Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Everyone was worried and walked very carefully on Xiaotu Mountain, fearing that they would be discovered by the bandits. With only a dozen people on their side, they would not be able to resist them.

Fortunately, we did not encounter any bandits in the mountain when we traveled through Xiaotu Mountain, which saved us a lot of trouble.

After crossing Xiaotu Mountain, they turned south and passed through lush forests all the way. Fortunately, there were few bushes and thorns under the trees in the mountains, so it was easy to cross. After walking for four or five days, the dry food and horse meat that everyone had brought with them were all eaten up, so they had to pick wild fruits and dig wild vegetables to fill their stomachs. Among the group, including Chu Huaiyang and the other two, there were also two or three people who knew some hunting skills, but they had no suitable tools, and the existing tools were not good enough to catch any prey. Occasionally, they caught a wild rabbit, a pheasant, or a small wild boar or a small deer, but for these fourteen hungry young men, it was not enough to fill their teeth.

Everyone was so hungry that they were dizzy and had no strength to walk. A few people began to complain. One of them, Wu Sheng, said, "If we had known that we had gone with Gao Yijue and the others, we would have arrived in Bicheng by now and would have been sitting there eating meat and drinking wine." Su Mishun even said, "I think it would be better to be a slave in Jiaoshan now. At least I can have two full meals a day and I don't have to worry so much."

Chu Xiaomu knew that he had no way to refute it, so he let them talk. Sometimes he even wondered if he had taken these people to escape, whether he had saved them or harmed them. Things in the world are often unpredictable, and he really didn't know whether the future would be a blessing or a curse. However, he was tolerant of others, but he was often very demanding of himself. Once he made up his mind, he would not turn back easily.

No matter what people said or complained, their lives were the most important thing, and no one really turned back to walk towards Jiaoshan.

There were no roads in the mountains, and the only way to identify the direction was by the sun, moon and stars. Everyone was so hungry that their hands and feet were weak, so they walked very slowly, and only walked 20 to 30 miles a day. Fortunately, they were not in a hurry, and often rested for one or two hours after walking for half a day to find food to restore their strength.

Only Huai Xiaomeng kept urging everyone, making them extremely impatient.

There was a guy named Zhou Weide who also had a hot temper. When he saw Huai Xiaomeng constantly pushing his younger brother Zhou Weiyi, he almost fought with him.

At this time, he began to think about the movements in Jinyang City. He guessed that the news of the uprising of Jiaoshan Shengnu should have spread to Jinyang City long ago. He did not see any pursuers behind him, and he did not hear even the neighing of horses or the barking of dogs. This journey should be safe and reliable, at least his life would be safe. After the two days of hunger, everyone started talking about the benefits of Chu Xiaomu taking everyone on a detour, which made him speechless.

After walking in the mountains for more than ten days, we climbed over a small hill and finally saw a pool of blue lake, reflecting the clouds in the sky and the surrounding rocks, a quiet scene; flocks of birds were flying over the lake, and sometimes they swooped down to peck at small fish. They missed the fish, but they pecked out circles of glittering ripples on the mirror-like surface of the water.

The lake was huge, and the surface was covered with mist. The other side was hazy, and a towering mountain could be vaguely seen rising into the clouds. Yu Aqi said that it should be Jieyun Mountain. Everyone was very happy and said that they were almost at the border of Bicheng, and it was almost safe now.

Yang Dou said: "This lake is so big, there must be fish in it. Let's catch some and have a treat tonight." Everyone had the same idea and rushed to the lake.

When they came to the lake, they saw a group of fish swimming underwater, but it was too far from the shore to catch them. One of them, Wangang, was good at fishing, so he taught everyone to dig up earthworms and catch worms. Then he chose a few suitable places and threw the caught earthworms and worms into the water. Soon, a group of fish came to eat the bait. It was time for Chu Xiaomu and the other two to show their skills. They stood quietly on the shore of the lake with spears in their hands, waiting. After a while, a fish finally swam close. The three of them seized the opportunity and stabbed three black carps with their spears like lightning. Everyone cheered, and Yang Dou said proudly, "What's the big deal? Even three-year-old kids in Baihua Island can stab fish with a spear." The rest of the fish were frightened and swam into the deep water and stopped appearing. They had to change places to lure fish with worms, but they only caught two white fish about a foot long.

Everyone was dejected, so they had to pick up some dry wood to make a fire, and then they cut open a few black fish and white fish, each weighing no more than one or two pounds, cleaned them, and roasted them over the fire. Each person only got a small piece of fish meat to relieve the pain in his stomach.

As the sun was about to set, a group of bison with curved horns came from the east and gathered by the lake to eat grass and drink water, leisurely and relaxed. There were a lot of bison, about a thousand of them. Chu Xiaomu, Yang Douhuai and Xiaomeng grew up on Baihua Island and had never seen a cow. They were all amazed to see such a large group of them suddenly appear in front of them.

Everyone was so excited that they could hardly speak clearly, and began to plan to hunt the bison. Unfortunately, no one had experience hunting such a large group of wild animals, and although they were extremely careful, they were still discovered by the alert bison herd and ran away. Later, they used the method of dispersing far away first, forming a surrounding force, and then slowly closing in, and finally killed one with a spear.

Huai Xiaomeng wanted to kill a big bull by himself to show off. He rushed to several wild bulls and shouted loudly, showing his ferocity. However, he was knocked down by a strong bull. The wild bull rushed over to butt him again. Huai Xiaomeng seized the opportunity to grab the bull's horns and climbed onto the bull's back. The wild bull jumped wildly for a while and threw him off its back. It arched its back and tried to chase and hit him again. Huai Xiaomeng realized that he could not do anything to it alone. He had to flee in embarrassment until he climbed up a tree and escaped. He acted as if nothing had happened to him, but Chu Xiaomu was frightened for a while. Everyone laughed, and Yang Dou laughed so hard that he fell backwards. Huai Xiaomeng glared at him and said, "What's so funny? I'm just too hungry and have no strength. If you have the guts, try it yourself!"

That night, everyone built a big bonfire, skinned, cleaned, cut the bison, and roasted it over the fire. They sang and danced around the bonfire and had a great time until midnight.

The fair-skinned young man was named Yingdan, from Yutuo City. He was born thin and weak, with arms thinner than bamboo poles. But he was born with a good voice. In the excitement and cheers of the crowd, he couldn't help singing. He sang:

I have wandered for more than a hundred years, but how much joy have I gained?

Once you ascend to the throne, you will find it lonely and lonely, and the villains around you will always be sad.

Once you become rich, your descendants will be concerned about you, and so will thieves.

Once sold into slavery, you have no control over your body and your life.

The mountains are as high as the four worlds, and they are not higher than the sky;

The water is as deep as a huge ravine, but its depth is no deeper than the ruins.

There are spirits outside of humans, and there are gods outside of spirits;

Although the gods seem to be free and easy, they also compete for the affairs of the ancestral temple.

The sun rises and sets, the moon wanes and wanes;

Life is not always as you wish, but when you are free from worries, you will be happy;

When you are happy, do happy things.

Fill the cup with Yuyachun wine, let go of your worries and sorrows.

……

The singing was so beautiful and the voice was so melodious that everyone was mesmerized by it.

The lyrics of this song are straightforward, saying that life is unpredictable, there are more sorrows than joys, don't be too obsessed with anything, and enjoy yourself when you can. But everyone is young in their teens and twenties, and they are not very experienced in the world, so naturally they can't fully understand the meaning of it.

After eating and drinking, singing and dancing, everyone lay down around the campfire and slept all night.