"Does Gong Liu know someone from the Yang family?"

"The Yang family? Naturally recognized. The silk yarn made by his family is the best, and although we are far away, we often exchange letters. The middle-aged man said, and couldn't help but look at Song You with some surprise, "Could it be that Mr. has actually heard of Liu from the mouth of the Yang family?" That's too far, isn't it? ”

"Not only that......"

Song You smiled and said to him: "We asked the Yang family for directions in Xianning, and the Yang family's Xiaolangjun told us that there is a Liu Ji cloth village in Luchuan, and the owner of the cloth village yearns for immortal immortal immortality to practice spells, and also has some friendship with their Yang family, telling me that if I can't find the way, I will go to find Liu Gong and ask Liu Gong for directions." ”

"Sir, have you gone to the city to find it?"

The middle-aged man stared at him, worried that he would run empty.

"Here's the best part." The Taoist said, "When we got here, according to what the Yang family said, we found this way, so we didn't go to the city to look for Liu Gong, thinking of saving Liu Gong some trouble, but I didn't expect to meet Liu Gong on the way." ”

"Oops! That's fate! ”

The middle-aged man's eyes widened, not only him, but also the old man who walked in front, and even the three young men with their backs also turned around, with some surprise in their eyes.

There are many amazing things in the world, and wonderful fate is definitely not to be ignored.

With this fate, even if there is no reconciliation in the Slender Yang family, the relationship between the two parties is a lot closer.

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu said as he walked.

"From Luchuan to Bashu, it takes three days to walk, one day to the foot of the mountain, two days to go up the mountain, today is the second day, tomorrow has to walk for one day, can Mr. bring enough dry food and drinking water?"

"I was going to go to Luchuan to replenish supplies, but halfway through, I found that it was closer to the path up the mountain, so I didn't go and went straight to this side." Song You replied honestly, "But my cat is very capable, in this big mountain, there are hares everywhere, and I won't let you go hungry." ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't bring enough, anyway, there's only one day left tomorrow, let's just get some. When I arrived at the village on the mountain, if the husband's ration was not enough, he would buy some rice and noodles. ”

"Today and tomorrow will definitely be enough."

"That's fine......"

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu said, looked up at the sky, and said to the Taoist: "It's not early, there is an unmanned earthen house in front, which was originally lived by a hermit on the mountain, and we can spend the night in that earthen house, so as to avoid the mountain wind and the beasts and spirits on the mountain." ”

"It's up to Gong Liu."

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu really respects Taoists, and he is very friendly and close to Song You as soon as they meet, and after knowing that the two sides still have such a fate, they are even more courteous.

However, his body was really weak and he walked very slowly.

No wonder at noon, they had already gone up the mountain, and Song You was still thirty miles away from the path up the mountain, so he could catch up with him in the afternoon.

It's okay to be more leisurely.

Soon walked to the earthen house he was talking about.

The earthen house had no roof, only four earthen walls, and almost nothing left of it, except for an earthen stove, and the ground was full of traces of fire burned by passers-by.

The three young men went to chop wood and lit a fire, which made the earthen house a lot warmer.

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu took a few slender bamboo tubes, which seemed to be filled with glutinous rice, and threw them into the fire to burn.

Song You unloaded his bags from the horse's back and put them into the earthen house, and the horses grazed freely outside the door, while the cat left for a while, and when he came back, he had already picked up a fat gray rabbit from nowhere and put it in front of the Taoist without saying a word.

Naturally, several people in the same group were surprised.

"Sir, this cat is really amazing!"

"With this cat, no matter where you go, as long as there are mountains, land, and hares, won't you starve to death?"

"If you are not afraid of beasts and demons in the mountains, it is really the big in the world, and you can go there."

"You don't know, in addition to this ability, my cat is also good at subduing demons and eliminating demons, and jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountains are no problem." Song You said to them, "It's really like a few people said, with her by your side, you can go anywhere." ”

“！”

The three-flowered cat next to him looked solemn for a while.

Listening to the crowd's more praise, I couldn't bear it, so I turned around without hesitation and rushed out again.

When she came back, she didn't know where to catch a small fish, put it in her mouth, came in with small steps, and still put it in front of the Taoist.

Naturally, everyone was surprised again.

Gradually, it got dark.

The fire in the earthen house burns non-stop, and the fire light is quite conspicuous in the mountain, and the people are bold and strong, but they are not afraid of jackals, tigers, leopards and goblins and ghosts in the mountains, and the sound of conversation continues to sound.

"The stockades here are all on the high mountains, the dam tree is the highest number of villages, there is a valley in front of it, there is no bottom, as Mr. said, all the year round there are rolling white clouds, whether sunny or rainy days are lingering, the bottom is said to be a lake, and some say that it is a deep hole connected to the ground, because the cliff is too steep and dangerous, and no one can go down. However, there are often herb pickers who climb down, but there is no bottom. ”

"Where did the dragon rise?"

"Exactly."

The middle-aged man paused: "But this white cloud abyss is also very big, there is a big mountain on the side, I don't know how far it is, I only know that standing on the dam tree and looking at the opposite side of the sea of clouds, the mountain on the opposite side is already very small, if you want to go around, I'm afraid it will take a day or two to walk." The real dragon does not rise from below every year, and it is also said that it may rise every year, but it does not come out and manifest from here every year. We basically come to the mountains to harvest silk at this time of year, I come with it every year, I will live in the dam tree for a period of time, and will not go back until after the beginning of spring or see the real dragon, and I will be touched by dragon spirit and good luck, and I have been here for 20 years, and I have only seen it three times in total. ”

"Three ......"

"They all say I'm lucky!"

"That's ......"

"And in the three times, there are also near and far." The middle-aged man said, "Recently, the real dragon rose from the abyss in front of the dam tree, that huge body, bigger than the mountain, the person standing on the edge of the cliff is not as big as a piece of its scale, the wind brought up almost makes people stand unstable, whether it is grass or trees on the mountain are shaking violently, wow, I really can't speak, sir, you have to see it with your own eyes to know how amazing it is, you have seen that scene, no matter how many stories of fairies, demons and ghosts in heaven and earth, even if you see it with your own eyes, it can't be shocking." ”

Song You nodded as he listened, imagining such a picture.

I just can't think of it, but what comes to mind is the scene of the winter solstice and summer solstice in the north of Yuezhou, and the scene of the divine bird crossing the night sky.

The bamboo tube bubbles next to the fire, making a slight sound, and the moisture in the bamboo is constantly being baked out by the high temperature, and next to it are fish and rabbits strung on wooden branches, all of which are scratched out of the knife and coated with spices, giving off a strange fragrance at the high temperature.

The five companions all stared at the fish and rabbit on the wooden branch, and did not easily take their eyes off even when they spoke.

The cat looked back and forth.

"Once away, the real dragon rose from the opposite side of the sea of clouds, although it was farther away, not as terrifying as the close distance, but it could take the entire body of the real dragon into the eyes, and the shock it brought to people was no less than the real dragon in front of him." A middle-aged man surnamed Liu said, "There are countless legends about dragons in the world, how many people have seen what a real dragon looks like?" Liu often discusses the strange things that happen around him with like-minded friends, but even if those things are seen with their own eyes, what can compare to this? ”

"Justified ......"

Slowly the meal cooked.

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu took out the fragrant bamboo rice and gave it to the Taoist at the moment, and the Taoist was not stingy, and gave them the fish and rabbits he roasted to eat together, thanked each other, and talked constantly.

"There are also many hermits in the mountains, most of them are erudite people, just like the kind of Huaicai that is not met in the ancient books, and there are also some monks and humanists, many of whom know a lot of magic. I heard them say that the mountain is full of spiritual energy, as well as dragon energy, what kind of spiritual rhyme and the like, so they all love to come to the mountains to live in seclusion. If the gentleman came alone and did not meet Liu, if he saw a single house in a beautiful place in the mountains, it was probably the residence of these hermits. ”

"Maybe it's a mountain spirit monster living in it." The old man next to him interjected.

"Yes, yes, yes." The middle-aged man echoed, "In this world now, even on this mountain, there are more mountain spirits and ghosts. I heard that even the hermits in the mountains were often harassed by these mountain spirits and ghosts, and many of them either moved to live with others or went down the mountain. ”

Song You listened and nodded continuously.

The world has indeed changed significantly.

The aura on this mountain is indeed abundant, and the spiritual charm is also very unusual, this kind of place is not only beneficial to people's cultivation, but logically speaking, it should also be easier to give birth to monsters and raise elves. The reason why it sounds like there are fewer goblins and ghosts in the mountains, Song You guessed that it might be because of the existence of real dragons, and when these goblins and ghosts saw such a behemoth in the mountains, they would naturally think that this was the other party's territory, so they naturally had to be more restrained, and they didn't dare to make trouble casually, in the eyes of outsiders, that is, there were not so many goblins and ghosts on the mountain.

In fact, most of them are hiding.

It's not uncommon for hermits in the mountains to be disturbed by youkai.

Generally speaking, the attitude of the newly enlightened mountain spirit monster towards people is not only cautious and afraid, but there are two kinds, one likes to harm and eat people, which is to expose the ferocity, and the other is to have a reverence for the people who dominate the world and build a prosperous civilization, and they want to find someone to ask questions, hope to be guided by others, and learn people's skills.

The hermits in the mountains have a reputation for being high-ranking people, and it is not surprising that the mountain spirits and monsters come to visit.

As he spoke, a young man suddenly stopped, listened carefully, and said:

"There's going to be some movement outside."

When everyone heard this, they all stopped their movements and listened carefully.

Sure enough, I heard some faint movement outside.

Like a wheezing, like a roar, like a beast, like a monster, it seemed to be not far from the house, snooping around in circles.

Everyone was frightened and subconsciously looked at the Taoist.

The Taoist was not in a hurry, only touched the back of the cat next to him, and said to them: "You don't have to panic, just hand it over to my cat." ”

"Meow ......"

The cat seemed to be able to understand human speech, turned around and ran out.

The Taoist peeled fragrant bamboo rice, like peeling a banana, and like tearing sugar cane, eating the soft glutinous rice inside, beckoning them to continue eating and chatting.

After a while, the cat returned.

There was no movement outside.

After that, it was quiet all night.

(End of chapter)