Immortality: Starting from meeting the fox girl

Chapter 12 The long night in Zhaonong

The swirling snowflakes are gently soaked in the wind, and the snow is buried in the pines.

The paths in the mountains have long been covered with layers of snow, making it difficult to discern the direction.

Lu Chenran stepped on the snow, groping forward step by step, with the cold wind blowing on the branches of pine needles whimpering in his ears.
  I reached out and caught a few snowflakes, which were slightly cool and melted in my hands.

The feeling of looking at the heaven and earth brought to him by the inner eye allowed Lu Chenran to clearly see the colorful colors in the thick ink sky and earth.

"What it is?"

Lu Chenran raised his head and looked at a pine tree ten steps away. There were a few spots of light reflecting on the branches of the tree.

He quickly took a few steps forward, climbed up the tree trunk, and then took out a handful of dried pine nut mushrooms under the gaze of the squirrel on the side who was stuffing pine nuts into his cheeks.

"Oh, it turns out to be a mountain product."

"squeak--"

The squirrel's fluffy fur exploded, and he wanted to have a fit.

But intimidated by the tall figure of the two-legged monkey in front of him, he still hid aside eagerly and chose to give up the rations hidden here.
  Seeing this scene, Lu Chenran smiled tenderly and put the handful of valuables back to where they were.

"I didn't know Mr. Squirrel was here. I'm so sorry."

After thinking about it, he took out another piece of dry biscuit from the package, threw it in front of the squirrel, and said half-jokingly:
  "As apology——"

"My aunt made this. If you eat it, you will be enlightened."

Xue Hu blinked his eyes, his eyes filled with tenderness.

The squirrel looked at the food the same size as himself in front of him with disbelief in his eyes. He stretched out his hand tentatively, hesitated for a moment, and took a bite.

The sweetness that I have never tasted melts in my mouth, and the rich aroma permeates the air-conditioning.
  The next moment, the rat eyes widened and froze in place.

"squeak--"

Stay away from the squirrel.

Lu Chenran continued to walk deeper into the mountain, and the snow prints left behind were clear enough for him to remember the way back.

He walked with one foot high and one foot low. His socks were soaked by the snow and he was slightly cold without noticing.

The night is getting deeper and deeper, the dense pine bushes cover the moon, and there is no light in the forest.
  Lu Chenran just walked forward in the darkness. Finally, he came to a stone monument buried deep in snow. He leaned down and stretched out his hands to peel away the layers of snow.

——The inner eye told him that there was a light golden sheen under the snow.

Sure enough, a Ganoderma lucidum plant with a faint shimmer was buried in the shallow snow. Its leaves were like grass leaves and its fruits were the size of peas. It bloomed with purple petals in the wind and snow.
  "This is firefly mushroom"

The title page of the golden book in my mind moves leisurely:

【Getting connected with Firefly Zhizhi: (0/10)】

[Yinghuo Zhi (Tao Xing Yi Jiazi) has grass-like leaves and is as big as a bean. It has purple flowers and can see light at night. If you eat one piece, a hole in your heart will be clear. If you eat seven, the seven orifices of your heart will be clear and you can read at night. 】

【.】

Snow Fox blinked his eyes, his face a little confused, wondering how he found this well-hidden rare thing.
  Lu Chenran did not pull it out by the roots, but gently touched its leaves and put it under his nose and smelled it. The faint fragrance penetrated his soul, and he said softly:

"Can I borrow some fluorescence from Lu to help me clear the way?"

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What responded to him was the slight fluttering of the leaves of the firefly mushroom.

In the dark, there was a little fluorescent light that became brighter and brighter, and then the whole firefly mushroom shone brightly, as if the jade mountains in the fairyland had accidentally fallen into the world, and the little fluorescent lights dispersed in the snowy night, turning into pieces. Fireflies lingered around Lu Chenran, dispelling the darkness here.

“Thanks”

Lu Chenran stood up slowly and smiled.

Borrow a touch of firelight to illuminate the long night. The wind and snow are getting heavier and heavier, and as the night wind howls by, even with the fireflies nearby, it is still a bit chilly.

Lu Chenran walked forward, and then a boundary monument appeared in front of him. The writing on it had weathered a little with the erosion of the years, but he could still vaguely read it:

Jiamu County.

"Is this already the boundary of Jiamu County?"

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Unknowingly, we have walked so far, and now the wind and snow are getting more and more fierce. Going back is never a good choice. It seems that we can only bite the bullet and continue forward, looking for a mountain temple to escape the wind and snow for a night.
  Following the route indicated by his mind's eye, Lu Chenran stepped into the wind and snow again.

The snow is heavy, and it may fall all night long.

Looking from a distance, Lu Chenran vaguely saw the figure of a dilapidated temple. However, the night was really dark, so he didn't know whether it was a temple or a Taoist temple.

Walking on this long-abandoned road, think about it, maybe there was a time when there was a lot of traffic. However, ups and downs are common things in the world. Everything in front of him is more like the smoke of the past, and it is just in his heart. Just a little bit of a touch.

When I got closer, I saw that it was a mountain temple.

It seems that the promotion of Buddhism in the North is not going smoothly. This can be seen from the fact that there are many temples but no Buddhist temples. Temples are still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The plaques on the temples have long been used as firewood and burned. Who cares who the God of Mount He is?

Lu Chenran pushed open the broken door. The clay sculpture of the mountain god had been without incense for many years. It had been corroded by dust, snow and water, and was already mottled and disfigured. The paint had faded, revealing the clay-based stone sculpture inside.
  I don’t know why such a temple was built in this sparsely populated place.

Lu Chenran picked up some firewood, piled it together, lit a fire, took out a piece of bacon from the package, put it in a clay pot with snow water and cooked it
  The wind and snow outside the temple became stronger and stronger, making the door frames jingle.

"Tap-tap-"

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

Then a figure pushed open the door in a panic, his body covered with snow, and the moonlight reflected his face, which was white with cold.

"It's snowing so hard, I'm freezing to death."

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Lu Chenran raised his head and looked towards the man.

What was reflected in the dim firelight was the eager face of the young prince, and the snow water mixed with nervous sweat was stuck to the hair.
  He raised his eyebrows, but he didn't know why the young prince appeared here, so he moved to the side to make way for him.

"Why is the young prince here?"

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Lu Chenran handed him a bowl of hot water and motioned for him to warm up.

The dim firelight reflected the two figures. The young prince reached out to take the hot water and took a sip:
  "I saw Mr. Lu going up the mountain alone. I was afraid that Mr. Lu would be in danger, so I followed him all the way."

"I didn't expect the wind and snow to be so heavy. It seems I won't be able to go back tonight."

"Young master, you have something important to do when you go up the mountain late at night?"

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Lu Chenran picked up the wood under the fire and said with a smile:
  "Nothing important, just taking a walk."

The young prince nodded, and the two of them chatted again and again. Suddenly, the young prince slapped his head, as if he thought of something, and said mysteriously to Lu Chenran:
  "Mr. Lu, I found a treasure cave on the road. There are many rare things in it."

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Lu Chenran didn't answer, but silently looked at the shadow reflected on the wall by the firelight.

——On it, there is only one person and one fox.

(End of this chapter)