Chapter 5: The Scarlet Mound

We repaired in Luofeng Village for two days and set off in the early morning of the third day.

Follow a trail in the mountain behind Luofeng Village and go straight through Banai Mountain.

Only by crossing this Banai Mountain can you truly enter the range of the Phoenix Leyline Map.

So this time, our group of six not only brought a lot of equipment, but also brought enough dry food.

Because as we all know, this journey will not be too short.

Leading the way for us was a lean old man in Luofeng Village, known as Ba Lao, about 60 years old, an old bachelor, and in addition to him, there was only a skinny blind dog left in the family.

Ba Lao is a very talkative old man, and his eyes are full of essence.

According to him, he joined the anti-Japanese guerrillas in his youth.

After coming, he was abolished by the Japanese devils, and he stayed in the village for most of his life.

This is the first time I have entered the mountains, especially in this semi-primitive mountain forest, and I am extremely curious about the surrounding scenes.

That kind of scenic scene is far from being able to express it in a few words.

We walked from the early hours of the morning to the late evening, and finally crossed the scenic Mount Banai.

After crossing the Banai Mountain, there was a mountain stream behind us, and we rested on the edge of the stream.

Ba Lao is an old hunter here, and when we were making tents, they began to prepare food.

Uncle Yan took out the photo, squatted in front of the firelight and looked at it, and from time to time he also identified the direction against the stars in the sky.

I leaned over to check, but I couldn't see a single reason.

I just feel that the mountains here are almost the same as far as the eye can see, with strange rocks, towering trees, and a unique earthy smell filling the air.

Uncle Yan looked up at me, and a smile rose on the corner of his mouth and said, "How do you feel?" ”

Uncle Yan's words stunned me for a moment, and then I reacted, shrugged my shoulders, and said indifferently: "Very good, the mountains and rivers here are beautiful, the people are outstanding, and it is much more comfortable than Los Angeles?" ”

At this time, Da Zhuang came over and said to me: "What Xiao Wuye said is that I hope that when you go to the ground, you can still be in such a good mood." ”

I frowned and retorted, "Big Brother, are you giving me a detractor?" Even if I've never eaten pork, I've seen a pig run? ”

Ah Lai, who finished the tent on the side, didn't speak, just looked at me and smiled innocently.

I was so confused by their smiles that I didn't know what to say, and then looked at Uncle Yan who was squatting aside.

Uncle Yan frowned, looked up at me and said worriedly: "Xiao Xu, I have a very bad premonition, I'm afraid something will happen this time, or ......."

"Yes, Uncle Yan, you will give me this set again, right?"

"It's all here, why are you still doing all these afterthoughts?"

Da Zhuang also walked over, hugged my shoulders and smiled at Uncle Yan.

"Fifth master, I think what Xiao Xu said is right, it has already reached this point, and it would be a bit thin to talk about anything else."

"Xiao Xu is not a child anymore, when I was his age, I had already fought three hundred rounds with the zongzi in the tomb."

Uncle Yan looked at Da Zhuang and said, "He is different from you. ”

Da Zhuang nodded: "I know a little bit about Xiao Xu, in fact, I think we don't want to let him stay in the city all the time." ”

"It's better to take advantage of this time to give it a go, it's already here anyway, you can't let Xiao Xu go back now."

"Take a step back, when the time comes to go down to the tomb, let Xiao Xu be on the periphery, let Ah Lai accompany me, and I can find out with the fifth master."

"Anyway, it's all going down to the tomb, and it's not the same to enter the main tomb and follow up the road......"

"Hey...... Big Brother...... You ......"

As soon as I pushed away Da Zhuang's arm on my shoulder, I was about to refute it, but Ba Lao came back, still carrying a few hares in his hand, and I didn't know how he hunted with one hand.

In the evening, everyone ate a few things, and then went back to sleep in their tents.

Early the next morning, I was called out to by Uncle Yan, saying that I wanted to find a place before it rained today.

After Uncle Yan finished speaking, I noticed that the sky was gray today, and there was no trace of sunlight overhead, all of which were covered by thick dark clouds.

Hearing this, I didn't say much, and after packing my luggage, everyone continued to move in the northwest direction again.

Originally, the road was located along the east side of the stream, but our destination was obviously different from the main road.

Without saying a word, Ba Lao held a mountain knife in his hand and went forward, splitting those thorny branches, and we followed behind us with a deep foot and a shallow foot.

On the way, I approached Uncle Yan's side and asked in a low voice how Uncle Yan had let such an old hunter be our guide.

And our group of people don't look like serious people, don't they locals have a little suspicion?

Uncle Yan explained: "Because we have a certificate. ”

As he spoke, he took out a small notebook from his body, which was printed with a certain geological exploration team, and when he opened the book, there was also the official seal of our Luocheng Geological and Cultural Bureau.

Seeing this, I was a little incredible, and asked Uncle Yan if this was true?

Uncle Yan glared at me and said, "Nonsense......"

Then he ignored me and walked to the front of the line to talk to the two of them.

We didn't encounter any danger during the journey, but at about three or four o'clock in the afternoon, it began to rain overhead.

At about six o'clock in the afternoon, we passed through the mountain forest, and a gentle area appeared in front of us.

The most striking thing is the seven red mounds that sit on the ground, surrounded by no vegetation or even weeds.

When the rain washed away the whole ground as if it were stained red with blood, there was a sense of uneasy tension in the hearts of those who watched it.

It was when we saw the seven mounds that our guide, Ba Lao, stopped going on.

Yes, it was the farthest distance he could reach, and anything further than that he would say he would not go again.

Uncle Yan also wanted to persuade the other party, but Ba Lao resolutely disagreed, and said to Uncle Yan: "Actually, I know what you do. ”

"But I won't tell anyone, because if you go over these seven mounds, you won't come out alive."

"I'm an old man, make some hard-earned money, you better settle the bill for me......"

Hearing what Ba Lao said, we all looked at each other.

Except for Leng Yue, they all had embarrassed looks on their faces.

Even Uncle Yan was stunned for a moment before he asked what Ba Lao meant.

Ba Lao pointed to the seven blood-red tombs around him and said, "Have you seen these seven tombs?" ”

"Twenty years ago, I was their guide, and they wore army clothes, and they also told me that they were from the geological exploration team, and they came here to do research."

"I've been waiting here for seven days, except for a madman who has gone completely insane and disappeared into this jungle."

"The remaining seven were all headless, and died in the forest with a blur of flesh and blood."

"I buried them ......"

I asked, a little puzzled, "Since you said you haven't gone deeper, how did you find these corpses?" ”

"I wasn't alone at that time, I was accompanied by two dogs, which my dog brought back when he went out hunting. ”

"It's just that when I buried them, one of my dogs also died, and the skin on his body was ulcerated, and the rest must have been seen at home."

When he mentioned his dog, I remembered his skinny, skinny, skinny dog that lay motionless in the kennel as if it were dead.

Here's why.

Hearing this, Uncle Yan asked what was in the depths of the Ba Lao Forest, and why didn't he say it in advance before entering the mountain.

Ba Lao said that he himself is old and does not have many years to live, because he has been in and out of the mountains all year round, and has irreversible internal injuries on his body.

Not to mention that he was afraid that the other party would not use him, but also wanted to earn more coffin books.

In fact, it is understandable for Ba Lao to do this, everyone will have selfish intentions, including me.

Take tomb robbery as an example, some people are looking for a fortune, some are looking for excitement, and some are looking for an unknown answer like me.

In the end, Uncle Yan still gave the rest of the money to Ba Lao, but warned Ba Lao that if he dared to reveal half a word, it would end very badly.

As if he hadn't heard it, Ba Lao shook his head indifferently.

"You won't come out alive, this mountain of blood is a mountain of cannibalism, but anyone who crosses the hill of blood will not end well......"