In the early morning, the mist is filled, the air is fresh, and the crowing of roosters can be faintly heard. I don't know whose dog barked! A fiery red sun has climbed up the hill, emitting a thousand rays of light!

Liu Ruyan opened her eyes and sat up in the sound of birdsong outside the window. At this moment, he actually had a trance-like feeling, and he didn't know where he was? He calmed down, rubbed his eyes, and then remembered that he passed by this place last night, and it was getting late, and he didn't find an inn to stay in, so he disturbed the old man. Subsequently, the old man kindly took him in and stayed here for the night.

It's just that I had a good conversation with the old man last night, and I drank a few more drinks unconsciously, and now my head is not very clear. Thinking of spending the night in a strange old man's house, a trace of long-lost warmth and feeling surged in his heart!

At this moment, he heard Miss Chunlan and her grandfather talking in the courtyard. Far away, but can't hear what is being said?

A smile appeared at the corner of Liu Ruyan's mouth, dressed and got out of bed, pushed open the door and came to the courtyard. At this time, Chunlan girl was feeding the chickens and ducks in the shed, and when the chickens and ducks saw the food brought by the owner, they ran over as if they were flying, scrambling to grab food.

When Miss Chunlan saw Liu Ruyan coming over, she immediately smiled at him and greeted, "Young Master Liu...... Brother Liu, good morning!" said that, he put down the food bowl in his hand, clapped his hands, and shook the dust on his body.

Liu Ruyan also smiled at her and said, "Sister Chunlan, good morning! What are you busy with in the morning?"

Miss Chunlan said: "I'm feeding the chickens and ducks! A few months ago, my grandfather and I went to the Phoenix Market to buy the chicks and ducklings, you see, they have grown so big. As he spoke, he smiled at Liu Ruyan.

At this time, the old man walked in from outside the courtyard wall, holding a dry tobacco bag in his hand, and when he saw Liu Ruyan, he grinned and said, "Young Master Liu, did you sleep well last night?"

Liu Ruyan bowed down to the old man, "Good morning Grandpa Yang!" Thank you Grandpa Yang and Miss Chunlan for their kindness, the younger generation can sleep peacefully all night!"

Master Yang took a deep breath of dry smoke and said to Liu Ruyan: "Young Master Liu doesn't have to be polite, if you don't dislike the poor house, why don't you stay here for two more days, and let the old man fulfill the friendship of the landlord, how about it?"

Liu Ruyan said with a smile: "The juniors thank Grandpa Yang and Miss Chunlan for their kindness, it's just that the juniors have a teacher's life, and they really can't stay for a long time." The younger generation will not forget the kindness of grandpa and Chunlan's sister, and the younger generation will definitely come to visit you in the future. After a pause, he immediately clasped his fists with both hands, frowned and said, "It's not too early, it's time for the juniors to go on the road." Grandpa Yang, Sister Chunlan, take care of yourself, there will be a period in the future, and you will leave!"

Master Yang looked at him and sighed, arched his hand, and said slowly: "Since Liu Gongzi has something important to do, the old man will no longer stay together, if he has a fate, he will definitely meet again! Come back and sit when you are free!" He smiled and looked at Liu Ruyan, his deep gaze was quiet and kind.

At this moment, Miss Chunlan turned back into the room, searched under her pillow, and ran out with a small red cloth bag in her hand.

Liu Ruyan had just taken a few steps and was about to go to the courtyard wall to lead the horse.

Suddenly, the Chunlan girl who was standing on the side shouted at his back: "Brother Liu......" She looked at Liu Ruyan's back, and a pair of Danfeng eyes showed a different look, and she didn't know whether it was excitement or sadness? She looked at Liu Ruyan's figure so stupidly, as if she was a little stunned.

When Liu Ruyan heard this, she couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly looked back and said, "Sister Chunlan, what's wrong, is there something wrong?" His eyes flashed, and his face was suspicious.

Miss Chunlan screamed, her eyes blinked and looked around, and she said a little nervously: "No...... It's nothing!Brother Liu, this is the talisman I sewed for you last night, and I gave it to you! You take it with you, it will bless you safely, be careful along the way, take care!" As he spoke, he quickly ran to Liu Ruyan, handed over the red talisman with both hands, and squeezed out a sad smile on his face.

Liu Ruyan couldn't help but feel hot in her heart, smiled at her, and took it with both hands. Youyou said: "Thank you Sister Chunlan, I will definitely collect it well." He paused, and arched his hand, "Grandpa Yang, Sister Chunlan, I will definitely come back to see you when I have time, please stay, I am leaving!"

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel excited, and an inexplicable feeling surged in his heart! The encounter between Pingshui and Pingshui was so real and wonderful, but in a blink of an eye, he was about to separate, and his heart was suddenly full of the sadness of parting. The affection between people is so subtle, inadvertently bringing instant touch, so that his heart can not be calm for a long time.

Liu Ruyan walked to the white horse, stayed for a long time, then turned over and got on the horse, grabbed the reins, glanced at Master Yang and Miss Chunlan, clamped the horse's belly with his feet, and the white horse raised his head and neighed, and galloped towards the four hooves of the village.

Master Yang and Miss Chunlan waved at him and watched him ride away.

With the sound of horses' hooves, Liu Ruyan's figure gradually disappeared into the diffuse morning mist.

After leaving Yangjia Village, I ran all the way for half a day, crossed the hills and fields, one village after another, and finally came to the foot of Cuihua Mountain at noon.

The white horse shook its head, white spit in its mouth, and gasped for breath, it seemed that the horse was extremely tired from the long journey. Seeing this, Liu Ruyan jumped off the horse, led it to a mountain stream, let the horse drink enough water, and jumped into the water for a cheerful bath before climbing ashore and shaking the water droplets on his body.

Cuihua Mountain is located in the territory of Shudi, stretching for hundreds of miles from north to south, the mountain cliffs are forested, the waterfalls are flowing, the ancient trees are towering, the canyons are densely packed, and there are many rare animals in the forest to breed here. It's a great place to retreat!

Liu Ruyan stood at the foot of the mountain and looked up at the high mountain peaks overhead, only to see a huge mountain peak towering among the sea of clouds, in the clouds and mist, fluttering and ethereal, sometimes hidden and sometimes appearing, like a fantasy. Liu Ruyan was shocked by the magnificent and wonderful scenery in front of her, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart: There is no fairyland in heaven than this! Where is this earth? It is clearly heaven!

He thought to himself, if he could find a farmhouse on this Cuihua Mountain, live here for a long time, and live the kind of pastoral life that works at sunrise and rests at sunset, how good would it be? The wonderful scene in front of him made him can't help but have a reverie in his heart. Suddenly, I thought that I was about to see Hua Mei and Uncle Xu's family, and my excitement was beyond words.

The vegetation in this Cuihua Mountain is dense, and the woods all over the mountain are lush and green, growing so much that even the hot sun can't shine through.

There are two mountain paths leading to Myeongwol, one spirals up from the front gate and the other winds up from the foot of the back mountain. The road up the mountain in front of the mountain is well repaired, but some are rugged, unusually steep and precipitous, to climb the Mingyue Peak, you need to flow through canyons, climb several cliffs, there are several plank roads less than two feet wide, you need to lean sideways, chest and abdomen close to the mountain wall, carefully and slowly move, to pass. The distance in front of the mountain is short, and a winding trail leads to the peak of the bright moon. If you're in a hurry and want to save time, climbing the front mountain is the best option. Then the terrain of the mountain is relatively gentle, but the foot is far away, you need to climb over several narrow mountains, bypass more than a dozen passes, and go through thousands of turns to reach the peak of Mingyue Peak.

Liu Ruyan came to Mingyue Peak of Cuihua Mountain once ten years ago, when he was only twelve years old, and came to Uncle Xu's house with his master and Hua Mei as a guest. When he was still young, the master got acquainted with Uncle Xu, and at that time, Uncle Xu was already a famous hero. Many years ago, the glorious deeds of Xu Feng and Xu Daxia were spread on the rivers and lakes. It is rumored that he is as vicious as hatred, chivalrous and righteous, and benevolent and righteous...... Almost all the words of praise can be applied to him. It can be seen that the martial arts at that time respected Xu Daxia!

He vaguely remembered that the master took him and Hua Mei in a carriage for two days and two nights before arriving at this Cuihua Mountain. They hiked up from the back mountain, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and it took them about several hours to reach Hongqinju.

He thought about it for a moment, and in order to save time, he planned to climb the trail in front of the mountain. At this moment, what he wanted was to see Hua Mei soon! She had lived with Uncle Xu for a few months and lived with Miss Lengyue, this red qin house was elegant and chic, the scenery was beautiful, and Uncle Xu had all kinds of food here, she had already had a lot of fun. If it weren't for the approaching of the master's 60th birthday, I am afraid that she would not be willing to return to that boring remote thatched house.

Although the hiking trail here has long been repaired, the mountain is steep, and riding a horse up the mountain is obviously not a good idea, so he thought about leaving the white horse in the "Bright Moon" inn at the foot of the mountain. Not far ahead, there is a place called "Feishuitan", located in the heart of the foot of the mountain, where there are a field of farmhouses and several inns. And the most famous of them is the "Bright Moon" inn.

He led the horse to the door of the "Bright Moon" inn. At this time, it was lunchtime, and there were already many guests sitting in the lobby, and a thin little second brother was pouring tea and water in the lobby, running around, very busy. Suddenly, when he looked up, he saw a guest leading a horse standing at the door, and hurriedly ran up to greet him: "This guest officer, please inside!

Liu Ruyan said: "Little second brother, I am going up the mountain immediately, can I leave the foal in the inn, how about you help me take care of it for a day?" He then smiled and said, "The silver money for feeding, you can rest assured, it will be enough." ”

The little second grinned brightly, and hesitated slightly: "Guest officer, wait a minute, the little one will go and ask the shopkeeper." With that, he ran to the counter and talked to the old shopkeeper.

After a while, he ran over and said with a sneer: "This guest officer, as the shopkeeper said, can keep the foal, but it will cost one or two pieces of silver for feeding." Guest, what do you see?" he grinned, baring a mouthful of buckteeth.

Liu Ruyan was amused by his expression, and said with a smile: "That's good, as long as you feed me well, I will reward you with more Wuwen." With that, he reached out and took out a few pieces of broken silver from his bosom and handed them to Xiao Er.

The little two took it with both hands, couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly led the horse to the backyard.

Liu Ruyan then walked into the hall and sat down in a position by the window, at this time, another junior ran over and asked with a smile: "This guest officer, what are you doing?"

Liu Ruyan hesitated for a moment and said to Xiao Er: "Bring me half a roast duck, two steamed buns, and a pot of bamboo leaves." With that, he unloaded his sword and burden and laid them on the edge of the table, and sat down in a precarious position. Running all the way, he was already hungry, thinking that it would not be too late to eat a full meal first, and then go up the mountain.

In the middle of the night, the food and drinks were served. He immediately poured the wine, picked up the steamed buns and roast duck and ate them in a big gulp.

After eating and drinking, he packed his bags and strode out of the store. At this moment, the sun was in full bloom, he looked around, stretched his waist, and strode towards the mountain.

Walking straight into the depths of the shade along the foot of the mountain, the empty mountain is lonely, and there are few people on the way. He followed a mountain stream upstream, and in the wilderness he could only hear the chirping of birds and insects and the rattling of running water, and nothing else.

He walked through the leafy woods, and his steps could not help but become brisk, and this place was very different from the "Black Valley" he had passed yesterday. On the mountain road of the Black Valley, you can see the gravel that has collapsed on the mountain wall everywhere, and it is difficult to walk, and there is a bare and steep deep stream next to you, and if you are not careful, you will slide down the cliff, and walking on it is like walking on thin ice, which is extremely thrilling.

In this Cuihua Mountain, although the road is also rugged and densely covered with steep cliffs, the vegetation on both sides of the road is dense, and the entangled vegetation vines have covered the deep valley of the cliff. It doesn't look so frightening, and it's much better than the bare Black Valley boardwalk.

Liu Ruyan thought that she would soon be able to see Hua Mei and Xu Shibo's family, and she was excited in her heart. After walking in the mountains for about an hour, he came to a col, and on the edge of the col was a huge deep pit, which seemed to be three or four feet wide and ten feet deep. It was littered with the remnants of collapsed buildings, as well as a few messy items, and it looked cluttered. A mountain eagle stopped on the debris and foraged for food, and when it saw someone approaching, it was immediately alert, and flew up, its long wings fluttering, and it seemed to have a worm in its mouth, and flew towards the cliff on the other side.

Liu Ruyan stood on the col to rest, and suddenly inadvertently, he caught a glimpse of a stone tablet standing next to the deep pit, the stone tablet looked old, it had been somewhat damaged and weathered, and it was engraved with three big characters of "Mountain Temple". The inscription introduces that the construction period of the mountain temple is the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, and it has a history of hundreds of years from now. The inscription on the stele reads: This mountain temple was built in the late Southern Song Dynasty, and the incense was extremely prosperous for hundreds of years, but it was damaged in an earthquake, and fell into disrepair until it completely collapsed.

Liu Ruyan looked at the remnants in front of him and stayed for a long time, as if he was imagining the appearance of the mountain temple standing completely on the side of the cliff. After resting for tea, he took another step and continued to move forward. The further you go, the steeper the mountain becomes, winding and stretching out between the mountains.

Before he knew it, he had come to a chain bridge, which flew between two towering mountain peaks, and the thick iron chains were deeply embedded in the mountain wall, which looked quite imposing. The deck of the bridge is lined with planks, and although they are stabilized with iron nails, there is a half-foot-wide gap between each plank, and when you look down, you can see the deep canyon below, which can not help but be daunting. A timid person would never dare to walk from above, Liu Ruyan saw that this chain bridge was steep and abnormal, and he couldn't help beating the drum in his heart, but helplessly, there was only this road leading to the other side, and if he wanted to climb the Mingyue Peak, he could only cross this chain bridge.

He took a deep breath, steadied himself, and tried to put one foot on the plank. His hands grasped the iron chains on both sides, and as soon as he stepped on them, the iron ropes shook gently, and his heart pounded in horror. He involuntarily shrank back to his feet, and thought to himself: If I had known that this road was so steep, why not take the slightly gentle road behind the mountain? Even if I walked a little more, it would be better than walking on this side in fear! Alas, it seems that I had chosen the wrong path again, and had made the same mistake as before. If the master knows about this, I am afraid that he will be told again. If Hua Mei and Uncle Xu knew, they would definitely laugh at their timidity.

The scorching sun shone on the earth. The clothes on his body were already soaked with sweat, and a gust of mountain wind blew on his body, and he couldn't help but shiver. At this moment, I have reached the halfway point of the mountain, almost half of the way. If you return and detour from the back mountain, it will inevitably take a lot of twists and turns. He thought to himself: since such a bridge has been built here, someone must pass through it. If others can pass it without a hitch, why shouldn't I?

He gritted his teeth, and with the heart of breaking the cauldron, he was bound to conquer this dangerous bridge! He thought that it was better to defeat himself than to defeat this bridge! He took one foot again, grasped the chain with both hands, abandoned distractions and fears, looked straight ahead, stepped on it with his left foot first, and the iron rope shook slightly, and he was startled, closed his eyes and let out a long breath, opened his eyes again, and took the second step decisively.

With both feet on a plank, the bridge swayed even more. At this moment, he suddenly had an idea and came up with a plan: why not use his strength to fight, instead of walking over with a slight tremble, it is better to use the light technique of "Ling Bo Weibu" to float past. Thinking of this, he suddenly lifted his true breath, jumped forward, tapped the plank with his toes, and flew over. When he came to the other side, he looked at the constantly shaking iron cable, and said secretly in his heart: "It's so dangerous!" He finally defeated the bridge over the cliff, and he finally had little confidence in himself!