Chapter 591 Half of the Thorn Stairs

Looking at Lu Xiao's stubborn look, Dan Guofeng only felt a headache.

In Dan Guofeng's eyes, Lu Xiao seemed to only listen to what he wanted to hear.

If he didn't want to hear anything, he wouldn't listen to a word.

He said so much, but he didn't remember a word, only remembered 'dragon liver and phoenix marrow'.

Dan Guofeng smacked his lips, and said helplessly: "I think you are the one who is really crazy."

Lu Xiao waved his hand nonchalantly and said: "Hey, it doesn't matter."

As he said that, he continued to walk upwards.

Sensing the approach of the two people, the silver ring snake twisted its body and got into the weeds on both sides.

Lu Xiao and Dan Guofeng didn't care about this.

After all, it was just a snake, and it hadn't reached the level that made them feel dangerous.

Continue to walk up the steps for about five minutes.

The road surface was not as clean as the one below.

Not only were there weeds on both sides, but there were also weeds on the steps.

At first, it was just weeds.

Until the back was thorns.

But strangely, only half of the steps had these things, and the other half was still clean.

It seemed that the person in charge of cleaning did it deliberately.

Just when Lu Xiao was curious about why it was arranged like this, Dan Guofeng explained:

"My master called this road the road to immortality."

As he said that, he sighed softly, and his tone became helpless.

"The road to immortality, singing and walking, can cover the sky with a snap of the fingers."

"Enter the immortal palace, travel freely, and wave the sleeves to collect immortals."

"They always do these formalisms like this."

"What do you say about one thought of god and one thought of devil."

Listening to Dan Guofeng's introduction, Lu Xiao pinched his chin and fell into deep thought.

On one side is a clean and tidy stone road, and on the other side is a thorny appearance.

Normal people will definitely choose to walk on the clean and tidy side.

And Lu Xiao is the abnormal person.

He grinned and stepped on the thorns.

The sharp barbs instantly pierced the sole of his shoe, and then embedded in the flesh of his foot.

As soon as he took this step, Lu Xiao stopped.

He frowned and whispered: "Strange, the pain seems to be amplified?"

Dan Guofeng nodded heavily and said: "This is not an ordinary thorn."

"This plant has a toxin that targets the nerves, which can stimulate and amplify the pain."

As he spoke, he also lifted his foot and walked up.

Of course, he walked on the clean side of the road.

Lu Xiao turned his head to look at Dan Guofeng, with a surprised expression: "Aren't you going this way with me?"

Dan Guofeng shook his head and said: "Why should I go that way with you?"

His words fell into Lu Xiao's ears with a deafening meaning.

Lu Xiao fell into silence for a while.

A moment later, Lu Xiao had already compiled tens of thousands of words of poisonous chicken soup in his mind.

But before he could speak, Guofeng spoke first: "Why do you think I know so well?"

"Are you trying to tell me that the road of life is full of thorns, and the road to immortality is also like this?"

As he said this, Guofeng sneered: "Hehe, but Taoism emphasizes following one's heart."

After saying this, he stepped up again.

Lu Xiao behind him looked embarrassed.

He thought about it and felt that what Guofeng said made sense.

So he muttered in a low voice: "Yes, I am also a devout Taoist believer."

After saying this, he moved his body and stood on the clean side.

Then he quickly chased after it.

What neither of them noticed was that the silver ring snake that disappeared earlier appeared again.

It was curled up next to the thorny road at this moment.

It spit out its tongue, licked the remaining blood on the thorns, and then plunged into the thorns.

Its body kept wandering in the thorns.

The messy spikes scratched its body with bloody marks.

However, it seemed not to feel it and continued to climb up the stairs.

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After a while, Dan Guofeng and Lu Xiao climbed to the top of the mountain one after the other.

On the top of the mountain was the Taoist temple.

What came into view was a huge square.

The square was extremely empty, and a huge three-legged bronze tripod was placed in the center.

The incense was burning vigorously in the tripod.

Wisps of green smoke drifted with the breeze.

Lu Xiao took a deep breath.

The fresh air was mixed with the smell of incense and candles.

Neither of them saw anyone cleaning, but the ground was surprisingly clean.

The road was still paved with bluestone slabs.

Across the square was a palace and pavilion.

The tall gate tower stood in the most conspicuous position.

Below was a vermilion lacquered gate.

After taking in the surrounding scene, Lu Xiao exhaled the air he had inhaled into his lungs.

The scene was exactly the same as the last time he came here.

It was just missing the scarlet full moon above.

It also lacked a bit of weirdness.

Standing here even made Lu Xiao feel at ease.

Dan Guofeng walked to the front of the big tripod, and then he took out a stick of incense from somewhere.

After lighting the incense with the fire of the red candle, Dan Guofeng inserted it into the tripod.

Then he bowed to the tripod.

Lu Xiao stood at the back and hesitated for a while, and finally stepped forward to ask: "Where did you get the incense?"

Dan Guofeng straightened up and asked in a puzzled tone: "Isn't it right next to it?"

Hearing Dan Guofeng's words, Lu Xiao looked in the direction of the latter's gaze.

Where is the incense?

Lu Xiao immediately blinked.

When he opened his eyes again, a pile of incense sticks strangely appeared on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Lu Xiao was very excited.

The original idea of ​​burning incense disappeared instantly at this moment.

Reason told him that there was something wrong here.

But he didn't say anything.

After burning incense, the vermilion lacquered door suddenly opened a crack.

A Taoist boy in a deep blue Taoist robe came out with a broom in his hand.

The Taoist boy lowered his head and his hair was tied into a Tai Chi bun on top of his head.

Dan Guofeng and Lu Xiao both looked over at the same time.

Soon, the Taoist boy closed the door and raised his head.

He saw Lu Xiao and the other person standing next to the big tripod at a glance.

His expression was puzzled at first, and then turned into surprise.

He then grabbed the broom and ran quickly towards the two people.

He shouted while running: "Master Junior is back!"

"Master Junior is back!"

Seeing this, Lu Xiao quickly took a step to the side and put some distance between him and Dan Guofeng.

The Taoist boy quickly ran to Dan Guofeng.

He bowed and saluted: "Meet Master Junior!"

Dan Guofeng saluted in return, then said softly: "Well, I'm back."

"Master is not out, right?"

Hearing this, the Taoist boy nodded repeatedly and said: "Master Junior, Master Granduncle is resting in the palace, and he was talking about you a few days ago."