"It's really hard to leave." The old man complained as he waved the knife in his hand.

I couldn't help but turn my head to look at the houses not far down the hill, which looked a little alive in the sunlight.

Although this small mountain village looks a bit like it is dying, it still has some vitality as long as there is sunshine. Coming together in the morning, this little mountain village was no different except that those mages and Meng Meng were gone.

I couldn't help but smile and said to the old man, "Aren't you resting, I'll do the work of opening the way." ”

"What? Look down on me for getting old? Honestly, you're older than me! The old man was very dissatisfied, "Now the mountain is full of shrubs and thorns, and there is really nothing to see, and not even a wild fruit has to be picked." ”

This old man has to compete with me for the vanguard position, and I can only let him. Who has made respect for the old and love for the young a traditional virtue? Outwardly, he is older than me, so I will let him; Actually, he's younger than me, so I'm going to let him go.

There's no way, an old man like him will generally be like a child in character.

The mountain road is long gone, the mountain is full of trees and there are many vines, and it is really difficult to open the road without a firewood knife.

"Well, I say, why do you suddenly have the interest to climb this mountain?" The old man gasped and turned to me.

"Isn't it another feeling to look at your hometown from a high point in the mountains?"

"What's not emotional? I'm afraid of tigers. ”

"Are there any tigers?"

"I've never heard a tiger bark, so I guess not. But no one has come up here for so many years, and it's strange to say that there are more and more people in some places; And in some places, there are fewer and fewer people. ”

"Love to be lively."

His breath calmed down, and he swung his knife to cut off a few horizontal branches in front of him, and bent over to the front.

His body bones looked pretty good, and he was able to get this far. I couldn't help but secretly admire it.

But I'm also a little worried that his waist can't stand it, don't wait for it to really get tired, it's not good. Maybe I'll say that I'm trying to make money and kill people.

I had to remind him again, "I'd better go ahead." ”

"Afraid that I will suddenly die on this mountain? If that's the case, it's not a bad thing, at least it's a good place with good wind and water. ”

"yes, I'm really worried."

"Hey, the poor mountains and bad waters are so sleepy."

With that, he threw the knife at my feet.

I couldn't help but chuckle, "Why didn't you insist?" ”

"Old, no younger than you."

I picked up the firewood knife, and he had already reached the trunk of a tree with one hand, and it seemed that he was really tired, and I couldn't help chuckling and said to him, "I let you be regarded as both respecting the old and loving the young." ”

He laughed.

There is no such thing as a road, so there is only a road.

Stepping on this mountain forest, the feeling of the ground is soft and soft, not only the unique smell of the trees, but also the breath of the footsteps.

I suddenly had the feeling that if I really only had a few days left to live, maybe it would be nice to be on this mountain.

It's just that we didn't bring food with us.

I struggled all the way up, and he followed me.

It's quiet in this mountain forest.

"Why didn't the people who robbed your house move?"

You can still see the cars parked outside the courtyard.

"I don't know, maybe they're all gone."

"Gone? The cars are still there. ”

Of course I won't tell him what happened last night. If he knew that those people were dead, I wonder what he would think?

"Whatever they do. I just want to go up the hill and see it now. ”

"The problem is that the mountain is too small, and there is nothing to see."

"Then why are you still coming along?"

"Well, actually, I'd like to come up and have a look, too."

The old man laughed. Until now I haven't asked him what his name is.

Of course, if I asked, it would have been a bit rude. But in terms of his character, he shouldn't mind.

He picked up a few small unknown red fruits in his hand, which grew on a dwarf shrub.

He put one in his mouth and chewed it gently, but his steps did not fall.

I'm a little curious if it can be eaten. I don't plan to eat them, though.

Finally came to the top of the mountain. However, it is still shady, because the trees here are taller than below, and there are fewer dwarf shrubs, so it is easier to pass.

I was disappointed that I didn't meet a hare. Not only hares, but also birdsong can only be heard from afar.

"Doesn't look like there's much to see here." He gasped as he said.

I couldn't help but ask him, "Is there anything strange happening on this mountain?" ”

"What's the odd thing? Not many people have gone up the mountain for so many years. Besides, there are only a few old men and women in the village now, which one will go up the mountain? ”

Also, this old man and old lady, if it were not for death, it would not have been possible for him to climb this mountain alone.

Looking around, there is nothing special in front of me. If I had to say it, it was exceptionally quiet. I wish I could see the red in that corner, and then walk over and see the red house hidden in the forest.

It's just that I didn't see it.

It frustrates me.

It seems that this trip was really in vain.

But I walked ahead anyway.

The old man exclaimed, "Are you looking for something?" ”

I didn't answer him, but stood and waited for him.

The old man panted lightly and walked up to me and patted me, "It's okay to have bones." But if you're really looking for something, you're in the wrong place, right? ”

"Maybe. But you know the right place? "I couldn't help but be curious.

"How do I know. I just thought, isn't there always a legend in the village? ”

I really don't know. This legendary thing is really not so easy to believe.

I couldn't help but look at him, "Can you still believe this thing?" ”

"Believe it or not, it's all legends. Legend has it that there were people living here hundreds of years ago, but it didn't go well, so it slowly became extinct; And then, somebody moved in......"

I couldn't help but chuckle.

He glared at me, "You don't believe it? ”

I shook my head.

"Forget it, then I won't talk about it."

I continued to walk ahead, and it was just one of many hills, and I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. I didn't see red, and I didn't see the house in the mountains and forests.

It's just a mountain forest.

Standing on the top of this mountain, the old man sighed, "The air here is good. ”

"yes."

"What do you see is that?"

Unexpectedly, this old man's eyes were still relatively sharp, and he actually pointed to a place in the valley and said.

I couldn't help but look intently. Inside the woods, there is some white. At first it didn't catch my attention, but immediately I noticed that the white color was a bit strange. Although the whites were a bit fragmentary because of the trees, as I became more and more focused, I noticed that the whites should be a whole.

And it forms a long strip.

"Paper?" The old man said puzzled.

"Where did you get the paper in this valley?"

"Yes, if it's paper, it should move; It looked motionless, a bit like a snake. ”

I was stunned. A snake that doesn't know how long it is?

Dead in this valley, and white? It's just that I'm so far away that I can't tell if it's a white bone or not.

The old man seemed taken aback by his own words, "It can't really be it, is it?" ”

"What's it?" I'm a little curious.

"White snake wow. There are many people who say that they have seen it in the mountains. It's just that now that I look like that, I don't move, and I don't know if it's basking in the sun, or if it's dead? ”

I clutched the knife in my hand. What if it was really the snake that swallowed Xu Biao? But how did it end up here? Or did it really live here before?

There was still some way to go down into the valley, and the old man looked tired, so I couldn't help but persuade him to go back: "You look tired too, so you might as well go back first." ”

"What about you?"

"I'll go down and have a look."

"Then I'd better hold on, let's go down and have a look, don't look at me when I'm old, my body is still strong."

This old man really likes to hold on.

So we went down. As we walked down, we inevitably had to open the way, and as we walked into the valley, our vision was also blocked, but fortunately we had already seen the direction just now. Along the way, there was something different.

Because we stepped on some bones. These bones are certainly not human, but animal.

It looks like some animals are dying here.

There is a crunch sound when you step on it, and it sounds a little ethereal.

"It's like a cow." The old man muttered to himself.

"What did the cows do when they came to this mountain?"

"Cows eat grass, where will they go."

It seems to make a lot of sense.

And the closer you get to the target, the more different you feel. It was as if even the air had been suppressed and became a little eerie.

But I know that the snake must have died.

Isn't he the embodiment of the Ghost King?

But now it seems that this may not be the case. Maybe the one in the small world is the embodiment of the ghost king; And this one here is something else.

When I got down the valley, the ground was a little slippery, and I had to hold on to the old man, fearing that he would fall to his death.

And the goal in front of us is once again revealed.

It's long, and it's white bones.

Big white bones.

It looks a little eerie. It is impossible to tell whether the snake was originally white or black; Because now it's only white bones left.

The current skeleton alone looks the size of an oil drum; It is conceivable that it must have been a lot bigger when it was still alive; And when I got closer, I felt a little unbelievable when I touched the white bones.

Here it looks like it's the middle of it.

I couldn't help but walk in.

The old man shouted, "What are you doing?" ”

I didn't answer him, but walked along the snake's body inside his skeleton. The old man gasped and followed outside.

Then I stopped.

Because I saw a shrunken skeleton in front of me.

The skeleton still had tattered clothes, and I couldn't help but think of Xu Biao, because in my memory, he was wearing this kind of clothes in the end.

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