Xiaobai's vision was particularly clear at night, ranging from the eaves of paved row houses to as close as rocks, grass and thatch in the gaps between earth structures. Even without moonlight, Chen Baiqi could see the surrounding environment clearly.

Of course, what she sees with her eyes at this time is different from what she sees during the day. The world she sees through Xiaobai is like wearing night vision goggles. It is yellow-green and does not reflect the true color of objects. This

That's the only shortcoming.

The Beiwai alleys were very quiet at night. Except for the camp and the altar, which had firelight and popularity, the rest were plunged into darkness.

Little Abao carries the salt given to him by Chen Baiqi. The salt bag contains the breath of her and the system, so Xiaobai can use this as a clue to locate his location.

It flew over rows of mud houses and cave dwellings, and came to a hillside with cultivated land in Zilin to the north.

The top of this hillside is steep white gray rock, which looks like a nose and eyes from a distance, and is huge. However, half of the hillside is covered with ivy and weeds, which wither in winter into a dense network of fine veins, covering the mountain as if covered with a brown-yellow coat.

clothes.

Because its image resembles a mountain spirit wearing a green robe, this area is called "Ghostwei Slope" by people in Beiwai Alley.

Xiaobai flew from the city to a barren grassland. As the night spread, a large area of ​​inky black scenery and shadows of different shades spread away.

Chen Baiqi used his thoughts to drive Xiaobai.

"Xiaobai, did you feel it?"

Xiaobai chirped and tilted his head. He stopped on a branch under an old yellow fruit tree. His round and naive head turned this way and that. Then, as if he noticed something, he fluttered his wings and flew deeper.

Entering through the forest, the moonlight fluttering on the seedlings not far away gradually danced, and the night seemed to be wider. The silhouette of the forest moved lightly with the moonlight as Xiaobai moved forward...

Chen Baiqi became more and more surprised, how could little Abao come to such a place so late at night?

Not only him, but also all the other residents of Beiwai Alley who disappeared are here?

"Guiwei Slope" is sandwiched between two peaks, passing through a night orange forest, and then entering a recess inside a hump.

Xiaobai stopped on a large rock that had rolled down from the hillside, his eyes fluttering open, and he looked around, obviously not knowing how to continue.

"Xiao Bai, have you lost your breath?" Chen Baiqi asked.

Xiaobai's thought was that it felt that it was nearby, but there was no way, and it didn't know how to go.

Chen Baiqi knew that Xiaobai's animal intelligence was limited, only about the intelligence of an ordinary four or five-year-old child. Therefore, the tasks it could complete independently were limited, and it had to rely on Chen Baiqi for command and leadership.

She observed her surroundings carefully with Xiaobai's eyes. In fact, there was not a road ahead, but there was a small road between the two peaks. The road was sparsely covered by the withered ivy vines that had fallen from the two peaks.

The intertwined dead vines make it difficult to find this narrow path.

"Xiaobai, get in and take a look."

Since the breath has not stopped, it means there must be another way here.

Xiaobai received the order and flew towards the withered vine waterfall wall. As he approached, he was stopped by Chen Baiqi.

Chen Baiqi looked at it with Xiaobai's eyes for a while and confirmed that this place was not a wild place, but that people often came and went.

Those dead vines hang down like dark brown curtains, and they are linked together to form a network. It looks like a natural barrier, but if you look closely, you can see traces of artificial weaving.

Of course, not all, but the entrance. It is estimated that many of them will be torn if you enter frequently, making the cross section suspicious. Therefore, these vine nets are first woven into thick strands, and then connected to the naturally occurring branches and vines. True or false

When someone passes by, you only need to pull the artificial braid aside, and then carefully cover it again after passing without causing any damage.

"Okay, keep going."

After reading it, Chen Baiqi asked Xiaobai to get into the gap in the withered vines and continue flying forward.

The narrow passage is about a hundred meters long, and behind it is a piece of loose loess that has been turned over. This piece of loess is not flat, with uneven heights and uneven bottoms, and there are many raised earth bags on it.

Chen Baiqi looked at these raised earth mounds and barren mountains, and for some reason he suddenly thought of mass graves.

And is this place really a cemetery?

Looking at the large and small raised bumps of earth, but no monuments, she wasn't sure, but she felt they looked similar.

Xiaobai hovered in the air, completely relying on Chen Baiqi's sight to capture the environment, and Chen Baiqi discovered that a hole had been dug in front of one of the earthbags.

Although the sky was very dark, the dug hole was not too small, and it was not covered with anything. In addition, Xiaobai's sight was condescending, so it was easy to find it.

There is the aura of the master over there.

Xiaobai obviously sensed it, so he leaned over and flew in.

The entrance of the cave is round, with loess and sand at the entrance. A few centimeters further down is a ladder made of wooden frames. Go down the ladder from the entrance of the cave and walk about ten meters until you reach the bottom. There is no light.

The lighting was still dim, and there was a dirt corridor in front of it. The side walls were excavated neatly, but there were also many overlapping footprints on the ground. It was obvious that people came and went frequently.

Since the tunnel was completely dark, Xiaobai was not afraid of being discovered when flying against the wall.

Deeper into the cave, you can vaguely hear voices coming from the front.

But there is still no light in front.

Chen Baiqi asked Xiaobai to pay attention and don't let others find out.

Xiaobai flew more carefully, even flapping his wings a little cautiously.

It rushed into the hole in the innermost room as fast as possible, and after defecating, it hung on a protruding stone from the wall, staring down with its big eyes.

This is a stone cave, perhaps not naturally formed. The surrounding stone walls are inlaid, in the shape of an arch bridge, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Chen Baiqi was surprised to see many people staying in this stone cave.

Due to the large area inside this cave, it is not a problem to accommodate hundreds of people at the same time.

There are many miscellaneous things inside. There is a small mountain of sweet potatoes and radishes piled in the corner, as well as a few bags of opened beans and adzuki beans. Next to it is a concave iron pot with a painted bottom.

It was dark, with burnt ashes underneath. A large area outside was covered with dry rice straw, which was quite thick. There were already many people sleeping on it, covered with quilts.

In addition, some people did not fall asleep, but were working on their own. Some simply gathered in a group, some were hanging their heads in a daze, and some were hiding aside and not knowing what to do.

In short, here Chen Baiqi saw some people who had met once or multiple times in Beiwai Alley. After all, there were many weird things about these people. When she was bored in the camp, she took a closer look at them.

, keep it in mind.

She had reason to believe that all the residents of Beiwai who had disappeared during the night were here.

Xiaobai quietly hung upside down under the eaves, staring at everything in the cave.

In the dark night, Chen Baiqi was horrified to find that the eyes of these people who were awake had a light that was completely different from the gray pupils that were eclipsed during the day.

It was a kind of faint green like a will-o'-the-wisp, like a wolf emerging from the old forest at night.

Which monster in the deep mountain are they?

Chen Baiqi swallowed. He had a lot of guesses in his heart, but he finally swallowed all the doubts and asked Xiaobai to find the location of little Abao.

Xiaobai followed the scent and soon found little Po and his mother-in-law.

The two of them were relatively close to each other, with little Po and his mother sitting on the grass while holding Po in her arms.

Little Abao held a bag of salt in his arms and his chest was bulging. He kept thinking about what his benefactor told him. He thought that it was almost time, it was getting dark, and Eminem had time to talk to him.

"slim Shady."

Little Abao shouted softly.

Abao Amu didn't hear it.

Little Po then pushed Grandma.

A Bao Amu's eyebrows moved, and his senses were a little hesitant.

"Abao?" Her voice was weak and had a strange slowness.

"Am, everyone who comes from outside must stay in the camp to be safe?" Little Bao leaned close to his mother's ear, speaking every word in a whisper.

Very serious.

He knew that at night, Amu and other ethnic groups had weaker senses, especially vision and hearing, so he had to speak slower and spell more clearly so that she could understand.

He is better at night than other tribesmen. Although he has amblyopia at night, his hearing is normal. I heard from Eminem that his father is not a member of the tribe, but an outsider.

Abao Amu tilted her head. In the dark night, her pair of faint green eyes looked very bright, but in fact she was half blind. She squinted.

"Abao, why do you suddenly ask about this matter?"

Little Abao hesitated and said: "Because the benefactor is there..."

Abao Amu hugged him tightly and said with a smile: "Abao, don't worry, as long as he doesn't inquire about our clan's affairs at will, and doesn't come in and out of the camp at will, our clan is prohibited from killing innocent people indiscriminately."

Abao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then, can the benefactor leave?"

A Bao and Amu paused for a long time this time. It was only when A Bao thought she didn't hear him clearly that he was about to ask the question again, A Bao and Amu said: "Amu doesn't know about this matter, so he can come here...

It means that he must be involved with people in our clan. Once he is involved, if he wants to leave, it will be..." It's difficult.

Little Abao didn't understand either. In fact, this was not the issue he was most concerned about. Instead, he was happy that his benefactor would not leave him. He thought that if his benefactor could live with them from now on, he would be able to see him every day and play with him during the day.

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Little Po has no playmates of the same age, and adults don't often treat him kindly, so he likes benefactors.

Thinking of this, little Abao suddenly felt sad: "Emma, ​​why can we only show up during the day?"

It would be nice if they could appear outside at night, but unfortunately, all the tribesmen must come to Yeguo to gather at night.

A Bao Amu was stunned for a moment, and then his expression turned unpleasant.

Little A'bao had asked this question before. At that time, A'bao's mother only used "he was still young and thought he would know the reason when he grew up" to excuse him, but now she could only say helplessly: "You are still too young.
To be continued...