A stream flows slowly down the mountain, not knowing where it came from or where it is going. There are red, yellow, and green fallen leaves floating on the water, and it is very beautiful. The water of the stream was blue and clear as if it had been filtered. The stream is paved with jagged rocks and covered with green moss. The moss grew over the years, drifting in the blue water, wisps like long soft and thick hair, so beautiful that people wanted to comb it.

A flock of maroon rabbits emerged from the thatch and jumped up and down. The team leader booed, and the whole team immediately entered a static state, as if they had been immobilized by Sun Wukong.

The largest chestnut rabbit is also the most daring. It jumped up to the leader, sniffed his trouser legs, circled around him again, and found nothing unusual, so it left him and ran to the stream to see his own reflection. The other rabbits followed, standing by the stream, admiring the beautiful shadows.

Cangyang, who was standing on one leg, couldn't help it and secretly put down his feet.

The ears of the big maroon rabbit immediately stood up like antennas. It walked away from the water's edge, looking warily. A wreath of flowers on the head of a senior sister fell off and landed on the grass not far from the rabbits. The big maroon rabbit was startled, but then calmed down again. It moved its shamrock-like lips, sniffing the wreath carefully.

It's so cute! I'm going to grab one and go back. Xiao Duxue slowly raised her hand, ready to pounce on the nearest little rabbit. Before she could pounce, Cangyang had already made a move. The rabbits were frightened and fled in all directions, and the people who caught the rabbits were not reconciled, and chased after them. After all, the rabbits ran faster than the people, and they all escaped, but the people who caught the rabbits were so tired that they turned over on their backs.

The sun had slept enough, and it poked its head out of the clouds in the same way. The sun shines through the mountains, the mist in the forest gradually lifts, and the appearance of the trees becomes clear. The mountains in the distance are shining in the sun, like a bodhisattva with a gilded body, majestic and solemn.

A flock of birds disappeared into the dense forest, and in an instant there was no sound. It's unusually quiet, and if there is no voice, it's so quiet that you can hear the wind and the trees.

"Halfway up the climb?" Someone asked.

"Up to a quarter." The team leader said, "This mountain is the second highest peak here, how can it be so easy to climb to the top?" ”

Xiao Duxue said: "The second peak! I've come to the right place. ”

Cang Yang said: "It was just a warm-up just now, and then it will officially start, don't hold back." ”

Xiao Duxue snorted, "You're dragging your feet!" ”

The team leader gave each person an apple to replenish some energy first. When you finish climbing the previous section, you will rest and eat.

A cedar tree, which can only be hugged by three or five people, was split in the middle by lightning, and the charred half fell to the ground and began to rot, while the other half was still thick and leafy, growing towards the sky.

Xiao Duxue touched the trunk of the tree and praised: "The rest of your life after the catastrophe can grow into the strongest life." ”

The team leader glanced at her: "You have a lot of ideas." There are often thunderstorms in the mountains, and splitting such trees is not a matter at all, and sometimes even boulders can be split in two. ”

Xiao Duxue nibbled on an apple and thought happily, "It's best to split the wild boar, and we can have a full meal." ”

"Don't tell me, there are wild boars. If you encounter it, don't panic, just pass quietly. Carnivores are not hungry and panicked, and they will not actively attack humans. Remembered? ”

"Remember!" Qi brushed the sound of reply.

The team leader was very satisfied: "There are often animals in this dense forest in front, should we go around here, or go straight through?" ”

"Of course, it passed directly. If we meet a peacock, we will make a fortune! ”

"Peacock? You've got a big brain. There must be peacocks here, and I will give you this month's meal card. ”

"Good! Everyone has heard it, and you are not allowed to repay the debt when the time comes. ”

"I'm not on the pay. I'm afraid that the peacock didn't catch it and touched the monster. ”

"You look like a monster! If there is a monster, I will kill it on the spot and make a kebab to eat. ”

"You think you're Ultraman, specializing in fighting little monsters?"

The two boys were bickering with each other, and the atmosphere was very joyful.

It didn't take long to climb

, there was a faint cry for help: "Help...... Save...... Life! Help me! ”

The leader motioned for a halt and listened intently. The cries for help were gone. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that they had misheard.

There was another cry for help, this time clearer than the last time.

One boy said, "How can there be children in this place?" It can't be a youkai, right? ”

The tall senior sister choked him: "There is no Tang Seng here, what are you afraid of?" ”

"And what's going on with this cry for help?"

"I'm not a god! You ask me, who do I ask? ”

"Just check it out." The leader's wheat-colored face darkened, "You have forgotten that there are not only climbers on this mountain, but also gold diggers and fugitives. I guess the person who called for help may be left alone. ”

Xiao Duxue asked, "There is a gold mine?" And fugitives? What's going on? ”

"Further up, there will be a lot of gold mining. If you encounter a mine where there are people, don't lean over to see the excitement, don't ask too much, just tell the other party that it's a student under the mountain. These people have muskets, so don't let them think we're going for the gold. As for fugitives, even more beware. They all have murders, and they are all ruthless and ruthless. What to do, weigh it yourself. ”

"I can understand digging for gold, but how can there be fugitives? And you all know? ”

"There are a lot of ethnic minorities here, and usually if they commit a crime, the government will be lenient. But there are still people who want to escape from crime and punishment, so they hide in this mountain. There are many trees and dense forests here, it is easy to hide but it is difficult to arrest, and the police will not easily search the mountains. As long as they hide in the mountains for a few years, when the case is gone, they will be innocent again. It's a well-known thing, not a secret. You've just been here for a short time, and it's normal not to know. ”

Xiao Duxue remembered the wanted notice at the school gate, and the crime was: killing his wife and throwing his body...... She suddenly felt someone behind her staring, staring at her coldly. Bodhisattva bless, don't meet it!

No one said a word. Everyone's face has a look on their face when they are dying.

"Save ...... Save...... Life! ”

The cry was faint, but it really reached the ears of the people, and no one doubted that it was misheard. The leader quickened his pace, and the people behind him also used their hands and feet together, and moved forward quickly, and soon came to a gentle slope overgrown with weeds and relatively flat terrain.

Before the crowd could breathe a sigh of relief, they were shocked into stone.

A gray-brown snake with a thick bowl mouth and a length of five or six meters is stalking a little boy! The boy's face was either mud or grass, so dirty that he couldn't see his face. He struggled to the death, but he couldn't resist the power of the big snake, and his face was already purple. Hundreds of snakes of different sizes and colors, spitting red letters, scurried around the big snake in the grass. Seeing someone intruding, the snakes stopped swimming and held their heads high in a posture of guard.

The short senior sister fainted when she saw the snakes. The tall senior sister was about to scream, but Xiao Duxue covered her mouth in time and whispered, "Don't scream!" If we frighten the snakes, we all have to die here today. She pushed the tall senior sister in front of the team leader: "You'd better find a handkerchief to gag her mouth, and don't let her move." ”

As if commanded, the serpents suddenly dispersed, hiding in the grass, and a moment later reappeared in a circular formation, surrounding the intruder in the middle. The big snake still haunted the little boy, and its triangular eyes were full of ruthlessness and murderous intent.

Xiao Duxue slowly exhaled a breath and slowly opened her mouth: "I'm sorry, it's our fault that I strayed into your territory. This is an unintentional mistake and a misunderstanding. I beg your pardon! Her voice was low, slow, gentle and indifferent, like the warm clear stream of a mountain stream.

All eyes were on her, wondering what she meant by saying this at this critical juncture.

Xiao Duxue didn't care about explaining, and her eyes were busy searching: "I know, the trespasser is dead." But we didn't mean anything, we just heard the cry. If it disturbs the peace of you and your people, calm your anger. ”

The snakes spit out letters, hissing and hissing.

Xiao Duxue raised her hand very slowly, so as not to let the other party misunderstand that she had malicious intentions. She pointed to the man who was already fainting

The boy said, "What did this child do wrong and deserve such punishment?" Was it because of a mistake, or did you hurt someone? Whatever it is, please be merciful and let him go first, okay? ”

Fu Xuefeng quietly stuck to her back, his drooping eyes as cold as ice.

The big snake is quite human, as if it understands human words, and no longer strangles the child, but it has absolutely no intention of letting go. It waged its tail and swept out a pile of broken eggshells from behind the grass.

Xiao Duxue secretly complained: It's over! Big trouble! This pit dead bear child! "I regret his stupidity and am saddened for the harm it has caused you. For the sake of his youth and ignorance, please forgive him this time. ”

The serpent was unmoved, and had no intention of reconciliation.

Xiao Duxue said, "If only killing can relieve the hatred in your heart, then I ask to replace that child with myself." Can you convey my proposal to your king? ”

The crowd was in an uproar.

Xiao Duxue shouted softly, "Shut up! If you don't want to die, shut up! ”

The big snake looked at the child, and then at Xiao Duxue, as if hesitating. It looked at the tree next to it, which was so tall that it could not see the tip of the tree, and was full of red snake fruits, and it was a look of worship: there was a colorful snake coiled around it, with two fleshy crowns on its head! It hides among the leaves and snake fruits, and it is impossible to see at all unless you look closely.

I've finally found you! Xiao Duxue breathed a sigh of relief.

Fu Xuefeng also saw the snake with the thickness of an adult's arm but with an amazing appearance, and secretly admired Xiao Duxue's intelligence and calmness.

Xiao Duxue strode forward and stood opposite the long snake. The snakes that came near her avoided her, as if she were an even more powerful serpent beast. "You are the king here? Meet for the first time! ”

The Serpent King looked at her condescendingly with his head held high, his eyes full of anger and hatred.

"I think you heard what I just said, what do you think? Or, your lordship, forgive him for his mistake and forgive us for our mistake. After all, we are unintentional. Xiao Duxue glanced at the snakes nearby, "If you really want to fight to the death, you don't necessarily have to take advantage of it, and in the end, you will definitely lose both." You are the king, and you are responsible for the safety of your people. It would be a dereliction of duty to cause greater casualties due to the momentary moment. The sin of dereliction of duty, regardless of race, is unforgivable. Do you really want to take the risk? ”

The head of the Serpent King moved, and the crown of flesh shone mysteriously in the sunlight.

Xiao Duxue slowly bent down, stretched out her hand wearing a phoenix bracelet, and easily grabbed the seven inches of the gray snake closest to her. "You see, if I had bad intentions, I wouldn't have to say that. As long as I put my hand on it, it died. But I'm not going to do that, I don't want to hurt anyone. She put the snake on the ground and smiled brightly, "Let's reconcile, okay?" I promise, we'll never bother again. ”

The Snake King remained motionless, and his eyes were even more cold.

There was no wind, no birds, no insects, and the air had frozen in.

Quiet, suffocating quiet.

Xiao Duxue and the Snake King looked at each other quietly, as if they wanted to see the depths of each other's souls.

Finally, the Serpent King spat out a long letter and hissed. The serpent let go of the boy and turned and ran deeper into the grass.

Xiao Duxue was overjoyed: "Thank you! She took out the meat and eggs and put them on the ground: "I know that the mistakes I have made cannot be remedied, but how much is our heart, please accept it." ”

The Serpent King's eyes shone with contempt, and his expression seemed to mock the contempt of human beings for life.

Xiao Duxue's hoarse voice was full of apology: "I'm really sorry! I can understand the pain of losing a loved one, but there is nothing I can do! I promise you that if I meet your kind in my lifetime, I will treat them well and help them as best I can. ”

The Serpent King's gaze was less cold as ice. It looked down at the snakes and moved its head slightly, as if shaking its head and sighing. The snakes gradually dispersed, and quickly disappeared into the grass in a long line. After the last little snake left, the snake king disappeared in the blink of an eye after stealing into the red berry.