Chapter 16: The Return of the Dragon Ball (Part 3)
The sea breeze blows with a bit of coolness, which is refreshing.
I walked out of the door of the dwelling and involuntarily opened my arms and breathed deeply, feeling indescribably energetic.
At a glance, I saw the old driver standing on the side of the van with gauze wrapped around his head and a gloomy face, and couldn't help but smile: "Old driver, Shi Ling was a little impulsive yesterday, I'm sorry." The old driver stared at me silently, his eyes wolf-like.
I just smiled: "The weather is good today, don't pull a face, it's not a good sign."
Still smiling, I wish you all success. The old driver couldn't stop talking, and vaguely agreed to sit in the driver's seat first.
Yue Wenbin walked around from the other side: "Are you in a good mood?" I smiled, "Yes."
If I didn't have a camera, I'd be in a better mood. Yue Wenbin's face changed, and he laughed dryly: "What did you say?" Everyone on the road, the barren mountain is not close to Longtan Town, everyone has breakfast on the road. As he spoke, he got into the passenger seat first.
Shi Lingren opened the door of the rear trunk and looked at me with a smile.
I pursed my lips and hugged him and kissed him before getting into the car.
Seeing our concubines, the old driver's hands shook with envy and hatred, and the engine changed a little.
Shi Lingren laughed, got into the car and closed the door: "Let's go!" The old driver glared at him angrily from the rearview mirror and started the car.
The so-called barren mountain, once was one of the scenic spots planned by Longtan Village, although there was a terrorist attack time before, but out of the nature of the Chinese people to see the lively, plus this time is the golden period of tourism and fish catching, many tourists rush to visit before the weather gets hot, and the wharf ferry is full of people.
The old driver brought back a man from the crowd who was as dark and thin as him and introduced him to Shi Lingren and me: "This is Zhang De, he is the guide here, and he will bring everyone in."
In some places where it was not possible to drive, everyone rented his horse and prepared his things, so that they could go in and camp in the ravine at night. "I think this Zhang De looks a little familiar, but I can't remember it for a while.
Zhang De brought a few horses, and everyone abandoned the cart and got on the horses, and walked along the entrance to the barren mountain.
The scenery is indeed beautiful, the maple leaves are already red, and the clusters are bright like fire, even if I was riding a horse for the first time, I was fascinated by the scenery in a hurry.
Shiling people can ride horses, seeing me sitting on horseback and trembling, he smiled and said, "There are fewer people, you can ride a horse with me." I rolled my eyes at him, "I'll talk about it when I can't ride anymore." "This horse is still very tame, but the first time I rode it, I was so nervous that I was stiff, if it wasn't for Zhang De leading in front, I really didn't know how to control it.
Zhang De glanced back and said slowly: "These horses are very tame, it doesn't matter if you go this way."
Wait a little higher, and you'll have to walk. I looked at his side face, and suddenly understood where the familiarity just now came from, this Zhang De looks four or five points similar to Yue Wenbin, and the age should not be far from it, but Xu's long-term outdoor life is exposed to the wind and sun, his skin is dark, and he looks like he is ten years older than Yue Wenbin.
This Zhang De, could it be the real descendant of Yue Zhenxing? "Who the hell are you?" The muscles at the corner of Zhang De's mouth twitched slightly, and he didn't speak.
Yue Wenbin laughed: "No need to ask, he is the descendant of Yue Zhenform, my nameless eldest nephew, the real eldest son of Yue Moye, named Yue Zhende, you have already guessed it?" I thought to myself, I'm really sorry, you overestimate everyone, that is, I just guessed: "You are ......?" Yue Zhende didn't answer.
Yue Wenbin changed into a comfortable position on horseback: "That's right. He left home early, stoned someone to death in a gang fight while he was in Chinatown, and fled all the way to this side of the country.
I managed to keep it down for him, and he lent me his life. ”
Lie! I thought to myself, and glanced at Shi Lingren.
Yue Zhende either escaped because he killed someone, and then was used by Yue Wenbin here.
Shi Lingren understood what I meant, nodded slightly, thoughtful...... Maybe this Yue Zhende can be fought for. After all, he is the rightful heir of the Yue family.
I leaned over slightly and asked Yue Zhende, "You also entered with everyone?" Yue Wenbin smiled: "Of course, he is a good guide." When he was hiding here, he didn't dare to see people, so he searched everywhere to find out, and he knew that place he could help. "Yue Zhende must be won over, I thought to myself, otherwise it will be three against two, which is not good."
Has Yue Zhende been to that place? Yue Wenbin frowned slightly: "He hasn't gone in."
Don't talk about it here, there are many people. The group stopped talking, and Yue Zhende walked forward with the pack horse.
It got dark quickly, and the road gradually became devoid of pedestrians.
At eight o'clock, Yue Zhende stopped his horse: "It's here." "We have deviated from the tour route of ordinary tourists, there are trees above our heads, grass under our feet, and there is a mountain wall in front of us, Yue Zhende tied his horse to the tree and led the group to the mountain wall: "The things of the donkey friends are here." "There is a hole in the wall of the mountain, and the entrance of the cave is covered with thick shrubs, and it is impossible to see the hole unless you open it.
Yue Zhende dragged out seven or eight large bags from inside, opened them and took out tents and portable kerosene stoves, unloaded food from horses, and set up tents.
I looked around and smiled and said, "Camping here?" Yue Zhende replied without raising his head: "There are no wild beasts here, it is safe." He sprinkled something around the tent, "There are some poisonous snakes and bugs, but it's fine to sprinkle this." He lit the kerosene stove, boiled the noodles in a leeward place, took out some dried meat and added some dried meat, extinguished the fire as soon as it boiled, and hung up a small flashlight to illuminate it: "This place is afraid of attracting attention, try not to make a fire, otherwise the search and rescue team will find out." "I was eating noodles, bored, feeling hungry and thirsty, squinting at the big bags on the ground.
If it's just a tent or something, you don't need to hide in this kind of place in advance.
Yue Wenbin noticed my gaze and said unhurriedly, "There are weapons and mountaineering equipment in there.
Further down, everyone will leave the residential area and go deep into the mountains, and there will be no such leisurely scenery here.
The vicinity of Longtan Village is sparsely populated, although there are no fierce beasts, but there are many poisonous snakes and insects, and in the deep mountains, there may be some creatures that are not found in the outside world. I casually asked, "Are there prehistoric creatures?" It won't be the Jurassic Park Chinese version! Yue Wenbin smiled: "I can't say for sure." A group of people were sitting around eating noodles, but he sat far away.
I think about it and think that he is actually quite pitiful, saying that he lives for the sake of his family and the immortals, but in fact, he is living to suffer crimes. The supernatural power is vast and there is a fart! Maybe it's better to die more comfortably.
The old driver took two bites of dried meat noodles and wiped his mouth: "Let's distribute things." "The big bag contained five pistols, two five-ring flippers, five sets of hiking clothes and hiking boots, five plastic helmets, three sleeping bags, several bundles of climbing ropes, three hunting knives, five folding knives, ammunition, a strong flashlight, cold fireworks, a sapper shovel, a compass, a lighter, insect repellent powder, emergency medicines, and a bag on horseback with jerky, baked biscuits, compressed biscuits, chocolate, bottled water, and salt.
The five people were each given a pistol and a folding knife, the old driver and Yue Zhende held a five-ring flipper, the remaining three people took a hunting knife, a flashlight and cold fireworks were evenly distributed, and the rest of the materials, the five people were divided into three groups: I and Shi Ling were in a group, the old driver and Yue Zhende were in a group, and Yue Wenbin was in a group himself.
It was ten o'clock when everything was ready, and everyone got into the tent.
Yue Zhende said that this is a safe area, there is no need for a vigil, we have a good rest, and we will have a vigil when we leave the residential area from tomorrow.
I'm in a tent with the Shiling people.
Although it was only October, it was already cold in the mountains, and everyone was crammed into a sleeping bag, Shi Ling put the gun in a position that could be reached by his hand, and checked the magazine, but still felt not very relieved, so he pulled the tent door and pressed it with a stone before returning to the sleeping bag.
I whispered to him in the ear, "Do you think everyone will do something to everyone in the mountains?" ”
"I have to guard against it, after all, it's two against three now.
We must find a way to win Yue Zhende over. ”
"Well, find a chance to tell him that he doesn't need to kill at all, and that we will testify to get him back the inheritance? Why do you think Yue Zhende followed Yue Wenbin? He was abroad when he had an accident, and he kept letting Yue Wenbin live with his identity, do you think it's normal? Is it gratitude? Shi Lingren sneered lightly: "Thanksgiving? I don't think he's like that.
I'm afraid that Yue Wenbin used some method to hold him hostage.
If it's a poison spell, this is not difficult. ”
"Do you think Yue Wenbin understands this? How powerful? ”
"It's hard to say.
I think he must understand, it is estimated that it was the Yue family's idea to come to find the Dragon Ball in the first place, and it may be everyone's ancestral ability to open the hole.
However, I think he is still different from ordinary alchemists, more like an adventurer who knows a little about the side of the road.
I guess I've read a lot of ancient books, and the orthodox magic may not be possible, but the means are still there.
Yue Zhende is an ordinary person, and it is not difficult to control him.
But it is also necessary to prevent him from learning something over the years, after all, it is the bloodline of the Yue family, and he also knows some things in Fang Shixing, so there must be some way. I touched the broken mirror around my neck...... It was inexplicably missing and inexplicably coming to me...... and Sister Xiaomo's communicator: "Lao Wang, can you keep up?" ”
"It's fine to get here, but it might be a bit of a hassle to get into the mountains.
Further down there are unexplored mountains, and it's hard to say whether the signal will be received or not. Shi Lingren hugged me, "Don't worry, with me, sleep, I'm going to be tired from tomorrow." "I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep, but I didn't expect to be dreamless until dawn when I was woken up by the sound of birds chirping on the branches.
Out of the tent, the mountain air was fresh and sweet, and all kinds of birds chirped one after another, and finally found one from the treetops, but they couldn't recognize what it was.
Shiling people greeted me not far away: "Come and wash your face." "The mountain stream is clear and cool, and the spirit is lifted after washing.
Breakfast was a fast-food vegetable soup with a fire, and after eating, everyone changed into their hiking clothes and boots, put away their tents, put them on horseback, and pulled them out.
The mountaineering suit was a good fit, but the boots were a bit big, and I wore double socks, which made it a little uncomfortable to walk at first.
Because of the increased weight, I had to take turns riding and walking, so as to avoid exhausting the horse and not being able to carry the equipment before I got to the place.
Today's mountaineering is not as leisurely as yesterday, Yue Zhende took the lead, and advanced very fast, and by noon, he had left the human settlements far behind, and did not stop to rest until one o'clock in the afternoon.
The air in the forest was humid, and Yue Zhende wiped his sweat casually: "You can light a fire here and go get some water." ”
"I'll help you?" I got up and followed him.
A little farther away, there is the sound of water, a very thin mountain spring flowing down the straight mountain wall.
Yue Zhende used a leather bag to hold water, and I squatted next to it, patted my face with some water, and said casually: "It's been many years since you hurt people in Chinatown?" Why are you still here? Didn't want to go back abroad? Yue Zhende lowered his head and concentrated on receiving the water: "I killed someone, how can I go back?" ”
"Killed someone? Isn't it just a bruise? Yue Zhende was stunned for a moment, looked up at me and said softly, "What? I looked more surprised than he was: "Why, you don't know? The man didn't die, but was saved. ”
Yue Zhende stared at me: "Nonsense, how do you know?" I shrugged: "Now that China and the United States have concluded an extradition treaty after negotiations, it has been concluded." Although the main focus is to strengthen cooperation in the pursuit of fugitives and stolen goods, after all, the United States has become one of the main destinations for Chinese corruption suspects to flee abroad, but the United States and China have also stepped up investigations into relevant major cases and repatriated suspects. If you really killed someone and have a criminal record, do you think you haven't checked it? Your name, ID number, it is not difficult to find out by pressing this. The domestic security check is so strict, unless there are no dead people in that matter, and then it will be over. If someone really died, did you think you wouldn't be wanted? Yue Zhende was completely stunned: "You...... You are talking nonsense...... I obviously ...... him at the time."
"Smack." The leather bag in Yue Zhende's hand fell to the ground with a snap, and he almost sat down: "I...... But he said that I killed someone, and foreign gangs chased and killed them in China, and he spent money to find people to suppress this matter......"
"I'm afraid people don't die. Besides, even if you really killed someone, he said that he would spend money to find someone to suppress it, why are you still hiding here? ”
"I spent a lot of money, but ......I can't afford to pay it back," Yue Zhende said here, and suddenly stopped.
If it is really like what the other party said, he didn't kill anyone at all, then Yue Wenbin's so-called spending a lot of money is not nothing? He crouched a little dazed, muttering to himself, "I didn't kill anyone? ”
"I don't know, but given the international situation, it's certain that no one was killed. Do you just owe him money? How much is owed? Yue Zhende turned his head to look at him, and his eyes suddenly became vigilant: "Why are you telling me this?" You're not in the same group? "
I thought about it for a while: "It's not a group, everyone didn't want to come, it's equivalent to ...... Tricked by him? But where can you actually go, do you know what is in that place where people go? Yue Zhende's eyes dimmed: "I said that there is a ruin, and there are many valuable antiques in it...... I can't go, the old driver is staring at me.
The guy was skating, and his hands were black, so I didn't dare to go.
If you really dig up that palace, you can also share the money, and you will have money when you go back...... No need to be an unidentified person! He picked up the pouch from the ground, reconnected the water, and ignored me.
After lunch and a short rest, Yue Wenbin urged him to go on the road again.
This time, when the sky was about to turn dark, Yue Zhende beckoned to find a place to camp: "This is no better than a residential area, if you want to find a safe place, you have to take turns to keep vigil." "The camping site is chosen under a mountain wall, where the mountain wall twists to form an obtuse angle, which is called "two strands of opening" in Feng Shui - dragon sand and tiger sand open at obtuse angles, also known as "Zhang Shan Drinking Water Grid". It is a variant of the "left and right single strands" grid, similar to the "left and right New Meeting" and "left and right fairy palace", although one first and one last, one long and one short, one close and one sparse, asymmetrical "and there is a disease of partial blight", but after all, they can become "water harvesting" by balancing with the outer mountains, so they are also regarded as the right body by Mr. Feng Shui. The "ontology format" itself is simply not a dragon and a tiger to collect water, but the head of the mountain is upright and full of energy. Just like a noble person sitting upright with his hands upright, and the front and back and left and right all embrace the arch guard, and borrow the outer mountains to make dragons and tigers, then the foreign water will gather in front of him, so that the camp has the help of external qi, the water source is convenient, and the defense force is heavier, so it is also regarded as the shape of good luck by Mr. Feng Shui.
It seems to me that I don't understand, I just know that I can set the tent in an obtuse angle, at least I don't have to worry about something coming from behind.
There are also a few large trees next to it, so you can go up when necessary.
After eating this time, Yue Zhende asked the fire to be kept: "It's not easy to be found if it's smaller, and if you keep the fire, most wild beasts will avoid it."
Who will keep vigil first? Shi Lingren groaned: "I will keep watch for the first half of the night, and you will replace you in the second half of the night." Yue Wenbin smiled: "No need, I'll keep vigil, where do you all sleep." After all, it's my business! ”
The ancient monks believed that all living beings corresponded to the stars, the so-called "one star in the sky, one person underground", the strong star is bright, and the weak are dim and shining. Even if the star falls, it means that the person is "sick" or about to die, or has died. Therefore, in "Three Kingdoms", Zhuge and Sima always observe the sky at night, in addition to observing the night sky and calculating the future weather, such as before the Red Cliff War, Zhuge Liang calculated that in the next few days, the east wind will blow here, but also secretly looking for the star that represents the opponent, peeking at its changes, in order to defeat the weak and avoid the strong, and win the battle. How to find and establish a relationship between people and stars? It is not explicitly stated in books such as "Three Kingdoms", because it is common sense to use the method of dividing fields to infer it.
First of all, all people in China have a "place of origin", that is, they were born in a certain state or a certain county within the Kyushu of China, and then according to the "division" between the stars and the earth, they can roughly know the location of someone's "natal star". Then a special person who understands astronomy and geography is on duty to observe the stars in the sky for a long time. Among the stars in each "field", exclude the small stars that belong to the "small people", pay attention to the brighter ones, pay attention to their brightness and position shifts, and make long-term "original records" for backup. At the same time, the enemy, our allies, and friends have sent "meticulous work" and "spies" to infiltrate the opponent's interior and territory to constantly listen to the daily behavior of the opponent's leaders and main cadres, as well as the situation of promotions and disadvantages, injuries and illnesses, and to pass on that information at any time. Finally, the changes in the stars are compared with the daily situation of each observation object one by one, and if a certain star is consistent with the change of someone's situation for a long time, then it can be determined that this is the "natal star" of a certain Wang and a certain official.
There are books to prove the saying that "one star in the sky and one person underground". See the "wedge" at the beginning of "Water Margin" - "Taiwei Hong mistakenly walked away from the demons", it is said that it is "thirty-six Tiangang stars, seventy-two earth-shattering stars, a total of one hundred and eight demon lords" - those stars are referring to Wu Song and Lin Chong. Modern artists continue to use this metaphor of "star induction". After all, in modern society, young people after dinner, especially the big girls, love to talk about idol star "interesting stories", or everyone's so-called "gossip rhymes". Originally, when I talked about "star", I just referred to a famous movie actor. Later, the reputation of celebrities expanded, and those who spoke well in cross talk and comedy sketches were called "laughing stars", those who played well were called "football stars", those who sang well were called "singers", and those who danced well were called "dancing stars". So if you are less famous, you might as well call it a "dark star". Also, the newly "grand" rushed out, it can also be called "a certain new star", in short, "the sky is full of stars". And in the era of national entertainment, it is even different, from "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" to "Happy Camp", "Everyday Upward", "Always Ready", "Let's Date", "I Love to Remember Lyrics", all people are stars, in addition to the above-mentioned "stars", in fact, everyone is a "star".
Shi Lingren forgot that he had a hand, since he had this convenience, why didn't he use it, so he pulled me into the tent at the moment: "You told Yue Zhende?" ”
"Well, sure enough, Yue Wenbin lied to him.
But he said the old driver was staring at him and he couldn't go.
Moreover, he seemed to think that it was a ruin, and wanted to steal the palace to get some money before going back. ”
"It's good to have contradictions.
As for money, if he wanted money, it would be easy to solve.
But this old driver, it seems that he is really an outlaw, the skaters are more difficult to deal with, and everyone can give up for money, because without dimethyltryptamine, everyone is worse than dead.
And this kind of person has a relatively large appetite, and it is difficult to trust people.
If I told Yue Zhende that I could give him money through Liu Yaoyong, he would probably believe it, because the money he asked for was not a big amount in the final analysis.
But the old driver is different, skating is a bottomless pit, which is not satisfied, and he will not believe that Liu Yaoyong can give him a large sum of money more than Yue Wenbin. ”
"What then?"
"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and then look at it while walking, in short, you have to be careful of this old driver.
However, he probably won't make the first move before he gets there, and if he gets into the hole, he'll have to be careful.
Before that, let's pay attention to the road, deep in the mountains and old forests, maybe there is something. As soon as Shi Lingren finished speaking, there was a howl of an unknown animal in the distance, and there was a slight tremor in the quiet night, like a cry.
I nervously grabbed Shi Lingren: "There won't be wolves?" ”
"There don't seem to be hundreds or thousands of wolves in the stall literature, the ecology and the number of wolves in the pack can't reach that scale at all, hundreds of wolves are estimated to run hundreds of kilometers and can't find enough food for the wolves, and there are such wolves in an estimated radius of hundreds or even thousands of kilometers without humans and animals surviving. Because wolves must eat a considerable amount of meat if they want to make a living, they will slowly wait to die if they can't find it, and it is estimated that wolves of this size will starve to death for half a month
But there are wild boars in the deep mountains and old forests, and this one is no better than wolves.
But if you have a gun, it's not difficult to deal with. ”
"Is that a protected wild animal? It's illegal for everyone to shoot with a gun. Shi Lingren poked my face helplessly: "Then you can take out the jerky and feed them."
Lie down and see if your feet are blistered? It's a pity that you can't scald it with hot water. I also thought that this idea was a little funny, and lay down obediently: "It should be fine, although the boots are a little bigger, I don't feel pain in my feet, and I haven't ridden the horse for a while?" Shi Ling checked my feet, and there were indeed no blisters, so he was relieved and put on my socks again: "There are many poisonous snakes and insects at night, don't leave your body outside, it will be troublesome if you are bitten." I suddenly remembered the strange corpse on Miaozhu's body, and I couldn't help but feel a little numb: "Won't it be like the Dragon King Temple?" ”
"That's not going to happen, but it is estimated that there are snakes in the geography of Longtan Village.
Okay, as long as the tent is not broken, the snake can't get in, where to sleep. Outside the tent, the cry-like howl still came from time to time, but at the same time, Yue Wenbin's voice sounded. Looking at the starry sky at night, I am looking for a star, he is so bright, he is so affectionate, that is the eyes I have long been familiar with, I have seen you, you can see me, the sky and the earth are far away, even if you don't care about looking at me, I understand you at a glance, the mood at the moment. In the middle of the night, I was staring at the star. He was so splendid. He's so sparkling. That's a heart I admire. I miss you, you miss me, you vow to be loyal to each other, even if you turn into a meteor and leave resolutely, you will always shine in my heart in my heart! Shi Lingren whispered that this is a classic song called "Looking at the Starry Sky" during the period when the war on the Sino-Vietnamese border burns and goes out, but according to the artist's artistic conception, the singer is a military wife, and the "star" that "I" is looking for and gazing at is her husband who is on a mission at the border. She finally sang, "Even if you turn into a meteor and leave resolutely, you will always shine in my heart", and the metaphor of the "meteor" who resolutely left is to sacrifice for the country. "Who is Yue Wenbin missing?
I listened to the singing and pillowed on the shoulders of the stone lings, but soon fell asleep.
This time I had a dream, and I dreamed that everyone walked in front of a cliff with a big red inscription on it: Tongtiantai.
Yue Wenbin didn't know where to find two small holes, the engine was turned off, the slope made a clicking sound, and a stone door opened inward, and it was pitch black inside, and nothing could be seen......
After walking on the road for another day and a half, at noon, Yue Wenbin spoke: "The path ahead is the path to the cave. ”
When I looked up, the road ahead suddenly became steeper, and the whole forest seemed to have risen a little higher in the sky, and the sunlight sprayed into it, and it looked much darker.
I saw in the tourist brochure that the entrance to the east of the mountain is steep and gentle, this nameless mountain has undergone many geological explorations, tectonic changes, and obvious vertical height differences, but I never thought that it would be such a change, which will give people the feeling of yin and yang separation.
At this time, it was twelve o'clock, and everyone still felt that the sun was warm on this side, but the cave leading to the cave on the opposite side seemed to be covered with something, and the sun could not shine through.
No one spoke for a few minutes, and after a while, Shi Ling said lightly: "Sure enough, it is the creation of Zhong Shenxiu, and the yin and yang cut the dawn." ”