Xiao Yunfan rode a maroon horse galloping on the avenue, which was lined with solid and steep rock walls. It is covered with moss vines, and it looks lush and green from afar, and it is a quiet scene. However, at this moment, he had no intention of looking at the mountain scenery on either side.

In his heart, he thought of a person, a person who haunted him. At this time, he longed for his wings to fly back to this man's side immediately. As soon as she closed her eyes, her pretty face bloomed like a peony, and even the words she had said seemed to be constantly echoing in her ears.

As soon as he thought of her, Xiao Yunfan's heart couldn't help but feel hot. The Emperor of the Divine Sect has promised to pardon the Feng family's sins, which means that Feng Miaoqing no longer has to hide, and can restore his identity in a righteous and bright way. Thinking of the day when Bashan met her, all kinds of things in Shennong Valley, and later on the trip to Sichuan, everything was like a world away.

The past two years seem to have been more exciting than ever before, and in addition to being thrilling, he has also met a lot of new friends. Silver thirteen, Bai Ruoxuan, Feng waving......

Thinking about all the things on his mind, he said to himself: "I don't know if Yin Thirteen's eyes can be cured? The white girl's habit of living under the Huansha Lake? What is the phoenix going to do in the Central Plains?" What I want to see most now is Qing'er, when I see Qing'er, what kind of gift do I want to give her?

She is everyone's best girl, she has lived a luxurious life since she was a child, and she has never seen any treasures, by the way, I might as well give her the token that the emperor gave me. After meeting Qing'er, she and I should go back to Sichuan to rebuild Feng Shibo's tomb first. After that, I should go to Huashan to visit the three seniors, and they treated me like a mountain.

These days, I have been entangled with the scum of the ghost Xiangmen, which must have attracted the hearts of the three old people. Uncle Fan's dishes are the most delicious, Uncle Hou's jokes are the most funny, and Aunt Yun's clothes are the most gorgeous.

I am in love with Qing'er, and we should get married as soon as possible. Now that Master is gone, I have to ask the three of them to handle the marriage for me. But these are all my wishful thinking, I wonder if Qing'er will agree? Qing'er has said that she will be with me for the rest of her life, and she will definitely agree to it.

Now that she is lonely, I should take care of her a hundred times. There is a water girl in the Xuannu Palace to take care of, and no one must be embarrassed by her for a while. ”

There was a fork in the road ahead, which was divided into two roads, and he took the reins of his horse and carried it slowly. Suddenly, a group of sturdy men with thick hands and feet walked up. There were more than a dozen people, some of them had long bows on their backs, some had hemp ropes on their shoulders, some held steel forks in their hands, some carried nets on their backs, and some led yellow-haired dogs.

Xiao Yunfan was suspicious in his heart, and said secretly: "Aren't these men dressed like mountain bandits?" He rolled under the saddle, clasped his hands into fists and smiled at a burly man and asked, "This eldest brother, junior brother wants to ask you where this place is?"

The man said: "This place is called Toad Gully. Xiao Yunfan said: "If you want to go to Weihui, should you take the road in front?" The man said: "If you want to go to Weihui, that's far away, you take the road on the left, and then go thirty miles to Sishui Town to inquire." ”

Xiao Yunfan asked again: "Big brother, I see you are going hunting, presumably to fight tigers?" The man's face sank and said, "What we want to fight is not a tiger or a wild boar, but a mountain ghost?"

Xiao Yunfan said strangely: "What mountain ghost?" A big man with a flat nose next to the man said: "The mountain ghost is a monster that has recently appeared in this area. But it's very tight, two of the brothers we went to catch the mountain ghosts last time were bitten alive and one was seriously injured.

I blessed the old man with a big life, and I only scratched that thing and fainted. Otherwise, you won't see me today. ”

As he spoke, the man unbuttoned his shirt and saw three long scars on his broad chest. Xiao Yunfan carefully looked at the scar, and said in his heart: "The scar on this person's chest can't be faked, where are there any mountain ghosts in this world, I think most of them are martial arts masters in the hidden mountains and forests." ”

The leading man urged: "Don't show off Fu Laoqi here, we have to go to the forest to arrange it quickly." Xiao Yunfan frowned slightly, interested in this mountain ghost. He rolled his eyes and said, "This big brother, I am not talented, I am willing to go with you to catch that mountain ghost." ”

The leading big man said: "No, no, catching mountain ghosts is not a joke." Last time we broke several brothers, and this time we may not be able to please them. We are hunters here, and we have been hunting and buying some leather goods for a living.

Mountain ghosts are infested, hurting people everywhere, and seeing that everyone is about to cut off their livelihoods, everyone has come together to deal with this monster. Guests are in a hurry, so it's better to get on the road early. ”

Xiao Yunfan said: "Big brother, I love to be lively the most, you better take me." Rest assured, I will not cause you trouble. ”

The leading man shook his head and said, "No, we have been in this mountain for some years and still have the way of that monster, so don't get involved with you as a foreigner." "Okay

Xiao Yunfan said in his heart: "Most of this man sees that I have no skills, I must show a small hand to convince him." He smiled and said, "So, big brother, I'll make a bet with you, bet that so many of you can't win me in tug-of-war." If you win, I'll give you this horse. If you lose, can you take me to see the mountain ghost?"

Before the leading man could answer, a yellow-skinned man beside him whispered in his ear: "Brother Tong, I see that this person's head is eighty percent squeezed before he says such stupid things, I think so many of us will not be able to win against him." His horse is worth two hundred taels to say the least, and two hundred taels of silver is enough for our village to survive for a year. ”

The leading man's heart was moved, but he said: "That horse is good, but after all, it belongs to others." Let's do our business, why covet other people's things. The yellow-faced man said: "Brother Tong, he wants to bet with us, and we don't force him." Think about it, Daddy Deer has no children and no daughters, and now he is sick, and he is still waiting to go to the town to get medicine. If we win this horse, we won't be able to exchange it for money to treat his old man's illness when we turn around. ”

What he said was in the heart of the man surnamed Tong, these hunters in the toad ditch had all received the benefits of Daddy Deer when they were young, and his ability to hunt as a boy was also taught by Daddy Deer. Now although the village has arranged for people to take care of him, the big guys can't get together and can't come up with a few dollars to hire a doctor.

After thinking about it, Tong Daniu also felt that what Huang Toad said was reasonable, so he said: "Does what the guest say really count?" Xiao Yunfan said: "A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase." Huang Toad saw Tong Da Niu relieved and said: "We don't care if the horse chases or not, as long as you talk and count." ”

Xiao Yunfan pointed to a man with a hemp rope on his back and said, "Please this old man pull the hemp rope apart, hand one end to the bottom, and the other end to you." As he spoke, he stretched out his foot and drew a straight line on the ground. And he said, "If you will pull down this line, I will lose." ”

Tong Da Niu instructed everyone to put their weapons on the side of the road first. Everyone held the hemp rope with both hands, Xiao Yunfan took the hemp rope and wrapped it around one arm and said with a smile: "Are you ready?"

Tong Da Niu saw that he only used one arm and said: "The guests are too despised by people, so many of us work together, your arm must be torn off for us." ”

Xiao Yunfan smiled when he saw his kindness: "This big brother, let's speak first, I will use this arm to compete with you." Tong Daniu said angrily: "Okay, brothers, the big guy listens to my orders, I count one, two, three, and everyone works together." Everyone agreed in unison.

Xiao Yunfan was secretly lucky and took a horse step. The big men on the opposite side worked together to pull Xiao Yunfan across the line. The muscles on each arm are knotted, and all the strength of the body is exerted. Tong Daniu saw that Xiao Yunfan was calm, and couldn't help but arouse a sense of arrogance in his heart. Hold the hemp rope with both hands and pull it back. No matter how hard everyone tried, Xiao Yunfan's feet did not move at all, like a thousand catties of rock.

The yellow toad said loudly: "Brothers, let's work hard, we must not lose." When the men heard this, they plucked up their strength one by one, and their cheeks turned red. Xiao Yunfan said: "It's time for me to work hard. I saw that his forearm was slowly pulled back, and everyone couldn't stop sliding forward under their feet. Tong Daniu had beads of sweat on his forehead, but the hemp rope in his hand approached the other party inch by inch, and he was terrified in his heart.

Xiao Yunfan pulled with force, and everyone was like grasshoppers on a line, and he was actually pulled through the line lightly. Tong Da Niu leaned forward, and everyone also fell forward. Oops, the sound of ahhh Xiao Yunfan dropped the hemp rope, clapped his palms and said, "How about it, you can lose?"

Tong Da Niu stood up, patted the dust on his body, and praised with a thumbs up: "Brother is really a god, so many of us are not your opponents." Well, we lost, and we agreed to your request. ”

Xiao Yunfan stepped forward and arched his hand: "This eldest brother is straightforward when he speaks. Brother, I am willing to go with you to meet this mountain ghost. Everyone stepped forward and praised Xiao Yunfan, and the five bodies of admiration fell to the ground one by one. Tong Daniu asked the yellow toad to lead the horse for Xiao Yunfan, and he and Xiao Yunfan walked in front to talk.

After the two exchanged names, Xiao Yunfan said: "Brother Tong, I don't know what is so powerful about this mountain ghost?" Tong Daniu's two eyebrows couldn't help frowning, and he sighed: "This mountain ghost comes out day and night, and every time he does evil in the village, he either bites the beast to death or hurts people. Although there are many hunters in our village, they are still helpless against this monster.

Previously, everyone thought about it and decided to set up a few more traps in the path where monsters must go, so as to cope with all changes. But this monster is truly remarkable, and many of our previous traps have been destroyed by it. ”

Xiao Yunfan muttered: "It's really strange, could it be that someone in the village colluded with that monster to destroy the mechanism in advance, so that you fell short?" Tong Daniu shook his head and said: "It's impossible, the people who set the traps are our own people, and since the village was attacked by that monster, men have been sent to patrol every day." If someone wasn't there, I couldn't have known it. ”

Xiao Yunfan said: "Has anyone seen that monster?" Tong Daniu said: "That monster seems to be small, but it moves very quickly. It usually haunts at night, and everyone only sees a pair of green eyes. ”

Xiao Yunfan nodded and said, "How long has this monster been bothering you?" Tong Daniu said: "That is, three months ago, the lamb of Aunt Luo's family in the village was bitten off its throat, and then the twelve chickens of Aunt Xu's family were eaten overnight. As he spoke, his expression was very excited, and the green tendons on his forehead bulged out like earthworms.

The people walked for a while, and came to a dense wood. This forest is full of towering ancient trees, and the dense branches and foliage cover the sky. A damp smell of mold, rot and decay only penetrates the nostrils.

The yellow toad tied the horse to the trunk of the tree and said to Xiao Yunfan: "Brother, this horse can't get in." Xiao Yunfan said: "Then Brother Lao, you can help me take care of it first." ”