"Be careful, there's a rock over there." Le Chang pointed ahead and said, handing the rope to Li Xinchen. And Li Xinchen held the penny of the boat in one hand, and threw the rope out, and the rope was set on the stone.

The bamboo raft that was going downstream along the river was suddenly dragged, and Li Xinchen simply put down the penny, tightened the rope with both hands, and gradually dragged the bamboo raft to the side of the stone. The river channel, which had been narrowing before, is once again wider, and the increasing number of beaches around it means that the exit of this valley should not be far away.

The mountains on both sides have begun to reced, but the trees on the mountains are becoming more and more dense.

The place where Li Xinchen parked his boat was on a beachhead, and today except for the fierce battle in the morning, he had been adrift on the river for almost the whole day, not to mention that the two of them were exhausted, and they had not eaten lunch, and they were already hungry.

Li Xinchen jumped into the water, tied the rope more firmly on the stone, and then reached out to support Lechang, and after Lechang got off the boat, Li Xinchen dragged the bamboo raft to the shore and dragged it to the woods next to it.

Since the previous encounter, Li Xinchen has been in good spirits, and he can't guarantee how many people are still chasing and killing the two of them in this vast mountain, so everything should be careful.

"This way." Li Xinchen looked at it and found a sparse place in the woods, and Le Chang bowed slightly, picked up the package on the bamboo raft, which contained a small amount of rabbit meat and a small amount of dry food from the black-clothed killers.

But Li Xinchen paused in front of him, which made Lechang look at him in surprise.

"There's a staircase ahead." Li Xinchen had a strange look on his face. Just in front of you, between the trees, you can see a stone paved road that winds its way up. Perhaps because no one has walked on it for many years, the steps are already covered with moss, and some places have even been blocked by slanting trees and vines.

Obviously this is a path that has been abandoned for a long time, but at least it will lead somewhere. And Li Xinchen said in a low voice: "Since you are here, then go up and have a look?" ”

After a series of ups and downs before, Lechang has obeyed Li Xinchen's words. She knew very well that she was not at the same level as Li Xinchen in this vast mountain, so what he said was naturally what it was.

"Slippery roads, be careful." Li Xinchen said in a low voice, and instead stretched out his hand.

After hesitating for a moment, Le Chang stretched out his hand and shook Li Xinchen's hand together. The girl's sudden initiative made Li Xinchen stunned all of a sudden. And Le Chang's pretty face flew with two blushes, but her gaze was as firm as ever.

When Li Xinchen looked at her in surprise, the girl smiled.

The mountain breeze gently stirred her hair and clothes, and she gently reached out and stroked the ends of her hair.

The charm of a moment is enough to make the green mountains lose their color.

Li Xinchen could already see it, or rather, this was the first time he had seen this girl smile like this since he and Lechang had known each other for so long. This is no longer the polite smile that it used to be, but a heartfelt expression of joy and genuine feelings.

The eyes are staggered, and the affection here does not need to be explained at all.

"What's wrong?" Le Chang opened his mouth to ask, but there was a cunning meaning in this voice that was difficult to hide, obviously Li Xinchen's distraction made Le Chang feel a little proud in his heart.

Li Xinchen also laughed: "It's rare to see you so happy." ”

As he spoke, he looked ahead, and the winding mountain road unfolded little by little in front of him.

Fate seems to be like this mountain road, although I don't know what it will become in the future, but Li Xinchen will never back down.

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Halfway up the mountain, you can see a building with red walls and yellow tiles between the trees. And Li Xinchen and Le Chang glanced at each other, they didn't expect that the end of this mountain road would be a temple, but seeing that half of the mountain gate of this temple had collapsed, and the walls were crawling with vines, needless to say, they knew that it had been abandoned for a long time.

However, even so, there is no way to hide the grandeur of this temple. Under the shade of towering trees, the temple extends from the gate halfway up the mountain to the top of the mountain, even though most of the temples and palaces have collapsed, but you can still see the grandeur of the original temple from the ruins of this broken wall.

Lechang said in a low voice: "At that time, this Jiangling City was also the center of the Liang Dynasty in Jingzhou, and the Liang Dynasty believed in Buddhism, not only there were many temples in Jiangling City, but there were also many temples in the surrounding mountains, but later there were frequent wars around Jiangling, and these temples were naturally gradually abandoned. ”

Li Xinchen was silent, looking at this temple hidden in the deep mountains, who could know how much manpower and material resources were consumed to build this temple in the first place, and who could know how many such temples there were in this mountain.

The rich and noble families spared no expense in building countless temples in the deep mountains, just to be able to pray for the blessing of the Buddha, but in the end, it was not the Buddha who could really bless them, but those soldiers who they might not even give a straight eye.

The 480 Temple of the Southern Dynasty, Li Xinchen thought that this was just an exaggeration of later poets, but seeing such a scene at this moment, he knew that this was definitely not an exaggerated emotion. A temple often means dozens, if not hundreds, of monks who need to make offerings, which means that the surrounding mountains and fields that are designated as temples will not contribute to the country in the slightest.

Li Xinchen believed that the original intention of the development of Buddhism was good, but in the face of the political system of the Southern Dynasty, which was becoming more and more deformed, even the people's hearts would become deformed, let alone a sect that had to rely on incense money to survive after all?

In his previous life, when Li Xinchen visited the Buddhist caves in various places, he was amazed by these large-scale Buddha statues, but also quite angry at the three subsequent Buddha extermination movements, after all, it was the treasures of the entire nation that were destroyed.

At this moment, looking at the scene in front of him, Li Xinchen felt that the Northern Dynasty's extermination of Buddhism was a relief for the whole country, and it was a good thing for a country that was at war to take a forcible way to eradicate Buddhism from its own territory, so as to ensure the stability of social order and national income.

"Let's go in and have a look, and we'll find at least one or two good houses that we can use as a place to stay." Li Xinchen said in a deep voice, if there are still a few places in this temple that have not completely collapsed, it is at least better than sleeping in the mountains and forests or caves.

Le Chang bowed slightly, and the scene in front of her had already shocked her.

Lechang had seen many magnificent temples around Jiankang Mansion before, but it was the first time he had seen such a dilapidated temple.