Chapter VII: Folk Rumors
The night is cool, cool as water.
Vermilion played with the flames to make the fire burn more vigorously, and looked at the time, it was already late at night.
In the winter, it is still very cold.
Gu Yan sat by the fire and thought about things, and the fire became more and more intense, lighting up the whole house, and Zhu Wen began to look at the room carefully.
The high beams are covered with cobwebs, and large spiders can be seen shuttling between the beams.
The floor is dry, with some old furniture scattered around, and the pillars are wide and old, and they look like they are at least a hundred years old.
Repairing such a good house must have been intended to live for a long time, but in the end it was abandoned, and Zhu Wen couldn't figure it out.
"They're all asleep, aren't they?"
Gu Yan asked in a low voice, Zhu Wen looked up, and replied affirmatively: "Sleep, it's past four o'clock."
"Well, you can tell me what you think about the past few days."
Gu Yan asked in a low voice, obviously not wanting them to hear it.
"Well, I don't even know what to say."
Zhu Wen smiled, the firelight reflected Gu Yan's face, Gu Yan didn't speak, Zhu Wen lowered his head and fiddled with the fire and asked suspiciously: "Why haven't you been here for the past two days?" I can't explain everything to them. β
"Wenzi, have you heard of the legend of the cat spirit?"
Gu Yan answered the question, and asked Zhu Wen very seriously, Zhu Wen frowned and replied uncertainly: "Folk rumors, on Maoling Mountain, the treasure seals the mountain; The cat spirit is born, and everything changes. β
Zhu Wen lowered his head and thought about it, raised his head again, and asked in surprise with shining eyes: "Could it be that the ancient saying is that we are going to Maoling Mountain to hunt for treasures instead of exploring?"
He had thought about it before, but he wasn't sure, because he heard that there were rumors of treasure in the cat spirit, and at the same time, he heard that none of the people who went to the cat spirit mountain could come back alive.
"Shh
Gu Yan put his finger to his lips and whispered, "That's true, show you something."
Gu Yan took out the bronze mirror and whispered to Zhu Wen: "This is an ancient family heirloom, pattern"
Before the words fell, suddenly a beam of strong light covered the bronze mirror, which was not dazzling, and the light on the bronze mirror disappeared in an instant.
Both of them were dumbfounded, looking at each other.
In the middle of the ring, Gu Yan looked behind him, and did not see any light on the bronze mirror, and there was not even moonlight tonight.
"As the old saying goes, this mirror still shines?"
Zhu Wen was curious and excited, Gu Yan looked around carefully before turning his head and replied suspiciously: "Gu Ling said that the bronze mirror will shine when it encounters danger, it can't be that something is going to happen, right?"
"Won't it?" Zhu Wen became more and more curious, it was the first time he had seen such a magical treasure. "The bronze mirror is spiritual, it has always been well hidden by the ancient spirit, the ancient spirit specially gave it to me before I came, you also saw it just now, this is only half of the bronze mirror."
"Are we here to find the other half of the bronze mirror?" Zhu Wen's eyes widened, waiting for Gu Yan to answer.
"You can say the same thing." The heavy sigh of the ancient saying made Zhu Wen suddenly feel very uneasy.
"I'm going to Cat Spirit Mountain anyway, if I"
Gu Yan hesitated for a moment, looked at the dancing flames and continued: "Wenzi, if I die, please wrap the bronze mirror in a red cloth and bring it back to Gu Ling, so that she can continue to complete the mission of the Gu family." β
The first time Zhu Wen saw Gu Yan so serious, he was still a little scared.
"I'll still go with you, so I'm going to die?" When it comes to death, everyone is afraid, and Zhu Wen's voice trembles with fear.
"No, at least not that probably. Only half of their rumors came out, but in fact, it was only people from our Gu family who died, or people who had a close relationship with our Gu family. β
"I don't understand."
"Actually, my parents didn't go on a trip, but went to Maoling Mountain, and now life and death are uncertain, I don't dare to tell Xiaoling because I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it. My grandma was scared to death when I was very young, and no one knows what she saw at that time. β
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Zhu Wen didn't know what to say, whether it was comfort or sympathy, but at this moment he was speechless.
"It's like a curse, so I want to solve the mystery of Maoling Mountain, this is the mission of our Gu family, so please protect Yixin no matter what happens."
"This is a must!"
Zhu Wen replied seriously with a slight smile, and said with a sinister smile: "I knew that your kid had a crush on her!"
"Huh?"
"You kid am stupid for me? Can't see this thing? β
"No, I" Zhu Wen scratched his head embarrassed, and blushed his cheeks.
"Okay, I'll rest assured that you protect her, and when we get out of Maoling Mountain, I'll pull the red line for you and Yixin, you can rest assured."
Gu Yan patted Zhu Wen on the shoulder, "I can't sue her yet, I'm afraid that she will become emotional, and I'm afraid that she will have an accident." I'll make it clear to them when they wake up, and then"
"What are you talking about? Brother Gu Yan: "Li Yixin walked over quietly, but they were all startled.
"Uh" Gu Yan was speechless, turned his head to look at Zhu Wen and commanded: "Wenzi, you go to sleep for a while, it's almost dawn, and now Yixin is with me." β
"But, I"
Zhu Wen wanted to speak and stopped, "Okay, okay Wenzi, you go to sleep, I have something to say to Brother Gu Yan." β
Zhu Wen looked at the two of them, full of doubts, and could only reluctantly leave.
"Just ask if there's anything, there's no one now."
"Brother Gu Yan, you still know me best, you don't get angry with me now."
"When have I ever been mad at you?"
"Well, that's good."
Li Yixin leaned on Gu Yan's shoulder and grabbed his arm, secretly blushing his cheeks, and his voice was like a mosquito humming.
"Yixin, aren't you going to ask me a question?"
Gu Yan deliberately diverted Li Yixin's attention, and sure enough, Li Yixin left Gu Yan's shoulder when he heard this.
"Brother Gu Yan, why did I hear the sound of a waterfall in the bathroom, and I had a dream of ghosts hitting the wall before, why did I sleep for so long?"
"You have hearing that is different from ordinary people, in fact, it was raining rain last night, and it is just a coincidence that you will dream that you have encountered a ghost hitting the wall"
"Brother Gu Yan, then, will there really be a ghost hitting the wall?"
"I don't know, how to say it? In fact, many things are unexplained. β
"That's it! I really can't explain it, the more you talk about it, the more confused I become. β
"Hehe, Yixin, I just hope that I won't encounter these strange things again in the future."
"Then Brother Gu Yan, why did I sleep for so long?"
"Remember what happened many years ago after you read the mind of a cat? It's pretty much the same as that time. β
"Oh, that's it, cat"
Li Yixin remembered that he still secretly brought a copper cat, and originally wanted to take this opportunity to sue sΓΉ Gu Yan, but he thought that he had finally gotten Gu Yan's forgiveness and didn't want to make him angry again, so he planned to sue him again at a better time in the future.
"What?" Gu Yan turned the flame and looked up, and asked puzzled.
"No, nothing"
Li Yixin waved his hand, and both of them fell into silence, thoughtful.
At dawn the next day, everyone gathered again.
"Is it really that dangerous? Is there really a treasure on Cat Spirit Mountain? β
Sun Da asked worriedly and excitedly, Jin Lingdang kept staring at Gu Yan's face, only Li Yixin and Zhu Wen did not speak.
As the ancient saying goes, you must go to Maoling Mountain, and Li Yixin must also go with you, so Zhu Wen must go.
"It's dangerous, but I don't know if there is a treasure in Maoling Mountain, there are legends, but no one has found it."
"Huh? Just a legend, huh? Jin Ling said disappointedly, Gu Yan only hooked the corners of his lips and couldn't see what he was thinking.
"I hope you think about it, this time you go to Maoling Mountain to press half your life first, and I don't know if you can come out alive."
Li Yixin looked at the staircase on the right side of the house, which was covered with dust and cobwebs, and she wanted to go up and take a look.
"Yixin, what are you looking at?" Zhu Wen tugged at her sleeves, and Li Yixin turned his head to look at them suspiciously.
"Gone."
"Oh."
It was already bright outside, and as soon as I reached the door, I saw a peasant uncle of about forty years old who was buried in the field with a hoe on his head, and did not notice that there were five young strangers standing here.
"Uncle, I want to ask"
Gu Yan shouted politely, and the peasant turned his head to look at them
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