Chapter 218 Unknown Old Tao

The leading man looked behind the exhausted soldiers and shouted, "After passing the Hangu Pass, it's not far from Chang'an. Brothers, hold on for a while."

The sun is in full bloom. Although it is not hot in July and August, it makes people unable to go there. Sweat drops straight down, and the team has walked forward less than half a miles. It is a canyon, and there are steep rocks on both sides. Only two carriages passed in parallel and lined up with snakes. Suddenly, the leading man found something strange and raised his hand and said, "Stop!"

The soldiers in the front row couldn't help stretching their heads and looking: "The front is empty and there is nothing."

The only eye-catching thing is that a few thorns are scattered. The leading man frowned and shouted, "Which friend in the world is not a military pay? Please make way."

This man has also been in the world for several years. As soon as he sees the obstacles, he knows what's going on. Often, the darts master of the darts bureau will put a horse on the goods, or the master in the darts bureau will also be a taboo to scare off the bandits. If you really can't beat it, put away the dart chess, drive the cart with oil, wrap the horse's hoofs with cloth and sneak over, which is commonly known as "stealing darts". And the green forest thieves only need to put thorns at the intersection.

"It seems that the other party regards himself as an officer and soldier escorting military service." The leading man smiled bitterly. The bandits who occupied the mountain were not practitioners and were a little famous in the world. This canyon is not spacious, and many people can't work at all. Maybe it's a burden. If you don't do it, just try to be polite. After all, I'm not here to suppress bandits. It's humiliating to lose manpower and hinder the school inspection of the imperial city.

After the leading man worshipped the mountain, four people in gray really jumped from both sides of the cliff, and on both sides were hundreds of little men with swords, shouting something. All four people are holding long swords, and their appearances are surprisingly similar. The only difference is the color of the sword ears, which are red, white, blue and black from left to right.

The man holding the red sword said, "I drive this road, and I plant this tree. I want to pass by and stay to buy money. Each soldier has five taels of silver, or leave the finances on the carriage.

The young man's tone is cold, and his eyebrows are full of murderousness, which is more vigorous than this battlefield-old general. The general glanced privately, and the huge stones hidden on both sides of the rock wall were faintly visible. Once they rolled down, there was no way to dodge at all. They said, "Which road are the four on? He also lived in the Lingnan boundary for a few days in the past. The brothers on the road were nicknamed 'through the cloud hand'. It doesn't matter if it's convenient. It will be useful in the future. "The place will never be shirked."

The man with the white sword said, "Why do you rush through the clouds? I've heard of it. Since it's a Taoist brother who wants to negotiate, of course, he can pay 1,000 taels of silver first, and then follow us up the mountain to ask the owner of the village to make a decision.

"Generals can't be tricked by them." There is an official beside him.

He Chong frowned and said with dense efforts, "There is no other way now. If I don't come back for a cup of tea, I will let my brothers leave the valley and ask for help from Hangu Pass." He Chong thought that his martial arts were not weak, and it was not a problem to run for his life. After saying that, he dismounted and followed the four people.

The terrain of Zhongnan Mountain is dangerous and the roads are rugged. There are five big valleys and hundreds of small valleys, stretching hundreds of miles. Fortunately, with the help of the divine bird Dapeng, it is not difficult to reach the top. The view from the height of the feet is extremely beautiful. Xiao Ran ordered Xiaobai to stop at a landscape called "Seven Star Rock". Occasionally, there are Taoist Temples in the mountains, which must be cryptic but residential.

Xiao Ran said, "It is said that I was dressed in colorful clouds and rode a green cow. The journey to the west of Qin passed through this place. After teaching 5,000 words of the Tao Te Ching to King Chu Kang in Qixingyan, he drifted away. I don't know if he was lucky to meet several seclusion masters today.

Xia Ruoyan smiled and said, "If those Taoists see us falling from the sky, I don't know if they will regard us as immortals. How dare they tell the scriptures? However, Zhongnan is a good place to cultivate his mind. Does Brother Xiao like to live in seclusion?

Xiao Ran shook his head slightly and said, "The little one is hidden in the mountain, but hidden in the world. Why do people who really see through the world need to use foreign objects to feel at ease.

"Has Brother Xiao seen through it? What you say is always obscure and difficult to understand.

The two walked down the path to Qixingyan. Xiao Ran replied slowly, "If you can't see through it, you don't want to see through it. Once you see through it, you will have a lot less fun. Learning Buddhism and Taoism all pay attention to cultivating the mind. How can they be called people without seven emotions and six desires?

Not long after the two walked, an old man with a white beard in a Taoist robe came to face from the mountain, with kind eyebrows and a fairy-like appearance. Seeing that the two were a little stunned, they immediately smiled and said, "You two Taoist friends living in seclusion in Zhong Nanshan. I haven't met him for decades under the Seven Star Rock?

No wonder the old man was surprised. The mountain road was difficult, and it was far from the official road to here. Xiao Ran and Xia Ruoyan have no sweat stains on their faces, no dirt on the soles of their feet, and they are not guests from afar. Is there really a mountain spirit to blame? Xia Ruoyan has covered her mouth and laughed.

Xiao Ran said calmly, "The Taoist priest misunderstood. We came here admiration."

The old man said half-heartedly and doubted, "It's fate to meet. The poor road is not far away. If you two don't mind thinking of taking a nap in the humble house, then hurry."

It is rare for people to visit people in the mountains, and the old road is particularly enthusiastic. Xiao Ran thanked him and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

The Taoist temple is not big, and the location is indeed excellent. Located in a shallow valley between the two/peaks, there is a stream flowing in front of the house, and several acres of vegetable land has just sprouted green buds. The catheter covers an area of several mu and is very simple. Living in this pleasant valley is a kind of enjoyment. Why do you need those foreign objects to destroy elegance?

Lao Dao took out a set of tea sets from the room and carefully picked out some rolled tea leaves with a wooden spoon. Burning incense, warm tea, warm pots, etc. are exquisite step by step. Three cups of tea were brewed in the technique of "three promotions and three suppressions". A cup of tea alone takes time to remove a column of incense. The hot water in the cup is like a spring wave. Under the immersion of hot water, the tea leaves slowly unfold, the sharp leaf buds are like a gun, and the unfolding leaves are like flags. It seems that the elves of life are dancing.

As the saying goes: "making tea can nourish your heart, and tasting tea is like tasting life. Burn incense to eliminate delusion, ice water to go to the mortal dust... Spring waves roll flags and guns, and wisely understand the tea ceremony. Even Xiao Ran is ashamed of this old tea art. When he raised his hand, Xiao Ran inadvertently found an obvious sword wound on his wrist. From the wound, it seemed to be caused by the fight with people in recent days. It was rare for him to have such leisure and elegance.

"Please use tea." The old man waved his hand.

Xia Ruoyan took a shallow sip and said, "Good tea, the fragrance of tea is clear and elegant, with an unspeakable spring fragrance, full of new breath."

Lao Dao laughed and said, "Taoyou is also a master of stabbing. This tea is picked from a thousand-year-old tea tree in the poor road and streams, which is not inferior to the West Lake Longjing." It's quite self-contained. At this time, there were a few strange smiles outside the door, and then there was the sound of the rooster claring of dawn. How can there be the sound of a rooster at noon?

The old man's smile froze in an instant: "Two Taoist friends, let's go, or you will be involved. There is a back door in the view, from which leads to the outside of the valley. He will never find it.

Xiao Ran was puzzled and said, "Is it a murderous man? Xiao wants to be here for a while."

The old man sighed and said, "This is not clear in a few words. You two can take care of yourself." With that, regardless of the two of them, he took the Buddha dust and swept it out. Knowing that it is not a good thing for life, curiosity still prevails over reason, and Xiao Ran thought for a moment and followed.

In an open space in front of the Taoist temple, an old man in colorful clothes was present with a short-headed weapon. A thin man wearing a mask in the era not far behind him. The same dress is weird. It looks like one big and two small roosters. Lao Dao glanced at the two people in front of him and said, "I have already said that my heart has been destroyed. What else are you doing?"

Duan Pu said, "If you want to lie to me, will you be willing to burn it? In the same gate, I handed over my things earlier and turned around and left. Don't expect the Chongyang Palace to come back to help. He can't get out of the retreat these days." You have been thinking about evil art for so many years, and it seems that the master is really right. If you want to fight, just do it."