After a night of suffering, the sun finally shrouded the land again, but the situation of the crossing team did not improve. It is said that 'a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step', but this work of climbing mountains and mountains is miserable for many modern people. Twelve unlucky eggs lined up in two rows, found some sticks to support their crutches, and searched the rugged mountain trails to find their way out.

Before the team set off, the team members also inspected the location where Zhou Qingfeng landed on a paper crane yesterday. Last night's cold wind blew away the fragments of broken paper cranes, and there were only sporadic dots at the scene.

"A young Taoist priest used such a paper crane to quickly send Zhou Qingfeng down from the hill?" As the temporary leader of the team, Old Man Gu Qianshan looked at the fragments of the paper crane with a solemn face. Although even the crossing has happened, the fact that the 'paper crane is manned' in front of us is still beyond people's conventional cognition.

"It's not just the paper crane, the cheap master I recognized yesterday also had a vicious fight with another young woman. The equipment and tricks used by both sides are very unusual, and coupled with the existence of 'spiritual power' and 'magic', there is a power in this world that can affect entities by consciousness. It's a pity that I don't know much about this power and can't explain more. Zhou Qingfeng replied.

The existence of fantasy force is the first challenge faced by the team, especially since there seems to be a force in the world at the end of the Ming Dynasty that does not like the arrival of humans in the future.

Shi Dong, who is good at survival in the wild, followed Zhou Qingfeng, and after looking at the direction of the hill, he said: "It is about two hundred meters from the hill here, and if I want to go down from the hill through the woods in front of me, it will take at least ten minutes." And this paper crane easily crossed this distance. I don't really know whether to be excited or scared. ”

Regarding the crossing and the vicious fight that took place in the hill yesterday, Zhou Qingfeng disclosed it to everyone in the team, and no one frowned at it—it was difficult enough to eat or drink, and now he had to face a terrible and strange enemy. Especially Zhou Qingfeng's crossing of this incident reveals a certain strangeness, and he was involved in a contradiction without doing anything.

In fact, there are quite a few strange things that the team encountered. For example, after passing through the black hole of space-time, they were affected by some kind of law, and all the clothes on their bodies became ancient costumes. Technological items that transcend the times must be carried by Zhou Qingfeng by consuming spiritual power. The ordinary items that can be carried have also changed, such as the banknotes have all turned into waste paper-like Daming treasure banknotes.

"Can you determine where we are now?" Gu Qianshan asked Zhou Qingfeng and Shi Dong again.

"The monk named Gu Yuanwei mentioned Shenyang to me, and I think we are probably near Shenyang." Zhou Qingfeng replied.

Stone also nodded, "This hill is on higher ground, and the remnants of the temple on it indicate that there should be people living nearby. I've just found a path that has been obliterated and should be able to find the local population soon. We should leave now and look for more useful information. ”

As soon as he said to leave, everyone in the team had a bitter face.

It's good to be at home for a thousand days, but it's hard to go out for a while. They are all people who live a good life in modern society, with an empty stomach of enthusiasm but no skills to survive independently. No one can adapt to the life that is suddenly approaching the end of the Ming Dynasty, and just being hungry all night makes everyone's hands and feet weak.

"Can you just wait here for twenty-four hours, wait for Zhou Qingfeng to open the space-time island again to get some food, and then go on the road when he is full? I'm so hungry I don't want to move. Xu Li's face was very ugly. She had the worst physique in the team, and it was natural for her to have a fever after blowing the wind all night. The two doctors in the team were also helpless about this, and they had to be supported by Guo Jiaming before they could act.

"No, we have to go now." As the only person in the team who has the ability to survive in the wild, Shi Dong naturally acts as the commander of the team's action, "Everyone was tired last night, and I was keeping vigil. I didn't wake anyone to take my shift, because I knew no one could take my place, and I just wanted everyone to have a good rest. I'm glad nothing bad happened.

But I want to tell you that this kind of good thing will never happen again. From now on, the most comfortable days are yesterday. I have just communicated with Mr. Gu, and from now on I will be strict with you to ensure that you can all survive. ”

After speaking, Stone turned his head and strode in front to lead the way to find a nearby human gathering point. Old Man Gu also said a few words of relief and followed closely. Others naturally have nothing to say, and they have to grit their teeth and persevere. In this way, the whole team began to hike in the mountains.

The valley is wild, and the road is difficult to navigate. Most are winding and rugged, with or without roads. From time to time, birds and beasts roared in the woods, and people were frightened. The speed of the twelve people was not very fast, but fortunately Stone quickly found a stream at the bottom of the hill, and it was always convenient to follow the stream.

"Can I drink some water?" Xu Li sat weakly on the stone by the stream, and wanted to reach out to bow and drink.

Shi Dong in front of him immediately snorted coldly: "You can't drink raw water in the wild, you can drink it if you want to die." ”

There are not a few people in the team who want to drink water, and even Zhou Qingfeng is so thirsty that his throat is smoking. The roaring stream was in front of him, but Stone said that he couldn't drink it, and he could only say to the others: "Don't drink it, there is indeed a big risk." ”

Everyone endured it, and they could only forget it.

A cheerful shout came from the grass on the other side of the stream, and the all-eaters who alternately opened the way came out happily and shouted, "I have found a village in front of me, less than half a mile from us." ”

Oh ......, that's the best news of the day. Everyone in the hungry and thirsty team cheered when they heard this, and the all-eaters kept raising their hands and shouting: "Let's go, follow me, it'll be there soon." ”

Walking through a grove, the team's vision suddenly widened. A village in the distance, fields nearby. Zhou Qingfeng walked past the field, and the farmers who bent over to work in the field also looked up at them in surprise. Both stood still and looked at each other.

"This is newly cultivated land, the soil is not good, and sweet potatoes are grown." Li Shuwei, who was born in an agricultural technology station, said on the edge of the field, "Sweet potatoes should have been introduced to China at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and this thing is the ration of the people at the bottom of the society." I didn't see the ploughing oxen, which is not good. ”

Yu Hongyang, one of the two doctors, also stood on the edge of the field to observe the stunned farmers, and sighed after a while: "General malnutrition, stunted growth, and short stature. Skin diseases are very common, and life expectancy is not as high as that. ”

Zhou Yin, who opened a small restaurant, also came over, frowned and said with disgust: "These people are in a mess, and they are not as good as the beggars in our society." Look at the rags they wear, the clothes I usually throw away are a hundred times better than this. Oh, my harem dream, why don't you have a beautiful village girl? ”

The crossing team of 12 people stood on the edge of the field and watched for a long time, which made the farmers in the field very afraid. They involuntarily avoided in the distance, and some ran in the direction of the village, shouting at the same time.

After a while, there was a piercing sound of gongs in the direction of the village. The peasants in the fields ran swiftly in the direction of the village, like the frightened little beasts who had received the order. Zhou Qingfeng and the others were very puzzled, and Xu Li asked to herself, "What are they running?" We don't hurt them, at most ask them for food and water. ”

After everyone was stunned for a while, they realized: The difficulty of mixing in the world at the end of the Ming Dynasty was more difficult than they imagined.

"Do we have weapons?" Gu Qianshan asked everyone.

Except for a few wooden sticks in his hand, it was obvious that there was nothing else.

The all-eating Taoist took the initiative to stand up and said: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I have seen a lot of foolish men and fools in the countryside, and they are often a little unreasonable. Those of us who are strong and strong are a great threat to these farmers, and they should be afraid. I'll go to the village alone, and don't come near it yet. ”

After saying a few words, 'all-in-one' walked alone along Tiankan in the direction of the village. Gu Qianshan ordered everyone to strengthen their vigilance as much as possible and hold the wooden stick tightly, but to be honest, no one could predict what would happen next? It doesn't seem impossible to fight in the countryside.

After waiting for about half an hour, 'all-in-one' slowly returned. Not only did he come back on his own, but he also took with him a short, hunchbacked little old man. The little old man's small eyes, unkempt, and wearing dirty and shabby clothes, his hands and feet were rough. His hair was thinning, and he was only tied to the top of his head with a wooden stick, which looked funny and pitiful.

After the little old man approached Zhou Qingfeng and the others, he pounced on Gu Qianshan and knelt down, kowtowing and shouting 'master'. "There are about fifty or sixty households in the village, and the whole village is surrounded by a wooden fence.

The sound of the gong just now brought everyone together to the wall, and they were really scared by us. They were armed with a few wooden bows and a dozen spears, and they did not come out after guarding the wooden fence. They started shooting me with arrows, and it took a long time for someone to come out. ”

Faced with this situation, everyone was speechless.

"Don't be afraid, old man. We were just passing by and asking you for something to eat and drink. We paid for it. Old Man Gu stretched out his hand to help the little old man up, and spoke softly. But the little old man didn't dare to live or die, lying on the ground and refusing to move.

'Eat all' smiled on the side: "This person is at most forty years old, but he is not an old man." I also told them that we were passing by and wanted to pay for something to eat and drink, and that it would be better to stay in their village for a day of rest. However, they are very hostile to outsiders, and they will not allow us to enter. It is said that it is the rule of the village, and outsiders are not allowed to enter. ”

Coming out of the mountains, the entire crossing team was exhausted. People in modern society lack exercise, and dead houses like Zhou Qingfeng are almost at the limit, and they urgently need to be repaired. Everyone wished they could have a room to lie down and sleep well after a big meal, but now that wish could not be fulfilled.

"Why don't you let us in?" Xu Li didn't understand it.

Old Man Gu was still negotiating with the 'little old man' in the village, and Zhou Qingfeng explained in a low voice: "The status of peasant households in the Ming Dynasty was very low, and no matter the officials, soldiers, bandits, they could easily ruin their lives. As a result, they are very afraid of strangers. ”

"There's another possibility." Yin Hu in the team also guessed in a low voice: "This kind of small village is a settlement for fleeing peasant households, military households, and artisan households. You must know that the taxes at the end of the Ming Dynasty were very heavy, and the peasants who could not pay the taxes could only flee to places beyond the control of the government. And the way we dress now, no matter how you look at it, it has a certain atmosphere of government. ”

Zhou Qingfeng and others will be tired and tired, but they are all from a rich modern society, and their nutrition is very sufficient, even excessive. Compared with the short and thin villagers in the village, the young and strong among them can be called burly. And the clothing is also neat and luxurious, no matter the style or color, it is not something that ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty can wear.

Old Man Gu repeatedly negotiated with the 'little old man' who came out of the village to negotiate. The 'little old man' was slurred, his speech was slurred, with thick dialect slang, and his momentum was extremely humble, but he just wouldn't let go. Old Man Gu hadn't thought of a way to overwhelm people, and in the end, after talking for a long time, he was only allowed to temporarily settle in a firewood house outside the village.

When it comes to dry mouth, everyone's patience is exhausted. If it weren't for the lack of confidence in their own force, a few young men would have to come hard.

And there is only a firewood house, a firewood house, a place to shelter from the wind and rain and a place to stay, and everyone doesn't have many ideas. Old Man Gu used a silver ring he was wearing with him as a fee to ask the village for food and hot water.

Seeing the silver ring, the 'little old man' sent by the village had bright eyes, and kept kowtowing with a thousand thanks, and then reminded everyone: "A few old men have good faces, and they are not bad people." But be careful in the mountains, we've been ...... here, haunted! ”

What? Haunted!

After passing through the crowd, his face turned green.