The mountain ghost blows out the lights

Taoyuan is in the south of Yanjing City.

Not far away, if ordinary people drive a horse-drawn carriage to the place where Taoyuan is located, it will take seven or eight days.Yan Jinping and Shen Lianxing were not ordinary people, so of course they didn't need to drive, and the time needed was even shorter.

The two of them set off the night before, and stood at the entrance of Taoyuan before dawn the next day.

The entrance is sandwiched between two green mountains, the mountains are not high, with a little gentleness unique to the south.The gurgling river flows into the mountains, and has been flowing to an unknown distance. It is dark and the road is far away, and it is hard to see what is at the end of the river.

The temperature here is much warmer than that in Yanjing City, and there is moist water vapor in the air, carrying the smell of fresh plants.It seems that occasionally a few winged things fly by in the sky, but the speed is very fast, and before anyone can see clearly, they have disappeared into the dark mountains and forests.

Shen Lianxing stood in front of a row of bamboo rafts.

He is wearing a black short jacket today, still for the convenience of movement, the cuffs are tied up with two pieces of leather and string, this kind of attire makes the leather gloves he often wears look less obtrusive, and on the contrary makes his waist more slender Long legs, very handsome.

He took out the binoculars and looked at the road ahead.There are neither stars nor moon in the sky tonight, and it is too dark ahead. Even if there is a strong lantern in front of their bamboo raft, they still can’t see anything, so they have to put away the binoculars and sit back on the bamboo raft. on the stool of the raft.

If you observe carefully, you can find that the bamboo raft is very stable.

Although there are no fluctuations in the river water, if people walk around on ordinary bamboo rafts, they will inevitably swing the bamboo rafts, allowing water to seep in through the gaps in the bamboos and wet the corners of their clothes.But Shen Lianxing's movements were not small, but the raft under his feet didn't shake at all, and it was still moving forward silently, only driving a little water flow, and it was very quiet.

"Is there a way ahead?" Shen Lianxing wasn't questioning Yan Jinping, but the night was a bit too quiet, so he picked up any topic and started a chat, "Why didn't you see any signs of activity?"

Don't people in Taoyuan light their lights at night?

The two lived in Yanjing City most of the time, and Yanjing City was lit day and night, even if no one was active, they had to light fat burning lamps to gently illuminate the streets.

Even Evergreen City will light some oil lamps and candles at night to facilitate pedestrians to move around.People are born with the habit of being light-oriented. As long as there are people living in a place, it is impossible to have no light at all.

Shen Lianxing has been to many towns, he can be sure of this.

"It's not here yet." The surroundings were very quiet, so Yan Jinping also lowered his voice, as if unwilling to use any more energy.He inserted his fingers into the river water and flicked the water leisurely, "After passing the two mountains in front, it's almost done."

It was late at night and the dew was heavy. Although the time was close to morning, the sun had not yet risen, and there were no traces of other living things on both sides of the river. There was only the sound of water in the sky, which became the background sound of the two talking.

The atmosphere in this place is too dull, even such a soft communication is a bit abrupt, something startled from the forest not far away, circled twice in the sky, and fell back into the forest.

I got closer, and finally I could clearly see the mountain walls on both sides of the river sandwiching the water.Surprisingly, the two mountains are so close together that a rather wide river is sandwiched at the foot of the mountain into a waterway barely enough for bamboo rafts to pass through. The waterway leads somewhere.

Yan Jinping fiddled with the river water twice for the last time, took out his hand and shook it, and said with a smile: "After passing this water, you will be in Taoyuan."

Shen Lianxing took out a handkerchief and handed it to him as usual: "Wipe, the water is cold."

He always subtly influenced Yan Jinping's habits in this way, quietly letting Yan Jinping get used to his existence.

Boss Yan took the handkerchief with his other hand, but just held it without wiping his dripping fingers. Then he stood up slowly, walked to the bamboo raft, and carefully observed the flow of the river.

The water flow is very ordinary, nothing special.It was too dark, and although the river water was clear, the warm light of the lantern was reflected on the surface, so it was impossible to see what was hidden under the water.

The bamboo raft is about to slide along the river all the way to the mountains.

Yan Jinping lightly stepped on the bamboo raft: "Stop."

The bamboo raft stopped immediately, suspended in the middle of the flowing river, motionless.

Yan Jinping was facing the gap between the two mountains again. He slowly raised his hand in the air, held it vaguely, and then pulled it outward, only to hear a very slight sound of metal rubbing against each other, and there was a long knife Slowly emerging from where there was nothing.

The blade of the long knife is slightly curved upwards. Overall, it is thinner than ordinary knives. There is no extra decoration, only a black rope is wrapped around the handle for easy grip.

The blade is sharp, reflecting a little coldness.

Yan Jinping folded Shen Lianxing's handkerchief in two, then put it on the tip of the knife, and tapped the water with the tip of the knife.

The ring-shaped water wave spread from the place where the knife tip touched. It was just a very small ripple at first, and then the ripple became wider and more obvious. Not only did it not dissipate, but it formed a half-person high wall The water wall pushed forward silently until it was almost close to the mountain wall, and then dissipated in the water with a 'crash'.

Yan Jinping knocked on the 'door'.

As if the handkerchief on the tip of the knife could not withstand such a great pressure, it was torn apart by the vibrations of the water ripples, and soon sank into the deep water bottom.

Shen Lianxing, the owner of the handkerchief: ...

Forget it, anyway, in order to prevent this from happening, he only came to Taoyuan with enough handkerchiefs this time.

The direction of the river reversed at this moment, and the water that originally flowed into the middle of the mountains became pouring out from the mountains. The pink and white peach petals mixed with the clear river water gushed out from the crack between the two mountains, with a little shallowness. A faint fragrance lingered around the two of them.

The crack suddenly lit up, and although there was still a distance, one could still vaguely see the bright lights inside, and the shadowy figures of people passing by.

"Welcome." A soft female voice came from the mountains and rivers, "Welcome both of you to 'Taoyuan'."

It turns out that this is the real Taoyuan.

"There was no such restriction at first." Yan Jinping explained, "It's just that there were too many ordinary people who entered by mistake, and most of them were spirits seeking pleasure, and there were some who could eat people, so they couldn't be restrained. Not everyone who entered by mistake Everyone can go home safe and sound. Later, several leaders of Taoyuan discussed it and added a restriction on the entrance, at least to ensure that everyone who comes here knows where they are going. Better."

He was still holding the long knife in his hand. Shen Lianxing looked at it and suddenly asked curiously: "By the way, speaking of it, I know your short knife is called Ke Gu. What about the long knife? What is it called?"

Except for killing monsters and when two knives must be used at the same time, Yan Jinping seems to never use a long knife, and the frequency of bone cutting is very high. Sometimes he is used by the overqualified Boss Yan to cut fruit. It doesn't look like a treasured sword.

I have never heard him mention the name of the long knife.

"It's nothing special." Yan Jinping looked down and said with a smile, "It's called 'Duan Shui'. It's too long to get in the way. It's only in this kind of time that it can barely be used."

Knock on the 'door' of Taoyuan, just use your fingers.But Yan Jinping was too lazy to bend down, and secondly, he made a mistake. He felt that his posture was not graceful enough, so he took the broken water to knock on the door for him, and had to use Shen Lianxing's handkerchief as a cushion, which was really indecent.

If Duan Shui has a spirit, he doesn't know how he will feel when he learns that his master is using him as a stick.

It's a pity that neither it nor Shen Lianxing would express their opinions on this matter, which only fueled Yan Jinping's arrogance.

Yan Jinping tapped the front end of the bamboo raft with the back of the water-cut knife, and resumed the movement of the bamboo raft.Obviously the water was already flowing towards the direction behind the two of them, but the bamboo raft remained the same, slowly drifting towards the depths of the heavy mountain.

……

After that narrow waterway, there really is a hole in the sky.

Between the mountains is a closed water area, the water area is not large, surrounded by a circle of flat land - when people come in, the first thing that catches the eye is a large area of ​​peach blossoms in full bloom, peach trees are growing on both sides of the entrance On the mountain, it is obviously not the flowering period, but the flowers are blooming just right.With a breeze blowing, some petals rustled and fell into the water.

It seems that this is the source of those petals in the water.

The hall is full of flowers, no wonder it is called "Taoyuan".

Taoyuan is not a big place, only about half the size of Yanjing City, a circle smaller than Evergreen City with very few people.However, there are many buildings inside, one next to the other, each with its own characteristics. Where there are no buildings, there are either roads extending in all directions or flowers and trees. The planning is very irregular, but it looks like a strange sense of harmony. It doesn't look disorganized.

The bamboo raft rests leisurely on the shore, and if you walk further inside, you will find that there are not only peach trees in this peach garden, but also a variety of flowers inside, and all the things that should bloom and should not bloom are in full bloom. Together, as if alive, they swayed the flower branches to the two new guests.

There are many passers-by on the road, all of them are ghosts. Since this place is not accessible to ordinary people, everyone doesn't bother to hide their special features.Many of them looked oddly shaped, and some looked like humans, with furry ears on top of their heads.

However, there are also some people who can't tell from the outside, whether they are scattered alchemists or advanced monsters.

Taoyuan always had new visitors, and it didn’t have only one entrance, so the arrival of the two did not cause much disturbance in Taoyuan. At most, only a small number of people near the shore turned their heads to look See, they all went back to doing their own things.

Shen Lianxing looked around curiously, and pondered: "So this is Taoyuan."

Of course, he has also read the stories written by mortals who came out of Taoyuan. Afterwards, countless people yearned for the prosperous scene spread in that storybook. Many people searched for it according to the description, but they all failed. Yes, so this place has become more and more mysterious and bizarre in the rumors of the world.

Now that I really came here, I found that the rumors are really just rumors. The atmosphere of this place is a replica of Yanjing City - it seems that even the purpose is the same, it is all for entertainment.

With the smoke and fire of the world.

"Strange..." Yan Jinping was also looking around. He stared in one direction for a long time and frowned in confusion, "Why didn't you see Peach Blossom Tower?"

"What's wrong?" Shen Lianxing also followed his gaze, but found nothing, "What are you looking for?"

"There should be a building here." Yan Jinping took two steps forward, "Taohualou and Wenrouxiang are facing each other. Wenrouxiang is still there, but why is Taohualou gone?"

Ruanrou Township is on the other side of the river, but it is very conspicuous. It is decorated with carved beams and paintings, and the decoration is very luxurious. The main entrance is wide open, and there is a huge plaque on the door, with the words "Renrouxiang" written on it, even on this side of the river. see.

But the Peach Blossom Building, which was supposed to be similar in size, disappeared, and was replaced by a huge peach tree, which was taller than the surrounding buildings, with luxuriant branches, and a tree of pink and white peach blossoms in suitable shades, but the Peach Blossom Building was missing. traces.

Could it be that Xiao Taozhi moved?