The junction of Yangzhou and Jingzhou is a continuous group of mountains, the mountain is not precipitous, but the peculiarity is that the highest part of the mountains is a deep depression basin, this basin alone is vast, enough to reach two Yangzhou cities, during which the vegetation is particularly difficult to walk, I heard that the holy hand skullcap is in seclusion somewhere in this basin.

In winter, everything withers, but this mountain is brilliant and dazzling, swaying in the cold wind like a bright red of the morning glow, the flowers and trees next to it are difficult to survive in this mountain, only a camellia grows luxuriantly in this place, very strong, thick leaves are dense and dense between the branches, and between October of each year to May of the following year, the blooming flowers are light pink and crimson, embedded in the patches of verdant and green, it is really red all over the mountains.

"There is a breeze in Huaiyang, and the pomegranate flowers are red with snow. Closed cabinets are often lonely about this, and the hearts of the rivers and lakes are in a few branches. Faintly a man was singing, carrying his burden out of the bustling town and into the sparsely populated mountains.

The terrain here is wonderful, Hualin Mountain is like a pocket, and the Danxia River in front of the mountain is like a pair of hands, surrounding a very large town, the town is called Danxia Flower Forest, half of the name comes from Hualin Mountain, and the other half comes from Danxia River, the river water is crystal clear, gurgling and flowing through, it is no different from the river next to it, but the round stone at the bottom of the river is the light pink and crimson that is the same as the camellia in the mountain, so it is called Danxia.

This Danxia Hualin Town is located on the only way to Jingzhou, out of the town, across the Danxia River, over the Hualin Mountain, and then walk on the road of only twenty miles, it is another big state city in Yunchu State, Jingzhou, this state is rich in iron ore and gold mines, is the most important place for the imperial court, has always been heavily guarded, and the suspicious people who enter and exit this city are rather killed by mistake, and can not be let go.

This town is very lively and prosperous, inns and wine shops are lined up, all kinds of dim sum shops, silk and satin shops, clothing shops, weapons shops, money villages, casinos, green buildings are everything. The only village and town before this town crosses the river and turns over the mountain, after entering the Hualin Mountain, you can no longer see so many people, you can not see such a lively and prosperous scene, after entering the mountain, ordinary people have to walk for more than ten days, in order to get out of this mountain, if the immortal cultivator flies in the sky, it can save a lot of effort, but it also takes seven or eight days, in this mountain, it is really another piece of the world where silver can not buy things, if you do not prepare enough dry food and clothing, freeze to death and starve to death here, it is also a common thing.

At dusk on this day, a large area of remnant sun is like a cluster of camellias, blooming strongly in the air, the flowing glow is all over the sky, the cold wind blows, setting off layers of waves in the sky, the afterglow of the sky emerges the last dazzling light, and then like a wave of surging to the end of the sky, it becomes finely fragmented, and disappears without a trace in an instant, leaving only the lonely sky, which is eaten away by the darkness little by little.

At dusk, a man and a woman walked into the town and headed straight for the largest inn in the area.

This Canglan inn is near the water, the lintel is tall, the three-storey building with the eaves of the corridor curled, the carved beams and painted buildings, the gold paintings, melt in the remnant sun, it looks extraordinarily magnificent.

The lobby of this inn is not an ordinary blue brick floor, but polished and slippery, the light can be seen in the terrazzo paving, the stone in the dark black light gray and slightly white pattern circulation, each piece is like a landscape map painted by a famous artist, quiet and elegant.

The wall is embedded with thumb-sized beads, exuding a little brighter than the lamp and candle, this bead is rare, ordinary people get a half, is not as a family heirloom as a general tightly covered, but this inn is embedded in the wall, in place of the lamp candle, it is really outrageous.

The two of them were dressed shabby, staggering into the inn, which naturally caused a contemptuous glance, the young man saw the appearance of the two, and immediately casually led the two to sit down in the corner, while wiping the rosewood camellia flower table, while looking sad, as if not waking up, perfunctory: "Two guest officers, do you want to play the top or live in the hotel, there are not many rooms in the shop, and now there is only one upper room left." ”

When the two heard this, they immediately looked at each other, they were a man and a woman, they were forced to live in the same house in the past, and the silver was not enough, but now that they have silver, they naturally want to live separately, after all, there are many inconveniences for lonely men and widows. But now, now, how can this be good.

The appearance of the two of them fell in the eyes of the young man, and they became two poor ghosts who came to eat without paying, he glanced at the two of them contemptuously, raised his eyebrows at the opposite side, and said: "It's better for the two guest officers to move to the opposite inn, where there are many shops, how many are needed." The big pot of rice in the opposite inn is also very cheap, and the three copper plates can be eaten casually, and the tube is full. ”

The man paused slightly, if it was the temperament of the past, he would have slapped the table and jumped to his feet and scolded, but now it is not the past, he is much calmer, raised his eyebrows slightly, didn't even raise his eyes, snapped, slapped a fifty taels of snowflake silver on the table, and said calmly: "An upper room, only the specialty dishes in your store are served, and the young master is now poor and only has money left." ”

When the woman on the other side heard this, she snorted and laughed, and when she saw that she had attracted everyone's attention, she hurriedly pinched her handkerchief and wiped her lips, and then sat upright.

The young man's face suddenly changed, his face was full of smile lines, and he nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, the villain will tell the kitchen to do it." He looked around, and deliberately flattered: "It's too noisy downstairs, why don't the guest officer go to the guest room to rest first, and then the villain will send the food upstairs." ”

The man glanced at the woman deeply, saw the endless tiredness in her eyes, nodded calmly, and said lightly: "That's fine, the little second brother will lead the way." ”

The only remaining upper room is located at the end of the corridor on the third floor, and when the door is opened, there are two four-poster beds in this spacious room, both of which are autumn fragrant curtains dragging the ground, embroidered with blooming camellias, the curtain is slightly flickering, the flowers seem to come to life, the flower shadow is swaying, faintly fragrant.

It was getting late, there was no light in the house, it was not very bright in the surroundings, and the inn was near the water, which added a bit of cold and dead silence, the young man hurriedly stepped forward, walked to the ebony Ruyi pattern square table placed at the head of the bed, and lit the bright candle in the white porcelain candlestick on it, the candle shadow flickered slightly, casting a small shadow.

The young man ignited the charcoal basin, put the copper carved teapot on the side, boiled the kettle of hot water, and bowed down and whispered: "The two guest officers will rest first, and the villain will go to prepare the meal, and he will bring it to the two in a while." ”

The man bowed slightly, turned his eyes to see that the carved window was ajar, and a trace of night breeze leaked in, he hurriedly closed the window, put down the blue-gray curtain hooked in the carved copper hook, helped the woman to sit in the rattan soft chair on the side, and took a ginger gold silk flower soft pillow and stuffed it at her waist.

The pale white heat escaped from the copper carved teapot, and the sound of gurgling echoed in the silent room, and the man got up again, turned out a packet of medicine from the baggage, poured it into the white porcelain pastel camellia teapot, and brewed it with boiling hot water.

The man carefully poured the medicinal juice into the cup, handed it to the woman's lips, and said softly: "Ginseng soup, drink it while it's hot, and then take the ginseng slices in your mouth to replenish your strength." ”

The woman took the man's hand and drank the ginseng soup, the bitter taste swirled on the tip of the tongue, she pressed the ginseng slices under the tongue, and slowly tasted it, and tasted a trace of sweetness.

The man lit the incense a little rustily, put it in the celadon lotus petal incense burner, and gently knocked on the camellia pattern rosewood square table with his fingertips, the table was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the extremely high eyebrows and bright eyes he picked, and he smiled proudly: "Little demon girl, how, I am just arrogant." ”

This man and woman are the two Jiang Li who threw off the black-robed man and galloped all the way to the Danxia Flower Forest, and before they arrived in the town, they had already heard the boiling voice.

Luo Kui nested in the chair, and said with a smile on his eyebrows: "He is very arrogant, and he is a gentleman who is not benevolent to the rich." ”

Jiang Li lowered her head and took a sip of tea, looked at the two four-poster beds and sighed: "After sleeping on the ground for so many days, I can finally sleep on the bed this time." He pressed his waist and sighed, "My old waist." ”

Luo Kui pursed his lips and smiled: "You are a cultivator, and you are still too hard." ”

Jiang Li shook his head and said seriously: "As the saying goes, a good man can't sleep on the cold floor." ”

Luo Kui suddenly couldn't stand up with a smile, holding his stomach with one hand, and Jiang Li with the other, laughing and sneering: "You, you, you are the pickled pore who deserves to die in the place of reincarnation of the five grains." ”

Along the way, Jiang Li is used to seeing Luo Kui's not being shocked or angry, laughing is a low eyebrow and a shallow smile, anger is forbearance and restraint, sadness but no tears, and happiness is fleeting. is like a flower, but a teenage girl, and he is even more hearty than him, a person who has passed the age of standing. He once suspected that such a girl would go through what kind of world events would make her heart like a dry well and not panic. Now at first glance, seeing her laughing so wantonly, he couldn't help but sigh, this is a living person, he gradually drowned in the two delicate pear vortices at the corners of his lips, a little difficult to extricate himself, and he was stupid for a while.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door gently, and in an instant, Jiang Li's mind was pulled back, and Luo Kui was shocked as usual, Jiang Li sighed silently, opened the door, and saw that the guy came in with a four-layer octagonal carved food box.

The young man put the dishes on the table in the same way, and said with a smile while busy: "Two guest officers, these four dishes and one soup are the specialty dishes of the small shop, two of you try them." ”

Jiang Li examined it carefully, nodded and said, "Your shop's craftsmanship is really good." ”

The young man hurriedly smiled: "The guest officer has won the award." With that, he put away the food box and was about to leave.

Jiang Li hurriedly stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, the second brother has just arrived here, there is something unclear, please tell me a little bit in detail." ”