The bright moon sits on the ground

It's summer, the mountains are noisy, insects are singing and birds are singing, and the hot wind is blowing through the forest, and the sound of frogs is startled.

Walking through the mountain paths that have been dried and hardened by the scorching sun, the forehead is already covered with a thin layer of sweat. The young man pushed aside the branches that blocked his view, and the scene in front of him suddenly became clear. He felt a bit cool despite the heat.

Suddenly a figure flashed in front of his eyes. He moved very quickly. The young man hurriedly grabbed the man's cuff to prevent him from walking away in a few steps.

"Junior Brother Tian," he called, "did you see Master just now? I've been looking for him for a long time, but I haven't even seen a shadow of him."

The younger brother surnamed Tian was obviously exhausted from the heat. He hid himself in the shade of a tree, his gray-black underwear was soaked in sweat, and stuck to his body wetly. Holding the wooden barrel,? Hearing the words,? Then replied: "Maybe it's on the top of the mountain."

After a pause, he said again: "Second Senior Brother, you know, Master has always been whereabouts, only the edge of the steep cliff is where he often goes,? Last time I saw him facing the distant Goddess Peak pours wine, if you want to find him, you will be able to find him there."

The young man nodded, looked his junior brother up and down, and asked with concern: "Are you going to fetch water?"

"I really can't stand the heat." Junior Brother Tian sighed as he said, with a sad face on his face, "I calculated the sky from the map of Vientiane, and I was fascinated by the calculations. It was only after two hours that I woke up. The crown was scalded by the scorching sun, and my whole body was wet, soaking the futon, so I felt ashamed, so I hurried out with a bucket, wanting to wash it.”

Among the three senior brothers, the first senior brother is good at using talismans, the second senior brother is good at controlling souls, and the third senior brother is good at divination.

Although apprentices are under the same school, each has its own advantages and disadvantages. The young man has also learned these three things. However, he is the best among the three in terms of mobilizing souls. Brother, the latter is not as good as the younger brother.

So the young man joked: "Junior Brother Tian, ​​since the weather is so hot, why don't you calculate when it will rain?"

"Forget it," the younger brother scratched the back of his head and said, "The hexagram shows that it is a severe drought, and the people's life may be difficult."

After all, he saw that although there was a thin layer of sweat on the forehead of the young man in front of him, he did not get wet after walking all this way, and his body was still refreshed. He was very envious, and said: "Senior brother is good, the wind is around you. , I’m afraid this summer heat will hardly bother you.”

The young man shook the brass bell in his sleeve, and said with a smile: "If you are interested in sending ghosts and want to put aside divination first, it's not that senior brother can give you some pointers. As for the brass bell, you want to , I can get another one for you when I go back."

Junior Brother Tian waved his hands again and again, and said: "Practice is more important than mediocrity. I just need to learn divination well. However, since senior brother has such a kind intention, I can't refuse it. If senior brother allows, I can go to my senior brother for divination in the future."

"Didn't you learn these words from the master secretly?" The young man said, "Yes. If you want to come, let me know in advance."

Now that the decision had been made, Junior Brother Tian said goodbye to Senior Brother, and went down the mountain with his wooden barrel in his arms contentedly.

The youth continued to walk towards the top of the mountain.Junior Brother Tian just mentioned Goddess Peak, so his mind wandered slowly, and then went away, thinking of an event that happened before: It was indeed a long time ago, the three of them just worshiped under the master, It was only after I went there that I realized that there was no place to eat or live. After wandering in this river and lake for a whole month, I finally stopped here.

Standing on the top of this unknown mountain, looking from a distance, there is the well-known Goddess Peak on the other side.

The flowers in the Goddess Peak bloom very enthusiastically. Every spring and summer, the whole mountain is covered with colorful colors. The climate in the mountain is pleasant, the breeze is cool, and it is not too cold in autumn and winter. The peaks are tall, long up and down, and narrow left and right. On the cliff on the right, there is a towering strange tree, which looks like a lotus root arm stretched out by a gentle girl, so it is named "Goddess Peak".

The master stayed here for a long time, and then asked them what the name of this mountain was.

The young man felt strange, because no matter how remote or inconspicuous the green mountains or green waters were along the way, the master could name them accurately, and every time he passed by, he felt that the master's movements were almost as proficient as unusual.

But there is such a mountain whose name they all know, but the master doesn't know it.

"This mountain is called the Goddess Peak" - the young man remembered that he replied at that time.

Then the master immediately made a final decision, pointed to a small hill, and said, okay, we will live here from now on.

When he thought of this, the young man had already walked for a long time, and the mountain peak gradually became steeper. He had to hold the hand that the tree offered him, and carefully moved a part of it.The weight of the body is put on it, and the steps under the feet feel smoother.

After walking a few more steps, he heard a low voice from among the treetops, "Brother Bu?"

The mountain is not too big if you say it is big, and it is not too small if you say it is small. I didn't expect that the master had not seen him, and he saw the senior brother and the junior brother first. The young man smiled secretly, stopped, and leaned against a bowl-sized tree. On the trunk of the tree, he shouted: "Big brother."

The branches and leaves swayed and rustled, and the man in black turned over and fell to the ground, lightly as if startled, even though the scorching sun was about to burn the world into barrenness, he didn't sweat, and the scalding wind was like September to him. As cool as the autumn wind, he was still holding a talisman in his hand. A stern young man surnamed Qing called "Big Senior Brother" stepped forward and stood still in front of the young man.

"I went to find Master just now. He was asleep at the time. He should be awake by now." Brother Qing took out another talisman that was exactly the same from his arms and put it into the young man's hand. , You and the junior brother both made one."

The young man did not refuse, thanked him, accepted the talisman as usual, and put it in his sleeve properly.

He thought for a while and said, "By the way, senior brother, I will go down the mountain with Tian junior brother in a few days, if you have anything you want, we can bring it back for you, as long as senior brother finds a time to make a list for me. "

This senior brother has never liked to deal with the world. He often hides in the dark and dark place, just watching with cold eyes, doing nothing, saying nothing, like the candle dragon in mythology, holding a candle to brighten the world, and then avoiding it. Yao sun was in Youdu, but he did not see the sun.

Probably because of this reason, Senior Brother Qing's skin is pale and cold, with blood vessels faintly visible, not like a living person.

"Okay." The senior brother thought for a while, and quickly responded, "I'm going to find my junior brother, did you see him just now?"

"He is sighing because of the scorching sun, and he is sweating all over, and now he is going to fetch water at the foot of the mountain with a wooden bucket." The young man said with a smile, "If he sees this talisman of senior brother, it must be like a treasure. I need to thank you for something."

Senior Brother Qing also smiled, but the corners of his lips only evoked a very inconspicuous arc, which was half a smile but not a smile. Coupled with his deep chasm-like eyes, it showed a somewhat gloomy feeling. ——He didn't stop much, and soon went down the mountain.

Bid farewell to his senior brother and senior brother one after another, the young man continued to walk forward. With that talisman, not only was the heat cut off, but his steps became very brisk. Walking on this winding and steep mountain, it was like walking on flat ground. Climbed to the top of the mountain.

Looking around, there is indeed a person sitting on the edge of the cliff, and there is a table in front of him, and half of his body is leaning on it.

As the senior brother said, he just woke up, drowsy, yawning, holding the talisman that the senior brother left for himself, looking over and over again, he heard footsteps behind him and didn't look back, just put the talisman next to his right hand Pushing the wine glass forward, the young man noticed that the wine in the glass was still full, so it could be seen that the master hadn't drunk. He looked again, and there was another wine glass on the other side of the table.

But on the other side of the table, there was no one. From a distance, there was only the silent Goddess Peak.

There is not only wine in the cup, but also flower petals, floating up and down in the cup with the breeze, like a smart fish swimming.

The master's hair was messed up, probably because the hairband fell off, and he didn't know where it was blown by the wind. He flicked his long hair randomly, and brushed the broken hair from his forehead behind his ears, and then he revealed a face that hadn't aged Come, ask: "Isn't this the second apprentice, what's the matter?"

The young man groped for a while without saying a word, found a hair tie, walked over, and skillfully freed those strands of hair from the master's hands, pinched the hair tie with his fingers to draw a beautiful knot, and tied the messy hair. With her hair tied up, she said, "Master didn't know the name of Shennv Peak at first, but now he often sits with it. I don't understand. Is Shennv Peak special to Master?"

The master narrowed his eyes, and the warm eyes faded away, replaced by shadows from drooping eyelashes. He said, "It's an old friend."

After tying up his hair, the young man took the initiative to sit next to the master, looked at the mountain, and asked, "What kind of old man is it?"

"She is like an ancient Rakshasa temple at sunrise, a vast lake at noon, and a quiet dense forest at dusk." When the master said this, seeing the young man's expression slightly puzzled, he smiled, "It's okay, I want to It doesn't matter if you don't come out."

He didn't continue the previous topic, and asked: "You came to look for me, do you have something to tell me?"

The young man saw that he didn't want to mention it, so he didn't ask any more questions. He thought for a while and said, "I passed by Master's door in the middle of the night last time, and saw that there was still a candle in the room. Moreover, Master has never seen the results of the three of us's practice in the past few days. , there must be something important to do, right?"

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen you practice for a long time. However, as I said last time, I only have a little understanding of Sifu, Sihun, and Sigua, and you have already surpassed them. I, I have nothing to teach you." The master put down the talisman in his hand and said, "The so-called teacher only needs to guide you on the way, and the rest is yours."

The young man suddenly felt a little heavy, hesitated for a moment, and said: "But, the master also knows that the three of us have our own strengths, such as talismans, sending ghosts, and divination. sect."

"That's okay. You three have unique skills, so you should do what you are good at. There are many people like you in this world, waiting for you to find them and impart knowledge to them." Master said, The voice became lower and lower, and at the end, it was almost inaudible, and it was scattered away by the wind, "And I, I also want to find a path that ordinary people can walk from here."

The young man didn't hear clearly, "What?"

Master shook his head, "I'm a little tired."

The young man said: "Junior Brother Tian and I are going down the mountain in a few days. If Master is going, we can take this opportunity to take a rest."

"No." As expected, the master still declined his invitation and said, "I want to go back... home."