After a few minutes of silence, just when I thought Lao Jia would not answer this, he sighed deeply, his voice was hoarse, and there was a look of reminiscence in his eyes as he said: "Exile Mountain? Haha, people say that is
It's an ominous place, but I didn't believe it back then... For money, I volunteered and led a group of tomb robbers to set off. Before they even got there, I was the last person left..."
I heard from Lao Jia that back then he was obsessed with money and couldn't resist the temptation, so he agreed to a group of tomb robbers and led them to Exile Mountain together.
Regarding Banished Mountain, in the entire Uwa Village, even Lao Jia himself has not really been there. The only person closest to Banished Mountain is Lao Jia.
When he was leading the way for the group of tomb robbers, Lao Jia was a well-known mountain walker in Uwa Village. What is a mountain walker? In a popular saying, Lao Jia was a capable person and expert in the mountains. As long as he entered
The mountain is like a fish entering water, it is his territory, it is his domain.
But such a wanderer who traveled north and south encountered many incredible and strange events when he led the group of tomb robbers to Exile Mountain.
A group of tomb robbers, including Lao Jia, totaled twenty people. Each one of them could be regarded as a character who had climbed out of the dead.
But among these people, ten days later, when they were only a few feet away from Exile Mountain, only Lao Jia died.
In the end, even Lao Jia was afraid and turned around and returned to the original road. After returning to Uwa Village, for three consecutive years, he did not dare to step into the surrounding mountains and jungles, because to him, that year
The scene of going to Exile Mountain was the biggest nightmare of his life!
After listening to what Lao Jia said, I couldn't help but frown!
This Exile Mountain is really getting more and more mysterious. A team of twenty tomb robbers, plus a professional mountain walker, actually only one person died in the end. Who would dare to believe this if word spread?
"What exactly is Banished Mountain like?" I asked Lao Jiadao.
Lao Jia looked a little moved and said quietly: "Back then, I was only a short distance away from Banished Mountain. I tried my best to see that mountain clearly, but found that I couldn't see anything. But sometimes when I close my eyes, my mind
But you will find the shadow of Exile Mountain, which is a mountain of corpses..."
I touched my nose and said, "That's really weird. Then why did you agree to lead us this time?"
This is what I am saying. Since this is your nightmare, you should be afraid and frightened, but why did you agree to lead us to Exile Mountain? If it is really because of the fulfillment of the bet, then I
Chen Huafan was the first to not believe it!
Lao Jia smiled. He was not stupid and naturally knew what I meant.
"Do you think I'm doing it for money?" Lao Jia asked proactively.
I shook my head, "I think, these days, nothing is more important than life. No matter how much money you have, it is not as valuable as life."
"You are right, life is valuable, but there are some things that cannot be exchanged for life..."
There was something in Lao Jia's words, but this guy suppressed it abruptly. It seemed that now was the time not to say it.
I saw what he meant. Although I was suspicious, I couldn't press him anymore. After all, I had to count on him when I was going to Exile Mountain.
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After entering the jungle, the road became increasingly rugged and difficult to walk.
Sometimes, there are all kinds of tree roots and rocks blocking the road ahead, which seriously affects our traveling speed. Although we are all riding donkeys and mules, they have to stop and rest for ten hours every few hours of walking.
It only takes a few minutes, otherwise these animals would have died of exhaustion within two days.
The silence in the forest is so unbearable that sometimes when there is no wind, the sound of leaves falling to the ground is surprisingly clear and steady.
After traveling for six or seven hours, the sun in the sky gradually moved westward, and night gradually enveloped the entire mountain forest.
This mountain forest is so big that I have never seen it. A group of people walking in it feels like it is boundless. If there was not an old man in front of us to lead the way, we would definitely get lost on our own.
Lao Jia said that we were going to Exile Mountain, a journey of almost eleven or two days, and we had to save some of the rations we brought, so before it got dark, he found a place to stay overnight and cooked on the spot.
Picked up some simple hunting tools.
Lao Jia's craftsmanship was very good. Using only a wood chopping knife, he made a lightweight but powerful bamboo bow and arrow in just ten minutes. Then he chopped some bamboo,
Cut out a very sharp bamboo arrow.
In addition, Lao Jia didn't even let the mule urinate.
Lao Jia said: "It's no better than boy's urine. This mule's urine is poisonous. Some mule urine is stained on the arrowhead of the bamboo arrow, which can paralyze the nerves when hunting."
What Lao Jia said was true, but I didn’t believe it at first. I thought that no matter how powerful Lao Jia is, there is no way that you can stop shitting here with just a mule urine and a simple bow and arrow.
Hunting in the mountains and forests?
But I was soon beaten by Lao Jia.
After Lao Jia settled us down and went out with his tools for about an hour, we saw several unnamed birds on him, quite small in size.
"These birds are called white loaches. Their meat is fat and tender. You are in for a treat today."
Lao Jia cut these birds into two and plucked out their feathers, and then roasted them on the bonfire.
After a while, the aroma of meat overflowed. At this moment, I couldn’t help but admire Lao Jia’s reputation as a mountaineer. It was really not just a boast. Once he entered the mountains, that was his territory and territory!!
The handler is soft-handed and the eater has a short mouth. After eating Lao Jia's roasted bird meat, I looked at the starry sky in the distance. I couldn't help but grab a bottle of wine and clink glasses with Lao Jia.
When Zhou Xiaoshe saw this, he also followed in, shouting "Lao Jia Ge" in a very affectionate manner. This grandson was like this, he would call anyone who gave him meat to be his brother.
"Brother Jia, your hunting skills are really not impressive. After tonight's meal, Xiaodao is convinced." Zhou Xiaoshe said with a burp.
Lao Jia disagreed, blew a sip of wine into his throat, and said: "There will be no less food in these two days. You can eat more if you can. Later, if you want to eat again, you won't be able to..."
"Xiaodao is very curious. What happened when you took the group of tomb robbers to Exile Mountain?"
Having said this, Lao Jia suddenly looked a little more solemn and said: "Don't say it, don't ask it. You will know when the time comes..."
"What are you saying? You can't do it now? I really don't believe in the trail. Isn't this just walking over mountains and ridges? How mysterious can it be? Is it possible that it's hard to be in the Changbai Mountains and Daxinganling..." Zhou Xiaoshe was full of disdain.
Those who travel south and north also know that in the land of China, the places that grave robbers yearn for the most, but are extremely afraid of, are the Changbai Mountains and the Greater Khingan Mountains.
At the moment, the Exile Mountain is not as famous as the former one, so Zhou Xiaoshe is also curious about what is so mysterious about this place.
"Haha, Banished Mountain is different from Changbai Mountain and Daxinganling. Banished Mountain is the place where hundreds of thousands of fugitives were exiled. Those people tried their best to leave Banished Mountain; but Changbai Mountain is different from Daxinganling. These are both God-given lands. Countless people
Emperors, generals, and ministers all dreamed of occupying a tomb there after their death. They were born as heroes and died as heroes..." Lao Jia said.
I nodded. Changbai Mountain and Daxinganling are so famous. Since ancient times, various legends and gossip have been widely spread.
Some people even suspect that Genghis Khan, the Mongolian Holy Emperor who conquered the Eurasian continent, placed his tomb in the Greater Khingan Mountains, but no one knows whether this is true.
As for the legends of Changbai Mountain, there are more. Tianchi, the Savage Tribe, and a hanging coffin that many tomb robbers yearn for. It is said that at the very high place of Changbai Mountain, there is a coffin hanging on the edge of the cliff. It can only fall when it falls.
It only appears when there is heavy snowfall, but Changbai Mountain is covered with snow all year round. Once it snows heavily, there will be an avalanche at any time. No matter how powerful and brave the tomb robbers are, they cannot withstand the power of nature.
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But few tomb robbers know that there is actually an Exile Mountain on the Kokang side. It was only after I came to Uwa Village and heard Lao Jia talk about it that I found out about such a place, and this
Exile Mountain seems to be inextricably linked to the descendants of Zhuge Liang...
The night in the mountain forest is particularly quiet and long, and even a little cold.
We didn't carry many tents with us, just two. Su Jin and A Qiao occupied one tent, while the four elders, me, Zhou Xiaoshe, Zhangzhi Monk and Lao Jia had to squeeze together.
The intense driving during the day made everyone fall asleep quickly.
Except for the sound of the campfire outside the tent, the night was as quiet as water.
In the second half of the night, while sleeping, I vaguely felt that the bonfire outside the tent was extinguished, and the wind began to blow in the mountains. But the sound of the mountain wind gave people a chilling feeling, as if it was...
A woman's cry sounds like a baby's laughter, crying and laughing, which makes it difficult to distinguish...
In the mist, I always felt like something was staring at us outside the tent.
But when I opened the tent's opening and looked outside, there was nothing outside. But as soon as I closed the opening and went back to sleep, there seemed to be another pair of eyes looking over from outside the tent...
Just like that, I didn't sleep well all night.
Early the next morning, as soon as the sun came up, Lao Jia woke us up. After a simple breakfast, we entered the dreary journey again.
For three consecutive days, we spent this extremely boring time. Although the air in the forest was fresh, we couldn't see anyone for a long time, and the food we ate became more and more like eating raw hair and drinking blood. Everyone's mentality
There have also been changes gradually.
And the accident finally happened...
[Author's digression]: Here comes the second update!