"Huh..."
A strong wind blew and the leaves rustled.
"Kachacha..."
There was a sound of feet stepping on dead leaves. A young man in his twenties was carrying a medicine basket behind his back. The medicine basket already contained half a basket of fresh herbs that had just been picked.
"ah?"
The young man let out a scream and looked at the four stone statues not far away in front of him. After being in a daze for a while, he took a few steps forward and worshiped in front of the four stone statues.
"How come there are stone statues here
This is Huofeng Mountain, a volcano that just erupted a few years ago. Could it be that these four gods suppressed the volcano and prevented it from continuing to erupt? "
The young man murmured in a low voice, then climbed up, walked around the four stone statues, and reached out to touch each one.
"There is no secret book!"
The young man returned to the four statues and looked at them. It was not until the sky gradually darkened that he shook his head and turned away.
More than a month later, on a sunny afternoon, six more figures climbed up the mountain. The leader was the young man who collected medicine before, and there were three other young men and two women.
As soon as the two women climbed up the mountain, they were surprised and said: "Yang Chunyu, you didn't lie to us. There are really four stone statues here."
"I didn't lie to you, did I?"
The five friends cheered and rushed towards the four statues. Yang Chunyu hurriedly shouted:
"I have to say goodbye first."
The five friends stopped hurriedly and bowed to the four stone statues. They each muttered something. Then they began to circle around the four stone statues and removed the vines wrapped around the stone statues. Nothing was found. , and pulled off the moss on the stone statue. In the end, all that was left was disappointment, and nothing was found.
"Nothing! I'm so happy for nothing."
"As I told you, there is nothing, just four stone statues."
"It's boring. Let's go. Let's go home."
"Who do you think was so idle that he carved four stone statues here?"
"Not quite sculpture-like."
"It's not a sculpture. Could it be that it grew on its own?"
As time passed, more and more people came to see the stone statues. An old Taoist built a Taoist temple on the mountain peak and named it the Four Saints Temple.
I sit in front of the four stone statues every day to reflect.
As winter turns to spring, countless people come to the stone statue to gain enlightenment, but they all gain nothing.
I don’t know how many years have passed.
The stone statue was covered with dust, covered with moss, and entangled with layers of vines.
Even every spring and summer, the plants on the four stone statues are full of flowers.
The old Taoist who once established the Taoist temple has left, and the Taoist temple has collapsed. There used to be strong incense in front of the four stone statues,
All that was left was the broken altar of incense.
The number of people who came to visit the stone statues increased from an endless stream, to a wave every month, to a wave every year, and then... no one came anymore.
The four stone statues were discovered, became legends, and were finally forgotten.
Occasionally, people still come here, but they are not specifically here to see the four statues. They just pass by for various reasons, just glance at them, and then leave in a hurry.
Some people were once hunted here, and others had a decisive battle here, with their blood spilled on the four stone statues.
There were even birds landing on the heads and shoulders of the four stone statues.
This mountain peak reaches the sky and is rarely visited.
Unknowingly, fifty years passed by.
The golden sunshine shines on the volcanic peaks in the cloudless sky, and the spring peaks are full of green.
Even in direct sunlight, it gives people a cool feeling.
"Snapped!"
With one hand clasped on the rock crevice, a young man was climbing up the mountain with difficulty. Big beads of sweat were constantly flowing down his forehead, his clothes were soaked through, and his appearance was ordinary, but his eyes were full of stubbornness.
His physical strength seemed to be average, and he seemed to have used up his last bit of strength to finally climb to the top of the mountain. He turned over and lay on his back on the grass, breathing heavily.
"Is this the top of Huofeng Mountain?"
The young man panted for a while, then got up from the ground and walked towards the four stone statues.
The young man looked up at the four stone statues, and finally shook his head in disappointment. He did not try to remove the vines or remove the moss, because he knew very well that if there were secrets engraved on the stone statue, it would have been discovered long ago.
Turning his head to look at the sea of clouds at the foot of the mountain, he took a deep breath, then stretched out his stance and started a set of punches.
"Pa bang bang..."
There was a sound of the air being blown away. He couldn't lift his feet high, and his feet were no higher than his knees. Walking was like walking through mud. The fists opened and closed widely, and the wind whistled as they danced.
One move after another, the moves were consistent, and steam began to emit from the young man's head.
"Snapped!"
At the last sound, the young man stopped, took a few deep breaths, and showed disappointment in his eyes.
How long has this been going on
Four years, right
I still can't reach the peak of body tempering!
If you can't even reach the peak of body tempering, how can you practice Qi? How to build a foundation
He looked at the billowing white clouds under his feet, and his heart was also churning.
Is it because my qualifications are not good, or is the aura of heaven and earth becoming weak
He turned around, faced the four statues, sat down cross-legged, and muttered to himself.
"It's a pity that I missed the best era of the Azure Continent. The legendary ancient era, when spiritual energy was dense, foundation-building monks could be seen everywhere, flying with swords, heading east and west."
"What a glorious era it was!"
"Huhu..."
There was a sound of gasping from the bottom of the cliff. The young man looked stunned. He stood up from the ground and walked to the edge of the cliff. He saw a girl climbing up.
"Wu Xue, are you here like this?"
When Muxue looked up and saw Li Che, her face was filled with joy. She stretched out her hand and said, "Pull me up."
Li Che stretched out his hand and grabbed Muxue's little hand. He pushed upward and pulled Muxue up. Muxue sat down on the grass and said:
"You are indeed here. I have heard you muttering about coming here in the past two days."
"You haven't said yet, why are you here like this?"
Muxue's expression changed, she reached out and grabbed Li Che's wrist and said, "Are you causing trouble again? People from the City Lord's Mansion are looking for you everywhere."
"Is someone from the City Lord's Mansion looking for me?"
"Yeah, don't meet Yangcheng anymore. The further away you are, the better."
Li Che frowned, feeling a little irritated in his heart. He couldn't figure out why the City Lord's Mansion was looking for him everywhere. Then he asked:
"You didn't hear anything?"
"No, someone asked, and they said they didn't know. They only knew the order from the city lord's palace to find you. Just don't go back and leave quickly."
As he spoke, he took off his backpack and said, "Here's this for you, with some money and dry food."
"What about you?"
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(End of chapter)