The next day, everyone got up early, and after having breakfast in the hotel, Meng Xiaolian came up to say goodbye to everyone one by one.

Hai Ruyu said to her: "Don't talk nonsense when you go back, even if I go to find my senior sister, I can't talk about it, otherwise my parents will be worried, just say that I and Xiao Meng and they went to Beijing to play, you know?" ”

Meng Xiaolian waved her hand and replied, "I know, my stupid sister, I won't tell my uncle and aunt, you have to be careful!"

"But with Li Qingcang, a big hero and a divine envoy, I can definitely cover you, I wish you a smooth journey, find my senior sister back as soon as possible, I am waiting in Nanjing to catch you up!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and the Toyota that sat on the leopard drove was domineering. Under the eyes of Meng Xiaolian, she sailed to the mysterious and bizarre "Shennongjia" with many legends!

The five of them did not stop along the way, slammed the throttle and galloped on the highway, and soon crossed the border of Anhui Province and entered Hubei.

However, they entered from Huangmei County, the southeast corner of Hubei Province, and they had to go to Shiyan City in the southwest corner to reach the vicinity of "Shennongjia", so they basically crossed the entire Hubei Province.

Along the way, people stop parking, and even eat casually nibbling on bread and biscuits to save time. In the evening, I finally arrived at the Baokang County that Director Wang said.

This place is on the edge of the Shenlongjia primeval forest, the mountains on the side of the road are majestic, the river is murmuring, and it has a beautiful scenery away from the hustle and bustle, the mountains and rivers are beautiful.

Several people drove into the small county town, found a small hotel in the most upscale in the county, opened a room, and put down their luggage.

A few people went out to find a small restaurant with bright windows and a clean look to eat, don't look at the prosperity of this small place is not as good as the big city, but it is close to the mountains.

As the saying goes, "Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the water to eat the water." "It's a place with beautiful mountains and beautiful waters, and it's no surprise that the game is naturally delicious!

This small restaurant has a lot of game that is rarely seen in big cities. What stewed bamboo rat, stir-fried muntjac meat, stewed baby fish, pheasant mushroom soup and so on, and the price is not expensive.

Li Qingcang ordered four or five signature dishes in the store, and the owner of the store saw that this group of people was well-dressed, had outstanding temperament, and was quite polite in conversation.

Estimating that it was the group of masters, he personally stepped forward to greet him. After ordering, Li Qingcang took the opportunity to ask him if he knew about the disappearance of archaeological team members in the past two days?

The shopkeeper replied, "Yes! The whole county knows about this, and the movement is not small. In the past two days, the Forest Administration has mobilized residents to go into the mountains to look for them, and there are bonuses for finding them. ”

When the leopard heard this, he roared and asked, "Boss, do you have any news from those people?" ”

The boss shook his head and said, "I didn't hear that I found anyone, but if I want to say, this group of people probably can't find it!" ”

When everyone heard this, they were shocked and asked why they said this? The leopard was even more furious, and when he got up, he tried to pull the boss by the collar and ask him why he had come to such an arbitrary conclusion about the archaeological team.

Li Qingcang hurriedly grabbed the corner of his clothes, and when the leopard saw that the boss stopped him, he withdrew his arm with an angry face.

When the shopkeeper saw that the leopard's face was wrong, he also felt bored, so he forced a smile and said hello to everyone, and wanted to turn around and leave.

Xiao Meng hurriedly got up to block his way, stretched out his hand, and held a 100 yuan piece between his fingers, and said: "Boss, don't be in a hurry, we have friends in the archaeological team, and we are here to find them."

"Why do you say that the archaeological team can't find it, and what is the reason for this, please tell me. This is the reward for asking you for news. ”

The boss looked at the banknote in Xiao Meng's hand, reached out and pressed Xiao Meng's hand down, sighed and said, "Hey! Little brother, no wonder you will be upset when I say that I can't find anyone, it turns out that those people are your friends! You don't have to take the money, we don't like this in the mountains.

"I understand your feelings, and this is why I am talking too much. But I can explain to you why I say that, as everyone here knows. ”

The leopard hurriedly pulled the boss to sit beside him, poured him a beer, and said, "Boss! I'm sorry just now, don't you mind, you have a drink and tell us about it. ”

The boss waved his hand and said, "We're here!" The mountains are high and dense, and there are all kinds of strange wild things, and there are many legends since ancient times.

"Especially in the area of Jiulong Mountain, where the archaeological team disappeared, there are more strange things in that place, and the most ferocious ones are savages, I don't know if you have heard of it?"

The leopard asked, "What is a wild man, is it a man or a beast?" ”

The boss replied: "Then I don't know very well, anyway, our side is very powerful, many people have bumped into it, saying that it is two meters tall, looks like a person, but it is covered in long hair, walking on two feet, and the thief who runs in the forest is fast, extremely powerful, and is the overlord of this mountain."

"Bears, tigers, leopards, jackals and nothing are its opponents, and when it touches them, they grab their hind legs and tear them with both hands...... What kind of Li Yuanba tears people! Li Yuanba, you know, right? ”

Hai Ruyu was numb when she heard this, frowned and said, "Is it so exaggerated?" Boss. ”

The boss saw that it was a young beauty and asked, so he was even more interested, took a sip of beer and said, "I really haven't seen it, but the older generation has passed it down like this."

"And I can tell you, this savage likes to catch us humans the most, the female savage likes to catch men, and the male savage likes to catch women, and as long as he sees a human being, he will catch them back and breed with them."

Hai Ruyu listened to the vulgarity of what the boss said, and lowered her head with a red face. The boss was also a little embarrassed when he saw it, and quickly changed the topic and said: "The wild man is one, and the 'ghost market' is also an untouchable thing!" ”

Li Qingcang was most interested in these ethereal things, and when he heard about the ghost market, he hurriedly asked: "Boss, what is the 'ghost market', you can explain it." ”

The boss replied: "There are a lot of big snakes and toads in this Jiulong Mountain, and the older generation of people say that as long as there is a strong wind, heavy rain, lightning and thunder in the mountains, these animals that have become fine will swallow the clouds and spit out the fog, and invite the ghosts of the underworld to come out to attract the attention of Lei Gong."

"Let them carry the thunder tribulation of Grandpa Lei for themselves, so that they can complete their cultivation and ascend to heaven through the tribulation. Those resentful ghosts in the underworld are all resentful things that will never be reborn. When you get together, you change shape, and your thoughts hurt people.

"They would conjure up pavilions and lively markets to attract the living, so they called them 'ghost markets'. At this time, if someone goes into the mountains and encounters the 'ghost market', they will definitely get lost in the deep mountains, either fall into the cliff, or be scared to death, basically they don't come out alive, they are all killed by those resentful ghosts! ”

Except for Li Qingcang, these people are all atheists, and when they heard what the boss said so mysteriously, they all didn't believe it.

The leopard was very worried, and when he heard this, his face became even more gloomy, Xiao Meng saw that the leopard's face was not good, and hurriedly asked: "In addition to these, what else is strange?" ”

The boss said: "If you want to talk about strange things, you can't finish talking about it in a day, why is this place called 'Shennongjia', that is, the ancestor of the previous human race, Grandpa Shennong got his name after tasting a hundred herbs here."

His old mana is boundless, and after ascending to heaven and becoming an immortal, he left some fairy grass and fresh fruits here, as long as these things stained with immortal qi are eaten by animals, they will immediately fade their original color and turn white, as long as they are allowed to cultivate for hundreds of years, they can be reborn and become goblins!

"I'm not talking nonsense about this, we have a lot of white snakes, white monkeys, white pheasants, white turtles, and white bears here, and I have seen them a few times with my own eyes, and I definitely didn't lie to you!"

When everyone heard this, it was indeed a strange thing, and Hai Ruyu knew that the white snake, white monkey, white pheasant and other animals only had albinism.

Some scholars believe that this is an atavistic phenomenon, but it is a very rare case. It is a rare thing to have a large number of albino animals like the Shenlong Frame, so it is possible that there is something like fairy grass that makes these animals turn white after eating.

The boss was also enthusiastic, and said some weird and inexplicable rumors such as "Divine Stone", "Cold and Warm Cave", "Big Water Monster", etc., which made Li Qingcang and others frown. I only feel that the danger in this dense forest is only a few points more powerful than the ancient tomb of Blackwater City.

When the leopard heard that it was so dangerous, he was even more impatient, in order to learn more information. simply dragged the boss and didn't let him leave, just drank two drinks at this table and told everyone in detail about the strange things in Shennongjia.

The boss couldn't resist everyone's enthusiasm, and he himself was a warm-hearted person. I sat down at the table and drank two glasses, and carefully explained some of the dangerous and bizarre places in Shennongjia before leaving to work on my business.

Only later did everyone understand why the boss said that the archaeological team would not come back, because the stream that washed down the porcelain vase was near Jiulong Mountain.

And Jiulong Mountain is the area with the most strange things in Shennongjia, what wild people, water monsters, ghost city Yin soldiers, eight or nine times out of ten are transmitted from there.

The people who go in have basically never seen it come out, and it has always been a "forbidden place" that the locals have avoided like tigers.

Zhu Qianwen and a group of powerless intellectuals didn't know what bear's heart and leopard gall they had eaten, so they actually ran into it.

The leopard misses his wife, and after seeing the shopkeeper leave, he has no appetite in the face of a table full of mountain treasures. Xiao Meng and Hai Ruyu are worried about their friends, and they don't have much appetite.

Li Qingcang and Catherine, the two evil stars, didn't care, they threw off their arms and ate and drank, they were both iron-blooded mercenaries who had survived a hundred battles.

Which will affect the appetite for the state of mind, the more dangerous it is, the more it can arouse their fighting spirit, on the eve of the war, eating and drinking enough is the king, and seeing everyone does not move chopsticks much.

Li Qingcang opened his mouth to persuade: "Eat! If you don't eat enough to go to the mountains, you don't have the strength to find someone, and if you want to eat such a hearty food after eating this meal, you don't know how long you have to wait, don't think about it, eat more! ”

When the leopards heard this, they raised their chopsticks one after another, forcing themselves to eat as much as possible.

After dinner, several people returned to the hotel and began to sort out the information they got from the shopkeeper today.