The air was filled with smoke and ashes, and the surrounding trees crackled with the flames, and the Grim Reaper quickly approached Xiao Xiao and Duanmuyu. Duanmuyu didn't give up, and he wanted to escape alone, but he was forced back by the high temperature as soon as he jumped into the air. Xiao Xiao couldn't help laughing when she saw her turn back in a daze, her hair was almost burned.

Duanmuyu said bitterly: "Are you still in the mood to laugh at me at this time? ”

Xiao Xiao stretched lazily and said, "Women are reliable, sows will go up trees." I am not a man without righteousness, so you bow down and come with me. As he spoke, he landed on all fours and rushed quickly towards the west. Duanmuyu looked suspicious, but she couldn't allow her to hesitate, and hurriedly followed Xiao Xiao's crawling forward.

Duanmu Yu couldn't open his eyes at all, and followed Xiao Xiao through the flames, secretly saying, this kind of high temperature will definitely not be able to support it for a moment. Suddenly, his hands were pressed into the air, and he rolled down a deep pit with a snort. The pit was full of stagnant water, and Duanmu Yu was soaked all over his body in an instant, but he was stimulated by the cold stagnant water, and he also regained a little sense, and when he saw Xiao Xiao continuing to move forward, he didn't dare to say anything and hurriedly followed. The two of them jumped into a pit like this, and successfully broke out of the flames. Although they hadn't yet made it out of the woods, the feeling of being reborn made them both lie down and laugh.

Duanmuyu thought that those pits were very strange, unlike the newly dug ones, and they were not lined up in a straight line, so he couldn't help but wonder: "What are those pits for?" Is it for planting trees? ”

Xiao Xiao's face was full of strangeness, and his words were stumbling: "You don't really want to know, do you?" ”

Duanmu Yu reprimanded: "Isn't it mysterious, don't you say that I won't ask others?" ”

"That's what you forced me to say." Xiao Xiao said helplessly, "That's all a coffin pit." ”

Duanmuyu thought that he had just drunk several mouthfuls of water in the pit, his face changed greatly, and he bent over and kept retching. Xiao Xiao said speechlessly: "It's a coffin pit, but isn't there a coffin in it yet?" ”

Duanmuyu shouted: "How do you know that you haven't let it go, in case someone digs it up." ”

"Even if the coffin is spared, it will be a coffin pit that saves our lives." Xiao Xiao smiled, "Don't you want to think about it, if I hadn't set fire to deliberately leave a dead end, and happened to find these coffin pits, relying on your incredible, wouldn't have burned them to ashes." ”

Duanmuyu saw that the two of them were injured and exhausted, and the thrill just now was like a nightmare, so he couldn't help sighing, got up to leave, and said, "If you don't want to die, it's best not to let me meet you again in the future." "The subtext is that they don't take the initiative to seek revenge. Xiao Xiaoyan couldn't understand, but he said helplessly: "It seems that it's a little difficult for you to see me, you just go out like this, if the people of the Black Dragon Society haven't left yet, do you still have the strength to fight?" ”

Duanmu Yumei glared at Xiao Xiao, her eyes turned cold, and said, "Why do you help me, I will kill you at any time." ”

Xiao Xiao spread his hands and said, "You were plotted by the Black Dragon Society, I have to bear a lot of responsibility, not to mention that I have always hated the people of the Black Dragon Society." Put aside your grievances for the time being, and then recalculate them when it is safe, do you think it is feasible? Duanmuyu was not a woman who twisted and procrastinated, and she bowed her head silently when she heard the words.

Bypassing the burning area, the two walked through the entire forest, greeted by rape flowers all over the field, the breeze came slowly, and the golden ocean waves were continuous, which made people feel refreshed. And the woods behind them, thick smoke and drowning in flames, the two did not feel the slightest guilt for the disaster they had caused. I didn't linger, and after walking for about a mile, I suddenly heard the sound of a gurgling stream. The two of them were overjoyed, and after a hard battle, their bodies were already dirty and messy, and their mouths and stomachs were very hungry and thirsty, and they were waiting to drink and wash well.

Arrived at the side of the stream, the two shouted bad luck, only to see a deep ravine in front of them, the stream is more than ten zhang wide, nearly ten zhang deep, the ravine wall is as smooth as a knife and an axe, the precipitous place is covered with moss, the strange rocks below are craggy, there is no place to stay, and the Duanmuyu does not dare to jump down rashly when the skill of the wooden fish is victorious. Looking at the crystal clear cold stream water and the fatty fresh fish swimming freely, the two salivated.

"You see, if there's a population over there, it must be a village." Xiao Xiao pointed forward. Duanmuyu looked at it, and on the opposite side was a barren plain, with flowers and grass, and there was no trace to be found. At the end of the plain is surrounded by rolling hills, and on the side of one of them rises a few clouds of smoke. Duanmu Yu said happily: "What a paradise!" If you have to live in seclusion here, away from the hustle and bustle of the rivers and lakes, it is not a great joy in life. ”

Xiao Xiao said: "The traffic is blocked, the poor countryside is remote, where is the joy? ”

"The eyes of a fool, I don't argue with you." Duanmuyu said lightly.

"Well, since there are people over there, there must be a way to follow." Xiao Xiao searched carefully, and sure enough, he found a pontoon bridge covered by weeds not far away. It is said that it is a pontoon bridge, but it is only four ropes, two of which are laid with planks under it, and two of which are handrails on the top.

The mountains over there seem to be not far away, but the roads are difficult, trekking through mountains and rivers, and the places you pass are deserted. Towards the end of the evening, the two of them rushed to the foot of the mountain, the tired and hungry, full of sour smell, made Duanmuyu almost collapse, and what was even more terrifying was that the true qi in the body seemed to be asleep without any signs of recovery.

At the foot of the mountain, a few acres of barren rice are scarcely pulled, as malnourished as Xiao Xiao, just because there is no water source nearby, only irrigated by the spring water drawn from the mountain, and there are many exotic flowers and herbs planted on the hillside. A teenage child with an unkempt face and a new color of his clothes covered with smudges plays alone in a field. Xiao Xiao saw that he was picking unknown wild fruits and sending them in his mouth, so he hurriedly drank them: "Don't eat them, they are poisonous." ”

The child was startled, looked up cautiously at Xiao Xiao and Duanmuyu, it turned out to be a little girl, with a dirty face but clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, very cute. Xiao Xiao was about to ask for directions, but the little girl clapped her hands and sang with a smile: "Jingle bell, no one pretends to be; The eyes are still bright, and it is difficult to feel at ease; Grunt, head sipping soup; If you don't drink, I'll pretend first; Woohoo, drink the essence; Stone out, scissors hidden; Hee-ha-ha, don't panic; Next meal, you make soup. "Singing and dancing and running as fast as possible, he looks like a fool.

Xiao Xiao shivered, Duanmuyu saw that his face was not right, and he was about to faint, pulled his hand, his palms were full of cold sweat, and couldn't help asking, "What?" Is the wound painful or sick? Xiao Xiao rarely saw her softly caring, smiled reluctantly, and said, "It's nothing, maybe it's too tired." I thought to myself, "That little girl is so strange."

The two of them walked up the hillside for about half an hour, and the sky was gray, and finally they saw a family. In the courtyard of a farmhouse, an old woman is cleaning up dried herbs. Xiao Xiao and Duanmuyu stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Old man, we are passing travelers and want to beg for a bowl of water to drink." ”

The old woman, thinking that she had never seen an outsider, was startled, and shouted into the house: "Come out, old man, there are passing travelers asking for water." ”

"What are you screaming about, I don't know if you thought you saw a lonely ghost passing by." An old man with white hair but very healthy walked out of the house while talking, and saw Duanmuyu and Xiao Xiao dressed in tatters, but with an extraordinary bearing, and hurriedly opened the door and asked, "There are friends from afar, people from the mountains and wilderness, the etiquette is not careful, and please forgive the sin." Hurry inside please. ”

The two were slightly surprised when they saw him talking extraordinary, and said, "The old man is polite." ”

There were simple dishes and chopsticks in the room, but there were two dishes, a soup and cups, and it turned out that the old man was drinking alone. The old man said, "The guests haven't eaten yet, if you don't dislike it, let's have a light meal together?" Xiao Xiao and Duanmuyu were hungry, so they hurriedly thanked them, and the old man urged the old woman to put on the dishes and chopsticks.

After the two of them were full of food and drink, they also learned from the conversation that this place is called Longbei Village, and there are few visitors due to inconvenient transportation. The men in the village are basically surnamed Long, the old man's name is Long Zhongshou, and the old woman is his wife, and the two have depended on each other for 60 years, and there are no children under their knees. The old man had read a few books, and he was a doctor in the village. Duanmu Yu asked the old man to help him diagnose his pulse with a fluke mentality, but Long Zhongshou was a little level, and after the diagnosis, he said: "Duanmu girl is poisoned, and there is not only one, and there is no way to be old and decayed in the poor countryside for a while." Fortunately, the girl is in good health, and the poison is not fatal. ”

Duanmuyu said with a smile: "I can also get rid of the poison by exercising my own exercises, but it will take some time." ”

Long Zhongshou pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, why don't you two stay in our village for the time being, and then go on the road after they have recovered from their injuries." Although our conditions are simple, we are better than fresh air and quiet environment. ”

Duanmuyu didn't wait for Xiao Xiao to speak, nodded and responded: "It's so good, it's bothering." As he spoke, he took out a few pieces of silver and placed them on the table as a reward.

Long Zhongshou didn't look at it, and stroked his beard and said, "You must know about the patriarch of the Hui when you live." The sons of my village went up to the mountains to hunt today, and returned with a full load, and there will be a bonfire drinking party in the evening, and then he will bring the guests to meet the patriarch. ”

The two took a break at Long Zhongshou's house, Xiao Xiao saw that Long Zhongshou's cup was non-stop, and the aroma of wine was overflowing, which also hooked the wine insects, but he couldn't help but drink. At nightfall, Long Zhongshou walked with a cane and a drunken step to lead the two to the mountain.

The moon is in the sky, the mountain breeze is cool, the grass and trees along the way are rugged, and the sound of insects is in the ears. The two of them dragged their tired steps, but their hearts were very peaceful. The road is winding, after nine turns and eighteen turns, but suddenly a large piece of flat land, it was originally the barn of the village, the bonfire is lit in the center of the grain field, people are surging everywhere, men, women and children are jubilant, the table on the ground is full of wine and meat to eat, some people dance together, some people invite people to drink bitterly, the scene is very lively. Duanmuyu whispered to Xiao Xiao: "Didn't you say that this is a poor country and there is no fun at all, I don't think so." Xiao Xiao was about to argue, but heard someone shouting: "The boy girl dances, everyone applauds and welcomes." ”

The scene became orderly in an instant, the villagers gave way to an open space next to the bonfire, the musicians played leather drums, blew the gonghou, and a girl in red walked out of the crowd, swaying before she could dance. The drums fall like rain, the girl in red dances happily, or like a mountain flower falling in the soft wind, or like a firework crossing under the starry sky, obsessed and persistent, elegant and free, all vividly interpreted. After a dance, everyone was fascinated and unfinished. Even Duanmuyu was fascinated, and there was a faint jealousy in his heart, there was such a stunner in the world! Turning his head to look at Xiao Xiao again, his saliva flowed down three thousand feet, and he was in a spring dream.

With applause, the girl in red walked towards Xiao Xiao, blessed slightly, and said: "Ten years of drought and nectar, thousands of miles away from home. Little boy, don't come unharmed. "She is Tong Ling.

Xiao Xiao retracted his mind and said strangely: "Tong girl! Didn't you rescue your mother? How could it be here? ”

Tong Ling was sad, and said faintly: "Duckweed wandering has no roots, don't ask." ”

"Huh?" Xiao Xiao was stunned.

Tong Ling sneered and said, "I lied to you!" My mother has been found, in this village. ”

At this time, Long Zhongshou brought a man and a woman over, the man's sixtieth age, his face was ancient, he was dressed in a cyan Confucian shirt, and he had the taste of fairy wind and bones, and the woman was in her thirties, with a plump body, affectionate eyebrows, and extremely beautiful, similar to Tong Ling by six or seven points. It turned out that the male was Long Changqing, the patriarch of Longbei Village, and the female was his successor wife Yu Ruoxi, that is, Tong Ling's biological mother.

Xiao Xiao knew that it was inconvenient to ask, so he hurriedly met with Duanmuyu to meet the patriarch. Long Changqing was very enthusiastic, and without waiting for the two to speak, he tried his best to keep Xiao Xiao and the others, and even introduced the beauties and Jingzhuang in the village to the two, so that the two of them could spread out here and live and work in peace and contentment, which made Duanmuyu blush, and Xiao Xiao was extremely embarrassed before he stopped. He personally arranged a house for the two of them, and went back to the house with his wife for a drink.

Tong Ling also invited the two to drink, saying: "The wine in Longbei Village is a must, mellow and sweet, which makes people want to stop after drinking." The two of them were in a warm mood, and they were surrounded by the villagers and sat down, Duanmuyu was injured, and only took a sip, and found that it was really intoxicating and intoxicating, and the entrance tasted aftertaste. Since he was drunk and lost, he has a shadow of wine and does not dare to drink more.

Xiao Xiao has long put away the remarks of not drinking, and now that the beauty is beside him, the wine is current, and he has long forgotten about it, and Duanmuyu didn't realize how to give him a look, and he drank it dimly. Duanmu fish sat bored, so he went back to the room to rest alone.

The next day, Duanmuyu slept until three poles before getting up, and she secretly blamed herself for being lazy, how could she sleep so deeply. After washing up, I went to find Xiao Xiao, but no matter how I called the door, there was no response, and when I looked through the window, this guy was snoring like thunder, and he didn't wake up from his sleep. Duanmuyu no longer paid attention to it, and went back to the house to heal his injuries, and soon the villagers would bring food.

At noon, the patriarch Long Changqing came to visit and said, "The scenery on the mountain is magnificent, and you can visit everywhere. It's just that there is a dense forest in the northwest of the village, and there is an old well in the forest, which is a forbidden place in the village, and must not be approached. "Duanmuyu has no heart to explore secrets, not to mention that there are no secrets to explore in this mountain village, probably because drinking water is precious.

It wasn't until night that Duanmuyu finished working, and half of the residual poison in his body had been cleared, and it seemed that it would only take a few days to recover. In the evening, she went to find Xiao Xiao to have dinner together, but she had a closed door again, and was told by the villagers that this guy was invited to drink with someone again, so she had to go back to the room to have dinner and continue to practice. The next day, she still slept until late and didn't get up, and when she saw that the toxin was showing signs of recurrence, she couldn't help but secretly complain. She was angry and stopped looking for Xiao Xiao. The people in the village worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, and no one cared for her. There was no sun or moon in the mountains, and seven days passed. During this period, Duanmuyu only saw Xiao Xiao once, this guy actually held the wine jug in his hand, full of wine, and said that he came to visit Duanmuyu's body, and Duanmuyu kicked him out of the door on the spot.

At noon on the eighth day, Xiao Xiao suddenly broke into Duanmuyu's room in a hurry, and Duanmuyu almost lost his breath when he practiced. He asked sharply, "Don't you knock on the door first?" ”

Xiao Xiao didn't wake up from a hangover, his sleepy eyes were fluffy, he stretched out his arms and said to Duanmuyu: "You can help me see if I'm poisoned?" ”