In fact, Zhang Zian had long wanted to visit Mt. Hidden Fog, but it was too cold in winter, and the mountain roads were covered with snow and ice. In summer, it was either scorching hot or pouring rain. Spring was very short, and the trees on the mountain were still bare. Autumn was the best time to visit.
It was not because of the high prices.
The most important thing was that he was too busy. He was either busy with the shop or other things, or he was abroad or in other places. He had too little free time. Even when he was free, he had to consider everyone's opinion. It was best to choose a place that everyone could accept.
Today, only Old Time Tea and Fa Ci were there, so he proposed to go here. If everyone came, Mr. Wallet would have to die …
Perhaps only Mt. Hidden Fog could leave such a deep psychological shadow on him.
Including in his dreams, he had been here twice.
Double psychological shadow.
There were people who climbed the mountain with dogs. When the vendors saw him with a big dog, they were not too surprised. When he walked by, they politely asked him if he wanted to buy water, saying that water was too expensive on the mountain and that he should buy it at the foot of the mountain before going up. Many tourists did not listen to their advice. They were so thirsty that they almost smoked. They cursed and cursed as they went down the mountain.
Hearing this, he knew that the Teahouse in Hidden Fog was not closed yet.
In fact, not only was it not closed, but its rating on the review app was amazingly high. It had become a high-end check-in spot for online celebrities. The beautiful pictures of all kinds of tea and snacks were mouth-watering, and the literary reviews were comparable to prose poems … Zhang Zian understood. After all, he had spent so much money. Even if the food was bad, he had to pretend that it was good. Otherwise, he would be an idiot with too much money.
Occasionally, someone gave a one-star negative review because the price was too high. Other people who had visited the place would only comment, "Expensive is not their weakness, it's your weakness. Why don't you look at the price before spending?"
The owner of the teahouse never responded to these comments. His cold attitude gained him many fans.
Zhang Zian was very conflicted. On the one hand, the owner of the teahouse had a good relationship with Old Time Tea. On the other hand, he really hoped that the teahouse would close down as soon as possible so that he could go up the mountain without any psychological burden.
Stepping on the mountain road and climbing up step by step, Zhang Tie didn't feel anything special at first, but as time went by, it became a bit boring. As his field of vision rose, all he could see was ordinary scenery, without any beautiful scenery, such as peaks and valleys, flowing springs and waterfalls, which determined that Misty Mountain couldn't become a popular scenic spot, and it was not worth building a cable car here.
The leaves were only slightly yellow, and it was still a long time before the mountain would be covered with red leaves.
Walking on the mountain road, he thought of two people. To be precise, it was a person and an unknown thing. It was Xiaoxue and Zhuang Xiaodie.
After he left Mahogany Forest, he sent Snowy a message to thank her for helping him call the police. If it weren't for her and Megan's mother's efforts, the situation might have been different.
Snowy was still in the United States, but she might be back soon. She said that she would come back after the summer was completely gone. During her time in the United States, she also did a lot of outdoor live broadcasts, basically visiting all the attractions around San Francisco and the Bay Area.
He thought of her because he met her the first time he climbed the mountain, and the reason he thought of Zhuang Xiaodie was similar. In the woods on the side of the mountain road, butterflies rose and fell from time to time, enjoying the pleasant time before the arrival of late autumn.
"By the way, Fabre, do you see any butterflies flying behind or above me?" he asked.
Facio had been admiring the scenery around him. When he heard this, he walked behind him and looked. "Butterfly? I didn't see anything. "
"That's good."
Zhang Zian breathed a sigh of relief. The butterfly that was always looming made him suspicious.
"What's wrong with butterflies? Isn't it normal to have butterflies? "Facui saw that he seemed to be hiding something, so he asked.
"It's a long story …"
Zhang Zian smiled bitterly. Anyway, the road up the mountain was very boring, so he simply told her about Zhuang Xiaodie.
"There's actually such a thing …"
Fa Tii was engrossed in the story, and after listening to it, he was astonished. It was increasingly convinced that it had made the right choice to come to the East to find its own path. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to hear such an incredible story. There were actually elves who could put people to sleep and trap them in their own dreams without anyone noticing. This was simply appalling.
"The problem is, after it was over, I thought she had disappeared, but the elves often said that they could see butterflies hovering around me, and I couldn't see them myself …" He sighed.
Fa Tii thought about it for a while and said, "Is this thing bothering you? If so, I can pray to God and ask God to temporarily give me a pair of special eyes that can see everything that the naked eye can't. If she is just hidden, maybe I can see her through these special eyes. "
Of course, it was referring to the Eye of Omniscience, but unless it was a matter of life and death, it did not want to waste time on trivial matters. It was only when it faced a desperate situation after self-sacrifice and unremitting efforts that it could ask God for help, so it wanted to know if it was necessary.
"Uh … It's not really bothering me. At first, I wasn't used to it, so I always felt uncomfortable. Later, I got used to it … and often forgot about it. After all, she never appeared in my dreams again," Zhang Zian said, pretending to be relaxed. "Don't bother."
He saw its solemn expression and guessed that this special pair of eyes might not be trivial. The butterfly that appeared and disappeared did not cause substantial damage to him, so he let it go.
What's more …
Fa Tii used the special eyes to find the butterfly that Zhuang Xiaodie had transformed into. There were only two results. One was that she was no longer there, and the other was that she was still there.
Needless to say, if it was the latter, wouldn't it be more troublesome?
It was better to lie to himself and say that she had disappeared.
She was invisible, and no physical means could be used to deal with her. She was like a ghost that even Vladimir was helpless against. She, who was in the dream, could even suppress the power of the sea of stars. The other elfins couldn't do anything to her and could only stare at her. It was like a bug.
Zhang Zian thought about it. It was not that there was no way to completely eliminate Zhuang Xiaodie. In fact, it was very simple. He had an immature guess. Her existence seemed to be attached to his dream. If he disappeared, she would be like water without a source. There was an 80% chance that she would disappear with him.
However, this method was equivalent to no solution. He had not lived long enough and did not want to disappear with her.
"Okay, if you change your mind, you can tell me at any time." Fa Tii did not force him.
In this way, they talked and walked, gradually approaching the top of the mountain. The air became cooler, and their bodies were shrouded in a faint fog.
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