Chapter 44: Finding Jasmine's Clues
Chunsheng walked to the old man who was resting in the cool air, and when he got closer, he saw that the old man was resting with his eyes slightly closed. Chunsheng was embarrassed to disturb the old man, so he stood there quietly, and he clearly smelled the elegant and familiar fragrance of jasmine. The old man opened his eyes and saw a personable, masculine and handsome descendant standing respectfully, and asked, "Who is here?"
Chunsheng bowed deeply, and then said, "Disturb Mr. to rest, I'm from the capital Chang'an, I just have something to ask, I don't know if it's okay?"
The old gentleman stood up and returned the salute, and then said, "Ask, I don't know if the old man can answer." ”
"Mr. Pin's tea, there is a jasmine fragrance, I don't know what kind of tea you taste?"
The old gentleman was taken aback and said, "How do you know that I am tasting tea?"
Chunsheng said: "My family grows green tea, so I know a little bit about it. ”
Because tea was not popular in the Han Dynasty, it was only tasted in large families and the homes of dignitaries, so when you say this, you must have an in-depth study of tea.
The old man said: "Since your family grows tea, let me tell you, on the east side of Gushan Mountain, there is a high mountain village, but you have to go through Baiyun Cave to reach it." My aunt planted tea and some jasmine there, which is a new variety of green tea and jasmine tea that she gave me the other day, and I thought it was very good. ”
Chunsheng was overjoyed, so he asked: "Then how to get to this high mountain village?"
The old man said, "It's getting late now, I can't say clearly, let the family tell you tomorrow morning!"
Chunsheng said politely, "That's a bother! Thank you." ”
Chunsheng returned to the room, it was difficult to sleep, he knew the news of Gaoshanzhai today, but it was too important, maybe Jasmine was in Gaoshanzhai, thinking that he might see Jasmine immediately, he was extremely excited.
At this moment, there was a fierce knock on the door, and all five of Chunsheng and his party were awakened, and the family members shouted out of the door in the courtyard and asked, "Who?
shouted outside the door: "We are the subordinates of the king of Minyue, please open the door, we will catch the gangsters!"
When the family opened the door, the old gentleman had already come out to the courtyard, and a group of soldiers dressed as people broke in, about ten people, and then asked viciously, "Are there any foreign guests staying in your house?"
The old man said calmly, "Yes, what's wrong?"
One of the leaders shouted: "Call out to see if it's a gangster?" Someone has reported that a gangster has come in your house. ”
Chunsheng said to the four of them: "Don't move, keep quiet, I'll deal with it! ”
Chunsheng flew out of the hospital and spoke loudly: "Where are there any gangsters, it is a pilgrim who entered the mountain to make a vow, how did he become a gangster?"
All the soldiers surrounded Chunsheng at once, and they all looked like they were holding swords.
Chunsheng saw that they were untidyly dressed, like those who had just eaten a full meal and came out to rob the common people, so he said quietly: "If you want some tea and money, it is good to talk", and then a bag of broken silver was thrown on the ground, and there were soldiers to pick it up, but the official stopped him, and said: "I don't want your stinky money, what about you?" The official felt that this young man had some background;
Chunsheng said, "Don't want money, then look at the whip!" Chunsheng said as he waved his hand and threw out the musculose whip, and all the red tassels on everyone's military hats were broken, and they fell to the ground with a brush.
The gang was frightened, they didn't feel that their hats had fallen to the ground, this was the politeness of this master, if you were not polite, you didn't know where to run your head, everyone was so frightened that their faces turned pale and they didn't dare to move.
At this time, the old man understood, and hurriedly walked over to make a round: "This hero is a distant relative of my family, and he comes to incense every year to make a vow, he is not a bad person, you should quickly take the silver and go back." ”
Those people hurriedly took the silver and ran out with a roll and a cigarette, and they didn't even dare to turn their heads back.
The old man hugged Chunsheng and said, "Thank you! This gang of soldiers and bandits often come to me to harass and cheat some wine money, and Yu Shan, the king of Yue Fujian, is also such an opportunistic and robbing the people of fat and ointment, and he is not good at disciplining his subordinates, and let them come nonsense, and the people are full of complaints, and it is estimated that it will not be much better in the future! Thank you for your help today, you will know that you are a real master as soon as you make a move, and you will take all ten of them with one whip, admire and admire!"
Chunsheng said: "I'm sorry for you, we'll stay for one night and leave tomorrow morning." ”
Then Chunsheng took out a bamboo flute from his pocket and gave it to the old man, saying, "Old man, the next time they come to invade your home, you can blow this bamboo flute, and God will send a divine object to save your family; ”
The old man's family bowed and thanked Chunsheng. The treasure that Chunsheng gave to the old man is a magic weapon that calls for all kinds of snakes and insects, and once it is blown, a large number of snakes and insects will flock to the enemy and scare the opponent's courage!
There was no danger, everyone thanked each other, slept peacefully, and said nothing all night.
Early the next morning, the old man instructed the family to guide the way, go down the stream into the mountain, almost to the top of the mountain, came to the Baiyun Cave located on the west side of the Drum Mountain, because the hole is more than 700 meters above sea level, it is often called: "Baiyun Cave is mixed in, close at hand". No wonder even those who come up from the west often can't find the entrance to the cave, which is hidden by white clouds.
Jia Ding said: "I heard my aunt say that you will go to the high mountain village through the Baiyun Cave", he further said: "I can only send you here, this cave is not for everyone to enter, because it is said that this cave is very dangerous, many people go in and never come out, I have never entered, my aunt is a cultivator, how she got in and out, I don't know, she never said, even our old man has never entered." ”
After listening to Jiading's introduction, Chunsheng became more and more convinced that Jasmine was in the high cottage that passed through this cave.
The five of them thanked the family and stood at the entrance of the cave for a while. At the mouth of the Baiyun Cave, there were occasionally a few small trees stretching out their green bodies tenaciously from the cracks in the rocks, scratching their heads in the autumn wind, and sometimes there were goshawks hovering along the mountain, their long wings driving the majestic wind rolling from the East China Sea.
Chunsheng said: "After seeing the scene of this cave, I can believe that there are many immortals and ghosts in it, let's not all go in, two people stay at the entrance of the cave, in case something happens to us, I will find a way to let the butterfly fairy inform you, you go to General Yang, he will naturally have a way to rescue us, and the two of you stay at the entrance of the cave and wait for my news." If the two of you encounter a situation at the entrance of the cave, you can chant a spell and call to the butterfly fairy, and she will quickly notify me, and I will know what is happening here. The other two went into the cave with me, and when they got into the hole, they must listen to me!"
Chunsheng taught the two people who stayed at the entrance of the cave a spell that could call the butterfly fairy.
Chunsheng summoned the butterfly fairy and the fireflies to lead the way, and the three of them walked into the cave.
As soon as he entered the cave, Chunsheng found that the cave looked up at the dangerous rock like a cutting wall, and looked down at the long stream like an abyss. There is a protruding ridge on the cliff wall of the cave, which is narrow and long, and some places can only accommodate one person to crawl, and the whole process has to be bent up, and the right side of the road is a thousand zhang cliff, just like a knife cut out.
"The peak turns to look at the mountains,
Seven hundred and twenty-layer danger avoidance;
Pine Ten Thousand Branches Liangu Temple,
Shimen has been in the sky three times;
Man has been rugged from the dragon's spine,
The diameter is like a sheep's intestine flexion;
Poetry of the sea and white clouds,
The depths of the cave are hidden. ”
Chunsheng felt the precipitousness of Baiyun Cave, so he told everyone to be extra careful.