Immortality: Starting from meeting the fox girl

Chapter 48 Peach God (please read)

"Death of thirst?"

"It's been a long time. It's cold outside. Sir, you might as well come in and warm yourself up before we talk."

After the old man confirmed that the young gentleman in fox fur was indeed a human being, the villagers became obviously enthusiastic.

Taohua Village has not seen a single outsider for a year and a half. The young men in the village surrounded Lu Chenran one by one, with shock and admiration. They heard that he wanted to go to the mountain behind the village, and they seemed to regard him as a wandering world. Master.

"Young gentleman is really a master."

"My eyes have really been opened today. That big insect listens to the little gentleman."

"Sir, this fox squatting on his shoulders is very handsome."

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This enthusiasm actually made Lu Chenran feel a little embarrassed, and he waved his hands repeatedly:
  "You can't be considered an expert, just some meager moral character."

He led Xiao An into the village, followed the old man, walked along the village path for a while, and came to a low mud house.

Half of the house is built underground. Most remote villages in the north are like this. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. The door frame is very short. If you want to enter the house, you need to lower your head, otherwise it is easy to kowtow.

"Sir, please take a seat. This little old man's surname is Huang, and he is the village chief of Taohua Village."

"It's really remote here. There are a lot of strange things happening around. You have to be careful. I hope Mr. Sir won't blame you. I don't know where Mr. Mr. comes from. What do you want to do in that mountain?"

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The old man personally brought him a bowl of hot water, invited Lu Chenran to sit on the kang, and asked with a smile.

Even though the young man in front of him was young, he could make the white long insect so obedient. No one in the village had ever seen such a magic trick in his life. More than a dozen young men stood outside the house, poking their heads into the house. Look at the excitement.

Lu Chenran took a sip of hot water, handed the bowl to Xiao An to warm his hands, and then said warmly:
  "My surname is Lu. I came down from Hushan in Shitou County. I originally wanted to go to Beijing."

"When I was passing by Jiamu County, I heard that there was some kind of wine spring nearby. I was a little curious, so I groped for it."

"Old man, you said that drinking the water from the mountain stream will make you die of thirst. Why is this?"

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The village chief sat cross-legged on the Kang, took a sip of hot water and smoked a dry cigarette:

"It has been like this since my ancestors. People in the village drink well water and cook some snow in winter."

Lu Chenran closed his head and thought deeply, remembering the picture he saw on the red book on the stone wall, and then asked:
  "Old man, is it the same way to the source of this mountain stream as up the mountain?"

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Hearing that Mr. Lu still wanted to go up the mountain, the old man's eyebrows were a little impatient and he spoke out to persuade:
  "It's a road. Just keep walking eastward after leaving the village. If Mr. Lu is curious, you can go to the source of the mountain stream at the east end of the village."

"But it's better not to go up that mountain. In the past few decades, foreigners like Mr. have come here. They all go up the mountain to find that wine spring. As a result, they never come out again after going up the mountain."

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Lu Chenran smiled gently at the old man, then nodded and said:
  "Thank you for the hot water, old man. I'll go and have a look at the source of the mountain stream."

After all,

When he got up, he took Xiao An's little hand and said goodbye to the old man.

Village Chief Huang stood up and walked him out of the door. Looking at his retreating back, he did not forget to say:

"Young gentleman, please don't go up the mountain!"

“You really won’t be able to get out.”

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Lu Chenran waved his hand.

After Lu Chenran left, it took about a stick of incense.

A short villager walked into the village chief's house with his sleeves rolled up, patted himself, stamped the snow on his feet, sat down on the hot kang, and sighed:

"Old man, I just went to the peach grove in the east of the village to take a look. I'm afraid the old peach trees won't survive this winter."

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Hearing this, Village Chief Huang silently picked up his pipe and took a few puffs of dry smoke:
  "It's been so many years. It's not easy for it to survive until now."

"Why do you think it's such a winter that thunder happens for no reason?"

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The short villager also shook his head and sighed.

Peach Blossom Village is called Peach Blossom Village because there is a large peach forest at the foot of the mountain at the east end of the village. Every March when the peach blossoms bloom, the whole village will be filled with a lingering peach fragrance. When the wind blows slightly, a sheet of falling red rain will rise, dotting the entire small mountain village.

And this peach forest, if you want to trace it back, originated from that ancient peach tree that has lived for countless years.

The earth is naturally raised and falls by itself, soaking in color silently and slowly.

There is little arable land in the mountains, and the people in the village rely mostly on the fruits of this peach grove for their livelihood. Naturally, they are particularly important to this peach grove, especially the old peach tree. They are in awe of it every year during the harvest. , there are many worshipers for it.

This old peach tree has accompanied the villagers of Taohua Village for many years. It has witnessed the villagers of Taohua Village from youth to getting married, and now they are old.
  People in Peach Blossom Village affectionately call the old peach tree the ‘Peach God’.

But some time ago, for unknown reasons, a 'sky thunder' suddenly exploded in the peach forest. When everyone rushed there, all they saw was the black tree trunk that was scorched by lightning.

The peach god, whom the villagers worship as a sacred tree, is dying.

As if he were an old man who was dying, he stayed alone and stubbornly in this Peach Blossom Village, going through the last cold winter in his life.

"This winter, please don't bother the old man."

The village chief sighed and looked out the window silently.

It's snowing again.

The gentle breeze makes people drunk, and the warm sun makes jade shine.

Lu Chenran held Xiao An's little hand and walked up the steps along the bluestone paved path in the village, all the way towards the foot of the mountain.

According to the route indicated by the village chief, just keep walking eastward and you will see the source of the mountain stream.

As the sun was about to set, Lu Chenran came to a peach grove.

This peach grove is at the foot of the mountain, covering an area of ​​approximately several hundred acres.

into the forest,

Lu Chenran's eyes were filled with the scenery in the forest. It was already mid-October. All the leaves in the peach forest had fallen off. The setting sun was full of red, and a few branches were still in bloom.
  "Hey—"

Xue Hu had already woken up, yawned, squatted on Lu Chenran's shoulder, and looked at the peach forest in front of him.

The lush peach forest in the past is now dyed white, as if it is covered with a layer of white silk, wrapped layer by layer, all the way to the end of the field of vision.

Keeping walking forward, suddenly a peach tree caught Lu Chenran's eyes.

It was an extremely thick peach tree, and it took almost a dozen adult men to stretch their arms to surround its trunk.

What caught his attention was:

Today, this ancient tree has changed beyond recognition. The once strong branches have all turned into charcoal, and the center of the trunk seems to be penetrated by a terrifying force from top to bottom.

This is the mark of being struck by lightning.

"It's a pity that this old tree is dying."

Lu Chenran stroked the peach tree gently, feeling the cracks in the trunk, feeling a little sad.

"Mr. Big, what kind of tree is this?"

Xiao An walked around the peach tree with the pear flower pod on his back and asked crisply.

"This is a peach tree."

"It looks different from the pine tree. It's so ugly."

"It was just struck by lightning. When the peach and crimson colors are in full bloom, they are beautiful."

"Then why doesn't it bloom?"

"Peach blossoms bloom only in spring."

"Spring? Doesn't it take a long time? Xiao An can't see it."

Lu Chenran blinked, leaned down, and touched Xiao An's head:

"Xiao An, do you want to see peach blossoms?"

Xiao An nodded vigorously:
  "Want to see it!"

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Lu Chenran slowly straightened up, stretched out his fingers, and gently stroked the peach tree that had lived for an unknown number of years:
  [Flower-stimulating skills (beginner level)]

[The jade dew condensed with sweet rain can bloom flowers at the wrong time]

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(End of this chapter)