The demon boy's horse and horse are tied to the money, and the prostitute bends her knees with a dragon and gold. The crow crows at night in the Yushi Mansion, and the bird wants to perch in front of Tingwei's gate. The faint Zhucheng faces the jade road, and there is no golden embankment in the distance. This is a scene depicting the prosperity of the market during the Xianping years of the Song Dynasty. Even though it was midnight, the city of Xunyang was still full of orioles singing and dancing, and the lights were like torches. On the outskirts of Xunyang City, there are many mountains and mountains, and the shadows of the mountains overlap before the night. It looks like a huge ink painting, which is extremely beautiful. The sky above the mountains is filled with bright stars, as if a large handful of agates have been sprinkled on them. They are shining brightly and are quite spectacular. Although the scenery is good, it is a different scene. At this moment, on the official road outside the city, under the darkness of night, I suddenly saw several black shadows running towards me. One was running in front, and several black shadows were chasing after me. "Run? I think you can run to where?" "Stop! Damn it, if I catch you, I will break your legs!" Following the shouts and curses, several figures ran closer, but they saw The one running in front was a young man, dressed in rags and with no clothes on. He was running like crazy. He was grinning and sucking with all his strength. His eyes were protruding like strips. When the goldfish left the water, the air in its chest was being ruthlessly sucked out bit by bit, and it was about to lose its hold. Chasing behind him were actually several burly men, naked with their shirts on and shaking their chest hair. Each of them was holding a wooden stick as thick as an arm in their hands. Each one of them was running out of breath. They kept chasing after them, running as they did. Shout loudly. It's no wonder that the young man in ragged clothes who was being chased stole more than a hundred taels of silver ingots from a wealthy family in Xunyang City at night, but was discovered by these thugs. No wonder they were pursued so closely, and the young man himself He also knew that if he was caught, he would definitely be beaten with a stick. Even if he was beaten to death, his death as a little beggar would be in vain to a wealthy family. So this is also running for life. This young man's name is Feng Xiao. He suffered from a serious disease since he was a child and was abandoned by his parents. Fortunately, he was adopted by a kind-hearted old Taoist. He suffered from illness since he was a child and almost died several times. The old Taoist worked hard to drag him to his current age. Soon he also suffered from a serious illness and passed away. A traveling doctor once said that he would not live to be twenty. Although this was unfounded, it made Feng Xiao frown for a while. Seeing that he was now sixteen years old and had only a few years to live, every time he thought about it, he was at a loss. The pain was excruciating. In addition, the old Taoist had just died and he had no shelter from the wind and rain. He did not want to stay in that broken Taoist temple all day long and wait for death, without knowing where to go from now on. That night he happened to be living in Xunyang City, and saw that it was a prosperous place. He was really hungry for a moment, so he found a wealthy family and climbed over the wall into the stable. His body was originally weak, and everyone had The thugs, of course, couldn't enter the main room, so they had to steal some silver ingots from a gorgeous carriage in the stable. It was estimated that the rich owner had left them in the carriage. He took the silver package and prepared to go back over the wall. Who knew that a big black dog suddenly jumped out of the stable, barked for a while, jumped at him and bit him. Feng Xiao was anxious at that time, and he didn't know where he got the strength from. He actually hid, and in a panic, he touched a horse and stepped on its back, climbed over the wall and ran out. But this time, the thugs in the government were alerted. How could these big men give up on Feng Xiaoshan? They pursued him all the way to the official road outside the city. Feng Xiao did not dare to look back all the way. He only used his own strength and ran wildly. He ran for more than twenty miles and arrived at the foot of the mountain outside the city. At this moment, he was panicking and just ran. Seeing a gentle hillside ahead, he ducked into the forest. The mountains and forests are eerie and quiet, with countless owls chirping everywhere, and the wild trees rustling in the mountain wind, as if they are haunted by evil spirits, baring their teeth and claws, which makes people feel heart-stopping. Feng Xiao ran around in the forest like a headless fly for a while. When he looked back, he saw the shadows of those strong men behind him. Then he finally breathed a sigh of relief, found a stone and sat down. He came down and panted heavily, like a broken bellows. After panting for a moment, I took out the water hyacinth from my waist and drank a few sips. I felt a chill in my heart and felt much better. Unexpectedly, as soon as the last sip of water came to his mouth, he heard a faint voice in his ear: "Who are you?" Feng Xiao was startled, and with a shake of his hand, he poured the water into his nose, and then He choked and coughed violently. He quickly raised his hand to wipe the corners of his mouth and looked forward with a horrified expression. But two feet away from him, he saw a large, crooked cypress tree with several people hugging each other. A figure was leaning under the tree, and the sound was made by this person. Feng Xiao just thought that those big men were chasing him, but after careful inspection, it was not the case. He was relieved, but he couldn't help but murmured in his heart, how could there be anyone here in the middle of the night in the barren mountains? Not a good thing?, he immediately ignored it, packed up the gourd and left. But he didn¡¯t expect that before he even took two steps, he saw a blur of flowers in front of his eyes, and a sloppy monk stood in front of him. Feng Xiao really didn¡¯t expect the other party to be so weird. He was still two or three feet away just now, but in the blink of an eye he was right in front of him? Could it be that although he escaped the beating this time, he encountered a vicious ghost again? He once heard an old Taoist say that the human body is weak and all five spirits are dark, and most of all, it cannot withstand the disturbance of those evil spirits and filthy souls. At this moment, he didn't dare to raise his head. He knocked his heels and chanted an incantation in his mouth. This was the exorcism spell that the old Taoist often recited before he was alive. He didn't know if it would work. At this time, he thought about it and hurriedly recited it. . The sloppy monk saw Feng Xiao's appearance, scratched his bald head, looked bitter, smacked his lips and said: "I really didn't know it turned out to be a little Taoist friend. You are alone in the wilderness in the middle of the night." What are you doing here?" Feng Xiao was stunned for a moment. His spell didn't seem to have any effect, so he looked up at the slovenly monk and saw him with a shaved head and a tattered Chu-colored monk's robe. , with a fat head and big ears, a red face, and a bit of a ghost look. Seeing this, he felt a little more at ease and thought: If this monk is not a filthy ghost, he is not an ordinary person. However, he did not want to tell him about stealing money. After all, it was not a glorious thing, so he just He said: "I came from Xunyang City. I have some urgent matters to go to my relatives' home. I have to travel all night." The monk heard this and said: "That's strange. Seeing that you are weak, you dare to go to this barren mountain alone. Is it possible? Aren't you afraid of losing your life if you encounter a mountain spirit or water monster?" Feng Xiao was also shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that the monk could see at a glance that he was suffering from a serious disease. Although he was surprised, he remained calm and straightened his back and said: "I don't Believe that, you are not afraid at all! But what are you doing here in the middle of the night?" The monk laughed and said, "If you are a monk, I will come to find the elixir!" "What?" Feng Xiao was so shocked that he couldn't help but wonder: " Are you a drunk monk? How can there be immortals and elixirs in this world?" "It's up to you to believe it or not! You'd better hurry up and don't disturb me sleeping here!" After saying that, he just ignored me and leaned against the tree trunk. , fell asleep soundly. Feng Xiao had no choice but to walk forward, thinking to himself: Could it be that there really are immortals in this mountain? If it is true or not, why don¡¯t I go and look for it? If it's fake, just pay it off. If there really is an immortal, I can just ask for a panacea! Anyway, I don¡¯t have a few years to live, so even if I can¡¯t find the immortal, I¡¯m still willing to die in the mountains from exhaustion! As soon as I thought about it, I looked for a road in the forest and went up the mountain to find out. In fact, if others had listened to what the monk just said, they might not have taken it seriously at all, but it had just fallen in Feng Xiao's ears, because he had no hope of survival in the first place, and now that he heard a glimmer of hope, how could he not explore what happened. The hillside was getting steeper and steeper, and there was no path at all. Feng Xiao pushed his feet on the slope and tried his best to move up. The rocks were covered with gravel, and he was worried as he walked, fearing that if he accidentally stepped on the slippery gravel, he would fall down and break his muscles and bones. Although it was cold in the mountains, he was sweating hotly, and his back was soaked all over. It was extremely difficult to walk. He was already weak and had low strength. In addition, the hillside was getting steeper, so he was out of breath not long after walking. Cow, sweating like rain, arms and legs aching for a while. Wanting to rest for a while, I looked around, but found that there was no place to sit here, and it was extremely difficult to stand, let alone any room to rest. Having no other choice, he had no choice but to grit his teeth secretly and try his best to climb up the surrounding sloping trees, dripping with sweat. After walking for about half an hour, Feng Xiao wiped away the hot sweat with his sleeves. Panting, he looked up and saw heavy tree shadows in front of him, swaying with no end in sight. He was secretly frightened in his heart. He never thought that this mountain was really steep. It was just a side peak that was so difficult to climb. If it were the main peak, even a spiritual ape would probably have a hard time climbing it. The darkness ahead is shrouded in unknown places. Even with his stubborn personality, he can't help but want to retreat at this moment. Unfortunately, it is already difficult to climb such a long journey. It is easy to give up like this, but he The long hours of hard work have been wasted, and the dream of immortality has been extinguished. I think that I have only a few years to live, and I am just waiting to die when I go back. Why not grit my teeth and persevere, there is still a glimmer of hope? Thinking of this, he leaned against a twisted tree trunk, gasped for breath, then used his hands and feet, gritted his teeth, and continued to climb up. Trampling on the gravel, it was difficult to walk, and it was just a matter of time to drink tea. Unexpectedly, a huge boulder suddenly blocked the way above. Feng Xiao was startled and quickly found a small tree to lean on. Then he looked carefully and saw that the passage above was blocked by huge rocks.And he is extremely tall, so trying to climb over him is simply a dream given his current situation. His eyes were full of despair, and he was already a little disheartened, but he inadvertently caught a glimpse of a purple tree vine hanging from the boulder, swinging in the wind. After a closer look, it turned out that there was a wild gourd tree growing next to it. I don¡¯t know how many hundreds of years it has been growing here. Fortunately, a thick gourd vine drilled through the cracks in the stone and hung on the huge rock. It was this gourd vine that gave him a glimmer of hope. After resting for a while, Dang even carefully clung to the boulder, but he felt the boulder was cold to the bone, and the sudden coldness made him shiver. Fortunately, the tree vine was not high. Feng Xiao stood on tiptoes and finally grabbed it in his hand. He tried to pull it two or three times, but it was still strong. So he spit into the palm of his hand, rubbed each other, and stepped on the boulder. With all his strength, he climbed up. Climbing over the boulder, there was actually a flat stone platform four feet square. Feng Xiao rolled up and collapsed on it, like mud, unable to move, just panting wildly. Looking up to the sky, I saw that the stars in the sky seemed to be a little closer. A wisp of dark clouds passed over the bright moon, covering up a shadow, covering the mountains stretching thousands of miles. Feng Xiao gasped for a long time and felt his legs and feet were sore and numb. After regaining his strength, he quickly looked around and saw that this place was a stone flat between the mountainsides. This stone flat seemed to be paved but was smooth. , is definitely not a natural formation. When he touched the stone flat with his hand, he felt a slight chill coming through his body. It was actually extremely smooth, which showed that it was indeed man-made. Feng Xiao has been smart since he was a child. The old Taoist taught him how to read. He only needs to write it once and he will remember it in his heart. He will never forget the mantras he often recites. Such skills are innate. He immediately saw this stone flat. Immediately, doubts arose in my mind, who built this stone flat in this desolate and inhabited Cangshan Mountain? Is it possible that there really are immortals in this mountain?