Flowers bloom and grate, the sun rises and sets, the days of ordinary people are rushing by day by day in the chicken and dogs, and in a blink of an eye it is February of 499 in Zhongzhou, the new peach charm hanging in every household in Qinglin Town has not faded the joy of the first day, and people's faces are still with the smile of blessing each other when the new year comes.

The Tiancang Mountain Range stretches for thousands of miles from north to south, and the end of the northernmost mountain range, bordering the endless sea of clouds and mist forests, is a strange place for more than ten miles.

Standing on the height of the nearest mountain range, this large area was actually an incomparably large pebble beach, covered with fist-sized stones, and in this large circle of stones was a small circle the size of two or three miles.

Madoka is a hollow valley, and the valley is so smooth that it looks like a huge stone bowl pressed into the ground.

Jiang Hai and Jiang Liu stood on a high slope not far from the Great Circle, both of them stretched their necks and looked at the strange valley from afar, seeing the majestic horned deer with feathered arrows stuck in its buttocks, and after walking a few steps crookedly, it finally ran out of vitality and fell on the edge of the "stone bowl".

"Brother, are we still chasing after you?" Jiang Liu asked Jiang Hai with a dejected face.

Jiang Hai has been staring closely at the valley in the distance, and he didn't see the horned deer stand up for a long time, and when he heard his younger brother ask, he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Looking around, the mountains were green and the trees were green, Jiang Hai asked hesitantly, "Second-rate, did you say that Uncle was lying to us, how can there be any fog that eats people in this place?"

"But the old people in the village also said that they couldn't come to Yingxian Valley!"

"Then let's go back?" Jiang Hai took a step back and shook his head regretfully, "It's a pity that the horned deer, the meat is fragrant!"

Ordinary people in Linhai Town eat fish all year round until they want to vomit, and there is no shortage of vegetables and vegetables, but a large pot of fragrant venison cooked is a completely irresistible temptation for strong young men.

The eldest brother's words made Jiang Liu's mind full of fragrant venison, and he had the heart to go back, his legs seemed to be glued to the ground, and he couldn't move his feet.

Swallowing the saliva in his mouth, the swallowing sound was so loud that Jiang Liu's face turned red, he scratched his head in embarrassment, and said flatteringly, "Brother, let's go catch that big deer." ”

"Okay, let's eat something first, and we will have the strength to carry the deer in a while." ”

Jiang Hai didn't want to give up the half-dead horned deer, after chasing for so long, seeing that the family's meat for several months was about to reach his mouth, how could he give up because of his brother's words.

Jiang Hai knows his brother's weakness, and his courage is small, but he is greedy! When he sees meat, he doesn't care about anything.

The two sat side by side on the high slope, Jiang Liu untied the burden on his back, took out the muffins and salted fish, broke the large muffins in half, handed Jiang Hai a piece, and spread the pampas wrapped in salted fish at the feet of the two.

The dough, which is half white flour and half taro flour, is slowly baked on a stone slab for a long time to become a dry and hard muffin, and this thing can be left for a long time when it is wet. As for why it is called a muffin, it is not because it is fluffy, but after a few chews, it looks like a dough with a large mouthful of dry noodles in your mouth.

The taste of salted fish pickled is very sufficient, and it is very physically exhausting to run through the mountains and forests since the morning when chasing the horned deer until now. Jiang Liu had been hungry for a long time, and now he was munching on muffins and biting on salted fish with taste.

Jiang Hai put the hunting bow in his hand, took a bite of the muffin and chewed it slowly, keeping his eyes on the valley in the distance.

Although he persuaded his younger brother, Jiang Hai's heart was also bottomless. If it weren't for the fact that the horned deer was too strong, Jiang Hai would never be willing to take his younger brother on the adventure.

Uncle and the old people in the village will not deceive people! This Yingxian Valley must have had a man-eating fog.

You must know that this is Zhongzhou Star, and any magic may appear.

Now that the sun is shining and the line of sight is open, Jiang Hai has been looking at the valley, and he has not found anything abnormal, and there is no warning of danger in his heart.

Jiang Hai deliberately forgot his uncle's stern tone and stereotypical old face when he talked about Yingxian Valley, calmed down, and began to chew the muffins in his hand, seeing that there were only two miscellaneous fish left in the pu leaves, Jiang Hai also gave Jiang Liu a punch in a happy mood.

The two brothers filled their stomachs and continued to sit on the high slope to regain their strength. When the sun was slightly west, Jiang Hai picked up the hunting bow at hand and smoothed the feather arrows in the quiver behind his back.

The two brothers went down the high slope and trotted close to the edge of Yingxian Valley, Jiang Liu didn't say a word, he carried the long knife of the mountain, and he was about to step forward in a daze.

Jiang Hai grabbed Jiang Liu's arm, looked at Jiang Liu and turned his head, with a puzzled face, Jiang Hai smiled bitterly in his heart, his younger brother is really "strong and courageous".

"Second-rate, you follow me, walk behind me. ”

There is a good saying in the hunter's trade, "No matter how careful you are, you are not at fault." ”

Jiang Hai became one of the few hunters in Linhai Town at the age of 17, relying not only on the bow in his hand, but also on the caution and very keen premonition of danger that is no less than that of the old hunter.

Jiang Hai cautiously stepped on fist-sized stones and took a few steps forward, these stones did not know how many years of wind, sun, and rain had been smooth, like pebbles in the river beach.

There are occasional aquatic plants on the beach among the pebbles, but there is no grass growing between the large rocks, and the dense stones glow slightly in the sunlight at a glance.

Although he didn't have a premonition of danger, Jiang Hai panicked for no reason, looked back at Jiang Liu, waved his hand and pressed it down, and said, "Second rate, you can leave later, stay away from me." ”

Seeing the seriousness of the eldest brother's face, Jiang Liu's courage aroused by venison suddenly leaked, and obediently waited until the eldest brother walked a long way crookedly on the sleek stone, wiped the wet sweat in the palm of his hand on the short coat, gritted his teeth and stepped on the large rocky beach.

Jiang Liu walked for more than two miles, except for a little crooked under his feet, nothing happened, looking at the eldest brother in the distance suddenly stopped, bent down to pick up something and looked at it, Jiang Liu also stopped, looked down at his feet.

After looking closely, Jiang Liu found that the stones under his feet were all white and miserable colors, and some gray powder could be seen between the stones.

Jiang Liu was a little flustered in his heart, there was already a layer of sweat on his forehead, he opened his mouth to call his eldest brother, and when he saw Jiang Hai walking forward again, Jiang Liu swallowed the shout in his throat, and began to slowly rub his steps forward.

After walking for a short while, Jiang Liu saw that the edge of the "stone bowl" was less than two miles away from the eldest brother, and lowered his head to look at his feet, and the stacks of gray powder could be clearly seen between the stones.

Jiang Liu squatted down and picked out a small pinch of gray powder from between the stones, and when his fingers twisted, some rough powder fell down, emitting a slight phosphorescence in the sun.

"It's definitely not stone powder!"

Jiang Liu stood up in a panic and saw the eldest brother in the distance raising his hands, and a hoarse shout came from his ears,

"Second-rate, go back!

Jiang Liu didn't think about turning around and running, didn't run two steps, his feet slipped and he threw himself on the rocky beach, after getting up, he wiped the sweat on his face and the tears that had overflowed his eyes, turned around and stumbled and ran in the direction of Jiang Hai.

The gray powder between the stones will glow green at night!

With such a big rocky beach, how many wild things must die, and how many people must die to pile up so much powder!

"Second-rate! Go back!

The eldest brother's shout with a sharp tear through the air reached his ears far away, and Jiang Liu stopped in an instant, and big tears could no longer stop rolling down his cheeks. He didn't know why his eldest brother didn't run back, wiped a handful of tears vigorously, let go of his throat and shouted hard,

"Brother, come back soon!"

Jiang Liu looked at the eldest brother who was still standing motionless, but strangely picked up the hunting bow and mounted a feather arrow.

Jiang Liu subconsciously shrank his neck, but the next second he saw a scene that is unforgettable in his life.

The white feather arrow tore through the sunlight and shot straight at him, but in the next moment, the feather arrow swept past the eldest brother, like a lightning bolt piercing the valley.

Jiang Liu was stunned and rubbed his eyes in disbelief, trying to find the feather arrow on the rocky beach in front of him.

The eyes were full of stones, and there was no eye-catching feathered arrow.

Jiang Liu no longer had the courage to move forward, watching his eldest brother pointing behind him and waving his hand, opening his mouth, not shouting a word, silently turning around and walking towards the rocky beach.

Jiang Liu turned back a few steps, no matter how slow his steps were, and finally walked out of the rocky beach, and as soon as his feet stepped on the hard ground, he spread his legs and ran towards the high slope in the distance.

Seeing his younger brother running up the high slope from a distance, Jiang Hai breathed a long sigh of relief, and his body was weak as if he had lost his strength. He sat limply on the rocky beach with his hunting bow, his eyes filled with regret, confusion and relief, and his eyes looked at a short bone sticking out of the gray powder at his feet.

That's the hook bone at the knee of the anteer of the ante.

It's this shuttle bone, so that I don't pay attention to it at all, and the sunlight that shines down looks like it has been bent by something, and there is a kind of distorted light in my vision.

It is also this shuttle bone that makes me frightened and confused.

Whether it's left, right or forward, no matter how many steps you take, stop, you'll definitely see this shuttle bone at your feet.

Fortunately, when there was no way to explain it, he was able to shoot the feather arrow in a hurry.

Jiang Hai is now really glad that he usually takes care of his younger brother too much, and he is obedient and timid.

Silently looked at the figure standing on the high slope in the distance for a while, Jiang Hai's eyes were hot.

With great relief, Jiang Hai clenched the hunting bow in his hand, and there was no danger in his heart until now, so he turned over with a ruthless look in his eyes.

"Even if you die, you have to earn some hope and keep yourself alive!"

Since it was not possible to move forward, to the left, or to the right, Jiang Hai thought about the feathered arrow that swept by his side, and turned around and walked towards the valley that was not far away.

Walking towards the valley at least seemed to be the right choice, and after a few steps, Jiang Hai stopped, and the powdered shuttle bone was no longer visible at his feet.

Jiang Hai's heart was ecstatic, and after taking two steps forward in a hurry, there was a fierce flower in front of him, and after his sight quickly recovered, he looked into the distance in a daze, and his current position turned out to be the west side of the valley, and in the distance in front of him was a high slope where a figure was still standing.

Continue to walk in the direction of the valley, in the time of a cup of tea, nothing happened, Jiang Hai's heart couldn't help but "bang" and beat wildly, looking at the valley that was getting closer and closer, the footsteps did not dare to stop, and did not dare to change the direction slightly, hesitantly walked a few steps, and there was a fierce flower in front of him, Jiang Hai screamed in shock, his body stiffened, and he waited for a long time before slowly opening his eyes.

The sun in the sky hung on the forehead, and its current position was on the north side of the valley.

The river on the high slope rubbed his eyes that had turned red, watching the sun slowly sink, and the sunset reflected the sky like a flowing fire. He had no tears to shed, just stared blankly at the figure of his eldest brother in the distance, slowly melting into a large area of phosphorus fire that gradually brightened.

As soon as his knees were weak, the moment Jiang Liu knelt down on the high slope, he was still thinking in great pain in his heart,

"Such a strong big brother, why has he been standing there until now".