"Ahahaha...is there?" Hearing Lin Yuhui's question, Shen Cheng scratched the back of his head with a dry laugh and pretended to be stupid.
"Hmm..." Lin Yuhui pouted, feeling annoyed. She always felt that Shen Cheng seemed to be hiding something from her.
"Okay, okay, it's time for us to go to the next attraction. We can take a good rest there. It's almost noon now, so let's eat something before continuing to climb the mountain."
After sending Lin Yuhui away, Chen Cheng lowered his head and looked at Meng Yi in his arms. He couldn't help but ask, "Meng Yi, why don't you want everyone to know about your affairs? Is there any taboo?"
Hearing this, Meng Yi shook her head: "If Shen Cheng and I were to switch places, I would definitely feel very uncomfortable after learning that Shen Cheng would disappear in the near future."
“…”
Meng Yi’s words were somewhat unexpected to Shen Cheng, causing him to remain silent for a moment.
Is Meng Yi doing this just to prevent others from being sad because of her?
Even though he longs for attention from others, he still puts others first...
"Don't look so gloomy, be cheerful!"
Looking at Chen Cheng's appearance, Meng Yi said with a smile: "I don't care about these things. Anyway, for me now, having Chen Cheng alone is enough."
What a good kid...
Although he has lived alone in Wudang Mountain for such a long time, he still manages to maintain a kind heart.
However, the more well-behaved Meng Yi was, the more distressed Shen Cheng felt.
Such a good child should not be treated so miserably.
Rubbing Meng Yi's little head, Shen Cheng said softly: "If you have any request, you can ask me. As long as it is something I can do, I will try my best to agree to it."
"hey-hey……"
Meng Yi, whose head was being rubbed by Chen Cheng, squinted her eyes comfortably and said with a smile: "Just like now, it's fine..."
The seventh scenic spot of Wudang Mountain - Crow Ridge.
This is a must-stop resting place for climbing Wudang Mountain. Arriving here also means that you will soon reach the Golden Summit.
The terrain of Crow Ridge is rugged and flat, with several buildings built in an orderly manner on the cliff slope, which looks quite charming from a distance.
Led by Dong Fenghua, Shen Cheng and his group stopped at a restaurant in Crow Ridge.
"I can't believe someone would name a place like this after a crow, a symbol of disaster."
After sitting down, Ye Xi smiled faintly and spoke, but there seemed to be a hint of self-mockery in his tone: "I always feel that this name is usually used for some dark and dangerous mountains."
"Shh...don't say that, or the restaurant owner might hear us and kick us out."
Hearing Ye Xi's words, Dong Fenghua quickly gestured to silence her and whispered, "Although there's a folk belief that crows symbolize disaster, in fact, in many places in China, crows are considered a symbol of good fortune. Here in Wudang Mountain, crows are even considered 'divine birds.' It's called Crow Ridge because of the miraculous legend of 'Xuanwu practicing Taoism, crows singing at dawn.'"
"Xuanwu cultivates the Dao, crows sing at dawn..." Chen Cheng murmured, and couldn't help but smile: "It really feels like a miracle."
At this moment, the restaurant waiter brought a cup of tea to everyone.
"A divine bird?" Ye Xi took a sip of the tea, crossed his legs, and looked thoughtful.
Everyone's lunch was a special noodle dish from Crow Ridge. The portion was not large, after all, they still had to continue climbing the mountain. Although eating a full meal would give them the strength to climb, if they ate too much, they would probably have to crawl instead of standing.
The noodles tasted very good, fragrant but not greasy, chewy and refreshing, making Shen Cheng feel that it was worth coming to Wudang Mountain just to eat this bowl of noodles.
The shopkeeper suggested that Shen Cheng and his party take a nap at Crow Ridge before going hiking, but Shen Cheng and his party said that they were very energetic, declined the shopkeeper's suggestion, and began to walk towards the eighth attraction of this trip - Langmei Temple.
Different from the magnificent buildings in front, Langmei Temple is just a small and slightly dilapidated temple with walls still mainly red. It looks very deserted and is a place that is extremely difficult to attract people's attention in Wudang Mountain.
"Don't underestimate this place."
Dong Yuanhua smiled and explained to everyone, "Legend has it that there once was a lang tree here. The Great Emperor Zhenwu plucked a plum branch that he liked and inserted it into the tree. He then practiced here sincerely for many years and eventually achieved enlightenment. The plum branch on the lang tree also grew into a large tree on the lang tree, bearing golden fruit, known as langmei fruit. The fragrance can be smelled for miles. If a patient eats it, all diseases will be cured, and if an elderly person eats it, they will regain their youth."
"Langmei fruit meow!" The naive Cheese was immediately attracted by the story and looked around quickly, but there was no trace of the Langmei tree here?
"No need to look for it." Dong Yuanhua smiled bitterly. "Later, it was said that the emperor's concubine was seriously ill. A senior from Wudang brought the fruit as tribute and successfully cured the concubine. The emperor was delighted and named him Langmei Zhenren. He also forbade common people from picking Langmei fruit. He then built up this Langmei Temple. Since then, the Langmei tree has gradually withered and died."
"Meow..." Upon hearing this, Cheese's ears drooped, and then he looked towards the Langmei Temple with some anger.
Chen Cheng smoothed Cheese's hair and soothed her emotions.
Dong Fenghua recalled something and smiled faintly, saying, "When Yuanhua was little, she heard this story and reacted more violently than cheese. She even followed the story and stuck a plum branch into a tree here to practice cultivation. However, it didn't take long for the branch to wither and die. Yuanhua then cried and cried and apologized to her master, saying that her cultivation was not sincere."
"Sister!" Dong Yuanhua protested loudly when her childhood embarrassment was exposed.
After playing around here for a while, Chen Cheng and his group didn't stay long because they were too excited about the scenery of the Golden Summit. They immediately headed to the next attraction.
The ninth scenic spot of Wudang Mountain is the Seven Star Tree.
On both sides of the mountain steps, there are dense green plants, and the branches even extend into the guardrails. Seven of the trees are particularly eye-catching.
"So there are seven trees? I thought there was only one ancient tree called the Seven Star Tree." Looking at the trees here, Shen Cheng couldn't help but say.
"This place is located below the Seven Star Rock. Legend has it that there was once a Seven Star Pool. The stones in the pool sparkled at night, like the Big Dipper. Unfortunately, a landslide buried them. Unexpectedly, seven giant fir trees later grew here. Their leaves sparkled at night, also like the Big Dipper, so they were named the Seven Star Trees."
Dong Fenghua began to tell the background story of this place which was obviously not very eye-catching.
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