You cultivate immortality, I cultivate merit

Chapter 397 My Heart Softened

"Lan, Sister Lan, why are there so many people going up the mountain on a snowy day?"

Shi Zelan listened to Wanyu's words and explained to her with a smile: "People in Yangzhou City heard that the snow scenery in this mountain is the most magnificent and beautiful, so they came in groups to enjoy the snow."

"With such heavy snow, aren't they afraid of falling to death if they step on it?"

"You underestimate their wisdom. Their boots are anti-slip."

After taking a closer look, Wanyu exclaimed, "They are so smart."

Shi Zelan looked at her with a smile: "Yes, I never dare to look down on anyone."

"Haha, you are such a coward that you never admit it, yet you can find such a suitable excuse."

Shi Zelan looked at the courageous Wanyu and said with a smile: "Wanyu, you may be even more timid than me in the future."

"puff.

I have always been braver than you. If I practice hard and improve my skills, I won’t be afraid to travel around the world.”

Shi Zelan always felt that Wanyu's words sounded very familiar, but also very reasonable.

After Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu left the room, they stood with them at the edge of the mountain for a while and watched the people going up the stairs.

“Why are there more and more people going up the mountain?”

Shi Xiaoliu couldn't help but sigh. Xia Yu frowned and said, "I hope that after some time, their interest will fade and our forest will be quiet again."

Master Qijun soon sent a message saying that he was going to a distant mountain and might not be able to come back at night.

Wanyu therefore asked Shi Xiaoliu and the other two, "Should we go to Yangzhou Prefecture for a visit?"

Shi Xiaoliu looked at Shi Zelan and Xia Yu, and seeing that they had no objection, the four of them checked the protective barrier on the top of the mountain again.

After a while, Shi Xiaoliu and the other three walked out from the back mountain. Wanyu whispered to Shi Zelan, "Sister Lan, why don't we wear women's clothes?"

"Because I don't want to get into trouble, and this is just right for now."

Wanyu raised her sleeves and looked at it: "Okay, you have a point. After your master comes out of retreat, let's wear women's clothes and go to Yangzhou Prefecture for a tour, okay?"

Shi Zelan looked at her: "I remember we had an agreement in this regard. Are you worried that I will go back on my word?"

"No, Sister Lan always keeps her word."

They went out through the path at the bottom of the valley, just to try to avoid the people on the official road.

In such a cold day, there were many people carrying loads on their shoulders on both sides of the official road. They were shouting, "Fresh fish, do you want some?"

Shi Xiaoliu and his three companions watched a passing horse-drawn carriage stop, and then the fish seller sold his load and bucket together.

Wanyu whispered to Shi Zelan, "The wealth here is so strong, no wonder so many people insist on going up the mountain."

After hearing Wanyu's words, Xia Yu turned around and said directly: "There is a gold mine on the mountain. This forest is naturally rich."

When Wanyu came this time, it seemed as if she had a prejudice against Xia Yu. When she heard what Xia Yu said, she rolled her eyes.

Shi Zelan saw it all, and seeing that Xia Yu didn't mind Wanyu's behavior, she didn't say anything more.

There were horse-drawn carriages traveling on the official road, but there was not a single empty carriage, so Shi Xiaoliu and his three companions had to walk to Yangzhou Prefecture.

They would walk quickly on the empty official road, and when the carriage came over, the four of them would continue on their journey as normal.

Before noon, they entered Yangzhou Prefecture and went to a vegetarian restaurant. In the afternoon, they went to a teahouse in South City to drink tea.

The teahouse was not full, so Shi Xiaoliu and his three companions chose a suitable table and sat down.

When the waiter brought the tea over, Shi Xiaoliu asked casually, "Aren't there many people here at this time?"

"Today is not the day for Mr. Xiaoshu to tell stories, so there are fewer customers than usual." Shi Xiaoliu asked curiously, "I heard that Mr. Xiaoshu used to come to your teahouse to tell stories every other day. Is that not the case now?"

"Guest, Mr. Novel Book comes once a week now and gives two lectures each time."

Shi Xiaoliu asked about the time again, then he smiled and said to the waiter, "We'll come again in the future, and hopefully we can listen to Mr. Xiaoshu telling a story."

"If you don't mind, you can also listen to his fellow apprentices telling stories, which are also very interesting."

"Oh, does the teahouse have this arrangement today?"

"Uncle, they are talking about the night show today."

"Night club?"

"One person will give a lecture at 3 p.m., and then another person will give a lecture at dinner time. Do you want to arrange it?"

Shi Xiaoliu looked at the expressions on Shi Zelan and the other two's faces, shook his head and said regretfully: "It's too late, we still have to leave the city, let's do it next time."

The waiter smiled and left. Shi Xiaoliu said to Shi Zelan and the other two, "Next time, shall we come to listen to the night show again?"

"it is good."

Wanyu responded to Shi Xiaoliu's words very actively, and even pulled Shi Zelan's sleeve: "Hurry up and tell me, okay?"

Shi Zelan reached out and brushed her hand, gave her a warning look, and said calmly, "Okay."

The four of them drank tea in the teahouse and listened to the guests chatting for a while before they came out.

It seemed even colder outside, and there were not many people walking on the street.

The four of them went out of the city gate, but they didn't see many carriages for hire outside the city gate, and it was not their turn to rent a carriage.

Some carriages have already been rented out and are just waiting outside the city gate for the tenants to return.

Shi Xiaoliu and his three companions still walked to the official road. After walking for a while, they found that there was no one in front of them or behind them, and there were no horse-drawn carriages on the official road.

The four of them ran forward quickly until they saw the carriage in front of them, then they slowed down.

Shi Xiaoliu said to Shi Zelan and the other two, "Why don't we just run past the carriage? What do you think?"

"it is good."

Xia Yu answered directly, then he ran forward without looking back, and Shi Zelan followed behind him.

Shi Xiaoliu looked at Wanyu and said, "Run ahead of me."

Wanyu chased after the two people in front, and Shi Xiaoliu followed behind Wanyu. The four of them ran past the carriage in front.

Shi Xiaoliu heard the driver exclaim: "These guys are running so fast."

When Shi Xiaoliu and his three companions walked to the foot of the mountain, the official road had become much quieter.

The four of them returned directly to the top of the mountain from the path at the bottom of the valley. Wanyu walked around the top of the mountain and said to Shi Zelan, "It looks like my master won't be back tonight."

It was getting dark, and the four of them went up to Shi Zelan's roof, and then Wanyu began to talk about what happened when they returned to the sect.

Shi Zelan had already heard her say it once, and when she listened again, she found that Wanyu had explained it in more detail.

“You don’t know, at that time, Junior Sister looked at me with tears in her eyes, and my heart softened.

What she said makes sense, she didn’t steal Bachungu’s man, it was Bachungu who let him go on her own.”

Shi Xiaoliu frowned: "Wanyu, don't you think that the seamless operation between Junior Sister and that person is disgusting?"

Wanyu rolled her eyes at Shi Xiaoliu: "If she could control her emotions, she wouldn't be so soft-hearted and sympathetic to that person."