Chapter 77: Wilderness
She told Yu Fengcheng not to move, and watched the figure quickly climb down and disappear into a grove of trees.
The hole was underneath them, so the man didn't seem to notice them there.
Could it be that the legend of Swallow Mountain is true?
Wei Xueying said to Feng Cheng: "Feng Cheng, let's go down and have a look." ”
"This ......" Yu Fengcheng was in trouble, he raised his eyes to look at the top of his head, and said, "Princess, there are still some roads, we can go up." ”
"It's okay, just crawl again." Wei Xueying said, and then began to move to the lower left.
She can be sure that she is absolutely not mistaken, someone has indeed disappeared under her eyelids, and the hole is also real.
Yu Fengcheng naturally obeyed Wei Xueying, so the two of them moved to the entrance of the cave with difficulty.
Suddenly there was a muffled thunder in the sky, and a light rain drifted down.
When the lightning fell with the heavy rain, they happened to be in front of the mouth of the cave.
Here, a small jutting rock is like a balcony, and the moment your feet hit the ground, the steep mountain beneath your feet finally seems less dangerous.
Yu Fengcheng lifted up the vines, revealing a hole in the Hesse Forest.
There was no smell of beasts in it, Yu Fengcheng took out the fire fold he was carrying, blew it, and a small flame burned, so he took the lead and walked in.
This is a very spacious cave, the entrance of the cave is only the size of a door, but inside, there is something else.
After walking a little further, a huge cave appeared.
Even, there is a firelight.
Wei Xueying stepped on the soft ground, which was a karst cave, with huge stalactites hanging and dripping with water.
If it weren't for the fire, it would be easy to step into a large area of water, where people have placed large rocks for walking.
Yu Fengcheng obviously had never seen a cave, and sighed in surprise: "I really didn't expect that there are such strange stones in this world, and if they are hung upside down one by one, they will drip water." ”
"These are stalactites, they don't grow like this, but they are formed by calcification of impurities in the water, which is not particularly special." Wei Xueying said, and stepped on the stone.
Yu Fengcheng followed, silently admiring in his heart, Wei Xueying was really well-informed.
After walking through a pool of about two or three hundred square meters, the two of them came to a flat land, where someone made a simple bed out of animal skins, and there was a fire next to the bed.
There are some wild fruits hanging on the rock wall, as well as dried meat.
"It seems that the man just now lives here all year round." Wei Xueying looked around and said.
This is just an ordinary karst cave, in the mountain of Swallow Mountain, it is not special, that person lives here all the year round, so Lao Jiu will see it.
After inspecting the circle, Wei Xueying didn't notice any difference, maybe some outsider was tired of living in seclusion in the mortal world.
"Alright, Fengcheng, let's go."
Wei Xueying followed the path she had come from back to the entrance of the cave, and when she pushed away the hidden vines, it was already stormy outside.
"Princess, if you go out at this time, the mountain will be smooth and easy to have an accident." Yu Fengcheng looked at the dark sky and suggested.
At this time, there is no choice, after all, this is on the cliff, and it is not an ordinary mountain road.
Wei Xueying sighed, she was in a hurry to see Chu Ling, but at this time, it was stormy, so she had to wait.
So, the two of them retreated into the cave again, Yu Fengcheng set the fire pile, added some firewood into it, and the fire burned vigorously, so he used the small pot of the cave owner to boil some hot water.
They sat in front of the fire, chatting with each other, and the light of the fire kept jumping, shining on the huge stalactites, and the hideous shadows flickered with the firelight, which was a little scary.
After a while, Wei Xueying was hungry and her stomach made a sound, so she aimed at the food hanging on the rock wall, ready to take some down.
Just then, a wave of footsteps came in.
"Princess, it should be the owner of this cave." Yu Fengcheng was a little nervous, so he stood up and stared closely at the stone path in the water.
He didn't have any weapons on him, so he was cautious for fear of any danger.
Apparently, the owner of the cave was also aware of the intrusion into his territory, and he walked quickly, and the fire shone out the figure of an old man.
He was dressed in tattered coarse cloth and carried a horse's leg.
He was soaking wet, his long messy hair drooping on his head, and he looked at Wei Xueying and Yu Fengcheng vigilantly.
"Uncle, I'm sorry, we accidentally fell off the cliff, and it was windy and rainy outside, so I took shelter from the rain here for the time being." Seeing that the person who came was an old man who was not threatening, Wei Xueying smiled sweetly and said.
The old man was about sixty years old and stared at Wei Xueying tightly.
He was hunched over, his hair was gray, his beard was not short, and one of his left eyes was cloudy, as if he had a cataract.
His eyes were straight and straight like an owl.
He didn't have much malice, but that surprised gaze made Wei Xueying feel a little unhappy.
Wei Xueying was originally sweet-looking, as long as she showed such a smile, she looked not much different from ordinary beautiful girls.
The old man's vigilant gaze finally slackened because of Wei Xueying's smile, he put down the horse's leg in his hand, walked to the firewood pile and sat down, smoked a few pieces of wood, and threw them into the fire.
He didn't speak, still looking at Wei Xueying.
Yu Fengcheng took out the money bag, took two pieces of broken silver and handed them to the old man, and said politely: "Senior, trespassing, I'm really sorry, please accept these silver." ”
The old man didn't answer, he didn't even look at Yu Fengcheng, and suddenly grinned, revealing a mouthful of jagged yellow teeth, he smiled a little weirdly, and his thin cheeks were deeply sunken.
"Uncle, what are you laughing at?"
His voice was hoarse, and he replied, "Girl, you ...... Very kind......faced"
His voice was very strange, like two ducks crowing, Wei Xueying could see clearly through the firelight, the old man had a hideous scar on his neck, as if his neck had been cut open, but he was so fatal that he survived the injury.
Wei Xueying thought about it, maybe this old man was the one who committed the crime, so he hid in Swallow Mountain.
"I'm just an ordinary girl, and I naturally have a public face." Wei Xueying said, glancing at Yu Fengcheng.
Yu Fengcheng understood that Wei Xueying was not ready to reveal her identity.
Wei Xueying asked the old man: "Uncle, how long have you lived in this mountain?" ”
"It's been more than ten years...... the old man said, raised his eyes to look at Yu Fengcheng, and asked, "This is your husband?" ”
"No, he's my cousin." Wei Xueying replied.
The old man said "oh", then he got up, dragged the horse's leg over, took out a knife, cut the fur from the horse's leg, cut the fine horse's flesh into pieces, picked up the iron pot and boiled it.