(There is another chapter in the evening.)
The group slowly went south along the Longxu River and Tiefu River, but they could travel more than sixty miles a day. Li Baoping and Li Huai were both weak on their feet. Different from ordinary children, even though Lin Shouyi had worn out two pairs of straw sandals and was a child of a wealthy family, he was unwilling to complain and admit defeat in front of the two children named Li. Tufazi finally got through it with gritted teeth. There were white donkeys and horses in the team to help carry the load, so the walk was not too difficult.
Chen Pingan admired the three children Li Baoping from the bottom of his heart, so the word "study tour" and the title "scholar" became more and more important in the eyes of the straw sandals boy.
Longquan County is affiliated to Yongjia County of Dali. A long time ago, all the dynasties of Dongbaopingzhou issued an edict that if the prefectures and counties in the world have the word "dragon", they need to avoid modifying it and replace it with other words. Today, Longquan County is probably able to make an exception because of the light from Lizhu Cave.
The place where the Broken Cave Sky took root has moved much further south than the previous suspended position. It is actually only a month away from Yefu Pass on the southern border of Dali if the carriages and horses take the Guandao Post Road. remaining time.
Zhu He was at Li's house on Fulu Street. He should have read through many private books and knew a lot of outside affairs. Chen Ping'an would ask Zhu He for advice when he had something to do, and Zhu He was also willing to ask the young man for advice on how to get into mountains and rivers. There are rules and regulations. For some reason, A Liang drinks more and talks less. Lin Shouyi has become very close to A Liang since he drank the strong wine from the silver gourd. He often asks him questions. At the same time there is a tendency to become a small alcoholic.
In Li Baoping's small book box, there is a painted version of the map of counties and counties issued by the Dali court. Logically speaking, only the governor's office of a state is qualified to archive the secret collection. According to the atlas, they will soon climb a mountain range called Qidun Mountain. The mountain road is more than 300 miles long and passes through four counties, including Yongjia and Baiyun.
The group of people took a rest at the foot of the mountain. Li Huai looked at the path that was no wider than Qilong Lane and was dumbfounded. After being shocked, he turned around and cursed angrily: "A-Liang! This is the post road you mentioned, big road." The Guanma Avenue specially built by the Li imperial court? The broken road as thin as a chicken intestine is considered an official road."
The Yi Road, commonly known as the Guanma Avenue, connects all the counties in the territory of the dynasty. The post roads are like the meridians of the human body. Once blocked, the Qi and blood will be blocked. When it comes to the country, the government decrees will not work.
A Liang sat on a rotten wood pile by the roadside. After drinking, he smiled and said: "Post roads are also divided into grades. There are three post roads leading to Yefu Pass on the southern border of Dali. To the north, Qidunshan Post Road is the smallest one. It is mostly used for the use of porcelain, tea and refined salt. In the past, it was very busy with people coming and going. Now, a Lizhu Cave Sky fell to the ground, blocking the original north-south passage. This road The post road was temporarily abandoned, cutting off many people's financial resources. Many goods were stagnated at a water transport terminal at the southern foot of the Qidun Mountain Mountains, called Hongzhu Town. Well, most of the flower boats there were two The boat for three people was brightly lit at night, and the girl on the boat was very pretty. She sat on the bow or stern of the boat and had a good time.All the white thighs are deliberately exposed to you. If you order a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts at a wine shop on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, you can watch them all night for free. "
The maid Zhu Lu quickly bent down and covered her young lady's ears to prevent her ears from being stained by this deceitful talk. She said angrily: "We will not spend the night in Red Candle Town! "
A Liang pointed at Chen Ping'an beside him with his wine gourd, and said with a smile: "If you can't survive the night, you have to ask him. He is the God of Wealth in charge of our money bags. "
Zhu Lu's eyes were sharp and full of murderous intent, as if Chen Pingan dared to kill someone if she dared to nod her head.
Chen Pingan thought for a while and said with a serious face: "It must be in a small town. Stay and replenish some necessary items. As for whether you want to spend the night there, it depends on whether the inn there is expensive. There are many of us, and if the price is unreasonable, we can just forget it. ”
Zhu Lu’s face was gloomy and aggressive, “If it’s cheap, we have to live in that dirty place with fireworks and makeup?” Chen Pingan! Have you ever thought about how my young lady and Lin Shouyi are both half Confucians and students of Shanya Academy, how can they live next to those immoral women? Even if you can't see those disgusting scenes, you will always hear some The overwhelming sound is unbearable! "
Chen Ping'an braced himself and replied: "Let's talk about it when we get to the town. "
Zhu Lu was furious, and Zhu He stopped his daughter, "Just follow what Ping An said, don't jump to conclusions. We'll see when we get there. We don't have to spend the night in Hongzhu Town.
Zhu Lu pointed at Chen Ping'an and said angrily: "Fortunately you are not a scholar, otherwise those sage books would really be shamed because of you!" "
Chen Pingan learned how to read and write with Li Baoping and Zhu He along the way. Looking at the upright Zhu Lu, the young man suddenly felt defeated.
The culprit A Liang Gloating on the sidelines
Zhu Lu glanced at the jade hairpin on the young man's head for the last time and thought it was really an eyesore, so he sneered: "Watch the monkey! "
Zhu He shouted softly: "Zhu Lu! "
Li Baoping and Lin Shouyi frowned at the same time.
A Liang lazily took a sip of wine. No matter how good the wine is, it will not taste good if you keep drinking it. Then I thought about the new Xinghuachun in Hongzhu Town, and I was looking forward to it, thinking about how to get some money from Chen Pingan to satisfy my craving.
Chen Pingan hesitated to say anything, but finally didn't. He opened his mouth and silently led them up the mountain.
Before entering the mountain, the straw-shoe boy still bowed three times as before.
This is an old rule passed down by Old Man Yao. He never explained the reason to Chen Pingan, but Chen Pingan had always followed his instructions all these years.
A Liang scoffed at this. Even when Chen Pingan asked him to sit on a tree pillar, he never paid attention to it. Sitting down, he was as careless as he was now.
Chen Ping'an was not the kind of person who liked to impose his preferences on others. After trying to persuade him twice, A Liang kept going his own way and stopped trying to dissuade him. , and there is nothing wrong with it all the way, Chen PinganEven less talkative.
The next section of the long mountain road, although it is a post road paved with many bluestones, is quite difficult to walk.
In late spring, the mountains and wild grasses and trees have no air of twilight. The grass and trees are deep, the flowers and trees are in full bloom, and they are full of vitality. It seems that this year's spring is particularly long and it is reluctant to end.
The mountain road is winding and spiraling up. No matter how big or small the group is, their legs are wrapped in cotton to increase their leg strength. Each person holds a wooden staff and, of course, straw sandals made by Chen Pingan himself. Even Zhuhe Zhulu and his daughter, who had several pairs of sturdy boots in their luggage, were no exception.
Zhu Lu refused to live or die at first, because he disliked being too ugly and shabby. Later, he encountered rainy days when he entered the mountain. The mountain road was muddy and his feet often slipped. Zhu Lu was a warrior who entered the house. Although it was not full of danger, it was still dangerous. Staggering in embarrassment, she finally had to take the straw sandals from her father's hands and put them on silently. Li Huai was secretly laughing, but was stepped hard into the mud by the angry girl. The martial artist at the peak of the second realm deliberately stepped on her. , the natural force sank with great force, and Li Huai's body was splashed with mud on the spot.
The child's family was poor and he didn't bring much change of clothes. He was immediately saddened and burst into tears. The panting Lin Shouyi did not want to get involved in this mess and stopped beside him. Roll your eyes during breaks. Zhu He was a simple-minded person. Even though he was a martial artist in the fifth realm, he still had the patience to apologize to his child and promised to buy him a complete set of brand new clothes when he left the mountains and entered the town. But what the child cared about was his own family. Poor people are pitiful. When they saw that the maidservant had such a bad temper, but there was a rich father beside her, the child just felt that the wound was being rubbed with salt. She cried even more heartbreakingly and stepped hard on the muddy ground with both feet. Soon, Just like a little mud monkey, everyone became upset and agitated. Chen Pingan went up to persuade, but Li Huai refused to listen. Chen Pingan was soon covered in yellow mud. Fortunately, Chen Pingan did not suffer any disaster. I've accepted it, but I'm not anxious, just a little helpless.
Zhu Lu took the opportunity to fan the flames. Look, good intentions are not rewarded. Chen Ping'an, you should quickly throw away this heartless thing.
Li Huai cried even harder.
Li Baoping yelled and scolded to no avail.
Chen Pingan thought about it over and over, and finally asked tentatively: "Li Huai, how about I help you make a small bamboo box later?"
The child stopped immediately. He stopped crying, wiped away his tears and nose, and asked seriously: "How big is it?"
Chen Ping'an replied: "It can't be too big. You are small, so you can't feel the weight when you carry it. If not, Promise, just pretend that I didn’t say anything, you continue to cry, and then we will continue on our way, if we can’t follow you,” Li Huai grinned and said, “You must do it beautifully, at least!” It must be as beautiful as Li Baoping's bookcase!"
Zhu Lu tutted: "The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. You have learned to cheat at a young age. How are your parents' character? You can tell just by looking at it. What a good family tradition!"
Li Huai winked as he was about to receive the bamboo box.Zhu Lu was so angry that he was so angry.
Chen Ping'an turned to Lin Shouyi and said, "Make a bookcase for you too?"
He smiled and said, "It's just casual anyway."
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Lin Shouyi was about to shake his head in refusal, but after hearing the next sentence, he hesitated and nodded.
The scene at the top of Qidun Mountain is extremely strange. It looks like a huge drying field common in small towns. The ground is flat. If it is placed here, it will be like an immortal cutting off a towering mountain with a sword.
The children were very excited. Even Zhu He looked far to the north and felt quite relaxed and happy, wishing he could roar a few times.
Chen Pingan is a person who is used to seeing mountains. Especially on the last trip into the mountains, he walked through the mountains step by step. At this moment, he looked relatively calm.
We are going to spend the night on the top of the mountain tonight. Zhuhe Zhulu started to set up a tent. Li Huai and Lin Shouyi ran to pick up flammable firewood. Chen Pingan and Li Baoping used stones to build a stove to cook. Now that the rice grains and dried vegetables in several bags were almost eaten, he really wanted to find a place in a busy city to replenish supplies. For this reason, Chen Pingan saw medicinal materials along the way, so he picked them and put them in his backpack, because he was familiar with the roads and roads after traveling through mountains and ridges. His legs and feet are nimble, and even if he needs to take a detour to climb the cliff, he can still follow the team quickly without delaying the trip. Now he has saved a small basket of dried rare herbs, trying to save a little bit of his savings.
After finishing the rice with a few plates of pickled vegetables, A Liang began to rebel. He took Li Huai with him and knocked on the white bowl with chopsticks, shouting that he wanted to eat meat.
Chen Pingan nodded and said he would make some traps tonight and see if he could catch a few mountain pheasants for meat tomorrow morning.
Snakes have their own paths, and rats have their own paths. This is true for all animals in the mountains. Chen Ping'an is no stranger to this. As long as he observes carefully, it is easy to find the routes that some mountain beasts take to find food and drink water. Small traps made of trees and rocks are not complicated and practice makes perfect. At dusk, the sky was full of colorful clouds. After the boy left the mountain top to try his luck alone, not long after, he saw colorful clouds gathering and dispersing around the mountain top at an extremely fast speed, like the changing faces of naughty children, but no one felt the rapid and violent mountain wind at all. , at the same time, the originally dignified and refreshing scene of mountains and rivers gives those who care about it a gloomy feeling covered in haze.
This immediately made Zhu He feel heavy. He tried not to disturb the three young students who were gathering to recite books, nor did he say hello to his daughter who was sitting alone on the edge of the cliff in a daze. Zhu He thought for a while, When he came to a deserted place, he took out a yellowed ancient book from his arms and turned to the page "Opening Mountains" in the middle. His fingers stopped near the "Jue Soil Jue" and he carefully browsed the bright red text as tiny as a fly's head. He turned the page. There are two patterns, one is painted in the shape of a small mountain, but the roots of the mountain at the bottom are like bamboo shoots. The blank space next to it is annotated as "Taishan Talisman", and the other is a mysterious gesture of forming a seal with both hands.
Zhu He looked solemn and recited silently intermittently, constantly deepening his impression, "Take a piece of soil from the east and south of the mountain. It is best to twist the word Yue, but the word Shan can also be used." With a piece of talisman, stepping on the word Kuigang, and taking a breath, you can pray to the mountain god,The land is borrowed from a mountain, and the air is connected with the earth..."
Close the ancient book and carefully put it back in his arms. Zhu He took out a piece of yellow paper from a pile of yellow talismans in his sleeve and began to follow the instructions. The book records that he went to the east and south of Shiping to grab a handful of soil, twist out an ancient Chinese character for Yue, and go up the mountain to go to prison. Zhu He was about to burn the yellow talisman given by the ancestor of the Li family in his hand, when he was suddenly frightened. Jumping, it turned out that A Liang had squatted next to him at some point. The latter was holding a wine bottle and said with a smile: "The person who wrote the ordinary talisman in your hand has a good way of drawing the talisman, but the talisman One step, one step, the paper material is as important as the bones of a person, so it cannot bear the weight of the word "Yue", so I advise you to just write the word "Yue", so as not to fail to ask the gods and get annoyed. Mountain god. "
After all, this was the first time Zhu He came into contact with the legendary mountain spirit monster. He was a little nervous and said softly: "Senior Aliang, is there really that land or a mountain god entrenched in Qidun Mountain? Then why is there still such a strong sinister aura? "
A Liang took a leisurely sip of wine and sneered: "Who told you that the land of mountain gods must be people with good nature? "
Zhu He's face was full of astonishment, "Otherwise? "
A Liang said hehey: "I just said casually, God knows whether the host here has a good or bad temper when treating guests. "
Zhu He suddenly woke up and said: "No, Chen Ping'an is not alone on the top of the mountain! "
A Liang nodded.
Zhu He said angrily: "Senior A Liang, you go find Chen Pingan, and I will continue to complete this trick of gathering soil into a mountain. How about that?" I, Zhu He, am only a fifth-level martial artist. I am confident that I can fight against worldly masters, but I am really unsure of how to deal with those weird things. "
A Liang stood up with a smile, walked away in a swagger, and said lightly, "Then be careful. ”