I live in Beihai Jun Nanhai [Rebirth]

At the same time that this grid fell, there was a sudden sound of rock friction from above. Ji Qinglin was startled, and quickly looked up, only to find that the boulder on the top of the mountain wall did not move at all, but protruded not far above the chessboard. A piece of rock about an inch long, the rock looks like a box with the opening downwards, and it is hollow inside, and there seems to be something embedded in it, with a faint light.

Before Ji Qinglin could take a closer look, the rock shrank back inward again. At the same time, the rocks on the right hand side that were tightly stitched together suddenly made a loud rumbling noise, and then slowly separated to both sides under Ji Qinglin's astonished gaze. go.

The mountain gate opened suddenly, and the scene slowly unfolding in front of Ji Qinglin like a curtain shocked him so much that he even stopped breathing for a moment.

This is a huge valley surrounded by four mountains. The east mountain is full of crimson cherry blossoms, the west mountain is quiet and green, the south mountain is swaying red maple, and the north mountain is white pears like snow.The looming blue bricks and green tiles are dotted among the mountains, and the bottom of the valley is full of blue waves and mist. In the center of the lake, a tall giant tree surrounded by ten people stands in the water.

What a paradise on earth...

As Ji Qinglin walked forward slowly, he admired in his heart that the Valley of Four Seasons is indeed the Valley of Four Seasons. Although the four seasons do not really coexist, the colors of the four directions are enough to make people feel the meaning of "Four Seasons".

Just as he was engrossed, a childish voice called out from nearby: "Master."

Only then did Ji Qinglin quickly withdraw his gaze and look closer, and saw a little boy beside the mountain wall saluting Xie Wuyi.

Xie Wuyi nodded slightly to him, and he turned to Ji Qinglin again and said, "My lord."

Ji Qinglin smiled slightly, and cupped his hands at him, and then heard another rumbling sound behind him, and then remembered the mechanism, looked back at the rock that was closing again, and said in disbelief: "It really opens just by pressing it casually? Then Can anyone get in?"

What he said was originally to ask Wuyi, but the little boy was surprised when he heard it: "How could it be? I saw that it was the ancestor who opened the door!"

"See?" Ji Qinglin was a little puzzled, there was a solid mountain wall between them just now, how could they see it?

Xie Wuyi knew what he was wondering about, so he took him to the mountain wall behind the boy and motioned him to look at it. Only then did Ji Qinglin discover that there were two side-by-side circular notches on the mountain wall here, not far above the circle and outside. Same, there is a square one inch long and wide.

After some explanations from Xie Wuyi, Ji Qinglin finally understood the real operation method of this mechanism.

When someone outside the valley presses a small grid on the chessboard, the two round rocks in the valley will protrude together, and at the same time, the hidden grids on the inside and outside will also protrude together, forming two openings Downward "box".

Smooth bronze mirrors are obliquely embedded in these two "caskets". There are passages connecting the "caskets". Layers of reflected light are transmitted to the "box" in the valley, so that people in the valley can know who is coming from outside.

After confirming the identity of the visitor, the person in the valley only needs to press the left disc back to retract the "box" and open the mountain wall. After the person enters, press the right box to close the mountain wall again.

And if the person outside the valley is a stranger, the people in the valley only need to ignore it. There is a hourglass inside the mechanism, which will start to work when the chessboard is pressed. Both "boxes" will be restored to their original state.

Ji Qinglin was amazed when he heard it, and then raised his head to scan the huge mountain wall.

Such a huge yet such a delicate mechanism must be beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Thinking of this, he thought: "Is this another masterpiece of Shi Buyu?"

Xie Wuyi nodded.

Ji Qinglin knew it in his heart, and then stopped asking any more questions, turned around and looked at the valley again.

People walked sporadically on the four suspension bridges suspended in mid-air, many of them were half-grown children or elderly people, when they saw Xie Wuyi returning to the valley, they all stopped and walked towards this side Or wave or bow to say hello.

Xie Wuyi nodded to them, raised his hand to signal them to continue their work, and then took Ji Qing to the lakeside while explaining: "Most of these are homeless people, and they are taken in the valley to do what they can. You can choose where you want to go when you grow up.”

Ji Qinglin nodded. Four Seasons Valley governs Yuxinglu, Jiyuantang, Huanji Pavilion and Jingjuemen, as well as Shijiu in the palace and Ulanda in the army. No matter what these children want to do when they grow up, they can do it about can find a suitable place.

Speaking of orphans, Ji Qinglin suddenly asked: "Is this how Yinluo was adopted back then?"

Xie Wuyi was startled when he heard the words, and then realized that this question would be really difficult to explain for a while, so he could only say vaguely: "It's sort of."

Ji Qinglin didn't understand what "is" meant, but the two had already stepped on the wooden bridge leading to the giant tree in the middle of the lake, and Ji Qinglin's eyes were immediately attracted by the scene ahead.

The giant tree in the center of the lake does not grow directly in the water, but grows on a small island-shaped land above the water surface. The huge tree crown is like a giant umbrella, covering the entire "small island" under the shade of trees. .

After setting foot on the small island, Ji Qinglin realized that the giant tree was not a whole tree, but four old trees coiled around each other.There is a gazebo-like platform hidden in the huge canopy at the top, and a wooden ladder spirals up from the bottom of the tree along the threads of the old tree, leading into the "pavilion".

Ji Qinglin looked up at the top of the tree. While being shocked, he also thought that such a towering giant tree must not be built in a few years or decades, so he asked, "How old are these trees?"

Xie Wuyi led him to the wooden ladder while carefully calculating, and said: "These four trees were planted by Fuqiu when the valley was built, and it has been more than 1000 years ago."

Ji Qinglin nodded thoughtfully, and walked up the wooden ladder while raising his hand to stroke its rough bark, as if feeling the traces left by the thousand years of time.

After going up to the "Gazebo" covered by the tree canopy at the top, there are four suspension bridges leading to the four mountains in the east, west, north, south, and four.

After getting away from the cover of the dense tree canopy, looking into the distance along the bridge body, you can see that the other end of the suspension bridge stretches across half of the lake to the cherry forest on the mountainside of Dongshan.

Seeing the green bricks and green tiles hidden in the crimson cherry blossoms, Ji Qinglin asked, "Is that where you live?"

"Well," Xie Wuyi said, and then pointed to the buildings in Xishan and Beishan, "The bamboo forest is the meeting hall, Xinge, school and library, and the pear forest is the residence of other people in the valley."

Ji Qinglin nodded, but then looked at Fenglin in Nanshan, raised his chin and said, "Where's there?"

Many buildings could be vaguely seen on the other three mountainsides, but there were no tiles in the red maple alone, Ji Qinglin couldn't help being curious.

Xie Wuyi followed him to look at Fenglin, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Lingdi."

Ji Qinglin was slightly taken aback, and he was a little surprised, not because of the purpose of the maple forest, but because of Xie Wuyi's word - mausoleum.

The tombs of ordinary people and even dignitaries are either tombs, tombs, or mounds, but only the place where the emperor rests is called a "mausoleum".

Thinking about Xie Wuyi's original identity as the Crown Prince of the Yu Kingdom, Ji Qinglin guessed, "Where is buried... your father's queen mother?"

Xie Wuyi nodded, and added: "There is also Master."

Water Mirror God Venerable...

Ji Qinglin stared at the maple forest silently, but in his heart he was recalling the appearance of the gods he saw in several memories. Thinking, he couldn't help turning his head to look at the outer robe on Xie Wuyi's body, which was from top to bottom. Bai Ruzhan's style is exactly the style of the god's robe in several memories, that is to say, Xie Wuyi not only has this master in his heart for more than 1000 years, but also imitates his style in dressing. .

While talking, the two of them had already reached Dongshan Mountain and stepped onto the platform where the suspension bridge connects with Dongshan Mountain.

Surrounded by the crimson cherry blossoms, a bluestone slab road zigzags along the platform. Ji Qinglin follows Xie Wuyi and steps up the slate, bathed in colorful falling cherry blossoms, walking deep.

In a short while, the Qingshiban Road has come to an end, and then stepping on two stone stairs is a winding corridor upwards.

This corridor is built along the mountain, and every few steps you will encounter several steps or corners. The right side of the corridor is the colonnade, while the left side is the corridor wall. There is a leaky window, and square stone murals are embedded between the leaky windows.

After passing by the murals several times, Ji Qinglin couldn't help but slow down, because he found that the murals seemed to be engraved with some scenery, islands on the sea, mountains and valleys, palace gardens...

When seeing these scenes, Ji Qinglin suddenly felt a little dazed, because without exception, all these scenes gave him a feeling of deja vu, as if he had seen them somewhere a long time ago.

Is it in those books of the previous life?

maybe.

Ji Qinglin thought silently.

Whenever he stopped to take a closer look, Xie Wuyi would stop along with him and accompany him quietly, but Baimao seemed to have run out of patience, and when Ji Qinglin stopped again, it simply and neatly Jumping from Xie Wuyi's shoulder, he jumped onto the leaky window beside him, and flew out from the window obliquely.

The two stopped and walked like this, and after an unknown amount of time, the corridor wall finally came to an end, and after turning the last corner, a corridor staircase appeared in front of him, Ji Qinglin looked up, and saw a horizontal staircase at the end of the corridor. In the extended house, the eaves corridor in front of the house is connected with this corridor.

When seeing this room, Ji Qinglin couldn't help but curl the corner of his mouth.

In fact, when he first learned about the "family business" of Four Seasons Valley and the identities of the people in the valley, he had imagined that Four Seasons Valley would be a luxurious place comparable to the imperial palace. What power can do.

But after getting to know him slowly, he gradually discovered that what Sijigu has been doing all along is actually different from what he imagined.

Four Seasons Valley has power and money in their hands, but they have never used it to seek a luxurious life. On the contrary, they are always taking on some responsibilities that should not be shouldered by them. Protect the peace of all parties.

Since then, the image of Four Seasons Valley in Ji Qinglin's mind has undergone changes again and again, and now that he finally sees its true face, he realizes that this is actually what he thinks Four Seasons Valley should look like—without Qionglou Yuyu , there are no carved railings, no sensuality, no wine pools and meat forests, there are only simplicity and tranquility, and there is a natural elegance.

While thinking about it, the two of them had reached the horizontal verandah connected by the end of the corridor. Ji Qinglin looked up at the three characters "Flying Bird Pavilion" on the lintel plaque, and couldn't help but ask, "Why is it called the Flying Bird Pavilion?"

Xie Wuyi also looked up with him, stared at the three characters in silence for a long time, then opened his lips and said slowly: "Xiaoyao."

Ji Qinglin nodded with a half understanding, but at this moment Xie Wuyi raised his hand and gently opened the door.

Ji Qinglin thought he would see desks, bookshelves and other furnishings in the house, but unexpectedly, the first thing that caught his eye was a huge screen.

This screen is divided into four leaves, each with four mountains of different colors. At first glance, it seems to be the same as the four mountains in the Four Seasons Valley. What is covered is not pear blossoms like snow, but real white snow.

Ji Qinglin instantly remembered the curtain used in the play "Four Seasons Mountain" that he had seen in Jiyan Pavilion, and instantly understood that the painting on the screen was not the Four Seasons Valley, but the real Four Seasons Mountain.