Chapter 161 [The way down the mountain]

   "Sir, let me go and talk to my friends." Before leaving, Hu Yun bowed to Fang Chang.

  Fang Chang naturally had no objection, he smiled at the boy in front of him and said: "Well, this is what should be done, after all, you don't know how long you will be away this time."

  The little fox nodded in response, then walked not far outside the valley and called a few names.

  Because of his excellent hearing ability, he could hear that most of the fox demon's friends were monsters with enlightened spirits, but only a few of them had refined their bones. Listening to the content of the conversation, there is not even a single person who has changed form, which shows that the monsters are struggling to move forward.

   But what interests him is that there are several ordinary beasts who are also friends of Xiaohu.

  Especially, there are two wisterias among them.

  Although the number of vegetation is much greater than that of birds and beasts, it is generally difficult to open spirits, and their lifespan is long, which brings about slow practice, and their nature is quiet, so they are much less than birds, beasts and monsters.

  It seems that it is because of the character of this little fox that he can make friends with the fairies of plants and trees.

  Since this is the case, there is no need to worry about his life in the world. After all, he can make many friends in the mountains, and his ability to adapt to the environment must be very good, and he will not be bad in the world.

   After saying goodbye to his friends, even though he was a teenager, Hu Yun came back with a sad face.

  Fang Chang comforted: "The parting is for the reunion in the future, so don't be sad, get ready, come down the mountain with me."

  The little fox nodded and said, "Okay, sir."

   After finishing speaking, Hu Yun went back to his cave and came out with a small package on his back. There seemed to be very few things inside. This should be the luggage that the fox demon packed.

   But Fang Chang smiled when he saw it: "You don't carry the package in the right way—it will be scattered on the road." Then he stepped forward and showed the little fox the correct way to carry the package.

  The boy blushed a little, but he still studied and wrote it down seriously.

   After all, I have never been out, so it is normal not to know.

After Hu Yun finished carrying the package again, Fang Chang looked the boy up and down. He was still dressed in the orange-red commoner clothes he met last time—the same color as the fox’s hair—clean and neat, with a square face and broad forehead, full of youthful features. Vigorous.

  The sight of the little fox, looking into the distance from time to time, his eyes are full of longing, that is the direction down the mountain in the south.

   "That's it, we're leaving." Fang Chang cupped his hands to the mountain **** next to him and said, "Mountain God Zhang, I'm leaving now."

   "Yes." The mountain **** nodded, returned the salute slightly, and then told Hu Yun next to him: "Be careful when you go down the mountain, listen to Mr. Fang's arrangements more, don't cause trouble, practice hard, and don't disappoint your grandfather's expectations."

  The latter responded repeatedly and was very well-behaved.

   "Let's go."

  They are not mortals, so the separation was naturally straightforward. Fang Chang patted Hu Yun on the shoulder, and the two left together.

   One tall and one short have good strength, and they can go far in an instant.

  Shen Zhang looked at the backs of the two, disappeared on the south mountain, smiled, glanced at the hillside where his old friend Hu Feng was buried, turned around and disappeared in the same place, and reappeared, it was already in front of the southeast mountain temple.

  He has to clean up the chessboard.

  After playing chess with Fang Shangxian, the black and white chess pieces were just thrown on the table and never picked up.

  ...

  …

   Going down the mountain for the first time is naturally a very novel experience for the little fox.

  But the previous paragraph is okay, because:

"Mr. Fang, I've been to this village many times before. The people in it seem nice, but I hid it well and didn't show up. But the dogs in the village seem to know that I'm nearby. , barked fiercely, but couldn't find me, and didn't dare to run around."

"Also, there seems to be a legend about my grandfather circulating in the village. Back then, he and the mountain **** saved many people. The mountain **** hid himself very well, but my grandfather showed up many times, and was remembered by these people and passed down word of mouth. , it’s just that the content has long since changed, and most of it has departed from what happened back then.”

   "The chicken in the village is very fat, much fatter than the one in the mountains, and the taste is completely different. I once ate a chicken that was lost from the village. It was very delicious, but unfortunately I never met it again..."

  After a little familiarity, the little fox became very talkative.

  In the process of approaching Linxi Village, he chattered a lot about the past, which made the journey very interesting.

   "This is Linxi Village. As you said, the people inside are descendants of those who took refuge in Yunzhong Mountain. It is very remote. Although the land is barren, it can avoid tax collectors to a certain extent, so it is not bad."

   "Not long ago, there was a pangolin monster, which almost cut off the water source of the village, and drove these people to a dead end. Together with the mountain god, I drove the monster away, sorted out the water veins, and saved this village."

  Since the chat started, Fang Chang simply told Hu Yun some things, both to broaden the other party's knowledge and to explain the truth.

   "Did the pangolin run away?" Hu Yun said, "I seem to have seen it before, but when it saw me, the pangolin wanted to bite me fiercely, so I never approached it again."

   "I ran away, but not long ago, he violated his oath, did evil and hurt others, and was cut off by my sword."

   Fang Chang said very calmly.

On the other hand, the little fox next to him shivered slightly: "It's scary." Then he smiled and said: "But my grandfather told me that since I made an oath, of course I must abide by it. It is normal to be punished for violating the oath. Planting things is useless.”

  During the conversation, they walked into Linxi Village,

   "Fang Xian grows up well."

   "Fang Xianchang is going down the mountain again."

  The villagers were still busy with their lives. When they saw Fang Chang with a young man, they didn't ask much, and didn't go forward, but just greeted him from a distance.

  The simple and honest villagers have a different understanding of the concept of "immortal" than the people at the bottom of the mountain, and they only treat them as respected elders next door.

  Out of Linxi Village, the official road is not far away.

   "I've been here as far as I can." Hu Yun looked ahead, and Fang Chang said, "There are too many people on the official road, I just watched from a distance, and didn't go any further."

   Fang Chang stopped and said:

   "Then, counting from here, you are officially out of the mountain."

   "One step forward is the world."

  The little fox, with a determined face, took a step solemnly, and then said with a happy smile: "Haha, sir, I'm in the world."

Seeing the boy's actions and words, Fang Chang also smiled: "The boundary between the world and the mountain is actually very blurred. This line is only in the heart, not under the feet. The step you just took is actually stepping out of the mountain in your heart. Naturally, And walked out of the mountain at the foot."

  Hu Yun's mind was exquisite and clear, and he immediately knew that there was a bit of meaning in this sentence, but it didn't directly affect the realm of cultivation.

  He turned around and looked back, bowed to Chang Fang: "Xiaohu, write down."

  Fang Chang received the gift, pointed to the front and said:

   "Well, let's go in this direction, and we will be able to reach Huqiao Town before evening, which is much more prosperous than the one in the mountains."

   Thank you Alloy Niu Niu for your reward.

  

  

  (end of this chapter)