In late autumn, the river is already cold in the morning. A thin boat crossed the river, leaving a long line of water behind it, and the rowing boatman had long been accustomed to this temperature, his trouser legs were pulled up to his knees, and his bare feet were hunched over through a mist of water.

"Childe, the White Emperor City is almost here, can you come out and have a look?" the boatman turned around and asked the people in the cabin.

Out of the cabin came a plainly dressed young man, tall and burly, with a heroic air in his eyebrows, but mixed with a hint of fatigue. The young man carried a simple yellow cloth bag in his hand, leaned on the canopy of the boat, and looked at the mountains on both sides of the river. The mountains were covered with red and yellow leaves, and from a distance, they looked like Spring Festival couplets being sold at the market before the Spring Festival, reminding him of his childhood memories of watching his father post Spring Festival couplets in front of the door for the first time.

"The White Emperor City used to be called Ziyang City, a long time ago, in the Western Han Dynasty, there was a person named Gongsun Shu, who named himself an emperor here, called the White Emperor, so this Ziyang City became the White Emperor City. The breath of the person rocking the boat was evenly introduced to the young man behind him.

"Gongsun Shu?" the young man asked.

"Is it instigation, Gongsun Shu, does Su Gongzi also know someone surnamed Gongsun?"

"I don't know, I just think the name is good. ”

"Of course, the emperor's name is good, Gongsun Gongsun, unlike me, he is called Gouwa, he is called Gouwa since he was a child, and he is called Lao Gouwa when he is old. "The person who rocked the boat made fun of himself, and he could see that he was very open-minded.

"The dog baby is also good-sounding, good-sounding and easy to raise. It sounds better than Gongsun. The young man gave him a kind compliment.

"Hahahaha......" the boatman laughed happily.

From the mist of the water, the pier gradually revealed its true face, and although it was still far away, you could already hear the shouting of the boatmen, the chatter of the women, and the unique muffled sound of the waves crashing between the boats. Gongsun Shengyan stood on the bow of the boat and waited for a while, and the people on the pier became more and more aware that behind the crowd was a long, steep stone road, and it was not seen until it climbed to the top of the mountain. An indescribable feeling came to his heart, and he only felt that after such a long time of running around, he finally came to this place surrounded by mountains, and it was only for the words of the Taoist he met in Nanyue, was it worth it? Although this Taoist did not inflict poison on himself, he obviously wanted to use himself for some reason that he did not know for the time being. Gongsun Shengyan knew that this was the case, but he still had to take risks alone, not only to take risks alone, but also to pretend to be ignorant, was it worth it? But if he didn't come here, would he have a better choice? He couldn't answer himself.

"Be careful, Master Su. Gongsun Shengyan's thoughts were brought back by the boatman, who saw that the boatman was holding a long penny, and after a few brisk clicks in the water, the bow of the boat slowly shook over, and leaned against the dock without being crooked.

"Pillow Cloud View. Gongsun Shengyan silently recited it in his heart, these three words had been repeated hundreds of times in his heart for many days, and he felt anticipation, nervousness, and a trace of dissatisfaction with the status quo. He could only choose this place as a starting point, but where was the destination, was it the Gongsun family in Jiangnan? Zhou Xue? or the dream that gave birth to patterns on his back, he didn't know, he could only take one step at a time.

When he came to the city, he only cared about walking with his head down, and had no interest in the things around him. The current Gongsun Shengyan is no longer the Gongsun Shengyan who just fled from Jiangnan, he has become thinner, and he is not as fair-skinned as before, but his eyes reveal a sense of sophistication and Shida that he did not have at the beginning. Gongsun Shengyan followed the flow of people, where many people went, and soon came to a restaurant of considerable scale, it was the time to eat, and the people inside were noisy and the food was fragrant.

Gongsun Shengyan picked up a seat and sat down, and as soon as his butt was next to the bench, the trotting hall with a smile on his face came upside down: "What do you want to eat for the guest officer?"

"Can you understand the official language?" Gongsun Shengyan's experience along the way told him that the bigger the restaurant, the easier it is to communicate.

"I understand, I understand, we are the largest restaurant in Baidi City, and the merchants who come and go from the dock are eating at us, and I still know what to say. "The runner is quite proud.

Gongsun Shengyan smiled, looked at the menu on the wall and ordered a meat and soup, and asked for rice, and the person who ran the hall was just about to shout an order, Gongsun Shengyan grabbed him, and asked kindly: "Is there a pillow cloud view in White Emperor City?"

"Yes, but it's far from here. The person who ran to the hall didn't ask the reason, and probably said how to go, and after Gongsun Shengyan understood, he let him go.

"This is the White Emperor City, this is simply a city of wasted effort. Gongsun Shengyan was joking with himself while walking the mountain road. Not to mention the twists and turns of the mountain road at the moment, the mountains in front of you are stacked, even in the city of the White Emperor City, there is no smooth road, either climbing or going downhill, you can't go far and you have to turn, I can't complain that I haven't even seen a fat man after walking in the city for so long. Gongsun Shengyan has been walking in the mountains for almost an hour according to the running hall, but in the center of this White Emperor City, you can still see it when you stand on the mountain and look down, which is really fatal.

Zhou Xue married Gongsun Shengqiu, he has gradually calmed down, and the only trace that can be seen is a faint scar on his forehead. He even sometimes laughs at himself, almost didn't save his life, and thinks about some things about men and women, which is really cowardly. After walking for nearly an hour, the mountain road in front of him suddenly sank down, and along the sinking trend, Gongsun Shengyan saw that there was a small Taoist temple on the opposite mountainside, which looked abrupt and abrupt, and seemed to have not been repaired for a long time.

"It should be. Gongsun Shengyan quickened his pace and trotted all the way towards the Taoist temple.

"Knock knock" Gongsun Shengyan knocked on the mottled wooden door of vermilion lacquer.

After a long time when no one answered, Gongsun Shengyan looked up and just wanted to knock again, but found that there was a finger-thick rope on the side of the door, the rope hung down long at one end, and the other end turned over the door wall, and it was not clear where it was connected.

Gongsun Shengyan pulled the rope a few times, and after a while, the door creaked open, and an old Taoist priest emerged from the crack in the door, this old Taoist priest did not look like a cultivator, with a wrinkled face like a walnut, a rickety figure, thick finger joints holding a broom, and the back of his hand was rough, looking more like a farmer chopping wood.

"I ......" Gongsun Shengyan wanted to say that he came to find a Taoist priest, but after opening his mouth, he suddenly felt that in addition to the Taoist priest in this pillow cloud view, there would definitely be no monks and nuns if the sky was broken.

"Ah...... Ah......" The old man on the other side couldn't help waving his hand, pointing to his mouth and then to his ear.

It turned out to be a deaf and mute person.

That's embarrassing. Gongsun Shengyan himself couldn't tell his purpose, and it would be more difficult to let him compare it again than to ascend to the sky.

"I'll go in and have a look. Gongsun Shengyan pointed to himself, and then pointed inside, and he didn't care if the deaf and dumb Taoist priest understood the meaning, so he raised his legs and wanted to step into the hall.

"Ahh......h Ahh

If you break into it again, the other party may turn against yourself and have a fight. Gongsun Shengyan took his legs back, and looked inside through the half-open crack in the door, this pillow cloud view is extraordinary, but there is indeed a loss of grace inside, looking at it, you know that there are indeed very few believers who come to make offerings, there are weeds growing on the eaves and corners, and the courtyard is also paved with broken bricks and tiles, without a trace of grandeur at all.

Gongsun Shengyan turned around, moved his body and peeked to the other side, and at this time, a middle-aged Taoist with a bun and a bitter face rushed over in the courtyard, and he stuck to the door with a bang, and the old Taoist at the beginning resisted the door hard, and did not close or let Gongsun Shengyan in.

"Ahhh......h

"Ahhhh......h

What can I do, it seems that the Taoist priests here are all deaf and dumb, and they can't communicate with people normally. Gongsun Shengyan stared at the two Taoists and gestured, and suddenly thought of the red formula given to him by the nameless old Taoist in Nanyue that day, and it happened that he still had it with him, so he took it out of his arms, and shook it in front of them after unfolding it.

"Do you know?" asked Gongsun Shengyan, his hand still pointing at Fangzi.

Later, the middle-aged Taoist glanced at Fang Zi, stopped the comparison, raised his head and looked at Gongsun Shengyan carefully, and then suddenly snatched Fang Zi into his hand, turned his head and ran all the way to the back of the main hall.

"The movements are pretty quick. Seeing that it had an effect, Gongsun Shengyan no longer competed with the old Taoist priest at the top door, and simply sat by the door and took out a water bag and poured several mouthfuls of water.

The old way at the top door does not compare or walk, looking at Gongsun Shengyan like a thief, occasionally sweeping his feet with the broom in his hand, looking like he is working, in fact, how awkward it is.

"Ahhhhh......h

"Ahhhh......h

"Let's go, then. Gongsun Shengyan got up and squeezed an exaggerated smile at Lao Dao, which means that I went in generously, so you don't have to block me anymore. Lao Dao also changed the look of a distinguished guest, hunched his waist and turned with the movement of Gongsun Shengyan's body, and straightened up until he walked through the main hall without seeing him.