If Yoda had gone to Yanyu Mountain before us, I guess he would have tried to help the village survive the disaster on his own.

Yoda struck me as calm, quiet, and courageous, but also very timid.

In that strange composure, there was a bit of distrust of outsiders, and although he had not been openly xenophobic in front of me, I could feel that he was wary of me.

Generally speaking, a person with courage is not cowardly, but Yoda is a person who is both bold and cowardly, and his courage comes from his character, and his cowardice comes from his status. There had always been a distinction between nobles, commoners, and slaves in the stockade, and this class consciousness was firmly engraved in Joda's bones, and although he was a disciple of the Great Witch of Noja, he could not forget that he was born as a slave.

Yoda doesn't trust outsiders, and naturally he doesn't believe that we can help the village through the disaster, he suffers from being suppressed by the status of a slave, and he must also want to break away from this class through some means and enter a higher class, so he hopes that he can become the savior of the stockade, so that his status will change.

You must know that in this village, the status of benefactors and saviors is always very high.

It was with these considerations in mind that I concluded that there was a good chance that I would go to Yanyu Mountain.

However, I am also worried that Yoda may have been held hostage by the people of Buzhou Mountain Gate and had to enter the mountain as a guide.

If that's the case, you're in trouble.

And that's not even the most troublesome, there's even more troublesome.

Because there is also a possibility that Yoda has already betrayed the village, and he volunteered as a guide to lead the people of Buzhou Mountain Gate into the mountain.

At present, I am becoming more and more uncertain whether Buzhou Mountain has entered the mountain or has not yet arrived at this old village.

If they are already in the mountains, then we really don't have any more time to delay.

Lao Zuo probably also thought of this, so he suggested that I enter the mountain as soon as possible.

However, before entering the mountain, Li Huaishan and Liu Shangang still need to spend some time to recuperate their physical strength, they have stayed up all night, if they take advantage of the high sun to enter the mountain, some people will be tired.

It wasn't until one o'clock that Lao Zuo and I found a random place to sleep for four or five hours.

At six o'clock in the evening, the top of the sun has been blocked by the West Mountain, but the sky has not completely darkened, and there is a color similar to blue and gray in the sky.

After the supper prepared for us by the Great Witch of Noja, we did not delay for a moment, and officially left the village at half past six and headed for the mud town.

This time, I didn't bring Brother Niu and Shi'er, firstly, the road ahead is dangerous, and the two of them may not be able to help, and in addition, it is also considered that in case Yoda really takes refuge in Buzhou Mountain, it will be inconvenient to take Brother Niu and Shi'er on the road together.

In the unlikely event that we encounter the people of Buzhou Mountain on the way, and there is Niu Geshier, they may prevent us from doing anything to Yoda.

Before parting, the Great Witch told me that if the things in the mud town were too powerful, we should quickly withdraw, and the village could still be built if it was gone, but if a few of us were gone, it would be a huge loss for the industry.

Noja Witch's original words are not good, they are a bit like "You drive carefully, if you get into a car accident and die, then I can't explain it to your family." So I'm reluctant to state what he said.

However, although his words were a little rough, I could feel that he was really worried about our safety, and his feelings were genuine, not mixed with the slightest hypocrisy.

After we entered the woods, the Witch stood at the edge of the forest and stared at it for a long time.

The forest was quite dense, in fact, he had long been out of sight of us, but he still stood there and refused to leave.

In fact, now that I think about it, the old-timers in our industry seem to have a natural concern for the juniors, even if you are not very familiar with them, and the intersection is not too much, they will still worry about you and worry about you.

This seems to be the nature of a human being.

This time, Lao Zuo didn't take the lead, because Li Huaishan needed to go to the front to lead the way, since he couldn't take the lead, Lao Zuo simply retreated to the back and joined me in the back of the palace.

After a kilometer into the forest, I could no longer see the Witch of Noja outside the forest, only the white moonlight shining into the forest along the gaps between the trees, reflecting many places in a color between white and purple.

This time, the road became less dark, but because the color of the soil was too weird, it had a more strange temperament.

Lao Zuo asked me on the side: "You still know how to watch the stars." ”

I smiled, "A little bit." In the past, when Zheng He and them went to the Western Ocean, they relied on compasses and stargazing to orient themselves, and sometimes they had to observe the changes of the stars, moon, and sea clouds to determine the weather for the next day. However, this stargazing method can only speculate on the weather, and cannot be used to calculate bad luck. ”

"You'll have a lot of stuff." Lao Zuo said: "However, there are miscellaneous benefits, and the advantages of exclusive specialties cannot be said to be bad for miscellaneous studies." ”

He said this as if he were comparing me to himself.

I smiled and didn't say anything.

Speaking of which, Lao Zuo is not the kind of person who likes to compete with others, he should have his deep meaning when he says this, but I can't guess what he means for a while, so I keep my mouth shut, so as not to say the wrong thing and make people laugh.

My self-esteem is too strong, and sometimes it's a real problem.

As we walked, the formation changed, and it was still Li Huaishan who was the leader, and Lao Zuo and I were behind, but the positions of Huang Yuzhong and Liu Shangang changed.

Previously, the two of them had been walking in the middle of the team, but at this time, the two of them broke away from the team and became guerrillas on both sides of the line, only Liang Houzai was still closely behind Li Huaishan.

Huang Yuzhong and Liu Shangang were constantly walking back and forth, and I noticed that the two of them were walking around and observing the forest very closely.

In the rows of trees, I could only see a large area of vegetation and stones and branches on the ground by ghostly eyes, but the two of them seemed to have noticed something unusual, and the expressions on their faces were indescribably solemn.

It wasn't until the night passed, and the morning sun rose again on the top of the East Mountain, that the two of them returned to the group.

The forest is damp, and the fog rises at the morning dew time, although the fog is not large, but it can also envelop the forest like a spider veil, and everywhere you look, it seems to be covered with a very thin layer of gray plastic.

It is said that Huang Yuzhong and Liu Shangang should be vigilant at this time, but they only look around from time to time, but they are not on guard on both sides of the team like last night.

Lao Zuo probably couldn't resist his curiosity, so he asked Liu Shangang: "What did you two find last night?" ”

Liu Shangang pursed his lips and said: "I can't say what I found, but I heard a strange sound in the forest, the sound was very empty, clanging, and appeared every three or four seconds, as if someone was hitting a water cup with chopsticks." And the sound source has always kept a distance of about 500 meters from us, no matter how deep we walk in the forest, the distance has not changed. I figured something must have been following us last night. ”

I also asked Huang Yuzhong: "Old Huang, do you see what is following us?" ”

Huang Yuzhong shook his head: "I can't see it, that movement seems to be coming from underground." ”

Liu Shangang immediately agreed: "Yes, yes, yes, I also feel this way." It wasn't until the sun rose that the sound died down. ”

Lao Zuo rubbed his chin, his face was a little puzzled: "Last night, there was nothing abnormal in the Qi field in the forest. It is estimated that the one who made the sound should be some kind of animal underground, but why should it follow us? ”

As soon as he said the word "animal", I remembered the colorful tiger I saw in the stockade at the beginning, and the little black sky that has now become similar to an ordinary fox dog.

Maybe it's because the previous experience has left a shadow in my heart, when I talk about the animals in the mountains and forests, I don't think of small squirrels and rabbits, but fluffy things like wolves and tigers, all of which come to my mind are the corpse beasts I have seen over the years.

Coupled with Li Huaishan's previous statement that the forest was dangerous, I became more and more sure that what followed us all the way last night was definitely not good.

"There's a small river ahead of you that can get water." Li Huaishan's voice came from afar.

Yesterday, he definitely didn't go so far when he followed Brother Niu to explore the mountains, and there was a river ahead, so he probably listened to Brother Niu.

As for whether Brother Niu's words are accurate, it's really hard to say.

Sure enough, after another half an hour of trekking, we finally arrived at the river, but the river had long since dried up, and the weeds in it were knee-high.

Li Huaishan couldn't help but complain that the information given by Brother Niu was inaccurate.

But our luck was good, when it was almost night, we finally came across a clear stream in a hidden col, there was a relatively smooth mountain bag next to the stream, this mountain bag was not high, and there were other mountains around, even if the thunder in the middle of the night would not hit it, it was a good place to set up camp.

Li Huaishan and the others went up the mountain to camp first, while Lao Zuo and I carried a large number of water bottles to the side of the stream to get water.

After leaving the army, Lao Zuo seemed a little absent-minded, and his movements were slow when he fetched water, as if he had something on his mind.

I filled a pot of water, and while screwing the lid of the pot, I asked Lao Zuo: "What do you want?" ”

Lao Zuo came back to his senses and said, "I'm thinking, why did the blood exquisiteness cultivated by Wudang appear in this old Yi village?" ”

"Nothing? Is that the Funeral Master? What's the matter, what is going on here has something to do with the funeral religion? ”

Lao Zuo shook his head: "It may not be related to the funeral sect, this person is more special, some of the things he did in his early years were not even known to other high-level funeral sects, and that was completely his personal behavior." And many times you can't tell whether he did those things out of good intentions or malicious intentions. ”

(End of chapter)