When she arrived in Baoji County, it was nearly six days later, and Lingqian spent money to hire a local guide with a car, and she was familiar with the terrain and customs around Taibai Mountain. The surname is Fang, and the name is Fang Youcheng. He is a bearded man, dark-skinned, in the early years he was running transportation, and in recent years, the business of trucking goods has not been very good, so he has started a small business by himself, taking people to Taibai Mountain, and making a small fortune.

"You're here to hunt. ”

He asked with a smile as he drove the car.

Naturally, we wouldn't tell them their true identities, so we found a pretense that they were here to hunt and have fun.

"Yes, I heard that there are small mooses in Taibai Mountain, and if you give money, you will also be beaten, is it true?"

I asked.

"There is some game in the mountains that can be hunted, but you can't go up these days, and if you want to hunt, you will have to wait a few days. I'll find you a place to live, either in a guest house or at a villager's house, to ensure good food and good accommodation. ”

The villager's words caught our attention, and Lingqian asked strangely, "Don't let you go up the mountain?"

"Oh, you didn't know you just came, I heard that something strange happened in the mountains. Several villagers saw that there was a big snake on the mountain, which was six or seven meters long, so they found hunters from a few villages to catch it, otherwise they would not be at ease in collecting firewood and making fruits in the future. My brother Tie Zhu also went up the mountain with us, and he came back and told me that I really saw a big snake when I went up!"

The big silver serpent, which is very similar to the moon snake, I hurriedly asked, "Did you catch it?"

Tiezhu told me that this snake was surprisingly big, and they went up the mountain at night, because during the day the snake hid in the hollow of the tree and did not come out, but at night it came out to find food. There must have been seven or eight people going up, and I saw a silver light in front of me from afar. Several hunters hurriedly chased after it, and only after catching up did they see a huge snake body wrapped around several big trees! The iron pillar told me that it was definitely more than six or seven meters, but it had to be more than ten meters, and I was stunned when I heard it! If the snake of ten meters or so was spread, it would have to be as long as the entrance of our village to my house. How big that head must be! It's still shining silver, like it's covered in a thick layer of armor!"

Fang Youcheng's words don't sound like boasting, but it's hard to guarantee that there is no exaggeration. But if it can be determined, then this snake should be the moon snake.

"We're in front of us, and I've found you a place to stay. ”

He parked the truck on the side of the road at the entrance of the village, and I jumped out of the car with my bag on my back. Although I don't live in the most prosperous part of Shanghai, even though the big city is very different from the mountain village. At 11 or 2 o'clock at night, you can still see neon lights in downtown Shanghai, and at 10 o'clock in the evening, you can still see young couples talking about love on the Bund. But the mountain village is more lively in the evening, and there is no other thing in the village except for the barking of dogs, and the whole village is dark at seven o'clock in the evening.

"Maybe in a few years, the mountains of the country will flock to the big cities, and I think this is an inevitable law that will definitely happen. ”

The fat man on the side spoke.

Carrying the guy into the village, Fang Youcheng helped us find a place not so much a guest house as a common people's empty house, two inside and outside, separated by a door curtain in the middle, the place is relatively small, but it is not bad to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

Lingqian stuffed twenty yuan to Fang Youcheng, and this guy was very happy, saying that he would get us some game to taste later, and then went out.

I put my backpack down and took out the Tushan knife and stuck it on my waist.

"Let's go into the mountain at night, there's no need for Fang Youcheng to follow, go to the mountain to explore the situation, Luo Qiong, are you good at finding snakes?"

The fat man asked as he cleaned up his dick.

Xiao Luo thought for a while and said: "It is more difficult to find snakes at night, because the body of snakes is basically dark, and it is rare that the color is particularly bright and can be seen at a glance at night. However, the snake we are looking for may be silver scales, and the flashlight will definitely reflect the light, and the longer the snake, the more obvious the traces will be, and you should find something if you go in a few more times. ”

Luo Qiong didn't dare to pack the ticket, and what he said was more conservative.

In the evening, Fang Youcheng got some game, and then made a pot of wine made by the locals themselves, which was very fragrant, and the fat man's wine mouse was almost hooked out, if he didn't know that he was going to enter the mountain at night, he would definitely be drunk.

"Old Fang, what are you using for hunting in your village?"

I asked.

"Traps are usually used, and there are a few longbows in the village, but those things don't work well, and we don't know how to shoot arrows, right. ”

He said as he shook his head as he ate the meat.

"Is there a gun?"

The fat man asked urgently.

"We don't have that thing, a few years ago, the county brigade came and collected all the guns, and there were a few old-fashioned spears in the village in the past, but now there are no farts!"

Hearing this, the fat man couldn't help but show a regretful expression.

"I see it's not early, I'll go back first, you guys eat and drink well, I'll come back tomorrow." ”

After speaking, Fang Youcheng went out with the package, and when he saw him walking away, the fat man lit a cigarette and immediately packed his backpack, Lingqian looked out and said, "There is no one in the village, the lights are out, let's go." ”

The road from the village into the mountain is not difficult to find, and you will soon reach the base of the mountain by walking up the east side of the village. Taibai Mountain is very large, and this is just one of the routes into the mountain.

"The mountain road is not easy to walk, especially at night, watch your step. Don't trip over rocks or tree trunks, and be sure to protect your head if you slip or fall. ”

Luo Qiong walked in front and asked.

The road up the mountain is not smooth, at that time there is no road to enter the mountain, we walk the ordinary Orion into the mountain interspersed with the path, the left and right is only a foot wide, fortunately, a few people are a little kung fu, walking is not too tired.

When I looked forward with a flashlight, I saw that the trees were thick, and if I didn't have a compass to find the way in the mountains, I would have to rely on the moon in the sky.

"It's eight o'clock in the evening, and we're heading due east, let's go a little bit inside. Although there are some animal traces here, none are clear, and there are no traces of snakes. ”

Luo Qiong stopped and looked at it a few times, then continued to walk forward.

After walking for more than an hour, we had gone deep into the belly of the mountain, and when we turned our heads, we could only vaguely see the village at the foot of the mountain, but we still did not find any trace of the snake in the moon.

"There are no snakes, they are basically small animals, like rabbits or small mooses and so on. ”

Luo Qiong shook his head and said.

"Then let's go inside, it's still early. ”

While speaking, everyone continued to walk forward, and after walking for about ten meters, Luo Qiong, who was at the front, suddenly stopped and shouted, "Something is wrong ahead." ”

"What's wrong?"

The fat man asked.

Luo Qiong took a few steps back and whispered, "There's something in front of you, something like a flame floating this way. ”

As he spoke, he reached out and pointed forward, and I turned my head to take a closer look, and there was a bright spot that looked like a small fireball fluttering in front of me, but it was certainly not a torch, because the flames were of different shapes.

"Hide. ”

Lingqian immediately led us backwards, behind several large trees.

There are many strange things in the mountains, especially the famous cave sky like Taibai Mountain, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a spiritual mountain with immortal energy. Some spirits aren't unusual, and we don't want to collide with them, so it's better to stay out of the way.

I crouched down and leaned against the trunk of the tree to look out, the fireball seemed to be closer, and I could vaguely see a figure appearing in the light of the fire, like a man dressed in black. The fireball was not floating in the air, but was carried by a black stick.

The figure was dressed in black, the hem of the black clothes was still dragging on the ground, and his face was covered with black cloth, and he couldn't see it clearly at all. He walked very slowly, slightly bent over, like a little old man.

"Ghost ...... Lantern"

Lingqian beside me whispered in some surprise.

"What's the ghost of a lantern?"

I heard a new term and asked strangely.

Lingqian squatted down and said beside me: "Legend has it that there will be some lost ghosts in the mountain with spiritual energy, and these ghosts will carry flames through the mountain, and the people who are lost in the mountain will think that it is also a person when they see it, so they will come forward and ask, and the ghost will take them out of the mountain." It is an act of earning good fortune by doing good deeds, and it is called a lantern ghost in the industry. ”