I nodded, took the Ugin cone in one hand, and with the other free, took the wooden box.

The Great Witch of Noja still smiled and asked me, "Does the old man have the habit of setting up a cinnabar array?" ”

As soon as he asked, I understood what he meant, and his understanding of the family studies was much deeper than I imagined, and he knew that none of the formations passed down from generation to generation of the family would use cinnabar, and I am afraid he also guessed that the formation I laid down when dealing with the colorful tiger last night did not come from the family tradition of the family of the family.

I smiled at the Great Witch of Nojan: "Don't worry, as soon as the matter of the ghost cave is resolved, I will definitely return the Ugin Cone." ”

"It's not that I can't trust you, it's just that this black gold cone is too important to us as a stockade. ”

"I understand."

"You are a sensible person, and in this respect, you are indeed different from Dong Dong. I'll leave it to you about the ghost cave, and when the matter is understood, I'll give you the reward, if you encounter any difficulties in the village, you can find Brother Niu, the matter over there in the ghost cave, you can discuss it with Mu Ji, don't come to the mud tile tower recently. ”

"There's one thing I've never figured out."

"What's the matter?"

"This tower should be made of pure wood, why do you all call it a mud tile tower?"

It didn't seem that I would ask a question that had nothing to do with the ghost cave, so he was stunned for a moment, and after a short while, he said to me with a smile: "I also heard the old Bimo of the previous generation say that in the early years, the mud tile pagoda was indeed built with wet mud and tiles brought in from outside, and on each tile, there are carvings of the heads of the past generations and Bimo. I don't know why the mud tile pagoda has become the way it is now, and I don't know where the tiles carved with the head and Bimo sit on it, but I heard from old Bimo that those tiles are still hidden in the village. ”

After saying so many words in a row, the Witch seemed to be a little lacking in energy, and his eyelids began to slowly droop.

Seeing that he was tired, it was inconvenient for me to continue to stay, so I got up to say goodbye, and when I left the mud tower, Yoda also came out with me, and Niu Ge was left in the tower by Nojan Wu.

Shi'er, who had brought me here before, didn't know what to do, and Yoda and I walked along the road outside the tower gate for a long time, but we didn't see Shi'er's figure.

At first, Yoda just followed me silently without saying a word, but then he probably thought that Shi'er would not appear, so he took the initiative to speak: "I can't enter the ghost cave now." ”

I glanced at him, "What do you mean?" ”

Yoda thought for a moment and said, "I've heard Muji say that the ghost cave is bitterly cold all year round, and the cave entrance is often frozen, and the ice will only melt when the moonlight hits the ice wall. ”

"When will the moonlight hit the ice wall?"

"I don't know this, only Mu Ji knows the specific time. However, in the past, the night before the moonlight shone on the ice wall, there would be a thick fog on the summit of the back mountain, and I deliberately saw it last night, and there was no fog on the top of the back mountain. ”

I couldn't help frowning: "Can't you go in if you break through the ice?" ”

Yoda said, "I don't know, but I've heard Muji say that the ice in the ghost cave can't be broken. ”

This is troublesome, if the moonlight can't illuminate the ice wall in the ghost cave for a period of time, then I don't know how long I will stay in this village, no one knows what is pressing in the depths of the ghost cave, I am afraid that after a long time, the situation inside will appear new variables.

No, I'll have to go up the back hill to see what is going on now.

"Yoda, you go to Shi'er, take him to the big room to meet me, and I'll go back to Li Ergou."

After saying that, I wanted to leave, but Yoda grabbed me: "Even if we go up the back mountain now, we can't find the ghost cave." ”

My brow furrowed even tighter: "Why?" ”

I heard Yoda say, "The ghost cave does not appear in the sun, but only after sunset, it will appear." ”

This doesn't work, that doesn't work, I'm really a little upset in my heart, but I also know that Yoda is not at fault, even if I am a little angry in my heart, I can't rush at him.

So I tried to be as calm as I could and asked Yoda, "Is there anything I need to do before I go up the mountain?" ”

Yoda said, "Before you go up the mountain, you'd better go to Awu first." ”

"What are you looking for her?"

"Awu has an arrow in his hand, which should be able to be used when going up the mountain. In fact, Shi Er and I have not been to the back mountain, from my birth to the present, only the teacher, Mu Ji, Niu Ge, and Ah Wu have been up, in addition to Ah Wu, the reason why the teacher and Mu Ji can go up the mountain is because their bloodline is very close to the previous generation of Bi Mo, Ah Wu can go up the mountain, all thanks to the arrow in her hand. ”

"Aren't you and Shi'er also bleeding the blood of the ancestor Bimo?"

"The bloodlines of the two of us are not so pure, although it is theoretically possible to pass in the back mountain, I still recommend that you borrow Awu's arrows."

"You're not sure if we'll be able to go up, are you?"

"Not sure."

I pondered for a moment and patted Yoda on the shoulder: "You go to Shi'er, I'll go to Awu, let's meet at the big house." ”

Yoda said dryly, "Okay." I quickly stepped into a small road beside me, and I also left the main road and went straight to the place where Awu lived.

After meeting Awu, as soon as I explained my intentions, Awu was very happy to lend me the arrow, and said that if I thought the arrow was collectible, I could keep it myself, and I could not return it.

To be honest, the arrow in Awu's hand is indeed ...... There is no collectible value, it is a very ordinary wooden card, the card is inlaid with a black feather, the material is not precious, the workmanship is not meticulous, I can't figure out what she means by "collectible value".

Back in the big room, Li Huaishan and I immediately set out to prepare the things we needed to enter the ghost cave, and also prepared drinking water and food for three days, of course, I think it is impossible to fill our stomachs with these foods, but we can only ensure the most basic energy supply.

Li Huaishan asked Lao Chen if he wanted to go to the ghost cave together, Lao Chen didn't want to trouble us, although there was a little expectation in his eyes, but he said that he was old and couldn't toss back and forth like us.

As soon as I had eaten in the afternoon, Yoda came to me with Shi'er, and the two of them each carried a large cloth bag, and were obviously ready to stay in the back mountain for a long time.

At more than six o'clock in the evening, the sun set and the moon rose, and a few of us counted the supplies to ensure that nothing was missed, and then left the big house and headed towards the back mountain.

Awu's arrows, as well as the black gold cone given to me by the Witch of Noja, were put in the side pocket of my backpack, and when I was about to go up the mountain, I wanted to take out the two things, but as soon as I put my hand behind me, Yoda waved at me: "I don't need the arrow yet, let's take it out when you need it." ”

As he spoke, Shir hurried into a forest at the foot of the mountain, and it was not long before he came out of the woods with four unlit torches.

Shi Er handed the torch to everyone present, and when it was distributed to Li Huaishan, Li Huaishan took out a flashlight from his backpack: "We have this." ”

Yoda shook his head at Li Huaishan: "It's best to use fire light after going up the mountain, I heard the teacher say that the souls of the ancestors of Bimo liked flames, and it is a sign of respect for them to carry torches into the mountain." ”

I stretched out my hand and patted Li Huaishan: "Put away the flashlight, and try not to speak when you go up the mountain." ”

Li Huaishan put away the flashlight, and Yoda borrowed a lighter from me and lit the four torches separately.

There was no wind at the foot of the mountain, but when the torch was lit, the flame kept tilting in the opposite direction of the mountain pass.

Shi Er didn't say a word of nonsense, and immediately carried the torch into the mountain, I followed him, Li Huaishan followed my pace, and Yoda was in charge of breaking the rear.

Whether it is Shi'er or Yoda, since they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they have all looked like they are waiting for the battle, and this trip to the back mountain seems to imply great danger to them.

The trail was covered with half-foot-tall weeds, probably mixed with some thorny humulus, and after walking along the trail for a while, my ankles became sore and itchy, but fortunately, the feeling was not strong and I could bear it.

Both Shir and Yoda were silent, and in the flickering light of the fire, the only thing that could reach their ears except the rustle of their feet as they kicked through the grass was the occasional slight crackling of the torches as they burned.

When passing through a dense forest, the crackling sound from the torch suddenly became extraordinarily frequent, Shier stopped, squinted his eyes and stared at the flame at the top of the torch, about ten seconds later, a light wind suddenly blew from behind us, this gust of wind distorted the flames, so that the flames were inclined to the depths of the mountain forest at thirty degrees, and after the wind disappeared, the angle of the flames seemed to be fixed by some force, and no change occurred.

Shir took a deep breath, turned his head, and glanced at Yoda at the end of the line, who gently shook the torch and nodded at Shir.

"We're going into the mountains, be careful." Shier turned his gaze to me, said this in a low voice, and then raised his legs, avoided the road, and went straight into the dark woods.

As I followed him through the two large trees that stood in the way of the woods, I suddenly felt a wave of heat coming from the top of the torches.

It was only now that I realized that I had not felt the temperature coming from the flames until I entered the forest.

Almost subconsciously, I turned to look at the mountain road behind me, only to find that there was no road behind me, only a large sparse shadow of trees, and the moonlight shone through the cracks in the trees, reflecting a circle of miserable white ice on the large tall grass in the distance.

Yoda raised his chin at me from behind, "Keep up with Shi'er, don't be left behind." ”

(End of chapter)