The Sword of Smiling and Proud

Chapter 27
Unknowingly, in the drills over and over again, it was dawn.

Guan Yuan didn't feel sleepy at all, because he consciously found a broad road, which may not have been reached by senior Huashan.Using the mind to control the sword and the mind to control the qi, he integrated his own martial arts together, and it seemed to form a system, a system that was steep and confident, combining righteousness and strangeness.

Guan Yuan was very satisfied with his breakthrough, stayed in the valley for a few more days, consolidated his realm, and it was time to leave.

Before leaving, he went to the sword mound to worship the sword demon Dugu Qiubai, and then looked at the confession left by the sword demon, sighing.

He has caught the bosiqu snakes in this valley for so long, but there are still many of them, as if they are inexhaustible.During this time, Guan Yuan ate no less than a hundred snake gallbladders.The reproductive ability of snakes is really strong, and it is indeed the source of totems for many ethnic groups and tribes.

Before leaving, he caught another 36 snakes, and only took the gallbladder, sealed them up, and soaked them in strong wine to drink as medicinal wine.

(Warning from animal protection organizations!)

Then he packed up some sundries and garbage that he had produced since he lived there, and prepared to take them out of the valley.

(Environmental groups rejoice!)

The feng shui environment of this place cannot be damaged. If the snake group moves away, sustainable development will not be possible in the future.

(Boss snake: I thank you!)
When I entered the valley, I hadn't reached the Jingzhe yet. When I came out of the valley and returned to Xiangyang, it was already the Ching Ming season.The more than a month in the valley seemed like a lifetime away.

Guan Yuan bought several jars of spirits in Xiangyang and soaked snake gall in them.He doesn't like drinking, so he can send it back to Huashan to honor his teacher.He found a caravan going back to Shaanxi in Xiangyang City, and asked them to deliver the wine to Xiyue Restaurant in Huayin County, and someone would naturally take over.

He also attached a letter to Yue Buqun, telling Yue Buqun that he was still traveling and that he would return to the mountain after a while.

He boarded a boat on the Han River, went south through Jingmen, and went west to Yichang.Follow a cargo ship in Yichang, go straight up the current, head for Sichuan.He still remembered the mission Yue Buqun sent him before going down the mountain, to go to Shu's house in Ba County, Sichuan.

Turning around Nanjin Pass in Yichang, you are within the scope of the Three Gorges.The Three Gorges is actually a collective name, from west to east are the three canyons of Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge.It starts from Baidi City in Fengjie County, Berkshire (now CQ City) in the west, and ends in Nanjin Pass in Yichang, Hubei Province in the east.

The mountains on both sides of the Three Gorges face each other with steep cliffs. The peaks are usually hundreds of feet above the river, but the narrowest part of the water is less than [-] feet.

It's spring now, and it's not the time when the water is rising and the waves are rushing. It's okay to go upstream.However, due to the shallow water, the probability of encountering hidden reefs and shoals has also increased. From time to time, roadside trackers are needed to help pull them through dangerous places.The speed of this road has slowed down, and you can walk thirty or forty miles a day.

Guan Yuan is not in a hurry. He was born in the north in his two lifetimes. The plains are vast, and it is rare to see such a view of high gorges and deep valleys. What's more, the scenery of the Three Gorges before modern water conservancy facilities was built, which shows the beauty of the original ecology.

Li Daoyuan, a geographer who compiled the "Shui Jing Zhu" in the Northern Wei Dynasty, once described the beauty of the Three Gorges in this way:

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Within [-] miles of the Three Gorges, there are mountains on both sides of the river, and there is no shortage of places.

Heavy rocks piled on top of each other, hiding the sky and blocking out the sun. Since Feiting is midnight, the sun and the moon are not seen.

As for Xiashui Xiangling, it is blocked along the way.

Or the king's order is announced urgently, sometimes the morning dispatches to Baidi, and evening arrives at Jiangling. This middle is more than [-] miles away, even if I ride fast to the imperial wind, it won't be too fast.

In spring and winter, there are plain green pools with turbulent green pools, clear reflections, rare cypresses, hanging springs and waterfalls, flying to rinse them, clear and magnificent, and a lot of fun.

Every day when the sun is clear and the first frost comes, the forest is cold and the stream is solemn, and there are often high apes shouting and screaming, which is strange, and the sound is heard in the empty valley, and the sorrow will last for a long time.

So the fisherman's song said: Badong Three Gorges Wu Gorge is long, and the apes cry three times and tears stain their clothes.

"

Guan Yuan breathes out his Qi at the stern facing the rising sun every day, and practices his sword in the open space of the bow, and his life is quite comfortable.

Sometimes when encountering drizzle, he would not go into the cabin to take shelter, and feel the subtle touch of the drizzle on his skin. Now that he has achieved internal strength, he is not worried about catching a cold.

Even when observing the steep walls, the strange rocks on the top of the peaks, and the waterfalls and springs in the Three Gorges, I have some new understanding of my strange and dangerous Huashan Sword Intent.

After traveling by boat for about seven or eight days, the cargo ship came to Guandu in Badong County to rest and reload some goods here.

Guan Yuan had nothing else to do, so he also went ashore for a walk, exercising his muscles.

This Badong County is located on the edge of the traditional Miao border, and has always been mixed with native and Han people. Han people passing by for business often exchange things with nearby Miao people here.

The transactions here do not use silver or copper coins, but mostly barter.The Han people exchanged cloth and pottery for the Miao people’s herbal jade. The two sides inspected the goods and arranged for the folks to start moving the goods. Many cargo ships stopped near the pier to collect and distribute.

The place slightly away from the pier is also very lively, with various vendors hawking, with all accents, forming a street outside the city wall of the county.

Many precious medicinal materials that are rare in the Central Plains are placed on the ground here for people to choose. Just after closing the border, I saw a palm-sized black ginseng bought by the Han people who purchased it, and the payment was ten bolts of linen.This kind of "Padang Scrophulariaceae" is a special product of this area. It has a special and strong aroma, and its medicinal power is much stronger than that of ordinary ginseng. It is rare to see.The Han man felt that he had picked up something wrong, so he went back to the Han land and sold it, and the profit was doubled. , can wear new clothes this time.

Miao people don't like to bargain when doing business. If you think it's suitable, you can buy it. If it's not suitable, please step aside. It's very straightforward.If you are long-winded, maybe he will draw his sword.Therefore, whether you can find good products in this market depends entirely on your personal vision and judgment.

Guan Yuan wandered around the market for a long time, dazzled by the sights, but didn't buy anything.

It was a shadow play stall on the side of the road that attracted him.

Two men carried three shadow puppets, hid behind the stage, projected the figure of the shadow puppets on the white curtain with lights, and matched the dialogue lyrics for the shadow puppets on their mouths.The four people behind each used various musical instruments to accompany them.

These people are playing the part of Liu Guan Zhang Jieyi in the Three Kingdoms.The puppet's behavior was lifelike and lively, and the dubbing behind it was full of emotion and very vivid.

After a while, many spectators gathered in front of the booth.

Guan Yuan also stood in front of the booth and watched for a while. The story of the Three Kingdoms has also been localized in Badong. In addition to changing the clothes and costumes to the local customs, the place of worship has also been changed. It is set at the foot of Mount Emei in the Central Sichuan Basin. .This adaptation is easier to be accepted by the people of Sichuan and Chongqing.

He looked at it for a while and then planned to go elsewhere. At this moment, there was a noise from the pier.

　The support of the bosses is the biggest motivation for the little brother.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)