There is a densely forested valley more than 20 miles west of Xiangyang City.
The vegetation, flowers, plants and trees here are lush and green, giving people a sense of vitality. Looking around, I did not find any man-made damage, such as felling trees, traces of passers-by, etc.
This is really puzzling. It stands to reason that such a good ecological place should be visited by many people, but no trace of human existence can be found here.
When such a situation occurs, it is said that it is caused by the special environment here. One is the lingering methane gas all year round. This is the gas generated by the fermentation and decay of plant bodies buried in the sludge of ponds and swamps, as well as animal feces, plant stems and leaves.
Produced by fermentation.
Biogas poisoning generally causes dizziness, headache, nausea and other symptoms. In mild cases, the main symptoms are dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, general weakness, and rapid heartbeat. In severe cases, excitement, reduced judgment, movement disorders, decreased vision, and consciousness may occur.
Blur etc.
Therefore, even though this place is rich in landform resources, its dangerous environment still keeps many people away from it. And the most dangerous thing is not the methane gas, but thousands of elusive poisonous snakes. Some of them look like branches, and some
It looks like a leaf, but once you step on it, you won't know whether it is a leaf or a poisonous snake.
There were people who died here in the past. Most of them were refugees who took the risk and came in looking for food, or refugees who strayed into it by mistake. But they all died inside. After a while, the news spread, and no one dared to enter again.
This is the place.
On the top of a certain mountain.
When the old naughty boy heard Dongzhang say that he was going to Snake Valley, he couldn't help but screamed: "What?? We are going to Snake Valley?!"
He had dealt with Ouyang Feng a lot in his life, and suffered a lot of losses at his hands. The creature he feared the most was snakes. Hearing this word, he subconsciously felt goosebumps and felt chills all over his body.
Even the two sisters shrank their necks in fear. Girls, how could they like such sinister things? Only Xiao Longnu was calm, with no expression of joy or sadness on her pretty face.
Picking up a branch and throwing it into the fire, Dongzhang said with a smile: "There are indeed some small snakes there, but my 'friend' lives there. After all, I am injured now, so I just go to it to raise him."
Some time ago, after I made such a fuss with you, the Mongolian army will definitely not give up, and there is no doubt that this place will be searched later. In the long run, this is not a safe place."
After listening to what Dongzhang said, the old naughty boy was still a little dissatisfied and muttered: "Then we can go to Xiangyang. My sworn brother is there. We can go and join them. Considering my friendship with them as husband and wife, I am not bragging.
, when you see me coming, you can do whatever you want in the city. Huang Rong is a good cook. Even Hong Qigong praised her. You must have never eaten it. I will ask her to cook it for you.
OK?"
In order not to go to Snake Valley, the old naughty boy tried his best, but Huang Rong would not listen to him. If they really wanted to meet, it was not certain who would order whom, but the old naughty boy was a little bit too proud of himself.
That makes sense.
After speaking, he kept blinking at the youngest Lu Yao to encourage him.
No one said anything to this, and Lu Yao even made a face at Zhou Botong, which made Zhou Botong angry until his teeth started to itch.
Lu Qing, who was still quite polite, spoke first: "Grandpa Zhou, we have all eaten Aunt Huang's food."
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Botong was stunned on the spot. If he remembered correctly, Huang Rong, a little girl, would not cook for others easily. The person who could eat the dishes she cooked by herself was not a close acquaintance.
He is a big boss.
But these people don't look like they are familiar with Guo Jing's family? Why did Huang Rong cook for them herself?
The old naughty boy glanced at Dongzhang and the others frequently in surprise, but none of them had any intention of explaining.
Not to mention, since Huang Rong took charge of the Beggar Gang, she has held a high position and has become increasingly busy with official duties. As the leader of the gang, she has not taken the initiative to cook for many years. Even Guo Jing and Guo Fu have been cooking for a long time.
I couldn't eat it because I was too busy.
Not to mention other people. The last time she cooked, she hosted a banquet for Dongzhang and his friends, and she took the initiative to move the food to Dongzhang's residence. She also put a lot of thought into it.
To put it another way, she was the one who begged Dongzhang and the others to have dinner with her. You must know that the leader of a gang personally cooks for others, which is a great respect for the other party. Just look at the fathers of Ma and others in later generations.
Well, if they would go into the kitchen to cook a side dish to entertain the guests, then the guests would be either a business tycoon or a big shot in the military or political circles.
Looking playfully at the frightened old naughty boy opposite, Dongzhang stretched out his hand and put it above the firelight, turning his face back and forth, and said calmly: "You don't have to go if you don't want to go, we won't force you."
"But...but..." The old naughty boy hesitated. No matter how stupid he was, he could see that Dongzhang was the main group in this group. He would go wherever he said. These people
Follow unconditionally.
The old naughty boy was about to say something else, but he saw Dongzhang suddenly stood up, picked up the black knife on the ground, and walked out. The black knife spun several times in the air, and finally fell firmly into Dongzhang's hand.
As soon as he grasped the handle of the knife, Dongzhang leaned the black knife on his shoulder and walked straight down the mountain without stopping. This time, the mountain wind blew Dongzhang's coat and long hair. From behind, it looked like a
A vagabond.
"Walk."
In fact, there was no need for Dongzhang to say anything. When Dongzhang stood up, several girls had already stood up. In their hearts, what about Snake Valley? It was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire. As long as Dongzhang told him to go, they all followed him without hesitation.
Seeing that several people were really walking down the mountain, the old naughty boy finally became anxious. He first sat there and did some mental preparation, then gritted his back teeth and jumped up from the ground to catch up with the few people.
"Hey!! Wait for me!!"
Hearing the movement coming from behind, Dongzhang and Xiaolongnu, who were walking at the front, smiled silently.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! A few people walked down the mountain quickly. Although Dongzhang was injured on his waist, the Nine Yang Divine Art has a good self-healing effect and the bleeding has stopped long ago.
Yes, as long as the wound is not opened by too much movement, it is not a big problem.
But for fear that Dongzhang's wounds would get worse, Xiao Longnu still repeatedly asked Dongzhang to move slowly, and even snatched the black knife from his hand to prevent him from taking it. In response, Dongzhang could only shake his head helplessly and shouted
: "I'm just injured, not paralyzed."
"No!" Unexpectedly, Xiao Longnu didn't tolerate him this time. She glared and walked forward without any explanation.
Looking at her back speechlessly, Dongzhang whispered: "Do you know the way..."
The words were originally spoken so quietly that even Lu Yao beside him didn't hear them, but Xiao Longnu, who was walking in front, moved her ears slightly and turned around to glare at Dong Zhang.
"Uh... go that way..." Dongzhang pointed to the west.
After saying that, the little dragon girl continued to move forward with the black knife in hand. The one-meter-and-six-meter-long black knife was really unharmonious in her hands. The dragon girl was not short, but she was not much taller either.
She has a petite figure, and if she laid it flat, the black knife would almost catch up with her height.
At this time, she was holding a long knife in one hand, and at least half of the black knife exceeded her head and was in the air. It looked quite cute.
Dongzhang put a hand on Lu Yao's shoulder and followed Long Nu's footsteps, staring at her walking in front from time to time, and whispered: "Have you noticed that your sister Long is getting more and more fierce...
.”
"Yeah." Lu Yao nodded like a garlic masher, obviously agreeing with this point of view.
In silence all the way, in the middle of the night, Dong Zhang and his group finally arrived at the entrance of Snake Valley.
It was already dark now, and Lu Yao stared at the towering ancient trees above his head that blocked the sky. Some of the strange trees looked like ghosts. As a child, he shrank his neck in fear and approached Dong Zhang.
Seeing that she was a little nervous, Dongzhang patted her head and said with a smile: "What are you afraid of? It's just trees."
Without even a word of comfort to the even more nervous old naughty boy next to him, Dongzhang stretched out his hand to stop Long Nu, who was walking at the front, and said, "Xiao, wait a minute."
Hearing the cry, Xiao Longnu stopped and turned around to look at Dong Zhang in confusion.
As for why she must walk at the front, Dongzhang actually guessed one thing, that is, he has always been the backbone of the ancient tomb. For them, he is a pillar of existence, but now that pillar is injured, there is no point.
It is doubtful that the Dragon Girl will shoulder this burden.
That is to say, she has to go to the most dangerous place first, so she has to walk at the front.
Faced with Dragon Girl's doubts, Zhang Dong did not explain, but ordered two sisters, Lu Yao and Lu Qing, to light a few torches.
And before officially entering the Snake Valley, he told everyone: "You have to perform Qigong on this section of the road. There is a lot of methane in it. It will be very troublesome to get caught."
There is the Qigong Kung Fu in Jiu Yin Can Chapter, and several people can certainly know it, not to mention the old naughty boy, who will definitely know it.
After saying that, they walked into the Snake Valley. On the way, if there were leaves on the ground, Dongzhang would ask Long Nu and the others to clear them one by one, for fear that they would step on the snakes.
The Snake Valley is famous for its abundance of snakes. Everyone saw no less than a hundred snakes along the way, but at Dong Zhang's reminder, Lu Qing and Lu Yao cut them off one by one with their swords.
The old naughty boy, on the other hand, was very unpromising and stuck close to Dongzhang and followed suit. This was the shadow in his heart. Dongzhang couldn't say anything about it. Some people are claustrophobic, and some are afraid of heights. There are endless things to say.
It is human nature and Dongzhang would not make fun of him.
After walking for about half an hour, the group finally walked out of the lush Snake Valley and came to a deserted valley. Under the moonlight, they saw three wooden houses built on the high mountain.
Xiao Longnu stopped and looked towards Dongzhang, does that mean we have arrived?
Dongzhang raised his eyes and looked at the three wooden houses on the mountain, smiled and shook his head: "No, but my friends live in them too. Let's come visit them another day."
After speaking, he pointed to the east, which was even more desolate, with high and rugged mountains and an uninhabited appearance.
The dragon girl nodded and said no more, then walked towards the east.
After leaving the Snake Valley, the old naughty boy was obviously no longer afraid. He jumped up and ran away from Xiao Longnu and said sternly: "Come on, come on, let me, old naughty boy, clear the way."
In the past, these girls were the ones clearing the way in Snake Valley. He had always been hiding next to Dongzhang, and he had already felt a little embarrassed. Now that he was out of Snake Valley, he naturally had to show off his old naughty behavior.
Long Nu glanced at him without saying a word, letting him run ahead alone while she took care of Dong Zhang and hurried on at a leisurely pace.
They walked for more than half an hour, walking straight for thirty or forty miles. Normally, everyone would finish this distance in a short time, but now they had to take care of Dongzhang, so they had to slow down.
The group of people saw that the further they walked, the more desolate it became. Not even a single plant was seen. All they could see were bare mountains and rocks.
At some point, the group finally came to a valley.
Looking at the familiar hill, Dongzhang suddenly smiled brightly, revealing two rows of big white teeth.
Without any explanation, he got angry and shouted: "Silly bird!!!!"