Volume 7: Frost Chapter 64: Departure
The golden poplar trees separate the azure lake from the equally azure sky.
The wind blew.
The lake water overflowed the shallows and stopped in front of Ren Qingning and Zhong Yan's feet.
After a long while, Monk Ren said, "It's incredible. I didn't expect that there are still such people living in seclusion among the secular world. Come to think of it, I have met him a few times, but I missed the opportunity to get to know him."
Zhong Yan asked: "Uncle Ren, did you find anything?"
Monk Ren replied: " Some breath occasionally comes out of the lake, which makes me feel familiar. He should have some connection with the remains and the person from thirty years ago."
"Then he..."
Monk Ren withdrew his gaze from the lake, turned to Zhong Yan and asked, "What are you going to do on the mountain?"
"Junior Sister Tang will take him to the mountain. It should be in the next few days."
Monk Ren nodded, "This solves a doubt in my mind."
"What's the question?" Zhong Yan asked.
"Tang Butian, the last time I saw her, there was a trace of the aura of heavenly tribulation remaining on her body, which almost caused turmoil in the small world. At that time, I thought she had an adventure, but now it seems that it was probably because of that person."
"Is everything alright?"
"No, it's solved. Her understanding of the way of the sword seems to have progressed from simple force to a deeper level of understanding of the laws," Monk Ren sighed, then smiled with relief. "Although I have gained a lot of insights in the past few years since I came down the mountain, compared to her... I am really young and powerful."
After saying that, Monk Ren flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked forward on the sand, "Let's go."
"Okay." Zhong Yan took a few quick steps and followed.
…
After deciding the time to go to the mountain with Tang Butian, Jiang You thought that mountains are all mountains and it is inevitable to climb up and down, so he diligently took Jiang Mo to exercise for a few days. He felt that his physical fitness had improved a lot, and it was no problem for him to eat three cranes in one breath.
Two days before departure, Jiang You went to Cory.
He stood in the tea room and said to the cat's tail hanging above the refrigerator, "Come down and recruit talents."
"Come home with me and play for two days. Jiujiu misses you so much. Then I'll take you back to the mountain..." As he spoke, Jiang You opened the refrigerator door and took out a can of Coke. When he closed the door, he wanted to touch the cat's tail, but the tail shrank back into the refrigerator.
Jiang You took a sip of Coke and asked, "Don't you want to go back to the mountain?"
Zhaocai didn't say anything.
Sun Yu spoke up, "Is Zhaocai going back to the mountain?"
Jiang You turned his head and saw Sun Yu walking into the tea room. Jiang You said, "It's just a visit to relatives. It's been a long time since I went back. It should have some friends in the mountains, old friends or something like that. Recruiting talents, right?"
Zhaocai shrank back.
"It looks like he's having a blast here."
"Then let it stay," Sun Yu glanced at Jiang You, "You and the section chief went to the mountains, Xiao Nuo and the two newcomers haven't come to the office much recently, and I'm quite bored alone."
"Okay." Jiang You said and walked out of the tea room with Sun Yu.
After Sun Yu sat down in his seat, he asked, "Brother Jiang, has anything happened recently?"
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know either. It's just a feeling, and I can't explain it clearly. I had this feeling the last time you came back from Luo Town. Suddenly you wanted to go to the mountain again. I was worried that something might have happened..."
"It's nothing serious, but..."
"What?"
"I might stay in the mountains for a long time this time. If there is a case, do you know that Mr. Lin is helping me look after the store now?"
“Yes.”
"If you need an assistant on a case, go find him."
Sun Yu thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay, then Zhaocai and I will wait for you to come back.
…
After being humiliated by Zhao Cai, Jiang You went home and tried to persuade Jiujiu to accompany him to the mountain, but to no avail. He had no choice but to seek some comfort from Sister Nan.
The weather was very good on the day we left, it was a good day for travel.
On the mountain.
Full of spiritual energy.
Jiang You took a deep breath, put the ginger powder on the ground and rubbed his nose, then took a few steps forward. He saw mountains rising straight into the sky, with clouds surging and lingering between them.
"Which mountain is yours?" Jiang You turned around and asked Tang Butian.
Tang Butian wore a , with her hair tied up in a high bun at the back of her head. She looked more heroic than usual, but her expression was more indifferent.
Hearing Jiang You's question, she walked up to him, pointed to a mountain and said, "Here."
Jiang You pushed his glasses and squinted to look in the direction where Tang Butian pointed. After carefully distinguishing, he asked, "Is that the hilltop that's a bit flat?"
"right."
"You didn't cut it flat, did you?"
"No. My master."
"Have you learned that the shaving is a little asymmetrical? That side should be a little flatter?"
Tang Butian thought seriously for a moment, then she said, "I'll give it a try."
"By the way, where is the crane?" Jiang You changed the subject, "Or can you take me over there on your sword? I'm a little afraid of heights..."
Tang Butian took another step forward and waved his hand. A few clear crane calls came from the clouds. Soon, three cranes landed in front of them.
Tang Butian sat on the crane, and then she saw the crane spread its wings, flapping them a few times, and then flew forward with her, and soon disappeared into the clouds.
Jiang Mo staggered to the side of the crane, reached out and patted the crane's head, and the crane bent down to let him ride on it.
The last remaining crane glanced at Jiang You.
Jiang You was quick to grab the crane's neck and sit on it just as it was about to run away. He was already heavy, and he was carrying a bulging backpack. The crane took a few steps forward and then fell from the top of the mountain.
As it fell rapidly, Jiang You held on to the crane's neck tightly. The crane twisted its body and flapped its wings weakly. It was not until it was about to hit a rugged rock that it managed to stabilize its body and flew upward and forward crookedly.
The mountain wind is very strong.
Jiang You rode on the crane, and was blown here and there. When he reached the destination, Jiang You loosened his grip on the crane's neck. When he was about to say something, the crane, with its neck tilted, stumbled in the opposite direction, and then, after a few shrill cries, it flapped its wings and flew up, and in an instant, it disappeared into the clouds.
"What did you do to it?" Tang Butian asked.
Jiang Mo pulled a piece of grass and put it in his mouth, then looked up at Jiang You.
"I didn't do anything," Jiang You said as he took off his backpack and sat down on the ground. "I just feel like my affinity with animals is a little bad. Let me rest for a while. The spiritual energy here is too abundant. I'm not feeling well."
Just as Tang Butian was about to ask a question, she heard someone calling her.
"Tang Butian, you're back."
A woman wearing dark grey training clothes and holding a sword walked towards her.
"Senior Sister Wang." Tang Butian said to her.
Wang Jin stopped one meter in front of Tang Butian and said, "I was in seclusion when you came back last time. I have some insights and I want to discuss them with you."
"Okay." Tang Butian agreed immediately .
