Because I choked up with that Dr. Cai, Lu Dakun didn't have time to introduce me to them.

I was a little embarrassed, watching Lu Dakun limp into the distance, and in desperation, I could only follow.

I originally wanted to talk to Secretary Hao, and wanted to learn about the situation in the village through him, but now I don't have a chance.

However, I didn't need them to introduce me, I came all the way and took a look at the situation in the village.

This village is indeed small, with a total of about 200 households. The main body of the village is centered on the courtyard of the village office, and is distributed on a flat impact plain. The village is surrounded by fertile paddy fields, and in early spring, when the grass grows and warblers fly, and everywhere is a thriving scene, and the air is naturally wafting with a refreshing smell.

On the west side of the village, there is a hill, relatively high, and the top is also verdant with bamboo trees, and several mountain roads lead all the way up from the bottom, two of which are still made of stone stairs.

Looking up at the mountain forest, under the shade of the trees, you can vaguely see the eaves of the wings, which shows that there are people on the mountain.

Lu Dakun's family seemed to live on the mountain, and he limped and led me all the way up, and it didn't take long for me to come to the door of a very quiet house.

Seriously, when I saw that mansion at that time, I couldn't believe that it was Lu Dakun's house, because the mansion was too big, too quaint, and a typical mansion door, if I guessed correctly, it would not be a problem for hundreds of people to live in that mansion.

Pink walls and blue tiles, three in and three out, Zhumen cornices, sitting and standing double tigers, this house is the "poison" of the landlord's house at a glance.

Lu Dakun stepped forward and knocked on the door, and soon someone came to open the door, it was a gray-haired mother-in-law, who seemed to be Lu Dakun's mother-in-law.

When the mother-in-law saw Lu Dakun, she asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"The seventh is gone," Lu Dakun wiped his mouth, and asked as he walked inside, "Are Xiangdong and Xiaoqing all there?" ”

"The daughter-in-law of Xiangdong is here, and the others are busy, this is spring ploughing." When my mother-in-law saw me while talking, she asked Lu Dakun, "Who is this?" ”

"It's a strange person," Lu Dakun stopped, briefly introduced me to his mother-in-law, and then said to her mother-in-law: "I won't stay long, you hurry up and prepare a bag of rice for me, and some dried fruits and vegetables, this time we have to go out for a longer time." ”

When she heard this, the mother-in-law led us into the guest hall, and then hurried to prepare our things.

Not long after, the mother-in-law walked out with a bag of rice and a basket of dried fruits and vegetables, and put the things in front of Lu Dakun.

Lu Dakun didn't say much, gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand, dragged the bag of rice to his shoulder and carried it, and then said to me: "Little Master, you take the basket, let's go." ”

I nodded, lifted the basket and followed him, always feeling a little pitiful for this disabled man.

The mother-in-law was teary-eyed, followed all the way to the door, and finally couldn't help crying and said to Lu Dakun: "Master, forget it, let's not fight that monster, okay?" I, I'm worried that in the end, even you, even you, will fold into it. ”

"Go back, what do women know?!" Hearing this, Lu Dakun said angrily: "My arm, my leg, and Xiao Lian's revenge, I can't repay it in a few lifetimes, you let me stop now, is it possible?!" So many people died, what are we for?! ”

After Lu Dakun finished speaking, he turned around and continued to walk down the mountain, and the mother-in-law followed a few steps, but she could only helplessly lean against a big tree on the side of the road and cry to herself.

I followed behind Lu Dakun, and I felt a strong spirit in my heart, but at the same time, I also felt that things were a little strange.

I found that when Lu Dakun spoke just now, he mentioned his arms, his legs, and a person named Xiaolian, but he didn't mention that Xiaoping.

Isn't that Xiaoping his daughter? Didn't Xiaoping also die at the hands of that water demon? Why didn't he mention Xiaoping? What's going on?

This matter made me a little puzzled, but it was not good to ask Lu Dakun directly, so in the end I could only bury this matter in my heart.

As I walked down the mountain, I accidentally saw that a piece of the forest on the side of the mountainside seemed to be missing, and when I took a tiptoe look, I found that there seemed to be a logging forest farm on that side, and there was a waterway at the bottom, and the cut down trees could be transported directly from the water to the Siyun River.

It's just that, I don't know why, the forest farm seems to be abandoned now, and it's no longer in use.

When I looked at the whole village, instead of being relaxed, I felt a lot of inexplicable heaviness, and I always felt that this village was very strange, and it seemed to hide some secret that no one knew.

Luckily, we didn't stay in the village for long, and we were back on the boat soon after, and everyone else came back with their belongings.

When the things were ready, the people set sail again and marched towards the procession.

The boat had oars and pennies, and it was easy to maneuver, but the speed of travel was very slow, and at noon, it had only traveled more than ten miles, which was not much faster than walking.

As the ship moves upstream, the environment on both sides of the strait is gradually changing.

The mountain is obviously steep, and some places have exposed craggy strange rocks, and the dense woods are like primeval forests, and there is a black one, and I don't know what is hidden inside.

Along the way, we found a lot of tributary waterways, as well as some shoals and waterfalls, but fortunately the channels were not completely blocked, so we were able to continue our upward journey.

By the afternoon, we were already in a mountain with "the sound of apes on both sides of the strait could not be stopped".

The water is clear and calm, typical of the mountain water, and the boat moves slowly, looking to the sides, you can see some thick crevasses and caves in the rock face, and you think that there must be a lot of wildlife hidden in them.

"It's not easy to go any further, and you're going to enter the forest swamp," Lu Dakun stood at the bow of the boat and introduced to me: "Little Master, why don't we set up an ambush here tonight, the water here is relatively wide." ”

Lu Dakun's words made me cry and laugh a little.

"The water is wide, it seems that it will only give the monster more room to maneuver, we should use our strengths and avoid weaknesses, and find a small and cramped place to fight it." After I finished speaking, I looked at Lu Dakun and said, "Go on, just drive into the swamp, the smaller the space, the better." ”

Hearing my words, Lu Dakun hesitated for a moment, and finally ordered someone to continue to drive the boat forward.

After such a toss, before I knew it, it was getting dark, and finally the boat left the deep water and entered a swampy area with rotten leaves and rotten grass.

The water in the swamp was shallow, the canopy of trees covered the sky, and only in the center was a channel a few meters wide, which was still full of dead branches and leaves, and it was difficult for the boat to travel.

We had no way to go long after we entered, and in desperation, we had no choice but to bolt the boat to a large poplar tree, and then began to lay a trap and wait for the water demon to arrive.