Chapter 4: Westbound
I don't know how long I slept, Zhuang Zhou gradually woke up. As soon as I opened my eyes, I jumped in fright!
Because he found him sleeping in the inn bed!
Zhuang Zhou clearly remembered that he followed the beggar to the foot of an unknown mountain, and he clearly remembered every word the beggar said to himself, he was very sleepy at that time, and somehow he fell asleep on the ground, and he even clearly remembered that the grass under him was soft and there was a wisp of earth......
But now he is in bed, in a hotel bed!
Could it be that I was dreaming again just now, and why are my dreams becoming more and more real?
Zhuang Zhou got up and helped the curtains of the room open, and the afternoon sun shone in, stabbing him so that he couldn't open his eyes. After slowly getting used to it, I looked out: the street downstairs was very lively, and across the street was the small restaurant where I was eating at noon, and the advertising light box was still standing there quietly, and Zhou Yu even saw the small table when he was eating through the glass door......
Zhuang Zhou felt that he had a splitting headache, and he began to be a little confused about dreams and reality. The beggar seems to have said that reality and illusion are not so clear, so, is he dreaming or in reality now?
Zhuang Zhou suddenly patted his head and scolded himself: "It's so stupid! Is it true or not, I'll just go to the small restaurant and ask!"
Zhuang Zhou quickly closed the door, walked out of the hotel, and went straight to the small restaurant on the opposite street.
It was the hottest time of the afternoon, and the hotel was deserted. As soon as Zhuang Zhou entered, the waiter greeted him, with a smile on his face, and said, "Boss, what to eat?" Zhuang Zhou waved his hand and asked, "I want to ask, do you remember that I ordered food and ate here today?" The waiter looked surprised, seeing that Zhuang Zhou didn't look like he was here to eat, so he pouted and said, "How can I remember so much!" turned around, went inside, and left Zhuang Zhou alone.
Zhuang Zhou had no choice but to come out. A man returned to the hotel listlessly, lying in bed in a daze. Suddenly remembered that the beggar had said that if he figured it out, he would go to him, and he remembered what the beggar had said, and thought to himself, "There really is such a strange technique in the world...... Zhuang Zhou has some yearning in his heart, thinking that he has graduated from college for nearly two years, he has to work without a job, he has no money to have, and he has been contacting his girlfriend Zhu Yan less and less in recent times, even if he is contacted, Zhu Yan on the phone is becoming more and more strange, and he hurriedly hung up the phone without saying a few words, and if it goes on like this, I am afraid that the day of the breakup will not be far away. Even if he goes to Beijing this time and takes refuge in An Ziyuan, after all, he will join the army of Beipiao, and the future is unpredictable...... The beggar said that he had personally experienced the dream hunting, and listening to the beggar's words, it seemed that he had some mysterious relationship with him, if he could really practice this technique, maybe he could really open up a new world!
The more Zhuang Zhou thought about it, the more reasonable he became, he couldn't hold it back for a while, got up and packed up a few clothes, went to the front desk to settle the bill, and went out of the hotel.
At this time, it was the hottest time of summer, the sun was shining, Zhuang Zhou walked and stopped, but he walked in a hurry and didn't even bring water, he was really thirsty and tired! After walking for nearly two hours, he saw a high mountain in front of him, and when he came to the foot of the mountain, he saw the dilapidated grass hut. Zhuang Zhou was convinced that he had really been here, but how he fell asleep and returned to the bed in the inn was still a mystery, and he didn't have time to think so much at this time, he was eager to see the beggar.
However, looking around, except for the green grass and green trees, and the strange rocks of the cliffs, how can there be any people! Zhuang Zhou couldn't help but be a little disappointed, after walking for so long, he had a feeling of prostration, and he really wanted to leave, and he was afraid of missing the beggars, so he had to go into the thatched hut and find a cool place to rest for the time being.
As soon as I entered the thatched hut, I saw a person lying on his side in it, in tatters, as if he was sleeping soundly. Zhuang Zhou saw that he was not a beggar, who was it? He was overjoyed in his heart, and he was about to go forward and shake him awake, but after thinking about it, all the people who are not in the world must have something strange in their temper, and if they take the liberty of disturbing, I am afraid that they will make the beggar unhappy; isn't it recorded in the history books that Zhang Liang met the old man to pass on the soldier's book, and the old man deliberately threw his shoes down to the river to test Zhang Liang? Zhuang Zhou thought of this, so he simply sat down and waited for the beggar to wake up.
After sitting so dry for nearly an hour, the beggar had no sign of waking up, Zhuang Zhou's sleepiness came again, and his eyes began to blur a little disobediently. However, as soon as his consciousness was hazy, he heard the beggar turn over and sit up, and laughed: "You are here after all, I have been waiting for you for a long time!" Zhuang Zhou hurriedly got up, bowed and said: "Uncle, I have thought clearly, I am willing to practice dream hunting with the old man!" The beggar laughed again and said, "Okay, good! However, I said that in front of me, it is not easy to cultivate all the way, you need to leave the world and concentrate on it, you have to think well!"
Zhuang Zhou raised his head, his face showed determination, and said, "I've thought about it." The beggar nodded and said, "However, you don't have to worry too much, this cultivation of dream hunting is by no means a monk, the cultivation is complete, or to enter the world, and making a difference is the right way." Zhuang Zhou said: "Yes!" The beggar said: "Since you are also determined to join my dream hunting clan, you should know who my surname is, my surname is Liu, and my name is Canglong." As for the origin of the Dream Hunting Clan, the cultivation method of the Dream Hunting Technique, I will naturally tell you one by one when I take you into the mountain!"
Only then did Zhuang Zhou know that the beggar's name was Liu Canglong, and he thought that this name was so domineering!
After Liu Canglong finished speaking, he pushed Zhuang Zhou and said, "Let's go!" Zhuang Zhou couldn't help but ask: "Where are we going?" Liu Canglong smiled and said: "You will naturally know when the time comes!" Zhuang Zhou originally wanted to ask how to go, did he walk directly? But seeing that Liu Canglong had already come out of the grass hut, he had to follow out.
Speechless all the way, the two of them walked or took a car, constantly moving forward, Liu Canglong seemed to deliberately avoid the city, often choosing a desolate place to stay. Moreover, the farther west, Liu Canglong's face became more and more solemn, and he seemed to be more cautious, Zhuang Zhou thought to himself: Could it be that Liu Canglong has to face a great enemy? As soon as he entered the hotel, Zhuang Zhou quickly fell asleep inexplicably, and after falling asleep, he often dreamed that he would fly against the wind, and after waking up, he went to another strange place. Zhuang Zhou pondered several times: Could it be that he really flew against the wind? He guessed that Liu Canglong was casting a spell on him, so he accepted it calmly. The only thing I have doubts in my heart is: I don't know how many days have passed, and I don't know where I am. Every time Liu Canglong was asked, the other party smiled and said nothing. Zhuang Zhou watched the movie by himself, and probably knew that the two of them were heading west.
Seeing that the loess is increasing, the air is beginning to dry, and the wind and sand often sweep in, choking the mouth and nose. Zhuang Zhou thought to himself: Could it be that the cultivation is in the desert?
On this day, the two went to a village and town, found a hotel to stay, and after dinner, the two went to sleep.
In the haze, Zhuang Zhou suddenly heard a shouting outside, and when he heard it, someone was indeed shouting outside: "Liu Canglong! Liu Canglong!" Zhuang Zhou was curious, got up, looked out, only to see the moon and stars, a tall nameless tree under the moonlight outside the hotel swayed gently with the wind, and there was a green-robed man sitting at the top of the tree, his face was divided into yin and yang by the moon shadow, flickering, very weird!
Zhuang Zhou was surprised, and he didn't know how this green-robed man sat on the top of this fluttering treetop. Just as he was surprised, he heard a rattle from the window of the next room, and a dark shadow rushed out and landed on the top of the tree, standing in the wind. Zhuang Zhou knew that Liu Canglong lived next door, so it was naturally him who rushed out and stood on the top of the tree!
Zhuang Zhou's heart was pounding, the scenes that could only be seen in gods and demons novels and martial arts novels in the past stood alive in front of him, how could he not be excited?
Looking at the two people on the nameless tree again, they didn't know what to say, they seemed to be getting more and more excited, Zhuang Zhou could feel the murderous aura between the two in the room, and wondered if it should be a fight on the top of the tree!
As soon as Zhuang Zhou thought of this, he heard a loud noise outside! Zhuang Zhou hurriedly looked closely, but saw that the two people on the tree had disappeared, and a giant python wrapped around the tree, spitting out red cores and hissing. A goshawk, with its wings outstretched and two feet away, is hovering over the top of the tree, fighting with the giant python!