Chapter 21: Into the Mountain
Guojiazhuang is located on the outskirts of Lin'an, close to Qingshan.
There are many wild animals and rare birds in the mountains, and the hunters in the village have to go into the mountains every ten years to hunt.
Jiang Mian heard at the dinner table that tomorrow was the day to enter the mountain, and after a little silence, he had an idea.
"Brother Guo, take me with you tomorrow."
"Take you, no, no." Guo Sheng shook his head again and again: "Brother Jiang, the road in the mountains is not easy to walk, and there are wild beasts, so I won't have the time to protect you when you encounter danger." ”
"You, just stay at my house with peace of mind, I have already told you the essentials of archery." Guo Sheng said it extremely sincerely.
Jiang Mian put down his chopsticks: "I understand Brother Guo's kindness, but practicing archery is not a target, I followed you just to see the world, maybe I can see the prey, my non-target archery can shoot two prey." ”
Guo Sheng saw that although Jiang Mian was still smiling, his tone was very firm. Thinking that the other party had paid the money, he could only let him: "That's it, Brother Jiang, you have to follow me." ”
"That's it, everything is up to the eldest brother."
Guo Sheng nodded, but his brows were still furrowed, the mountain was not very peaceful, but Jiang Mian had to go and he would not be able to stop him.
In this world, who can take care of anyone's life, he pinched the ingot of silver sewn in the corner of his clothes, and took care of it more tomorrow.
Nothing was said all night.
Early the next morning, Jiang Mian and Guo Sheng drank two large bowls of gruel, carried a few cakes in their arms and hurriedly set off.
Before leaving, Guo Sheng handed Jiang Mian a short knife: "Use it for self-defense." ”
Jiang Mian took it with a smile, he carried a horn bow on his back, and pinned the short knife into the trouser leg that had been pulled.
The two hurried to join the other hunters.
At the mouth of the mountain pass, Jiang Mian met the other hunters waiting here.
The eagle-eyed sharp gazes of several hunters pierced at him, and Jiang Mian smiled and said hello.
"A little brother from Lin'an City, who helped me."
Guo Sheng greeted.
"Don't go wrong." A man said in a muffled voice.
These hunters make a living by hunting, and they have a large family to raise.
"Clever." Guo Sheng patted his chest.
He had a lot of say in this group of hunters, and several people nodded and no longer looked at Jiang Mian.
Although it is summer, the place is close to the mountains, and the morning dew is extremely heavy.
In the rugged mountain road, the fog seems to be absent, and the majestic green mountains are hidden in it, and it is difficult to see the real face.
The wind whined through the stone walls on both sides.
The hunters beside Jiang Mian shuddered, and a pot of home-brewed rice wine circulated between several pairs of rough hands, and finally reached Jiang Mian's hands.
"Drink some, get rid of the cold." An older hunter spoke.
He was very old, his face was withered, his eyes were sunken in his sockets, his whole body was dry, only one arm, and the other half of his sleeve was fluttering in the wind.
"It's getting worse and worse these days, and I'm still holding back." Suddenly, someone said coldly.
The old hunter smiled awkwardly, obviously accustomed to this kind of taunting.
The boy grabbed the flask and drank it.
The wine is rough wine, and it does not have the mellow aroma of craft wine, but it is extremely strong, and when you drink it, it is like a knife scraping your throat, and immediately there is a warmth in your abdomen, which gradually spreads, and your body has some temperature.
"Good wine." Jiang Mian wiped his mouth: "It is not known who is dragging his feet." ”
"Alright, let's go into the mountain, there's still a road."
Guo Sheng came out to play a round, and the man who spoke just now glanced at Jiang Mian coldly and didn't speak again.
The group walked along the mountain road, and gradually, the road was gone.
Overgrown with weeds and dense.
"It's strange, I just cut it last time, how did it grow so fast." The man who opened the way held a sickle and kept cutting the weeds that stood in the way.
Jiang Mian looked around, the deeper he went, the denser the fog became, the air was very damp, and his clothes were sticking to his body, which was very uncomfortable.
He bent down and tightened the strap on his foot, pulling out the short knife and hanging it around his waist.
It's weird, the mountains shouldn't be so quiet.
It's early in the morning, and there won't be a single birdsong.
Guo Sheng and the group of hunters obviously realized that something was wrong, and they turned to look around, but they didn't know when it was already all white mist.
The group immediately panicked, and they lost their direction. What's worse is that the fog in the mountain will not disappear for a while and a half, this mountain is back to the sun, and if you are unlucky, you can be trapped alive in it.
"I must have met the mountain ghost grandfather!"
A young hunter cried out loudly: "I said that I would worship the mountain god when I entered the mountain, and Second Brother Li would not let me." ”
"Shut up and say something stupid."
The man who mocked Jiang Mian just now spoke sharply, he was the second brother Li in the mouth of the young Orion, whose real name was Li Shan.
"This fog is estimated to last for a while and a half, take the rope."
Or Guo Sheng is experienced.
The people understood what he meant, and took out the long ropes used for the hunt, and tied them around their waists in turn.
"Brother Jiang, you go to the middle." Guo Sheng walked over and whispered to Jiang Mian.
Guo Sheng is a good person, and he was still thinking about Jiang Mian at this time.
"I'll cut it off!" Jiang Mian shook Guo Sheng's hand.
"Shhh The huge force from his hand made Guo Sheng's face twitch.
He was surprised, and glanced at Jiang Mian deeply: "Follow closely." ”
After everyone tied the ropes, Guo Sheng, who was in the lead, took the firewood knife and walked step by step.
When he first came, he opened a road out, Guo Sheng stared wide-eyed and searched carefully, but unfortunately the white fog was too thick, and his vision was only half a zhang.
Finally, I found my way back, and the weeds here were cut off the top half, which is the way we came.
"Brothers, you have found your way!" He shouted with joy.
The voice was as if it had been eaten by a fog.
didn't get any response for a long time, Guo Sheng was shocked, he pulled the rope, and dragged a large section of it with a hiss, how could there be half a figure.
"All dead?" Guo Sheng had the courage to scold angrily, but his hand clenched the firewood knife.
His legs were already shaking, and his body was swinging.
Guo Sheng's pupils when he looked at the white mist were suddenly full of fear, and he was already shaking like a swing to sift through the chaff.
There seemed to be a voice from inside the fog, like the whispers of imps.
He swallowed and instinctively lifted the hatchet.
Slash forward.
And Jiang Mian was already holding the knife in his hand at this time, looking around vigilantly.
He noticed early on that all the people were gone.
Wufu's qi and blood surged, every inch of his skin gradually hardened, and the pain decreased, this is Wufu's copper skin, and the difference from ordinary Yijin Lower Realm martial artists is that Jiang Mian's copper skin is a little whitish, as if it has been soaked in a layer of jade.
Suddenly there was a ghostly whisper in my ears, as if it was a chuckle, as if it was angry, and as if it was screaming.
Jiang Mian exhaled a breath of turbid air and directly abandoned his hearing.
A silhouette faintly appeared in the mist in front of him.
"It's coming!" He said a word in his heart.
Jiang Mian didn't hesitate, plucked up all his strength and kicked towards his feet.
The kick was so hard that it slammed into the ground and splashed countless pieces of mud.
And Jiang Mian also moved, and he rushed forward quickly.
The boy hides behind the mud and slashes out with his pig-killing skills.