After listening to the story of the old man Li Guangsheng, Chen Tao and Uncle Long did not speak for a long time, the old man smoked silently, and Xiaobao was playing with the dog not far away.

The story was too bloody for a child of his age to listen to, so at the beginning, Li Guangsheng sent Xiaobao to play. His childhood left an indelible wound and shadow that affected him for the rest of his life, and he didn't want his grandchildren to do the same.

"Alas, this is more than 50 years, and later I asked someone to inquire about the current residence of those families, but I found nothing."

"I didn't expect that a small piece of jade plate would have such a story...... Old man, you mourn, it's time to let go of things after so many years. Uncle Long said.

"Yes, for so many years, every time I see that jade, I can think of Brother Huzi, Erya, Tie Dan and Ah Gui! Sometimes at night I dream that I am trapped in that terrible valley, surrounded by black shadows, and they wave at me in that group of black shadows. ”

"That incident tormented me for the rest of my life, and I hid it for the rest of my life. Selling this jade today can be regarded as finding a relief for yourself. I don't plan to keep this money for myself. A new school opened in the town a few days ago, and I donated all this money to the children! Let them study well and grow up well! ”

Li Guangsheng snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand, his expression was gloomy, and at this moment, Chen Tao felt that the old man in front of him seemed to be much older all of a sudden.

"I believe that they have spirits in heaven, and it will be very gratifying to see you do this!" Chen Tao persuaded.

"Alas, after holding it back for so many years, I feel comfortable when I say it, it's not early, you two might as well stay for a meal, my son and daughter-in-law should be back soon."

"No, no, the old man is kind, and our uncle and nephew will understand it. It's getting dark, and it's time for us to go back. ”

"Okay, I'm not going to keep you, be careful on the road..... Listening to your accent, you are also a foreigner, believe me, don't touch that mountain, let alone go to that valley! ”

Saying goodbye to the old man, Chen Tao called the rats, and they were almost gone.

The two walked to the entrance of the village, it was already dark, and from a distance, only two black figures and a flickering red dot remained, which was Uncle Long smoking.

Chen Tao asked: "Uncle Long, you said, the old man said that the mountain is so mysterious, is it really fake?"

Uncle Long took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Hmm...... Looking at him, it doesn't look like he's making up a story, it should be true......"

"Is there really a ghost eating people in the mountains?" Chen Tao wondered.

"What the hell eats people." Uncle Long glanced at Chen Tao, "However, after all, it is the only clue about the mountain so far, you can believe it, but you can't believe it all." ”

"Huh? What does it mean? Chen Tao felt that he didn't understand.

"So many years have passed, not to mention that Li Guangsheng was still a child at that time. The human subconscious mind tends to exaggerate or alter certain fragments of memory to make it appear as it is imagined, when in fact it is not what it is remembered. Just like when you look at you in the mirror and you in the photo, you will feel that you look better in the mirror. ”

"So what you mean?"

"That incident, for Li Guangsheng, is a demon, and it has plagued him for so many years, the truth of the matter may have been distorted by his subconscious, don't forget what I said to you when I came."

As he spoke, Uncle Long lightly pointed at Chen Tao's head, "Here, it will also deceive people." ”

Chen Tao didn't speak, thinking about Uncle Long's words in his head.

"But at least it says one thing."

"What's the matter?"

"There's something in the valley...... Uncle Long took a big puff of cigarette, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stepped on it, and slowly spit out a smoke ring, "Something that can kill people......

"Something that costs human life......" Chen Tao thought in his heart, thinking of the story told by the old man Li Guangsheng, he suddenly felt a little cold, and he couldn't help but shrink his body.

Life and death, this is something he has never considered.

In Chen Tao's heart, there is only a strong curiosity about the unknown and a desire to explore, and death is still far away for him.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Haozi and their car came over, and on the way, Uncle Long asked Haozi about their day's harvest, and the mountain ghost said:

"It's really enough to carry today, and the hair is confiscated!"

"I didn't expect to receive anything, but what about the rest, did you find anything?" Uncle Long asked.

Haozi replied: "I heard from a few old people who were enjoying the shade that a troop had once entered that mountain, and then left in a hurry, and I don't know what it was doing in it."

"Troops? What troops? ”

"I don't know about this, some people say it's Yan Xishan Yan Laoxi, some people say it's the National Name Party, and some people say it's Japanese, so it's not accurate." Haozi shook his head and said.

"Didn't an old man say he had caught someone inside?" The mountain ghost interjected.

"Did you say that? Why am I not impressed? Hiroko looked at the mountain ghost.

"Yes! The old man leaning against the corner, I remember it very well. "Mountain ghost road.

"Huh? Taozi, what about you, did you find anything? Haozi asked Chen Tao.

So, Chen Tao told them what the old man said in the afternoon, and at the end, he added:

"Anyway, that's what the old man said, and as for the real or fake, I don't know."

"It's a little interesting, Master Long, what do you think?" The mountain ghost asked Uncle Long.

Uncle Long frowned, and said, "Today's trip, the situation in the surrounding villages is almost the same, go back tonight and have an early meal, I still have an important thing to tell you."

"What's important?" Chen Tao said curiously.

"Let's go eat first, I have to think about this again."

Everyone went all the way into the town, had a simple bite to eat in the small restaurant downstairs, and then returned to the room of Uncle Long and the mountain ghost.

As soon as he entered the door, Chen Tao couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Long, what's the important thing?"

Uncle Long didn't speak, but took out a jade plaque from his arms. Chen Tao took a look and found that it was the piece that was recovered from the old man Li Guangsheng in the afternoon.

At that time, Uncle Long just put it away as soon as he passed his hand, Chen Tao wanted to look at it, but when he saw that Uncle Long had accepted it, he was embarrassed to speak. After all, he is outside, what should be done and what should not be done, he still has a sense of proportion in his heart.

The mountain ghost said: "This is the piece of jade you are talking about?" ”

Uncle Long nodded and said, "That's it."

Chen Tao picked up the jade card and looked at it, but this look surprised him.

The jade plate is an inch square, crystal clear, warm and cool in the hand, and shines with the unique milky luster of jade under the light. Chen Tao took it in his hand and checked it, although this jade plate is not a high-quality jade, it is also very old, and it should be able to sell for a lot of money.

The jade plaque is carved with complex patterns, Chen Tao touched it with his hand, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be a tangled branch, and the front of the plaque was written with a word in ancient style. Chen Tao has learned a little ancient Chinese and knows the character, which is the character "Shuo" in the Chu script of the Six Kingdoms.

"Perhaps, it's an ID card, right?" Chen Tao thought in his heart, turned his hand and looked at the back of the jade plate, only to look at it, and couldn't help but be surprised.

I saw a person engraved on the back of the jade plaque, with strange long limbs, a head in a circled state, and pimple lines in front of him, which was a bronze tree man!

"Uncle Long, this ......!"

Haozi on the side said strangely: "What's the matter, bring it to me to see." With that, he reached out and took the jade plate from Chen Tao's hand.

"Holy!"

Haozi had seen the tree man, and when he saw the pattern behind the jade plaque, he instantly understood the meaning of the jade plaque.

"Isn't this the pattern of the item that the little boss took back?" The mountain ghost was also surprised.

Uncle Long looked at everyone lightly, as if he knew that everyone would have this reaction.

"When I took this piece of jade from Li Guangsheng's hand, I knew that this thing was not simple. At that time, it was inconvenient to speak in the courtyard of their house, and then I listened to what he said, and I thought, this time, we have come to the right place! ”

Uncle Long looked at everyone.

"I see, no wonder you just put it in your pocket and didn't let me see it!" Chen Tao said suddenly.

"Hmph, if you see it, this jade card, the old man probably won't sell it." Uncle Long turned around to get the map, and Chen Tao scratched his head embarrassedly.

Li Hao and the mountain ghost on the side laughed together. Uncle Long spread the map on the bed, and everyone gathered.

"Liangzikou is here, mountain ghost, which legendary village did you two go to?"

"In ...... Over here! The mountain ghost pointed.

"Hmm......" Uncle Long groaned, his eyes looking at the map, his fingers kept pulling along the map, as if he was looking for something.

"Jupiter is difficult to check, the four elephants are high and low and three-way joints, with the dragon on both sides of the spiritual dynasty, five fingers and five thirty-five points......" Uncle Long pressed on the map with one hand, muttering something vaguely in his mouth, Chen Tao was stunned when he watched from the side.

"Hey, there's a game!"

Uncle Long gasped, and then ignored everyone's curious eyes, squinted his eyes and gestured on the map.

"The water moves from the left to the right, the water comes from the right to the right, and the double dragon returns to take Zhong'an, and one is five points and thirty decisions!" Uncle Long's eyes lit up, Chen Tao followed Uncle Long's finger and looked at it, only to see three small characters written on the finger on the map, Heizigou!

"It's Heizigou again......" Chen Tao frowned, "What's wrong with this place?" ”

"If there is a hole, the entrance must be on the hill where this sunspot ditch is located. The man-eating valley that Li Guangsheng said, the eight achievements are here. ”

"Huh? Aren't we going to go into that cannibalistic valley? Chen Tao asked.

"yes, yes." Uncle Long's expression became solemn.

"I thought that the pattern of this place was a little weird, and the anger was too heavy, and there must be a dead hole of extreme yin. This trip is unpredictable......"

"Tao Tao, you go back. It's too dangerous here, you can't follow us down. Uncle Long suddenly looked at Chen Tao.

"Huh? I...... Get back? When Uncle Long said suddenly, Chen Tao couldn't react, and pointed at himself, not knowing what to say.

"It's for your good, it's dangerous below!"

"It's not! Uncle Long, you brought me here, why did you change your hexagram! Chen Tao was unwilling and asked Uncle Long.

"This place is more terrifying than I imagined, if you have any three long and two short, how can I explain to your father!" Uncle Long's words carried a little majesty and anger.

"I'm ......" Chen Tao clenched his fists tightly, and the matter just left like this?

No, he is not reconciled, he does not want to go!

Chen Tao took a deep breath and calmed down. Looking up at Uncle Long's eyes, he said:

"Uncle Long, I know that you are for my good, but I also have a reason why I have to go!"

"What reason?" Uncle Long looked at him without blinking.

"I want to be strong and grow. I know there are many things in this family that I don't know, and I know that you may be in some unsolvable predicament and urgently need someone to help you. My father also said that the Chen family needs me, and the Lingmeng also needs me, so I can't hide. ”

"I've grown up under your protection since I was a child, you didn't tell me anything, you didn't let me touch anything, and now I'm an adult, I have my own plans!"

"I know in my heart how dangerous this line is, if I keep hiding, I will be safe and will not be hurt a little, but how can this help me, the Chen family, and the Spirit Alliance?"

"Now that you've made up your mind to do it, don't back down, I'll take whatever you want. I dare to resist, because I know that even if I can't bear it, I still have you behind me. But if you don't even give me a chance to face it, then what's the point of all this? ”

Chen Tao's chest rose and fell violently, this was the first time he had spoken to Uncle Long like this, he didn't know where he got the courage, he didn't want to let himself live in a shackle, and he didn't want to hide in the Chen family's greenhouse for the rest of his life.

Several people were shocked by Chen Tao's appearance, on weekdays, Chen Tao always looked like a hippie smile, and suddenly he was so serious, which made everyone present feel very surprised.

"This ......"

The mountain ghost and Haozi looked at Uncle Long together, Uncle Long was silent for a long time, and after touching his trouser pocket for a long time, he took out a cigarette case and saw that it was empty. Seeing this, the mountain ghost took out his cigarette and handed it to Uncle Long. Lighting the fire, Uncle Long slowly spit out a smoke ring and said:

"Alas, that's it, that's it, the road has to be walked by itself. It's just that this time I have a hunch that it won't be too flat down there, and when you enter the hole, you will follow us, don't run around by yourself. If you find something, don't touch it! ”

"Well, I understand!" Chen Tao breathed a sigh of relief and calmed his nervous and excited emotions.

"Mountain ghost, Haozi!" Uncle Long looked at the two of them

"Master Long, you say!"

"Inform Lao Wang and the surname Zhang, the pot is open!"

"Yes!" The two nodded in response.

"Anyone else?" Chen Tao asked.

"Well, this cake is too big for us to eat. Let's all go back and rest, and go to Heizigou tomorrow! ”

Listening to Uncle Long's words, Chen Tao's eyes flickered.

"It's finally time to start, I'm not going to back down! Chen Tao, from tomorrow, my life is going to be turned upside down, right......?"