I really have special powers

Chapter 18 Little Green Mountain

Only then did he realize that it was too late, it was too late. When you see the flood with your naked eyes, it is too late to run away from the river.

The water is turbulent, like an army of thousands of horses galloping down, mercilessly destroying everything that blocks its path. No matter whether it is running forward or evacuating to the side, time is far from enough.

It's over. Ma Ling never thought that one day he would die in this way, but fortunately, he died while rescuing others. It was more glorious than being killed by falling rocks while riding.

The thought just flashed through his mind, and before he could prepare himself to face death, he only felt his body shake, and his whole body tilted downwards, as if it was caught by something. He was going up and down, dizzy, and the world was spinning. , when his vision returned to normal, he was horrified to find that he had climbed up the earth dam from the river to the provincial highway.

What about others?

He was really caught. He was pinched under his arm with his hands and gently thrown. Ma Ling cried out "Ouch" and fell to the ground.

"Rumble..."

The flood swept across, and everything in the river disappeared without a trace.

"How, how is this possible?"

Ma Ling's eyes were dull and his consciousness was dazed. One moment he was still in the river, and the next moment he was taken out?

He raised his head and looked up at the man who rescued him in confusion.

The man ignored him, his eyes seemed to be focused on the ferocious flood. He was wearing a sea-blue practice uniform with Chinese-style buckles, just like the practice uniforms that can be seen anywhere in the park. It is common but rare.

What is common is that there is nothing expensive about such training clothes, and you can buy a set online for only a hundred yuan.

The rarity lies in the fact that this training uniform is common anywhere in the city, but why would someone wear it in a remote mountain forest?Why is this man sitting alone in the middle of the river in the heavy rain?
and many more?

how come?
Ma Ling rubbed his eyes. Even though he was soaked in his raincoat, he saw that the other party's sea blue training clothes were basically dry and clean. Under the heavy rain, he didn't get wet?
That is……

The strong wind and rain came, as if encountering an invisible transparent windshield, it actively deflected away from the man's side. Therefore, even though it was raining heavily, the man's body was so dry that there was no trace of rain.

"Meet a ghost?"

A cold feeling of fear surged through his body from the soles of his feet. Ma Ling crawled and ran to the bus station. He grabbed his bicycle and looked back in horror - the man who was standing by the guardrail just now was now No trace.

Where did it go?

Ma Ling was afraid that if he turned around, the man would run into the bus station. He was frightened and uneasy, so he timidly turned around and said, "Well, luckily, there's no one behind him."

When he thought of the scene just now, he was taken out of the river in a blink of an eye. The man was not wet under the heavy rain. All kinds of weird phenomena were beyond comprehension for Ma Ling. He couldn't care about the heavy rain anymore. He got on his bicycle and pushed hard. Road back.

……

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Xiaoqingshan has no name on the map, and is only called Xiaoqingshan by nearby villagers.The provincial road that winds between the mountains has an inconspicuous place on one side. A stone step trail has been built leading to the mountain. If you walk up this narrow trail, you will see a temple in about an hour.

This temple is too simple, with a small courtyard and three bungalows as all the buildings.

From the outside, you can't even tell that this is a temple. It's obviously just a bungalow. Only when you walk in and see a huge stone incense burner do you realize that this is a temple.

It is also a Taoist temple.

The house in the middle serves as the main hall, which is not large in area and enshrines the statues of the Three Pure Ones. If believers don't have time to come up the mountain, they can send a message and the temple owner here can burn three sticks of incense on his behalf.

In fact, three years ago, the Taoist temple here had been idle for several years, because this Taoist temple was not officially recognized at all, and no serious Taoist priests came here. Therefore, Zhao Jiujing came here three years ago and gained the support of nearby villagers. With his consent, he stayed here and ended his wandering life.

He can stay here by taking care of the Taoist temple and maintaining the temple's incense. There is also electricity here, but there is no running water, but there is mountain spring water in the back mountain. The mobile phone signal is not very good, so he can barely use it. Considered completely isolated from the world.

It is probably hard for people living in cities to imagine that there are still a group of homeless people in China who travel all over the country, not for fame or money, but just wandering around to see the scenery. If they have no money, they will work part-time to make some money. After making money, they will never come back. If you stay in one place for too long, you never think about getting married and having children, or your future retirement life. You just live in the present.

Zhao Jiujing was like this before, but after he was over 50 years old, he was still a little tired, so he took a fancy to this place and became a Buddhist lay practitioner.

He originally didn't know much about Taoist culture, but after staying here for three years, he learned a lot about Taoist culture and gradually gained a bit of the temperament of a Taoist priest.

On weekdays, Zhao Jiujing's material needs are very low, only a few necessary daily necessities, and the money comes from the incense money of villagers and believers, as well as the accommodation and meal expenses of tourists who occasionally hike here.

Yes, even in such a remote mountain, there are still people who come to hike.

This is probably due to the fact that behind Xiaoqingshan, there is a famous cliff plank road. It is said that it was carved by mountain people thousands of years ago. Once a war broke out outside, the mountain people would use the plank road to escape to the caves in the rear. Dodge.

For thousands of years, the plank road has been passed by mountain people, soldiers, bandits and other people. After entering modern society, it has long been completely abandoned.

However, it was discovered by hiking tourists wandering around and posted on the Internet, attracting some hiking enthusiasts to come for sightseeing.

Zhao Jiujing had gone to see it out of curiosity before. The wooden plank road had long since rotted away. Rather than being a plank road, it was more like a stone path dug out of the canyon wall. The width was only 40 centimeters and the height was extremely low. You had to hunch your body forward. And there are no safety measures, and there is a huge cliff on the right side of the body.

If your feet slip a little, the consequences will be disastrous.

The entire ancient plank road is about 600 meters long. At the end is a cave and a dilapidated stone temple. Zhao Jiujing only walked a hundred meters before returning. It was too dangerous. Those who dare to finish the walk are really bold and not afraid of death.

Yesterday evening, a tourist suddenly came to stay at the Taoist Temple. Zhao Jiujing thought that the visitor was a hiker who came to stay for one night. He never thought that this young tourist said he wanted to stay here for a long time and asked him how much it would cost per month.
This is strange, besides him, who else would want to live here for a long time?

Seeing that the young man didn't look like a bad guy, he was dressed simply, and he didn't look like a rich man, so Zhao Jiujing told him that there were still a few vacant rooms. Of course he was willing to stay here for a long time, but he only provided rooms, and no meals or quilts were provided. Daily necessities.

He is just a passer-by who wandered here, and he is not the owner of this Taoist temple. It is difficult to negotiate the accommodation fee for a long stay.After all, in the past, tourists were charged for one-night stay, and that was the sanitation fee. If you want to stay here for a long time, you must clean the sanitation yourself, and it is impossible for him to clean it for you.

(End of this chapter)