PFC Chapter 375 Magical Forest
Chapter 375 Magical Forest
He Yingchun followed Zhang Yuan's gaze, nodded slightly, and said firmly:
"It's most likely this path. Let's go. All we have to do next is climb up the mountain."
Zhang Yuan also nodded without saying anything else. Then he and He Yingchun climbed up the stone steps to the top of the mountain.
Soon, the two reached the top of the mountain.
Standing on the top of Qingyun Temple, Zhang Yuan looked into the distance at the city, with the scattered buildings and busy streets in full view.
As the breeze blows on my face, a sense of heroism surges in my heart, as if I am really looking down on all living beings.
However, even if you are at the top of the mountain in the scenic area, if you look back, you can see the rolling mountains, each one higher than the other.
In fact, the mountain in the scenic area is not the highest peak among the mountains. There are several other mountains that are more majestic and steep than it.
Therefore, it is quite difficult to have a clear view of the scenery deep in the mountains from here, as the view will always be blocked by the mountains in front.
After Zhang Yuan and He Yingchun reached the top of the mountain, they quickly found a narrow path leading to the distant forest.
There are no prohibition signs on this trail. If ordinary tourists are interested, they can follow the trail into the forest to explore.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuan secretly admired Qingyun Temple and couldn't help but sigh:
As expected of a Taoist temple, it is open-minded and does not impose too many restrictions, allowing you to try things, make mistakes, and even turn back.
He couldn't help but think of the Buddhist place. If it were a Buddhist place, the situation would probably be completely different.
If this path leads to some confidential place, there must be iron fences blocking it, or someone is assigned to guard it, or there must be various obstacles set up.
The ultimate goal is to keep outsiders out and cut off your thoughts of entering.
However, Qingyun Temple is completely different. There are roads leading to all directions, so you can travel as you like. After enjoying the scenery in front, you can follow the trail to explore the wild scenery and feel the wonders of nature.
This kind of freedom and spontaneity made Zhang Yuan increasingly identify with the ideas contained in Taoism and the humanistic care it demonstrated.
The two walked along the path into the forest ahead. The trees in the forest were towering into the clouds, more than 20 meters high, and each tree was straight and tall.
Zhang Yuan and He Yingchun were walking in the field. Looking up, they found that the blue sky and white clouds were completely covered by dense branches and leaves.
As far as the eye can see, there is only a little space in front, behind, left and right, divided by branches and leaves.
If you continue walking along the path deeper into the forest, all you will see are dense trees that stretch as far as the eye can see.
It was not until this moment that Zhang Yuan truly realized how exquisite and unique the nine-curve maze in Qingyun Temple was.
Before I personally experienced it, I felt that this formation was mysterious and unpredictable, leaving me puzzled.
Now that I am actually in it, I am surprised to find that the person who designed this formation is really ingenious.
It is really not easy to skillfully combine the natural environment of heaven and earth to set up such a wonderful formation.
When Zhang Yuan and He Yingchun first entered the forest, they did not deliberately explore anything, but just walked leisurely along the path.
But unexpectedly, after going around in a circle, the two of them returned to the edge of the forest.
Zhang Yuan looked back. Behind him was the small hill of Qingyun Temple, and in front of him was the entrance to the forest.
For a moment, his face was filled with astonishment. He looked at He Yingchun in disbelief and said:
"Aunt He, this is so interesting, we are actually back to the entrance of the forest.
But since we entered this forest, it feels like we have been walking in the same direction.
Although I turned several corners along the way, my intuition told me that I was not lost.
"How could I have ended up back here in such an unpredictable way? It's amazing! This forest is truly magical!"
He Yingchun smiled and explained softly:
"I knew you would feel this way. Actually, there was a bend at that time, and my intuition was wrong. I should have gone in the opposite direction.
Then we hesitated for a moment, and finally went in this direction, so we went the wrong way.
How about we go again?"
Zhang Yuan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then frowned slightly and said:
"If we go again, we will most likely come back because this forest seems to allow us to make several wrong choices.
But even if you choose correctly once or twice, you may not be able to get out of this nine-curve chain formation.
Besides, the forest is so big, why don't we just not take this path now and walk along the wild path inside the forest?
Then turn on the compass on our phones, and I think we'll be able to get to the edge of the cliff pretty quickly."
He Yingchun heard this, stepped forward and hugged Zhang Yuan's neck affectionately, blinked her eyes, and said playfully:
"If that's the case, my dear husband, I have another idea. I wonder if you would like to adopt it?"
Zhang Yuan raised the corner of his mouth and replied with a smile:
"Oh, since you have a good idea, then tell me quickly. I am the person who is most likely to accept other people's opinions."
He Yingchun blushed slightly, kissed Zhang Yuan on the cheek lightly, and said coquettishly:
"That means you close your eyes and I take you to the edge of the cliff in three seconds. Isn't that faster?"
Zhang Yuan looked at He Yingchun's smiling face, and saw that she was eager to try, as if she really wanted to hug him, and his heart moved.
Suddenly, he gave He Yingchun a princess hug and picked her up by the waist, then laughed and said:
"You still want to rebel against Tian Gang? Anyway, it's still early, let's go again.
If I let you take me to the edge of the cliff in an instant, what if you don't accompany me back to Qingyun Temple?
I can’t get out even if I want to. This forest is a challenge for me.”
He Yingchun was surprised and delighted by Zhang Yuan's sudden princess hug. She couldn't help but smile and said:
"Okay, okay, then I'll listen to you, husband. I'll do whatever you ask me to do, okay?
I never thought that you, my stinky husband, are quite chauvinistic.
Zhang Yuan waved his hands repeatedly and defended himself seriously:
"I don't call this male chauvinism, I call this having a zest for life."
He Yingchun smiled even more and nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, yes, that's right. Have fun with life. As long as you're happy, husband, whatever you want to express is fine."
Next, Zhang Yuan and He Yingchun stepped into the forest again.
This time, every time Zhang Yuan came to a turn, he would deliberately memorize the direction of the path.
However, even though he tried so hard, the two of them finally returned to the starting point after going around in circles a few times.
Zhang Yuan was stunned and said in disbelief:
"I think there must be some mysterious formation in this forest, otherwise,
Why would I end up back where I started if I didn't follow the path? This is too mysterious, too magical!
He Yingchun stood aside, just smiling and saying nothing.
It wasn't until Zhang Yuan was so curious that he scratched his head and asked questions for a long time that she finally spoke slowly:
"In fact, as long as you enter this forest, it is equivalent to entering this nine-curve chain formation.
No matter you follow the path or not, you will return to the starting point.
Because the growth position of each tree in this forest is carefully designed,
So even if you don't take the real path, there will still be other paths waiting for us.
Every path between trees is a road. You think there is only one path, but in fact, there are paths everywhere in this forest.
If an ordinary person does not understand the I Ching and the Eight Trigrams, and does not understand Taoist metaphysics, even if he walks this path 100 times, he will still return to the starting point.
And my dear husband, you still haven't grasped the mystery of Taoism when you walked for the second time.
If you follow me, we can get out of this little maze easily and without any effort.
Now, do you want to follow me?"