This ancient village is surrounded by mountains on three sides and is located deep in the mountains. It is quiet, hidden and free from the world.
If Lingxi hadn't spent money to find a local guide from the county, we might not have been able to find the specific direction even if we had the map in hand.
Because it was getting late, we parked the car at the foot of the mountain and prepared to climb the mountain and enter the village the next morning.
The guide is a middle-aged man in his forties, speaks average Mandarin, and looks mature.
He told us that every household in Mojia Village raises Gu, and it is quite famous in this area. People who are not from the village are advised not to break in without permission, in order to avoid unintentional conflicts and getting into trouble.
The guide's kind reminder was understandable, but unfortunately I was poisoned by the heart-eating poison and had to go to Mojiazhai to find the one-eyed poison king.
Even if the Gu King dies, according to what Ling Xi said, there are many masters here who know Gu, and there may be others who can save my life.
Whether it works or not, I have to try it.
"I, let me tell you a few of them, I only promised to lead you, but I didn't say that I would accompany you into Mojiazhai." The guide squatted on the roadside, smoking the dry cigarette he brought with him, and said with yellow teeth in his mouth: "Will you go out?
I won’t go if it’s a human life.”
"You really don't want to go?" Pei Chuan took a stack of hundred-dollar bills, which was almost 20,000 yuan.
He waved the banknotes and said with a smile: "Guide us the way, ten thousand yuan. Accompany us into Mojiazhai, here, double the amount."
The guide's eyes showed greed, and he quickly turned away and struggled: "It's not even possible to add more money. Human life is at stake. I can't lose my life for money."
"Thirty thousand." Pei Chuan raised the price again.
The guide collapsed and said: "Brother Pei, you..."
"Forty thousand." Pei Chuan walked up to the guide, twirled the brand-new banknotes in his hand and said seductively, "How much money can you make by wandering around the county in a year?"
"We'll get 40,000 yuan immediately for accompanying us on a trip to Mojiazhai. Plus the 10,000 yuan you gave us to lead the way, it'll be a full 50,000 yuan."
"If we didn't understand the dialect here, do you really think we need you?"
Pei Chuan deceived and said: "Besides, we entered the village to find an old friend. We won't get into conflicts with the villagers smoothly, and we won't put you in danger."
After that, Pei Chuan pointed at Tieshan and introduced: "This is our driver, and he is also the expert bodyguard we invited."
"He can fight at least a dozen by himself. No, twenty or thirty won't be a problem."
"With him here, put your heart in your belly and keep you safe."
Faced with Pei Chuan's extravagant boasts, the guide named Wang Shan hesitated.
On the one hand, he was really moved by the high price offered by Pei Chuan.
On the other hand, he was afraid that he would have the life to take the money but not have the life to spend it.
He was holding the old smoker, his eyes were flashing, and the smoke was rising.
Ji Qinghe helped: "Brother Wang, we are city dwellers, and city dwellers care more about life than you. If we are not completely sure, do you think we will die for no reason?"
Wang Shan questioned: "You really have friends in Mojiazhai? Are you lying to me?"
Ji Qinghe pretended to be pretentious and said: "Did I lie to you to get some candy? But where should I start talking about this matter?"
After thinking for a while, Ji Qinghe waved Xiao Yu'er over, his voice became lonely and said: "This girl's mother is from Mojiazhai, but just last year, a car accident took away her parents, turning her into
orphan."
"We were entrusted by her mother on her deathbed to deliver her to her grandparents in Mojiazhai."
"That's why we came all the way to Tongchuan County, otherwise who would be willing to come to this place where birds don't shit."
Ji Qinghe made up a story and said: "Her mother changed her surname after getting married, which resulted in us not knowing what her grandfather's surname was, and we didn't have time to ask at the time."
"I only know that her grandpa is blind in one eye. Well, he would probably be over ninety years old if he were still alive."