The straight Tianzhu Mountain, the road up is dangerous and slippery, and at dusk, you can't see the road clearly, and it is even more dangerous.

From time to time, someone slid and exclaimed.

There are only those who go down the mountain, and there are no people who go up the mountain.

"Sir, are you going up so late?"

"yes."

"This road is steep and narrow, and there is a section that is wet, but you have to be careful, if you stumble, you will have to test Mr. Spell Dao hahahaha......"

There are constantly well-wishers reminding Song You.

But no one reminded him that he couldn't stay overnight at the top of the mountain.

The palace on the top of the mountain is indeed not allowed to stay overnight, not because the Taoist chiefs above are cold and mean, but this mountain is so big, there are only two palaces on the top, one on the left and one on the right, and the Taoist chiefs are also crowded into the small room next to the palace to live, and there is no room for people to stay.

However, ordinary tourists can't stay overnight, it doesn't mean that Taoist people can't stay overnight, maybe this Taoist himself is going up to visit friends, otherwise why do you have to pick up the mountain after dusk?

He was only reminded that the road was dangerous and difficult to walk.

At this time, Sanhua sat down on the side of the road in a regular manner, staring up at these people, as if to express gratitude to them with her eyes, but in fact, no one knew what she was thinking.

All the way up the mountain, it was a difficult walk.

It seems to be a little harder to walk than last time.

On the one hand, it is because many places are trampled smoothly by the daring tourists who go up and down the mountain, or simply trampled on them. On the one hand, it is because there are constantly people watching the sunset on the top of the mountain, and they all go down the mountain before the sky is completely dark.

The Taoist usually tells the other party to stop where he is, and step over the cliff of the mountain by himself.

The cat is attached to the cliff, shrinking its neck and not moving, because the size is very small, basically it is not an obstacle to man, and visitors can walk naturally and can pass by her, at most because of a beautiful cat who climbs the mountain with the Taoist, feels strange, and throws a few more glances at her.

The three-flowered cat also looked at them, full of apprehension, suspecting that the other party was staring at him because he was in their way, so he pressed harder against the cliff.

So I finally got to the top of the mountain, and there was no danger.

At this time, the sky has begun to darken, looking down at the mountain is already dark, the top of the mountain reflects the skylight, a little brighter, and the Taoist leaders in the palace have begun to clean.

The old man who bent down to clean with a broom was dizzy, and when he saw that someone was coming up so late, he squinted his eyes and poked his head out to take a rough look, and couldn't help asking, "Why did Shanxin come up the mountain so late?" They watched the sun go down. If you wait to descend the mountain, it is easy to stumble. ”

The Taoist didn't answer immediately, but asked, "Why doesn't the old Taoist master use a broom with a long root?" ”

"It's a good thing to bow down a lot in front of the gods."

"Reasonable." The Taoist replied with a smile, "There are some important things to do down here." ”

"What's the matter? What's the important thing to do here? Lao Dao squinted at him, paused for a moment, and then asked, "Are you a human or a ghost?" ”

"Nature is human."

"It's good to be human. If you are human, you have to walk down the mountain. You have to be careful when you walk down the mountain. The old man chattered, and swept the piece under his feet again, making people suspect that he might not be able to see the ground clearly, but just swept it next to each other, whether it was clean or not, and then straightened up and looked at Song You more carefully, "Oh? Is it a fellow Taoist? ”

"Under the surname Song Mingyou, a Taoist from Yizhou, I came to visit this time to borrow the palace of the Taoist chief."

"Borrowing the ...... of the Palace"

Lao Dao was in doubt, looked at Song You, didn't know what to remember, lowered his head again, looked at the three-flowered cat at his feet, suddenly opened his eyes, and the look of surprise in his eyes suddenly flourished, covering all the doubts and the original little vigilance.

"What's your surname?"

Lao Dao even raised his hand and saluted.

"The surname is Song, and the name is you."

The Taoist patiently replied.

"But Hezhou and the Song Immortal Master in the north?" Lao Dao tried to open his cloudy eyes.

"I did go to the north."

"Oops......"

Lao Dao suddenly exclaimed.

The extra sound of conversation on the top of the small mountain and the exclamation of his own master had already attracted the attention of several younger Taoists, who had all gathered at this time, but they just happened to see their master wiping his hands on the placket of his clothes in a panic, and raising his hands above his head, saluting high, as if he was worshipping the gods of his relatives.

"Honorable, please accept the Taihuzi salute."

"No merit is not rewarded, no grace is not courtesy." Song You hurriedly went to help, "The old Taoist is very old, so you must not do this." ”

"The driver laughed......"

The old Taoist raised his head, his face was dark, full of wrinkles, and his cloudy eyes were full of traces of vicissitudes, and he spoke to him, but his tone was unique to the old man when he was moved and grieved:

"How many of the people in the north have not been honored?"

"Don't be like this, old man."

"Alas......"

The old Taoist straightened up, raised his sleeves, wiped a handful on his face, and then said: "If the old Taoist can see the respected side today, this life will be worth it." ”

"The old way is serious."

"Oh yes, yes, what did you just say, what are you going to do here?"

"Borrow the old Taoist's palace for use."

"Where is this Lao Dao's palace, Lao Dao is just here to clean up the dust and receive pilgrims." The old Taoist almost didn't hesitate, and didn't even ask him what he borrowed it for, how long he wanted to borrow it, but he asked the government or anything like that, he just saluted, "Since you want to use it, just take it." ”

After speaking, I remembered, so I added:

"What kind of borrowing method is it?"

"There are some important things to do here, and it will take two or three months to be disturbed. It is not deliberately to go up the mountain at this time to embarrass the old Taoist chief and a few Taoist friends, it is really too many tourists here during the day, and it is not good to drive them down, so I have to come again at this time, please ask a few Taoist friends to temporarily lend this place to the next, and inform the people downstream of the mountain, and then do not want to go up the mountain again for three months. ”

"Good, good! The old way knows! ”

When the rest of the young Dao Masters heard this, they already showed surprise, but the old Dao Leader nodded again and again, agreed without hesitation, and said, "Old Dao will take the apprentice down the mountain and go down......

When the apprentices heard this, they were even more shocked.

The Taoist couldn't help laughing and said: "Where is there such a hurry, the old Taoist doesn't have to be like this, just rest on the mountain for the night as usual, and you have to pack up some things, and it's not too late to go down the mountain tomorrow morning." ”

"Where is there so much to pack? Since you want to borrow this place, it must be an important matter, how can you delay? Pick it up, clean it up, pack it up! The old Taoist seemed to be the most panicked person here, and while chattering, he looked left and right, found his apprentices, and immediately asked them to pack up their things, saying that they would go to the mountain to live in the thatched shop for three months.

The Taoist persuaded many times, but was persuaded by the old Tao.

I had no choice but to agree and remind them to take away the money from the palace, so that they would not be embarrassed to bring it.

Immediately, I saw the old Taoist on the mountain with a few apprentices hurriedly packing their bags, accompanied by the sound of the apprentices' puzzled questions, the Taoist walked to a corridor outside the palace, and persuaded it to be calm in the distance and not to leave in a hurry.

Tianguang also returned the courtesy to the Taoist.

Until the veterans cleaned up, the sky was still so bright that it never dimmed.

"Thank you, old Taoist, thank you a few little friends." Song You saluted them, "Although it is late at this time, please go down the mountain, you will be safe and worry-free, even if you stumble, it is impossible to fall under the cliff." ”

"The old way has said goodbye to the honored driver."

"The old Taoist walks slowly, when you get to the bottom, don't sleep casually, there are empty wooden houses on the mountain below, please don't be stingy with incense money."

"Save! Save! ”

Only then did the old Taoist grope his way down the mountain.

The apprentices supported him one after another.

But in fact, even with the support of his apprentices, with his dizzy old eyes, where can he see this dark road clearly? I had to look at a rough idea, plus the memory, and I estimated that I would go down.

But it's also wonderful—

It's just that I can see it vaguely, and I go down according to my memory, and every step I take is flat.

Sometimes walking and walking, stretching out the hand leaning against the cliff of the mountain, even stretched out to barely touch the cliff, shocked that I am afraid that I have walked away from the road, looking down, the feet are black, but the step is still stable, and it will not affect it if I walk back.

Looking up, a gray-white figure could be faintly seen on the top of the mountain, reflecting the skylight, which was extremely clear, as if it was sending them off.

Lao Dao knew that it was the immortal master who helped him, and he was more at ease.

On the contrary, several apprentices were a little worried.

In addition to the Taoists, Yanzi also stood on the edge of the mountaintop, staring down at the several Taoists walking on the vertical pillar mountain below, and couldn't help but fall into thought.

This Tianzhu Mountain should be the most special.

The mountain is so big, and there is a palace, and there are people in the palace.

Originally, he thought it would be a little troublesome, but he didn't expect that it would be much simpler than he imagined.

It was completely beyond his imagination.

At this time, if you go down the mountain, if there is no Taoist to help, if you say that a few apprentices are young, have good eyes, dexterous hands and feet, are familiar with this road, and may go down the mountain safely, the old way is nine deaths and one life. However, he agreed without hesitation, not even for a moment.

Yanzi recalled the look and demeanor of the old man when he recognized Mr. and Sanhua Niangniang.

Inexplicably, I remembered a sentence:

Who in the world doesn't know you?

A gray-haired old man, just recognizing Mr., exclaimed and saluted. Just when I heard that Mr. wanted to borrow the palace, he didn't care whether the government wanted to do it or not, no matter what it was, he should come down immediately. Just thinking that the gentleman might have something important to do, he refused to delay for a moment, regardless of the darkness at this time, and wanted to go down the mountain.

Before you know it, your reputation and prestige among the people have reached such a point.

And these are not false, not publicized, but over the years, walking the world, especially in the north, step by step, subduing demons and eliminating demons, slowly accumulated.

Many have seen it with their own eyes.

Many have benefited firsthand.

Therefore, respect it like a god, respect it like a great sage.

What can't such a person do?

……

Many people gathered at the foot of the mountain, some lit bonfires, or roasted and cooked food, or recited poems around the fire, and played songs and wine.

From time to time, someone glanced over the hill.

I faintly heard a voice halfway up the mountain.

It looks like someone is going down.

Everyone thought that it was the Taoist who took the cat up the mountain before, and did not ask for accommodation on the mountain, so he came down, but when the people arrived, they carefully discerned and found that they were the Taoist leaders on the mountain.

The old Taoist also told them that from tomorrow, within three months, they could not climb this mountain again, nor could they go up to the palace again, and after they were asked to go down the mountain, they would inform them if they met the climbers.

Everyone asked why, but the old Tao only said that there are immortals coming on the mountain tonight, and the immortals want to borrow the palace on the mountain to do something, so don't ask more.

If you ask who the gods are, the old Tao will not say.

Only a few people from some states and counties in the north heard the word "immortal" from the old Taoist, and when they thought of the Taoist during the day today, and the three-flowered cat next to the Taoist, they faintly guessed. can think of this old man's expression, but he doesn't dare to easily say it to the people around him.

Everyone knew it and didn't know it, but they only looked up at the palace on the hill.

But I saw that the light of the sky that had been on just now suddenly dimmed for four or five minutes, and the lamp on the palace on the top of the hill was lit, like a star in the dark night, hanging in the sky.

"Boom ......"

There was some faint movement on the mountain.

Someone had the courage to pick up a few pieces of firewood as torches to check, only to find that the road to the top of Tianzhu Mountain had disappeared, as if there had never been a way to go up.

(End of chapter)