After Zong Zheng decided to explore the Valley of Beauty, he went to the direction of the Valley of Beauty, and there was no silver tael on his body, so he never joined the inn, but spent the night in the wilderness, a bonfire, the ground was the bed, the sky was the quilt, and that's it.

On a bright night with stars and moon, Zong Zheng was suddenly attracted by a melodious and tactful, wonderful sound of the piano flute, Zong Zheng closed his eyes, sat quietly by the bonfire, listened to a song of heavenly sounds, savored the meaning of the piano flute, the ethereal sound soaked in the mountains and fields, dotted with the vast night, there is a unique flavor.

Zong Zheng couldn't help but raise his breath and follow the sound, and saw a faint fire from a distance, Zong Zheng stopped not far away, and quietly looked at the bonfire.

Faintly visible two sons, one sitting on the piano, the other standing and playing the flute, behaving chicly,

Holding Xiao is about 20 years old, the bridge of the nose is slightly straight, the appearance is delicate, the hair is long, the long clothes are fluttering, quite chic and high-spirited, the atmosphere is extraordinary, and the dress has both the original flavor of China and the foreign customs. This person's surname is Chang, the name is Feng, and he is the young owner of Chang's Villa.

The one who holds the qin is a little older than the one who holds Xiao, with a square face and a high forehead, wearing a crown and hat, and his appearance is also delicate, and he is dressed in a sectarian style. This person's surname is Ma, his name is Yi, and he is a rising star of the Vientiane School.

Chang Feng and Ma Yi met when they were young, the two are quite talented and interested in music, and often learn from Yayi, this time the beauty valley sent an invitation, both of them were selected as representatives to be invited, tonight the night is quite good, the two can't help but play a concerto in the land of Hoshino.

The sound of the piano flute slowly stopped, Zong Zheng felt fortunate to hear this natural sound, and he was already satisfied, and he couldn't bear to disturb the two of them Yaxing, so he wanted to turn back, and suddenly stepped on a dead branch under his feet, making a crisp cracking sound.

"Who?" Ma Yi shouted,

Zong Zheng saw that it had been exposed, and it was quite inappropriate to flee like this, so he brushed away the vines in front of him, approached the two of them, and hurriedly bowed down to apologize.

"I'm sorry, the two eldest brothers have unparalleled skills, and I can't help but be attracted by the beautiful music, and I take the liberty to disturb Yaxing, I hope you will forgive me!"

Ma Yi and Chang Feng are both temperamental people, and seeing that Zong is an honest person, his demeanor and conversation are also good, so he has no intention of blaming.

Chang Feng put down the qin in his arms, got up and said to Zongzheng,

"You said that you were attracted by the beautiful music of the two of us, and dare to ask you what you think of the chorus played by the two of us?"

Zong Zheng closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened his eyes and replied: "Although I want to be indifferent and don't ask about the world, but I have lofty ambitions, but the world is not satisfactory, can I be here?"

Chang Feng and Ma Yi looked at Zong Zheng in surprise, the two of them turned into sounds, but they were recognized by Zong Zheng, and they couldn't help but secretly admire, but they felt cordial to Zong Zheng and wanted to be introduced as a bosom friend. They introduced each of them and asked Zongzheng's name, and Zongzheng told him in the name of 'Mei Izushi'.

Ma Yi saw that Zongzheng was good-looking, so he asked Zongzhengdao,

"If you can understand the meaning of the music, you must also be a person who knows the rhythm, can you also present a song?"

Zong Zheng told the truth that he didn't know the art of music and rhythm, Ma Yi and Chang Feng were a little unconvinced, so they felt that Zong Zheng was unwilling to give it a try, so they were no longer reluctant, and asked if it was for the 'Talented and Beautiful Woman Festival', Zong Zheng told the two of them in the future, both of them were moved by Zongzheng's persistent feelings, expressed their willingness to help and invited Zong Zheng to go all the way, Zong Zheng readily agreed.

Campfires danced in the darkness, occasionally sparkling slightly.

Chang Feng suddenly asked Zong Zheng if he had an 'invitation' from Beauty Valley, Zong Zheng didn't understand what the 'invitation' was, so he asked what the 'invitation' was, Chang Feng took out the 'invitation' from his arms and handed it to Zong Zheng, Zong Zheng shook his head.

Chang Fengfu took out an invitation card from his arms again, and put this post into the palm of Zongzheng's hand.

"One post is limited to one person, I have a cousin, I wanted to ask him to come together, so I asked for two copies, who knew that before leaving, he suddenly fell ill, and he couldn't come, I think, your figure is somewhat similar to my cousin, and when I go to the nearby town tomorrow, we will dress you up, and others can't see it. ”

Zong Zheng felt that Chang Feng was very kind, and he did not shirk it, and silently accepted it. The three of them talked around the bonfire all night, from the Qin Xiao to the Valley of Beauty, and then from the Valley of Beauty to talk about the affairs of the country, Zong Zheng heard the two of them talk, and became more and more curious about the Valley of Beauty, after this night, they also had a general understanding of the Southern Song Dynasty and Mongolia, but there was no prejudice against the two.

At dawn the next day, Chang Feng and Ma Yi took Zong Zheng into a nearby town and bought some props for dressing up.

Ma Yi looked at Zong Zheng and couldn't help but praise Chang Feng's superb makeup skills.

Zong Zheng was a little worried, still afraid of being recognized, Chang Feng told Zong Zheng that his cousin rarely appeared in the rivers and lakes, and few people knew him, and Zong Zheng gradually felt at ease after hearing it.

Chang Feng also specially explained his cousin's name and some details, Zong Zheng secretly remembered it, and when everything was in order, the three of them began to move forward, Zong Zheng's original clothes had a special meaning to him, so he was naturally reluctant to carry it.

Three people, one holding a flute, one carrying a piano, and one holding a sword, went to the Valley of Beauty in a chic and free manner.

On the day before the 'Talented and Beautiful Woman' Day, all the VIPs who received the invitation gathered at the Huilai Villa in the lower reaches of the river, and there was a crowd of people, and Beauty Valley arranged hundreds of boats to welcome and pick up guests at the small river beach.

The sun was shining, the heat was incomparable, everyone became impatient, and those present were either famous families or officialdom, and naturally their tempers became irritable, although the slaves of the Beauty Valley begged for persuasion in a thousand ways, but there was no solution.

At the moment of the commotion, the sound of the piano and the sound of the flute accompanied each other, and the small river beach suddenly became quiet.

Everyone turned their attention to the inn veranda by the small river beach.

Two men dressed in white can be faintly seen, one sitting in front of the stage, stroking the strings, and the other standing beside him, blowing jade Xiao.

One piano and one flute, with tacit understanding, mountains and rivers, unparalleled skills, everyone is secretly impressed!

These two are Ma Yi and Chang Feng.

The piano and flute stopped, and the two of them flew downstairs with musical instruments, and their posture was light and light, which showed that the light work was outstanding.

Zong Zheng wanted to jump down with him, but he was afraid of exposing his martial arts, so he walked around the stairs upstairs and was about to come down.

The three of them came to the water's edge and walked to a small boat.

"Boatman, can you take me across the river first?" Chang Feng asked politely,

The boatman thanked the two for relieving the siege and readily agreed.

The three of them stepped into the boat and sat on both sides of the boat.

After a while, the boat was moving.

Ma Yi found that the boats were connected by iron cables, and he was very puzzled.

"Boatman, why do you want to connect several small boats with iron cables?"

"What the lord of the valley commands, the little ones don't know. The boatman replied.

Ma Yi didn't ask any more, just jokingly chatted with the other two.

Just as the three of them were jokingly chatting, a thick fog suddenly appeared on the river, and their vision was blurred.

"Three sons, don't panic, it's always been like this here, just pass this section of the water. The boatman hurriedly comforted.

"It's not that we're panicking, but we're just a little puzzled, the fog is thick, and there are many tributaries of the small river, how do you know the direction?" Chang Feng asked.

"I can't tell you the truth, Childe, I have been a slave in the valley for seven years, and I still don't know the mystery of entering the valley, only that the road to the valley is extremely mysterious, and outsiders will never be able to enter without the consent of the valley owner. The boatman explained.

The boatman's words aroused Zongzheng's curiosity, so Zongzheng began to pay attention to everything around him.

After half an hour, the front gradually became clearly visible, and after about half a mile, the river seemed to be in sight, but the water was clearly surging.

The boatman stopped the boat, and several of the boatmen untied the iron cables between the boats.

"Three sons, I'm sorry, please blindfold yourself. As he spoke, the boatman took out two strips of black cloth from his bosom and handed them to the three of them.

The three of them took the strip of cloth, winked at each other, and then blindfolded their eyes.

When all the passengers were blindfolded, the boatman began to paddle the boat.

Zong Zheng carefully felt the surrounding environment, the sound of flowing water was getting closer and closer, and suddenly the temperature also changed significantly, and the boat turned and turned, as if it had turned many times.

After more than a quarter of an hour of tossing, the boatman finally stopped the boat.

"A few sons, you can take off the strip of cloth!"

Zong Zheng and the others gently took off the cloth strip, and when the blurred vision gradually became clear, the three of them saw a large peach forest, with bright colors but a little elegant.

On the shore, a maid dressed in plain white clothes walked towards the boat, and the maid was also very good-looking, which could not help but make the boatmen sigh that the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and they also had higher expectations for the 'beauty' in the valley.

"A few guests have worked hard, please come with me. The maid said politely,

The boatmen disembarked and followed the maid in front of them along a gravel path, passing through the peach blossom forest, the gravel road faded away, and a path winded forward, beside which were lush forests.

After a while, everyone came to a large banyan tree, and in front of them was a steep bare cliff, and there was no way out.

The maid asked everyone for the invitation, and everyone handed over the invitation one by one, and then the maid took out a note from her sleeve and came to the bottom of the cliff, where two strings hung down, each of which was tied to a large bamboo tube, and the maid took off the bamboo tube cover, stuffed the note into it with the invitation, and sealed it, and then pulled the string a few times.

After a while, the rope was pulled up and ascended along the cliff face.

Soon, an iron frame tied to four iron cables descended from the cliff.

"Please walk up to the iron frame in turn. The maid asked.

Although everyone had doubts, they rubbed for a while, and finally stepped on the iron frame.

The iron frame rose in the air, and the timid guests were so frightened that they closed their eyes and didn't dare to look, but the three of Zongzheng looked calm.

When they came to the top of the cliff and got down to the iron frame, another beautiful maid greeted them with a smile: "Welcome to the Valley of Beauty, please come with me." ”

The maid turned around, and everyone saw a chain bridge erected in front of them.

Walking on the chain bridge a hundred feet high, the shaky feeling made Chang Feng and Ma Yi quite comfortable, and the few sons and brothers who followed behind were struggling and frightened, this may be the difference between officialdom and the children of the rivers and lakes!

At the other end is a verdant and lush mountain peak, in stark contrast to the previously bare cliffs.

After descending the mountain, they finally arrived at the Zhuxuan in the East Valley, and Zong Zheng and the other three chose a secluded Xuanshe to live in under the guidance of the maid.

At night, all the guests will access the Green Bamboo Pavilion in Donggu, and Donggu will be lively for a while.

Chang Feng and Ma Yi are people with elegant temperaments, and they are the most annoying and noisy, so they invited Zong Zheng to a secluded place to enjoy the moonlight in the Beauty Valley, and Zong Zheng wanted to go out for a walk, so he agreed.

And the three of them went out together.

Wandering around the way, going where it is quiet, before you know it, you will come to a suspension bridge.

I saw four men with swords standing at the head of the bridge, and Zong Zheng walked towards them.

"Excuse me, where does this bridge lead?"

The leader replied: "Nangu, the main venue of the 'Talented and Beautiful Woman Festival'. ”

The night was hazy, and I couldn't see what the other side looked like.

Chang Feng wanted to go over, but was stopped by the leading man,

"Stop, this bridge must not be crossed. ”

Ma Yi pulled Chang Feng and walked back, persuading him,

"As a guest, it is rude to trespass into the venue of the main house without the permission of the main family, besides, it is getting late, let's go back first!"

Chang Feng left a little reluctantly, and Zong Zhengwang glanced back, and then left with him.

Originally, there is a hundred zhang cliff between the east valley and the south valley, there is a suspension bridge across both sides, the south valley is the lowest, the iron bridge is the peak of the main peak of the south valley in the past, the valley owner for the sake of protecting the venue, arrange competent people to hold both ends of the suspension bridge, and the people on both sides are not allowed to come and go at will without instructions.