Chapter Thirty-Six: The Legendary Spirit Beast Mountain
Coincidentally, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Yi Xun and Shouxin hurried and arrived at the border city.
Nowadays, there are not many residents in the border city of Nanyan Country, and most of them are old people who are unwilling to leave this land, but they are stubbornly surviving here. And the plaque of the 'border city' on the city wall is also mottled, witnessing the downfall of this place.
"It's desolate." The two entered the city, and when they saw the empty streets in the city, they couldn't help but sigh. It was close to noon, and it was supposed to be a noisy time. But now, the biggest street in the border city is bleak, the shops on both sides of the street are all closed, and the wooden doors and windows are covered with yellow sand.
"Ten years ago, the sky began to be covered with yellow sand, and it was difficult for the crops to survive, and it was difficult for the people who stayed here to even have enough food and clothing, so most of the people moved away, leaving only the elderly to stay and barely live." Yi Xun was also quite emotional, although he had not seen the prosperity of the border city ten years ago, he had heard of it.
"But why would a mountain doctor come to such a place? We've been in town for a while, and we haven't seen a single shadow! Shouxin looked around, even the old man who stayed here, she hadn't seen it.
Yi Xun also frowned, at this time the wind had already risen, and the wind swept the yellow sand, and it hurt a little on his face. "Let's find a place to settle down first!" It's all here, and he believes in the accuracy of his own people's information, so this must be a good place to look.
There are countless empty houses here, some locked, some with no doors even closed. And those locks are also rusty, and with a little force, they can be opened.
Yi Xun and Shouxin found a house that looked fairly sturdy and stopped where people could live.
Not long after entering the door, the wind and sand outside became stronger, and the two of them hurriedly closed the doors and windows, and after a while, there was a 'rustling' sound knocking on the doors and windows.
Shouxin couldn't help but shudder, this place is really a little scary.
Because the doors and windows were closed, the light in the room was dimmed. The window paper, which could have been used to let in light, had long been pasted with a thick cloth, making it difficult for light to enter the room.
The two looked at each other helplessly, and they both sighed. There was some furniture in the house, as well as tables and chairs, but they were covered with dust. Shouxin took out a handkerchief and wiped two chairs, and the two sat down. For a while, they were relatively speechless, thinking about their own thoughts.
It was getting late, and the wind and sand outside showed no signs of stopping.
Shouxin and Yi Xun had to take out dry food and simply solve dinner. And at night, they slept in the house.
The wind and sand blew all night, and they could not sleep peacefully, until the sun hung high the next day, and the wind and sand stopped.
Yi Xun summoned the bird of communication, took the message and went out, while he went outside again with his guard.
They walked on the streets that looked bustling, and this time, they finally met an old man. His hair was gray, his face was wrinkled, and his sorrow could be seen in the deep wrinkles between his brows.
"Old man......" Shouxin walked over and said respectfully.
The old man stopped, squinting his eyes and looking effortlessly at Shouxin and Yixun. "Hehe, it's two offspring, I haven't seen a young man in the border city for a long time."
"Old man, haven't you seen outsiders enter the border city recently? We're here to find friends. ”
"No, I haven't seen outsiders in over two years, and my old buddies have gone one by one, you ...... What friends are you looking for? No one is going to come here, so you should go somewhere else! The old man waved his hand, and his expression was particularly silent. The old people who stayed behind in the past have also passed away one after another, and there are fewer and fewer living people who want to come to this city!
"Thank you, old man." Shouxin and Yi Xun thanked him, and his heart was even more dazed.
Didn't you see this old man, or did no outsiders come here at all? This situation is very unfavorable for them to find a mountain miracle doctor.
The two of them walked out for more than an hour, and they only saw this old man. Fortunately, there was no more wind and sand today.
And here, there is not a single inn or restaurant, so they have to go back to the place where they stayed last night. After walking around the house, I found the kitchen, which was even more dusty, and there were pots and firewood. There is also a dim well, Shouxin looked at the two of them deflated kettle, and stubbornly brought a bucket of water, which was placed in the kitchen to precipitate. Wait until the sand has sunk to the bottom, then pour the water into the pot and bring it to a boil with firewood. It's not clean, but it's better than no water at all.
During this time, Yi Xun found a vegetable garden near the kitchen. No one has been taking care of it for a long time, and it is full of sweat-resistant wild grass, but fortunately, there is a lonely green hidden in the withered yellow wild grass, and there are several edible wild vegetables in it. Yi Xun picked some and cooked wild vegetable soup to eat at night.
And although this wild vegetable can be eaten, it is also extremely bitter.
Shouxin gritted his teeth and swallowed, and he couldn't help but start complaining about this place.
Yi Xun silently swallowed all the bitter wild vegetables into his stomach, and after dark, the green wolf appeared in front of the two people.
Shouxin hurriedly greeted: "Uncle Shi." ”
"Hmm!" The green wolf was dressed in a black robe, and it was still covered with dust. I don't know how long it has been since I washed my face, and it is slightly darkened. He grinned and found a chair to sit on, but he didn't wipe it. "Alas, I'm tired of this old bone, guard my heart, come and hang my shoulders for Uncle Shi."
Shouxin rolled his eyes, or the appointed past to beat him on the shoulder, who made him an uncle!
"Uncle Shi, how is the investigation?" It turned out that Yi Xun notified the green wolf to investigate the situation yesterday.
"It's true that the Divine Doctor of the Mountains is nearby, but no one knows where he's hiding. Not only that, but there are also some masters hidden in this vicinity, and they do not show up in front of people. So the old people who stayed here didn't know the situation. The green wolf replied in one breath.
"Oh? What are these masters doing around here? "Yi Xun and Shouxin were surprised!
At the mention of this, the green wolf became colorful, and although there was no one nearby, he still subconsciously lowered his voice. "Master, do you know about Spirit Beast Mountain?"
"Spirit Beast Mountain? I've seen it in the book......" Yi Xun replied, and then raised his head sharply to look at the green wolf: "Could it be that the Spirit Beast Mountain really exists?" These masters are here to look for Spirit Beast Mountain? No...... Spirit Beast Mountain is just a legend. ”
"I always thought that Spirit Beast Mountain was just a legend, but this time, these people really came to Spirit Beast Mountain, I heard that Spirit Beast Mountain is a mountain with spiritual wisdom, and it hid the way up the mountain in order to protect the spirit beasts on the mountain. Moreover, this spirit beast mountain can be moved...... "The green wolf said slowly, this matter was also something he had only recently found out, and after hearing this, he himself was shocked!
"Uncle Shi, what you said can't be true, right?" A moving mountain? It's amazing! However, after a while, Shouxin accepted this matter, after all, she could cross it, what else couldn't happen?
"The news is very reliable, and it is said that the road to this spirit beast mountain appears once every ten years, if you can find the way up the mountain, you will have a chance to get a spirit beast, and the mountain divine doctor is also coming for the spirit beast this time."
O spirit beast! It's not an ordinary animal, and being able to have a spirit beast is sometimes more powerful than having an army.
"Master, this opportunity is rare, we will also look for it, if we can bring back a spirit beast, it is best to ......" The following words The green wolf did not continue, because he wanted to get the spirit beast all the time, and he didn't want to say 'if you can't get it' at this time.
However, he is loyal to the Lord, even if he gets the spirit beast, he will dedicate it to Yi Xun.
"Okay, let's go and find it. It's just that although the border city is not big, it is not small, how can you find a way to the Spirit Beast Mountain? Any tips for that? ”
"No, it is said that this qiē still depends on fate. Moreover, even if you go up to the Spirit Beast Mountain, the chance of getting a spirit beast is very small, and if you are not careful, you will lose your life. Master, you must be careful! The green wolf only reminded Yi Xun to be careful, and did not persuade Yi Xun not to go.
As their masters, if they don't have the courage to do so, how can they make them surrender? And this opportunity is rare, and there is danger to be taken.
"I'll be careful." Yi Xun answered, but his heart was full of thoughts, and there was no hint at all, trying to find the entrance to the Spirit Beast Mountain was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Shouxin was also thinking silently, imagining whether the spirit pet on Spirit Beast Mountain would be a very cute little animal like it was on TV, and then it would transform into a human form......
This night passed quietly.
And after dawn, the green wolf disappeared in front of the two of them, and hid in the dark to protect them with the defensive and financial guards.
Shouxin and Yi Xun packed up their things, took Shenma Hei and Shenma Bai out of the house, they planned to find the entire border city, and this road to the Spirit Beast Mountain should not be in the city.
Rode out of the city through the west gate of the border city and went to several mountains on the outskirts of the city. The green wolf had said last night that it had found some traces in this direction. These mountains are now very desolate, and most of the trees on them are dead. Luckily, it was winter, and the trees were sluggish everywhere, which made the dead trees look less eye-catching.
At the foot of a certain mountain, the two slowed down their horses, and as they walked, they checked for signs of human appearance. After running all day, it was close to dark before the two stopped. Light a campfire and prepare for the night.
The place is desolate, there is not a single small animal, and it is even more difficult to see wild beasts. Shouxin couldn't help but doubt in his heart, that Spirit Beast Mountain was wise, would it choose to appear here?
In the middle of the night, Yi Xun was on duty at night, and Shouxin slept in a daze, when he heard footsteps. She opened her eyes suddenly, and saw that Yi Xun was also on guard, and she understood that he had heard it too. For the footsteps of strangers, even in sleep, Shouxin is very sensitive.
Because, they have been trained in this skill since childhood.
Presumably, they were still far from them, so they extinguished the bonfire and hid in the darkness.
As their footsteps approached, they found that there were quite a few people, it should be twelve people, and most of them were martial arts skills. And they walked casually, and did not hide their steps, thinking that this barren mountain where birds don't, there will be no other people's storage!
As they got closer, Shouxin and Yi Xun could still hear their conversation clearly. And to their delight, one of them was called a mountain miracle doctor......
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