Chapter 16 Chapter 15 Jia Xiaobing's Secret

"I fucking want to kill people. Even if it's a ghost, I want to shoot it twice." Ma Yifei looked like he was going crazy. No wonder anyone encountered so many incredible things one after another in the same night. No one can stand it. "Where is the person? Where is the hero who sent us to the west forest just now? We were almost eaten by a group of rabbits just now." Ma Yifei raised his pistol and yelled towards the empty valley. "Could you calm down a bit. We can't deal with any living creature here." Qin Hai was a little displeased with Ma Yifei's behavior.

I whispered to Lao Doufu: "Otherwise, why don't you take Lin Li back first? I didn't expect things to be so complicated. You don't need to follow us to take risks. If something happens, I can't explain it to your family." .” Lao Doufu looked around, and said in a low voice: "Leave me alone, no matter what, I won't leave." He said very firmly, and then, in order to dispel my doubts, he said, "You go You have done so many things for me, this time it is my reward. You are a brother, so don’t say such things again, it really hurts feelings.” Although my relationship with Lao Doufu is good, it is by no means good enough to give my life for each other, and he has a girlfriend with him, even if he doesn't think about himself, he should think about Lin Li.So, I thought for a while and said, "In the past, when you fought for me, it was just a joke between children, but this time it's a life-threatening. These are all places where people die, and it's not the same thing at all."

"Okay, don't talk about it, I know it well. I'm also a man. Even if something happens, I won't hold you back." Having said all of this, I can't persuade you anymore.At this time, Hu Ting asked everyone: "Right now, what should we do?" Yu Qiuzhen said: "If you want me to say, let's take a gamble. When it's dawn, we'll go through the cave to see what's on the other side. It can't be that this mountain is full of monsters." "But what should we do now? I don't feel safe staying here." Ma Yifei said. Qin Hai thought carefully for a while and said, "Let me tell you, we can go up." After finishing speaking, he pointed to the big tree in front of him.This is a good idea, here, there are several such thick trees, with luxuriant branches and leaves, enough for us to sit on them.

Without further ado, several people chose three big trees respectively and climbed them.I was on the same tree with Lao Doufu and Lin Li. I leaned against a thick branch, and Lao Tofu sat motionless on the tree. I knew he had a fear of heights, but it was Lin Li who was very stable. sat on another branch.I stretched and was about to close my eyes to rest when I suddenly saw Jiao Kui walking out of the forest.At this moment, he has been chewed to pieces by the rabbits. On his bony cheeks, the black eye sockets and nostrils look weird and evil.We immediately held our breath, not daring to make a sound.It glanced around, and then walked towards the cave with big strides. His two calves were also boney, and the meat on them had been eaten clean.

Seeing Jiao Kui walk into the cave and not come out for a long time, we breathed a sigh of relief.Old Tofu cursed in a low voice: "This bastard, why do you follow us? Thinking about it, I get goosebumps all over my body." "Who isn't? You think you're the only one who is timid. When I first saw it, I was almost scared to death." I think this matter can basically come to an end. Once you enter the cave, Jiao Kui will never come out. Perhaps to prove my guess was right, everyone stayed up until dawn, and Jiao Kui never came out of the cave again.With the light, we became more courageous, got down from the tree, and got together.Ma Yifei looked into the cave for a long time, Qin Hai smiled and said, "It's dark inside, what can you see? Don't worry, if we can see ghosts during the day, we'd better go back as soon as possible."

Ma Yifei shook his head and said, "I've made money this time, so I won't come here again if I die. If I don't get eaten by those monsters, I'll be scared to death sooner or later. It's so fucking evil." Afterwards, we started to set up the pot to cook.In fact, no one has an appetite, but the gods can't bear it if they don't sleep or eat all night, even if they drink hot water, it's good.After being busy for a long time, I suddenly felt that something was wrong, my brain was jolted, and I asked anxiously, "Where did Jia Xiaobing go?" Everyone was busy climbing up the tree and didn't pay attention to each other. Who would have thought that someone would dare to act alone, but Jia Xiaobing just disappeared.Qin Hai frowned and said, "What does this kid want to do? He dared to act alone in such a dangerous place, isn't he tired of living?"

"Don't blame him now, you have to find him quickly, this place is too dangerous." I said. "Bullshit, don't you think it's enough trouble? I just want to find those treasures, and then my wife can go home to enjoy life in peace. What does this kid's life and death have to do with me?" Ma Yifei said impatiently. Now is definitely not the time to condemn Ma Yifei. I said calmly: "In any case, we are all one, and we should be responsible for everyone. If you are the missing person, do you want us to just abandon you?" "Don't chat with me. If I get lost, I don't need you to save me." Ma Yifei said this with a blushing neck.

With such a person, there is no reason at all.I got up and said, "If you want to give up your brother, I have nothing to say, but I want to get Jia Xiaobing back. Not for anything else, just for his mother." "Bingge, don't worry, we will advance and retreat with you." Lao Tofu took Lin Li along and stood beside me. This time, without waiting for Ma Yifei to speak, Qin Hai said first: "Old Ma, let me tell you, let's find the kid first. After all, there is a herbal picker, so everyone is safe. Rules, you don't know .” After hearing Qin Hai's words, Ma Yifei finally didn't object anymore, but said with a tiger face: "You guys are wasting your time."

No one paid any attention to him, Qin Hai said: "I support you in finding someone, but we must figure out how and where to look, after all, Wuliang Mountain is so big, even the road we have traveled is not a small place. It is absolutely impossible to find someone without a target. Everyone should be able to reach a consensus on this point, right?" "But, who knows where he went?" Yu Qiuzhen felt a little troubled. "This question can be deduced. We have a special subject of search skills in our profession. We can use the method of elimination for the missing persons in Jia Xiaobing's environment. First determine which places he has absolutely impossible to go to. Yes, when the scope is narrowed, things will be easier to handle." Lin Li said calmly.

"That's what I said, but there's no place to go in all directions. If you want to use the method of elimination, I don't think Jia Xiaobing will go. Doesn't that mean it's useless?" Lao Tofu proposed himself before Qin Hai the opinion of. "It's not necessarily impossible to go. About this point, it can be argued. First of all, the cave in the east can be ruled out, and Jia Xiaobing will definitely not go into it. Secondly, he will definitely not go into the woods in the west. So, now Only the south and the north are left. Compared with the ghost beast master in the north, I think he is most likely to go to the south, because that was our previous goal. Compared with the ghost beast master, the two giant pythons He probably hid back in the cave. We never heard the sound of them rubbing against each other in the daytime. Even if the python didn't retreat into the cave, he could retreat the same way. No matter how powerful the animal is, it is easier to deal with a ghost beast master. "Lin Li explained the truth very clearly, which made me look at her with admiration.

We were all moved by her words, but when we were about to head south, Yu Qiuzhen said suddenly: "I think he didn't go south, but returned to the north." "Why? What basis do you have?" Qin Hai asked. "There is no basis. If you don't believe me, you can go to the north to look for it. I'm just a guess." Qin Hai thought about it carefully: "You can't come up with a speculation for no reason, you have to have a certain reason as a basis." Yu Qiuzhen insisted: "It doesn't make sense, I just think so. If you think it's not credible, then go directly to the south, if you can't find him, then turn back and go north." After thinking about it for a long time, Qin Hai said: "Let's go to the north first and see the situation before we talk." After finishing speaking, he walked towards the forest. The ghost beast master is really close to us, and it only takes ten minutes to walk slowly from her territory to here.This time, we walked very fast, and saw the dense forest in a few minutes. At this moment, the ghost beast master has no idea where he has gone, and we are not sure that we can pass through this seemingly peaceful area.So, Qin Hai said: "Let's go around first, and then go in. This forest is weird, and going in is like a ghost hitting the wall." We searched all the way, and we were only halfway there when we heard Jia Xiaobing's sad sobs.Thinking of Jiao Kui's appearance, we couldn't help becoming nervous.Qin Hai took out his pistol, waved his hand, and went into the woods first.Without any twists and turns, we soon saw Jia Xiaobing squatting under a small tree, with his head resting on his knees and crying sadly.Seeing that he is fine, we are also relieved.Qin Hai walked over, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Are you okay?" Jia Xiaobing raised his head, tears all over his face: "I can't save my mother, there is no hope at all." "Don't be sad, haven't we just entered the mountain not long ago? Give me a little time, I believe I can find what you want." Jia Xiaobing shook his head feebly: "You don't need to comfort me, I know I'm thinking too simply. In this world, where is there any Ganoderma lucidum, those words are all lies." Yu Qiuzhen persuaded: "I don't agree with that. Thousand-year-old ginseng, ten-thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, Ganoderma lucidum that absorbs the essence of the sun and the moon, these are not legends. I once saw a ginseng visitor from Changbai Mountain with my own eyes. The old root ginseng hidden in the house. Finding the fairy grass does require chance and coincidence, but it is not hopeless, and you must not give up." "So what can I do if I don't give up? Don't talk about finding grass jelly, it's impossible to avoid those silly things. Instead of wasting time like this, why not spend more time with my mother. She is an old man, but One day after another, I feel aggrieved." At this point, Jia Xiaobing burst into tears again. I was also quite upset, so I squatted in front of him and said, "Brother, I'm actually the same as you. When I came to the mountains this time, I planned to find my father and my elder brother, but my hope became more and more bleak. But no matter what, I will not give up. I must find them. I believe that as long as they are still alive, I will be able to find them. You must not give up. Even if you go back now and stay by your mother's side, it is only with your own eyes Watching her pass away, it is better to persist here, at least to keep a glimmer of hope. I believe that your mother will understand you." Lin Li also said: "He Bing is right. If you just go back like this, it will be the greatest harm to your mother. Now is not the time to give up hope. We will do our best to help you." Hearing what we said, Jia Xiaobing's mood gradually stabilized.He stood up slowly, wiped his face with his sleeve, and asked, "What should we do next?" All eyes are now on Qin Hai.Although this person makes me feel difficult to distinguish between good and evil now, after getting along these days, he has gradually become the actual leader of our group, and we will finally leave it to him to decide on important matters.Even Ma Yifei has no objection to this point.Qin Hai thought for a long time, and finally said: "If you want to find the Fountain of Youth, you have to go south, but right now, the north is the only place you can pass..." "Brother Qin, I don't want to argue with you. If you can be sure that the treasure is in the north, then it doesn't matter if we take a risky trip, but, according to the information you have, the treasure should be in the old area where Li Hao started working. In Dragon's Nest, we seem to have gone too far. If you can't solve your own problems for the time being, why not go elsewhere first, maybe you can find something bigger." I expressed my thoughts, and to my surprise, I got Qin Hai's agreement. He nodded and said, "Your idea is good, let's go south first, now is really not the time to satisfy my curiosity. .” I noticed that Ma Yifei's face became more gloomy, but he couldn't refute this truth.Soon, we were walking on the road leading to the south again, Lao Tofu sighed and said, "This time without Jiao Kui following, my mood has improved a lot." But Yu Qiuzhen suddenly stopped and said to us: "This situation is really special, didn't you think of it?" This question puzzles us.Yu Qiuzhen also seemed to see our doubts, and he further explained: "Actually, it was not Jiao Kui who followed us, but we met Jiao Kui. That is to say, his subsequent behavior of following us should be It is dominated by unexpected circumstances. This unexpected situation is our sudden appearance, but if we don’t appear, why is it going south? This should attract our attention.” All of us were shocked, and Qin Hai nodded thoughtfully: "What you said really makes sense. Since someone made Jiao Kui look like this, then this person must be not an ordinary person, and what he is going to do must not be ordinary. Ordinary things. I think it is impossible for us to figure out who the person hiding in the dark is, and his abilities are definitely beyond our imagination." Yu Qiuzhen also agreed with Qin Hai's statement: "That's right. Right now, we don't have the time and energy to do extraneous things, so let's stick to what remains the same. Anyway, what should come will always come. " Walking back to this path, I began to carefully search for blood on the road.Since Jiao Kui had been skinned, there would always be blood dripping down, but the strange thing was that there was no trace of blood on the road, which made me feel somewhat strange. When it was noon, we built a fire in the woods beside the road to cook.In the meantime, I accidentally discovered that Yu Qiuzhen poked Jia Xiaobing once, signaling him to follow me.Jia Xiaobing ignored him at first, and then Yu Qiuzhen whispered a few words in his ear, Jia Xiaobing's expression changed drastically, and he followed Yu Qiuzhen out of everyone's sight.At this time, everyone was busy with their own things, and no one noticed their small movements.Because I was under the gaze of Seeking Truth, I couldn't keep up and could only watch from a distance.The two sat on a rock in the woods, chatting softly, and did not come back until they had eaten.Lao Doufu only noticed them at this time, but he didn't become suspicious, he just asked casually: "Master Yu is still dealing with the little soldiers, has this buddy figured it out?" Jia Xiaobing managed to squeeze out a smile: "I figured it out, thanks to the Taoist leader's resolution." But I'm sure that what they were talking about wasn't these at all, there must be something else hidden. After dinner, we dare not delay and continue to set off.Along the way, I was wondering what exactly Jia Xiaobing and Yu Qiuzhen had said. I walked to the west of the sun and could vaguely see the end of the mountain.Qin Haidao: "Let's not rush in too. Those two snakes move at night, so don't make yourself uncomfortable. I think it's better to camp here and rest, and continue to move tomorrow morning. If there are no major obstacles, one day The time is enough for us to cross the territory of those two pythons." We picked a relatively safe area, pitched a tent, and lit bonfires all around.At this time, I knew the opportunity had come, because Jia Xiaobing was sleeping in a tent with me and Lao Doufu. At night, when Lao Doufu fell asleep, I hurriedly sat up and asked Jia Xiaobing, "Are you asleep?" Jia Xiaobing sighed, looking preoccupied: "Is there something wrong?" I didn't hesitate, and asked directly: "What did Yu Qiuzhen tell you?" Jia Xiaobing obviously didn't expect me to ask this question suddenly, and he was very nervous. After a while, he hesitated and said, "No, we have nothing to do." After speaking, Jia Xiaobing turned over and began to pretend to be asleep. The more he is like this, the more suspicious I become.This is by no means curiosity. No one can easily believe in this complicated situation.Thinking of this, I said emphatically, "If you need my help, just say so, I won't refuse." Jia Xiaobing sighed: "Thank you. I'm telling the truth. No one said they would help me. Only you did. No matter when and where, you are my friend." The words have come to this point, I can't ask any more questions, and then I fell asleep.I don't know how long I slept, but before I knew it, I vaguely heard someone sighing.At that time, my consciousness was blurred, and I didn't know whether it was a real sigh or a dream.After a while, I heard someone whispering in my ear again: "I can't trust him, I absolutely can't trust him, this person is not a good person at all." The voice is Jia Xiaobing.I woke up with a jerk. At this time, the night was dark, and Jia Xiaobing was sleeping next to me, snoring slightly, but the old Doufu beside me was gone.I was nervous for a while, just as I was about to go out of the tent to find someone, but I saw Lao Tofu sticking his head into the tent, and immediately remembered that it was his turn to keep watch tonight.Just as he was about to talk to him, Lao Tofu lowered his voice and asked, "Did you hear Jia Xiaobing just now?" He heard it too?Then it's not my illusion.I nodded and said, "If he can't trust someone, it must be Yu Qiuzhen. I saw Yu Qiuzhen secretly threaten him at noon, but I don't know what the two said." Lao Doufu nodded thoughtfully, "But we are not suitable for getting involved in this matter, after all, it has nothing to do with us." "On the surface, it doesn't matter. Looking deeper, it's hard to tell. Jia Xiaobing and us are both grasshoppers on the same rope. We can't run away from him or us. If you say it doesn't matter at all, that's true. possible." "Then you mean, we have to help Jia Xiaobing?" "Yu Qiuzhen, don't look at him pretending to be a grandson in front of Qin Hai all day, who knows what he's thinking in his heart? Don't go to the end and follow his way." I said in a low voice. Lao Doufu thought for a while, nodded and said: "You are right. Let's ask this kid tomorrow what Yu Qiuzhen said to him, and then we can discuss countermeasures." "I've already asked, but he refused to say. I guess Jia Xiaobing might have something in Qiuzhen's hands, so don't force him, just pay attention to Qiuzhen secretly." "Bingge, you still have a good brain, didn't you realize that you are so mature?" Old Tofu said. "I have encountered so many things since I was nine years old, and my family education is also different from yours. If you don't believe me, if you put you in my house for a year or two, you must be more mature than you are now." "I admit what you said. As for your grandpa, my head hurts just thinking about it." Old Tofu said sympathetically. "So, our circumstances are different, and our personalities must be different. It's okay for you to fall in love, maybe your father is proud of you. But if my grandpa knows that I am in a relationship at this age, he will be shot. I can't." Thinking of my grandpa's face all day long, I shivered involuntarily.We didn't say anything more, and after a while, I fell asleep again. The next morning, after breakfast, we turned off the fire and continued on our way.When we got to the edge of the cliff, we looked down and had a panoramic view.The mountain we are on is U-shaped, slightly higher than the opposite mountain, and the opposite mountain is in the shape of a "mountain". The two mountains descend vertically, and the valley between them is a piece of gravel.Not a single blade of grass grows in the huge space, which is rare in Wuliang Mountain, because this is the habitat of two giant snakes.There is no living thing in the open mountains. This is right. Since there are two such huge pythons, how can other animals live in it?The Cherokee that was wrapped into pieces was scattered around the valley in pieces, and Qin Hai couldn't help muttering to himself: "What kind of monster is this?" The visual distance between the main peaks of the two mountains is about 25 meters, which is not too far. After discussion, we decided to take advantage of this, swing the rope, build an aerial corridor, and climb through the air.Although there is a certain risk, it can save a lot of time.So Ma Yifei fastened the noose, took a few steps back, and threw it with all his strength, the rope quickly fell into the opposite woods... After the rope was fixed, Lao Tofu was the first to sign up: "I'll go first." Lin Li hurriedly stopped her: "Are you successful? Let Brother Qin go and see the situation first?" Lin Li was actually out of publicity, and I also think Qin Hai is more suitable to take the lead, but Lao Doufu seems to be stimulated by this sentence , no matter what. After being stubborn for a long time, Qin Hai said with a half-smile, "That's okay, you go first, and I'll go second." Hearing what Qin Hai said, Lao Doufu's mood was stabilized.He first fixed the two backpack shoulder straps on his chest with a handkerchief, then put a pair of socks on his palms, and then grabbed the rope with both hands and feet, and started to walk backwards towards the opposite side.We all watched nervously, for fear that Lao Doufu might make a mistake.Seeing that he had climbed halfway, the rope suddenly broke in front of Lao Doufu. Lin Li exclaimed, Lao Doufu immediately fell back on the rope like a swing.Fortunately, Lao Doufu's backpack blocked the force of his back, and this kid also exploded his own small universe at the most dangerous moment, clung to the rope tightly, and was not thrown.At this moment, Lao Doufu was hanging in mid-air unsteadily. Seeing that the danger had not been lifted, Qin Hai asked loudly, "Are you alright?" Lao Doufu looked up at us and said, "It's all right." His voice trembled slightly. Qin Hai said: "Don't worry, let's make the rope longer, you go down first, and we will follow right away." We loosened the fixation of the rope, and several people held the rope and let it go down little by little.After a while, I felt light on my hand, and Lao Tofu's voice floated up from the bottom of the mountain: "Okay, I'm at the end." Next, we fixed the rope again, and then filed down. It didn't take long for everyone to gather at the bottom of the valley.I patted Lao Doufu on the shoulder, full of admiration, but said: "I almost scared me to death just now." Lao Doufu's face was still a little pale, but he waved his hands pretending to be calm, without saying a word. Ma Yifei was the last one to come down.Seeing that everyone had arrived, Qin Hai hurriedly said: "We have to find the way up the mountain quickly, otherwise, once those two snakes come out, everyone will die without a place to bury them." After speaking, he set off in strides.We followed closely behind, and our nerves were tense, not daring to be careless.I also seem to vaguely smell the peculiar stench emitted by the giant python. We headed for a mountain on the right. "Are you okay? I almost scared me to death just now." Halfway through, what Lin Li whispered reached my ears.Looking back, Lao Doufu was so excited that he was speechless, he just giggled twice. We quickly went around the ridge and came to the other side of the mountain, and we were shocked by the sight in front of us.On the narrow and long mountain road, there is an unimaginably thick milky white snake skin, which seems to have just shed off not long ago, and the snake skin extends to the entrance of a cave in the distance.This cave entrance is very similar to the cave entrance where Lihao's accident happened. There is a road up the mountain beside the cave entrance.Next to the entrance of the cave, there is also a not-so-small pond. "Damn it, it's another old dragon's nest." Ma Yifei cursed in a low voice.