What puzzles me the most is still that man with a yellow hat, because I've heard of such a dressed-up guy more than once. He appears in many stories I've heard, including the legend of Xiaobai's tomb, where he gave advice to villagers on how to bury the dragon. Unexpectedly, old Liu with sunken eyes had also seen the man with a yellow hat when he was young. Moreover, it was he who guided Old Liu to find the "Three Pure Ones Book", and amazingly, he could pass through walls and enter houses, which proves that he must not be a good person.

  Who is he after all?

  My elders came back at this time. I said to Liu Ershu, "Uncle Liu, don't worry, when I return to Harbin, I will also help you find my grandfather Liu."

  Liu Shu nodded and said to me, "Old nephew, I'll tell you something. The 'Sanqing Book' is originally a thing belonging to the Old Man in Heaven. We ordinary people should practice less of it. It's better to study diligently and have a good future."

  I nodded, but in my heart I thought, it's too late, this book has already been deeply imprinted on my mind, and even if I want to forget, I won't be able to. Now I can enter the realm of "San Qing Shu" just like that fool Liu Da Shu.

  Forget it, I'll take things one step at a time. After returning to Longjiang, nothing happened, and every day was spent eating, sleeping, and being lazy. After the New Year, I went back to Harbin to wait for school to start again.

  Compared to others, the second semester of freshman year was relatively relaxing. Although my buddy is no longer idle, he still spends his days drinking and chatting with everyone in the dormitory, and rarely stays up all night surfing the internet.

  Time is like a cigarette in your mouth when playing KOF, if you're not careful it's gone. The first year of university has passed just like that, with no money and no girls, I'm so bored. The only thing I've gained is my drawing skills have improved significantly, because since the last Huang Yi Nü Gui event, I've been reviewing "San Qing Shu" every night before bed.

  Early July, just when it's hot, this season is originally the one we young people like the most. Looking around, all sorts of beauties on the streets. Hehehe.

  At the beginning of our sophomore year, our department organized a self-funded trip to Mirror Lake in Mudanjiang for a seven-day sketching excursion. It was called a sketching trip, but everyone knew it was actually just an excuse to have fun. The sky was blue and the water was blue, those who had partners went on romantic getaways, while those without partners went to find one.

  I was bored to death anyway, so I signed up and went along with it. Li Xiaoqiang and Bao Jindong didn't want to move around, they'd rather stay in the dorm surfing the internet and flirting with girls than waste that money, so they didn't go.

  In mid-July, I and the old man Wang Cheng in my dormitory followed the school's team and took a train to Mudanjiang.

  Mudanjiang City is a prefecture-level city directly under the jurisdiction of Heilongjiang Provincial Government, and it is a famous tourist city in northern China. It is located in the southeastern part of Heilongjiang Province and borders Jilin Province, with Russia to its east. The city is named after Mudanjiang River, one of the largest tributaries of Songhua River that runs across the city.

  There were about fifty people in our group, and after getting off the train, we took a large bus to Jingpo Lake. Speaking of Jingpo Lake, let me introduce it to everyone here.

  Mirror Lake is China's largest barrier lake. Located in the upper reaches of Mudanjiang River, 50 kilometers southwest of Ning'an City, Heilongjiang Province. Formed by basalt overflow damming. The lake surface elevation is 351 meters, and the area is 95 square kilometers. Surrounding the lake is a large natural scenic area, basically isolated from the world.

  Long ago, a beautiful and kind woman named Red Luo lived by the Peony River. She had a precious mirror. Whenever people were in trouble, she would shine the mirror on them to dispel their misfortunes. This reached the heavenly court and aroused the jealousy of Queen Mother Wang, who sent a heavenly god to steal the mirror. Red Luo went to heaven to demand its return, leading to a dispute, and the mirror fell from the sky, transforming into Mirror Lake.

  It's true that the imagination of the masses is powerful and rich. The car stopped at the entrance to Mirror Lake because vehicles are not allowed inside. Our previously booked hotel was on the mountain, so we had no choice but to hike up the mountain with our luggage.

  A few buildings around the entrance. As soon as I stepped into this scenic area, it was indeed in its original state. The feeling I got was like being in a deep mountain forest, and due to the humid air in July, the temperature inside the forest was even more unbearable, making us all sweat profusely.

  The smell of the surrounding trees is a bit too strong, and most of us over 50 people are city-bred, who can bear the hardship of climbing mountains and drilling woods? Before long, many girls started complaining, especially when they heard that there was still an hour's journey to reach our designated hotel. One by one, their little mouths were all old and high, this one said regretfully, that one said reluctantly.

  I followed Wang Cheng closely behind our tour guide Liu Mingming, fortunately I grew up in a small county town from childhood and got used to it. Moreover, when I was young, I often climbed mountains on the grinding mountain, this tiredness is nothing for me. In my heart, I despise those spoiled rich girls. Regret now? Want to go back? This noisy trouble.

  If you all looked a bit better, that would be fine. If you were beautiful and charming, maybe some old men would even help you carry your luggage. But the way you all look is like a car accident scene. We boys basically keep our distance from you, what's there to be proud of?

  What's even more infuriating is that you're still pretending to be young at your age. People of your age in our county have already sent their children out to work.

  To say that I couldn't eat grapes, I had to go up and tread on them. This sentence describes me as being really shameless. Don't say that I don't speak with tact, to be honest, even I myself have discovered that I'm a bit shameless. A big brother like me, without money, without dignity, without a girlfriend - a typical three-nothing product. How can someone like me calmly and peacefully look at everything around me?

  And the Wang Cheng guys around him, listening to him talk about his home in a small county town on the mountain in Qitaihe City, playing on the mountain since childhood, walking this mountain road is naturally not a problem.

  After passing through a forest and turning several corners, we arrived at our destination.

  It's okay, the small place is quite elegant, a three-story small hotel like a villa in the mountains, close to the lake shore of Mirror Lake. In front of the hotel, there is an empty space similar to a small playground. Next to it is an unfinished building that has been suspended due to the peak tourist season.

  It's finally here. Those girls seem to have come back to life, chattering and laughing with each other. If we use the proverb "one woman is equal to five hundred ducks" as a reference, then with over thirty women on our side, I wonder how many ducks that would be equivalent to? But since my math skills are poor, let's just drop this question here.

  The hotel manager had already received the call and came out to greet us. The manager was a man in his 40s with a smile all over his face, and I felt like I had seen him somewhere before. Later, I suddenly remembered that he looked exactly like the perverted uncle from the classic love action game "C" that I played in high school. Especially the way he looked at women, it's still vivid in my memory even after many years.

  As it was already afternoon when we arrived, Liu Mingming started to assign rooms, three people per room. Of course, the men and women were separated. I, Wang Cheng, and a guy named Xiao Kai were in one room.

  The room is quite clean and tidy, with all the necessary appliances like TV. The bathroom is quite large and can be used for showering. However, since the hotel is located in a deep mountain, it's very humid, making the room feel damp and gloomy. The bedding also feels a bit damp. But we didn't come here to enjoy ourselves, so we didn't mind too much.

  We each chose a bed and turned on the TV, which could receive five channels, four of which were broadcasting ads. They were all about things like "one wear and it's high", "one belt and it's big", "one wipe and it's three centimeters longer". The three of us found this annoying, so we switched to the only channel that wasn't showing ads, which was showing a Tibetan version of "Journey to the West". It was full of "wa la wa la" sounds, and after discussing it among ourselves, we decided to watch the ads instead.

  On the first floor, in a certain guest room, three men burst out laughing at an advertisement for breast enhancement.

  To be honest, my memory is actually quite good at times. I still remember that advertisement slogan: "I used to be just like you, a princess of peace, but since I used XXX, I felt what it's like to be in turbulent waters! Come on, today you're not changed, tomorrow, you'll be just like me! Hurry up and grab the phone to buy now!!"

  Annoying advertisements, it's strange that someone believes in them. After finally enduring until dinner time, our group of people arrived at the restaurant in a lively manner. Ten people per table, today we finally got to try the famous fish banquet here.

  I don't know what kind of meal the school ordered for us, anyway there were ten dishes and enough rice. After we sat down, all the dishes were served. At first glance, six out of the ten dishes were fish. It was indeed a fish feast. The only pity was that there were too few green vegetables. Later, Uncle 'C' told us that since this place is too far from Mudanjiang city, procurement is extremely inconvenient. They only go shopping twice a month, so green vegetables and some daily necessities are very precious here.

  A pack of Honghe costs five yuan, but it's sold for fifteen here. I'm shocked, this is terrible, but when the nicotine craving hits, I can only grit my teeth and pay up, what a rip-off!

  After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to take a bath and sleep. It was okay, the water was quite hot, after walking all day, we slept particularly well that night. That's how our first day at Mirror Lake ended.