Yunshan Mountain. Walking through the long road, there are a lot of people in the caravan, most of them are moving forward in groups, plus there are hundreds of people together, the road is quite calm, at least Mu Yuchen's thousands of miles are calm, there is no despair and ups and downs when crossing the desert alone, there is no anxiety and doubt when he is with the desert caravan, even when he is with Father Laifu, he only feels safe, not stable, maybe the old man will teach himself some abilities when he discovers this, and send himself to school alchemy!
"However, in the world of steel, alchemy is the mainstream, right? What is an alchemist like? With such a question, Mu Yuchen gradually walked towards the destination, on the 15th day after saying goodbye to his father, the caravan arrived at the town at the foot of Yunshan Mountain for the night, and tomorrow Mu Yuchen will go up the mountain alone with the caravan.
Yunshan is not famous in the territory of the new country, in the eyes of the locals is also ordinary, there is no production and there is no legend that has been passed down for a long time, the alchemist introduced to Mu Yuchen as a teacher by Father Fu lives somewhere on the mountain, Mu Yuchen inquired for a long time in the town under the mountain, only a few old people know the location of the alchemist, it takes about half a day to go up, as for the name of the alchemist, even those old people don't know the alchemist. Mu Yuchen, who knew the approximate location of the Dao, breathed a sigh of relief, he finally had a direction!
At noon, Mu Yuchen set off on the mountain alone, and gradually the road began to become no longer so clear, looking around, the vegetation was dense, a primitive scene, the air was full of natural flavors, many unknown flavors mixed with indescribable fragrances made people refreshed, and the occasional birdsong in the distance gave this piece of heaven and earth a quiet atmosphere, the contradiction was extremely harmonious, an unknown fluctuation was transmitted around, as if it was the breath of the forest, Mu Yuchen was completely immersed in it, Enjoy the beauty of nature that has been extinct in another world.
It was almost dark, the sun had disappeared in Mu Yuchen's eyes, I don't know when the road had disappeared, there were dense weeds growing under his feet, the light was getting darker and darker, Mu Yuchen didn't bring torches, fortunately he had bought some dry food at the bottom of the mountain, otherwise he would have to go hungry, "Lost?" Mu Yuchen thought, he couldn't tell the direction anymore, he could only blindly walk through the woods, but he didn't stop, and he didn't complain, it seems that he has gradually learned some things, some virtues that can make him survive better.
He was already standing halfway up the mountain, this was an empty rocky area, only some dwarf shrubs and weeds, Mu Yuchen looked around, hoping to find a place with firelight, "At night, the lights are lit, and the windows here are all paper-paste." It's a pity that he didn't find even a trace of light after looking at it for a long time, but the sky was completely dark, and there was an animal cry of "Whoa~~~~" in the distance, and Mu Yuchen, who heard the howl of a real wolf for the first time, laughed at himself: "Real wolf, God!" The environment is so nice. It secretly prayed that it would not encounter a real wolf, and reluctantly continued to climb upward, hoping to find some clues on the heights. Gradually, Mu Yuchen discovered a problem, he was lost.
Mu Yuchen wandered around the forest blankly, thinking about whether to find a place to spend the night, after all, it was night, and there were many beasts in the woods, so spending the night in the trees seemed to be a good choice.
However, fate played a little joke with him, Mu Yuchen felt a freezing coolness coming from behind, he turned around suddenly, and many green and faint points of light appeared behind Mu Yuchen, it was a wolf! At this moment, the training role of Father Laifu was undoubtedly revealed, when he had not yet reacted in his consciousness, his body instinct had already responded, Mu Yuchen ran away, his mind was blank, what fear and fear had already been left behind him before he had time to appear, and there was a chasing running body behind him, and there seemed to be a dubbing of Huang Jianxiang in the animal world around him, "Hunters are really chasing their prey, natural selection, this is the legal system of natural life." Mu Yuchen felt a little funny, but unfortunately he couldn't make any sound, because the current prey was himself, he couldn't find hope, but he had no intention of giving up at all, he would die! Bastard!
Relying on the more flexible pace and the trees growing around him, Mu Yuchen barely persevered, he felt that his pace had become heavy, and his heartbeat had lost its regularity, like an old tractor about to break down, "It's over!" Bastard! Mu Yuchen thought. Suddenly, Mu Yuchen's body lost its balance, he only had time to let out a scream, and he rolled down a slope, and suddenly he felt a whole change in the space around him, a faint light appeared in his field of vision, several rays of light flew past him, and the scream of a wild wolf came from behind, "It's safe!?" After the great joy and the death-killing run, Mu Yuchen fainted quite depressed.
Mu Yuchen opened his eyes, it was not a good experience to be in a coma from exhaustion, his whole body was sore, his limbs were numb, and what was even more annoying was the feeling of weakness that he couldn't control himself, "Luck is too bad, shouldn't you do something about the protagonist's luck or something!" That wouldn't be so embarrassing. In the squeaky sound, the sun shone on Mu Yuchen's face, the sun was not dazzling, it seemed to be the morning sun, Mu Yuchen found himself lying on a simple wooden bed, not so much a bed as a long table, covered with multiple layers of straw mats, it felt soft, the body was covered with a thin quilt of cotton cloth, and the body did not feel anything other than weakness, and it seemed that there was no injury.
"Wake up! It seems that the body is okay. A slightly low, but quiet voice came, what appeared in front of Mu Yuchen was a middle-aged man who looked 40 to 50 years old, not tall, but gave people a feeling of ancient pine proudness, the pointed chin accompanied by the black beard should give people a cunning feeling, but those calm eyes, but can give people a warm feeling, Mu Yuchen found that he was a little rude, he stood up hard, arched his hand with the arch salute learned in this world, and said: "Thank you Mr. for saving me, under Mu Yuchen, Courteous. The man stroked his beard and smiled, "Yes, you came to me." Mu Yuchen froze. ,
This middle-aged man is a friend of Lai Fu Dad, alchemist Xu Jingzhi, in a coma Mu Yuchen was in a coma, Xu Jingzhi treated Mu Yuchen, and accidentally found Mu Yuchen's personal collection of Lai Fu Dad's letter, Xu Jingzhi recognized the notes of the deceased, so he read the letter, and after understanding Mu Yuchen's reason for coming here, Xu Jingzhi decided to investigate this young man first before making a decision.
Mu Yuchen said excitedly: "You are the old friend of Daddy Laifu?" Xu Jingzhi replied: "I am." Mu Yuchen hesitated what to call him, Xu Jingzhi saw Mu Yuchen's urgency, and said: "You just call me Mr. Xu, your body has not fully recovered, although I have already used alchemy for treatment, however, it is better for you to rest for a few days, don't rush other things first, rest for a few days." So, Mu Yuchen stayed here, as for where to live! I have to say that alchemy is really a pretty convenient skill!
After the next week, Mu Yuchen's body fully recovered, Mr. Xu didn't mention the matter of learning alchemy again, Mu Yuchen also pretended not to care and didn't ask, just worked harder to cultivate the basic skills and steel-making body of Professor Laifu Daddy, and improved his physique, although the task bar said that there was no danger if he didn't take the initiative to take risks, however, this experience made Mu Yuchen have serious doubts about the concept of not taking the initiative, in order not to be chased like a dead dog, for his own life, Mu Yuchen has recently focused on the training of physical strength, endurance and speed, climbing up and down the mountain every day, chopping trees and chopping wood, and standing on piles to meditate when his strength is exhausted to regulate his mental qi. Time flies, and a month has passed in a flash.
At the end of this day's practice, Mu Yuchen sat in the house, after such a long time, Mu Yuchen was a little irritable, but fortunately, the month-long meditation pile allowed him to control his emotions to a new level, but it was almost exhausted. Mu Yuchen decided to ask Mr. Xu today if he was willing to teach himself alchemy, after all, he had been here for more than half a year, and the task time limit had passed for half a year, and deep down Mu Yuchen was still a little unconfident in himself.
After dinner, Mu Yuchen asked Mr. Xu the question of learning alchemy, Mr. Xu smiled very mysteriously, and did not answer, Mu Yuchen looked a little depressed, "It's too much, although it's still a little worse, but it's not bad, after all, it's a young man!" Xu Jingzhi thought about it, coughed twice to attract the attention of Mu Yuchen, who was in a slump, and said: "Although there are still some doubts, but the observation on weekdays can be regarded as knowing about you, first teach you some basics, as for the matter of accepting apprentices, it depends on the performance, haluha!" Xu Jingzhilang smiled and left. Mu Yuchen was a little unable to turn around in the transition from hell to heaven and from heaven to hell, "However, it will get better and better, won't it!" Mu Yuchen thought a little naively.
It was late at night, only the bright moon in the sky was still shining on this side of the world, Mu Yuchen entered the dream in a daze, he seemed to dream of something, and the expression on his face under the moonlight was constantly changing. Tomorrow, it's already begun.