Chapter 120: The Guide
On the second day of coming to Kwan Pass Tsui, it coincided with the market market, and although the five of them had gotten up early to clean up, they were already busy outside. Looking at the bustling crowd, this is a far cry from the empty streets of yesterday evening.
Looking at the stunned Master Jin and the other four, Master Yang patted the former's shoulder and said, "Seniors, this place is still more than 2,000 miles away from the destination, and I'm afraid it will be too time-consuming to walk over like this." Why don't we buy a few horses? When the time comes, we can save a lot of time by abandoning the horses when they can't go. And today is the time of the rally, and I will try to buy all the necessary items on the road, and buy a few more thick clothes, which I can use on the road!"
And when the people listened to him, they prepared all the things they needed for the journey. When the things were all in place, it was nearly noon, and the five of them stopped stopping, so they led a horse and went on the road.
This Master Yang was still resolute, and as soon as he got out of the pass, he jumped on the horse at once, only bowed his face to the rest of the people, and motioned for everyone to follow. Everyone didn't know the way, so they had to follow him closely, and ran out dozens of miles in the blink of an eye.
There was nothing to say all the way, and the further north you went, the more deserted it became. The lonely goose flies high, the autumn is high and cool, walking on the lonely official road, and at the end of the line of sight, there are endless mountains. Those unknown little mountains hide in the clouds, like sleeping beasts, and the closer one gets to them, the more depressed they feel.
I don't know how long I walked like this, but I only knew that the sun rose and sunset, and I climbed one mountain after another. It took the five of them a few days to cover most of the journey of more than 2,000 miles. But as they walked, the other four felt that something was wrong, Master Jin recognized the direction, couldn't help but step forward, patted the leader on the shoulder and said, "Eh, Master Yang, didn't you go north to Fengya Forest, why are you going east now?"
Master Yang looked back and smiled mysteriously: "From the place where we started, go straight north, and you need to go through the Ten Mountains. Although the mountain is not steep, it is too much of a hindrance to turn over in this way! And the most important point is that there is only one way to go over the last "iron bull's back", and it is now heavily guarded. If you want to go on a secret mission, they will not let you!
Now the place I am about to take you to is a snow-capped mountain, where there is a secret passage for medicine farmers to go into the mountains to collect alpine medicinal herbs. For thousands of years, this secret passage has been known to only a few people, even to the locals—and I, am one of them!"
On the contrary, it was the well-informed Master You who asked with a suspicious face: "What Master Yang said is Ling Fengkou?!" The former nodded and replied: "Exactly!"
At this time, the latter continued to ask in a surprised or even skeptical tone: "Lingfengkou Mountain is ten thousand feet high, and it is covered with snow all year round, but it is not something that can be crossed by manpower!
Moreover, there is a kind of evil bird living on the snowy mountain, called the 'Iron Winged Feather', which is bloodthirsty by nature and has a strong sense of territory. If we accidentally provoke it, even the iron wall will be torn to pieces by its fangs and sharp beak!
When Master Yang heard this, he waved his hand meaninglessly and said, "Since the seniors have already given the money, we will never let you take that risk." According to the following meaning, this time we will first detour eastward, go directly to Chenjia Village for a transfer, and finally find a way to cross the mountain. In this way, after passing the Lingfeng Mouth, it will be very close to the Fengya Forest. Rest assured, we will lead the way for you, there will be no chaos, and I believe in Yang. ”
After listening to this, the four of them nodded suspiciously, after all, they paid for Master Yang to lead the way, and they should also believe the latter. So he didn't ask any more questions, and let him lead them through the mountain paths.
That Master Yang is still reliable, and he is not ambiguous when he receives the money, so he just takes Master Jin and them to keep hurrying. I don't know how long I traveled, a group of five people traveled day and night, and when they first arrived in Chenjia Village, it was dawn.
In the confused morning mist, Master Yang heard a rooster crowing, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Okay everyone, let's arrive, we have been on the road for so many days, so let's rest in Chenjia Village for half a day, and then come to discuss the matter of crossing the mountain." ”
They bypassed a beam, and there was a wide official road in front of them. The official road is lined with rutted roads and is lined with vibrant crops, and it is clear that there are many people in this vicinity. After walking on the path for a long time, there was suddenly such a spacious official road, and everyone was relieved, so they sat down to rest.
Master You looked at Chenjia Village, which was hidden in the hazy morning mist not far away, at this time, it should be the hour, the sky was just dawning, except for the house dog that smelled the smell of strangers and barked, everyone was immersed in sleep. This official road runs north-south, to the north is the boundary of the Beiyu Mountain, and to the south is Nantong Town.
It is worth mentioning that not long after, it was on this road that Master You rescued You Wuxi.
Without saying much, a few people walked into the village in the dark and saw that the doors of their homes were closed. Because it was too early, I didn't know if it was not good to disturb the people's rest, so I was a little hesitant. At this time, the sharp-eyed Master You found a clue, so he hurriedly called the rest of the people.
The other four didn't need to be reminded, and they all seemed to have noticed that something was wrong: not only did they see that not only were the doors of every house closed, but even the windows were bolted with heavy wooden boards. The whole house is airtight, and the window frames and door panels are full of traces of sharp claws.
It seems that although there are snow-capped mountains here, because it is too close to the Northern Mountains, the common people will inevitably be infested by corpse monsters. The official road that runs through from the east end of the village, one side is connected to the Northern Mountains, where the terrain is dangerous, there is only one road to go, and it is all heavily guarded. These scattered corpse monsters can't break through those layers of defense. If you think about it carefully, there is only one possibility: that is, in the Lingfeng Mouth, in addition to the secret passage mentioned by Master Yang, there must be other paths hidden!
The five of them did not disturb the people's morning sleep, and Master Yang seemed to come here often, and took a few people to the village with a familiar car, which caused the dogs in every household to bark incessantly. After a while, the huge village was brought to the end by them, and what appeared in front of them was an inconspicuous small mansion.
The former stepped forward and knocked lightly, and after a while, several people heard the sound of rustling in the house. But the people in the house didn't squeak, Master Yang knew that someone behind the door must be peeping outside, so he used his knuckles to knock on the door panel regularly for a while, and whispered at the same time: "Daddy Chen is me, it's safe outside, open the door!"
At this time, an old man with gray hair and as old as Master You opened the door, glanced at the group of five, and then looked around, and hurriedly called them in.
As soon as the five of them sat down, before Father Chen could speak, Master Yang asked impatiently, "What's going on in the village lately? We haven't been here for more than a month, why has it become like this!"
When the latter heard this, he waved his hand helplessly and said: "Ahem, don't mention it! I heard that in the past two days, the army of corpse monsters in the Northern Regions Mountain has been about to move, and the army of the master guarding the front line is almost unable to resist it! There are occasional scattered beast corpses, and I don't know where they came out, and they sneak attack night walkers at night, making people panic.
The people in the village closed their doors tightly, and in the end, it was not a way to go on like this, so people began to go south one after another. If you come three or five days late, I guess there will be no one in the village!"
At this time, Cai Tsai carefully looked at Master Jin and the others who were accompanying him, and asked, "What's the matter, Master Yang is going to take someone over the snow mountain again?"
The former nodded, and then explained to Master Jin: "This is the medicine picker in the village, known as 'Father Chen', who used to meet our father when he went up the mountain to collect medicine. In the past, I often crossed the mountain with the master who tied the famous cloth, and it was all led by Father Chen.
As we all know, it is very difficult to get to that kind of place if you are led by an inexperienced person. But Daddy Chen is different, he is extremely familiar with Ling Fengkou, and some of the guys who can be used on the road are also purchased by him, please listen to him......"
When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized, and then they waved at him slightly, and even said that they had worked.
A few people were arranged by Father Chen to go down to drink tea and rest, and as the sun rose, the sky gradually brightened. As soon as they opened the door, they heard Daddy Chen knocking on the courtyard for a while.
Master Jin saw that the former was messing with some strange things in his hands, and felt very curious, so he leaned up to take a look, and asked this and that while watching. Father Chen pretended to mysteriously put the gadgets in his hand on the latter's feet, and Master Jin looked down: in fact, several thick hemp ropes were connected to the dragon rope, and the feet and necks were tightly tied.
One end of the rope was tied to the iron boot toe, and the boot toe had inverted nails, and Master Jin tried to take two steps, but found that it was not easy to walk at all, and the iron boot toe was too easy to slip off. Then he shook his legs, shook the thing off, and muttered, "What is this? You can climb over a snowy mountain with it?"
Father Chen smiled mysteriously and did not answer his words, but divided those things into several parts and packed them together. When he had divided the things he needed for the road, everyone would be there. A few people did not stay any longer, so they went out directly to the north.
This time, they abandoned the spacious official road, rode straight behind Daddy Chen's house, and stepped on a stone road. Not long after I started on the road, I saw a line of golden domes flashing in the distant sky, shining in the sunlight, as if it could be touched. But they all know very well in their hearts that the so-called "Wangshan Running Dead Horse", Lingfengkou seems to be very close, but in fact, there are still seventy or eighty miles away!
When I left the village, it was almost noon, and most of the villagers were at home preparing for noon. They came and went, and they didn't disturb these ordinary people at all, but to Master You's surprise, they left for just a few days, and when they came back, they were no longer ......
There was nothing to say all the way, and Daddy Chen knew the way to Lingfengkou well. He put all the luggage on the back of the mule he was leading, and led the five men through the fields. The farther north we went, the higher the terrain became, the air thinner, and in the end, there were no more traces of man-made.
As far as the eye could see, there was a desolation, the ground was bare with rubble, and only the snow-capped mountain in front of it resembled a prostrate sleeping, indescribably gigantic silver-gilled dragon. The clouds and cold air climbed up from the back of the mountain to the shoulder of the mountain, like a finely woven silk scarf, gently on the neck of the "silver cheek dragon". Disturbed by the strong wind in the sky, it was blown to pieces and drifted far away, creating a stark contrast to the dark blue sky background. It all looks so spectacular and sacred.
At Lingfengkou, where everyone arrived at noon the next day, stood at the foot of the mountain and looked up, they felt even more insignificant! At this time, the terrain was already very high, and although the sky was shining, the ground was cold and the wind was howling, and the snow foam on the top of the mountain was blown down, as if it was snowing. The crowd couldn't bear the cold, so they put on the thick clothes they had prepared earlier, and finally wrapped them in shelter robes, which made them feel much better.
Lingfengkou is also called "Fengya Mountain", the mountain is ten thousand miles high, the snow is covered all the year round, and its main peak is even more towering into the sky, which is difficult for beasts to reach. Lingfengkou can be said to have gathered all the dangers of the world: from Master Jin's side, there is an unattainable snow-capped mountain with many cliffs in front of them; there is a rift valley on the right, the valley is unfathomable, and there is water underneath, which is formed by the undercurrent formed after the snow melts; and there is a gap on the left side, which cannot be seen here, and it is hundreds of miles away, and there are heavy guards, plus the army of corpses and monsters are also assembled there, and it is even more imfeasible to take that road.
Master Jin and the other four looked at each other, in the face of such a dangerous situation, let alone climbing over, I am afraid that even if they put a pair of wings on their backs, they may not be able to fly over! But Master Yang and Father Chen only glanced at them lightly, and continued to walk forward, looking at the direction, it was still the deep valley.
Everyone walked to the edge of the deep valley and looked down, only to see that the bottom of the valley was secluded, and the cold wind poured up from below, blowing down Master Zhang's spine, so he couldn't help howling: "Damn, it's the first time I've seen such a harsh environment! I didn't expect Lingfengkou to be so dangerous, no wonder even those corpse monsters with great powers can't fly!"
He was a loud voice, and his muffled words came out, which shook the rift and "hummed" endlessly. Washed by the cold wind at the bottom of the valley, it immediately dissipated into invisibility, and what floated in everyone's ears was still the sound of the whirring wind......
When I listened carefully, there was a faint sound of gurgling water below, but I couldn't hear it, and I didn't know how deep the rift was. When everyone was stunned, Master Yang and Father Chen unloaded the goods from their horses. Master Jin saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "What are you two doing?!"
Father Chen casually threw him a long rope and said to the crowd, "Tie everything up with the guys! Master Jin, please tie this end of the rope on the ridge, let's go down!" When the other four heard this, their eyes couldn't help but widen, and they exclaimed almost at the same time: "What? Go down from here!?"
Seeing the former's noncommittal expression, Master Jin reached his neck to look at the bottom of the valley, only to see the black rumbling below, like the huge mouth of a monster that chooses people to devour. In addition, he was blown by the cold wind below, and his hair stood on end, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva "grunt", and wrapped the wind robe on his body again.
The four of you look at me, I look at you, thinking that you are an upright "Demon Master", everyone dares to go down, they have experienced so many hardships, and not all of them have come over. Seeing that Fengyalin is imminent, I just retreated like this, I'm afraid that it will be a little ridiculous and generous~
Seeing the meaning in the other party's eyes, they all nodded solemnly, and Master Jin tied one end of the rope tightly on the protruding stone on the edge of the valley and threw it down. He turned back to Father Chen and said, "Since it's all like this, everything will be up to you!