In order to avoid being seen, Li Xiangru came out of the backyard of Wudang over the wall, started light kung fu, and went straight to the maple forest.

The maple forest is in the same direction as the broken jade platform, and Li Xiangru goes to the broken jade platform every day to practice the sword, running back and forth for dozens of miles, and he has become accustomed to it. When he entered the forest, he saw that it was dark, and it was almost evening, and there were many birds in the forest. Li Xiangru walked to the stream in the forest, and everywhere he went, he alarmed the birds in the woods, and from time to time there were birds flying over his head and ears.

Li Xiangru observed the movement in the four places while walking into the forest, only listening to the sound of birds calling friends in the whole forest, and slowly the sky darkened, and even the sound of birds could not be heard, and the forest fell into silence.

A crescent moon rises from the sky, and the moonlight shines through the branches and leaves of the trees, and the dappled shadows of the trees fall to the ground. Li Xiangru walked cautiously. My heart was pounding. He had been to the Maple Grove several times before at night and had never felt such a sense of fear. It's because the first two times I knew that there were other people, and I had something to rely on in my heart, which was still a bad omen.

He took a deep breath, drew his sword from his waist, and slowly walked towards the stream. Suddenly, a black object flew overhead, Li Xiangru was startled, his body swept out obliquely, and at the same time the long sword in his hand swung upward, his sword was just a natural reflection of the emergency, without half a cent of internal force, only to hear the monster "chirp" a scream, the wings were cut off a few inches, the feathers fell one after another, flew straight out and landed on the treetop of a big tree, two round eyes stared at Li Xiangru.

Li Xiangru looked up and saw that the monster had a hooked beak and a round head and fluffy feathers, but it was a night owl, and there were many night owls in the mountains and forests near Wudang, Li Xiangru couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and his heart was suddenly relieved. I walked forward, and in a short time I came to the edge of the stream.

• He walked slowly along the stream for about half a mile, and did not notice anything unusual. At this time, the moonlight shines on the stream, and the surface of the water shines brightly. The chirping of insects in the forest was inaudible, only the murmuring of the stream. Occasionally, a breeze blows, very light and soft. Heaven and earth are so beautiful. The world is so beautiful that Li Xiangru returned the sword to the sheath and sat down on a large rock next to the stream. This situation reminded him of Wang Maha's poem:

After the new rain in the empty mountains, the weather is late in autumn.

• The bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear spring stone is upstream.

• The bamboo noise returns to the raccoon girl, and the lotus moves the fishing boat.

• Feel free to rest in spring, and the kings and grandchildren can stay.

He savored the artistic conception of this poem, and forgot the purpose of his visit. After a long time, he inadvertently lowered his head and saw his reflection in the water. A young man dressed in a Taoist robe with a delicate face. Although he has not entered the Taoist room, he is in the Xuanmen, and everyone wears Taoist clothes to show respect for the Xuanmen.

It was such a quiet evening. He couldn't help but think of Xuan Gui. Thinking of Xuangui, he thought of Gu Mufeng, and when he thought of Gu Mufeng, he thought of Qingtong, he woke up from his contemplation, he came to explore the secrets and whereabouts of Gu Mufeng and Qingtong, how to be so cranky, thinking of this, I couldn't help but blame myself. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a row of pebbles in the crystal clear water, neatly arranged in a crooked line leading to the opposite bank, which was obviously artificially paved, and the natural generation would not be so neat and orderly.

Li Xiangru patted his head and jumped up, and his long-standing doubts were suddenly solved, and his heart suddenly opened up. I thought to myself: "I'm so stupid, I can't get through the front, can't I wade across the stream and go to the other side?" Maybe Gu Mufeng and Qingtong are flowing to the other side, no wonder I can't find their footprints no matter how I look for them." ”

He raised his eyes to look at the opposite bank, and saw that the opposite bank was a row of dense woods near the river, and behind the woods was a mountain peak rising up, only to see that although the mountain peak was not very high, but the mountain wall was very peculiar, and under the moonlight, it could still be seen that the mountain wall was as smooth as a mirror, and not a single grass was grown.

Li Xiangru walked to the stream, took off his shoes and put them in his hands, and put his feet into the water to explore, his skin was not cold when he touched the water, but there was a warm feeling. He rolled up his trousers and stepped into the water, which was not deep, but knee-high, and the current was not rapid, but flowed gently, and he stepped on the cobblestone passage, and walked step by step towards the opposite bank.

The cobblestone path was clearly visible in the stream, and under the moonlight, the pieces of different sizes seemed to float on the water, and Li Xiangru's walk in the water seemed to shatter its sweet dreams, but as soon as the water splashed, it sank to the bottom again. Li Xiangru said curiously: "During the day, I also paid special attention to this section of the stream, why didn't I see the stone path in this water, could it be that it can only be reflected in the moonlight?"

This section of the stream is only seven or eight zhang wide, and Li Xiangru followed the stone path at the bottom of the stream to the opposite bank in a short time. He went ashore, put his shoes back on, and lowered his trouser legs. He walked through the grove of trees, and walked two or three feet away, until he reached the foot of the mountain wall, and there was no way ahead. Li Xiangru looked up and saw that the mountain wall was smooth and steep, reaching the top of the mountain. He couldn't help but feel disappointed.

The clue that had just been found was broken again.

He walked along the row of groves, and found nothing new, and the ends of the groves were connected to the stream, and they joined the trees on the other side of the stream and opened in an arc. He walked along the foot of the mountain, and saw that the mountain was like a screen, rising from the ground, and the mountain was not very high, but it grew very strangely.

Li Xiangru thought about it for a long time, and then looked carefully, and under the moonlight, he could see it clearly. Suddenly, he saw a gap in the mountain wall, which was more than a foot above the ground. He pondered: "There is a natural gap in this mountain, which is strange to say. I'll go up and see if there's something new. "I didn't have much hope in my heart, I just talked about personnel.

Immediately lifted his breath and kicked his feet, his internal strength at this time increased a lot compared with two years ago, and this leap was more than two or three feet high. I had already seen the gap, stretched out my hands to grab the gap, and the whole person was firmly attached to the edge of the gap.

He pressed it to the edge of the gap and looked inside, and saw that the gap was actually four or five feet wide, enough for several people to fit in side by side. It's just that looking up on the ground, the distance is far away, and the angle is not good enough, so I can't really see it.

He put his body to one side, his body was still attached to the gap in the wall, and he first stretched out his right foot to make a test, and felt that the place where he landed was hard and solid, no different from the ordinary stony ground, so he let go of his heart and entered the cave to stand firm.

As soon as I entered the edge, I only felt that my eyes were pitch black, like a blind person, and I couldn't see anything. He stayed in place for a long time, and then gradually felt a little light, and after nearly a cup of tea, the things in front of him became more and more clear, and then he took out the fire in his arms and shook it, and raised it to see that there was really a cave in the belly of the mountain.

He saw that the diameter of the cave was about more than a zhang, and there were some strange stones in the cave, the cave was deep and deep, and there was no end in sight, Li Xiangru was afraid that something strange would attack, so he immediately held the fire with his left hand to illuminate the road, and his right hand pulled out the long sword at his waist, and danced out a cloud of sword light, protecting the whole body, and walked towards the abdominal hole step by step.