Soon, Meng Baiyu and his entourage, finally arrived outside the borders of Mengdu, the further they went, the more barren the road became, and finally appeared in front of them, there were countless silver stone mountains standing like spring shoots, the shrubs at the foot of the mountain were thick, the vines were entangled, and there was no road. Seeing this familiar scene, Meng Baiyu secretly avoided everyone and burst into tears.

"Brother don't have to be too sad, the world is so big, there is always a place for us to settle down." Xiao Li followed and comforted.

"It's okay, I just saw this scene, and I couldn't help but think of my hometown, and I was sad for a while, and now I have brought so many people, how can I always indulge in sorrow? It's okay, let's keep going. Meng Baiyu said.

"It's just this way, how to go?" Xiao Li looked at Bai Kaikai's mountain and said.

Meng Baiyu wiped away his tears: "Let's go and ask Mr. Mei." ”

The two then came to Mr. Mei side by side.

"Sir, what shall I do now?" Meng Baiyu asked.

"The old man hasn't come out for many years, and this road has changed a lot, and he is also worried. We can only walk through this stone forest to the south now, as long as we see the maple forest, and then through the marshland, we should arrive, but we have to take care of each other, the terrain of this place is very complicated, such as a single person, I am afraid it is difficult to go out again. Mr. Mei said, and went into the jungle first.

"Everybody's following." Meng Baiyu shouted. After shouting, he also entered the jungle.

The people also followed into the forest, but the stones under their feet were uneven, and the way was blocked by vines in front of them, and it was extremely difficult to walk, so they had to carry on their way, and then they had to leave only grain, horses, and some important tenderness, and all the others were discarded. After walking for a long time, the trees grew larger, the vines gradually faded, and the road became much easier. After half a day, the towering stone mountain is getting shorter, the canyon is getting wider, waiting to get out of the stone forest, what is presented in front of you is countless towering trees, covering the sky and covering the sun, a hundred birds contending, and a small stream is gurgling. The stream flowed to a flat place, forming a pool of clear water.

"There's water." Someone shouted, and as soon as the cry fell, someone rushed over and couldn't help but say that they would drink it.

"Wait." Mr. Mei shouted.

"What's wrong, sir?" Meng Baiyu was puzzled.

"There are locusts in the water." Mr. Mei said.

"Hahaha, what did I say, it turned out that Mr. was worried about the locust, he was really going to be hit by the locust, and after drinking a few bowls of wine, the locust was also drunk, and naturally fell out, and I was afraid that it would not succeed?" Meng Baiyu said with a smile. Along the way, Meng Baiyu had never seen a smiling face, and this was the first time.

"That's true, but if it's a mountain locust, you have to pay attention, it's sticky, and when you find out, it's already sucking its belly. People who are not in good health are bitten by that thing, and they are afraid that they will get sick. Mr. Mei said.

"So how do you prevent it?"

"That thing bounces, sticks to a person's calf and sucks blood, and when it the leg, it can't take advantage of it. If you are accidentally bitten, don't pull that thing straight, that thing can bite strongly, you can't pull it, you have to slap it with a palm, and it will fall off immediately. ”

"Well, tomorrow I will tell you." Meng Baiyu said, after speaking, he looked around and said: "I see that everyone is tired, there is water here, let's camp here." ”

"It's getting dark, so it's good for the old man to see it." Mr. Mei agreed.

Meng Baiyu then passed down the word and let everyone rest on the spot. After resting for a while, some of the men went to look for horse fodder, some went to look for firewood and grass, and the women set up a stove to make a fire and wash rice for cooking. At dusk, when the meal was ready, everyone was hungry, thirsty and tired, and without thinking, they scooped it up and ate it in large gulps, only You Yang took a dry food and chewed it alone. Everyone didn't pay attention, but Meng Baiyu saw it, so he walked over and asked, "Sister You Yang, why don't you eat hot?" ”

"The meal that just came out of the pot was too hot, and it was just right to eat dry food." You Yang replied, paused, and said, "Brother Bai Yu, don't treat me as a patient from time to time, my body cold doesn't attack all the time." ”

In fact, You Yang saw that there was not much food, so he said so. Everyone didn't notice it, but Meng Baiyu understood her thoughts, so she also picked up a dry food and chewed it.

"Brother Bai Yu is also afraid of heat?" You Yang asked.

"It's a hot day, but under the shade of this tree, I feel cool, but when I see you eating, I feel like eating." Meng Baiyu replied.

You Yang glanced at Meng Baiyu, his eyes flashed with tears, and he was silent for a while before asking, "Do we have to go to Mengdu?" Along the way, how much land can be planted, but why can't we stop and have to suffer ourselves like this? ”

Hearing You Yang ask this, Meng Baiyu couldn't answer, he thought for a while before he said: "The evil dragon has cast a flood, the farther we go, the safer we will be." ”

"I heard my grandfather say just now that the swamp is so mysterious that outsiders hardly dare to set foot in it, and those who go in never come out again."

"The swamp is a big obstacle to our journey."

"Are we going to die there?"

"No, Sir will take us safely to Mondu."

As he spoke, night had quietly fallen, and there was a quiet movement around him.

"We are waiting to come to Montu, and we are friends rather than enemies." Mr. Mei suddenly raised the butterfly staff in his hand and said loudly to the dense forest.

Everyone was taken aback and turned their eyes to Mr. Mei.

"Who are they?" Meng Baiyu stood up, and he also noticed a different air around him. I thought to myself: Could it be that the people who attacked them in Quanzhen are chasing after them?

"This is in the Mingchuan region, presumably brothers." Mr. Mei said.

"Since they are brothers, why don't they come out and meet each other?" Meng Baiyu said worriedly.

The world was silent.

"The old man is a friend of the headman, if he is a friend, please come out and meet." Mr. Mei shouted loudly, and the voice was loud and resounding all around.

After a while, a middle-aged man in black linen clothes walked out of the dense forest. This middle-aged man has a majestic face, holding a black bow in his hand, and he knows that he is a powerful character at a glance. This person's name is Jin Peng, he is the owner of a sentry village in Mengdu, and at this time he was taking a team of people to Quanzhen, and found Meng Baiyu and his party, so he sneaked over, and heard Mr. Mei call himself a friend of the head, so he decided to come out to find out the truth. He walked up to Mr. Mei, looked at Mr. Mei for a long time, and then looked at the butterfly cane in Mr. Mei's hand before asking, "Where did this butterfly cane come from?" ”

"Given by the old man when he was alive." Mr. Mei said.

"Could it be that you are the Priestess of Mei?"

"The old man is Mei Haotian." Mr. Mei didn't easily tell others his real name, but since the person in front of him could call out the name of his cane, and guess his identity with his cane, only the people of Mengdu could do it, even in Jinzhong Mountain, there was no one to call him a priest, let alone know the name of his cane, so he admitted his identity.

Listening to Mr. Mei's words, Jin Peng couldn't help but say with a solemn expression: "I heard that Mr. became a well-known priest in Mengdu in his early twenties, but he recited the wrong sacrifice on the day when the old lord of Luo Dang entered the earth and was expelled from Mengdu. ”

Speaking of the past, Mr. Mei sighed: "The past is like that dust, Gu has dispersed with the wind, don't mention it, don't mention it." ”

It's just that recently, the head people often chant Mr.'s name, and Aunt Luo Zhen often washes her face with tears. Now that Mr. is coming to Mengdu again, it must be in the dark, and God has arranged to meet him. Jin Peng said.

"What's wrong with Zhenzhen?" Hearing the word Luo Zhen, Mr. Mei's heart was shocked, and he asked eagerly, "Zhenzhen has no sister, but why do you call her aunt?" ”

"My aunt and Aunt Luo Zhen are cousins. Aunt Luo Zhen is in good health, but she has a serious eye disease and is almost blind. Jin Peng explained.

"Alas!" Mr. Mei let out a long sigh.

Who is Luo Zhen, mentioning her actually caused Mr. Mei to sigh? She is the daughter of the old man of Rodan, that is, the sister of the head of Roxi. At that time, Luo Zhen and Mr. Mei were on good terms, and they had already talked about marriage, but they were cut off due to Mr. Mei's negligence.

Mr. Mei admitted his identity, and although Jin Peng respected him, he also had doubts in his heart: "Priest Mei brought these many people here to avenge the revenge of the year?" ”

"The strong man is really joking, we just suffered from the flood, and now we have to go to Mengdu to take refuge in the leader."

"Even if it is a disaster, we will definitely help you, but on the side of the leader, I am afraid that it will still take a lot of twists and turns. Everyone has eaten, please leave quickly, this place is often infested with tigers and wolves. Jin Peng paused for a moment and said, "I'm just going to Mengdu, why do you want to go to this barren mountain range?" ”

"We're lost."

"Where did the gentleman come from?" Jin Peng became vigilant, "Mr. has lived in Mengdu for many years, and he knows every grass and tree in Mengdu well. ”

Although Mr. Mei knew the avenue to enter Mengdu, but if he really wanted to enter Mengdu from the avenue, he had to take a detour to Zhongzhou, and then enter Mengdu from Zhongzhou, so that he would have to double his foot strength, and no one could say what would happen on the road, so he chose a shortcut, but he didn't want to get lost. In the face of Jin Peng's questioning, he had to tell the truth: "We came from Admiralty Mountain, and it was a shortcut to go here." ”

"Admiralty Mountain? Where Grandma Slays Demons? That place is said to be on the edge of the sky. ”

"It's about 30 days away from Luojiazhai."

"That's far enough. Mr. knows Luojiazhai, but can he know that Luojiazhai is old? ”

"I have met once, if it weren't for the help of the old people, I don't know if I can get here."

"Ah, my uncle is the old man of Luojiazhai. Is he well? I haven't seen my uncle yet, and I'm very sorry in my heart. ”

Mr. Mei was about to tell the truth about what he saw in Luojiazhai, when a person came out of the crowd: "You are Uncle Jin Peng?" ”

This person was Ying'er, she didn't talk much along the way, and when she heard Jin Peng say that the village was always his uncle, she walked out.

"How do you know my name?" Jin Peng looked at Ying'er curiously.

"Luojiazhai is always my grandfather." Ying'er said.

"Ah, you're a niece? Hello uncle? Jin Peng was overjoyed.

"I'm still healthy, but I often miss my aunt. Is my aunt okay? ”

"Good, good, it's old. What is your name? ”

"My name is Ying'er."

After recognizing the relatives, everyone suddenly became friendly. Jin Peng turned around and whistled at the dense forest, and his subordinates hiding in the shadows came out one after another. He ordered his men to take the wine they had brought with them and drink it with them. Relatives meet, although they don't know each other, they talk happily. When Jin Peng and the others learned that the black dragon had occupied Jinzhong Mountain, they were all furious and grieved for the dead. When they learned that Meng Baiyu was the leader of the group, they all respected Meng Baiyu.

"Brother Meng became the owner of the village at a young age, which is really admirable." Jin Peng said to Meng Baiyu.

"Brother Jin Peng doesn't need to lift the younger brother, if the younger brother is really great, he won't flee here."

"The dragon is a relic of the ancients, and it is not something that we and the weak can compete with, and since we have come, we will live in my Mengdu. On the headman's side, I'll intercede. Jin Peng said, glancing meaningfully at Mr. Mei.

"If that old man doesn't let my people stay, I'll fight with him." Mr. Mei's eyes narrowed.

"Sir, don't be serious, after arriving in Mondu, Sir's people can settle down in my house first, and then discuss it when I get back. If the head doesn't allow it, I'll let my aunt intercede with Aunt Luo Zhen again. Jin Peng comforted.

"Jin Peng's nephew won't take us there?" Mr. Mei asked.

"I can't lead the way myself, I still have to go to Quanzhen to find out the news from Middle-earth, I'll send someone to lead the way."

"I don't know if the people who attacked us in Quanzhen were from Middle-earth." Meng Baiyu answered.

"Why, you were attacked in Springs? Did you do it? Jin Peng raised her voice.

"I'm afraid not, when we arrived in Quanzhen, it was already a mess, and Lang Yige was afraid that he would also be poisoned. I wondered, either the Middle-earth side did it, or the Mondu brothers did it. Mr. Mei said.

"I, Mengdu, will not attack Quanzhen, Zhongzhou has been investigating closely recently, and it is not easy for me to enter the realm, so I can only buy the news from Lang Yige. What are the people who attack you? ”

"Tsing Yi dressed up and wearing a fanged mask." Meng Bai Yu said.

"There is no doubt that it must be the people of Zhongzhou, presumably they found out that Lang Yige was selling us news."

"How so?" Meng Baiyu wondered.

"Tsing Yi is their logo." Jin Peng replied.

"If you can recognize their identities from the way they wear them, why do you need to wear masks again?" Meng Baiyu was even more puzzled.

"There are rumors in the world that this wave is not dead, to kill him, you need to wear a mask, to let him see your face, even if you kill him at that time, his spirit will come to entangle at night, until you die, his spirit body occupies your body, and rises again"

"Is it really that mysterious?"

"I don't know if it's true or not, but it scares a lot of people who want to get along with him."

"I think everyone should get out of here quickly." Jin Peng said and stood up.

"It's hard to walk when it's dark, and I don't think I'm in a hurry." Meng Bai Yu said.

"We're not in a hurry, but they're in a hurry." Jin Peng said, turning his head to look around.

"Brother Jin Peng still has a brother?"

"That's not it, it's some night owls, we can't take water for long."

Hearing Jin Peng's words, Meng Baiyu noticed that there were some nocturnal animals moving around, as if they wanted to get closer, but they didn't dare to get closer.

So everyone put away the dishes and chopsticks, cleared the torches, and under the guidance of Jin Peng, left the waterhole, walked seven or eight miles, and stopped when they came to a flat place.

"You guys should spend the night here, but there are tigers and wolves nearby, so you have to be careful."

"That's good, I'm worried about running out of meat to drink, so I'm just going to bake a few to eat." Ah Mi on the side said happily.

"Thou shalt not shoot." Jin Peng reminded.

"Why can't you shoot them?" Ah Qi wondered.

"You can only drive away, and you can't shoot and kill." Jin Peng Road.

"If the jackals are going to hurt someone, can't they be shot?" Ah Qi asked.

"Exactly. In short, it can only be driven away. ”

"I don't understand that."

"We need these tigers and wolves to defend against the infestation of the Outlands."

"But if they can hurt the enemy, they can also hurt us."

"They only hurt strangers, and we often bring pigs and sheep to feed them, because they know their own people."

"Ahh

"What Brother Jin Peng says, how we do it, don't get to the bottom of it." Meng Baiyu glanced at Ah Qi, and after speaking, he turned his head and asked Jin Peng: "Brother Jin Peng is not with us?" ”

"I wanted to go to Quanzhen, but forget it, I'll spend the night here with you first, so that those tigers and wolves don't attack you. I only hope that Lang Yige is still safe and sound. Jin Peng thought for a while and said, "You sleep on the inner floor, and we sleep on the periphery." ”

"Thank you very much." After Meng Baiyu finished speaking, he ordered someone to find firewood and grass to make a fire, to keep warm at night and at the same time, to deter the approaching tigers and wolves.

"You are guarding the periphery, it seems that we are not patient, and we are not afraid of those tigers and wolves." Xiao Li, who had not spoken, said coldly.

Meng Baiyu glared at Xiao Li: "Let you sleep peacefully, it seems to be someone else's fault." ”

Xiao Li then shut up and stopped talking.

With the protection of Jin Peng and others, snoring soon began in the forest. In the distance, the howl of the tiger and wolf was heard, and the howl came from far and near, and the drowsy man was awakened, and his eyes widened and he looked around, and did not dare to sleep again. Meng Baiyu was vigilant because he was attacked in Quanzhen, and he didn't sleep, but only lost his eyes and recuperated. Not long after, a group of tiger wolves came around, and those tiger wolves circled around everyone a few times, and finally sniffed Jin Peng and the others before leaving.

I don't know when, Meng Baiyu fell asleep, and when he opened his eyes, the sky was already white, and everyone had already packed up and was waiting to go on the road, while Jin Peng was gone, leaving only one of his subordinates to guide everyone.

"Brother Bai Yu is awake? Let's wash your face. You Yang brought an animal skin water bag over.

"I slept too deeply, and everyone waited for a long time." Meng Baiyu said, took the water bag, poured some water in his hand, and wiped it on his face.

"Brother Bai Yu is too tired." You Yang said.

"When I have a place to stay in the future, I will sleep on it for seven days and seven nights." Meng Bai Yu said.

"Sleep for seven days and seven nights, then don't give birth to maggots?" As soon as he spoke, You Yang realized that something was wrong with his words, and hurriedly spat on the ground, "Bah, bah, bah."

After Meng Baiyu washed his face, You Lian took a dry food for him to eat. Meng Baiyu took it and asked, "Have you all eaten?" ”

"I ate, but you didn't eat, and everyone didn't call you when they saw that you were sleeping soundly." You Lian replied.

"Alright, let's go." Meng Bai Yu said.

"Let's eat and go." You said.

"It's okay, eat while walking."

"Aren't you choking?"

"It's okay, I can't choke to death. That's how I used to eat when I was chasing prey. ”

"Sister You Yang, you can help him hold the water, lest he choke and can't find water everywhere." You Lian listened to Meng Baiyu's words, turned her head and explained to You Yang, and after explaining, she went to Mrs. Meng's side.

After You Lian left, a young man in black walked over: "Master Mengzhuang, my name is Luo Cheng, and Brother Jin left me to lead the way for you." Can we go? ”

"Thank you Brother Luo Cheng, let's set off." Meng Bai Yu said.

After receiving Meng Baiyu's instructions, everyone set off again. With Luo Cheng leading the way, within a few days, I have seen the maple forest. When he came to the maple forest, Mr. Mei led everyone to bow down to the maple forest, and read in his mouth: "Heaven and earth give birth to maple, maple gives birth to grandmother, grandmother gives birth to ginger, and then there is my clan, Aru turns into maple, and forever protects the blessings ......of children and grandchildren."

After kneeling and bowing, he got up and went on the road again.

One more day, out of the maple forest, to the swamp. The swamp was indeed mysterious, and although Luo Cheng led the way, everyone still fell into trouble several times, and some frightened horses dragged the people leading the horses into the swamp.

"Don't move, let go of the leash." Luo Cheng shouted.

The man who led the horse hurriedly put the rope, and the safe man hurriedly cut the ropes of the other horses and threw them in front of the man who was in trouble, and after some dragging, he pulled the man who was stuck in the swamp up.

"I don't think this will work, I have to think of something else." Meng Bai Yu said.

Luo Cheng had no choice but to pull Meng Baiyu to the side and whispered: "There is a way to pass, but after everyone passes, they must not mention it again, and outsiders must keep it secret." ”

"How?" Meng Baiyu asked.

"The leader of Mengzhuang will follow me, and you need to follow my footsteps." Luo Cheng said and walked away.

Luo Cheng refused to say, and Meng Baiyu didn't want to ask again, so he had to lead everyone to follow. Stepping on Luo Cheng's footsteps, he really no longer fell into the swamp. It's just that Luo Cheng didn't go straight, but zigzag, and after walking like this for a day, he finally walked out of the swamp.