Tie the ox cart against the rock wall, then take out the powder prepared on the ox cart and scatter it along the ox cart. These powders are effective in repelling snakes and insects that come out at night.

They're going to spend the night in the wilderness.

Because they miscalculated, the villages in the vicinity were no longer empty, and all that was left was some ruins. It seems that there was once a fire in these villages and then they were burned down.

However, there is a high probability of being looted by bandits, because there are still some bones with burnt marks under the ruins. And on these bones, there are obvious cuts.

In troubled times, human life is the cheapest.

Tan Mo and his senior brother could only recite the Sutra of the Past Life once, and then left directly.

Since I couldn't find anyone, I had to sleep in an ox cart. Fortunately, this is the ox cart of King Teng's mansion, different from the ox cart in the market, with four wheels, the space of a carriage is not small, and the layout is not worse than the hospitality room of a large family, it is not convenient to wash, there is no water source nearby, and the water brought by this ox cart should be saved.

I found some dry firewood on the spot, lit some dry grass with flint, and slowly lit the dead branches, and then expanded the fire.

This fire needs to burn until midnight.

It is not enough to prevent snakes and insects, but also to prevent wild animals. In this mountainous land, at night, there are indispensable foraging beasts. A beast that has been hungry for a day will eat people.

But this was not enough, the Lotus Monk watched back and forth for a while, and then went to the neighborhood to cut some bamboo and came back.

"Little junior brother, put these bamboos around the ox cart, and then connect them with this red rope."

Tan Mo didn't ask why, he took the bamboo and followed what his senior brother said, inserted it around the ox cart, and the distance between the two bamboos was controlled by him to look about the same.

Finally, the bamboos are connected with red rope.

When the lotus monk saw that Tan Mo was all ready, he took out the four gossip mirrors, tied them with red ropes, and faced them in four directions.

"Little junior brother, county lord, if you suddenly wake up this night, no matter who calls you or what they are doing, you should not go out." The lotus monk admonished.

Tan Mo knew that his senior brother must have seen something, so he nodded, indicating that he would definitely do it.

The little county lord was very curious, looked left and right, and then asked, "Uncle Lotus, will anyone come at night?" There's no one living around here, right? ”

"Yes, after all, they've been hungry for so long, it's rare to meet us, and they always want to come and get something to eat." The lotus monk said meaningfully.

"Senior brother, do you want to keep vigil?" Tan Mo couldn't help but ask.

"It's okay, you are in the first half of the night, and I am in the second half of the night." Hearing Tan Mo say this, the lotus monk nodded out of caution.

Hearing Tan Mo and Lotus Monk say this, the little county lord already understood what was going on. Someone will come at night, but the person who comes is just in human form......

So, the little lord climbed into the ox cart at once.

Seeing this scene, the lotus monk couldn't help laughing, he shook his head, and then said to Tan Mo: "Little junior brother, get ready, you go to boil pot porridge, you can add more water, you may have to stay up all night, after all, it's easy to get hungry if you stay up late." ”

"Yes, senior brother."

Washing the rice rack pot, it didn't take long for Tan Mo to get these ready, and then began to squat by the campfire, carefully controlling the fire.

Crackle, crackle.

Listening to the sound of dry wood burning, Tan Mo couldn't help but look into the distance. This is a place halfway up the mountain, but the terrain is relatively open, and when you look at it from a distance, it is already dark, and there is a thick fog in the darkness, which adds a bit of mystery. Closer places, because he has been there, although he can't see clearly, Tan Mo still knows what is there.

It was getting dark very quickly.

Tonight there are dark clouds, and there is no light in the sky. In this darkness, the only light was the campfire next to the ox cart.

The big black cow was lying quietly under the ox cart at this moment, slowly gnawing on the grass on the side of his mouth.

Tan Mo then came to the side of the carriage, leaned on the wheel, looked at the pot of porridge swaying from side to side on the bonfire, and began to wander. This porridge is much slower than cooking, especially this bonfire with scattered heat, and it takes about an hour for this pot of porridge to be boiled.

When the porridge was ready, suddenly a light rain began to fall, so Tan Mo hurriedly took the pot and ran into the carriage.

"God is not beautiful." When the Lotus Monk was telling the story to the lord of the small county, he closed the window, then took off the rosary in his hand and hung it on the car door.

Then he took out a sutra book and placed it at the end of the carriage.

"It seems that tonight, I can't sleep well."

"Senior brother, is it so serious?" Tan Mo couldn't help but ask.

"In those villages, there are a lot of lonely ghosts." The Lotus Monk sighed and said the root of the problem.

Only then did Tan Mo understand why his senior brother should be cautious, he thought at first that there were only one or two demons of unknown origin, but he didn't expect that there would be a dozen, or even dozens.

"Senior brother, why didn't you leave here at night before?" Tan Mo couldn't help asking.

"It's getting dark, we can't get out at that time, and if we want to get out, we can only wait until dawn tomorrow, when the first rays of sunlight appear, to find a way out." Lotus Monk said.

Tan Mo was shocked.

But when I thought about it, there was a large group of ominous people haunting this place, and this place was born unknown, turning into the yin soil of the world, which is normal.

It's no wonder that since they arrived in this place, they haven't bumped into a single pedestrian, thinking that this place is already a well-known ghost domain.

Tan Mo: o(╥_╥)o.

Tan Mo was worried in his heart, the little county lord was no better, and after the two glanced at each other, they invariably shrank into the corner of the carriage.

Close to each other, feeling each other's warmth, this is a little more comfortable.

The lotus monk looked at this scene, but couldn't help but wonder: "The porridge is boiled, you two come to drink it first, and then it's not too late to retract it." But if the poor monk is here, can you still make an accident? ”

When the little county lord heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Tan Mo, then pursed his lips and muttered, "Coward." ”

Tan Mo didn't speak, just gave her an expression: ^(* ̄(oo) ̄)^.

The little county lord wanted to say something, but at this moment the lotus monk lifted the lid of the pot, smelled the thick aroma of rice porridge, and snorted lightly, and then ran to the lotus monk's side, looking at the steaming white porridge with a blank eye.

Tan Mo also followed, and the lotus monk filled a bowl and handed it to Tan Mo.

Reaching out to catch it, stirring it with chopsticks, Tan Mo wanted to drink it colder, but at this time, he suddenly heard a voice from outside the carriage.

"It's so fragrant, it's so fragrant! Can you give me a sip? If no one speaks, then I'll assume that you agree! ”

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