Chapter 62: White Cool Scenery
When Gu Yue and Xu Songtu were wandering around Suchang City, Xu Huaigu had already climbed Bailiang Mountain at this time, ready to take a look at the atmosphere of this soon-to-be-built Immortal Family Sect.
It is said that this Bailiang Mountain really deserves its name, because it is at the bend of the river, the river is turbulent, and it smashes on the rock wall on the bank of the river, and suddenly many of them are steamed into mist and float up, so this mountain is full of mist.
Xu Huaigu walked on a stone path in the mountains, this path looks very brand-new, the pebbles are scattered, it should be newly paved, it is estimated that it is the handiwork of this sect.
This stone path happens to be built along the cliff, and a few steps away is the towering cliff wall, and below the cliff wall is the surging river, which is spectacular when viewed from above.
Xu Huaigu was in a good mood, so he continued to climb along this path, and soon met several woodcutters with axes in their hands, and dozens of porters carrying logs behind him, ready to send them to the mountain.
When the woodcutters saw Xu Huaigu wearing a sword around his waist, they just looked at him a few times, and then one of the woodcutters asked him, "This little brother, but you came to the sect to apply for a job?" Xu Huaigu glanced at him, and saw that this person was about twenty years old, with a rather rough appearance, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a long and messy beard, and no trimming, indeed like the image of a woodcutter in the mountains.
Xu Huaigu replied: "No, I just passed by Suchang and saw that the scenery of this mountain is excellent, so I want to come up and have a tour." As for that sect, it is a place where you can go or not. The woodcutter looked at him strangely, thinking to himself that this man must be a little arrogant.
Although he is just an ordinary woodcutter, he is also a person from Su Chang, and he knows that this sect is not only of great benefit to Su Chang, but also to the Kingdom of Shocking Feather, and even the emperor of the current dynasty attaches great importance to it, but this person said that he can go or not?
Looking at his delicate saber appearance, he looks like a big family in the capital, but those big children don't have such a big shelf, right?
Therefore, this woodcutter has a little less affection for Xu Huaigu in his heart, but it is not disgusting. One of the leaders of the woodcutters urged, and immediately the men who followed behind also withdrew their gazes, picked up the huge log again, and walked up the mountain.
Their speed was very slow, and the gravel path was narrow, so Xu Huaigu couldn't get around them, so he simply abandoned the path, walked through the mountains and forests, and walked towards the mountains.
In fact, the forest of this mountain is relatively easy to walk through, perhaps because of the proximity to the water, there are many thick bamboos in this mountain, standing upright, at least ten zhang high.
The dense bamboo leaves shade the sky and the sun, and the ground under this bamboo forest is very cool. After continuing to walk forward for half an hour, you have completely entered the deep mountain.
The big river was thrown away by Xu Huaigu for almost three or four miles, and the sound of water could no longer be heard at this time, but the crisp cuckoo call and the sound of woodpeckers hitting the bamboo in the bamboo forest were pleasant to the ear.
Xu Huaigu looked at the boundless bamboo sea, couldn't help but be confused, and said to himself: "It's strange, why hasn't this reached the top of the mountain yet, could it be that there is no mountain on this road?" He glanced behind him, frowned, and had no intention of going back, but walked back into the depths of the bamboo forest.
This time it didn't take long for him to hear the sound of gurgling water, and then he ran forward quickly, and when he crossed a boulder, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had cleared the clouds and saw the blue sky, and a majestic waterfall appeared in front of him.
This waterfall is more than 20 zhang high, although the water potential is not big, but it is high, so it looks like this, but it is also interesting.
In particular, the deep water at the bottom of the waterfall is turquoise and turquoise, and it is so clear that you can see the fish swimming, which is very fun.
Xu Huaigu stepped forward, about to reach out to catch some water in the waterhole, when his eyes inadvertently glanced at the cliff wall of the waterfall, he suddenly saw a middle-aged man dressed in black sitting on a rock against the water of the waterfall, and he had already opened his eyes and was staring at Xu Huaigu.
Xu Huaigu stopped reaching out to get water, stood up, and looked at the past carefully. I saw this middle-aged man standing against the water of the waterfall, standing still like a mountain, and his physique had reached a very strong level.
Moreover, the pair of sharp eagle eyes that looked at Xu Huaigu were also full of spirit, and he was a martial artist with a high realm, about between the sixth and seventh realms.
Xu Huaigu looked at him with interesting eyes, and there was some provocation in the eyes of the man who fell at the bottom of the waterfall.
Immediately, he said in a deep voice: "This fellow Daoist, this is the forbidden place of my sect, and I also ask the fellow Daoist to make a convenient detour to another place." Otherwise, don't blame me for making a move. Xu Huaigu nodded suddenly, looked at the waterfall and the cliff wall carefully, and finally his eyes fell on the man's back, behind the waterfall water curtain, there was a hole.
The so-called sect forbidden place should have hidden something inside. Seeing that Xu Huaigu was not afraid at all, and also discovered the secret of this waterfall, the man's eyes suddenly became fierce, and he said coldly: "Fellow Daoist, please leave quickly, don't make mistakes!" Xu Huaigu looked at him, smiled slightly, and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you should be surnamed Fang, right?" I saved your daughter, and she also said that she invited me to come to Bailiangshan as a guest, so I came here. Could it be that this is the hospitality of Bailiang Mountain? When the man heard the surname Fang and his daughter, his face was immediately stunned, and he asked suspiciously: "Then you might as well tell me, who is the daughter of the person surnamed Fang?" Xu Huaigu replied calmly: "She said her name is Fang He." The man was still not very relieved, and asked again: "Dare to ask Daoyou's surname Xu?" Xu Huaigu nodded and said, "Exactly." When the man heard this, he quickly stood up, bowed his hand to him, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Xu Daoyou, hahaha, it seems that I misunderstood Daoyou." Last night, Xu Songtu had already come back with He'er, and told us about it, saying that there was a female martial artist surnamed Gu and a swordsman surnamed Xu who rescued He'er, and it turned out that the swordsman surnamed Xu was a Taoist friend! Xu Huaigu said yes with a smile and said: "Fang Daoyou doesn't have to be polite, they are all from the rivers and lakes, and when the road is uneven, they naturally have to draw their swords to help, not to mention that Ling Nu is really innocent and cute, we all like it very much." The man looked strange and said;
"Did you misunderstand something? I'm not Fang He's father, Fang Shengming, I'm just a worshipper in this sect. When Xu Huaigu heard this, his face suddenly became embarrassed, and he took a few more looks, and sure enough, this man's eyebrows and eyes were not like Fang He at all, and then he figured out that this was not Fang Shengming, but an enshriner of the sect.
It's just that the sect hasn't been fully built yet, so why are there already people? It seems that this martial artist was met by Fang Shengming when he was walking in the country of Shocking Feather, and now he is going to start a sect, so it is not surprising that he just called over to help.
Come to think of it, this sect's forbidden land is important, but at most, it is enough for an elder to guard it, how can there be a sect master who personally looks at the forbidden place every day?
The big and small affairs of this sect, and Xu Huaigu hurriedly confessed to the man, but the man just laughed and said: "Xu Daoyou is too polite, my name is Du, my name is Chongyang, dare to ask the name of the friend?" Xu Huaigu said: "Don't be named, the surname is Xu, and the name is Huaigu." Du Chongyang said with a smile: "It turned out to be Xu Huaigu Xu Daoyou, since you are Fang He's savior, come up the mountain this time, do you want to come with me to meet our sect master?" He'll be sure to thank you. Xu Huaigu thought for a while and politely refused: "Forget it, I originally said that I would go up the mountain with Gu March in a few days, but I saw that Bailiang Mountain was a scenic spot, so I couldn't help but come and see it early." In a few days, Sect Master Fang is busy with the matter at hand, and I will go up the mountain with Gu Yue and Xu Songtu to pay a formal visit, how about it? Du Chongyang pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay, since Daoyou said so, then go according to Daoyou." The magic circle of this forbidden place has not yet been built, so I can't leave for the time being, I can't accompany each other, please forgive me. Xu Huaigu shook his head and said, "Where is this?" Daoyou is too polite, since this is the case, I won't bother Du Daoyou to refine the body, and we'll see you in a few days. Du Chongyang nodded, so Xu Huaigu said goodbye to him, found a path that could go up the mountain, and continued to walk up the mountain.
After walking up for a short time, the previous gravel path reappeared in front of him.
It turned out that he went around in a circle, and he still came back from this road. Fortunately, as long as there is a road, follow the road and go up, you will definitely be able to reach the top of the mountain.
So he walked back onto the gravel path, but he was thinking about whether the group of woodcutters and porters he had met before were walking faster or slower than himself.
While thinking to himself, he walked up, and walked about half a mile, when he suddenly saw several figures in colorful clothes between the cracks in the bamboo, and he stepped forward curiously.
When he made a small turn, he saw that the figures in brightly colored clothes were actually women, carrying food boxes and soup pots, resting on the side of the road, laughing with each other.
The oldest of them was about 50 years old, the youngest was a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, and the other three were all young women in their twenties.
They were talking and laughing happily with each other, but Xu Huaigu suddenly appeared in front of them, which couldn't help but startle them, and they all looked at him in panic.
However, after seeing the sword at Xu Huaigu's waist clearly, they were not so surprised. A bold woman saw that Xu Huaigu was handsome and didn't look like a bad person, so she said tentatively: "This son came up and wanted to join the sect?" Xu Huaigu replied kindly: "No, I'm just rising, looking at the scenery of Bailiang Mountain, I want to climb to the top and take a look at the scenery." But what are the girls doing here? The woman glanced at Xu Huaigu several times in surprise, frowned slightly, and secretly thought in her heart: "I actually came to simply see the scenery, this is the first time we have met." She lifted the food box on her hand and said, "We all have family members on it to help build the sect, and it's almost noon at this time, so I'm here to bring them food." Xu Huaigu nodded and said, "So that's the case." The woman smiled enthusiastically again: "Actually, if the prince comes to see the scenery, it is better to go up with us and take a look at the atmosphere of this sect." Many houses have been built on it, all of them are very beautiful, and it is difficult to see such a beautiful house anywhere else in the country of Shocking Feathers, and it will not be worse than the scenery on this mountain. Xu Huaigu smiled slightly and said, "Then if you go to see the house, can you climb to the top of the mountain by the way?" The woman nodded and said, "Of course, it's all this stone road, if you go elsewhere, between the mountains and forests, it's easy to get lost." Xu Huaigu said;
"In that case, then I will go up with the girl, and the girl will lead the way."