The group began a long wait, and by the way sat down to rest and replenish . Physical strength, after all, also climbed the mountain for a day.

I sat on a large rock on the edge of the dharma field, took out a packet of fried candy from my bosom and ate it, drinking water as I ate.

Seeing that it was getting dark, I also wanted to go home: "Master, when will this ritual be completed?" When it's completely dark, it's not good to go home. ”

Liu Ruxiang waved her hand: "It's okay, it's not cold now, when a pile of firewood rises in the evening, you can spread a blanket and sleep on the ground." ”

Meng Lao Er didn't have any idea about this, after all, she was her mother-in-law, and spending the night on this mountain was also a trivial matter.

As the sun went down little by little, there was no light in the silent mountain forest.

Deep in the woods, crows chirp from time to time, and the atmosphere becomes a little creepy.

"Brother Meng, you go and collect some firewood to light the fire, and let Wenshan watch it here."

Meng Lao Er agreed, and as soon as he got up, he suddenly changed.

"Boom-boom-boom-"

A loud rooster crowing came from the forest not far away, and Liu Ruxiang's face changed color in an instant.

"The chicken isn't dead," she gritted her teeth, "it's back, everyone be careful." ”

Seeing that something was wrong, I immediately got up and hid beside the cook, for fear that something would be dirty.

Soon, there was a movement in the grass on the side.

Liu Ruxiang picked up a candle and walked over, the fire was approaching, and I saw the big rooster come out, its head was gone for some time, and blood flowed from its neck, setting off the feathers on its body even brighter.

I was shocked in my heart, I saw the killing of chickens during the New Year's holidays, and the rooster was caught and cut its throat and bled out, and if it accidentally broke free, it could indeed be alive for a long time. But this is the first time I've seen this kind of chicken with its head cut off still walking.

The old rooster was still walking steadily, one step at a time, and in the blink of an eye, he rushed to us, flashing his wings and rushing straight to the altar beside him.

Liu Ruxiang was angry and quickly threw the short sword in his hand.

With a flash of silver light, the sharp tip of the sword passed through the old rooster's body, pinning it to the ground, and after a few twitches, it never moved again.

Liu Ruxiang's beautiful eyes glared angrily, and she stepped on the old rooster: "Poor and evil, if you don't know what to do, a certain family will not be afraid of you." ”

The crooked wind in the forest suddenly stopped, and there was a burst of human speech from inside.

"Where's the chicken, where did the chicken go? Yes! Is there anyone else here? ”

In my astonishment, an old man with a big basket on his back slowly emerged from the woods.

Meng Lao Er seemed to know him, and asked tentatively: "Are you Li Laodan?" ”

The old man was still a little confused, and asked him, "Little Er, why are you here?" I went up the mountain to collect medicine today, and I just chased an old rooster and got lost, but I didn't expect to run to you...... What are you doing? This chicken is also called killed? ”

Meng Lao Er nodded, turned around and introduced to us: "This is an uncle in our village, my father and his ancestor are an old lady, he is almost eighty years old this year. ”

Things are so strange, Liu Ruxiang is also very surprised. How could this old man who went up the mountain to collect medicine just happen to bump into this big rooster? I'm afraid that's what mandrills do.

"Little Er, you still know that Lao Tzu is almost eighty! Look at the damage you have done to me, my legs are broken, this is good, I can't walk. The old man bared his teeth and was so angry that he couldn't do it.

What he meant was that Meng Laoer's chicken was not optimistic, and he accidentally put it in the mountains for him to see, causing him to chase for a long time, and sprained his foot, and now Meng Laoer is responsible.

"How can this work, the chicken is ours, but I didn't let you chase it?" Meng Lao Er grabbed his wife's hand tightly and retorted angrily.

"I don't care, if you don't carry me down the mountain, I'll hit my head and die to show you." Li Laodan's eyes were red, and he opened his trouser leg again, and there was indeed a big bag bulging on it.

"Look, how am I going to get down the mountain?"

I saw that the situation was not good, so I could only persuade him: "Grandpa, why don't you sleep on the mountain tonight, let's make a fire, and I will give you the blanket, it's not cold." ”

Meng Lao Er shook his head at me: "It's not this problem. ”

He said that Li Laodan's mother-in-law suffered from a strange disease, and she had to use a fresh herb called astragalus on the mountain, which was known to the whole village, and now she must have run out of food when she went up the mountain.

The old woman couldn't stand this toss, so Li Laodan had to go back before the evening.

"It's good that you know the problem, if there is something long and short, you can just wait and see!" Li Laodan kept saying cruel words.

"Don't be sluggish, carry me down the mountain."

Meng Lao Er's face was embarrassed, and he turned his head to look at me: "Little brother, I'm really sorry for you, help me take care of my wife, and when I send him home, I will go up the mountain immediately." ”

As he spoke, he was going to carry the old man.

At this moment, Liu Ruxiang suddenly spoke: "Slow down." ”

"This mountain is not small, why did the old man just hit him head-on? It's too strange, maybe Shanxiao deliberately took this to take Meng Lao Er away, so as to continue to cause harm. So, this old man will let my apprentice carry it. ”

Liu Ruxiang spoke, and I immediately looked embarrassed.

"Master...... I ......"

"What, you're scared? The mandrill is the spirit of the mountains, not indiscriminately killing innocent people, he has no cause and effect with you, it is expected that it will not harm you, just pay attention to the insects and beasts in the mountains. Liu Ruxiang's tone of voice was very confident.

"Okay then." I stubbornly agreed, looking at the old man next to me, and my heart was ten thousand unwilling.

"I don't care which of you carries it, you have to send it to my home." The old man muttered alone.

took a woodcutter and accepted the two pieces of rune paper given by Liu Ruxiang, and I walked in front of Li Laodan with a straight face.

He carried the basket back on his back, and then I slowly squatted down to let him lie on my back, then stood up a little bit and held his thighs to carry him on his back.

"Alright." The old man kicked my ass and urged me to leave.

I complained secretly in my heart, and went down the mountain step by step.

I was wearing a flashlight on my head and an old man on my back, and I was still strong at first, but then I didn't know why, and I felt that the old man on my back was like a big rock, and it was getting heavier and heavier. But after thinking about it for a while, I was too embarrassed to stop and rest, so I had to grit my teeth and exert all my strength.

……

And just after I left, Meng Lao Er picked up firewood around the court, planning to build a fire to keep out the cold. He suddenly picked up two herbs from the stone where Li Laodan was sitting just now, looked at them suspiciously, and slowly walked to Liu Ruxiang's side.

"Look at this little astragalus, why don't you dig out the roots, what effect can the little astragalus have without roots? Why is this old man so confused! ”

Liu Ruxiang took the little astragalus into her hand, put it on the side of her nose and sniffed it, and discharged a few copper coins and began divination.

Soon, a trace of panic flashed in her beautiful eyes: "It's broken!" ”