I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 669: Several people have never been favored

The straight road to Tianzhu Mountain is dangerous and slippery. It becomes even more dangerous at dusk when the road cannot be seen clearly.

From time to time, someone slipped and screamed.

There were only people going down the mountain, but no people going up the mountain.

"Sir, do you still want to go up so late at night?"

"Yes."

"This road is steep and narrow, and there is still a section that is wet, so be very careful. If you make a mistake, you will have to test your magic skills, hahahaha..."

Well-meaning people kept reminding Song You.

But no one reminded him that he couldn't stay overnight on the top of the mountain.

It is true that you cannot stay in the palace on the top of the mountain. It is not that the Taoist priests above are cold and mean, but the mountain is so big. There are only two palaces on the top, one on the left and one on the right. The Taoist priests are also crowded next to the palace. Living in a small room, there is no room for people to stay.

However, ordinary tourists cannot stay overnight, which does not mean that Taoist priests cannot stay overnight. Maybe this Taoist priest himself went up to visit friends, otherwise why would he choose to go up the mountain after dusk?

Only people reminded him that the road was dangerous and difficult.

Every time at this time, the calico cat would sit down on the roadside in a polite manner, staring up at these people, as if she was expressing her gratitude to them with her eyes, but in fact no one knew what she was thinking.

It was a difficult walk all the way up the mountain.

It seems harder to walk than last time.

On the one hand, this is because many places have been smoothed or simply trampled by brave tourists going up and down the mountain. On the one hand, it’s because there are always people watching the sunset on the top of the mountain, and they all go down the mountain before it gets completely dark. If you encounter someone coming in the opposite direction, it’s difficult to find the wrong person, and you often have to find the wrong person in advance. Even so, it is still a frightening process.

The Taoist usually tells the other person to stop where he is, and then he steps over him while leaning against the mountain cliff.

The cat, on the other hand, clung to the cliff, hunched its neck and remained motionless. Because of its small size, it basically did not pose an obstacle to people. Visitors could walk by naturally and pass by her. At most, it was because of a beautiful cat who was climbing the mountain with the Taoist. Feeling strange, he cast a few more glances at her.

The calico cat also looked at them, full of anxiety, suspecting that the other party was staring at him because he was blocking their way, so he pressed harder against the cliff.

In this way, we finally reached the top of the mountain without any surprises.

At this time, the sky was starting to get dark. Looking down, the mountains were already dark. The top of the mountain was slightly brighter with the sky light reflected. The Taoist priests in the palace had already started cleaning.

The old Taoist who was bending over to clean with a broom had dazzled eyes. When he saw someone coming up so late, he squinted his head and took a rough look, and couldn't help but ask: "Why are the believers still coming up the mountain so late? They have finished watching the sun set." It’s easy to lose your footing if you wait to go down the mountain.”

The Taoist did not answer immediately, but asked: "Why doesn't the old Taoist use a longer broom?"

"It is a good thing to bow frequently before the gods."

"That makes sense." The Taoist replied with a smile, "I have something important to do."

"What's the matter? What's the important thing here?" The old man squinted at him, paused, and then asked, "Are you a human or a ghost?"

"Nature is human."

"It's fine if you're a human being. If you're a human being, you have to walk down the mountain. You have to be careful when walking down the mountain." The old Taoist muttered and finished sweeping the area under his feet, which made people suspect that he might not be able to see the ground clearly, just walking next to each other. Regardless of whether it was clean or not, he scanned it once, then straightened up and looked at Song You more carefully, "Oh? Is he a fellow Taoist?"

"My surname is Song Mingyou, a Taoist from Yizhou. I came to visit this time because I want to use the Taoist Master's palace."

"Borrow the palace..."

The old Taoist was just at the moment when he was surprised and puzzled. He looked at Song You and didn't know what he was thinking of. He lowered his head again and looked at the calico cat at his feet. Suddenly his eyes widened, and the look of surprise in his eyes suddenly became clear, and his doubts disappeared. Xie He's initial vigilance was all overshadowed.

"Zun, what's your surname?"

The old Taoist even raised his hand to salute and asked.

"My surname is Song and my given name is You."

The Taoist replied patiently.

"But Hezhou and that Immortal Master Song in the north?" The old Taoist tried his best to open his cloudy eyes.

"I have indeed been to the north."

"oops……"

The old man suddenly exclaimed.

The extra chatter and the exclamation of his master on the top of the small mountain had already attracted the attention of several younger Taoists. At this time, they all gathered around, but they just happened to see their master hurriedly putting his hands on the mountain. Wiping the clothes, he raised his hands above his head in a high salute, as if he was worshiping the gods who were near him.

"Your Majesty, please accept Taihuzi's courtesy."

"You will not be rewarded if you have no merit, and you will not be treated politely if you are not kind." Song You hurriedly went to help him, "The old Taoist is already old, so you must not do this."

"Your Majesty, you are joking..."

The old Taoist priest raised his head, his face was dark and full of wrinkles, and his cloudy eyes were full of traces of vicissitudes of life. He spoke to him in a tone that was unique to the elderly when they were moved and grieved:

"How many people in the north have not received any favor from you?"

"Old Taoist Master, please don't do this."

"Ugh……"

The old Taoist priest straightened up, raised his sleeves, wiped his face, and then said: "Old Taoist Master, if I can meet you today, this life will be worth it."

"The old Taoist's words are serious."

"Oh, yes, yes, your Majesty just said, what did your Majesty do when you came here?"

"Borrow the old Taoist priest's palace for use."

"This is not the old Taoist's palace. The old Taoist is just here to clean the dust and receive pilgrims." The old Taoist almost did not hesitate. He did not even ask him what he was borrowing for or how long he wanted to borrow it. Did he ever ask the official? He just bowed and said, "Since you want to use it, just take it."

After I finished speaking, I remembered it and added:

"What kind of borrowing does "honored master" mean?"

"I have some important things here. I don't want to be disturbed. It will take two or three months. I didn't go up the mountain specifically to embarrass the old Taoist priest and a few fellow Taoists at this time. There are really too many tourists here during the day. It's hard for me to come up and arrest them. After being driven down, I had no choice but to come back now and ask a few fellow Taoists to lend me this place temporarily, and tell the people down the mountain not to go up the mountain again for the next three months."

"Okay, okay! The old Taoist knows!" The other young Taoist priests were surprised when they heard this, but the old Taoist nodded repeatedly and agreed without hesitation, and said: "The old Taoist will take his apprentice down the mountain. go……"

When the disciples heard this, they were even more frightened.

The Taoist couldn't help but smile and said: "There's no need to be so anxious. The old Taoist priest doesn't have to be like this. He just rests on the mountain for a night as usual and packs some things. It won't be too late to go down the mountain tomorrow morning."

"Where are there so many things to pack? Since your Majesty wants to use this place, it must be important, how can we delay? Pack it up now!" The old Taoist priest seemed to be the most panicked person here, looking around while talking. , found his apprentices, and immediately asked them to pack their things, saying that they were going to live in a Maodian at the foot of the mountain for three months.

The Taoist tried to persuade me many times, but I was persuaded by the old Taoist.

He had no choice but to agree and reminded them to take away the money in the palace so that they would not be embarrassed to take it.

Then I saw the old Taoist on the mountain and several of his disciples hurriedly packing their bags. Accompanied by the confused voices of the disciples, the Taoist walked to a corridor outside the palace and faced the skylight in the distance to persuade it to take it easy and not to be in a hurry. Leave.

Tianguang also returned the courtesy to the Taoist.

Until the old Taoists put things in order, the light in the sky was still so bright and never dimmed.

"Thank you, old Taoist priest, and a few young fellow Taoists." Song You saluted them. "Although it is getting late at this time, please go down the mountain. I will keep you safe. Even if you make a mistake, you will not fall into the cliff." under."

"The old Taoist bids farewell to you."

"Old Taoist, walk more slowly. When you get down there, don't sleep in the open. There are still empty wooden houses on the mountain below. Please don't be stingy with the incense money."

"Save it! Save it!"

The old Taoist groped his way down the mountain.

The disciples helped him one after another.

But in fact, even with the help of his disciples, with his dim old eyes, how could he see the dark road clearly? I can only take a rough look, add in my memory, and make an estimate to go down.

However, it is strange to say——

It was just like this that I could see vaguely, and I estimated my way down based on my memory, but every step I took, I found flat ground.

Sometimes while walking, I stretched out my hand that was leaning against the cliff of the mountain. It was stretched out and I could barely touch the cliff. I was surprised to realize that I might have left the road. When I lowered my head, I saw that there was darkness under my feet. However, it is still stable when stepping on it, and it has no effect when walking back.

Looking up, however, a gray-white figure was faintly visible on the top of the mountain. It was particularly clear against the skylight, as if it was sending them off.

The old Taoist knows that it is the immortal master who is helping him, so he can walk more confidently.

On the contrary, several disciples were a little worried.

In addition to the Taoist priests, Yanzi also stood on the edge of the mountain top, staring down at the several Taoist priests walking on the vertical pillar mountain below, unable to help but fall into thought.

This Tianzhu Mountain should be the most special.

The mountain is so big, there are palaces, and there are people in the palaces.

He originally thought it would be a bit troublesome, but he didn't expect it to be much simpler than he imagined.

It was completely beyond his imagination.

At this time, walking down the mountain, if there is no Taoist to help, if the disciples are young, have good eyesight, nimble hands and feet, are familiar with the road, and can still go down the mountain safely, the Taoist will have a narrow escape. However, he agreed without hesitation and was not even willing to delay for a moment.

Yanzi recalled the old Taoist's expression and behavior when he recognized his husband and Sanhua Empress.

Inexplicably, I remembered a sentence:

Who in the world doesn’t know you?

A gray-haired old Taoist exclaimed and saluted him just by recognizing him. As soon as I heard that my husband wanted to borrow the palace, I immediately came down regardless of whether the government was willing or not, no matter what the matter was. I just thought that my husband might have something important to do, so I didn't hesitate to go down the mountain no matter how dark the sky was.

Unconsciously, Mr.'s reputation and prestige among the people have reached such an extent.

And these are not false, they are not advertised, but they are slowly accumulated over the years, traveling around the world, especially in the north, and defeating demons step by step.

Many people have seen it with their own eyes.

Many people have benefited personally.

Therefore, respect him as a god and respect him as a great sage.

What can't such a person do?

……

Many people gathered at the foot of the mountain. Some people lit bonfires, roasted and cooked food, or chanted poems and poems around the fire, played, sang and drank.

Someone glanced towards the mountain pillar from time to time.

I heard a faint sound halfway up the mountain.

It seemed like someone was walking down.

Everyone thought it was the Taoist priest who had gone up the mountain with the cat. He did not find accommodation on the mountain, so he came down. However, when they arrived, and after careful identification, they discovered that it was actually the Taoist priests on the mountain.

The old Taoist priest also told them that starting from tomorrow, they will not be allowed to climb this mountain or go to the palace for three months. He asked them to inform them if they encounter climbers after coming down the mountain.

When everyone asked why, the old Taoist only said that there were gods coming to the mountain tonight, and the gods wanted to use the palace on the mountain to do something, so they couldn't ask any more questions.

If you ask who the immortal is, the old Taoist will not tell you.

Only a few people from some northern states and counties heard the word "immortal" from old Taoists. Thinking of the Taoist during the day and the calico cat next to the Taoist, they vaguely made some guesses. Thinking of this veteran's expression, he didn't dare to tell the people around him easily.

Everyone, whether they knew it or not, just raised their heads and looked at the palace on the mountain.

But they saw that the skylight that had been bright just now suddenly dimmed by four or five minutes, and lights were lit on the palace on the top of the mountain, like a star in the dark night, hanging in the sky.

"Rumble..."

There was some faint movement on the mountain.

Someone had the courage to pick up a few pieces of firewood and use them as torches to check, only to find that the road to the top of Tianzhu Mountain had disappeared, as if there had never been a way up.

(End of this chapter)