"Does this good believer know where Shimen Mountain is?"

"Brother, I want to ask you for directions to Shimen Mountain."

"This escort leader has traveled all over the country and must be well-informed. Does he know how to get to Shimen Mountain?"

"You thief, you are so bold! Fortunately, Master Tao has always been kind-hearted. If you know how to get to Shimen Mountain, Master Tao, I can give you a happy life!"

"The black dog! Come here! Hey, hey~"

"My father-in-law, have you ever heard of Shimen Mountain?"

The third senior brother asked countless people for directions on the official road, and finally one of them had heard of Shimen Mountain.

It was an old man carrying a load. There were still bits of shredded vegetables stuck between bamboo strips in the load. He must have been carrying vegetables to sell in the city, but he was stopped by the third senior brother.

"Shimen Mountain..."

The father-in-law looked thoughtful: "But what about Shimenshan where a strange boy was born?"

"We don't know either. We just arrived here, but I guess there is no second Shimen Mountain in Biluo County." The third senior brother saluted, "If this is Biluo County, then that's where it is."

"Why isn't it Biluo County?"

"Please give me directions."

"Along here..."

The old man pointed forward and said a few words. He turned around and saw that they were a group of Taoists who wanted to be kind to Taoists, so he took his hand back:

"I can't explain it clearly. I happen to be walking in that direction too, little old man, so come with me. When we reach the fork in the road, we can give directions to the Taoist priests."

“Thank you so much for your kindness!”

"No thanks, no thanks..."

"It's troublesome for believers to carry an empty load. It doesn't weigh much anyway, so just put it on our cart."

"No trouble, no trouble..."

The father-in-law politely refused, and the third senior brother could see this, so he reached out to take his shoulder pole and put the burden and bamboo bag on the cart.

Although it doesn't weigh much, it is more comfortable to carry it empty-handed than to carry something on your shoulders.

Both parties provide convenience to each other.

When you feel relaxed, you can chat easily.

"My father-in-law just said that someone in Shimen Mountain gave birth to a strange boy. What do you mean?" The third senior brother looked back at the fourth and second senior brothers and asked.

"That is to say, there is a village at the foot of Shimen Mountain. Someone gave birth to a boy. He was very happy at first, but it turned out that the boy could talk not long after he was born, and he could speak smoothly, just like an adult. He also

Tell me where his family originally lived, what his name was, and he even married a wife. Do you think he is a god?"

Lin Jue listened silently, already interested.

The little junior sister next to her looked down at the road and kept walking. However, she found a small branch with a curved top from somewhere. She put the bent end of the branch on the ground and pushed the branch away.

"Shashasha..."

A thin line was drawn on the ground all the way.

And her expression was focused, as if she was immersed in it.

Only the fox noticed the subtle changes in Lin Jue's heart. He was trotting ahead with broken steps, but suddenly stopped and looked first at Lin Jue and then at the old man.

"Fuyao, give way." Junior Sister lowered her head and said, "Wait a minute and the cart I'm pushing will hit you."

The fox tilted his head and looked at her again.

"Is this really happening?"

The fourth senior brother said to his father-in-law.

"It's probably true that these rumors are true. I'm afraid the gods who are in charge of this underground have made a mistake somewhere. People say that the gods nowadays are becoming less and less effective. The big gods are not as effective as the little ones."

The old man was afraid of delaying them, so he swung his arms and walked very fast, saying as he walked:

"Shimen Mountain is far away from the official road. If I hadn't heard about it, and when I heard about it, I asked where that place is next to, I'm afraid I wouldn't know."

"What happens after that?"

"What can we do after that? After finally giving birth to a boy, is it possible to send him back?" The old man said, "Some people who know these things said that although this kind of thing is not many, it is not uncommon. There are many books.

They all remember similar things. When the children get older, they will forget these things and become like ordinary people. And some of them will be smarter than ordinary children."

"Mostly that's true."

"Really! If it were me, I wouldn't send him back. No matter what, he would have been born by himself."

"Pindao has heard similar stories." The fourth brother said, "In my hometown, a woman died and came back to life a few days later. But after she came back to life, she said she was someone from a neighboring village.

, she just got married two years ago. It was too hot to work in the fields. She passed out from the heat. When she woke up, it happened to this woman. Both women were married. The family members were afraid and ran to the neighboring village.

After questioning, it turned out that everything was exactly as the woman said. Later, the husband's family in the neighboring village heard about it and came to fight for the woman."

"What to do?"

"What else can we do? Let's file a lawsuit." The fourth senior brother said, "In the end, the magistrate also ruled that she belongs to the family of the flesh body."

"Why?"

"Because of the emptiness of the soul, officials cannot judge whether it is true or false, but the physical body can tell the truth and falsehood at a glance. If we don't judge this way, many people will pretend to be the emptiness of the soul in the future to distinguish themselves from one person's life.

If a wife becomes another person's wife, or changes her husband, or something else, it will disrupt the rules of etiquette and law."

"Oh, that makes sense."

"It's probably the same. No one is willing to give up the children he gave birth to, and no one is willing to give up the wives and concubines he married."

"Where are the Taoist priests going..."

"Oh, we were originally Taoists from Mount Yi. We came down from the mountain to find a way out in various places."

"Yishan..."

The two sides chatted with each other, and before they had gone far, the old man stopped and pointed to a path:

"A few Taoist priests walked along this path for five miles without turning in the middle. After passing a towering tree, they walked to the right after one mile. They found a way to go down the mountain to the cliff. After reaching the river, they turned to the left.

When the river is about to turn, climb a mountain and follow the road twice. You can see almost a few villages. If you can see another big mountain, it should be Shimen Mountain. They are all small roads, so it is very difficult to find."

After everyone heard this, they looked at each other.

This pile of descriptions alone is hard to remember and find, and it is still a small road, and the old man is not sure of his wording.

But that's how it is these days.

Therefore, it is difficult to deliver the letter and find the way.

They had no choice but to ask the old man to say it again. Everyone tried to remember it, then took the burden and handed it back to him, thanking him and saying goodbye.

Looking at this path again, it is only two or three feet wide, and in late spring, the spring grass is lush and covers the road a lot.

No matter what, this cart cannot move.

Many brothers looked at each other and had no choice but to unload their luggage from the cart. At this time, there was a dense forest next to the official road, so they carried the cart and hid it deep in the dense forest. In order to prevent it from being lost, Lin Jue also let his family

The fox put a fox paw mark on it, making it easy to find if lost.

Then they carried their luggage on their backs, or put their luggage on the backs of horses and donkeys, and started walking on the path.

The junior sister was very diligent and wanted to carry more, but the senior brothers did not allow it, so she had to carry her luggage and package and carry the long sword.

Taking a look at the path, I saw that it was fairly flat, so I continued pushing the branches forward.

Don’t underestimate this branch——

The little junior sister can concentrate on anything she does. This place is four to five hundred miles away from Qiuru County where the sixth senior brother left. The senior brothers have to walk hundreds of miles every day on average. The journey is boring. If Cai Li hadn't accompanied her to play, if it hadn't been for the senior brother

When I talk to her about the scenery on the roadside, most of the time, she walks over with such concentration.

When you focus, you won't feel tired or bored at all.

You can even forget time.

After going forward for about five miles, we saw a towering tree, but after passing this tree, there were many forks in the road.

It was estimated that it was a mile away. Everyone discussed and found one of the two roads going to the right. With luck, they reached the edge of the cliff. With the help of the fourth senior brother's friend, they went down the cliff to find the river and groped forward.

It's really an exploration.

It was clearly daytime, but in this completely unfamiliar mountain, it seemed as if my eyes were dark.

At first, there were some farmland for cultivation, and there were residential buildings around. But as we walked further, there were only barren mountains all around, and no one could even see the people asking for directions.

I can see the dusk before my eyes, and I can see the darkness before my eyes.

"Did we go astray?"

"Go for five miles, without turning in the middle, until you reach the towering tree. After one mile, go right, go down the mountain to the cliff, go left to the river, climb the mountain when you turn, climb two in a row, there is a village and a mountain."

The junior sister held her treasured long sword in one hand and the branch on her shoulder with the other hand, carrying it carefully.

"That should be correct."

At this time, everyone had climbed two mountains, but the village was completely invisible around them, and it became even less visible after dark.

"I'll find a friend to ask for directions."

The fourth senior brother frowned and said, suddenly looked around and shouted: "Are there any birds or animals that have not rested nearby?"

"Gugu..."

A night owl flew silently and landed on a nearby branch.

Then he saw the fourth senior brother saluting him and saying, "Oh, Hu Mengjin, a Taoist from Fuqiu Temple in Xiayi Mountain, would like to ask my fellow Taoist, is there any house nearby?"

Lin Jue couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

It turns out that gathering animals and regulating birds has this wonderful effect.

"Gu..."

After listening to his words, the night owl spread its wings.

With the little light left in the sky, we could clearly see the direction in which it was flying, and everyone hurriedly walked in that direction. When the sky turned completely dark, the bright moon rose again in the mountains.

Hard to find, hard to find.

At some point, the night owl also disappeared.

The good news is that people can occasionally be seen on the roadside, which means that they are not far from where the villagers live. The bad news is that these figures are all lonely ghosts in the mountains.

However, when people die, they become ghosts, and most ghosts are inherently weaker than humans. Ordinary people can still avoid the intrusion of monsters and ghosts in groups of four or five, and even make many little ghosts take the initiative to retreat, not to mention seven Taoist priests who have good practices.

But as I walked, I discovered something strange——

There was actually a ghost walking with them.

"..."

Many Taoists did not say anything, nor did they use spells immediately, but looked at each other in confusion.

At first, I suspected that these ghosts had some plot against them, but after careful observation, I saw that although they were walking with me and others, they were walking in front or behind me. Some ghosts were even timid and did not dare to go with me and others.

On the same road, I walked through the wasteland on the left and right. I looked a little aggrieved and pitiful, and felt bad.

The light is already dark at night, and these ghosts are blurry, making them even more difficult to see.

I could only vaguely discern that some ghosts were confused and seemed to have no sense, looking like candles in the wind, while some were more focused and would look at them secretly, as if they were afraid of being discovered by them.

There were even two ghosts nearby who made inaudible sounds, as if they were whispering about them.

Many Taoist priests looked at each other again.

The junior sister couldn't help but look at Lin Jue.

The fox raised its head and looked at the ghosts one by one. It did not feel any threat, so its eyes were full of curiosity, and it even tilted its head to hear what they had to say.

"Where are you going?"

Suddenly the voice of the third senior brother came out.

"!"

The two talking ghosts trembled, as if they didn't know they could see them. They looked at each other as if they were shocked, and suddenly disappeared.

Many Taoists looked at the third senior brother.

Even the fox is like this.

"Hey! These cowards are only allowed to peek at us. If we look at them twice, they will talk non-stop! They are only allowed to talk. When we talk, they will run away!" The third senior brother said with a grin, "It is really the same as the world.

Like some people."

"They must be going somewhere, we might as well go and have a look." The second senior brother said thoughtfully.

"Well, it just so happens that we are all going in the same direction." Fourth senior brother nodded.

"It just so happens that we can't find a place to stay tonight." The fifth senior brother said.

"Fuyao..."

Lin Jue was about to ask Fuyao to see what was in front of him, when he saw that his fox seemed to have noticed something. He raised his head and stretched his neck, looking forward intently. Then without waiting for him to say anything, he jumped forward lightly. It was in the mountains.

A light and slender white shadow under the moonlight.

He stopped and turned around, looking back at everyone under the moonlight.

Everyone left after him.

The mountains were originally quiet, but there were some blowing sounds in the wind. After walking for a while, I heard human voices again, with ups and downs and cadences.

"Theatrical troupe?"

The seventh senior brother is an expert.

After crossing a mountain ridge, the front suddenly opened up, and there was a flat wasteland under the moonlight. However, a simple platform was set up in this flat wasteland, with bright red lanterns lit. There were dozens of benches below, and there were three or two figures above, standing on the high ground.

Singing opera.

The voice suddenly became clear.

Are you really singing?

That's true, but this late at night, in the wild mountains and wild mountains, there are actually people setting up a stage to sing opera.

It was even a play that Brother Seventh had heard. He had been tired after walking for a day, but when he heard the play, he became energetic and started chanting along with his head.

Many Taoists looked at each other again.
Chapter completed!