Knife splashing

Chapter 469 Tea Mountain Strange Stories
The two people who were introduced by Jinzhou Chamber of Commerce to hold onto the treasure were a father and son with the same surname.

The old man's name is Yu Shangen and his son's name is Yu Bao.

Like Zhao Luzi before them, they are all from the group of people who are looking for treasures and traveling through the wild mountains and ridges of Shu in search of treasures.

Moreover, he is also a rule-abiding person.

The only difference is that this branch of the Yu family also learned some of the Meishan teachings, so they always dress like hunters.

Sharifei and Zhao Luzi were familiar with each other and understood the taboos of these people, so he won the favor of the father and son in a short time.

The reason they came here was, of course, to hide the treasure.

Hearing Sharifei's question, the old man Yu Shangen's eyebrows shrank and shook his head, saying, "The treasure-holding thing is to seize the fortune of heaven and earth. How can there be any number? I am just guessing."

"This matter is too bizarre. If it wasn't for the news from the Taoist priest of Qingniu Temple, I wouldn't have believed it..."

Qingniu Temple gave some news about the great treasures of heaven and earth.

One of them is in Bayue Mountain.

That was shortly after the founding of the Daxuan Dynasty. A Taoist from Qingniu Temple passed by Mount Bayue and was invited by the Taoist temple on the mountain to preach and discuss Taoism.

The Taoist temple is not far from the tea garden.

The Taoist had the ability to hear something unusual in the middle of the night, so he got up to check and discovered that there was a cold wind swirling in the tea garden.

Curious, he followed secretly, but encountered a mysterious trap. In a daze, he saw an old man with green hair bathing in the moonlight. The spring water under his feet exuded the fragrance of tea. Men, women, old and young, dressed in red and green were all drinking water by the spring.

The Taoist vaguely knew that he had encountered a treasure, so he quickly showed up.

Unexpectedly, a strong wind blew and everything disappeared.

The Taoist regretted it very much, but after waiting for several days, the cat did not show up. Later, he went there several more times but still could not find it, so he had to record it.

To be honest, among the several clues given by Qingniu Temple, this one is the most mysterious and has the lowest chance of being found.

We still don’t even know what it is.

But Sharifei inexplicably felt that this item might be of the highest value, so he took people up the mountain to investigate.

Lu San beside him also asked in a low voice: "Senior Yu, what do you think that thing could be?"

Yu Shangen took out his pipe, lit it, sat on the tree stump and took a few puffs. He said, "Maybe it's the Tea Fairy."

"The tea culture of China originated from Bashu. After the Qin people conquered Shu, it spread outward. There are many famous teas in Shu, all of which grow in places with lush forests and misty clouds."

"The story of the Tea Fairy is occasionally spread among the people. In the "Tea Classic" written by the Tea Saint Lu Yu, when evaluating the world's famous teas, he mentioned that 'Mengding is the best, and Guzhu is the second'. The story of the Tea Fairy is true in the Mengshan area."

"Xian?"

Sharifei was a little dumbfounded, "Is it an earth immortal? We can't deal with that thing."

"Not a fairy."

Yu Shangen knocked off the ash from his cigarette and said in a deep voice, "Maybe it's a spirit."

"Tea has spirituality. In "Soushen Ji", Xiahou Kai died of illness, but his soul still wanted to drink tea, so he asked his family for tea..."

"In "Yi Yuan", the wife of Chen Wu from Shan County loves to drink tea. Before drinking tea, she would first offer sacrifices to the ghosts in the ancient tomb..."

"To this day, tea is served at funerals in many places. When spirits gather in the mountains, it may seem like they are drinking tea, but it is more like a sacrifice."

"That old man should be the ancient tea tree that became a treasure of heaven and earth, and then transformed into a spirit, so he can summon all the spirits in the mountains."

Sharifei was stunned by these words and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, "You are always like this, you are very knowledgeable."

"What kind of knowledge is this..."

Yu Shangen shook his head and said, "The Ganshan clan is full of local tyrants. They cannot do without the four methods of observation, smell, questioning, and divination. These are all intelligence collected by their ancestors from generation to generation."

"To be honest, the Tea Fairy thing is just speculation. I have never seen one. According to the records, it is the day of the fifteenth day when the moon is at its brightest. Therefore, tonight is the best time to see one."

Sharifei's body was now covered with black ointment, and he couldn't help scratching his itchy head. "I've never seen this before, what should I do? Do you know how to get the treasure?"

Yu Shangen was thoughtful, "If it is really a tea fairy, then I can't take it, I can only exchange it, otherwise I will alarm the spiritual treasure, and the spiritual charm of the tea leaves I got will be lost, and it will taste bitter when I drink it."

As he said this, he looked at the little white fox, showed his big yellow teeth and smiled: "If it were just me, I'm afraid I would be helpless, but with Brother Lu San, things have taken a turn for the better."

"Tonight, let's go up the mountain to buy tea!"

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As night falls, a bright moon hangs high in the sky.

Casting a soft and clear silver glow.

On the slopes of the mountains, tea gardens are spread out along the mountainside with distinct layers. In the cool moonlight, a light night mist lingers.

At this moment, the mountains are quiet.

Occasionally there are the sounds of insects chirping and mountain streams flowing.

As a royal tribute tea garden, not only did the Shu Palace send people to look after it, but a wall was also erected around the tea garden, and guards patrolled with vicious dogs.

In the dense forest in the distance, Sharifei and others poked their heads out.

Their shapes are very strange.

The yellow talisman was pinched into a ball and stuffed into the nostrils, and a paulownia leaf was placed on the head with a red string through it, like a hat.

This is not a trick, but a kind of invisibility technique.

The art of seclusion is extensive and profound, and each school has its own unique skills.

For example, the Baopu school has the way of seclusion, the Shangqing school has the eight techniques of hiding in the earth, and other schools also have the "Five Elements of Escape" and the "Five False Methods".

What they used was called "Thirteen Forms of Escape", which included the gold, wood, water, fire and earth escapes, as well as the human, insect, bird, beast and fish escapes, as well as the fog, cloud and wind escapes.

This method is called "human escape", which is a secret passed down by the treasure hunter.

It may seem ridiculous, but it is extremely clever.

The art of escape does not require complete invisibility. As long as it can make the thing you are guarding against invisible, it is a powerful art of escape.

Their "human hiding technique" can be used to conceal their popularity.

If you really meet a tea fairy, you don’t have to worry about being scared away by the human scent.

"Hululu..."

The patrolman's dog seemed to have sensed something, so it bent down and growled at the wall.

Lu San frowned slightly, suddenly made a hand gesture, and chirped, like a night owl circling in the air.

When the patrolling mastiff heard this, it immediately turned around and ran away.

After the patrolling guards left, Sharifei shook his head and whispered, "It's just a broken tea garden, but the guards are so strict. Is there something fishy going on?"

“This is no ordinary tea garden.”

Old Man Yu lowered his voice and shook his head, saying, "'Shui Nan Tea' is not only a tribute tea, but also very valuable. I heard that a few years ago, when the sea was opened and it was shipped overseas for sale, it was comparable to gold."

"There was a thief from Kong Kong Men who stole a lot of tea in the mountains. The King of Shu was furious and sent more people."

"No need to pay attention to them. Just follow what's inside when the time comes."

Sharifi asked, "What's in this?"

Lü San, who was standing by, pinched his fingers to perform a spell, listened carefully, and stroked the branches beside him, whispering, "It's an old tree root underground, contaminated by the resentment of the dead, and turned into a spirit, using the tea garden to cultivate."

He learned the "Lanzhi Sutra" and completely completed the mountain ghost inheritance. No matter whether it was animals or plants in the mountains, they could all become his spies.

Faced with this miraculous ability, although the Yu father and son had seen it before, there was still shock and curiosity in their eyes.

It is taboo to inquire about inheritance without permission, and Old Man Yu did not want to ask more questions, so he said, "If it is a spirit, then this method can conceal it."

"That thing should appear at midnight. If we follow it then, we will be able to find the Tea Fairy's hiding place."

"Remember, you are not allowed to use magic."

"Don't do anything else except drink tea."

"No matter what happens, don't speak. If you speak, you'll be exposed. Just barter..." The old man instructed carefully and patiently.

After all, when it comes to holding back a treasure, no matter how careful the preliminary preparations are, if there is even a slight mistake, all efforts will be in vain.

Sharifei and the other man had also experienced the trick a few times, so they knew how difficult it was and carefully wrote down all the details.

After a while, Sharifei took out his pocket watch, looked at it in the moonlight, and whispered, "It's time."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold wind suddenly blew in the tea garden.

Several people held their breath and widened their eyes.

As the night wind blew, a faint tea fragrance seemed to appear in the air, and then a ball of white flame appeared in the shadow of the tea garden wall.

The Yu family's father and son pinched their fingers together at the same time, their eyes like night owls, emitting a faint green light in the darkness.

They, father and son, were lucky as they both awakened their eye powers and, with the help of the treasure-holding man's secret method, developed the eyes of a night owl.

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In the eyes of the two men, the ball of white fire was vague, revealing the appearance of an elderly woman, dressed as a tea picker.

Spirits and ghosts are born with resentment and often appear to be victims.

No one knows what this tea picker has experienced.

The spirits only retain their form, and do not inherit hatred.

Old Man Yu naturally wouldn't bother with these matters. He nodded slightly to the others, motioning them to follow.

The white flame flickered and moved towards the side of the hillside.

With the Yu father and son leading the way, they would certainly not get lost. The four of them quickened their pace and followed closely behind.

The spirit in front was moving very fast, but luckily they used the escape technique and were not afraid of being discovered by the other party. Therefore, they ran as fast as they could and did not fall behind.

The only one who suffered was Sharifei.

This old guy had just been stung by a poisonous bee. He felt much better after applying ointment. But after running so hard, he couldn't help but feel itchy and painful.

But he knew how powerful he was, so he bared his teeth and dared not say a word.

Finally, everyone arrived at the back mountain.

When we got here, there was no one living here. The hillside was steep and covered with bushes, with only animal trails left by wild animals.

Before I knew it, fog was rising around me.

The woods and hillsides became blurry.

Everyone knew that they had encountered a dead end.

It's not that there are evil creatures at work, but that the treasures from heaven and earth often occupy the acupoints of the earth's veins and can form formations to conceal their whereabouts.

They just chased the spirit in front of them, not knowing that their figures suddenly disappeared in the fog...

.........

Sharifei only felt a flash before his eyes, and the scene changed drastically.

There are bamboo forests on both sides. When the night wind blows, the withered and yellow bamboo leaves flutter, revealing an ancient road of unknown age below.

The moon above was incredibly large, casting a shadow over the mountains and fields.

Although the thick fog had dissipated, everyone felt their eyes were a little sore and everything they saw became a little blurry.

Sharifei just heard from Old Man Yu that this was caused by being blinded by evil spirits, commonly known as "being blinded by a ghost."

Although the state is not right, I can still see some things that ordinary people cannot see. If I try to get rid of them forcibly, I will probably miss the opportunity.

And he finally saw the woman in front of him.

She was a tea picker, wearing a white coarse cloth, with her head covered. She was walking so fast that she seemed to be moving on flat ground.

He looked to the side again and was immediately startled.

I saw a little old man hanging on Lu San's waist. He had yellow skin, his arms were folded, his legs were crossed, there was a small bun on his head, and a red rope was wrapped around his belt.

As Lu San walked, the old man swayed from side to side, squinting his eyes and yawning.

Behind Lu San, there was a little girl in white clothes jumping and skipping. There was a leather bag hanging around her waist with two fat men sitting inside. The fat on their cheeks was shaking...

Demon gourd, the seventh day of the first lunar month, and the second day of the second lunar month!
Sharifei immediately knew what these were. Except for the falcon that had gone to deliver the letter, almost all of Lu San’s pets were here.

Unexpectedly, I could see them transformed into human form in this state.

Not only that, there were more figures appearing around.

There was a young man in a golden robe and a blue face, holding his hands up, twisting and hopping as he walked...

There is an old man in shroud with a dead face...

There was a man wearing a tiger-skin brocade robe and with a fierce look on his face...

Good guy!
This is the meeting of the mountain goblins...

Sharifei was secretly alert, but couldn't help looking around.

After all, this kind of scene is really rare to see.

No matter what these things are, they all remain silent, ignore each other, and keep on going.

Finally, they came to a woodland.

But under the moonlight, there was a pool of water emitting a faint mist. On top of it was a stone platform, where an old man with green hair was sitting cross-legged.

Judging from its appearance, it is very old, and its beard looks like branches with dense leaves growing on them.

As soon as the four of them arrived here, they smelled the fragrance of tea coming towards them, like a breeze brainwashing them, refreshing their spirits.

Before I knew it, more and more people appeared by the pond, in all colors, dressed in red and green, all silent and waiting quietly.

Woo~
The evening breeze seemed to be blowing a flute accompaniment.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but the moonlight in the sky was getting brighter and brighter, and the old man seemed to be bathing in the moonlight. The fragrance of tea in the pond water was also getting stronger and stronger.

Finally, a woman in white bent down and drank the water in the pool. Other figures followed suit and drank water by the pond.

As for the dead face in the shroud, he squatted by the pond, eyes slightly closed, breathing hard, his face full of intoxication...

No one was crowded, no one was talking, everything was in order.

After drinking the water in the pool, figures left one after another, some using their hands and feet to sneak into the woods, and some floating into the air with their clothes fluttering.

Such a scene is simply bizarre.

Sharifei's eyes became increasingly dry and he wanted to rub them, but he was afraid that everything in front of him would disappear and alarm the tea fairy.

Suddenly, the little white fox Chuqi tugged at Lu San's clothes, his eyes full of surprise, and motioned for them to drink the water in the pond.

Lu San stepped forward without hesitation, lay down and took two sips. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he nodded slightly at them.

Yu's father and son and Sharifei also started drinking.

Sure enough, this thing is an opportunity.

After drinking the cold pool water, Sharifei immediately felt refreshed, his mind cleared, and even the pain in his body seemed to be relieved.

The effect of this thing is comparable to the Bai family's Wushan magic tea.

As more and more figures left, the pond gradually became empty, with only a few imposing figures left.

But the big man in colorful brocade clothes walked across the pond, spit out a Ganoderma lucidum from his mouth, and carefully placed it on the stone platform.

The "Tea Fairy" did not speak, and did not even open his eyes. Only a few leaves on his beard fell off and were taken away by the big man.

Everyone knew that this was the beginning of the treasure exchange...

(End of this chapter)