Chapter 56: The distant mountains of Sancai Ring are calling me...

The bluestone path in front of the bamboo house was covered with dead leaves, which made a crackling sound when stepped on.

Long Zhu squatted on the stone steps, fiddling with a bunch of wild chrysanthemums out of boredom. The juice stained his fingertips, with a faint bitter fragrance.

Bai He also lowered his eyes to look at her: "Are you leaving?"

Long Zhu raised her face, the setting sun turning her pupils amber. "Well, I promised someone before that I would help her."

Bai He also saw her innocent expression and feared she was completely unaware of the Zhu Alliance's hidden plots. He smiled and said, "The Qingcheng Mountain Martial Arts Competition is indeed held every three years. All the outstanding young people from the Xuan Sect will participate, and the Five Mountains of the Zhu Alliance will also be present to comment."

He said meaningfully: "Aren't you afraid of being discovered by them?"

"What did you see?" Long Zhu pondered the meaning behind the other person's words and suddenly realized: "Are you worried that they will cause trouble for me?"

Bai He paused, "I'm not worried..."

"It's really troublesome," Long Zhu muttered, "but I've already promised someone else, I can't break the appointment."

She suddenly thought of something: "You're not going?"

Although Long Zhu wasn't particularly keen on the distribution of Xuanmen power, she understood the principle of strength being respected. By her standards, Bai He was stronger than most of the high-ranking Xuanmen masters she had met.

Then, he should have a place among the Five Mountains of the Zhu League.

"With Senior Wang taking care of things, I have nothing to do," Bai He said in a calm voice, his expression expressionless. "It's inconvenient for me to travel far away, so I can watch the live broadcast at home."

Long Zhu had forgotten that it was already a new era: "..."

She rubbed the back of her head awkwardly: "Where's the live broadcast?"

Bai He patiently explained, "This is also considered a grand event of the Zhu League. It's always handled by the Qingcheng Monastery's own people. The equipment is also crafted by a weapon refiner. It's broadcasted via spiritual energy, and only those within the Xuanmen sect can tune in on television to see the footage."

Long Zhu: "Wow."

I didn't quite understand.

"Maybe it'll be even more lively this year," Bai He glanced at him, realizing he was feigning understanding. He smiled, "The martial arts competition is being held at the dojo in the back mountain. Qianshan Town is co-hosting a temple fair with the Cultural and Tourism Bureau, so there will be more tourists than in previous years. If you have some free time, you can go to a B&B called 'Here'."

Long Zhu was confused by what he heard.

"I once discussed the art of incense making with the owner of that B&B. Do you remember the address?"

Bai He also pointed out the key points concisely.

Long Zhu's expression changed several times before he said solemnly, "I'll remember."

Bai He also saw her stand up. He was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "Aren't you going to say anything about that ring?"

Long Zhu was stunned for a moment, then looked at the wooden ring on his hand that he had long forgotten: "Ah... did you figure it out?"

"The Three Talents Ring is a rare magical tool." Bai He also curled the corners of his lips, his expression indifferent: "It's hard to ignore it intentionally."

Long Zhu turned the ring on his fingertips and said, "The man who plays the sanxian said that this thing is useful and he wants me to take away the treasure of Changfeng Temple."

Bai He also thought for a moment, revealing an expected expression: "Seventh person?"

"Forget it, let's talk about it later." Long Zhu glanced at him slightly.

Bai He was also surprised. "Once the Three Talents Ring is activated, it is said to have 'great power'. It can absorb anything containing spiritual energy at will, but it can also cause harm to the user. However, if you use it, the damage will probably be minimal."

He leaned forward slightly, his speech speed unconsciously speeding up: "With this, you can easily take over the entire Changfeng Temple. Won't you... do it?"

Long Zhu looked at him with a strange expression: "Do you want me to take action?"

Bai He was also stunned: "Of course not..."

Long Zhu sighed, "I don't know what the sanxian player wants, but I guess it's that book that was snatched away so often before? You were willing to even memorize the restrictions for it. If I take it away, won't you want to die too?"

She muttered, "After all, you can't beat me."

Bai He also: "..."

His eyebrows twitched, and he agreed very gracefully.

"So, I decided to wait until you die," Long Zhu grinned. "The one who plays the sanxian is also a ghost. Waiting for a few decades won't kill me."

The words are rough, but they make a lot of sense.

As for the deal with Renqi - that's not the only way anyway, and it's still uncertain whether it will succeed. What if one day you meet Tianjiu?

We have lived for countless years, so let's not worry about the past hundred or eighty years.

The two of them stood in front of the pond in front of the bamboo house, with the breeze blowing and the blue waves rolling.

Bai He's gaze lingered on the ripples on the pond surface caused by the falling leaves, and he spoke in an inaudible voice, "Thank you."

Long Zhu stretched and swayed, and Bai He grabbed his wrist and moved him back.

The other party loosened his grip in an instant, his ears slightly reddened: "Don't get too close, the cold air is stinging."

Long Zhu looked at him blankly and scratched his head: "I am a ghost..."

But he still moved back.

-

The fifth season of the national variety show "The Call of the Mountains" was officially announced on Weibo. The location of this show is Qingcheng Mountain, and it will be broadcast live on multiple platforms. The passerby traffic is also directly maxed out, and there has been a lot of heated discussion about the selection of six permanent guests.

Regardless of anything else, this kind of variety show with a cultural documentary style has always been a great tool for the peanuts to establish their personalities. Generally speaking, the staffing will basically be N senior veterans with two or three newbies. This allows them to improve their eye contact in front of the screen and have more contact with their predecessors to increase their network. Fans of each show hope that the newbie spot will fall on their own star.

However, after this year's guests were announced, there was an uproar on the Internet.

[Duoduo0099: No... Chen Songling again? I'm going crazy over this face. Just go on some dumb entertainment variety show. Is this serious variety show just for us to watch him make a sour face the whole time?]

Xiaobai doesn't eat broccoli: The above person is too much. There is no hierarchy in variety shows. My brother was invited by the production team. If you want to criticize him, go criticize the production team.

[Guagua: Hi, this is what resource guys are like [dog head]]

User 0718: I thought there were a lot of new guests this season, so why are they picking on my family?

[Calm Heart: Chen Songling, Jiang Bei, Liu Yichi, Zhong Xue, Xiao Xu, Wan Ning... This lineup, ok, Brother Xiao and Sister Wan are two to support four.]

[Just a Shell: Is it poisonous? Don’t cue my sister.]

[Achi's Ice Cream Cone: Aside from Xiao and Wan, the others are newcomers, but they are all talented and have won awards. At most, they are four to two.]

Mir: Looking forward to seeing the musical talent Xuexue's trip to Qingcheng Mountain.

Chen Songling scoffed and threw his phone aside, muttering with a gloomy face, "If it weren't for the possibility that my boss would be there too, I would have turned down such a rubbish variety show long ago."

Assistant Xiao Zhang was helping to pack the luggage: "Brother, what clothes should I bring? It might be a bit cold on the mountain, so I brought some thin long sleeves."

Chen Songling was just thinking about how cold it could get in the summer without going to the mountains, when he suddenly received a private message from Xiaobai, who doesn't eat broccoli.

Xiaobai doesn't eat broccoli: Hey guys, if you're staying in the mountains, remember to bring your down jackets! It's a special time these days, hehe. Have a great trip!

Chen Songling stared at the private message for a while, hesitated, and then honestly typed a reply [Thank you [smiley face]].

He said firmly, "Xiao Zhang, take those co-branded down jackets I had earlier, take a few more, and also prepare scarves, hats, gloves, and so on."

Before, when they were at the Princess Mausoleum, this cauliflower had sent a message to save him once.

No matter how dumb Chen Songling was, he knew that this fan was probably "the kind of person" who traveled with Long Zhu, Master Wang and the others. Although he didn't understand what the other party meant by "special period", since he didn't indicate that this trip was dangerous, he just listened to the advice without thinking!

He thought about it and sent a WeChat message to Jiang Bei, reminding him to bring warm clothes.

Although the two have only worked together in "Wangxiantai", they can be considered as friends of life and death, and are more familiar with each other than the other people in the program crew.

There is no way. The resource-rich royal family is not stupid. If he doesn't win over one or two people with whom he has good relations, and is excluded by others, he might be maliciously edited, and then Sister Tan will have to nag him again.

Chen Songling paused for a moment, then sat on the sofa again, lost in thought: "Could my boss really be here?"

After carefully reading the program script, he contacted Taoist Master Wang on WeChat and asked about the temple fair. He replied that it was a grand event of the Xuanmen sect during those two days and Long Zhu would probably be there as well.

"No, I must not miss the opportunity to flatter someone."

He immediately asked Xiao Zhang to buy a batch of Changfeng Temple incense and candles online, ready to put them in his suitcase and take them with him when the time comes.

Xiao Zhang thought that he was traumatized by the previous haunted incident in the Princess's Tomb, and did not find it troublesome at all. Instead, he nodded with sympathy and started fiddling with his phone.

As for the actresses, after confirming the schedule, Wan Ning, the queen of Hong Kong singing, was the first to create a group. She is a veteran who has participated in three seasons and has shown great care for female juniors on the screen before. This time, of course, she is no lag behind.

"Well, 'Hide in the Mountains', 'Seeking Immortals and Asking for the Way', 'The World of Red Dust'..." Wan Ning sat in the private dressing room, watching the program process while picking strawberries.

She paused, frowned, and said in a somewhat unhappy tone: "Be gentle, don't pull my hair."

The hairdresser holding the curling iron behind him apologized in fear.

The phone lit up with a message.

It was the three-person group she had just created, and someone replied.

Jiang Bei: Thank you, Sister Wan, for organizing the [Rose] group. I heard from Song Ling that it's going to be cold in the mountains, so everyone should remember to bring jackets and down coats!

Wan Ning thought that he had participated in "The Call of the Mountains" three times and had been to Lubo Mountain and the snow-capped mountains in the north. How could it be so cold in this season and at a low altitude?

These young people are really used to having everything handed to them, and they have no common sense.

Wanning: [Sunglasses] Just bring a few knitted capes or long sleeves. We're not setting up a tent. We're staying next to the Taoist temple, so it won't be that cold. [Smile]

Zhong Xue: Following Sister Wan is so reliable~ [shy]

[Jiang Bei: Then I'll bring a few more. If you're cold, you can ask me for some [haha]]

Wan Ning gave a forced smile, shrugged, and put the phone back.

She achieved her desired resurgence in popularity after the first season of "Far Mountain," and in recent years, she has received numerous promising opportunities. However, starting with the second and third seasons, the production team deliberately used her fame to gild newcomers, blatantly cutting her screen time and making her a foil for the more popular characters.

She was very unhappy about this.

Especially Jiang Bei, who debuted as an internet celebrity, and Chen Songling, were both people who were stuffed in by investors.

"Xiao Li, according to the previous process, we're going to be divided into groups this time, right?" Wan Ning asked, tilting his head. After getting a clear answer, he curled his lips and smiled, "Talk to the director team and put Xiao Jiang and Xiao Chen in the same group."

The assistant was a little nervous: "But they are both newcomers. If they are in the same group..." After a moment, he saw Wan Ning's gloomy face in the mirror and immediately fell silent.