Hot as China, cold as snow

Although it is cold at the foot of Cangqiong Mountain, the small village at the foot of the mountain is very prosperous and orderly. People are friendly with each other, and each action is quick. Even though they are ordinary people, they can't tell the depth. It can be seen that they are well-trained, old and weak, women and children. For soldiers, this village is called Qucun.

There is a green grassland at the foot of the mountain, stretching thousands of miles forward, without boundaries.Looking up, Cangqiong Mountain is very huge, towering straight into the sky, stretching for a long distance like a long dragon enclosing the village at the foot of the mountain into a semicircle.Cangqiong Mountain is a year-round snow mountain. The mountain is full of dazzling white, pure and beautiful. On the snow mountain, there are small streams winding into rivers to feed the entire Qu Village.

After walking on the road for several months, a group of people stood at the entrance of Qucun Village, looking at such a tall Cangqiong Mountain Range, they were shocked. This is a heroic and huge magnificence.A strange feeling flows through Liu Moran's whole body. He feels that this place is like this, it should be like this, just like he has lived here for hundreds of thousands of years, he instinctively knows that this place is this place looks like.Leng Xuanyan helped Liu Moran get out of the carriage, and the cold air entered his mouth, which made him cough again, which could not stop for a long time.

The villagers at the entrance of the village were very strange when they saw outsiders, and the bold stepped forward and asked, "Where did you come from? How did you find this place? Where are you going?"

Everyone was even more surprised when they heard the accent. It was clearly the accent of the inland people, and they all spoke the dialect of their hometown. They said, "Dare to ask this strong man, is this the ancient sacred mountain Cangqiong Mountain? We are here to search for medicine, and someone in the family is seriously ill. I heard that there is a magical flower like the snowy demon lotus here, so I came here to seek it out." The strong man looked at these people, but he didn't show any expressions of surprise, disdain or hospitality, on the contrary, he was straight like a trained soldier. Looking at Liu Moran's light blue hair, he said, "Come with me! Go see our patriarch."

Leng Xuanren narrowed his eyes and became defensive, and subconsciously grasped Liu Moran tightly. Liu Moran shook his hand back, nodded at him, and smiled. His other fingers subconsciously hooked his light blue hair on the sideburns. The fire comes to block the soil, and the soldiers come to block the posture.Yu Wenzhu still looked like a ruffian, he didn't restrain himself at all, and he didn't have the consciousness of being a guest at all; Zizhu's eyes were clear, his manner was elegant, polite, and he looked like a lady from everyone; Ye Xuan stood in front of Leng Xuanren. Do your job as a security guard behind you, don't ask anything, don't think about anything, just follow orders.

Under the leadership of a strong man, a group of people passed fertile fields, ponds, and mulberry houses along the way, met transplanting seedlings and planting fields, met walking dogs, and met children in twos and threes. They came to the front of an ordinary farmyard.The strong man said: "This is it, everyone, please do your own thing." After speaking, he carried the hoe on his shoulder and left.

Liu Moran looked at his back: "Very familiar. Where have I seen it?" Leng Xuanren also felt familiar but couldn't remember it for a while, but heard Zizhu next to him say: "People are always a little bit alike, I think it's him It looks too ordinary, let's go in!"

Yu Wenzhu stepped forward and asked loudly, "Is anyone there?"

An old man stood up from the ground, holding grass in his hand, and rubbing dirt on his clothes, with a gentle and kind smile on his face, not at all surprised by the visitor: "We meet again."

"Senior Qu Wu?" Leng Moran asked involuntarily.The white-haired old man in front of him is none other than Qu Wu, the owner of Xutu Mountain Villa. The family who disappeared after the destruction of Xutu Mountain unexpectedly appeared at the foot of Cangqiong Snow Mountain.

Only then did Liu Moran think of the strong man who led the way just now, wasn't he the boy who went to meet people at the gate of Xutu Mountain Villa?Now that I haven't seen him for a few years, he has grown into a young man.

The white-haired old man Qu Wu threw away the green grass in his hand, and said with a smile: "I checked the secrets of the sky a few days ago, and I knew that there is an old friend coming to meet. Please come in!"

A group of people entered the room: "Senior, what is going on here?" Leng Xuanyan couldn't wait to ask.

"You still have the nerve to ask." Senior Qu Wu glared at Leng Xuanren: "If it weren't for you two predestined people, would the cave in Xutu Mountain collapse?"

"I'm sorry, we didn't think of it at the time." Liu Moran felt sorry for this senior.

Qu Wu waved his hand very generously: "Forget it, this is fate." A girl came in with a tray in her hand with tea on it, placed it in front of everyone, and yelled at Qu Wu :"grandfather."

"Drink tea, everyone. This is the snow tea we planted on the mountain. The tea leaves are brewed after melting snow water. It tastes sweet and refreshing. This is the old granddaughter Yun'er."

Liu Moran couldn't help coughing, took a sip of snow tea and stopped coughing: "It really is good tea."

Yun'er saluted everyone generously, and then ran out.When opening the door, Liu Moran looked out from the crack of the door and saw a red little fox, the look of wanting to go forward but not daring was very cute.The little fox also stared at Liu Moran, and seeing Liu Moran looking at it, he was so happy that he jumped into the room and into Liu Moran's arms.The fox's body is soft, Liu Moran loves it from the bottom of his heart, and hugs him naturally.Just listen to Qu Wudao: "Speaking of which, this is still your blessing, little friend."

"Mine?" Liu Moran held the little fox in his arms, raised his eyes and asked inexplicably.

Qu Wu stroked his beard, and nodded with a smile: "Yes, yours. The name is Hua Xi, you named it."

Liu Moran raised his lips and smiled, lowered his head to the little fox and said, "You are Hua Xi, and you still recognize me. It really is Hua Xi. I thought the senior would let the little fox go back to nature."

"Well, the little fox has a spirit, and the old man was released, but it doesn't want to wait for you. It's entangled in fortunetelling."

The old man stopped talking about returning to the main topic: "After the cave collapsed and the aura leaked out, I knew that the purple jade card was taken by you. Our mission of the Qu Clan for a thousand years has been completed. At that time, when we moved the family, there was panic. But now it's all over, and our Qu family is doing very well."

"Senior, I have something to ask. Back then, the Fire Qilin was in the cave in the back mountain of Xutu Mountain. Later, I went there again, but I couldn't find it. Senior, do you know where it went?" Leng Xuanren asked, clasping his hands.

Qu Wu laughed loudly: "Do you know why we migrated here?"

"I don't know." Everyone looked at each other.

"Our Qu clan was blessed by the fire unicorn. We came to the Cangqiong Mountains with the fire unicorn, so we discovered this spiritual land and settled down here. There is no Xutu Mountain Villa, and there is a Qu village." The old man suppressed his smile: "Fateful people, why did you come to Cang Qiong Mountain again this time? Tell me, regardless of my age, I might be able to help you a little bit."

"Senior, we came here because of me. I was infected with a rare kind of dust. I heard that the snowy demon lotus in Cangqiong Mountain has the effect of detoxifying, so I came here." Liu Moran stopped coughing and said.

"You really have a bad complexion, you mean the Snowy Demon Lotus?" The old man stroked his beard: "How do you want to solve it?"

"The petals of the snowy demon lotus are soaked in the tears of the fire unicorn for three days and three nights, and the poison can be cured by mixing with the rootless water." Liu Moran looked at Leng Xuanyan and said bluntly.

"No wonder." The white-haired old man stroked his beard and muttered: "Young man, seeing that this old man is destined to be with you, don't be angry when this old man speaks."

"Don't dare." Everyone replied that they didn't dare.

"The fire unicorn has spirit. If you sincerely seek it, it is not impossible to get its tears. But you are probably disappointed with the snowy demon lotus. Did you see some pink spots on the snow mountain when you came? That should be the flower you have inquired about, but it is not the legendary snowy demon lotus that can detoxify a hundred poisons. This kind of flower blooms for 300 years and bears fruit for 300 years. It is called Danlan lotus. It also has detoxification effects, but it is not as good as snow The domain demon lotus. It can be said to be a variant of the snow domain demon lotus."

"Danlan lotus, can Danlan lotus be used as a detoxification medicine?" Zizhu asked.

The white-haired old man nodded: "It is said that the Cang Qiong Mountain thousands of years ago was made of a plant called the Snowy Demon Lotus. There are only two flowers on the whole mountain, which are tied together. On the top of the Cang Qiong Mountain, they are as red as blood. It takes thousands of years It blooms for thousands of years to bear fruit, which is very rare, and the medicinal effect is wonderful. It has the effect of life and death, human flesh and bones, so it is called a god flower. Later, something happened, and the snowy demon lotus disappeared overnight, turning into red all over the sky I heard that that night was very gorgeous, and it took root wherever it landed, so the Danlan lotus appeared all over Cangqiong Mountain. The Danlan lotus is not as red as the snowy demon lotus, but turned pink. Now It’s not very rare on the mountain, you can get it, and some of its medicinal effects are left.” The old man took a sip of snow tea: “I’m afraid that what you are looking for now is this Danlan lotus. There is a mountain that specializes in picking Danlan lotus for a living People who walk mountains, we call them people who walk mountains. People who walk mountains know this sky snow mountain very well. He knows when it snows and when it is windy, where and when Danlan lotus blooms, and when it bears fruit. That road can There is no danger in walking, that road is difficult."

"Senior, please advise, where can I find the Mountain Walker?" Leng Xuanren asked.

"It's easy to handle. This old man can help. In a few days, the hikers who went up the mountain this time should come back. As long as they sell it to you at an appropriate price, this old man can let you know. It's just that this fire unicorn tears, you have to figure out your own way. Young man, if your fate is not over, there must be a way before the car reaches the mountain."

"Then, thank you senior."

The white-haired old man Qu Wu put down the things in his hands and said: "If you don't dislike it, you are ready to stay in the side courtyard."

In the early morning, the birdsong was crisp and clear, disturbing people's dreams. Liu Muran got up and opened the window, and the fresh air outside floated in. The air here is really good, and Liu Muran coughed a lot less.Looking back, she saw the faint pink on the quilt again, Liu Moran frowned and put away the quilt, took out a new one and spread it out.Feeling more comfortable, he wanted to walk around. As soon as he got out of the yard, he saw Zi Zhu standing in front of the crops and busy behind Senior Qu Wu.Qu Wu said, Zi Zhu followed suit, took out some herbs and put them away according to the procedure.Purple Bamboo Wisdom root is penetrating, and has deep research on medicine.

When the red fox Hua Xi saw Liu Moran, she pounced on him. Unprepared, Liu Moran staggered back a step, but she was not annoyed, and hugged Hua Xi affectionately.Hua Xi is strange to say, since Liu Muran came, she has been entangled with Liu Muran, jumped on Liu Muran's shoulder, and lay there with her eyes closed, her long fiery red tail wrapped around Liu Muran He circled around his neck, wishing he could always follow behind Liu Moran, and when he saw Leng Xuanyan, he raised his ears, raised his teeth, and showed his sharp claws.

As soon as the red fox Hua Xi pounced on him, Qu Wu also saw Liu Moran and said: "I heard Miss Zizhu talking about your symptoms, so I dare not boast that I am proficient in the art of Qi and Huang. I have also studied it. It is too early to let me How about showing this old man to my little friend."

Liu Moran said yes, and stretched out his hand to the old man. The old man calmed down, frowned and checked for a long time, nodded and shook his head again: "Miss Zizhu is right, it is really strange, it should be lost in ancient times. The ancient poison Luochen is a chronic poison, the blood in the body will lose blood and die with sweating. When the drug poison occurs, it will emit the fragrance of crape myrtle, and in the later stage, there will be accompanying symptoms such as blindness. Only the medicine at that time can be cured, but it is different now. In the past, many miracle medicines have been lost."

"Thank you, senior. You don't need to blame yourself. This junior already knew about it, so you don't have any hope for this result." Liu Moran withdrew his arm, and his eyes were blind for a moment. It may be because the environment here is clean, so the blindness didn't last long. , recovered quickly, he blinked, and asked Zi Zhu: "Why don't you see Leng Xuanren and Yu Wenzhu?"

"Maybe I'm busy with other things." Zizhu casually said with the medicine in his hand, "I'll be back later."