This year's Spring Festival comes very early, and the end of January is New Year's Eve.
Most of the people, as in previous years, slapped their fingers on their year-end bonuses and holidays, and then went back to their hometowns for reunion, eating and drinking, and being forced by a gang of relatives to show off in various ways, until they continued to work as usual after the festival.
For a small number of people, the meaning of this Spring Festival division is extremely strong. The so-called new year and new atmosphere, but this new atmosphere is a bit too big.
In the morning, at the foot of Phoenix Mountain.
A white pickup truck bumped along the uneven dirt road, and finally stopped by the side of the road. The east side is wild land, the west side is the foothills, and a winding wild path is exposed among the dead trees.
There were two people in the car, one was the driver and the other was Yuan Peiji.
Yuan Peiji looked at the mountain and found no movement, so he lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth. The smoke is thin and diffuses in a small space, making it a bit choking.
He pushed open the window a little, and the warm air inside the car mixed with the cold air outside, wrapping it up against the hedge, and blowing on his face.
The grandson of a military chieftain appeared in a remote country out of nowhere, and even escorted the car himself, which is very miraculous. He appeared to be very patient, and he ordered another one after smoking one, without the slightest irritability.
About half an hour later, the sound of footsteps finally sounded in the wild path, and Gu Yu, covered in morning dew, came down the mountain leisurely.
"gentlemen!"
Yuan Peiji opened the door and ran over. He was originally called Mr. Gu, but for some reason, he suddenly changed his name and erased a word.
Gu Yu didn't care about this subtle intimacy, but was a little surprised, and said, "When did you arrive? Didn't you make an appointment at ten o'clock?"
"Not long after I arrived, I was afraid of being delayed on the road, so I came out a little earlier."
"Oh, that was hard work."
Gu Yu came down ten minutes early, Wen Zhi didn't say anything, and said with a smile: "Let me look at the herbs first."
"Well, it's all here!"
Yuan Peiji went around to the back of the car, opened the compartment door by himself, and moved down two strange half-closed boxes. Through the glass cover, one can see the crude medicine inside, with soil still attached to the bottom.
"This box can adjust the humidity and temperature, and can also simulate sunlight. The root system is not damaged at all, and it can be transplanted after returning home." He introduced.
Gu Yu opened it and checked. There were 18 plants in the two boxes, all of which were precious medicinal materials such as ginseng, ganoderma, shouwu, and dendrobium.
"That's right, thank you, and I'll make a trip myself."
"It's too polite, I'm free too."
Yuan Peiji's attitude changed drastically, he was not as forthright as before, he seemed respectful, and said again: "By the way, sir, we will keep a manpower in Baicheng, which is near Phoenix Mountain, so that you can give orders later."
"you?"
"Yes, there are Lei family and Zeng family, but they don't know much, don't worry."
"Oh, I'll trouble you then."
"Where is it, can I help you move it there?"
"No, I can do it myself."
Yuan Peiji was rejected, and he didn't force it. He just watched the other party lift the box effortlessly, walked up the mountain quickly, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
With a flash of longing and envy, he sat back in the car and beckoned the driver to return. After running back and forth for seven or eight hours, I only stayed for 20 minutes, but I didn't feel the hard work at all.
Just before the Spring Festival, Gu Yu suddenly called and talked about building a residence and collecting herbs. Two small requests shocked the old man of the Yuan family.
The old man's status in the military region outside the pass is quite high, and he is backed by a certain boss in the central government, so he knows a little about him. In other words, after Gu Yu negotiated peacefully with the government, the government seemed to have no intention of concealing it, allowing certain news to spread laissez-faire and restraint.
Including all the official personnel of the Special Bureau, the powerful leaders of various factions, such as high-level officials of various provinces and cities, senior heads of various military regions, and so on.
There are also some fringe groups, most of whom are well-connected business giants. Of course, they are not qualified enough to get accurate information, they only have a vague idea.
For a population base of nearly 2 billion, these people are not worth mentioning, but they are definitely not many.
So when Gu Yu took the initiative to contact, the Yuan family felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. These two are people who are concerned at the national level.
The old man reported it immediately, and the backer said that the reasonable request should be complied with. With these words, the Yuan family dared to proceed and approached him cautiously.
Let's say that when there are external conflicts, the officials can keep pace. And when the conflict is resolved for the time being and all is well, the rivalry among the factions emerges.
Just like when Gu Yu wanted to build a residence, he talked with Zhang Hongru, the Special Bureau, and the Yuan family. Although the government was behind it, the effect was different.
Gu Yu chose Yuan's family, and he also intended to interfere with the other party and gain some time for development.
…
Valley, riverside.
On the south bank of the small river, a courtyard has been built. The overall style is very simple, with fence walls surrounded by bamboo, bluestone pavement, and wooden houses.
The three quiet rooms are separated, and there is a kitchen, living room, toilet, and one more than the original plan, which is reserved as a warehouse.
There is a door in the small courtyard, and there is a plaque on the door, and there are three large characters written on it: Qingxinlu.
This name does not seek mystery, nor can it use Guan, Gong and the like, which are unique to Taoist buildings. The two of them didn't want to sacrifice to the gods, so they discussed it briefly and felt that it would be more appropriate to use the hut.
The courtyard was quiet, and Xiao Zhai and Long Qiu were practicing in the quiet room. Long Qiu hasn't formally entered yet, so she is still making preliminary adjustments, and Gu Yu will help her enlighten her spirit when she is in good physical and mental condition.
As for Xiaozhai, after she came back, she devoted herself to "Shenxiao Dalei Langyu Book", except for regular meals, she hardly ever went out.
This thunder book is a complete set of systems, how to meditate, how to induce qi, how to hold thoughts, how to display supernatural powers, etc., are all described.
At this moment, Xiao Zhai sat cross-legged, meditating on his heart and breath according to the law, and soon entered the state of looking at me alone.
The law of heart and breath is the best meditation formula of Taoism. Pay attention to the action of the heart and the action of the heart, the breath of the heart, the breath of the heart, and the rest of the heart. But everything is silent, not a single thought arises.
Then, according to the jade book, she kept thinking of thunder in her mind to arouse her anger.
The eastern wooden thunder is in the liver palace, the southern fire thunder is in the heart palace, the western golden thunder is in the lung palace, the northern water thunder is in the kidney palace, and the central earth thunder is in the spleen palace.
The five thunders are practiced in no order, and all rely on one's own thinking.
The so-called God of Thunder is my God, with one spirit and spirit, returning to the root and returning to life, walking, standing, sitting and lying down, as if it exists continuously, with my true energy, it is in harmony with the creation of the heaven and the earth, so it can be called clouds and rain, and it can be called thunder...
After more than ten days of cultivation, she already had a vague sense of qi. She only felt a ball of white qi in her body, faintly visible, with a thin and chaotic structure, as if it would dissipate at any time.
White Qi is the golden thunder among the five thunders. At this moment it is still beginning to appear, and when it is stable and strong, spotless, clean and clean, and reaches the state of no leakage, this golden thunder will be cultivated.
Jin, the master of killing.
The thunderbolt, the cardinal of heaven and earth, has the greatest power, and is the number one killing technique of Taoism.
What's Xiao Zhai's temper
If you don't choose Yin attributes such as sea mines, the first thing you should practice is golden mines!
…
It is said that today's Phoenix Mountain has been divided into an inner mountain and an outer mountain, separated by iron nets. The people's territory is all magic circles, and the use of iron nets here is indeed a bit low, but there is no way.
The engravings on Sa Zu's Dao Seal are too esoteric to be understood in a short time.
Gu Yu said goodbye to Yuan Peiji, and returned to the valley with the box, feeling that both of them were practicing, so he didn't bother. He went to the warehouse to pick up the tools, then went to the medicine garden, and planted the crude medicines one by one.
Some of them were planted in the garden, which were common crude medicines from Phoenix Mountain.
He has been making incense since he was a child. To make incense, he needs to understand spices. Spices are plants and trees. Not to mention Xiao Zhai, Jianmu is one of the master's lineages. So they all know about herbs and take care of them very well.
After a long time, he finished planting. Looking at the sky, it was already noon.
Before Xiao Zhai and Long Qiu moved, he returned to the quiet room and began to devour Zhengyang Qi. After a lot of luck, there was a sound from Long Qiu's side, as if he was about to light a fire for cooking.
Gu Yu still didn't go out, but took out the two sapphire needles and looked at them carefully.
This needle has been refined by dripping his blood, and he carries it with him all the time, nourished by spiritual temperature, tempered by spiritual consciousness. After more than ten days, there was little effect, only a little colder.
He is not in a hurry, forging a weapon is a matter of grinding time with water, using spiritual consciousness to reshape a magic weapon, connecting it with the mind and spirit, both tangible and intangible, and finally hiding it in the sea of consciousness, one thought can strike the enemy.
He put away the sapphire needle, and took out the Dao seal to study. As he sat down, the sky became dark unknowingly.
Long Qiu lit the solar lamps. Although their lives are simple, there is no need to be harsh on themselves when it comes to lighting. In the modern society, it is a bit silly to have to burn candles.
The climate in this valley is warm and the sunshine is excellent, which is when the solar energy works.
Gu Yu smelled the aroma of the food, got up to go out, and heard a "squeak", Xiao Zhai also appeared.
"How?" he asked.
"fine."
Xiao Zhai didn't say much, and went to the kitchen together. The meals were super simple and almost all vegetarian.
Not to mention Long Qiu, since the two of them moved to Guzhong, they feel that time flies. I can't see each other several times a day, so one day goes by, and another day goes by.
I didn't feel it before, but now I really feel it. No wonder the ancients said: there is no sun and moon in the mountains.
"..."
They ate without thinking, only thinking about continuing to practice after eating.
Long Qiu glanced at this and that, like a child whose parents are arguing and trying to adjust the atmosphere, suddenly smiled and said: "Brother and sister, I'm almost ready, I want to refine Gu tomorrow."
"oh?"
Gu Yu regained consciousness from the thoughts of the formation, and asked: "Then do you want to collect poisonous insects?"
"No need, I see that there are many poisonous mosquitoes in the black thorn forest, and they are all high-quality materials. I can refine a blood mosquito Gu."
"What is Blood Mosquito Gu?" Xiao Zhai also asked.
"Uh, it has very strong penetrating power, likes to suck blood, and is different from other Gu insects, it can reproduce. First find some human blood, let it lay eggs in it, and then grow into individual Gu, It itself is considered a mother Gu, and it can command mosquitoes."
"oh… "
The two of them understood, in one sentence: Xiaoqiu controls the mother Gu, and the mother Gu controls the child Gu.
The poisonous mosquitoes in the black thorn forest have no spirituality, and they bite wildly. If they are refined into Gu, they will become an organized army in the future, and their power will increase greatly.
"This is not bad. We don't have a magic circle to protect the mountain, so it would be nice to have a forbidden area." Gu Yu laughed.
"It's really good. Let's take a day off tomorrow to help you refine Gu." Xiao Zhai said.
"Well, I can definitely make it!"
A trace of firmness appeared on Long Qiu's face, and he nodded vigorously. She has always paid for the phone bill, and she is very happy to be able to do something for her brothers and sisters.