Everyone went all the way up, climbing higher and higher, and there were gradually traces of human habitation on the mountain.

According to the middle-aged man surnamed Liu, most of them are hermits who live and practice in the mountains - some are because they are not angry because they are under the mountain, so they come to the mountain to escape the world, and some are tired of the life of the world, and come to the mountain to live a life of picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and leisurely seeing the South Mountain, some are purely because the mountain is full of spiritual power and there are wonders of heaven and earth, and those who come here to practice are just looking for a quiet place to study Taoism, Buddhism and even other knowledge.

There are also those who have no fields and houses at the foot of the mountain, and have to pay taxes, and have a hard life, or because they can't get by because of other things, such as killing people and setting fires, and are forced to be helpless, so they find a person to hide in the mountains that are inaccessible.

Others are because this place is famous, and the whole Yunzhou knows that there are many hermits here, and the hermits are more talented, so they come here and use the fame here to whitewash themselves.

There are many hermits, mixed with fish and dragons, there are real talents, mediocre and stupid, those who used to be evil, everyone has everything, and the reasons for coming here are also varied.

Where there are wooden huts and huts, there is land.

At first, there were a few patches, mostly in front of the house and behind the house, and as you went up, the fields became patches on the steep hills.

The mountains here are really big and really high, but except for the almost vertical cliffs, the rest of the place has been reclaimed from the fields, and along the mountain up, layer by step, the land is wider where the slope is a little slower, and the land is narrower where it is steeper, like a ladder built for the gods, leading to the top of the mountain.

Song You followed the middle-aged man surnamed Liu and walked up slowly, his body already tilting towards the mountain road in front of him.

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu has very poor physical fitness, especially walking on this steep mountain road, he is often tired after not walking far, he stops and supports his thighs with his hands to breathe, the sweat of the bean is dripping on the mountain road, and the long sword on his waist was originally just a decoration, but now it has become a burden, and the rest of the people all stop and wait for him.

The Taoist was not in a hurry at all, and every time this time came, he stood up straight and looked around, taking in this increasingly shocking scene.

The movements of the cat at his feet are almost identical to his.

At some point, the terraces became more and more, from one to several, to half of the mountain, to cover the whole mountain, to cover all the mountains as far as the eye could see, so that the edges of the ridges of the distant mountains were no longer smooth, but became jagged like ladders.

The majestic mountains are artificially carved out of a different silhouette, and their scale is grand, magnificent, and it is really shocking.

Especially in this season, the autumn harvest has been harvested, the spring ploughing has not been ploughed, all the terraces are accumulating water, preparing for the cultivation of the coming year, these terraced fields that accumulate water have become a mirror inlaid with the continuous mountains, reflecting the blue sky, also becoming blue, reflecting the white clouds, also more colors, sometimes also reflecting the trees on the edge of the field, reflecting the farmers who lead the buffalo and wear a hat to walk on the ridge, the spectacular and more delicate, and the momentum under the touch of tenderness.

This is the masterpiece of the Gaoshan people for generations, the history book of the agricultural civilization from struggle to harmonious coexistence in the harsh natural environment, and the art created by man and nature, which can explain the greatness of human civilization more than the magnificent palace complex.

The group stood in it, in fact, it was very small, and from a distance, it was just a few small dots in this magnificent picture.

There is a wind blowing, stirring the clothes of the Taoist.

"Front ......"

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu bent over, stretched out his finger and pointed to a very high mountain in front of him: "Go over that mountain, and walk a little further, and it will be a dam tree." ”

"Hmmm......"

The Taoist withdrew his gaze from a distance.

The cat, which stood and looked around like a human, also withdrew its gaze from a distance.

As if sensing each other, the Taoist and her looked at each other at the same time, and glanced at each other.

The corners of the Taoist's mouth couldn't help but show a smile-

I don't know when, the cat who didn't understand why Taoists always love mountaineering and didn't know what the scenery on the mountain was, also learned to see the scenery.

But I don't know what the cat is thinking at this time.

"Keep going, it's a drag on Mr." The middle-aged man surnamed Liu said while walking, "When I arrived at the dam tree, Liu wanted to follow Shi Gong and take the three little brothers to collect silk, if Mr. is interested in going around, he can also follow us to go together, but Mr. is here to find the dragon, it is inevitable to miss the real dragon style, it is best to find a shelter from the wind and rain in the dam tree, if you see a hermit in the mountain, it is best to go to spend the night, alas, if you can't find it, Liu can also find a villager's house for Mr., although it is not so elegant, it is always a place to live." ”

Because he was so tired, he sighed as he spoke.

"Where is Gong Liu, Gong Liu can invite us to go with us and lead the way for us to explain, which has already helped us a lot, how dare you bother Gong Liu?" Song You said sincerely, "I don't dare to delay Liu Gong's business, so I ask Liu Gong to be busy as much as he wants, and we can just find a place to sleep in Bashu." ”

"Sleeping on the streets? How's that going to work? Don't look at the sun here during the day, it can be very cold at night, and the fog is very heavy in the mountains every morning, which is not suitable for camping. ”

"Liu Gong doesn't have to worry about it, since walking the world, we haven't encountered any harsh environment, and we have long been used to sleeping in the open."

"Since it is camping, we have to find the best viewing location, we must go with Mr. first, find a good place and then remember, the real dragon rises in the early morning, Liu comes to find Mr. every morning before dawn, wait for the real dragon together, and then go to the village to collect silk during the day."

"That's it."

The Taoist followed him up the mountain.

With a large area of terraced fields, there are naturally villages, mostly hidden in the forest, are some ancient and frugal earthen huts, but they are different from the houses under the mountain - most of the houses here are short and small, almost all of them are earthen walls, covered with thick thatch, and the courtyards form courtyards, and the courtyards form villages, like countless mushrooms growing in the mountains.

As he walked, the cat suddenly stopped, as if sensing something, looked at the bag on the horse's back, and then looked at the Taoist.

The Taoist looked at her and did not speak.

But he naturally sensed it—

The four directions in the bag have abnormal movements.

The last Lingyun is indeed in this mountain.

"South ...... of Yunzhou"

The south of Yunzhou is full of mountains, I haven't heard of many unique and strange places, and I have walked a lot of places along the way, and the spirit of the Quartet has not moved, and now that I have come here, it is not surprising that I gave Song You a hint.

On the last side, the five elements should be the main wood.

However, although the aura in this mountain is rich and the spirit is also very unique, it is not so unique that it feels like another side of the spirit was born here.

With doubts, the Taoist continued to move forward.

Before dusk, finally climbed the mountain.

When I arrived at the top of the mountain, my eyes suddenly opened up.

This is the highest mountain in this big mountain, all the terraced fields are at your feet, and the perspective has changed to a bird's eye, so you can feel the steepness of the mountain more clearly and objectively, and you are even more amazed at how difficult it is to reclaim the fields in this big mountain.

Looking around, although there is no exquisite scenery experienced in the picture scroll and walking on the ridges, and there is no such comfort as the breeze blowing and the reflection of the terraced fields, what you can see is all terraced fields, filling the whole heaven and earth, such as mountains and seas, almost surging, impacting people's eyes.

"It's spectacular."

"Isn't it......"

"But the village is on the top of the mountain, the terraces are in the middle of the mountain, and it is not easy for the villagers to go out to work and go up and down the mountain, right?"

"There are also villages in the mountains." The middle-aged man surnamed Liu wiped his sweat, "But it's not easy, farmers farm for a living, how many are easy?" ”

"Justified ......"

"This is the dam tree, Mr. faces the east, walks forward, until he comes to the edge of the cliff, he can't get through, and he sees a white cloud that has accumulated, which is the land of the dragon." The middle-aged man surnamed Liu said as he walked, "I'll take my husband to find a good place." ”

The top of the mountain is easier to walk.

The middle-aged man was very tired, but he didn't say to give up, but still led him forward.

It didn't take long for him to reach the edge of the cliff.

Song You and others came from the west of the dam tree, the slope here is gentle, but they have also climbed over one heavy mountain after another, each heavy is higher than before, this is here, but the east is a steep cliff, it is really like the mountain is broken here - from the top of the mountain down, the first ten zhang is still slightly inclined, the hard-working and tenacious mountain people have also reclaimed the field here, but after more than ten zhang, it is almost vertical down, only a little tenacious grass and trees can grow on the cliff, and no one can go down.

The terraces also came to an abrupt end after a dozen zhang.

"Sir, do you see the field below? We come here every year at the beginning of spring to wait for the wonder of the real dragon, just wait here, some are waiting on the top of the mountain, and even some hermits invite three or five friends to get together, while waiting while drinking and having fun, but I like to wait below, where it is closer to the white clouds. ”

Song You looked down.

As the middle-aged man surnamed Liu said, I don't know how deep the cliff is, and there are billowing clouds and mist, like the sea and the pool.

In the distance, too, there was a sea of rolling clouds.

But it is not only the high mountain at the foot, there is a series of mountains in the distance, although the height is slightly inferior to the dam tree, but it is not much worse, the mountains are shrouded in rolling white clouds, only the top of the mountain pokes out in the vast sea of clouds, almost in a circle, connected at the far end of the line of sight.

The inner part of the mountains is full of cliffs, enclosing such a huge white cloud pool.

No wonder some people say that it is directly connected to the center of the earth.

Song Youguang stood on the top of the mountain and watched, although his vision was blocked by white clouds, he also had a feeling that it was unfathomable and bottomless.

"Liu Gong, please look on the left, next to that terraced field, there is a tree, and there is a clearing under the tree."

Song You pointed to a place in the distance and said to the middle-aged man surnamed Liu: "We will sleep there tonight, Liu Gong is already tired from climbing the mountain, and there is still business, so there is no need to follow it down, so as not to wait and climb up hard, just remember that this place is." ”

"Okay, let's go to the nearby village first, and come here tomorrow morning to find Mr."

"Tomorrow morning ......"

Song You stood up straight and looked around the distance, looking at both the rolling sea of clouds and the surrounding mountains on the sea of clouds, and the bottomless white cloud pool.

The aura here is getting stronger and stronger, and there is a special feeling in the spiritual rhyme, which seems to indicate that there is indeed a remarkable existence that has haunted below, but he still has no feeling that he is looking for the last of the five spiritual rhymes.

"The scenery here is very good, and there are still a few days before we leave spring, so we plan to walk around everywhere first, see the scenery, and probably go to the distant mountains to see if this continuous circle of mountains can go from one end and back from the other. When you come back, come back here and wait. Song You hesitated for a moment, "If Gong Liu has something to do, please come here to look for us in two or three days." ”

"Sir is going to go around the mountain?"

"Exactly."

"That's far away......"

"We've come a long way."

"Then please be careful, sir." The middle-aged man surnamed Liu gave up his hand with him, "Three days later, most of Liu's silk will be almost harvested, so I'll see you in three days." ”

"See you in three days."

The two sides saluted each other and bowed goodbye.

Immediately, the middle-aged man surnamed Liu and the old man turned around and walked back with three young people with their backs, and walked into the village in the forest.

With no one else around, the three-flower cat can finally speak, and the first sentence is to point to the terraces and say to the Taoist:

"Daoist, look, the mountain god of Sanhua Niangniang can just go down these ladders!"

“……”

The Taoist smiled, and his footsteps did not stop: "Sanhua Niangniang, don't invite the mountain god out and step on such a good terrace." ”

"Sanhua Niangniang knows. If you trample on it, you won't be able to grow crops. The three-flowered cat trotted on the path, "If you can't grow crops and can't catch mice, you will starve to death." ”

"Sanhua Niangniang is smart."

Before you know it, it's dusk, the sun is setting from the mountains behind you, the world is darkening, the whole sky has turned orange pink, and the sky is showing a dreamlike color.

In contrast, the cat was very calm, and walked to the front with small steps.

"......"

And there were swallows in the sky.

The terraced rice fields full of water are broken mirrors in the mountains, which naturally reflect the light of the sky at dusk, the clouds on the horizon, the dead trees growing on the edge of the terraces, and the Taoist people who came to this world, leaving traces of their visit for a short time.

It wasn't until they reached the bottom of the tree that the group stopped.

Not far ahead is the cliff, under the dusk still see the white clouds deep, the Taoist unloaded the horse and the bag, sat cross-legged on the ground, but did not close his eyes to practice, but straightened up, sat calmly, his eyes were also calm, looking at the gradually dimming sky and the rolling clouds below.

The cat sat solemnly next to him, with a wonderful look in his eyes.

There are also spiritual practices between the mountains and rivers......

Faintly, she seems to have some experience of this sentence.

Thanks to the big guy "Warm Sun 1314" for the Golden Alliance~

Bow and bare!

(End of chapter)