Immortality: Starting from meeting the fox girl

Chapter 73 Rabbit, the mysterious invitation from the city lord (three-in-one)

A ray of breeze wraps around your fingers.

In Lu Chenran's mind, on the title page of the golden book that belonged to Donghai's sleeping blanket, there were words floating leisurely:

[Getting together with the sleeping blanket, pointing between the eyebrows, and those who are insomnia can also sleep, and get a little trick to fall asleep]

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‘Sleep trick? ’

Lu Chenran blinked his eyes, and then looked at the snow fox in his arms, and for a moment some bad thoughts came into his mind.

Shaking his head, all the random thoughts in his mind were cleared away.

The sunshine outside the window is very good. It is a good weather today.

Lu Chenran drank a lot of wine from the city lord last night. When he got up, he rarely felt that the spiritual platform was clear and clear. He didn't feel any headache. He felt much more relaxed. He didn't know if it had been too long since he was held by his aunt to fall asleep. There was a smile in his eyes. It's as if you are still immersed in the artistic conception and have not yet returned.

Snow Fox curled up in his arms, seemingly not in good spirits. He stayed up all night last night, nodded and closed his fox eyes slightly, but inadvertently he felt even more charming.

At this moment, the door was carefully pushed open.

Then, half of a small head emerged from the crack in the door, with big black eyes, and he looked inside the room. Seeing that his husband had already gotten up, he opened the door:

"Mr. Big, are you up?"

"Well, what's wrong with Xiao An? You look unhappy?"

Xiao An's long hair was draped behind her shoulders, messy and messy, with two strands of hair sticking out.

Lu Chenran put the snow fox in his arms inside the pear blossom awning, walked over, picked her up, put the girl on his lap, and took out a ribbon from his pocket, which was a little clumsy. Tie up her hair.

Most girls in this era only have one type of hair:

First, divide the hair into two strands, tie them symmetrically into two large vertebrae, tie them on the top of the head, and divide them on both sides of the head. A small strand of hair is drawn out from the bun and hangs down naturally, like a swallow's tail.

Pricked out, she looks like a little maid.

Xiao An looked at the husband's rough skills in the bronze mirror, swinging his calves, and his cheeks were bulging:

"Mr. Big, Big Cat has bad breath!"

"Oh? How do you know."

"Xiao An smelled it when he was sleeping."

"Maybe Tiger King has eaten too much meat, or there are worms in his stomach."

"It was also lying next to Xiao An's pillow and snoring. It was so noisy that he couldn't sleep."

"Tiger-kun is like this because he feels comfortable."

"Big Cat is comfortable, but Little An is uncomfortable."

"I'll go talk to Mr. Hu later."

"it is good."

After a while, Hushan God carefully slipped in through the crack in the door, squatted not far away, sticking out his tongue to lick the corners of his mouth from time to time, looking a little embarrassed.

Lu Chenran tied up Xiao An's hair and put her down. Then he walked towards Hushan God, picked up the round fat cat, and said:

"Tiger Lord opens his mouth——"

"Roar--"

Hushan God opened his mouth in response, revealing two small tiger teeth, and stretched out his bright red tongue. A strong smell of protein fermentation filled the air.

Lu Chenran carefully inspected Hushan God's teeth. They were healthy yellow and had no tartar attached to them. It was probably not caused by food residue, and he didn't think Hushan God's gastrointestinal problem would be bad.

‘Could there be parasites in the intestines? Affecting digestion? ’

When he was at Blue Star, Lu Chenran was a big cat owner, and he smelled a lot of cats' bad mouths.

Generally, cats who eat too much dry food will suffer from poor gastrointestinal digestion. Not only will they have bad breath, but when they defecate, there will be a lingering stench throughout the house.

This kind of thing can be big or small, but what if Xiao An stays with Hushan God for a long time and affects Xiao An? The bugs that can squirm in the stomach of Hushan God are unusual.

"It seems that Mr. Tiger has some gastrointestinal problems and needs to see a doctor."

"My tiger is sick?"

Hushan God's eyes widened and he closed his mouth. No wonder he always felt hungry recently.

"possible."

Xiao An snorted, pointed at the Big Tiger Mountain God and said:

"Xiao An said that there is something wrong with the big cat, and he won't even eat vegetables."

Tiger Mountain God: "."

——Wuhu may indeed be sick, but it’s definitely not because he doesn’t eat vegetables.

Just when Lu Chenran was thinking about where to find a 'doctor' to examine Hushan God, there was a knock on the door.

bang bang bang-

"Is Mr. Lu awake?"

Lawrence Lu walked over and opened the door.

Standing outside the door was a rabbit half as tall as a man, wearing a small vest. When Lu Chenran came out, he said politely:

"Your Excellency wants to talk to Mr. Lu alone tonight, um. Your Excellency also specifically emphasized not to let Mr. Lu bring his pet to see her."

Lu Chenran was startled for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Xiao Yi? She is not Lu's pet."

Rabbit was a little embarrassed. He scratched his bald head and said awkwardly:

"Your Majesty just said that you won't let me take care of your snow fox."

The eyes of the snow fox who was taking a nap in the Lihua Peng suddenly widened. The fox's ears were stretched out and he looked at the rabbit outside the door.

‘What does that rabbit want? ’

‘Is it possible that you haven’t given up yet? ’

Lu Chenran glanced at his aunt who was eavesdropping from the corner of his eye, thought for a moment, and then said gently:

"It won't affect anything if we take Xiaoyi there, right?"

"Well, sir, this sentence will come naturally."

Rabbit bowed respectfully to Lu Chenran, and then slowly retreated.

Lu Chenran tidied his clothes, packed his baggage, hung the drunken red gourd from the next door on his waist, and led Xiao An out of the courtyard.

The falling snow has cleaned everything around you. When you open the door, you can smell the fragrance of cinnamon. When you raise your head, you can see the osmanthus tree dozens of feet high entrenched not far away, with vigorous branches. In ancient times, it was left in its original state without pruning, and its huge branches extended to all sides, covering this area of ​​the world.

There were dots of silvery light on the leaves, and the piled snow was about to fall. If the osmanthus tree were golden, it would even make Lu Chenran feel like he was under the golden tree in the narrow land.

The small courtyard is built against the osmanthus trees, and the white-tiled osmanthus wood building is reflected in the snow.

The sparrows that Hushan God didn't catch were flying back and forth on the branches, their cries were crisp and tender.

Everything is so fresh and eye-wash.

I didn't realize it when I was drunk and fell into a hasty sleep at night. Now I am looking at this place with my eyes wide open. I can take in everything in this ghost town. Although there is no ingenuity and prosperity, it still looks like a masterpiece made by heaven.

Lu Chenran held Xue Hu in his arms and slowly walked out of the yard.

The streets of the ghost town are missing the lively ghosts and ghosts at night. Everything is so quiet and empty - only a few little rabbits walking on the snow, sweeping the streets with brooms in their hands.

There was an old turtle sitting under the tree, looking towards the small yard not far away from time to time, rubbing his hands as if waiting for someone. When he saw Mr. Foxqiu from last night walking out of the yard, he felt happy and quickly He came closer, pretending to have just passed by this place, with a look of surprise on his face:

"Hey, what a coincidence? I met Mr. Lu again!"

Xiao An blinked, pointed at the old turtle and said:

"Nonsense! You've obviously been sitting here for a long time."

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Lao Gui's face, he was exposed, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he scratched his head unnaturally.

Lu Chenran cupped his hands towards the old turtle and said with a smile:

"What do you want from fellow Taoist Lu?"

"I wonder where Mr. Lu's fairyland is and where he is going?"

"Lu came from Hushan and passed through here. He wanted to go to Beijing to seek immortality."

"Going to Beijing to seek immortality?"

The old turtle was stunned for a moment, with some doubts in his heart.

This news has spread throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty for a long time, but few big demons take it seriously. After all, after practicing to a certain level, everyone in this world has their own opinions. Only the little demons who have not yet transformed their nascent spiritual intelligence Only then will we take it seriously.

However, a master like Mr. Lu also wanted to go to Beijing. This made Lao Gui temporarily unsure of the authenticity of this news.

Then, it calmed down and stated its purpose:

"Mr. Elu, do you have time later? Lao Gui has a temple by the Qingshui River in the Black Pine Forest. I would like to host a banquet for you. I hope you will give Lao Gui a thin noodle."

It bent over and looked at Lu Chenran respectfully, with a hint of anticipation flashing in its eyes.

No matter what the Immortal of Xianshan is, it could clearly see Mr. Lu’s technique last night.

The fairy sword automatically moved without any movement, soared into the sky to invite the moon, and turned into a hairpin. Mr. Lu must be an expert in the world, not an immortal, and his Taoism must be profound.

As a member of the Turtle Clan, it has the innate Qi-gazing Technique that other monsters don't have. Turtles are born with a long lifespan, and if they practice it for a long time, they can tell at a glance how thin the lifespan of the person in front of them is, and how much lifespan a mortal has. Two armors, but it couldn't see clearly Mr. Lu in front of him.

As the clear water river god of the black pine forest, Old Turtle has lived for thousands of years. He even has his own temple in the black pine forest. He uses the power of incense and people's wishes to transform into a human form. However, the cost of doing so is naturally very high. If no one can guide him, he may have no choice but to Watching myself wasting away the rest of my life.

If I could get an expert like Mr. Lu to seek guidance from an immortal, it would be good not only to get rid of the Shinto way, but also to find a way to make a living for myself in the future.

After hearing what this old turtle said, Lu Chenran felt helpless.

This old turtle and drunkard doesn't care about drinking. Thinking about it, he is probably like the old monkey in Taoshan, thinking that he is an 'immortal'.

What can I tell this old turtle? Talking nonsense is really irresponsible.

The city lord of this ghost town is probably one of the people who can really point it out, but obviously the city lord must have rejected this old turtle when he asked for it.

"Lu's tiger is sick. Today he has to go out to the mountains to seek medical treatment. I'm afraid Lu won't be able to attend the Taoist friend's banquet."

There was a hint of disappointment in Lao Gui's heart, but he had been practicing Taoism for thousands of years, but he was also magnanimous in his heart. He knew that immortality could not be obtained. When he heard that Mr. Lu's son was sick, Lao Gui thought of something and said :

"Mr. Lu's son is sick? Did you find a doctor?"

Lu Chenran shook his head:

"Lu came to Linjiangdu for the first time and was not familiar with it."

The old turtle quickly said:

"Mr. Lu, Lao Gui has a neighbor who also lives in the black pine forest. He always catches many rare and exotic animals and is proficient in dietary therapy. If you don't know anything about it, you might as well go to the black pine forest to look for it. There may be a way. .”

"Oh? Black Pine Forest? Where is this place?"

"After leaving the ghost town and heading west for dozens of miles, you can see a large black forest. Follow the only road in the forest and keep going. Sir, you will be able to see it."

"Thank you fellow Taoist for your advice."

Lu Chenran bowed his hands to the old turtle and thanked him.

"You're welcome, Mr. Lu."

The old turtle was a little flattered, and quickly shook his head and said:

"I can't afford Mr. Lu's courtesy. Besides, it's not certain whether I can cure Hu Zi."

Lu Chenran looked at the old turtle in front of him with a little emotion in his heart.

In his eyes, the aura of this old turtle is pure, and it is very rare to think that he is an honest meditator. However, this thousand-year-old turtle is different from the old monkey. He takes the form of incense and the divine way. Once the incense is gone, he will It's when the Tao is completely lost and it can come to find you. I think it's already the end of the road.

He hugged Xue Hu, and after thinking for a while, he finally said:

"Is there anyone who offers incense in Taoist friend's temple on weekdays?"

The old turtle shook his head and sighed:

"Few people worship it."

Lu Chenran carefully considered his tone, and then spoke to comfort the old turtle:

"Fellow Taoist can also be regarded as the god of a river. Since we are cultivating together with the help of incense, it will be difficult to get rid of it. Immortal fate is rare. However, if you are a god and protect one side, there will be folk incense as a gift to fellow Taoist. It’s better not to be discouraged, if you have the intention, I’m sure it won’t be bad.”

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The old turtle smiled bitterly and nodded:

"Thank you sir for comforting the old turtle."

But he couldn't help but think in his heart, if he had traveled around from the beginning, there might have been a way out, why waste his life waiting here?

Lu Chenran nodded, bowed to the old turtle and smiled:

"Lu will leave first."

"Mr. Lu, walk slowly."

Lu Chenran took Xiao An, turned around, and walked towards the outside of the city. After a while, he disappeared from the old turtle's sight. In the deserted ghost town, only Old Turtle was left sitting under the eaves with a sad look on his face.

‘Masters like Mr. Lu have to go to Beijing to learn the truth. Is there really an immortal in Buxian Mountain? ’

'But if someone leaves this Qingshui River, his moral character will be scattered, and he will be no different from an ordinary turtle. Can he persist until he goes to Beijing? ’

After thinking hard for a while, I couldn't make up my mind for a while. After straightening the slightly crooked turtle shell on my body, I suddenly thought of something and quickly looked in the direction Mr. Lu was walking.

Mr. Lu has long since disappeared.

The old turtle frowned, patted his head, and sighed:

"Damn it, I'm so stupid, I forgot to tell my husband that I was going to look for my neighbor at night."

"It hates being woken up when sleeping during the day. What should I do if I wake up and bump into my husband?"

Its neighbor is not bad-tempered. He is also a big demon in the black pine forest. He is usually kind and amiable. Sometimes he catches strange things and comes to Qingshui Temple to share them with him.

However, his temper has not been very good these days. Every time I see him, he looks listless and crazy.

"Hey, I can do this shit."

——Both sides are offended.

The old turtle's expression became more and more depressed, and his head became even more melancholy.

He took out a crutch from the turtle shell, leaned on it on the snow, and walked slowly towards the Qingshui Temple with the red sun shining on his shell.

Lu Chenran walked along the avenue of the ghost town for a long time, and finally saw the gate of the ghost town.

The red lantern from last night was hung high and has not been taken down yet.

Guarding the door were two big rabbits, wearing armor made of bark, leaning lazily against the city gate, chatting boredly:

"Standing here every day, I feel a little bit greedy."

"What do you want to eat? Rabbit."

"I want to eat fish and rabbit."

One paw is holding a wooden stick, and the other is holding a pipe. Smoke is filling the air. His eyes slowly return to clarity. He takes a deep breath and leans against the wall softly, squirming his harelips twice. , very comfortable.

He was blowing out smoke rings one after another, obviously he was a heavy smoker.

This is the scene, no matter how you look at it, it’s funny.

When Big Rabbit saw Lu Chenran walking towards here, his expression suddenly panicked, and then he hurriedly put the pipe in his pocket. Without paying attention, the sparks on the tobacco burned onto a bunch of rabbit tails. A small amount of black smoke ignited.

It quickly scratched its butt and extinguished the flames.

"Cough-cough-"

Big Rabbit coughed, and was about to spit the saliva on the ground, but stopped the action, held it back, moved his throat, and swallowed.

"Mr. Lu, are you awake? Rabbit."

"Mr. Lu, you want to go out for a walk? Rabbit."

Lu Chenran suppressed the laughter in his heart, looked at the two of them seriously, and nodded:

"Well, I want to go to the black pine forest."

Then, one of the rabbits threw away the wooden stick in his hand, and without hesitation, took off the bark on his body in front of him, put on a small shirt, and said casually:

"I'll send you sir. When he comes back, pinch the token and I'll go to the ferry to pick up Mr. Rabbit."

"This is too much trouble."

"No trouble, sir, I gave you the instructions."

Lu Chenran couldn't help laughing. Generally, rabbits can't tell whether they are male or female, but he was very sure that this was a rough male rabbit.

After following the rabbit for a while, they came to a river, where a small boat was docked:

"Mr. Lu, come aboard, rabbit."

Xiao An hugged the fat mountain god, blinked at the rabbit, and said with a smile:

"Thank you, Rabbit."

Rabbit glanced at Xiao An awkwardly, scratched his head, and then said with a shy smile:

"You're welcome rabbit."

Thousands of miles of mist, Cangjiang River.

The breeze blew across my face, stirring up pieces of unfrozen water in the river, making the scales look like trembling yarn.

Snowflakes are floating in the sky and dotting the surface of the river.

An older boatman stood on the bow of the canopy boat, pushed up the hat on his head, stood on the bow of the boat, and sang loudly, which immediately startled the birds in the sky and flew into the sky.

The boatman laughed and squatted down to inspect the harvest in the fishing net.

It's too cold to cross the Linjiang River in winter, but the fish in the river are very fat and fat, and one of them can weigh five or six kilograms.

At this moment, the water rippled in a circle. The boatman raised his head and squinted his eyes. He was looking at the position of the sun to estimate the time. Without paying attention, he saw a small boat suddenly appearing on the vast river.

Standing on the boat was a young man dressed in gorgeous fur, holding a little girl in his hand. This was not important. What was important was that the ferryman on the boat turned out to be a rabbit!

——As tall as half a person, and wearing a small shirt.

The ship seemed to suddenly emerge from the water, and docked at the dock on the shore out of thin air.

‘When did the extra boat come out? A half-human rabbit? ’

When the captain rubbed his eyes and took a closer look, the ship had disappeared. Only the young man in snow-white fur was left, leading a child and walking towards the black pine forest.

‘Could it be that my eyesight is dazzled? ’

Maybe I saw it wrong, after all, this thing was too weird, but the young man wearing the snow-white fox fur actually existed.

The boatman poured out the river carp from the fishing net. The largest one weighed fifteen or six kilograms.

He suddenly thought of something, put the carp aside, and then shouted loudly at the figure in the distance:

"Sir, the road over to the black pine forest is blocked! We can't walk."

The sound was drowned by the cold wind and was lost in the sky.

Seeing that the young master did not look back, the boatman scratched his head, and then sighed:

"Perhaps Fengda can't hear it."

"Anyway, this young man will be back soon. I just don't know if he will buy my fish. It's freshly caught."

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Turn your head.

But suddenly he discovered that the biggest red carp he had just caught was missing.

There was an extra piece of silver on the chopping board. He carefully picked up the piece of silver and bumped it with his hand.

I have been selling fish all year round, and I have a certain amount of weight in mind. This piece of silver is about half a tael.

The boatman looked confused and looked around. Everything around him was still the same as before, empty except for the silence of the river.

That fifteen or six kilograms of carp is indeed worth this price.

There was a faint sound coming from my ears. I couldn't hear it clearly, but it seemed to have the word "rabbit" in it.

"Something's strange."

After Lu Chenran said goodbye to the rabbit that sent him ashore, he led Xiao An along the forest path.

The black pine forest that Old Turtle mentioned was in the mountains.

There is only one road up the mountain, and there is a cliff next to it.

The sun shines down, and when you look down from the mountains, the view here is extremely wide. The entire Linjiang Dushui City comes into view, and green smoke comes out of the craftsmen's workshops.

In his mind, the title page of a golden book flickered slowly:

[Becoming acquainted with the East China Sea Shark Pearl: (3/10)]

【Getting connected with Snow Monkey Haomao: (5/10)】

[Becoming acquainted with Guimu Xianpai: (3/30)]

【Befriending Moth Wings: (18/50)】

[Being connected with the pine branches in the north: (15/100)]

[Becoming acquainted with the drunken gourd: (11/365)]

[Befriending Sword Water Dragon Yin: (127/365)]

[Befriending the Northern Snow Fox: (3039/3300)]

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Lu Chenran only felt comfortable in his heart, walking along the snowy road in the mountains, enjoying the tranquility of the moment, and feeling the world carefully.

Perhaps because we are at the southernmost point of the North, the wind is not so harsh and blows on our cheeks without being cold.

Every time you calmly exhale, you can enjoy the peace that this world brings to you.

"Mr. Big, we don't have money to treat the big cat's bad breath, so let's sell it."

“My tiger—I eat less.”

"You have a bad mouth."

"Mr. Da, Qing Gulu has stopped talking."

"Qing Gourd is drunk and sleeping."

"Oh."

Lu Chenran rubbed her head, held her little hand, and walked farther away from the mountain road between the cliffs. If Xiao An didn't pay attention, he would be in trouble if he slipped away.

"Mr. Big, there is someone sitting in front of you."

Following Xiao An's gaze, Lu Chenran saw a traveler sitting on a stone to rest, drinking cold water and eating dry food.

His skin was tanned and his muscles were strong. Even in such a cold weather, he didn't wear very thick clothes.

Seemingly seeing Lu Chenran and the other two, the foot trader patted his buttocks and sat up. He walked over carrying a load, chewing dry food in his mouth, and said vaguely:

"This young man, the road ahead is blocked by rocks and is impassable."

Hearing this, Lu Chenran smiled at him and clasped his hands in fists:

"Thanks for reminding my friend."

Then he continued walking forward.

The foot merchant looked at the young man in fox fur with surprise and scratched his head.

Is this because you don’t believe your own words?

Do you feel like you're lying?

After swallowing the dry food in his mouth, the traveler took a deep breath and said loudly:

"Sir, I really didn't lie to you. I walk this road every day, and the front is really blocked by a stone. It will take some time for someone to come and push the stone down."

"I'll go over there and have a look."

"Harmful!"

The traveler shook his head helplessly. He had been here for a long time and had persuaded many people. However, some people always refused to listen to his advice and stubbornly went up the mountain. After a while, they still came down dejected?

It's none of my business anyway.

In another half an hour, his companions will be back, and by then everyone will be able to push the stone down together.

That's what the foot merchant thought.

But for some unknown reason, I always felt that there was something wrong with Mr. Hu Qiu.

In the middle of winter, a man was carrying a girl, a cat and a fox. He looked like a young man from an aristocratic family going out for the winter, but he didn't bring two guards.

Isn't he afraid of being robbed?

This is strange.

The more he thought about it, the traveler found it strange that the girl following the gentleman also looked fearless, and the baggage she was carrying on her back was also very beautiful, as if it was tied up with pear blossoms, and did not look like an ordinary thing.

Who would take a fox and a cat with them when they go out? The cat won't run away, and the fox will just sleep in the tent.

The traveler who has walked this mountain road all year round is considered well-informed. He frowned and was suddenly startled by an idea of ​​his own:

‘Is Mr. Hu Qiu a human or a demon? ’

But the gentleman looked strange and kind, and his conversation was very refined. He didn't look like a man-eating monster.

Some things cannot stand to be thought about blindly. The more I think about them, the more itchy my heart becomes, and I feel like a cat scratching me.

The traveler hurriedly swallowed the dry food in his mouth, took a sip of water to make things smooth, picked up the load on his shoulders, and followed along the winding mountain road by accident——

ps: There are three more chapters, and there will be one more in the evening.

(End of this chapter)