Outside the city, the river is turbulent.

The little girl squatted by the river and put her hand into the river.

"Whoa......

The river washed over her small white hands, swirling in her hands, stirring up fresh water foam.

There is always some vermilion and dark red sand in the water, which is carried down by the water, causing the water to change color. The fine sand reached her hand, swayed with the swirl of the water, and when the water gradually quieted down, it also settled in the palm of her hand, and the river water in her hand was already clear to the bottom, and there was no dirt and dust and color - if it were not for the girl's fine white palm and the fine sand lying at the bottom of the palm, it would have become clearer and cleaner, and it would have been shiny in the sun, and even the presence of water could not be seen.

“……”

The girl nodded in satisfaction.

Just as she was about to stand up, the river pushed the waves towards the shore and eroded, cold and cold, as if it was very hard, and it seemed to be very soft, and it hit her feet with a bang, and got into her shoes without noticing.

"Ascend Den Den ......"

The girl had no choice but to stand up, hurriedly take a few steps back, look down at her shoes, look up at the river again, frown as if to blame, and then took out the water knife from her blanket and began to draw water.

Fetch water to vent the gas first, and then fetch water to cook rice.

When she filled the water bladder and returned to the shore with half a pot of cooking water, the Taoist priest sat leisurely on a stone, holding a piece of paper and watching, and the jujube red horse next to her unloaded her bag, and also stood leisurely next to her and bowed her head to eat grass.

Sanhua Niangniang put down the water and leaned over to take a look.

"Luchuan, go out of the city to the south, along the official road, eighty miles of road, next to the sixteenth soil, the small road uphill, if you can't find it, Liu Ji Buzhuang in the city ......"

"Trench."

"Soil Queen!"

"It's a small dirt bag that is often seen next to the official road, one in five miles." The Taoist said, "If Sanhua Niangniang doesn't know the words, you can read half of it." ”

"Read half the ......"

The girl nodded thoughtfully, stared at the paper again, and said, "So you wrote it down!" ”

"Or I'll forget."

"You're not smart."

"I can't compare to the memory of Sanhua Niangniang."

"Then are we going to the city to find Liu Ji Buzhuang?"

"Look......"

Song You put away the piece of paper and looked up at the sky: "Let's see if the swallow can find the way." If we can find it, we don't have to go to the city to trouble people, if we can't find it, or the road has changed, we will also be cheeky to go over and ask for advice. Although it is indeed better to have someone lead the way. ”

The girl also looked up at the sky.

The sky was empty, but there was nothing.

Scholars are fine.

Then he lowered his head and cooked over the fire.

It didn't take long for the swallow to return.

"Found your way, meow?"

"Found it. According to what Mr. said, Yan'an came out of Chuancheng along the official road to the south, counted sixteen moats, there is indeed a small road, the grass forest is very deep, almost can't be found, all the way to the deep mountains. The swallow stood on the branch and bowed his head and said, "In order to make a mistake, Yan An also flew up the path, and when he saw a pedestrian, he stopped and asked for directions, and sure enough, he could lead to the dam tree." It's just that there are many forks in the road all the way up, leading to different villages and hills. ”

"Really careful."

The Taoist smiled and said after hearing this.

"Really careful~"

The girl was busy lighting the fire and praised it.

"One more point."

"What?"

"Although we are not on the official road south of Luchuan now, we are actually not far away. As I flew high, I realized that the riverside path we were walking was not far from the official road and the path leading to the mountain that my husband told me to find. If you don't go to Luchuan, you can find a small road to plug in, at most thirty miles, at least a day and a half of travel. If you still go to Luchuan, you can still walk here, this riverside path is closer than the official road, and when you have enough rest, leave Luchuan and take the official road again. ”

It's really much more convenient to have swallows.

What a conscientious ......

Song You thought so, and fell into thought.

"In that case, let's not go to Luchuan, and wait until we come down from the mountain to visit this small city. Spring won't be long before it begins, so it's better to go to the mountains early. ”

"Got it."

After lunch, we continued our journey.

The swallow flies in front, very lively, sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes high and sometimes low, always not far from the road, if there is a fork in the road that is easy to find mistakes, he will lower the height, hover and wait.

Under his guidance, the Taoist took a cat and a horse, walked through the ridge path, walked through the village path, passed by a few mountain temples, climbed a few hills, and finally walked on the official road, and then continued to the south, finding the path leading to the mountain-

The path is some distance from the mound, and the swallow piles up a pile of stones at the intersection as a mark, so as not to be mistaken.

Song You pushed aside the grass forest and went all the way up.

The mountain path is a little redundant for one person to walk, but the horses are passable, because the grass is too dense, and it is often hung by blades of grass and branches and bamboo branches sticking out from the side, and there are often several forks in the middle that do not know where to go, and it is very difficult to walk.

Slowly going up, I heard a human voice.

"This road is getting harder and harder to walk, and I've seen it for a few years, if no one goes up the mountain, most of the people on the mountain won't come down easily."

"When the world is peaceful, the people on the mountain must go down the mountain, no matter how bad the business is, they still have to do it, and the red rice still has to pay tribute, but I heard the masters who live in seclusion on the mountain say that this world is becoming more and more chaotic day by day, and the demons and evil spirits are frequent, which is a sign of troubled times. If there is a war at the bottom of the mountain, the people on the mountain will definitely find a way to block the road and hide in this deep mountain, like a paradise. ”

"No wonder so many hermits run up the mountain."

"Someone seems to be coming......"

The Taoist people crowded through the grass and made the sound of ropes, the horses tread on the small dirt road, and the bells occasionally swayed.

Walking through a forest, I saw people on the side of the road.

There was an open space on the side of the road, and there were five people in total.

A well-dressed middle-aged man, with a fat body, but also with a long sword at his waist, an old man with a slight hunched waist, looks like a kind of Mr. Bookkeeper, three young people, all wearing simple clothes and carrying a big back, some people with firewood knives in their hands, all standing on the side of the road to rest.

At the same time that Song You saw them, they also saw Song You.

The middle-aged man and the old man glanced at each other, a little puzzled, but also a little novel, and at the same time let down their guard.

When the Taoist approached, the middle-aged man didn't think about it, so he saluted and spoke: "Mr. doesn't look like a local, where does this come from?" ”

"How so?"

"Sir is too white." The middle-aged man's hand did not let go, "The sun here is very hot, even if it is not exposed to the wind and sun outside all day long, it is not white, and few people can have such a face and demeanor as Mr." ”

"It's a joke, how can there be any demeanor at all." Song You returned the salute with him, and just wanted to find someone to ask for directions, so he said, "My surname is Song, from Yizhou, dare to ask what to call my feet?" ”

"Don't be surnamed Liu, a merchant in Luchuan." The middle-aged man surnamed Liu said, "Yizhou is not close to here, I see that Mr. is a cultivator, and he also went to the mountains to live in seclusion?" ”

"Don't hide it from Duke Liu, it's not a seclusion, it's just that you came to the mountains to look for dragons and ask immortals." Song You said truthfully, "I heard that there is a place on the mountain here, called Bashu, the mountain is high into an abyss, and the white clouds are accumulated, and many people have seen a dragon rise in the white clouds under the mountain. We are travelers, traveling all over the world, and we love to see the wonders of the world, so we came here to find it. ”

"We? Sir and companions? ”

"It's the traveling companion down there."

Song You looked down at the cat behind him.

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu looked with him, and found that at the position of his heels, there was also a three-flowered cat, most of which was hidden behind his robe and grass, only half of his head poked out, and quietly stared at them with one eye, which is what cats often do.

"Mr. is going to the dam tree to look for the dragon, that's really a coincidence, we also have to go to the dam tree, and we will also go to guard it when we have time, to see if we can see the real dragon again." If you don't give up, you will go with us. ”

"Huh?"

Song You was stunned for a moment, this was an unexpected joy.

What's even more surprising is that from the words, it can be heard that this real dragon seems to have seen the dam tree before.

"It is better to be respectful than to obey your fate."

"Mr. Haha, I don't think Liu is middle-aged and frail, just walk slowly."

"Whereever, we walk the world, we are not in a hurry, we walk slowly, we should see the scenery." Song You said with a smile, "If there is no Liu Gong to lead the way, the mountain roads are complicated, and we may not be able to find which mountain and which village is the dam tree for a few days, and we will have to walk more slowly." ”

"Haha......"

The middle-aged man glanced at the old man beside him, and immediately raised his head and laughed: "Mr. is a foreigner, I don't know how high this mountain is, I don't know how big this mountain is, most of the mountain people in the mountain don't speak official language, if Mr. has no one to lead the way and doesn't know how to go, it will take more than a few days to find the dam tree." It may not be possible to find it for dozens of days, or months. Even if they arrived at the dam tree, none of the people in the village could understand what Mr. was saying, and there was no sign, and they didn't know whether it was a dam tree or not. ”

"Reasonable."

Song You knew that the dam tree was very tall, and he knew the general appearance, and there were swallows looking for it in the sky, so naturally it was not so difficult, but he didn't say anything, just asked:

"Liu Gong often comes to this mountain?"

"It's not very often, it's once a year."

"It sounds like Gong Liu has seen a real dragon with his own eyes?"

"I've seen it! Naturally, I've seen it! ”

"What does a real dragon look like?"

"Liu is not easy to narrate, I have to say that before Liu saw the real dragon in this mountain, he had heard a lot of stories and rumors, and there were many about dragons, all kinds of things, everything. But after seeing the real dragon rise for the first time in this mountain, I knew why the dragon here is called the real dragon, and I knew that the dragons in other places, the dragon and the mud dragon, the earth dragon, the carp dragon, and the dragon horned dragon are not dragons. ”

"It's so amazing?"

Song You's eyes widened, but he became more and more interested.

"Sir, if you are lucky enough to be able to keep the real dragon, especially if you can see it up close, you will naturally know. Liu said that nothing else is useful, and that kind of demeanor can't be said. ”

"Doesn't it sound like you see it every time, but more than once?"

"Mr. Haha, how clever he is!"

The middle-aged man looked left and right, moved his neck, and said to him: "I was tired from walking before, sweating all over, sit down and rest for a while, and I was blown cold by this mountain breeze, if Mr. doesn't rest much, let's continue to set off and walk forward, let's talk while walking." ”

"Okay."

Song You also took a step.

"Plop Plop ......"

Now there was no need to find a way, and the swallow also landed and stopped on top of the horse's head.

Three young men with a backpack on their backs walked in front, the old man followed, and the middle-aged man walked last, looking back at the Taoist as he went.

"Sir dares to go up the mountain alone, and now in this world, he also dares to travel the world alone, so there must be a way to do it, right?"

"I do know some magic practice."

"I knew that if not, who would dare to walk into this deep mountain alone?" The middle-aged man sighed, "This world is becoming more and more restless, there were few demons and monsters in the mountains before, even if they encountered danger, they were mostly jackals, tigers and leopards and bandits and thieves in the mountains, but now there seem to be monsters, and walking with Mr. can be regarded as giving us courage." ”

"How so?"

"Just like today, we just left the official road and walked on the path, on the mountain road, in front of a bamboo forest, we met a young man, who asked us for directions, and also asked the dam tree." Although the middle-aged man was calm, he also lowered his voice, "Liu usually likes to collect demons and ghosts, and yearns for immortal immortality, and he also knows a lot of hermits who know how to practice magic in the mountains, and I have heard a lot, and I have seen some of them for most of my life, so I can see at a glance that it is not a person." ”

“……”

Song You looked back at the swallows above the horse's head.

The cat also stopped and looked up at the swallow.

"Why?"

"The boy was too handsome, his face was too white, and he was not mortal. Not only that, but the clothes are too delicate. The middle-aged man surnamed Liu paused, "Liu is the one who opened the cloth village, and the best fabric in Yunzhou is none other than the slender cloud yarn of Nuan County, and the dragon silk satin of Luchuan in our Bujun, both of which are to be tributed to the palace, but even if it is the silk cloud yarn and the dragon silk satin, they may not be able to catch up with the material of the clothes on the young man's body, and they are not clean, sir, where do you come from such a person in this mountain?" ”

The middle-aged man said and looked back at the Taoist.

I thought that the Taoist would respond to him, or ask him how to deal with the monster and get out of danger after that, but I saw the Taoist staring at him, with surprise in his eyes and a smile.

There was a hint of surprise in his smile.

"Liu Gong is from the cloth village?"

"Exactly." A middle-aged man surnamed Liu said, "This time I went up the mountain to collect silk at the top of the mountain." At this time, the spring silkworms under the mountain, the summer silkworms, and the autumn silkworms are not the time to spin silk, only the silkworms on the top of the mountain are spinning silk, and they are stained with the aura and dragon energy in the mountains, and they are woven into cloth, which is the dragon silk satin of my Luchuan. ”

"Luchuan Liu Ji Buzhuang?"

"Sir, have you been?"

"I haven't been there, I've just heard about it."

Song You lowered his head as he spoke, glancing at the three-flowered cat at his feet.

It's all in plain sight.

Fate is also really wonderful.

(End of chapter)