The woodcutter was shocked and threw out the firewood in his hand: "Ah!"

He shouted, and then looked closely, it was an ordinary pine branch, where was the five-flowered snake?

"Hell in the daylight. Chopping Chai Lang rubbed his eyebrows, "Isn't it that I'm a little tired lately, so I'd better finish cutting and go back to rest early." Hey, when you're old, you're not in good spirits. ”

The clouds in the sky were black and oppressive towards the earth, and a strong wind was howling, and a heavy rain was coming. Chopping Chai Lang raised his arm and touched the beads of sweat on his forehead: "I don't know if the baby listens to his mother at home." ”

He stood up straight, grabbed the branch with one hand, and used his woodcutter to chop it a few times, and then stacked it neatly on the hemp rope.

As the light rain falls from the sky, the woodcutter will carry a large bundle of firewood on his back and walk out of the forest, not forgetting to bring the bamboo basket hanging on the branches when he leaves. The two rice balls in the bamboo basket were lying quietly at the bottom of the basket, and the woodcutter always felt that something was not quite right today, so he thought that he would quickly chop enough firewood and go home from the forest as soon as possible.

Every step of the chopping wood lang was steady, and the forest floor was a little slippery when it rained. "I have to go faster, my child who is not yet a year old likes me to feed him rice cloth the most. ”

Thinking of this, Chopping Chai Lang's pace quickened a little, but as soon as his steps were fast, he was a little frivolous, and several times he almost fell to the ground. There was a 'hissing' sound behind him, and when he walked fast, the hissing sound followed fast, and when he walked slowly, the sound slowed down.

"What the hell is it?" Chopping Chai Lang stopped, turned to look back, and there was no one in the vast forest. He scolded his mother a few times, and then spat out a mouthful of saliva: "I don't care what you are, you'd better stay away from me, otherwise I want you to look good." People have three fires, and I can't burn you! ”

Chopper took a hat with him, and ran forward. His scolding didn't make a difference, the 'hiss' sound still ringed in his ears, and even if he sang loudly to give himself courage, he couldn't hide the existence of that voice.

"It's really a ghost, why did I walk so long to get here?" said Chopper Lang depressedly as he looked at the small grass hut in front of him.

The small grass hut was built by the people of the village, who came to the forest to dig medicine or cut firewood, and when it rained or other things, they would rest in the hut.

Chopper Lang pulled the hemp rope on his shoulders with both hands, and looked at the small grass hut in surprise: "Didn't I go the wrong way? How is this possible? I haven't come so far today." I...... Am I confused?"

He didn't dare to move forward, he obviously hadn't come so far, turned his head and walked or went over to see?

Chop Chai Lang swallowed his saliva and wiped the rain from his face with one hand. Forget it, since the straw hut is in front, let's go and rest. I didn't eat lunch at noon, and it was still raining. He pulled the hemp rope from his body, and the bundle of wood that had slid down on his back climbed again.

There was a wet patch in the small grass shed, and there was no dry place, and the woodcutter couldn't help but be a little disappointed. "Not for the first two days

I've been here before, and it's broken like this today. ”

Chopper Lang planned to put the bundle of firewood on the ground, eat the rice balls first, and say that he was not dizzy from hunger, so he would think crankily. His hand had just touched the hemp rope on his shoulder, and a trace of coldness wrapped around his wrist.

Chopping Chai Lang's heart was startled again, and he remembered the five-flowered snake again.

He turned his head slowly, and countless snake heads were facing him, their eyes shining green, and their mouths spitting scarlet letters, less than an inch from his head.

"Ahh "Ahhh

The machete slashed the five-flowered snakes that were tied together, and there were red blood stains on the ground, and it was impossible to tell whether it was the woodcutter or the snake.

"Youkai, I've run into a youkai. Chopper Lang looked at the ground with his machete in both hands.

A snake with five heads suddenly stood up at his feet, and the snake looked at him like this, and the black letter made a 'hiss' sound.

He clenched the handle of the knife and swept it instinctively, and he didn't have time to think about how there could be a snake with five heads in the world.

"Brute, I have no grievances with you, and I didn't go to the Black Forest, why do you want to harm me? For thousands of years, we have not dared to step into the Black Forest for half a step, why me?" said Chai Lang became more and more excited, he was very confident at first, but the more he talked, the more scared he became, and finally he was begging for mercy.

"Granny Zao, our ancestors have never dared to do more, and I don't know where I offended my mother-in-law, no matter what, please let me go home. My daughter-in-law is still waiting for me at home, my child is not yet a year old, I don't believe that this family is gone, their mother will die. ”

Chopper Lang didn't dare to put down the knife, he kept retreating, taking five steps back, and someone patted him on the back behind him. Without thinking, he slashed behind him, but there was nothing behind him. "Please, I beg you to let me go. ”

After a louder 'hiss' sound than before, there was another squirming movement.

Chopping Chai Lang only felt that these sounds were very close to him, as if they were actually coming from under his feet. "Please spare me, please...... I don't want to die yet, I really can't die. Who will save me, will this save me......?

"Hiss...... If you shout out and cut your throat, no one will answer you. ”

Chopper heard the voice clearly, and he asked vigilantly, "Who?

"Me, don't you know who I am?"

The snakes that had been cut into countless pieces on the ground regrouped, and the big snake that had been five heads had become three, but the snake was more than five or six times larger, and it stood up in front of the chopping wood, and it was twice as tall as him.

Who can be the enemy of such a wickedness?

Chopping Chai Lang's hand shook, and the machete fell to the ground. He knelt on the ground in resignation, his head pressed against the ground: "God forbid, I have never done anything unreasonable, please let me go." ”

"You haven't done anything bad, but today I'm going to borrow your life.

The big snake stared at the woodcutter on the ground like an ant, she lowered her head and opened her mouth to suck at the head of the woodcutter, and the man on the ground immediately bled to death.

"I'm sorry, I'm also forced to be helpless. As for you saying that you can't live without your family, I will definitely help you complete this favor, and I won't let you go to Huangquan alone. Hey, it's a return for the favor. ”

The black clouds in the sky dissipated, and the corpse of Chopping Chai Lang became only a white bone. The blood was gone, leaving only countless branches on the ground that had been cut into countless pieces.

Not far from the small shed, there is an inconspicuous small stone tablet with three words written on the stone tablet: Black Forest.

————— Dividing Lines—————

At dusk, Night Twilight and Lan Nuanyu came to the outside of the inn, and just saw the shopkeeper locking the door.

Closed?

Lan Nuanyu and Night Twilight glanced at each other, and then looked at the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper didn't seem to be in a good mood, especially when he looked at the night twilight marks, he was more hostile than yesterday. This look is the most familiar to Lan Nuanyu, every time she snatches Jiu Meng's walnuts, Jiu Meng will stare at her with such eyes.

"Night Twilight, what else did you do yesterday? You went to rob the shopkeeper's things?" Lan Nuanyu asked in a low voice, "Why do I think the shopkeeper doesn't look at you very friendly?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't. Night Twilight said: "Shopkeeper, closed?"

The shopkeeper didn't seem to want to answer him, but out of politeness, he replied, "It's closed today, and if you want to eat anything, you have to come back tomorrow." ”

"Uh...... Shopkeeper, what do we eat this day, what else is in your shop, can you give us some to eat, we can pay. Night Twilight touched her stomach and said pitifully: "Your cakes are all made in excess portions, right? When the store opened on the second day, weren't they all leftovers from yesterday?"

"We don't sell overnight bread. The shopkeeper stopped and said, "Let's go, there's nothing for you to eat." ”

Lan Nuanyu pulled the twilight mark behind her and said, "Shopkeeper, your cakes are really delicious, we have decided to leave here early tomorrow morning." We just thought that once we left, we probably wouldn't come back. ”

"You're leaving tomorrow?" said the shopkeeper, who opened the door and said, "There is no filling, only bread and pickles." Hurry up and take it, take us and go on the road together, it's going to be dark this day, but it's not very safe. ”

"Yes, yes, listen to you. Lan Nuanyu and Twilight ran into the house and opened the steamer, which still had three layers of unsold cakes.

Lan Nuanyu found a large leaf, wrapped the cake, and jumped out of the shop happily.

"Shopkeeper, these two days have caused you trouble no matter what, and you keep this bag of money. Twilight took out five taels of silver and handed it to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper looked at the silver and hesitated: "The so-called merit is not profitable, and your cakes will not cost more than five taels of silver, even if they are connected to the residence, there are too many." You go

The knights of the rivers and lakes are so rich?"

"If you don't have money, how can you have money. We people who walk the rivers and lakes are all worried about the next meal after eating. Night Twilight sniffed and said, "It's just that I've caused you trouble, and I'm really sorry to go, even if I don't want to go." We woke up so many people so early today, I'm sorry, and I ask the shopkeeper to help me apologize to everyone. In this way, the extra money should be invited to the people of the village to eat scones. ”

The shopkeeper took the money and said, "Yes." ”

I don't know why, but when I learned the reason why they were leaving, the shopkeeper didn't speak as impulsively as he did just now, but instead told them some local legends, which were actually similar to what Yamayoshiko said, but more complete.

The shopkeeper walked in front to lead the way, and Lan Nuanyu followed behind Ye Twilight and asked, "I remember that you didn't bring silver taels when you came out, where did the five taels of silver come from?"

"In the shop. ”

"You!"

"Shhhh Night Twilight put a finger against Lan Nuanyu's lips and said, "The money I gave him is also too much, and we have to borrow the mountain girl." ”

(End of chapter)