There was a mountain flying here in the past, how could the gods and monsters be predicted
Ten thousand valleys are filled with wind and thunder, and thousands of rocks serve as wings.
— (Song Dynasty) Jiang Tang
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Feilai Mountain in Liangzhou.
Liang Jinzhu stood on this ancient altar. He and his family have been guarding Feilai Mountain for thousands of years.
When did this Feilai Mountain come from? Whether it really flew here, he and his clansmen actually didn't know. He only knew that the responsibility of protecting this mountain had been passed down from generation to generation in their Liang family.
Now, it's his turn.
However, he didn't want to be trapped in the deep mountains and forests like his father, grandfather, and grandfather's grandfather, guarding this broken mountain that he didn't even know if it had flown in!
The new generation of the tribe does not want to be trapped in the mountains for the rest of their lives. They want to get out of the mountains and go to wealthy towns. Even if they are just doing hard labor there, they can earn much more money than staying in the mountains.
If their people don’t leave the country, they won’t even be able to find a wife!
The arrival of a general named Yuchi Feng, who brought with him elite soldiers and fine horses, made them want to leave the mountains and Liangzhou even more! The general came to this desolate place to guard the border, but they had no such responsibility. They just wanted to become rich, have horses, and have women.
Liang Jinzhu angrily grasped the so-called clan leader's Zen stick in his hand, which was actually a broken peach wood with some animal bones hanging on it. He was fed up with these lousy costumes and the animal skins on his body. He and his people looked like savages!
Look at the soldiers of the Yuchi Army, look at the ladies, they are dressed like human beings!
He angrily swung his staff and began to smash the broken altar that had trapped their people for a thousand years.
It is called an altar, but in fact it is just a stone formation surrounded by a few broken stones, used to prevent outsiders from approaching the Feilai Mountain behind. This is simply stupid!
"Ah--" He smashed and kicked angrily. One rock after another was pushed down by him and fell to the ground with a dull sound.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Suddenly, the ground beneath his feet shook. He was slightly stunned. The next moment, the ground cracked, and a big hole appeared. He fell down.
"ah--"
"Bang!" He fell to the ground, as if he had just fallen into a hole.
A beam of light shone through the cracked hole, illuminating his surroundings slightly. He slowly stood up, only to feel something blinding him.
He looked towards what was dazzling his eyes, as if it was the gleam of metal.
He walked slowly towards it, and in the rock wall, he saw the small shining spot, which was golden metal! His eyes immediately widened, which was an instinctive reaction to the metal.
He slowly reached out his hand and touched the golden metal. The next moment, he used the knife he carried with him to scrape off a little bit and placed it in the palm of his hand to look at it more carefully.
The more he looked, the more certain he became, and the more excited he became!
"It's gold, it's gold—" he shouted in ecstasy, "Hahaha—it's gold—gold—" He immediately rushed to the earth wall and looked at the golden light. He wanted more, more! This is gold, it's gold!
He took out a knife and began to scrape the soil around the metal. The sand and soil were blown off by the knife, and more and more gold was revealed!
An hour later, Liang Jinzhu stood in front of a wall of gold, stunned. His father had been right in adding the word "gold" to his name! He was destined to have gold!
There is now a military camp at the foot of Feilai Mountain. It was built after Yuchi Feng took office in Liangzhou a few months ago.
This place is really as poor as the legend says!
But Yuchi Feng was an honest general and he did not come to Liangzhou to make money, so he really thought that Lian Youyou's advice was good. This was indeed a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers.
It is called a prefecture, but it is really a separate place. Liangzhou is big because of the continuous mountains and the villages hidden deep in the mountains. The mountain people in these villages are also self-governing, and there is no need for Yuchi Feng, a prefect, to manage them. Only when the court distributes supplies will the village chiefs come down the mountain to receive them.
Usually it seems like an empty mountain with no one in sight.
So Yuchi Feng really became a leisurely state official.
Liangzhou was surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the prefecture was built at the foot of Feilai Mountain, which was the only good flat land in Liangzhou. Although the prefecture was dilapidated, it didn't matter. He brought soldiers and there was plenty of wood on the mountain. Soon, the dilapidated prefecture was rebuilt firmly.
There was a lot of vacant land around the provincial capital, so Yuchi Feng built a military camp and reclaimed a piece of wasteland. He usually farmed in the morning and trained soldiers in the afternoon. He was self-sufficient and lived a carefree life as if he were secluded from the world.
Originally, Yuchi Feng was worried that his wife and daughter would suffer, but his wife Lu was fascinated by the green mountains and clear waters and the birdsong and fragrance of flowers in Liangzhou as soon as she arrived.
The young lady from an official family who lived in a big city had never seen such a magnificent view of mountains and rivers. Especially when they came, it was summer, and the colorful flowers all over the mountains were like a sea of flowers with no end in sight. This made Lu, who loved flowers and flower arrangement, like it even more. She was busy picking flowers and arranging flowers there every day.
My daughter Xiaojing is even more excited. Because there are so many small animals here, such as rabbits, deer, birds, etc., Yuchi Shaolang often catches them for his sister to play with. Every day, the little girl runs barefoot in the sea of flowers and has fun with the small animals, which is really letting her nature run free.
Since Yuchi Shaolang followed Yuchi Feng, he has become like a human being. His long snow-white hair is neatly standing up, and he is wearing clothes made by Yuchi Feng's wife.
The headband covering his face had been removed, revealing a pair of cool, clear eyes like mountain spring water. For the first time, he saw how beautiful the world was, the sky, the sun, the moon, the stars, the flowers, the trees, and his current family: his father, mother, and sister.
Lian Youyou gave him a whole new world, making him feel like he was reborn. Although it was difficult for him to see Lian Youyou anymore, the aura of her benefactor was like a brand, deeply imprinted in his heart, and he would never forget it.
Every day, Yuchi Feng would teach him to read and write, and practice martial arts and archery. Just as Lian Youyou said, Yuchi Feng loved Yuchi Shaolang very much. He learned everything quickly, and with his quick reflexes, within three months, he had no rivals in the army! From time to time, he would go up the mountain to fight with the tigers and black bears there!
The wild animals in the mountains dared not come down the mountain because of Yuchi Shaolang. On weekdays, they would steal chickens and dogs from the villages and hurt the villagers. Now, they all hid in the mountains, and they were even afraid that Yuchi Shaolang would find them to fight.
With Yuchi Shaolang, Yuchi Feng, the governor, has less time. The villagers from the village used to come to him because they were attacked by wild beasts. Now, Yuchi Shaolang is like the king of wild beasts in the mountains. With him around, no wild beast dares to attack anyone. (To be continued)