It was still dark, so Xie Zhe was the first to wake up. The coldness of the night came back. He got up and knocked on the door of Jiao Mo and Wen Ying's room. They simply tidied up and were ready to leave. They didn't intend to disturb them at first.
Old man, I didn’t expect that he woke up very early and happened to meet me. Maybe this is the reason why people get older and have less
Take a nap. The old man never asked where they came from, where they were going, and what they were doing. He probably really didn’t want to care. But he was a really good person. He boiled water for them, provided them with shelter, and even stuffed them this morning.
He bought some dry food - obviously he had very little firewood and rice to sustain himself.
They declined in every possible way, and finally pretended to take it down and went up the mountain. Halfway through, Hanshang found an opportunity to sneak back, and secretly put it back on the window sill of the hut when the old man wasn't paying attention. The beige old dog saw him, with a look in his eyes.
Some were alert. The demon and the dog were in a stalemate for a long time. In the end, the old dog stopped barking and moved elsewhere to bask in the sun. There was thunder all night last night, but the intervals were very long. Every time, people were just about to sleep.
It was on fire, but it woke people up again, which made me very annoyed.
When they were waiting for Han Zhang to come back at the mountain pass, Xie Zhe said this:
"This old man is so pitiful. He has two sons, both of whom are married and have established careers, but none of them took him away."
"That's not the case," Jiao Mo explained, "Wen Ying and I chatted with him for a while yesterday. It is said that both sons wanted to take him away to live in those glamorous cities. But he himself was unwilling...
…Because this is where he grew up. When he was young, he made a living by going to the mountains to collect medicines, and he was very attached to this place. He even said that he would not leave this place until Shiyue Mountain completely collapsed. His sons could not defeat him.
, and I had to consider the future of my grandchildren, so I left."
"That's it..."
Wenying stood on the side of the road, not participating in the discussion, just waiting quietly for her brother to come back. It was completely bright, and on this slightly higher ground, one or two houses could be seen with smoke rising from their cooking stoves. There were probably some old people walking slowly.
They started cooking. After a while, Wenying turned to look at Xie Zhe and asked him:
"I heard my brother leaving the door last night. Do you know about this?"
Xie Zhe seemed calm on the surface, but was startled in his heart, realizing that this girl's ears were really pointy. But thinking about it carefully, it was normal. After all, she was just as concerned about warming wine as Han Chang. When I asked Ying, this girl didn't have it yet.
Han Zhang was "impulsive" and at least restrained his thoughts of taking risks in the middle of the night, which was not easy. It should be said that Han Zhang was more daring because of his own ability.
Xie Zhe quickly collected his thoughts and said to her: "I won't lie to you...there is such a thing. However, he still came back in the middle of the night. He told me that Shen Wujun deliberately got rid of him.
Let him follow."
"Oh, I remember too. After he went out, I didn't have a good rest, and I was half asleep. Later, I vaguely felt that he was back, so I dared to sleep. I don't know what happened, but it looked like nothing happened.
…”
Having said this, Han Chang came over from a distance, and several people who were sitting on the rocks by the roadside to rest stood up one after another, patted the soil, and discussed going up the mountain. The sky cleared, and the sun reappeared, and there were a few more suns.
It smells like summer. But the Shiyue Mountain is too desolate, which makes people lose their spirits.
"You walked with Kanna-kun for so long yesterday, do you know the way?"
Xie Zhe asked him.
"You see for yourself, there is no road on this steep mountain. People just walk along the slightly gentler place for many years. Look at how rugged it is... Let's walk along this road first. I still feel the breath of last night.
If you can find it, just follow the direction of Kanna-kun this time - unless he tricks us again."
"Probably not." Jiao Mo said with a smile, "Otherwise, there is no need for him to come to the South with you. Although he has always wanted to have everything done by himself... He won't let others do anything.
Don’t worry.”
"Hahaha, people who are too capable will be like this and look down on other people's work."
They walked and talked all the way, slowly heading up Shiyue Mountain. Gradually, they stopped talking and concentrated on climbing. This slope is really steep. Maybe the soil layer was very thin in the past, but now it has been tempered by nature.
It became more barren. Many angular rocks were exposed and were not round enough for them to reach out and climb on.
"When you walked yesterday, was the road so difficult?"
"To be honest... the principle is the same." Han Zhang replied to Jiao Mo, "It was probably at night and I couldn't see the road clearly. I was still talking to Mr. Shen Wu, so I felt fearless when I went up the mountain. Now I can see
Knowing how difficult this road is, it affects the pace. But this is not a problem for us fox demons. Can you ask Yingying?"
"Hoo, ho, ho...ah? Ah, yes. Huh..."
Wenying responded breathlessly, seriously not showing respect to her brother.
After crawling for a while, Han Chang's face became more serious. He began to feel uneasy because he could no longer smell Kanna-kun's breath. There was no use hiding it, so he told the others clearly about the situation. Everyone was a little discouraged.
I also felt uneasy. Kanna-kun was just reconnaissance information at night, and now there is no news at noon. Isn't it strange? Shizuki Mountain is so quiet that they didn't hear anything, which makes people even more worried.
Worried.
But retreating was not an option now, and they had to continue moving forward. At least they had to go to the top of the mountain to see the legendary rift valley. It was sunny just now, but now it suddenly became dark, but it didn't look like it was going to rain.
It just seemed like dusk was approaching. How could this be possible? Thinking about it, there was just too much dust in the sky, which blocked the sun and created the illusion that it was approaching dusk. All this should also be caused by the chaotic flow of spiritual energy here.
"...I'm a little dizzy."
"What's going on? Your physical strength seems to be getting worse and worse. Didn't you even exercise in the snowy mountains?"
Han Chang frowned, looking at his sister half reproachfully and half worriedly. Jiao Mo supported her, frowned and said:
"Don't blame her, she has worked very hard...she felt uncomfortable halfway through, and she kept gritting her teeth and persisting."
"She was gasping for air at that time. Alas..."
Han Zhang and Xie Zhe stopped and found a relatively flat stone. They asked Wenying to sit on it and rest against the bright foam. Judging from her expression, it was true that she was a little unwilling and wanted to talk back to her brother, but in the end she said nothing.
I didn’t say anything. It was probably too uncomfortable.
"It's not too high here, why do you look like you're lacking oxygen?"
"To be honest, even if she is like this, I don't feel good either." Jiao Mo said to Han Shan, "Don't you think that if you walk here for a long time, you will feel dizzy like drunkenness? I do.
A bad idea…”
Xie Zhe and Han Zhang looked at each other, vaguely feeling that the situation was more serious than they thought. Han Zhang reached out and touched Wenying's head. It was not a fever, but it was still hotter than usual. Her face was also bright red.
It feels like heat stroke. But in the current weather, the sun is not very strong and the air is not very hot. After all...
"You have lived in the waters of the southern country, so you must know some things here." Xie Zhe looked at Jiao Mo, "What are your bad thoughts...? It doesn't matter, just tell us, so that we can be prepared.
"
"This is just a guess. In the past, there was indeed a special barrier on the top of Shiyue Mountain, which could create a dilemma for people. However, that was not naturally formed by Shiyue Mountain. It seemed...
What did the singer Kinnara do? To be honest, I can’t remember it clearly, but there has been this since that time
Such strange things. Although we have not encountered ghosts hitting the wall, I can make some connections. Otherwise, there is no way to explain the chaotic spiritual power here. Your demon power is strong and stable, and Mr. Xie is an ordinary human being, so he was probably affected by
It’s not big. It’s just a pain for Ms. Wenying, I’ve never suffered such a crime.”
"You mean..." Xie Zhe thought of something.
"It's also a man-made reason, right?" Han Zhang took the lead, "Could it be Wuyong's fault... After all, it is said that Chen was the person who went to the Tengu Tomb, took away the Shikigami's corpse, and survived. So.
There may be a barrier they set up here to resolve the curse, or a barrier to prevent outsiders from entering, or a barrier to resist the counterattack of the undead Tengu..."
"In short, there are probably remnants of their magic. What's more, I heard from the old man at the foot of the mountain that they were here just a few days ago."
Xie Zhe frowned, his expression ugly. They had not yet approached the edge of the Tengu Tomb, but they had already been greatly affected by a series of events. I wonder if they could get close to the top of the mountain if this continues.
Han Zhang wanted to give Wenying some water, but she stretched out her hand and gently pushed open the water bag.
"I'm fine." She no longer leaned on Jiao Mo, but slowly sat upright, "Don't worry about me, business is more important. I'm fine, really! Let's hurry up and hurry up..."
As she said that, she stood up staggeringly. After she stabilized herself, she jumped twice, trying to explain to Hanshang that she was fine.
"Why don't you go down the mountain..." Han Chang was not optimistic.
"no!"
"Don't be so stubborn - I'm actually a little worried about you." Han Chang turned to look at Jiao Mo next to Wenying, "That bastard Chen said something very offensive to you, a member of the Shark clan, last time. Who said that?
I wonder if he really has any evil plans."
"Is this... not bad?" Xie Zhe recalled, "We have inquired along the way, and no one seems to have said that the Wuyong clan has come in great numbers. In such a short period of time, even if they dispersed their forces and landed from different places
, there should be rumors. Since no one has discovered anything, maybe there are not enough people in the Wuyong family in the southern country to pose a threat to the Shark clan. And he alone has no reason to take action against the madam."
Han Chang glared at him.
Xie Zhe just felt baffled, but he soon realized that this was just rhetoric. In fact, Han Chang wanted to use the opportunity to persuade Wenying to let Mrs. Jiaomo take her down the mountain, so that the two people in worse situations would not take risks.
Of course Mrs. Jiaomo heard the implication, but she herself was a little hesitant. Firstly, she was indeed worried about asking Yingying's condition; secondly, she was not at ease about Xie Zhehanzhang. If there is a third point, then
It’s Kanna-kun who has no news...
"Let me be honest with you, personally... I will not choose to go down the mountain. If you think it is better to ask Miss Ying to go down the mountain, it is not that I can't take her down. It's just——"
Just as they were talking, they all realized an important problem: they could not go back. For some reason, a thick white mist suddenly surged around them, making everything around them hazy. No matter whether it was morning mist or mountain mist, there was no way to form it here.
conditions. It seems that the chaotic spiritual power is deliberately playing tricks on them again.
All this happened without warning, catching them off guard.
