Bauhinia Mountain, which belongs to the remaining veins of Dayao Mountain, is at the northern end of Guiping District. To the east is the Penghua Mountain area of Pingnan County, and to the northwest is adjacent to Wuxuan, Xiangzhou, Jinxiu and other counties. It covers an area of 270 square kilometers.

The peaks of Bauhinia Mountain overlap, the forest sea is vast, the people are inaccessible, and fierce beasts are everywhere!

The three ethnic groups of Zhuang, Han and Yao live next to each other, and the scenery is unique. Due to the "high mountain and the emperor is far away", the Ming Dynasty Datengxia Yaomin Uprising was "a cave house", and the Jintian Uprising of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the late Qing Dynasty in the previous life of Zhao Wushuang also occurred in Jintian Village next to Bauhinia Mountain in 1851......

Of course, at this moment, according to the A.D. chronology. It was the summer of 1843.

Hong Xiuquan and Heiguan have already come to the northern area where Bauhinia Mountain is located from the seat of Guiping County. Looking at the rolling mountains in front of him, listening to the faint birdsong and beast roar in the distance, Hong Xiuquan felt an unprecedented shock. The majestic mountain actually looks like this!

"Big Brother Hei, although you and I have one ability, far beyond ordinary people. But now I don't have any preparations, if such a big mountain can't be entered and exited in one day, I'm afraid it's a bit dangerous to spend the night in the mountains and wilderness? ”

Heiguan smiled: "Brother Hong, if you want to go to the Immortal Tomb, naturally you can't go in and out in one day." Of course, you and I are empty-handed, and it is impossible to spend the night in the mountains. Therefore, it is necessary to take the villages scattered in the Bauhinia Mountain as a point and advance step by step. After a few days, you can reach the towering sword blade where the immortal tomb is located. ”

Towering Jianfeng, it is the highest mountain in Guiping, and it is famous!

According to local folklore, it was incarnated by a sword thrown from the sky by a very powerful immortal countless years ago.

If you have the opportunity to climb to the top of the peak and look at it, you can overlook the panoramic view of Guiping County. There are also dense primeval forests, strange birds and animals, clear mountain streams, spectacular waterfall splashes, bizarre mythological colors, and so on. Of course, it is extremely difficult to reach the towering blade!

Heiguan took out an old map from his body and spread it out to Hong Xiuquan: "Brother Hong, look, this is a map drawn for my brother when he came to this Bauhinia Mountain when he was young and vigorous. It is marked that from entering the Bauhinia Mountain Area to arriving at the towering Jianfeng all the way to the populated place. The years in the mountains are long, and although they are poor, they are better than peace. Rebellion and famine were difficult to affect. If nothing else, we can also enter the mountain this time according to the same route as we did back then......"

Hong Xiuquan nodded with satisfaction, and followed Heiguan into the huge, pristine Bauhinia Mountain Range......

The mountains are densely wooded, and there are few roads for normal people to walk; In many places, you can only pass through the wild grass, and there are many poisonous substances such as snakes, insects, rats and ants. Fortunately, since Heiguan is the Taibao of Guanshan, he has been stealing and digging hidden ancient tombs in the barren mountains for generations, and there are many precautions against these poisonous insects. That's how we can stay safe.

And along the way, the two of them also encountered the attack of no less than ten fierce beasts! There are tigers, black bears, leopards, jackals, wild boars, mandrills, and many more......

However, Hong Xiuquan is also equivalent to a humanoid beast at this time, and he can use the weapons he carries with him and the help of Heiguan. Finally, I survived this section of the road into the mountain without danger.

It's strange to say that it is very dangerous in the outer area of Bauhinia Mountain, but the closer you get to the towering sword, the safer it is. And the surrounding trees are no longer so dense and lush, there are traces of rugged paths, and you can even see some slash-and-burn people!

This means that the deep mountains are inhabited.

Finally, in the distance, they saw in the far open col ahead, where curling smoke rose and some buildings were exposed. It is obviously a deep mountain village where people live all year round.

Hong Xiuquan let out a long breath. Heiguan pointed in that direction and said, "Brother Hong, look, that place is called Jianxia Village. I went there when I was younger, and I used to drink with the local villagers. Talking to them, I learned that this Jianxia Village is probably hundreds of years old. It is said that their ancestors migrated to the depths of this Bauhinia Mountain area to escape the war in the late Southern Song Dynasty. ”

"Jianxia Village...... Listening to this name, I am afraid it does not look like it was taken by an ignorant mountain horseman. At the beginning, the ancestors of this village should have heard some local legends and stories about this towering sword peak, so they took such a name with some artistic conception. ”

Hei nodded his head: "Yes, the ancestor is indeed a big family who took refuge. In the end, he settled here for hundreds of years and never went out of the mountains again. Let's go, Brother Hong, go to the village to rest first. I hope there are still people back in the day who can get to know me and offer some help. ”

So the two of them walked along the mountain path one after the other towards Najianxia Village......

It is said that this Jianxia Village is indeed a large family with a lot of money hundreds of years ago, and the family of a large official eunuch brought hundreds of servants and clansmen to settle here to avoid disasters and wars. One of them was surnamed Yang, who was originally from the main family. But after hundreds of years, it has fallen into disrepair, and it is considered a poor family in the village.

Yang Silong is the last single seedling of this family.

His father was originally a hunter, hunting all kinds of ferocious beasts in the mountains. Once, he was accidentally besieged by a pack of wolves, and there were no bones left to eat, and in the end, the villagers who entered the mountain only found a bloody piece of clothing. When his mother heard the news, she became seriously ill and passed away not long after.

The remaining young Yang Silong took ploughing mountains and burning charcoal as a business, and when he grew up, he inherited his father's mantle and became a hunter. Because he is quite talented and agile, he fights with jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountains, which is quite successful. He is just twenty years old this year, and he is already a well-known hunter in the Bauhinia Mountain.

On this day, Yang Silong happened to come back from hunting outside. A wooden spear was carried on his shoulder, and on the tip of the spear hung a dead wolf with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, and followed him all the way to the village gate.

As soon as he was about to enter the village, he heard a voice calling him from behind.

"This little brother, may I ask if Yang Yaqi still lives in the village?"

When Yang Silong heard this name, he only felt a shock in his heart and turned his head suddenly. With his right hand, he threw the spear to the ground and looked behind him with a wary and wary look. I found two people standing there.

One of them was about thirty years old, and although he looked thin and peaceful, he gave Yang Silong a feeling of extreme danger. It's like the shivering feeling of being alone in the mountains and facing a beast. The other man was older, about fifty years old, but it was like a knife in a scabbard - he was talking to himself.

These two people are naturally Hong Xiuquan and Heiguan. (To be continued.) )