In the early morning, the sky is clear and breezy. Zu Zhenlin will be together, and the two passers-by will look at each other coldly as soon as they meet, it is by no means as simple as being a rival in the same industry.

"What, the two of you know each other?" Zhao Ting immediately asked.

Chen Qingniu looked disdainful, "I don't know any ungrateful bastards. ”

Another leader sneered: "How can you not know each other when you do business in the same place? Of course, I don't want to know a person who can't sell well even if he's cheap. ”

"What are you talking about, if it weren't for my grandfather saving your great-grandfather, would your family be where we are today?" asked Chen Qingniu sharply.

"Thank you for the reminder, but I also want to tell you that everyone in our family has known the route into the mountain for a long time. In order to repay the kindness, my great-grandfather told you the two routes, and he has done his best, but he didn't say that he would not let us bring people into the mountains by ourselves. Insatiable. ”

"You ......"

Hu Tu interjected: "Interesting, then I'll rest assured." Now the two of you should stop arguing, save your strength and lead the way. Let's get to know each other first. ”

Several people introduced each other's names, and the person Zhao Ting and the others were looking for was called Tian Qingyun, who was slender, handsome, and had a smile on his face, looking kind and approachable. However, Chen Qingniu's face was gloomy, and after he finished saying his name, he didn't say a word.

Tian Qingyun didn't care, and volunteered: "Everyone come with me." You can rest assured, I have never taken on business that I am not sure of, and since I started to take people into the mountains, I have never had an accident, and I have never been unable to find a place. This time, let people take advantage again, see clearly, don't make a mistake next time, it's okay to hurt yourself, don't implicate others. ”

Chen Qingniu listened to the cynicism, his face turned red, and he said angrily: "It was because that person was in a hurry, I had to hurry at night, and it was dark, so I made a mistake, and in the end I also took him out, and I also returned all his money, that was the only time I made a mistake." Don't be too complacent, be careful of being happy and sad. ”

"What, are you looking forward to an accident in the mountains this time?" Tian Qingyun sneered.

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm just warning you to be kind. Chen Qingniu hurriedly explained.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about the past now. Take the money to do things, or hurry up. Alas, it's hard to be confused. Hu Tu sighed.

The people set out into the mountains.

Hu Tu tiptoed close to Zu Zhenlin, hugged his shoulders, and whispered mysteriously: "You are not shallow, you are actually with two big beauties, which is enviable." Who are they two brothers? Probably not a lady, but a friend?"

Zu Zhenlin listened to him talking to himself, and asked with a smile: "Why are you asking this, do you want to get to know him?"

"Hehe, since you have the opportunity to watch closely, how can you be willing to look far away? Brother Zu doesn't mind, right? Can you help? No matter whether it works out or not, brother, I will definitely repay you, don't worry. Hu Tu flattered.

Zu Zhenlin didn't expect that this old man would still have a fair lady and a gentleman's thoughts, but looking at the fat man's hippie smiling face, his eyes were squeezed into a line, which looked extremely obscene, and he couldn't help but have a heart of play, "Brother Hu really has a vision, let me tell you, that Miss Zhao has a famous flower, but Miss Leng hasn't yet, if you want to start, hurry up." ”

Hu Tu hesitated slightly, "Ah......"

"What, do you want to retreat?" Zu Zhenlin put his backhand around Hu Tu, "Don't be afraid, although Senior Sister Leng looks as cold as frost, she is actually cold on the outside and hot on the inside, not to mention that she has the appearance of captivating the country and the city, and it is normal to have a bad temper." I promise that if you can melt the iceberg into spring water, it will be of infinite use. ”

"It's so good, why don't you start it? I'm afraid that if the iceberg doesn't melt, those who are close to it will suffer, and they may even freeze to death." Hu Tu said vigilantly.

"Alas, I thought that Brother Hu dared to enter the mountain alone, he was a hero with courage and ability, but it seems that I was wrong. Zu Zhenlin sighed.

When Hu Tu heard this, he straightened his waist in an instant, and pretended to be profound: "Haha, I didn't expect you to have a good eye and actually see it." Okay, I'll let you see what I'm capable of stirring a pool of spring water. ”

After Hu Tu finished talking to Zu Zhenlin, he began to slowly approach Leng Xue and took the initiative to talk. It's a pity that all I got back was silence, and in the end I was so annoyed that I was impatient, and I said a rolling word coldly. But he scribbled his face and didn't care.

Zhao Ting explained from the side that her senior sister was such a person, she didn't like to talk to people, so she didn't care. Hu Tu smiled and said that it didn't matter, and then talked to Miss Zhao, and from time to time he would still talk to Leng Xue without giving up, even if there was no response, it seemed that he was going to take a roundabout route.

As we go deeper into the mountains, it becomes more and more difficult to walk, and the grass grows and the branches block it. Although Arita Qingyun and Chen Qingniu held a firewood knife to split the grass and trees in front of them and open the way, there were still fish that slipped through the net and caught their clothes. Therefore, in order to avoid the consequences of ragged clothes and bare skin, everyone had to take out their own weapons to protect themselves, but they were warned by the two leaders not to operate the aura casually, so as not to touch the danger.

The crowd followed the two leaders around the mountains, and for almost three days, the wind and waves were calm and there was no danger. It's just that Hu Tu's expression is a little sluggish, because after he has been pestering endlessly, he finally got a response, and Leng Xue put the sword around his neck and warned him not to talk to her again. Fortunately, he was wide and fat, and after a while, he regained his true nature of laughter, and he didn't use Zu Zhenlin's words to comfort him, and I don't know if he was out of character, or just a joke, or had another plan.

At noon, the scorching sun scorched, and everyone entered the ancient woods, the branches and foliage were luxuriant, covering the sky and the sun, and the light became dim.

Chen Qingniu's expression became solemn, he waved his hand to stop everyone from moving forward, and turned around and reminded: "Several, now that you have gone deep into the mountains, it is slowly becoming dangerous from here, please cheer up, follow me closely, it is best not to deviate, and don't chop grass and trees casually." ”

Tian Qingyun didn't care, and said lightly: "Make a big fuss, don't be afraid, just follow me." When the time comes, I will point out the danger. ”

"You ......" Chen Qingniu looked at Zu Zhenlin and them, and stopped talking, but his face was gloomy.

Tian Qingyun was triumphant, and then said: "Everyone, the most dangerous thing in this forest is not a beast, but a vine, I call it a thorn vine. When I see you, I'll introduce you to it. ”

Everyone continued to move forward, and Zu Zhenlin and the others cautiously followed the footsteps of the people who led the way. Almost half an hour later, Tian Qingyun stood still, stretched out his hand and pointed to a giant tree in front of him, "You see, attached to the trunk is the thorn vine." ”

Zu Zhenlin and the others looked intently, and there was a giant tree hugging adults more than two zhang in front of them, and there were two vines as thick as a baby's forearm attached to the trunk, the vine body was green, and there were spikes, and the thorns were more than a foot long, but the color was vermilion. Miraculously, the spikes do not stretch out, but stick to the body of the vine.

"There's still something on the ground. Tian Qingyun reminded, "Actually, this is one, and this is the state in normal times." As soon as an animal passes by, the spikes stand up when they touch them, and the vines roll up in a ball, strangling them to stab them to death, and then suck the animal's flesh dry. ”

"Suck the flesh dry?" Zu Zhenlin said curiously.

"Well, all those animals have left in the end is a skin, and my grandfather once found a dead thorn vine and found that its spikes were hollow. Tian Qingyun said.

"It shouldn't be directly devouring flesh and blood, right?" Zhao Ting asked.

"I don't know very well, it's just a dead thing that moves but doesn't run, as long as we don't go near it. The thorn vine is very strong, and ordinary swords can't cut it, so let's not provoke it. Tian Qingyun suggested.

Zhao Ting nodded, there was really no need to waste time here, "You lead the way." ”

Under the leadership of Tian Qingyun and Chen Qingniu, everyone kept shuttling in the forest, and it took three days and nights to see the light of day again, but fortunately, they were safe and sound.

"Haha, let me say it, as long as I'm here, I won't let everyone have an accident, don't worry. Tian Qingyun said confidently.

"Then there's work. Zhao Ting said with a smile.

"Be polite, take people's money and eliminate disasters with people. Tian Qingyun smiled.

The people continued to walk for four days and came to a huge canyon hundreds of feet deep. Although the sun was shining brightly, the two leaders stopped everyone and found a shade to rest and no longer rushed.

"Why did you stop? It's been less than two hours, and you're tired?" asked Hu Tu.

Tian Qingyun waved his hand, "Brother Hu doesn't know, you can't walk here during the day, you have to wait until it gets dark to go, and you can't use torches, you can only rely on moonlight." ”

"What's the danger here?" said Hu Tu curiously.

Tian Qingyun said bluntly: "There is a kind of big hornet living here, which is very big, almost as big as a person's thumb, and it is very poisonous, even if it is a bear, they can sting to death." Fortunately, they are nocturnal and we can walk through them at night. ”

"In that case, let's be honest. Hu Tu said, lying directly on the ground.

When Zhao Ting heard this, they each found a place to rest.

Hu Tu lay down for a while, and suddenly got up from the ground, and then a jar appeared in his hand, "Do you want to come and try it? This is a good thing, in our place it is called mulberry, sweet and sour, delicious." It's not me bragging, the most famous thing in our Yan County is this thing, and when it matures, even the secular emperors and cultivation sect masters have to taste it. Our Wanlin Town is no exception, and my family has the largest mulberry tree in the town, and the mulberries are the sweetest, do you want to eat it?"

He lifted the lid and took out a small fuchsia fruit, with small grains growing together, and ate it directly.

The others waved their hands and declined his invitation. In Dongyao Mountain, everyone silently abides by a rule, that is, not to eat strangers' things.

Zu Zhenlin looked left and right, stood up, and walked up to the fat man, "Let me taste it." ”

"It's still my grandfather's knowledge of goods, and he has a good mouth. Hu Tu placed the jar between the two of them.

Zu Zhenlin picked one up and put it in his mouth, as Hu Tu said, sweet and sour, and his tongue was full of relish, "It's really good." ”

"Isn't it?" Hu Tu was very happy to get the approval.

Zu Zhenlin took out a bottle and asked, "But it's not enough to quench your thirst, I have braised plum water here, do you want to drink it?"

"Yes, of course, I have to drink it, just in time to get out of the heat. Hu Tu said.

Zu Zhenlin poured two bowls, and Hu Tu immediately took them over and drank them all. Zhenlin dared to eat nonsense mulberries, firstly, because he felt that he was not a bad person and did not want to hurt the kindness of others, but also because he had already taken the antidote pill, which Zhao Ting got from the teacher, which can cure a lot of poison. Just in case, all four of them took pills. Hu Tu dares to drink braised plum water, I'm afraid it's the same.

Time passed, the golden crow retreated, the jade rabbit rose into the sky, the moonlight was like a mirror, sprinkling clear light, illuminating the sky and the earth as bright as day.

"We're really lucky. Hu Tu said.

"Yes, yes. Zu Zhenlin agreed.

"We'll wait a little longer, and when we're there, make sure all the hornets are back in the nest, and we'll set off again. Tian Qingyun decided.

Although Chen Qingniu was unhappy in his heart, he had no objections, and everyone naturally had no opinions.

Just after the hour, everyone set off, after entering the canyon, a burst of fragrance was fragrant, looking around, by the cool moonlight, there were a hundred flowers blooming on the cliffs on both sides, the most peculiar of which was a shrub, with seven-colored flowers, the flowers were as big as the palm of an adult's hand. There are many honeycombs next to the shrubs, as large as pumpkins, and from time to time there are wasps coming out of the nest, but they only circle around the hive and return to the nest after a few laps. The wasp is indeed different from what is commonly seen, needless to say, its size is not to mention, its shape is even more peculiar, the upper body is black, the belly is red, and the bee needles have two, which sparkle in the moonlight.

Tian Qingyun and Chen Qingniu motioned for everyone to be silent, and their steps were light. The canyon is rugged, but fortunately there is a bright moon hanging high and the light is clear, otherwise it would be difficult for everyone to pass through overnight.

The seven people passed through the canyon smoothly, rested for half a day, and continued on their way. One day, in front of a clear water lake, there is a mountain stream flowing into the mountain, and there are also several small streams flowing out.

Tian Qingyun stopped again, "Everyone, we are going to rest again, but this time it may be a few days, if you are lucky, you don't need a day, and if you are unlucky, I am afraid you will have to stay for five or six days." ”

Zhao Ting pointed to the blue water lake and asked, "Do we cross the lake?"

"Yes, but don't fall into the lake, because the fish eat meat. Tian Qingyun solemnly reminded.

"Well, then how do we get there?" Hu Tu couldn't help but ask.

"Wait for a miracle to happen. Tian Qingyun sold Guan Zidao.

Seeing this, a few people stopped inquiring and began to set up camp here, preparing for a protracted war. Three days passed, but there was no movement.

The scorching sun is in the sky, and the sun is like fire.

Hu Tu was sweating, found Zu Zhenlin, and asked, "Does my brother still have braised plum water?" ”

Zu Zhenlin spread his hands, shook his head and said, "It's a pity that I didn't bring more, and I drank it a long time ago." ”

"Ah, I just drank that bowl and it was gone. Hu Tu shouted.

"Do you still have mulberries? I think it's delicious, give me some more." "Zu Zhenlin wants to say.

"You still want it from me? No, it's long gone. Hu Tu refused.

Zu Zhenlin smiled and took out the bottle and bowl, and poured a bowl of braised plum water for Hu Tu.

"Haha, you actually teased me, I said I didn't see you drinking, how could it be gone?" Hu Tu also took out the jar with mulberries.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Suddenly, Tian Qingyun shouted, "It's coming, it's coming." ”

Zu Zhenlin and the others gathered in the past, and saw that the water level of Bishui Lake had dropped, gradually revealing the boulders in the lake.

"What's going on?" said Hu Tu in surprise.

"I don't know exactly what's going on, but I know that it's caused by the slowing down of the mountain stream upstream. Tian Qingyun said frankly, "Oh, let's go, otherwise it will be delayed, and it will be miserable if you can't get by." ”

As they said, everyone stepped on the rocks and crossed the lake, and then followed the two leaders to stop and go, passing through various dangerous places.