4 Inside the Guanyin Temple (1/2)

His number was unreachable because there was no signal at the top of the mountain.

The form of Flame Mountain possessed a vast, majestic form and had high topography. They were famous for their majesty as well as the beautiful valleys within, each of myriad sizes and colors. The scene of water passing through it and humans traversing about painted a beautiful picture. They each brought along their tools of the trade to enter this magical yet dangerous, secluded land. Each instrument complemented the other as they climbed the mountains to explore the valley of Flame Mountain. That erratic, natural landscape gave a mysterious feeling to everyone without exception.

Ancient trees towered within the primitive forest, their roots twisted and branches intertwined with vines lingering on them while thick moss covered the land. Also, cries of beasts and crows of birds made the place seem more mysterious. Some tourists with special interests came here during the summer and laid down on the soft meadow, looking up at the blue skies filled with clouds while listening to the murmurs of the woods.

Flame Mountain had many mysterious unsolvable by science, such as the mystery of the Flame City Lake, the mystery of the whitened animals, the mystery of the high mountain tides and midsummer ice caves, the mystery of the donkey-head wolf and so on. All of these increased its mystical flavor all the more. The United Kingdom and the United States of America's missionaries became interested quite early on towards the scientific value of Flame Peak and Flame City Lake's resources. They gathered plant specimens, and the analysis had shocked the scientific circles of the world.

They were many and varied types of flowers and plants on Flame Mountain and also had a wide distribution range, right from the Flame City Lake which was 398 m above sea level to the Flame Peak which was 3105.4 m above sea level. It was filled with vegetation all year round and full of fragrance. In the spring, peaches and plums welcomed the fine rain, and in the summer, cuckoo's cooed all around the red mountains. In the autumn, wild chrysanthemums welcome the drizzling snow and in the winter, wintersweet flowers bared against the cold frost. Especially when the season changed between spring and summer, it brought thousands of breeds of flowers which covered the mountains and the plains in purples and reds, just like the boundless clouds tinged with sunset hues. When midsummer arrived, the place became more colorful and gorgeous with wide variety which formed a contrast with the blue skies and white clouds.

The traversing spring and the waterfall flying down, streams crisscrossing with each other, created a stunning scenery so pretty that nothing more beautiful can be imagined. Flame Mountain was a world-famous location for medicinal herbs consisting of 2000 types of medicinal herbs used as material in traditional medicine. Within them, there were a large proportion of rare and valuable medicine materials, such as the Makino which was praised as the ”Ginseng Among the Herbs,” the Queen of the Night which had the fantastic effect of recovering one's youthful vigor and extending life, the kiwifruit which is known as the King of Tonics, the sticky adenosma which had a wide range of healing effects and so on. As for eucommia, magnolia bark, fritillary bulb, tall gastrodia, female ginseng, pseudo-ginseng, Chinese goldthread and so on were available all over the mountain. The investigation had already discovered 60 kinds of medicaments which had an anti-cancer effect, and several hundreds of them were added to the high ranks of the Health Protection Medicaments Directory. The richly colorful medical resources of Flame Mountain were locally known as a unique advantage for tourism.

This was a place surrounded by layers of mountains. It's filled with tall ancient trees that reached towards the sky and bamboos swaying gently in the wind.. The creek water whispered in the valley, creating a large pond within. Here, there were strange caves, a deep ravine, a large pond, as well as an ancient lake. There was no lack of historic sites and beautiful sceneries which had an inherent mystique to them. It was a place with hidden dragons and crouching tigers, a land blessed with fortune and glory by heroes.

The hills stood tall and high, demonstrating their fascinating magnificence while a waterfall poured down from the sky among the ranges of mountains, with grace and splendor. Brimming with vitality is a verdant forest blessed by the wind, rain, and snow all year round. Green pinewood trees covered Flame Peak, and as the mountain winds blew past them, it resulted in a whistle that spread throughout the summit. Seeming as ferocious as the bellows of great waves; the soft murmur of running water had an endless implicit charm in its rhythm. The autumn scenery of the hills covered in red autumnal leaves was evermore fascinating.

The topography of Flame Peak was precipitous and steep with beautiful summits providing different points of view that could be found anywhere in the mountains. Climbing above the hilltop, one could see dark green mountains all around as well as a sea of forest rippling along with the wind. Through the misty fog, an ethereal like scenery that seemed to be made by the heavens existed, enchanting anyone who lays their eyes on it.

And right now, a youth was descending down the mountain path with a backpack on his back. Limpid eyes like that of lake water, a countenance just like bright moon and ruby-lips. It was no exaggeration to say that his father, Liang Rukang's and his mother, Lin Huiyin's merits had all converged in his body. He had a tall figure and thought he couldn't be called muscular, they packed quite the punch in terms of explosiveness.

He was none other than Lin Tianlong who his family members were expecting. Although he had only joined a polytechnical medical school after graduating from junior high school, he was influenced by his mother and aunt right from his childhood and thus went down the path of medical science. He had a rarely seen interest towards traditional medical science from the beginning and was also blessed by the heavens with an advantage as he had accidentally learned how to exploit the potential of electrical energy inside the body and was able to successfully use it along with traditional medical massages. Though just 19 years old, he had researched the human body life sciences and had the means to exploit this knowledge.

Actually, Lin Tianlong had returned to Flame City yesterday morning, but he hadn't returned home. Instead, he followed his plan to climb the Flame Mountain and roughly inspect the medicinal materials on the mountain. He then slept overnight at the ”Night Illumination Pavilion” on the mountain and happily descended the mountain after watching the beautiful sunrise.