This is a mountain village built in the wilderness of the mountain pass, all the houses are built of ancient black stones, there are high and low levels, there is little vegetation in the village, except for a huge locust tree at the entrance of the village.

Even at the end of August, when the leaves are falling, this big locust tree is still flourishing and vibrant.

The old man in the village looked at the big locust tree for a while, his eyes swept over us one by one, and his mouth said in a strange tone: This tree is the god of their village, because once someone in the village dies, when the funeral comes, it must pass by.

"Why is that?" I wondered in my heart, the locust tree is not a good tree.

"Giggles, because of faith." The old man let out a strange laugh: "Anyone in the village who hangs himself will make a knot in this tree."

Because of faith, this statement leaves us dumbfounded and incomprehensible.

However, one thing still caught our attention, the old man said that the people who died in the past few days were still animals, and all of them would find their bodies under the locust tree the next morning, which was a bit unbelievable.

There are different opinions about what the locust tree is.

The most puzzling thing is the last sentence that the old man said before leaving: "Don't look down!" ”

The old man left after saying this, and he stopped talking when we asked him how to do it, but this sentence left a deep impression on me.

As night fell, the birds returned to their nests, but the village was empty, so we randomly found a family with a relatively loose house and borrowed a kitchen to make a fire for cooking.

When you go out, everything is naturally simple, and everyone is either around the yard, or outside the door, or in the car, eating white rice and pickles.

The most talked about are the old man's mouthful beast and the unpredictable locust tree.

No one arrived here except us, which meant that we were the first team to arrive, if there was only one way to the Two Realms Mountain.

When we arrived here, we instinctively felt a different atmosphere, most of the people here were from the Xuanmen, as well as the ancient martial arts family, and each of them had an extraordinary feeling.

Everyone gathered around to discuss the next action, and the center of the conversation was the question of tonight's action.

There were two types of opinions, one to stay in the village for the night, and the other to move on, but it turned out that no one could be convinced.

Most of the people who were in favor of staying in the village for the night were the Xuanmen people who were very careful in everything, and they thought that when the terrain and the situation were not clear, they should be cautious enough, especially at night when the view was obstructed, and the terrain was unfamiliar, in case of encountering a situation, it would be unfavorable to us.

And it is natural that the martial arts school is in favor of continuing to move forward, and they believe that we should go all out and cross the two realms mountain as soon as possible in order to gain the first opportunity, even if we encounter a situation, we are not worried about the number of people.

"Xiaolong, what do you think?" Liu Rong touched my arm and asked in a low voice

"Stay here and wait until dawn."

"Did you find anything?"

"Intuition." I said. Liu Rong nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you." ”

The argument has been going on, the two sides are deadlocked, and no one can convince anyone?

"Well, can I speak?" A crisp voice interrupted the crowd's argument.

It was Tie Dan who was sitting next to me, this nine-year-old child, but it was the voice of this nine-year-old child, which calmed down the chaotic quarrel for the time being, because everyone took good care of this cute little brother on weekdays.

Everyone stopped arguing, and they all smiled and stared at Tie Dan, wanting to see what the kid wanted to say.

Seeing so many people staring at him, Tie Dan couldn't help blushing slightly, I touched his head, and said with a smile: "Little guy, do you want to tell us that you know whether to go or stay!" ”

"yes, I know." Tie Dan's childish face showed a very serious expression, and I couldn't help but be stunned when I saw it

Everyone called him this expression, and they all became serious, staring at Tie Dan in the hope that he would give us an explanation.

"Say, brothers and sisters, listen." I squeezed his shoulder.

Tie Dan nodded, his big eyes flashing and he said something he didn't want to do: "We should cut down that tree, it will hurt people." ”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at each other, followed by a burst of laughter.

"Little bit, your brain is a little slow, when is this, you are still thinking about that big locust tree!" Someone said

"That is, are you stupid by that old man's story!" It's just a tree, what does it matter.

"By the way, you're so small, is there really no problem?"

Everyone, you said a word, the little one who said it blushed, lowered his head and defended himself: "What I said is true, that tree is a goblin, and it will harm us." ”

It's just that Tie Dan's defense was not listened to by many people, and it was covered by loud laughter, so he had to shut his mouth in a sneer, his eyes showed grievances, and tears swirled in his eyes.

I patted Tie Dan on the shoulder, put my head to his ear and whispered, "Brother Xiaolong believes in you." ”

"Really?"

Tie Dan raised his head violently and looked at me in surprise.

"Really!" I said solemnly.

"It's better to be Brother Xiaolong." Iron Egg burst into laughter.

"You tell Brother Xiaolong, how did you know that this tree is a goblin? Why can't my brother see it? I asked, and while there was some comfort in my heart, curiosity was also partly intriguing.

Tie Dan suddenly looked around, mysteriously leaned his little head over and said, "I'll tell you, don't tell others, otherwise Grandpa Hunchback will beat me." ”

I was shocked when I heard this, there is no doubt that the hunchback in Tie Dan's mouth is Lord Shenyin, so the relationship between the two people is definitely not ordinary.

So I asked, "Is the hunchbacked grandpa you are talking about the grandfather with a big white dog?" ”

"Do you know Grandpa Hunchback? That's him, and I've ridden his big white dog! Tie Dan had a look of pride on his face.

Sure enough, this kid is not simple. I asked again, "Tiedan, tell my brother how did you know that this locust tree is a monster." ”

"You have to promise me that I can't tell others, and the hunchbacked grandfather has explained it, and he won't let me tell others." Tie Dan seems to be very interested in secrecy, and in order to reassure him, I solemnly promised.

After seeing my assurance, Tie Dan showed a reassuring expression, and then hooked my neck and put his mouth on my ear, and said something that shocked my heart.

I looked at Tie Dan in disbelief, but such a simple child would not seem to be lying.

Taking a deep breath, I stood up and looked around, interrupting the arguing crowd.

"Everyone, without further ado, let's hurry up and cut down that locust tree, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." (To be continued.) )