Niutou Mountain didn't look high at first sight, but after entering the mountain, they realized that what they had seen before was only the side of Niutou Mountain. To reach the place where the old man who was proficient in Miao Gu lived, they had to climb two hills, and these two Each hilltop was much higher than the side of the ridge they had seen before.
After climbing for more than an hour, Shen Meng and the others were exhausted. The young man named Shi Hu seemed to be fine. His steps were still strong and strong, with no signs of losing strength.
Qin Hai didn't feel tired either. He took the thermos kettle off his body and handed it to Shen Meng. Then he walked to Shi Hu, handed over a bottle of water, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, drink some water."
Because Shi Hu had been studying for several years, he could understand Qin Hai's Mandarin and could speak a few words. He patted the kettle on his waist and said shyly: "I have water."
Qin Hai smiled, no longer forced, put away the water bottle and said: "Don't be embarrassed, please take us into the mountains today, we should thank you!" Then he took out the cigarette case from his pocket and handed it over. Give one to Shi Hu, "Here, try this."
Despite his young age, Shi Hu's smoking movements were very neat. After a moment's refusal, he took the cigarette and started smoking happily.
Sometimes the friendship between men is as simple as smoking half a cigarette together. Shi Hu seemed to be no longer so strange to Qin Hai. He would answer whatever Qin Hai asked and tell him everything he knew.
After a while, Qin Hai looked at the mountains in the distance and asked, "By the way, are there any other villages around here?"
"Yes!" Shi Hu said, pointing to the mountain to the east. "There is a village over that mountain, called Dongshan Village."
Qin Hai looked in the direction of Shihu's finger. The mountain was not high and the distance was not that far. It was only two hours away from Qingwang Village at most. It would be even closer if there was a shortcut in the mountain col.
"It seems that they are not too far apart. Do you two people from the village have frequent contacts?"
"yes!"
"Then do you know that there is a man in their village who is about the same height as you, with a scar on his forehead, a few years older than you, and a very strong boy?"
"No!" Shi Hu said hastily, his face stagnant, and he quickly explained: "I don't go there very often, and I listen to other people's stories about many things!" After saying that, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes. , he lowered his head guiltily and threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stamped it out with his foot.
Qin Hai had a clear view of Shi Hu's appearance. It seemed that Grandpa Shi had already confessed to this Shi Hu before going up the mountain, otherwise this boy wouldn't have deliberately concealed it.
No matter what Qin Hai asked after that, Shi Hu seemed to be very wary. He either answered the question incorrectly or simply pretended not to understand what Qin Hai said. Qin Hai didn't bother to ask any more questions. The group rested for a while and then continued their journey towards their destination. Go ahead.
After climbing the mountain road for about an hour, an archway finally appeared on the hillside ahead. Shi Hu pointed at the archway and said, "There is a temple there. My third uncle lives in that ruined temple."
During the break just now, Shi Hu said that the old man living on the mountain was his third uncle, who was over sixty years old this year. It was for this reason that Grandpa Shi chose Shi Hu to take them up the mountain.
Seeing the archway, everyone including Qin Hai was surprised. They didn't expect to see an archway in this deep mountain. What's even more amazing is that there is a temple on top of it.
In the excitement, several people temporarily forgot about their fatigue, quickened their pace and continued climbing, and soon they arrived at the foot of the stone archway.
The archway is made of bluestone taken locally from Niutou Mountain. It has experienced many years of wind and rain, and it has become mottled and full of historical vicissitudes. However, there are three characters on the archway that are still vaguely visible, and the carvings are "Qingyun" The three characters "Temple" seem to be the name of the temple on the mountain.
Du Meiqi was very interested in the archway. She took out her SLR camera and took snaps of the archway and the surrounding scenery. If Shen Meng hadn't urged her, she wouldn't have known how long it would take to take the photo.
Pass under the archway and continue walking. After climbing the hillside, a dilapidated temple appeared in front of Qin Hai and the others.
The temple is not big. Looking across a wall that is as high as one person, there are only three rooms, one large, two small and three. The eaves and corners of the main hall in the middle have been severely weathered and corroded. Not much of the red vermilion paint is left. One corner has even collapsed, as if the entire temple has collapsed. It feels like the great hall will collapse at any time.
There was a circular arch on the outermost wall. Qin Hai and the others, led by Shi Hu, walked through the arch and entered the temple. A stone road led directly to the main hall in the middle. At this moment, a faint scent of sandalwood suddenly appeared. Floated out from the main hall in the middle.
Could it be that besides Shi Hu's third uncle, there are also monks here? Qin Hai and Shen Meng looked at each other with a look of surprise in their eyes.
Seeing the temple full of vicissitudes of life, Du Meiqi's eyes flashed again, she took a SLR camera and started taking pictures, then she ran all the way to the main entrance of the hall and took random pictures inside.
"Meiqi, don't run around!"
Shen Meng hurriedly shouted, but at this moment, when Du Meiqi was about to cross the threshold in front of the temple gate, she suddenly held her stomach and frowned, then knelt directly on the ground, feeling pain all the time. call.
"Meiqi!" Shen Meng was shocked and ran over.
Qin Hai frowned slightly and said to Miao Qing next to him: "There is something weird here, be careful." After saying that, he took Miao Qing's hand and walked forward quickly.
After only a while, Du Meiqi was already sweating profusely from pain. Shen Meng checked her pulse and then looked at her tongue coating, her expression became very solemn.
After handing Du Meiqi to Miao Qing, she stood up and shouted: "Senior Shi, we have something to ask for, and we don't mean to offend you. If you don't agree, we will go down the mountain immediately and never disturb your retreat again!"
Shi Hu also shouted to the main hall: "Third uncle, I am Shi Hu."
After a while, an old man wearing a black cotton robe came out from behind the Bodhisattva in the middle of the hall. The old man's back was a little stooped, his face was thin and stern, and his eyes were cold and stern. After seeing Shi Hu, he stepped forward quickly. Asked: "Huzi, who are these?"
Shi Hu said: "Third uncle, they are all doctors. They treated everyone in the village yesterday. Grandpa asked me to bring them to see you."
Shen Meng saluted the old man and said, "Hello, old man, we went up the mountain just to ask you something. We didn't mean to offend you."
The old man waved his hands repeatedly, turned around and went back behind the Bodhisattva statue. When he reappeared, he had a teacup in his hand, which was half filled with dark water. He didn't know what it was.
"Feed her quickly and she will be fine!"
Shen Meng took the water glass and carefully let Du Meiqi drink all the water inside.
Not long after, Du Meiqi suddenly vomited a puddle of yellow water, and there was a small black insect in it. It looked like a fly, but it was different from a fly. Not only did it have a hard shell on its back, but there was also a slender spike at the front.
, it makes people’s hair stand on end just looking at it.
Miao Qing's face changed with fright, and she hurriedly turned around and backed away, hiding behind Qin Hai and hugging his arm tightly.