The bald rock peak of the Great Qimeng Mountain is high and the road is dangerous, it is not too hard when you first go up the mountain, but the more you go up, the more steep rocks there are, the village of the ghost side is built on the mountain, most of them are wooden hanging buildings, the stilted buildings are proportional to each other, they are built according to the mountain situation, some five or six households are connected together, and some are single-door detached households.

Chu Huan and his party came to the mountain, the people in the village had already woken up, and the ghost people were like living in seclusion outside the world, and their work and rest time were very regular, but once there was an accident, the reaction in the village was also extremely fast.

Yi Gusi held the ghost lord Hexi Valley, led the way in front, and entered the village, Chu Huan led the officers and soldiers to follow behind, after entering the village, the road was still rugged and difficult, passing in front of each stilted building, you will see a ghost man holding a weapon in his hand, staring at the officers and soldiers, fully guarded, and the weapons are also varied, some are holding simple bows and arrows, some are holding knives, some are carrying guns, and some are just holding wooden sticks. There were even thirteen or fourteen-year-old children standing in front of the door with bows and arrows, looking at the officers and soldiers.

Chu Huan saw it in his eyes, although he was silent, but he knew very well that there were not many ghost people, but they were able to live in the original life for hundreds of years under the condition of being excluded, one of the reasons was that the ghost people were prepared for danger in times of peace and united as one, they were vigilant all the time, and most of them maintained absolute unity.

Yi Gusi was worried about Hexi Valley, so he first took Chu Huan and his party to a house in the village, there are two stilted buildings, and the ghost people have already built a charcoal fire in it, and the charcoal fire is burning with a fire plate, and the house is also warm, Chu Huan and the others temporarily rested inside, and then someone brought water and food.

Being in the ghost village, Xuanyuan Shengcai didn't dare to take it lightly, and arranged for his subordinates to guard outside and be wary of the ghost people.

Several officials of the household department tossed around, and it was already the middle of the night, and they were already very sleepy, so they ate something and fell asleep on the floor in the house.

Chu Huan was worried about the safety of Hexi Valley, but it was also difficult to sleep, and he didn't know how long it was, Chu Huan leaned against the wooden wall, half-asleep, and heard a voice outside: "Who is it?" It seemed to be the guard's question, and he suddenly opened his eyes, but he saw that the light of the morning light had been projected in from the doors and windows, Chu Huan got up, rubbed his hands on his face, and then arrived at the door, and a chill hit his face, but the cold was with the fresh air of the morning light.

He looked up, and saw that it was white all around, but it was not snow, but mist, which was extremely thick, and the visible range was extremely short, and the whole mountain seemed to be shrouded in mist.

"Lord Chu got up early." A voice came from the side, "Did you sleep well last night?" ”

Chu Huan looked over, it was Yi Gusi, smiled, and immediately asked, "Lord Yidong, how is the situation of the ghost master?" ”

Yi Gusi's face didn't look good, and he frowned, "I haven't woken up yet, and I have already sent several people in my village to treat him, but I can't find out the reason." I have sent people to other villages to find a healer and ask them to come and treat them. Looking at Chu Huan, there was an embarrassment on his face. Lord Chu, ...... yesterday! ”

Chu Huan knew what he wanted to say, waved his hand and smiled: "I forgot everything yesterday." ”

"Lord Chu has forgotten, but Yi Gusi can't forget." Yi Gusi sighed: "If it weren't for Lord Chu, the ghost party would definitely give birth to a big ......!" Looking at Chu Huan, "Lord Chu has a lot, and we are really grateful for not bothering with us." ”

Chu Huan smiled and said: "Lord Yidong, not to mention that you have made great contributions, even if you have not made meritorious contributions, you are also the people of Great Qin, and the government should have arranged a livelihood for you." ”

Yi Gusi raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "Lord Chu, does the government really want to allocate land for us?" ”

Chu Huan nodded and said, "This is naturally true. Don't hide it from the cave master, we have come this time, in accordance with the will of the imperial court, first register you in the household register, and then according to your population, set aside enough land for you to have food and clothing without worry. Moreover, the imperial court has also issued a gift, and within three years, no taxes will be collected from you......! ”

Yi Gu Si's eyes showed joy, but there was still a hint of suspicion in the depths of his eyes, he thought about it for a while, and finally asked: "Lord Chu came to Daqimeng Mountain mainly to count household records, but I don't know what else is going on besides this matter?" ”

Chu Huan hesitated for a moment, knowing that the matter of visiting the ghost elder could not be concealed from Yi Gusi after all, and said softly: "In addition, there is one more thing to ask the ghost elder, I hope the old ghost master can be introduced!" ”

"Ghost Old?" Yi Gusi was a little surprised, "What does Lord Chu want to do with the ghosts?" ”

Chu Huan just smiled, didn't speak, and changed the subject: "Lord Yidong, can I go and see the old ghost master?" ”

Yi Gu thought and said: "The ghost lord hasn't woken up yet, Lord Chu can't speak when he sees it, when the ghost lord wakes up, I will send someone over to inform Lord Chu!" ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Actually, although I don't know medical skills, I also know a little bit about poison. ”

Yi Gu Siqi said: "Lord Chu understands poison? After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Then there is Lord Lao Chu." ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai is always worried about Chu Huan's safety, although Yi Gusi does not seem to be hostile now, but he doesn't know much about the ghost side, who knows what the ghost side people have, Chu Huan went, he and Qiu Ruxue personally accompanied, Sun Zikong naturally followed, if it wasn't for Chu Huan to stop him, Xuanyuan Shengcai would even have to transfer a group of soldiers with him.

Hexi Valley was arranged in Yi Gusi's hanging tower, Yi Gusi is the owner of the cave, so the area of the hanging tower is not small, and the main hall is also quite spacious.

Although the hall in Yi Gusi's house is spacious, it is very simple, far less than the gold and splendor of the Qin people, but the ground is covered with animal skins, and there are even a few tiger skins connected together, which looks very domineering.

Chu Huan glanced at it casually, his expression was suddenly stunned, his eyes fell on the wall, and he couldn't take his eyes off for a while, Sun Zikong saw this, and couldn't help but look at Chu Huan's gaze, only to see that on the main wall, there was actually a painting hanging.

The painting looks quite old, painted on a brocade silk, hanging on the wall, the brocade silk is not big, but the picture on the brocade silk is extremely gorgeous, and it does not seem to have dimmed the color because of the passage of time.

Sun Zikong was also a little surprised when he saw the painting.

I saw a monster with a human body and a snake head painted on the painting, this monster only had a golden apron around his waist, naked body, where he was naked, his flesh was strong, whether it was two legs or chest and abdomen, it was full of strong sense of strength, it seemed that there was infinite power hidden in it, but above his neck, it was a snake head that looked very terrifying.

Two snake eyes can obviously be seen on the head of the snake, the snake eyes are sharp, although it is only a painting, but it seems that the pair of snake eyes seem to be flashing with light, and the snake mouth is actually a snake letter from the spit out.

But what makes it even more strange is that this warrior-looking monster is not a weapon, but a musical instrument, holding a flute in his left hand and a lute in his right hand.

The picture is vivid and beautifully painted, and it is clear that it was the work of a skilled artist.

Seeing this strange picture, Sun Zikong felt that the pair of snake eyes seemed to be staring at him tightly, and a chill was born on his body, and he couldn't help but take two steps back, and couldn't help but say, "This ...... What a monster ...... this! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, an indifferent voice next to him had already sounded: "What did you say?" ”

The grandson turned his head idly, only to see Yi Gusi staring at him, Yi Gusi's face was already showing anger, those eyes were as if he was looking at the enemy, and his two hands were already clenched into fists.

Sun Zikong was stunned when he saw this scene, but Yi Gusi didn't seem to even care about Chu Huan's face, looked at Sun Zikong coldly, and asked in a deep voice again, "What did you just say?" ”

Chu Huan knew that things were not good, frowned and glanced at Sun Zikong, and said in a deep voice: "Zikong, quickly apologize to Lord Yidong!" ”

Sun Zikong said a little aggrieved: "Master, I didn't say anything, I just saw this monster, and I couldn't recognize ...... for a while!" Before he finished speaking, Yi Gusi had already screamed, and a punch had already hit his grandson's empty door.

His punch seemed to be full force, merciless, Sun Zikong obviously didn't expect Yi Gusi to do it himself in front of Chu Huan, he was stunned for a while, he didn't know how to dodge, seeing that this fist was about to hit Sun Zikong's face, Chu Huan had already reached out and grabbed Yi Gusi's wrist, although Yi Gusi was extremely strong, but when Chu Huan grabbed his wrist, he seemed to be caught by an iron hoop, and he couldn't move a bit, looking at Chu Huan, his eyes were full of anger, but Chu Huan had already said solemnly: "Master Yidong, this is Zikong's fault." , I am his master, apologize to you on his behalf, it is he who speaks wildly, you are a lot, don't worry about him in general! ”

In fact, Chu Huan already knew in his heart that when He Xigu left Taiyuan City a few days ago, he had a conversation with Chu Huan, and Chu Huan knew from the mouth of Hexi Valley that the god believed in by the ghost people was the python god.

The painting in front of me, the head of the human body and the snake, is the big python god that the ghost people believe in, and this picture is hung on the main wall of the main hall of the cave owner Yi Gusi, which can also be seen to be important.

This is the god of the ghost people, Sun Zikong does not know the reason, he does not choose his words, no wonder Hexi Valley is so angry, the ghost people regard the python god as a totem, it is a supreme existence, and naturally it is impossible to tolerate anyone's blasphemy and disrespect for it.

But what surprised Chu Huan was not the strangeness of this picture, let alone Yi Gusi's angry reaction, but that this picture had been seen by Chu Huan more than a year ago.