Know..... know....know......

In the green forest, the cicadas chirp one after another, the birds fly, flutter their wings and hold the summer cicadas on the branches, hold them in their mouths, the jingling bells come from far and near, the bird's eyes look at the shade of the trees a little farther away, and the figure with a hat and a cloak leads an old donkey to come slowly.

In the back, the hands were still tied, but it was a woman in a black dress who was looking around, with an excited face, poking out her slender tongue from her mouth from time to time, learning from the donkey in front of her to roll the grass on the ground, chewing twice and spitting it on the ground.

The jingle bell stopped by a river, Lu Liangsheng beat the river water and cooked on the bank, looked at a stone bridge not far away, took off the hat, put it aside, and sat down.

"If there is a stone bridge, it means that there is a village or township nearby, and maybe you can find out where this is. ”

On the grass, the toad held a small bowl, took a sip of tea, and let out a hot breath.

"The teacher guessed correctly, it's time to enter Jinzhou, as for how far away from that Shang Yongcheng is unknown, by the way, Liangsheng, if you have time, you should practice more "Qiankun Righteous Path" to refine Jindan as soon as possible. ”

Lu Liang took care of the leaves on his coat, and came all the way for a few days, but on the way, he didn't meet the township and didn't have the opportunity to change his clothes, and the money in his pocket was not much, so he had to buy this set of clothes and hats from a family in the mountains.

Hearing Master's words, he smiled and stirred the soup pot.

"Where is it so easy for Jindan, I just feel that I have this tendency faintly, but speaking of which, Master, I lost my mind that day and acted demonically, which gave me another layer of understanding. ”

"Haha, then take a good look. The toad took another sip of the small bowl, and when a dragonfly flew in, it popped out its long tongue and rolled it into its mouth and swallowed it, patted Bai Huahua's belly, and lay down on his back to watch the sun pour down.

"Demon nature and human nature, you have to understand, and you can still stick to your heart, which means that you will not be far away from enlightening your own Tao. ”

"Did the master feel anything?"

"Hehe..... as a teacher, I didn't feel anything. ”

The toad Taoist looked at the tree demon who also stretched out his tongue and rolled over the flying insects by the river....... the old man has been a demon all his life, eating countless people, where is the time to understand those things.

As he spoke, he stretched his limbs lazily and yawned.

"Actually, whether you are a human or a demon, it is not as comfortable as it is now. ”

Scooped the broth into the bowl, Lu Liangsheng handed one bowl to the master, and put the other bowl in the hands of the black-dressed tree demon, looked at the confused expression, and said with a smile: "Thank you Master for teaching, I understand." ”

Woo~

Taking a sip of the hot soup, the toad lifted its face...... The old man hasn't understood yet, but he understands?

The master and apprentice talked for a while, after lunch, cleaned up, the hour was past noon, Lu Liangsheng practiced "The Right Way of Qiankun" for a while, and then took the old donkey and crossed the stone bridge.

Wow –

After walking for a few miles, the sun was in the west, the crows fell on the dead trees and hissed, and far and near the road ahead, the outline of a small town was faintly visible.

"Don't run!" "Stand in front and turn around!"

A few loud shouts rang out, and four figures rushed out of the woods with swords, chasing one person and fighting, and there was a chaotic sound, and in the blink of an eye, they were killed in a reed.

The green forester wearing a one-eyed patch turned around, looked at Lu Liangsheng, and the woman in the black dress who followed behind him, heard the screams from his companions, snorted, and turned to chase after him.

Lu Liangsheng took the old donkey and continued to move forward, looked at the swaying reeds, shook his head with a smile, and pulled the reins to cross.

"It's a bit messy when I can't think of it. ”

In the compartment, the voice of a toad sounded: "What's the matter?"

"This kind of vendetta in the rivers and lakes, no matter what it is for, is all self-inflicted. ”

Walking to the town in the distance, the sound of tinkling wrought iron resounded, the green forest knights with swords in the town or accompanied or walked alone in a hurry, several weapons shops were prosperous, and the outside was full of all kinds of weapons, the guy was shirtless and bargained with a Jianghu man, saying that he was in a hurry, and the blacksmith with knotted muscles on the side picked up the freshly formed big knife in his hand and slashed it on the table next to him, provoking the passing knights around him to look at him.

Not far from the end of the street, there are funeral processions sprinkled with paper money and playing suona crying past, and passing by caravans have made way for the deceased.

There are also whispers from others.

"How many are there this month?" "The sixth, eight people died last year. ”

"Just say it's okay, run into the woods or something. ”

"It's probably because I'm confused by ghosts...... But I've heard that it seems to be a vixen. ”

"Is the vixen beautiful?"

"Tsk..... do you want to go? Then I'll go to your house for dinner." ”

.......

"It's a lively town. ”

Lu Liangsheng moved a piece of paper money under his feet, and told the woman who followed him not to stick out his tongue, and walked to an inn in front of him, where the green forest guests were noisy, vulgar and scolding, and teasing the girl who sang the song, which attracted a whistle.

The counter next to the door, wearing a cockscomb hat, and the fat-headed and big-eared shopkeeper was keeping account books, Lu Liangsheng thought about what he wanted to ask, and stepped forward and arched his hand.

"Shopkeeper, may I ask ......?"

Bang!

Before he could finish speaking, a thick-backed bone chopping knife slashed on the counter, and the shopkeeper raised his head: "What kind of account, who does my store owe?!"

The noise and singing around suddenly stopped, and most of the drinkers entrenched inside were three-minded and nin-class, most of them had weapons, and some touched the swords on the corner of the table, squinted their eyes, and looked at them unkindly.

Lu Liangsheng glanced at it, still smiling and arching his hand towards the shopkeeper at the counter.

"I'm not here to collect the bills, but just to stay and eat. ”

Looking at Lu Liangsheng's hat and robe, and his words were polite, the shopkeeper took the knife, waved his hand, and pointed inside.

"The room is full, and there isn't much to eat, but even if you want to eat, there are no empty seats here, it's all eaten on the knife edge, so it's better not to fight. ”

"Oh, that's okay, shopkeeper, this is Jinzhou Shangyong?"

The shopkeeper waved his hand impatiently, picked up the brush again, and buried himself in the account book.

"Yes, yes, twenty miles to the north, it is Shangyong. ”

Lu Liangsheng nodded and thanked him, took the old donkey and bought a few white-flour cakes in a cake shop outside, and the pedestrians and tourists on the side of the road more or less glanced at him, and most of their eyes looked at the woman in the black dress, but there was no one who really wanted to come up to find trouble, and they must have obeyed the rules of the town.

Yellow paper money was sprinkled all over the town, and all the way out, the sky gradually darkened.

Leaving this town and going north, take a shortcut to Shangyong, to cross a foothill, as far as the eye can see, the mist in the forest is surging, and the moonlight through the branches looks eerie and mysterious.

Occasionally, the howl of a wolf came from afar.

Lu Liangsheng carried the lantern and led the old donkey through with one hand, and did not pay attention to the sound of wolves near and far, turning a few big trees, the dim light of the lantern swayed, and in the mist ahead, a dilapidated building could be vaguely seen.

"Tonight, it looks like there's a place to stay, Master, let's make do with it all night. ”

"Well, but here, the yin qi is a bit heavy. The toad pushed open the small door and looked around, and the red mercy in the painting also came out, flew to a nearby treetop and sat down, kicking the embroidered shoes.

"I just passed by the market below, and said that a lot of people died, could it have something to do with this? Silly dryad, you said yes?"

The most unaffected was the woman in the black dress who followed all the way, as if her spirit was really seriously injured, she was ignorant, and she had never spoken on the way, and she was curious about everything.

"Are there fewer demons and ghosts on my side?"

Lu Liangsheng took the words and smiled, pulled the old donkey and approached the building, and in the distance, a stone monument stood in front of it, covered with dead branches and old vines.

The hand gently waved away, and the vines silently slid to both sides, revealing the inscription:

"Lanruo Temple?"

The words were read lightly, and the surrounding woods were full of frightened birds, flapping their wings and circling, not daring to fall.

The secluded place in the deep mountains is for Lan Ruo, Lu Liangsheng thought, glanced at the changes in the frightened birds around him, and looked at the broken temple in front of him, the wooden steps were old and damaged, the eaves collapsed and fell to one side, and when he walked inside, weeds grew luxuriantly from the cracks in the floor tiles, and several Buddha statues had already collapsed, covered with dust.

"Lan Ruo is from Sanskrit: Alan Ruo, this should be a monk's temple, why is it deserted? ”

The weapon was unloaded, leaned aside, lit a bonfire, and rested for the time being, Lu Liangsheng took off the hat, leaned against the Buddha platform, and finally had leisure time, with the light of the fire, he turned the book.