Chapter 43: What more can a husband ask for when he has a wife like this
Zhi~
The dark night sky enveloped the dome, and the stars still hung in the sky.
Zhang Hao opened the door and took a deep breath.
He was still dressed in the same outfit as yesterday, wearing straw sandals, carrying a solid spirit basket, and carrying a luggage.
The Guling basket contains the things that have been collected over the past few days that can be used. Among the luggage are a kettle, [Mountain Travel Record], and some things that can be used daily.
He glanced at the starry sky above his head, and then at the dark courtyard.
He was about to start up the mountain now.
[Mountain Travel Illustration] It is recorded that when you want to participate in a major event in the mountains such as a fox's wedding, you not only have to go up the mountain three days in advance to prepare, but you also need to set off before the Yin hour, after the Zi hour, and at the Chou hour.
That is from 1:00 to 2:59 in the morning. Among them, 2:00 in the morning is the time when the yin energy is the heaviest.
Never go past 2:59, which is when you enter the mountain at the ugly time.
Otherwise, once the Chou hour passes and the Yin hour enters, the Yin Qi will gradually weaken.
Moreover, the cock crow will also appear at this time.
Once the rooster crows, that is when the yin energy is weak and the yang energy begins to rise.
Mountain walkers need to go into the mountains when the yin energy is strong. It can be said that they have their own yin energy and can better integrate into the mountain atmosphere.
When Yang Qi first arises, it will contaminate itself with Yang Qi, so it will be repelled by the mountain aura, and it will not be easy to integrate into the mountain aura. This may lead to the group of foxes discovering clues, affecting the entire plan, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Therefore, Zhang Hao has always been very cautious about this situation.
He would rather suffer some trouble than to cause the entire plan to abort because of this small oversight, causing him to miss out on the possible treasure in the mountain.
Closing the door gently, Zhang Hao took advantage of the situation and prepared to leave.
But when he passed the kitchen, his expression paused and his eyes were attracted by the note on the door.
[There is dry food in the kitchen, take it to the mountain to eat. 】
The handwriting is delicate and belongs to Li Siyu.
Zhang Hao paused for a moment, gently pushed open the kitchen door, and immediately saw dry food wrapped in oil paper on the stove, piled one after another like a hill.
Is this... what Li Siyu stayed up late to do last night?
Last night he returned to his room and fell asleep, not caring whether there was any movement outside.
Now that I think about it, it was probably after he went to bed last night that Li Siyu came to the kitchen to make some dry food for himself after finishing his work.
Are you afraid that you will have nothing to eat in the mountains?
This is really possible. All that can be eaten on the mountain are wild fruits, pheasants, hares and the like.
Without carbohydrate intake, the body is prone to problems.
Thinking of this, the corners of Zhang Hao's mouth turned up, and the surprise deep in his eyes could not be concealed.
If a wife is found like this, what else can a husband ask for?
Put all the dry food in the bag and close the kitchen door gently.
Under the dim moonlight, Zhang Hao came to the door. When he was about to cross the threshold, he turned his head, glanced in the direction of the main hall, and then turned around and stepped out of the threshold.
……
Gugugu~
The loud crowing of roosters pierces the night sky, evoking the white fish belly in the east, letting the soft, energetic sunshine shine on the earth.
Li Siyu changed into a pale pink plain Hanfu.
Lifting up the hem of her skirt slightly, she stepped across the threshold, and the first place her eyes looked at was the ear room.
Then, she looked away and saw that the note at the kitchen door was no longer there. She walked down the steps, came closer, opened the door gently, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the dry food had disappeared.
Zhang Hao should be on the mountain by now.
Then, without thinking any more, she took out the [Soul Pillar] from her loose sleeves, and then walked to the southernmost room in the courtyard.
This is a storage room where few things are usually stored.
Walking to the southwest corner of the storage room, she took out a lighter and lit the wax thread on the top of the [Wake Pillar]. A cluster of weak firelight swayed up, swaying in mid-air for a while, and then gradually stabilized.
Seeing this, Li Siyu breathed a sigh of relief and carefully placed the [Soul Guard Pillar] in the southwest corner.
After making sure that the flames would not go out, she slowly stood up.
Lowering her head, staring at the faint firelight, she sighed softly.
I hope... Zhang Hao will be fine, and everything he wants to do will go well.
Then, Li Siyu left the room very gently.
……
In the dense forest.
Zhang Hao was sitting on a big rock, holding a half-bitten piece of cake in one hand and a kettle in the other, chewing something in his mouth.
After swallowing the cake in his mouth, he took a swig of water, wiped the water stains from the corners of his mouth, and said, "This cake... is quite chewy."
Looking at the dazzling light rising in the east, he squinted his eyes.
The sky is bright, the Yin Qi recedes, the Yang Qi rises again, and all things begin.
After reciting a mantra from the Mountain Viewing Art, Zhang Hao put away the unfinished cake and put away the kettle.
Also, pack all your luggage and keep everything safe.
Then, open the way.
Wearing straw sandals, carrying a solid spirit basket, carrying a luggage, and leaning on a cane made of branches, we walked straight ahead along the weeds in front of us.
Today's hike is not to find mountain treasures, nor to find a fox to marry, nor to find treasures and get rewards.
Today, I will only walk and view the mountains.
To put it simply, it means integrating into the mountains, observing the mountains, and walking around the mountains.
There are still 4 days left before the fox gets married, including today. Zhang Hao must become as familiar with this mountain as possible during these 4 days.
This is not only to blend into the mountain, but also to plan an escape route after obtaining the treasure.
You know, those foxes are all old aborigines living in the mountains, and they know the terrain of the mountains very well.
It can be said that they can run across the entire mountain with their eyes closed without bumping into anything.
If you want to leave the mountain with the treasure under the eyes of these foxes, if you are not familiar with the roads in the mountains and don't know how to avoid the mountain spirits, then you will basically just wait until you are finished.
He went up the mountain yesterday and walked through the weeds for the same reason. He needed to leave a path for himself, a path that would be free of mountain spirits and wild monsters, and would not be disturbed in any way. It was only a path for mountain walkers.
This road is the main basis for ensuring whether he can return home safely.
Another layer of support must be the [Guarding Pillar].
Although I don’t know if this [Lingzhu Pillar] is really as useful as the senior mountain walkers said, it is after all the experience summed up by all generations of mountain walkers.
Presumably as long as the fire in the [Soul Guarding Pillar] does not go out, he should be able to return home safely.
What's more, by walking in the mountains, he can find the traces of the group of foxes and determine the specific location or route of the group of foxes getting married.
Prepare for what he will do next.
To be precise, everything is in preparation for obtaining the treasure that the fox will marry.
When everything is ready, just wait quietly for the fox's wedding day to come and for the treasure to appear.
There were many thoughts in his mind, but the steps under his feet never stopped. Zhang Hao leaned on crutches and stepped on straw sandals, feeling the weeds tickling the soles of his feet and groping for the itching around his feet.
He was somewhat used to it now, and this level of tickling was not enough to make him laugh out loud.
Um?
Just then.
Zhang Hao frowned and immediately stopped.
Just now, he clearly felt something passing by his feet, and the touch... was a little different.
(End of chapter)