In the darkness, there seemed to be a little light flickering, and then gradually magnifying to form a white world. Immediately, a sharp pain came, like a slap that woke Bai Gu up.

Bai Gu's eyes slowly focused, looking at the sky in a daze.

The sky is so blue, there is not a single cloud......

Cloud...... Thundercloud ...... Giant Serpent!

Bai Gu suddenly came back to his senses and hurriedly looked around.

He still remembered that before he passed out, the giant snake seemed to be still fighting against the heavenly thunder, and he didn't know what happened next.

What if the serpent is coming......

It's just that Bai Gu glanced around, but he didn't see the giant snake. Instead, there were several large black pits on the ground, and scales and debris scattered all over the ground.

Presumably, the pit was left by the thunder bombardment, and as for the scales and debris, it should be the giant snake that the thunder bombarded, and the latter fell.

Looking at it this way, the giant snake is afraid that it will not be comfortable, and it will have to shed its skin if it does not die.

Tut-tut, you deserve it, tell you to chase me!

Retribution.

Bai Gu's gaze as he looked around fell not far away.

There, there was a familiar figure.

It's the old man.

How did he find here?

Bai Gu got up, and suddenly a wave of dizziness hit, and he almost couldn't stand steadily.

Tsk, it's violent.

Hearing the movement, the old man stopped the cigarette stick in his hand, turned his head and glanced at Bai Gu, "Wake up." How's that, what's uncomfortable? ”

"It's okay, but my head still hurts a little and my chest is a little stuffy."

Giant snake, you can block the thunder well, what are you messing around, so that the stones are slapped on my head, and it hurts to death.

The old man knocked on the cigarette stick and smoked again, "It's okay." ”

"By the way, Xu Ye, how did you find here?"

The cave isn't far from here.

The old man pointed to the woods and the mountain path behind him, "I didn't find you when I woke up, and there was no one in the cave. There was only one trace of the mountain road, so I followed it and found it. ”

"That's right." Bai Gu picked up a piece of snake scales and handed it to the old man, "Master Xu, help me take a look, what kind of snake is this?" ”

For the snake scales the size of a winter melon in Bai Gu's hand, the old man just glanced at it, "Tuoshe Ancient Snake, a kind of big demon snake." ”

"I haven't heard of it." Bai Gu shook his head, "This thing can grow so big." ”

"If it is allowed to grow, it can swallow a mountain in one bite." The old man paused, "A mountain bigger than this Snow Peak." ”

Bai Gu looked incredulous: "Master Xu, don't tease me." This kind of thing can only be found in book stories, how can it really be, you really like to joke. ”

"You didn't see the snake?"

"Yes."

"Have you ever seen a normal snake grow this big?"

"Not really...... What if it happens to have better food on the mountain, so it grows bigger? Bai Gu was a little unconfident when he said this, and the more he spoke, the quieter his voice became.

"This world is very big, and there are many things you don't know and haven't seen, it's not unusual."

Bai Gu blinked, indicating that he didn't understand.

The old man didn't explain anything, just pointed to the cliff, "Do you know what it's called?" ”

Bai Gu shook his head.

Of course, the old man knew that Bai Gu didn't know, so he just mentioned something, "The book says that the rain foot cloud root is more washed; The years are never old. The scenery is beautiful, but how many people in the world can really stop and look at the scenery? How long can it be? ”

"Maybe, it's all wrong, right?" Bai Gu sat down beside the old man, holding his cheeks with his hands.

"yes, it's too busy. Some people are tired of running around for a living, some people calculate each other for interests, and some people spend their lives in a mess, and they all have their own ideas to live their own lives. But life is only a hundred years, and it passes quickly, and it is very boring to spend your life in such a hurry. ”

"Why?"

"Do you think, whether it's running around and working hard for a living, or calculating each other for the sake of interests, aren't they all careless about other good things? Not to mention the one who has lived a life in a mess. Is such a life interesting? Is it worth savoring? ”

Bai Gu changed from holding his cheeks with both hands to supporting his head with one hand, and began to think about this problem very seriously.

Seeing this, the old man did not speak again, but smoked silently.

After a long time, Bai Gu raised his head and said, "Everyone is different, so why must their lives be interesting?" Isn't it life if it's boring? ”

"It's yes, but it's not complete, it's not exciting, it's not beautiful, it's a life with defects and regrets."

"I don't read a lot of books, and they're just legends. But I only remember one sentence, plain is a taste of life, regret is the spice of life, no matter how much, magnificent or plain as water, it is a taste that can not be forgotten for a long time. ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "What a taste!" What a flavoring! From which book did you read this sentence, I will also read it when I have time. ”

Bai Gu looked a little embarrassed, he scratched his head, "I heard it in the storytelling hall in the city, and I'm not sure which book it said." ”

"Which one?"

"As for the ant hall in the south of the city, it was Mr. Tang who spoke at that time."

"Mr. Tang?"

"Everyone likes to hear him tell stories, and they only know his surname Tang, so they call him Mr. Tang, and no one knows what his name is."

The old man nodded, "I'll have time to take a look." He turned his head and looked at Bai Gu again, "What's the matter, aren't you in a hurry to find ginseng?" Still sitting here so relaxed? ”

"It's not to listen to what you said Xu Ye, you have to stop and look at the scenery, life is wonderful." Bai Gu said with a smile.

"Don't be poor, you kid, to be honest."

Bai Gu lifted the scales in his hand and looked at them, "I don't know how long I've been dizzy and how long I've been asleep." That purple ginseng is not so easy to find, and Ah Yue's illness should be delayed for a few more months. So I'm going to go down the mountain later, go back first to report safety, and then find a time to come up and look for ginseng. ”

"The idea is very good, so I'm not afraid that the snow will close the mountain and I won't be able to go back, or if I can't get up, I will have to wait for a few months?"

"I'm afraid, so I can only speed up." Bai Gu smiled, revealing a mouthful of teeth that were not white, "When the time comes, you may have to trouble Xu Ye again." ”

"Remember to bring some things down the mountain to come up, I'm old, although I can go down the mountain, it's also troublesome." The old man knocked on the cigarette stick, "It's best to use tobacco, these are tasteless on the mountain, and it's easy to get sleepy when you smoke it." ”

"Okay."

The old man got up slowly and pointed to the scales on the ground, "Pick these up, they're useful." Follow me when you're done. ”

Bai Gu nodded and did so.

In front of a thatched house, Bai Gu was a little puzzled, "Master Xu, what are you bringing me for?" ”

The old man walked into the thatched hut by himself, found a chair and sat down, and then said: "This is a resting place for me on the mountain, and sometimes I can take a break when I am tired of patrolling the mountain." He pointed to the inner room again, "There is a place to take a bath inside, you go and wash it first, otherwise the smell of dirt and sweat will be bloody, and it will be uncomfortable to go down the mountain." ”

Bai Gu suddenly realized, it turned out to be like this.

The old man is such a good man!

"There's an undershirt in it, change it so as not to scare others." The old man reminded loudly.

Bai Gu smiled.

Indeed, although the wounds on Bai Gu's body have now scabbed, the blood flowing from the wounds at that time soaked his underwear.

It's still a bit wet.

A bloody body.

After Bai Gu cleaned up and changed his clothes, he found that the old man was lying on a chaise longue, half-squinting, smoking a cigarette stick, so leisurely.

Seeing Bai Gu come out, the old man pointed to the table, "Oh, bring these things with you when you leave." ”

Only then did Bai Gu realize that the originally empty table had a few more things.

A small package.

An envelope.

A clay pot

Bai Gu walked over.

"Inside the package are the snake scales you just picked up, I sorted them out, you can sell them for money. The envelope is for that old Wu, you can find a time to help me deliver it. Don't peek! The old man paused, "The contents of that jar were picked up when I was patrolling the mountains before, and I dried them so that they can be left for a long time." When the time comes, you can show that Wu Lao if it is the purple ginseng. ”

Bai Gu opened the clay pot, and there was a thin, long, dry branch lying inside.

It's like ...... An old twig.

Also like old dried radish strips.

The only peculiar thing is that it turned out to be purple!

Due to the sun-dried, there is no moisture, the color is a little darker, and it looks a little purple and black.

However, it also looks more like old dried radish strips......

Bai Gu held the clay pot, and his heart was complicated, "Master Xu, this ......"

"I know, no thanks, just remember it in your heart." The old man waved his hand, looking smug.

Bai Gu was helpless, "Master Xu, I just want to say, isn't this thing a dyed old radish?" This, how embarrassed am I to show it to Wu Lao. ”

The old man's old face twitched, "If you want to take it, you will take it, and it will be fine!" ”

Bai Gu had no choice but to put it away.

It's just a joke, why did you turn your face?

Not yet, not yet.

Bai Gu quickly put away his things, a not small burden, far exceeding the weight and size when he went up the mountain.

But Bai Gu feels okay and can bear it.

"Then Master Xu, I'll go first." Bai Gu said goodbye to the old man.

"Follow the road at the door, go straight ahead, then turn left, and walk a little further to the bottom of the mountain." The old man told Bai Gu how to go down the mountain, and half-squinted his eyes again, "Let's go, I won't send you." Don't close the door when you leave, I'll have to go back later. ”

"Good! Master Xu, I'm leaving! ”

"Go ahead."

Bai Gu picked up the burden and walked along the path the old man said.

The old man lay on the chaise longue, leisurely and leisurely.

Suddenly, Bai Gu, who was supposed to walk away, reappeared at the door, and he grinned: "Master Xu, you haven't told me what the cliff is called?" ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Leisure." The endowment of songs, the idler's leisure. ”

Bai Gu repeated the name, then smiled and waved his hand backwards, "Okay, Xu Ye, I remember!" Next time you will definitely take me there again, the scenery is very beautiful. ”

"Okay." The old man nodded.

Bai Gu turned around, and his back gradually disappeared from sight.

Until it is gone.

The old man took a drag on his cigarette, and the smile on his lips did not fade for a long time.

I don't know if the people who go down the mountain are already mountain guests.

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Bai Gu looked at a few old trees at the foot of the mountain, and couldn't help but turn his head, looking back at the tall, snow-white mountain, and smiling again.

Good man, old man.

There are still many good people in the world.

After taking two more glances at Guxue Peak, Bai Gu walked towards the nearby stream.

Brother Peng made an appointment with him and would send someone to wait for him there.

It's just that Bai Gu didn't walk long before he saw a tall and familiar figure in the distance.

Bai Gu's heart warmed and he quickened his pace.

The tall figure also saw Bai Gu and hurriedly rushed over.

The person who came was Brother Peng.

It's just that before Bai Gu could speak, Brother Peng spoke.

One sentence made Bai Gu's heart sink suddenly, and the whole person was like falling into an ice cave.

"Xiaoxiao, something happened!"