Chapter 10 Chapter Nine "Old Dragon Nest"

In the evening, Qin Hai came back. He was sweating profusely, and his body was covered with grass clippings and mud, which showed that he had traveled a lot this trip.He didn't tell us where he had been, and we didn't ask.After returning, he immediately went back and forth to the mountain that was about to be constructed, and when he wandered back, the meal was ready. Although Lao Tofu was impulsively preparing to hand in Qin Hai's gun, under our persuasion, he temporarily dismissed this idea. When he saw Qin Hai again, he just said in a nonchalant way, "The diner is back. ".Qin Hai didn't argue with him any more, just laughed a few times, sat on the ground where the picnic tools were placed, picked up his small pot, and started to eat.

By the time we finished our meal, it was already dark.However, the construction site was still brightly lit. Those construction workers were not constructing, but hanging various lantern ornaments on the branches, as if they were preparing for a celebration ceremony.We are also quite brightly lit here. Although it was summer, the temperature in the woods was much lower than outside the mountain, but there were so many mosquitoes that it was unbearable.So, Qin Hai ignited a rather strange Chinese herbal medicine, and the pungent smell almost didn't kill us, but it was really effective, and the mosquitoes all ran away.

Everyone worked together and just built three tents.Just as he was about to go to sleep, suddenly, a wolf howl was heard clearly.This kind of howling is not the kind of long howling they face the moon, but the muffled roar that summons their companions when they bark their teeth and prepare to attack their prey.We became alert, Lao Tofu also pulled out his "old cannon", and pointed vigilantly at the direction of the sound coming from a distance. Soon, a pair of green lights lit up in the dark area where the light could not reach. eyes, and the sound of muffled growls kept ringing one after another.We immediately tensed up, and everyone was shaking with fear.This is a pack of wolves that come out to hunt and forage at night, and we have unfortunately stepped into their territory.Judging from the number of these wolves, it is impossible to deal with them with the few weapons in our hands.

Qin Hai was indeed calmer than us. He lowered his voice: "Let's retreat towards the construction site first, there are many people there." After that, we picked up our weapons and slowly retreated towards the construction site.Suddenly, there was a howl of wolves, and the pack of wolves quickly came after us. We were all out of our minds, turned around and ran away, only to hear the sound of wolf claws running rapidly on the fallen leaves behind us, getting closer and closer to us, while the construction site was only 100 meters away from us. It seems to be getting farther and farther away.At this critical moment, Lin Li staggered and fell to the ground.

Although Lin Li is a girl, she is in good physical condition and her speed is absolutely top-notch. Being tripped by an obstacle is purely accidental.At this time, Lao Tofu showed his extraordinary heroic qualities. He stood in front of Lin Li and did not continue to run away.Seeing this, I also gave up running away, pulled out my dagger, and stood beside Lao Tofu.Whether it is Lao Doufu or Lin Li, they are both my friends, and no one can give up.What I didn't expect was that Qin Hai also retreated. The moment Lin Li got up from the ground, the wolves had already fanned out and surrounded us.Under the illumination of the lights, we could see clearly that several sturdy wild wolves were staring at us viciously with their snow-white fangs exposed.

Mountain wolves do not have the majestic coat color of snowfield wolves, but when they are attacking, the hairs on the back of their necks still stand on end.Seeing that the wolves were about to attack, but we couldn't retreat, suddenly, my right foot seemed to step on something hard, and then, the thing shrank suddenly, and I was pulled forward with my center of gravity, and with a plop, I fell a dog Eat mud. Even though I have no hunting experience anymore, I know that the wolves are about to attack right now.But the strange thing is that they stood still, just putting on an appearance of intending to attack.When I stood up, I listened to Qin Hai's command: "Let's continue to retreat." We didn't dare to run away with big strides, we could only shrink back little by little, but the wolves just spread out a fan-shaped encirclement circle, and didn't take a step forward. move forward.

Why don't they attack us?This kind of behavior is too abnormal. During this period, a small green-haired wolf seemed to be eager to try, ready to rush out of the formation and attack first, but a huge white-haired wolf on the right suddenly turned its head and bowed viciously at it. roared.The green-haired wolf immediately turned around with its tail between its legs, and headed towards the depths of the opposite mountain forest. This white-haired guy should be a wolf, except for a tuft of yellow hairs on his neck.Seeing the blue-haired wolf running away, the alpha wolf immediately turned his head, looked at us, and continued to growl viciously, with big drops of saliva falling on the ground.Seeing that a group of "big meals" that could fill their stomachs were in front of them, they held back in a daze and did not attack.This is too unbelievable.

I don't know how long the stalemate lasted, we had slowly retreated to the mountain pass, and the construction site was not far behind, and then the wolves turned around and ran away whimpering in a low voice.I was so frightened that my calf seemed to weigh a thousand catties, and I sat down on the ground.They were all like this, after a long time, Jia Xiaobing finally said: "It almost turned into wolf shit." At this moment, everyone was in shock.After a while, Lao Tofu asked tremblingly, "Why are there still wolves in this mountain?" Qin Hai said: "Nonsense, there are not only wolves, but also human bears and wild boars. Maybe we are lucky, and we can meet tigers." One sentence made us tremble with fear, Qin Hai continued, "A pack of wolves makes you afraid. I don’t know what I’ll see later.” Until now, everyone had a preliminary understanding of the danger that might happen next.

Although Qin Hai and Lao Doufu had a deep quarrel before, Qin Hai's actions just now can be regarded as stabbing a knife for his friend, and Lao Doufu is embarrassed to say "hand over the gun" again.At this time, Lin Li, who was quite scared, covered her heart and asked pantingly, "But why didn't those wolves attack us just now?" "Because the lights here are too bright, it may have some influence on them." Qin Hai replied. This does not seem to be a reason.Just now the wolves have entered the range of the light, obviously they are not afraid of bright light, but I can't figure out the specific reason, and we don't have time to understand it.Qin Hai took a deep breath, and ordered: "Let's camp here tonight, the safety factor is higher. Except for Lin Li, everyone takes turns to be on duty at night, and I will come first."

Those tents were useless, none of us dared to leave here, we were all tired and scared.I closed my eyes and fell asleep in a short time. I don't know how long I slept. Suddenly, a huge thunderbolt woke us up from our sleep. At this moment, the strong wind in the mountain suddenly blew up, and the workers at the foot of the mountain yelled and picked up the items that had been blown to pieces by the wind.In the dark sky, the moon has been completely covered by dark clouds. Lightning streaks across the sky pierced the night sky, and waves of rolling thunder rumbled.But there was no rain even after thunderstorms, not even a single drop of rain fell.

We try to stay as far away from trees as possible.Slowly, the water vapor in the air began to get heavier, and even the smell of water could be smelled.At this time, Qin Hai said to us: "See, this is something strange. The old dragon's nest is really not peaceful." "Have you seen the old dragon's nest?" Lin Li's big eyes were full of curiosity.Lao Doufu sat between the two involuntarily, and I only found it funny watching it. "I definitely haven't seen it, but there are many legends about the old dragon's nest. The saying that there is an old dragon's nest here in Wuliang Mountain is definitely not the first one to say it. The scenery around the old dragon's nest was drawn. It's ridiculous that this landscape painting is currently enshrined in the museum as a national treasure." "Should we remind the other party to let them give up this idea?" I think we should make the last effort.Although I don't know Li Haosu, it is human life after all. But Qin Hai obviously didn't think so. He sneered and said: "People who enter the old dragon's den are equivalent to falling into a trap. Even if you have ten cows, you can't get them back. People like Li Hao are the most typical chasing after power." It is better to kill him than to let him give up the dragon lair he found. We have no choice but to watch him go to death step by step for this kind of person." "Yes, I agree with this. In front of a greedy person, it is impossible and unwise to persuade him to give up the interests that he can see with his own eyes. When we were in psychology, we had experience with such people. Theoretical contact." Lin Li said. "Hmph," Old Tofu's face was full of displeasure, but Qin Hai's "benevolent deed" just now obviously blocked his mouth, so he could only express his dissatisfaction with his expression. "It's useless to say anything, let's wait until tomorrow. Whether this is the old dragon's nest or not, everything will come to light." After Qin Hai finished speaking, he didn't speak again.At this moment, the thunderstorm didn't mean to stop. Instead, it became more intensive and frequent. I don't know how long I waited, but the sky gradually changed from black to gray.Suddenly, heavy rain poured down for no reason, drenching us.Because the sky was getting darker, we bravely returned to the campsite, seeing all the cooking utensils were knocked into a mess by the wolves, and the scene was a mess.We took out our raincoats from our backpacks, and I recovered my lost dagger along the way. Back at the construction site, the torrential rain was still falling heavily.Li Hao had also arrived at this time, dressed in a red suit, looking refreshed.Beside him, on one left and one on the right, stood the two Taoist priests.I deliberately glanced back, and saw that the water level of the small pond in the distance had exceeded the pond mouth due to the overnight rain, and overflowed, while the cave entrance was still dark and bottomless. Regardless of his shiny leather shoes, Mr. Li walked to the spot where the stele was built in the forest through muddy water.Because of the special circumstances of the land, some local dignitaries did not come to join in the show. Mr. Li just set off a firecracker in a very low-key way, and then personally put a red brocade big red flower on the excavator.When leaving, Mr. Li patted the driver on the shoulder and said, "This handful of soil, you must dig it beautifully." The driver was also beaming with joy: "Mr. Li, don't worry, the task will be successfully completed." Because of the distance and angle, we can clearly see the driver, a young man in his twenties, with a strong build and a dark complexion.He first breathed on his hands, and then confidently held the joystick, his face full of energy. Li Hao didn't delay on the spot, turned around and went with the two Taoist priests to a tall hill opposite the construction site.That hill is independent of the mountain body, whether it is high or low, it just happens to be able to take a closer look at the entire construction site.At this moment, the rain was getting heavier, and the three of them climbed up the hill with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and saw Li Hao waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Let's start." As soon as the voice fell, the large shovel of the excavator was raised high, then slowly lowered, and inserted into the soil.But then something went wrong, and the big shovel used to dig the soil couldn't go in when it was halfway into the ground.The driver adjusted the mechanical arm several times in a row, but it was ineffective, so he had to raise the big shovel, and after reaching a certain height, he slammed it down again.This time it was inserted quite a lot, and the large shovel of the excavator was completely submerged in the wet mud softened by the rain.But at this moment, I vaguely heard shouts, and subconsciously turned my head to look at the hill where Lihao was. I saw him standing on the top of the hill, with both hands hurriedly making a "stop" gesture to the driver.It was too late and then it was too fast, I saw the old Taoist priest who was in a hurry to go down the mountain suddenly swayed and fell into the valley.Although the hill is not high, but with the slope of that section of the mountain ridge, people are close to death.At this moment, the gentleman who watched Feng Shui died unexpectedly first. Even if I don't understand anything, I understand that this is a sign of great misfortune. All this happens in an instant.I knew that something big was going to happen, and I was anxiously thinking about the next move. Suddenly, accompanied by the roar of the machine, I heard a "thumping" sound. I looked down the mountain and saw that the shovel of soil had been dug out.But what happened next was not good. A dark red liquid suddenly spewed out from the gap dug in the earthwork, like a fountain, and the whole air was filled with a pungent smell.At this moment, everyone's expressions changed, and the operator on the excavator immediately stopped digging, walked out of the cab with a face full of horror, stood on the track, and looked at the red liquid continuously gushing out of the gap.Several of us were also dumbfounded, not knowing what would happen next. This bloody red liquid continued to spew out for a long time.Gradually, it became calm, and it seemed that it was going to be exhausted and dried up. At this moment, there were bursts of loud falling sounds in the vast and boundless virgin forest of Wuliang Mountain.It turned out that the birds in the woods were flying out in unison, and their chirping sound was deafening in the rain.This extremely abnormal phenomenon made us feel cold in our hearts. What happened?We even forgot to run away. With a bang, a loud sound suddenly came from the construction site, and looking there, a piece of soil was completely cracked, and white gas like heating was ejected from it, and the crack also spread, and the gap became bigger and bigger.All the construction workers standing around the crack were not spared at that moment, and all fell into the crack.Then there was a horrific scream coming from the crack, and countless blood sprayed up.I also vaguely saw that there seemed to be some kind of object slowly wriggling in the cracked muddy ground.Suddenly, I just felt that the hairs all over my body stood on end. Suddenly, a thunderbolt fell from the sky, splitting Li Hao who was stunned like a sculpture on the hill over there, causing black smoke to rise, and fell straight down from the front of the hill.Only the little Taoist priest kneeling on the ground was left on the hill, curled up and motionless, he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.On the construction site, the driver of the excavator was left in the blink of an eye.Because of the large size of the excavator, it happened to be stuck in the gap and did not fall, but it seemed that it would not last long, and it would fall into the gap at any time. We didn't care about that much anymore, we rushed out immediately, and shouted to the stunned driver who was too frightened to move: "Run, come out." Crawled out of the room, crossed several newly formed ditches, and ran towards us.The little Taoist priest lying motionless on the ground was also attracted by our voice, got up and ran down the hill, and came straight to us. While waiting for them, I asked the others: "What did you see just now? I seem to see something moving underground." Lin Li also said: "When I was avoiding the attack of the wolves, the reason why I fell was because I stepped on something that seemed to be moving." I felt a chill in my heart: "When I fell, I also stepped on this thing." As soon as the words fell, suddenly, there were bursts of huge panting sounds in the mountains, and it was impossible to tell where they came from.After patrolling up, down, left, and right, our eyes finally fell on the entrance of the cave. In the puddle next to the entrance of the cave, it was like a pot was boiling at the moment, the water was constantly oscillating, the ripples scattered, and the water splashed up and down.Looking at the entrance of the cave again, strong purple air gushed out one after another, and then, a pair of dim yellow lights like light bulbs faintly lit up in the depths of the cave, just like those wolf eyes with green light that I met last night, It's just that this pair of yellow lights is even bigger.Now, everyone knows where this place is. Someone shouted loudly: "I know why the wolves don't chase us. This is not their territory at all. There are other things here. Run away." At this moment, everyone was in extreme panic. Hearing this sentence in their ears, it was difficult to tell the truth from the false for a while, but there was only one thought, and that was to run for their lives.A crazy chase was staged, everyone ran with all their strength, and I didn't know how long I ran. Finally, I felt that my two legs couldn't move anymore. Even if there were monsters chasing up behind me, I would I don't want to run away.I held onto a big tree beside me in despair, bent my waist out of breath, and said out of breath: "I can't run anymore, I really can't run anymore." Several other people seemed to be the same as me. Almost, but Jia Xiaobing had already disappeared.We suddenly became nervous, and at this moment, we heard heavy footsteps behind us.Looking back, I saw that the driver was striding towards us with Jia Xiaobing on his back.This person's physical fitness is so good, I can't help but admire him.And the little Taoist priest who didn't carry the weight was actually still behind him. It seemed that the monsters did not catch up, so we waited for them to come close and looked at each other.Everyone was in a panic, the little Taoist was the most exaggerated, he rolled his eyes and passed out.It has been more than ten minutes since he was woken up by us.The little Taoist's face was pale, and his hands were shaking violently, which showed that he was extremely frightened.At this point, we have returned to the place where we pitched our tent last night.We all huddled in our tents because it was raining so hard.I immediately poured some honey water into him, and he regained some energy, and then he took the initiative to ask me: "Where is anyone? No one came out?" I nodded with a serious expression, the little Taoist priest suddenly became a little vigilant, looked at me and asked, "Who are you?" Just as I was about to speak, Qin Hai said, "We are tourists. We have nothing to do during the summer vacation and come here to have fun. Unexpectedly, we just happened to encounter this accident. It's really scary." The little Taoist nodded, with a sad expression on his face: "My name is Yu Qiuzhen, and I have been following my master, earning a living by showing people Fengshui. My master has been very eye-catching all his life, but this time he opened his eyes. Unexpectedly, just this time, he missed his eyes, but never again. There is no chance of correction." It can be seen that the little Taoist has a deep relationship with his master. When he said this, he covered his face and burst into tears. We didn't know how to comfort him.Suddenly, as if someone had fired a cannon, the driver yelled outside: "Your grandma, you used some nonsense to cheat people out of money, and I almost lost my life. This is murder for money, you masters and apprentices Both are beasts." Yu Qiuzhen didn't dare to say a word, Qin Hai frowned and said: "Okay, no one wants this to happen, but it's up, blame this and that, it's useless, find a way to deal with the rest thing." "How to deal with it? So many lives have been lost, with us, can it be settled?" Lao Tofu said worriedly. "Let's get out of here quickly. The police are here, we can't speak clearly, and I have to find medicine for my mother." Jia Xiaobing was so anxious that he almost cried out. Qin Hai ignored him, and said to me: "Let's go to the scene to see. Since this matter is spread, it may be a little unrealistic to think about it. I think, even if people from the Public Security Bureau come There is no doubt that people like us can kill so many people." "But, I don't have time. I have to go into the mountains to find something." Jia Xiaobing said palely.He knew that if we participated in the case investigation, he alone would not be able to complete such a complicated task. "I don't agree either. That place is too dangerous. If you go back, if there is an emergency, it will be too late to regret it." Lin Li also stopped. Qin Hai frowned and thought for a while, then said: "If you don't want to go back, then hurry up and don't waste any more time." Regardless of the pouring rain in the sky, we hurriedly packed up the tent and cooking utensils, and headed towards the south of the mountain in a hurry.Since the north is the old dragon's nest, we can only choose to face south. Everyone didn't sleep all night, tired and exhausted, they struggled to walk for half a day, Lao Tofu took the lead and said: "Let's rest for a while, I really can't take it anymore." This proposal got everyone's response, Qin Hai could only say: "Go to sleep, I'll keep watch." Once inside the tent, I closed my eyes and fell asleep.When I woke up, it was already dark, and the pouring rain finally stopped.The smell of the earth and grass in the forest is really refreshing.But at this time, a strange smell wafted into the tent, and I went out to have a look, and saw Qin Hai and Yu Qiuzhen sitting not far from the tent, building a small stove with gravel, and cooking dinner.I leaned closer and saw a huge piece of white and tender meat rolling in the soup pot. The whole soup was like milk, full of fragrance. Jia Xiaobing came out of the tent, his eyes were sleepy, and the first thing he asked was: "What is this thing? The smell is so strong, won't it attract those wolves from yesterday?" I said sincerely: "Dude, your mouth should be sanded down, can you stop shooting?" Jia Xiaobing asked a little puzzled, "Are you talking about me?" Seeing his inexplicable appearance, I was angry and funny, and said helplessly: "Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything." Having said that, I think what Jia Xiaobing said is indeed reasonable.This place is not far from the place where the pack of wolves attacked us yesterday. The territory of the pack of wolves is very large. Our current location must still be in their territory.And Qin Hai is making this food with a strong fragrance, which is probably "leading wolves into the house".But Qin Hai didn't seem to be worried about this, and said calmly, "You let them come. To put it bluntly, as long as I'm here, neither of them dare to come here, do you believe me?" This is of course a joke, but if he is not sure, Qin Hai will not be so arrogant.At this moment, Lin Li also came over and asked, "What are you cooking?" As she spoke, she sat opposite Qin Hai, scooped up some soup with a spoon, and put it in her own bowl, "It's really too sweet." It’s delicious, I’m so hungry.” She was about to drink when the driver appeared out of nowhere and said, “There’s still salt here.” After that, she sat down beside Qin Hai and put down a jar of salt. Qin Hai responded: "Drink some, this is snake broth." His words made me suspicious again.These two people should have just met, but the degree of tacit understanding between them inadvertently surprised me.I didn't express my worry, after all, these two people are much better than me in terms of equipment and individual combat ability.I'm good at fighting, but if I really want to get serious, I'm far from it.Especially the driver, who was able to run ahead of Yuqiuzhen with Jia Xiaobing on his back, this kind of physical strength is simply not something ordinary people can have.If there is any ulterior secret between them, I will definitely not be able to bear it. The driver didn't seem interested in the soup, and just cut a large piece of snake meat with a dagger and put it in his mouth.When chewing, you can see the blue veins on his neck bursting, which shows how much energy is stored in his body.Jia Xiaobing didn't seem to notice these details, he smiled and asked the driver: "What's your name?" The man gave him a blank look, and replied reluctantly: "Ma Yifei." Jia Xiaobing stretched out a hand to him: "My name is Jia Xiaobing, thank you Brother Ma for your help just now." Ma Yifei didn't say anything, just touched him casually with his hand, and then buried himself in eating. At this time, I casually asked: "Brother Qin, you said that the snake meat is for fishing, so we just eat it like this, is it appropriate?" Qin Hai smiled and said: "The old dragon's nest has been found, do we still need to catch it? Let's eat this meat by ourselves." I asked Yu Qiuzhen again: "Daoist Yu, you told Master earlier that this place is the old dragon's nest, but he didn't believe it. What is the old dragon's nest? Also, what is hidden in that place?" I was sure that I was not mistaken, Yu Qiuzhen took a look at Qin Hai first, and then said to me: "The old dragon's nest is the place where the dragon transforms. In general, there must be mountain spirits similar to dragons in this place. Rushing into this place The consequence of the boundary is..." At this point, he stopped.Because we have seen with our own eyes what happened to those people. Ma Yifei stared at him sideways: "Since you have seen it long ago, why didn't you say it earlier. Do you know how many people were killed?" "Does anyone believe what I said? Even my master doesn't believe me, let alone Li Hao and you? The people who came here to dig the foundation today, who didn't get three or four times the salary, who among you is willing to give up this opportunity? " After hearing this sentence, Ma Yifei stopped talking, and the atmosphere was a little dull for a while.Jia Xiaobing seemed to want to liven up the atmosphere, so he said, "Let's not talk about the matter after it's over. At least we're all fine. This is a great blessing." "Why did you come into the mountain?" Ma Yifei asked. "I want to find Linzhi Xiancao. My mother has been ill for a long time, so I need to rely on these things to save her life." Jia Xiaobing was also very sincere. Ma Yifei nodded and said nothing.Soon, it was getting dark and we lit a campfire to dry our clothes.Just when all of us were drowsy around the warm bonfire, Ma Yifei suddenly said: "Something is wrong." I immediately pricked up my ears, only listening to the silence in the empty mountain, there was no abnormal sound at all, so I said: "There is no sound at all? Don't be too nervous, let's relax." "What kind of place is this? Even if it's a small dirt mountain, at night, there are mice, squirrels and the like running out to find food. Do you think it's normal for such a big Wuliang mountain to have no sound at all?" Ma Yifei's words made the hearts of all of us pick up.