Chapter 69 Ancient Yellow Mountain

Yi Dan and Youming mounted fast horses and galloped all the way north. A few hours later, we arrived at the foot of the Yellow Mountain.

At this time, the Yellow Mountain, not only the scenery is beautiful, but also the mountains are full of lush 10,000-year-old trees. I saw the ancient trees and vines on the mountain, covering the sky with thick shade, and the dense turns stretched to the edge of the sky.

At the foot of Yellow Mountain, there is a teahouse. It is a resting place for literati and martial arts warriors who come and go to Huangshan.

"Senior sister, you see there's a tea shop in front, we've been running for so long, let's go have a cup of tea before leaving?" Youming said as he rode on his horse and looked at the tea shop on the side of the road in front of him from a distance.

"Okay, let's have a cup of tea, rest and climb the mountain" With that, the two dismounted and came to the tea stall to sit down.

"May I ask the two guest officers, what kind of tea do you want to drink?" the tea shop shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Excuse me, what kind of tea do you have here?" asked Youming.

"I have green bamboo tea, tender yellow tea, and cinnabar black tea here. This cinnabar black tea is a unique tea product in our Huangshan area, do you want to try it?" the store introduced.

"Please forgive me for being lonely and unheard, may I ask what kind of tea is black tea?" Yi Dan asked.

"This black tea is different from green tea, it must be stuffed, so that the buds become copper-colored, dried and ground into powder with a simmer (people in the Tang Dynasty drank tea to grind the tea leaves into powder, and ate them together, so drinking tea and eating tea), this black tea is fragrant for a long time, and the aftertaste is sweet. It is a unique tea in our Huangshan area, do you want to try a pot?"

"Okay, let's try a pot of black tea," Yi Dan said.

"Okay, there's a pot of black tea, please wait a minute," he said, and the shopkeeper wiped the table and turned to leave.

After a while, the shopkeeper came to Yi Dan's table with a pot of boiling water and a teapot. When I was about to pour water into the teapot, I noticed that the water on the stove next to me was boiling. So he put the kettle and teapot on the Yi Dan table, and said, "I'm sorry two, please brew it yourself, the water is boiling here, and I can't be busy."

"Oh, it's okay, we'll just come by ourselves, please get busy first," Yi Dan said, taking the kettle.

Yi Dan lifted the kettle, put the spout into the teapot, and gently poured water into it.

At this time, there was a man in his twenties at the table next to him, and he said loudly: "Black tea, it's not brewed like this."

When Yi Dan heard this, he put down the kettle and said to the man, "Oh? May I ask this brother, how should this black tea be brewed?"

The man got up and said, "To make black tea, you should first pour boiling water into an empty teapot and shake it so that it is evenly heated, and then put the tea leaves in." When pouring water, lift the kettle high and pour it into the teapot."

After that, he came to Yi Dan's table, lifted the pot of boiling water high, began to pour water into the pot, and said while pouring water: "Look, this is how it is poured, bubbles are flushed out of the water, which can stimulate the fragrance of the tea."

"I didn't expect Brother Tai to be so good at the tea ceremony, I really admire it," Yi Dan exclaimed.

"This is how to drink Huangshan black tea, that's it. As early as the first year of the Tang Dynasty, Mr. Lu Yu, the tea saint, recorded the black tea of Shezhou in the "Book of Tea", which is fragrant and pure, and has a long aftertaste. The man said.

"I didn't expect Brother Tai to move so many stories about tea, admire, admire!" Yi Dan exclaimed.

"It's nothing, my master and his old man make tea every day, try to prepare all kinds of tea, and use tea to refine Dan. Even if I don't drink tea, I can understand a little bit. The man said.

"Oh yes? No wonder. May I ask who is the Taoist Immortal Master?" Yi Dan asked.

"The family teacher is the head of the Huangshan faction, the head of the Gu Guang Sect," the man said.

"Really? What a coincidence, the next two were about to go up to Huangshan to meet the ancient road chief. I didn't expect to meet his old man's apprentice here, dare to ask my brother Taigao's name?" Yi Dan said.

"In the next compound surname Kitano, a single name is a continent character. If the girl doesn't dislike it, please call it in Shimokitanoshi. By the way, what do you call it, girl?" the man asked.

"Don't dare, don't dare, my surname is Yi Mingdan, this is my junior brother Youming, I was fortunate to meet Brother Kitano. Yi Dan said.

"You're welcome, may I ask the two of you looking for a tutor, what's the matter?" asked Kitanosu.

"I don't hide it, I had a relationship with the ancient road chief, this time I passed by Huangshan, and I came to visit. May I ask if the Lingshi is on the mountain?" Yi Dan asked.

"I'm really sorry, I went to Annan to do business before, and I just came back today. Like you, grab a cup of tea here and get ready for the mountain. So I don't know if Master and his old man are on the mountain now. Kitanosu said.

"It's okay, why don't we go up the mountain together, what about Brother Kitano?" Yi Dan asked.

"Well, that's exactly what I mean," Kitanosu said.

"Shop, checkout" Yi Dan beckoned to the store.

"Guest, five copper plates," the shopkeeper said.

Yi Dan touched her pocket and said embarrassedly: "Oh, I was in too much of a hurry to go out, I forgot to bring money" After that, she pulled out a golden hairpin and said: "Shopkeeper, I will mortgage this to you, will you come to take it next time?"

When the shopkeeper saw the golden hairpin, of course he refused not to be confused, so he said very happily: "No problem, no problem" Just about to reach out to grab the hairpin, he was stopped by Kitano Zhou and said: "Your store is so authentic, for the sake of only five copper plates, you dare to ask for the golden hairpin of other girls." The atmosphere of playing in Huangshan has been ruined by you, and I am afraid that no one will dare to play here in the future. ”

"The guest officer is angry, I didn't force her, she was willing to mortgage it. The shopkeeper explained.

Kitanosu took out a piece of broken silver from his pocket and handed it over, saying, "This is for you, you don't need to look for it." ”

"Thank you, officer, thank you!" the shopkeeper thanked again and again.

"It's... What's so embarrassing about that? Brother Kitano. Yi Dan apologized.

"Who hasn't encountered a problem when you're out of the house? Since you're so close to the girl, you should make a friend, and I'll invite you two to drink this pot of tea." Kitanosu said cheerfully.

"Well, thank you to Brother Kitano for the next two of you. Yi Dan thanked him.

"It's a trivial matter, and the girl won't mention it again. Kitanosu said.

Yi Dan didn't expect to meet a disciple of the Huangshan Sect. This Kitano continent is righteous and squandering money, so cool and chivalrous. I had a great impression of him.

"Listening to the two accents, you shouldn't be locals, right?" asked Kitanosu.

"That's right, my sister and brother are from Songshan. Yi Dan said.

"It turns out that the two of them are from Songshan, I don't know what kind of heroes they are?" Bei Yezhou looked at Yi Dan and Youming holding swords, and asked with the body of a practicing family.

"There is no sect and no sect below, but the master below was originally a disciple of the Dangshan Sect of Cultivation Li Xian. Yi Dan said.

"Yes? It turned out to be a high-ranking disciple of Lixian Hero, disrespectful and disrespectful. Kitanosu said.

"Brother Beiye is polite, the Huangshan faction is chivalrous and righteous, and he is the mainstay of the martial arts, and he has always admired the heroes of the Huangshan faction. There is also the ancient road chief, who is said to be a hermit master. With that Huashan Fuyaozi, and respect the Taoist immortal in the world. Yi Dan praised.

"Well said, well said. The family teacher has always been hidden in the mountains and has no quarrel with the world. But he taught his disciples to be chivalrous and righteous, and to eliminate violence and peace," Kitanosu said.

"Well, the cultivation of the ancient road is profound, and we, the younger generations, can only look at the ocean and sigh," Yi Dan said.

"yes, I think it's almost time, or let's go up the mountain together now," Kitanosu said.

"Okay, then I'll have to bother Brother Kitano to lead the way. Yi Dan replied cheerfully.

The two of them deposited their horses in the stable next to the tea shed, followed Bei Yezhou, climbed the Yellow Mountain, and headed towards the Guiyun Peak Taoist Temple where the Huangshan faction was located.

The Yellow Mountain is verdant and lush. Ancient trees support vines, ancient vines entangle trees, intertwined roots, majestic and graceful. Looking from afar, the thick green covers the sun, covering the sky and connecting with each other, just like an endless green ocean, all the way to the Yao Pond of Tiangong. Looking up, the clouds and mist shrouded the canopy, and the top of the big tree was not visible. These majestic trees are more than ten zhang high. The tree was tall and the trunk was thick, and it was impossible to enclose them without ten or eight tall men holding hands. They are like the incarnations of the ancient gods, standing here. The charm is simple and the posture is outstanding. In these tens of millions of years of wind and rain, we have witnessed the rotation of all things in heaven and earth, and have seen the changes of the world, rise and fall, and the vicissitudes of life.

In the dense treetops, there are many nests, and birds go in and out of the nests, busily raising their young. On the branches, monkeys and squirrels are jumping back and forth, alert and lively to carry various fruits back and forth. The wild deer and goats in the mountain stream are in groups, eating grass and drinking mountain springs freely. This vibrant Huangshan skyscape is like a beautiful picture.

"Senior sister, look, this Yellow Mountain is really beautiful," Youming stood on the ridge and pointed to a magnificent mountain and sighed.

"Yes, junior brother, you see these ancient trees and vines towering all over the world, I don't know how many years they have grown. Yi Dan said.

"Yellow Mountain used to be called Yishan, legend has it that Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor alchemy in this mountain, and became an immortal. The Tang Dynasty adopted Taoism as the state religion. Tang Xuanzong Li Longji took the first word of the Yellow Emperor and renamed Yishan as Huangshan. This Yellow Mountain can be said to be the mountain of the dragon veins of my Yanhuang ancestor," Bei Yezhou said proudly.

"It turns out that Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor became an immortal here? No wonder the scenery here is so beautiful, I think this is where the immortals live. Senior sister, if there is a chance in the future, let's also come here to live in seclusion, what do you say?" Youming said.

"I had that idea, but not right now. If the mission is not achieved, how dare you covet happiness?" Yi Dan replied as he looked at the beautiful scenery of the mountains.

"Okay, when your wish is fulfilled in the future, how about we come to Huangshan to live in seclusion?

"Okay, put a flock of sheep and plant some fruit. We can live this life happily," Yi Dan looked forward to.

The three of them chatted while enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way. Soon arrived at the Taoist temple at the top of Guiyun Peak - Immortal Void Temple.

Climbing up to Guiyun Peak, the scene in front of them stunned Yi Dan and the others. This entire immortal house was actually built in the hollow trunk of a huge 10,000-year-old tree. The thickness of this ancient tree is even more jaw-dropping, and the rough bark looks like a piece of mottled hard stone, draped over the Taoist temple. If you don't clearly see the branches and green leaves growing on the top of the big tree, you might mistake it for a mountain peak.

"Brother Kitano, I am stupid, may I ask if there is a mountain or a tree on the top of this temple?" Yi Dan asked suspiciously.

"Oh, it's an ancient tree, a 10,000-year-old tree," Kitanosu said lightly.

"Oh my God, I've never seen an old tree this big. No, it's not a tree, it's like a mountain, a mountain that stands up to the sky," Yu Ming sighed.

"It's really a tree, you can't look up, and there's branches and green leaves on it. Kitanosu pointed to the canopy of the tree and introduced it to the two.

"It's incredible, in the belly of this big tree, you can still build a house, this may be the biggest tree in the world, right?" Youming exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right, legend has it that this big tree was made by Pangu's hair after he opened the world. It has been 84,000 years, standing in the heavens and the earth, and it is also the foundation of my Huangshan faction. Kitanosu said proudly.

"This Yellow Mountain is really a fairyland on earth, and the people who live here must be immortals, right?" Youming praised.

"Hahahaha, Brother Youming is right, my master Gu Guangzong, the people of the rivers and lakes call the old immortals" Bei Yezhou laughed.

"This Yellow Mountain is extremely beautiful, I think it is ranked above the five mountains, it is not an exaggeration, I didn't expect that there is such a fairy mountain in the world, it seems that people should really come out and take a look, otherwise, I will always only think that the big locust tree at the mouth of the Lingxi Valley is the largest ancient tree in the world" You Ming said with a smile.

"The most beautiful thing about Huangshan is these ancient trees and vines, and they are also the treasures of our Huangshan faction," Bei Yezhou said.

"The Huangshan faction chose such a good treasure land, which is really the spirit of heaven and earth, and the wonder of creation. Yi Dan couldn't help but praise again and again.

Bei Yezhou pointed to the Taoist temple in the belly of the 10,000-year-old tree and said: "You see, that is the Immortal Void View, which is the general view of my Huangshan School. ”

"No wonder it's hard to find the immortal relics of the Huangshan sect on the rivers and lakes, it turns out that if you live in such a fairyland, you must not want to pay attention to the mortal world, right?"

"Not really, my senior brother Shen Tuqiu has always been in the Bohai Kingdom to help him resist the Khitan. He also broke into the Great Virtue Sect alone and killed two Dharma protectors. In Xia Bucai, he was also sent to Annan by the master in order to investigate the ambition of Qu Chengmei's defection from the North of Jinghai Jiedu. I, the Huangshan faction, have been doing my best for the rivers and lakes and the world. How can it be wise to protect one's self and abandon the world?" said Kitanosu.

"Brother Enbeino is right. The Huangshan faction has indeed made many contributions to the world's martial arts, and has also won the title of the mainstay of the world's martial arts. Yi Dan praised.

"Miss Yi has won the award, since the pre-Qin period, the warriors of the world have consciously taken on the responsibility of the rise and fall of the world. After the fall of the Han Dynasty, I was good at writing and sparse in martial arts, and gradually discarded the warrior habits of the ancient sages. That's why it's used as fish meat on a knife and slaughtered at will. Nowadays, our generation of martial arts people should emulate the spirit of the pre-Qin warriors, worship literature and martial arts, and take the responsibility for the rise and fall of the world. You girl, you say yes."

"Well, that's right, I didn't expect Brother Kitano to be a strong man, who dares to take responsibility for the rise and fall of the world" Yi Dan looked at Kitanozhou's eyes and praised repeatedly.

"Thank you girl for the compliment, compared to Senior Brother Shentu, it is still far behind. I'm still trying to learn from my brother," Kitanosu said.

"Hmm. This time, we were in Shezhou, and we also met Senior Brother Ling Shentu Daxia. I didn't expect Shentu Daxia to be so young and not big, so heroic, I really admired him!" Yi Dan said.

"Miss Yi is joking, right? My Senior Brother Shentu is a dignified seven-foot man, how can he be a small man?" Bei Yezhou said.

"Is what Brother Kitano said true?" Yi Dan asked in surprise.

"Of course, why do you want to deceive the girl?" said Kitanozu.

Hearing Bei Yezhou's words, Yi Dan began to be suspicious of Shen Tuqiu, who was in SF Express's escort.

Kitanosu introduced the two to the Immortal Void Concept, and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old man came up and said to Kitanozhou: "Senior Brother Kitano, you are back"

"Yes, junior brother, is Master back?" asked Kitanosu.

"Master has gone out to investigate things, and in a few days, our Huangshan faction is going to hold a martial arts conference, so Master and his old man have been very busy recently," the junior brother said.

"Well, I know, I came back from Annan for the martial arts conference of our Huangshan faction. May I ask my junior brother, do you know what happened to our Huangshan faction holding a martial arts conference this time?" asked Bei Yezhou.

"I don't know, but I just heard from the master that there is very important news to be announced to fellow martial artists at that time. Master said that this matter is very important and must not be leaked out in advance. Just let us do what he says," replied the junior brother.

"Okay, I see, what can I do?" asked Kitanosu.

"Master has already explained before leaving, if you come back, senior brother, please go to the various sects to pay homage to the heroes. The posts are all in the view, I'm going to guard the alchemy furnace, senior brother, I'm out of company. With that, the junior brother turned and left.

"I didn't expect that the Huangshan faction also alchemist?" Yi Dan asked.

"Because Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor became an immortal in the Yellow Mountain. Therefore, the Huangshan faction is the descendant of the Taoist Danzong. Inner Dan and Outer Dan are also repaired," Bei Yezhou replied.

"I would like to ask, what method did your sect use to refine the Wai Dan?" Yi Dan asked.

"We are using herbs and stone powder to refine the outer pill, and cultivate the body and cultivate the inner pill, why does the girl ask this?" asked Kita Yezhou.

"Then may I ask, do you take the Wai Dan refined by your sect yourself?" Yi Dan asked.

"Of course, if you are injured in practice, it is also common to take some Wai Dan to replenish your vitality," Kita Yezhou replied.

When Yi Dan heard this, he remembered that Shen Tuqiu had inadvertently said that he had never taken pills himself, so he became even more suspicious.

"May I ask Brother Kitano, your senior brother Shentu Daxia, has he ever taken pills?" Yi Dan asked.

"Yes, Senior Brother Shentu has also taken it. It's just that the medicinal materials for refining the elixir are precious, how can you eat them often?, girl, you seem to care about my senior brother, do you like him?" Bei Yezhou quipped.

"Oh, no, I just remembered some questions, so I just asked casually, please don't be weird Brother Kitano" Yi Dan quickly explained.

"It's okay, my senior brother Shentu is handsome and chic, if you take a fancy to him, it's human nature," Kita Yezhou said.

"Ah, Brother Kitano, you said that your senior brother is handsome and chic?" asked Youming in surprise.

"Yes, it's obvious to all," Kitanosu replied.

You Ming burst out laughing, but Yi Dan was secretly suspicious in his heart.

"Two, I'm really sorry, my master and his old man are not watching, it seems that you have run for nothing this time," Kitanosu said.

"It's okay, I won't see you this time, I'll come back next time. The scenery of Huangshan is so beautiful, it will be good to come and see it often. Yi Dan said.

"Alright then, then you're welcome next time. Next time, I will definitely take you to visit the most interesting places in Huangshan. Kitanosu said.

"Okay, that's it. Brother Kitano, let's say goodbye first!" Yi Dan said goodbye to Kitanozhou.

Yi Dan and the others went down the mountain to leave Huangshan, rode horses, and walked on the way back to She County, Youming said disappointedly: "Senior sister, I didn't expect to run for nothing this time, hey..."

"Of course, it's not for nothing, but there are gains," Yi Dan replied.

"That's right, the scenery of Huangshan is so beautiful, and there are those huge ancient trees, I also have a lot of gains," Youming said with a smile.

"Can't you find anything other than the view?" Yi Dan asked.

"Anything else, anything else? Why didn't I find it?" asked Youming rhetorically.

"I'm not sure yet, I'll talk about that later. Let's still hurry, and strive to rush back to SF before dark."

"Senior sister, wait for me" Youming followed closely.

At the time, the two finally returned to SF Express. At this time, Nashen Tuqiu stood on the corridor and looked left and right, as if anxiously waiting for news. Seeing Yi Dan and the others coming back, he hurriedly took the initiative to step forward and asked, "How are you two, have you gone to Huangshan to see my master?"

"Shentu Daxia, what a coincidence, you really said it, Lingshi is really not on the mountain. Youming hurriedly replied, but Yi Dan gently pulled him.

"Haha, haha, I'll just say, I watched him leave, and I know that you went in vain. Shen Tuqiu said proudly.

"May I ask Shentu Daxia, do you know where Lingshi went?" Yi Dan asked.

"Master, his old man has traveled everywhere, and it is difficult to find a trace of immortals. How could I possibly know where he had gone?" said Shen Tuqiu.

"Is it?But I heard the little Taoist boy on the mountain say that the master seems to have gone to Penglai Island, right?" Yi Dan deliberately deceited.

When Shen Tuqiu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly replied, "Oh, yes? It seems that I went to Penglai Island." I don't know much either."

"Are you sure that Lingshi went to Penglai Island?" Yi Dan looked at Shen Tuqiu with puzzled eyes.

"I'm not sure, but the Huangshan faction is going to hold a martial arts conference next month, and I don't think Master will go too far recently. Shen Tuqiu hurriedly said.

"Okay, Shentu Daxia, let's go back to the room first, and retire first. Yi Dan bowed and left, running down the hallway towards the room.

"Senior sister, that Huangshan disciple didn't say anything in the afternoon, why did you tell Shentu Daxia that his master went to Penglai Island?"

"I can't tell you just yet, I'll tell you when the opportunity is ripe," Yi Dan said.

Again. Senior sister, I'm eighteen years old this year, why do you still treat me like a child?" Youming said aggrievedly.

"Well, I know you're eighteen years old, good, obedient. Yi Dan comforted.

At this time, Yuwen Song first walked up to him and asked, "What are you two talking about?"

"Brother Yuwen, you're here, it's nothing, we're just chatting casually," Yi Dan said.

"Why haven't you been seen all afternoon, where have you been?" asked Yu Wensong first.

"Oh, we went to Huangshan in the afternoon," Yi Dan said.

"Huangshan, what are you doing in Huangshan?" asked Yuwen Song first.

"Originally, we wanted to go to the Huangshan Sect to visit the ancient road chief. But it was not a coincidence that the ancient road chief was not on the mountain, so he came back," Yi Dan replied.

"Oh, I see, no wonder I can't find you anywhere. Yuwen Song said first.

"Brother Yuwen, are you looking for something with us?" Yi Dan asked.

"Oh, it's nothing, I'm going to Shaolin Temple with Brother Zuo tomorrow, are you going?" Yuwen Song asked first.

"Is that Shentu hero going too?" Yi Dan asked.

"Shentu Daxia is an important witness in this matter, of course he will go with him," Yuwen Songxian said.

"Alright, let's go with us, then. I can also go to the Shaolin Temple to visit the deceased by the way. Yi Dan said.

"That's right, senior sister, Lingxi Valley is also in Songshan, we can go home to see my father, what do you say?"

"Of course, I haven't seen Master and Master for a long time, so I miss them so much. Yi Dan said.

"But there are rules in Shaolin Temple, women can't enter, how do you go?" Yuwen Song said first.

"What kind of rule is this? Can't those female pilgrims go to Shaolin to make incense?" Yi Dan asked.

"That's not it, female pilgrims can only enter the main hall. And our martial arts people come into contact with Shaolin, and we have to enter the apse. Shaolin and Emei are both martial arts supremes, and Shaolin Temple is a monk after all, so let's respect their rules, right?" Yuwen Song said first.

Yi Dan rolled his eyes and said, "It's simple, I can pretend to be a man, isn't it?"

"Well, good idea, I think it's a good idea. Youming replied.

"Okay, that's it. Yuwen Song said first.