I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

In the early morning of the next day, the four of them packed up and set off after having breakfast.

On the mountain road, Wuji turned his head and glanced at Zhenjun Erlang and Pei Xiang who were behind, and felt that these two people were in a particularly good mood today.Especially Uncle Zhenjun, although he didn't become lively and cheerful, there were many warm smiles hidden in his eyes, just like the bright sky in spring.

And my own mother, who suddenly became extraordinarily gentle and amiable.When she was endorsing the book in the morning, she praised and encouraged him a few times, and easily agreed to such small requests as giving him more pocket money, accompanying him to listen to Buddhist scriptures and Zen teachings, and shopping for wild history, travel notes and legends in the next town.

"Master, I didn't know that Uncle Zhenjun and Niangqin missed Uncle Fox so much. You see, they didn't say anything, but after meeting Uncle Fox yesterday, their moods improved obviously, and they were both happy of."

"Meeting old friends far away is naturally a blessing in life. Besides, Zhenjun and Taoist Yin are both kind and righteous people, so of course they cherish the fate and friendship between friends even more."

"That's right," Wuji said with a serious expression on his face, "That said, I miss Uncle Qitian and Xiaotian even more. After I get out of this mountain, I will write to them and talk about it. Congratulations to the grievances and grievances of the monster world in Niuzhou, and they are interested in keeping them."

At this time, Hu Erlang's cheerful and smiling voice came from a distance.

"Wuji, when did you know Monkey King?"

The voice moved from far to near, before Hu Erlang finished a sentence, Hu Erlang had already floated in front of everyone.

"Good morning, Uncle Fox, you are back," Wuji greeted happily, and then replied, "When my mother and I just walked out of the border of the Tang Dynasty, we met Da at the foot of Liangjie Mountain. Uncle Sheng. I have been with him for more than a month, and the relationship is very good, and now we often correspond."

Hu Erlang greeted each other with Master Kongwen, Zhenjun Erlang and Pei Xiang first, then walked to Wuji and said:

"Speaking of which, the Monkey King and the Bull Demon King are still sworn brothers. When you write back, don't mention me too much, lest other good brothers communicate with each other and expose me. I'm not afraid of being bullied. The Demon King holds grudges, but he is worried that Princess Iron Fan will be hurt."

Wuji smiled and said: "I know, Uncle Fox, don't worry, I won't expose you. However, I think you are worrying for nothing, so Uncle Dasheng won't tell the content of my letter to that bully Demon king. Hmph, since Uncle Dasheng was crushed under the mountain, none of his sworn brothers have visited him. It’s been 500 years, and they haven’t even said a word. I don't know how to contact them."

Hearing this, Hu Erlang immediately shook his head and sighed, criticizing with genuine indignation:

"I just said that the Bull Demon King is not a good bird. He is very heartless and ungrateful. He is sorry for his wife and brother. Hey, he is just a jerk. He doesn't visit good brothers like Sun Dasheng, like Princess Iron Fan He doesn't love a good wife like that, and a filial child like Honghaier..."

"Fox Erlang, don't be too busy acting," Pei Xiang interrupted Hu Erlang's expressive speech, and turned the topic to the real thing, "Have you coaxed the red boy well? He promised you to release those mountain god lands Yet?"

Hu Erlang's eyes widened, his expression changed instantly, and he immediately returned to his serious and steady demeanor.

"Mistress Yin, you don't need to worry. I've coaxed the red boy yesterday, and all the mountain gods have left Huoyun Cave. They are currently recuperating in a mountain temple south of Kusongjian."

Pei Xiang nodded slightly, turned around and discussed with Yang Jian:

"In a while, I will go to the mountain temple in the south to help lay out a formation that can resist the red boy's samadhi real fire. You continue westward down the mountain, and then we will meet at the intersection at the foot of the mountain."

Yang Jian put the dagger that he had carried with him for many years into Pei Xiang's palm, shook her hand, and said softly:

"Pay attention to your own safety, go early and return early, just do your best. Don't trust the land of the sixty mountain gods too much. We just passed by here and had a brief contact with them. In fact, we don't know their true character. It is inevitable that there are misunderstandings in them." The pure generation."

"I will act cautiously," Pei Xiang smiled, and hid Yang Jian's dagger in his sleeve, "Escort Master Kongwen down the mountain as soon as possible, I will be there soon."

After she finished speaking, she greeted Hu Erlang with a dull expression without delay, and disappeared into the dense forest with a slight sway of his figure.

"Hey, wait for me..." Hu Erlang came back to his senses, only to feel that Zhenjun Erlang was staring at him too sharply and seriously, so he quickly promised, "Zhenjun, I will protect Lady Yin. Guaranteed by your tail, Zhenjun please rest assured..."

Before he finished speaking, Hu Erlang's figure also hurriedly disappeared on the mountain road.

Here, Yang Jian, Wuji, and Master Kongwen continued to move forward, and Hu Erlang caught up with Pei Xiang who deliberately slowed down and waited for him, and couldn't help gossiping:

"Miss Yin, you and Zhenjun... have you finally broken the window paper? When we were in Guanjiangkou, we kept guessing when you two would be able to pick your mind. Hehe, when I saw you yesterday, you were still behaved." , why did you start holding hands today?"

Pei Xiang raised his eyebrows, thinking beautifully in his heart, not only holding hands, but also "poohing" each other several times.However, she was unwilling to disclose the details of her relationship at will, so she asked:

"What window paper? Also, who is this 'us', let me hear, who is gossiping about the relationship between me and Zhenjun?"

Hearing this, Hu Erlang immediately shut his mouth tightly, and stopped asking for gossip, but began to look around and enjoy the mountain scenery with great interest...

A day later, Pei Xiang met up with Yang Jian who was waiting by the road at the foot of the mountain.

"How, but everything is going well?"

"I didn't waste your reminder." Pei Xiang took the warm water handed to her by Yang Jian, took a sip slowly, and said with a smile, "Sure enough, there are a few of those mountain god lands who are going to Huoyun Cave to report."

Wuji next to him suddenly opened his eyes wide, and asked in surprise:

"Why? Why are you still in collusion with the red boy who bullies them? Don't they really like to do long-term labor for monsters?"

Pei Xiang didn't give Wuji an answer immediately, but asked him to think carefully about the reason.

When Wuji went to the side to think hard, Pei Xiang took out Yang Jian's demon bone dagger from his sleeve and handed it back to him, smiling slightly:

"Thanks to this, I can directly harm the souls of Yin Gods, Ghosts and Immortals without fearing the merits of incense on them. Otherwise, I will have to delay for a while before I can fully settle the matter."

Yang Jian shook his head, but did not take the dagger.

"Let me defend you. It doesn't do much for me. My forehead eye is the nemesis of ghosts and ghosts. The addition of this dagger is just icing on the cake. Besides, I noticed that you observed it last night. After a while, this dagger probably likes its shape. If so, this sharp blade should be in the hands of those who love it."

Pei Xiang blinked, recalling the scene of Yang Jian carefully cleaning the weapon under the firelight last night, and thought to himself, what is his favorite, but this dark and brutal dagger.What she gazed at and admired were the hands wiping the dagger and the quiet and beautiful scene that could be painted from the beginning to the end...

"But you carry this dagger with you all year round, so you must be used to it," Pei Xiang declined with a serious expression, "My sword intent and mana devouring power are not afraid of evil spirits."

Seeing Pei Xiang's insistence, Yang Jian thought for a while, and simply suggested:

"Friend Yin, I'm giving you this monster bone dagger now, how about you giving me a set of bows and arrows in the future?"

"Bow and arrow?"

"Well, the formation rune you have figured out is drawn on the bow and arrow. As for the formation and the special effect, it is up to Fellow Daoist Yin to arrange. I am looking forward to this gift."

Pei Xiang raised his eyes to look at Yang Jian, and saw that there was genuine expectation and curiosity in his eyebrows, and he didn't hide his desire to get a gift in return, so he couldn't help but smile.

"Well, since it's Lord Zhenjun's suggestion, the little girl should obey it and never dare to shirk it." Pei Xiang Yingying bowed her body with a sly smile in her eyes.

Seeing that Pei Xiang was willing to accept his dagger and happily accepted the future gift, Yang Jian was immediately satisfied.When bowing in return, a relaxed smile emerged from his eyes, like a spring breeze blowing over a clear lake after melting ice and snow.

"Mother, Uncle Zhenjun, I guess there is some reason, but I just don't know, right?" Wuji's cheerful voice interrupted the communication between Pei Xiang and Yang Jian.

"What did you think of?" Pei Xiang looked at his son encouragingly.

Wuji carefully analyzed with his little hands behind his back:

"The reason why there is a land of mountain gods who are willing to report to Huoyun Cave is because we have not gained their full trust. Or, they are too afraid of Honghaier to dare to listen to a few words of advice and encouragement from strangers. , they resolutely broke their faces and rebelled against Honghaier. They were worried about failure, and even more worried about being liquidated and retaliated in the future, so they would rather not change the status quo."

Pei Xiang nodded and asked again:

"But the current situation is so miserable. The land of the majestic mountain gods is so poor that they not only need to hunt and serve monsters, but also be bullied and enslaved by the little monsters in the mountains... The situation is already so dire, why are they unwilling to take a risk?

"Besides, they have witnessed some of Zhenjun Erlang's strength with their own eyes, and they have also seen the scene where the red boy turned around and ran away when he met Hu Erlang. They should know that we are not the people who talk about it. If they act according to our arrangement, they will win. Chance."

Wuji frowned, and replied uncertainly:

"Could it be that they were bewitched by monsters? Well, they were poisoned by evil drugs or spells?"

Pei Xiang said with a smile: "This is indeed a possibility. However, after I caught those guys who were trying to inform me, I found that they were all sober. Of course, they were not pretended by other fairies."

"Then why?" Wuji looked puzzled, "Both of them have very long lifespans, if they don't seize the opportunity to resist, wouldn't it mean that they will be bullied for many, many years?"

Pei Xiang explained in a slow voice: "It is risky to give it a go. The success or failure is unknown and you may suffer even more tragic retaliation, but if you accept the status quo...they think that if they can successfully vent the news and 'make meritorious service', they will definitely be able to Those who get rewards, such as exempting from labor or reducing offerings. That way, they don't have to work as hard as they are now, and even...they can become the helpers of the red boy, and in turn bully other mountain gods."

Wuji couldn't help but widen his eyes and open his mouth slightly.

Yang Jian patted Wuji's small shoulder, and added softly:

"When I lead soldiers to fight, I occasionally need to help some oppressed ethnic groups. At that time, I not only have to guard against the enemy, but often also guard against the black sheep among the oppressed groups. Wuji, sometimes, fight head-on The enemy army is not scary, but the back arrows are hard to guard against."

"Amitabha!" Master Kongwen recited the Buddha's name.

Wuji also subconsciously recited the scriptures silently to suppress the shock, while slowly digesting the words of Pei Xiang and Yang Jian.

After half a day, Wuji who was walking on the road suddenly paused, then ran to Pei Xiang's side and took her hand and asked:

"Mom, I almost forgot to ask, are you not injured?"

"No, with your uncle Zhenjun's reminder, mother has been paying special attention to the matter of the inner ghost, and besides, Hu Erlang is watching."

"Then Uncle Hu Er was not injured, right?"

"He seemed to have broken a few hairs, he was a little sad, and howled several times."

Wuji breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered:

"That's nothing. In the past, when Uncle Hu Er and Xiaotian were fighting for food, they would often pull at each other. Hey, I finally met Uncle Hu Er, and we separated so soon. I thought he could accompany us for a long time. For a while. However, it is good that he is willing to stay with Honghaier. Uncle Zhenjun said that Xiaotian is pursuing the dog of his heart, but he has not succeeded in the end. If Uncle Hu Er returns to Guanjiangkou at this time, maybe he will You made trouble for Xiaotian. Mother, let me tell you..."

Wuji's broken thoughts sounded in his ears again, and Pei Xiang smiled slightly.Seeing Wuji's cute and lively appearance after adjusting his mood, she thought from the bottom of her heart that from now on, she could gradually add some more complicated lessons to the child, so as to save him from peeking at strange things every day. Strange scripts and attention to all kinds of gossip.

——Thousands of thousands of miles of Buddhist scriptures can't stop you from inquiring about Guanjiangkou in the east...

After that day, the four of them continued to trek across mountains and rivers all the way westward.Along the way, there were uncommon encounters with ferocious beasts and robbers, all of which were dealt with by Wuji.Occasionally encountering little monsters with little cultivation and little supernatural powers will not cause much trouble to the four of them.

On the contrary, the dangers brought by the natural weather and the mountains and waters themselves are more difficult to overcome, more frightening and exhausting, and easy to withdraw.

Severe heat in winter, rain, snow, thunder and lightning, torrents, poisonous swamps, or cliffs can all produce fatal dangers.At this time, Pei Xiang and Erlang Zhenjun can't help Master Kongwen too much. They do have magical means to resist and avoid natural dangers, but once they use them, the matter of learning from the scriptures can be regarded as aborted.

So, in the twists and turns and adventures, they crossed the Heishui River with difficulty, passed through the country of Chechi, and arrived at the other side of the Tongtian River in a dangerous situation. It is the time of the year when the peach blossoms and willows are green.

The spring day is beautiful, the wind is gentle, the forest flowers are in full bloom, and the willow buds are green on the hills. In the midst of a thriving spring scene, Pei Xiang and his party came to a small clear river.

A small boat slowly rowed out from the willow shade where Ziyan murmured, and the person who punted the boat yelled loudly: "Would you like to cross the river if you are passing by?"

Wuji hurriedly replied: "I'm about to cross the river, mother-in-law, are you going to ferry?"

The half-old woman on the boat said loudly: "This boat belongs to my family. Come on, and I will take you to the other side."

As he spoke, the boat reached the shore, waiting for Pei Xiang and the others to board the boat and cross the river.

Pei Xiang took a few glances at the punting woman, stopped Wuji who was about to step forward, and asked casually:

"Ma'am, where is the other side of the river? Is there a city country?"

"Yes, yes," the little woman who punted the boat was reluctant to talk to Pei Xiang, but looked at Yang Jian, Wuji and Master Kongwen with a smile, and said in a vague tone, "After landing, go west for four or five Ten miles away is the royal city."

"What's the name of the country?" Pei Xiang asked again.

Xiao Po glanced at Pei Xiang impatiently, and reluctantly replied:

"We are in the Xiliang Kingdom here. Do you want to take a boat? If you delay any longer, it will be late."

Yang Jian looked at Pei Xiang with doubts in his eyes, not quite understanding what Pei Xiang was worried about.

Pei Xiang looked at her boyfriend's clear and meaningful eyebrows, then looked down at Wuji's lovely white and tender round face, and then at Master Kongwen's benevolent and correct appearance, feeling that it would be difficult for them to pass through Xiliang Women's Kingdom smoothly.

——Otherwise, I’d better dress up as a man, right?So as not to be the least valued one on the team.