Next to the Erdao River.

An ordinary mountain dweller living in an ordinary cabin.

This ordinary log cabin is even a little poor.

It's like a home.

But this mountain man is not worried at all.

He crossed Erlang's legs, held a large cigarette pouch in his mouth, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled white smoke. An intoxicated expression immediately appeared on his face, as if he was enjoying a full banquet of the Manchurian Dynasty.

It's already spring outside the house.

But for him, such sunlight is sunshine that has no bird's use.

In the early spring in the north, he still needs to curl up in a thick fur coat.

Because there was no firewood for heating in his house.

Nor did there be a plain woman to cook a hot meal for him.

There are no jubilant bear children, jumping up and down to add a little warmth to this cold room.

He was alone.

Stay in a deserted room.

In the cellar-like room, he remained motionless, as if he was frozen.

Just listen to the squeak.

The door was pushed open.

The sun shone into the room, and it seemed to be a little lively.

But with that came a lot of chill.

A man in a thick coat walked in with the chill.

The mountain people finally snorted a little dissatisfied, raised their heads, and looked at the uninvited guest who walked in suspiciously.

The visitor, dressed in an overcoat, with a cloak, could not see clearly.

The visitor walked straight to the only piece of furniture in the room, a table, and sat down with a big grin.

The mountain man squinted at the visitor and asked coldly, "Why are you coming to my house?"

The visitor still grinned, "Ask for a cup of hot water." ”

"Nope. The mountain man replied dryly.

"Then let's have a hot soup and rice. "Visitors are not even able to move an inch.

"Still nothing. The mountain people looked a little impatient with their eyes on the beams.

"It's okay, it's good to roast a leg of lamb too. "The visitor is unrelenting.

The mountain people were a little annoyed. His eyes widened, and he said to the visitor a little fiercely: "Which eye did you see that I have all these hot water, soup and rice, and lamb legs in my house?"

The visitor remained unfazed, but asked in surprise, "Why didn't you?"

As if they had been stepped on by their tails, the mountain people blushed and shouted, "Why should I have it?"

The visitor said calmly: "You are close to the mountain and the river, and the location is excellent, so you can catch game and catch river fish casually." ”

The mountain people suddenly deflated like a defeated rooster, and said, "I don't bother to do these hard errands." ”

The visitor stared at the mountain people and asked, "You are notoriously lazy." But why are you still alive and well? Not starving?"

The mountain man was completely enraged, he jumped up and cried out loudly: "I am starving to death or not, what does it have to do with you?"

The visitor chuckled, stared into the mountain people's eyes, and said slowly, "Not only did you not starve to death, but you lived well. You have a lot of money, but you are afraid that others will know, so you hide in this broken house and pretend to be pitiful. ”

The mountain people stood there in disbelief, and said, "Who said that I pretended to be pitiful? ”

The visitor suddenly pulled out a beautiful stone statue of Buddha from his coat and placed it on a wooden table.

When the mountain people saw it, it was like a frosted eggplant, wilted.

The visitor said to himself: "This kind of Buddha statue can be sold for a hundred taels of gold on the market." And it's often hard to find a Buddha, and it's only available on the black market. The visitor picked up the Buddha statue and looked at it carefully, and then said quietly: "And all this Buddha statue is sold from you." ”

The mountain man blinked and said a little weakly, "I did it myself, can't I?"

The visitor sneered and said, "You make one for me now, and I will pay two hundred taels of gold." ”

The mountain people were stunned for a moment, and they got up: "I'm not in the mood to do it now." ”

The visitor still stared at the Buddha statue and said sharply: "It's not that you're not in the mood, but you don't have the ability! I have inquired, and the material of this Buddha statue cannot be found at all." ”

The visitor stood up, walked in front of the mountain people, and suddenly pulled out a green sword from his coat, crossed it in front of the mountain people, and said viciously: "This kind of Buddha statue is not a thing in our world at all. Tell me, where did you get that? Otherwise, I'll cut off your nose. ”

When the mountain people looked at the long sword, they were already so frightened that their legs were weak, and they were shaking like chaff.

The visitor suddenly whispered softly: "If you don't say it, I know that this kind of Buddha statue was brought from the ground." ”

The mountain people were suddenly shocked: "Hero, you can't say it, you can't say it." If I leak the secret, a hundred deaths won't be enough. ”

The visitor withdrew his sword and said softly, "I won't divulge your secrets. I just want to know, where is the underground passage?"

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Visitors walk in the bright sun.

The bright sunshine that claims to cure all unhappiness can't put a smile on his face.

The visit to the mountain people made his heart even heavier.

With a cold body, he flashed into a tavern and asked for a pot of daughter red.

After a few glasses of hot wine, he felt warmed up and his mind seemed to be much more flexible.

He took off his heavy coat.

He has long hair and a rather beautiful face.

It was a woman.

She cupped her cheeks and thought back to her experiences in the past few months.

A month ago, she inadvertently encountered a mysterious Buddha statue on the black market that made high-ranking officials and nobles flock to it.

This kind of Buddha statue has a snow-white body and extremely exquisite workmanship. What's even more mysterious is that at night, the Buddha statue will emit a faint blue light, as bright as a night pearl.

For a time, everyone lifted this kind of Buddha statue to the height of auspiciousness from the sky.

But this kind of Buddha statue cannot be replicated at all.

To the helplessness of all craftsmen, the material of this Buddha statue cannot be found at all.

Therefore, the Buddha statue is even more exotic to live in.

There is no consensus about the origin of the Buddha statue.

Some people even say that this kind of Buddha statue is not a thing in the human world at all, but a divine object from the sky, or a ghost weapon from the underworld.

Of course, most people laugh at these absurd statements, or use them as after-dinner conversations.

But a small number of people actually believe it.

Including this woman.

She recalls that she had spent a lot of time and energy just asking a question.

Under the fire of the earth, is it possible to survive?

All the people have one word: if they fall into the fire of the earth, there is no possibility of survival.

Until she found this Buddha statue.

She felt like she had found a lifeline in the middle of the ocean.

She sought out a master craftsman. The master told her that this strange material was most likely from underground!

In other words, under the earth's fire, there may be unknown space.

Moreover, there are people who can travel between the world and the underground.

She felt like she was happy for the first time in months.

After several rounds, she found out the origin of these Buddha statues.

This source is a person known as a ghost.

Because people thought that the person who brought the mysterious artifact of the underworld must be a half-human, half-ghost monster.

But this ghost walk, the whereabouts are very mysterious.

He only appeared regularly on the black market, peddling Buddha statues. Every time it comes and goes.

No one has ever seen him for what he really is.

No one knows his details.

But what the ghost met was a person who had good light skills and was good at hiding his whereabouts.

So the woman followed the ghost all the way until she found the ordinary cabin.

After some coercion and temptation, the ghost finally admitted that these Buddha statues came from underground.

However, when the woman asked about the underground passage, Oniyuki's eyes widened, as if she remembered something terrifying. He trembled and said, "That passage is like purgatory on earth. Hero, what are you asking for? You don't want to go there, do you? ”

The woman said disapprovingly, "You can go, why can't I?"

Ghost Xing looked at the woman with a strange expression, and said a little gloomily: "Hero, do you know what kind of price I paid when I went?"

With that, the ghost pulled up his shabby fur coat, revealing one of his arms.

It's an arm, it's not a human arm.

The whole arm was so full of holes that it was difficult to find a piece of intact skin.

The first thing the woman thought of at first glance was the volcanic stone she had seen next to the Yao Pond.

Ghost Xing said with a sad face: "Hero, you see, this is the price I paid for going underground. My skin has become like this. I'm not a human, I'm not a ghost, I'm in my thirties, and I can't marry a wife. I can only hide in this deep mountain, and I have to beware of this other person worrying about my money. You say, 'Is it easy for me?'

The woman's brows furrowed and she asked, "Why did you make this happen?"

Ghost Xing became more and more depressed, recalling his unbearable experience: "I used to be an ordinary mountain dweller. Although it is lazy, it can also mix food and clothing. Once, there was nothing to eat at home, so I had to go into the mountains to hunt some wild animals. Who knows, after entering the mountain, I remembered that in those days, I happened to encounter the water of Yao Chi becoming hot. Those of us who have lived in the mountains since childhood know that once the water of Yao Chi gets hot, it cannot be drunk. I was so upset that I could only hold back my thirst. But the more I knew I couldn't drink water, the more I felt dry mouth. In the end, I couldn't bear it anymore, so I planned to use the water of Yao Chi to moisten my lips to have a good time. I didn't know, as soon as I approached Yaochi, something terrible happened. ”

A frightened expression appeared on Ghost Xing's face, and his voice changed: "The beach around Yaochi has become extremely soft. As soon as I stepped on it, I fell in. I was taken aback and struggled desperately. Who knows, the more you struggle, the faster you will fall. Soon the sand was over my head. Unexpectedly, under this fine sand, there was hot and sour hot water. I was in a terrible pain all over my body, and I thought my life was over, and I soon fainted. ”

Speaking of this, Ghost Xing was already pale, his whole body was drenched in cold sweat, and he looked like he was about to collapse.

He gasped for breath and rested for a long time, as if he had just come to his senses, and continued: "When I wake up, I will already be underground. ”

The woman's face was surprised, and she asked anxiously, "What is this underground? Have you seen anyone else?"

"Anyone else?" the ghost looked at the woman in bewilderment.

"Someone like you, who fell from the ground?" the woman quickly explained.

Ghost Xing said with a bitter face: "In our mountain, there are many people who have fallen into this Yao Pond, but all of them have no bones. Someone like me who can survive a catastrophe is really unprecedented and unprecedented. Thanks to my usual kindness and accumulation of yin virtue, I have this adventure......"

The woman impatiently interrupted the ghost's walk: "Then what kind of situation is this underground?"

The ghost walked, and said hesitantly: "Hero, please spare me." I can't really say anything about this. ”

"Why?" the woman said sharply.

The ghost knelt down with a thud, looked at the woman with tears in his eyes, and said with an exaggerated expression: "If I tell you that those rakshasas underground will kill me." ”

"Are there all Rakshasa demons living underground?" the woman frowned, as if revealing a hint of unease