Chapter 10: The Disappearance of the Cuckoo
But Ling Zikai, who had just become excited, would listen to her persuasion, and still galloped on the mountain road, and gradually, only a small red dot was left in her sight.
The cuckoo was angry and anxious, but helpless. Fortunately, there are few people on the mountain road, and as long as the horse does not suddenly stumble, there will be no major danger.
It wasn't until near the county seat, after the number of pedestrians and vehicles on the road gradually increased, that Ling Zikai let the jujube red horse slow down, and after waiting for a while, he saw the cuckoo chasing after him, and said a little angrily:
"You're running so fast, don't die! I'll never give you a horse to ride next time!"
Ling Zikai blurted out and said, "Wait for next time, I'll raise a sweaty BMW by myself!"
Hearing this, Du Juan's face was overjoyed, and he looked at Ling Zikai and said meaningfully, "I believe that you will definitely have a horse of your own!"
Ling Zikai was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and asked himself in his heart: Will I still come?
When the car drove far away, Ling Zikai looked back and found that the cuckoo was still leading the horse, standing in the same place, looking at the car, leaving a long sun shadow behind him, looking a little lonely.
Even the red horse raised its front hooves and let out a long neigh, as if it was a little reluctant.
Ling Zikai felt the urge to get out of the car and go back, but in the end he endured it.
When he arrived in Baishan City, because he had something in his heart, Ling Zikai didn't want to stay too much in Baishan City, so he called Zhang Hao, under the pretext that the company had something urgent, and urged him to go back quickly. I have to wait until the next time I come, and thank him for his help!
Zhang Hao didn't care about whether he was grateful or not, he said that this time you are coming for a funeral, the timing is not right, and you will definitely be entertained next time.
After returning to the provincial capital, Ling Zikai called his mother and told him the outcome of the matter.
Mom didn't say anything, just said that after the matter was over, don't think about it anymore.
Ling Zikai started his life again, and everything seemed to have returned to calm.
It's just that I don't know what's going on, Ling Zikai often feels in a trance and fatigue, and after going to the hospital for examination, he didn't find any problems.
He secretly muttered whether it was the sequelae after absorbing the energy of the ancestral god.
A few times, he ran to the forest in the suburbs, closed his eyes and felt for a long time, but he didn't feel the slightest bit of ancestral energy, but instead caused the original energy in his body to stir up, and exploded on his body, almost killing him!
This situation lasted for more than a month, so that there were many mistakes at work, and I was reprimanded by my boss a few times.
Suddenly, one day, he received a call from Wu Dashan, the mayor of Yunhai Town, saying that the cuckoo was missing!
On the phone, Wu Dashan briefly introduced the situation, saying that the cuckoo went into the deep mountains and old forests to dig wild ginseng.
Originally, at this time, it was normal for ginseng pickers to stay in the mountains for ten days and a half months, and many would even stay for a month.
But the cuckoo entered the mountain on the fifth day after Ling Zikai left the Yunhai Forest Farm, and it had been more than a month since then, and the dry food he brought with him should have been used up a long time ago, so there was no reason to continue to stay in the old forest.
Moreover, the people who entered the mountain at the same time as the cuckoo had already returned, according to them, half a month ago, they met the cuckoo, and at that time, the cuckoo said that he was going down the mountain, how could it be that he had not come back until now, obviously there was an accident.
An accident in the old woods is no joke!
Wu Dashan's original intention in calling was just to inform Ling Zikai, after all, he had a nominal sister-brother relationship with Du Juan, and he didn't expect him to help much.
After hanging up the phone, Ling Zikai's eyes appeared in front of the tall and slender figure of Yunhai Station when they were separated, the pair of clear and bright eyes like a pool of clear water, full of eager eyes that made people see and pity, and the long lonely and lonely shadow behind him.
At the same time, a soft voice kept echoing in my ears: Please don't forget your oath!
Ling Zikai couldn't sit still, and there was an eager voice in his head urging him to rush to the sea of clouds immediately and find people back in the vast sea of forests, because this was his mission!
Because he didn't know how long it would take, he simply resigned from the company.
I called my mother again and said that she was on a business trip and it would take a long time to come back, so she didn't want to come to me for a while.
Mom didn't doubt it, but told him to be careful outside and bring more clothes.
Ling Zikai rushed to Baiyun City overnight. He didn't call Zhang Hao this time, after all, it was up to him to find someone in the old forest, even if the old classmate's father had a lot of energy, he couldn't help much in this matter, and he thought about informing him when he came back.
When I arrived in Yunhai County, the sky was just dawning, and I just caught the morning train to Yunhai Town.
When the bus drove into the mountain and hovered on the mountain road, a vast and fresh mountain breath rushed in, they were like welcoming relatives who had been separated for a long time, which made Ling Zikai's spirit surge.
At this moment, Ling Zikai felt like a fish that had been stranded for a long time and returned to the sea, and his whole body was extremely comfortable. Looking out at the mist-shrouded hills, rolling hills, and lush forests outside the car, he felt like home.
In a trance, he thought about the dream he had on the day he first arrived in the sea of clouds, and remembered the words of the white-bearded ancestral god, maybe from that night, his soul had been integrated into this thousand miles of mountains, and he could no longer be separated.
When he arrived in Yunhai Town, Ling Zikai immediately rushed to the forest farm to find Uncle Boer.
A person like the old man, who has lived in the mountains all his life, must know the situation in the old forest very well, and must be more experienced than ordinary people in finding people. It's worth asking him for advice before you go!
Uncle Boer was chopping the burning wood by the side of Luozi, and when he saw Ling Zikai, who was in the dust, he was slightly stunned, and then showed a kind smile, threw away the axe in his hand, opened his arms, and hugged him warmly: "Kind and brave young man, I know that you will definitely come back, because there are people you can't let go of, and this is also your home." ”
After Ling Zikai hugged Uncle Bol, he eagerly asked about the news of the cuckoo:
"She's a girl, why did she suddenly remember to run into the old forest to release the mountain?"
Uncle Boer sighed and said, "Although there are those compensation funds to pay off a lot of debts, but where is there enough money! ”
Ling Zikai felt a pang of worry inexplicably when he heard this, and a painful look appeared on his face.
"Child, relax your worries! The girl will be fine, she is the daughter of the mountain, and the great ancestral god will protect her safely. Uncle Boer said comfortingly.
Ling Zikai gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle Bol, I'm going into the mountains to find her!"
Uncle Boer looked at Ling Zikai in surprise: "Old Linzi is not something that can be entered casually, you are a child who has not yet entered the mountains, you will lose your way!"
Of course, Ling Zikai knew that after he had the ancestral god inheritance, as long as he locked the position, the ancestral god consciousness would automatically guide the direction. It can be said that after entering the mountain, the last thing I am afraid of is getting lost. Of course, this is his secret and cannot be divulged, presumably the cuckoo did not tell the old man about becoming a shaman.
At that moment, he insisted and said: "No, I must go into the old forest! Believe me, I will definitely be able to bring the cuckoo out safely." ”
Uncle Boer didn't know where Ling Zikai's confidence came from, so he frowned and pondered for a while before saying, "Okay, since you insist on going, I'll let Su Guoer go with you." ”
Ling Zikai didn't know who Su Guoer was, thinking that someone would be with him and be more safe, so he nodded.
At noon, I don't know how Uncle Bol contacted the notification, the man named Sugol came, a young man in his early twenties, tall and burly, and his face was somewhat similar to Uncle Bol.
Sure enough, Uncle Bor introduced: "This is my grandson, a eaglet who doesn't know when he will be able to fly high in the sky." ”
Seeing that his grandfather belittled him, Su Guoer protested a little unconvinced: "That's because you are unwilling to release your young eagles, otherwise I would have become an eagle soaring in the blue sky!"
Uncle Boer laughed: "Okay, this time entering the mountain is even a test for you, as long as you find your sister Cuckoo, I will let you out." ”
Su Guoer was overjoyed when he heard this, and patted his chest to promise to get Sister Du Juan back.
When he heard that Ling Zikai was going to enter the mountain with him, Su Guoer asked with a suspicious look: "Have you ever gone through the old forest? Do you know how to walk in the forest so that you don't get lost? Do you know where wolves may be infested? Are there wild boars and bears hiding in that forest?"
After seeing Ling Zikai shaking his head one after another, he was a little unhappy and said, "Then what else can you do when you go into the mountain?"
Then he shouted to Uncle Bol: "Grandpa, I don't want to bring a stupid spore into the mountain, it will become a burden!"
Uncle Boer was indeed a little worried about Ling Zikai's entry into the mountain, looked at him and said, "Child, why don't you just wait at home and let Su Guoer enter the mountain alone?"
Ling Zikai shook his head and said resolutely: "No, I want to pick up the cuckoo back in person!"
Sugol also stubbornly said: "I said that if I can't go, I can't go!"
"Okay!" Uncle Boer saw that the two were arguing, and said to Su Guoer dissatisfiedly: "Don't forget that you are the son of the mountain, how can you treat your distinguished guests like this!
Seeing that his grandfather was angry, Su Guoer didn't dare to say anything more, but he was still a little annoyed and disdainful when he looked at Ling Zikai's gaze.