Cultivation of Immortals Begins with Drilling Wood To Make Fire

  Chapter 286 [Sang Ziping returns home]

  Everyone is in a bad mood.

   After all, flat roads are much better and more comfortable than dangerous plank roads.

However, there was an elderly man who looked at the expressions of the people around him, smiled and said, "If you come from Shuguan, you will not feel too uncomfortable because the road is smooth and comfortable. would be a little scary.”

  A scholar stretched out his hand and pointed forward with a folding fan, and also echoed: "Haha, it really is 'easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but hard to go from extravagant to frugal'. The book does not deceive me."

  Everyone laughed together, and the atmosphere relaxed a lot in an instant.

After leaving the bamboo forest, there are steep mountains in front of us, and the depth of the gully at the foot is unknown. Someone suddenly realized: "It turns out that this seemingly flat road is actually in a high place. This is halfway up the mountain, no wonder it is so cool! "

  The scholar echoed: "Yes, when we came from Shuguan, the plank road we walked has been going up, and naturally it is getting higher and higher. Now the position under our feet must be higher than most places in Guanzhong."

  People around agreed, after all, anyone with a discerning eye could clearly see the scene in front of them.

  As an important route in and out of Shu, the government and the people here attach great importance to the plank road, and it is often repaired. But the wooden boards were still rattling under their feet. Young people were often more afraid when they saw them. Some old people suggested that everyone spread out and stick to the stone wall as much as possible.

The old man who had unraveled the people before said to the people around him: "Pay attention to your feet, look clearly before you move forward, there are often damages on the plank road, and many people fall down every year, and even the corpses can't be found. Instead, digging on the stone wall You can walk with ease, just be careful not to go too close to the edges as there may be slippery moss."

  No one dared to be careless, they raised their spirits one after another, carefully watched their feet and walked slowly.

  Only Fang Chang remained the same, and quickly overtook pedestrians one after another, walked to the front, and then disappeared on the winding Shu Road. The people behind were far away from each other, and they focused their attention on the road under their feet. It was not until the next resting place that they chatted with each other about the person who had walked together for a while, the man with the sword on his back.

  Some people guessed that it might be the Sword Immortal of Shu.

  ………

  After parting from Fang Chang, Sang Ziping followed the method he had learned from Fang Chang, cast a spell on himself that would not attract too much attention from passers-by, and hurried on his way.

  I heard from Mr. Fang before that this spell is called "Why should we have known each other before we meet"? What a good name.

  It's a pity that I'm not proficient enough to use it like the other party. When I use it, it doesn't show any traces. After I use it, it looks like a natural thing, and I will be ignored in person.

  Speaking of which, Mr. Fang's cultivation is really unpredictable...

  Sang Ziping has a good level of cultivation, and the two to three hundred miles of walking is quickly completed. Nanping Mountain, which he saw from a distance, is already in front of him, and the familiar Yapo Spring and Waterfall are the same as before.

   It was only a short time to go out, and he didn't have any feeling of "being close to home". After all, Sang Ziping's practice is the method of entering the world. According to the secret, their master and apprentice will go down the mountain every now and then to find a place, and experience it for a while in a different identity.

  Compared to this, the time to go out this time is actually not long.

  The rice field at the foot of the mountain is approaching the harvest season, and it is golden. From time to time, farmers strung around on the ridge of the field, paying close attention to and studying the ears of rice, planning the harvest time in their hearts, and looking forward to this year's harvest.

  Sang Ziping’s master and apprentice have been practicing medicine all the time, and he has a good reputation around him. If the villagers who accidentally look up and find him, they will greet him warmly, and he will return them one by one.

   At the foot of Nanping Mountain, the deep pool where several mountain streams converge is still dark green in color and bottomless.

  Recalling that when Fang Chang went up the mountain before, he once caught a huge catfish here as a gift, and Sang Ziping suddenly found that he missed the smell of catfish. At that time, after the fish was cleaned, it was stewed in a large pot with enough seasoning, and it was delicious and tender.

   Go grab it again?

  Sang Ziping did as soon as he thought of it. He walked to the edge of the pool, broke off a few big branches, took off the ruler from his waist, and threw it into the water.

Soon the bottom of the water seemed to be stirred up, and thick turbidity appeared, so he stretched out his hand to copy it, retracted the ruler again, and then moved forward with the other hand like lightning. It kept bouncing, exactly the same species as before.

  After returning home, you can follow Mr. Fang's example and cook this fish for the two apprentices.

  Mr. Fang seems to be very good at fishing and hunting, as well as cooking skills. During the period of living in Nanping Mountain, he would bring back some game every time he went out. In addition to the vegetables and fruits in the mountains, there were also some deer, roe, pheasant, etc., which really enriched the dining table of several people.

  Piercing the fish with willow branches and carrying it, Sang Ziping continued to walk back.

  The yellow flowers at the entrance of the village and in the village have been harvested and turned into medicinal materials and dried vegetables drying outside the window sills of every household. The surroundings are bare, and the summer scene is no longer there. But for Sang Ziping, it is no surprise that this situation happens every year.

  The long bamboo canal is still working, and villagers often go to collect water.

  Some people were walking back with buckets. When they saw Sang Ziping coming back, they hurriedly saluted and praised the bamboo pipes in the back mountain. They told Sang Ziping that some people are planning to build a few more up the mountain during the slack season, some of which will be used for drinking at home, and the other part will be used to irrigate the fields down the mountain.

   When he walked to the door of the house, he found that the door was open, and his two apprentices were waiting outside.

  Seeing Sang Ziping walking back with a catfish, Shen Jingwen and Mu Anning happily went forward: "Master, you are back!"

  But they suddenly felt something, so they waited outside the door in advance.

  Sang Ziping saw his big apprentice and junior apprentice, and asked with relief: "Yes, you are back, how are you two?"

"Master, don't worry, nothing has gone wrong these days." Mu Anning was younger and more lively. He stepped forward to take the fish and the package on Sang Ziping's hand, and helped Sang Ziping into the courtyard gate, "Daddy Brother taught me a lot of homework."

Later, Shen Jingwen closed the gate of the courtyard, and after following up, he said: "It's nothing serious during this time, and I've seen all the folks seek medical treatment. An Ning's cultivation is progressing well...but it's not as fast as your cultivation, Master. ? This trip to the Western Regions looks like a big harvest."

  Mu Anning also asked beside him, "Where is Mr. Fang?"

Throwing the catfish into the kitchen, and after they returned to the main room and sat down, Sang Ziping told the two apprentices: "This trip to the Western Regions, as a teacher, has gained a lot, and I have learned a lot. Mr. Fang and I learned a lot from the Western Regions. After returning, we separated at the junction of Guanzhong, Central Plains, and Bashu, and Mr. Fang said that he would go to Shu to take a look."

   "Master, tell us what you did in the Western Regions?" Mu Anning asked curiously, while Shen Jingwen was listening carefully, waiting for his master's answer.

  (end of this chapter)