There was no enemy guard post on it, and after running up for a while, Miao Peilan learned the previous method and stepped on the footprints and retreated, but after retreating a little way, he still didn't hear the sound of the pursuers, but he didn't know that these pursuers thought that they were just fleeing victims who had picked up a pair of bows and arrows, and they didn't know that they had killed four enemy soldiers on the official road below, so they didn't chase desperately, and they didn't bother to chase after chasing for a while, and retreated.

Miao Peilan was still not at ease, and walked sideways with Zuo Shaoyang on her back, sweeping the footprints on the ground with pine branches as she walked. After walking for several miles, he turned back and climbed up.

Zuo Shaoyang asked her to put herself down and walk, Miao Peilan was worried that the enemy would catch up, so she climbed up for a long time in one breath, and then put Zuo Shaoyang down. She was so tired that she sat in the snow and gasped.

They had already come to the bottom of the main peak of the Guigu Ridge, and when they looked up, they still couldn't see the main peak in the depths of the clouds.

After Miao Peilan rested for a while, she got up and cut a thick branch, made a simple crutch for Zuo Shaoyang to hold, supported her by the side, and began to climb the main peak again.

Along the way, Zuo Shaoyang searched for places where purple-backed geranium seeds might grow, but found no trace.

They were almost climbing to the clouds, the surrounding mountains were already at their feet, and the snow was getting deeper and deeper, but there were still no purple-backed geranium seeds. It is estimated that it has not yet reached the height of the growth of purple-backed geranium seeds.

The two of them quickened their pace and climbed up. The mountain peaks are getting steeper and steeper, and when they get to the back, Zuo Shaoyang's leg injury can no longer go up. Miao Peilan carried him up the mountain. At the same time, he swept away the snow with branches and searched all the way.

I don't know how long I climbed, when both of them were tired and had back pain, they found that the clouds around them had become thinner, and they could see trees dozens of steps away from a distance, and after climbing a little more, the surrounding clouds and fog became thick like milk.

In the clouds, suddenly Miao Peilan screamed and grabbed Zuo Shaoyang: "Be careful!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly stood still, looked at it, and saw a cliff a few steps away.

Miao Peilan said: "I'll take a look!" After that, he cautiously tried to walk forward to the edge of the cliff, looked down, and turned back and said, "There are clouds and mist below that can't see the bottom." ”

"Throw a rock and listen to the sound and see how deep it is?"

"Good!"

Miao Peilan picked a stone and threw it off the cliff, and the two listened with their ears pricked up, and the stone was thrown down like a stone ox into the sea, and they couldn't hear a sound response!

Miao Peilan and Zuo Shaoyang looked at each other, this cliff is too deep, and if they fall, they are afraid that they will be crushed!

Miao Peilan said: "It won't be to the top of the mountain, right?" ”

"You throw another rock and see if there's a cliff on the other side."

"Good!" Miao Peilan picked a stone and threw it vigorously into the clouds and mist on the opposite side. Then I heard a bang, as if it had hit the stone wall, and then there was a faint sound of stones falling, and the sound became smaller and smaller, and finally it was inaudible.

Zuo Shaoyang said: "It seems that there is also a cliff opposite, that is to say, there should be a way to go." Let's walk along the cliff and see if we can get around. ”

The two walked along the edge of the cliff, walked for a long time, and went down more and more.

Zuo Shaoyang said: "No, let's go back and see if there is a road on the other side." ”

The two went back again, groping their way along the edge of the cliff in the thick fog to the other side, and after walking for a while, Miao Peilan suddenly stood up and said in a low voice: "Brother, it seems that someone is talking!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly stood still, listened carefully, and said in a low voice: "It's someone who is talking, and there is more than one person!" ”

"Could it be enemy troops?"

"Not really," Zuo Shaoyang listened for a while, "It's like talking about Buddhism." Could it be a monk? Hide first! ”

The two of them hid behind a large rock, and the voice came closer, and a woman's voice said, "Master, is there really anything to eat in your temple?" ”

"Of course, the female donor doesn't have to worry, if there is an old man to eat, there is a girl to eat."

Another man's voice said, "But there are three of us, and with you four, do you have food for four?" ”

"Yes, it is the grain and rice that Lao Wei and all the brothers and sisters have obtained from going down the mountain for many years. Later, some of the brothers passed away, some returned to the vulgar, and some wandered, and in the end, only Lao Qu was left alone to practice on the mountain. I heard that the two armies under the mountain were facing each other, and the people were devastated, and the old monk was compassionate, so he went down the mountain to help others, and when he saw those in need, he led them up the mountain to eat and live, and when it was safe, he sent them down the mountain. Lao Wei has already picked up many groups of people, and there are still four of the last batch that have not left, and they are staying in the small temple. ”

The woman asked, "Are you free to come and go in your temple?" ”

"Hey, hey, the female benefactor asked strangely, Lao Wei is not an official government, how can he force people to stay in the temple? Nature comes and goes freely. ”

Another woman's voice giggled, "Great! What are some to eat? ”

"White rice and white noodles, vegetable tofu. -- The tofu was made by the old man himself, but there was no meat. ”

The man said, "You can hunt by yourself, I see that there are still some hares on this mountain!" ”

"Wonderful! If you want to eat meat, it's better for the donor not to go up the mountain with the old man! ”

The man smiled and said: "Lao Tzu is a soldier, the food in the barracks is almost exhausted, and the rest is left to the officials, Lao Tzu doesn't want to starve to death, come out and find something to eat." It just so happened that you said that your temple had food, so Lao Tzu went up the mountain with you to have a look, if there really is, this fate is picked up. It's okay to be alive this year, don't eat meat if you don't eat it! Let's save my life first. ”

A woman grinned and said, "Come out looking for something to eat?" You're not a deserter, are you? ”

The man said inwardly, "Who is the deserter......?" I, I'm hungry, come out to find someone to eat, and only when I'm full can I fight! ”

Another woman said: "Big brother, don't worry, even if you are a deserter, it's nothing, everyone wants to live these days." There's nothing to be ashamed of. ”

The old monk said: "In front of the cliff is Wanzhang cliff, the three donors here, please, go along the edge of the cliff and go forward for a while, it is the suspension bridge, to cross the cliff to the opposite side of the Guigu Peak, this suspension bridge is the only way." ”

Then, the voice faded away. Zuo Shaoyang and Miao Peilan glanced at each other, stood up and said in a loud voice: "Master! Master, please stay! ”

With no figure in sight in the mist, the soldier nervously asked, "Who?" Who's over there? ”

Zuo Shaoyang said: "We are going up the mountain to collect medicine, and we have something to ask the master." ”

The old monk pronounced a Buddha horn and said, "Donor, come here, be careful, there is a cliff next to it." ”

"Thank you Master for the reminder!" Zuo Shaoyang walked over with Miao Peilan on crutches and Miao Peilan, and gradually saw four people standing in the distance in the clouds. A thin old monk, wearing a white-washed monk's robe, looked at them with one palm. There were three people standing next to him, a thin middle-aged man, wearing a military uniform and a short shirt, but the armor outside was gone, and he held a single knife in his hand.

The other two were seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls, with ordinary appearances, but one had a plump breast, and the other had a collapsed nose. However, the so-called "eighteen years old no ugly girl", the two daughters are still in good shape. The two girls each carried a small blue cloth package on their backs, shrunk behind the old monk, and stared nervously at the bow and arrow in Miao Peilan's hand.

When looking for medicinal materials before, Zuo Shaoyang had already handed over the bow and arrow in his hand to Miao Peilan, who had originally carried the bow and arrow on his back, but when he heard the voice of a person just now, he was worried that it was the enemy, so he took it off and held it in his hand and put an arrow on it. So when these people saw Miao Peilan holding a bow and arrow in her hand, they were naturally afraid.

Miao Peilan hurriedly put down her bow and arrows. Zuo Shaoyang put his palm together and said: "Master, my sister and I went up the mountain to collect medicine, and picked a medicinal herb called 'Purple Back Geranium Seed', but there were clouds and mist all around, and we couldn't find the medicine we needed at all." I heard that the master was practicing on Guigu Peak, but I don't know if I have seen this medicine? ”

The old monk said, "What does this medicine look like for the main taker?" ”

Zuo Shaoyang described the appearance of the medicine.

The old monk nodded and said, "Yes, there are a lot of these wild vegetables growing around the small temple. Edible. Lao Qu Pingsu took it as a dish to eat, and it tasted good. ”

Zuo Shaoyang said happily: "That's right! It can be eaten as a dish. We searched all the way up, but we couldn't find it anywhere. Now you can find it. ”

"Yes, this kind of wild vegetable is only found near the small temple at the top of the Guigu Ridge in the entire Guigu Ridge. Naturally, you can't find it anywhere else. ”

"Great, I wonder if I can pick some and use them as medicine?"

"Of course, anyone can pick it from the wild. Hehe, the donor, please go up the mountain with the old man to pick. ”

"Thank you, Master!"

"Lao G's Dharma is called 'Zen'"

"Oh, I've met Master Zen!"

"Donor's surname?"

"Don't be expensive, the surname is left."

"It turned out to be the left donor, please here!"

Zen led the way in front. The big-breasted girl asked, "Master, this mountain peak is full of clouds and mist, how do you know the way?" ”

"Lao Wei has been a monk here since he was a child, and he has been used to it for many years. Huh"

The sinknose girl asked, "Why is this mountain called 'Ghost Valley Peak', it's so scary, are there really ghosts on the mountain?" ”

"There are really ghosts, can the old man still talk to you?" Zen said with a smile, and said as he walked: "The Guigu Peak is covered with clouds and mist all the year round, and it is rare to have clouds open and fog disperse, and some woodcutters and hunters go up the mountain and fall down the mountain rock. When the family saw that they were gone, they thought they had encountered a ghost and eaten them, and some people saw strange stones, trees, or wild beasts in the clouds, and they were dazzled, thinking that they were ghosts, so they went around talking nonsense. As a result, it became a theory of ghosts and gods. ”

Zuo Shaoyang said with a smile: "I see, but this mountain is cloudy and misty all year round, which does give people a mysterious feeling, and it is no wonder that those people will suspect that they have encountered ghosts." ”

The screw-nosed woman asked, "Master, have you ever seen a ghost?" ”

"I haven't seen it."

"Master, are there really ghosts in this world?" The big-breasted woman asked timidly.

(To be continued)