I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 306 Zhaozhou Mozhu County

"Interesting stuff..."

Song You stood where he was, frowning and muttering.

Then he withdrew his gaze and walked away with a stick.

The vast mountains in front are covered with ice and snow, the sky is a huge and complete blue semicircle, the ridges of the snow-capped mountains have gentle curves, and there is no human habitation.

In the snow, a group of footprints went down the mountain to the south, and there was also a group of more chaotic footprints, all the way to the east along the ridgeline.

Although the Taoist didn't know what the little demon wanted to say, and didn't know whether it was trying to hint at him or wanted him to stay longer in Yuezhou and even the north for some purpose, but he was a person who listened to advice, and he himself Just going down the mountain to travel around the world, I feel that it is not a bad thing to spend more time to walk the Yuezhou in more detail, so I really plan to walk the Yuezhou in more detail—I originally planned to go out of Qingtonglin After arriving at Tianzhu Mountain, they went to Zhaozhou to spend the winter, and now they will make another circle.

Yuezhou is basically uninhabited, and it is really difficult to walk.

There are often bones on the road. The corpses were exposed in the wilderness more than ten years ago.

Along the way, I met a few monsters that were left after being wiped out by the Tiangong. Some of them had a foul smell and evil spirit, and some even used evil spirits.

On the contrary, I also found some things that were not right, most of them were not easy to be found. Only from the aura of heaven and earth can I know that there was a great power occupying this place.But that's all, except for the abnormality in the aura, no big monster or practitioner was found, which is the same as Qingtonglin's situation.

I don't know if the other party knew that he was coming and hid it on purpose, or the other party has already left or died and is no longer here. In short, it is not easy to find, it takes time and effort, and it seems very rude.

In Yuezhou, there was only one big demon who caused chaos in Yuezhou, the White Bull King, who was almost the worst among the few demon kings born due to the war in the north, but he was wiped out by Tiangong Qing.Yuezhou is also a place with profound aura and long culture. For so many years, it is normal for there to be ancient monsters like the southern region.Since there were no rumors of the other party's rebellion, it was almost enough for Song You to search for him in this way. It would delay the schedule and be inappropriate if he really searched for him carefully.

I had no choice but to write it down and continue to leave.

So it took almost another month.

By the time he left Yuezhou and arrived at Zhaozhou, it was already the end of the twelfth lunar month of the sixth year of Mingde.

Originally, he was supposed to enter Zhaozhou from the north of Yuezhou, but now he entered Zhaozhou from the south of Yuezhou, crossed the dangerous mountains, passed the heavily guarded Xiongguan, and arrived at Mozhu County.

Song You stood at the gate of the city, stopped, raised his head and looked at the word "Mozhu" on the top of the city, and then stepped forward to show the certificate, and under the curious eyes of the guards, he walked into this northern city. small town.

Mozhu County is located in the southwesternmost corner of Zhaozhou, at the junction of the three states, bordering on the southeast corner of Yuezhou and the northeast corner of Hanzhou, but the antenna and Xiongguan separated them. One of the reasons why Zhaozhou didn't suffer too much.

Although the streets are narrow and old, the houses on both sides are also small, but the Chinese New Year is approaching, but there are many people on the road. Thanks to it being in the morning, you can still see many vendors setting up stalls.

There are those who sell charcoal, those who sell firewood, and those who sell water.

Egg sellers, Shaupan dustpan sellers, and what's more interesting, Song You also saw someone wrapping eggs for others.

Compared to the no man's land in Yuezhou, even compared to the county town of Yanzhou, or even compared to the county town of Hezhou, Mozhu County has a lot more people, and they are more decent.However, compared to the counties in the south, Mozhu County is much poorer. Many officials have been relegated these years, most likely to Zhaozhou and the southernmost island.

The ground was also paved with stone slabs, and the horse's hoofs were clinking.

Occasionally, there are steps, and the horse is also careful to go up.

The Taoist asked a lot, and finally found an inn in the middle of the city.

Thanks to the prosperity of Dayan's economy, and thanks to the fact that Mozhu County is at the junction of the three provinces, it is also a specialty of ink bamboo for pens, which is very popular with scholars in Dayan. The inns and horse shops in this city are also like this.

Song You put the horse outside and stepped inside.

The sill is low and removable.

The entrance is a large courtyard, which is convenient for merchants to park in horses, instead of a lobby. After entering the courtyard, you can find the store.

In these days of inns, especially those in small towns, most of the rooms are occupied by long-stay guests on weekdays, such as candidates and people on business trips. Most of the short-stay travelers who travel to and from merchants and rivers and lakes will choose chariot shops or Maodian.Chariot and horse shops are convenient for stocking, which is convenient for merchants, and Maodian and chicken feather shops are cheap to live in and are not strictly checked. Some even do not need to be registered, which is convenient for people in the Jianghu.

Song You chatted with the shopkeeper, and at a price that was cheaper than renting a house in many southern counties, he booked it for a month.

Then he came out again and brought the horse in.

The horses are placed in the yard.

The room is upstairs.

"There is no business in the inn at this time. Everyone has gone home during the Chinese New Year, and the business will be better in the new year. Mr. is a practitioner, and he must like a clean room, so I chose a room at the back for him, so as not to be caught by the farmers below in the morning. Wake up, so as not to smell the smell of horse manure in the yard."

"Thank you."

"The small shop has meals, but you have to tell in advance. Usually, boiling water, hot water and bath water are also provided. You have to tell in advance that you will be charged separately. The charcoal for oil lamps and oil heaters will also be charged separately. You will be charged as much as you use. Shops and small stalls that sell food, if you want to cook yourself, you can also borrow the kitchen, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, firewood, etc., just look at it."

"Write it down."

"There is a tea house on the left side of the door, not far on the right. Hey, there is a tavern, there are girls, and the gambling house is also there. If you are free and want to have fun, you can go and have a look." The shopkeeper said with a smile, "But Recently, the north is very uneven. Although our Zhaozhou is better, there are occasional rumors of ghosts. I don’t know if you are afraid, sir. Anyway, try to go out at night as much as possible. Our place is small, and when it gets dark, there is no fun except for pubs and gambling halls. available."

"I have to tell the store owner that I have two friends here. One is a handsome boy and the other is a girl of a few years old. Sometimes they may come in and out of the inn to find me."

"Got it."

"It's just for the shopkeeper to worry about it."

"Sir, take a good rest and call me if you need anything."

The shopkeeper withdrew after finishing speaking, with a respectful attitude.

Song You put down the quilt bag, and as soon as he opened the quilt bag, a three-coloured cat ran out of it. Looking left and right, he was very curious, and then began to run around sniffing to get acquainted with this strange place, and then opened the side bag of the quilt bag , and a swallow flew out of it.

Swallow's temperament is different from Sanhuamao's, and she feels guilty for this sneaky behavior of bringing herself into the inn:

"I'm bothering you sir."

"Nothing."

Song You said to Yanzi, and then asked: "Then where do you usually live?"

"I'm still not used to living in a house. I saw a big tree growing at the door, so I can just live on the tree or on the roof. I can also help my husband keep watch and watch his horse."

"Alright."

It's not that other people's inns definitely don't allow swallows to live in.

It's just that in this cold weather, it's troublesome for Yanzi to explain, and it's even more troublesome to explain that Yan'er is spiritual and obedient.Anyway, he knows that swallows usually like to live in open places. Even if they sleep outdoors, they have to rest on the top of the branches with unobstructed view. They don't like to live indoors. Talked to the store more.

As for Empress Sanhua, she just fell asleep in the quilt.

"There seems to be something smelly in here..."

Sanhuamao turned its head and said to Song You.

"Just a musty smell."

"Moldy smell!"

"Just open the windows for ventilation."

The Taoist went to open the window, although he said to open the window for ventilation, but he blew a breath, and a strong wind blew in.

The wind quickly swept away the musty smell from the house.

When Song You turned around, Sanhuamao had turned into a girl, imitating his original appearance, and began to take out everything that needed to be used from the quilt bag.

The store has clay pots and thick bowls for drinking water, but I also brought some, so I took them out and put them on the table.

The lantern was originally placed by the quilt bag, but she brought it to the bed.

Put away your own bag, knife, and flag, too.

I know that Taoists have to write something every time they go to a place where they live, so they have to take out pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

The little girl is meticulous, like a little adult.

It really felt a bit like a Taoist boy.

In fact, Song You knew that it was just her thinking that "Niang Sanhua is a mature big cat, it's time to take care of Taoist priests".When the cats of ordinary people grow up, they sometimes like to feed their owners in turn, as if they can get a sense of accomplishment from it.

"Thank you, Empress Sanhua."

Song You said with a smile, and looked at the street outside for a while by the window, and the little girl had already grinded the ink for him.

I had no choice but to go over and sit down, spreading out the white paper as usual.

Originally, I planned to go to the Zhaozhou government office to rest. This time is the Spring Festival, and the north is icy and snowy. Not to mention the cold weather, and the roads are also difficult. It is better to wait until the spring begins.But after listening to the deer demon say a few words, he stayed in Yuezhou for an extra month, and now he only got here.

It's the twelfth lunar month of winter, and it's the Spring Festival again. It's freezing and snowy, so it's not suitable to travel, so I don't go to the bustling state city. I just live in this remote town for a month or two, and continue to travel when the snow melts in spring.

Everything Yuezhou sees and hears should be recorded well.

Not only the Yuelong waterfall in the colorful pool, but also the divine bird flying across the night sky on the green tung forest, the Tianzhu Mountain where the god first ascended to the sky, and the corpses all over the ground, the storyteller and aura he met were strange, and the The streams and rivers that can walk away when they are frozen, the dreamlike rime, and the three-flowered cat that is so cold that it drills into its chest every night.

The Taoist was very patient, and wrote page after page, his handwriting remained calm and unchanged.

Mistress Sanhua lit the stove for him. She was afraid of the cold, so she felt that he was also afraid of the cold, so she pushed the stove to his feet, and called the swallows at the window to warm up together.

(End of this chapter)