"Hearing Xiao Daotong say that he had to pay thirty yuan to go to the back mountain, Tiancheng was stunned, and glanced at Xiao Daotong with some confusion in his eyes."

"As long as you pay thirty yuan, Childe can go to the back mountain to play. Xiao Daotong said with his hands folded.

Tiancheng muttered secretly in his heart, why is it such a coincidence, it is thirty yuan, so the idea of going to the back mountain is a little more urgent. ”

Tiancheng took out thirty copper coins from his pocket and handed them to Xiao Daotong. "Give a deep bow to the little Taoist boy, it's hard work.

Childe, please come with me......

Tiancheng followed the little Taoist through a hall, and saw a long red wall not far away, there was a small door in the middle of the red wall, and the Taoist boy stepped forward and gently pushed open the small door.

"Towards Tiancheng, fold your hands. This is the way to the back mountain, Childe, please. ”

There is a labor ......

The mountain behind it is indeed much cleaner, and the tourists are a little few.

It is quiet, the ancient tombs are towering, the pines and cypresses are forested, the bamboo is lush, the grass is green, and every place seems to be so quiet and elegant.

Tiancheng walked around and walked to a nine-curved bridge, there are corridor pavilions, stone tables and stone chairs on both sides of the bridge, and a few visitors here to taste tea and play chess, or play or enjoy the beautiful scenery in the mountains here. ”

Walking and walking, Tiancheng felt a little tired in his body, so he wanted to find a place to sit down and rest for a while, but he looked around and pulled around, there was no idle place to sit, and he thought to himself, he might as well walk in front of him, and it is not too late to find a place where there are few people to rest.

Walked forward for a while, it seems to have reached the end of the bridge, the bridge has disappeared the trace of tourists, Tiancheng turned his head to see, the road to this time is pitch black, there are no tourists, a black sewage in front of him, the miasma is swirling, and the bridge to go back is gone.

"Oops! the road is gone......

Tiancheng couldn't help but feel a little panicked in his heart, and when he turned his head to look in front of the bridge, he seemed to see a little shadow of light in the distance. ”

I thought to myself, if there is a light, there will be people, there will be people, and there will be people, so let's go wherever the matter has come to this.

After getting off the bridge, Tiancheng walked down the road in a vaguely lit direction. ”

I saw that the grass on both sides of the avenue was desolate, cold and damp, the sky was filled with floating mist, and the rolling clouds covered the tight glimmer of light, making people feel that the pores were terrifying and eerie.

Tiancheng was a little scared in his heart, trembling, and subconsciously wrapped the clothes on his body. ”

After walking a little further, the road seemed to become much wider, and the surroundings did not seem to be as cold as they had just been.

As he walked forward, a river blocked Tiancheng's footsteps.

The river is not very wide, but the current is turbulent, the waves are rolling, the water is red, and the wind is filthy and smelly.

A small bluestone bridge, built on the top of the river, the bridge deck is not high, less than a zhang away from the water surface, it looks smooth and narrow.

"Where does this bridge lead, is it my way back?"

Tiancheng hesitated and was thinking about whether to get on the bridge, when he looked carefully, there was really a trace of dark light not far from the bridge, and he couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised, there must be someone in the light, why don't I ask the way home. ”

Tiancheng hurriedly walked towards the bright place, and saw a white-haired old woman closely, her body was a little rickety, her expression was calm, and her face was kind. With a cane in his left hand and a lantern in his right hand, he stood in the wind, the candle inside the lantern glowing dimly. ”

Could it be that the light seen on the Jiuqu Bridge is here?

The old woman didn't say a word, she looked at Tiancheng silently, and Tiancheng hurriedly stepped forward to give a deep salute, "Hello mother-in-law, may I ask where this is." ”

"Boy, I got lost in the temple fair, and I got here by mistake for a while, can my mother-in-law show me the way home?"

The wife didn't say anything, and looked at Tiancheng very gently.

After a while, he said, "Don't you know where you've been, kid?"

Tiancheng hurriedly arrived, and when he returned to his mother-in-law, the kid didn't know. ”

"Hey, this is the underworld, just now you walked to the road is Huangquan Road, the bridge you went on is the Nai He Bridge, and the water below is the Lechuan River. ”

"Tiancheng's face was shocked, are you a human or a ......, mother-in-law?"

"Child, I am what people often call Meng Po in the yang world......"

"What! How did I get to the underworld?" Tiancheng suddenly turned pale, trembling all over, and couldn't speak for a long time.

After a while, Tiancheng woke up, hurriedly picked up his clothes and knelt down in front of Meng Po, and kept kowtowing. "Please mother-in-law save my life......

"Child," Meng Po stepped forward and picked up Tiancheng.

"Mother-in-law, can I still go back......"

"Alas, Huangquan Road is the point of no return, there is no return, old woman, I have never heard of someone going to the underworld, and you can go back under the nine springs. ”

It's not easy for children to do this, please save me from my mother-in-law, I am grateful......

Alas, the old man sighed softly, old woman, I will do my best.

"Thank you, mother-in-law, for saving your life. Tiancheng knelt down again and kowtowed to Meng Po to thank him.

"Child, you go down from this bridge, go down the bridge and go forward, about three miles away, you will see two blue brick houses on the side of the road, and when you get there, knock on the door and say that you are passing, come to ask for a glass of water, as long as the people in the house are willing to open the door for you, you may still be saved, whether you succeed or not depends on your own creation. "Mother-in-law, I can only help you here.

"Thank you mother-in-law for your great kindness, if the boy can go out, he will definitely show his mother-in-law to worship the gods, three incense sticks every morning, noon and evening, and dare not be lazy in this life. ”

"Hehe, the kid is serious, go ahead, it's windy outside, and I should go back to the old woman. ”

Tiancheng said goodbye to Meng Po, and according to what Meng Po said, he got off the Nai He Bridge and walked along the avenue. ”

Here, Meng Po turned her back to Tiancheng, crutches, held a lantern, trembling and got off the bridge.

"Meng Niang, where did this person come from, you actually worked hard to guide him with lanterns and guide him to life, if it weren't for Meng Niang's face, hehe, I would have detained his soul. ”

"Hehe, it turned out to be Xiaobai, don't you know, this child has a lot of connections with my family, his great-master mother is a distant cousin of my father, and he should call me aunt and grandma. ”

"This child is kind-hearted and kind-hearted, and he shouldn't have died, so I can't look at the old woman. ”

"By the way, I said Xiaobai, what are you doing here with my old woman?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I haven't seen Meng Niang for a long time, you have some strange thoughts, so why don't you come and see your old man's house." ”

"Hmph! What kind of virtue you and Xiao Hei are, my old woman doesn't know, I don't want to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and quickly say that there is something to find my old woman." ”

"Hey, I can't hide anything from you, Meng Niang, I came back from a business trip and was a little thirsty, so I came to Meng Niang to ask for a bowl of soup to drink. ”

"Hehe, I just think you kid is not so filial, can you still look at my old woman if you have nothing to do? Let's go back with me, the old woman will cook you soup and drink." ”

"Meng Niang, I have already drunk it, just now the little one came to you, seeing that you were not there, there was soup in the pot, and I drank a bowl of it, didn't I come over to see your old man come right away. ”

"That's good, you listen to me, go back and tell Xiao Hei, this kid is my person, don't let him move, otherwise I won't be able to spare him!"

"Please rest assured Meng Niang, who dares to disobey your orders, I will definitely bring your words when I go back, even if I borrow a few guts from that black goods, he will not dare. ”

"It's just Meng Niang, if the top knows about it......"

"It's okay, hmph, what can I do, the old woman, I am in charge of the matter, he doesn't dare to make it too difficult, he will just turn a blind eye. ”

"Hey, Meng Niang, you are old and mighty, the small soup has also been drunk, and your old man has also seen it, and I will go back to the little one. ”

"Let's go, old woman, it's time for me to go home, it's a lot of wind......"

Tiancheng walked along the avenue for a while, and sure enough, he saw two blue brick houses on the side of the road, the house was very clean around the house, and some unknown flowers and plants were planted in front of the door, and the leaves were green, which added vitality to this bleak and dayless place. ”

According to what his mother-in-law said, Tiancheng stepped forward and knocked on the door gently, and after a while, a crisp sound was heard from inside the house. ”