Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 600: The Lonely Person

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Bai Feng, as far as first impression is concerned, is a resolute and cold-blooded person in the eyes of Ge Hu and Ge Mao: he treats people as he pleases, seemingly never considering other people's feelings, and hates flattery and boring daily conversations, but at the same time, he never cares whether others consider his feelings or not, so in this respect he treats himself and others the same.

In most cases, he would even treat himself more harshly than others, like this crazy decision.

In order to facilitate his movements, Bai Feng had cut his hair short at the beginning of the journey, but for the sake of warmth, he still left a little length, which was about to the chin when not tied up, and would be combed to the back of his head into a small braid after tying it up. His beard was long, dense, and black, and from a distance he looked like a wild man.

Seeing that the wind and snow outside were about to stop, Bai Feng immediately signaled Ge Mao to tie Ge Hu up on his back again - he was carrying something that looked like a stool, which he made himself, which allowed Ge Hu to sit on him without falling off easily.

It was with the help of this device that Bai Feng was able to successfully climb down the ice wall out of the Sutra Cave carrying Ge Hu on his back. Of course, Ge Mao's help was indispensable.

Now, they had to leave their temporary shelter and continue walking down the mountain.

They seemed to be drifting in the sky, coming from a place above the clouds, experiencing severe cold and fatigue, and usually could only walk down a slope after a whole day's effort.

The clouds were still surrounding them; the sky had never been so close to them.

  ——We can’t get out?

Looking up, you will see the mysterious blue sky, twinkling with stars. These are the eternal cosmic candles. The cold light without temperature makes it unreal, just like the endless snow line. It is easy to get lost in it.

——The night bonfire was lit again.

Taking this opportunity, Ge Mao wanted to carefully observe Bai Feng's every move for the first time: all his actions had traces, and he never dragged his feet. If he needed to make a fire, he would make a fire. If he needed to take windbreak measures, he would make a windbreak. In short, he just wanted to bring himself and his master Ge Hu down the mountain.

"Why do we have to work so hard...it's so tiring." Ge Mao recalled that when they were still in the Sutra Cave, he and Ge Hu were unknowingly guided by Bai Feng and silently agreed to this decision.

"Go down the mountain, you must go down the mountain!"

This is what Bai Feng said at the time.

"If we continue to stay here, we will slowly die. Only by going down the mountain can we make the Spirit Snake Temple reborn."

There was no hesitation in his eyes, and he felt from the bottom of his heart that his decision was a natural thing to do.

"Let's go now."

Ge Hu seemed to see Ge Mao's doubts, and he asked: "Ge Mao, this is your first time going down the mountain. It must be very hard, right?"

"Master, can we really get out..."

"I have never been out since I came up the mountain, so even if you ask me about this, I don't know." Ge Hu looked at Bai Feng and continued, "I am old after all."

  Ge Mao thought about it carefully. Did he really need to go down the mountain? Did he really need to meet other people? Did he really need to contact the outside world?

Even if he didn't go down the mountain, he could still survive by relying on the food grown in the spring on the mountain; even if he didn't know other people, he could enrich his spiritual world by relying on the classics in the cave; even if he had never been exposed to the outside world, he could have spent so many years in peace!

——Nothing changes, nothing needs to change.

There was a crackle of fireworks in the air.

Ge Mao stood up, mustered up the courage to face Bai Feng, and said to the wild-looking fellow: "Mr. Bai, I don't want to mess with you anymore!"

"Ah?" Bai Feng glanced at Ge Mao as if nothing had happened, then turned back and continued to tidy up the fire with a dagger.

"Can't you hear what the mountain is saying? If you keep walking like this, you will never get out. If you are not careful, you may even die on the road!" Ge Mao said, "What is in the mountain, Mr. Bai has experienced it, right? After living with the mountain for a long time, people will become more and more afraid of the mountain. The mountain has a temper! If you insist on disobeying it, it will punish you."

"So what?" Bai Feng scooped out some hot water and ate the ice bun with hot tea.

"So?! Mr. Bai, since ancient times, anyone who tries to go against the will of heaven will inevitably destroy himself. I advise you to turn back!" Ge Mao changed his previous attitude of fully supporting Bai Feng, and now he stood on the opposite side.

Bai Feng smiled and said, "Where are you going back to? The Sutra Cave? Will you be able to let nature take its course when you go back there? Are you still thinking that you will inherit the legacy of Taoist Master Ge Hu, and then stay alone in the Sutra Cave until you die of old age? Or will you wait for the opportunity to come and restore the Taoist temple! I say, those of you who are used to staying in caves, have your heads been occupied by caves?"

"What's wrong with Xiaodao? Isn't it good to live in the present?" Ge Mao argued: "Tao follows nature, and doing nothing is the best way. As long as it conforms to the cycle of nature, everything is the best arrangement! Master, don't you agree with your disciple?"

Seeing Ge Hu remained silent, Ge Mao was at a loss. He thought to himself, "Isn't this the truth that my master taught me?"

"What do you mean by living in the present? As far as the current situation is concerned, you are just slowly waiting to die! Do you really think you have achieved enlightenment and ascended to heaven?" Bai Feng said, "Living in the present is not a reason for you to be afraid of change. I am just leading you to a better future. If Taoist Ge Mao does not want to, you can go back by yourself. Does Taoist Ge Hu have any objection?"

Ge Hu said: "Ge Mao, you are no longer a child. I will not stop you."

"Master..." Ge Mao clenched his fists and fell into a long silence.

Bai Feng opened the windshield and looked outside the mountain wall, saying, "The snow is about to stop. Let's finish our food quickly. We must finish this walk today." "It's troublesome to walk with others." Bai Feng went out first by himself. He didn't say this to anyone in particular, but Ge Mao felt that every word was a mockery of himself: "The only unchanging truth in this world is that everything in the world is always changing. Those who desire to live in the present forever are destined to perish and be swallowed up by this mountain."

Ge Hu looked at Bai Feng's back and sighed anxiously, "Junior brother, it turns out that we still haven't made any progress after all these years..."

Soon, they set off again.

Ge Mao carried water and food, and Bai Feng carried the most important cargo - Ge Hu. The two of them took turns walking in front to block the wind. When they couldn't hold on any longer, they would walk behind the other person. They became more and more skilled in cooperating.

As the snow line became shallower, they could almost see the complete mountain walls and land not covered by snow.

The wind died down and the snow began to turn into a drizzle and eventually stopped.

  How long did it take?

Ge Mao touched his chin and was surprised to find that he had grown stubble. He looked up at the sky, and the melancholy and mysterious deep blue was no longer visible, replaced by white clouds. The only difference from the mountain was that there was still no sunlight here.

He felt that he understood somewhat what Bai Feng had said before.

Bai Feng passed by a land temple and showed a long-lost smile. He knelt there and prayed for a moment, then continued to carry Ge Hu on his back and cross the forest.

This is uncultivated wasteland, but it is much easier to walk on than the snow on the mountain.

The sunshine did not appear suddenly. It first blew a warm breeze with the sweet fragrance of wheat straw. People in the forest seemed to have stepped into the Peach Blossom Land in an instant.

It’s still the harvest season.

Bai Feng led Ge Hu and Ge Mao back to Zhuxian Town.

Farmers busy with the autumn harvest saw a few slovenly people coming from the direction of Kunlun Mountain. They attracted a lot of attention. Someone curiously asked, "Where are you from?"

Bai Feng said: "I... do you know where Lu Tianxiu is?"

"Mr. Lu is at home now!"

"Can you take me there to say hello?"

The kind-hearted farmer felt sorry for the miserable appearance of Bai Feng and his three companions, so he did a favor and acted as their guide.

After a while, several people arrived in front of Lu's mansion. Bai Feng did not want to reveal her identity, so she secretly told the Lu family's servant who she was and asked the servant to introduce her. Sure enough, Zhang Sidan soon ran out in a hurry with two children.

There are two children, the older one looks to be four or five years old, and the younger one is probably not even a month old.

"Mr. Bai!" Zhang Sidan stared at Bai Feng as if he were in another world: "Are you still alive?"

"It's me..." Bai Feng put Ge Hu down. Ge Hu stretched his body with emotion. Then Bai Feng asked, "Are these all your children? They've grown this big?"

"Yes, after all, five years have passed..."

"what?"

Bai Feng stood there in disbelief.

"Five years? It's been five years?"

"Mr. Bai..."

The child looked at Bai Feng in confusion, his eyes seemed to be saying, shouldn't we be happy on the harvest day?

"Where's Yan'er? Where is Yan'er!"

"Yan'er is not here. Mr. Bai, please listen to me first!!!"

Bai Feng stared at Zhang Sidan like she was going crazy, and even scared the baby in her arms to tears. He inadvertently recalled a sentence that Ge Hu had said in the Sutra Cave.

——There is no point in calculating time in this place.

He looked at Ge Hu helplessly, and suddenly rushed out of the door and headed straight for the town. Seeing this, Ge Hu ordered Ge Mao to follow closely and said, "We must calm Bai Feng down, and don't let him do anything stupid!"