According to Mi Sida's will, Shi Yuanji did not erect a monument or go out for funeral, but only set up a row in the main hall. The villagers at the foot of the mountain heard the news of Mi Sidaxian's death and came to pay their respects. Of the more than 40,000 people rescued by Misida that year, some lived at the foot of the mountain, some lived in the town, and some even came from other places. They also rushed from their homes to pay respects, and if they couldn't make it, they also set up an ancestral hall nearby.

The incense was strong in the temple for a while, and the main hall was full of villagers who came to pay tribute to Mi Sida. Shi Yuanji was busy, and it took five or six days before he was empty-handed and prepared to enter the mountain.

Dressed in a white filial piety robe, Si Yuan sorted out the items used to enter the mountain.

"Bedding, dry food, wine gourd, iron pot......"

Shi Yuanji wiped his crying red eyes, he would still wake up in the night that day, and wake up with tears streaming down his face.

I have to be stronger, I can't do this anymore, Shi Yuanji said in his heart.

He bused his spirits and put the items he needed into the seed bag. Go to the horse pen to lead the old horse, and re-walk the road taken ten years ago.

At the foot of the mountain, a small rough ancestral hall is filled with smoke, which was built with funds raised by the victims who were rescued by Misida. Shi Yuanji led the horse to pass by here, and saw Niu Er kneeling there, crying with a handful of snot and tears.

"Second Uncle Niu. Shi Yuanji greeted softly.

Niu Er looked up and hurriedly replied: "Alas, it's Shimiao Zhu, let you see the joke." ”

"It's okay, Master is gone, and I'm very sad. Shi Yuanji comforted. "But the dead can't hinder the living, if you continue to cry like this, the affairs of the family will be delayed, and my master's spirit in heaven will be unhappy if he sees you doing this. ”

Niu Er sighed: "Shimiao Zhu, you are right." Your master is indeed such a person, I can't do that. ”

He looked at it and said in surprise, "Are you going to go far away?"

"yes, I'm not looking for you to look after my house. As he spoke, Shi Yuanji took out ten copper coins and put them on the second-hand cow.

Niu Er hurriedly refused: "I can't help it, when your master did this, I couldn't resist him, why are you like this?"

"Second Uncle Niu, you have to take this money, and you have to tell the tenants who rent my Guanli land that my master's rules are as usual!"

"That's what it means, I get it. The shrewd Niu Er immediately understood Shi Yuanji's intentions. "Then I will follow the old rules and only take two pennies. ”

The explanation has been decided, Shi Yuanji rode on the old horse and walked slowly towards Kunlun Mountain. Niu Er looked at his back and said with emotion: "Mi Dao Chang has taught a good apprentice." ”

The Kunlun Mountain, which stretches for thousands of miles, starts from the Daying Sea in the extreme east of Shenzhou, and borders on the West Niuhe Prefecture in the extreme west of Shenzhou, like a vast screen standing in the extreme north of Shenzhou, blocking the cold sea breeze of Longyuan.

Hu Xueling looked at the snow-capped Kunlun Mountains, a sense of pride welled up from her chest, she was eager to kill the man-eating monster, so as to establish her reputation as a heroine among women.

But God doesn't fulfill people's wishes, she has been walking in the mountains for a long time, and the man-eating monster has never appeared.

A pattern spread out on her hand was the appearance of the man-eating monster described by witnesses. Sharp teeth and claws, hooked shoulders and slumped back, bird face and sheep's beak, and horns on his head, no matter how he looks, he looks terrifying.

"Wang Qi, how long have we been in the mountains?" asked Hu Xueling without raising her head, and asked the guard with a big knife on her back.

"It's been three days, miss. Wang Qi replied respectfully and tentatively. "Three days ago, I entered this mountain forest, and I haven't encountered that monster until now, could it have run away a long time ago?"

"No, this carnivorous monster tends to be very territorial, because it needs a lot of prey. Hu Xueling put away the pattern, took out the compass, and looked at the sun to identify the direction. "Let's look for it again, it's still early before the opening of Chengyun Hall, and there is time. ”

Wang Qi glanced at Gui Kun and his party who were following behind him, and was very worried: "Miss, I'm not worried about that monster, I'm worried about those people behind me." ”

"This Gui Kun originally brought seven guards and went to Ding's Mansion once, and the number of guards doubled. It's still a trivial matter for them to rob the credit, then Gui Kun is known as the bastard king in the capital, in case ......"

When Wang Qi said this, he didn't dare to say any more, but the disgusted expression on his face betrayed his true thoughts.

"I know what he is. Hu Xueling rode a horse, unimpressed by Wang Qi's worries. "Don't worry, it's more than enough to deal with them with our skills, even if he mixes again, he won't dare to do anything. ”

Gui Kun followed behind Hu Xueling and kept complaining: "This little girl is not finished, after walking in the mountains for so many days, she hasn't even seen the monster's hair, and she still hasn't gone home?"

One of the guards behind him persuaded: "Childe, in the past few days, the villain has looked at the feces of the beasts he has encountered and thinks that we are on the right path. If you look for it for a few more days, you will definitely be able to run into it. ”

Gui Kun slapped him on the head and scolded: "Is Lao Tzu for the man-eating monster? Lao Tzu is for the woman in front of him." If it weren't for her, who would have gone to the mountains to suffer?"

"Childe, look, there's a guy in front. One of the guards said.

Gui Kun looked in the direction pointed by the guard, and saw a young man in a gray arrow robe riding an old horse walking slowly in front. The old horse on which the young man rode looked like the sky was falling, and when he heard someone coming behind him, he still walked unhurriedly.

Shi Yuanji wore a hat on his head and a gray robe, riding on the back of an old horse, thinking about his words after seeing Xuan Ming along the way.

He had already communicated with the old horse before, and the old horse was also interested, and slowly walked towards the mountain according to his instructions.

In the past few years, he has rummaged through all of Misida's collections, and finally vaguely guessed the true identity of Xuan Ming. Now, it's time to verify.

"Resurrection?" Shi Yuanji muttered. "Xuan Ming, if your origin is really as stated in the book, then do you have the ability to resurrect my master?"

"Hmm, why are there so many people in this barren mountain?"

Shi Yuanji was calm, sensing that there was a team of people wandering around behind him, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Wandering around in this forest, do you want to make snacks for Gu Eagles?"

It's not like a robbery, maybe some of them have masters who want to have fun, but what does it matter to me, Shi Yuanji thought.

"Horse, go quickly, if you go to the cave at noon to-morrow, I will give you more beans to eat when you get back." He patted the horse's head and said with a smile.

The old horse shook his head, as if he was a little upset. Seeing this, Shi Yuanji scolded softly: "You old horse, if I could fly against the wind, I would have sold you a long time ago, you couldn't even eat grass, and you shook your head?"

"I don't know if Chang Ke has ever seen a monster?" a question came from behind Shi Yuanji.

Still keeping up, Shi Yuanji sneered. When he looked back, he saw a man with a large knife holding a pattern of a monster drawn on it, which was really strange and unprecedented.

"I've never seen you draw anything like this, but there are monsters in this mountain. He had no choice but to say sincerely.

This man was Wang Qi, and he asked, "Have you ever seen a monster, what does it look like, does it eat people?"

"Sharp teeth and claws, with a back like an old man, a bird's face and a sheep's beak, and two horns on his head, as for whether he eats or not. Shi Yuanji pondered for a moment. "You should eat it, after all, it used to say that it wanted to eat me, by the way, it's called Gu Eagle. ”

Wang Qi glanced at the pattern and said in surprise: "Isn't that exactly what it looks like in this pattern? Why do you say you haven't seen it?"

"Look at the thing drawn in your drawing, does it look like words?" Shi Yuanji said helplessly. "How does it eat when its fangs and claws are so big? It's a hunchback, but how can it run if it's like a hunched in the picture?"

"I won't say anything else, in short, your pattern is too bizarre, completely unrealistic, has no reference value, and I don't know where you got it. ”

"Of course, maybe there really is such a monster in this world, I haven't seen it, you can find it slowly. But let me warn you, that Gu Eagle is usually around here, so you have to be careful. ”

After that, Shi Yuanji drove the old horse and continued to go to the mountain, still thinking about the method of setting the Xuan Ming words in his mind.

"Wang Qi, do you think the Gu Eagle he said is the monster we are looking for?" asked Hu Xueling.

"This pattern is of unknown origin, and it is difficult to say whether it is true or false. Wang Qi frowned and respectfully handed back the pattern.

Hu Xueling directly threw the pattern out: "In this case, it's useless to keep it, I think you can follow that man, maybe there will be a discovery." ”

"Miss, with all due respect, you think things are always too simple. If this man came from an unknown place, who knows what will happen if he follows him? If he is a gangster, you and I may not be able to deal with it. ”

"You don't have to worry about that, just keep up. Hu Xueling didn't care, and drove the horse to chase Shi Yuanji.

"Capricious!" Wang Qi sighed and had to follow.