24 The white clouds are misty and the green city is secluded, and the old and young celebrate with wine
Traveling all the way, but also at ease, the seventh son was very curious, why these dozen or so people came here to greet the two. However, it's nice to have someone to protect you, at least not to miss out on the stunning scenery along the way. These people are extremely respectful to the mountain, as long as it is the mountain, there is no disobedience, looking at this situation, I am afraid that the mountain will let them die, and they will be willing to die generously. The seventh son asked Dashan from time to time, but he only said what historical sites along the way, the scenery here is unique, and the view there is excellent. The seventh son knew that he had been like this all the way, so he had to be patient, and when the two of them arrived somewhere, he would quench his thirst.
Walking very slowly, the seventh son has not been so relaxed for a long time, he heard the mountain say, before the snow mountain is the Xiling Snow Mountain under the poetry of the ancients, and everyone all the way to the north, will go to one of the four unique in Shu, Qingcheng Mountain, which has the reputation of "Qingcheng world". The more he thought about it, the more he felt right, and then he looked at those people, and they all felt that they were dressed in the outfit of the Qingcheng faction.
In this green mountains and green waters, I walked for five days, and when it was dark, I encountered a mountain stream and river. The seventh son saw that the lantern suddenly lit up next to the river, and the river was shining brightly, and it shook so that people were dizzy, and he roughly estimated that there were hundreds of people in this lantern alone! The more than ten people along the way just listened to the instructions of the mountain, providing some wine and meat, and so on, and did not have much to say.
"Welcome home the Elders!"
And then all the people by the water shouted together,
"Welcome home the Elders!"
The river meandered between the mountains, and the sound of this voice sounded in the mountain stream for a long time before it stopped. Qizi said in his heart, could it be that he has already arrived at Qingcheng Mountain, and these people are all disciples of the Qingcheng faction? Also, the word "homecoming" also made him feel warm and moved. Everyone lit lamps for the seven sons of the mountain to show the way, and the two slowly moved forward. Qizi couldn't help but ask,
"Brother Dashan, I didn't tell you when I asked you before!
The mountain replied to him,
"Exactly, let's eat and live well today, and I'll take you around tomorrow!"
Qizi thought to himself, his guess was indeed true, and he was proud, only to see not far ahead, the light was lit in the air, he was amazed, and said,
"There are so many lanterns in the sky!"
The mountain laughed out loud,
"Seventh son, what kind of eyes do you have, this is clearly a big hall, but it is built higher. ”
Only then did the seventh son take a closer look, the light did not move at all, just hung on a high place, and in this dark night, it was indeed difficult to distinguish. Dashan walked to the bottom of the hall with the seven sons, and saw many huge pillars, all of which were three feet thick, and you can imagine the scale of this hall. The seventh son found an iron cage, the cage door was wide open, and the mountain walked straight in, although the seventh son was puzzled, he still followed in, the iron cage was spacious, enough to accommodate ten people, and the two of them were here, but they did not feel uncomfortable. I saw that there was an iron cable attached to the top of the cage, which extended to the top. As soon as the two of them entered, someone closed the door and inserted the door pin. Qizi was about to inquire, the iron rope clanged, quickly straightened, Qizi only felt that his body was unstable, almost fell, and then he slowly rose with the iron cage. After rising more than ten zhang, it stopped.
Qizi's eyes lit up, this is a small secret room, open the door of the secret room, and the lights are bright outside!
"Oh yes, it's so bright here, why can't you see any light down there?"
The mountain smiled,
"It's not that I'm afraid of being found out if I do bad things!"
"Stinky poor mouth!"
Qizi heard this voice and knew that it was an old woman, he turned to look back, and sure enough, the two pushed a white-haired old lady out from behind the curtain. Qizi saw that the eyebrows on his head were already white, and his face was full of wrinkles, but he was afraid that he was a centenarian.
The old lady said again,
"It's not a small commotion!"
Dashan stepped forward with a smile and gently held the old lady's hands,
"It's okay, it's not too big, it's not too small. Your movement is not small, I'm afraid that the rivers and lakes are already boiling!"
The old lady pulled her hand out, and in turn pulled it on the back of the mountain's hand.
"Hmph, stinky boy, don't talk about anything else! You haven't made a big move? That's not much! I almost took my life!"
Dashan kept smiling and replied,
"My life is so big!
The old lady stared at the mask on Dashan's face and sighed,
"Well, you're always like this! Alright, alright, don't say anything! Now that you're back, stay longer. With me, it's absolutely safe here!"
Dashan said with a smile,
"I only stayed if there was good wine and good meat!"
The old lady scolded him angrily, and then looked at the seventh son, who didn't know what to call it, and Mu Ne spoke,
"Hello old man!"
The old lady laughed. The two attendants were still a little nervous when they heard this, but when they saw the old lady laughing like this, they breathed a sigh of relief. Qizi said in his heart, did he say the wrong thing, he quickly closed his mouth and asked Dashan for help. Dashan just laughed dryly, and the old lady laughed for a while, and then said to him,
"I don't like people calling me 'old man' the most, and I don't blame you for not knowing about it. When I first met him, I was just like you, silly and stupid, and now, hey, it's really a rush to the rivers and lakes!"
The mountain laughed,
"I've changed a lot over the years, but you haven't changed at all, you've been like a day for decades, and you've really become that living immortal!"
The old lady laughed again,
"You're going to be poor!"
Dashan took the wheelchair, and the old lady said to the two people,
"Let's go!"
The two attendants pulled the curtain open, revealing a door. There were dozens of people lined up neatly outside the door, all bowing their heads respectfully, and when the mountain pushed the old lady in, everyone knelt down and said together,
"Welcome to the ancestors, welcome to the elders!"
The old lady sighed softly and said,
"Get up, there are not so many rules today, this kid is rare to come back, don't let him go!"
As soon as the words fell, the two maids came over to take the wheelchair, and the old lady said to Dashan,
"I can't stand these many people, so I'll go back to my room to rest first, you can do it yourself!"
The mountain laughed back at her,
"That's natural, and I'm not going to be polite. ”
The old lady was very satisfied, the second daughter pushed her out of the door, and the seventh son heard the sound of the iron cable, and they were afraid that they would go up another level. As soon as the old lady left, there was jubilation here, and the seventh son saw that all kinds of food were placed behind everyone, and the wine was piled high, which really meant that he was not drunk and did not return!
The two of them were pulled over, and they couldn't help but say, they were poured three bowls, where could the seven sons stand such a direct drink, and they almost didn't spit out. He looked at the mountain and asked in a loud voice,
"Brother Dashan, aren't you an elder, why are they so rude to you!"
Dashan smiled helplessly,
"My elder is only in name, what I say, they may not listen to it!"
One of them immediately answered,
"Drink this altar, brother, I will listen to you!"
Dashan was caught by the man, opened his mouth, and poured wine into it, but Dashan didn't resist too much, but fortunately it was just a small altar, so he drank it in one go. The mountain finished drinking, belched a long time, and then said to the man,
"Second brother, look, you helped me drink the third brother's wine!"
The second brother remembered his previous words, beat his chest and said,
"Ahh
He took the man's wine, and drank it all.
"Hey, I said second brother, this is what I want to drink for my brother, how can I let you drink it!"
The second brother laughed,
"I just promised to listen to him, you, come back later, come back later!"
The third brother was a little displeased, and saw the seventh son at a glance, so the evil ghost smiled and took the wine, the seventh son had a bad heart, this wine is still in the throat, where can it withstand such destruction!
"Brother's brother, of course it's my brother! Come, brother, drink with my brother!"
Where can the seventh son refuse, his heart is horizontal, it's a big deal to get drunk for a few days, there is wine today, drunk today, and sorrow tomorrow.
"Third brother, I'll do it first!"
Qizi was simple, but after drinking, he felt that his stomach was much more comfortable than before, and he didn't know why. He drank too much to taste the wine, but vaguely felt that there was something different about it.
The third brother drank wine, and went to the side of the mountain again, and drank noisily. Qizi drank a lot with this group of middle-aged men, but he didn't feel how intoxicating, it seemed that his alcohol consumption suddenly soared a lot, he only said that this period of daily martial arts practice may also help to increase the amount of alcohol. But he really drank too much, and his eyes became illusory, and he vaguely saw a few old men coming over, pushing cups and changing lamps with Dashan, exchanging heads, and talking to each other, so they were not warm. Qizi was drunk, and he only felt that he was being carried and sent to a hot bed, and he was very comfortable, and immediately fell asleep.
When the day turned, the seventh son was awakened by the sound of rain, he opened his eyes, looked out the window, and saw a person sitting by the window, who was not the mountain. He immediately got up and went over,
"Brother Dashan, I was drunk last night, and I really don't know anything about what happened later. ”
Dashan looked outside, took a sip of tea gently, and said,
"Although this Qingcheng snow bud is not as good as many famous teas, it also has a unique style, you can also try it!"
Dashan poured a bowl for Qizi, who held it in his hand, sniffed it, and drank it in one gulp. The mountain smiled,
"Seventh son, do you know Lu Yu?"
Qizi shook his head and replied,
"It sounds familiar, I don't know where it is sacred?"
Laugh back at him,
"This person is a person from the previous dynasty, proficient in the tea ceremony, and has 'Lu Yu Tea Sutra', because he is respected, the book has become the tea ceremony Bible, and people are also respected as the tea saint!
The seventh son smiled,
"I only know how the tea soup quenches my thirst, and as for the taste of the tea, I don't seem to care too much!"
The mountains and the road,
"It's the same with martial arts, you can't stick to one place, it's too rigid, it's not good. I'm not against this Lu Yu, but I don't like someone who regards the tea scripture as a holy scripture, which is irrefutable. ”
Qizi nodded in agreement.
The rain outside was lighter, and the warm air flow was blown in with a thin breeze, and the seven sons only felt very comfortable.
"This house is so chic, you can see it from afar, and it is a pleasure to wake up every morning and look outside!"
The mountain took a deep breath and replied to him,
"Backed by a cliff, surrounded by water on three sides, each floor is extremely high, and can only be up and down through a chain cage, so it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We're only on the second floor, and there's two floors up there. Although it was built in the previous dynasty, it has been repaired by countless people by adding bricks and tiles, filling and repairing, and it is still as strong as it was a hundred years ago. In the previous dynasty, a foreign tribe came to attack, and the disciples held this place, and the other party besieged the city for several months, but still returned in vain. ”
The seventh son sighed,
"It's amazing! I can't imagine that there was such a skilled craftsman a hundred years ago!"
Dashan nodded, and said,
"Let's go out for a walk!"
The seventh son came down with the mountain, and the seventh son saw this place clearly, only to see a huge fortress built against the mountain, and then supported by dozens of huge pillars on the lowest floor, which was really ingenious, and I don't know how much manpower and financial resources were spent to achieve such a great building. The pillars are surrounded by water on three sides, and there are disciples patrolling around. When they saw the mountain, they all respectfully called the elders good.
The two of them wandered around, and at the edge of the water, they found an old man with gray hair, who looked not to be young, who was fishing, and looked attentive. The mountain stepped forward, grabbed a stone, and smashed it into the man's fishing spot.
"You've all fished out, and you're still fishing!"
The man was furious, and turned back and scolded,
"You kid doesn't have a proper shape, you can't get used to seeing me idle!"
Dashan laughed, came to the side, picked up the fishing basket, and put all the fish he had just caught into the water, and then said,
"You caught a fish, and you didn't eat it, so you just let it go!"
The man scolded,
"You're a dead bastard, a loser! It's so easy to catch!"
The two talked for a while, and the seventh son found it very interesting, and sat down to listen to the two of them.
"It's been all these years!"
"Stinky shit! Of course it's good! The young ones have grown up, and the old ones have grown up!"
"You've changed so much, your mouth stinks a lot!"
"What bastards!"
"Now that you're so strong, aren't you afraid of falling to the bottom one day?"
"Hmph, I'm not in charge anyway, I only care about my fish!"
"Whatever you say, you keep catching your fish, and I'm going to find someone else to play!"
The man hurriedly replied,
"Get out, get out, get out of here!"
The two of them took a look at the surrounding landscape, and Dashan seemed to know many people, most of whom were middle-aged and elderly, and he must have not been back for a long time, so he didn't know much about this young generation. However, many disciples knew him, and he was also very majestic on this mountain. Qizi noticed that many disciples had special devices on their waists, only half exposed, and he really couldn't see what it was, he thought that Dashan had told what happened to the Xijia family in Yazhou, but he was afraid that it was the descendants of those heroes of the rivers and lakes. As for what is the relationship between this, we can only wait for the mountains to talk about it!
It's sunset again, and Dashan comes back with his seven sons, and it's like yesterday, and he can't finish drinking as soon as they meet. It didn't take long for the seventh son to get so drunk that he couldn't wake up, and when he woke up again, it was already past noon. He had a splitting headache, and he went to the mountains to inquire,
"Brother Dashan, I drank a lot the day before yesterday, but I wasn't so uncomfortable, I was really drunk in three or two last night!"
Dashan asked with a smile,
"Did anyone give you a special drink the day before yesterday?"
The seventh son remembered this and replied,
"Yes, that thing really works?"
The mountain nodded,
"This thing is not easy to get, you are lucky, how can he be so generous on weekdays!"
While the two were talking, someone came over and called the mountain road,
"Elder, Ancestor asked me to invite you over!"
Dashan understood, and followed the man with his seven sons.
The two came to the council hall, where a lot of people had gathered, old and young, the old ancestor sat on the high platform in the middle, saw the mountain, immediately beckoned him over, the seventh son was inconvenient to step forward, and retreated to the side.
The mountain stepped forward to support the ancestor, she spoke, her voice was loud, which looked like a hundred-year-old body,
"I have summoned everyone here today because I want to announce something. ”
Everyone looked solemn and waited to hear what she said.
"I've been sleeping a lot lately, and I can't sleep enough, and I don't have the energy to care about this big thing. When Xiao Yi comes back this time, he can help a little, but looking at his appearance, I'm afraid he won't stay for too long. I'm quite envious of the little fourth now, fishing every day, feeding the dogs, and being at ease. Hey, let's get down to business, it just so happens that Xiao Yi is also there, so I will officially hand over this burden to my great-grandson. Xiao Jiu'er, come here!"
When the seventh son saw one person walk forward, everyone was not too surprised, presumably this replacement candidate had already been decided, but there was no formal handover. The seventh son saw that Xiao Jiu'er was only about thirty, and he must also be a hero from a young man, and it really took some courage for such a big sect to be put in charge by someone of this age! He thought again, this old lady's great-grandson is already thirty, so this old lady must really be a hundred years old.
The old ancestor pulled Xiao Jiu'er to his side and said to everyone,
"I won't say more, Xiao Jiu'er is still young and needs your support!
Seeing that no one had anything to say, the old ancestor gently took off the jade ring on the thumb of his right hand, Xiao Jiu'er knelt on the ground, and the old ancestor put the ring on his ring finger, and his movements were crisp and not flustered at all. The ceremony was extremely simple and solemn, and it was inconceivable that even the seven sons who had not yet solved them were given such an understatement.
"Don't be so serious, this is a good thing, a good thing! Come on, let Xiao Jiu'er tell you a few words!"
Dashan shouted on the side, and everyone relaxed, and the old ancestor smashed his fist on Dashan, and motioned to Xiao Jiu'er to listen to him and say a few words. Xiao Jiu'er took half a step forward, raised the hand with the ring, his expression was unnatural, and said resolutely,
"We will not fail in our mission!"
Only said these few words, but there was no follow-up, although everyone had already prepared, but they were still a little embarrassed, this ceremony was afraid that it would be cold again. Dashan stood up with a grinning face, clapped his hands loudly, and then said loudly,
"Okay, okay, I think this kid can! Come on, everyone supports and supports, and expresses it!"
When everyone talked to him, they all smiled and clapped their hands. Qizi was amused in his heart, such a serious matter was so stirred up by the mountain that it became a juggler. Speaking of the mountains,
"It just so happens that I'm here, so I'll say a few more words. Our Xiao Jiu'er is sensible and capable, and everyone can see it, so we are also convinced!"
Seeing that there was no objection from everyone, he was very satisfied, and said,
"This kid is too shy to squeeze out a fart for a long time, which is really anxious. So, he also has a lot of shortcomings, and he also needs a lot of help from the second and third children, Ah Qi and Ah Ba or something! You young people, you have to share more, don't be like that old and unscrupulous one, you only know how to fish every day!"
Qizi looked at Dashan with his eyes to the side, he looked along, and sure enough, he saw the old man walking into the hall, just now Dashan was afraid that he was also talking like this on purpose, so he wanted to tease him more!
"You stinking scolding me behind my back!"
The old man immediately fought back, causing everyone to laugh. Others challenged the mountains,
"You're a few years younger than me, so I'm embarrassed to say this young man? Believe it or not, I'll whip you with wicker!"
Everyone laughed even more, and the seventh son didn't know what he meant, but just stupidly looked at them and laughed.
The atmosphere became joyful, and everyone talked about it in a mess, and they didn't talk about the inheritance of the ancestors at all. Xiao Jiu'er's face relaxed, and he looked at the old ancestor with a smile, and the old ancestor was also very happy, and pulled him to sit down together.
Everyone was no longer restrained, they were actually fighting with each other, and the ancestor nodded constantly, and he should be happy to see this situation. The seventh son noticed that she kept beating Hache, she should be very sleepy, no, the old ancestor stood up, and everyone suddenly stopped and listened to her,
"I'll go back to the house and sleep, you go on, go on. This is the last day, so hurry up and have fun, there won't be many opportunities like this in the future!"
Everyone watched the old ancestor leave, and then played in one place as if he had just done it, and the seventh son grabbed a person next to him and asked,
"Why the last day?!"
The man, who was about his age, looked very excited, and replied,
"The old ancestor said that the elder will come back and feast for three days, don't you know, it has been a long time since it has been so lively! From tomorrow, we people will have to disperse everywhere as before, and we don't know when we will be able to gather like this again!"
After the guy finished speaking, he went to Dashan to laugh, Dashan is very popular, and after a while, the wine and meat came up, but he couldn't stop for a moment.