Wang's house in Hengcun, inside the main room.

Lin Jue came to visit again.

Although he had already settled the matter of staying in the ancestral hall to drive away the demons and ghosts before, when he came back, he still got a seat and a bowl of tea. The tea contained red soup with golden chrysanthemums, which looked like good tea.

Lin Jue brought a pheasant caught in a trap in the mountains. It was not a very precious thing in the mountains, but it was much more valuable than the common mountain bamboo shoots and rice. It was a personal touch of his.

"Thanks to the help of the old gentleman, my uncle in the family has recovered from his illness and is now fine."

"The credit belongs to you, not to me. You and I don't owe each other anything, so there's no need to come and thank me." Mr. Wang looked at him, "But in this way, you can study in peace and gain fame."

"To be honest, I have decided to leave."

"Going out? Aren't you studying in the village?"

"There is not enough talent in the village. In recent years, people in the village have been having trouble pursuing their studies. Besides, the parents of the younger generation are gone, so I thought it would be better to go out and see this vast world."

Lin Jue almost said the same thing.

"is that so……"

Mr. Wang is a well-known local sage, so he can naturally tell that the so-called lack of talent is actually a euphemistic and respectful way of saying that the old master from Shucun Academy next door is not talented enough. He only teaches and educates people, and the virtue of that old master is even that of the demons in the ancestral hall.

What is admirable is that over the years, there has never been one among the children of Shucun who acted wantonly, disobediently and unfilially, and naturally no one criticized him too harshly for this.

Not only that, he could also guess that the reason why Lin Jue was so eager to leave was probably because of his family's poverty.

At this time, he looked at Lin Jue carefully, took a breath, took a sip of tea, and thought for a moment before saying, "If you really have a desire to study, but are limited by poverty at home and other reasons, you can come to our academy in Hengcun.

If you want to borrow it for reading, as for the cost of writing and ink, it can also be funded by my Wang family."

"The old gentleman is too kind. If it is true, it is really a great kindness. I will remember your kindness, but my mind is no longer on studying." Lin Jue said for a while, and then bowed and asked, "I just hope that the old gentleman can help with the prescription."

A voucher."

"well……"

Old Mrs. Wang was not as obsessed with letting him study as his aunt, nor was he as kind to him. It took Lin Jue several days to patiently persuade him and eliminate his concerns. He just waved his hand:

"You can talk to monsters and ghosts calmly, so you know it well. People like you should be able to achieve success in whatever they do in this world. If you come back to your hometown in the future, no matter whether you are successful or not, you should come here.

Have another cup of tea."

"Of course it's time to come and see the old gentleman."

"I have a notebook, which was used by the younger generation when they went out to study and take exams. It's not worth anything, so you just use it."

"Junior, I won't say any more." Lin Jue thanked him first, and then said, "The old gentleman is well-informed. By the way, I would like to ask, how to get to Qiyun Mountain?"

"Qiyun Mountain? It's a bit far."

"Want to take a look."

"Well, it's not a bad thing for you to go and say goodbye. I heard that the Taoist priests have been very busy some time ago, and they should probably be done with it now." Mr. Wang thought about it and said, "It seems that it was twenty or thirty years ago when I went back to Qiyun Mountain.

What happened before...

You go to the county seat first, walk halfway, and when you cross the bridge, go to your left and follow the road to the neighboring county. I won't tell you more, because you won't be able to remember it.

I don’t know if it has changed over the years, you can go to the neighboring county and ask again.”

"Thank you..."

Lin Jue expressed his sincere thanks.

As for the reason, I don't know how many officials in this county come from the Wang family or have received funding from Mr. Wang. For him, it is just a trivial matter.

…

Mid-April, early morning.

Lin Jue has embarked on the road to leaving home.

The young man was wearing a single coat, as if he were a scholar. He was carrying a book on his back, which was a gift from Mr. Wang. It was a bamboo square basket with a coarse cloth lining and a sunshade on top of his head. It was also the time when scholars went out to study or go to Beijing.

A device commonly used for carrying luggage when rushing to take exams. It contains a few books, some changes of clothes, a self-defense knife, dry food and water bottles and some copper coins.

Anyone who looks at it will think that he is a scholar.

Many people from the village came to see Lin Jue off.

In addition to the uncle, aunt, and cousin, there were also several nearby neighbors, the village elder named Shu who often interacted with Lin Jue, several childhood friends, and the old master from the academy. To Lin Jue's surprise, there was actually that person who was there.

A woman doing temple rituals at the Sangu Temple in the village.

Some of the people took a few boiled eggs, some a small bag of rice noodles, some some dry food, and sent him to a pavilion outside the village.

"Lin Jue, if there is no teacher outside to take you in and you can't survive anymore, you should come back as soon as possible. The two rooms in your house are reserved for you." His cousin warned him with a serious look.

"knew."

Lin Jue agreed.

I know in my heart that if I succeed in my studies or get rich outside, I will probably come back. Even if things don't work out, I will try to send some money back. But if it is like what my cousin said and I can't survive anymore, given my character, I will

You have to think about it carefully.

"We didn't take good care of you..."

The aunt is a woman, and she has already covered her face and cried.

"Nothing."

"The world is not peaceful now. You are young, so I am worried that you will be like your father..."

"I know it well."

"You must be careful and don't go too far. Just wander around in neighboring counties. If that doesn't work, come back quickly!"

"I know."

The last thing that came to Lin Jue was the temple blessing from Sangu Temple.

This ordinary middle-aged woman packed some new fruits of the season in a bamboo basket. What she said to Lin Jue also surprised him:

"San Gu gave this to you."

"Um?"

"This morning I was sleeping in the temple and suddenly had a dream. In the dream, my third aunt came to life. My eldest aunt told me that someone in the village was going to travel far and asked me to give you the fruits on the altar to satisfy your hunger on the way.

Quench your thirst."

"Third aunt?"

Lin Jue was startled.

"I don't know if it's true or not, but it seems to be true. After I sent away my third aunt, I suddenly woke up from the doorstep. Before I woke up, I didn't know it was a dream."

"this……"

"Thank you, third aunt."

"Thank you, Third Aunt."

Lin Jue said something first, then turned around blankly, and said another sentence towards Sangu Temple and the mountains in the distance.

But I couldn’t help but think about it——

Sangu is the three gods worshiped in the village. They must have been worshiped for several dynasties, thousands of years.

Legend has it that there was a family in the village with three girls. In their free time, they went to play on a nearby fairy mountain. They stole the fairy peaches on the mountain and ate them. Then they turned into carps and then three mountains. It was at this time that the village

Behind the center are three peaks in the mountains, which look like a sky wall or a screen.

This incident spread widely and was even recorded in the county annals.

Therefore, these three gods are not only worshiped in Shucun, but also many local people believe in them, so there are temple fairs.

If the three gods were real, then I would often sit cross-legged and breathe in the woods near the mountains and streams near Shucun, so I probably couldn't hide it from their eyes.

Perhaps it was because they knew about their own practice of breathing that they asked temple blessings to deliver fruits.

Lin Jue was alert.

If this is the case, will they know about it every time I read ancient books in the room? What do ancient books look like to gods like them? What are the qualities of the gods in this world?

But the vigilance lasted only a moment.

Lin Jue soon felt that it was not necessary——

This omission is unavoidable, and there is no remedy now. Although I have learned the method of nourishing Qi, how can I resist the gods with a single skill? I am completely ignorant of the facts in this world. Currently, there are only three gods that I can know.

With the deep kindness that the temple blessings stuffed into his pocket, in this case, any more random speculation will really look like a villain.

It's better to be calm and at least feel comfortable.

Pay more attention to these things in the future.

When I think about it, I feel happy.

"Thank you, Third Aunt!"

Lin Jue said again and stepped forward.

There are fewer and fewer people around me.

At the end, even his cousin was persuaded by him to go back, and walked back with a lonely figure. Lin Jue turned back several times like him, until he turned a corner in the bamboo forest and he was the only one left on the road.

I couldn't help but stop and look around.

There are deep bamboo forests beside the road. The bamboos here are much greener than in the impression. This greenness has spread to the high mountains on both sides, and the mountains are all the same color.

Walking alone in it, I only feel that the mountain is big and the people are small. When I think about this vast world, I suddenly feel even smaller.

Even though he had already made up his mind, he couldn't help but feel confused.

The world is vast and the path to immortality is hard to find.

After stopping here for a while, Lin Jue calmed down and continued walking.

Probably heading towards Qiyun Mountain.

At this time in April, the weather was not yet hot, and the bamboo forest was even cooler. There was always a breeze blowing the bamboo leaves, and there were birds chirping, and the same sound was heard all over the mountain.

Carrying a book on his back was naturally not as fast as walking empty-handed. Lin Jue's goal today was only a temple between the two counties, so he was not too impatient and stopped frequently to rest.

If you are hungry, just take out the tart cakes made by the aunt and eat one. If you are thirsty, you will not bother to take the bamboo water bottle in the book, and just find a place with the sound of running water to drink from the mountain spring. If not

When I wasn't hungry or thirsty, I would take out the fruit given by my third aunt and take a few bites of it. Anyway, this thing wouldn't last for a few days.

Not to mention, although these fruits have been on the altar for a day or two, they are still quite sweet when eaten.

"Third aunt..."

Lin Jue murmured.

It turns out that besides demons and ghosts, there are actually gods in this world.

It's really interesting.

…

It rains a lot in the mountains and the weather is unpredictable.

Lin Jue encountered a rain in the afternoon of the second day.

Fortunately, the rain did not come unexpectedly, and the gloomy sky had been predicted in advance. Lin Jue had found a tea shed to take shelter from the rain in advance. There were many merchants and pedestrians in the tea shed, and he could just listen to their chat.

The sound of wind and rain, the mountain scenery and road scenery, as well as the expressions of people talking at this time, outline this ordinary and real world.

However, it rained for a long time.

It started from the end of never time, went all the way to Shen time, and did not stop until You time.

If you are not in a hurry, you may be in the dark.

Lin Jue often heard fragments of words flying into his ears.

"The world is not peaceful now..."

"There may be monsters on the road..."

"I heard about it two days ago..."

Such words add a touch of anxiety and anxiety to people.

Fortunately, Lin Jue was already prepared——

Today's journey was not long. If he walked slowly, he could walk it in a day. However, he walked very fast in front of him just to be on guard against accidents. Now he was not far from the place where he would rest tonight.

Even so, there are often pedestrians who don't want to wait. Seeing that it's getting late, they reach out and wipe their hair before leaving in the rain.

Some people are anxious and some are open-minded.

An anxious person is embarrassed.

Open-minded people are free and easy.

When the You hour was approaching, the sky was approaching dusk, and the rain became lighter.

Many business travelers went out to watch the rain, and Lin Jue also went out to take a look. He saw that the raindrops hitting his face were so small and sparse that they could almost be ignored. The sky was bright again, and many business travelers were setting off. Lin Jue

Then he also put his books on his back and walked forward quickly.
Chapter completed!