Bevan Mountain

In the new year, when the Dragon Boat Festival is over, the stargazing tower is still busy with people going back and forth.

The study of the Star Observation Building is at the back side of the main hall, and the window is opened to overlook, and the entire Star Observation Building can be seen at a glance.

Fu Nanxing was sitting by the study window, with a book rolled up in his hand, but his eyes were gazing at the downstairs. A group of disciples were busy collecting gifts and utensils, sweeping the courtyard and washing the stage, don't worry about it. lively.

The more Fu Nanxing looked at him, the more alienated he became, his whole person seemed to be floating in the sky, and his brows were full of heroic spirit, which also exuded a bit of elegance.

The star tower occupies half of the main peak of Taihe Mountain. It is solemn when looking up, and magnificent when looking down. It has white walls and golden tiles, carved sandalwood beams and painted pillars, and four mythical animals are climbing on the pillars.

White jade railings surround the sides of the halls, on which the scenery of the four seasons is embossed, and the sky in the scene is engraved with corresponding constellation maps.

The floor tiles are flat, the steps are neat, and the potted plants placed beside the steps are all unusual and rare.

There is a treasure top and a bright pearl in the main hall, and there is a garden pond behind it. In the garden, there is a fir forest on the other peak. The water in the pond is clear and the duckweed is green.

It's not like being in the mountains, it's just like being in a palace.

Fu Nanxing's eyes hurt from the clusters of glazed and golden tiles downstairs, and he looked up at the half white cloud exposed under the long eaves.

The bird alarm bell in the corner of the room was jingled by the breeze, which was crisp and sweet.It is often used in the building to judge the wind direction. Every first day of the first lunar month, an altar will be set up in the building to worship, and wind horns, qi-watching and other techniques will be used to account for the climate and agricultural affairs of the year, and then reported to the State Teacher.

All the monks in the world know that there is only one daughter of the owner of Guanxing Building, who spends more time in strict education and less time in doting.

This daughter lived up to expectations. At the age of 17, she was able to predict the auspicious wind of the previous year, and at the age of 20, she suffered from the plague of the year. In addition, she is handsome, handsome, stable and reserved, and treats others without restraint. Not only the landlord is extremely satisfied with her, but also won the favor of the national teacher.

But I don’t know, this daughter, sometimes tired of those scenes of politeness and etiquette, often secretly criticizes the star building in this majestic Taihe Mountain. Although she has a serious book in her hand, she is thinking about when she will go to the treasure house. Ask for a drink.

Suddenly, the book in her hand was tightly grasped by her, and immediately she stood up with a "bass", the chair was thrown far away, she dropped the book and ran downstairs.

As soon as he ran to the entrance of the study, he stopped suddenly, calmed down secretly, straightened his clothes, and walked out in a proper manner.

Fu Nanxing arrived a few steps earlier and stood outside the main hall, looking at the haggard woman who was walking towards him tiredly down the long steps.

The woman's complexion was pale and lacklustre, her almond-shaped eyes were pitiful, she was too weak to wear clothes, her shaved shoulders seemed to be covered with mid-night dew, only the moles at the corners of her eyes were like weeping.

As the woman got closer and closer, Fu Nanxing's brows became deeper and deeper.She had some guesses to some extent, and her heart was ups and downs.

The bitterness that came up surged into my throat, and thousands of words were reduced to two words: "A Li..."

Hearing Fu Nanxing's voice, Zhong Li raised his head in a daze, saw the warm face that he hadn't seen for a long time, and reluctantly raised the corners of his mouth, but he spoke in a breathless voice, which aroused pity: "Nan Xing, I can't find it." to him..."

Fu Nanxing didn't dare to meet her wronged eyes, stretched out his hand, and said softly, "Come with me."

Zhong Li looked at Fu Nanxing's hand, and wanted to hold it as soon as his heart warmed up.When the two hands were about to meet, the corners of Zhong Li's eyes flickered, he paused slightly with his fingertips, missed Fu Nanxing's palm, and grabbed her wrist.

Fu Nanxing took it for granted, took everything in his eyes, and his expression didn't change much, he just turned his wrist consciously, leading Zhong Li up to the front of the hall.

Bypassing the main hall and passing through the garden is the residence of Fu Yichen, the owner of Guanxing Building.

Fu Yichen was currently wiping his own beads in the courtyard, when he heard the notification from someone, he ordered them to bring him into the courtyard.

Zhong Li entered the courtyard gate and saluted first: "Uncle Fu..."

Fu Yichen put down the Liuzhu in his hand, and said, "Ah Li, you came here alone? Is your master okay?"

"Thank you Uncle Fu for your concern. My master has not been in good health recently, and he is only recuperating in the hall."

Fu Yichen said: "But it's still about Chang Shan?"

Zhong Li held back his expression a little in front of his elders, but his anxiety was still uncontrollable: "Uncle Fu, some disciples from Mount Emei and I, according to what you said, searched all the southern counties along the way, but there is still no trace of Changshan. This time I came to ask again, I don’t know why.”

"How could this be..." Fu Yichen felt strange, thought for a moment, and said, "Don't worry, I'll watch the stars at night and I'll give you an answer."

Then to Fu Nanxing: "Nan Xing, Ah Li has been exhausted all the way, you can take her to rest first."

The two of them left Fu Yichen's courtyard, and walked under the glazed tiles of the Star Observation Building. The sunlight shone on the tiles, like the sparkling water.

Fu Nanxing raised his head and stared at the lights for a moment, feeling like a person submerged in the water, unable to get up to the surface to breathe, unable to go down to the bottom and drowned, with nowhere to call for help.

In a few years, she will be twenty, and she has been drowning in the ocean spread by this weak girl beside her for almost twenty years.

She is used to crying with this girl and laughing with this girl;

I am used to not being humble in the mouth, but following her and Lu Changshan humbly;

I am used to treating her well, and try to send all the treasures I can get to the Suwen Museum;

I am used to watching the starry sky to the west for a long time every time I finish practicing in the back mountain.

Fu Nanxing was willing to humble himself in front of a person, soaking in the deep water of this uninhabited land, for a long time, even the corners of his eyes couldn't get dry.

Zhong Li bowed his head in silence.Nearly a year of running around and countless disappointments had already made her already weak body even more exhausted.

Out of the corner of the eye is the hem of Fu Nanxing's indigo and silver-patterned clothes, which swayed and swayed with the elegant steps of the owner as if he was born with it.

Zhong Li used to be a gentle and elegant person, but occasionally he would have strange thoughts.

For example, if Fu Nanxing was a man, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to choose between her and Lu Changshan no matter how hard I tried, and the trouble would end in an unhappy ending—

However, Fu Nanxing was not a man, so Zhong Li didn't need to worry about it.Even so, for many years, she could not bear Fu Nanxing's heart, nor could she accept Fu Nanxing's favor.

After repeated dark hints, Fu Nanxing didn't seem to care what he thought, and only wanted to treat himself well.

Zhong Li only felt helpless and felt ashamed to lead the love, and he never forgot to think about how to pay it back.

But at the moment, she can't take care of all this, Lu Changshan has already put her in a difficult situation.

Fu Nanxing saw that she was worried, but he was helpless, so he became annoyed for a moment: "I should have gone with you last time..."

"Don't blame yourself, I insisted on going by myself. In the past ten years, Suwen Museum has been supported by Guanxing Building, and you still collect rare medicinal materials every year. How can I bother you about this—— —

Furthermore, Chang Shan left by himself, although he doesn't know what happened, he must have his own reasons, most likely he didn't want to be found..."

Zhong Li smiled wryly, "I visited a fortune-telling stall last year, and the man who measured the characters said, "It will take some time, but you can finally find it"... I forgot to ask him, how long will it take?a year?five years?still……"

"Ah Li..." Fu Nanxing said, "I'll go with you this time..."

"Nan Xing..." Zhong Li stopped suddenly, with soreness in his eyes, "If the direction is right and no one can be found, is it..."

Fu Nanxing followed her, avoiding her eyes, and only comforted her: "Maybe he has gone elsewhere. Don't think about it, wait until my father takes over tonight."

Zhong Li was still uneasy.Fu Nanxing looked at her face that was getting thinner day by day. She had been weak and sick since she was a child.

Now after such a toss, it is even more destructive like flakes in the wind, weak and weak, and he can't help but feel sorry for him: "You must be hungry after coming all the way, I will take you to eat first."

Zhong Li just shook his head in a daze: "I don't feel hungry either."

"Let's eat more..." Fu Nanxing looked up at the sky, "If you occupy another place tonight, don't you have to work hard to rush there tomorrow?"

Zhong Li sighed sadly, but complied anyway.

The two walked side by side, each with worries.

By the window of the high pavilion, Mrs. Fu looked at the backs of the two coldly for a while, then retreated to the dark place again.

In the evening, everyone came to the star map altar dotted with stars in the Star Observatory.The weather is excellent tonight, which is a good time for astrology.

The disciple presented Zhong Li with a pen and paper, and Zhong Li wrote down Lu Changshan's birth date again and handed it to Fu Yichen.

After Fu Yichen read it carefully, he burned the horoscope, and strode away, floating between the star maps, his steps were like flowing water.

Zhong Li looked dignified on the sidelines, clutching the corner of his sleeve tightly.Fu Nanxing secretly watched Zhong Li's every move, for fear that she would be unable to hold on for a moment, and she seemed more nervous than Zhong Li.

"North?" Fu Yichen stood in place after finishing his work, and whispered something strangely.

Zhong Li and Fu Nanxing ran up to him.Zhong Li didn't understand: "Uncle Fu? You mean Chang Shan went to the north?"

"Well, let me take a look." Fu Yichen sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and recited silently.

After chanting the mantra, he opened his eyes.But his body didn't move, his eyes stared at one place, half-closed and half-closed, seemingly seeing but not seeing, and fell into silence.

Everyone on the side did not dare to make a sound.Zhong Li knew that Fu Yichen was already using the qi technique to predict good and bad luck. When he was a child, he often saw Fu Nanxing locked up in a dark room many times because he couldn't calm down to practice qi qi. He was no stranger to qi technique. Only more on tenterhooks.

After an unknown amount of time, Fu Yichen suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, "Not good!"

Zhong Li's knees softened when he heard this, and his lips and teeth trembled slightly.Fu Nanxing hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Father, what's the matter?"

Fu Yichen stood up with a gloomy expression: "The fierce elephant..."

"Under this star position, the complexion is in a trance, the star position is uncertain, the light source is weak, and there is a white light lingering..."

Fu Yichen only thought for a moment, then said in a solemn voice, "Nan Xing, you go with A Li. Remember to observe daily on the way. Also, you need to invite some skilled magicians from the other peaks of Taihe Mountain The demon-hunting alchemist will be with you."

"Monster hunting?" Fu Nanxing was startled.

Zhong Li couldn't help turning pale: "Uncle Fu is saying that there are monsters around Chang Shan?"

"It's very possible—it's not too late, you should prepare immediately and set off at dawn."

Fu Nanxing came out from the star map altar, and after setting up the bell fence, he called a disciple and told him, "Quickly go to the library and fetch Xin Yu!"

Then he went back to the house, but he was not in a hurry to pack his bags, he just studied the ink and hurriedly drafted the next letter.

Just now that disciple has hurried to her door, holding a wooden box in his hand, respectfully said: "Young Master, Xin Yu has taken it."

Fu Nanxing opened the door, took the wooden box, and hurriedly said: "Go down." Then he turned and went into the room again, and folded the letter paper on the table.

Opening the wooden box, inside is a hand-sized round white wood-carved silver-throated chickadee, lifelike and naive, with a cloud-compiled star map engraved under its wings, and a nine-star Lianzhu picture of the Guanxing Tower emblem painted on the bird's head.

Fu Nanxing took out the wooden sparrow, lightly recited Yunzuan's incantation, and the mechanism on the sparrow's back opened to both sides, and after the letter was put in, it was closed tightly again.

"Xinyue Town at the foot of Luofu Mountain, south of the city into Baoju." Fu Nanxing told Xin Yu where he was going, and Xin Yu spread his wings, fluttered a few times, and flew out of the window.