I didn't intend to be a Fairy

"Ding Ding Dang Dang..."

There is no other sound in this mountain, only the sound of the bell echoing in the depths of the white clouds, clear and ethereal.

A group of three people, a donkey.

A thin middle-aged man, dressed in a large robe, a bamboo hat, and a beard, was riding on the back of a donkey. The wide robe covered his legs, the man was weak, and the donkey was also weak, but there was a sense of harmony between the negative and the positive.

What a weak literati image.

There are two servants beside him, one is eighteen or nineteen years old, with a round face, carrying a bag and leading a donkey. A man in his twenties with a determined face, with a bow and arrow on his back and a long knife in his hand.

"Officer, there is someone up ahead."

"It seems to be a Taoist gentleman."

"Go and have a look!"

The man on the donkey's back tried his best to look at the past. After years of studying, his eyes were dizzy and he couldn't see clearly, but he still showed excitement.

When he got close, he saw clearly.

Sure enough, he is a Taoist gentleman.

The man's eyes lit up immediately——

On this Yunding Mountain, could it be a fairy?

But when he glanced at the horse grazing nearby and the quilt bag on the ground from the corner of his eye, he couldn't help feeling disappointed, but he didn't show it. Instead, he rode a donkey closer, got off the donkey's back, and bowed his hands to Song You:

"Meet sir."

Song You had no choice but to stand up and return the salute:

"Polite."

"My surname is Cui, my name is Shang, and my name is Nanxi Jushi. I was originally from Xuzhou. It is a fate to meet Mr. here."

"My surname is Song, my name is You, and my courtesy name is Menglai. I'm from Yishan, Lingquan County, Yizhou."

"Doesn't Mister have a Taoist name?"

"There is no Taoist number."

"this……"

"Don't misunderstand me, it's just that I just came down the mountain and I haven't figured out what to call it yet." Song You said calmly.

"I see."

This Cui Nanxi smiled, and then asked: "Mr. Menglai is going to the mountain?"

"Exactly."

"Can you go to the top of the mountain?"

"Going to."

"The road to Yunding Mountain is difficult, and it is difficult to go up to the blue sky. The rumors spread more and more mysterious, but fewer and fewer people dare to say that they are going to the top of the mountain." Cui Nanxi cupped his hands, "I have only seen you along the way, sir. I don't know if I will be lucky. Going to the top of the cloud with your husband?"

He paused for a while, then glanced at Song You's horse and cat: "If we meet jackals, tigers and leopards, we can take care of each other."

"If the foot strength is similar, it's good to be in the same class."

Unlike Cui Nanxi who kept his eyes on Song You, the guards behind him observed more carefully, and quickly fixed their eyes on the bay red horse beside him, and noticed that the horse had no reins.

But he didn't say anything.

This can only show that it is not luck that people come here, and it may be a good thing to be with them.

"Sir, don't stand up and talk anymore, sit down and sit down."

"good."

Both of them sat down on the lawn, facing the sea of ​​clouds in front of them at a distance, and filled their chests with openness.

Cui Nanxi looked left and right, found something to say: "Is this the cat of Mr.'s house?"

"It is."

"The cat followed Mr. up the mountain?"

"Yeah, I'm very tired."

The three-flowered cat lying on the ground immediately raised its head when it heard the words, and stared at Song You. If it wasn't for the presence of others, it might have already refuted it.

"Won't it run?"

"Won't."

"I've heard people say that cats are difficult to raise. How did Mr. do it?"

"Treat it with your heart."

"It's a good one to treat it with heart!"

Cui Nanxi couldn't help clapping his hands, feeling that although this gentleman is young, he has something wonderful about him, and then said: "Sir, you must come to this Yunding Mountain to look for immortals because of the fame, right?"

"It seems that the same is true with one step."

"Isn't everyone here?" Cui Nanxi looked up at the sky, showing fascination, "I heard that Mr. Cheng'an met a god on this mountain twenty years ago, and it was so pleasant to talk about wine! There are countless people who have met gods in this mountain before, but I don’t know if I will be lucky enough to find them, and I don’t know what the gods look like..."

"Mr. Cheng'an really met a fairy?"

"Who knows..."

When Song You heard what he said, he knew it.

Regardless of whether people in the past really met gods here, or pretended to meet gods here, did not meet them at all, or only met mountain elves and Qingxiu hermits who seemed to be gods, this Cui Nanxi hopes to meet here The fairy in my heart.

Seeing him like this, I'm afraid it's also a time of frustration.

Since ancient times, poets and literati have loved to seek immortals when they were down and out.

But Song You almost thought the same in his heart——

Judging from those rumors, he felt that there were probably no gods on Yunding Mountain, but he still hoped to find them here.

Just what is a fairy?

In other words, what is the fairy he wants to meet and see?

Taking the two characters apart, the meanings are similar and complementary, but they are different in depth. Most people confuse them into the same meaning, and there is not much difference between gods and immortals.

After careful study, comparing the two, God is closer to words such as faith, duty, and power, while immortals are more like a realm, a kind of cultivation.

If it is said that the god he is looking for is naturally not the kind of Tiangong. But even if he is not an omnipotent god in a broad sense, he should have unimaginable power and admirable meritorious deeds.

If it is said that the immortal he is looking for, it should be someone who is far away from the world, has profound Taoism, has unique insights into worldly affairs, and has an extraordinary and refined thought realm. If the realm of cultivation is really high, even if the Taoism is lower or even not, he is still willing to be called an immortal.

It's just that it's so easy to find.

While thinking about it, Cui Nanxi's voice came from beside him: "It's a bit chilly to sit, sir, why don't we continue our journey and try to climb to the top today."

"Also."

Song You also got up.

Hearing them talking, Sanhuamao got up as soon as it turned over, stretched itself, and walked ahead first.

In order to prove that she was not tired, she kicked her four little feet upside down very fast, and when she encountered weeds blocking the way, she didn't even drill through them, but deliberately jumped over them.

And Cui Nanxi saw that Song You was not riding a horse, so he stopped riding a donkey, but walked with him, looked at the cat, and smiled as he walked:

"Mister's cat is really human."

"She's smart."

"She actually looked back!"

"She heard it."

"Hey! My eyes are dim, and I just realized now that the horses in Mr.'s family don't need a leash!"

"The horse is also obedient."

"Do you also treat him with heart?"

"almost."

"Sir is also an expert."

Not far ahead, I suddenly saw a red leaf.

I don't know what kind of tree it is, but the leaves are already red in this mountain, and it is extremely eye-catching from a distance.

The cats came first and stopped to look at them.

A group of people walked slowly, and the bell jingled.

The red leaves not only dyed the half of the mountain red, but also covered the ground, yellow and red mottled, soft and creaking when stepped on, which is really wonderful.

There are two voices in the mountains.

"What an autumn scene in a deep mountain! It's summer at the bottom of the mountain, and a hundred flowers bloom when you go up, just like spring. I thought it was going to be cold and bleak at the top, and it would be autumn. I didn't expect this autumn scene! I have heard that there are four seasons in Yunding Mountain. I haven’t experienced it myself, but I don’t know how amazing it is!”

"Are your feet cold?"

"Fortunately, Mr. Bi is wearing thicker clothes."

"That's good."

"Is the gentleman also from Changsheng County?"

"Exactly."

"Then it must have come from the other side by boat yesterday morning? Did you go to the center of the lake for a night mooring the night before? Maybe our boat is not far away."

"We arrived at the ferry on the other side two days earlier, and we stopped in the middle of the lake overnight, but in the morning we returned the same way, and then came around along the lakeside." Song You said, "We started climbing the mountain yesterday morning."

"How far does it take?" Cui Nanxi was surprised.

"Two hundred miles."

"Why don't you just come by boat?"

"Thinking of the beautiful scenery by the lake, it doesn't hurt to take a walk."

"Mr. Elegance!"

"Just nothing to do."

"I heard that Mr. is from Yizhou, how did you come here?"

"Traveling around the world, passing through Pingzhou."

"It's really comfortable! If I were younger, I should devote myself to this world just like my husband!" Cui Nanxi shook his head, "Why are I bound by this political dispute..."

"Why are you here again?"

"To be honest, I accidentally offended the dignitaries in the court and China, and was implicated in party disputes, so I was demoted to this point."

"I see."

"well……"

Cui Nanxi couldn't help heaving a long sigh.

"Please be happy with your step, life has ups and downs, it's a common thing." Song You also said a few words of persuasion casually.

"I'm not afraid of being demoted. Even if I'm relegated to a desolate place, wouldn't I still be able to enjoy the landscape? I used to be a landscape lover." Cui Nanxi sighed helplessly. Haha, I am not afraid that Mr. Cui will think that Cui is arrogant. For decades, Cui has read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles. He thinks he knows everything about astronomy and geography. He has been an official in Changjing for a few years It is a pity that you have gained a lot of fame among literati and hermits, but you can't realize your ambitions."

"The world is unpredictable, and the future is still long."

"Sir, you don't have to be relieved. It's hard for me to sing the praises of the world when it comes to poetry, and it's hard to record it in the history books when it comes to government. Traveling all over the world, looking for immortals and asking questions! As the saying goes, it’s never too far to search for immortals, and it’s a pleasure to travel to famous mountains in one’s life, isn’t it?”

This is why scholars love to talk with monks and Taoists.

They think monks and Taoists are outsiders, and even the monks and Taoists they meet by chance on the roadside are happy to entrust their thoughts to them and find relief from their worries. It's even better to talk to someone you meet by chance on the roadside.

Song You later focused on listening.

Through this red leaf, the clothes add another layer.

Cui Nanxi walked out of breath, and under the persuasion of his followers and Song You, he rode on the donkey again.

I saw a mountain spring blocking the way ahead.

The spring water is about knee-high, a little rushing, the road is slippery, and it is a slope, and the slanting direction is the abyss below.

To get across, you have to take risks, you have to wade.

Cui Nanxi sat on the donkey's back, while the two servants took off their shoes, rolled up their trousers, and prepared to lead the donkey through the water. From the way they stepped on the water, they could tell that the high mountain spring water was biting.

Song Youben also wanted to take off his shoes, but before he could take off one, the bay red horse lay down beside him, staring at him with a pair of dark eyes. Looking ahead, Cui Nanxi also turned his head to see how he was going to cross this section of water. He probably didn't know how to ride a horse and asked the guards to lead the donkey twice to carry him over.

Song You thought about it, thanked the horse, and got on its back.

The entourage leading the donkey was replaced by a guard. The guard held on tightly to the donkey's reins with one hand, and had to separate his hand to hold the other entourage, lest he slip and fall.

The horse is taller and walks more steadily.

With a Taoist on your back, you can walk more steadily.

"Sir, this horse is truly miraculous."

"Thanks to it all the way."

"Speaking of our luck, on the way before meeting Mr. Cui, he also encountered beasts and mountain monsters. Thanks to Xu Le, he was able to pass safely. Along the way, we are getting farther and farther away from the world at the bottom of the mountain, but completely There are no poisonous insects and beasts to harass, and there are no visits from mountain spirits and ghosts at all, so we should be closer to the gods." Cui Nanxi was a little excited, "We will probably find the gods today."

"Maybe."

Through this wading road, there is a cliff in front, and there are iron chains leading to the other end of the cliff.

The fog here is very thick.

Until here, it is a road of seeking immortality that countless people have traveled. It was the iron chain in front of him that stopped most of the immortal seekers who wanted to go up to Yunding Fairy Mountain.