Dongfu learned from Tian Qi's mouth that outside the Qinlai Ling Mountain, there were Zhang Wu Xie Tang, Li Dao and Chen Jian, who were stationed in the four capitals, and each occupied an area as the king. But they are all under the control of the imperial court.

It's just that Tian Qi only went to the market outside the mountains with the villagers, and he heard this in the teahouse, and he couldn't say much.

And Tian Qi said, from the green bamboo forest to the north, the mountain is steep and dangerous, the forest is dense with many beasts, and there is a big river rolling out of the mountain, there are often obstacles to drift, can kill invisible, there were once hunters into the valley, ten go and nine can not come back, the locals call it the Ghost Valley, also called the Ghost Barrier Mountain. Rarely comes. It's no wonder that Dongfu stayed in the mountains for several days and saw no trace of people.

It's just that Tian Qi can't figure it out, they often come to the green bamboo forest, it is a quiet place, and there is no big insect head over the ghost barrier mountain in the past, I don't know how they encountered it today?

Dongfu thought for a long time and said: "I think it was this big insect that smelled my traces and followed me all the way from the Ghost Valley, but I didn't want to be led by the two of you first, and it was because of me that I caused this disaster." ”

Tian Qi didn't care, patted his leg and said: "In the past, you couldn't beat this big insect, but now this big one, the master can make tiger bone paste and soak tiger bone wine, which is really rare." ”

The two walked half of the mountain road, the mountain became steeper, and the road down the mountain also became steep, and the big insect was not easy to drag, so they could only tie their four feet with a rope and throw them down the mountain.

Tian Qi was so tired that he could only breathe, but because of the huge harvest of the big worm, he was happy and proud, and he didn't stop talking about it all the way, and he couldn't wait for the wind under his feet, so he immediately rushed to the master to show off.

The three of them were thin, one injured and one blind, walking slowly, Tian Qi said that the mountain was not far away, but also turned over three or four mountains, until the sun was already hanging on the west hill and was about to fall, only to see a few houses at a slightly flatter dam in the mountains and forests, stretching out the cooking flue.

Dongfu smelled the long-lost smell of human smoke in the wind, and let out a long breath. He finally came out of the mountains.

It's coming. Tian Qi shouted happily: "Master, we have hit a big worm." ”

Many children slipped out of the village, shouting and screaming, rushing to surround the people, screaming and pulling the big insects, and there were women talking, and the men laughing. All kinds of inquiries, Tian Qizui said quickly, and in the sigh, Dongfu felt that someone picked up the bamboo stick on his shoulder, and then someone carried the mountain date on his back, and he was led into a room to settle.

There was another lady's voice, which asked him to sit at ease first, brought water, and brought hot steamed buns, and fragrant sauerkraut soup for him to eat first.

Dongfu hadn't eaten cooked food for a few days, and now he almost shed tears when he nibbled on the soft and steaming steamed buns.

He ate three steamed buns in one go, drank the sour hot soup, and thanked the eldest lady in the direction of collecting the dishes and chopsticks, and heard the eldest mother smile: "Thank you, if it weren't for you, the two apprentices of the old man would have been planted in this mountain." You rest, I'll boil some hot water, and let Tian Qi tell you to take a bath. Pity this body that is muddy, and it is not formed. You stay well, and when you are cured of your eyes, you will go back to look for your relatives. ”

Dongfu will be on the grass mound, wanting to breathe for a while, but now that the food is full and peaceful, the heart that has been hanging on the burden has finally settled down, and the drowsiness will come up in bursts, where can I still bear it, just lie on the table and sleep in the dark, and the person will not wake up.