"Dongbin? You...... You're his nephew? When Old Man Zhang heard this, his face was flushed with excitement, and he came over and grabbed my hand.

I felt that his hands were extremely rough, and the palms of his hands were like sandpaper, which was a bit abrasive, and it should have been rubbed by holding something a lot.

I nodded: "That's right, we're here to find my third uncle." We've been looking for so long to get here. ”

At this time, Ma Tan came over, showed the painting he received to Old Man Zhang, and asked, "Excuse me, do you know this painting?" ”

Old man Zhang glanced at the painting, there was no too surprised expression on his face, he nodded: "Yes, I sent this painting out of the city." ”

It seems that Ma Tan's previous judgment was completely correct, and this painting was really mailed to him by Old Man Zhang.

"What about this painting...... Did my third uncle draw it? I asked.

Old man Zhang shook his head: "I don't know who painted it, and I didn't know the meaning of this painting at that time." ”

"And how did you get this painting?" I asked.

Old Man Zhang glanced at me, his eyes were very complicated, and said, "Do you know that your third uncle has entered the Valley of Immortality?" ”

I said honestly: "That's right, I don't know why the third uncle came to this Immortal Valley. Just know that you two found it here. The third uncle made a three-day appointment with you, and he entered the valley alone. You're out there alone. Could this painting really be delivered to you by the third uncle from inside three days later? ”

Obviously, Old Man Zhang was a little surprised that I already knew their whereabouts. There was also an incredible expression on his face, and in his opinion, maybe he and the third uncle's actions were secret enough.

But the expression was fleeting on his face, and he didn't ask much about it.

Old man Zhang nodded and said, "What you said is right. I once persuaded your third uncle not to enter this valley of immortality. Because I have been running in this Xiaozhou Mountain for many years, I can be said to know everything in this mountain well, and it is no exaggeration to say that I am familiar with every path and every cave in this mountain. However, there are only two places in this mountain that I have not visited, one is a cave, and it is inconvenient for me to step into it because of the presence of high-ranking people. The other one is this Valley of Immortality. ”

I interjected and asked, "The cave where the master is stationed is the cave of Zhong Tianhai, right?" ”

Old Man Zhang glanced at me and said, "I know how you know my whereabouts. It seems that you were told by the ghosts. That's right, I haven't set foot in that cave, not because I'm afraid, but because I respect it, after all, the cave has its owner. But not long ago, Zhong Tianhai in the ghost lang had invited me to go, and now there is only this immortal valley, and I have never entered it. The reason is simple, the terrain here is complex and the natural environment is not good. What's more, the yin qi here is too strong, the air is dead, and it is unpredictable after entering. ”

Fat Dahai asked, "Since it is so dangerous, how can there be those persistent villagers nearby who are willing to enter this immortal valley to seek eternal life?" ”

Old man Zhang smiled bitterly and said, "The word greed, even the sages are afraid of it, and they can't avoid it. Not to mention ordinary people. ”

I shook my head: "Uncle Zhang, I haven't understood this very well. If you say enter

No one who came to the valley of the dead ever came out again. Then how could the surrounding villagers think that they would be immortal if they entered it? Why did they believe the news so much? ”

Old Man Zhang waved his hand: "As far as I know, the people who have always entered the Valley of Immortality have once come out of a person. It is the news spread by this person, saying that everyone in it can live forever. ”

I asked, "Is it just one man's words to make people so convinced?" ”

At this time, Ma Jian said: "Li Yang, you can't generalize about this. If a person is eloquent enough, the change in people's hearts will be obvious. This is called brainwashing, once the human brain is instilled with a certain thought, it will believe in something. The most striking example is the MLM organizations that are common in the city. ”

Old man Zhang also said: "That's true. For example, if you and I try to persuade others to enter the Immortal Valley for immortality, I'm afraid no one will believe it. But if an immortal who has attained enlightenment, or a person who has lived for hundreds of years, stands in front of those villagers and says that he is the immortal life he obtained from the Valley of the Immortals, then many people will definitely believe it. ”

"How many hundred years have you lived? An immortal who has attained the Tao? How is this possible? Again, this is not a mythical world. Fat Dahai disagreed with Old Man Zhang's statement.

Old man Zhang smiled: "Young man, don't believe it. My old man was really lucky enough to see that immortal. ”

Fat Dahai waved his hand: ", the more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes." Is there any immortal in this world? ”

When Old Man Zhang heard this, he was a little angry, and said with a straight face: "I'm so old, you say I'm?" What am I talking about? I can't lie to you, two years ago, I saw that immortal in the village below the mountain, it was really a fairy wind bone, and he flew down from the mountain next to him, and he preached the scriptures to the villagers......"

When Old Man Zhang mentioned the so-called immortal, his eyes were full of envy, as if he had seen the immortal, and he himself became glorious.

Fat Dahai continued to raise the bar with Old Man Zhang: "Since you are so envious of that immortal, why don't you enter the Valley of Immortality to seek immortality and become an immortal?" ”

Old man Zhang snorted: "I'm so old, I have already seen life and death." I don't have too many requirements for immortality and immortality. What's more, my wife and I are guarding our daughter's ......"

When Old Man Zhang said this, his expression suddenly became sad. Obviously, Zhang Yingying was mentioned, which made the old man's heart painful.

I saw that this topic was a little far, it was originally to discuss the painting of the third uncle, and as I spoke, I talked about the immortals. I waved my hand and said, "Uncle Zhang, you should first tell us about the specific details of you and the third uncle's entry into the mountain, as well as the third uncle's entry into this immortal valley, right?" ”

Old man Zhang nodded: "Actually, it's nothing." At that time, your third uncle drove to the toll booth, and the old woman and I took him to our residence. At that time, the search and rescue team came to beg me to go into the mountains to search for the wrecked vehicle, and it just so happened that your third uncle was also going into the mountains to find a place, and he also needed me to lead the way. The two of us chatted quite well at the time, and we became New Year's friends. Of course, I couldn't refuse, so I took him into the mountains, looking for the vehicle and helping him locate it. ”

"That'...... The third uncle didn't say anything, where was he looking for a place? I asked curiously. This is the ultimate purpose of the third uncle's coming here, and what he came here for has always been a mystery to us.

(End of chapter)

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