After closing his eyes and pranayama for a while, his fatigue finally subsided slightly. Seeing Shui Sheng sitting there with his knees crossed, his head lying in the crook of his arm and sleeping, he went over and patted her and called her to get up.

This place may be found at any time, and it is not advisable to stay for a long time, so I immediately got up and continued on the road, taking Shui Sheng along the mountain road.

"Brother, where are we going?" The girl followed along, with a vigorous pace, and she followed very firmly.

I didn't think about where I was going for a while, so I walked for a while and asked, "Do you know Meilongling?" ”

Shui Sheng said "um" and nodded: "I heard the village chief say that it is not far from our village, but I haven't been there." But the general direction, she knew.

I thought about it in my heart, and immediately took her towards Meilongling. This Meilong Ridge is directly west of Pankou Village, about 100 miles apart, and there are some mountains and rivers on the way, dense forests, wild suburbs, and inaccessible people.

After shuttling through the mountains and forests for most of the day, I saw a mountain range in front of me, ambushed in the shadows. By this time it was already white, and by the time we reached the bottom of the ridge, the sky was bright. On the way, I met a little old man who had entered the mountain, and when I asked, I knew that I had arrived at Meilongling.

Although this Meilong Ridge is located in a remote area, there is a large village on the ridge, and the population of the mountain is several times larger than that of Pankou Village. After I inquired, I was not in a hurry to enter the village, but took Shui Sheng around the village first. After that, the two went to find a pool of water and washed up, especially the girl Shui Sheng, who didn't know how much sweat was on her body, and her clothes were full of sweat.

While he was washing, he saw a woman coming from the opposite side, holding a basket, who seemed to have come to wash clothes. I looked over there for a while, and saw that she looked stunned and in a trance, and there seemed to be a lot of worry hidden between her eyebrows. As he was looking, he saw that her feet slipped and fell into the water with a thud.

I was about to go into the water to save me, when I heard the cry of the girl from Shui Sheng, and she had already plunged into the water. She swam very fast in the water, and in a few moments she dragged the woman and climbed up from the water.

I went over and saw that the woman had choked on a few mouthfuls of water, but it was fine, and she soon woke up, but the weather was quite cold, and she was soaking wet, and she was shivering with cold. The clothes could not be washed, and while thanking us, he led us towards her house.

On the way, we learned that this woman's surname was Wu, so we called her Sister Wu. Her house is in Meicun, and she walked for a while and arrived and pulled us into the house.

Let me sit down in the house first, and she will take Shui Sheng in to change clothes. I took a look and saw that the furnishings were simple, but they were extremely clean.

After a while, the two came out of the back room, Shui Sheng also changed into Sister Wu's clean clothes, and her braids were recombed, her face was ruddy, and she looked much more energetic.

Sister Wu pulled Shui Sheng and smiled at me: "What a handsome girl." ”

I laughed and said, "That's nature." ”

Sister Wu went inside again and broke some snacks and pastries. The girl from Shui Sheng was obviously so hungry that she even ate a few pieces. I took a few bites, looked inside the room, and asked, "Why isn't my brother-in-law there?" ”

Sister Wu was originally smiling and talking to Shui Sheng, but when she heard my words, her expression immediately turned gloomy and she sighed. It turned out that Sister Wu's husband had not returned home for more than three months, and his whereabouts are still unknown.

Shui Sheng asked a little strangely: "Are you going far away?" ”

Sister Wu shook her head and said, "My mouth is a man in the mountains, what can I go far." Her husband went into the mountains and hasn't been out since. At that time, the villagers went to look for several days, but there was no news. This is more than three months.

Shui Sheng said: "Sister Wu, don't worry too much, maybe brother-in-law is just lost in the mountains." ”

Although this girl wants to comfort people, this statement is a little naïve. This Sister Wu's husband is a local mountain man, how can it be so easy to get lost in the mountains.

I peeled a few dried fruits and ate them, but I didn't interject, just pondered in my heart. I didn't actually know what Meilongling was before, and the reason why I came here was from the mouth of the female disciple of the Heavenly Master Dao. According to her, their Heavenly Master Dao and his cadres were originally here to investigate the strange corpses, indicating that something had happened here.

asked, "Sister Wu, is there anyone else in the village who has an accident?" ”

Sister Wu sighed and said, "I don't know what this god is messing with!" In addition to my family, there are a few people in the village who have been lost and have not been found until now. ”

After careful questioning, there were four people who were lost, all of them were young and strong men, the youngest was twenty-one years old, and the oldest one was in his early thirties.

Hearing Sister Wu say this, she glanced at Shui Sheng, and saw that the girl's little face was pale, biting her lip tightly, and the hand on the table trembled slightly. Although this girl is naïve, her brain is clever, and she has probably heard the signs at this time.

Sister Wu probably saw that something was wrong with her, squeezed her hand, and said hurriedly: "Alas, why is it so cold, is this girl sick?" ”

I knew that this girl was frightened, and smiled, "It's okay." This seems to be an answer to Sister Wu, but it is actually said to Shui Sheng.

The girl also suddenly came to her senses and said with a forced smile: "Sister Wu, I'm fine." He glanced at me again, his eyes full of horror.

"Sister Wu, has anything strange happened in our village recently?" I asked.

Sister Wu withdrew her gaze from Shui Sheng and said, "Strange thing? Shaking his head, "There's nothing particularly strange about it." ”

After hesitating for a while, he said: "But a while ago, there were many outsiders in the village, asking questions from east to west, and I don't know what they were doing. ”

I listened to her description of the appearance of those people, it should be the group of Heavenly Master Dao people. These people should have come here to inquire about the strange corpses, and then they went into the mountains.

I picked a piece of pastry, ate it for a while, and then asked with a smile: "Sister Wu, are all the locals who live in our village?" ”

Sister Wu said: "That's not it. In our wilderness, there are not many people who are willing to marry, most of them are people from the vicinity. ”

I let out an "oh" and said, "I see." Just thinking about it, I heard Sister Wu say: "Speaking of this, there is a little girl from other places who came to live in our village." ”

When I heard this, I hurriedly asked what was going on. According to Sister Wu, the girl was about 20 years old, tall and thin, very beautiful, carrying a bag, as if she had come to the mountains to play. When the girl arrived, she went into the mountains, and after a few days she returned to the village, and found the chief of the village and said that she wanted to live in the village for a while.

Then the village packed up an empty house and came out for the girl to live in.

I asked the girl's address, and Sister Wu glanced at me a few times, her eyes were a little strange. I smiled and said, "I'm a little curious." He added, "I want to see how beautiful it looks." ”

Sister Wu immediately laughed and said, "Then I'll take you to take a look." He immediately led us out of the door, and when he had not walked long, he came to a rather old house, pointed to it, and said, "This house belonged to a family before, and then moved away." That's where the girl lives. ”

I went to take a look, but the door was closed. The house was quite small, and it was open outside, and it didn't seem to see anyone. At this time, a neighbor happened to come and said that no one was at home, and the door had been closed for a long time. Sister Wu was worried about her husband, and she was in a trance day by day, so she didn't pay attention to it.

We had to turn back, and on the way we asked about Sister Wu's girl. I heard Sister Wu say that when this girl entered the village, she had seen her several times. People are beautiful, but they don't like to talk very much, and they are a little cold. I have lived in the village for so long, except for when I was looking for a house, I said a few words to the village chief, and I have never dealt with other people, and I like to be alone.

After sending Sister Wu to the door, I said goodbye to her, left the village with Shui Sheng, and entered the mountains.

When he was far away from Demei Village, Shui Sheng couldn't help but reddened his eyes, tears crackled and fell, and he whimpered: "Brother, what kind of monster am I?" ”

I saw her crying pitifully, and said gently: "Look at you, you look so beautiful, what kind of monster is there." ”

Shui Sheng said with tears in his eyes: "That sister is also beautiful, did she hurt Sister Wu's husband?" "Although this girl's mind is not too mature, her brain is clever, and she thinks she can see something strange.

I comforted her a few words, and finally coaxed her to stop crying. The two of them walked deep into the mountains, surveying the surrounding terrain and the direction of life along the way.