The mountain has an evil spirit

The old man is an unsmiling person.

The old man has a very eccentric temperament, uncertain and elusive, but he gives people a very reliable feeling. The words that come out of his mouth are like a lead ingot falling from the sky, and it can make a hole when it lands on the ground.

At the moment, looking at his demeanor and the way he spoke, I didn't think he was joking with us. I also felt a little uneasy. I followed his gaze to look at the vast mountains in front of me, and for a moment I felt like a rope was tied to my heart.

It felt like we were hanging up, as if the mountains in front of us were evil man-eating ghosts that could swallow up all our bones and dregs when we opened our mouths.

Brother Yaozi asked him what he was worried about, but he refused to say. He smiled and shook his head, muttering that it was just an old man's hysteria. The longer he lived and the more he saw, the more afraid of death he became, a little bit.

I always have random thoughts when there is any disturbance.

Then, he asked us to tie our horses in the shed behind his house. There was plenty of fodder in the shed, so we could stay in the mountains for a while without starving to death.

After that, he led the way ahead, knocked on the ground with a wooden stick, and plunged into the mountains along the rugged mountain road.

Lao Bai and I walked side by side, smiled and pointed at Lao Diaoye, and told me that with the old man accompanying me on this trip, we were sure of it.

He told me not to underestimate the wooden stick in the old man's hand, it was not a crutch.

One end of the wooden stick was sharpened. At first glance, it looked like a spear. The old man was also very distinctive when he banged on the ground. Every time the spear was tilted at 45 degrees, it pierced all at once.

It is nearly twenty centimeters deep into the soil, not one minute too long, not even one minute too short.

After looking at it for a long time, I gradually felt that the old man did not do this randomly, so I asked about the secret here.

"A way to join the gang!"

Lao Bai told me with a smile that the Shen Gang did not belong to any of the various types, but they also made a living in the deep mountains and old forests between white mountains and black waters. Naturally, their men had their own set of unique skills.

The current move is that Old Diao is trying to figure out the path.

In the old society, ginseng gangs were almost like magic sticks. They made what they said very mysterious. They poked the ground with a stick and said that they were communicating with the old ginseng king in the mountains. They would soon be able to find the old wild ginseng, which was beautiful.

Its name is, Touch the Road.

In fact, this is a gimmick.

Lao Bai said that they poked the ground with sticks to identify the soil. They relied on experience. As long as they poked with sticks, they would know the quality of the soil in this place and what is suitable for growing. Is there any ginseng or old medicine?

What kind of wild beasts live around, even powerful hornets, you can tell by looking at the color of the soil how soft the soil is at normal temperatures, and by inserting a stick into it, you can tell what the weather will be like next. This is how they make a living in the deep mountains and old forests.

With the help of others, if others dive into the mountains, even those with weak backs can crash into the blind bear's den and be beaten to the point of paralysis, but these experts who join the gang will never encounter wild beasts when they enter the mountains. They can find whatever they want.

It's the stick in my hand that's so mysterious that it's even scarier than the halo of the protagonist in the novel.

Thanks to Lao Diaoye's skills, we don't need to bring our own dry food when we go into the mountains. We are guaranteed to have delicious and spicy food.

Lao Bai's face was glowing red, and he had already forgotten the hidden worries on Lao Diaoye's face before entering the mountain. But I became even more worried. If Lao Diaoye had this ability, what would make him worry... wouldn't it be even more fatal?

!

Ghosts?

I don't think so. This is our business.

Beast?

It's not like Lao Diao Ye has such a big troll behind him, plus Qi Ye and Xiao Zhe are saying goodbye, what kind of beast can get close to him?

I couldn't figure it out, so I stopped thinking about it and followed him obediently, but never let go of my vigilance.

The fact is exactly as what Lao Bai said. This mountain is Lao Diaoye’s world. It took most of the day to walk down. If you are thirsty, you can find wild fruits. When you are tired, you can find a leeward place. Although it is not as popular as the spicy drink that Lao Bai said.

It was mysterious, but it was good to have such a small day in the mountains. Before I knew it, I had walked far away. Looking back, I saw that behind me was a pine forest that blocked the sky and the sun. I could no longer see any trace of the pastoral area.

However, I noticed that the route Lao Diaoye took was a bit strange. After identifying the direction, he didn't go straight in a straight line. Instead, he took a winding road, as if he was deliberately avoiding something.

Master Qi and the others also noticed this, and asked Old Master Diao, wouldn't it be a waste of time if we walked like this?

"People have human nature, and animals have animal ways. If people follow the animal ways, they will either become animals or become dung."

Lao Diaoye said expressionlessly: "Listen to those kids when you encounter ghosts, and listen to me when you go into the mountains. Don't think that you are familiar with the roads after you have been here a few times. You are still young, and you don't care about the season!"

The seventh master was blushing, but he did not dare to argue with the old master.

season?

After hearing this, my heart moved, so I caught up with him and said with a smile: "Grandpa, are you saying that in late autumn and winter, wolves gain weight and tigers gather their food, so the mountains are not peaceful?"

"There is a smart doll."

A rare smile appeared on Lao Diaoye's face, but then he said with some melancholy: "However, it's easy to say that the wolf has grown fat and the tiger has food. We dare to kill them if they dare to come, because we are afraid that others will appear at this time.

thing."

After saying this, he held the pipe in one hand and pointed forward: "Baby, have you seen it? How far can you see at a glance? The forest has become like this in the middle of the afternoon. This is a typical poor mountain and poor water. You

Don't look at the power of today's firearms, but if you really go into the mountains, you have to listen to the mountain god. You must know that there are many things in this world that people have never seen. It's not that they don't exist, but that people have seen them.

All dead."

I looked away and looked in the direction of his finger. There was no fog in front of me, and the light was not bad, but I couldn't see very far away. A little further away, it was a little blurry.

My mind moved, and I thought of a sentence - Mountains have energy, which is related to water.

This has nothing to do with Feng Shui. The ancients often said that in terms of looking at the Qi, whoever rebels will be ambushed. It does not mean that they have sharp eyes and can really see things that ordinary people cannot see, but that the sixth sense is at work.

I once heard some mountain people in my hometown say that if there are extraordinary things entrenched on the top of some mountains, and there are traces of their existence everywhere, when a person walks in, he will feel uncomfortable all over and see something is wrong. This is the so-called

The mountain has energy, which actually means that people instinctively feel a huge threat.

Listening to what Lao Diao said, there seems to be something unknown in this mountain. It's not a ghost, it's not a beast, it's mysterious and terrifying.

I asked tentatively: "Grandpa, what are you suspecting?"

"You baby, you are so attentive. I saw that you were distracted along the way, and I had already guessed that you were still thinking about this matter."

The old man laughed and staggered. I hurriedly stopped him, and then he clapped my hand and said with a smile: "I'm not here to talk to you. I can't tell you. If we have bad luck,

, you are really entangled, you will know when the time comes, otherwise, you are always muttering in your hearts, then something big will happen instead, isn't it the old saying, what you think comes, good things don't work, bad things work, some

Things, they are very clever. If you keep thinking about them, you might find them. If you don’t think about them, you might have some chances to get around them."

This time he made it clear. I'm not an ignorant child. I'm not that curious. I'm just worried about my safety. Now that my words have reached this point, I won't ask any more questions and just follow Lao Diao.

By my father's side.

Time passed quickly, and before I knew it, night had fallen.

After walking for most of the day, we were really tired, so Lao Bai came up to Lao Diao and said, "It's getting late. Let's find a place with north wind and rest for the night before we continue our journey."

The old man did not respond. He handed me the pot of dry tobacco and asked me to light a pipe for him. Then he took the stick and struck it hard on the ground several times. He patted the big tree and squatted on the ground to pull it a few times.

Rubbing the grass on her fingers, she raised her head and sighed softly: "It's going to snow soon. I can't rest. I have to drive all night!"

We are really lucky. We just entered the mountain and caught the first snow in the mountain!

Master Qi said that although it snowed here early, it was not as early as this year. It has not happened once in many years.

Lao Bai interrupted and said that since it was going to snow, it was even more important to find a place to rest.

"Stop talking nonsense and drive all night!"

The old man's face was very serious. He took the pipe and pot from my hand and didn't bother to take two puffs. He walked forward quickly and said only one sentence: "Snow comes early. People are not prepared, and beasts are even worse."

If you are not prepared, you must not stay in one place at this time!"

"This weird old man!"

Lao Bai complained quite a bit, but I gave him a push and didn't let him say more. I just cooperated.

Not to mention Lao Bai, even Qi Ye felt that Lao Diao Ye was a little abnormal today. When he went into the mountain before, he didn't react so much. There are indeed some ferocious beasts in this mountain, but they are not everywhere.

There is a guy who usually doesn't even bother to ask. Why is he making such a fuss today? It's as if the mountain is more dangerous than the tomb, and he seems to be murdering every step of the way.

Is it possible that it is related to the ancient tomb of Donghu?

Lao Diaoye did not explain these things, and none of us could explain them. However, we gradually realized the seriousness and followed Lao Diaoye faithfully.

Facts have proved that Lao Diaoye's ability in joining the gang was not outstanding. When night fell, snowflakes were indeed falling in the sky.

At first, the snow was not heavy, but gradually, the wind and snow began to become violent, completely subverting the common sense that snow should not be cold, and the snow should be cold. The biting cold wind carried snow foam and slapped people's faces, which was almost like holding hands.

There was no difference when cutting flesh with a knife. Although the few of us wore sheepskin jackets when we came out of the tomb area, we still looked thin in such weather. The cold wind poured in through our collars, and it didn't take long for us to be chilled.

Look at the vast expanse of white between the sky and the earth, and the wind is blowing with blood. This is called the real white-haired wind.

Lao Diao didn't let us hold our flashlights or even light the oil-stained torches. He led us in the dark and in the wind and snow on the rugged mountain road. Zhang Xinya failed to take a steady step, and her feet slipped and rolled down the hillside.

After walking thirty or forty meters, if Brother Yaozi hadn't caught up in time and caught him, Zhang Xinya would have looked good with this fall!

In such weather, not to mention Lao Bai, even I was a little discouraged. The mountain is getting steeper and steeper. How can I go down?

"Ouch!"

At this time, a beast roar sounded without warning.

I have never heard such a terrifying beast roar, overwhelming the wind and snow, longer than a wolf roaring at the moon, and rougher than a tiger's roar. A roar, even if it is far away, still makes the surrounding trees tremble.

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It's hard to imagine what kind of giant beast it is that can make such a heaven-shaking roar.
To be continued...