Volume 2.Xizhou Chapter 131: Thank you for your hard work
Under a withered old tree, an old man looked at an ancient murky river at the foot of the mountain, where decomposing corpses occasionally surfaced.
The old man was followed by two young men, it was Tian Shen and Wang Han. After searching for the old man, the two were led to this place.
This is the top of a hill, and on the other side of the hill is a village, and one or two hundred houses on the top of the hill look like a little messy black boulder, and on this side of the hill you can see this river flowing quietly.
It's a little far away, if it weren't for Wang Han's eyesight, he wouldn't be able to see the floating corpses on the river, but at this time, good eyesight is really not a good thing.
There are countless terrible things and things in the world, and if you can't see them, you can't see them, and if you can see them, you can't see them. When you see too much, you will become accustomed to this kind of thing, and some people will only add a source of fear in their hearts when they see it.
The name of the river is Corpse Water, and according to the old man, the river does not know where it originates or where it will flow.
It was the first time Wang Han had heard such a terrifying river name, so he humbly asked why.
The old man's eyes narrowed, staring at the corpse water, as if he was thinking about what to say, and finally thought about the past, and finally said slowly: "Hey, the old man is now one hundred and twenty-seven years old, this little time is too insignificant for the corpse water that has flowed for thousands of years in front of him, about the name of this river, the old man remembered that when he was young, he also asked an old man in the village, and the old man told me that this is the river of sin and the river of death." It came from the farthest reaches of the heavenly realm, sweeping all the way through the sins of the world, which was clear at first, but became muddy as it flowed. ”
The old man stopped again when he said this, rubbed his old waist with his left hand, thinking that he had been standing for a long time, Tian Shen hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
The old man waved his hand to signal that it was all right, turned around and sat down on a black and smooth stone under the stump, leaned against the old tree, and then continued:
"That old man is my grandfather, I guess it's touched, my grandfather also listened to what his grandfather said, that is, it has been passed down from generation to generation, and there is no way to study what the truth is, young man, just listen to it as a story. ”
The old man's tone of voice was very slow, but Wang Han was not in a hurry, so he also listened carefully on the side.
"There is an invisible barrier in this world, which has blocked the way out for thousands of years, and of course the way in. After speaking, the old man looked at Wang Han and looked at him with interest: "I don't know if anyone came in before, but you are the only stranger in my life, and I am also curious about how you came in." ”
Wang Han didn't answer immediately, but looked up at the sky, "Don't hide it from the elder, I went to a dangerous place to explore, and I arrived here without thinking about it. The old man did not speak, but Tianshen looked curious, it was curious about the outside world, and asked, "How is the place where you came...... Is it good-looking?" The word 'good' stammered behind the sky, Wang Han smiled slightly, "It's not fun, it's going through a terrible war there, and people are precarious." ”
"That's ......" Tian Shen didn't have much empathy in his heart, but grinned and stopped talking.
The three of them sat on this mountain for a day, watching the corpse water flowing quietly under the mountain, and when night came, Wang Han, who was idle in the house, was pulled out of the house by Tianshen. Wang Han didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the Shen gourd that day, so he followed.
"It's coming!"
As soon as the two arrived at the entrance of the village, someone shouted when they saw Wang Han and the young man Tianshen.
"You've been waiting for a long time!" Wang Han followed behind Tianshen and didn't know why, but he saw that there were thirty or forty people standing at the entrance of the village at this time, and the strong man who splashed himself with cold water early yesterday morning was also in the column, but he didn't see Zhou Lin. Tian Shen greeted everyone, and then said, "Where's the thing?"
"It's ready!" I saw a tall and thin man come out of the crowd and throw two things over. The tall man threw things at Wang Han, this is a bow and arrow and a quiver, there are more than a dozen arrow feathers in the quiver, and a big man handed a three-foot broadsword, Wang Han caught it and looked at the sky.
"Brother Han, didn't you say you wanted to look around during the day, but we were going out hunting tonight, so I asked everyone to wait and run to call you. Tianshen's eyes were full of smiles. Wang Han suddenly hugged his fist at Tianshen, "I see, thank you Tianshen." Then he turned to the crowd and said, "Thank you." ”
"Don't be so polite, since everyone is together, let's go!"
Wang Han was very curious about the strange behavior of hunting at night, but he also knew that now was not the time to ask, so he could only follow everyone out of the village.
A bright moon hung in the sky, allowing everyone to see the road clearly, and the group kept shuttling through the mountains and forests, and after an hour they left the confines of the village.
There are also more animals in the mountains and forests, elk, pheasants, wild boars......
Sou!
An arrow feather pierced the night sky, and a wild boar screamed, struggling to run a few steps before falling to the ground and dying.
"Wow! Brother Han is so powerful, this must take more than two hundred steps!" The two shadows shuttled through the mountains and forests, and after a while, they came to the side of the wild boar that had fallen to the ground and died.
"It's just a small thing, low-key and low-key. "Wang Han is very modest, this is indeed a small meaning.
The boar's skin was rough and thick, but it was pierced by arrows, and a bloody hole flowed with hot blood.
Looking at the arrow that had passed through the wild boar and then penetrated deep into the rock, Wang Han fell into deep thought, this arrow had made his body sense of the threat that day, and this material did not look like iron or anything like that.
Pulling out the arrow on the stone with force, the arrow was as sharp as ever without any chips or damage, Wang Han became interested, and interrupted Tian Shen, who was cutting the wild boar on one side.
"Tian Shen, what material is your arrow made of, why is it so sharp?"
"Oh, you say this, this thing can be found everywhere, called Xingchen Stone, there are many mountains in this vicinity, but the best color is in a valley in the east. "Tian Shen doesn't think so, this kind of stone can be said to be played from childhood to adulthood, and some will be picked up to repair houses, or pave roads or something.
But speaking of the valley, Tian Shen lowered his voice again, "But that valley is very evil, and from time to time there will be strange lights rising in the valley, and there will be terrible roars. ”
Young Tianshen always felt that it was not appropriate to talk about this matter in the deep mountains and old forests in the middle of the night, but he couldn't hold Wang Han's curiosity, so he could only strengthen his courage and continue.
"I heard the elders in the village say that the valley is haunted, and the most terrifying thing is ......" Tian Shen said this, and his whole face was a little white.
"What is it?"
Wang Han looked at Tianshen and encouraged him to continue.
"I've seen it with my own eyes!" a headless corpse roaming aimlessly through the valley with a great sword, and some strange cries......" Tian Shen said, looking around warily. I regret talking to Wang Han about this kind of thing in this environment, and I panicked!
"Do you know that valley?"
"Yes. Wait, you don't want to go! I'll tell you......"
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"I say!"
......
The two sent the boar to the group, and after making an excuse, they made their way to the valley.
On the way, Wang Han curiously asked why Tianshen was hunting at night, but he didn't expect the young man with a hippie smile to stop and look at this Han brother seriously, and said seriously: "This is an ancient precept passed down from generation to generation in the village, it is said that hunting during the day will offend the gods, and at night, the gods will turn a blind eye and will not bring disasters." ”
"So you've been hunting at night?"
"Yes, not every day in my memory?"
"Okay. ”
Wang Han felt a little unreasonable about such an ancient precept, but he couldn't say anything.
As the two walked, a very evil aura appeared in Wang Han's perception in front of them, but Tian Shen in front looked back at Wang Han and said, "Brother Han, there is a valley ahead." ”
What the young man didn't know was that the pupils in his trembling eyes turned golden at this time, and all this clearly fell into Wang Han's eyes.
Wang Han was very surprised, the young man must be a person with some kind of special bloodline, or a certain kind of special physique. The faint evil aura couldn't even enter the young man with a pale face and cold sweat oozing from his forehead.
As soon as the evil qi came within three steps of Tianshen, it retreated quickly as if facing a great enemy, but Tianshen didn't feel anything about it, Wang Han saw it in his eyes.
looked directly at the trembling and pale Tianshen, and moved his mind.
"Brother Han, aren't you evil?"
Tian Shen didn't know what he was looking at, so he hurriedly patted the stunned Wang Han with his hand. "Brother Han, I'll send you here, if you can't come back, I'll treat us as if we don't know ......"
"How do you speak!"
"I didn't mean that, or Brother Han, you should think about it again. "Although Tianshen is afraid, this is still outside the valley, and it is not the first time to come, and it is acceptable. But if you want to go in, it will be unpredictable, and I still want to persuade this Brother Han, who has just known him for a few days, not to fold as soon as he meets him.
"It's okay, you can go back!" Wang Han looked at Tianshen with a firm gaze.
"That'...... Shall I go back then?"
Tian Shen looked at the gloomy valley in front of him, watched Wang Han ask tentatively, and finally simply turned this temptation into a farewell.
"Go ahead!"
The sky was as heavy as a forgiveness, and he was ready to turn around and withdraw some distance.
Yes~
It was this turn that Tian Shen suddenly felt that the back of his neck had been hammered hard, and he fell down in an instant.
"Hey, I can only work hard for you. Looking at the fallen Tianshen Wang Han, he muttered to himself, and then all the guilt in his heart disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Carrying the young man in his left hand and the broadsword in his right hand, he glanced ahead, and Wang Han resolutely stepped into the valley.