We immediately agreed on a route and decided to re-follow the path of the fat man and the old Hu Xiadou, and go around the depths of Wushan to find the fairy cave. On the same day, we made a list of equipment, and Xiaohua went to buy it, he had a wide road, and he could get a lot of heavy weapons, but because it took time, we delayed it for another three days in Beijing, and early on the morning of the fourth day, we booked a direct ticket to Hunan and got on the green train.

This train is a day and a night, Xie Xiaojiu is playing with his mobile phone in bed, Lao Hu and I, and the fat man, the three of them hold a poker hoe to the earth, and later change their tricks to fight the landlord and smoke the turtle, the fat man said that it is not interesting to play money, who loses and learns to bark.

I just want to refute his bad idea, Lao Hu has been full of answers, at the beginning we were tied, a person learned a few dog barks, to later fight the landlord, the fat man and Lao Hu obviously partnered for many years, the two played a joint card, lost my face red.

Xiaohua couldn't stand it later, and probably felt that I had lost the people of Lao Jiumen, and as soon as I put my mobile phone to join the battle of fighting the landlord, I regained the decline.

Wushan is a tourist attraction, the surrounding traffic has already been opened, the past is not troublesome, and there is no transfer, but because we are going to the location is relatively remote, so after getting off the train, we took a bus and headed to a county called Changping.

The county seat sits

Changping County is an ancient county seat, located in the west of Wushan, close to the foot of Wushan, next to the Yangtze River, and the Wuxia Mountains on the opposite bank of the river, located in the Sichuan-Hunan border, is an ancient county town where ethnic minorities and Han people live together, the county has a highway, but still retains a strong ancient village characteristics, we arrived in Changping when it is already night, there is no hotel here, only small hotels all over the place.

At this time, it is October, the weather is getting cooler, Wushan is in a year, with autumn as the tourist season, at this time the cold is gradually rising, the mountains are full of clouds and smoke, beautiful, attracting a large number of tourists, so the hotel is almost full, we finally only found an old-fashioned guest house, that night rest at will, tidy up the equipment, ready to take a boat down the next day.

Here backer, there is no entertainment after nightfall, local residents in order to make money from tourists, opened a lot of programs, but we are here to fight, not to travel, a group of people are not interested, due to the limited number of beds in the guest house, we have two rooms, I and the fat man one, Xiaohua and Lao Hu one.

The fat man went to bed early, the snoring sounded, and the bed was occupied by him, I was thinking about whether to make a bunk alone, the mobile phone suddenly rang, I saw that it was Wang Meng's call, and quickly connected: "Call so late, what's wrong?" ”

"Boss, that little brother is gone."

I was stunned and said, "When?" ”

I didn't expect me to be so calm, Wang Meng paused, and said: "Noon, when I delivered food to Brother Zhang at noon, I didn't see anyone, so I waited at home, but I haven't come back yet, and then I went through the closet, and his things are gone, I guess ......"

"I know, Zhao Wang asked for leave and went back, don't close the shop, you help open it, in case the little brother comes back, it's easy to find someone."

Wang Meng hurriedly agreed, and explained: "Boss, I did everything according to your instructions, laundry and cooking, serving tea and water, my father has never enjoyed this treatment, and it is none of my business for him to run away from home." ”

I scolded: "Okay, I don't blame you, you've worked hard these days, take a good look at the shop, and come back with a reward." "Hung up Wang Meng's phone, I fell on the bed in a daze, the stuffy oil bottle will leave, in fact, I don't think it's strange at all, he is a professional missing person, when he leaves, he never greets, this, I have already been mentally prepared. It's just that I thought that after the Yabuda incident, the stuffy oil bottle destroyed the ultimate key, and my duty has been fulfilled, and it is estimated that Hoi An will live a peaceful life, but now that I think about it, I am still too naïve.

When he leaves, I don't know if there will be a chance to meet.

The next day, the fat man woke up, and I told him the news that the stuffy oil bottle had run away, and the fat man was stunned and scolded: "The little brother is too unrighteous and naïve, I said to let you take him with you, now it's okay, people are lost." ”

I'm in an irritable mood, and it seems to be my responsibility to be told by the fat man, but although the stuffy oil bottle is a ninth-level cripple in the life ability on the ground, after all, I have lived for so many years, and I won't starve to death if I leave my shop, but this kid, what did he do?

As soon as the stuffy oil bottle disappeared, I subconsciously thought of the next bucket, but now, what is the point of him going down?

The fat man saw that I looked annoyed, so he stopped his mouth, patted me on the shoulder, and said: "Little brother is also dozens of years old, he can't be raised like raising Xiaomi, I guess he is a person who is bored and panicked, and went out to relax, maybe as soon as we come back from the fairy cave, he is already fishing on the edge of the West Lake." "Will the stuffy oil bottle go to distract? When I said this, the ghost didn't believe it, I was too lazy to talk to the fat man's unreliable nonsense, put down the stuffy oil bottle, cleaned up, and the four of them left the guest house and went to the dock.

According to Lao Hu's explanation, it was the season when the cold was rising, and when we entered Wushan, the humidity was heavier, so we all wore high-quality canvas outdoor equipment this time, with long boots on our feet, uniformly dressed, and equipment bags on our backs, just like an outdoor expedition team.

The road to the pier was rough and there was a detour of the mountains, so we paid a receptionist from the guest house to lead the way.

On the way, the receptionist asked us if we were here to take pictures, he said that there are travelers, photographers, writers, painters running back and forth here all year round, said, and took out a photo he carried with him, on which is a photo of him and a bald man: "This is a master of Chinese painting, last year to travel here, but also to find me to lead the way, but also with me to take a picture, although our county is a small place, but thanks to the blessing of the goddess of Wushan, relying on tourism to prosper, all year round, the celebrities who come here to travel, are countless, As for the movie star who has become popular recently, I also served him food. ”

The fat man talked nonsense with the receptionist and said, "That's good, if you want to meet Sister Manyu next time, remember to help me get an autograph." "We entered the mountain this time, because there were only four people, so everyone had a lot of weight, and followed the receptionist for a part of the mountain road, I was already tired and speechless, how could I have the mood of a fat man.

Among them, Lao Hu is the one who carries the most weight, and he is carrying a long equipment bag, which covers the back of his head to his buttocks, but his physical strength is good, not as bad as me.

Soon, we arrived at the wharf, there are a lot of bamboo rafts parked on it, mostly for tourists, visit the Yangtze River Wuxia, take a trip, swim 800 meters, three water outlets, charge 500, a trip down only 20 minutes.

I found a young and strong boatman and asked him to take us on a tour of Wuxia, and he asked us where we would sit, and I said, "Keep paddling down, we are from the photography group, and we are going to camp in the mountains to take pictures. ”

The boatman is from Sichuan, very bold, compared two fingers, and said: "Cheng, two thousand, I will give you a day today." Probably afraid that we would be too expensive, he said: "I have been swimming in this Wuxia since I was a child, where there is a water outlet, where there is a rapids, it is clear, where do you want to go, sit on my raft, and keep it where to go." I didn't look like he was blowing, so I paid the money, and the group of four got on a bamboo raft and started to go down the river.

At this moment it is early in the morning, the scenery of Wuxia is beautiful, the Yangtze River flows horizontally and quietly, green and verdant, at first you can see the woman washing clothes by the river, and then go all the way down, into the two dragons, both sides of the river are full of cliffs, there are ancient pines and cypresses growing on it, and occasionally you can see an iron lock.

During the conversation, I learned that the boatman's nickname was Lao Jiang, and he introduced us to the scenery of Wuxia while holding a bamboo raft.

"Other tourists, most of them sit at the mouth of the river, and then follow the mountain road into the mountain, but there are people like you, you have to enter the estuary, I have received a lot, most of them are adventurers, photography, or some self-help travel college students, the gorge mouth, the scenery is better, but the waterway is difficult to walk, there are undercurrents, there are reefs, ancient legends, there are evil Jiao under the water. To tell the truth, you are looking for me to find the right person, and the general helmsman does not dare to bring tourists in at all. ”

"We also have a local ballad, saying: Wuxia eighteen bends, the dragon wants to turn the sky, the horizontal drowning goose feathers, the water floods the three mountains, the mountain ghosts help the wind and rain, the ape roars the dragon and the tiger, if you want to cross the Wuxia, it is difficult to go to the blue sky."

The fat man smiled: "Ouch brother, you are about to catch up with the professional tour guide, if you want me to say stop supporting the boat, change careers to form a Wushan tour group, I will invest, keep you to make money." ”

Lao Jiang laughed and said, "Fat boss, the Wushan tour group has been established a long time ago, so it's my turn." Well, my ancestors have lived here for generations, and they have long been ripe. ”

The fat man and I talked nonsense with Lao Jiang, only Lao Hu stood at the bow of the boat, observing the surrounding mountains and terrain, I glanced at him from time to time, and found that he looked calm, and I guess I didn't find anything.

At this time, the fat man pointed to some iron chains on the cliff and said, "Brother Jiang, what are these iron chains for?" ”

"Ah, these have been around for a long time, and I don't know when they were handed down. In ancient times, there were few people in this place, unlike now when the Panshan Road was opened, it was more difficult to enter Wushan at that time, but there are many cherished medicinal materials in Wushan, it is said that Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, Shouwu or something, are everywhere, so there are many people who collect medicine to venture to climb, and these iron chains are left by the ancients. In ancient times, there was also industry competition, and the iron chain that I beat down was not allowed to be used by others, so if you want to go in, everyone has to chisel a chain, and over time, there are more and more iron chains, especially the section we see now, which is called Iron Rope Bay. ”

As he spoke, Tiesuo Bay had come to an end, the Yangtze River was divided into two, and the cliff on the left hand side cracked out a big crack, as if it was torn alive, five or six meters wide, and the river water flowed into it in a section, and there was no end in sight.

At this moment, Lao Hu suddenly spoke up and said, "Turn around and go there." He pointed with his hand, pointed to the divide, and motioned for Lao Jiang to prop the raft into the crack.