Liu Xiaojiao's words echoed in my mind like thunder, and they didn't stop for a long time.

After a moment, I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said in shock: "You mean to say that the reason why the old woman is wearing new clothes is because she is about to die?" ”

"Maybe, that's just my guess, but ......"

She paused, and then continued, "However, didn't you just say that you couldn't find her after looking around the temple?" So...... Have you opened the big red coffin that was in the old woman's room? Maybe she's an old man lying in it? ”

Xiao is no matter how bold I am, after listening to Liu Xiaojiao's words, I couldn't help but have goosebumps all over my body, I felt creepy, and my breathing was a little shorter.

"Probably not, maybe the old woman has another reason?"

I shook my head and said, "No matter what, these are other people's affairs, whether she lives or dies, we can't care so much." After resting tonight and recovering our strength, we will go down tomorrow. ”

In fact, I have always had a worry in my heart and did not tell Liu Xiaojiao, that is what the second master said before, the source of yellow spring water.

The second master once vaguely mentioned to me that there is a mountain tomb on Centipede Ridge, and the reason why those bandits occupy this place and don't leave is actually to dig and steal that mountain tomb.

At first, this temple was just a building used by bandits to cover their ears and steal bells, and then the gang of bandits who settled on Centipede Ridge disappeared, and there were suddenly many centipedes on Centipede Ridge, and this place got its name from this.

According to the words of the second master, if what he said came true, the mysterious mountain tomb may be under this temple.

And the centipedes on Centipede Ridge are most likely released by bandits when they dug through the ancient tomb.

Of course, what the second master said are rumors that have been passed down from generation to generation, and the rumors cannot be fully believed, even if they are credible, some things are passed on and deviate a lot from the original meaning.

But in any case, there are such secrets on Centipede Ridge, which is by no means groundless, and Xiao Ling's transformation into a water ray after her death in the Ambergris River is the best example.

Maybe she really sucked the yellow spring water, in a sense, the yellow spring is the corpse water, so why is there corpse water in the ambergris river?

The second master said that the yellow spring water flowed from the mountain tomb in the Centipede Ridge.

Although I don't know much about this mountain tomb, I can hear from the words of the second master that this mountain tomb is absolutely terrifying and mysterious. Otherwise, why would there be so many centipedes crawling out of the tomb? And the yellow spring water was born?

To be honest, if it weren't for the last resort, Liu Xiaojiao and I would never rest in this temple.

I was thinking wildly, and Liu Xiaojiao on the side suddenly said: "I'm afraid that the old woman who guards the temple will still be a demon even if she dies?" We're in trouble then! ”

I looked at Liu Xiaojiao and felt a little strange, and asked, "What's the matter with you?" You were so scared when you were under the passage before, but now you talk about these things and you don't change your face, I really doubt if you have a split personality. ”

Liu Xiaojiao pouted and said, "Was I scared before?" ”

"Yes!" I replied with a nod without hesitation.

"That's because you don't know my character, what's so strange about that? For example, if you go to a horror movie with a girl, the girl is obviously scared, but she still likes to watch it? ”

"Oh, I see."

I spread my hands and suddenly realized, "You said these words to find excitement...... However, you must know that some words are not just casually said, just like you can't look in the mirror at night, beware of misfortune! ”

Liu Xiaojiao opened her mouth, I didn't wait for her to speak, and continued: "Those who say that people are right and wrong are right and wrong, and we should not take care of some things, otherwise it will be troublesome if we get into trouble." ”

"You have to learn from me, Lao Tzu doesn't want anything now, he just wants to find something to fill his stomach."

Liu Xiaojiao looked at my appearance, couldn't help but laugh, and said quietly: "It's windy and rainy outside, and there's nothing in this temple, so just bear with it!" ”

"How can you endure such a thing as hunger?"

I sighed and said helplessly: "It's okay to be hungry when you're young, I can't imagine that I have to go through this kind of thing when I grow up, it's really ...... Aren't you hungry now? ”

"I used to feel quite hungry in the passage, but now that I see you, I suddenly feel less hungry!"

"Anyway, I don't have anything to eat, so let's rest early!"

Liu Xiaojiao muttered and fell asleep on a makeshift bed.

"Wait, where do I sleep?" I asked.

"This place is so big, don't you just lie down casually, do you still want to sleep in bed with a weak little girl like me?" Liu Xiaojiao rolled her eyes at me and said.

"Okay...... You go to rest. ”

I didn't say anything more, sometimes a man should show the strength that a man should have. Besides, after tossing for so long, I'm also tired, it's good to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and the mountain baby doesn't have so many requirements, so she will just get by.

It was very uncomfortable to wrap a tarpaulin strip around my skin, and there were no outsiders here, so I took off the tarpaulin, spread it on the ground, and then added a few sticks of firewood to the campfire, and lay down on the spot.

As soon as I lay down, I felt sleepiness sweeping over my body, my head was buzzing, my whole body was weak, and my legs and feet were sore.

I really don't know if I don't lie down, and when I lie down, I'm shocked, my body is so bad.

After closing my eyes, I fell asleep in almost a quarter of an hour, and when I was about to reach a deep sleep, I suddenly heard the sound of a cat meowing in my ears.

Immediately after, my stomach screamed, and hunger rushed through my body.

When I opened my eyes in a daze, I saw a palm-sized wild cat lying on the beam of the roof by the light of the fire.

The wild cat's fur was a strange brownish-red, and it was now condescending, with eyes shining in the firelight, looking down on us.

No! To be precise, it is not looking at me, but Liu Xiaojiao who is sleeping not far from me!

It's not uncommon to have wild cats in the mountains, but it's not a good thing for wild cats to come into the house, and I croaked in my stomach and watched the wild cats drool on the roof.

As I was pondering how to get the wild cat off the beam, a gunshot rang out in my ears.

Bang!

The gunfire rang out suddenly, startling me unprepared.

The next moment, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground sounded.

When I looked closely, I saw that the wild cat that was lying on the roof beam had been shot and fell to the ground. Liu Xiaojiao next to her was still lying down, her right arm raised, and she was still holding a gun in her hand.

Just now, she raised her hand and shot the wild cat lying on the roof beam.

"Good marksmanship, don't starve now!"

With a cheer, I quickly picked up the fallen wildcat, and seeing that it was not dead, I drew a dagger to solve its pain.

Then, I used a dagger to peel off the fur on its body, I was not very good at this kind of thing before, but since Lao Fei went up the mountain, Lin Miao and Lin Miao brought back game from the mountain from time to time, and I watched it over time.

Although the technique is not as good as that of old fat, it can still peel off the fur.

Then he disemboweled, took the liver and threw it out of the window, took it outside and washed it in the rain, and finally ran it with a wooden strip and roasted it on the bonfire.

My continuous operation, Liu Xiaojiao, who saw it on the side, was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.

It wasn't until the smell of meat wafted that she swallowed a mouthful of saliva, looked at me speechless for a while and asked, "You haven't done this kind of thing in Heavenly Mountain, have you?" ”

I wiped my saliva and instinctively replied, "I rarely do it, usually it's the old fat who shoots it, and they think I'm not delicious." ”

After saying that, I felt that it was inappropriate, Liu Xiaojiao was the deputy captain of the town after all, although our mountain guards were under the control of the Forestry Bureau, but she was also my top boss no matter what she said.

I was so quick to say these things to her so unabashedly, I am afraid that I will have to suffer.

Sure enough, Liu Xiaojiao glared at me, and said angrily: "The state paid you to protect the mountains and forests, not to destroy the mountains and forests, you actually catch wild meat every day and come back to eat, isn't this a prison guard stealing?" No, I want to report this matter to your leader and ask him to remove you from your post and investigate it. ”

I saw Liu Xiaojiao with a straight face, and said very seriously, I laughed at the moment, and said disapprenously: "If you want to sue, just sue, anyway, I don't want to be a mountain guard, it's best to find someone to replace my position, so that Lao Tzu can also be happy, and save me from worrying every time there is something on the mountain." ”

"But you have to think about it carefully, not everyone can do it!"

"You're threatening me?" Liu Xiaojiao snorted.

I spread my hands and said: "It's not a threat, it's just telling the truth, if you don't believe it, you can check it on the Internet yourself, mountain guards are a high-risk profession, and thankless." Not to mention the ghosts and monsters in the mountains, the harsh environment and the beasts that endanger people's lives are enough to discourage people. In fact, these are secondary, and the most important thing is the endless loneliness and loneliness, which is not something that ordinary people can endure. ”

Liu Xiaojiao sneered: "In this way, you are guarding Heavenly Mountain, not only are you not at fault, but you also have a great merit?" ”

"That's natural, not to mention anything else, just by stopping the Jiao, our Lao Tianyan's reputation has already spread in the nearby villages." I said with some pride.

"If you are so famous, why were you thrown into a coffin for someone else to bury?" Liu Xiaojiao rolled her eyes and said with a look of disdain.

"If you don't brag, will you die?"

I touched my nose and retorted, "That incident was just an accident, in fact, our reputation is quite good." ”

Liu Xiaojiao was silent, but just now she said that she wanted to denounce me just to scare me, if she really had the heart to do this, she wouldn't say it in front of me at all.

I still know her about this.

"Okay, the barbecue is almost ready, do you want to eat it?" I asked Liu Xiaojiao.

Liu Xiaojiao walked over and sat by the fire, staring at the golden roasted cat meat on the wooden shelf, and said in a low voice: "Do you say that we will commit a taboo or something by killing in the temple?" ”

"Probably not, this is not a regular temple, and it has been dilapidated like this, is it really blessed by gods and Buddhas? Besides, even if there are really gods and Buddhas, it's not normal for us to be hungry and want to eat? Before the Buddha became a Buddha, he had to eat. ”

"I hope so!" Liu Xiaojiao sighed as she spoke.

Nearly half an hour, when I saw that it was almost over, I cut off a piece of leg meat with a dagger and handed it to Liu Xiaojiao.

After seeing the latter take it, I was unceremonious and devoured it.

Although there is less spice, we are so hungry that we can already have something to eat, thank God, where can we take care of so much?

A bobcat barbecue, most of which I eat, Liu Xiaojiao only ate a few bites, and then lost her appetite.

This is a bit unusual, it stands to reason that a person has been hungry for so long, not to mention barbecue, even if it is raw meat, I am afraid that she wants to bite into her stomach, but she has no appetite......