The bustle on the streets in the county brings a cheerful mood to Ye Duhong, Meng Hai, Su Yu, and the island owner, there are those who sell fried cold noodles, those who sell sugar gourds, those who sell linen and satin, those who sell their bodies, those who play acrobatics, and those who play erhu, violin, and cello, along the way it is really musical, festive and peaceful, they unconsciously come to the decayed south city gate, pass through the city gate, and the large green in the south of the city makes their eyes shine.

Ye Duhong is in front, Su Yu is behind Ye Duhong, Meng Hai is behind Su Yu, and the island owner is behind Meng Hai, Ye Duhong said anxiously: "You have big steps and high frequency, our time is precious, we can't waste it, every minute and second is precious." ”

The owner of the island pointed to the ancient temple not far away and said, "That's what people call the South Temple, right? Why is there no one there now?"

"Presumably he was afraid of monsters," Meng Hai replied, "I don't know what kind of monster that beggar saw, I hope he didn't lie." ”

Su Yu was by Ye Duhong's side, her steps were fast, she was able to walk so fast, and said, "Don't talk so much, I have a bottle of mineral water here, and whoever is thirsty will give him a drink." ”

Ye Duhong kept moving forward, did not speak again, they bypassed a dilapidated and dilapidated house, came to a hard land, the ground was pimpled, there was an old man with a stick in a daze, his eyes were full of loess, his eyes were blank, Ye Duhong greeted the old man, the old man raised his head, Ye Duhong found that this old man was the beggar of yesterday. So Ye Duhong asked the old beggar: "Hello, where is the monster you mentioned yesterday?" The old man spoke in a whisper, and his words were like this: "Ah, monsters, monsters, you, are you looking for monsters?" It's on the Shadow Mountain, you have to be careful." ”

The shadow mountain that the old man said is the tall mountain that stands not far to the south, and the night Duhong raised his head and cast his eyes on the mountains, where the vegetation is flourishing, the clouds are covered with fog locks, the mountains and rocks are craggy, and the ravines are inlaid, and there seems to be no way up. Ye Duhong told everyone that there must be a way before people reach the mountain, go forward first, and go up when they find a place where they can go.

Come to a broken stone steps, two stones as handrails have been eroded by wind and rain for many years, vicissitudes of life, here is a rare road to the mountain, they just go up the steps, the cool breeze blows, roll up many old small yellow leaves on the ground, a strong desolate breath blows to the face, Ye Duhong leads everyone to continue to move forward, the more up the stone steps are broken, some stones are broken into fine sand, Ye Duhong stepped on it, creaked.

Ye Duhong turned around and said: "This road is so difficult to walk, although it is a road up the mountain, but this road is broken like this, it is so tiring to walk like this." When I was a child, I walked a lot of roads, the steep slope to the river is counted as one, the winding slope down the river beach is counted as one, the big north slope to the north is counted as one, the small dirt road to Wanshou Mountain is counted as one, the crooked path that I call the grass road on both sides of the melon orchard is counted as one, the small slope road to the East Temple is counted as one, and the complex sheep intestine road to the Donggou is counted as one, I really walked a lot of roads when I was a child, those roads are so vivid in my memory, those pictures, how can I forget, I remember the road I walked. Although the road in front of me is difficult to walk, I will walk it seriously, and when I recall it in the future, it will be as I recall my childhood now, and the bitterness of that time will turn into sweetness. ”

Su Yu stepped forward and took Ye Duhong's hand, they held hands and walked up the mountain, Meng Hai and the island owner looked at each other and smiled, Meng Hai said: "The two of them are really close." The owner of the island said disdainfully: "Of course, you think that the two of them have a good relationship." "Although the road is not easy to walk, they go seriously, and everything they have done seriously is worth remembering when they recall it.

The road got steeper and steeper, and their panting voices could be heard by each other. After a mile of upward movement, the road turned sharply to the left, and the road to the left was very flat but extremely narrow, with a steep mountain wall on one side and an abyss on the other. Whether or not to take this road is a test of their courage. Since he came here, he shouldn't be afraid of the difficulties encountered on the road, Ye Duhong said to go, he first tried to step on the path, this path is only one foot wide, Ye Duhong forgot the front from time to time, pay attention to the feet, go seriously, hold on to the mountain wall with both hands, and move forward little by little. Su Yu followed closely behind, next to Ye Duhong, and could feel each other's body temperature. Meng Hai and the island owner also got on this extremely narrow road, Meng Hai is a person who has experienced strong winds and waves, this path is nothing to him, but for the island owner, it is very difficult, the island owner, an ordinary person, saw others moving forward little by little, he also took a step forward, but his legs quickly trembled, he shouted: "Why do you go so fast, you wait for me, I can't pass, I dare not cross, you sue me, how should I live, I can't do it, I'm about to die, I'm going to fall." ”

Ye Duhong turned around and shouted to the island owner: "Island owner, don't be afraid, you just go forward step by step, why are you so, why are you so cowardly, you hurry up, we are all in the middle, why are you still on the head?"

With Ye Duhong's encouragement and Meng Hai's help, the island owner finally came to the middle of the road, and at this time, the island owner hated that he was born, and he wanted to turn into a puff of smoke and drift away immediately. After a difficult walk, the owner finally reached the other side of the road.

Ye Duhong said: "Island master, I am waiting for you here and I am almost asleep, is this road so difficult to walk?"

The island owner breathed a sigh of relief, he gasped a few times, and said: "It's here, it's here, it's here, this road is so dangerous, this road is really dangerous, it's dangerous, I'm afraid of death, I'm scared to death, I'm scared to death." ”

All four of them came from this path, which was probably the only way up the mountain, and as the only dangerous road, it was famous, and this road was called "Scared Courage".

The road ahead is not so demanding for people, anyone can walk, and everyone can move forward on this wide road. In this area, the mountain qi floats, and the fog hits them from time to time, and everyone makes a ball of light to protect their bodies, one is to resist the wind and dust, and the other is to play the role of a signal light.

"Lord, this is a good way," Ye Duhong said, "you don't have to be afraid. We've walked so far that it's not even up the mountainside, so we should find a place to rest. ”

Arriving at a big rock, there is a rare flat land, Su Yu jumped on the big rock, took a deep breath, sat down comfortably, opened a bottle of water, drank two sips, and then handed Ye Duhong a bottle of pure water, and said: "There is still water here, which of you drink it and get it." ”

And they all sat on this big rock, looking at the vast sea of clouds, and their hearts began to empty. There is a whitebark pine here, and the posture of the pine tree is strong, and it is perfectly combined with the rock, and they sit on the stone, and they are sitting in the painting.