Barren Ridge.

Legend has it that the name originated in ancient times, meaning that the place was desolate.

This is a continuous mountain range, overlapping each other, and the sky is covered with trees, and the sun is not seen all year round, and it is dark and deep.

A certain bigwig said it well: There is no road in the world, and when there are more people walking, there is a road.

But for a place like Barren Ridge, how can there be more people? Therefore, from ancient times to the present, there has never been a decent road, many vehicles cannot enter and exit, and the traffic is not convenient. In the mountains, it is dark and dark, the roads are rugged, snakes, insects, rats, ants, beasts and birds are the majority, and in some places, there is still a miasma.

This area is occasionally visited by adventurous travelers, but there are also many mysterious disappearances and deaths every year, many of which are still missing.

However, at the outermost part of the barren mountains, there are quite a few residents who want to come to the mountains and rivers to live a very leisurely life.

Li Changsheng and Linglong transported the body to the outskirts of the barren ridge, which was the only place where the vehicle could drive in, and if they went inside, they might not be able to get in.

The chase needed to be carried out at night, so the two had to rest for a while and wait for the sun to set before they could move forward.

Li Changsheng stood in an open field, looking towards the place he was about to go in front of him.

I only saw a lush greenery, as if there was no end, and the deep mountains seemed to be misty and hazy.

Linglong, this little girl, changed into a set of casual sportswear today, put on a pair of sneakers, and it is not easy to walk on the mountain road, if you are still wearing snow textile clothes, I am afraid that you will stumble, and you will be ruined in two clicks.

Wearing casual sportswear, she looks several years younger and looks young and beautiful. Originally, this little girl had very good skin, and a set of mature and intellectual dresses on weekdays made her look very temperamental, but now she has changed her style, and she is like a female college student, full of vitality.

"This place...... I haven't been here for some years......" Li Changsheng looked at the barren ridge in front of him, took a deep breath, and said with some emotion.

Linglong grinned and said, "It seems that I found you to do this, and I really found the right one, and there are still a lot of places you have been to?" ”

Li Changsheng glanced at Linglong lightly, smiled slightly, and did not speak.

Linglong didn't know that Li Changsheng was a person who had lived for thousands of years, not to mention that it was a barren mountain, and I was afraid that there were many no-man's lands, and they had gone a lot.

After a while, Li Changsheng spoke again: "After entering the mountain at night, you have to follow me firmly, don't act without permission, in the mountains, no more than in the city, you have to be careful everywhere." ”

"Okay." Linglong nodded, looked at Li Changsheng, and showed a peach blossom-like smile.

Li Changsheng pretended not to see it, turned around, and said lightly: "Come with me......"

"Huh?" Linglong was stunned for a moment and said, "Where are you going?" Hasn't the sun set yet? ”

"Buy something...... Li Changsheng said, and walked not far away.

Although Linglong had doubts in her heart, she still followed.

Li Changsheng seemed to be very familiar with this area on the periphery of the barren mountains, and after walking a short distance, he saw several families in front of him.

All I could hear was the sound of "clanging", coming from that place.

In front of a small house, there was a wrought-iron furnace and a large vat of water. The house was old, gray and gray, the walls were stained with dust, and moss had grown in many places, and the moss had rotted a little.

"Where is this?" Linglong was a little puzzled.

Li Changsheng said lightly: "It's a blacksmith shop." ”

"Forehead......" Linglong was stunned for a moment.

In this era, there are still blacksmith shops, which is really rare.

Linglong still thinks that in the current society, such a place has long been eliminated, and now everything is not processed and produced by factories? Is there anyone else building it piece by piece? What's more, in ancient times, most of the blacksmith shops were used to forge some blades, and who still used this kind of thing in these days?

As soon as Li Changsheng and Linglong stepped into the blacksmith shop, they looked at a middle-aged man who was about fifty years old, his temples were a little white, and the wrinkles on his face were like folds, revealing the breath of vicissitudes of life.

I think this person is the blacksmith in this shop.

When the blacksmith saw someone enter the shop, he grinned, and hurriedly beckoned, "Two, what do you want to buy?" Is it scissors? Or a knife blade or something? The things in our shop are all handmade one by one, and they are very durable......."

While speaking, he walked in front of Li Changsheng and Linglong.

saw Li Changsheng smile faintly and said, "I'll buy one...... Bell. ”

As soon as Li Changsheng's words fell, he only saw the middle-aged blacksmith in front of him, but the smile on his face suddenly closed, as if he was a little surprised, glanced at Li Changsheng, and said, "The guiding bell used to drive away corpses?" ”

Li Changsheng didn't speak, but nodded.

The middle-aged blacksmith opened his mouth and said, "Do you need me to introduce a few corpse chasers to you?" Our corpse chaser...... It's a lot of experience. ”

Li Changsheng shook his head and said lightly: "Only buy bells." ”

The middle-aged blacksmith was stunned, as if he was a little surprised, and then smiled slightly and said, "This year...... There are not many people who do this work...... Young people would rather go outside and learn some trades than stay and do this old trade...... You're going to buy bells...... I'll help you find it......"

While speaking, he turned his head into the shop, rummaged through the cabinets, and made a fuss.

Li Changsheng stood there, waiting quietly. Linglong on the side, although she had many doubts in her heart, she also knew that this was not the time to ask questions.

The middle-aged blacksmith searched for a while, and suddenly spoke again: "Young man...... I've been here for a long time...... How come I never saw you? Listening to your accent, it seems like a foreigner, right? In the barren mountains, the road is difficult to walk, if there is no familiar corpse chaser...... It's a dangerous job...... I wonder if you hired someone from outside to do it? ”

The blacksmith seemed to be a little reluctant to give up, and wanted to pull some business for himself, so he asked tentatively.

Li Changsheng smiled slightly and said, "I didn't invite anyone...... I picked up the ...... myself."

"Oh?" The middle-aged blacksmith was stunned for a moment, as if he was a little surprised, and then glanced at Li Changsheng again, and then didn't say anything more, and continued to rummage through the cabinets.

After a while, I saw him take out a bell from inside, which was covered with oil stains and looked black.

The middle-aged blacksmith grinned, picked up a cloth from the table on the side, wiped it, and didn't care whether he wiped the oil stains on it, and then handed it to Li Changsheng, and said, "Huh...... I only found this one, and I have been there for some years...... After all, there are fewer and fewer people buying this thing now, and it is almost an ornament...... You will use it, so don't dislike it. ”

Li Changsheng didn't look disgusted, smiled slightly, took the bell, took out a few hundred-yuan bills from his pocket, and handed them over.

The middle-aged blacksmith was also sincere, and said with a smile: "It's not worth that much money, it's only eighty." ”

"You hold it...... More than a tip......" Li Changsheng said lightly.

The middle-aged blacksmith listened, and then took it with an embarrassed face.