Last time, I talked about Zhu Youxiao turning into a retreat and flying thousands of miles to find Xu Xiake, and happened to meet him and a "travel friend" who were traveling in Guangxi, so he appeared.

"Hehe, do ghosts appear in broad daylight?" As soon as the words fell, Zhu Youxiao stepped into the void and stood in front of Xu Xiake and Monk Jingwen, and looked at the two with a smile: "Uncle, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, you are getting old." I, oh no, widow, oh no, my nephew almost didn't recognize you. ”

"You are? You're really not a ghost? After Xu Xiake and the "donkey friend" Jingwen monk looked at each other, they suddenly thought of something, and wondered: "Huh? How does Xu feel that you are a little familiar, how do you look a little similar to the 'main room' of my house? Hey? Are you the princess's nephew? Are you Zhu Youxiao? Really? ”

"Haha, uncle, you finally remembered that your nephew is here? Do you remember your favorite way to teach your nephew carpentry? Nephew is here to pick you up and take you home. ”

"Home? Go, go, what's there to go back to? There are too many rules, and it's not free, so it's better to let go of yourself and hide your heart in poetry and distance! ”

"Hehe, uncle, you misunderstood. My nephew is no longer the emperor, and now he is a 'prince', so he can do whatever he wants, please go back and be a carpenter!" ”

"What? You're got water in your brain? If you don't have a good 'emperor', you have to be a 'carpenter'? I see you've been kicked in the head by a donkey, right? Get lost! ”

"Amitabha, good, good!" The monk Jingwen, who was watching the lively "travel friend" on the side, had been observing Zhu Youxiao standing in the air, and couldn't help but be surprised: "This benefactor, the poor monk saw that you came and went without a trace, and now you can still stand in the air for a long time, presumably you are also an extraordinary person, I'm afraid you are an immortal master, right?" ”

"Immortal Master?" Xu Xiake was shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at Zhu Youxiao carefully, and then turned his head and asked Monk Jingwen: "Does the master know the immortals?" ”

"Amitabha, sins and sins, monks don't speak." The monk carried the "cage" on his back and folded his hands and said: "There are no wonders in the world, just hearsay." As soon as the words fell, the bald monk bowed to Xu Xiake and Zhu Youxiao respectively, then stood and closed his eyes to recuperate and began to chant Buddha.

"Haha, what this master said is right, I, Zhu Youxiao, am exactly what you call the 'Immortal Master', and I am here to take you home to enjoy your happiness, hehe."

In fact, Xu Xiake can be called "the first backpacker of the Ming Dynasty", with more than 30 years of long-distance travel, and his travel experience is unparalleled in the world. It stands to reason that traveling with him should be very desirable, but the reality is just the opposite, because it is rumored that Xu Xiake's "travel friends" are worse than the other.

Xu Xiake's first "travel friend" is called Wang Er. This name seems to be taken casually, but it is indeed recorded in historical records, because it is also logical that he can become Xu Xiake's travel friend, after all, as a servant of the Xu family, he must be bound by the Xu family's family law, and it is normal to consciously or be forced to become a "travel friend".

The Xu family is one of the few big landowners in Jiangyin, the family is very wealthy, and most of the ancestors of the Xu family have been officials in the imperial court, otherwise Xu Xiake would not have been favored by the "princess". Therefore, even if the descendants of the Xu family have a poor career, their wealth is already considerable.

The servant Wang Er was also very excited before leaving, because he was going to follow the young master on a trip to the southwest. As a low-level slave, it is hopeless for him to read thousands of books in this life, but being able to travel thousands of miles is half of the merit, so he carries a burden on his shoulders along the way, and he also works hard.

However, when he first arrived in Zhejiang, the servant Wang Er left his son to do nothing, and set off to return to Jiangsu because he was too afraid. At the same time, he also found that his young master's brain seemed to be a little abnormal, and he liked to take risks, and it was estimated that if he continued to walk with him, his spirit would collapse!

Since he traveled, Wang Er felt more and more that his young master was estimated to be the reincarnation of a "pangolin", and he must drill holes, such as "Hunan Maye Cave", which is a big swarthy mouth on the cliff, which looks very terrifying, but Young Master Xu is particularly interested, so he wants to drill and go into the hole to explore the reality.

As a result, the locals were reluctant to act as guides because of rumors of ghosts inside. But Young Master Xu didn't believe in evil, so he had to ask the servant to climb into the cave with him with the candle to find out. In the end, Wang Erji reluctantly followed behind the young master, twisting his body like a snake and squeezing into the hole hard, uncomfortable!

Within two days, Young Master Xu was suddenly deeply attracted by the Zhuzhou Water Cave again, but this Water Cave looked more dangerous because it was similar to the sewage pipes of later generations. I saw that the entrance of the cave was dark and small, and if you wanted to enter the cave, you had to swim, but Young Master Xu immediately took off his clothes, ordered the servants to follow, and got into it like a water snake.

The most unbearable is the Yuncheng Cave, the entrance of this cave is relatively large, you can swagger in, but this is the most reluctant time for Wang Er, because this cave, which looks warm, comfortable and livable, has a domineering name called "Tiger Cave", fortunately, the tiger was not there when he entered the cave, otherwise there would be no bones!

What really made Wang Er decide to resign was the "True Immortal Cave" in Liuzhou, Guangxi, this hole is actually better than other holes, one has no ghost rumors, two does not need to soak in water, and three has no tiger, but the strange stone posture inside is enchanting, like a dream, looking magical and pleasant, making people want to be in the wrong.

So, Wang Er held the candle and breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly stepped on a greasy and cold dead wood under his feet, and when he illuminated it with the candlelight, he was immediately frightened to urine, it turned out that the foot was not stepping on a "dead wood" at all, it was the body of a giant python, after all, the scales half a palm wide above were still reflecting a slight firelight!

If it weren't for the fact that the giant python was too long, and the head and tail of the snake didn't know where to go, Wang Er was sure that he would definitely not be able to escape, and he would have to be bitten to death by the giant python and sacrificed to his teeth. This extremely exciting life experience makes no one can let go: "There is a giant snake lying horizontally under the stone, with a candle of fire, and there is no ...... to see the head and tail"

As soon as he arrived in Zhejiang, the servant Wang Er had already fallen into severe depression, he was originally an honest man, and he was ready to work as a servant for a few years to earn some money and go home to support the elderly, but the young master took him to drill all day long, frightened, refused, and reluctant to drill holes, so he was heartbroken, quit, and went home!

Wang Er resigned very resolutely, he disappeared directly without even saying hello, and he didn't even bother to ask the owner Xu Xiake for the travel expenses back to his hometown, he was really fed up!

Xu Xiake's second "travel friend" is called Gu Xing, who is also a servant of the Xu family, and is younger than Wang Er, so he can withstand the toss, but the end is much worse.

Gu Xing can be called the "strongest travel friend", with good physical strength and courage. Whether Xu Xiake was drilling a cave or climbing a cliff, Gu Xing accompanied him, and took care of the daily life, food, procurement liaison, and luggage escort work along the way, even if he was tired and sick, he had no complaints, which made Xu Xiake very moved.

The reason why Gu Xing works hard and complains is that he does his duty as a servant, and second, he admires his young master from the bottom of his heart, after all, this young master is usually pampered, but after traveling, he drills holes and climbs mountains during the day, exposed to the sun and rain, unambiguously, and no matter how tired he is, he must light an oil lamp at night, or light a bonfire, spread paper and polish ink, and insist on recording what he saw and heard that day one by one, which is also an important reason why future generations can be fortunate to see "Xu Xiake's Travels".

Whenever this time, Gu Xing was quietly accompanying him, and the young master would sometimes tell him happily: "The record of the source of the Yangtze River mentioned in the "Book of Shang" may be wrong, and the real source should be the ...... of the Jinsha River" As a servant, Gu Xing looked at his young master's serious and rigorous study, and was full of admiration.

Sometimes, the young master would ask him questions, such as which is the highest peak of the Yellow Mountain climbed during the day, "Tiandu Peak" or "Lotus Peak"? Gu Xing thought back to the situation of standing on the top of the peak, when he was patronizing the gorgeous sunset on the horizon and the fluffy squirrels jumping around in the treetops, but he didn't think about which mountain was the highest?

He remembered that the locals said "the first peak of Tiandu", so he replied that Tiandu Peak was high, but the young master smiled and shook his head, and said, "Wrong, it should be the highest Lotus Peak, only a little higher." After speaking, he worked hard to write a book, and he said that he would record the conclusion in the travelogue for future generations to verify, which is the spirit of seeking truth from facts.

Gu Xing faintly felt that the young master was not just traveling, but doing something very good, but where was the cow in what he was doing? He couldn't say it, he was just full of admiration and was willing to accompany the young master to complete the journey. But at the last moment when the journey was about to be completed, Gu Xing broke his oath.

He also ran away, and when he ran away, he secretly swept away a lot of Young Master Xu's silver. All this change began on that night on the Xiangjiang River. That night, Young Master Xu took Gu Xing and two friends to chat in the cabin, and they would go down the river, planning to reach their next destination after dawn.

The four of them talked at night with candles, and they were very happy, but on the calm river under the moonlight, a few small boats suddenly appeared in the dark, and then one after another black shadows jumped into the water, and after piercing a few fierce men, they surrounded them like sharks, ready to come over to rob, it turned out that they met the "river and ocean thieves".

By the time Gu Xing noticed it, it was already too late, because the fate of the four people on the boat was as follows: Xu Xiake and his friend Ai Xing could be thrown into the river naked, but Ai Xing could be drowned, and Gu Xing was dying after being stabbed four times. Another monk friend also disappeared and was unknown for a long time.

Since the beginning of his trip, Xu Xiake has encountered robbers, and there have been more than three times, but this is the most serious one. No matter what big things the young master wants to do, Gu Xing can't stay with him, because traveling with others only costs money, but traveling with his own young master will cost him his life in vain!

The third "donkey friend" is the monk Jingwen, and he is also the "donkey friend" who knows Xu Xiake best, but he also ended up the worst. Jingwen is an ordinary monk in Nanjing's "Yingfu Temple". Xu Xiake's later journey of thousands of miles was joined by Jingwen, and in Xu Xiake's eyes, this monk was a "travel friend" who could make friends.

Because he was a man with ideals, but his ideals had to be realized through travel, and he sent the Lotus Sutra, which he had spent 20 years writing with blood, to "Mt. Chicken's Feet". Since Jingwen joined, Xu Xiake's journey of thousands of miles has begun to have a warm color, which is called "With you, the journey will not be lonely".

On the mountain peak in Xiyongxin, Zhejiang, Xu Xiake and Jingwen each sat on a peak stone, looking at the wonderful sunset in the sky, while sharing a piece of bread to eat. In the quiet room on the top of the mountain in the north of Guilin, Xu Xiake and Jingwen unloaded their burdens, patted each other with the dust contaminated during the journey, and lay comfortably on the chairs, facing the picturesque West Mountain, chatting and drinking and eating. This is the performance of the "bosom friend" who walks together.

On the Xiangjiang River, the two people in the passenger boat lit candles to make tea, exchanged books and read, Xu Xiake read the scriptures of the monk Jingwen, and the monk Jingwen also appreciated Xu Xiake's travelogues, read interestingly, the two read to each other, stroked their palms and admired, and became bosom friends. This is the most sincere expression of feelings between "travel friends".

In another time and space, if it weren't for the robber attack, Xu Xiake and Monk Jingwen would probably have been together, but on the Xiangjiang River, Jingwen was injured because he desperately protected the Lotus Sutra, and when he arrived at Chongshan Temple in Nanning, his life was in danger. Soon after, Jingwen passed away in the temple and passed away.

Xu Xiake was extremely sad, his liver and intestines were broken, and he wrote six songs in a row "Crying and Listening to the Zen Couple": "The tearful pain Jun is still self-painful, and there is no difference ......between survival and death."

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