Xiao Yunfan rode a maroon horse on the avenue, and there were solid steep rock walls on both sides of the avenue. It is covered with moss and vines, and it looks lush and green from a distance, giving it a quiet scene. However, at this moment, he had no intention of looking at the mountain scenery on both sides.
There is a person in his heart, a person who haunts him. At this moment, he wished he could grow wings and fly back to this person immediately. As soon as she closed her eyes, her pretty face bloomed like a peony, and even every word she once said seemed to keep echoing in her ears.
Xiao Yunfan's heart couldn't help but feel hot when he thought of her. Emperor Shenzong has promised to pardon the Feng family's sins, which means that Feng Miaoqing no longer has to hide and can resume his identity openly. Thinking back to the day she met her in Bashan and what happened in Shennong Valley, everything seemed like a lifetime ago during her subsequent trip to Sichuan.
The past two years seemed to be more exciting than he had ever lived before. In addition to being thrilling, he also made many new friends. Silver Thirteen, Bai Ruoxuan, Feng Huhao...
Thinking about all kinds of things on his mind, he said to himself: "I wonder if Yin Shisan's eyes can be cured? Miss Bai still has the habit of living under that Huansha Lake? What on earth is Feng Huibao going to do in the Central Plains?" Suddenly he Then he thought: "Well, these old friends will meet each other by fate. What I want to see most now is Qing'er. When I see Qing'er, what gift should I give her?
She is a lady, and she has lived a luxurious life since she was a child. She has never seen any treasures. By the way, I might as well give her the token that the emperor gave me. After meeting Qing'er, she and I should go back to Sichuan first to rebuild Feng Shibo's tomb. After that, I should go to Huashan to visit my three seniors. They treated me with great kindness.
These days I have been entangled with these scum like Gui Xiangmen, which must have made the three old people worried. Uncle Fan's cooking is the most delicious, Uncle Hou's jokes are the funniest, and Aunt Yun's clothes are the most gorgeous.
Qing'er and I are in love, and we should get married as soon as possible. Now that my master is gone, I can only ask these three old people to arrange the wedding for me. But these are all my wishful thinking. I wonder if Qing'er will agree? Qing'er said she wanted to be with me for eternity, and I think she will definitely agree.
Now that she is alone and helpless, I should take care of her a hundred times. Xuannv Palace has Shui Mei taking care of her, so no one will give her a hard time. "
There was a fork in the road ahead that divided the left and right roads. He reined in the horse and lifted it up and walked slowly. Suddenly, a group of strong men with thick limbs came towards them. There were about ten people, some with long bows on their backs, some with hemp ropes on their shoulders, some with steel forks in their hands, some with net bags on their backs, and some with yellow-haired dogs.
Xiao Yunfan was suspicious and thought to himself: "Are these men dressed like this the bandits?" He rolled under the saddle, clasped his hands and smiled at a burly man and asked: "Brother, I want to ask you what is going on here. land?"
The man said: "This place is called Toadgou." Xiao Yunfan said: "If you want to go to Weihui, which way should you take?" The man said: "If you want to go to Weihui, it's quite far. You take the left hand way. Let’s go another thirty miles to Sishui Town and inquire about it.”
Xiao Yunfan asked again: "Brother, I see you are going hunting? I must be hunting tigers?" The man's face darkened and he said: "What we want to hunt is not tigers and wild boars but mountain ghosts?"
Xiao Yunfan asked curiously: "What mountain ghost?" A big man with a flat nose next to the man said: "The mountain ghost is a monster that has appeared in this area recently. But it is very powerful. Last time we went to catch the mountain ghost, there were two brothers. They were bitten to death and one was seriously injured.
I am lucky enough to be lucky, so I fainted after being grabbed by that thing. Otherwise you will definitely not see me today. "
As he spoke, the man unbuttoned his clothes and saw three long scars on his broad chest. Xiao Yunfan looked at the scar carefully and thought to himself: "The scar on this person's chest cannot be faked. There are no mountain ghosts in this world. I think they are probably martial arts masters who have disappeared in the mountains and forests."
The leading man urged: "Fu Laoqi, stop showing off here, we have to go to the forest to arrange some things." Xiao Yunfan frowned slightly, showing great interest in this mountain ghost thing. He rolled his eyes and said: "This big brother, I am not very talented, and I am willing to go with you to catch that mountain ghost."
The leading man said sternly: "No, no, catching mountain ghosts is no joke. We lost several brothers last time, and we may not be able to please this time. We are hunters here, and we originally relied on hunting to buy food. Making a living from leather goods.
The mountain ghost was infested and hurting people everywhere. Seeing that everyone was about to lose their livelihood, everyone worked together to deal with this monster. The guest is in a hurry, so he'd better get on his way early. "
Xiao Yunfan said: "Brother, I am the most lively person, so you should take me with you. Don't worry, I will never cause any trouble for you."
The leading man shook his head and said: "No, we have been wandering in this mountain for many years and still fell into the monster's way. You, a foreigner, don't get involved." Okay.
Xiao Yunfan thought to himself: "This man probably thinks that I have no skills. I must show off my skills to convince him." He smiled and said: "Okay, brother, I will make a bet with you. There are so many of you that you can't beat me in tug of war." . If you win, I will give this horse to you. If you lose, how about you also take me to see the mountain ghost?"
Before the leading man could answer, a yellow-faced man next to him leaned into his ear and said: "Brother Tong, I think this man's head is probably too crowded to say such stupid things. I thought so many of us would win." Not him. His horse is worth at least two hundred taels, and two hundred taels of silver is enough for our village to survive for a year."
The leading man was moved, but he said: "That horse is good, but it belongs to others after all. We are doing our own thing, why should we covet other people's things." The yellow-faced man said: "Brother Tong, he wants it It’s not like we forced him to make a bet with us. Think about it, Father Lu has no children, is ill now, and is still waiting to go to town to get medicine. If we win this horse, can’t we change it later? The money will be used to treat his old man’s illness.”
What he said was true to the heart of the man named Tong. These hunters in Toadgou had all benefited from Father Lu when they were young, and his hunting skills, Tong Daniu, were also taught by Father Lu. Although the village has arranged personnel to take care of him, everyone can't come up with a lot of money to hire a doctor.
After thinking about it, Tong Daniu also felt that what Huang Toad said was reasonable, and asked: "Does the guest really mean what he says?" Xiao Yunfan said: "A gentleman's words are hard to follow." Huang Toad saw Tong Daniu relaxed and said: "We don't care whether the horse chases you or not, as long as you keep your word."
Xiao Yunfan pointed to a man carrying a hemp rope and said, "Please, please pull the hemp rope open, give one end to me, and give the other end to you." As he spoke, he stretched out his feet and drew a straight line on the ground. He added: "If you pull this line below, I will lose."
Tong Daniu ordered everyone to put their weapons on the roadside first. Everyone held the hemp rope with both hands. Xiao Yunfan took the hemp rope and wrapped it around one arm and said with a smile, "Are you guys ready?"
When Tong Daniu saw that he was only using one arm, he said: "This guest is looking down too much. With so many of us working together, your arm will be torn off by us."
Xiao Yunfan saw that he was kind-hearted and smiled and said: "Brother, we have our word first, I will use this arm to compete with you." Tong Daniu said angrily: "Okay, brothers, listen to my orders, I will count them. Two or three, let’s all work together.” Everyone agreed in unison.
Xiao Yunfan secretly used his true energy and made a horse stance. The big men on the opposite side worked together to pull Xiao Yunfan over the line. The muscles in each arm were knotted, and they exerted all their strength. Seeing Xiao Yunfan calm and composed, Tong Daniu couldn't help but feel a sense of arrogance in his heart. Hold the hemp rope with both hands and pull back. No matter how hard everyone tried, Xiao Yunfan's feet remained as motionless as a thousand-pound rock.
Huang Toad said loudly: "Brothers, let's work harder, we must not lose." Upon hearing this, all the men gathered their strength and their cheeks turned red. Xiao Yunfan said: "Everyone, it's my turn to use your strength." I saw his forearm slowly pulling back, and everyone's feet couldn't stop sliding forward. Tong Daniu's forehead was covered with beads of sweat, but the hemp rope in his hand was approaching the opponent inch by inch, and he was extremely horrified.
Xiao Yunfan pulled hard, and everyone was like grasshoppers on a thread, and he pulled them across the thread easily. Tong Daniu leaned forward, and everyone also fell forward. Ouch, the sound of ah-ah is endless. Xiao Yunfan dropped the hemp rope, clapped his hands and said, "How about it, are you convinced that you can lose?"
Tong Daniu stood up, patted the dust on his body, gave a thumbs up and praised: "Brother, you are really a god descending from the earth, so many of us are no match for you. Well, we lost, and we agree to your request. "
Xiao Yunfan stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "This eldest brother is true to his word, which shows his frankness. As a brother, I am willing to go with you to meet this mountain ghost." Everyone stepped forward and praised Xiao Yunfan greatly. A man fell to the ground in admiration. Tong Daniu asked Huang Toad to hold the horse for Xiao Yunfan, while he and Xiao Yunfan walked in the front to talk.
After the two exchanged their names, Xiao Yunfan said: "Brother Tong, I don't know what is so powerful about this mountain ghost?" Tong Daniu couldn't help but wrinkled his eyebrows. He sighed: "This mountain ghost lies around day and night, and it comes out every day. Those who do evil in the village either bite animals to death or hurt people. Although there are many good hunters in our village, we are always helpless against this monster.
Everyone had thought about it before and decided to set up a few more traps on the only way to avoid monsters, so as to keep things constant in the face of changes. But this monster is really amazing, and many of our previous traps were destroyed by it one by one. "
Xiao Yunfan pondered and said: "It's indeed strange. Could it be that someone in the village colluded with the monster and destroyed the mechanism in advance, so that you fell short?" Tong Daniu shook his head and said: "Absolutely impossible, the person who set the trap They are all our own people, and since the village was attacked by the monster, men have been sent out to patrol every day. If someone is not here, I can't possibly not know."
Xiao Yunfan asked: "Has anyone seen the appearance of that monster?" Tong Daniu said: "The monster seems not big, but it moves very quickly. It usually comes out at night, and everyone has only seen a pair of green eyes."
Xiao Yunfan nodded and said: "How long has this monster been bothering you?" Tong Daniu said: "Three months ago, the lamb of Aunt Luo's family in the village had its throat bitten off, and then the twelve lambs of Aunt Xu's family were bitten off. All the chicken was eaten overnight." When he spoke, he looked very excited, and the veins on his forehead protruded like earthworms.
After walking for a while, everyone came to a dense forest. This forest is full of towering ancient trees, and their thick branches and leaves cover the sky. A musty, rotten, damp smell filled his nostrils.
Huang Toad tied the horse to the tree trunk and said to Xiao Yunfan: "Brother, this horse can't get in." Xiao Yunfan said: "Then please help me take care of it first, brother."
