Chapter Eighty-Four: The Northern Foot of the Mountain

"Brother! Wake up! ”

"Brother! You can't sleep here! ”

It seems to be Xiaozhi's voice, and it sounds a little nervous!

Yanagi Buhui opened his eyes and saw that Xiao Zhi was lying beside him, shaking him.

He rubbed his eyes, rolled over, and sat up.

Xiao Zhi saw him wake up and breathed a sigh of relief, "Why don't you cover a quilt or blanket or something when you're asleep?!" ”

While turning around and going to the tent to get a blanket, he complained, "You don't know how cool the night breeze is in the mountains!?" Still so inattentive? Beware of freezing your body! ”

"It's okay, Xiaozhi! Don't worry, brother is in good health! ”

Yanagishita Buhui looked at Xiao Zhi, looked around again, and said to Xiao Zhi with a smile.

To his amazement, he found that the big stone that had been cracked by the jade cliff on the edge of the canopy last night did not show any signs of cracking before, and it was still the same as when he first came yesterday.

He turned his head to look at the campfire again, and there was no sign of it moving.

Is it another dream?!

In these years, why are there so many dreams?!

Yanagishita scratched his head.

No wonder he laughed so loudly and talked so loudly last night, but he didn't wake up Xiao Zhi and the little fat man.

It turned out to be just a big dream!

Yanagishita smiled bitterly.

"So many empty wine bottles?! Brother, why did you drink so much alone in the middle of the night?! ”

Xiao Zhi suddenly pointed to the empty wine bottle on the picnic mat and exclaimed!

What the?!

Yanagi was stunned.

The empty bottle is still there, which means that the drinking thing is still true.

But, the demon clan?!

Yanagi Buhui suddenly thought that in this era of atheism, when it comes to the demon clan, will it be ridiculed?!

Dream! Definitely a dream!

Dreaming of the demon clan, it may be because Xiao Zhi said that it is not a human or a ghost, since it is not a human or a ghost, then it has to be given another name, so it is called a demon in the dream!

Right! So the explanation is logical.

Wine?!

Could it be that I am too tired and too cold at night?!

I subconsciously went to drink to keep warm and relieve my fatigue?!

This explanation is scientific enough! It also makes perfect sense!

If it's not a dream, how can that stone be explained?!

"You all slept last night, and I was a little sleepy, but before things were cleared, I drank some wine to sober up, and by the way, I kept out the cold!"

Yanagishita said to Xiao Zhi with a smile, and danced his arm, "Look, I'm not good!?" ”

"Hmmm! Brother, do you want to sleep a little longer?! It's still early anyway! ”

Xiao Zhi looked at Yanagishita Buhui's face that looked haggard because he was a little sleep-deprived, and asked with concern.

Yanagishita Fuhui looked up at the sky.

The night has begun to fade.

The sky in the distance was already white.

The surrounding mountains, rocks, grasses and trees, layered and overlapped, are also clearly visible.

"Forget it! It's suddenly not sleepy! ”

Yanagishita wiped his face vigorously, lifted the blanket covering his body, and struggled to stand up.

Suddenly, he saw the tent move slightly.

He was shocked.

Then, only a "stab" sound was heard, and the curtain of the tent was lifted.

A chubby head sticks out!

The little fat man woke up.

It's another false alarm!

Yanagishita Buhui thinks it's a little funny, isn't he a little frightened?!

"Brother, you woke up so early?!"

The little fat man also saw Yanagishita Buhui, opened his sleepy eyes, and greeted Yanagishita Buhui.

"Feeling better!? The wine should be sober, right?! ”

Yanagishita asked in a loud voice.

"I've been awake a long time ago!"

The little fat man suddenly got energetic, got dressed in three and five places, and got out of the tent.

Xiao Zhi has already poured the washing water.

"Let's all come and wash up!"

Xiao Zhi beckoned everyone, "After eating, let's leave as soon as possible." Aim to get back to town tonight! ”

To speed things up, travel light.

As soon as they finished breakfast, they began to pack up their camping tents, canopies, picnic mats and other items.

After a while, they set up a number of large and small backpacks or satchels and bags.

"Xiaozhi, will we go back from here later?!"

Yanagishita Buhui asked Xiaozhi while sorting out his backpack.

"Yes! What's wrong?! ”

Xiao Zhi raised his head in some surprise and looked at Liu Xia Buhui to ask.

"Nothing!"

Yanagishita Fue explained, "If we go back from this road, then we won't have to carry so many things with us!" There are some things that we can put here first, and then bring them back when we come back later, isn't it a lot of effort! ”

"Hmmm! That's the best! ”

The little fat man also nodded and said yes.

He said as he removed the heaviest battery from his body, "This thing, it's too heavy!" It's better to put it here first! ”

Indeed, if you climb the mountain later, and you don't camp at night, you shouldn't need much electricity.

Carrying this on your back is indeed a burden.

There are also camping tents, canopies and so on.

"But you have to bring enough food and drink!"

"Well, and bring a picnic mat, in case you are tired and want to rest, there is also a place to sit and rest, or simply lie down for a while!"

Everyone is gossiping, you say a word, I say a word.

After a while, everyone agreed.

Except for necessities such as food, snacks, drinks, and climbing tools, all heavy items that are related to the night's camping or climbing are left in place to be picked up when you turn back.

The bodies of the three of them suddenly became much lighter.

On everyone's body, except for the backpack on their back and the trekking poles in their hands, there are almost no other bags and bags.

When he walked, he walked calmly and steadily.

There was no heavy burden, a full meal, and after a night's rest, the three of them were physically recovered, full of energy, and resurrected with full blood.

Before the sun had climbed the hill, they had already set off!

I don't know if it's because people are in good spirits on happy occasions, or if the road ahead is really easier to climb.

Although it is inevitable to drill through the forest and pass through the stones, cross the ditch and cross the stream, climb the mountain and attach the ridge, pull the grass and cut the bamboo, the road is tortuous, high and low, crooked and twisted.

But, in the end, after about two or three hours, they finally reached the top of the northern foot of the mountain out of breath.

It is said to be the top of the northern foot of the mountain, but in fact, it is only a relatively high section of the ridge at the northern foot of the mountain.

Stand here and look around.

The eyes are full of greenery, and the sound of the waves is heard everywhere.

Standing in the wind, there is a feeling of looking at the world and seeing the mountains at a glance.

People don't feel that their minds are suddenly open-minded, and they can't help but think of flying, wanting to go to the blue sky and catch the bright moon.

Yanagishita Buhui suddenly remembered a poem:

How is Dai Zongfu? Qi Lu Qingwei is gone.

Creation Zhong Shenxiu, yin and yang cut dusk.

Swing the chest to give birth to stratus clouds, and decide to return to the bird.

It will be the top of the mountain, and the mountains will be seen at a glance.

Although it is not Mount Tai here at the moment, Liu Buhui feels that here, at this time, this poem is very appropriate!

He himself wanted to write a poem, but after thinking about it, thinking about it, thinking about it again, it seemed that except for the sentence "! Besides, there are no words to express their feelings!

In the distance, the white clouds are ethereal, and the mountains are faint.

Underfoot, the mist flowed, and the pine waves flowed.

Beside him, Xiaopang smirked, and Xiaozhi was thoughtful.

Yanagishita Buhui held a single-lens reflex camera, and kept pressing the shutter against the rising sun in the distance and the boundless sea of clouds.

"Click... Click... ”

The crisp shutter sound is as light as Yanagishita's unfavorable mood.

From far to near, from high to low, from top to bottom, it is a pleasure to shoot under the willows.

Suddenly, he was frantically pressing the hand of the shutter, and suddenly froze and stopped.

The shutter sound of "click" also disappeared immediately.

"What's wrong! Elder brother?! ”

The little fat man, who was looking at Yanagishita Buhui taking pictures with great interest, asked in surprise, "Why did you suddenly stop shooting?!" ”

Xiao Zhi next to him also felt something strange.

He walked up to Yanashita Buhui and looked at Yanagishita Buhui's motionless appearance: "What did you find?!" ”

"Look!"

Yanagishita Buhui suddenly pointed ahead excitedly and shouted, "Look! ”

Looking in the direction of the willow Buhui's finger, there are patches of mountains stretching and patches of greenery.

"What do you see?!"

The little fat man looked at it carefully for a while, but found nothing, so he looked at Yanagishita Buhui very suspiciously and asked, "I didn't see anything!" ”

Xiao Zhi looked at it and didn't find anything unusual.

Yanagishita is still dancing with his hands, just like Columbus discovered the New World.

He pressed his eyes to the frame of his DSLR camera, slowly zooming in, zooming in, and zooming in and out.

"This is indeed the place, it should be here!"

Yanagishita Buhui said to himself firmly.

It's no wonder that Little Fat Man and Xiao Zhi can't see anything unusual.

Because, really, there was nothing there, no different from where they were standing.

If there's one difference, it's that the place is a little concave.

In fact, there are not many concaves.

But looking at it from this high ridge, the recess looked like a pot was placed there, or rather like a shallow pit.

According to the sketch of Boss Luo when he left, Yanagi Buhui was very sure that that it was the place where Lao Luo found the brand.

Now, all he had to do was go to that recess at once and take a closer look to see if there would be anything else to be found.

And this information, among the three of them, no one knows except for Yanagi Buhui.

Xiao Zhi only knew that there would be a sign here, but he didn't know when or where.

"Let's go, let's go there!"

Liu Shita raised his hand and greeted Xiaopang and Xiaozhidao.

"Where is that?!"

Before the little fat man could speak, Xiao Zhi stared at Yanagi Buhui with suspicious eyes and asked.

"That's where we're going!"

Yanagishita Fuhui squeezed his eyes at Xiao Zhi, shook his head in that direction and said, "There, there should be something to discover!" ”

Xiao Zhi immediately understood what Yanagi meant and nodded.

"What will you find?!"

The little fat man was a little excited and panted, "Could it be ginseng and deer antlers, or some gold and silver treasure?!" Hey, hey, hey! ”

"Maybe that's a deal!"

Yanagi Buhui wanted to laugh when he looked at the little fat man, and deliberately said seriously: "Maybe there is a little bit of everything!" What a pity! ”

"What a pity?! Elder brother?! ”

The little fat man scratched his head and asked puzzled.

"It's a pity that we left a lot of bags at the camp last night, otherwise, we would have been able to take all those treasures away later!"

"Really?!"

The little fat man was overjoyed, "Why don't you do this, brother?!" You guys wait for a while, I'll go back now, and bring a few more bags?! ”

"Hahahaha!"

Yanagishita laughed.

Xiao Zhi, who was originally thoughtful, was also amused by the little fat man's words at the moment.

The road here is similar to adventure for Yanagishita Fuhui and the little fat man, or like surviving in the wilderness.

But for Xiao Zhi, a local, it is really too ordinary.

Under the guidance and leadership of Xiao Zhi, everyone went around, turned left and right, climbed high and low, and ran around.

It didn't take much effort, probably just over an hour, and Xiao Zhi suddenly stopped.

"This is it!"

"Here?!"

"Hmm!"

Xiao Zhi nodded with certainty.

Yanagishita stopped and looked around.

Surrounded by trees, the branches and foliage are verdant, almost obscuring the sky.

Through the gaps between the trees, you can see the sky and white clouds overhead.

It can also be vaguely seen that this place, compared to the surrounding terrain, is indeed much lower.

If nothing else, this is the recess.

Xiao Zhi is right!

This is it!

"Let's keep a distance and search separately!"

Yanagishita beckoned and shouted to the little fat man and Xiao Zhi.

"What are you searching for?!"

The little fat man was a little silly and asked, "Any hints?!" Or what other characteristics?! As long as it's significant! ”

Xiao Zhi also looked at Yanagi Buhui expectantly.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you!"

Yanagishita Buhui thought for a while and said, "Let's look carefully, there will be a big tree here, which has been struck by lightning in the past, so there should be traces of burning on the trunk, on the body, on the roots, and even on the ground near the tree." Those traces are the target of our trip! ”

"Huh?! You wouldn't say that there was a species that survived here, was struck by a thunderbolt and died, leaving behind a large number of treasures?! ”

The little fat man drooled and asked mysteriously, as if there were already a large number of treasures in front of him.

"Then who knows?!"

Yanagi is not favored and it is not easy to break it directly, and he pretended to be serious, "If everyone knows, then will it be our turn?!" ”

"That's too! Elder brother! ”

The little fat man nodded busily and said, "Let's hurry up, don't let others take the lead!" ”

As he spoke, he lifted his feet and walked away, and in the blink of an eye, he had walked a long way, and in the dense woods, there was almost no human figure to be seen.

"Chubby, Chubby! It can't be that far away! ”

Yanagi Buhui was so anxious that he shouted, "Let's get closer and take care of each other!" ”

"That's it, little fat man! Come back soon! ”

Xiao Zhi also shouted loudly, "We all have to stay in everyone's sight!" ”

Yanagi Buhui secretly admired.

He felt that Xiao Zhi's method could really be called the wisest approach, especially in this strange, mysterious, dense, and dangerous primeval forest.

Safety first!

Although in this primeval forest, it is difficult to walk and has a limited field of vision.

However, with the cooperation of the three people, the search was carried out in an orderly and orderly manner.

"Brother! Xiaozhi! Come and see! ”

Suddenly, the little fat man who was walking on the edge shouted excitedly, "Here, there are traces of excesses here!" ”

Yanagi Buhui heard it and was overjoyed.

Hurry up and run over it in three steps and two steps.

I almost tripped over the raised roots.

Sure enough, on the body of a large tree that probably took two people to enclose, there was a black burning mark.

Although I don't know whether it was washed by the rain or moistened by the dew, the deep burn marks on the trunk were still so obvious and fresh.

It looks like it's just burned, it's just extinguished.

It seems that the scene when the lightning strike can be made up in the brain, how shocking it is.

Such a thick tree, the two of them hugged.

A thunderbolt almost split half of it, igniting a raging fire.

It's not hard to imagine how much energy is contained in that lightning?!

If this energy hits a person's body.

I'm afraid that I won't be ruined immediately and ashes?!

Thinking of this, Yanagishita shuddered!

How can the power of the Heavenly Dao be resisted by human beings?!

He let out a long sigh and looked up.

Xiao Zhi was also looking at the scar intently.

There seemed to be a very special look on his face.

There seemed to be a strange light in his eyes.

The little fat man was eagerly surrounding the tree, constantly circling and inspecting carefully, for fear of missing even the slightest clue.

Under the tree, there was a mass of burning ashes.

From time to time, the forest wind swept by, blowing up bursts of ashes.

The ashes, which were originally thick, were also blown more and more thin by the wind.

Lao Luo was looking for traces of the brand when he opened the ashes, but he was also blown away by the wind and disappeared without a trace.

Yanagishita gently waved his trekking poles, gently brushing away the thin layer of ash, trying to find something as hard as he could.

Xiao Zhi beside him also learned from the willow and looked for every corner in the ashes.

Sure enough, as expected!

Here, nothing was found!

Even if it was expected, Yanagi Buhui was still a little disappointed, he thought it would be a bit of an unexpected gain.

Xiao Zhi was also disappointed, he didn't find out, let alone get the brand he wanted.

However, the most disappointed person should be regarded as a little fat man!

He came in high spirits, searching passionately and expectantly.

In the end, nothing came of it!

There are no gold and silver treasures, even rare treasures, the key is that I haven't even seen any ginseng and deer antler velvet or anything.

The little fat man is a little deflated!

All at once sat on the big roots of this big tree and gasped loudly.

Yanagishita Fuhui can understand the mood of the little fat man very well.

To comfort him and express that he feels the same way as him.

He walked over, patted the little fat man on the shoulder, and sat down next to the little fat man.

"What's wrong?! I can't find anything, I'm a little upset?! ”

"Not really!"

The little fat man slammed the small branch in his hand to the ground, "Nothing! Waste of energy! ”

Suddenly, he stopped!

I saw his eyes light up, staring straight at the small branch he had just dropped on the ground.

"Cool! Pregnant! ”

He screamed.

As soon as he lowered his head and bent down, he dug out a bright ring from the ground!

"Hahahaha! It's really worth the trip! ”

The little fat man took it in his hand, wiped it carefully with his palm, looked at it seriously, and said to Yanagi Buhui: "Brother! You see! Not bad, it should be a gold ring! ”

Yanagi Buhui's heart moved!

Whose ring is this?!

Could it be that it came with that brand?!

Why haven't you heard Lao Luo say it?!

Could it be that Lao Luo doesn't know?!

In a trance, he suddenly raised his head,

Xiao Zhi looked at him with a smile!