Chapter 60: The First Time on the Mountain
On the second day, Chao Huan slept until dawn, and the door-to-door inquiries after rushing to Luke yesterday were really too exhausting, she is now an ordinary mortal, and her original physical fitness is not good.
After she got up, she found that there was no trace of another person sleeping on the bed, and she was relieved and a little puzzled at the same time.
To be honest, Chao Huan is not used to sharing a bed with others, especially since the other party is still a dangerous person, but she was too sleepy yesterday, and now the situation is not for her to be picky, so she fell asleep after completing her psychological construction.
When she found out that the other party did not sleep with her, she was relieved, but wondered where the other party had gone without sleeping.
Chao Huan cleaned up the bed and went out, the village chief and his wife had already gotten up, and they didn't say anything when they saw her sleeping all morning, and the village chief's wife also left food for Chao Huan, although she was a little embarrassed, but touching her empty stomach, Chao Huan still ate these sweet potato steamed buns.
After eating, I wanted to help clean up, but the village chief's wife was unwilling to let Chao Huan help, so Chao Huan couldn't help it, so she had to ask Pei Ziyan.
"The adult, she went out early in the morning, saying that there was something else she wanted to investigate. Oh, by the way, she said that if you wake up and ask, just go to the village and look for her. ”
Although Chao Huan was very puzzled, he still went to the entrance of the village to find Pei Ziyan according to what the village chief said.
Walking on the road when he came yesterday, Chao Huan still didn't see anyone, every household was closed, and occasionally saw one, and quickly ran back. However, the eyes of those who were secretly looking at it were still ghostly, and Chao Huan frowned slightly and quickened his pace.
When she was halfway there, she suddenly met someone again, and unlike the villagers who came and went in a hurry, Liu Qin still looked like she was wandering, carrying a hoe and dangling slowly.
When he saw Chao Huan, he raised his hand to say hello.
"Lyuchin." She called out, and Liu Qin came over, she glanced at Liu Qin, and said, "Are you going to the field today?" ”
"Yes, the harvest has not been good in recent years, and I don't feel at ease if I don't go to see it every day." Liu Qin said seriously.
Liu Qin is indeed good-looking, but it is only in the category of ordinary people, immortal cultivators can wash the marrow and cut the bones, and most of them are not bad. Chaohuan doesn't have many men, the day is empty, even the clouds, and repair... All of them are extremely good-looking characters, and Liu Qin is completely incomparable to them.
However, Liu Qin has a comfortable temperament, which Chao Huan can't feel in other people, when getting along with Liu Qin, it always reminds Chao Huan of the girl who had a relationship with her, they are all like this, and it is easy to get along.
I don't know if the girl named Chen Yueyi is okay.
I didn't know what Chao Huan was thinking, Liu Qin saw that she was alone, so he thought she was lost, and asked casually, "Are you lost?" What about the girl who was with you yesterday? ”
"She's at the entrance of the village, and I'm about to look for her."
"Village?" Liu Qin was stunned, "Do you mean that you are going to the mountains?" ”
There is a mountain near Qingji Village, which is not very high, but the vegetation is dense, and there have been people who have been lost in the mountains and attacked by wild beasts, and the people in the village have not dared to go deeper, and even the most naughty children in the village have been ordered by their parents not to go to the mountains to play.
But Chao Huan remembered that when she went to investigate the situation yesterday, the last missing Liu Jie liked to go to the mountains to play, but according to her parents, although Liu Jie would go there, she would never go deeper, she was afraid of insects and the dark, and only dared to play in the stream at the foot of the mountain.
Chao Huan also guessed that Pei Ziyan was about to go up the mountain, and when Liu Qin asked, he nodded.
Seeing this, Liu Qin threw the hoe in his hand to the ground, and said that he wanted to go with them.
"What are you going to do? If there is really evil in the mountains, how can you run away as a mortal? Chao Huan had a good impression of Liu Qin, so he quipped.
Liu Qin immediately disagreed, he looked at Chao Huan, whose small arms and legs in front of him were also "mortal", and countered: "No matter how I say it, I am also a strong man, don't look at me thin and weak, in fact, I run very fast, but you have thin arms and thin legs, don't be scared and unable to move at that time." ”
Chao Huan smiled, thinking that it was not bad to have a villager lead the way, and it was not difficult to protect two mortals with Pei Ziyan's strength, so he should go, just thinking about Pei Ziyan, he still said more to Liu Qin, "I'm fine, but it depends on whether the other one agrees with you to go." ”
Liu Qin thought that he knew which one of the two made the decision, so he nodded: "I know, I will come in handy." ”
The two went to the entrance of the village together, as Pei Ziyan said, she was indeed here, and she was not surprised to see Chao Huan coming, smiling.
"I guess it's almost time for you to come, how are you getting a good rest?"
Chao Huan nodded, pointed to Liu Qin beside him and said to Pei Ziyan: "Liu Qin wants to go up the mountain with us, he is from Qingji Village and knows a little about the situation in the mountain, so he brought it." ”
"Okay." Pei Ziyan doesn't care.
When she came, she used her divine sense to investigate, and there was indeed something on this mountain, but it was not too strong, and it was probably just a small mess.
Bringing one person is also a belt, and bringing two people is also a belt, so Pei Ziyan allowed Liu Qin to be with them.
After making up his mind, Liu Qin led the way in front and led the two of them to the foot of the mountain on the trail.
The mountain is not far from Qingji Village, just a few minutes' walk away, and when you reach the bottom of the mountain, you can see a meandering stream, which is said to be a favorite of Liu Jie to play.
Speaking of this stream, Liu Qin said: "There is another girl in our village, named Liu Yue, who disappeared while washing clothes here. ”
Liu Yue is the second woman to go missing, and her father is an alcoholic, so he beats and scolds her.
Pei Ziyan nodded, her eyes followed the stream to the mountain road, and when Chao Huan saw this, she knew what she saw.
"Got a clue?"
"Well, there are traces of demons." When Pei Ziyan spoke, a brilliance flashed in her eyes, in her eyes, there was a black mist that was about to dissipate by the clear stream, and the mist was already very light, if it was a few days away, it would not be possible to find it anyway.
The mist went up the mountain road, and when Pei Ziyan saw this, he called Chao Huan and Liu Qin to follow.
The mountain road was relatively open at the beginning, but as it went deeper and deeper, there was gradually no road, and the branches and foliage in the forest were luxuriant, and there were many insects and snakes.
After traveling another distance, the fog at this time has become deeper and deeper, and the keen Chaohuan has already sensed that something is wrong, her five senses are keen, and she can vaguely feel that something exists nearby, only Liu Qin is still stupid and stupid in front of the road.
Suddenly, Pei Ziyan shouted, "Wait a minute." ”
Liu Qin immediately stopped, he turned his head and wanted to ask Pei Ziyan about the situation, but saw Pei Ziyan looking at the woods in front of him with a serious face.
"Something is wrong."
It was Chao Huan who spoke, her gaze swept over the trees, these vigorous trees stretched out long branches and leaves, blocking most of the sunlight, she turned around, the road she came from was already covered with weeds, and she could hardly find the direction.
The two of them were like this, Liu Qin also realized that something was wrong, he looked around, and suddenly found that the surroundings were exactly the same, and he couldn't find the way he came at all.
"W-Why can't you find your way here?" Lyudchin was dumbfounded.
Pei Ziyan watched the black mist spread into the distance, and immediately understood everything, she said coldly: "It's a trap, deliberately leaving traces to lure us here, just to let us fall into this maze." ”
"Trap, trap?" Liu Qin was stunned, he looked at the woods that couldn't tell the direction, his heart became uneasy, he grabbed Chao Huan's hand behind him, and said anxiously: "What's the matter, if we can't go back, do we have to be trapped here." ”
He works all the year round, and his stature is much taller than Chao Huan, and at this time, he looks like a little daughter-in-law when he is afraid of Chao Huan, Chao Huan is a little surprised in his heart, and he feels a little funny.
"Don't worry too much..." She wanted to explain that this kind of formation was nothing, but thinking that she was just a mortal, she shouldn't understand this, so she swallowed her original words and said, "To Miss Pei, this is nothing. ”
Pei Ziyan was extremely dissatisfied, she originally thought that this demon was nothing, but she didn't expect that the other party would actually calculate her hand, and try to trap her with this formation.
She snorted coldly, and several talismans were thrown, and those talismans flew into the air and exploded, and under a few exclamations from Liu Qin, this rather exquisite formation was destroyed by her in such a violent way.
As soon as the formation was solved, the scene in front of him changed suddenly, it was still in the woods, but the traces left behind him could be clearly seen, but when Pei Ziyan looked at it again, the fog had disappeared.
As soon as the clue was broken, it was difficult for Pei Ziyan to continue tracking, and the three of them had no choice but to go down the mountain first and then make plans.
When Liu Qin saw Pei Ziyan's hand to break the formation, he immediately didn't dare to underestimate the other party, although he had also heard the old man in the village talk about the existence of cultivators in the world, but it was the first time he had seen it with his own eyes.
Along the way, he quietly looked at Pei Ziyan, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that this face, which could only be regarded as delicate, was also a little otherworldly. However, although he felt that he had done enough to hide it, he could feel his sight in Chao Huan and Pei Ziyan, Pei Ziyan's face did not change, but Chao Huan felt a little funny.
The three of them went down the mountain with their own thoughts, which was different from the smooth flow when they came up, but it took some physical strength to go back, until they reached the foot of the mountain, Chao Huan and Liu Qin were a little out of breath.
Liu Qin looked at Chao Huan, whose face was slightly red, and the more she thought about it, the more wrong she became, and whispered in her ear: "Aren't you an immortal, why are you so tired." ”
Chao Huan couldn't hold back, glared at him, and Pei Ziyan, who listened to these words completely, laughed a few times, which made her even more unhappy.
"I'm not an immortal, I'm just a mortal." The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Pei Ziyan's laughter was harsh, and she was angry, so she simply left the two of them and walked in front by herself.
"I'm still angry."
Pei Ziyan muttered, glanced at Liu Qin, who was red-eared beside him, and followed Chaohuan in front.
Today's investigation has no results, but the first encounter made Pei Ziyan realize that the demon still has some means.
"Is it tricky?" Chao Huan asked casually, and had dinner at the village chief's house, and the two sat in the room and talked about the day's affairs.
Although she was not ready to intervene, Chao Huan was inexplicably interested, she didn't believe in Pei Ziyan's strength, after all, she was a person who cultivated trust, it wouldn't be so simple.
Pei Ziyan glanced at her in surprise and said, "How come." ”
"But it's also tricky, it's not tricky."
Chao Huan looked at her and tilted his head, "Is it because the other party is hiding too well?" ”
"Yes."
It's been a day and a half since they came to the village, and the only clue to the demon is a trace of the breath it deliberately left, and even it is a trap to lure them. Other than that, they didn't know anything about the demon, not even their true face, let alone anything else.
"But it's nothing, after all, I'm hiding on that mountain." Pei Ziyan shook her head, she wasn't going to talk about it, she was going to go to the mountain alone tomorrow to investigate, no matter what, there must be something wrong with that mountain.