The Path of Inquiry (2)
At noon, the sun was scorching, and the mountains were hot, and many people who went up the mountain would also stop a little to rest a little. At this time, Shen Jiang handed over a small water bladder to Mo Lan: "Sister Lan, drink my water." ”
"No need. Mo Lan decisively refused, she didn't want to accept the favor. Shen Jiang was slightly dissatisfied when he heard this, and always felt that this sister didn't like him, and it was the first time he had encountered such a person, and he drank the water bladder he had withdrawn, as if telling Mo Lan that the water was very sweet.
Mo Lan really couldn't figure out Shen Jiang's routine, but it felt better to be safe, and she was almost half full after eating silently. Seeing this, Shen Jing said, "Okay Jiang'er, let's continue on the road after drinking the water." With that, all three of them got up from the shade of the tree where they were resting, and slowly moved halfway up the mountain.
When they arrived at the stone monument of Wenxin Road, they were already full of people, and the road ahead was shrouded in thick fog, and it was impossible to see what was inside, and many people were hesitant to step in. Mo Lan glanced at Shen Jiang, and saw that the other party's Xiaolan was full of excited expressions, and the appearance of the old god Shen Shen was there, and couldn't help but say, "I'm going in, what about you?"
"Then let's go in together, and some will take care of it. Shen Ming spoke, Mo Lan nodded, but carefully broke free from the hand held by Shen Jiang. In fact, she didn't want to go with Shen Jiang's grandfather and grandson. So before Shen Jiang could react, he took the lead in squeezing through the crowd and stepping into the fog.
When I turned my head again, I was also covered by a thick fog behind me, and I could only see the white fog under my feet when I took a few steps forward, and there was no end to retreating, and I couldn't get out. "Shen Jiang, Shen Jiang." Mo Lan called Shen Jiang's name, and there was no response as expected.
Sure enough, as I expected, this way of asking the heart is a bit interesting.
Mo Lan was not afraid, her eyes flashed with anticipation, she walked steadily step by step, and she was not afraid of stepping into the air, so she went straight forward. I don't know how long I walked, it was an hour or two hours, Mo Lan only felt that her feet were heavy and she was no longer her own, and every step was very difficult, and it was at this time that Mo Lan saw a familiar figure in front of her.
Isn't this Shen Jiang? How can you go faster than me?" "Shen Jiang, Shen Jiang, you wait for me. Mo Lan opened her mouth and shouted to Shen Jiang, only to see Shen Jiang look back at Mo Lan, with a face full of disdain: "Slower than me, the weak don't deserve to talk to me," and turned his head arrogantly and ignored Mo Lan.
Ouch, it's interesting, my sister is short, and my sister's long Shen Jiang actually ignores herself, it's really interesting.
Mo Lan secretly thought to herself, this path of inquiry seems to have more than a maze mirror and an illusion, and she should be extra careful. Thinking of this, Mo Lan found that she didn't know when she actually walked back to the Laojun Temple last night, but in this Laojun Temple, there was really an old man dressed as Lao Jun meditating cross-legged, with a childish face, dust in his hands, and fluttering sleeves, well, it looks like a real living person.
"You're here. The old man said.
"I'm coming. Mo Lan said.
"Why did you come and where did you come from?" the old man asked softly
"I'm from afar, and I'm here for chance. Mo Lan replied sincerely.
"Do you know that thousands of people came before you, all in search of opportunities, how can you compete here?"
"My heart is good, my life is thin, and there are many hardships in the world, why should I do what I do? I don't, I just want to change this life, my life is up to me!"
Mo Lan was not afraid of the old man's torture, her face was full of stubbornness that did not accept her fate, which made the old man laugh out loud, "Huangkou Xiaoer, you are extremely stupid, you want to change your life against the sky, you can't pass the old man's level, retreat." With that, he raised his hand and pointed at it, and Mo Lan looked back, and the smoke behind him cleared to reveal a dirt path, which was obviously the way down the mountain.
"Just the old man, just want to kill me, it's ridiculous!" Mo Lan suddenly turned her face, and crossed her hands on her waist to scold the old man: "I see that it is not easy for you to be old, and I respect you as an elder, but I didn't expect you to rely on the old and sell the old, and you want to break my mind, so you don't leave quickly!"
"Don't leave quickly!"
Mo Lan's words were like a head-stopping stick, and the old man showed a mysterious smile, and then dissipated in the Laojun Temple. In a trance, the Laojun Temple disappeared again, and Mo Lan found that he was still in the thick fog, looking up at the sky, it seemed that time had not passed, and the sky was still shining high.
This path of inquiry is full of oddities. Mo Lan sighed secretly, if she hadn't stuck to her heart just now, she would have almost believed the old man's nonsense. It's just that there seems to be no end to how long this road is. Just as Mo Lan was thinking, the fog began to gradually disperse, and when Mo Lan came back to his senses, he found that he had walked on the bluestone paved brick road, winding like a deep forest. Not far ahead, there is another tablet erected, which reads: Ask the Fate Road.
When she turned a corner and didn't know how many bends, she suddenly saw the old man in the Laojun Temple again, but this time the other party was standing, and there was a young man who was also wearing a Taoist robe, the old man looked at himself with a smile and said, "Come, I'll test the spiritual root for you." ”
...... To believe or not to believe?
"How to test?" Mo Lan was panting, and her speech was a little slurred, but the vigilance against the old man in her eyes had not been lowered.
"It seems that you have seen the old decay in the illusion, don't be afraid, the old decay is the deity, and it will not hurt you. The more the old man smiled, the more jealous Mo Lan became.
What Mo Lan didn't know was that she was the first person to walk out of the misty illusion today, although she didn't know what means she used, but she was able to face the confusion of the illusion unmoved, it was rare to be at a young age, the old man saw a good seedling, and naturally smiled happily, but in Mo Lan's eyes, even the safety of his own Ye Lao was not as good.
I saw that the young man took out a small compass from his sleeve, the compass looked wooden, the outer circle of the compass correspondingly engraved with heaven and earth, yin and yang, the inner circle branches were engraved with gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and the innermost words were engraved with heaven and earth.
The old man took the compass handed over by the young man, pinched his fingers, Mo Lan felt as if blood was churning all over his body, and the next moment he saw that a drop of blood was drawn out of his body and dripped in the center of the compass.
Then I saw that the compass was lit up, and it turned rapidly, and finally stopped at the position of the Tianganshui branch.
"Hey, it's a rare single water spirit root!" The old man was very satisfied, "Little friend, welcome to Chaotian Sect!"
Ah? Mo Lan was stunned, this is the end? A drop of blood will test the spiritual root?
"I didn't expect that after a hundred years, there would still be a single spiritual root physique in this world, do you still have dependents in your family?" the old man couldn't help but ask.
"It's gone," Mo Lan shook her head, "There is only one old servant left who is still waiting for me in Qingshan Town." ”
"Zeng Yi, you bring the little friend back to the sect" The old man gave an order to the young man, and the other party looked at Mo Lan gently and said: "Little sister, I will take you back to the sect, and you will be a member of our Heavenly Dynasty Sect in the future." ”