The sky gradually darkened, and they approached the village. After dusk came, the sky always darkened very quickly, and it would be completely dark within a quarter of an hour. Especially when the sun was on the side of Eclipse Mountain. But before they visited
When walking into any village, several people felt vaguely that something was strange. But until now, the lights in the village had not been lit up one after another, but were very sporadic, with only a few houses. Until it was completely dark, no more lights were lit.
"Something's not right..."
Han Chang said this as they walked towards the nearest village.
Xie Zhe said: "Yes. Why are there only so many lights on in the whole village? Do people in southern China go to bed early?"
"No," Han Chang shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be like this. I almost didn't smell anyone's breath... There are very few people in this village. Maybe it's the same in other villages."
"And these villages are too small." Wenying said, "With only a dozen houses, are they still considered villages? Together, these small villages look like the ones we commonly see. However, the distance between them is a bit far...
…”
"Let's go take a look first."
They walked towards the few bright spots, and finally came to the gate of the nearest inhabited courtyard to them. There was an old beige dog in the courtyard, which used to be white. It growled tiredly at them,
Every sound was like exhausting one's last breath. After a long time, the sound finally attracted the owner of the yard. A man with gray hair and the same age as this old man
The old man who was a perfect match for the dog walked out slowly. His legs and feet were not very agile. Just the short distance from his room door to the courtyard door made several people sleepy. What's more unfortunate is that the old man's ears are not working well.
, Han Shang almost yelled and explained to him the purpose of staying overnight. They were lucky, the old man agreed to let them stay here temporarily, and slowly led them in.
"You four..." the old man glanced over roughly, "I'll give you two rooms. The seats for my two sons and their wives are just available for you..."
His voice was so hoarse. However, Xie Zhe thought for a moment and guessed that he was not included among the four. Forget it, looking at the old man's appearance, maybe he really couldn't even use his eyes. But the old man's voice
Not long after falling, suddenly there was a burst of
White light flashed in the sky, and then another thunder exploded from their ears. Several people were startled, stopped one after another, and looked up at the sky. The sky, which had been bright just now, suddenly became overcast, and the stars and moon could not be seen, and the air became dark.
became heavy.
"Oh," the old man stopped and said, "I'm afraid it's going to rain soon... Come here! Go inside to hide from the rain..."
The sound he made with all his strength was just an ordinary volume for a young man. But after the beige dog heard it, he ran over, a little faster than his owner. But when it came
When it reached the owner's feet, it slowed down and cooperated with the owner. Wenying glanced at its kennel and found that it was indeed dilapidated and unsightly.
"Is the weather here always like this?" Xie Zhe asked loudly.
"No...it's just the past two days that have been a mess."
In this way, they slowly moved to the house with one person and one dog. It took a lot of effort to get the old man to settle down and tidy up the two rooms.
The room was still very clean, with almost no dust. It seemed that the old man's two sons had left home not long ago.
"I won't rest." Shen Wujun said directly to Xie Zhe, "You guys can go to sleep. I have to patrol the mountains first at night."
"What did you notice?"
"The disturbance of spiritual power... even the weather has been affected. And this village is not normal."
The two of them and Han Zhang were busy in the house first, while Jiao Mo and Wen Ying talked to the old man. After making some inquiries, they told their friends all the information they knew. The old man said that the young man left this place about four or five days ago.
From the village, most of the people who are still here are those who have a deep affection for this place, or those who have inconvenient legs and feet.
Old man. The transportation here is inconvenient and not prosperous enough. Young people don't like to stay here. Just a few days ago, there was a strange noise in Shiyue Mountain. The sound was like the roar of beasts and demons, and also like the sharp collision of some sharp weapons.
, and the main body is an indescribable sound. There is no material sound in the world.
The sound was so strange. And after that, the weather also became strange. It was cloudless at this moment, and it was pouring rain at the next moment; it was drizzling at this moment, and it was snowing in the summer the next moment. Moreover, there were some snow on Shiyue Mountain.
The wild beasts have also become more ferocious. These villages living under the mountains rely on digging mountains to
They lived on the herbs they bought, but they got nothing in the past two days, and even a few people went in. Now, the young people were not happy to stay here, and within three days they left the place where they were born one after another, without any nostalgia.
.The young man didn’t take anything with him either - there was nothing valuable to take with him anyway.
"But no matter what, in such a short period of time, everyone in the village was completely evacuated. It's really..."
Xie Zhe was confused. Jiaomo sighed softly and then said:
"The reason for this is self-evident. It is obvious that although the old man has not revealed it, everyone is worried about the Tengu. The locals all know what is there in Shiyue Mountain..."
Kanna-kun continued: "What's more, the one from the Wuyong family came here not many years ago. They must all know what happened at that time, so they are very afraid of the power of the Tengu."
"I didn't expect the situation to be so serious..." Han Chang frowned.
"It doesn't matter, it comes sooner or later anyway." Shen Wujun shrugged, "I originally decided to conduct reconnaissance at night. You guys can rest here first and then regroup tomorrow morning. If I don't come back, you can go up the mountain.
Be careful."
When he said this, his attitude was flat, which made people sound very uneasy. But Kanna-kun has always been reliable, and there was no other way but to listen to his arrangements. In order not to cause trouble to the old man, they ate by themselves.
The dry food they brought was hastily dealt with during dinner, and Kannawu-kun didn't even get a drop of water. They decided to rest early, recharge their batteries, and hit the road at dawn tomorrow.
The heavy rain did not come down after all, but thunder continued until late at night.
For Kanna-kun, walking alone at night is a common thing. Likewise, being followed is not an uncommon experience.
Heading in the direction of Shiyue Mountain, he hadn't gone very far when he noticed the aura of another person behind him. Or maybe, saying "person" was not accurate. The other person was not blatant, but he didn't have any malice, or was deliberately trying to cover it up.
Whereabouts. Mr. Kanna stopped, and after a while, Han Sang appeared in his field of vision.
"Didn't I ask you to stay at your residence?"
There was no warmth in Kanna-kun's voice, and there was no emotion or anger in it. Han Chang shook his head, stepped closer to him, and gave a wry smile:
"To be honest, I can't do it. It's too difficult to sleep peacefully so close to the crisis. And... there is a very important brother of mine next to Li Xi. I can't convince myself to stand still and not think about him.
.”
"...I see. I also have a brother like this." Kanna-kun said after a brief silence, "Where is the one who is traveling with you? Are you just going to chase me? Or is it that he doesn't know?"
"He knows, but he also knows why I came, and knows that he can't stop me." As he spoke, Han Sheng had already approached Shen Wujun, and the two of them started walking again, "So, he simply asked me to follow him out.
.”
Kanna-kun nodded slightly.
"When I understand your motives, I will give you my full support, even if what you do is not the best and right one - this is what true brothers do."
"That's the case. However, when he goes astray, a true brother should pull him back." Han Chang sighed.
"Even if we make efforts for this, it may not be the optimal solution at the moment."
Han Chang turned his head and glanced. He was not sure whether what Kanna Wujun meant was what he meant or what he felt in his heart. Naturally, all he saw was the gauze hanging down from the curtain, fluttering in the night wind, isolating
He blocked his gaze and covered Kanna Wujun's eyes.
There was another thunder in the sky.
Such a serious topic made the atmosphere somewhat gloomy. Hanshang didn't like this feeling. They had important matters that needed to be dealt with urgently, and they couldn't be affected by bad emotions. He took the initiative to change the topic, and there was nothing wrong with it.
Talking about some interesting things in recent years. Han Sheng is not the type who can talk freely, but
He has never been very strict with his audience. After getting along with him these days, he easily discovered that Kanna-kun is not a talkative person, so he didn't take it seriously to the other party's few responses mixed with a lot of silence. After a while, he felt
My mouth was dry and I had to stop and swallow, then turned around and asked:
"You have been here many years ago. According to your memory, how long will we have to go... Kanna-kun? Kanna-kun!"
Han Zhang suddenly stopped and froze on the spot. The surroundings were empty, and there was no one there.
He couldn't believe it, looked around, and after shouting a few more times, he felt that the scenery was strange and familiar. It was not like what he had seen when he chased after him, but it seemed as if he had just seen it not long ago. Han Chang had a premonition and followed his feeling.
After walking back for a while, I saw the outline of the accommodation in the distance.
Obviously, Kanna-kun used a small spell to induce him. He must have gone a long way on the right path, and the person he was chatting with just now was just a shadow of the spell. Hanshang
He stood blankly for a while, and couldn't help but rub his forehead and laugh. He realized that he should have known about Kanna-kun's Onmyoji as early as on the boat, and he was also a master of it.
But...where is this? He looked around, and there were black trees reaching into the sky everywhere, without leaves. Are there really herbs here? There is no green at all. I wonder if it was there thousands of years ago.
In this way, Shiyue Mountain is very steep. From now on, he has to climb on both hands and feet in certain places. He knows that as long as
If you follow your own breath, you can return to the place where they stayed. Han Chang doesn't know when he separated from Kanna-kun. Maybe he can only find clues by looking back. But in that case, he will
Can you find the correct path that Kanna-kun is taking? Besides, what kind of path and where can it be called the correct path?
The spiritual power of Shiyue Mountain is very chaotic, and it is indeed not the best choice for Han Sheng to investigate alone. Is Kannau-kun afraid that he will be held back? Or does he simply not want to let himself die without knowing the risks? He can't guess, and he doesn't
I don’t want to think about it anymore. Even if Kanna-kun cheats him, he won’t be able to harm him, so there won’t be any danger in this position.
It's better to go back obediently.
Although he felt extremely unwilling to do so, this seemed to be the only way at the moment. Although he urgently wanted to know the truth, he was not blinded by the impulse. But as he walked back, he thought to himself that when he got up tomorrow morning, he would surely
