was grabbed by the hand that suddenly appeared, and there was a person next to him who screamed loudly in fright, to say that Yang Qinglan was not scared was fake. (Yes?) (Meaning?) (Think?) (Book?) (Hospital.)

The moment she was caught, her heart almost jumped out of her chest, and the whole person was cold from head to toe.

The reason why he didn't make a sound was because he was frightened.

But fortunately, she made mental preparations in advance that any accident could happen, and when she found that the hand was just grabbing her and not making the next move, her emotions quickly calmed down and she was able to judge the current situation rationally.

Although her heart is still beating fast, it is a physiological response, and it is not something she can stop if she wants to.

The hand that grabbed her had a normal human body temperature, color and shape, meaning that it belonged to a living person, not a mess of other unknown species.

So Yang Qinglan moved her throat, trying to find her voice and make it sound as calm as usual.

"I'm sorry for the hassle, can you come out and see you?"

Akiyama, who was so frightened that his soul flew away, had already hidden behind a big tree a few meters away, and when he heard movement here, he poked his head out to look at it, shaking while watching.

"Old Old Old ......"

Yang Qinglan glanced back at him, signaling with his eyes that he didn't need to be afraid, and didn't care whether he received it or not, then turned his head again and continued to look at the hand.

The hand was still gripping her, but it wasn't as hard as it had been.

After a few more seconds, the hand slowly released and retracted from the hole, but it was not blocked.

Seeing this, Yang Qinglan hurriedly spoke: "The contemptible person is just passing by the traveler, and there is no malice. ”

A muffled voice came from under the shrine, and it seemed to be a grown man.

"What's the matter with you? Why did you come to the shrine of the god of Mt. Yamato? ”

"The contemptible people came to Fu County to look for the old man, but they got news in the city that he was missing in the mountains, so they came to look for him."

The man in the shrine was silent for a few seconds before he said, "You are bold. ”

"This old friend is very important to the contemptible people, and it is related to the lives of the contemptible family, even if it is the tiger's den in Longtan, it is indispensable to break through."

“…… Hold on. ”

After saying two more words, the hole in the middle of the shrine was blocked by the idol again, and at first glance it was impossible to tell that there was a mechanism underneath.

Yang Qinglan squatted in front of the shrine and waited for several minutes without seeing any other movement from the people under the shrine, and was about to "knock on the door" again when the sound of footsteps came from the woods not far away.

She quickly got up and looked over there.

Out of the woods came a man dressed as an ordinary hunter, with a firewood knife pinned to his body and a bundle of firewood on his back, who seemed to be just a passing wood-gatherer.

Yang Qinglan's gaze fell on his right hand.

At a glance, she recognized the same hand that had grabbed her.

So she raised her hand at the man and bowed slightly.

"Thank you, sir."

Seeing her salute, Orion paused, and his already not very kind expression looked even more fierce.

"Are you from the Central Plains?"

"Exactly."

Yang Qinglan replied calmly, without the slightest intention of concealing it.

Unless Lai Lingyun's appearance and temperament are rolled in the mud, in the Southern Wilderness, anyone can see at a glance that he is from the Central Plains, even if he is wearing the clothes of the locals.

After being too shou for so many years, it can be so easy to cover up.

It's better to be frank at the beginning and appear sincere.

Receiving the recognition, Orion's face looked a little better, but his right hand was subconsciously placed on the handle of the firewood knife.

"You are a native of the Central Plains, what old friends are you looking for here?"

Yang Qinglan pretended to be stupid: "The contemptible old friend is Chen Zhuohe, who was the Taishou of Fu County, and when he arrived at Fu County yesterday, he heard that he disappeared on the courtyard mountain, so he came up to look for him." ”

Orion's expression that had just eased became hideous again, and he even drew his hatchet and aimed it at her, making a posture that would attack at any time.

"Taishou is your old friend?! Ha! If that's the case, how come you weren't torn to shreds when you were in the city?! ”

Yang Qinglan continued to pretend to be stupid, patted her chest with a frightened look and replied: "That's true, the contemptible person was chased for a few streets before he found a temporary shelter, and after hearing the news, he went into the mountains early in the morning to look for it. ”

I couldn't figure out if she was really stupid or pretending to be stupid, and Orion didn't know how to answer, and then he saw Akiyama sneaking behind "Lai Lingyun".

"Who is he?"

Yang Qinglan glanced back, and then replied, "He is my scholar." ”

"The Southern Wilderness is not safe in the eyes of the Central Plains, so you brought a scholar?"

"No, when the contemptible people set out, they were accompanied by dozens of servants, but they were robbed along the way, and they were seriously ill, and in the end there was only an old housekeeper and a scholar left, if it wasn't for the help of well-wishers, they would have died of illness on the way, where would they still find here."

"Good Samaritan? Southern Wilderness? ”

"Son of Orion in the mountains of the Southern Wilderness."

Hearing that the locals had helped them, Orion's attitude immediately changed significantly, and although they were still wary, they were much less hostile.

It seems that the people in the Southern Wilderness have a high degree of mutual recognition.

Yang Qinglan came to such a conclusion in her heart.

The three of them chatted for a while at a distance of a few zhang and answered each other, and soon, according to Orion's words, Yang Qinglan figured out the current situation.

Although he has a house on the outskirts of the prefecture, he has lived in the mountains for a long time to hunt and chop wood, and his ancestors are the builders of many shrines, so he also does the work of maintaining the shrine on weekdays, and the secret room under the shrine was built by his father and his two generations for many years.

A year ago, he still thought that the original Taishou was a good official, but Taishou suddenly ordered the destruction of the shrine like a demon, so angry that he almost rushed to the Taishou Mansion to see the official, but after all, it was more important to protect the shrine, so he had to stay on the mountain and repair those broken shrines little by little.

The shrine that Yang Qinglan saw was not destroyed, but the result of his later restoration.

Chatting and chatting, unconsciously, the positions of the two sides of the question and answer were reversed, and Yang Qinglan gradually mastered the rhythm of communication and became the one who asked the question.

……

"So, does the gentleman know where Taishou is now?"

"Of course I don't know! Taishou was taken away by the mountain god, I'm just a hunter, how can I know the whereabouts of the mountain god? ”

"Then what about the people who went into the mountains to find the Taishou and the Taishou generals?"

"They went up the mountain from this road, and then divided into several teams to search the whole mountain at the fork in the road not far ahead, but then none of them came back, and I didn't know where they went because I had been repairing the shrine around here, and then I heard that they were missing, and I didn't dare to go up the mountain to check."

"Has the gentleman seen or heard anything out of the ordinary during this time?"

"The most unusual thing I've ever seen is you!"

“…… What about other than that? ”

"Are you really planning to go into the mountains alone to find Taishou?"

"The lives of the whole family are tied to the hands of Taishou alone, and there is no one else to use, so he can only do it himself."

"You're really ......" Orion seemed to want to find an adjective to express his speechlessness towards her, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of a suitable word, so he had to skip it and change the subject, "Since you have to go into the mountains to find someone, then I'll remind you a few words." ”

"Sir, please."

"Although the courtyard mountain is a sacred mountain, it is not without danger, I don't know if the mountain god is annoyed by the destruction of the shrine, there are often strange sounds in the mountain during this time, especially at night, it is very scary."

"Strange sound, what kind of sound?"

"Like the roar of a wild beast, I can't hear where the source is, but it should be higher, I have been near the ruined altar, and I have seen huge footprints, and since then I have not dared to go up the mountain again."

"Huge footprints? What kind of footprints are they and how big are they? ”

"It looks a little similar to a horseshoe print, but it's bigger than a washbasin, and it's scattered around the altar, as if the mountain god was walking around in anger when he saw his altar destroyed."

……

After asking some innocuous questions, after listening to Orion's description, Yang Qinglan raised her eyebrows, glanced at the mountain road that continued upward, and was even more puzzled in her heart.

How can there be a sense of déjà vu in "Approaching Science"?

Is it true that all this has nothing to do with goblins, but is a man-made event?

But is this courtyard mountain really related to the courtyard mountain where the protagonist is located?

Standing in place and thinking for a while, Yang Qinglan raised his hand and saluted Orion, ready to say goodbye to him and continue to walk up, but was stopped by Orion.

"If you are so stubborn, I won't stop you, but there is miasma on the mountain, and I don't think you two look like you're prepared, so I'll give you two small things."

After speaking, he took out two small cloth bags from behind him and threw them over.

Yang Qinglan accurately caught the two cloth bags, and a pungent smell immediately rushed into her nasal cavity, which stimulated her and immediately sneezed twice.

Orion explained: "This is our family's exclusive secret recipe, don't put it on your waist, it's not so easy to hit when you encounter a miasma, but don't go into a dangerous place just because you have this thing, although things are good, they are not omnipotent!" ”

Yang Qinglan raised her hand and saluted again.

"Thank you, sir, for your help!"

"Go quickly, it's better to get down the mountain before it gets dark, and if it's already night when you go down, you can come back to the shrine and look for me, and I can take you in for the night."

"Thank you, sir!"

"Let's go!"

After Yang Qinglan gave a cloth bag to Akiyama, she turned over and got on her horse, and finally arched her hand towards Orion and continued to go up the mountain.

After seeing the two disappear at the end of the mountain road, Orion Taishou scratched his head, and his face was completely devoid of the expressions just now, but with a look of anticipation, a pair of eyes shining and shining, like stars in the night sky.

And behind him, Yang Qinglan and Qiu Shan just now looked at the blind corner, and a long plush tail wagged behind his buttocks, showing that its owner seemed to be in a good mood.

No one was in sight, but Orion stood still for a long time before slowly turning back the way he came, humming an unknown tune as he went, and his figure gradually disappeared into the bushes.