Chapter 262: Night Stand
Good. Xiaohua almost gritted her teeth, and such a voice came out of her mouth. For this old man's unreasonable demand, he also tried his best to meet it. After all, people are old, and they often earn dead money. This suddenly made him earn living money, which may be a little unaccustomed to it, and he has to adapt to it.
So, Xiaohua took out five taels of silver from her pocket, handed it to the old man, and asked, "Uncle, do you live by salvaging corpses?"
"Yes. Uncle nodded, and just popped out a word, cherishing words like gold.
Xiaohua's face was not very good-looking, and he suppressed his anger, and he did not do anything in accordance with the fine traditional virtues of respecting the old and loving the young. "Are there corpses here every day?"
"Yes. The old man still said one word, and he still looked like he didn't answer.
Xiaohua was silent now, he felt that he seemed to be at a loss if he asked like this. So, he pondered for a while before asking, "Why are there so many corpses here?"
After asking this question, Xiaohua couldn't help but admire her IQ. God, I'm so talented, this question, the old man shouldn't be able to prevaricate a word.
Thinking like this, he heard the old man speak: "No." ”
"Huh?" Xiaohua blinked, picking at her ears in disbelief. Sure enough, this time it's not a word, but it's two words! This old thing, even the words that I know have been omitted.
Xiaohua was a little autistic, thinking about it, she probably couldn't ask anything. Just as he was about to give up and return the remaining two taels of silver, something floated over the river.
It's a dead corpse again, Xiaohua's eyes are treacherous, and she can see it clearly at a glance.
The old man also saw it, and subconsciously rowed a boat to stop it. Xiaohua was quick to hold his hand, and then quickly asked a question: "Where is the source of this river?"
The old man tugged at his arm, but he didn't move. Helpless, he had to watch the dead drift away, and replied, "Holy Mountain." ”
As soon as the word "Holy Mountain?" came out, everyone exclaimed in surprise. If the old man had said so, then they would have been perfectly fine with the rest of the way along the river. It's just that Xiaohua still has a mystery in her heart, that is, where these corpses came from.
The old man saw that Xiaohua was silent for a long time and did not speak, so he asked, "Don't you ask, I'll leave first if you don't ask the old man." ”
Xiaohua still didn't answer, still immersed in thought. When the old man saw this, he raised his legs and walked, and got on the boat in three or two steps.
Wu Zheng, who was hungry on the side with his chest against his back, saw that the old man was about to run, and he was in a hurry, so he hurriedly asked the last question he was most concerned about: "Where is there food here?"
However, the old man did not even look back, propped up the boat, and gradually walked away. Looking at the gradually shrinking figure, Wu Zheng's stomach began to scream again.
After noon, the sun began to tilt gradually, and Xiaohua made up her mind, looked at the upper reaches of the river, and said, "I think that since the old man can row on this river, it means that the river is safe." Let's just go down the river. ”
After he finished speaking, Wu Zheng continued: "I think, let's find something to eat first." ”
However, no one paid attention to Wu Zheng. Only Mo Qing patted him on the shoulder, then pointed to the dead body that was fished up and said, "Brother, if you are really hungry, you might as well think about that." ”
The rest of the road seems to be much easier. The bearded man is yours, walking in front, humming a little song from time to time, and there is a feeling of visiting the mountains and rivers and placing his affection for nature. Well, this thing thinks of this journey as a tour. When I get to the Holy Mountain, I wonder if he will buy some souvenirs or something?
Luochen still maintains his unique coldness, in other words, melancholy. Although this guy has been talking a little more recently, he still maintains that cute image most of the time. The few words that come out occasionally seem to be too brainy.
And the biggest changes are the small flowers and falling glass. The two of them, for some reason, always felt very estranged. Most of the time, as soon as Xiaohua opens her mouth, Luoli can't help but say a few sarcastic words. This made everyone a little confused, and they remained suspicious of the delicate relationship between the two.
Until one day, Wu Zheng suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. Because he couldn't eat, he could only use the river water, so that he often got up at night. But it was this peeing that he saw a different scene.
It was a secluded night, and the moonlight was as clear as water, sprinkled on the ground like a wedding dress. Wu Zheng walked to a big tree with sleepy eyes, and then skillfully began to release water.
Just as he was scratching his belly in boredom, he suddenly saw two people sitting next to the river. Wu Zheng was no longer the white man he was before at this time, at least he knew that the most important thing he should do at this moment was to stay calm. Don't talk and try not to make a sound.
Then, Wu Zheng quietly turned around and went back to look for Xiaohua. At this time, it is always Xiaohua's pit goods that are the most reliable.
So, after Wu Zheng turned his head and went back, he found that Xiaohua was inexplicably gone. "Damn. Wu Zheng scolded in a low voice, and then began to look for the dust.
Luochen didn't sleep deeply, and as soon as he heard Wu Zheng's movement, he opened his eyes and woke up. That's fine, Wu Zheng of the province has to talk a lot. Wu Zheng opened his mouth and said, "I saw two strange figures by the river, and Xiaohua is gone. ”
"Oh. Luochen responded, his face still indifferent.
"Oh, it's over?" Wu Zheng sighed, "Shouldn't you show a surprised expression and then exclaim?"
"That's ordinary people. Luo Chen's words are still so cold, and the implication is that he is not ordinary.
Well, Wu Zheng was completely convinced. He spread his hands and asked, "Why don't you go and have a look?"
"There's nothing to look at, Xiaohua and Luoli have been connected like this for several days. Luochen said that everything was true calmly, and then lay back.
It's just that these words made Wu Zheng unable to calm down for a long time. What do you mean? Xiaohua and Luoli, those two people by the river are the two of them? And Luochen said something just now, it's been a few days. Damn, this is stealing food behind their own backs! Although they are reasonable and legal, and they are happy with each other, is it really good to abuse themselves like this?
This night, Wu Zheng lost sleep. He was waiting for when Xiaohua would be able to return, however, he finally realized that he was still too young, and Xiaohua never came back all night.
Until the next morning, Wu Zheng was woken up by Xiaohua, and there were already two huge dark circles in front of his eyes. He didn't know when Xiaohua had returned. Later, after discussing with Mo Qing and the bearded man, he magically discovered that these two people also knew about Xiaohua's visit to the river at night.
Well, I was hiding it from myself. Wu Zheng felt a little aggrieved, but he didn't make it clear. After all, he didn't want to be beaten by Xiaohua.
Even when everyone knows about it, Xiaohua and Luoli are still secretly doing things, and they are not tired of it.
During this time, the group did not encounter any danger along the river. Except for one encounter with the old man, he had never seen a living man. Of course, they've seen a lot of dead people. No, there will be some dead drift floating down the river.
For these, everyone is also commonplace. Until later, if I couldn't see the dead body one day, I felt a little uncomfortable.
During this period, Xiaohua also caught a lot of fish. And these fish look a little stronger than the average fish. As for why, after Wu Zheng ate all the fish, Xiaohua said slowly.
"That's because there are often dead bodies in the river, so it's very likely that these fish feed on human flesh. ”
As soon as Xiaohua said this, not only Wu Zheng, but even the bearded man who had always been grinning was extremely ugly. If what Xiaohua said is true, then it means that these people have already eaten human flesh.
couldn't help but feel sick. Fortunately, Xiaohua said it after everyone had finished eating. Otherwise, they might not be able to eat the fish even if they were killed.
In a flash, seven days have passed, and the trend of the riverbank has begun to gradually improve, and there is a faint illusion of entering the mountain. Xiaohua pinched her eyebrows, feeling that the so-called holy mountain was likely to arrive.
In fact, not only that, but along the way, they also feel more and more that the temperature has changed slightly. Before, in the far south, it was hot and hot all day. But since I started walking along the river, I could feel that the temperature was gradually decreasing.
Finally, at dusk on the seventh day, Xiaohua and the others saw a towering mountain. Although it was close to evening, Xiaohua could still see that it was a snow-capped mountain in the light of dusk. He didn't know exactly how tall it was, because the top of the mountain seemed to be obscured by clouds and could not be seen.
"Is this the Holy Mountain?" Xiaohua shook her head, not knowing what she was thinking.
But at this moment, Mo Qing suddenly spoke: "Holy Mountain, the legendary holy land of cultivators. At this point, he suddenly asked, "Are we going to move on?"
Before, Mo Qing's words had already attracted Xiaohua's attention, and at this time, he opened his mouth to ask again, which couldn't help but make Xiao Xiao's heart have a trace of doubt. Could it be that there is really something wrong with this holy mountain?
In fact, he could also see that these corpses came from the source of the river. And the source of this river is the holy mountain. From this, it can be concluded that the source of these corpses is likely to be the Holy Mountain.
This inference made Xiaohua shudder, why were there so many corpses on the Holy Mountain? Since Wong Tai Sin wanted them to come, there must be something he meant. It's just that at this time, Xiaohua hasn't understood yet.