Chapter 604: Barren Mountain Temple
A month later, in a barren mountain temple in Yi Country.
Several men in linen clothes were gathering around a fire to warm themselves up.
These people were farmers who went up the mountain to collect herbs. Because it was getting too late, they took a rest in this ruined temple for a night.
Although it is spring now, it is still cold on the mountain, so almost a few people lit a fire in the ruined temple, warming themselves by the fire while eating the dry food they brought with them.
At this time, a middle-aged man with a slightly stout figure reached out and patted the young man next to him, and said with a smile: "I said Zhao Youcai, this time it is all thanks to you, kid. If you hadn't known that there is a broken mountain on this mountain, Temple, I’m afraid everyone will have to drink mountain breeze outside tonight.”
“Yes, yes!” A rather old man. , the old man with gray hair on his temples also chimed in: "The old man is too old to compare with you young people. If you sleep outside in this kind of weather, your old bones will fall apart."
"You are the same, Mr. Tian. You are over 50 years old, and you still have to risk going up the mountain to collect medicine. I am really worried about your body!" Another young man interrupted.
Hearing this, Mr. Tian sighed softly and said: "There is no way, my grandson is about to be born, but the family is almost out of food rations. It seems that it is almost impossible to open the pot. Old man, I have to think about it. Way."
When Mr. Tian said this, everyone fell silent.
In fact, who is willing to go to the mountains to collect medicine, who is not forced by life?
On this barren mountain, poisonous insects and beasts lurk. If you are not careful, you may even lose your life here.
Everyone seemed to have remembered what was on their minds, and fell silent. For a while, in the huge temple, there was only the sound of "pah" and "pah" when the fire burned dry wood.
After a long time, a middle-aged voice broke the silence and said with a hint of teasing: "Don't be discouraged, everyone. As long as we can collect the legendary thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, then when we get home, we will be happy for our wives and children." Kangtou, a comfortable life is waiting for us!”
“Yes!”
After the middle-aged man said this, everyone seemed to cheer up again, and they all talked about the preciousness of the Polygonum multiflorum, as if this spiritual material was already in their possession.
However, a young man's voice said inappropriately: "Although spiritual materials are good, you still have to be determined to get them. I have heard that there are man-eating monsters on the Iron Line Mountain recently. Show up!”
“What are you talking about?” The fat middle-aged man from before said angrily: “It’s just the talk of demons and gods. It’s just rumors, even if there are monsters, we are in the mountain temple now, who dares to act recklessly?”
The middle-aged man pointed at the mountain god statue behind him, and saw a huge one. A statue of a human head, with no body or limbs, just a head, and a pair of eyes larger than a human being, seeming to be examining the people in front of it.
"Why do I feel that the statues in this mountain temple are a bit weird?" The young man from before said in a low voice with some dissatisfaction: "How can anyone carve a statue of a god that only carves the head and not the body? And I don't agree with that." I don’t know what kind of god this is.”
Tian Lao heard the two arguing and said with a smile: "Young people are still too timid. With so many of us men gathering together, how strong the Yang energy is! Even if there are some unclean things, they will go around."< br>
As he spoke, he pointed to a corner in the temple, and then said: "Yang Xia, you really should learn from others. Look at that little brother, he went up the mountain alone, but he didn’t feel timid at all. He is also a young man, so the difference is a bit big.”
After hearing what Mr. Tian said, everyone turned around and looked at each other. , I saw a scholar in gray clothes sitting on a futon in the corner of the temple, flipping through the book in front of him with relish.
"This" the face of the young man who mentioned the monster before turned red, and he said in a loud voice: "I'm afraid this bookworm is stupid because of his studies."
Tian Lao ignored him. , but shouted to the scholar in gray: "This little brother, we are destined to meet each other, so why not come here?" Sit down, Lao Tian, I still have a jug of good wine, just in time to warm you up!" After hearing this, the scholar in gray put down the book in his hand, glanced over here, and after a moment he smiled slightly and said: "It's a good idea, Mr. , Liang was convinced, the old man should keep the good wine to warm himself up.”
"Brother, you are quite polite!" Mr. Tian didn't care when he heard this. He reached out and took out the wine bottle he brought, opened his mouth and drank a few sips, with a very comfortable look on his face.
After a few sips of strong wine, Mr. Tian opened up his chatterbox and asked the gray-clothed scholar: "We are all farmers who go up the mountain to collect herbs. I wonder what this little brother is doing up there? Is it right? The same purpose as us?"
After hearing this, the scholar in gray shook his head and said with a smile: "No, Liang is here to fish."
"Fishing? ”
After everyone heard this, there was a strange look on their faces. You must know that on this Iron Line Mountain, they have only heard that poisonous insects and beasts are infested, but they have not heard of where you can fish.
“Is this scholar really reading too much and making people stupid?”
However, just when they were feeling a little funny, there was a clatter of horse hooves outside the temple.
A moment later, three men and one woman walked in from the outside, all in their early twenties.
These people are all wearing uniform blue robes, with long swords on their backs. The men among them all have good temperaments, and the only woman also has a beautiful face, and she is quite aloof.
After several people entered the temple, they also secretly looked at the people in the temple.
However, they only took a quick glance and showed a little lack of interest. The beautiful woman in green clothes with a sword even frowned slightly, seeming a little unhappy.
Several drug farmers have also been working outside for many years, and their ability to observe people's emotions is naturally good. When they saw the woman's expression, they knew that the girl was probably a bit of a germaphobe and thought their place was too dirty.
After all, medicine farmers are rough people. Going to the mountains to collect medicine is inherently dangerous. If you accidentally lose your life, who will care about these details?
"Junior sister Wen, the conditions here are poor, let's just make do with it for one night." Among the four, an older man suddenly said.
After hearing this, the woman surnamed Wen still nodded reluctantly, although her brows were still furrowed.
Seeing that she agreed, the other three men smiled slightly, each chose an open space in the temple, swept away the dust and cobwebs, and then meditated on the ground.
But the woman surnamed Wen did not sit down immediately. Instead, she glanced around the temple. After a while, she moved lightly and walked in front of the scholar in gray.
Thanks for asking for atonement. The name doesn’t need to be too long. Just give me a reward
(End of this chapter)