Chapter 9 Chapter VII

Chapter VII The boy searched all over Heart Mountain, but couldn't find the ideal stone he wanted. He couldn't find it anywhere around the mountain, so he wondered if there would be one in the depths, so he decided to go to the cave to have a look. But the entrance to the cave has been blocked by stones and sand.That cave was the cave of the former Golden Dragon people. He remembered what happened to Nabike at that time, and wanted to go in anyway to see what happened.Although he knew there was a back door, he didn't know where the back door was. He was standing in front of the cave and guessing, when the snake came.

"Want to go in and see?" "Ok." "Then, I'll tell you where the underpass is, follow me." He followed the snake for almost a kilometer.When they came to a peach grove, the snake stopped. "Light the fire! It's dark in here. Maybe your nose is sharp for a human, but not as sharp as a bear's..." "Fire? But I don't have matches. I can't make a fire." "Stupid boy. Look, there's flint and steel under that tree. You can make a fire with dry weeds." It was still difficult for him to start a fire with a flint and steel.But in spite of this he managed to light a fire and make a torch.

The back door of the cave is in the woods.Although the entrance of the cave is small, as long as you walk in, there is about the height of an adult inside.The fellow entered the tunnel by the light of the torch. After walking in the dark for a while, we came to a large square.The scene of the golden dragon people holding a ceremony here a long time ago appeared in his mind, and the rhythm of the taiko drum seemed to be heard in his ears. But now in this cave, there are only the boy, the snake, the bat, and dozens of human bones scattered on the ground. He squatted down as if picking up something.

It turned out to be a beautiful bronze dagger.He stuck the dagger in his belt. "Hold up the torch, and look at this thing," said the snake. He held up the torch and saw the pictures on the rock wall, showing a three-dimensional relief because of the light and shadow. Lions, rhinos, antelopes, bears, deer, elephants... There are many animal patterns painted on the stone walls.There are also humans among them, and the humans in the painting are running and throwing spears... "There used to be many of these animals in this country, but almost none of them exist now. The people who painted this mural don't exist anymore."

"Is this drawn by the people of the Golden Dragon?" "No, it's not. They were drawn by humans tens of thousands of years earlier than the golden dragon people. Take a close look at these paintings." He climbed the rock and gazed at the mural. "This human being is really small, like a dwarf. The human beings in this painting are not cave tribes." "Yes, they are human beings older than the Cave Race. Will you continue to travel in the future? When others show off their achievements, please remember this painting. No matter what kind of civilization it is, it will eventually perish. No matter how great it is People will also disappear in it. The gods created by humans will eventually return to the earth. Although you understand the languages ​​of insects, birds, and snakes and are smarter than ordinary humans, you still don’t know enough."

"Then what else to do?" "Continue to travel, and occasionally listen to what Dashan has to say. Aren't you looking for stones? If you ask Dashan, he will definitely tell you." "Then can I ask now?" "certainly!" He began to ask the mountain about a smooth stone as big as a table. Soon there was a slight wind blowing in the cave, and the light of the torch flickered. "No...no...no..." Dashan replied in a low voice. "If it's not in this mountain, where is it?" His voice echoed in the cave, and another breeze blew.

"Longer...longer...farther...farther..." He nods. "I see, thank you very much. Since the mountain is limestone, it's not that old. So where are the old stones?" The snake replied: "In the north! When the weather is fine, you can see the snow-covered mountains in the distance! That mountain is formed of granite. The stone you are looking for must be there! Go there and look for it." Let's see." "Mr. Snake, why do you know so much about that mountain..." The snake snickered secretly: "The people of the Golden Dragon came here from the mountain opposite!"

The guy was silent for a while. "Mr. Snake, may I ask you one more question?" "what is the problem?" "During the snake-calling ceremony long ago, why did the snake choose the south? That's why the golden dragon people started the war, right?" "That incident has nothing to do with us. Because the goat skin is covered with rabbit blood and gallbladders, and it smells like that, so we walked over there. It's just like this. The war has nothing to do with us!" "Then, that priest..." The snake snickered again: "Of course it's fake!"

Hearing this, his heart was filled with disgust. As soon as he walked out of the cave, he saw Urs standing aside and waiting for him. "You violated our rules! Come here!" He walked up to Urs, and Urs sniffed him carefully. "Just as I thought, it does smell like fire. And it also smells like something dead." At the same time Urs stared at the bronze dagger. "You are the kind of demons! Here is the proof! Although your Aunt Bear will be sad, we must also eliminate demons like you!" Urs was so angry that he wanted to kill him on the spot. He was frightened and stupid for a moment, completely forgetting that he could still fly and had incredible strength.

Then the snake came out and asked, "What are you going to do with him?" "Kill him..." Urs growled. While showing two sharp fangs, the snake rustled threatening words. "If you dare to touch this child's hair, I will bite you to death immediately!" "However, he violated the rules of our Bear Clan!" "Then you throw him under the cliff!" After speaking, the snake disappeared. Urs and the boy came to the edge of the cliff.The boy wept and apologized, but Urs was hard-hearted and ignored him anyway. The flowing water below the cliff is swift and splashing.You can hear the majestic sound of the waterfall.

The wind blows... the wind blows... correct! He could see the wind, the clear and beautiful wind. "Urs, you don't need to push me down, I can just jump down by myself. I'm really sorry for causing you a lot of trouble, please also say goodbye to Aunt Xiong and Brother Xiong for me..." Then, with his arms outstretched, he flew down the cliff, very high and far away.Heart Mountain is just below him. A golden eagle flew close to him: "I wonder if you have forgotten how to fly... Living with the bear tribe, your body has become stronger. Where are you going to fly today?" "To that distant mountain in the north." "Really? Then you have to fly higher! Because you have to fly more than 3,000 meters, and there will be a gust of wind blowing to the north later...be careful, fly! He flew north...