The area of the slope up the river beach is not very large.

But when I went uphill, I realized that there was a large dense forest in front of me.

A towering ancient tree that can be tall enough to cover the sun, and there seems to be no clear road ahead.

What's going on?

I turned my head to look at the two people behind me, and my eyes fell on Xiao Chu.

I hesitated and asked, "You sue me, what should we do next?" ”

Sunlight shines through the cracks in the trees, and the leaves sound as the wind blows.

Xiao Chu walked up to me, and he followed closely behind the guard.

He was silent for a moment, and said lightly, "Let's take a look at the woods first." ”

The only way to do this is to go inside first and try to find it if there is no clear route in front of you.

Changing the order, I followed Xiao Chu, the guard hall, and the three of them entered the dense forest one after another.

Stepping on the leaves, the light in the forest is much dimmer than outside, and the field of vision is not very wide, but Xiao Chu's expression is calm, and the steps under his feet are also unhurried, guiding us through.

His injuries weren't so thorough, and I followed him for a while, noticing that his pace was slowing.

Worried about his condition, I hurriedly said, "Xiao Chu, I'm tired, rest for a while before leaving." ”

Xiao Chu turned his head, and as I expected, his complexion was indeed much worse than when he was on the boat.

Full of slander for his "old man" who lived in Lost Valley, I stepped forward and grabbed his arm and shook it, "If I had known that I was going to come to such a place, I would have stopped you." ”

"This forest is so big, I'm afraid I have to walk for a long time, maybe I won't be able to walk in a day, why did your friend choose such a place to live."

Xiao Chu stopped under the big tree, stared at me, and smiled: "What you said, in fact, I also want to know, when you see him, you can ask." “

Stayed where I was and rested for a while. Feeling that his body had recovered a little, Xiao Chu took the lead in getting up and said, "Let's keep going, don't delay too much time." “

He is the leader of this trip, and he can say whatever he wants, as long as he does what he can and stops to rest in the middle, I will naturally not object.

But this time, after walking a short distance, I felt that something was wrong, because I saw Xiao Chu take out a dagger and mark it along the road.

Even stranger. His line is not straight to my sight. Not even in one direction!

Feel. It feels like a snake-like line.

Looking at his figure, I noticed that when he started to make marks, the whole person became extra focused!

Over time. I went from looking forward to it at the beginning, but I was completely dragging my feet.

A strange sound began to ring in my ears, and I was shocked and listened.

Obviously the sound of water!

So, we're almost out of this nasty woods?

followed Xiao Chu around for a while, and the sound of water in his ears became louder and louder, and it sounded like the sound of a waterfall.

The eyes lit up, and finally reached the end of the forest.

I stood beside Xiao Chu and saw a beautiful valley in front of me. A waterfall hangs down from the mountain, and at the bottom are two pools of different sizes, connected in the middle, and the waterfall acts like a natural divider.

The impact of the water is too strong, so you can see the waterfall if you get closer. The bottom was also washed out of a relatively small pool.

The surrounding area of the deep pool is full of ancient trees, and the strange thing is that half of the curved trunks grow in the water, and the other half goes deep into the rocks on the edge of the pool.

Bypassing the waterfall, a winding stone path is hidden by a pine forest, revealing a short section upward, and looking far away, there is a house halfway up the mountain.

I breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but smile: "All the way is barren mountains and mountains, and now I can finally see the houses where people live." “

Helped Xiao Chu slowly go up the stone path, and walked halfway up the mountain, only to see the whole picture of the small courtyard.

A small courtyard under a big tree, surrounded by a fence made of bamboo, several wooden houses are scattered.

The bamboo gate of the fence wall was open, but when I approached the courtyard, it was empty.

Xiao Chu pulled me to sit down next to the stone table under the big tree in the courtyard, and he said in a low voice: "Sir may have gone up the mountain to collect medicine, so we will wait patiently here." “

Half an hour later, I heard an old voice outside the fence, and I was startled, and I didn't know when the man appeared!

I can't even hear footsteps!

A thin old man walked into the courtyard, dressed in a washed and rather old black shirt.

He took turns looking at the three of us, his eyes fixed on Xiao Chu's body, he frowned and said, "It's so badly injured, it's not good to take care of it, what are you doing here?" “

The old man looked seventy or eighty years old, and his beard was gray.

Xiao Chu smiled and saluted him, "Mr. Mu." “

The wooden house was simply furnished, with only a wooden bed, a square table and two chairs, and a shelf next to it for some sun-dried medicinal herbs.

Xiao Chu said apologetically: "I'm going to live here for a while for the time being, Xiao Ling'er." “

I pushed open the wooden window and turned to see his slender figure standing in the doorway, the sun behind me.

This scene is enough to enter the painting, and it is very moving when it falls on the bottom of my eyes, and I can't help but admire: "Although the place is remote, the scenery is extremely beautiful and quiet." “

I pursed my lips and smiled at him: "Mr. Mu knew that you were injured as soon as he saw you, and he must have very good medical skills, if you came here to find him, wouldn't it be for him to treat your injuries?" “

After speaking, I frowned and said, "No, if it is for this injury, you also know medical skills, why do you have to run so far and work so hard to come here?" “

Xiao Chu's eyes fluttered, and then he smiled lightly: "You're right, it's very quiet here, I want to stay for a few days without being disturbed." “

He looked at me gently and said, "It's very boring to come alone, but with you by your side, it's different." ”

Looking at him left and right, I looked at him stunned, and confusion rose in my heart: "Who are you, Mr. Mu?" ”

Xiao Chu smiled gently: "He is a friend of my maternal grandfather, he has always lived here, his medical skills have entered the realm of transformation, no one in the world can match him, but it is not easy to see him." "I have come to ask him for something"

Xiao Chu paused in his tone and said, "Xiao Ling'er, after a few days of traveling, you can rest for a while, and I'll talk to you in detail in the evening." ”

There is a table in the middle of the wooden house, the dishes are simple, and there is a large lush bamboo forest behind the house, and it is the spring season when bamboo shoots are produced, and bamboo shoots are the main dish.

The best thing to eat is the dumplings made of kneaded mugwort leaves and noodles, and the filling inside is diced mushroom shoots.

Xiao Chu held it in his hand, a trace of melancholy flashed in his eyes, and he said in a low voice: "I haven't eaten it for many years." ”

Somehow, when I heard him say this, the originally delicious dumplings had a bleak taste in my mouth

At night, after drinking the tea brought by Xiao Chu, sleepiness quickly hit me, and I watched the shadow in front of the bed become blurry, and finally I couldn't support it.

The mountain wind blew, the moon was like water, the small courtyard under the big tree fell into silence, and the oil lamps in the next room had been extinguished, but the wooden house in the middle was still on.

Xiao Chu and Mr. Mu sat on one side, and an oil lamp on the table reflected a chessboard carved out of wood.

The chess pieces have been used for some years, and they are made of pebbles from the stream, and they are polished to a warm and smooth finish.

Xiao Chu dropped a son, trapping Mr. Mu's chess and making it difficult to move.

Mr. Mu pondered for a while, and after a stalemate for a while, he smiled and said, "Alas, I lost and lost." ”

Mr. Mu took a fan, wiped the sweat beads on his forehead and said: "I still can't win after hard work, and I don't know how to learn?" ”

"Are you in the palace and have so much time to think about playing chess?"

"I don't go out of the mountains many times, but I've heard that you have fought several battles in the past few years."

Xiao Chu smiled but didn't answer, got up and went out, and hurriedly pushed the door back after a while.

"She often kicks the quilt when she sleeps." Xiao Chu explained with a smile, sat down on the edge of the table again, lowered his head and put all the chess pieces on the table into a small rattan box.

His eyes darkened, and he said in a low voice: "Mr. Mu, how sure are you about Xiao Ling'er's situation?" ”

The worry on Xiao Chu's face couldn't be hidden, and Mr. Mu glanced at him and said, "The last time I sent the letter, the symptoms you wrote were very clear, I looked at the complexion of that female doll, and the situation was not very good." ”

"Daye's doctor is estimated to treat it as an ordinary trauma, but the blood clot accumulates in the brain, and the symptoms will become more and more obvious."

"In the past six months, the number of headaches has increased a lot, and I am worried that if this continues, something will really happen one day."

"Mr. Mu," Xiao Chu raised his head and looked at him and said, "You also know the situation in Ying Tiancheng, Xiao Rin alone is enough for me to deal with, I have thought about it repeatedly in the past half a year, I really can't rest assured, I want to take this opportunity to send her here for you to see." ”

"If there is really no way to think about it," Xiao Chu lowered his eyes, the light reflected on his pale cheeks, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Please also ask Mr. Mu to try his best to help her delay for a few days, so that I can stay with her for a longer time." ”

Mr. Mu looked at the young and handsome figure in front of him silently, and saw his rare side.

Whether in Yingtian or in neighboring countries, Xiao Chu, the fourth prince, is a mysterious and unpredictable figure in the world, and compared to his famous eldest brother, he appears very rarely.

Mr. Mu gradually overlapped him with a figure in his memory, and he let out a long sigh and said, "I'll try my best." “

Xiao Chu suddenly raised his head to look at him, an expression of surprise appeared on his face.

Mr. Mu couldn't bear to blow his joy, and shook his head again and again: "I just promised you, it doesn't mean that I must be sure, this, it still depends on her creation." ”

"Of course." Xiao Chu was grateful, "I'm already very happy that you can agree." ”

"There is one more thing, I will make it clear to you now, this healing method will make her suffer some hardships, and you must not stop me when the time comes, otherwise it is better not to be cured." "You have to think it through!"