I didn't intend to be a Fairy

"Officer, please forgive the villain's ineffective guards! Last night, the villain was guarding the official and the immortal master on the top of the mountain, thinking that if it was too late, he would remind the officer, but for some reason, he suddenly felt better. Sleepy, the villain held on for a while, then felt dizzy again, had hallucinations in front of his eyes, and fell asleep before he came back to his senses."

"It's okay, it's not your fault."

Cui Nanxi waved his hand, and after thinking for a while, he said, "It should be the immortal master meditating, absorbing the spiritual energy of the heavens and the earth, and absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon. He must have spiritual wisdom and was attracted by the immortal teacher's Daoyun, so he came here to seek immortality."

"That's how it is..."

Xu Le hastily bowed his hands to the officials.

I just feel that the officials are really people who like immortality and longevity. If it is someone else, how would they know so many things.

At this time, the official asked again: "How do you feel after you wake up?"

"I just feel refreshed and clear." Xu Le replied honestly, "Since the villain wandered around the rivers and lakes and saw many fights, I haven't slept so well for a long time."

"IM about the same."

"The immortal master..."

"That's all, it's fate to meet, sometimes too much demanding, too many distracting thoughts, but it's not good." Cui Nanxi waved his hand, "It's just that we promised the immortal master not to mention the immortal name after going down the mountain, but we must not take it lightly. Violation, otherwise I'm sorry for this fate, I'm sorry for the immortal teacher's generous gift, I'm afraid it's not good."

"This Dan..."

"Eat it first, I'm afraid the immortal energy will be lost after a long time."

"good!"

Both of them took the elixir.

Looking at each other, and waiting for a while, Xu Le didn't feel anything, so Xu Le asked:

"Does the official want to rest and rest before going over?"

"I'm not tired, let's go." Cui Nanxi took a deep breath, "I'd better go ahead, so that if I accidentally slipped, you can give me a hand."

"yes!"

The elixir has already entered the belly, so there is no need to worry about human nature and evil thoughts, and you can pass it openly.

But this time is different from last time, both of them feel full of energy, the altar is clear and clear, the warriors who were able to cross the rope with ease, crossed more easily, and the officials who were originally a little difficult and dangerous, did not even once because of their hands. Slippery feet and nearly fell.

It's just that after passing the cable, I didn't see the attendants who were supposed to be waiting here, and the donkey and the luggage were gone.

Instead, he saw the back of the fairy master leaving from a distance.

The red leaves in the morning light in the distance are redder than blood, and the grass on the ground has white spikes, which are as dense as a thick blanket, blown in the same direction by the wind. In this beautiful autumn forest, there is an invisible road from south to north. A Taoist leads a slow-moving horse. It is still the bay red horse, still carrying a pack, and it has already traveled a long way.

Turning the corner again, it was out of sight.

"This is Hong Xiu!"

Not even a horse!

The officials couldn't help cursing secretly.

But it's no wonder that the followers——

The two of us didn't return last night, the mountain pass was very windy, and the attendants waited until night to wait for no one, so they must go to a place where they can shelter from the wind to spend the night, and it's early in the morning, maybe they haven't come yet.

Fortunately, there is only one way down the mountain. If the two of us go down the mountain like this, we will definitely meet him.

So the two discussed it and started to descend the mountain.

I wanted to chase after my husband, but I thought that I had already said goodbye, so it would not be beautiful to catch up again. He sped up his pace slightly, but he had to look around while walking, fearing that his followers would find shelter from the wind on the side of the road, and the two of them would miss him as they hurried on the road. Did not catch up with Mr.

Along the way, the autumn scenery beside the road seems to be the same, but it seems to be different.

Something is wrong, and I can't tell.

After walking for a long time, he didn't see any follower.

"This is Hong Xiu!"

The officer spoke up this time.

The two discussed with each other, and felt that they might have missed it halfway, or that the attendants had not waited for them until night, and there was no response when they called them. They also remembered their exclamation when they crossed the iron chain during the day, and felt that they might not have passed the iron chain smoothly. It fell, so I took my donkey bag and went down the mountain.

The worst result is that the entourage went to find a place to wait for them at night, but there were poisonous insects and beasts on the mountain, as well as mountain goblins, without the protection of warriors, they accidentally encountered disaster.

Hope not so.

Going downhill is faster than going uphill.

Ordinary people may have trembling legs after walking for such a day, but it may be due to the magical effect of the elixir, neither of them felt the slightest discomfort, the only more difficult thing is that they have no food and empty stomachs along the way.

From morning to dusk, it is almost to the lake.

Gradually, I walked to the place where I had picked pears before, thinking about how many pears I had kept before, and I don’t know if they were picked by others later, I wanted to go and see, if I was lucky, I could also get them to eat. However, there was only one pear tree full of pears, and there were more than a few pears hanging there, probably more than a few dozen.

The two looked at each other and checked carefully.

This is indeed the place, the pear tree.

It's just that I picked only a few pears before, so why are they hanging all over the branches? The branch that was broken by stepping on it before, why the new wound has become the old one?

Reminiscent of what the immortal master said...

Reminiscent of those legends that time passes faster in the mountains...

Only then did the two of them panic.

Almost trotting all the way to the ferry, before it was completely dark, I found a boatman and asked what year it was.

Just listen to the boatman answering them:

"Three years of Mingde."

I was busy asking how many months and days.

The boatman made a guess: "I'm afraid it's late June, almost July, and it's almost the beginning of autumn."

Exactly one year has passed.

The two stayed in place, their minds blank.

When he regained his composure, he quickly looked back, only to see the deep vegetation behind him, and the shadows of the mountain. How could he see the top of the mountain he just walked down? How can I know the trace of the immortal I met in the morning?

The two were stunned for a long time, their hearts complicated and difficult to understand.

Later, I asked a few boatmen and learned that last year the newly appointed magistrate of Shizu County came to climb Yunding Mountain to look for the fairy trail, but the attendants waited on the other side of the iron chain until the third day and no one came back. The entourage asked other people who passed the iron chain, but only heard that there were many wild animals gathered on the other side, including wolves, tigers and leopards. Those people who passed the iron chain did not dare to climb Yunding Mountain. If his master did not fall halfway, he must have He was eaten by wild beasts gathered on the opposite bank, and his followers had to go down the mountain alone, crying. Fortunately, the descent went smoothly, and they did not encounter wild beasts and monsters along the way.

Nazhi County is quite famous, among the people who fell and died in Yunding Mountain in one year, it is relatively well-known. Last year, his family came here to pay homage, and all the magistrates of Changsheng County came here.

Cui Nanxi opened his mouth, unable to speak, and had to look at the mountain in the night again.

The green pines are far away, and there is no beauty...

But there are immortals in the world.

...

A small boat floats in Jingdao Lake.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, the river of stars was hanging above the head, and the sky was full of stars below the boat. The night wind blew the boat to shake, making circles and ripples in the mirror.

The snoring of the boatman was loud.

The three-flowered cat curled up beside the Taoist, seeming to be sleeping, but also not seeming to be there.

The Taoist looked at the lake, the sky and the night, without saying a word, thinking quietly in his heart about this practice, this realization, this opportunity, this year that passed by in vain, and the question that he often pondered——

What kind of world is this?

It seems to know more and more.

It seems to be getting more and more confused.

The cat scratched him.

The Taoist came back to his senses, looked down, thought for a while, or gave up the thought in his mind, and asked in a low voice: "Tomorrow will be the beginning of autumn again, what would Mistress Sanhua want to eat?"

"Well?"

"Um?"

The Sanhua cat lay on its side and raised its head, glanced at the boatman, saw that the boatman was sleeping soundly, then looked at him, and whispered: "Didn't the Sanhua lady eat it in advance?"

"It's been another year."

"Can't understand."

"It's a new year already."

"You lied, how can a year be so short?"

"real."

"A year is really so short!"

"It's not that one year is short, it's that we spent a year in the mountains, and the mountains have to pass faster." Song You reached out and stroked her back gently, feeling the texture of the hair and her body temperature, this little cat, The concept of time is not very clear, but she doesn't have much concern in this world, and she doesn't have much involvement with others. It is not very appropriate to say that she has delayed her for a year.

"Do you want to go faster in the mountains?"

"Sometimes."

"Then let's go to the mountains more in the future, can I reach the beginning of autumn soon? You can also arrive at the vernal equinox soon!"

"Mistress Sanhua still remembers the vernal equinox."

"Yes!"

"Empress Sanhua is extremely smart and has a superb memory. I admire you." Song You smiled, "But not just any mountain, nor any time."

"Then what mountain can it be? When will it be available?"

"You can meet but you can't ask for it."

"Can't understand."

"Does Mistress Sanhua know how old she was?"

"have no idea."

"Then Empress Sanhua is one year older, and another year older."

"How old is that?"

"have no idea."

"You're not smart."

"the same as you."

The three-flowered cat raised its head and stared at the Taoist, and the Taoist also stared down at her, neither one nor the cat made a sound.

The wind pushes the boat, everything is very gentle.

After a while, Sanhuamao's voice sounded again in the cabin: "Are the stones I picked up on the mountain still there?"

"Still."

After Song You finished answering, he asked again: "Why did Empress Sanhua pick up a stone, and what do you want to use it for?"

"Those who visit famous mountains will pick up a stone from the mountain and take it back, which can drive away evil spirits from the house." Although the voice of Sanhuamao is small, the tone is decent, "It's just that I am a cat god, and cat gods don't use stones to guard against evil spirits." Exorcising evil spirits from the house, the cat god himself can exorcise evil spirits from the house, I think it is interesting, take it back for collection.”

"That's it..."

"Where do you think I hid it?"

"Where did Empress Sanhua hide her things before?"

"On the temple beams, or buried in the soil."

"Good."

"Say it!"

"Empress Sanhua can put this kind of small stone in her quilt bag and treasure it well. She can also put it in her cloth pocket so that she can see it often. When she transforms into a human form, she can carry it with her. These are collected for fun. A method for a small object." Song You paused, then smiled, "But I have another idea."

"what idea?"

"If you throw it down here and fall into the middle of the lake, Empress Sanhua will probably be the last person in this world to touch it."

"What about the cat?"

"Cats too."

The three-flowered cat blinked at him.

"Plop!"

A stone fell into the water and made several ripples, and the starry sky in the lake suddenly became wrinkled.

Silver and Han are far away, and it is another new autumn with golden wind and jade dew.