Being fooled by fierce beasts to travel through the beginning is fleeing famine

And the ivy where the barrier is located is the legendary ivy with the aroma of wine.

They walked to the edge of the ivy, and Qingyan stepped forward to smell it, and then said to Chou Chou in surprise: "It really smells like wine! It smells like wine without being fermented. It's not like that." Is this the flavor it comes with?"

Chou Chou stepped forward, broke off a small piece, and tasted it directly in her mouth. Qingyan knew that it was not afraid of being poisoned, so she did not stop it. She stared at it curiously, waiting for it to say what it tasted like.

Chou Chou frowned and said: "This astringent one is no different from an ordinary rattan, except that there is a smell of wine on the surface. It doesn't seem like it has its own taste, but rather like it has been doused with wine or splashed on it. "

Qingyan raised her eyebrows, "Who would pour wine on it? It couldn't be for the sake of mystery. After all, there is such a legend. Maybe in order to comply with that legend, the vine was deliberately stained with the smell of wine. This way It makes people believe in the authenticity of that legend even more.”

Chou Chou shrugged, "It's hard to say, but it's possible. Let's see if we can enter that barrier.

I just tested it with my spiritual sense. There should be a formation there. This depends on Jin Yang, which is better at it. "

Jin Yang did not refuse, nodded and walked forward, first walked around in a circle, then touched the main trunk of the ivy with his hand, then walked to the place where the roots grow at the back, and finally walked to the edge of the ivy. A huge rock not far away.

Then it jumped onto the boulder, looked at the positions of the surrounding trees and stones, and then said to them: "There is indeed a formation here. This formation is man-made. If it is a naturally formed formation, No, there wouldn't be this ivy here.

This ivy was transplanted from elsewhere, otherwise it would not be possible to have just one on a mountain. The surrounding stones and trees also showed signs of being moved and planted. The ones that had been moved obviously lived longer than other trees.

This is because they and the formation complement each other and supply each other, so they live longer than other trees, and the stones are also more complete. "

Qingyan looked at the directions pointed by Jin Yang and found a difference. Those trees were indeed older and could be hugged by two or three people, while several boulders were covered with thin moss. It's very complete, not like it's been weathered, with layers peeling off.

Jin Yang continued: "This green vine is where the formation's eye is. Once it is destroyed, the formation will be broken."

After hearing this, Qingyan had an idea flash in her mind, "It seems that what I just said is right. The legend here may have been spread on purpose, because as long as there is this legend, no one will easily touch it. An ivy.

Even if you want to try to use it to make wine, you won't uproot it. It needs to be developed sustainably. At most, you can just cut down some canes and give it a try.

Of course, the legend also has conditions. Only immortals can brew fairy wine. Ordinary people may not be able to brew it. Even if there is water from Liu Yi Well, it is normal to fail, so this ivy can definitely be preserved. of.

And the reason why this group has this legend of fairy wine must have something to do with wine, otherwise there would be no wine smell on it.

Most people like to make up stories with half-truths and half-falsehoods, so there might actually be some kind of wine spring in this formation, or there might be exotic flowers and plants that can make wine, but they are just covered up. "

Chou Chou and the others felt that what Qingyan said made sense, and now they wanted to see if they could enter the formation. They were all quite curious.

Then they all looked at Jin Yang, who immediately understood and patted his chest and said, "No problem, this formation is very simple, it's just an isolation formation. The entrance should be near here, just follow me. "

After that, it followed the method it had learned to enter the isolation array and walked forward at a specific pace. Qingyan and the others also followed its pace, and after walking only twenty-one steps, the scene in front of them changed.

It's still the same mountain. If you look back, you can still see the wine pavilion and the ivy tree. But there is a hole in the stone wall in front of you. The hole is more than two meters high and nearly three meters wide. Four people can enter at a time.

It seems that this formation is to hide the entrance of the cave. The entrance of the cave is so dark that it is impossible to see what is inside. Chou Chou took out a luminous pearl and took the lead.

Qingyan still followed it, Jin Yang and Huang Huang walked at the end, protecting her in the middle, and walked towards the entrance of the cave.

Because they didn't feel any danger and there was no strange smell in the cave entrance, although they were alert, they didn't feel very nervous.

It turned out that the cave they thought was not a cave, but a tunnel. After walking about fifty meters, they passed through to the other side.

There was obviously a small valley on the other side, and what surprised them even more was the scene in the valley.

Although the trees here are green in winter and there won't be any fallen leaves or withered leaves, there will never be a scene like the one in this valley.

There are fruit trees in this valley, and there are still fruits on them. It is a scene of abundant fruits. This is very abnormal.

Even in the south, fruits have seasons, and they cannot grow on trees all year round, except of course in spaces like Jinyang.

It was in another space, which couldn't be explained by common sense, but this valley was obviously still in the same space as the outside world.

But this place has obviously not been exposed to outsiders, otherwise rumors would have spread long ago. After all, in a valley with fruits all year round, there will definitely be some legends.

Just as they were looking at these fruit trees in amazement, they suddenly heard a squeaking sound from a tree not far away.

This voice was very familiar to Qingyan, and she knew it was a monkey as soon as she heard it, because ChouChou had pretended to be a monkey before, and that's how it sounded when it couldn't speak in front of outsiders.

The sounds moved from far to near, then from one to several sparsely scattered sounds, and then merged into one!

Soon the place where they were standing was surrounded by a group of monkeys. Those monkeys jumped on the trees and then squatted on the trees around them.

If they hadn't been attacked, they would have retreated into the tunnel behind.

Qingyan looked at the expressions of these monkeys. There was curiosity, doubt, and defensiveness on their faces, but there was no hostility.

It seems that no one has come in here, and they have not been harmed by anyone, so they are not hostile to people. They are just curious about who they are or how they got in.

Chou Chou and Jin Yang looked at each other and stepped forward to communicate with the monkeys through sound transmission.

Then one of the monkeys, who was obviously the leader, jumped down from the tree and walked slowly up to them.

There were a few stronger monkeys following behind, standing on its left and right like its guards.

Qingyan looked at the monkey. The hair on its back and head were all silver. It must be old. It looked a bit like the original Chou Chou.

Of course, it is the prototype after it turns into a little monkey, especially the white hair that resembles it the most. Chou Chou probably feels the same way, so the expression on his face is relatively soft when communicating with it.

A few minutes later, Chou Chou ended the communication with the monkey leader and explained to Qingyan the origin of these monkeys and this valley.

It turned out that after they passed through the tunnel, they came to Monkey Mountain, and that cave was the legendary Monkey Cave.

Qingyan thought that when they came to Junshan Island to play in the future, they had indeed heard that there was a monkey mountain and a monkey cave on the island.

But in the 1980s, for the safety of tourists and fearing that the monkeys would hurt people, they were driven to a place and kept in captivity, named Houyuan, and the monkey cave became a ruin.

It turns out that this is Monkey Mountain, but later generations probably did not discover this valley. Otherwise, how could we not have heard of this valley that is like spring all year round, with fruits hanging on the trees.

Of course, it is also possible that it was discovered and protected by the state secrets. After all, the state must study such a magical place, and it cannot be open to everyone.

As a result, I heard Chou Chou say: "They were just ordinary monkeys on Monkey Mountain before. Later, an immortal (this is the monkey's original words) saw that they were starving because there was no fruit to eat in winter, so he helped them set up a formation to make this place... It becomes like spring all year round, and you can have fresh fruits to eat at any time.

The immortal's only request was to let them help him make wine. At first, he would come to get it every year, but then he never came again. It has been hundreds of years now. This has been passed down from generation to generation.

Qingyan's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Monkey Wine", the legendary wine is made by monkeys from fruits. It seems that the immortal is also a good wine person.

Of course, it is also possible that he is a cultivator, but to be able to set up such a large formation, his cultivation level must be quite high.

She rolled her eyes and asked Chou Chou to ask the monkey leader if the immortal was named Hou Sheng.

Qingyan didn't think it was strange to say that he was the incarnation of Hou Yao. After all, listen to his name, Hou Sheng, Monkey Sheng, he couldn't be born from a monkey, right?

It turned out that Qingyan had guessed it right. Of course, it didn't mean that Hou Sheng was a monkey demon. He had indeed set up this formation.

The jar of wine they found on the wooden shelf before was brewed by these monkeys. It was just that it had been left there for too long and was not sealed well, so the taste of the wine had faded.

Qingyan thought that this was really fate. Before, she thought that in addition to pills and things they didn't recognize, there was also a jar of wine on the shelf, which was a bit unexpected. She didn't expect that Hou Sheng was a good drinker.

Qingyan is still very interested in monkey wine. Since it is made from fruit, the alcohol content should not be very high. She also wants to try it.

Let Chou Chou tell the monkeys to see if they can exchange some wine with them. If so, they won't do anything violent, even if the other party is a monkey.

It would be best if she could persuade the other party to switch with them, but it didn't matter if it didn't work. She was just curious.

Unexpectedly, these monkeys were quite hospitable, so I directly said that I would give them a drink, and go to the cave to take as much as you can. They brewed a lot, and the "immortal" did not come to get it again. Hundreds of years have passed. There's no room for it in the hole, and they can't drink it all by themselves.

The main reason is that the fruit trees bear fruits all year round, and there is no shortage of fruits at all. They are piling up into the cave where the wine is made almost every day. More and more wine is flowing, and the wine pool is already full, and there is no place to put it.

The wine jars left by the "immortal" before were no longer enough, and now they wish someone could use them up.

Qingyan thought this was great. Of course, they didn't want to take advantage of it in vain, so they asked the monkeys what they needed or what they needed.

As a result, these monkeys gathered around and had a proper discussion, and then told Chou Chou that they wanted a bigger wine pond. The previous wine pond was dug by the "immortal" for them, and they could dig it themselves. After all, the hole was It's full of stones.

Qingyan and Chou Chou looked at each other, a little unbelievable. This condition was too simple and too easy to achieve. Apart from anything else, for Jin Yang and Chou Chou, digging a pond on the stone was just a matter of time. It’s really just trivial.

Even gold can be obtained if a magic weapon is given to it.

In this way, they followed the monkeys to the place where they made wine. Before they reached the entrance of the cave, they smelled the strong aroma of wine and fruit, the kind of fermented fruit aroma.

You really don’t need to drink it, just smell it and you’ll get drunk.

Qingyan quickly took out a mask and put it on. Even Chou Chou and the others subconsciously held their breath.

Only when we got inside the cave did we know why the smell was so strong, okay! The stone walls around the cave are piled high with fruits, one on top of the other. The ones below have fermented and are dripping with wine.

The ones on top were still fresh, and it looked like they were newly piled on top. There was a ten-meter-square pool below, and the wine was already overflowing.

The depth of the pool should be quite deep, at least you can't see the bottom under the slightly turbid wine. After asking the monkey leader, the pool was indeed quite deep.

The wine was really too big to hold, and if it weren't for the higher terrain at the entrance of the cave, it would probably have been left outside the cave.

At the entrance of the cave, there are ten large vats neatly stacked, which should be the wine vats left by Hou Sheng.

Those large vats were all sealed, and they should have been filled with wine. The stuff sealed on them looked like animal skins, not furry ones, but like processed cowhide.

It was tied up with hemp rope and some mud was put on it. It seems that these monkeys are really smart, or maybe Hou Sheng taught them to seal it up like this.

Qingyan carefully observed the cave. Apart from the ten-meter-square pool, there were still more than ten meters away from the entrance of the cave.

This hole is quite big. It seems that if we want to dig another wine pond, we can just dig one here.

If we dig further, we must continue to dig in this hole. It is impossible to build a new wine-making cave elsewhere. We can dig through the two pools. By then, this one will be dug deeper and a lot of wine should be stored. .

This wine looks like a lot, but it is a stock accumulated over hundreds of years. On average, it is actually not much.

Of course, the monkeys themselves drank a lot during this period, otherwise it would have been more. (End of chapter)