The shrine is located on the sacred mountain to the northeast of the Nanzhao Imperial Palace, surrounded by white mist and green trees, like a fairyland.
Standing at the foot of the mountain, Murong Xue looked at the road paved with blue stone bricks and the towering palace hall, and blinked lightly: "Shall we go up on foot?" The sacred mountain is about two thousand meters by eye. It's not difficult for her at all.
Ouyang Shaochen stepped forward, and said lightly: "Under normal circumstances, you have to go up, but in special cases, you don't have to."
"What is the special situation?" Murong Xue looked at Ouyang Shaochen curiously.
"Just look ahead and you'll know." Ouyang Shaochen said lightly.
Murong Xue followed his direction, looked up, and saw two white deer coming out of the woods, pulling behind them a beautiful wooden cart made of flowers, and slowly stopped in front of Ouyang Shaochen and Murong Xue .
Murong Xue's eyes were full of surprise: "They are... wanting to drag us to the shrine?"
"Yeah." Ouyang Shaochen nodded, gently helped Murong Xue to sit on the flower wooden cart, and he also sat on it. Bailu didn't need to drive, and ran forward quickly.
Sitting on the wooden cart, Murong Xue could only feel the whistling wind blowing past her ears, the scenery on both sides reversed rapidly, the wooden cart under her body was smooth and stable, without the slightest bump.
I couldn't help but admire secretly, the shrine is worthy of being a shrine, and even the animals in the shrine are so spiritual.
"Ah, little white deer, we meet again, do you remember me?" Yaya flapped its wings and flew over, floating above the heads of the two white deer, eyes full of excitement.
The white deer looked at it with friendly eyes, obviously remembering it.
Murong Xue's eyes were full of surprise, and she looked at Ouyang Shaochen with twinkling eyes: "The last time you came to the shrine, you also took the white deer chariot?"
"Yes." Ouyang Shaochen nodded.
"Does that mean that every guest who comes to the shrine will enjoy the treatment of a white deer car?" Murong Xue asked curiously.
Ouyang Shaochen shook his head: "Not necessarily, there are roughly three types of guests in the shrine, one is unwelcome guests, who will be attacked by traps as soon as they set foot on the holy mountain, and the other is ordinary people , you need to go to the shrine by yourself, and there is another kind of distinguished guest, a white deer will automatically show up and pull you up to the shrine."
Murong Xue nodded understandingly: "So, we are honored guests."
Ouyang Shaochen nodded: "Almost, but there are very few distinguished guests in the shrine. Since the establishment of the shrine, there are only five fingers."
Murong Xue raised her eyebrows: so few? It has been a hundred years since the Jingu Palace was founded, and only five people were lucky enough to get on the White Deer Cart. Excluding her and Ouyang Shaochen, there are only three people left...
"Squeak!" Two little squirrels ran out of the woods, each holding a water-stained fruit, and jumped onto the wooden flower cart, holding the bright red fruit to Murong Xue.
Murong Xue's eyes were full of surprise: "Give it to me?"
"Squeak." The squirrel nodded slightly.
"Thank you." Murong Xue took the fruit with a smile, and rubbed the squirrel's head friendly.
With shy eyes, the two little squirrels quickly jumped out of the carriage and stood by the side of the road, reluctantly watching the white deer cart go away.
Sitting on the wooden cart, Murong Xue looked at the fresh fruit in the hands of herself and Ouyang Shaochen, and once again admired in her heart: the small animals on the sacred mountain are really not ordinary spirituality.
The white deer cart ran higher and higher, the white mist in front of him gradually dissipated, and a towering and majestic palace appeared in front of Murong Xue.
The gate of the palace was wide open, and there stood two guards wearing silver armor and holding silver spears. The white deer pulled the wooden cart and ran into the palace as if he hadn't seen them.
In an instant, Murong Xue felt her eyes go dark, and then it lit up again. A beautiful cherry blossom tree appeared in the open space in front of her. Its luxuriant branches and leaves covered most of the sky. The cherry blossoms on the tree were in full bloom. A piece of petals fluttered with the wind and fell on the mahogany tables and chairs under the tree, which was as beautiful as a dream.
The white deer stopped, Ouyang Shaochen stood up, gently helped Murong Xue get off the white deer car.
"Aww." A ray of golden light suddenly rushed over from a distance, and rushed towards Murong Xue cheerfully.
"Stupid fox, just stay there." Yaya patted the golden light with one wing, flew the golden light away, fell heavily to the ground, and rolled several times before stopping.
It was only then that Murong Xue saw clearly that it was the little golden fox she had seen in Xiliang Town, it stood up tremblingly, with several petals on its body, and looked at Murong pitifully. Snow, big watery eyes full of grievances...
"Stinky fox, you didn't get hurt, so don't pretend to be pitiful." Yaya shouted angrily, flapped its wings, and patted the little fox again.
"Aww." The little fox wailed, turned sideways to avoid the crow's attack, and scurried into Murong Xue's arms with a 'swish', rubbing his little head against the back of her hand, acting coquettishly, cutely, and begging for comfort.
Murong Xue smiled and stroked the little fox's golden hair slightly, and said softly: "Yaoya, don't bully the little fox."
"Ha, this stinky fox's status in the Jingu is not ordinary, how can I bully it, Miss Murong, don't be deceived by its weak and fake appearance..." Yaya glared at the little fox, and said Outraged.
"Aww!" The little fox nestled in Murong Xue's arms, staring at Yayao, gesturing wildly with its two front paws, and complained excitedly: How can you not bully me? You obviously met me once and bullied me once...
Ya Ya Niao raised her head and said proudly: "When I slapped you, didn't you return your claws and snatched off several of my feathers? Even if you failed to beat me in the end, you scratched me too. Come on, why put on a miserable look like I bullied you... Foxes are cunning..."
Ah, stinky bird, you dare to slander me, I will fight you.
The little fox was furious, and rushed out with a 'whoosh', and grabbed the crow viciously. In an instant, the fox and the bird rolled into a ball and fought fiercely, the fox's fur flew, and the bird's feathers fluttered...
Murong Xue stared at the sky speechlessly, this bird and fox can cross races and be hostile to each other, they are not ordinary...
"The honored guest is here. I'm sorry to welcome you. I'm not respectful." An elegant male voice suddenly rang out.
Murong Xue followed the sound, and saw a young man walking out of the sun, his eyebrows were picturesque, his eyes were like stars, and his jade-colored robe was as graceful as a butterfly, exaggerating his innate nobility and elegance. , it is Xiao Xi, the chief priest of the shrine.
"Senior Ouyang, Miss Murong." Xiao Xi greeted him indifferently, as if he knew that the two of them would come.
"Xiao Sacrifice." Ouyang Shaochen's expression was also indifferent.
"Great Priest." Murong Xue's expression was much more solemn!
Xiao Xi's slightly cold gaze swept over Ouyang Shaochen, landed on Murong Xue, and cut straight to the point: "Miss Murong came to the Divine Palace, but for the Underground Palace?"