"That's polite."

"Ouch! It's a Taoist priest!" The woodcutter immediately stopped singing, looked at Song You curiously, and asked, "Where is the Taoist priest going? Could it be that he is here to visit this mountain? Why did he bring a dog with him?"

cat?"

"It's almost the same." Song You saluted him, "My surname is Song Mingyou. I come from Yizhou. I have been traveling all over the world. I heard that there is a mountain here, which has a rare and beautiful scenery in Yangzhou. I also heard that there is a mountain at the foot of the mountain.

The God of Pleasure is quite special, so I came to visit him. It’s just that the temple of the God of Pleasure seems to have been dilapidated for a long time.”

"It broke long ago! It broke last year!" Hearing this, the woodcutter put down the large bundle of firewood he carried on his shoulder and looked Song You up and down, "From what the Taoist calls himself, it doesn't sound like a Taoist?"

"It's just a matter of habit." Song You smiled slightly, "The words he sings are not like those of a woodcutter."

"The villain is just a woodcutter." The woodcutter waved his hand to wipe his sweat. "But when I was young, there lived a Taoist priest from the county in the temple at the foot of the mountain. The Taoist priest lived here alone, and there was no one to talk to.

Every day I would pass by this temple and say a few words to him. Over time, I would learn a few words from him."

"That Taoist priest also likes poetry?"

"That Taoist Priest is really talented!" The woodcutter stared immediately after hearing this, and then sighed, "It's just that I haven't seen him for many years, and I don't know how he is doing..."

"I just went to Qingyun Palace yesterday. I heard from Qingyun Palace's Taoist Priest Qing Huaizi, who is the junior brother of the Taoist priest mentioned by Shi Shi, that the Taoist priest is now profound in Taoism and is vaguely planning to take over Qingyun Palace. It's okay to think about it.

It’s pretty good,” Song You said with a smile.

"That's good!"

The woodcutter immediately smiled, waved his hands and said, "When I was cutting firewood on the mountain, I was very much indebted to him."

"Oh? What's the favor?"

"What else can I do for you? Those of us who work hard and work hard in the mountains are tired every day. It is already very difficult to find a place to ask for water. Sometimes we are bitten by snakes and insects, or accidentally fall.

I twisted my bones when I went down the mountain. The Taoist priest also knows some herbal medicine. If it hadn't been for him, I might not have been able to go up the mountain."

"What a kind man."

"Who says it's not the case? If he can really be the master of the show, he deserves it!"

"hehe……"

Song You laughed twice in response, looked away from the woodcutter's face, and then asked: "I go up the mountain to chop wood every day. Do you know when the statue in the temple at the foot of the mountain was broken?"

"

"Temple statue?"

"Exactly."

"This is a long time to say..."

The woodcutter took a break and chatted with him: "In the past, the government suddenly built a temple here and said that they would grant us a god to protect us in the future. However, no one was blessed. On the contrary, sometimes people who entered the mountain were killed.

The gods were so frightened that the villain did not dare to go up the mountain to cut firewood for several years. Especially in the later years, if the people at the foot of the mountain were not diligent enough in offering incense and offerings, the gods would urge them through dreams, and sometimes even threaten them.

So last year or the year before that, the government sent people again, saying that they had demoted the gods and told us not to worship them anymore."

The woodcutter said as he looked Song You up and down again: "Isn't the Taoist priest also here to find that immortal?"

"It sounds like someone else came here to look for you?"

"Hey! You young Taoist priest are quite smart!"

"..." Song You didn't say anything. He just continued to ask gently, "Can you tell me something?"

The calico cat at his feet also raised his head, turned to stare at his Taoist priest for a while, then turned his head to the other side, staring straight at the woodcutter's face.

"That is to say, not long after the government demoted the immortal, the villain went up the mountain to cut firewood. An old Taoist priest came over and asked the villain the way up the mountain and where the immortal appeared most often." The woodcutter said this.

His voice became obviously quieter, but his expression showed a bit of excitement, "That night, someone saw a golden light on the mountain here. When the villain came to the mountain to chop firewood the next day, he found that the statue of the god in the temple at the foot of the mountain had been broken into pieces.

blocks, and many trees on the mountain were also broken.”

"I see."

"In my opinion! That old Taoist priest must be a deity who came from the lower world to get rid of the evil gods on the mountain!"

"Mostly..."

"Taoist Priest, why are you looking for that evil god?"

"I'm just curious, so I want to climb up and take a closer look."

"I have nothing to do when I'm free..."

"Haha, thank you very much."

Song You smiled and cupped his hands and said goodbye.

Then he continued walking up the mountain.

The forest was deep in front of him, and the same was true behind him. After a while, the woodcutter's song was heard again, and the song shook Lin Yue.

"Don't say that everything will turn around in vain..."

"It's all a dream until I turn around..."

The Taoist looked calm and kept walking.

There is a mountain spring that turns into a stream and flows down.

The Taoist was tired from walking and felt thirsty, so he stretched out his hand to scoop up a handful and put it into his mouth. His mouth was filled with refreshing and sweet taste.

"Taoist Priest Nanya'er!"

"..."

Song You followed the sound and saw that the cat was also lying down by the stream, but turned to look at him.

Her delicate face was reflected in the stream, as well as her doubtful expression mixed with novelty, and her eyes were as pure as amber.

"Why did he call you Taoist Priest Nanya'er?"

"Maybe it's because of my young face and the local dialect." Song You replied in a low voice, "There's no need to worry about this."

"Hey! You, the young Taoist Priest, are quite smart!"

"Sanhua Empress doesn't need to learn these things..."

"Miss Sanhua needs to learn these things!"

"..."

"Today all the gods on the mountain were beaten to death by the old Taoist priest. Do we still want to go to the mountain?" the calico cat asked seriously.

"Of course I want to go."

"I have nothing to do when I'm free~"

"Empress Sanhua..."

"Well?"

The cat tilted his head and stared at him in confusion.

"well……"

Song You shook his head helplessly, sighed, and said to her: "Miss Sanhua, please finish drinking the water quickly so that we can set off."

"OK!"

The calico cat then calmed down, lowered its body a little more, lowered its head, and licked the water in the stream.

I seem to have some doubts, but I can't remember.

So I quickly forgot about it.

"Miss Sanhua, please finish drinking the water soon!" Mao'er raised his body and walked back from the stream. At the same time, he raised his head and looked at the Taoist, "Let's go, Taoist Master Nanya'er!"

"..."

One person and one cat continued to go up, and swallows flew through the air.

Overlooking the river below the mountain, overlooking Yinhua County in the distance, climbing all the way up, the autumn air is crisp, and you have seen enough scenery.

Gradually we reached the deep mountains, where the spiritual power is strongest.

There is a waterfall in front of this place and a fruit forest in the back. You can listen to the sound of water quietly and sit and watch the river. The clouds and mist are shrouded in the air, the aura is rich, the birds are singing constantly, and the fragrance is endless. It is really a fairy place.

"Hiss..."

The cat started sniffing around in the grass again.

Song You also took a casual walk and looked around.

Among some gravels, there are gnawed fruit cores. They are neither buried by soil nor rotten, nor have they taken root. They have just turned black and rotten. It is estimated that they were left behind at least last year. This seems to indicate that the God of Pleasure

I once lived and practiced here.

One and a half years is not enough to erase all traces of the fighting.

At least the broken tree next to it has not grown back yet. At most, new shoots have sprouted from the break. On the contrary, the length of the new shoots can be used to judge the time of the break.

Song You stretched out his hand to touch the fracture and also the new branches and buds.
To be continued...