I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 546 There is a demon in the mountain

"Huh? Sir, you're not afraid?"

"I'm never afraid of monsters."

"It seems that sir is also a man of the truth." Zhang Yushi said with a smile on his face and very graceful. "It's just that the monsters here are not that easy to deal with. Some of them are powerful. Even those like me who have been walking all year round The imperial officials here also had to avoid it."

"how to say?"

"It seems like this is your first time here, sir?"

"For the first time in my life."

"Sir, you are so brave!"

Zhang Yushi couldn't help but smile, and then asked him which direction he came from and where he was going. After confirming that he was going the same way, he said: "I am a person who believes in Taoism. It is not easy to meet Taoists from Dayan here. Why don't you, sir, come with me for a while? It would be nice to have a companion on the road."

"I have to take a nap here."

"We also just took a break and let the horses eat grass."

"That's fine."

Song You smiled slightly and did not refuse again.

The supervisory censor and embroiderer general sat down under the tree. The two attendants and another young scholar put down the horses and took them to eat grass. At the same time, they watched the horses to prevent them from entering the rapeseed area. The flower fields ate up other people’s crops.

Song You also lay down with his back against the tree again, his eyes half-closed and half-opened. There was a leaf in front of him, and Zhang Yushi's voice was in his ears.

"This place is indeed pleasant. The scenery is good, the sun is good, and the breeze is not dry. It must be enjoyed by those who practice Taoism." Zhang Yushi said, "If there were not so many monsters, it would be a good place."

"Isn't the censor afraid of monsters?"

"It's just a monster, why should we be afraid? The imperial court sent us to go to a land of swords, mountains, fire, and wild wilderness. If we were afraid, we wouldn't have come." Zhang Yushi said calmly, "Besides, we are on an envoy trip. Representing the whole of Dayan, he has a three-foot green sword hanging on his waist and has the mission of the imperial court. If he is a monster or a human being, if he dares to cause trouble, he will have his blood splattered five steps away."

The words are quite powerful.

Song You nodded.

Diplomats of this era were often talented in both civil and military affairs, eloquent and courageous. They were among the most elegant people of the era.

"Does the censor often encounter monsters?"

"I have met some. Even if the monsters here want to harm people, few of them can directly kidnap and eat people, and they dare not blatantly harm people in broad daylight. Most of them transform into humans and use some lies to trick people. They deceive people, either by deceiving them into their traps or caves, or by making them take the wrong path, unable to reach their destination at night and wandering among the mountains." As Zhang Yushi said, he couldn't help but reveal a trace of Ridiculing, "It's a pity that the monsters here are too stupid. Whenever they turn into human form to trick Dayan people and speak Dayan dialect, their accents are very strange. They are not as good as these monkeys and birds, but they always like to change into Dayan people." His appearance is really easy to see through.”

As he spoke, the people behind him laughed.

"Sir, there is no need to worry, we must be human beings." Zhang Yushi was afraid that he would be scared, so he comforted him with a smile, "In this place, even monsters don't dare to transform into officials of the Dayan court. Otherwise, Gucheng ahead Our [-] troops will come to search the mountain the next day."

"I'm a human being, too."

"I guess so. I've never seen a Taoist here, and those monsters can't change them even if they want to."

As Zhang Yushi spoke, he glanced at the horse next to him that had no reins and no trace of the saddle on its back, as well as the calico cat hiding behind the grass and quietly staring at him. He felt that this Taoist priest There must be some ability, but I don't know how much.

"Sir, have you ever heard about our army's expedition to the country of Paralan?"

"I seem to have heard of it."

Song You frowned and looked thoughtful: "It seems to have happened more than 100 years ago."

"Exactly!" Zhang Yushi seemed to be very happy when he heard this, and then asked, "Mr. Did you know that Wang Shida defeated the Welan Kingdom at that time, but why no one came back to the court to receive the reward?"

"I don't know."

At this moment, the cat jumped over from behind the bushes. It was so light and graceful. It really looked like an ordinary cat. It looked at its Taoist priest doubtfully, then at the stranger who was talking to the Taoist priest, and then took a tentative step. He came and lay down next to the Taoist. He looked a little wary and a little doubtful. He said nothing and was very well-behaved.

The Taoist also reached out and stroked her back.

The cat's face slowly became swollen and enlarged, and its shape became funny, but she was unaware of it and didn't care.

"More than 100 years ago, General Anxi presented rare treasures to the DPRK. The emperor liked it very much, but he thought that since the Western Regions produced such treasures, why had the foreign countries never presented these treasures to the DPRK for so many years? What? So he sent envoys to the Western Regions to question the various countries. Only then did he realize that the various countries had donated treasures to the court every year, but they were all robbed by troops sent by the Weilan State. The emperor was furious when he heard this. Then he ignored all opinions and sent troops to conquer despite the fact that Weilan State was thousands of miles away from Changjing."

Zhang Yushi paused as he spoke:
"At that time, the army was approaching the country of Welan. The king of Welan was afraid to plead guilty, so he handed over all the treasures he had looted and promised to pay tribute to the DPRK every year. However, the leading general not only refused to agree, but instead allowed the soldiers to massacre the entire city of Welan. , captured thousands of people, and returned in triumph with rare treasures.

"But before leaving, a warlock told him that what the general had done was too cruel, and there were too many treasures robbed. There was a big demon on the way who loved to collect treasures, and he might be killed on the way back.

"The general didn't believe his words at all. He also believed that he had many soldiers and generals. He dared to kill the gods when they came. He was not afraid of any big monsters at all.

"However, after walking a few hundred miles, the sky suddenly changed. The sunny day was suddenly covered with dark clouds. The wind was blowing from all directions. The snowflakes were as big as bird wings. The thunder was as thick as a water tank. The storm whipped up the water in the lake and froze it into icicles. The waist was broken and lasted for half a day. All [-] soldiers would freeze to death. To this day, their bones are still turned into ice sculptures and stand in the mountains, unable to rest in peace."

When Zhang Yushi said the first half, he couldn't help but feel proud.

The territory of Dayan is truly unprecedentedly broad. It is hard for the world to imagine how far Weilan is from Dayan. It is a distance that previous dynasties have never reached or even imagined. If subsequent dynasties fail to inherit Dayan's majesty and majesty, , I'm afraid it's far from reaching the country of Weilan.But Dayan not only went on an expedition here because of the king's anger, he even left the city and surrendered as soon as the army arrived.

Now Weilan State has become a vassal state of Dayan, with 3000 Dayan Iron Armor stationed in the city.

But when it comes to the second half, I can't help but feel helpless. "Isn't this where it is?"

Song You couldn't help but ask him after hearing this.

"It's not too far off."

As Zhang Yushi spoke, he turned his head, looked into the distance, stretched out his hand, and said with a sigh: "It's behind that mountain. Originally, I wanted to go east and go through there, but since then, whether it's people from the Western Regions or No one in Dayan dared to cross there, so they forcibly walked out of a new road."

Song You looked in the direction he pointed.

Over there is the Tianshan Mountains, where there is still snow in summer.

The road he was about to go forward was leading to that direction, but after walking a short distance, he turned to the left. It seemed that there was another road that led more accurately to the direction pointed by Zhang Yushi.

"That road has been untraveled for more than 100 years. Sir, does he know why it is not covered with weeds?"

"Please enlighten me."

"It's all because there are too many monsters on the mountain, and they all take that road when going down the mountain. Also, because the bones of the soldiers in the mountain are not yet cold, and their souls cannot rest in peace, some turn into ghosts and often come down the mountain along that road."

"Didn't the imperial court send someone to bury him?"

"The imperial court sent two envoys to investigate, but when they got there they were frightened to death and left in a hurry."

"I see."

Song You couldn't help but sigh.

Zhang Yushi looked at him silently.

The cat huddled next to the Taoist, her face swollen into a nest. At this time, she was extremely honest and didn't want to catch bees at all.

"Since I am traveling around the world, I should go see such strange things." Song You said with half-squinted eyes.

"Do you have the courage, sir?"

"Let's get some sleep before we talk."

The long journey was really tiring. Both the scenery and the sunshine here made people lazy. Song You lay on the ground with no other thoughts in his mind. He just squinted his eyes and fell asleep.

When I opened my eyes, it was already mid-afternoon.

Zhang Yushi's two military attachés and subordinates were retying the carriage to the draft horses and seemed to be preparing to leave. When they saw that he had just woken up, they raised their eyebrows and hurriedly came over to apologize to him.

He said it was because he saw him sleeping soundly and couldn't bear to wake him up. He tried to wake him up several times but was frightened by his cat. However, the sun was gradually heading west and there was still a long way to go. If it was dark, They had not yet reached the inn ahead, and demons were rampant at night, so even they might be in danger, so they had to prepare to leave early.

Just when Song You woke up, he invited Song You to accompany him again.

Song You rubbed his eyes and stood up immediately.

It was still a carriage with two horse-riding attendants, but there was also a Taoist and an unrestrained bay horse, a calico cat and a swallow in the sky. Zhang Yushi came down and walked side by side with the Taoist.

Slowly walked to the fork in the road ahead.

The two mounted attendants and the young official driving the horse slowed down unknowingly.

The Taoist stopped.

There are forked roads to the left and right, all in the golden rapeseed fields of ten thousand acres. One is the current road, full of ruts, and the other is an old road a hundred years ago, mostly walked by monsters and ghosts, with few ruts.

Song You smiled slightly and turned to look at Zhang Yushi: "I like to see strange things, so I went this way."

When Zhang Yushi heard this, he was immediately stunned: "Sir, don't be joking! It's dangerous over there!"

"I'm never afraid of monsters."

Song You bowed his hands and said the same thing.

"That army felt the same way back then, but the demons in the mountains are far beyond what human beings can contend with." Zhang Yushi quickly advised, "Sir, you should follow the right path."

"I have made up my mind." After Song You said, he still looked at him and asked, "Do you want to go with us, the censor?"

"Ok?"

Zhang Yushi was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but look at him.

After saying "that's all", the censor waved his hand.

A swaying carriage, two military attachés, a Taoist and an official, a heavy bay horse and a cat, slowly walked towards the ancient road on the right.

The mountains are in sight, and the sunset is already golden.

(End of this chapter)