Mysterious World, I Have Special Understanding

  Chapter 165 Long Virtual View

  Seeing that Ji Que put away the unknown paper figurine, Lin Xiangzhi couldn't help worrying: "Are you very interested in this thing?"

  Ji Que nodded and said, "I have a predestined relationship with him."

  Afterwards, he told Lin Xiangzhi what happened in the Song Mansion before.

  Actually, he had reported this matter to Lin Xiangzhi before, but it was not as detailed as this time.

  After Lin Xiangzhi finished listening, she was surprised and said: "Last time you said it too casually. I only remembered the big-bellied paper figurine and the big-ass senior sister. I didn't expect such a follow-up."

   "But you brought this thing, don't you want to find trouble?"

  Ji Que quickly denied it: "No, how dare you, have you ever seen a mortal go to God for trouble?"

  Lin Xiangzhi shook her head and said, "I used to think no one would dare, but now I think there is, and there are more than one."

"Who?"

   "You, Ning Hongyu, and that honest venerable who is still lying on the bed."

  At this time, Lin Xiangzhi recalled it, and murmured: "I just discovered that there are three iron-headed children hidden in this small subduing demon sub-building at the same time."

  According to Ji Que's speculation, Master Lu's concubine should have had problems before she got married.

  She covered the statue with the red cloth, did she just want the statue to marry her?

   I can only say that Master Lu is very lucky. If this concubine was really replaced by this god, wouldn't he be in the bridal chamber with a **** that night?

   This is Dong Yong alive, which is very enviable.

   Nothing but.

  When he took another look at the paper man, he felt that it was still too ugly, no, to be precise, it was too scary.

   Anyway, he couldn't get it going.

   It could be seen that the Lu family admired Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi very much, and the carriage that sent them was sent dozens of miles outside the town before returning.

  The idea of ​​the second young master of the Lu family is similar to that of the one-eyed Qinglong monk. He wants to form a good relationship with people like Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi, and see if there is a way to cure his father by the way.

   After all, since that night, my father has been completely unconscious.

   And Ji Que didn't think about it at all, because he was really not good at saving people.

   If you have to be serious, even if a good person like Master Lu is not dizzy, he will probably be knocked out by a righteous person.

  Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi actually had a map for this trip.

   It's just that the place they went was too far away, and the map was very crude, so it quickly became invalid.

  After leaving Xilin Town, what was greeted was a scene of desolate smoke and creeping grass.

  After reaching the back, even the road became narrower and narrower until it was completely submerged by weeds.

   They entered no man's land.

  Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi couldn't help feeling that there might be no living people passing through this boundary for many years.

  Walking among them, people looked very small, as if they would be swallowed up by the wilderness as they walked, and not even their bones would be left.

  This kind of loneliness was never encountered on the previous journey, because at that time, they could occasionally see people.

   And now, it's been the sixth day since they left Xilin Town, and they haven't seen a single person.

  Ji Que was lucky to bring Lin Xiangzhi with him. Without the company of this beautiful cat-eared lady, he really didn't know how to resolve this feeling of loneliness.

   "Hic."

   At this time, Ji Que couldn't help but hiccupped.

  You said that there was nothing bright about this desolate journey. At least they ate a lot of game.

  Because of Ji Que's luck, wild boars, black bears, pythons and other wild animals often came to sneak attacks, so they naturally became the source of food for Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi.

  The most outrageous time was that Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi were sleeping in the same place, but when they woke up the next day, they found a pair of bear paws, followed the bloodstains, and found a cave.

   There is also a dead bear inside.

  The bear had several broken bones in its chest and several fist marks on its body. It was obvious that Ji Que killed it in his dream.

   What moved Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi the most was that they found a jar of honey in this cave.

  The "jar" is actually a hard shell.

   Obviously, the honey was the dead bear's savings.

  Since the bear is dead, the honey cannot be wasted.

  Although he got honey, Ji Que still felt that it was a little outrageous, he couldn't help looking at Lin Xiangzhi and said, "Is this how you keep watch?"

  Lin Xiangori was a little embarrassed, and said, "I was too sleepy last night."

   She was so sleepy that a bear attacked and was killed by Ji Que, and she didn't even notice?

  Lin Xiangzhi has begun to doubt herself whether she is still a cat.

  After that, the two naturally ate bear paws.

  Bears have four paws, but in terms of taste, only the front paw is the fattest and delicious.

  Because bears will hibernate in caves after winter, and on the eve of hibernation, there is nothing else to eat, so they have to lick their fore paws. Because of this, the fore paws are particularly plump.

However, only one of the pair of front paws is delicious. It is said that in the hibernating cave, the bear has to use the other paw to hold its anus, so the front of the "exit" is blocked. There was a faint smell in the palm.

   This knowledge was naturally told to him by Lin Xiangzhi, the former eldest daughter of the Lin family. After all, Ji Que had never eaten such advanced food.

   And what he cut off happened to be a pair of bear's front paws. Lin Xiangori identified it and confirmed that the one on the left was the essence of a bear's paw.

   This bear paw is very thick, and after removing the fur, the plump flesh is revealed.

   One person and one cat live while cooking.

   Soon, the bear's paw was divided into two, half of which was boiled for soup and half of which was roasted.

  When roasting, Lin Xiangzhi used a sword to poke a lot of holes in the bear's paw, and then spread the newly acquired honey on it for more flavor.

   Soon, when the flame was a little bigger, the grease overflowing from the bear's paw made a crackling sound, coupled with the fragrance of burning cypress, just smelling it made people's appetite greatly increased.

  When the skin of the bear's paw was roasted until it was golden brown, and the fat mixed with honey was flowing on it, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi couldn't help but share the food.

   After biting this bite, Ji Que only felt that his whole body was glowing.

   "Bear paws are really good!"

  Lin Xiangzhi didn't have time to talk, she just focused on eating.

   After eating the hot roasted bear paws, it is natural to have a bowl of bear paw soup with a strong aroma.

   With the whole bear paw in its belly, one person and one cat couldn't help but let out a soft sigh of satisfaction.

   Fortunately, the extra meals from time to time relieved their sense of loneliness.

  In the endless search for a way, Ji Que couldn't help but think, if there is no fire in this world, it would be too terrible.

  Firelight brings warmth, and can also temporarily bring them the smell of fireworks in the world.

  It's just that most of the time, the person and the cat still feel desolate and lonely, and they can't wait to stick together for comfort.

  They walked like this, they could only walk in a general direction, and they couldn't remember the time.

  Ji Que vaguely remembered that this should be the fifteenth day after they left Xilin Town, when Lin Xiangzhi suddenly saw half a stone tablet among the weeds, and asked in surprise, "What is that?"

  Ji Que walked over and saw a few vague words engraved on the stone tablet. He was shocked suddenly and said, "It's a grave! It's the grave of the dead!"

   "Grave!" Lin Xiangzhi's eyes lit up.

  Afterwards, the man and the cat jumped up and down in front of the grave.

   There are graves, which means there are people, and this means that they have finally walked through that large wilderness with no one.

  At this moment, Ji Que deeply felt that the metaphor was correct.

  This world is too desolate. The towns and villages inhabited by humans are like isolated islands scattered on the sea. Going from one place to another is like a sea voyage, and the road is full of mysterious unknowns and desolation.

   Sure enough, following the graves, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi found a small town.

  This small town is called "Linshan Town". It is very dilapidated, but it is still inhabited.

  Linshan Town is very closed. After the two outsiders Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi came, they attracted the attention of many townspeople.

   There is no such town on the map at all, neither the yamen nor the inn.

   It is not so much a town as it is a larger village.

  The reason why Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi came to such a remote place was because they were going to Changxuguan to inquire about news.

  Long Virtual View is in this direction.

   But Ji Que inquired a bit, and found that the people here only know about Qinghan Mountain, but they don't know about Changxu Temple.

  The information given by Ning Hongyu is that Changxu Temple is located in Qinghan Mountain.

  Qinghanshan said it was big, it was big, and it was not small. Searching aimlessly is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

   It stands to reason that if Taoist temples want to survive, even if they don’t need incense money from ordinary people, those Taoists have to live, and they should have contact with people outside.

  In this area, only Linshan Town is still inhabited, and the nearby villages have long been deserted due to various reasons.

   It wasn't until they found a sorceress in this town that Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi knew the location of Changxu Temple.

  This sorceress is very old, she is blind, and her legs are inconvenient, but because she can exorcise evil spirits and save people, she has a high status in the town and is highly respected.

  She is lukewarm to Ji Que and the two foreigners, and her grandson also looks like he has his eyes above his head.

Until Lin Xiangzhi stuffed a large ingot of silver into her hand, she squeezed it, bit it with the only three teeth left in her mouth, her expression changed instantly, and she hurriedly said: "Grandson, hurry up and serve tea!" , serve good tea!"

  Changxuguan is located on the mountain to the west of the town, not too far away from the town. It is not well-known in the town because it is indeed in a state of seclusion.

  The sorceress remembers that a few decades ago, some Taoists occasionally came to the town to buy some things, but later on, those Taoists did not even go down the mountain, and they were considered isolated from the world.

  If Ji Que hadn't mentioned it, the witch, an old native, might have forgotten that there is such a place.

   "Remember, it's in that mountain depression."

  The sorceress relied on her long memory to give such an answer.

  In order to settle this matter sooner, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi set off after resting in the town for one night.

  The Taoist temple is in the mountains, and the road is not easy to walk.

  No, to be precise, there is no way.

  The previous dirt roads were all submerged in the weeds with the passage of time.

  The so-called "looking at the mountain and running to the dead horse", the mountain depression mentioned by the sorceress does not look far away, but walking is another matter.

   Along the way, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi could clearly feel that there were more poisonous snakes around them.

   They only walked for an hour and a half, and they had already killed nine poisonous snakes that wanted to attack them, and ate four of them.

  Finally, in the afternoon, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi finally found the Taoist temple in the mountains.

  The Taoist temple is located in the mountains and forests, the red walls are mottled, and a lot of fallen leaves are piled up on the black tiles, which looks very old.

   It's bigger than Ji Que imagined.

  The mountain gate of the Taoist temple is open, and it looks quite secluded among the mountains and forests.

  The door plaque hanging on the lintel of the temple is dim and black, and the words "Longxuguan" on it are somewhat blurred, giving people a decayed atmosphere of time.

  The sun shines on the inside, and it seems to be quite deserted.

  Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi tidied up their appearance and walked to the temple.

  Passing through the mountain gate, there is a courtyard.

  In the center of the courtyard stands a stone furnace with a height of two people, and two lively stone cranes are carved at the two corners of the furnace.

  If it weren't for the accumulation of fallen leaves in the yard, emitting a musty smell, this Taoist temple would still have a fairy-like smell.

  After the courtyard is the main hall of the Taoist temple. The top of the main hall is hollow, in the shape of a patio, and the sunlight slant down, making most of the halls bathed in sunlight without appearing dim.

  A statue of Tianzun about three feet high stands there.

  The strange thing is that this statue has no head, or only the part of the chin.

  The beard carved in stone under the chin is very long, like a waterfall, almost reaching the knee of the statue.

   "Long Xu Guan, Chang Xu Guan, does it mean "long beard", which means that the enshrined Tianzun has a long beard?"

  Ji Que thought so, but still didn't see a Taoist.

   "Is anyone there?" Lin Xiangzhi couldn't help asking.

  Her voice quickly echoed in the audience, a little scary.

   After a while, a sound of sweeping the floor sounded from the back of the hall, which was regarded as their response.

  Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi walked through the hall, and soon saw a Taoist holding a broom.

  The Taoist is standing under a mulberry tree like a canopy. He is wearing a blue Taoist robe that is very elegant and clean, but when you look at it, the first thing you notice is his beard.

  His beard is very long, almost down to his knees, so at first glance, you always feel that he is sweeping the floor with the beard and the broom.

   At the same time, the Taoist is very thin, giving people the illusion that all the essence of his body has been absorbed by the beard.

  At this time, after the Taoist saw Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi, he couldn't help saluting, and said, "It's rare for a distinguished visitor to visit the small temple. May I ask what the two laymen are doing?"

  Ji Que immediately returned a salute, and said respectfully, "Ask the temple master Chen Li to inquire about something."

  The long-bearded Taoist said gently: "I am Chen Li."

  After walking through the barren mountains and forests for more than half a month, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they found the right person in the deep mountains and old forests.

   I have to say that in an era without navigation, it is not easy to find the right place and person.

   One person and one cat were quickly welcomed into a room.

  There are only a few futons and a few scriptures in the room, which should be the place where Taoists usually meditate and practice.

   So the three of them sat on the ground like this.

   "May I ask what the two lay Buddhists are asking?"

  Ji Que looked at the skinny Taoist, and replied, "I want to ask you about a tree?"

"a tree?"

   "Ginseng fruit tree."

   These four words seem to have a magical power. Ji Que noticed that when he said these four words, the eyes of the originally kind Taoist suddenly became much deeper, like a dry well with no bottom.

  (end of this chapter)