I didn't intend to be a Fairy

The fire was extinguished, and the mountains had returned to darkness.

The mountain wind blows, and the sound of the wind is so pure.

Song You stood where he was, still holding the lantern.

He lifted it up, turned his head to the lantern and blew another breath, and the light in the lantern immediately lit up again, just like before. But after taking a step, he stopped to think for a while, shook his head, blew out the lantern again, put it away properly, hung it on the horse's back, and walked slowly by the starlight.

The horse knew the way and led him back the same way.

Before I knew it, the road turned back into a mountain path. When I looked back and saw the same mountain scenery and lights as at the beginning, it meant that I had walked out.

Song You didn't return to the place where he stopped, but found another flat place, spread the blanket again, sat down cross-legged, covered his legs with a blanket, and stared at the lights in the distance.

Those evil spirits naturally couldn't stay in his heart.

Only the strange things you see on the road and what you see in the market town have some value worth remembering.

This is undoubtedly a wonderful journey.

Practicing on Yinyang Mountain, no matter how deep one is, how can one see such wonderful things?

The most wonderful thing, on the contrary, is the encounter with the little ghost.

The encounter was pure and simple.

Song You had read many wonderful encounter articles described by the ancients before. At that time, he didn't find it interesting. Now that he has met it himself, he realizes that this water-like fate and friendship is really memorable. I am afraid that this short conversation of one or two hours will be unforgettable decades later.

"Taoist priest……"

"Um?"

"What are you doing?"

The three-flowered cat crawled over and approached him with a puzzled face.

"not dead."

"what are you doing then?"

"Just in a daze."

"oh."

"Empress Sanhua knows what a daze is, right?"

"Empress Sanhua is often in a daze."

"Then I think it must have a deep foundation."

"Why did you set the fire so hard?"

"Um?"

"Why did you set the fire so hard?"

The three-flowered cat sat down in front of him, sat upright, and stared up at him, with lights shining in its eyes.

"Maybe you can in the future."

"How can it be done?"

"Mistress Sanhua is a cat who loves to learn."

"How can it be done?"

"Empress Sanhua should know that if a spell is to become powerful, it is inseparable from one's own practice, attainments in this spell, even the right time and place, and one's state of mind."

"Can't understand."

"The most important thing is your own morality." Song You lowered his head to the side, looked at Sanhuamao, and said softly, "Mistress Sanhua is very good at collecting firewood to light a fire, isn't she?"

"Yes!"

"It's like picking up sticks to light a fire. The deeper your practice, the more firewood you can put in the fire, and the better the firewood you put in. If your practice is shallow, there won't be enough firewood, and it won't be good firewood. If you want the fire to burn big, you need a lot of firewood, and all of them are good firewood. If you want more firewood to be good, you have to practice spiritual methods and improve your morality."

"Well!"

"The other thing is your attainments in this skill, such as how you place firewood and how to light a fire." Song You said, "The same amount of firewood is the same, some burn fast, some burn slowly, and some burn slowly. Some fires are big, some are small, some can be burned cleanly, and some seem to be burnt out, but when you look at it, there are still many unburned inside. If you want to burn well, you must practice hard Spell."

"Well!"

"Needless to say the right time and place, it's definitely not easy to light a fire outside the house on a rainy day. Empress Sanhua is extremely intelligent, she must know that."

"knew!"

"There is also state of mind and belief. The state of mind is the most mysterious, the most difficult to cultivate, and sometimes the easiest. Everyone is different, so it is hard to say. On the contrary, belief is very simple." Song You said, "Although the five-element spell is not like The escaping technique is so much affected by beliefs, but it also has an influence. If two people have the same skills and have similar attainments in this technique, they will compete together at the same time and place. If one side is full of confidence and the other side is guilty It's decided."

"no yet?"

"If you only talk about 'skills', that's all. But if you want to reach a high level, you have to have your own experience of different 'Taos'." Song You said with a smile, "It's even more difficult to say, you must concentrate on enlightenment. Empress Sanhua doesn't need to worry about it for the time being, just let nature take its course."

"Well……"

Sanhuamao pondered for a moment, then continued to stare at him: "So what can we do?"

"Practice hard and practice a lot."

"Mistress Sanhua has been doing this all the time!"

"Miss Sanhua has perseverance and perseverance, I am ashamed to be inferior to you." Song You said ashamedly.

"How long will it take then?"

"Hard to say."

"How long will it take?"

"The world is unpredictable, and it is too complicated to talk about."

"Is ten years okay?"

"May be."

"Then how long should I practice every day, and how much more practice?"

"That may be twenty years."

"Huh? Why?"

"It's complicated..."

"Well!"

The three-flowered cat lay down and listened carefully.

The blanket under his body was gradually warmed.

At this time, it was already midnight, and the sky above the head was full of stars.

Before I knew it, the lights on the mountainside in the distance suddenly went out. When I looked up again, the sky had turned a fish-belly white, yellow in the white, blue in the yellow, and blue on top of the blue.

Song You squinted under the blanket.

The three-flowered cat huddled around his waist, which was the warmest.

...

The morning light came from the opposite mountain, and the cypress tree next to him blocked it for a while, but it didn't take long for the sun to set on the branches, and the light hit his face directly.

"..."

Song You slowly opened his eyes, and sat up carefully again.

It's just that no matter how careful you are, you can't hide the vigilance of the cat, unless she doesn't want to wake up.

So before Song You left the bed, a cat's head came out first, turned his head in a daze, squinted his eyes, looked left and right, and then stared at Song You.

"Are you leaving?"

Sanhuamao asked, acquiescing that he was leaving, so she also came out of the bed, yawned and stretched, and sat down to wait for him.

"Roughly the same."

Song You stood up as well, facing the opposite mountain, stretched his waist, and exercised his muscles and bones.

In mid-spring, the mountains are green.

Although it is not very early in the morning, there is still a white mist around the mountainside in the distance. It is light and thin, and the color is light. It is not as strong or dazzling as white, but it only looks more refreshing. The green hills are slightly blue in the morning, and the picture is clear and clean.

As for the mountain that I visited last night...

Where is the main road? Where is there any market town? Where is there any light? It's just a barren mountain, flat jungle, and a narrow path in the middle.

"..."

Song You smiled and said nothing.

Not long after, set off again.

The jingling of the horse's bell echoed above the mountains and surrounded by clouds and mist.

Song You pestered his own bamboo stick and circled one mountain after another. Mistress Sanhua also took the form of a human, holding her small bamboo stick, imitating Song You, and stamped on the ground every step she took.

I don't know how far I have walked, I only know that the sun is gradually passing overhead, and the shadow is slanting from one side to the other.

As March approaches, the sun is getting hotter.

Mistress Sanhua suddenly trotted past Song You from behind, holding the bamboo stick high in her little hand, she deviated from the mountain road after not running far, rushed up the dirt slope beside the road, and looked ahead.

Then he turned back and shouted to Song You:

"There's water ahead!"

"good."

Song You thanked her and told her to come down.

After turning a corner, I heard the sound of water. A mountain spring flowed down from the mountain on the right, forming a small waterfall, and a small stream flowed out below. There is also a flat land next to it, where the grass grows shallow. Some people used stones to build several small stoves here.

Stop here for lunch.

Even if it's just a temporary stop, you have to take off the horse's quilt, and then pat it on the body, say hard work, and let it eat the grass by itself.

Song You calculated that there was still a catty of ham slices bought last night, and the mushrooms he bought were well wrapped in banana leaves, and even the wild fruits in the mountains were not crushed. He just rested here and stewed a pot of ham and mushroom soup. It will be more delicious than the dry mushroom soup last night.

Make a decision and start packing.

After being out for a long time, picnicking in the barren mountains has become a habit. I saw that the Taoist moved briskly without procrastination, and the girls were also actively collecting firewood and lighting the fire.

Soon there was smoke again in the mountains.

At this time, the Taoist had nothing to do, so he half-lyed down under the shade of a tree next to him, and while eating wild fruits, he pointed at the girl and said, "If Empress Sanhua wants to play, just let me light the fire."

"I'll burn it!"

"Then just keep the fire low. With Empress Sanhua's ability, she can't make a mistake."

"Will not!"

"Empress Sanhua also knows that it is poisonous if it is not cooked properly?"

"Cats don't eat fungi!"

"Where's the three-flowered cat?"

"Sanhuamao doesn't even eat it!"

"But neither ham nor soup."

"I won't steal it!"

"good……"

The Taoist squinted his eyes, concentrated on enjoying the leisure at this moment, and carefully felt the world at this moment.

The sunny spring is really comfortable, neither cold nor hot, the spring breeze blows, and it also carries the fragrance of green grass and wild flowers. This mountain is quiet and quiet, except for the sound of the wind, there is only the sound of bells swaying by the horses grazing. In the comfort, there is a feeling of enjoying the spring scenery of this world alone. Although my stomach is empty, there is a kitten to help cook the soup. I only need to wait, and I will taste the delicious mushroom soup soon. This cheated half-time of leisure, for some reason, seems to be more fascinating than the usual half-day.

Gradually, when the fragrance is strong.

The little girl was burning, and suddenly raised her head, stretched her neck, and aimed into the distance.

"somebody is coming!"

"..."

Song You slightly opened his eyes and followed her gaze.

It's just that the road was winding, and it was blocked behind the mountain not far away, and there was nothing to see at all.

After a while, I vaguely heard the sound of bells, jingling, and there seemed to be a lot of them. After a while, the sound of the bell gradually became clear, and a group of merchants appeared at the end of the mountain road.

Four or five dark-skinned adults and two teenagers walked towards this side, leading a mule and laden with goods.

Song You sat up a little.

There is an open space here, and there is a mountain spring, which was originally a resting place for merchants. When the group saw Song You, although they were a little surprised and looked at him cautiously, they also came to fetch water, and then they sat together , Take out the dry food and share it.

Song You's mushroom soup was almost ready. He climbed up from the tree, filled a bowl, and gave Mistress Sanhua more meat. He mainly ate mushroom seeds and soup, and steamed buns.

The merchants kept looking at Song You.

Song You also glanced at them from time to time.

Finally, the two sides looked at each other.

A dark merchant nodded and saluted Song You with a smile, and Song You quickly returned the salute with a smile on his face.

So it was convenient to hand over to him, and asked:

"Where do you come from, sir? Where are you going?"

"I'm from Xiangle County, and I'm going to Nanhua County, Pingzhou." Song You replied, "Where are you from?"

"We're coming from Nanhua County and going to Xiangle County."

"What a coincidence."

"This road is mainly from Nanhua to Xiangle, from Pingzhou to Xuzhou. There are very few people walking on this road, and even fewer people go up or down from the middle." The merchant smiled, "Go Most of the people on this road are us businessmen who travel between Pingzhou and Xuzhou."

"I see."

"Sir walked this way?"

"It's my first time." Song You replied, "I'm from Yizhou. I traveled to Xuzhou and I'm going to Pingzhou."

"First time?"

"yes."

"..."

The merchant seemed very surprised, looked Song You up and down again, and then looked at the little girl next to her who was holding a bowl and didn't hear anything outside the window, and only ate the meat in the bowl, gradually frowned, and turned her head again Go and look at the companions beside you, not knowing what you are communicating.

The mountain was quiet for a while, only the two teenagers were puzzled, but they also felt that the atmosphere was not right.

I only heard the merchant suddenly ask:

"Are you human or demon?"

"The people below are."

Song You took his time and answered sincerely.