Hearing Peacock's words, Hu Xiuwu frowned.
Before arriving, Liao Zhong had already sent someone to give them extra lessons, cramming into their minds the forces that needed attention in the southwest, as well as various customs and slang.
Grass ghost is what the locals call Gu.
The proprietress who was settling accounts at the counter heard Peacock's words, put down the pen in her hand, and scolded Peacock:
"Peacock, don't speak ill of your guests behind their backs. You saw those guests are carrying gray threads (worms)."
Peacock muttered: "That's right. Those people are all dressed up like strangers and don't want strangers to enter. They don't let us clean their rooms. There must be something wrong with them."
Peacock's sister-in-law glared at her: "You still say that!"
Seeing that my sister-in-law was really angry, Peacock's head immediately shrank back subconsciously.
Peacock still respects her sister-in-law very much and listens to her sister-in-law. She doesn't dare to talk about it anymore.
The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.
Peacock just regarded this incident as a small story like a country legend.
But both Liao Zhong and Lao Meng noticed this, and Peacock was confused as to whether he knew what was going on.
But they knew that there really was a tomb of King Xian in Zhelong Mountain, and the tomb was suspected to contain the most precious Muchen Bead.
It's not unusual for someone suspected to be a Gu Master to appear here.
Hu Xiuwu asked: "Sister, will that group of people come again? I don't want to be poisoned by the ghost master without knowing it."
Beautiful, Hu Xiuwu,
That's it, ask this group of people what their purpose is. Liao Zhong thought.
Peacock said without any doubt: "They should come again. Before they left, they said they would come again. Before they left, they paid my sister-in-law an extra month and let us keep their room."
Liao Zhong glanced at the driver sent by Hao Yi.
The driver understood and immediately made an excuse, saying that he wanted to smoke under the eaves outside.
As a result, after he went out, he immediately found a secluded and uninhabited place, and then called his colleagues at the southwest headquarters and asked them to help investigate the identity of the group of Miao people who came to Zhelong Mountain a few days ago.
Peacock and Hu Xiuwu then said: "Brother Xiuwu, why are you here to do archeology at such a young age?"
"Oh, I was recommended by the school and joined the team during the summer vacation to learn additional knowledge about geology and history."
Peacock said with an envious look: "The schools in Sijiucheng are good, and you can come to us to study and visit during the summer vacation. Then you should go to Zhelong Mountain."
"Yes."
"But can you cross the snowy mountain?"
Hu Xiuwu raised his arms and made a strong man's movement, showing off his biceps:
"Sister Peacock, don't look at me like this, I'm actually very strong."
Peacock said worriedly: "That won't work. The group I mentioned are all tall and powerful, and they all got into trouble in Zhelong Mountain. Otherwise, you should stay here, and I will take you to visit our village. .”
Hu Xiuwu repeatedly rejected Peacock's proposal.
Peacock couldn't beat him, and he was worried that something might happen to Hu Xiuwu. In desperation, he remembered something:
"By the way, I remember hearing my brother say before that there is a hidden passage under Zhelong Mountain that can go directly through the snowy mountains outside and directly into the interior of the Worm Valley. This is his secret. He passed this secret passage , I can always find a lot more prey and herbs than other hunters in the village."
Peacock turned to look at his sister-in-law and shouted: "Sister-in-law, do you still remember where the secret passage my brother said is."
Peacock's sister-in-law stood at the counter, with an expression of reminiscence and nostalgia on her face, and said with some uncertainty:
"I remember that it seemed to be an underground river, a tributary of the Snake River. That tributary passed through the underground cave of Zhelong Mountain and could directly enter the interior of the Worm Valley."
Snake River is the common name of Lancang River among local people. This river runs through the Southwest Region with a network of rivers, chaotic water flow, dense lakes and swamps, and numerous tributaries.
Hey, yes, this tea is not in vain. With this clue, you can save a lot of trouble.
Liao Zhong secretly said happily on the side.
The Southwest employees who had just left also returned to the inn.
Liao Zhong shouted: "Lady boss, prepare some food. Everyone is exhausted. Let's order some of your specialties."
"Here we go."
After agreeing, the proprietress of Caiyun Inn went to the kitchen to prepare dinner for everyone.
Seeing his sister-in-law going to work, the sensible Peacock stopped chatting here and got up and went to the kitchen to help his sister-in-law.
They were the only ones left in the lobby of the inn.
It was still raining lightly outside, and there were no new guests in the inn for a short period of time.
Liao Zhong asked Southwest employees who had just returned: "How are you doing? Do you have any clues?"
"My colleagues in the company have investigated and found that the only people who came to Zhelong Mountain by train and high speed in the past few days were a group of people from Lunan. There is indeed a problem with the origin of this group of people."
"Most of them have no trace of being active in society in the past few years. They seem to be living in seclusion in the mountains. Colleagues are still checking for more detailed information and will send it over tomorrow morning."
Liao Zhong crossed his shoulders: "Damn, there is a secret organization in my territory that I don't know about. This is going to slap me in the face."
Liao Zhong touched his chin and thought:
"In this way, we will divide the work now. In the past few days, I will take Xiao Hu, Xiao Pang, and Xue Li to find the underground river that Peacock mentioned."
Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan agreed from the side, indicating that they understood.
Then he looked at Lao Meng: "Lao Meng, you, the brothers from Southwest, and Xiu Wu have been keeping an eye on the stronghold for the past few days. If that group of people comes again, take them all down!"
Lao Meng replied weakly: "I'll give it a try. I may not be able to win it all."
Liao Zhong chuckled: "Hey, Lao Meng. You're being humble, aren't you? Others don't know about you, so I don't know about you."
"You are the Gu Master's natural enemy!"
When Peacock brought the dishes, everyone made a tacit agreement to stop talking about this matter and started chatting.
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The next day, Liao Zhong took Hu Bayi and the others to the foot of Zhelong Mountain and followed the Snake River to look for the underground river mentioned by the peacock.
Lao Meng took Hu Xiuwu and the employees from the southwest region to the jungle outside the village.
Lao Meng stood in the clearing of the jungle and silently released his Qi.
Slowly, as Lao Meng's Qi spread, there was a commotion in the jungle, and the sound of buzzing and vibrating wings came from all around.
Insects, mosquitoes, and beetles that can be seen everywhere in the jungle gathered around Lao Meng.
Became Lao Meng's eyes and ears, helping him monitor the entire village.
Although these flying insects do not have much intelligence,
But at least, they can notify Lao Meng when someone passes by.
As a transfer station, Lao Meng can notify colleagues in the nearby Southwest Region to check on the situation.
Hu Xiuwu on the side looked at Lao Meng casting a spell:
"Unexpectedly, Lao Meng turned out to be a beast master who controls animals."
Ordinary beast masters can only control one type of animal at most, most of which are tigers, lions and other fierce beasts, but Lao Meng did the opposite and actually controlled insects.
Relying on Lao Meng's ability, a few people and walkie-talkies can monitor the outsiders in the entire village.
No wonder Liao Zhong is so relieved about Lao Meng.
