Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

42. Empty Mountain and Bright Moon in Autumn

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The night was long, and the younger brothers finally staggered to sleep. My cousin's blood was still boiling, and the excitement brought by money seemed to be unable to satisfy him. He looked at the entrance of the cave. As the saying goes, the moonlight is like water, but tonight's moonlight is like fire. The sky Hanging in the distance, burning in the heart, under the influence of alcohol, the heart of spring is ignited, and the loneliness is unbearable. The cousin quietly came to the pink girl. The pink girl was always awake, calm and indifferent, like a paralyzed soul. She had just gained some consciousness and now disappeared. The classmates were always vigilant, staring closely at his every move. The cousin lingered for a while, as he had important things to do tomorrow, and finally he chose to endure it.

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The palace is on the side of the top of the mountain, backed by a mountain. The mountain is lush and green, shrouded in clouds and mist. Behind the mountain is a cliff valley, thousands of feet deep and quiet in the sky. There is a trail on the left that connects to another lower mountain. A road was opened many years ago and can be reached by car. Usually people park their cars on the lower mountain and walk to the temple. On one side of the low mountain is a cliff valley, which surrounds the palace. On the right is the Immortal Bathing Pool. Looking down from a high altitude, the Taoist Temple's short mountain canyon and the Immortal Bathing Pool form a Tai Chi diagram, one yin and one yang. Beyond the fairy bathing pool are the vast mountains. The mountains are densely covered with trees. There are no roads on the mountains. You can still see the snow on the top of the mountain from a distance.

As long as they can remember, the old people in the village have told them not to enter the temple. The old people don't know why. This is a taboo passed down from generation to generation in the village. At that time, the temple had been abandoned for many years and looked dilapidated from a distance. No one had ever seen anyone offering incense and praying for blessings. No one knew who built the temple and what was enshrined inside. My cousin sneaked in once when he was a child. It was very big and messy, with a few headless statues scattered around. There were signs of being burned. It was nothing too special. The road to the short mountain was opened about 10 years ago, although Only one car can pass, but it must have cost a lot. I heard that it was funded by a rich man in the city, and then it began to be gradually renovated and expanded, and it became what it is now. After that, the number of pilgrims gradually increased..

Early the next morning, my cousin took his two younger brothers up the mountain from the trail with ropes. When they reached the top of the mountain, they were high on the mountain and had great ambitions.

By car, after getting off the expressway, the straight-line distance is actually not that far. It is only 5 or 60 kilometers away because you need to go around the mountain. This mountain road is very narrow and there are few stopping places, so there are generally no pilgrims in the morning and evening. People usually arrive at noon. Go to the temple first, then go back to the parking lot and go to the fairy bath from the other side to cleanse yourself. Leave in the afternoon. Of course, some people will occasionally stay overnight in the temple.

They walked around the parking lot and looked around:"Tomorrow, if you go directly from the road to the top of the mountain, you can see them getting off the highway and see if there are any other cars following them. When they get off the highway, they start immediately. The information tells me that it will take them about 2 hours to get here, which is enough time for you to come back."

A boy looked at the cliff next to him and asked,"Brother, are we trading here?"

Then the cousin measured the distance from the intersection to the edge of the cliff:" Yes, they wouldn’t think of just trading in the parking lot, getting the money and throwing it directly off the cliff, and we’ll go down from there."

The cliff there is relatively less complicated, and my cousin has seen bold goats here. After the activity, another boy asked:"Brother, how do we get down there?"

When they came to the place where they went down, the cousin said confidently:"There are only two places that are dangerous and easy to fall off the cliff. It is possible to go down with the help of ropes. We After reaching the bottom of the cliff, use donkeys to carry the money along the valley to the mountain. As long as you enter the deep mountains, you can rest assured. No matter how many people there are, they can't do anything to us. We are the kings in the deep mountains."

The first boy said:"It works. I'll find a few more donkeys. Those city people will never dare to risk their lives by going down there. By the time they chase us from other places, we will have disappeared into the mountains long ago.""

"We'll burn the rope when we get down there."Another younger brother.

The three of them slowly went down the cliff. After fixing the rope, they climbed up again. After finishing, they returned along the original path. Halfway through, the cousin suddenly got into the mountain. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they saw a The owner and his family had already moved away. The house was vacant because it had not been taken care of for a long time. It was overgrown with weeds and branches covered the house. It was indeed a good hiding place. My cousin pried open the door and there were some daily items inside. I saw There is a bed, my cousin said:

"I'm staying here tonight"

"Why?"

"This place is relatively secretive, and it is more convenient to go up from here when it is time to trade. I'm afraid the two girls' physical strength will not be able to bear it if they don't take a break."

They tidied up the house a little, went back and forth, and made preparations. It was already afternoon when they returned to the cave. They brought back some food, and the younger brothers who stayed in the cave wolfed it down, and then they let go. The two girls shared a portion for them, but they didn't move. The cousin came over and said,"Eat. Only when you are full will you have the strength to go on the road.""

"Where are you taking us?"The classmate asked

"You'll know when you go there. If you just be patient, you can go back tomorrow if everything goes well."Cousin.

The pink girl didn't eat, and her classmates ate a few bites. No one paid attention to Alang. He had lost a lot of blood overnight and was very weak. The girls were just tired. The pink girl fed her share to Alang. The cousin saw There is no stopping after arriving.

Wei Zhen's novel by WillNox.