C8

Thousand zhang high in the sky, towering ancient trees were circling around, red walls were faintly discernable, the mountain was shrouded in ethereal smoke, bells were ringing in one's ears, and a flock of birds was rising and falling …

"Phew …" What a land of immortals! " Long Huayu sighed.

They had just arrived at the foot of the southern mountain. Looking at the majestic and beautiful southern mountain that pierced through the clouds, Long Huayu couldn't help but be in a state of rapt attention.

"This mountain is so high!" Little Shi said in a daze as he stared at Nanshan.

As Long Huayu was speaking.

In a temple in the Southern Mountains, all the candles in a certain temple were extinguished. The monk, who was in shock, sat cross-legged and closed his eyes. His eyes glowed with a bright light as he stood up and pushed open the door.

The level ground of the 'South Mountain' rose up to a height of three hundred meters, and its base was wide to the extreme. It thrust straight towards Yun Xiao. Ancient trees towered above the mountain, and temples filled with incense. A red jade belt was faintly discernible, and that jade belt was the stone staircase to the south of the mountain.

At noon, Long Huayi's group finally arrived at their destination.

Even though Long Huayi's mind was firm, he couldn't help but be dumbstruck by the scenery of the Southern Mountains. Although he had read tens of thousands of books and understood the principle that 'a scholar cannot go out of the door and know the affairs of the world', he was still amazed at the wonders of creation.

"The winding paths leading to seclusion, the meditation room's flowers and trees are deep, all sounds are silent, only the sound of the bell can be heard …" Long Huayu couldn't help but say the last line.

After hearing Long Huayi's rather interesting poem, little Shi couldn't understand what he meant no matter what. So, he could only glance left and right in the direction of the South Mountain.

"Yes, sister-in-law. Your Yu'er is really a godly child!" He could write poetry at such a young age! If only my Shi'er had a tenth of Yu'er's talent! "But he only knows how to play all day, the teacher he invited has already angered three of them to leave!" A middle-aged woman beside Wang Feng said. After he finished speaking, he looked at the small stone next to Long Huayu with an expression of hate that could not be compared to steel.

This middle-aged woman was Xiao Shi's mother, Zhang Qian.

"Younger sister, I thought that Yu'er was just reading a lot of books, but he's not a genius at that. In my opinion, Shi'er will definitely become a great person in the future! " Wang Feng also looked at Zhang Qian and said with a gentle smile.

Long Huayu's and Little Shi's families were originally neighbors, so the two families had always been on good terms with each other. They called each other brother and sister.

"Hehe …" I will listen to sister-in-law's blessings! " Hearing Wang Feng's words, Zhang Qian also happily laughed.

"There are more and more people coming to the South Mountain. Sister-in-law, let's hurry up and go up the mountain. Otherwise, we'll be in big trouble later!" Zhang Qian muttered to Wang Feng as she looked at the crowded road.

"Hmm …"

"Yu'er, Shi'er, we're going up the mountain!"

Wang Feng held onto Long Huayu and Zhang Qian held onto Little Shi. They gradually submerged into the tide of people.

After a long time.

Along with the crowd, they walked up the red stone stairs with their hands on the red stone fence. Occasionally, they would turn their heads to look into the distance and whisper to each other.

"Brother Yu, we've climbed two thousand steps already, aren't you tired?" Little Shi Shi's head was covered in sweat as he turned to look at Long Huayu. When he realized that Long Huayu was not sweating at all, he could not help but ask in confusion.

"Hur hur, I'm not tired!"

Long Huayu grinned and laughed as he looked at Little Shi. At this moment, not only did he not feel tired at all, he felt more and more energetic as he walked, as if he had an endless supply of energy. Moreover, he faintly felt that there was something at the end of the stairs that seemed to be calling him.

Long Huayu also didn't know why he wasn't tired at all. He had already passed two 'Thousand Stele'! Every thousand stairs in the south mountain had a ten feet high and several feet wide 'Thousand Stele'. One must know that the two thousand stairs was a great test for a ten year old child. Furthermore, the stone stairs were slowly ascending. This caused the adults to gasp for breath.

Actually, the reason why Long Huayu was not tired was all because of 'hibernation'. During the past two months of 'hibernation', the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth had entered his body without end, causing his body to be extremely tough. Every cell of his body was brimming with vitality, causing his body's functions to reach a very high level.

"Yu'er, are you sure you're not tired? How about we take a break! " Wang Feng also heard what Little Shi said and couldn't help but turn to look at Long Huayi. Sure enough, he wasn't sweating at all. She couldn't help but ask nervously.

"It's okay, Mother. I'm really not tired!" Hearing his mother's words, Long Huayu rascally explained.

"Hehe, this child, I didn't expect him to be so good at reading. Even his body is so good!" Sister-in-law, I've finally seen it for myself! " Little Shi's mother, Zhang Qian, also smiled as she looked at Long Huayu.

"Mm, this boy's body is actually so good!"

"That's right, there really wasn't even a drop of sweat!"

"He couldn't have trained martial arts since he was young, right?"

"Looking at his agile aura, he might be a martial arts student!"

… …. The words of Long Huayu's group of four caused countless surprised gazes to be cast over. Immediately, countless praises sounded out.

Long Huayu had no choice but to rub his head and stride forward.

"Brother Little Yu, when did this stone staircase come to an end!?" "You're not tired at all!" Little Shi and Long Huayi were walking side by side as they spoke in a loud voice. Their words were accompanied by a depressing tone.

"There is a total of nine thousand nine hundred on the stone stairs of the Southern Mountains. From bottom to top was the Mortal Hall, Earth Hall, and Sky Hall. The last nine hundred steps were for the Golden Temple! What the Golden Temple is offering is the world-famous' Holy Buddha of Benefaction '! "

As Long Huayu moved forward, he explained to Little Shi, "We will stay in one of the 'Heaven, Earth, and Human' halls for a day. Only after a day of fasting and chanting will we be able to ascend to the top!"

Just as Long Huayi finished speaking, a white-haired old man led a purple-clothed girl through the door of the 'Hall of Men'.

"In other words, we still have a thousand steps before we can reach the 'Hall of Men'!" And live there today? " Little Shi stopped in his tracks and said with a loud voice.

"That's right!" What you little brother Yu said is right, we're going to stay at the 'Human Palace' tonight! " Little Shi's mother, Zhang Qian, said as she raised her head to look at Little Shi's back.

"Really? Then, don't we have to stay on the Southern Mountain for a day and not have any meat to eat? " Hearing her mother's words, Xiao Shi turned his head in surprise and spoke with an innocent expression.

"Haha …"

"This kid is interesting, haha …"

… …. Little Shi's words immediately caused a burst of laughter to erupt from the surroundings.

"You little brat, say whatever you shouldn't!" Let's see if this old lady will properly deal with you today! "This is getting more and more outrageous …" Little Shi's words made Zhang Qian extremely angry. She wanted to rush up and slap him, but Wang Feng stopped her.

"Hahaha... Once the meat and wine passed through his intestines, the Buddha was in his heart! A child is naturally childish, why should Almsgiver care! "

At this moment, a figure wearing a tattered monastic robe instantly walked through the crowd of Long Huayu, bringing with it the smell of alcohol.

People didn't walk fast, but they didn't even see the person clearly. They only saw the flash of a background wearing a monastic robe. This person's speed caused everyone to suck in a breath of cold air.

"Drinking monks? "What an amazing person …"

Smelling the aroma of wine that the monk brought, Long Huayu couldn't help but exclaim in his heart. After slowly shaking his head, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curve a little.

Shi Mu stood there blankly, staring at the spot where his cassock had disappeared. He held his hands tightly, and a trace of blazing fire flashed in his eyes.

"Brother Yu, this world is really interesting!" "Even monks can drink..." Little Shi Shi turned around and whispered in Long Huayu's ear.

"Hehe, that's right, this world is really marvelous!" Long Huayu chuckled and muttered.

"The reincarnation of the Buddha?"

"Madman …"

"This monk's cassock is too rotten!"

… …. With the appearance of this mysterious person, Long Huayi and the others were once again surrounded by discussion.

Ignoring the discussions of the crowd, Long Huayu took Little Shi's hand and walked forward in large strides.

Seeing that Long Huayi and the other man had already walked over, the two mothers looked at each other and smiled. They could not help but follow closely behind.