Chapter 166: The Mysterious Old Man

The dog let out a whimper, as if in response to my words.

I didn't even think about it, I climbed the steps with one hand and started to go up.

The steps were a little damp, and there was moss on both sides, which was very slippery, and I only climbed a few steps forward, because one of them pressed the moss, and my hands slipped, and the whole person slipped down the stairs.

However, the dog did not give up on me, and kept arching my belly and waist with his head, and gently took my hand and pulled me in the right direction until my hand touched the stone steps again, and it did not let go.

There are stone steps here, and there is no moss in the middle of the stone steps, which means that this step is actually walked by someone, and the frequency is not too low, otherwise, it will not be trampled on the moss.

In that case, it means that there are people living here!

I climbed the stairs again, and this time, I was a little smarter, and I fumbled for a while, from one side of the stairs to the other, and then I found the driest place, raised my hand, and climbed up.

It worked, and soon I felt a change in my surroundings, and it seemed to become more humid, and if I guessed correctly, it was foggy, and when I reached a certain height, the fog became thicker.

The dog was beside me, barking from time to time, as if to remind me that it was still there and reassuring me.

However, as I went up, my doubts grew bigger and bigger, and the steps seemed to be getting steeper and steeper, and if I had not been blind, I would have to walk up on two feet, not as I am now, and even the dogs around me can climb faster than me.

However, according to the current touch, the steps are very slippery and steep, and, I don't know if it is my illusion, I always feel that the stone steps have become smaller, specifically, it should be narrower, and now the width of the stairs is almost enough to accommodate one foot of a normal person, but isn't it dangerous to go up the mountain like this?

I had a chill in my back, and I didn't know how long I had climbed, let alone how high I had climbed, for fear that if I slipped with one hand and rolled down the stone steps, I was afraid that the only breath I had left would be wasted.

Probably because I was moving a little slower, the dog seemed to understand my thoughts, and ran behind me, urging me from behind, as if to protect me.

Until I was exhausted from climbing, but in such an environment, I couldn't rest, and I didn't even have the courage to stop, because once I stopped, I couldn't even find a place to fix myself.

"I mean, you're not fooling me, are you? Could it be that this stone step has no head, and you want me to climb to death and eat meat? ”

I'm almost desperate, it's not that I haven't climbed the mountain, the mountain with stone steps, but most of them are scenic spots, but the steps in the scenic spot are not like this, aren't they all flat ground for a while to rest for a while?!

"Hehehe...... Tired is not so tired that I am tired to death, and my dog, although I also eat meat, I don't eat human flesh, don't worry. ”

An old voice came, and I shivered coldly, and almost rolled over on my back.

It was the old man who grabbed my arm, I let out a sigh of relief, and with the other hand habitually grabbed someone, but I didn't catch it, but the old man took the initiative to reach out and pulled me up.

"Young man, when you are young, your physical strength can't keep up."

Strangely, the old man didn't seem to see my bloody eyes at all, nor did he notice that I was now soaking wet and ragged, and although I couldn't see it, I could fully imagine how embarrassed I was now.

I gasped for breath and responded to the old man, "You...... You climb such a high staircase in one go......"

The old man didn't speak, just smiled, and after a long while, he spoke, and said, "It's well done, the food has been prepared for you, in it, go yourself!" ”

I don't know how many days I've been in a coma, but what I know is that I haven't eaten for many days, and I haven't eaten for many days.

As soon as I heard about the food, I got up and wanted to eat: "Okay...... I didn't expect that there were such good people in such a mountain, and I was about to starve to death......"

But I was about to crawl forward, when I heard the dog sticking out his tongue and snorting as if he had run away.

The old man pressed my shoulder, still smiling: "Hey, that's not your ......"

I just reacted, a little embarrassed, it turned out that the old man was talking to the dog just now.

For a moment, I felt a sense of loss in my heart, I was now blind, unable to see what was going on around me, unable to distinguish danger, and unable to even tell who the person in front of me was talking to. It's ridiculous. No, it's despair.

"I have to walk this road many times a day...... You see, these smooth steps are all polished by my footsteps day after day......"

I shook my head, raised my head, thought I met the old man's eyes, smiled bitterly, and pointed to my own eyes: "Don't let me see, look, I can't see it." ”

The old man sighed, there was a squirming sound, the old man's voice seemed to be closer to me, it seemed that he should have squatted down: "Who said that you can only use your eyes to see?" ”

The old man raised his hand and touched my eyes, and I subconsciously shuddered, and my body shrank back. The old man did not continue, but helped me to my feet, and said, Now it is time to take me to my meal.

The old man was strange, as if he knew I was coming, and was not in the least surprised by my arrival, even, as if it had happened naturally.

On the way in, the old man did not take special care of me, but asked me to listen to the sound of his footsteps and follow him forward, not even willing to help me.

I had to follow him cautiously, step by step, and from time to time, a small stone would appear under my feet, and when the soles of my feet slipped, it was a stumbling, and no matter how bad it was, I would fall directly to the ground.

At this time, the old man would turn around and smile at me, and would not help me, saying, "Look, isn't the worst thing to do is to fall?" It's not that you can't get up! ”

When I heard this, I immediately understood that the old man had no intention of coming to help me, so I groped for myself and stood up.