After exchanging a look with Su Che, the two of us quickly came to an agreement, so I nodded and said, "Okay, anyway, we are not familiar with the road here, so let's let this one help." ”

A smile flashed on Mayor Li's face, and he nodded and said, "Don't worry, two masters, this nephew of mine grew up in the mountains since he was a child, and there is no place in the mountains around this town that he can't find." ”

I laughed in my heart, since there is no place that cannot be found, then why can't you find the missing people?

But I didn't say that, and it's not too late to come back to him when the mystery is solved.

The three of them climbed up the gentle slope, and Mayor Lee remained at the crater for a long time, and only when we were halfway up the hill along a very steep path did he turn back to the town.

We're in a difficult location to navigate, full of rocks and cliffs, with only a winding, rugged path leading straight ahead.

Li Lin walked very fast in front, and it seemed that he did climb the mountain often, and he was familiar with this road, so he could pass it with his eyes closed.

Su Che and I are not weak, we are both cultivators, and this kind of mountain path is not a problem for our physical strength at all, so we have not been left behind by him.

When I reached the top of the mountain, I suddenly saw a clear sight in front of me, and when I looked to the other side, there were all high mountains in the distance, and the mountains were covered by dense trees, and there was not even a place where the rocks were exposed.

"It's so beautiful, the ecology of this place is really good." I looked into the distance and took a deep breath and couldn't help but admire.

Li Lin smiled and said that the people in the town have never come here to cut down trees, so they have been cultivated like this for so many years, the jungle on the opposite side is dense, and the two of them should be careful when walking, otherwise they will easily be scratched by the branches.

I saw that his expression was shy when he spoke, which was completely different from the mayor Li who knew that he was very treacherous at first glance, so I couldn't help but ask him: "By the way, Li Lin, before we entered the mountain, we saw a person standing there halfway up the mountain, dressed like you, who is that?" ”

Li Lin was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "That person, he is a well-known madman in the town, he wanders around in this mountain every day when he has nothing to do, you don't have to pay attention to him." ”

I nodded, but I didn't think so, the townspeople were acting weirdly, and maybe there was something wrong with them.

"Where are you two going?" Li Lin looked at us and asked.

Su Che and I had actually seen the destination a long time ago, and the yin qi was continuous along the way, from the crater to the valley in the distance, there were traces of yin qi everywhere, so I pointed to a mountain col in the distance and asked, "What is that place?" ”

The place where I pointed was at the end of the valley between the two mountains, and the trees in that col were markedly different from those in the other places, where they were all emerald green, but the circle around the col was dark green, and very dark, and looked like a black spot in the forest.

"Well, that's a mountain pass." Li Lin stammered.

I turned my head to look at him and noticed that this person looked a little flustered, so I sneered and asked, "What are you afraid of?" ”

"Me? I... I didn't panic..."Li Lin asked nervously.

I nodded, and said that if you don't panic, then please lead the way and lead us to the col.

He hesitated, and then reluctantly began to descend the mountain.

Su Che and I looked at each other and smiled, this kid knew that place was different, and he didn't dare to go there, obviously there was something strange about that place.

Maybe it was because the mayor sent him, and he didn't dare to disobey, so he continued to lead us down the mountain.

So on the way down the mountain, I asked, "How is your mayor?" ”

"How's that?" Li Lin asked as he walked, but he didn't look back.

"Is it just a person, a personality and something like that, and is it very popular with the people in the town?" I asked.

Li Lin hesitated: "It's okay, it's okay, others are very shrewd, there are so many people in the town, no one can show him, so everyone recommended him." ”

"Does he have a family?" I asked curiously.

"Well, yes." Li Lin was sluggish when he spoke.

My mind is racing, is this kid hiding something for Mayor Li? Why are you talking and talking?

As we spoke, the three of us had descended the mountain to the middle of the canyon, a larger valley formed by the convergence of several canyons, extending outward along the mountain that surrounded the town, with no end in sight.

"Where does this canyon lead?" I asked, standing in the valley.

Li Lin said that there is also a large primeval forest outside, and if you walk a few dozen kilometers to the east, you will not be far from the city.

What a large primeval forest, I couldn't help but ask him curiously: "Why is your town so remote, it is said that there are only people here?" ”

"Yes, at the beginning, a few old ancestors moved here and found that this place was very secluded and suitable for hiding from the war, so they stayed to live and reclaim wasteland, and then after a long time, the number of people gathered increased." Li Lin explained.

There are spirits in the deep mountains and old forests, and in such a remote place, it is strange if there is something strange.

"Alright, let's take a break and keep walking."

I saw Li Lin standing there without moving, so I urged.

As a result, he stood there with a look of embarrassment, and said, "You two, can you go to that place by yourself?" Just follow this road and you will soon be at your destination. ”

I was stunned for a moment, then I realized, so I asked, "Why?" Didn't your mayor tell you to take us there? ”

"This, I suddenly feel unwell and want to take a break." Li Lin made an excuse.

I knew that he wouldn't dare, and it was definitely not uncomfortable, so I sneered: "Don't pretend, there are things in that place that you are very afraid of, right?" What is it? ”

His eyes flickered and he didn't dare to speak, Su Che suddenly pulled out his long sword, put it on his neck and said coldly: "This place is deserted, you don't think we dare to do anything to you, right?" ”

**Naked threat, the guy panicked all of a sudden, the whole person almost collapsed to the ground, and hurriedly said in a panic: "It's none of my business, the mayor asked me to follow and monitor you, but who knows where you are going!" ”

"What's going on there?" I asked, staring at him.

Li Lin looked nervous, turned his head and looked at the direction of the mountain col, and finally couldn't support it, and said loudly: "That place can't go, it's a dead man's land, and everyone who goes there will die!" ”

Oh?

When I finally told the truth, I immediately asked, "Tell me what the hell is going on in that place, and if you behave well, we might be able to spare you." ”

Li Lin couldn't stand anymore, it seemed that Su Che's sword was indeed very useful, he sat down slowly with a trembling body, leaned on a big stone, and said with a dead face: "I know, there will always be such a day." ”

Su Che and I glanced at each other, and said in my heart that it seemed to be a long story, so the two of us simply found a big rock and sat down.

"Say, let's listen." I said to him.

Li Lin glanced at us: "The two of you are really masters, right?" Can you clean up the demons and monsters? ”

"Of course you can, otherwise what are we doing here? Hurry up and stop rambling. I said a little impatiently.

Li Lin shuddered for a moment before he began to tell us the whole story.

It turned out that this incident really started when the meteorite fell, but it was just a little different from what the mayor said.

In fact, a few days after people searched for meteorites that night, someone noticed that something strange had happened in the mountain.

But the person who first discovered it later disappeared, and people did not know the truth of the matter.

Later, slowly, the people in the town began to change, and the people who picked up meteorites began to be hit, and after a serious illness, they became like walking corpses, and then the whole town had the same dream.

In the dream, a terrifying-looking fellow told them that every month the village would send a living person into the mountain to worship it, otherwise all the people in the town would die.

The people were scared, but they couldn't believe it, after all, so many people in the town had already had an accident, and now they knew that it was the monster who did it.

In the end, it was the village chief who decided to use outsiders as much as possible, unless there were no outsiders coming, and then think of other ways.

If they were ordinary people, such a proposal would not have passed at all, but because eighty percent of the people had already fallen for the monster's tricks and become its puppets, no one objected to the mayor's proposal.

That's why there were so many cases of disappearances, and then no one in the town came, and the townspeople began to disappear one by one.

It turns out that what the mayor told us that no one in the town has ever died or gone missing was a lie.

"Then why don't you run away?" I asked, confused.

"We've tried, sane people have tried many times, but no one can leave this town, as long as they leave the town within two kilometers, they will inexplicably return to their homes, and we can't help it." Li Lin said helplessly.

I suddenly remembered the madman he had told me earlier, that he had appeared two kilometers away from the town, what was going on?

"It's him, we all thought that this person would be our savior, we have thought of a lot of ways, let him send a letter to the outside world, tell the people outside what happened here, but unfortunately that guy is always wandering outside, but he never wants to go too far." Li Lin said helplessly.

"Then the mayor of the town will take you to work for that monster with peace of mind? Won't all the people in the town die by then? I asked, confused.

Li Lin looked helpless: "No way, he is the most resolute one, there was no outsider to send the monster at the beginning, he was the first to send his family into the mountain, his children and wives were eaten by the monster, we can't convince him, besides, there are many residents who support him." ”

Crazy, just crazy! When I heard this, I couldn't wait to go back immediately and find that Mayor Li to kill him with a knife!