The old man stared at Shen Linfeng motionlessly, his eyes were as calm as water, and he couldn't see any waves.

"Brother Shen, let's hurry up!" Qiu Ningxue urged on the side.

After a long time, Shen Linfeng smiled at the old man.

"I'm bothering my seniors!" After speaking, he stepped on the bamboo raft.

The old man stayed on shore for a few more moments, and then he untied the cable and walked on his way.

Shen Linfeng sat at the front of the bamboo raft, his eyes slightly closed, quietly feeling the cool water vapor blowing on his face.

The surface of the water is silent, without a trace of waves. The air is fresh, and there is a slight coolness when inhaled into the lung cavity.

Shen Linfeng used a small internal force to make a comfortable decision, hoping to resist the spread of poisonous gas. Because he and Gan Ling'er walked in a hurry from the bamboo forest, the poison-cutting wood that Ling'er prepared for him didn't come in handy at all. When he was in Xiaoqiao Town, Ling'er was suddenly captured by the Demon Sect, so that Shen Linfeng's antidote was difficult to find. Coupled with the recent fights, those unsolved poisonous gases have spread a lot.

Therefore, in the absence of a cure, Shen Linfeng could only carefully transport the comfort to alleviate the spread of poisonous gas.

I don't know how long the raft has been moving forward, and the water vapor in front of me has become more and more intense. Qiu Ningxue seemed to feel a little uneasy, and from time to time she would turn her gaze to the old man in the middle of the bamboo raft.

"Senior, how long will it take us to reach Dongling Mountain?"

"It's almost ......," the old man replied as he looked ahead.

After about half an hour, a blurred black shadow gradually appeared in front of Qiu Ningxue's eyes. As the bamboo raft approached, these dark shadows gradually became clear.

"It's a tree!Brother Shen, we're here!"

"Shut up and keep quiet!" the old man scolded coldly.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the old man coughed lightly and explained, "There is an abandoned dock in front of it, and it is rare for people to come here. When you go up the mountain from here, there will be many scars on the trunks of the trees along the way. It was left by the woodcutter who came here to chop wood, and you just follow these scars, and you won't get lost. ”

Shen Linfeng slowly got up, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, senior!"

The bamboo raft leaned steadily to the shore, and everyone climbed the long-legendary Dongling Mountain in turn. For Shen Linfeng and the disciples of Plum Blossom Village, this is an unknown place, and it is also a place full of dangers and challenges. They may get their wish or they may die here.

When the old man saw that everyone had gone ashore, he left without saying a word.

Shen Linfeng looked around and saw a small wharf made of wood in front of him. As the old man said, this pier has been abandoned for a long time. Many of the wood has been decaying for years due to water vapor erosion. There was a felled tree trunk that still stood straight in the middle of the pier. The surface of the trunk is wet, and a small oil lamp hangs from the top. The mountain breeze rose slightly, and the oil lamp made a "squeak" sound.

After a slight adjustment, the group walked along a mountain path. The road is narrow, but very smooth. The roadside is full of barren grass and tall trees, but it is not as chaotic as a lost forest. Compared with the cold and damp labyrinth, this Dongling Mountain is like a paradise for recuperation.

Birds are constantly weaving through the woods, and a few small animals poke their heads out of the grass from time to time. Their heads are held high, and their eyes are wary of the uninvited guests in front of them.

The mountain road is rugged, and the road surface is constantly rubble, and a group of more than a dozen people have just walked for less than half an hour before they suddenly feel bored. Although the environment of this Dongling Mountain is not as harsh as that of the lost forest, it is also surrounded by tall trees, and it is difficult to distinguish the direction. And the mountain path goes up and down, sometimes flat, sometimes rugged and difficult.

Moreover, each of the disciples of Meihuazhuang had different degrees of injuries on their bodies, coupled with such a difficult mountain road, they were all depressed and complained at this moment.

"Brother Shen......" Qiu Ningxue rushed to Shen Linfeng's side.

"What?"

"Take a break, the juniors and disciples are almost unable to hold on. ”

Shen Linfeng glanced back, only to see that the remaining dozen or so Plum Blossom Village disciples all cast pitiful glances at him.

"Then take a break!"

As soon as the words fell, all the disciples sat on the ground as if relieved.

Shen Linfeng walked forward for a while, tall trees and barren grass everywhere, no different from the road he had walked before.

He sighed, it was really not the way to go on aimlessly like this.

Qiu Ningxue seemed to see through what Shen Linfeng was thinking, so she opened her mouth and said, "Brother Shen, why don't you try the method that the old man said?"

"I've noticed that the tree trunks along the way have no signs of being cut with a wood knife. ”

Qiu Ningxue stared at it and pondered, and she was also speechless.

The continuous barking sound of the dog ...... "Wangwang" attracted Shen Linfeng's attention.

Shen Linfeng and Qiu Ningxue hid their bodies behind the trees, and then set their eyes on the mountains and forests where the sound was.

A moment later, a barren grass shook violently. Immediately afterwards, I saw a sturdy yellow dog scurrying out of the wild grass.

It is tall and has strong limbs. The hair is dull yellow, but it seems to be shiny. When the mountain wind moves, the yellow hair rises and falls, and it looks very good from a distance.

After the big yellow dog jumped out of the grass, it barked at Shen Linfeng's location.

Shen Linfeng hurriedly walked out from behind the tree.

Seeing this, the yellow dog quickly rushed to Shen Linfeng's side. Its head hung low, and it licked its left leg vigorously with its tongue.

Shen Linfeng leaned over and saw that on the front leg of the yellow dog, there was a fist-sized cloth bag tied to it.

"For me?" asked Shen Linfeng.

The yellow dog was obviously trained to be very spiritual, and after listening to Shen Linfeng's words, he nodded vigorously.

Shen Linfeng removed the cloth bag from the dog's leg, but before he could open it, the yellow dog opened his mouth and bit the corner of his clothes. Then, it kicked on all fours, intending to drag Shen Linfeng deeper into the woods.

How could Shen Linfeng not understand the intention of this yellow dog? After carefully putting away the cloth bag, he followed the yellow dog.

The yellow dog's body was completely submerged in the withered yellow grass, and as it walked through the grass, it sniffed the smell of its surroundings with its nose.

After a few moments, the yellow dog stopped in front of a tree. He cocked his front hooves, then scratched hard at the trunk.

Shen Linfeng was curious, so he quickly stepped forward to check. When he saw this, he was immediately surprised. I saw a raised scar on the smooth trunk.

"This is...... Hacked with a firewood knife?" Qiu Ningxue asked suspiciously.

"Probably right!"

After scratching the trunk of the tree, the yellow dog raised his head vigorously behind him.

Shen Linfeng looked around, and there were all dense tall trees in front of him, and there were some dead grass more than a foot high under the trees. But if you look closely, you will see that among the dead grass, there is a faint trace of someone who has been trampled.