Chapter 174 Zhuang Sheng Xiaomeng
After stepping into the heavy fog, there was a faint sense of oppression from all directions.
It’s not hostility or attack, it’s more like the oppression that comes after stepping into the deep sea.
Some petals appeared around the body, and the pressure on the body disappeared in an instant. He turned his hand and took out the small jade plaque from his sleeve. He recalled Hu Wen's appearance in his mind, and pressed it with his index finger. Go up and say softly:
"Hu Wenjia, Hu Wenjia, where are you going when you leave home?"
As he finished speaking, there was a slight pulling force on the jade pendant, which seemed to be guiding Zuo Chen forward.
After getting the information, hang the jade pendant on your wrist again and follow the guidance.
The fog was so thick that it was difficult to discern the route even with the Guan Qi technique, so Zuo Chen simply closed his eyes.
After everything around him became dark, the wind blew beside Zuo Chen's ears, gently telling him the direction of the way forward.
Just take steps and move forward slowly, step by step, the shadow stretches far away.
Zuo Chen didn't know how long he had been walking on this long road. The wind told him that there was still a long and narrow canyon around him, and nothing else had yet appeared.
But he took two more steps forward, as if he had stepped on some dividing line, and the side of Zuo Chen's ear suddenly came to life.
He heard the sound of the wind blowing through the grassland, heard the sound of water flowing over the stone bed, heard the sudden leap in the air, the colorful clouds floating in the wind, felt the setting sun falling all over him, and smelled the fragrance of green grass.
Suddenly I felt a fluffy tail brushing against my feet, and a childish voice came from my ears:
"Taoist, Taoist, why do you close your eyes?" ”
Zuo Chen slowly opened his eyes.
It was then that I realized that I had arrived at a bright and green grassland.
White clouds are floating, the blue sky is like a sun, the grass is low in the wind, and the green mountains are rolling in the distance.
At his feet, a little fox with pure white hair was circling between his legs, running back and forth, jumping, looking up at Zuo Chen.
"Taoist priest, why did you open your eyes again?"
The little fox's voice was too childish, almost like a child who had just learned babbling.
I don’t know how old he is now.
Didn't directly answer the little fox's words, Zuo Chen first looked back behind him and found that it was still a dense grassland, and no canyons and fortresses could be seen.
This is a big dream, but Zuo Chen is very sure that he is not asleep. His three souls are still awake and his seven souls are still active.
In other words, this big dream has blurred the two realms, and Zuo Chen can enter the dream with his own body.
But at the same time, Zuo Chen could also notice that the moment he entered the dream, the dream was trembling slightly.
His path is too deep, and this dream cannot endure for too long. Now the entire dream is like a box stuffed with foreign objects of different sizes, and there is always a risk of collapse.
Looking at the mountains in the distance again, Zuo Chen felt a sense of clarity in his heart.
He has seen this mountain before.
That is Qingqiu.
Unexpectedly, I would return to this place the second time I fell asleep.
Seeing Zuo Chen not speaking, the little fox tilted his head and asked suspiciously:
"Taoist priest, why don't you speak?"
Zuo Chen originally wanted to tease the little fox, but soon he found that the jade pendant on his wrist was making a slight noise.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and used Guan Qi technique to face the little fox.
This is a residual dream, and the little fox in front of me has no energy to speak of.
Even so, Zuo Chen could probably tell that this little fox was probably Hu Wen's predecessor.
"What's your name?"
Zuo Chen squatted down and asked the little fox.
"Wenjia, the name my mother gave me."
"It sounds good."
"That's right, my mother is amazing."
Zuo Chen stretched out his hand and touched the fluff on the little fox's head. The little fox didn't know that the Taoist priest wanted to What was he going to do? He subconsciously tilted his head to avoid it.
Zuo Chen's palm still pressed on his forehead impartially.
Hmm... Although it is a residual dream, it feels good.
Anyway, this fox was not a real Hu Wen, so Zuo Chen naturally rubbed his head without any psychological burden.
After rubbing it twice, Zuo Chen took his hand back and asked:
"Little fox."
"Huh?"
" Have you ever seen a young man?”
"Young man? No, I have been playing here, and you are the only one around except me."
The fox shook his head.
Isn’t it here...
Then he asked:
“Is Qingqiu ahead?”
"Yes, ahead is Qingqiu Mountain, where my home is. Do you want the Taoist priest to go to Qingqiu Mountain?" The little fox tilted his head: "But it has been three months since the Taoism Conference ended. Are you lost?"
Zuo Chen laughed dumbly:
“Is there any monk who could get lost for three months before finding the meeting place?”
“Isn’t that you?”
"I'm not lost. I was already here when the conference started."
"Huh?"
Zuo Chen's words obviously made the little fox confused. His four legs began to kick in their own way, with the left leg kicking the right leg, and the right leg kicking the left leg.
"Then why did you come back?" He thought for a long time, and finally showed an expression as if he suddenly realized:
"I know, you must have left something behind. I lost it, that’s why I came back to pick it up! I always like to leave things in various places, and I can’t find them after looking for them for a long time.”
“I didn’t lose anything, but I can’t find it. Personally. Can you take me to see the elders in Qingqiu? They may know where that person is."
The little fox tilted his head, and the seeds in his little head seemed to be spinning. He was about to nod, but he shook his head several times:
"No! If I go back, my mother will catch me and spank me." . "...You ran away from home?"
"The clan has been very dull recently, and I was not allowed to come out to play. I didn't like it very much, so I ran out secretly. ”
The little fox pouted.
"It's not good to run away from home."
"But the clan is really boring."
Zuo Chen patted the little fox on the head and wanted to talk to him more. What, but suddenly I felt something in my heart.
This "dream" seems to be coming to an end.
I felt a little pity in my heart, and suddenly felt something. I looked up:
I saw a beautiful figure walking on the lawn not far away.
She has soft eyebrows, long black hair, and two fox ears on her head. She is wearing a palace uniform and holds a flower basket in her hand. As she steps slowly, flowers are flying. .
He knows this woman.
The head of Qingqiu Immortal.
Zuo Chen saw this person in Jiu'e's dream.
The woman also saw Zuo Chen. She bowed slightly in Zuo Chen's direction and saluted, and then said hello:
"Wen family, come here quickly. Don't bother me anymore, the True Lord."
Hearing the woman's voice, the fur on the little fox's body suddenly popped up. When he looked back, he found that the woman was already very close to him, so he had to walk in the direction of the woman dejectedly.
“How did my mother find this place?”
Zuo Chen smiled and knocked the little fox on the head:
"Don't let your mother worry, come over quickly."
"Oh..."
The little fox pouted obviously, but still nodded, reluctantly turned towards Walk in the direction of Qingqiu Head.
When he walked to Qingqiu Shou, the woman picked up the little fox from the ground into her arms.
He nodded goodbye to Zuo Chen, turned around and walked into the distance.
The scenery in all directions is like smoke and bubbles, blowing away in the wind.
In just a moment, the dream disappeared.
Zuo Chen opened his eyes, and was still surrounded by ocean-like fog, but the fog in the small space around him was unusually thin, leaving only strands floating in the air like tulle.
Looking up, I realized that there was an extra Taoist temple in front of me.
There is a faint milky white light exuding from the outside of the Taoist temple, and it is this light that disperses the surrounding dense fog.
Zuo Chen rubbed his fingertips and felt that everything just now was both real and dreamlike.
He turned his head slightly and looked around, finding that he had left the canyon near the fortress and arrived on a gentle plain.
Although the fog is still thick, you can see the scenery on both sides along this dirt road.
Monk temples, stone carvings, street markets, and so many other objects can’t be seen at a glance.
These are all Taoist wonders left by the immortals of the past. There are no immortals around, but there are immortals everywhere.
Some have stayed in this northern territory for too long and have almost lost all their charm, while others are still holding on silently, guarding the human world.
Zuo Chen lifted his robe and bowed, and said loudly:
"Thank you fellow Taoists for protecting the human world."
The surrounding fog shimmered with light, as if responding to Zuo Chen's words.
Looking up and staring at the Taoist temple, Zuo Chen raised his eyebrows and realized that something was wrong with the state of these immortal creatures.
Although the Taoist temple in front of me has dispersed the fog, it does not directly block all the fog outside the temple like the flickering light reflecting the moon.
At the moment, it seems more like it is just clearing the thick fog near itself, preventing the fog from blocking the vision.
It seems that...
does not regard this mist as an enemy.
It's a pity that this Taoist temple can't speak. No matter how many doubts Zuo Chen has in his heart, he can't ask them.
Simply continue along the path and follow the guidance of the jade pendant to find traces of Hu Wen.
The immortal ruins also seemed to know where Zuo Chen was going. The surrounding stars and fireflies flickered in the fog, forming a long road in front of Zuo Chen.
When walking past the finely carved stone sculpture of a boy riding an ox, the boy on the ox bent down and saluted Zuo Chen.
When walking past the vicissitudes of the ancient tree planted by someone unknown, the branches of the ancient tree drooped downward.
When you pass the temple, you will see the monks' temple. When you pass the tea shed, the fragrance of tea overflows. When you pass the huge alchemy furnace, the top of the fire illuminates the front and disperses the heavy fog. When you pass the rushing Yangtze River, the water splits in two, providing a way forward.
Walking through this plain, Zuo Chen waved his sleeves back:
"Thank you all fellow Taoists."
It was a chorus of voices, complementing each other.
When you get here, look at the jade pendant in your hand again, the light above is also faintly bright.
Looking up, I saw a huge black and white barrier in front of me.
From the earth to the sky, the scriptures float above. If you take a closer look, it turns out to be Taoist scriptures.
Behind this barrier, the rushing black sea rolled, the sky was completely dark, and there was no sunlight.
On the shore of the sea of suffering, before the end, at the border of civilization, there is no daylight for one step forward.
Zuo Chen picked up the jade pendant in his hand.
A gentle tugging feeling came.
This jade pendant is pointing under the sea of suffering.
(End of this chapter)