Climbing to the foot of the mountain along this winding path into the mountain, Lu Yingchao, who usually speaks little, is full of joy in his heart at this moment.

"I've been walking for more than two days, but it's here." Yu Nian couldn't help but sigh with emotion, he really didn't leave home, and he didn't know the long way to go.

Lu Yingchao smiled and said to Yu Nian: "If you can learn the spell of driving the clouds in the future, you don't have to work so hard!" ”

Yu Nian secretly thought in his heart: that day, he saw Lu Yingchao stepping on the void in the Song Mansion and the scene of falling from the sky is still vivid, which is enough to see that the spells in the mountains and mountains in the four directions are indeed magical. I don't know if I will be able to get in touch with and learn these profound Taoist techniques in the future.

"Traveling like the sword fairy in Mr. Zhao's mouth? It's incredible....... ”

Since stepping on the foothills of Sifang Mountain, Lu Yingchao has been leading the way in front. He turned around and smiled at the young man behind him: "As long as you have the heart to cultivate, there will be a day of success, but as for whether you can become the sword immortal in your mouth, it depends on your own creation and fate." ”

Stepping on the mountain road surrounded by the four mountains, you haven't gone far yet, and the fresh and pleasant breath of the breeze immediately hits the whole body, and you feel that every inch of your skin is refreshed, extremely comfortable and refreshing. The young man couldn't help but praise sincerely: "True to its name, this Sifang Mountain is really a place where gods haunt, just stepping into here, it gives people a feeling of physical and mental nourishment, relaxation and happiness." ”

The girl walked to a clear stream shallow, gently pulled her arms and picked up the clear spring, and instantly felt the cold crystal water droplets flowing down her fingertips, and then the stream water in her hand flowed to her cheeks, and the water droplets gently fell on her face, "It's cooler, but for the saying that you live in a mountain village all year round, the temperature in the mountain always seems to be lower than outside the mountain." ”

The boy scratched his scalp and said embarrassedly, "It seems to be ...... That's the reason. ”

- The road into the Sifang Mountain is full of greenery and thick shade, and the cool breeze blows, and the stone walls next to the road sometimes have sweet spring water dripping, which can not help but make people feel more comfortable. It's just that these are all natural, and they don't seem to have much to do with the Immortal Cave Mansion.

Looking at Yu Nian's slightly embarrassed appearance, Lu Yingchao smiled slightly and said, "However, this Sifang Mountain where my faction is located has many peculiarities. For example, among the many peaks in the four directions, many peaks are covered with snow all year round, but the Azure Peak, which is the main peak of the four directions, is the highest peak in the entire foothills, but it is like spring all year round, and the flowers are in full bloom and the grass is like grass all year round, so it is also named. ”

In the early years of Yu Nian, he read some poetry books in Mo Xiucai in the private school, and he had been in the market for a long time, which can be regarded as having rich experience, but now he is also amazed by the immortal mountain style described by Lu Yingchao. At first, I thought that this mountain scenery was quite ordinary, and it didn't seem to be much different from the suburban mountains I saw along the way. But since stepping into the foothills of Sifang Mountain, the more I went up along the way, I gradually realized the difference of this immortal mountain.

As time passed, Yu Nian noticed that many flowers and trees appeared on both sides of the rugged stone path that he had never seen before. In the bushes in the forest, you can often see some rare beasts with strange colors and strange shapes disappearing into the woods in an instant. At this moment, there are more and more birds on the side of the mountain road.

The birds don't seem to be afraid of people. For example, Yu Nian once saw several birds with golden heads and a fiery red and gorgeous tail like phoenixes, "chirping" above everyone's heads, accompanying them and flying continuously.

A finger-sized vermilion finch was not afraid, it simply landed on the girl's shoulder, and cried out happily, looking at the girl dizzying with interest, "There are so many birds and finches in these Sifang Mountains!" ”

Qi Nanhua glanced at it, he didn't feel new to these rare beasts, but he felt that there seemed to be a lot more birds and birds in the road today than in the past, and it seemed that the boulevard was much quieter on weekdays.

Until I arrived at the end of the shade of the increasingly sparse road, I found that there was a huge mountain rock standing on the mountain road in front of me, and on the huge rock, there were three majestic seal scripts carved - Sifang Mountain.

With their far-sighted momentum, these big characters seem to be looking down on this immature young man who stepped into this immortal mountain for the first time.

It's just that although he looks up to the boy, he doesn't feel any sense of oppression at all. It was the first time to witness such a majestic and magnificent work of nature, and the young man's heart stirred up an indescribable surging emotion. In the midst of the confusion of thoughts, the scene seen in the dream that day could not help but quietly emerge in my mind, and the vision in front of me was secretly combined.

It's just that when the mountain road reaches here, you have to turn under the craggy rocks. On both sides of the road are unfathomable mountain streams, and after bypassing this magical rock wall, Yu Nian found that the mountain road he walked was getting steeper and steeper, and he already felt physically exhausted between using his hands and feet and climbing hard. Just as he continued to walk, he suddenly felt that his physical strength was gradually unable to support it, and he raised his head slightly, just in time to catch a glimpse of the cornices looming in the dense trees not far from the mountain road.

After walking into Sifang Mountain for so many years, it was the first time he saw the buildings and buildings, and he quickly grabbed Lu Yingchao and asked where it was, if he had already walked to the inner peak of Sifang Mountain.

Hearing this, Lu Yingchao was stunned for a moment, and then replied with a smile: "That is the Banshan Pavilion for people to rest for a while, and now we are less than half the way from the Azure Dome on the Sifang Mountain," he looked at the panting young man, and the old Taoist father and daughter who were far behind him, and continued: "It's okay to rest for a quarter of an hour, and when you have walked so much, let's rest in this Banshan Pavilion." ”

After a short rest, the old Taoist father and daughter finally arrived at the place where the Banshan Pavilion was located accompanied by Qi Nanhua, the girl looked at the half-big bluestone under the old tree outside the pavilion, walked over and patted it, and said, "Daddy, you sit here!" ”

The old Taoist priest bowed his head slightly to show his agreement, and then he carefully took off the bamboo hat on his head, placed it next to the bluestone, panted, shook his head slightly, and sighed: "Recently, I feel that my physical strength is exhausted, and I feel tired just after such a short journey, is it really old?" ”

At this moment, the girl just took out a kettle full of water from the package, and when she heard the words of the old Taoist priest, her eyes showed a worry that could not be concealed. She also knew that it was not easy for the old Taoist priest to pull her alone, so she stepped forward, handed the kettle to the old Taoist priest and said with concern: "Daddy, you better drink saliva first!" ”

The old Taoist priest nodded, and after taking the kettle, he couldn't help but raise his head and drink a few sips of the clear and sweet spring water under the mountain.

When he stopped and stared, looking at the dazzling scenery of the distant mountains, he suddenly heard a singer coming under the foothills behind him:

"The waves are ethereal, and the mountains are alone. The afterglow of the sunset overflows the peaks, and the clouds gather and the glow goes leisurely, just like I return to the sprinkling and leisurely..."

Hearing the sound, it seems that the singer has reached his twilight years, and the lyrics and songs are filled with a strong sense of vicissitudes. The girl and the old Taoist priest both looked up, only to see that on the winding mountain road, there happened to be a white-haired Taoist priest dressed in a black robe, with deep eyes, and a majesty that could not be ignored in the elegance, and approached steadily.

The old Taoist priest's face suddenly became strange, and he stared at the person in front of him with all his attention, and his fists clenched tightly under the sleeves of his clothes that others could not perceive. It's just that above his face, after being surprised, he revealed a little overjoyed, gloomy and sad and complex emotions of endless vicissitudes of life.

The girl turned her gaze from the black-robed old Taoist's face, focused on the old Taoist priest again, and found that his expression had become extremely serious. When the girl was about to ask the reason, the old Taoist priest suddenly cut off her words and said, "Xiaoqing, you go and wait for a while." ”

Yang Qing was a little stunned, this kind of situation had never appeared before. But looking at the old Taoist's serious expression, it is obviously not a trivial matter. Looking at the expressions of the two of them again, it seemed that they were old friends, so she answered the call, and after a little tidying up, she turned to the back of the half-mountain pavilion.

As she pondered, the old man in the black robe had already walked in front of them. Lu Yingchao and Qi Nanhua looked at each other, and hurriedly stepped forward, just about to salute him.

However, to their surprise, before they could greet each other, the black-robed old Taoist directly confided: "You two avoid it, don't disturb my Yaxing." ”

After hearing this, Lu Yingchao and Qi Nanhua consciously saluted each other, and at the same time respectfully bowed their heads in agreement.

The young man was secretly shocked in his heart and said: "This must be a highly respected senior, but I am clumsy!" ”

As the girl walked, she couldn't help but look back at them from time to time, only to see that her father and the black-robed old man were still standing face to face, as if there was no conversation between them. This made the girl feel a little worried, although the black-robed old man had first seen him not long ago, he was somehow a little afraid of him, but he was inexplicably afraid of him in his heart.

For more than ten years, she has been following the old Taoist priest, and she never knew that Daddy would know such a powerful person!

While Yang Qing was contemplating and pondering, the gentle and quiet words of the black-robed old man suddenly came from his ears: "We haven't seen each other for many years, right?" ”

I saw the old Taoist priest and the black-robed old Taoist standing hand in hand on the edge of the steps of the Banshan Pavilion, standing on the edge of the mist-shrouded stairs. Together, they looked out over the vast wilderness, and the gentle cool breeze made their mottled silver filaments flutter, as if telling a story of time flies.

The old Taoist priest sighed, and then cast an affectionate gaze into the distance, the expression on his face was both complex and rich. After a long time, he slowly opened his teeth, and said in a distant voice: "I'm afraid it's been more than a dozen springs, summers, autumns and winters!" ”

On the other hand, the black-robed old man only smiled slightly, and asked with some emotion: "So in the past ten years, have you lived a good life?" ”

However, the Taoist priest was silent for a moment and did not give a clear answer.

The black-robed old Taoist also seemed to have a sense of being touched, he turned his head and looked at the Taoist priest quietly, and then asked again: "Could it be that what is happening on the Empty Cicada Mountain still makes me feel sorry for me?" ”

The Taoist priest barely showed a smile, shook his head, and replied softly: "Trapped in the red world, the four seas are home, how can you talk about comfort or unease?" Moreover, you did not leave me with any indebtedness, so how can I reproach you? Don't dwell on this anymore. ”

After hearing this, the black-robed old Taoist grinned and said, "Indulging in heaven and earth, it seems that it is really a fairy-like life now, and it also fulfills the grand wish you made in front of the master back then." ”

The old Taoist priest said lightly: "You are different from me, you were like this when you were young, but if it weren't for your delusion, Sifang Mountain would not have fallen to this." ”

When the old Taoist priest said this, he suddenly smiled: "Even now, I guess you still can't let go, senior brother." ”

Originally, the black-robed old man frowned, and there was a faint anger in his eyes, as if no one had ever dared to treat him with such words. However, when he heard the last words of the Taoist priest, and saw that the other party was already full of pale hair, looking even older than himself, the anger in his heart disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by an endless confusion.

The black-robed old Taoist squatted down, took the bamboo hat that the old Taoist priest placed on the side of the bluestone and put it on his head, as if he had returned to a long time ago, "How did the cultivation disperse?" ”

The old Taoist priest replied casually: "The injury is serious, it would be good to be able to save your life." “

Then he thought about it carefully, slowly stood up, and whispered in the ear of the black-robed old man: "There are still some longevity left, so I will stay here and not leave, it is good to be able to watch you, the fallen leaves have to return to the roots." ”

The body of the old Taoist covered in black robe trembled involuntarily, as if he never expected such words to come out of the mouth of the old Taoist priest, and after a moment of silence, he instantly burst into laughter, and the laughter was bold and open-minded, like a long wind breaking through the air, which shocked everyone around. This respected old man couldn't help laughing in the end, and even exaggerated to the point that his waist was bent, and the solemnity of the first meeting was long gone.

After a while, the black-robed old Taoist gradually calmed down his laughter, and his expression changed from joy to peace, and he regained his majesty again.

The old Taoist priest stared at him quietly.

They stood side by side again for a long time, silent, the black-robed old Taoist took a deep look, patted the old Taoist on the shoulder, and then suddenly his clothes fluttered, turned to leave, his steps were steady and powerful, he did not look back, only to see his back slowly disappear at the other end of the ancient road, and then heard the song coming along the wind: "The end of the world has always been far away from the world." ”

Although it is not beautiful and beautiful, it has its own majestic rhyme in the desolation.

Under the sky, the ancient road was empty and lonely, white clouds were swirling, empty, and the black-clothed old road walked alone, showing incomparable arrogance.

The singing gradually faded until it was faintly audible, and the figure of the black-robed old Taoist who came from the song had gradually drifted away. Looking at the empty and unmanned ancient road in front of him, the old Taoist priest couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy in his heart.