Cao Hong stuck out his tongue, fortunately he was not greedy, it turned out that this fruit could still be intoxicating.

Cao Cao listened to it and thought it was very interesting, eating a fruit can also be intoxicating, this is the first time I have heard of it.

There was a fruit at his feet, so he stooped down and picked it up. This was only one that fell from the tree after it was fully ripe, and it had been accidentally trampled by Cao Cao. The fruit is not big, some look like plums, some look like red apricots, the whole body is red, and the aroma is overflowing, which makes people feel the urge to take a bite when they look at it.

Cao Cao put the fruit under his nose and sniffed it gently, and the aroma penetrated his lungs. The aroma was too strong, and Cao Cao inhaled the aroma and felt dizzy.

"Is it good to use this fruit to make wine?"

"It's too strong, it's too strong, Shaoxia doesn't know, this kind of fruit is very harmful to people's brains, I heard the old man say that if you eat too much of this kind of thing, it can damage people's brains. “

"Oh, well, then why do you want to plant such fruit trees?"

"Hehe, it's been hundreds of years, who knows. ”

Cao Cao was quite curious, he had grown so big, he had never heard of such a fruit tree in the world.

The old man's words were quickly verified, for they had not gone far before they saw several masked men lying in the woods in front of them, who looked like they were 'drunk'.

How can there be masked people here? Could it be.....the Iron Boat Gang'?

The crowd hurried to the front and saw that there were four masked men. Three fell together, and the other squatted under the tree, all dressed in black and covered with black scarves.

In addition to the footprints of the trampling on the surrounding weeds, there was no trace of a fight, and no one was injured on their bodies, and some of the long knives in their hands fell to the ground, and some were still held in their hands, but there was no trace of blood on them.

Moreover, around them, there were many bright red fruits that had been picked, and some of them had been bitten half, so it was enough to prove that these people had inadvertently eaten the 'intoxicating fruit' and 'drunk'.

Not to mention Cao Cao and the others, even the Mo couple were quite surprised that there was such a fruit in the world!

Mo Wenxue leaned down and gently untied the black scarf of a masked man, revealing a round face full of beards, and then removed the black scarves of the other three people in turn, all of them were unfamiliar faces.

Whether it's the Iron Boat Gang or not, I can't be sure.

Looking around, he didn't see anyone else, Zhang Liao said strangely: "According to what the predecessors said, the 'Iron Boat Gang' shouldn't have arrived so soon, looking at the appearance of these people, they look a little like northerners." ”

Mo Wenxue nodded in agreement. Looking up and seeing faint traces of stampede ahead, everyone understood that they still had accomplices, so the Mo couple led the way and walked along the imprints; Zhang Zhaozhen and his two grandsons were in the center; Cao Cao picked up a few long knives and dragged behind Zhang Liao and Cao Hong.

Cao Hong approached Zhang Zhaozhen's side and asked, "Old man, this fruit is so strange, if you don't know that you will get drunk if you eat it, I really want to take a bite and taste it." ”

The old man smiled, "I don't know how many years these trees are old. No one can say what kind of tree it is, but because eating the fruit is intoxicating enough, it is slowly called the 'intoxicating tree'. “

"Interesting, have you ever eaten it, old man?"

"When I was seven years old, I couldn't help it, I secretly ate a few pieces, probably because of the 'amount of alcohol', I slept for three days, and after I woke up, I lost a lot of weight. Hehe, since then, the old man was stunned when he smelled the wine, so he still hasn't touched the wine. ”

Cao Hong was a little younger, and the strange things in front of him aroused his curiosity, and he was about to ask again, but he heard Zhang Zhaozhen say: "It's not good, these footprints are going to the 'Meng Po Spring', and the ancestors' tombs are in the spring, could it be that they went to find the 'dragon bones'?"

The name is so strange, and this is not a prefecture, why did you take the word 'Meng Po'?

The old man said that the mausoleum was in the spring, and who had 'settled' his resting place into the water?

Thinking about it, it's not impossible, since I met their old Zhang family, strange things have been happening, isn't the Sword of the Son of Heaven also placed in the ice pool?!

Cao Hong was really curious, and couldn't help asking: "Old man, is this 'Meng Po Spring' intoxicating even if you drink it?"

"Not really, but this spring water is undrinkable, and it will make people lose their memory. ”

Amnesia? That is to say, if you drink the spring water, you can forget the past, my mother, isn't that the legendary 'Meng Po Soup' in the Difu! Cao Hong stuck out his tongue, no wonder it was called 'Meng Po Spring'.

"It's not surprising that the rules handed down by our ancestors say that when the fruits on these trees are ripe, the patriarch will organize the clansmen to collect these 'intoxicating fruits' and throw them all into the 'Meng Po Spring', so this water is not drinkable. ”

Cao Cao glanced at Cao Hong and signaled him to speak less and beware of a masked man's sneak attack, Cao Hong hurriedly grasped the long knife that Cao Cao handed him vigilantly, and followed closely by the old man's side.

Sure enough, not far ahead, I saw a piece of water, which must be 'Meng Po Spring'.

Zhang Zhaozhen said that the old man of the clan said that this spring water is connected with the clear water of the river under the mountain, because in the dry season, the river water falls, and the spring water also falls; in the rainy season, the river water soars, and the spring water also rises.

Quickening his pace, he soon came to the spring, and walked a few dozen steps to the east, and saw a hand-built wooden platform that stretched straight into the water from the shore. Three or four feet away from the end of the platform there is a 'water island', not very large, with a high rammed earth mound on it, and a tombstone erected in front of it, but there is not a word on it.

The terrain here is quite flat, but the location of the 'Meng Po Spring' seems to be a natural 'basin', which is a clear spring, which looks like it is collected by rainwater, although the old man said that there is a spring and the Qingshui River to figure out, but even if there is a spring, how can the river flow up?

Standing at the water's edge, the air is moist with moisture, and the wind blows on the face, but it also feels good. It's just that this water also has a strong aroma, presumably caused by the 'intoxicating fruit' poured into it every year.

I really can't imagine that on this Ganling Mountain, which is full of graves, there is such a beautiful scenery.

I saw the blue sky, spotless, crystal clear, and the turquoise spring water occasionally rippled, which was exceptionally quiet and comfortable.

It's really beautiful!

These days are really a little tired, for the sword of the Son of Heaven, Cao Cao came all the way from the capital to Jizhou, everywhere is full of dangers, repeatedly in danger, physically and mentally exhausted.

This beautiful scenery shook Cao Cao's body and mind, reminding him to be strong and patient, and beauty will eventually replace ugliness.

It's a pity that the fly in the ointment is that everyone clearly saw two masked black-clothed people sitting on the water platform.

Sure enough, the other party still had accomplices, Cao Cao and the others couldn't help but clench their long knives and follow the Mo couple step by step closer to the wooden platform.

"Who are these two people?" Mo Wenxue said in a loud voice.

But the two masked men still sat facing each other, as if deaf to them.

"Mo asked Xue in the south of the Yangtze River, and asked the two of you to come forward and answer. He asked again.

Still no response.

Everyone clearly saw that the two people were moving from time to time, obviously two big people, Mo Daxia asked twice, but he didn't pay attention to it, and simply ignored the etiquette of the rivers and lakes.

The couple flew up to the masked man to see what they were doing.

Suddenly, a masked man hugged Mo Wenxue's left leg and said, "Dad, Dad, I'm hungry, get oil cakes to eat." ”

"Oil cake?" Mo asked Xue inexplicably, "What oil cake?"

He watched each other carefully in case he suddenly attacked. Listening to this man's voice, why is he a forty-year-old person, why do you call yourself Dad?

He couldn't help but glance at his wife, and found that her eyes were also full of incomprehension.

Another masked man, who was older, at least in his fifties, was bald. There is no hair on his head, but a beard on his face. He was also 'not to be outdone', hugged Qin Hongyi's right leg tightly, and shouted: "Mother, mother, I'm obedient, give me food, give me food." ”

He is older than Qin Hongyi, and he actually opened his mouth to call his mother, and kept shouting that he wanted to eat, what to eat?

Only then did the couple find out that there was something wrong with each other, and at this time, Zhang Zhaozhen also came to him, looked at the two masked people carefully, and said: "Mo Daxia, Qin Nuxia, according to the old decay, these two people are only afraid that they have drunk the water of 'Meng Po Spring' by mistake, so that they have lost their memory." ”

The old man went on to say that some people who drank spring water in the past only lost their memories for a few years or even a few months, and some people lost their memories for more than ten years or even longer.

Of course, it is impossible for such people to ask their identity and origin.

Mo Wenxue and his wife glanced at each other, and they both felt that these should not be the people of the 'Iron Boat Gang', they would not come so soon.

Zhang Zhaozhen pointed to the 'island in the water' with his hand and said: "There is the tomb of the ancestor Zhang Budo, if the 'dragon bone' really exists, it is estimated that it should be on the island." ”

Before the old man finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of wind from behind Cao Cao. It's not good, someone sneak attacked, Cao Cao and Zhang Liao hurriedly subconsciously used a long knife to block.

Sure enough, four masked black-clothed men came out from behind the tree, and the long knife in their hands was already behind their heads, Cao Cao and Zhang Liao were used to using swords, and it was a little awkward to use long knives instead, but at this time, they couldn't take care of it, and swung their knives to meet the masked people.

The masked man missed a blow, and immediately flew up and jumped up, and the four long knives stabbed at the old man Zhang Zhaozhen together, the old man didn't know martial arts, so he didn't have time to dodge, Mo Wenxue and Qin Hongyi took out their swords, and swung their swords in front of the masked man to pick them.

Mo Wenxue's sword was about three feet long, and the body was as white as snow, while Qin Hongyi's sword was shorter, and the body was as red as jade. One white and one red, but it matches the two.

The two swords were unsheathed at the same time, blocking the four long knives, and in the sound of 'stabbing', sparks splashed, and the four masked men were shaken by the internal force of the couple and retreated a few big steps, before they stood firmly, the wrist holding the knife was sore from the shock, and they felt that the tiger's mouth was about to crack.

Even Cao Cao and others were surprised, no wonder the two heroes were famous in Jiangnan, and their martial arts were really extraordinary.

The four masked men knew that they had met a powerful opponent, glanced at each other, and shouted a trumpet at the head, and the four of them brushed their knives across their chests, pointed to the ground with one leg, and their bodies rose into the air, condescendingly, and the four knives slashed at the couple from four directions.

They move in unison, apparently trained. Mo Wenxue's long sword stood on his chest, his body suddenly spun up like a top, and then even people rose up with swords, Cao Cao and the others were dazzled, only to see a white flower, and couldn't help but admire Mo Daxia's superb swordsmanship and supernatural swordsmanship.

Hearing the sound of the 'bell', all the masked man's long knives came out of his hand, turned over and fell to the ground, and the four of them also followed the knife and fell from mid-air.

'Bang', 'Plop', 'Oops', 'Oops', the masked man fell to the ground with a knife, grinning in pain.

One of them was frightened and said, "What a trick 'flying snow'! You are Mo Ruxue?"