Thank you. Back to the bonfire, Lin Shouyi and Qing Niangniang were finishing up the game. The girl glanced at the chess game and was not interested, so she reached out and approached the bonfire.
Chen Pingan chopped off branches and built three simple tents. When he came to Li Baoping, the little girl yawned and ran to sleep. In addition, Li Huai and Lin Shou shared a tent, and the girl Xie Xie also had her own tent. Yu Lu often slept in the carriage driver's position, half-spread and half-wrapped with a blanket, which could last the whole night.
Of course, the team can always find accommodation successfully most of the time, either in an inn or a Taoist temple among the mountains and forests.
Once on a stormy night, with the help of dim lights, they finally found a wealthy family. The owner turned out to be Huang Tingguo’s former household minister, an ancient and rare old man who built a villa and lived in seclusion in the mountains. He was quite hospitable. The old man was very happy to see young scholars like Li Baoping who were studying abroad. Even though he knew that they came from Dali, which was half the enemy's country, the old minister still treated them warmly. Regarding food, the old man even adhered to the sage's "Eating never tires of food, eating delicious food." The teaching of "Never get tired of details" has opened the eyes of Chen Ping'an, a bunch of local bumpkins.
Afterwards, the old man got along well with each other and seemed to have a special rapport with the little girl Li Baoping and the young man Yu Lu. Knowing that the little girl liked to read travel notes, he not only gave them a few travel notes from his private collection in the library, but also made sure to visit them in person Take them to a scenic spot, which is a very famous riverside cliff in the area. The cliff is as flat as a mirror, and there are ancient mosaic carvings on it that have existed for unknown ages. The engraved characters have never been seen in scriptures and are obscure. You know, countless literati and poets came here to admire the wonders in history. Stone rubbings were widely circulated in Huangting Kingdom and the Sui Dynasty, but no one has studied the true meaning of those words. There are different opinions, and no one can convince everyone. conclusion.
The young Cui Chan just glanced at the stone cliff from a distance and said that it was "engraved by the Lord Lei Bu with his own hands, and the words of the Emperor of Heaven to command the dragon".
The old man laughed, obviously not believing it. The sages and sages of the past dynasties did not dare to make any judgments even though they studied it carefully. It is reasonable for Huang Tingguo's old minister not to take the casual remarks of a fourteen-year-old or fifteen-year-old young man seriously.
After leaving the old minister's villa, every time Chen Ping'an ate food cooked in an earthen stove in the wilderness, he would find that everyone's eyes were not right, especially the little girl in the red cotton jacket. Wu Yin San Hundred Liang came here and said: Uncle Master, the food you cook is very delicious, really, it is no worse than the food of that Ma Shilang's family!
Li Huai was also a little sleepy, so he went to sleep in the tent as soon as he said hello to Lin Shou. Lin Shouyi was not sleepy and continued to compete with the young lady on the chessboard.
Lin Shouyi told Chen Pingan that he would accompany Qing Niang to the small temple on the top of the mountain to retrieve the precious chess book hidden in the wall of the small temple. Probably because he was afraid that Chen Pingan would worry, the young man laughed. He then explained that Qing Niangniang originally wanted to go there alone, but he took the initiative to ask to go together.
Chen Ping'an didn't say much, he just asked Lin Shouyi to pay attention to the road at night.
The boy and the little boyThe ghosts and ghosts offering incense in the temple climbed the mountain together. Chen Pingan looked at the backs of one person and one ghost. This was probably a unique rule on the mountain. The Qing Empress did not touch the ground with her feet, floating slowly, and in front of her, a little green ghost fire fluorescence appeared. With the bright surroundings and the green-shirted scholar beside them, the two of them were chatting happily. Therefore, this scene not only did not make people feel frightened, but also a bit like what Li Baoping said in his landscape travel notes: "Wandering at night by candlelight, coming and going in pleasure." "The romantic poetry.
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After the girl thanked him and left, the young Cui Han stood alone on a high branch. Occasionally, the sound of a night owl suddenly sounded in the mountains, which was shrill and terrifying. Breeding birds are called "wandering birds" by the people of Huangting Kingdom. They are an ominous sign and are often associated with "announcements of mourning" and "bad news".
A line of black smoke billowed through the woods, flew past the boy in white, and hung still in the air.
The young man recovered his confused thoughts and said, "Are you leaving?"
The Yin God from the small town nodded and said, "Those amulets given by Old Man Yang , it can indeed protect against the soul damage caused by Yang Qi Gangfeng and the city pass, but with Dali Yefu Pass as the end point, I just used it up in a round trip, which is actually very reluctant for me to privately escort to the Hengshan Mountain of Huangting Kingdom. Maybe it will start to get difficult when we get to Xiuhuajiang and Wanping County areas."
Yin Shen's face is like ripples in the lake, like lights flickering, constantly changing, blurred, he sighed: " Although I don’t know what deal Old Man Yang has made with you, I hope that before arriving at the academy in Sui Dynasty, the master of the Imperial Academy and Chen Ping’an can end well.”
The boy in white is still on Yinshen’s side. To be polite, "I'll do my best."
Yin Shen suddenly smiled and asked: "Master Imperial Master, do you believe that good and evil will be rewarded?"
The young Cui Chan shook his head and said : "I never believe it. If you want to persuade me to be virtuous and do good deeds, then I would also advise you in turn: don't work together if you have different beliefs. Instead of worrying about whether I will protect your family benefactor Chen Ping'an, you should worry about your wife." How can I not be manipulated like two chess pieces by Liu Zhimao, the Lord of Jiejiang in Shujian Lake, far away from where you can see me?"
Yin Shen sighed and said helplessly: "There is still no limit to manpower. At this time, let alone a sinister creature like me, which is hated by heaven and earth."
Cui Chan said with a smile: "There is no dead end in the road, but there is a difference between difficulty and difficulty. It doesn't matter whether you are a human being or not. It's not like you don't have the opportunity to become a god now. Just think about those mountain monsters. Their path to cultivation is truly bumpy."
Yin Shen said with a hoarse smile: "That's true. "
Yin Shen was silent for a long time, but still had no intention of returning to Dali.
Young man Cui Yi asked: "Why, do you have anything else to say? I know that in addition to repaying your kindness, you yourself are optimistic about Chen Ping'an, but you must not know that I have been optimistic about this young man from the beginning, earlier than anyone else. Some, but it involves the inside story of Dao Dao, so it’s hard to tell you in detail. You just need to know that although I was in Dali Capital, I was in Chenpingan.The attention and concern he put into him were no less than that of Old Man Yang, and no less than him. "
Yin Shen shook his head and smiled: "It has nothing to do with this.
The young man frowned and said, "I'm not in a good mood right now. I'll fart quickly." "
Yin Shen didn't take it seriously and said slowly: "Mr.'s theory of meritorious deeds is beneficial to the country and the people. I admire it very much. Although there are criticisms within Confucianism, and there are more criticisms than praises, I firmly believe that no matter what happens thousands of years from now, it can only be a matter for future generations to seek blessings for themselves, and it is not as important as benefiting the people with knowledge and achieving peace and prosperity at the moment. . "
The young man in white was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows, couldn't help but turned around and asked: "I never thought you would still support my knowledge? "
Yin Shen made an unexpected move. He actually imitated the younger Confucian disciples who bowed respectfully when facing the sage master. He lowered his head and said loudly: "Gu, this bow is not a big one." Li Guoshi, Mr. Cui Chan did not only write moral articles that were shelved in the cabinet. ”
It wasn’t until the Yin God had wandered hundreds of miles away that the young man in white slowly came back to his senses, with a mixture of joy and sorrow on his face.
Finally, the young man in white walked forward. With one step, the branches under his feet curved even more, and his hands suddenly shook his sleeves, falling behind him.
The young man had the majestic aura of standing tall in his clothes.
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When Lin Shouyi returned, his face was livid, holding a yellowed ancient book tightly in his hand, and he was sitting by the campfire.
Chen Pingan asked: "What's wrong. ? "
Lin Shouyi gritted his teeth and said: "A bunch of polite scum! These scholars, who came from the noble clan of Huang Ting Kingdom, just gathered and drank in a small temple, but they actually behaved in such a disrespectful way! Shameless and polite! If I were Qing Niangniang, I would have driven these disgusting guys out of the mountains long ago. "
Chen Pingan asked: "No matter what happened, did Qing Niangniang herself do nothing? "
Lin Shou nodded.
Chen Ping'an said: "Then you just do as the Romans do. ”
Lin Shouyi raised his head, a little puzzled. When some young people who had lost their minds saw that familiar face with a darkened face, Lin Shouyi calmed down for no reason, sighed, and said softly :"I see. ”