Chapter 21: Strange Beasts Hidden in the Great River

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Seeing that Xiaohu was about to continue walking, I quickly stopped him.

From a selfish point of view, of course I hope that a guide who is familiar with the situation can take me down the Black Wind Gully, but if I offend Grandpa Xiaohu because of this, this matter will not be worth the loss.

Since Ma Yiao can ask Grandpa Xiaohu to be the informant, there must be a friendship between them.

If I get into a fight with him because of this, the problem will be a bit serious.

The main thing is that I don't want the old man to be orphaned.

But Xiaohu ignored my obstruction, glared at me, and said with a gloomy face: "What are you doing? ”

I said that your grandfather will not let you go into the Black Wind Trench with us, we are a rotten life, but you are not. When the time comes, if the white-haired person sends the black-haired person, whose sin is it?

Xiaohu walked forward and said that this is my own volition, and it has nothing to do with you.

I said what the reason, you have to tell me clearly, one second ago, he told me that he didn't want to die with us, and the next second, he said that he was voluntary. When you say that, I have a weak heart, and I can't let you go with me?

Xiaohu said then I won't go with you, okay?

When I saw him insisting so much, I knew that I couldn't persuade him to go back, but I was still puzzled, but Chu Xiaotu next to me understood.

She smiled and said, "Xiaohu, do you know that girl?" ”

Xiaohu stared at the front and walked all the way, and said without looking back: "I know, of course I know, Cai Yueniang in our neighborhood is the pearl of our Miao people." When her mother was pregnant with her, she dreamed of a phoenix in her arms, and after she was born, she shone brightly, and when she was only fourteen years old, the people who came to ask for marriage broke the threshold of their house......"

That's when I reacted and said, "You like her?" ”

My single knife made Xiaohu's words pause, and at this time, he finally showed the shy expression peculiar to young people, and even lowered his head.

He said in a weak mosquito voice: "Yueniang is the most beautiful girl in these ten miles and eight towns, and I am naturally ......."

When I saw him like this, I couldn't help but laugh and said, "Look at you like this, your hair hasn't grown, and you still have a lot of thoughts." ”

Xiaohu was annoyed and said that if you want to leave the Black Wind Gully alive, you have to beg me if I don't have my help, you just wait to die here.

As soon as he said this, Chu Xiaotu immediately understood.

She said with a smile: "In this way, we will help you find out about Cai Yueniang's affairs, and don't let her die inexplicably at a young age, and you, you have to do your best to help us at this time, let's cooperate sincerely, don't have any reservations, what do you think?" ”

Xiaohu glanced at me, snorted, and said Okay, for the sake of your face, Sister Rabbit, I won't bother with him.

In the distance, the girl of the Miao family wearing a red wedding dress had already gone downhill and went down the rocky ravine to the bottom of the ditch, and we didn't dare to stay longer, so we hurried up.

Ditch up and ditch down, two worlds.

Before, I saw that the place that Xiaohu was pointing to was the same as the scenery when he came, except for the deep and dense forest, I didn't feel any difference.

However, when I went down to the bottom of the ditch, I was greeted by a cold wind that passed through the valley floor, and I felt that the difference between the top and bottom was about five degrees.

The temperature is only the most intuitive feeling, and the vegetation at the bottom of the ditch also surprised me, in addition to the large number of low shrubs that are commonly seen, there are many ferns.

This kind of fern is not the usual curly cypress, stone wit, or clemat fern, but the kind that grows very tall and strong.

There are several places, and I even think that thing should be the legendary alder.

What is Alder?

This thing is also known as the "tree fern", this thing is born in the shade of the forest or the river, produced in the Tibetan border of the mainland of China, the Chishui area of Qianzhou, and is also distributed in Nepal, Sikkim, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and southern Japan.

Its stem is 6 meters high or higher, and its diameter is 120 centimeters, and it is an endangered plant under national first-class protection, and is known as a "living fossil".

I've only seen such things in books, but I didn't expect to see them here.

It's still a long way from Chishui.

A large number of low shrubs and ferns fill the surface of the Black Wind Gully, and the light at the bottom of the trench is somewhat weak, due to the obscuration of the branches above.

Even in well-lit weather, it was dark under the ditch.

And in this darkness, there are countless insect chirps, and in the distance, there are even the cries of unknown animals, which intersect with each other, and they are particularly energetic.

Of course, from another point of view, it is also fraught with danger.

There is a small stream, which appears in the midst of the greenery of the vegetation.

By the stream, there is a path.

Cai Yueniang seemed to be guided by someone, walking along the road, we followed behind, she didn't know it, and because we were not very far apart, I also smelled her.

It's not a very strong aroma, but it's very poignant.

It's like an orchid, or osmanthus, and it's refreshing.

I found that it was precisely because of this fragrance that the dangers hidden beneath the green vines and ferns were subconsciously shunned.

Several times, I saw a black or red snake lurking in the grass.

These poisonous snakes are full of aggression, as if they are about to eject and bite you at any time, but when they smell this fragrance, their whole body actually relaxes, and they do not have any intention of attacking.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but say, "Could it be that there really is a mountain god?" ”

Xiaohu stared at a pair of eyes, and said bitterly: "Even if it is, if you dare to fight Yueniang's idea, I will fight it to the death." ”

He has the unique sharpness of a young man, but I was worried that he would be too tough and bad things, so I hurriedly said to him: "Don't mess around for a while, if something really happens, you let us deal with it, and wait until you don't meet your expectations, and then you can act, okay?" ”

Xiaohu nodded and said okay, I know that I'm not a fool, and I definitely won't do it.

We followed Cai Yueniang all the way forward, it was a sunny day, and the sun came out of my head, but under this ditch, I didn't feel the warmth of the sun at all.

The cool breeze made me feel as if I had arrived directly in the cold winter weather.

After walking like this for half an hour, the stream converged, and a river about seven or eight meters wide appeared in front of it.

This river is blocking our way.

Cai Yueniang seemed to have fallen into an evil spirit, even if there was a river in front of her, she didn't know the depth, she couldn't stop her from moving forward, seeing her walk forward regardless of it, ready to cross the river without any protection measures, Xiaohu finally couldn't help it.

He rushed up, hugged Cai Yueniang, who was about to go down the river, and then dragged her back.

Cai Yueniang only found out that there was someone beside her at this time, and subconsciously began to struggle.

Xiaohu said while pulling: "Yueniang, it's me, I'm Huzi, do you remember?" I used to weave locust toys for you out of banana leaves, you liked it, do you remember? ”

Cai Yueniang seemed to recognize Xiaohu at this time, nodded, and said, Oh, you are Luo Xiaohu.

Xiaohu nodded excitedly and said yes, it's me.

Cai Yueniang looked calm and said Luo Xiaohu, I know you are interesting to me, but let me tell you, I am now a woman of God, it loves me, I love it, it is impossible between you and me, you go, don't pester me anymore.

When she said this, she was very ruthless, and the expression on her face was as cold as frost, and when Xiaohu heard it, it was like being thundered, and the whole person froze in place.

And at this moment, all of a sudden, Cai Yueniang's feet twisted very strangely, and then the whole person fell on the grass by the river.

She began to slide down the river.

It wasn't subjective, but someone tied her right ankle and pulled her into the river.

Xiaohu was still thinking about the determination in Cai Yueniang's words, but when he heard the movement at this moment, he subconsciously reached out and grabbed Cai Yueniang's hands.

However, a mysterious force pulled Cai Yueniang to the river.

Even with Xiaohu's help, Cai Yueniang's body moved into the river little by little, and most of her body was immersed in water.

And it was at this time that I finally arrived.

At this time, I had already pulled the soft gold cord out of my waist, made it hard, and smashed it viciously into the river.

This stick was smashed, and the river, which was originally as calm as a mirror, suddenly swayed.

Immediately afterwards, a large head emerged from the water, the head width was greater than the length of the head, the snout was rounded, the snout ridge was prominent, the cheeks were inclined outward, the nasal distance was slightly smaller than the eye distance, the upper eyelid was wide and slightly larger than the eye distance, and the tympanic membrane was prominent and oval.

Putting aside these professional descriptions, to put it simply, this guy is completely the size of a car......

Toad!