"Miss, are you okay?"
Big tears rolled down Bai Yuwei's eyes, and she was very scared. If she took another step forward, her foot would be injured.
"I'm fine." She stood up with the help of her maid and looked at the two guards beside her. "You two go to the bottom of the mountain and guard it now. Follow them when we go down the mountain. I want to know who these two people belong to."
"Yes, miss."
In Qingxi County, no one has ever been so disrespectful to the Bai family.
Chen Li and Pei Yu didn't take this episode to heart and continued walking up the mountain.
It took another half an hour before the two finally reached the top. The scenery at the top was nice. The top was covered with maple leaves. It was late autumn now and everything had turned red.
Unfortunately, not many people saw this view, and there were only a few people at the top.
Chen Li stood on the edge of the cliff, overlooking the scenery below. Pei Yu walked over to him and asked, "How is the scenery here? Is it nice?"
"It's nice to look at, but it's a bit tiring. If I were an ordinary woman, I probably wouldn't be able to climb up."
Pei Yu laughed, "But how could my Ah Li be an ordinary woman?"
"You're doing a good job of flattering me. Keep it up."
His flattery made Chen Li feel relaxed both physically and mentally. In addition, she was already in a good mood after reaching the top, so she was now in a relaxed state.
Chen Li looked at it and suddenly sighed, "Now I understand why the poem 'When I climb to the top of the mountain, I can see all the other mountains are small' was written."
I will climb to the top of the mountain and look down on all the other mountains.
Pei Yu silently recited this poem in his heart, which made him feel suddenly enlightened.
"Ali, this poem is good. Who wrote it?"
Chen Li looked at him. It was just because of the times that Du Fu's poems had not appeared here yet.
"I heard an old man read it when I was fleeing famine. I thought it was good, so I wrote it down."
"I see."
It was almost noon at this time. After enjoying the scenery for a while, the two of them went down the mountain. When they reached halfway up the mountain, they entered the woods nearby.
"Let me see what you have in this bag?"
Chen Li opened it and saw a few steamed buns, a few pancakes and some seasonings.
"Ali, what do you want to eat for lunch?"
"Eat whatever you catch."
There was a stream halfway up the mountain, and the two chose a relatively flat location.
"Ali, wait here for me. I'm going hunting."
Chen Li grabbed him and said, "No need. Go collect firewood for the fire, and I'll go hunting."
"Okay then, be careful."
"Um."
Chen Li used his lightness skills and soon he was several miles away from Pei Yu. There were indeed a lot of prey halfway up the mountain, but Chen Li did not attack them. Instead, he took out two fat hares from the space.
They were put into the space before, and now they have grown to a large scale. If they are not eaten, they will become a disaster. When we have time, we have to catch and store the wild rabbits.
The wild rabbits grow in this space and absorb some spiritual energy. Their meat is much tastier than that outside, but it will not arouse suspicion.
He shook the rabbit in his hand, which looked to be about five or six pounds. He also picked some small wild fruits from the space. Although they didn't look good, they tasted good. These were enough for him to eat.
Chen Li carried the rabbit back to the stream. Pei Yu had already started a fire. Seeing Chen Li coming back, he took the rabbit from her and walked to the stream to deal with it.
Chen Li squatted beside him and washed the wild fruits. Pei Yu moved quickly and took out the rabbit in a short while. After putting it on branches, he roasted it over the fire.
When the rabbit was almost done, Chen Li put the steamed buns on the grill and started roasting them. After a short while, the rabbit was sizzling with oil, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
Pei Yu sprinkled some chili peppers on it, roasted it for a while, took one of them, weighed it with a leaf, cut it into small pieces, and handed it to Chen Li.
"Eat. You had breakfast early, so you must be hungry now."
Chen Li took it, wrapped a piece of meat in leaves and ate it. Pei Yu just cut the rabbit into several large pieces.
"Your Highness is very surprised that Magistrate Su prepared delicious food and wine for you, but you refused to eat them and insisted on going up the mountain to eat wild game."
Pei Yu used a dagger to carve up the other rabbit, and while eating, he replied, "Really? But I think this makes it taste better."
Chen Li's lips curled slightly, and she had a sharp gaze.
"You're going down the mountain after dinner?"
Pei Yu shook his head. "There's a small temple behind the mountain. I'll take you there this afternoon."
"How come you are more familiar with this place than I am?"
Pei Yu curled his lips and smiled, "Of course it's because I lived here for a year before."
Chen Li raised her eyebrows slightly, "That shouldn't be the case. Although Qingxi County is still prosperous, with your family background, you shouldn't have lived here for a year."
Pei Yu's eyes flashed with sarcasm, "Although I was exiled here by my good father."
Chen Li handed him a wild fruit and said, "Here, the rabbit is a bit spicy, eat some fruit to relieve the spiciness."
"good."
She was feeling a bit gloomy at first, but after being interrupted by Chen Li, the depressed mood disappeared forever.
After the two of them finished eating the two wild rabbits and the dry food prepared by Tianqing, Pei Yu identified the direction and took Chen Li to the small temple.
Not long after, a somewhat shabby temple appeared in front of us. The temple was not big, but there were quite a few people, most of whom were tourists climbing the mountain.
We walked in together and could see the end of the temple at a glance. The Buddha statue was not made of pure gold, and the golden paint on it was a little mottled.
"With so many people burning incense, why hasn't anyone replaced the Buddha's golden statue?"
Pei Yu handed her three incense sticks and said, "It's not that the pilgrims don't want to rebuild, but the abbot here doesn't want to."
"Why?"
Chen Li was a little curious. He was unwilling to do such a good thing as rebuilding the golden body of the Buddha.
"It's just that the Buddha likes incense and doesn't like material possessions."
Chen Li nodded, "So frugal, no wonder these masters' robes look like this."
At first glance, one could see that the monks' clothes were all patched and the edges of their sleeves were frayed.
The abbot of this temple should not be a greedy person. Seeing that there are many tourists in the temple, he should have collected a lot of money from incense offerings every month. I don't know why he is so frugal.
After lighting the incense, Pei Yu took Chen Li to the back.
"What's behind this?"
"You'll know when Ali comes."
Pei Yu took Chen Li to the path on the mountain behind. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, he covered Chen Li's eyes from behind.
"So mysterious?"
"Are you scared? Do you want me to hold you?"
"Thank you for the invitation."
Pei Yu pulled Chen Li along for a while on a flat road, and only vaguely heard the sound of flowing water ahead.
"Ali, you can open your eyes now."
When Chen Li opened her eyes, she saw a pool of lotus flowers in front of her, white and pink, swaying gracefully in the water.
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