"How can this mountain smoke, could it be that someone is setting ......fire there," Zhang Dali said as he stared into the distance with his hands on the pergola. [Ran^Text^Library] []. []. [>

Looking at the rising green smoke, I gradually frowned, could it be that there is really someone in that place, but who will be in that place?

I looked at Uncle Kong, and Uncle Kong was also full of doubts.

"Uncle Kong, what do you think?" I asked.

"Someone must be lighting a fire there! Otherwise, it has just rained heavily and it is damp, and the mountains will not smoke," Uncle Kong said.

"So what to do, do you want to ...... Check it out! I asked Uncle Kong.

Uncle Kong thought for a while, then turned around and said to everyone, "What do you think, do you want to go over and see what is going on, I think there should be someone in that place, but I don't know who is there, if it is a farmer who lives in this mountain, then maybe they can help us get out of this place, if it is not a farmer but a person who is trapped here like us, then let's just go over and see what the situation is, everyone has great cohesion, and there are more opportunities to get out of here, of course, If you don't think the situation is clear, it's okay if you don't want to go, but I must tell you that everyone has also seen that the landslide will break the road out of the mountain, and it is surrounded by cliffs, and you won't be able to find any way out for a while! There's no way to get out if you're staying late here! So everyone thinks about it carefully, and they all make a statement, and it is up to everyone to decide whether to go or not! ”

Everyone fell silent after hearing this, and after a long while, Zhang Dali finally spoke first, "Uncle Kong, I have decided to follow you all the way!" ”

Seeing Zhang Dali speak, I also quickly stated my position, I also agreed to go over there to see what was going on, there were only Xiaoyu and Wu Qian, I looked at Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu's eyes were originally full of hesitation, but seeing that Zhang Dali and I had already expressed their attitudes, she knew that the general trend had been decided, so she had to nod, and Wu Qian had no other choice at this time, she couldn't stay here alone, so she had to follow where we went.

Seeing that everyone was willing to go and see the situation over there, Uncle Kong led a few of us towards the ravine on the side of the village.

When we came to the ravine, we found that there was no road to the mountain in the ravine, and the ditch was overgrown with weeds half a man high, and we could not even find a place to put our feet.

Zhang Dali broke a few tree trunks and made a crutch for one of us to climb the mountain.

Uncle Kong and Zhang Dali opened the way in front, Xiaoyu and Wu Qian walked, and I broke in the back, and several of us groped our way towards the place where the green smoke rose.

After walking for more than an hour, we have been in the belly of the ravine, surrounded by towering ancient trees, from time to time in the woods there is a strange cry of one or two animals who don't know what it is, which makes everyone tremble, thanks to the fact that we are a few people together, if a person really does not dare to come to this place, who knows what beasts and jackals will emerge from the deep mountains and old forests.

Suddenly, Uncle Kong stopped and shouted, "Found your way!" ”

A few of us hurriedly gathered around to take a look, only to see Uncle Kong found a bluestone step leading to the hillside at the bottom of the ditch, and I don't know when and who built it, but from the weeds have completely covered this path and the steps have been covered with a thick layer of moss, this road has not been walked for a few years, and no one has walked for more than ten years, looking at this street There is no footprint, I suddenly wondered, where did the person who made the fire in the mountain climb from, didn't he take this road? Is there any other way to go in the ravine?

But Uncle Kong and Zhang Dali had already walked down the steps, so I had no choice but to follow.

It was about more than half an hour to walk, and suddenly a flat and wide field appeared in front of us, the field was planted with half corn and half sweet potatoes, at this time it coincided with the golden autumn, the corn cob had cracked its mouth to reveal the red tassels, and the sweet potato leaves were not flourishing, and several of us were shocked to see these things, because from the flatness of this field and the neat crops, this is by no means wild, but someone planted here, several of us are very happy, could it be that there are really people living in this mountain?

At this moment, Zhang Dali in front suddenly shouted, "Look at it, there is a house in front of you!" ”

A few of us hurriedly looked up, and sure enough, among the woods on the hillside about one or two hundred meters away from us, several houses appeared and appeared from time to time, and the green smoke we saw at the bottom of the mountain seemed to rise from that place.

Seeing that there was a house, several of us were excited in our hearts, it seemed that we had really found a living person now, and we hurriedly climbed towards the mountain.

Ten minutes later, we finally came to the front of the houses, only to see clearly, this is a courtyard, a simple wooden door nailed into a tree pole, the yard is surrounded by a fence made of trees and rattans, but the yard is empty, only a few chickens pecked in the yard, the yard is not big but cleaned clean, the yard is a square stone table and a few bluestone seats, the yard also planted some flowers and plants trimmed very rules, it really makes us wonder who will live here, and then take a closer look at this yard, the yard has three houses, One appears to be a kitchen, the other two are supposed to be occupied, and one of the rooms has a door ajar and should be occupied.

"Is there anyone at home?" Uncle Kong shouted towards the courtyard.

After waiting for more than ten seconds, no one responded, Zhang Dali raised his throat and shouted again, but still no one responded. When we wondered if the master had gone out, a white-haired old man on crutches suddenly came out of the room, the old man looked very old, his hair, beard and eyebrows were all white, as for how old I can't say, because I have never seen such an old man, I took a closer look at the old man, although the old man moved a little slowly, but his face was kind, his eyes were bright, and he was dressed in coarse cloth and plain clothes, like an immortal in the world.

When the old man saw us, he was stunned at first, and seemed very surprised by our arrival.

"Are you ......?" asked the old man as he walked to the courtyard and looked at the few of us outside the door.

"Uncle, a few of us are from the village under the mountain, because the heavy rain last night washed the road out of the mountain and couldn't go out, just now I saw smoke here at the bottom of the mountain, I thought that someone should be here, so I came to ask for directions!" Uncle Kong hurriedly said.

The old man was very shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly looked at us carefully, he seemed to notice the golden dragon staff in Uncle Kong's hand at this time, I noticed that the old man stared at the golden dragon staff in Uncle Kong's hand with a very strange expression, nervous and slightly frightened, as if he knew this thing.

"You came down from the mountain? Did you spend the night in the village last night? The old man asked in shock.

"Yes! I was going to go out today, but the heavy rain washed away the mountain road! Uncle Kong replied.

When the old man heard this, the expression on his face was shocked again, as if he felt that Uncle Kong was lying.

The old man hurriedly asked again, "Where did you get this thing in your hand?" ”

"This ...... Old man, if it's convenient, can you open the door and talk! Uncle Kong also seemed to realize that this old man should know something.

After the old man was a little suspicious, he slowly came over and opened the wooden door for us, and after coming to the yard, a few of us quickly unloaded the luggage on the back, the old man let us sit in the bluestone block of the courtyard for a little rest, he trembled into the kitchen, and after a while, brought two bowls of water out, it turned out that the old man saw a few of us walking sweaty, and it was to give us water to quench our thirst.

We hurriedly said that we had brought water and asked the old man to sit down.

After the old man sat down, he looked at the few of us with a suspicious face and asked, "Did you really stay in the village under the mountain last night?" It seems that the old man still doesn't believe what we just said, or he thinks it's a little incredible.

Uncle Kong smiled and said, "We don't need to lie to your old man!" ”

The old man stared at the golden dragon staff next to Uncle Kong and nodded, and said thoughtfully, "No wonder, with this golden dragon staff, he can't help you!" ”

The old man's words surprised us, because he actually knew this golden dragon staff, and the 'he' he spoke of seemed to have something in his words!

"Old man, do you know this thing?" Uncle Kong hurriedly asked.

When the old man heard this, he pursed his lips and smiled and said, "Not only do you know, it seems that it is also the will of heaven that you can find this golden dragon staff, and it is your fate!" Although my old man has not been down the mountain for many years, he still knows that few people have been able to survive a night in that village for decades! ”

"So...... Do you know the things going on in the village? Uncle Kong hurriedly asked.

The old man stroked his beard and said, "That was decades ago!" Don't say it, you know that there is no good, since you will find this place without dying, I will find a way to send you out, and you should leave here early, don't go back to this place, or your life will be lost! ”

As soon as the old man's words were finished, before Uncle Kong could say anything, there was a situation on my side, and I don't know if it was because of the rain last night, the bluestone under my ass seemed to be slippery, I just moved my body and accidentally fell from the bluestone, and the box that was originally placed on my knees also rolled to the ground, and the burden also fell open, however, what made me even more embarrassed was that I didn't know if Uncle Kong didn't cover the lid after reading the letter at that time, the box lid and the box body broke open, and the letter inside also scattered out, I hurriedly got up and picked up the pages and the box.

Just as I was about to reclose the lid, the old man suddenly shouted, "Slow down......"

The old man's shout startled me, and I hurriedly stopped, only to see the old man staring at the box in my hand in a daze, his eyes wide open, and his mouth trembling.

The old man slowly stretched out his hand, pointed to the box in my arms and asked, "This thing...... Where are you from......"

I didn't know how to answer the old man, "This ......"

At this time, Uncle Kong hurriedly came over to play the round, "The old man also knows this thing!" ”

The old man glanced at Uncle Kong, and said with a serious face, "Can you show me this thing!" ”

Uncle Kong hesitated for a moment, feeling that in this barren mountain and wilderness, he was not afraid that an old man could have any bad ideas about this box, so he waved his hand and asked me to hand the box to the old man, I had to obey the order to give the box to the old man, the old man took the box tremblingly, took it in his hand and looked at it left and right, and the expression on his face became more and more tense.

After watching it for about four or five minutes, the old man suddenly said to himself, "This is really a yin and yang ghost box!" I didn't expect this thing to come back again, it seems that the world is going to be in chaos! ”

Seeing that this old man actually knew that this was the Yin Yang Ghost Box, Uncle Kong and I looked at each other, and began to doubt the identity of this old man, where is this old man sacred, living alone in this mountain, and also knowing the things in the village, what is even more surprising is that he not only knows the Golden Dragon Zen Staff but also knows this Yin Yang Ghost Box!

After the old man finished reading the box, he trembled and handed it to Uncle Kong.

Uncle Kong took the box and hurriedly asked, "Old man...... How do you know this box! ”

When the old man heard this, he didn't answer Uncle Kong immediately, but just breathed a deep sigh of relief, trembling his lips and said, "Young man, I don't know where you got this box, but this box can't be opened!" As soon as the box is opened, all evils will come out, and then there will be endless disasters, and the world will be in chaos! ”

When Uncle Kong and I heard this, we were both very surprised, and we didn't know why this old man said that.

At this time, Xiaoyu on the side opened her mouth, Xiaoyu seemed to disagree with the old man's words, and said, "Grandpa, we have been opening this box for several days, and we haven't seen the world in chaos because of this!" ”

When the old man heard this, he leaned back in his chair and sneered, "You said that this box has been opened?!" Hmph, in my opinion, this box is still far from being opened! ”