"What's the matter, the mark I left behind has been destroyed."

In Changbai Mountain, the old man on Li Qing's back looked at the empty tree trunk, his face showed a look of horror, the mark he had made was gone, which meant that he couldn't get out of this Changbai Mountain.

It turns out that the old man's surname is Gao, and the Gao family has been digging ginseng in Changbai Mountain for generations, this group of people digs ginseng in exchange for property, and each has its own marking method for entering and exiting Changbai Mountain, the old man's family will use a kind of medicinal powder to carve a mark on the tree, these marks are very hidden, only the old man can detect it, which is also the reason why the old man can get the treasure ginseng in Changbai Mountain, the old man is different from others, he does not need to pair with people, and the harvest of the treasure naturally does not need to be shared with others.

Old Man Gao got off Li Qing's back and carefully searched the surrounding trees, trying to find the marks he had left, but soon, Old Man Gao was desperate, slumped on the ground with a dead face, and kept muttering: "You are so ruthless, you are so ruthless." ”

Li Qing stood beside Old Man Gao and asked, "Old Man Gao, what do you mean by that?" ”

Old man Gao glanced at Li Qing and sighed: "That's it, the matter has come to this, the old man won't hide it from you, do you know what is the most precious thing in this Changbai Mountain?" ”

When Zhang Hu heard this, he laughed and said: "This Changbai Mountain, the most precious nature is all kinds of medicinal materials, what is so mysterious." ”

Old man Gao snorted disdainfully and said, "You kid, what do you know, the most precious thing in Changbai Mountain is the treasure of the Immortal Cave. ”

"Immortal Cave? What is that? ”

When Li Qing heard this, he asked curiously, and he had a trace of interest in the fairy cave in the old man's mouth.

Old man Gao looked at his injured leg, knowing that he had no way to go down the mountain alone, and thinking that those people should have entered the immortal cave, since he couldn't get those treasures, it was better to give them to the two young people in front of him.

Old man Gao figured out the joint, so he told Li Qing about the legend of the Immortal Cave.

Old man Gao smiled mysteriously and said to Li Qing and the others: "Look at the dragon skin you are carrying on your back, I think you have already seen the extraordinary things about this Changbai Mountain, right?" ”

Li Qing thought of the mutated beasts such as the strange python and the crocodile, and couldn't help but nod and said, "Do you mean those evil beasts that are far more powerful than ordinary beasts?" ”

Old Man Gao nodded and said, "The reason why they are more ferocious than ordinary beasts is because they are all pets raised by the immortals of the Immortal Cave, not ordinary beasts, but immortal beasts. ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Li Qing's eyes, and he exclaimed, "You mean that these beasts are raised by people?" Do they have a master? ”

Old man Gao nodded, and said: "Yes, they used to have owners, only stay in their own territory, never leave the nest without permission, we diggers also know their territory, so they don't get close, between each other, it can be regarded as well water does not interfere with river water, these fairy beasts are also quite intelligent on weekdays, as long as they do not enter their territory, they will not attack us, but in recent years, I don't know what happened to the fairy cave, these fairy beasts, began to become manic." ”

Speaking of this, the old man Gao seemed to think of something, and said: "By the way, the first time something happened was fifteen years ago, a divine doctor passed by here and learned that there were many precious medicinal materials in Changbai Mountain, so he used his medical skills to save a seriously ill ginseng digger and obtained a place to enter Changbai Mountain. ”

"Fifteen years ago? Could it be that Bian Que took office? What happened to the miracle doctor? ”

When Li Qing heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, he didn't expect to be able to get the news about Bian Que from the mouth of the old man Gao.

Old man Gao shook his head, and said in a melancholy tone: "It was a catastrophe, belonging to our ginseng diggers, at that time, half of our ginseng diggers entered Changbai Mountain with the divine doctor, but in the end, only one person came back alive, and that person was still crazy, just talking about the fairy cave in his mouth every day." ”

Li Qing hurriedly asked, "Who is that person?" Is he alive? ”

Old Man Gao was silent for a while, and then said, "That person is my father, who died eight years ago. ”

Li Qing patted Old Man Gao's shoulder comfortingly, Old Man Gao sighed, and said: "At that time, there was a rumor that my father found the legendary Immortal Cave in Changbai Mountain and disturbed the Immortals, so they were retaliated by the Immortals, and since then, the Immortal Beasts have begun to wander around, even killing each other. ”

Li Qing frowned, according to Old Man Gao, these strange beasts were controllable before, but it was only because of an accident fifteen years ago that these strange beasts were out of control, so fifteen years ago, what happened?

Old man Gao looked at his injured leg and said hatefully: "Over the years, I have been quietly looking for the whereabouts of the Immortal Cave according to some words left by my father, and finally, I found the Immortal Cave. ”

Li Qing and Zhang Hu glanced at each other, listened to the meaning of the old man Gao, and actually found the so-called immortal cave, how else Li Qing was surprised, you know, Qin Shi Huang searched all over the three mountains and five mountains, Kyushu and eight wildernesses in order to live forever, and did not find the real immortal traces, if there is really any immortal cave in Changbai Mountain, then Qin Shi Huang, who has already returned to the west, knows and jumps up in anger.

Old man Gao said this, glanced at Li Qing and the others seriously, and then said, "I can take you to the Immortal Cave, but you have to swear to ensure my safety." ”

Li Qing swore: "Don't worry, old man, Li swears that he will definitely bring your old peace out of Changbai Mountain." ”

Seeing that Li Qing had made an oath, the old man Gao nodded with satisfaction, and said to Li Qing: "Then don't squat down, carry me on your back, I'll show you the way, if it's a little later, those people are afraid that they have already emptied the immortal cave." ”

Under the guidance of Old Man Gao, Li Qing and his party walked and stopped, and finally, they came to a canyon.

"Huh? There are blood stains. ”

Li Qing looked at the bush next to him, and found that the leaves of the bush were stained with a lot of blood, looking at the degree of coagulation of the blood, it should still be fresh, at most, it would not take more than an hour.

Zhang Hu stepped forward and dipped his hand in blood, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, and then said, "It's human blood, sir, be careful." ”

Li Qing nodded, let the old man on his back grasp it by himself, and then pulled out the Tai'a sword at his waist, and looked around vigilantly.

Following the bloodstains, the three of them entered the canyon, this canyon is where the fairy cave said by the old man Gao, but along the way, some blood stains can be found in the canyon from time to time, which makes the hearts of the three of them slightly uneasy, and they always feel that in the dark, there seems to be a pair of eyes staring at themselves, which makes people shudder.