Although the terrain of the canyon here is dangerous, it is no longer the kind of closed well-shaped canyon, and the surrounding environment is also very "normal", with green grass and green trees, birds and insects, which make us feel very intimate.

Because there is a very magnetic magnetic ore in that mountain, the compass cannot be used normally, but with Xiao Lei's expert-level wilderness survival skills, he can use a matchstick and the shadow projected on the watch to accurately judge the direction, as for the food problem, there is no need to worry, all kinds of wild fruits in the mountains, as well as hares, pheasants, for us, are all delicious food, except for Xiao Lei, the old man Ouyang has been hunting all his life, and some prey to eat, it is nothing to him.

After crying for a while, Kenya recovered and thanked us vigorously and smiled. However, we didn't expect that not only did we escape, but we also saved someone.

However, we all know that since there are crossbow arrows at the exit of the cave, it means that this is still the area of activity of the Japanese. So it's still quite unsafe and shouldn't stay long.

So, everyone walked along the narrow valley bottom for about an hour, and at this time, the terrain gradually became gentle, and the surrounding peaks were not so high and steep.

Everyone walked tired and hungry, Xiao Lei and Ouyang old man caught three hares, two pheasants, lit the fire and roasted, a beautiful meal, and rested for a while, and then continued to hurry, at this time it was already dusk, the cool breeze was swishing, the peaks in the mountains, grass and trees, in the afterglow of the sunset, looked particularly beautiful, think about the experience of the past two days, like a nightmare.

It's getting late, and after a while, it's time to choose a campsite.

Everyone walked for about half an hour, rounded a mountain peak, and suddenly found a small hill in front of them, and there were many trees on this small hillside, why did it look so familiar? It's like I've been here before.

"Isn't this the hillside in that 'mirage'?" Kenya said excitedly, and everyone immediately remembered, yes, this is the hillside in the "mirage", because of the temperature and light refraction, the scenery here is reflected near the mouth of the cave.

Hongmei also hurriedly said: "I remember seeing an old man at that time, and that old man may have lived nearby. ”

Everyone thought that Hongmei's words made sense, so they went up the hill to see if anyone really lived here, and if there were any residents here, it would be great, we could either spend the night or ask about the surrounding situation by the way.

Passing through the groves on the hillside, on a flat hill ground, there were a few houses, built of stone and wood, small but very neat and clean.

After we shouted a few times, the door of a house suddenly opened, and out of it came an old lady, who was over seventy years old, with a slightly hunched back, but who was in good spirits as she walked.

We told the old lady that we had come to the mountains for a geological expedition and that we wanted to spend the night here. Just as we were talking to the old lady, an old man came out of the house—judging by his posture and movements, it must be the same old man we had seen in the "mirage", and this feeling was amazing!

The old couple was quite simple and enthusiastic, and after knowing our intentions, they immediately let us into the house. Although the house is not big, it is very clean, and there are a lot of books, it seems that the old man is quite literate.

As soon as we chatted, we learned that the old man's surname was Chen, who had worked in the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences in his early years, and also taught, and usually liked to cultivate and study various plants.

Coincidentally, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences in this mountain, there are just a few research bases, dedicated to the use of the unique natural resources in this mountain, to cultivate and study plants, and the old man's age, should have retired, but he can't be idle, he likes to deal with all kinds of plants, and prefers the cleanliness in the mountains, so he came here with his wife, and this is also a base of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Moreover, the house is also built by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and the daily necessities are also sent regularly every month, and the old couple live quite leisurely.

I heard that we were doing a geological expedition, the old man was full of interest, and asked where to ask, fortunately, the crazy man six knew very well about the herbs in the mountains, and the knowledge of Ouyang and Xiao Lei was also good, so they didn't go through the gang, and they chatted with the old man very speculatively.

Sister Li, Hongmei, the female translator, and Kenya helped the old lady together and made a sumptuous dinner, which we hadn't eaten in many days.

Everyone sat around the table and chatted while eating.

"Mr. Chen, don't you encounter anything strange when you live here? I heard that this mountain, there are a lot of strange phenomena", Madman Six asked casually, we all understand that Madman Six is slowly cutting into the core problem, which is also what we are curious about, this is not too far from that strange cave, is it really not too far away, is this old Mr. Chen, really hasn't found anything abnormal? Didn't the Japanese come here before?

Hearing Crazy Six's question, this old gentleman Chen's face suddenly showed a very strange expression - he seemed to be smiling, squinted his eyes, looked at Crazy Six, and did not answer, and the room suddenly fell silent.

Then, Mr. Chen took a sip of wine, and then said unhurriedly: "I know that the question you are asking must have encountered something strange, and it is very likely that you encountered it in that valley not far away, right?" ”

Hearing him say this, all of us were amazed - how did this old Mr. Chen know the Tao? In the "mirage", we only see his image, and he doesn't see us, but how does he know that we have been there?

At this time, Mr. Chen's expression suddenly became a little sad, he sighed and said: "Alas, in fact, I won't tell you, when we first met, I saw that your clothes were stained with a kind of red dandelion, and through this alone, I knew that you must have been to that valley, because this red dandelion is only found in that valley, not only its color is red, and it is smaller than ordinary dandelions, but the stickiness is very strong, and it is easy to get on your clothes." But I don't know why, this red dandelion can't grow elsewhere. I also tried to grow some here, but in the end, it failed. I'm looking into why.

Actually, I used to go to that valley a lot, and the peaks there are also very high, and as for the strange phenomena in the mountains, not only in that valley, but also in other places, but many of the phenomena in that valley are indeed the weirdest, so I think, when you suddenly mention the strange phenomena in the mountains, did you encounter them in that valley? ”

Madman Six nodded and said unabashedly: "Yes, I did meet it, and I almost died." ”

Mr. Chen and his wife, hearing us say this, couldn't help but be surprised, obviously, they didn't expect it to be so serious, Crazy Six Next, he selectively told Mr. Chen about our experience on that mountain.

Madman Six told Mr. Chen that we had gone from a cave in a well-shaped canyon to a hole on the peak of that mountain, and were trapped there, and it was only after that that time that we finally found the passage and came down from the hole in mid-air, and on that hole, we also saw the small hillside where they were through the mirage, and even the figure of Mr. Chen, we also saw it.

But Crazy Six didn't mention the Japanese at all, nor did he raise the blind, let alone Kenya's experience.

However, this still shocked Mr. and Mrs. Chen, and after a long while, Mr. Chen said slowly: "I really haven't heard of the well-shaped canyon you mentioned, it may be that the distance you walk in the mountain is very similar to the surface distance, especially in the mountains with changeable terrain, even more so - the straight-line distance between the two points may be a few miles, but on the surface of the mountain, you may need to walk a hundred miles to get there."

However, you said that there is a passage to the top of the mountain at the bottom of the valley not far away, and I really don't know the way, but I do know that there are many strange things there.

In fact, before we came here, there was a colleague from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences stationed here, he was more withdrawn, silent all day long, and blushed when he saw a woman, so he was more than forty years old, and he was still single.

A few years ago, he had been stationed here to do research, and his papers were well written and published in international journals.

A few years ago, I don't know why, he seemed to have suddenly fallen into an evil spirit, saying that on a moonlit night, he met a few ghosts here, and these ghosts looked very terrible, their faces were flat, and they did not have any facial features on their faces.

Since then, he has been mentally abnormal, nagging all day long, muttering something like a 'faceless ghost', and incontinent, in a trance, and completely becoming a mentally ill person.

The leaders of the hospital felt that he suddenly became like this, which was a pity and pitiful, so they sent him to the best mental sanatorium for recuperation, and specially hired a nurse to take care of him.

Since then, no one wants to come here, but this is a very important research base, there is a very important research value, no matter what, I was retired, after hearing this, I volunteered to come here, I am an 'atheist', I never believe that there are any gods in this world, ghosts, you see, I have been here for several years, don't you also have a good life? Ha, as the saying goes, 'ghosts are just demons in people's hearts', it must be a kind of illusion that my colleague saw when he had a psychological problem. ”

When Kenya heard Mr. Chen say this, her face couldn't help but turn pale again, and she couldn't eat a mouthful of food. We all know that Mr. Chen's words reminded her of those Japanese, and everyone understands that in fact, what the old man's colleague saw was not an "illusion", but the same Japanese.

Sure enough, as we predicted, those Japanese had been here, but Mr. Chen hadn't seen it yet, and we immediately sweated for Mr. Chen, he was in danger but didn't know it, should you tell him the truth?

I heard Mr. Chen continue: "Although there are no ghosts, that valley is indeed strange, not only the plants there will mutate, but even the animals. I once saw a sparrow, bigger than a chicken, after seeing it, I really thought it was incredible, at first, I suspected that there was nuclear waste there, so I reported it to the higher authorities, the superiors attached great importance to it, sent a team of dozens of experts, went there to investigate, but did not detect the slightest nuclear radiation, but there is a strong magnetic field, because there are a lot of magnetic ores around, so, some experts suspect that it may be a wonderful magnetic field, so that the animals and plants there have undergone some degree of mutation.

Now, every year, all kinds of experts go to that valley for a few days, and when they come, they eat and live with me, and I am also their base here. ”

Hearing Mr. Chen say this, I suddenly felt that the reason why those Japanese did not come to Mr. Chen again may have understood that their appearance attracted the attention of the outside world, which was very unfavorable to them, so since then, they have tried to avoid being seen again.

But Mr. Chen's next thing shocked us completely!