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

They first thought that Minglang Mountain was an island, but when they arrived at Wanzi Lake, they realized that it was two islands, one was Mingshan and the other was Langshan, separated by a shot of land, but people used to call them collectively Minglang Mountain. That would be a misunderstanding.

I found a deserted place to go to the island. After landing on the island, I put the boat into the space. Then I found a town and went to a tavern to eat and inquire about the news.

I used my spiritual sense to investigate and found that there is a small town three miles ahead. The town is very small and has a population similar to that of the villages outside. It is here that it becomes a town.

There are only a few shops in the center, including a tavern, and there are also inns. People usually come here to stay here.

Because they were afraid of trouble, they didn't get the carriage out and walked directly over.

None of them were ordinary people, so they moved very quickly. By the time they reached the town, less than ten minutes had passed.

The pub is not big, just one floor, with six tables inside. It’s just dinner time, and only one table is occupied.

They chose a seat close to the inside and sat down at a square table, where the four of them happened to be facing each other.

After the waiter came over and reported the names of the dishes available here, Qingyan ordered a few special dishes unique to this place to try.

The taste here is also on the heavier side, which suits Qingyan's taste. Chou Chou and the three of them are not picky eaters, and they are happy to eat together.

There were not many people in the store, just them and another table, so Qingyan called the waiter to ask about the legend here.

The waiter is no stranger to this. There are often guests who come here to play. He has said it more than once and is very skillful.

So I told the legend here very vividly.

The name of Minglang Mountain comes from mythology, and there are more than one.

One of them is that one year there was a flood here. Zhang Guolao came after hearing the news and asked his entourage to save the drowned people in the water.

After all the people who fell into the water were rescued ashore, he threw the "Xi soil" into the lake.

Xirang pressed Miss Ming on one end and Lang Yaozi on the other, hence the names Mingshan and Langshan.

Another story is that it is said that after Qin Shihuang obtained the magic whip to drive mountains, he wanted to drive mountains to block the outlet of Dongting Lake to the Yangtze River and drown the Chu people to protect the country forever.

After hearing the news, the Dragon King of Dongting wrote an emergency document asking the Jade Emperor for help overnight.

When the Jade Emperor found out, he was furious and ordered Tieguai Li, one of the Eight Immortals, to stop him.

This Tieguai Li was romantic, free and uninhibited by nature, and he did not take the Jade Emperor's words seriously and did not listen carefully at all.

On the same day, all the immortals were invited to a gathering to drink and have fun. After they sobered up, they remembered the Jade Emperor's edict, so they rushed to Dongting in confusion.

When he came to Dongting Lake, he misremembered the Jade Emperor's edict and thought it was to help Qin Shihuang block the outlet of Dongting Lake to the Yangtze River.

So he picked up the hoe, picked up the dustpan, loaded a load full of soil and headed for the Yangtze River.

When he passed Wanzi Lake carrying a load, he was discovered by the local land father-in-law.

When the father-in-law saw this, he knew something was wrong, and he couldn't afford to offend the gods in the sky, so he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

Then he suddenly thought that the gods could not show up during the day because there were many people during the day, and it would be a capital crime to reveal the secret, so he pretended to crow like a rooster.

At this time, Tieguai Li had arrived near Lingyun Tower. When he heard the rooster crowed, he thought it was dawn and was so frightened that he dumped the soil into Wanzi Lake. This load of soil is now Mingming Ershan. .

And the hoe and pole he carried were thrown not far in front of Minglang Mountain, which is now the Hoe Lake and pole in the boundary of Xiangyin.

Qingyan listened to these two stories and looked at each other with the three Chou Chou. She felt that the second story was somewhat related to the purpose of their arrival.

At least there is the Dragon King of Dongting in it, so there should be some connection.

Qingyan gave the waiter a five-cent silver tip, thanked him for his story, paid for the meal, and left the tavern with Chou Chou and the other three.

After leaving the town, Qingyan said: "Let's check Mingshan carefully first. If we don't find anything, then go to Langshan. If we still can't find it, go to Lianhuaao and Lidaokou. Those two places are not far from here."

None of them had any objections, so they went directly into the mountains. They planned to search from the mountains first. It was enough to use their spiritual sense to explore the villages and towns, but it was not easy to go door to door.

Not far from the town was the mountain, and only two hours had passed by the time we reached the top.

It was noon when they went to the island, and it was now afternoon. The temperature on the mountain was neither too high nor too low, so it was quite comfortable.

While they were exploring whether there were any barriers or formations, they were taking in some animals and plants that were not in the space.

Because of the rain, they also picked a lot of mushrooms and fungus.

Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down, it is also lush and lush. It doesn't feel like you can see all the mountains at a glance. The main reason is that you can't see far away. All you can see is the surrounding water except for the nearby trees.

"How is it? Is there anything unusual on this mountain?"

Qingyan looked at Chou Chou and Jin Yang and asked.

Chou Chou and Jin Yang shook their heads together.

Chou Chou: "No, I used my spiritual consciousness to look over the entire island. I didn't find anything unusual. However, I found several tombs in the heart of the mountain. They are not small in size."

Qingyan: "This is a geomantic treasure, not far from the capital city, and the tombs of some dignitaries are quite normal.

Since we haven't found anything, let's go to Langshan and have a look. "

The three of Chou Chou nodded, and the four of them went down the mountain directly from the other side. When they reached the bottom of the mountain, they were not far from the water's edge. They could just put the boat out and take the boat directly to Langshan on the opposite side.

There was no human habitation under the mountain here, which made it easier for them to move. They released the boat, got on the boat and headed towards Langshan.

Because it wasn’t that far away, we arrived in less than 20 minutes and less than half an hour. We still found a place without people to go ashore to collect the boat.

There is no need to go to the town or village this time, just go straight up the mountain here.

Chou Chou said that there are also several ancient tombs here. These two islands seem to have been specially used by some wealthy families to make ancestral tombs. Those villages can develop into towns. In addition to some common people who come to make a living, there are also some wealthy families. The gravekeeper who remains here.

They also built a separate courtyard here to stay when they came here to worship their ancestors. Qingyan had never been here in the later generations, and they were two different worlds, so she didn't know what the situation was, at least it seemed like it now. , there are still many people on these two islands.

This time they went to the shore from the east, and then circled from east to north. When they went around to the west, they found a cave. This cave is a little different, half of it is in the water.

The entrance to the cave is on a slope. The farther you go in, the lower the terrain becomes. There is water below about ten meters away.

It looked like an entrance to the water. Qingyan boldly guessed: "Could this be the entrance to the Dragon Palace?"

In her mind, since she was going to the Dragon Palace, she must have walked into the water, just like Liu Yi Well. According to legend, it means going down into the well. There is also water under the well.

In this case, the hole here goes from top to bottom until it reaches the water. Is it possible that it is an entrance to the Dragon Palace?

She tried to use her consciousness to explore the water, but she only saw water and some underwater creatures, such as fish, shrimps, aquatic plants, etc., but nothing else was found.

But Chou Chou discovered some clues. She said to Qingyan: "I don't know if this is the entrance to the Dragon Palace. There is something interesting under the water. There are three caves below. I don't know if they were in the water before or were submerged by the water later.

Those caves don't feel like they are naturally formed, but rather like they are man-made and very neat. "

After hearing this, Qingyan probed deeper with her consciousness again, looked at it carefully, and traced along the stone wall with her consciousness.

Now that the sky has darkened, the bottom of the water will only get darker, so she is now using her spiritual sense to explore.

I found that it was true that there were three stone chambers down there, one large and two small, a bit like a living room and two bedrooms.

There is a rectangular boulder inside one of the small ones, which looks like a bed.

Seeing this, Qingyan said to Chou Chou: "Isn't this another cave built by some cultivator here?"

The reason for this speculation is that if ordinary people lived or it was a tomb, there would be no stone bed.

How could ordinary people sleep on such a solid stone bed, and how could there be other furniture and the atmosphere of life.

As for the tomb, there should be a coffin. Who would put up a stone bed and wait for the corpse to be faked?

So it is very likely that this is the cave built by the cultivator here. "Is there any formation or barrier in here?"

Chou Chou and Jin Yang both shook their heads, "I didn't find it."

Qingyan sighed with some disappointment, "It seems that this is no longer the entrance to the Dragon Palace. Even if a cultivator lived here before, he obviously didn't leave anything good behind."

Jin Yang interrupted her and said, "That's not necessarily the case. You didn't notice the stones on the ground, did you?"

Qingyan once again probed with her consciousness, looking towards the bottom, and found that there was actually a layer of stone floor tiles underneath, which was very smooth, just like the marble floors of later generations.

The reason why I didn't pay attention before was because the cave was already dark. Even if they used luminous pearls to illuminate it, the water under the water would be blurry. Being able to see that space was already considered a good eyesight.

She took the luminous pearl and took a photo of it under the water, and found that the stone was very dark in color. It was probably a black stone. After soaking in water, the color became even darker.

The black color is very even, there are almost no stone lines on it, and the cutting is very neat, square like marble floor tiles.

"This stone is a kind of jade ore, called soul-suppressing jade. It sounds scary, but in fact it doesn't suppress the soul, but stabilizes the soul. If you stay around it for a long time, the soul will become more stable."

Qingyan's eyes lit up when she heard this. It's really a good thing. It seems that there really were practitioners in this place.

In this case, it must be that the young master wants to collect it in the space. If it is gold, silver and jewelry, she may not be tempted. She really doesn't want to let go of such rare and rare things for cultivation. The more the better. .

Qingyan said hesitantly: "It's just that this thing is in the water now, how are we going to get it out?"

Chou Chou looked at her funny, "Have you forgotten that I can use my spiritual consciousness?"

Qingyan patted her forehead. Really, she just felt that it was difficult to get the stone out of the water. She had forgotten that Chou Chou could use her spiritual consciousness to collect things.

So Chou Chou took out the Soul-Souling Stones, and they helped illuminate them with luminous pearls. They put the luminous pearls in a glass bottle, and then tied the bottle and put it down so that they could see below.

Then I saw that the rocks at the bottom of the water were decreasing one by one, and soon they were all gone.

This stone is only found in the small stone room on the left. Even if the area of ​​​​the stone bed is planed, there are actually only a few paved stones.

After all, the stone chamber is not big. After removing the stone bed, only four or five square meters are left. Each stone is about 50×60, so it is really a few pieces.

After everything was collected, everyone discovered that there was a small hole underneath, which was about the same size as the stone.

Chou Chou Jin Yang was also stunned at this time. They really didn't notice it before.

Especially Chou Chou, the entrance to the cave was not revealed until after the sealing was completed. It seems that there are still barriers or formations here, but the people's cultivation level is higher than them, so they didn't find it.

The entrance to the hole was so dark that it was impossible to tell what was inside. They tried to use their spiritual senses to probe in, but they couldn't do it at all.

Qingyan looked at Chou Chou and Jin Yang, "What should we do now? Do we want to go in and explore? Although my water quality is good, without equipment, it won't work for a long time."

Jin Yang also shook his head and said, "I can't. I hate soaking in water."

Everyone thought it was fire-attributed, so they understood it.

Gold also shook his head, it couldn't do it either, its water quality was very average, it could swim on the surface at most, but it couldn't dive underwater.

In this way, only Chou Chou is left. After all, it is an ancient ferocious beast, so there is no problem in moving around in the water.

So Chou Chou took over the task and said to them: "Then I'll go down and have a look. Are you waiting here or going into the space?"

Qingyan thought about it for a while and decided that it would be better to go into the space and wait.

After Chou Chou finishes the investigation, he can go back to the space directly. Here, they can't see the situation inside and can't help.

Chou Chou nodded, "Then you go back to the space and wait for me. If anything happens, I can send you a message or go back to the space directly."

After saying that, he changed back to his original form and jumped into the water, which made it easier to move, and the hole was small, so it was easier to get in.

After seeing Chou Chou successfully enter the cave entrance and they could no longer detect it, they returned to the space.

After staying in the space for a while, Qingyan was still a little uneasy, so she said to Jin Yang: "How about you call the Shui Lingzhu out and ask about it? Instead of looking for it blindly, we might as well ask about it."

In fact, I should have asked a long time ago. After all, that guy married the daughter of the Dragon King of Dongting. It is impossible that this son-in-law has never been to the Dragon Palace.