Not long after Su Qinghuang left, someone got up, three or two of them gathered, and it was not enough for them to say, and complained to He Yang: "Damn, what kind of high-profile singing, how can there be a reason for being a soldier not to be allowed to enter the village, there is not even a saliva of water, then what kind of bird soldier are we still going to be, it is better to go home and farm." ”

"Quietly. He Yang looked around, hurriedly covered his mouth and said, "You guys who don't have a door on weekdays, give me a little restraint, I really think he Su Qinghuang can't listen, hehe, I've heard, this person's ears are thieves, and he can't hide his ears at all." ”

"Then our brothers are really staying on the riverbank. ”

"Okay, fill your stomach first, wait for the night to go up the mountain, let everyone be smart, and stand in the middle of the team, so that there are others in front and behind, even if something really happens, there are also them in front of the ......"

Talking to each other, I inadvertently looked up, and suddenly saw villagers coming out of the village, carrying pulp in pots one by one, coming in their direction.

He Yang didn't know what the purpose of these people was, as soon as he put down the bread in his hand, the old man had already come to him, watching these dusty men squatting on the river beach one by one and nibbling on the coarse bread, bending down and asking, "Young man, where is your chief." ”

He Yang stretched out his hand and pointed not far away, "There." Then he asked with curiosity in his eyes: "Why, uncle, are you an old acquaintance with our chief?"

When the old man heard this, he shook his head with a smile, "Old man, where can I have that blessing, to know the commanders in the army, it is not easy to see that you guys are soldiers, they are all born to your father, you went to the battlefield to fight for your life for the people in the rear, and we are old and useless, so we can only do what we can, come, you're welcome, take it." Saying that, the old man forced the meat in his hand into He Yang's hands, and then without waiting for him to refuse, he already had one of them, and it was not for them to eat it for a while, nor was it to eat it.

It was Su Qinghuang who finally said to everyone: "Since it is a wish of the villagers, if you don't accept it, I'm afraid it will cold people's hearts." ”

The few people who had mocked Su Qinghuang behind their backs before couldn't say anything at this time, so they had to laugh awkwardly twice, burying their heads in eating, everything in the world, filling their stomachs is the top priority, and they are not fools, why bother to put the meat and don't gnaw on the tasteless dry food.

"Is the old man a local?" asked Su Qinghuang as he looked at the white-bearded old man in front of him.

The old man smiled and sighed, and then sat directly on the bluestone by the stream, not too cold at all at such an old age, and sighed: "Yes, the native is a native, but everything that can be walked within a radius of more than ten miles is gone, and we are left who are old and immortal, and our legs and feet are inconvenient and still miss the old, thinking that it can be buried in the loess of birth and breeding in a hundred years, and it can be regarded as a fallen leaf returning to the roots." ”

"But apart from the occasional merchant coming in and out, few people will pass by here, is there anything important for the chief to bring the team here?"

Su Qinghuang nodded and said, "Speaking of which, I have to ask my uncle whether the path on this cloud mountain is familiar to my father-in-law." ”

When the old man heard this, his face was still kind and smiling, but he put it away at once, and asked with a frightened face: "The chief is going to the mountain?" Listen to the old man's advice, there are many things hidden in the mountains and dense forests, and it is not possible to enter and exit at will, let alone at will. Speaking of this, the old man leaned over slightly, and then whispered: "Since two months ago, in the middle of the night, there will be occasional babbling voices in the mountains, which sound like the big flower face in the play, not to mention how much it penetrates. Even the hunters who went up the mountain had to take a long detour to avoid that area, and even when we first encountered this incident, because we didn't avoid it, a dozen or so people disappeared for no reason. ”

There was a stumbling figure that popped out of his head from behind Su Qinghuang, Xu Lao Liu obviously heard the words of the old man just now, at this time, his face was pale, he swallowed his saliva, and asked cautiously: "Then what, do you know what is calling in the mountains, I heard that there is a bird with colorful feathers that is good at learning human voices, could it be." ”

The old man grabbed a handful of gray beards, his eyes focused, stared into the depths of the mountains and forests halfway up the mountainside, sighed and said: "The kind of bird that this brother said, I also heard people outside talk about it when I was young, but it is a treasure only in the Southern Tang Dynasty, cherish it tightly, in our Dongzhao, I am afraid that only the royal family in the capital will have one or two, no matter how you look at it, it will not be in the mountains and forests here." ”

"That voice, I'm afraid it's a mountain ghost. ”

Su Qinghuang's voice was very small, but it fell in the ears of the old man, no less than the five thunders on the top, he was dizzy when he landed, and he opened his mouth, but found that it was like an old phlegm stuck in his throat, and he couldn't make a sound, but fortunately, Su Qinghuang found that something was wrong, and he patted his back for a while, so that he could ease up, and then stared at the beads of his eyes, and asked out of breath: " Mountain ghosts, how can it be, no matter how you look at it, Piyun Mountain is not the boundary of poor mountains and bad waters, where will ghosts and monsters be born, if this is the case, hundreds of people in our village are afraid that all of them will have to move. In case this beast can't think of going down to eat people one day, who can stop it. In the end, the old man had already changed his tone, if it wasn't for Su Qinghuang stretching out his hand to stop him, I am afraid that he would not immediately trot all the way back to the village, and discuss the relocation of the entire village.

"Sir, this matter cannot be delayed. The old man was so anxious that his beard trembled, and it was obvious that he had heard the story of the evil spirits. If it is not of my race, its heart will be different, this is a truth that has been handed down from ancient times to the present. Together with the human race, they are all unbearable to fight each other, not to mention the spirits that are very different from people, which is also an important reason why wild spirits are almost extinct in the world unless they are recognized by one side of the water and soil.

Su Qinghuang looked at the cake in his hand and the wild boar meat that had just been sent and carefully wrapped in a clean cotton cloth, and said unhurriedly to the old man in front of him: "Isn't it strange that the old man is going to do what our team is going to do here, then I will also make it clear, these three hundred people are here this time to encircle and suppress the mountain ghosts of Piyun Mountain." ”

"That's true. ”

"Of course. ”

The old man looked carefully at the young man in front of him, and felt that he could manage so many people at such a young age, and he couldn't say that he was a person with real ability.

"Then, eat more, if it's not enough, there are still in the village, I'll go and get it for you." The old man seemed to have seen a savior, and said gratefully, if it weren't for Su Qinghuang reaching out to stop him, he was afraid that he would have knelt on the ground and buckled his head.

Glancing at the villagers who were watching the excitement at the entrance of the village, Su Qinghuang said: "We are not very familiar with the terrain in the mountains, can there be a person in the village who is familiar with the mountains and can lead the way for us." ”

"It should be, it should be. The old man generously took it down, and then shouted at the back: "Zhao Tiedan, hurry up and die, look at it, it's you who shout." ”

Soon, a naïve man trotted in front of a few people, and the old man pulled him to Su Qinghuang and introduced: "Sir, look, it's not that the old man is boasting, this iron courage looks a little more honest, but when it comes to the way up the mountain, no matter how remote the sheep intestine trail is, this kid knows that he is not far from ten, and he is the most skilled hunter in our village." ”

Then he instructed Zhao Tiedan: "Sir, they are going up the mountain to find mountain ghosts, let you lead the way is to look up to you, you kid must be angry, if you mess things up, see how I clean you up when I come back." ”

Zhao Tie rubbed his hands, patted his chest and promised: "Master, don't worry, I wanted to go to the mountains yesterday to have a look, this time I will lead the way for the military master, and I will definitely do this thing successfully, and I can't lose your people." ”

The old man laughed dryly, turned around and explained to Su Qinghuang embarrassedly: "This Zhao Tie is as brave as his name, he has no other skills, and he is really bold, but you have to look at him, there is really something wrong, I can't explain it to the village." ”

"Well, definitely. ”

......

The wind is cold in the mountains, especially at night, not to mention the top of the mountain, even at the foot of the mountain, which is a little cooler than the temperature outside. At this time, the moon is on the tip, and the qi of the leylines is the weakest, which is a good time to go up the mountain to catch ghosts.

Su Qinghuang and Zhao Tie Dan walked in the forefront, seeing things at night was not difficult for him Su Qinghuang, the stars in the sky and the torches in his hands were enough for ordinary soldiers to barely see the mountain road.

Zhao Tie Dan does not have the recognition of ordinary villagers, perhaps because he is born bold, and even talks a little more than ordinary people.

Holding a torch and pointing to an old willow in front of him, ten thousand hanging down, lush, and introduced to Su Qinghuang, "Master Jun, after that tree, we have really entered the hinterland of Phiyun Mountain, there is no such road ahead, some are just small roads that have been stepped on by predecessors for many years, not to mention that there are thorns on the road, if you accidentally step on an empty, you may fall into some stone crack rabbit nest, so you have to be more careful." ”

"Hmm. Su Qinghuang nodded, and then ordered to pass along the team one by one, because he knew what he might face next, and some people didn't dare to come out.

Fortunately, it has been more than an hour since entering the mountain, and everyone did not find anything noteworthy, not even a few beasts, and walked for about half an hour. They are all experienced hunters, originally made an appointment to go up the mountain together, but that day I happened to have diarrhea, did not follow them all the way, but that day until dark, did not see half a figure, began to think that it was lost in the mountain, the village chief also wanted to organize people to go up the mountain to find it, but when I got here, I heard the babbling in the moonlit night, no one had the courage to take another step, and finally this matter was over. ”

Su Qinghuang's eyes shrank, and then he looked at Zhao Tiedan, who was looking down, and asked, "What about you, didn't you have that courage at that time?"

This man, who had always seemed a little heartless to Su Qinghuang, suddenly stopped squeaking, but kept rubbing his face with his hands crampedly, once, twice, three times.

Su Qinghuang just looked at him quietly.

Yes, he was scared that day, his best brother Lao Ge was there, he could feel it, but the other people who came with him all shrank back and retreated, he thought about it again and again, and finally followed the crowd.

"Hehe, what kind of iron courage, if it weren't for the courage of the military masters today, you Zhao Tie would have said that he was happy, I am afraid that it is my legs and feet, and I will never dare to step here. For the first time, this seemingly heartless man laughed at himself in his heart, and the corners of his mouth had a sarcastic meaning.

Then it seemed that he had finally made up his mind, no longer rubbing his face, and asked honestly: "That, military master, can I make a sound?"

"Yes. Su Qinghuang said softly, I really went inside, with the ears and eyes of the mountain ghost possessing the branches, so many people could never hide it, so I just didn't bother to make that effort, and a group of people went in with great fanfare.

"That's fine. Zhao Tie said in a sullen voice, and then he did something, a thing that seemed to everyone to be very confusing.

He put his hand into a horn, put it to his mouth, and shouted to the front, "Old Ge." ”

The sound was so loud that it kept reverberating between the rocks and rocks, and it lasted for a long time.

It seems to be emboldened, and it seems to be telling the old Ge in his mouth, telling the mountain ghost.

He, Zhao Tiedang, came.

shouted out the breath in his chest, and the man in coarse cloth asked a little cautiously: "Hehe, there is nothing wrong with the military masters." ”

"Nope. Su Qinghuang shook his head, still whispering in the same tone.