Chapter 663: Near Zhu Zhechi
Early the next morning, when the wind and snow stopped, the hunters packed up their things, flooded the rest of their game with snow, and led us into the mountain forest, where the thick snow made the already rugged mountain road more and more precipitous, and Su Mu's compass quickly failed in the dense forest. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Fortunately, we listened to the persuasion of Orion, the dense forest in the depths of the Qinling Mountains was like a labyrinth, except for the experienced Orion, we couldn't find the right way at all, even if someone showed us the way, we still walked around in the dense forest for two days.
When I heard the sound of turbulent water, the trees in front of me gradually became sparse, and it didn't take long for a clear river to appear in front of us, I looked upstream, the trickle from the depths of the Qinling Mountains meandered all the way to the north, and gradually converged into this river, because of geology, there are densely covered puddles on both sides of the riverbank, and the streams and stone pools inside, and the still shadow sinks into the wall.
"This is the Xitang River." The man asked us, pointing to the river. "I really don't understand, you came all the way here to see a river?"
When we speculated on the legends he was talking about, Orion had no interest in what we were saying, and slept with his head covered, and he still wondered why we cared so much about a river.
I took out the photos and compared, and quickly found the location of the Xitang River, which is one of the many rivers that make up the shape of a dragon, and according to the topography in the photo, we can find the location of the dragon's eye by following the river all the way upstream.
"This woman's life is really big, she actually came here......"
Orion crouched in the distance and muttered to himself in surprise, and we hurried over to see him staring at the mud by the river.
"What did you just say?" Gu Yuanshan asked anxiously.
Orion told him that prey in the mouth of the mountain is a skill that every hunter must learn, and it seems to us that the ground is mud, but he can see the footprints that have been washed by the current, and as Orion is very familiar with the footprints, he is sure that the footprints were left by the woman he had seen.
"Footprints from a few days ago?" Su Mu asked.
"Judging from the depth and blur, it should have been left two days ago." Orion looked at it for a moment before turning back.
"It looks like Ling Xuan has arrived here two days earlier than us." Gu Yuanshan said worriedly.
On the contrary, my heart is much more steady, Ling Xuan obviously arrived in the Meridian Valley five or six days before us, but when we chased here, she was only two days more than us, which showed that her actions were very slow, which showed that Ling Xuan was getting weaker and weaker.
"Work hard, according to her footsteps, I should be able to catch up with you in a day, but you have to keep up, this woman's footprints are of different depths, and it is estimated that her physical condition is very poor, I hope she will be blessed with a great life and can hold on until she joins you." The man stood up and said.
Listening to Orion's analysis, judging from Ling Xuan's footprints, it was obvious that she had come here with a strong support, and now two days have passed, that is, when we find Ling Xuan, she is even weaker than two days ago, and now I am not at all sure about how to deal with Ling Xuan, this is the best news I have heard recently.
We continued on our way without stopping, and the hunters followed the footprints left by Ling Xuan along the riverbank, and when the day was almost dawn, we saw a majestic mountain, the top of which was covered with snow and silver in the morning light.
It was at this moment that Orion stopped, and I saw a hint of awe on his face.
"Why don't you leave?" I asked.
"I can only take you here, you have to walk the road ahead, I found that your companion has been walking along the riverbank, if you follow the Xitang River without stopping, you should be able to find her soon." Instead of moving forward, the man took a step back.
"Are the footprints gone?" Gong Jue walked up and asked.
"No, I can only go here, I can't go ahead."
"Big brother, I know that you are a good person, and we can't get here without you leading the way, since we are all at this juncture, you can send the Buddha to the west." Ye Zhiqiu walked to Orion's side and said breathlessly.
"It's not that I don't help you, we met in this wilderness, that's fate, and there is no one in the mountains who can't be saved, otherwise I wouldn't have brought you here, but I can't put my life on the line to help you."
...... "I was stunned and looked at Orion in surprise." What do you mean by that, and how can we put our lives on the line? ”
"Do you see the mountain?" Orion raised his hand and pointed into the distance.
Following the direction of Orion's finger, we saw the strange and majestic snow-capped mountain, looming in the clouds and clouds, and the cloud seal on the top of the mountain gave people a sense of esoteric and unfathomable, and the morning sun shone on it, and the peaks were like washing, shimmering with crystal silver light.
"This mountain because the top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, and has been covered by clouds and mist, so it is called Yinzhu Mountain, looking at the past and feeling that this mountain is connected to the sky, the old man in the mountain said that this is a sacred mountain, and the surrounding hunters are respectful and stay away." Orion said worriedly.
"Mount Kinabalu? Isn't it just a mountain, as for being afraid of this, besides, what else can there be in the Qinling Mountains except for the mountains, big brother, you are hunting, it is common to cross mountains and mountains, how can you be afraid of an ordinary mountain? Tian Ji scratched his head and asked.
"Is there something wrong with this mountain?" The Orion here has lived in the Qinling Mountains for generations, since there are such rumors, most of them have a origin, I see that the Orion is so afraid, and I ask seriously. "I don't think there's anything special about this mountain, why is it a sacred mountain?"
"It is said that the top of Yinzhu Mountain is Tianchi."
"Tianchi ......" Xue Xinrou was puzzled. There are many mountains in Tianchi, what is there to be afraid of? ”
Orion shook his head, and told us with a nervous expression, it is rumored that the top of the Silver Pillar Mountain is surrounded by peaks, and the lake in the middle is like a piece of jasper embedded in the peaks, and the cliffs around the lake are hundreds, surrounded by the peaks around the lake, and there is often vapor, and the wind and rain and fog are instantaneous, and if it is sunny, the peak shadows and clouds are reflected in the blue pool, and the colors are like an ethereal fairyland.
"The old man in the mountain said that this heavenly pool is called the Washing Immortal Pool, and the Silver Pillar Mountain is connected to the heavens in the clouds and mist, and the immortal saints descend from here to the mortal world, and they will take a bath in the heavenly pool before entering the mortal world." Orion said with a look of awe on his face.
"Just because of this legend, you don't dare to go any further?" Tian Ji couldn't cry or laugh.
"You don't take it seriously, the mountain people have lived here for generations, it is said that when the immortal saint enters the pool to bathe, the water of the heavenly pool will overflow, and you can see the water flow and waterfall from afar."
"Big brother, where is this immortal bathing, the snow on the top of the mountain does not melt all year round, but the ice and snow will melt on a sunny day, merge into the pond, and flow down from the top of the mountain over time, this is a natural phenomenon." Xue Xinrou explained with a smile.
"How do you explain the voice of the immortal?"
"Immortals talk?!" I was blown away.
Suddenly, the mountain breeze blew in our faces, and there was a voice like a human whispering from the side of Silverpillar Mountain, but the voice was so loud that we could hear it even from a long distance.
"Do you hear that, it's this voice, the Immortal Saint is warning those who approach Yinzhu Mountain without permission."
We looked at each other, and we wanted to refute it, but no one knew what was going on.
"Supposedly? Isn't there anyone who goes up to Yinzhu Mountain to see if they can meet immortals, why is it said? Gong Jue asked.
"I don't know about this, the first thing that has been told before generations of hunters hunt alone is not to get close to Yinzhu Mountain no matter what."
"Since no one has ever approached, how did these rumors come from?" Gu Yuanshan's voice was low.
"There are always people who are not afraid of death, and there are some mountain people who don't believe in it like you, they have never come back after going to Yinzhu Mountain, the place of the immortal saint, where can we mortals approach casually, in short, I am also benevolent and righteous, I have said everything that should be said, I really can't take this road anymore."
Orion said that he would not go any further, left us dry food and water, and told us that on the way to come, he taught us how to recognize the marks left on the trees, and then we could return with them, and then gathered our things and turned to leave.
I saw Gu Yuanshan looking at Su Mu, his fingers wiped from his neck, and his heart was suddenly startled, before I could react, Su Mu quickly took out the knife, walked behind Orion and cut his neck cleanly, Orion fell to the ground in response and twitched in pain a few times and then stiffened in a pool of blood.
We were all shocked, and I was so angry that I stepped forward and grabbed Gu Yuanshan's collar: "He met us in Pingshui, and he kindly brought us here, and you actually took revenge!" ”
Su Mu probably saw that I was in a resentful mood, afraid that I would hurt Gu Yuanshan, so he immediately pulled out his gun and put it against the back of my head, Tian Ji moved faster, and almost at the same time raised the gun to aim at Su Mu, standing in a stalemate with each other.
"Only the dead can keep secrets." Gu Yuanshan replied expressionlessly.
"Bastard, fuck your secret, people give you food and drink, you dog day knife in the back, people like you are still alive, but God is blind!" Tian Ji scolded.
"Do you still have humanity?" Xue Xinrou was filled with indignation.
Gong Jue took off his coat and put it on Orion's body, looked up at Gu Yuanshan, and said in a cold voice: "Actually, I should thank you, I said that close to Zhu Zhechi, Chaoge's days by your side are not short, I am glad that he knows how to be a human being, not a beast like you." ”
"You said, I'm just a created witch, Gu Yuanshan has long since died, how can a witch be human." Gu Yuanshan raised his hand to signal Su Mu to put the gun down, and then buried his head in my ear and whispered. "I told you, I've been trying to be like you, and the person you see now is actually you who you used to be, when you were the number one leader, you were even more decisive than me when you killed people."
I was not provoked by Gu Yuanshan, but slowly let go of his collar, patted his hand lightly on his chest a few times, and said with a faint smile: "It seems that you really want me to become that person, in fact, I am also trying to make you get your wish, you are right, only dead people can really keep secrets......"