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Zihu said that Mount Bu Zhou[1] was located in the extreme west, where the ancient gods once fought a great battle. Later, because Gong Gong was not able to compete with Zhu Rong, in a fit of rage he knocked down the mountain, so the water of the Tianhe River flooded into a disaster, harming the people. As a former pillar of the sky, the scenery there is naturally magnificent and so majestic that no one can imagine. The two gods guard the gate day and night, putting a veil of mystery over the mountain.

“But …… I used to go there to play when I was a kid, there is nothing strange and weird.”

Zihu said that she was tired, climbed on the table to lick the tea in the cup.

They traveled all the way west, thinking that they could fly directly to Buzhou Mountain with the swords, who knows that after only half a day of flying Zihu wanted them to fall down below the clouds, but also said that from today onwards they can only walk up, not to mention the sword flying, even the cranes and dragons are not allowed.

They do not know the way. Although reluctant, but there is no choice but to listen to her words, so they obediently walk with both feet. In less than an hour, they came to a town called Gé’ěrmù.

This is land in the West, and its customs are naturally very different from the Central Plains culture. Both men and women wore small, round hats with pictures of flowers and birds on them, and a two-foot-long veil underneath to shield them from the wind and sand.

Xuanji saw that all the shopkeepers in this tavern were women, and they did not wear buns on their heads, but had three or four long braids that went down to their calves. They wore small vests of various colors, a long skirt underneath, with silver bells tied around their waists, and walked as cheerfully as larks, tinkling and dangling, with fragrant breezes fluttering about, a truly unique charm.

The waitresses are generous and cheerful, attentive to their several guests from the Central Plains, one will bring milk wine and one will bring grapes, causing Zhong Minyan to dare not raise his head, incredibly embarrassed.

“There is really a big difference between …… here …… and our place,” Zhong Minyan took a sip of the milk wine and was choked by the odd taste and almost spurted out.

Zihu was amused by his appearance, said, “The world is big! Look at you, you look like a country bumpkin! People treat you as a rare guest from the Central Plains, but you treat them like a monster! It’s just that you wear different clothes and look different, but when you take off your clothes, everyone is the same!”

Zhong Minyan had barely stopped coughing, but when she teased him, he coughed even more, his face turned red and he said with difficulty, “You ……what are you talking about?”

“Ah, what did I say? Just taking off my clothes, do you never take off your clothes?”

The purple fox is still teasing him, Zhong Minyan blushed as if dripping blood , after a long time finally said, “Do not always so immodest, talk about business!”

Ruo’Yu laughed and said, “Yes, it’s time to get down to business. Zihu, why can’t we just fly to Buzhou Mountain with the sword? I see that the terrain here is sunken, like a basin, there is still a long way to go to Bu Zhou Mountain, right?”

The white beard on the purple fox’s mouth trembled and trembled, and the pointed mouth opened, waiting for Xuanji to feed her grapes, and said vaguely, “It’s not wrong to say that you have not seen the world. You have ever seen the Buzhou Mountain on the map of mortals? It is simply a forbidden place, okay, and the sword flying! Don’t fly over the gods guarding the mountain! If you want to go to Bu Zhou Mountain, just walk on your feet. As long as you don’t go near Shen Tu and Yu Lei …… it is no different from ordinary mountains.

Ruo’Yu seems to be very interested in Shen Tu and Yu Lei, and asked, “You have seen the two gods guarding the gates of the underworld? I’ve heard people say that there is an entrance to the underworld at Mount Buzhou, but I never know what it really looks like.”

The purple fox rolled her eyes and said charmingly, “No one is allowed to go near that place, so if you ask me, who should I ask? No one who has seen Shen Tu and Yu Lei can tell you what they look like.”

“Why?” They were all curious.

The purple fox tutted and said, “A bunch of idiots! Because they’re all dead! Who can live when they see Shen Tu and Yu Lei? Life and death have a destiny, the heavenly path has a reincarnation, and not for no reason do they run to the gates of the netherworld, most of them are desperate people, either want to go to the netherworld to find someone, or challenge the majesty of the gods. This is breaking the order of heaven and earth, and the only end is death!”

As she talked she looked gloomy and murmured softly, “But …… even so, I’m …… not afraid. If they kill me, I can go to the underworld to find him. If you can’t kill him, I can still rescue him ……”

Xuanji whispered, “You mean …… that big demon locked up with the Dinghai Iron Chains? He is locked up in the netherworld? You, you want to go to the underworld to save him?”

No wonder she agreed so readily, it turns out that she came to Buzhou Mountain with a purpose.

Zihu grinned and asked her viciously, “What? Can’t I go? We’ll go on our own, but we’ll go together for now. When we get to Buzhou Mountain, you will save your people and I will save mine, without interfering with each other!”

“I didn’t mean ……,” Xuanji patted her head and gently said, “It’s dangerous for you to go alone. How about I help you?”

The moment these words came out, everyone was shocked, and Zhong Minyan said urgently, “What are you talking about? That is a demon! It will be released to cause harm to people! If Master hears your words, you will live in Mingxia Cave for the rest of your life and do not come out!”

The Mingxia Cave has always been Xuanji’s weakness, as soon as she heard these three words she trembled a little, immediately shook her head: “That …… then I will not go ……” to live in the Mingxia Cave for a lifetime, it is better to kill her with a knife.

Zihu laughed, “I don’t want your help. This is my own business, I have a lot to say to him …… not like you two. I will tell others what I have in my heart. I want him to know that I am the only one in the world who treats him the best, I rescued him, so he must accept my love forever …… never leave me again.”

Although she is usually cheeky and rarely serious, but these words are really tangled with deep emotion, so affectionate and tender that everyone was silent. Zhong Minyan originally wanted to embarrass her, after all, her actions in their eyes are a hostile stance, but now can not say it, can only touch the head. Suddenly thought of Linglong, just feel that even if she is a demon that everyone in the world hated and locked in the netherworld, he will risk everything to save her. When he thought of this, he felt that ge could understand the Purple Fox and the resentment in is heart disappeared.

After resting for a while at the tavern, the group rushed to hurry up, since they had to walk by foot, they couldn’t do it quicklu.

Unexpectely. the purple fox leaned lazily in Xuanji’s arms and said softly, “Wait until night, I’ll see what the sky is like. I’ll find a suitable time to go. This is not a place where you can just go.”

Everyone had to find an inn and settle down. Although this is a frontier area, the culture and customs are very different from those of the Central Plains, and the young people wandered around the town and found it new and interesting. The food tasted a bit strange, but it was fresh and fun. There was even a store that sold vegetables in big copper pots with unknown ingredients, the fragrant scent of which spread all around.

The four young people were playing and eating at the same time. Zhong Minyan saw a small stall selling women’s ornaments on the side of the road, with different styles of gold and yellow. Thinking that Linglong has always liked such things, he couldn’t help choosing some. Xuanji only cared about eating, pulling Yu Sifeng and running away early. Ruo’Yu looked at both ends and had to accompany Zhong Minyan to choose those women’s accessories that he knew nothing about.

“Do you have girl you like too?” Zhong Minyan picked two of them and when he saw that Ruo’Yu was holding a jade bracelet in his hand, he looked at it carefully and asked with a smile.

Ruo’Yu’s hand trembled, hastily put down the bracelet, laughing, “No …… but I think of a little sister in my hometown, since I entered the Palace of Li Ze, never saw her, these years she must have reached maturity, buy some things to give her.”

Zhong Minyan took the packed accessories and asked, “Where is Ruo’yu’s hometows? I heard that if you enter the palace, you are forbidden to marry and have contact with women for the rest of your life. …… Is it true that you can’t go back to your hometown in the future?”

Ruo’Yu said. “The sect rules are like this, so naturally they have to be followed. My hometown …… is in a very remote and wild mountain, so I’m sure Minyan has never heard of it. But occasionally family members can come to visit the palace, it is not lonely.”

Zhong Minyan saw him pick up the bracelet again to look at, and felt a little reluctant, immediately took out the silver and stuffed it in the hands of the boss, said with a smile, “That bracelet, I want it!”

Ruo’Yu hurried to get the money to return him but Zhong Minyan smiled and pulled back, saying, “You and I do not have to be polite, your sister is also equal to my sister. Buy something for her, why be a stranger.”

Ruo’yu stopped reluctantly, clutching the bracelet in his hand, as if thinking, eyes flashing, not knowing what to think. A long time before a faint smile appeared, said softly, “Minyan has always been warm and kind, this bracelet, I will thank you for my sister.”

“What are you being polite about?” Zhong Minyan waved his hand and walked away.

After the bracelet was put into the purse slowly, Ruo’Yu looked at his back for a long time.

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[1]: Mount Buzhou was an ancient Chinese mythological mountain which, according to old texts, lay to the northwest of the Kunlun Mountains, in a location today referred to as the Pamir Mountains. It is the mountain said to have supported the heavens, against which the Chinese water god Gonggong smashed his head in a fit of anger, requiring the goddess Nüwa to repair the sky. Nevertheless, once the spacer between the Earth and Sky was damaged, the land of China was permanently tilted to the southeast, causing all the rivers to flow in that same direction.

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