Not far from the sheep intestine trail to Shangao Village, we saw a dazzling warning sign in the distance.

A tent was set up on a wasteland next to a warning sign.

Two old men in their seventies were on duty, and when they saw us, they shouted at us from afar.

"Hey! Walk! Let's go! No permission is allowed here! ”

"Do you hear me? Get out of here! ”

In the face of their drive, we still met it.

"Hey, what's the matter with you young people? Can't understand people? Get lost! An old man waved his hookah and yelled at us.

"Old man! We were sent officially! We have to go to the village of Shang'ao. Xiao Qiu hurriedly greeted him and said politely to the two old men.

"Sent by the authorities?" The two of us looked us up and down.

"You...... Do you know what is the situation in Shangao Village? The old man with the hookah asked us hesitantly.

"Of course I do. We're here to solve the problem! Xiao Qiu replied with a smile.

"Solve the problem? Only...... Just you?? "The old man seems to think that we people are too young and don't believe us.

Xiao Qiu still wanted to explain, but Zhong Linlin walked over in two steps. Then he said to the two old men, "Old man, look at it! ”

As she spoke, she quickly pinched out a few fingers with both hands, and then pointed at a small tree not far away. A fiery red fireball shot out of her hand.

"Boom!"

The fireball hit the small tree accurately, and then exploded instantly, and the small tree immediately crackled and ignited.

The two old men saw this scene. I was so shocked that my jaw dropped.

Their gaze on us suddenly changed.

"Can we go over now?" Zhong Linlin raised her head and asked the old man.

"Yes! OK! Please! Please! The old men hurriedly stood aside and got out of the way.

I shook my head gently, Zhong Linlin's new style of this little witch is really ......

Ay...... I don't know what to say.

But that's fine! It's simple and straightforward, and you don't need to explain too much at all.

Seeing that they got out of the way, we walked over with our bags on our backs.

However, when this guy Ye Tie came over, he didn't know what he thought, he reached out and patted one of the old men on the shoulder, pouted and said, "Old man, look at it!" ”

Then he raised one hand flat, his fingers changing a few times, and waved at the burning tree. A gust of wind howled away, rolling up the little tree in an instant and throwing it high into the sky.

When the strong wind passed, I saw some ashes slowly falling, and the small tree disappeared directly.

"How?" Ye Tie raised his eyebrows at the old man with a smug face.

"Awesome! Terrible! That's amazing! The two old men nodded repeatedly.

Ay...... This Ye Tie!

Zhong Linlin has already let them give way! What kind of treasure is he playing! Is it necessary?

There is already a little witch like Zhong Linlin who doesn't like to play cards according to routines, and with Ye Tie being such a stunned person, I have a bit of a brain ache now.

Follow the sheep farm trail. We kept going over the mountains in the mountains.

To be honest, I don't quite understand why I would like to live in this deep mountain forest. If it were me, I would have figured out how to move out.

However, I also stand and talk without backache, and with the poverty of this village, if they really abandon the one-third of an acre and move out, it may be really difficult to live.

Who knows? Or maybe they don't want to leave the place where their ancestors have lived for generations.

We walked for almost an hour, but we didn't see even a shadow of the village.

"Brother Bing! We're not going to go the wrong way, are we? Xiao Qiu asked me.

"That's right, we didn't see a fork in the road all the way. Again. According to the location shown on the map, the village should be not far ahead! Maybe it's because of the fog that we can't see the village. I said, looking at the compass in my hand.

Today's weather was gloomy, and after we entered the mountains, it was foggy all the way. In order to prevent mistakes, I kept using the compass against the map all the way.

Although this mountain path is not easy to walk, the five of us each have our own cultivation techniques. The physical strength is not bad, so after walking for so long, none of us felt tired.

Even Huang Xiaoyi didn't shout tired.

As for Zhong Linlin. Not to mention, she's always been at the forefront.

As we climbed over a col, I sensed something was wrong. So I shouted to everyone, "Stop, everybody! ”

Hearing my shout, everyone quickly stopped and immediately leaned towards me.

"Brother Bing! What's wrong? Xiao Qiu hurriedly asked me.

"That...... Do you feel that we are going further. The fog is getting bigger! I said, pointing to the gray fog around me.

"What's this! It's normal to have thick fog in the mountains this February! Zhong Linlin said to me in a disdainful tone.

"No, I feel like there's something wrong with this fog!" I shook my head and said.

"What's the problem!?" Zhong Linlin asked me.

As she asked me, she closed her eyes slightly and sensed it.

"I don't know, the fog makes me very uncomfortable anyway!" I said.

Indeed, after discovering that the fog was getting thicker and thicker, I turned on the Ombudsman and the Listening Officer and let go of my perception. But I didn't notice anything unusual, just a little inexplicable uneasiness in my heart.

"No! I didn't feel anything wrong! Zhong Linlin looked at me.

"I don't feel like there's anything wrong with me!" Ye Tie followed and said.

Seeing that they all said no problem. I looked at Xiao Qiu and Huang Xiaoyi. But they all shook their heads at me.

This made me frown slightly.

Is it really my delusion? Maybe it's the first time I've seen such a thick fog.

"Alright! Then let's move on. But let's be a little careful! I said.

Keep going, because the fog is getting thicker, making our travel slower.

"Everyone, keep up. Don't be too far apart! "After walking for a while, I still had a feeling of discomfort in my heart, and I noticed that the visual distance was getting smaller and smaller. I hurriedly shouted to everyone.

"Stop!" After I finished shouting, Zhong Linlin's voice rang out.

"The surname Tang is right, this fog is really weird! Makes me a little uncomfortable. She continued.

"Huh? So what now? Xiao Qiu asked.

"In this way, Ye Tie, take out the rope in your bag, and we will tie the rope to our body. This guarantees that we won't get separated. If something happens, the rest of us can sense it first-hand. Zhong Linlin said.

Ye Tie, who was walking in the back of the formation, heard the words and quickly took out the rope from his bag.

After we connected it with ropes, we set off again.

is still in the previous order, Zhong Linlin takes the lead, and Ye Tie presses the formation. Xiao Qiu and Huang Xiaoyi and I walked in the middle.

In the thick fog, we continued to walk for about half an hour. The road under my feet suddenly became a little wider and smoother.

"Looks like we're getting there!" Zhong Linlin's voice came from the front.

"It should be!" I answered.

Sure enough, we walked on for a short while, and the front suddenly became clearer, and we seemed to have passed through the thick fog, and now even the fog was much lighter. The hazy shadow of some of the houses came into our eyes.

"It's finally here!" Xiao Qiu let out a long breath.

Actually, everyone is the same. All the way, I was very nervous.

We continued on our way, and when we were about to reach the entrance of the village, the whole picture of the village was fully revealed.

Desolation, silence.

There were no figures, no dogs barking, and the whole village was so quiet that it made people's hearts furious.

"You...... You...... Look! Suddenly, Huang Xiaoyi shouted.

As soon as she shouted, several of us quickly stopped and looked at her.

Then we saw her pointing to the village, and we quickly turned our heads to look in the direction she was pointing.

"That'...... That...... Is that fog or smoke? Huang Xiaoyi said a little nervously.

In the direction she was pointing, a faint puff of smoke was rising from a slightly higher house.

"Smoke?" Xiao Qiu screamed in surprise.

That's right, that smoke looks like cooking smoke.

Can...... But all the people in this village are dead! The official has also withdrawn all the experts who came to support!

Supposedly, there is no one in this village now!

How is it possible that there is still cooking smoke?