Ying Wuxin said: "What else?"

"There were also others who said that there might be some custom in this place, that the older people were thrown into the mountains to feed wild beasts, and that there was a curse in this place, and that a man could not live past fifty years. ”

Li Zhengdao's brows furrowed tightly, and he said in a deep voice: "The world is quite stable now, and there are no natural disasters and disasters, so the villagers in the mountain city should not throw away the old man." ”

Sun Xiaoman and Bai Miaozhen were also full of sadness, they had read books that in the years of calamity, the family would abandon the old man first to save food, so that the family could survive.

Now that the territory of Jin is still peaceful, there is no famine, and when they hear that there are no old people in the mountain city, they will inevitably feel sad and think of the elders of their own family.

"Maybe it's a custom, then we can't do anything about it, but we still have to go and see. Ying Wuxin said, "Half immortal, where is the mountain city?" ”

"In, probably in the direction of the east of the city. ”

"Chengdong, isn't that the direction of the temple we tracked down Zhou Liang last time?" Ying Wuxin said with a look of surprise.

"The lynx last time, there are obviously people training in the mountains, what are they planning, could it be the Mingguang Sect, and there are no old people in the mountain city, maybe it is the masterpiece of the Mingguang messenger. Li Zhengdao's eyes were bright.

Ying Wuxin shook his head, "We can only confirm it if we go and take a look, there are too few clues at present, and the method of reasoning can't confirm anything?"

Sun Xiaoman glanced at him, "I know I don't need you." ”

They rested and prepared their supplies, and the next morning they hired a carriage and drove to the east outside the city.

After walking for more than ten miles, the front came to an end, the five people got out of the car, Sun Xiaoman paid for the car, and each took his own things and walked to the mountains.

The road behind is full of various hills and forests, and you can only rely on yourself.

The five of them flew over a distance, then walked and slowly cultivated, and after three days of marching, they finally reached the depths of the mountains.

At noon, everyone climbed to the top of a mountain, and saw a small city not far from the mountain, built on a desolate mountain, the scale is larger than the general town, and the scale is much smaller than the scale of the county seat.

The buildings in the mountain castle are all stone, which looks a little rougher, and there are no trees, which looks a little monotonous.

Everyone let out a long breath of joy and went down the mountain to continue their march towards the mountain city.

When the sun was on the top of the mountain in the west, everyone reached the foot of the mountain castle, but as they leaned against the mountain castle, a strange smell became more and more intense.

This smell is very strange, a little fragrant, smell it carefully, and find that it is a stinky smell, but if you have to distinguish it carefully, it seems to be a fragrance again.

This strange taste, even Sun Xiaoman was confused, and finally said helplessly: "This smell is too strange, unheard of, and it seems to be a compound taste, I can't tell what it is, but the people here are living well, there should be no problem." ”

Bai Miaozhen wiped the sweat from her forehead, and gasped slightly: "Senior sister, could it be that this is a chronic poison, if it accumulates enough in the human body, people will die, this may be the reason why there are no old people in the mountain city, because by the age of fifty, the accumulated toxins in their bodies are already fatal." ”

Sun Xiaoman shook his head, "This explanation is very reasonable, but this smell is indeed not poisonous, and it is definitely not the reason why there are no old people in the mountain city." ”

As a practitioner of the Tao of Medicine, everyone naturally believed in Sun Xiaoman's medical skills, and when she said that the smell was not poisonous, it was not too bad anyway, and everyone relaxed and began to walk towards the entrance of the mountain city.

As the sun gradually set, the golden afterglow sprinkled on the earth and the mountains and forests, coating everyone's bodies with a layer of golden light.

The mountain city in front of it is plated into a golden city, and it looks like there is an instant sense of gold in front of you.

However, a few people were determined, and obviously not be confused by this simple sight, and went up the hillside along the steps to the entrance of the mountain city.

In front of it there is a huge mountain rock, which is horizontal like a city wall, and in the middle there is a portal through which it can pass, which is one zhang wide and two meters high.

On the top of the portal, there are two big characters engraved, Mountain City.

Naturally, it is a traditional Chinese character, and there is cinnabar filling in it, but unfortunately it has peeled off a lot now, and only a little red trace can be seen.

The edges of the boulder look very rough and have obviously been weathered.

Ying Wuxin glanced at it and said softly: "This stone is estimated to be thousands of years old, and it seems that this mountain city has a relatively long history of existence." ”

There was no one guarding the door, a few people walked over, behind is a path close to the cliff, about two meters wide, and the walk is smooth, but the other side is a cliff, the bottom is very deep, looking at it makes people dizzy, Wang Banxian only glanced at it, and then he didn't dare to look at it again.

Walking through the path on the cliff, there is a stone house in front, and in the middle is a wide street, paved with stone slabs, very clean and smooth.

There were no people in the houses on both sides, but there were a few children playing not far from the front of the street, and the sound of crisp laughter was very loud.

Several people were a little taboo about the child's laughter, and they were nervous for a while after listening to it, but after confirming that the child's laughter had no tunes and rhythms, everyone was relieved.

"It's all caused by Gu Sanqing, and now we have to be so careful when we encounter children's laughter. "You should grit your teeth without intention.

Sun Xiaoman gave him a blank look, "If you don't say it, who knows." ”

"Of course, we know it, and there is no one else here. ”

Li Zhengdao quickened his pace and walked forward, Sun Xiaoman glared at Ying Wuxin and followed quickly.

When a few children saw the stranger appear, they were all stunned, and looked at them curiously, but they just looked, and after a while, they were no longer interested, and continued to play and chase.

Walking here, there was an intersection, and another street was cut across, extending into the inside of the mountain city, and in front of the intersection, there was a clearing, and several people were busy with farm work, beating the millet that had just been cut.

There were still a few houses ahead, and some of the courtyards were already filled with smoke, the smell of food permeated, and the voices of women shouting.

"Dog, it's time to eat. ”

The voice was loud and sharp, and it traveled all the way, and after a while, a seven or eight-year-old boy, wearing a small lotus leaf-colored cloth shirt, ran over dirty, and responded: "Come, mother, what are we going to eat tonight?"

The boy went all the way into the courtyard in front, and there was a woman's reprimand from inside, "You turtle grandson, you went to roll in the soil again, you look at the dirt here, how do you eat, hurry up and wash, otherwise your father will come back and beat your ass in a while." ”

This was followed by the sound of a woman pouring water, and more courtyards next to it were heard with the voice of a woman calling her child home for dinner.

One of the several men busy in the open space said while wiping his sweat: "It's getting dark, hurry up and finish the work, let's go home." ”

"Hey, Tie Dan wants to marry the new daughter-in-law at home again, so anxious, is it going to shake the bed again at night. A bareback young man next to him joked with a smile.

The other men were laughing.

"Why, don't hurry up and work, you all want to go hungry here. The young man called Tie Dan shouted with a red face.

"Pretend, you just pretend, last time I shook the bed and broke it, let Carpenter Li repair it for you, and sneaked around, for fear that everyone would know, but as a result, your daughter-in-law had a big mouth, chatting with the women in the village, and told you all at once, saying that you are like an animal at night——"

"Fuck off, you're the animal, scold me for giving you a hurry!"

"Shout, you still want to fight me, come on-"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, a middle-aged man smoking a dry cigarette on the side said: "Are the two little bastards have nowhere to go, then go and pick stones for me tomorrow." ”

The two young men were stunned and honestly packed the beaten millet in a bag.

Looking at the scene in front of them with a very rustic atmosphere of the village peasant life, the tiredness of the five people all the way from the mountains and forests was washed away, and they felt a different sense of natural simplicity.

This is the real village, the same as Zhangcun and Shijiazhuang.

Thinking that this is a small isolated town, all of which are made of stones, there would have been different customs and customs, but I didn't expect it to be the same.

It's unbearable, but it makes the five people feel friendly and natural.

"You're from outside?" asked the middle-aged man who was smoking a dry tobacco pouch, looking at a few people, puffing on the smoke.

"Ah, we used to play in the mountains, but we got lost, and when we got here, now we are sleepy and tired, can we spend the night here with you?" Li Zhengdao smiled gently.

"Overnight?" Several young people who were busy with their work stopped their movements, and looked at the five people with wary eyes and a little hostility.

The middle-aged man also looked at the five people with a scrutinizing gaze, his eyes gradually sharpened, and his face was not good.

"Sure enough, there is hostility towards outsiders. Ying Wuxin said softly.

"We can pay, can my eldest brother let me stay overnight?" Sun Xiaoman smiled sweetly and said.

When several young people saw Sun Xiaoman, their eyes couldn't help but light up, their dark faces were a little red, and they hurriedly lowered their heads, but they would still secretly look at Sun Xiaoman again, as well as Bai Miaozhen behind them.

The middle-aged man smashed his mouth, spit out a cloud of white smoke and said: "It's not impossible to stay overnight, but we are isolated here, few outsiders come, and no outsiders have ever stayed overnight." We have our own rules here, which you must follow, and if you can follow them, it is not impossible for you to stay overnight. ”

"What rules?" asked Wang Banxian curiously.

Several young men raised their heads and stared at Wang Banxian with unkind eyes, looking faintly angry.

"It's nothing, the mountain city can survive in the mountains to this day, naturally it is to bear the blessing of many gods in the mountains, so we have made a rule that we are not allowed to go out at night, especially after midnight, we are not allowed to go out of the house, this is the rule of our mountain city. The middle-aged man said.

"Naturally, we will strictly adhere to it. Li Zhengdao took the lead in making a statement.

Others followed suit,

"Since you can promise to obey the rules, then come with me, and you will stay at my house tonight. The middle-aged man got up and said, "My name is Shi Fusheng." ”

Li Zhengdao. ”

"It should be unintentional. ”

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