Chapter 5: Viewing the Landscape (I)

But when Li Yun said that sentence, he secretly said that it was not good, even if the things taught by the master were useless, but the grandfather's intention was for the two of them, and he would give it to him at a great age.

Therefore, it is not good because I am afraid of fighting, and I am also a little sorry for speaking out of proportion.

To his surprise, whether it was in the master's tone or in the name of his grandfather Huang Jingtiao, there was no imaginary burst and unbearable scolding, he slowly opened his closed eyes, looked up, and found that the old man in front of him actually had a little smile on his face.

He once again made a good gesture of covering his head to protect the vital point, and the whole person was curled up and kneeling, like a shivering pangolin.

But after being silent for a long time, the old Taoist priest did not move, and the storm that Yun Ge'er was waiting for did not come.

Quietly raised his head, looked over, and found that the old Taoist priest's face like dead tree bark was surprisingly smooth, and his eyes were slightly closed, as if he was asleep.

With a roll of his eyes, Brother Yun pinched his throat and asked carefully, "Master?"

The old Taoist priest looked as usual and did not speak.

"Grandpa?" Brother Yun courageously waved his hand in front of the old Taoist.

The old Taoist priest breathed evenly and was silent.

"Are you really asleep?huh~~" Brother Yun patted his chest and breathed a long sigh of relief, secretly thinking that the Dragon Gate Array this time was really long. Heart Dao, talking about it for a long time, it seems that I am really tired, I say I will sleep, like a child, I am still angry, I say that the old and the young, and it is really this reason.

Silently, he slowly got up and rubbed his knees that were sore. Looking through the gray lattice door, the night outside the courtyard was still deep, but the cold moon on the corner of the blue-tiled eaves clearly signaled the change of guard to the person on the other side of the canopy.

Listening to those boring things that are tired and even more tired can't solve the stomach problem, he feels that he should do something more practical.

After thinking for a while, Li Yun made up his mind, and then walked to the side room in the corner of the lobby, the door was resting, and a trace of turbid yellow light occasionally appeared in the gap, looking at the small figure sleeping soundly under the mottled candle shadow, he thought about it, moved sideways from the gap, and then poked his head out, and saw that the old man was as quiet as a baby, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The sound of making the bed covers sounded, and there was a small sound of tidying up, and then the sound of blowing candles.

"Squeak~~~~"

But it was Li Yun who came out sideways and gently closed the door with the loose hinge.

The old Taoist priest was still sitting cross-legged on the grass ball, still dressed in coarse linen clothes, and everything was as usual. But Brother Yun frowned, took off his big black torn jacket, and gently covered the old man.

Glancing at the rusty black chai knife pinned to his waist, he pulled a few solid nylon pockets from the back basket at the door and tied them around the other side, confirming that he had all the things with him, Li Yun casually picked up a pair of pointed and forked iron things in the corner of the earthen wall.

"Squeak~~~"

Li Yun lowered his head and slowly closed the door.

"Woo~~"

A ghostly cold wind whimpered and cried, and I don't know where it passed by in the night.

Removing the torn black jacket, there was only a thin single coat left on the young man's body, and the cold wind blew, and he couldn't help but tighten his body.

It was still early, and the pheasants were still sleeping, so while Po and Grandpa were resting, he wanted to take a look in the mountains and forests in the dark.

I looked up at the door plaque like the inn signboard on the door beam of the broken Taoist temple, the handwriting on it was blurred and unlegible, and I only vaguely knew that it was three words, and I didn't know how many years of wind and rain it had endured.

Li Yun was a little dazed in his heart, and his expression was also a little erratic. He is actually very yearning for what the master said, and he is willing to believe that he is not a scientific defender, he is just an ignorant young man who is poor and scared, hungry and afraid, it is good to be able to not grow old and not die, but only the great monks in the temple who do not eat meat, and those who really don't want to eat meat are only the monks who have a firm heart of the Buddha. The master may like to be lighter, and he can endure it, but Ah Bao can't grow big with wild vegetables and sweet potatoes alone.

Take 10,000 steps back, even if he can really cultivate into an immortal in the end, but after all, he is still standing on this solid land at the moment, and he is still a person, and if he is a person, he has to make offerings to the Five Organs Temple.

Rubbing his hands together, he prepared to go out.

"Going to the woods?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded in the courtyard.

"Hmm.... Huh?!"

Li Yun replied subconsciously, but suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Turning around, the old Taoist priest looked at him with a smile.

"Master, you're not sleeping..."Li Yun looked into the room, and then turned his head to look.

"Are you ?!!!" a possibility appeared inexplicably in his heart, he was really frightened.

"I, what's wrong with me? Aren't I standing here properly?" Pointing to himself, the old Taoist priest didn't know whether to ask Brother Yun or himself.

Repeatedly and quickly shaking his head left and right three times, Li Yun confirmed that his eyes were indeed not hallucinating.

The morning breeze is cold, and a few pieces of cold and hard green pine needles drift into the bamboo fence courtyard from time to time, mixed with the scattered piles of black and yellow rotten leaves, I don't know whether they are new or old.

The old Taoist priest was in the courtyard and also in the house. The one in the house is very peaceful, and the one in the yard is very... Be quiet.

The wind is not strong, the leaves can blow three feet high, and the old man is still wearing the thin and loose white linen clothes, but I don't know if the light is not good, or the old man's clothes have not been washed for too long, the old man stands five steps away, no matter how he looks at it, it feels a little white and unreal, as if he is integrated with the darkness behind him from head to toe.

The old man's clothes, not moving, not the slightest, were also very quiet.

The old man didn't wear a big black torn jacket, Li Yun was a little frightened, and his heart was a little unquiet.

The thin ghost-like figure was reflected in Li Yun's black pupils, which really looked a little similar.

All night, no, it must have been since he opened his eyes today, and the boy has been receiving some very absurd things, which are not like human things. Although he has been brainwashed every day for more than ten years, there is something special today.

Grandpa is not a grandfather anymore, grandpa is old, and the master has become more energetic.

The grandfather said very little and didn't understand much, and the master said a lot and couldn't understand it.

Grandpa is old.

He kind of understood, but a little didn't believe it.

But in just a few hours he knew that those eerie things existed, if those fairy things existed.

Li Yun's feet were a little stiff.

He didn't turn around, because it was dark in the room, and he couldn't remember if he had blown out the candle when he went out.

Li Yun was a little scared, but he suddenly seemed to think of something, glanced at the corner of the room, then closed his eyes, turned his neck with difficulty, and the sound of slow friction of bones could be heard clearly.

Trembling hands touched the door.

Although the fact in his head made him unacceptable, he was very afraid, afraid that that fact would become a fact. It's scared, it's tangled, but he hasn't started to suffer yet, because it's not the time to be in pain yet.

It's really not the time for pain.

Li Yun's trembling hand stopped, because the old man who had been smiling behind him suddenly spoke.

"When you're asleep, don't make a fuss. ”

The old man was still standing in his original position, still smiling. Li Yun withdrew his hand, but did not turn his head, because it was all words.

My back was already wet with sweat that I don't know if it was cold or hot, and it was still very cold, especially when it was blown by the mountain wind in the morning.

He was not cold on his body, but he was a little cold in his heart.

"The one in the house is the grandfather, the grandfather is old, he is tired, and he sleeps, and the master in the yard is the master, who is not old, nor tired, but still very energetic. There was no response, and after a moment of silence, the old man spoke again.

Li Yun's mind was full of dialect legends about chains, night, and old men, and he seemed to have been to a place like a transit station during his coma.

This sentence should have been unconvincing, and should have even frightened him even more.

But he suddenly became more grounded, and he was no longer cold.

It seems that the silence has been entangled for a long time, but in fact, the interval between these few words is only a matter of a few breaths.

No matter what Grandpa becomes, isn't he still Grandpa?

He was very guilty, he was actually afraid, afraid of his grandfather.

Then he stopped being entangled, turned his head and walked towards the old man, naturally, just like for more than ten years, just like when he first met his grandfather ten years ago.

When I walked to the front, except for the black jacket that I was not wearing, the old Taoist priest was still the same old Taoist, the white beard and white hair were mixed together, it was still so messy, it was still so sloppy, and it still made people feel safe and down-to-earth.

Li Yun was just about to speak, but the old Taoist priest shook his head and said with a smile: "I know what you want to ask, I'll see later." Bitter Zen and enlightenment are not my Taoist style, or that sentence is said well, it is better to take a look at it than to say 10,000 sentences, it seems that it is not exempt from vulgarity. In other words, although there is no fast snow in this southern country, it is sometimes sunny, and when it is vague, it is almost fast to come to the land where the water is strong. We don't need to do it here, so it's more convenient. Wouldn't it be wonderful if you moved to the winter forest again, enjoyed the sunrise in the mountains, and drank a handful of sweet mountain springs when you were thirsty?"

"Master... At this time, the mountain spring is a little stiff. And, looking at the scenery on such a cold day? Don't freeze when you turn around, you'd better go back..."

Quietly glancing sideways at the back, the thin young man smiled awkwardly.

The old Taoist priest didn't seem to hear the words he said later, and said playfully: "It's freezing? It's too late to be comfortable on such a cool day." Or, you're dressed so coolly, are you rushing to complain?"

Who is it for you to go to the dangerous mountains in the dark? The master said this, the corners of Li Yun's lips pursed slightly, although he didn't say anything, but his head lowered with some emotion.

The sleeves of the old Taoist priest's robe waved and lifted Li Yun's head up.

"Really? It's so big and you lose your temper? Okay, grandpa is joking. I know that it is not easy for you, you have to take care of the little one, and you have to serve me, an old immortal. ”

Is there such a joke? The boy was not impressed by this heartless explanation, so he remained silent.

The old Taoist priest didn't care, and said to himself: "Although one of us is used to eating bacon, and the other is happy with frost morning, it is a very winding path in terms of interest. However, I want to see the scenery, and you also have to cross the forest, which can be regarded as a way..."

"Although the first snow in the south is difficult to fall, it is also the place where the winter god shines, so let's just stiffen? Hehe, but you're not afraid of the cold-faced guy with a hammer, but you, your body is as weak as a weasel who hasn't eaten for three months, and you wear such a little bit, you must know that we are not as good as the mountain..."

The old Taoist priest looked at himself with a little mystery and said.

But unconsciously, he glanced at the inky blue sky in the far north, although the old Taoist priest still said with a smile, his wrinkled face was a little solemn, and a pair of old eyes were full of stars, dust, and dry night.

Li Yun, who bowed his head, naturally didn't pay attention to the subtle changes in the old Taoist's expression, and he also listened to the old man's strange words with emotion, he naturally didn't listen to much of this kind of unnutritious words, but it was not a matter to pestle like a mallet, after all, he was not very angry.

Looking at the long and narrow gravel road leading to the mountains and forests outside the bamboo fence, Li Yun said loudly: "Since... By the way, then, master, let's go, but this is shivering with cold, and I don't have the time to enjoy the scenery. You... I really want to go, I can't help it, and I can't stand it anymore, so you can come back first. ”

Li Yun is not one of those wayward teenagers in the town who has no worries about food and clothing and has been spoiled, he generally does not lose his temper, and generally behaves very tactful and easy-going and shows weakness. Even in front of his grandfather, he rarely vented his unhappiness in life. was frightened just now, and before he could figure out the true situation of the master in front of him, he moved Leng Ne's true temperament slightly.

"Okay, when you get to the place in a while, you go around to search, and I go to eat and drink dew, and drink the light alone. So, let's go?"

Returning to a baby-like innocent smile, the old Taoist priest was about to leave.

Li Yun said to leave, but he still didn't move.

"What's wrong?"

The old Taoist priest stopped and waited for the following.

"You don't go out of the house very often, and I'm familiar with this mountain. The young man with the knife said.

The old Taoist priest smiled even more, and then gestured sideways.

Tightening his trouser belt, he swept in front of him, and a few steps outside the fence door, the stones fluttered, and the young man turned his head and smiled.

"Let's go. ”

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The location of the Broken Dao Temple is actually very dangerous and strange.

The whole mountain is very high, perennial clouds and mist, all around are steep rock cliffs, manpower can not climb, only green pines can be planted, look at it from a distance, just like a lonely and cold sword. But in fact, this mountain is not a solitary peak, there is a narrow stone road outside the Taoist temple, which connects to another mountain.

The gravel road is naturally full of stones, and there is no soil.

The whole road is like a precarious bridge, connecting the cliff where the Taoist temple is located.

It is said that it is a cliff flat, in fact, from the outside, it looks like a piece of land is dug up by a hand on the smooth mountain wall, and the magic can only come here! The Taoist temple is built of bluelime tiles, just a few houses, and the area is very small, so the cliff side seems very large, outside the courtyard enclosed by the bamboo fence, there are a few pieces of land in the softer place, but looking at the sporadic situation of the barren grass, it is really a little decayed, and this is still after adding the soil of the mountain next door, only a few roots have grown.

No one knows when or who built this temple in the mountain.

The gravel road was very thin, covered by clouds and mist, like a strand of hair, very dangerous, but very stable!

Because that road was only created after the old Taoist priest came, and he walked out.

Li Yun and Ah Bao have been walking on this trail since they were children, going up and down the mountain, and coming and going freely.

The adjacent mountain is also very high, but not steep, boxy, very large, looking down from above, it looks like a seal.

In the green hills shrouded in night, two figures walked through the mist of the forest.