Chapter 153 Chapter 36 Sound

Groups of wild beasts rushed out of the forest, such as golden monkeys, clouded leopards, wild boars, jackals, black bears, blue sheep, vultures, snow pheasants and so on.If this was normal, I would definitely be elated, jump down to catch a few wild game, and take them back to sacrifice to the Wu Zang Temple.But the souls of these birds and beasts flew away, and they were obviously frightened. They ignored the natural enemies when they encountered them, and the natural enemies were not in the mood to eat the weak. There were more and more of these beasts, just like going to the market, they rushed out of the forest and crashed into the cliff.For a moment, blood splashed everywhere under the rock, and the white snow was dyed into a red lake of blood.Our feet were weak and we couldn't climb up at all. We could only stand on the ancient road holding on to the rock wall.Countless beasts bumped their heads and died, and even the majestic rocks were shaken. For a few moments, I thought the mountain was about to collapse.

Meizicha couldn't see the situation, so she anxiously asked me what was wrong, why there was such a mess under the cliff.While I was amazed, I simply relayed the story. Meizicha was stunned when he heard it, and couldn't believe what happened down the mountain.The sky is getting darker, lead clouds cover the blue sky again, and the forest is calm again.The corpses of those beasts piled up into mountains, one after another, some were still alive, their legs were still trembling. Li Xiaobei took a sip of wine, wiped his mouth, and sighed: "What happened in the forest, forcing them to have nowhere to go but to seek death?"

Although Meizicha couldn't see it, she said sadly: "It's too miserable, alas!" I stood on the ancient road on the cliff, looking at the forest, and said anxiously: "Don't be sad for those beasts, it's getting dark now, we must either spend the night on the ancient road, or camp outside the forest." A strong fishy smell rushed up from the cliff, and we were so dizzy that it didn't help to pinch our noses.After nearly half an hour, the forest returned to calm, and the clouds and mist slowly moved over the forest.Suddenly, we saw more than a dozen snake shadows flying in the forest. It turned out that they caused the commotion in the forest.Suicide beasts are so diverse, and there's no shortage of ferocious characters who are still driven to their death, which is unsettling.

Looking at the dead bodies at the bottom of the mountain, Mu Qingxiang was unmoved, and still believed that people must die, and animals are the same, it is a matter of ancient times and modern times.This kind of principle of life and death, if you really study it carefully, you may not be able to finish it in a few days and nights.I didn't care about Mu Qingxiang, and asked her if she wanted to spend the night under the cliff, and now that she ventured into the forest at night, maybe she would encounter strange things about meridians again. Mu Qingxiang said to the point: "Now all the animals in the forest have committed suicide, there will be no more danger inside, and the snake shadow has returned to the end of the forest."

I thought this was true, the forest was covered with corpses, and the animals that could threaten humans were probably all dead, and other small animals were not to be feared.Moreover, you can't really spend the night on the cliff, otherwise you will fall to your death if you turn around while sleeping.Mu Qingxiang was the first to go down, although she said she was not sad, but I found that her eyes fell on the mountain of corpses of those beasts several times. In some areas, there is a saying about the beast that commits suicide, that is, the beast that commits suicide will leave the animal path and be reborn as a human in the next life.Suicide animals have been found all over the world. For example, in October 1976, tens of thousands of squid were found to commit suicide along the coast of Cape Cotton Bay in the United States; in 1953, cats were found to commit suicide by jumping into the sea on Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan; In August, more than half of the cats in Japan committed suicide.

We went down back and forth, and there was another sound behind us, like someone moaning.Looking back, Li Xiaobei asked me if I was moaning just now.I turned my head in confusion, not knowing where the voice came from, and it didn't sound like the four of us.The ancient road is so small that no one can hide on the cliff, but the sound is so close at hand, could there really be ghosts and gods wandering nearby.I asked Mu Qingxiang if she heard it just now, but she didn't hear anything and told me not to be suspicious.I was very confused, the voice was so clear just now, even Li Xiaobei and Meizicha heard it, how could Mu Qingxiang turn a deaf ear.

After walking down the rock, we quickly walked past the dead beasts and walked towards the vast forest.As soon as I walked into the forest, I realized a problem. I felt that there was a problem with the terrain of the forest.According to the leather map records, the Xia River is connected to the Ming Palace at the end, but after entering the valley, there is no shadow of the Xia River.Even if the shrimp river detours and does not flow into the valley, it should flow into this forest at the end of the detour. Mu Qingxiang once said that she drank the water from the Xia River before, but the Xia River flows out, not in.In other words, it is impossible for the Xia River to change its course, and the water source is not exhausted. It must flow out of the mountain from here.Li Xiaobei took out a machete and overcame the thorns, clearing the way for us all the way.After listening to my analysis, Li Xiaobei turned around and said that the forest vegetation was too thick, and of course the river could not be seen from the cliff.Although it is surrounded by mountains and mountains, if a river wants to flow out, it does not necessarily have to pass through the forest, and there may be smaller river valleys.

I always feel uneasy, because the Xia River on the map flows out of the mountain from the forest and passes through the entrance of the valley.But along the way, we have never seen Xiahe River except near Guozhuang.So far, the contents recorded on the leather map have not been wrong, except that the shrimp river has disappeared halfway.Now we have passed two signposts, and after passing through this big forest, we will see the last signpost, which is also the destination - Liufeng Mingdian. Just now, the wild beast crashed and knocked the vegetation and vines in the forest to the east and west. We stepped on the green mud and white snow, and we were still at the edge of the forest when it was dark.After the sun was covered by lead clouds, the forest was engulfed in darkness, and two wind lanterns were not enough.I was afraid that I would get lost in the forest and someone would suddenly disappear, so I asked everyone to bring their flashlights with them, and they must be switched on after placing an order.

Although there is no wind in the forest, it is very humid. Sleeping on the ground is easy to get sick.We found a place, a flat black stone, and heated it before spreading blankets on it.The fire was burning hot, sparks kept jumping out, and we didn't have any scruples about starting a fire.There is no fire protection in this kind of place, and it is easy to attract wild animals, although it is unlikely that there will be any more ferocious wild animals in the forest. After the fire started, Li Xiaobei came back with some white snow on the leaves and used it to make hot soup.We took out a few thick dry biscuits from our backpacks, and when the hot soup was ready, we drank the bland hot soup while eating the chaff-like flatbread.This kind of cake was brought out by plum tea from the inn. Li Xiaobei thought it was too unpalatable, so he never finished a piece of cake along the way.In the past two days, climbing mountains and ridges, everyone exhausted a lot of physical energy. Li Xiaobei couldn't hold on any longer. He grabbed the pancake and kept complaining that it was bad, but he ate another five yuan in one go.

After eating a little, Meizizicha fell asleep and fell asleep without saying a word, probably worried about blindness.Although I am also very tired, I dare not fall asleep, for fear that a big snake will come and swallow me as soon as I close my eyes.After eating, Li Xiaobei drank a few more sips of wine, and he soon fell asleep. Sleeping in the deep mountains and old forests, there must be no worries if there is no one watching the night. Mu Qingxiang volunteered early in the morning to guard us three big men.I was really sleepy, so I didn't hypocritically want to take over the task of vigil, but I tossed and turned for a while, and couldn't fall asleep.Although there is no sound of insects in the forest, I feel that there are many people peeping in the dark forest, and I can't sleep peacefully.Mu Qingxiang watched me keep turning around, picked up the fire, and asked me what I was thinking.I just sat up and said bluntly that I couldn't fall asleep, or ask her to knock me out.

"You have too many distracting thoughts, of course you can't sleep." Mu Qingxiang said to me. I took off my snow velvet hat, scratched my itchy hair, and said at the same time: "There are so many things happening, how can I still sleep? Don't you want to know why those beasts committed suicide, and what happened to those dozen snake shadows?" something?" "I think." Mu Qingxiang said honestly, "But even if I think about it again, so what, no, I don't know anything." "I'm not as powerful as you. If I think about it, I can't control it." I argued. I always feel that I have a lot to say, but every time I talk to Mu Qingxiang, I can't say anything deep.I peered deep into the forest, and it was like a black hole where no light could penetrate.Apart from snoring, there were no insects in the forest. Occasionally, a few gusts of wind blew across the top of the forest, making a burst of rattling sound.In a trance, I even felt that every tree in the forest fell asleep, and only Mu Qingxiang and I remained awake. Racking my brain, I finally came up with a topic, how did Mu Qingxiang know Li Xiaobei.Mu Qingxiang didn't shy away from it, and told me that it was one summer, Li Xiaobei and his current wife were looking for an ancient cellar.As soon as the conversation started, there was a dull bang bang sound floating out of the silent forest, as if it was not far from us.When we were outside the forest, we heard strange noises all the time, but there was no one else around.I'm not sure if the current sound was encountered during the day, but there is no one else in the forest, who would come here for a stroll. After listening carefully, it seemed that someone was knocking on hollow wooden boxes in the forest. I wondered nervously, could there be graves in the forest, and the dead bodies in the coffins wanted to escape.I picked up the flashlight and wanted to search for the source of the sound, but the range of the flashlight couldn't reach there, and I couldn't see anything when I circled around.Mu Qingxiang stood up and was about to walk into the forest. When I saw her, I hurriedly stopped her. "You're crazy, don't go, you can't come back after you go." I said, "This kind of trick has been seen a lot, it's out of date, don't be so easy to be fooled." Mu Qingxiang didn't take it seriously, and said lightly: "It's okay." "It's okay, you're not kidding, are you?" I said angrily, "It's tricking you to go there, and you've seen a lot, so you haven't encountered it before?" "Did you forget?" Mu Qingxiang turned to me and asked. "Forgot what?" I asked inexplicably. "Didn't I tell you when I was on Xiamen Island, did you see it with your own eyes?" Mu Qingxiang stared at me intently. I frowned and recalled, and suddenly realized, and then listened to the dull bang bang sound, and finally understood why Mu Qingxiang insisted on finding the source of the sound.