Tomb Raiders

After making all the preparations in the past few days, Shen Liaobai set off on time with Chu Yuyang to Yuexiu Mountain in the south of the Lingnan Mountains, from Chang'an to the southeast to the Yangtze River to change waterways, and all the way to the north of Guangzhou. more than a month.

Shen Liaobai couldn't stand the cold, so he often stayed in the cabin. He was concentrating on the yellowed and worn book on the small table, but the cabin suddenly shook twice, and then slowly stabilized. He raised the curtain and said, "Here we are."

Shen Liaobai stood up, wrapped his hands warmed by the fire in the cloak, and stepped out of the cabin, a gust of damp immediately rushed towards his face. Although it was winter, the vegetation on both sides of the bank did not seem to be withered, because it was rained not long ago. After the rain, the water surface is shrouded in mist, entangled with the ripples on the lake surface.

The loess on the shore was very slippery, Shen Liaobai got off the boat with Chu Yuyang's hand, and saw an old man with a bun in a bun and dressed in a black coarse cloth short shirt who was enthusiastically talking to Qin Zhaonan, this person must be The person Qin Zhaonan mentioned earlier on the boat was the person who would take care of him.Zhao Cai circled in the air, stretched his muscles and bones, and then retracted into the hood of Shen Liao's white cloak.

"This is old man Wu, an old acquaintance of mine," Qin Zhaonan introduced, "Let's stay at his house tonight and bother him for a few days."

The old man Wu smiled honestly, and said: "Benefactor, don't be too polite. The old man is extremely honored to be able to entertain his benefactor and a few nobles. It's just that the old man's family only has a few thatched huts, so please take care of the nobles."

After a few words of politeness with old man Wu, the group took the luggage on board, bid farewell to the boatman, boarded old man Wu's carriage, and headed to Yumu village where they stayed tonight.

The farmer's carriage is used to pull goods. The carriage is spacious enough for several people to sit on it without feeling crowded. It's just that there is no canopy on the carriage, and only a few wooden planks are laid on the shaft. The turbulence caused pain on the cheeks cut by the mountain wind, Shen Liaobai put on the hood behind the cloak, half of his face was hidden inside, only a pair of dark eyes were exposed, looking at the passing scenery along the way with novelty.

It's true what the master of things said, and it's very cold to attract money. It's not sure whether he will come out of his hat, huddled in Shen Liaobai's cloak with only one head exposed, and Laifu is standing majestically in Chu From time to time, a few calls came from Jiyang's shoulder.

"Qin Zhaonan, I have always heard that you have a lot of friends, but I didn't expect you to have a friend who has forgotten the years in Lingnan." Hanzhang joked.

"I'm a pariah, how dare I make friends with noble people," Old Man Wu stopped waving his whip and said, "Five years ago, I took the medicine entrusted to me by the villagers in the village and went to the capital to do some business with the Han people. Who would have thought otherwise?" I met some bad guys on the road, but fortunately my benefactor rescued me, so I was lucky enough to save my life."

Qin Zhaonan hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Master Wu, don't be polite, I was just a little bit of effort at that time."

The old man Wu put away the straightforward smile on his face, and said seriously: "Even if it was a small effort, the old man's life was saved. This kind of kindness may not be repaid in my lifetime."

When the boat was still sailing on the river, Shen Liaobai listened to Qin Zhaonan briefly introduce the situation here. The Yumu village where they settled was a village where local aborigines gathered. But this old man not only knows how to speak Chinese, but also has an extraordinary conversation. If it weren't for the difference in his attire, Shen Liaobai would definitely think that he is a Han.

The carriage drove for more than an hour. Through the mist, Shen Liaobai vaguely saw a small village surrounded by mountains. It looked like dozens of families. It was time for lunch. There was smoke.

A few rays of sunlight pierced through the humidity, and the air was still full of cold moisture, but it was not as cold as in the morning. Shen Liaobai took off his hat and said, "Mr. Han people?"

The old man Wu smiled, as if he had guessed that Shen Liaobai would ask this question, "My father is the Li Zheng of the village, and occasionally he would take the prey or herbs collected by the villagers to the capital to exchange things with the Han people. When I was young, I followed my father in contact with the Han people, and later this position fell on me, and after a long time of contact, I learned more or less Chinese and even recognized some characters.”

He paused, took out a piece of letter paper from his bosom, squinted his eyes and looked at it again, and said, "Due to the heavy rain a few days ago, a landslide occurred outside the village, and I only received the letter from my benefactor three days ago. I wanted to write a reply letter to Engong, but it was too late, and I don’t know what is urgent about Engong, if my old man has already driven west, who will receive you?"

Qin Zhaonan told Chu Yuyang about the fact that he didn't receive a reply, but the situation was urgent, and Chu Yuyang didn't care too much, so he decided to go to Lingnan first, and if no one answered, he would go to some people in the industry to help.

Qin Zhaonan looked at Chu Yuyang, but saw that Chu Yuyang was still staring at the tall and straight trees on the mountain in the distance, showing an attitude of letting Qin Zhaonan lie, Qin Zhaonan coughed lightly and said: "It's like this, I recently handed in Some friends who practice immortality and Taoism overheard them saying that there is a fairy mountain in the north of Lingnan, and there are treasures hidden in this mountain. Those who get it can ascend to immortality, so I brought a few good friends and wanted to see it. "

"This... benefactor is confused." Old man Wu sighed, and said: "Forget it, the nobles are exhausted, I have ordered my daughter to prepare wine and food, and we will talk while eating."

While talking, the carriage has slowly entered Yumu Village. The villagers here are quite friendly, and they always smile when they see outsiders. Although they can't understand their words, Shen Liaobai can still feel the enthusiasm.

There are two guest rooms in the old man Wu's house, which have been replaced with new bedding. One is a Datong bunk, which can sleep three people without any problem, and the other is a smaller couch. Qin Zhaonan walked through each of the two guest rooms, saying: " If I live with Shen Jun, how about the three of you, master and servant, sleeping in one room?"

His long and narrow peach eyes fell lightly on Shen Liaobai, staring at Shen Liaobai very uncomfortable, and was about to refuse, but he heard Chu Yuyang say in a stiff tone: "Liaobai is with me, you and Han They sleep together."

Before Qin Zhaonan could refute, Chu Yuyang had already dragged Shen Liaobai into the house.

"Tsk," Qin Zhaonan curled his lips and said, "The desire to possess is really strong."

After tidying up briefly, Shen Liaobai followed the crowd to the lobby of Old Man Wu's house for dinner. The table was full of big fish and meat. It seemed that the old man had really prepared a lot. Old Man Wu's daughter was setting the dishes and saw the guests , smiled shyly, and went to another room to eat with a small bowl.

For the past month, Shen Liaobai has been eating dry food, and now eating these hot food with soup and water, although it is not obvious on the surface, but his mood is really relieved.

After drinking for three rounds, Chu Yuyang stopped his chopsticks and asked, "Master Wu, why did you say that Zhao Nan was confused?"

The old man Wu sighed heavily again, and said: "When I was young, I often heard the old people in the village mention the immortals of Yuexiu Mountain. We have a lot of rain here, and other villages often encounter landslides, but our village does not suffer from it." However, this is thanks to the protection of the immortals. There is an immortal temple at the corner of Yuexiu Mountain. Whenever there are festivals, I will bring the villagers to worship. In our village, apart from me, there is probably no one People have come into contact with outsiders, but I don't know who spread the news about the gods of Yuexiu Mountain, and some people who seek and cultivate immortals often go to Yuexiu Mountain, and there is no way to stop them."

Shen Liaobai was listening to him seriously, when he paused, he couldn't help asking: "Have those people found the immortal?"

Old man Wu took a sip of his wine and said, "Some came back, some didn't come back, only a few came back, and they were... crazy, there was a crazy Taoist priest who hanged himself on the tree at the foot of the mountain Hey, I reckoned that I probably offended the immortal and was punished, so I also want to persuade a few nobles not to go, otherwise the immortal will not be found, and my life will be in danger."

After hearing the old man Wu's words, Shen Liaobai thought of the branch left by Shen Yingqing, which was said to be very similar to the tree in the fairy mountain. Could it be that Shen Yingqing was also punished for taking something from a fairy, which caused him to feel unwell?

Chu Yuyang closed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he asked again: "Has anyone ever been to the mountain recently?"

The old man Wu shook his head and denied: "Since that incident happened, I let the people in the village guard the mountain pass, and if anyone goes up the mountain, they will report to me, but this mountain is so big, maybe someone goes up from other places, so I can't help it." And I know."

"In that village, there are people who are very familiar with the shape of the mountain. I want to ask someone to take us up the mountain. Of course, there will be a lot of thank you." Qin Zhaonan said.

The old man Wu stared in disbelief and said, "Hey, why is your benefactor still going up?"

"We must go up." Shen Liaobai rubbed his cuffs, sighed softly, and said, "My younger brother and Mr. Chu's father probably went up Yuexiu Mountain. We must find them. Just come and help us."

The old man Wu also looked very embarrassed, "Here, our village with a radius of ten miles is very awed by Yuexiu Mountain. Even if I find someone to take you up, communication between you will be a problem. I would like to take you personally, old man." Going up, it’s a pity that my legs have entered the cold air, and it’s been a problem to walk these months, let alone climb the mountain.”

"It's not urgent," Chu Yuyang said, "Let's go and have a look around first."

After eating and resting for a while, Chu Yuyang took Hanzhang and Qin Zhaonan to look around, leaving only Shen Liaobai and Wen Hao to rest in the room. According to the old man Wu, it has been rainy recently and the mountain road is not good Let's go, it will take some days to go up the mountain.

Shen Liaobai and Wen Hao went back to their rooms, and were about to undress and take a rest, when they heard a child's yelling from the yard. Although they couldn't understand the language, Shen Liaobai, as a private school teacher, was very familiar with this voice However, it was obvious that a group of children were bullying someone, so he straightened his clothes, got up and went to the yard to check.

The author has something to say: the recent update is relatively slow, sorry 0.0