Our cultivator in the village

Chapter 5
Let's say that Weijiang got the guidance of this young man, so he went to Wuliang Mountain in Yuezhou with all his heart.

When he walked into the city, the more he looked at it, the more he was in a state of mind.The Tongtian River swept down all the way, and the surrounding area of ​​the river was more than ten miles into Zeguo.The dilapidated temple where Weijiang lived in the past few days has disappeared, and the porridge shed has been rolled up clean. The small and large villages that used to be close to the river can only see muddy yellow water mixed with dead branches at a glance. , The weeds vent to the low-lying places.

Tang Xiaoxian cried loudly: "Many people in our village live in ruined temples, and some are in bridge holes. I'm afraid they all died!" I'm afraid that only the two of them survived now.

At any rate, the terrain of Anzhou City is relatively high, so the disaster did not affect it.

Wei Jiang let out a sigh of relief, and went back to the innkeeper to ask the way to Yuezhou. , I'm afraid it may not be there next year.But he was a person who would never turn back if he hit the south wall, so he gave a small ingot of broken silver to the innkeeper and asked him to help inquire.

Only in the afternoon, the innkeeper came back and told him that he was overjoyed that there happened to be a merchant in the city who went to Yuezhou to buy some goods. He planned to go there in two months, but he was scared by Ling Xun yesterday and planned to go early tomorrow morning Walk.Wei Jiang promised to give the boss some more benefits, and he and Tang Xiaoxian pretended to be the nephew of the innkeeper, making others fearful.The boss got another bet of money out of thin air, so he naturally agreed, but "good nephew, good nephew" called out first.

Wei Jiang figured out the travel expenses and asked the boss to take care of it. The next morning, he followed the merchant to Yuezhou.

It doesn't mean that day and night are spent on this road, eating and sleeping in the open.A group of people took the dry road first, then changed to the waterway, and then changed to the carriage and horse post station.Wei Jiang was bold by nature, and bought wine and meat for merchants along the way. The merchants were worried that the two children would not be able to stay up late and endure hardships, but except for Tang Xiaoxian who sometimes muttered that he would go back to find his mother, the two children would be human. , have nothing to say.

Not a day later, Weijiang arrived in Yuezhou, he bid farewell to the merchants, wrapped his body tightly, followed the direction given by the handsome young man, Shi Shiran went to Wuliang Mountain.

This Wuliang Mountain is located in the east of Dali Kingdom, with the Lancang River in the west and the Chuanhe River in the east. It is also called Mengle Mountain.Wei Jiang and Tang Xiaoxian have been living in the north, but have they ever seen such a majestic, towering mountain?Along the way, I only feel strange, that is, I have to stop for a long time at every unremarkable hill.

It was early spring at this time, and we went up Chaoyang Peak of Wuliang Mountain.On the first trip, I saw white rhododendrons all over the mountains and plains.Or show your face on both sides of the mountain road, or hide in the crevice of the boulder, or bow your head under the mottled shadow of the tree. The flowers are as the name suggests, with pale onyx, red lips and white teeth, and the shy faces of the blossoming small flowers are fragrant.Going forward, the mountain is even more steep. I can see strange peaks competing for beauty, pine waves bursting into harmony, tall and straight pines on the cliffs, and rocks and rocks in various shapes, some of which are like tigers lying in the jungle, glaring at them. Some look like crocodiles raising their heads, staring into the distance;

Wei Jiang said to Tang Xiaoxian: "I said Tang Xiaoxian, this trip is worth it! Even if the cultivation can't come true, it's not in vain."

Tang Xiaoxian never mentioned "missing mother, wanting to go home" anymore, and said happily: "I am so old, the farthest is from Shigeda Village to Ningzhou, and when I arrived in Ningzhou, I fled to Anzhou! Now I come to Yuezhou ! It’s a long experience.”

"Then are you going back?"

"In Shigeda Village, except for the loess, there are stone lumps, which are gray all day long, and you can only take a bath once every six months! If you kill me, I won't go back." Tang Xiaoxian nodded.

The two were walking forward for a while, only to hear a faint roar of a waterfall, which seemed to be nearby, and after walking for half a day, the two were so tired that they were out of breath, only then did they see a huge waterfall falling from the sky. The giant dragon, flying down from the hundreds of feet high cliff, sprays pearls and jade, which is majestic.Over the years, the boulders under the waterfall have been washed out of a half-acre deep pool. On the deep pool, the droplets formed by the waterfall are reflected in the sun from the air, forming a colorful rainbow, which is Weijiang River. Lai Xiaoer, an elegant ruffian, all yelled: "It's so fucking beautiful!"

Tang Xiaoxian was blinded by the mist, saw the black mass on the boulder, and shouted: "Brother Jiang, there seems to be a bear on the rock!"

Wei Jiang patted him on the head hard, and shouted: "It's obviously a dog!"

At this time, the black shadow on the stone slowly turned around, but it was an old Taoist in coir raincoat, with his body bent, if he hadn't held a short fishing rod, he would have looked like a blind bear.The old man ignored them and continued to fish without moving, chanting:——
Dao Xiuzhen, sigh sigh,
Cut off the dust and enter the deep mountains,
Whereabouts are easy to disappear, love is hard to break,
Grinding out Huifeng, Yingzhaobi, futon rotten,

Only praise for the Xian family?

Move the light and seek perfection;
Open the Yuanqiao, the stars turn;

Qingquan Yingying, how can I bear to look at it every day?
It's just these things before, I admit it, and play on the top of the mountain.

[Remarks] The above is from "Treading on Shasha · Dao Cultivation" written by Wang Zhe (that is, Wang Chongyang) in the Yuan Dynasty. I have made some revisions referring to the gist of this web article, mainly because the original words and sentences are too short to make up the number of words.
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The old Taoist chanted softly, but the sound of the rumbling waterfall couldn't cover up the old Taoist's singing.

Wei Jiang is considered a discerning person, knowing that this is not an ordinary person.So he squatted quietly nearby, watching the old man fishing without moving.As a result, after fishing for more than half an hour, the fishing line did not move.Wei Jiang watched anxiously, and suddenly saw the half-sunk float jumping down, Wei Jiang blurted out, "The fish is coming".The fish was very obedient, when it heard the movement, it spit out the bait, and fled away with a flick of its tail.

The old Taoist waited for half a day, but was disturbed by Weijiang, threw the fishing rod on the ground, stomped on it with his feet, and said angrily: "You little boy, you disturbed the old Taoist fishing, and you will pay for it quickly."

Wei Jiang curled his lips and said, "I never fish. If I want to eat fish, I just go into the water and catch it."

The old man's eyes lit up and he said, "Can you still catch fish?"

Wei Jiang was complacent, and bragged, "You old man is so ignorant! I went hunting in the mountains when I was three years old. I dug badgers up the mountains, and caught bastards in the rivers. Even turtledoves in the sky can be shot with a slingshot on my back." Got a basket! Help you catch a few stinky fish, what’s the problem?” So he took off his clothes, jumped down with a plop, and vaguely saw a few pond carps swimming at the bottom of the pond.He was a little scared at first, but he was full of what he had said before, so he had to hold his breath. Fortunately, the fish were in a panic, and one of the pond carp weighing half a catty was about to get into the crevice of the rock, and Wei Jiang came to catch it in an urn. Cover, grab the mouth of the fish, and throw the fish out.

The fish came ashore, but Wei Jiang was exhausted, and the edge of the pool was covered with wet moss, he slipped down after climbing several times.When the old Taoist took the fishing rod lightly, Wei Jiang felt light on his body, and he turned over from the edge of the pool like riding a cloud.

The old man looked at Weijiang carefully for a moment, then suddenly he laughed, with his white beard curled up, and said: "The old man fished for a long time, but you caught him immediately." He asked again: "You child Not bad, where are you going?"

Wei Jiang didn't understand what the old man was babbling about, but he knew that this old man must not be an ordinary person.So he replied honestly: "I heard that there is a sect here called Guiyimen, and Guiyimen recruits apprentices. My brother and I want to go there and practice cultivation."

The old man smiled and said, "On the way, the old Taoist has seen many children who want to cultivate themselves, so you know that others will want you?"

Wei Jiang complacently said: "This belongs to the same school. If you want it, you want it, or if you don't want it. I ran thousands of miles away. Is it so easy to pass?"

The old man raised his thumb and said: "Good boy, you have a backbone." Then he pointed to a small path as thin as a gossamer in the distance, and said: "Go along this mountain road, and after walking for a few hours, you will see Guiyimen. the mountain gate."

Wei Jiang looked up and took a closer look, and couldn't help but gasp.After climbing for half a day, they actually reached the foot of another mountain peak.Not far away is a solitary peak, standing on a wall with nowhere to lean on. It seems to be hanging down from the clouds, and it seems that a gust of wind can blow the mountain away.From the foot of the mountain, a thin stone path is close to the mountain wall, with ten steps and three turns, winding up like a line reaching the sky, and finally slowly disappearing into the thick white clouds that cannot be melted.

Wei Jiang clasped his fists together and said, "Thank you, old fairy, for your guidance." Pulling Tang Xiaoxian, he looked at the mountain and walked.

The old man laughed loudly: "I'm afraid you two won't be able to climb this mountain." After finishing speaking, the old man tore off a reed on the side of the road, put the carp on the reed, and the wind was blowing under his feet, fluttering So he climbed up the mountain, but he didn't get into the sweet white jade for a moment.

How can Wei Jiang keep up with this old man?Thanks to Wei Jiang's strength, the two rested and stopped, and only climbed until midnight, barely halfway up the mountain. It was not because Wei Jiang and Tang Xiaoxian were lazy, but because the trail was full of gravel from time to time. Floating soil, without paying attention, slipped down the cliff with one foot in the air.In some places, there are some trickling streams, and the moss is wet, which is even more dangerous.The two used their hands and feet together, and pulled a cane to tie them tightly around their waists, often only walking a short distance in an hour.

It was getting dark and the two of them couldn't walk, so the two children stopped and sat on a half-hanging platform.

It was the end of the month at this time, and the waning moon hung quietly in the night sky like a hook.The stars in the night sky seem to be very close at hand, and you can catch them with your hand. Wei Jiang watched for a while, and saw a shooting star dragging its blue tail, drawing a long arc in the night sky, and I don’t know where it will end up. Where is this boundless mountain.

Wei Jiang sat leaning against the edge of the cliff, his trousers were ripped apart by thorns, and his legs were covered with bloodstains. The cool wind blew across his legs, and he felt a bit of cool pain.He gathered the clothes on his body, and said to Tang Xiaoxian: "We have worked so hard for so many days, and tomorrow we will be able to apprentice and cultivate immortals!"

Tang Xiaoxian was also inexplicably excited, nodding repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)