In Bashan County, at the foot of a mountain, a few scattered firelights shine under the night.
One of the women was mending the animal skin clothes in her hands under the weak light. She paused and rested, and hit her lower back from time to time. It was obvious that there was some discomfort in her waist, but there was no pain on her face.
During pauses and rests, his mind wanders, and a gentle and kind smile appears on his face from time to time.
And when she didn't notice it, deep in the shadow of the mountain forest, a pair of amber eyes stared here.
"Mrs. Hu, Mrs. Hu, help me."
Suddenly a man's shout came from outside the house, and the middle-aged woman paused and responded.
"Sun Hao, you finally came back from the mountains? Your wife has been waiting for you for two days. If you don't come back, she will have to report to the government."
"Don't laugh at me, Mrs. Hu. I was chasing a wild deer in the mountains. I fell hard and injured my legs and feet. Fortunately, the deer didn't run away.
"But after I carried it halfway, my legs couldn't bear it anymore and I left it in the woods not far away. I even asked Mrs. Hu to come over and help me."
After hearing this, the middle-aged woman put aside her sewing work and did not rush to open the door. Instead, she glanced out according to the light of the window and saw her former neighbor Sun Hao standing in the shadow not far away.
, hunched over, with one leg still crossed.
Her complexion was also very bad, a little pale, and she was startled when she saw him suddenly at night.
Fortunately, she calmed down and was sure that it was her former neighbor. She also knew that he had fallen down in the mountains and had worked hard to carry a deer over. It was reasonable to think that he looked very bad.
She looked up and saw that it was still raining lightly in the sky. However, she didn't rush out. Instead, she said: "Why don't you call your wife and come over to help us."
There are legends about mountain spirits and ghosts in the mountains. It was night again and it was raining, so the middle-aged woman did not dare to go out without confirming it.
"Well, you don't know that my wife has a baby. I went to the mountains this time just to get some deer antlers and some deer blood to replenish my wife..."
Mrs. Hu nodded secretly in her mind and confirmed that it was her neighbor Sun Hao. She put down the patched animal skin in her hand. Instead of going out in a hurry, she turned around and went to the kitchen to get a wood-cutting knife, which she carried around her waist.
There are many animals in the mountains at night, so you still need to bring something to protect yourself.
I turned around and put on another poncho, then I thought about it and picked up another one.
Then he opened the door and walked out of the house, and said to Sun Hao: "It's raining, it's a shame you ran away. You wear this poncho. Don't catch a cold or have a fever in this weather. You won't be in trouble until then..."
Sun Hao bowed his hands and refused: "Goodbye, this poncho is very heavy and it's inconvenient for my legs. It's even harder to exert force while wearing this thing. It's not far away. It's only half a mile from home. I can't even get wet."
It’s been raining for so long, it won’t be a problem if it rains for a while longer.”
The middle-aged woman thought for a while and put the poncho back into the house, but she still wore it, and said: "Let's go, let's go, you, a man, can get some rain. It's okay, but I, a woman, can't get wet in the rain."
I'm afraid I might get sick if I sweat, so I have to wear it."
"If you ask me, you have to pay attention to yourself. It's a good thing to care about your wife, but you can't collapse yourself first."
"I understand, but there's nothing I can do about it."
The man turned around and led the way. Although his legs and feet were not very convenient, he was still walking quite briskly when he was worried. The middle-aged woman was slightly surprised, but she also felt that it might be because the man was eager to return home, so she didn't think much about it.
In the darkness, she never noticed that there were not many footprints or traces under the man's feet when he walked in the forest on a rainy day, just like a shadow.
…
Zhang Mingtu walked out of a river not far from the foot of the mountain. In the darkness not far away, the mountains lying on the ground were like a huge monster. It was frightening in the dark night.
The chaotic shadows of the mountains and forests outline grotesque shapes one after another, as if hell has opened its mouth and is about to swallow people up at any time.
Zhang Mingtu didn't care and walked quickly through the mountains and forests.
When passing a few houses at the foot of the mountain, he paused for a moment and felt a vague evil spirit.
Zhang Mingtu did not have such an ability before, but he has fought many demons and used demon blood to refine his body every day, so he has a special sense of demonic energy.
After some sensing, he found that there was no human presence in several rooms in the middle of the night, but there were still traces of human life inside. Zhang Mingtu's heart suddenly moved.
"Oops, there must be a demon coming."
But after a careful look around, there were no signs of damage to the windows or doors inside the house, and the house was well closed, as if the person had left not long ago. Zhang Mingtu even felt a little warmth from the oil lamp.
"It shouldn't be an ordinary monster. He left not long ago."
After a brief inspection and identification of traces, Zhang Mingtu soon discovered traces of people walking.
On rainy days, the raindrops caused a lot of damage, but extreme tracking is a basic skill. Zhang Mingtu has also mastered the results, and his methods are not bad.
It can also be distinguished on a rainy night.
"The footprints are small and the marks left are not deep. He should not be heavy. He may be a man of short stature, but he looks more like a woman..."
Zhang Mingtu quickly followed the relevant traces and walked into the mountain forest.
If possible, he would like to save as much as possible.
Suddenly walking into the mountain forest late at night, Zhang Mingtu judged that the person he was looking for was a man. Women usually would not enter the mountains at night.
The further you go, the denser the forest becomes, and the path you take is not the usual trail for hunters, it is a little off the beaten path.
Zhang Mingtu could also feel that in the process of leaving the trace, there was a vague evil spirit, or it was not like evil spirit, but more like some kind of evil spirit.
"Is the fox demon using illusions to deceive people, or is it..."
Zhang Mingtu clearly remembered the abilities and corresponding realm of the monster in the mountain.
At first, he thought that the fox demon was using magic to trick people out of the crowd, but he gave up this judgment halfway through.
"It's not a fox demon, it's either a figure from the Land of the Rising Sun who actively uses evil spirits to lead the way, or it's a tiger!"
Zhang Mingtu is more inclined to judge the latter side. The characters in the Land of the Rising Sun rarely take action. It can be said that they will not take action if they can. Even when they are forced to make a decision, in order to prevent exposure, most of the time, they will not show off their common sense with others.
Different ways of practice and abilities.
The mountain forest is getting denser and denser. When you walk in it, you don't get too much rain anymore. There are more big raindrops falling from the leaves. But when you walk in it, the dense raindrops hit the leaves, and the continuous sound is heard.
It makes people feel depressed.
Zhang Yuntu walked faster and faster, and he could already feel the breath of people. At this moment, he heard a soul-stirring beast roar from the distance.
That was the roar of the King of the Jungle, and in that roar, he also heard an extremely sharp scream that was suppressed.