I didn't intend to be a Fairy

"Have you reached the border of Xuzhou?"

"how do you know?"

"There's a boundary marker over there."

"boundary marker?"

The three-flowered cat probed its head and looked ahead, then trotted, ran to the end of the bluestone road, stopped in front of the boundary marker, looked up and down again, and then ran back and said:

"There is indeed a monument."

Song You looked at her, and then at the front.

"Where to rest next time, if I have free time, I will teach Mistress Sanhua how to read."

"Why do you need to read?"

"You need to know how to read to read."

"Why do you want to read?"

"Books are the ladder of human progress."

"What about the cat?"

"It is also a ladder for cats to progress."

"Why?"

"Because it embodies the wisdom of the predecessors."

"What wisdom?"

"Forget it if you don't learn..."

Song You's expression remained calm.

If you get closer, you can see the words on the stone tablet clearly.

The side facing him is engraved with three big characters "Yizhou Jie", with small characters on the left and right, engraved with the county and county boundaries and the year when the stele was erected. Walking through this boundary tablet, the other side is engraved with "Xuzhou boundary". The counties and counties and the year when the monument was erected are engraved in the same format on the left and right, which was erected when the dynasty was founded.

In the spring of the second year of Mingde, Song You went to Xuzhou.

Oh, and Sanhua Empress and Claret Horse.

Song You thinks it is worth commemorating.

But there is no need to stay here for a long time, take a short break, eat some dry food and drink some water, and then continue on the road.

"We don't have much to eat."

“Eat everywhere.”

"I don't have much to eat."

"Mistress Sanhua catches bugs for you to eat."

"I don't eat bugs."

"It's delicious."

"No need."

"Then catch mice for you."

"I got it."

"Then catch the bird for you."

"We should find a village or a market town, and see if we can buy some food that is easy to carry." Song You looked ahead, only seeing the blue sky, yellow grass, and undulating mountains. There was no shadow of the village, only smoke or fog. The pale color stopped at the end of his line of sight, "It just so happens that we also need to find someone to ask how to get to Long County."

"The old man told you how to get there."

"How can I explain clearly? I still have to find someone to ask."

"You're not smart."

"Miss Sanhua is smart, Mistress Sanhua told me how to get there."

"Empress Sanhua will follow you."

One person, one cat and one horse walked for a while, and finally saw a village, which seemed to be quite popular.

There is a bluestone on the side of the road, with the words Liujiacun written on it.

Looking at this village, it is backed by a deep mountain, and the mountain springs converge into a stream, which meanders through it. There are patches of fertile fields beside the stream, and thousands of hectares of fertile soil. It is a good place, not far from the main road, no wonder it is so prosperous.

Song You got off the main road and led the horse forward.

When he saw that he was about to approach the village, he saw a group of men coming out with knives and sticks, rushing out to the main road in a hurry.

Seeing Song You and his party, they couldn't help but stop.

A slightly older old man came out and looked at Song You closely, with a little impatience in his brows:

"Mr. Xiao, is this going to my village?"

"In Xia Songyou, I was a native of Fangshan. I was passing through expensive land, and I just ran out of dry food. I wanted to go to Guibao land to buy some dry food that is easy to carry. By the way, I asked for directions." Song You saluted them curiously, "I don't know that you are so persistent. Walking out with a knife and a stick, why?"

"Oh, sir, you'd better not go for the time being." The old man held a sickle, "In the past few days, there has been a big bug in our village. It came down from the mountain behind, and it is still in the village. We are going to the county to invite people. Come and beat it to death. It’s not that our Liu Family Village doesn’t know how to entertain guests. If you come earlier or later, it’s not impossible for the old man to ask the master to give you some money for food. It's a big birthday, and it's necessary to stay with Mr. to eat and drink for a few days, but it's not possible now."

"Oh? But the mountain tiger has become a spirit?"

"It's not perfect, but that thing is also very cunning, and it will run away when there are too many people." The old man said, "Little Mister, if you want to drop by, just follow us, and you can walk to the county in half a day."

"Does the mountain tiger eat people?"

"Not yet, just some livestock."

It was only the beginning of spring, and the old man was already sweating: "Sir, it's better not to go in, for fear of hurting your life, there are so many of us, there is nothing we can do about it, so I have to go to the county to report to the official and invite a special person to come."

"From what the old man said, I can try to drive it back to the mountain to save you some effort and money."

"You? How to drive away?"

"My subordinates behave in a good way."

The old man turned his head immediately, and looked at the people behind him in blank dismay.

"Sir, are you sure?"

"Try."

"How should we cooperate, sir?"

"Just take me there."

"I don't know how much money you get, sir?"

"Don't take a penny, just give some easy-to-carry food."

A group of people looked at each other again.

"good!"

Even though he was just leading the way, the old man did not dare to underestimate him, he still led everyone, held the sword and stick in his hand, and walked forward nervously.

Talk to Song You while walking.

Although this Liujia village is next to a deep mountain, the wild beasts in the mountain will avoid people, and they rarely go down the mountain. On the contrary, wild boars often come down to spoil the crops. It may be the beginning of spring recently, and the animals in the mountains are dormant. Knowing the village at the bottom of the mountain, I went down the mountain to visit, but I haven't hurt anyone yet, only killed some chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep to eat.

The villagers were terrified. Led by the big family, they organized young men and set up traps, but nothing worked. They went to the county to report to the officials today to find someone.

All the way past, I saw that the doors of every house were closed.

A group of people circled around and stopped outside a house in the village.

Someone pointed to Song You.

Very low voice:

"It's right there."

Song You looked along, and saw a patch of yellow and black mottled in a circle of sheds, and it was still moving, only this piece of fur showed the opponent's body shape.

"Everyone, step back a little bit, keep a distance away, don't startle it."

When everyone heard the words, they quickly backed away.

Song You looked down at the cat beside him again.

"Is Mistress Sanhua going too?"

"To...go to..."

"That's a tiger."

"No...not afraid..."

"Don't stutter."

"You heard wrong..."

"Then let's go."

Song You only stepped forward, his steps still calm.

The line of sight gradually passed over to the foot of the wall, and the body of this colorful tiger also appeared in front of Song You.

He has also seen tigers behind Yinyang Mountain, and he has also seen tiger spirits with Taoism. The tigers in Yizhou are of average size. Like the best brand new silk and satin, it reflects light in the sun, and even the most exquisite art fabrics can't reach this level.

It was lying on the ground, eating a pig, and it had eaten almost half of it.

At the same time, the Tiger also spotted him, stopped his mouth movements immediately, and turned his head to stare at him closely.

The mouth is full of blood, and the pupils are terrifying.

Then he stuck out his tongue and licked his mouth, revealing the barbs on his tongue and the fangs longer than his fingers.

If there were too many people, it might have run away long ago. It only saw one person, a kitten, and its eyes were still full of vigilance. It only looked them up and down, and occasionally blinked a few times, as if it was Like thinking, there is no lack of calmness in vigilance.

That means it's smart.

Song You often saw a similar expression on Mistress Sanhua's face, even when she was transformed into a cat, through the thought in these eyes, she could be seen at a glance that she was extraordinary.

So when the tigers in the mountains were vigilant and investigating, and when the group of people behind them were nervous and worried, I saw Song You raised his hand and saluted Shi Shiran:

"Meet the tiger."

"Roar!"

Startled by his action, the tiger immediately stood up and continued to stare at him.

The people behind were also stunned for a moment.

The three-flowered cat was a few steps away from him, staring at the giant with wide eyes, but fortunately it didn't tremble.

Just listen to the voice of this young Taoist.

"Tigers don't need to be frightened. My surname is Song and the name is Youzi Menglai. I am from Lingquan County, Yizhou. I passed by here to buy some food. I accidentally ran into people in the village who went out to ask for help. I heard that the tiger and this There was a conflict among the people in the village, so I came here to persuade you."

The wild tiger in the mountain didn't understand human language, but after listening to Song You's words, for some reason, the vigilance in his eyes gradually dropped, turned into thinking, and then turned into doubt.

The villagers behind them were almost stunned.

From their angle, they couldn't see the tiger in the pigsty, they could only see the young Taoist saluting and chatting with the tiger. They were surprised, ridiculous, and scared at the same time.

How can a tiger understand human speech if it has not become a master?

How can there be any reason to talk to tigers?

"I see behind this village, there are thousands of miles of mountains. Tigers don't hunt in the mountains and are at ease. Why do they go down the mountains to hunt livestock?"

"Roar……"

The tiger's roar scared the villagers half to death.

I'm afraid that the tiger behind the wall will rush out in the next second and throw the Taoist to the ground.

But the Taoist shook his head and said:

"That's not a good idea."

Song You looked down at the half-pig under it.

The pigs here are mainly small black pigs, and they don't grow very big. With this tiger's appetite, it is afraid that it can eat one in two meals. After this, no matter how wealthy Zhuangzi is, he can't stand it.

"Tigers have a big appetite, and this village alone cannot afford the tiger's food intake. Besides, people have to live." Song You shook his head and said, "When I arrived earlier, the farmers in this village were ready to go to the county to ask for food. People are hunting tigers, no matter how powerful the tigers are, they are still no match for humans.”

Tiger stared at him, but said nothing.

"I see that the tiger already has a lot of wisdom. In the future, the tiger may not be able to open up his wisdom and become a demon. Now that the tiger has eaten a lot of livestock, it is better to go back early. Don't make mistakes." Song You said, "From now on, we should not You have to cross the line again, the mountain is your hunting ground, and the bottom of the mountain, especially where the road goes, is the human world."

"..."

The tiger's eyes gleamed, and he fell into thought.

I saw it changing its eyes, sometimes looking at Song You, sometimes looking at the cat behind Song You, sometimes looking at the half pig under it, and after a while, its paws really let go of the half pig, and then went to the cat again. After walking a few steps to the side, he bowed his head to Song You and saluted.

Song You also quickly returned the gift.

Then something happened that made the villagers dumbfounded. The vicious tiger actually crossed the small road in the village and ran all the way up the mountain.

When they came back to their senses, the little gentleman they met on the road had already come in front of them.

"It won't go down the mountain again in the future."

"Thank you sir!"

It was the old man who reacted the fastest, saluted Song You, and said quickly: "Sir, please come this way! The old man will report to the master first. These two days are the birthday of the master. I don't know if it is because of this vicious tiger. You can still celebrate on time, now that you have driven away the evil tiger, you are a distinguished guest of my Liu Family Village, please stay in the village for a few more days, and let me treat you well!"

"No need, just give me some food."

"Sir, don't refuse! If you just let your husband go like this, my master will definitely blame you!" said the old man, "Please rest assured, sir, I will entertain you with delicious food and drinks. If the birthday in two days goes smoothly, there will be There is an opera troupe! It's very lively!"

Song You really couldn't shirk it.