"This is it," Yun Sang took the booklet in Ji Shu's hand, "I once read this nameless medicine book. Tsk, look at the two mountains in this booklet, aren't they the Chasing Waves and the Xiyun Mountain? ”

Ji Shu: "Chasing the waves and resting the clouds? ”

"Exactly." Yun Sang came out of the house and pointed to the evening twilight, "Zhulang Mountain and Xiyun Mountain both belong to the Siyou Mountain system. See! The continuous mountain peaks that seem to come from the waves are the mountains of the waves; Xiyun Mountain is the one on the left side of the mountain that is close to the wave as far as the eye can see. ”

In the distance, the peaks loom in the twilight, standing tall and strong like silent giants.

Ji Shu took a deep breath. Looking at the majestic momentum, it may take some effort to climb up.

However, there was an inexplicable pride in the young man's chest, and a kind of pride and courage that he vowed to conquer spontaneously appeared.

Su Cardamom, who was standing next to him, quietly held his hand, although he didn't say anything, his fingers were tightly clasped with his.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and saw trust and fearlessness in each other's eyes.

After eating porridge and rice early the next morning, the two cleaned up, said goodbye to Ji Mo, Yunsang and others and went to Zhulang Mountain.

Qingming has passed, the yin energy between heaven and earth has declined, the vitality is vigorous, all things spit out the old and accept the new, and there is a spring and Jingming.

At this time, the warm sun is rising, the sky is clear, and the valley is wide and bright. Dewdrops roll on the leaves of herbs that are trying to germinate.

Ji Shu and Su Cardamom each wore dark and neat clothes.

Ji Shu pedals thick-soled soap boots, and Su Cardamom has a pair of ankle light boots on his feet. The two of them have become handsome young men in the mountains who go out to collect medicine.

Ji Shu tightened the burden on his back, in addition to a set of change of clothes, there was also a rain and rain dew ointment made by A Ning and some other pills to ward off insects and snakes. Su Cardamom's baggage was the same, but there were a few more bottles of poison pills sent by Yun Sang in case of emergency.

The fire fold was wrapped in oiled paper.

The dagger was inserted into the belt on the side of the boot.

The rope is coiled up into a special package and carried with the baggage.

"Si Youshan stretches for more than 300 miles, known for its 'secluded', 'strange', 'dangerous' and 'difficult', and the mountains are stacked with peaks and peaks, which reflect each other and are integrated. In the past, my grandfather and I would go up the mountain from time to time to collect medicine, and it was normal to go back and forth for a month and a half, but we never turned out of this mountain. If you want to get out of the mountain, you will be the entrance to this poison medicine valley. Fortunately, you have a purpose when you go up the mountain, just find those herbs. Walk through the Valley of the Poison Doctor, head south, and climb up...... Do what you can and return triumphantly. ”

Yunsang's explanation is vivid.

The two walked forward.

The Valley of the Poison Doctor is indeed the place where the old poison doctor has worked hard.

This was the first time in a few days that Ji Shu and Su Cardamom had intuitively seen the Poison Doctor Valley.

Yun Sang was right, but wherever herbs could be planted, the old poison doctor would never let the valley be empty. Places where herbs cannot be grown are either rocky, peanut trees, or babbling streams.

For the first time, they also met the medicine boy that Yun Sang had mentioned.

said that they were medicine boys, and they looked like they were only eight or nine years old, but looking at their actions, they looked well-trained and organized, and they couldn't be associated with "children" anyway.

It's just that some people smile when they see people, and some are expressionless, just busy with the things at hand.

Fertilizing, soiling, picking......

Cardamom was a little curious about these medicine boys.

"These should be the children of outsiders," Ji Shu pointed to his head, "There is a problem here." There are many children in such people, and it is difficult to feed them, and it is pitiful to live a lifetime in chaos. People are divided into groups, which is good here. ”

It's all simple physical work.

Cardamom Su understood the truth, but in the end she had a faint sadness.

……

Climb a section of the front slope planted with drunken black grass and periwinkles, and the road ahead is covered with tribulus terrestris. As the sun sets, the dew on the pinnate leaves of the thistle glistens with a ghostly glow.

Two small letter birds flew over, flew around Ji Shu and Su Cardamom twice, and flew away with a chirp.

Raising his head, the mountain of chasing waves suddenly approached.

At dusk, the two of them had already reached the southwest edge of the Poison Doctor Valley, and they could reach a section of the mountain by crossing a puzzle in front of them, and they could enter the mountain by climbing up.

"Tired?" Ji Shu looked at the cardamom beside him.

Su Cardamom gasped: "It's okay." ”

It's hot compared to noon, and it's cooler all the way through.

Looking back at the entire Poison Doctor Valley...... After traveling so far, although the two of them are still in the valley, the road in the valley is winding and winding, and it is no longer possible to see the direction of the poison medicine valley at all.

Ji Shu suddenly turned around and hugged the person in front of him.

He whispered in Su Cardamom's ear: "Shall we take a break and go out of the valley early tomorrow morning." ”

Su Cardamom was hugged by him and was relieved. Leaning on his chest at this moment, the fatigue of the whole day seems to have dissipated invisibly.

The chirping of birds from the valleys and mountain streams gradually fell silent.

Su Cardamom squinted her eyes, sniffing the warmth from Ji Shu's body, and had some happy trance.

Ji Shu hugged her hand tightly.

Su Cardamom's originally moist voice was low, and she let out a low and muddy "hmm".

Ji Shu's body stiffened, and then he kept the slight stiffness quiet for a while, then his hand loosened a little, and he took out his right hand and stroked Su Cardamom's forehead.

Su's squinted eyes opened a little, opened a few more, and then ...... She felt two warm lips fall from her forehead.

"Uh......" Su Cardamom blushed, "I still think it's better to go out of the valley." She unconsciously suppressed her voice, "You might as well stay in the mountains tonight, and you can rush to Zhulang Mountain early tomorrow morning." ”

Ji Shu chuckled: "Well, I'll listen to you." ”

He let go of her, rubbed his thumb very lightly on her face with lingering and loving, stroked it with a precious and heavy touch, and imprinted a kiss on her forehead again.

Yun Sang's breathing was a little scattered, she poured out two black pills from a small porcelain bottle she carried with her, fed one to Ji Shu, and swallowed the remaining one by herself.

She suddenly felt that Ji Shu had changed, and somehow learned to be coquettish. It's just a small pill given by Yun Sang to resist obstacles, and he actually needs her to feed it to his mouth, that's all, obviously the pill is very bitter, he actually chewed and swallowed it without changing his face.

Then he took her hand and walked towards the obstacle.

Sunset molten gold.

The valley was darkened.

Walking into the barrier, through a bamboo forest and a puddle, the two of them seemed to walk out without much effort.

In front of me is a large area of high and low large and small rocks.

Taking a breath, Su Cardamom was a little puzzled: "I thought this barrier in the Poison Medicine Valley was so powerful, but I didn't expect it to be so easy to walk." ”

Ji Shu shook his head: "No." Look at the valley behind you and the mountains in front of you. This is a natural obstacle, clearly set up by an old poison doctor, and the puddle inside is a pool of poison, I dare say, if we don't take the pill beforehand, we can't get out. And the mountain in front of you, not too high, you can climb it with a little force—I'm afraid no one outside has ever come down from it. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the hinterland of Siyoushan. ”

"If it's a hinterland, why build another barrier?" Su Cardamom said, "People from outside can't come in, so who dares to fight the idea of poison doctor Gu?" ”

"It's just for defense. Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case. The predecessors of the poison doctor were obsessed with poison and wanted to be clean, so they naturally did not want others to disturb them. ”

Masters are not as simple as they look on the face.