"Ah, no, no, I can go, but it's a little slow." The old man waved his hand.
"Okay grandpa, just stay on his back." Wan Yanfeng pursed her lips and smiled.
Yu Xiaolong walked forward with him on his back, asking about the route and chatting.
The old man was very excited and kept thanking him.
Wang Tianxiang suddenly said: "By the way, grandpa, I still don't know your surname?"
The old man's eyes lit up and he said sheepishly: "I'm just here to talk, haha... My surname is Meng, and my last name is Xiao."
"Hmm...a good name, it seems there is a meaning." Sun Renyi murmured, stroking his mustache.
"I don't know either. I've only been hunting nearby with my parents since I was a child, and I don't know much else." Meng Xiao said.
Because they were practitioners, the group walked very easily and quickly. Meng Xiao said it would take most of a day on the mountain road, but they arrived in just over an hour.
Looking at the once familiar mountain col, Meng Xiao was extremely excited.
He took three steps and two steps at a time, and came to a big stone. He opened up the messy branches and grass, and a stone tablet appeared inside.
"Rong'er, I'm here to see you!" Meng Xiao knelt on the ground and burst into tears.
He knelt there, stroking the stone tablet, and kept talking about what happened in the past. His chest and the ground were already wet.
The friends stood far behind, no one spoke, and watched him sadly quietly.
After more than ten minutes, Meng Xiao wiped his tears and said, "Rong'er, I'm too old to walk this far. I don't know if I can come see you again in the future. It's very possible that this will be the last time. , I hope you can have a good life."
After saying that, he kowtowed three times, wiped his tears and stood up.
At this time, Yu Xiaolong came over, knelt there and said, "Grandma, grandpa and I met by fate, and I kowtow to you today!"
After saying this, he kowtowed, and the other friends all knelt on the ground and did the same.
Meng Xiao was very surprised and said repeatedly: "You...you don't have to, you don't have to."
Yu Xiaolong stood up and said: "Although we are not related, but since we are destined to meet each other, it is right for me to kowtow to the old lady."
"Yes, grandpa, we are all juniors, this is how it should be." Wan Yanfeng said.
"Brother Meng, you don't have to be too fussy, really." Sun Renyi nodded.
The friends all went to comfort Meng Xiao and hope that he would express his condolences.
Meng Xiao said nothing and sat quietly on the stone.
Yu Xiaolong asked: "Grandpa, shall we go back now?"
Meng Xiao blinked a few times and said nothing. He sat there quietly not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long time, he said calmly: "I'm not leaving."
"Ah? Grandpa, what did you say? You're not leaving?" Wan Yanfeng asked doubtfully.
Meng Xiao let out a long sigh and said, "I don't have many days left.
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My wife, I always dream about my wife recently, maybe I will go to find her soon. "
"Ah? Grandpa, please don't say this. Your health is too good, so you won't do it." Yu Xiaolong hurriedly persuaded him.
"Yeah, don't think too much, it's just a temporary discomfort." Zhao Dayu also comforted him.
Sun Renyi said nothing and looked at him quietly.
Meng Xiao waved his hand and said with a bitter smile: "I know my own body better than anyone else, and I haven't had it for a few days. It's fate to know you all. Thank you for bringing me here and letting me be with my wife."
The friends wanted to say something else, but Yu Xiaolong shook his head and signaled not to persuade them any more. The other party has made up his mind and will not change it again.
Meng Xiao said calmly: "You are all good people with a kind heart. You can't fake it. Although I don't have much ability, I know how to hunt. But I have seen too many in my life. , the Republic of China, warlords, the Anti-Japanese War, the Civil War, the founding of the People's Republic of China, until now, I have seen it really... So, I think people will not be too different, you are good people, and you will have a great future."
Wan Yanfeng supported him and said with tears streaming down her face: "Grandpa, please don't say these things."
Yu Xiaolong nodded, not knowing what to say.
Everyone else turned their heads and secretly wiped their tears, feeling very sad.
After a while, Meng Xiao took a long breath and said: "Whether it's as a thank you or anything else, I don't have anything good to give, so I guess you won't be short of it either. Didn't you ask about the ghost village? I have indeed been there!"
The friends were stunned for a moment, looking at him with their mouths wide open.
"I've been asked too many questions over the years. Some people even threatened me and burned down my house... I didn't plan to tell you at first. But now I'm leaving and I'm going to tell you everything. . Ever since you were willing to bring me here and carry me on your back, I have hesitated. You even knelt down to pay homage to my wife, so I made up my mind." Meng Xiao said lightly.
"Grandpa, what are you..." Yu Xiaolong didn't know what to say.
"Have you really been there?" Zhang Xiaosheng asked.
"Yes, don't worry, let me think about it and tell you everything." Meng Xiao took a long breath, closed his eyes and recalled.
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The night is already deep and the rain continues.
In a small cave, Meng Xiao sat on the ground and looked at the heavy rain outside, feeling very depressed.
This time I went out hunting, thinking I would be back in five days. But on the fourth day, it rained heavily and it continued to rain for two whole days.
I have been very unlucky these past few days and have hardly hunted any wild animals.
Meng Xiao hid in the cave depressedly, hoping that the heavy rain would end soon.
You can't go out and go back empty-handed. This is the biggest insult to a professional hunter.
He has hardly left the local area for most of his life and has always lived a hunting habit.
Now is the early stage of reform and opening up. Everyone is waiting and watching, except for a few capable people.
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Already ready to move.
Meng Xiao had no other skills except hunting, so he just kept his original intention with peace of mind.
At three o'clock in the morning, the heavy rain finally stopped. Meng Xiao got out of the cave and prepared to search for wild beasts.
It didn't take long before he found traces of the wild boar.
Although the heavy rain had just stopped, the traces of beasts on the ground were almost invisible.
But Meng Xiao, who had been working for half his life, relied on his rich experience and still found traces of the wild boar that had just passed by on the broken branches.
Meng Xiao concentrated on searching for clues, raising his head from time to time to smell the smell in the air.
After tracking for a long time, Meng Xiao finally realized that he had arrived at the foot of a cliff.
He was about to return when he looked up and found that the wild boar he was following was on the cliff.
Seeing the prey so close, Meng Xiao gritted his teeth and risked climbing up the cliff.
Fortunately, this cliff is not particularly dangerous, and there are many footholds and attachments.
He carefully used his hands and feet to chase the wild boar.
Relying on his strong skills, Meng Xiao clung to the cliff, getting closer and closer to the wild boar.
The clumsy wild boar could no longer move forward. Looking at the hunter behind it, it slipped and fell directly into the dense jungle and disappeared.
Meng Xiao laughed loudly, now he just waited for himself to get down and he would be able to catch it.
He turned around and looked at the way he had just come, and found that there seemed to be a mountain col not far ahead, which was much closer.
Meng Xiao continued to move forward, never thinking that the road would become more difficult as he went forward. Before he reached the end, he realized that he could no longer move forward.
Just when he was about to turn back in desperation, thick fog began to rise in the mountainous areas after the rain, and the endless mountain forests gradually disappeared.
"Made."
Meng Xiao cursed secretly in his heart. This was the last thing he wanted to encounter, and he was still in mid-air on a cliff.
But it is no longer possible to move forward, and we must return.
He leaned on the cliff, nailed fixed points on both sides, and tied himself firmly there with ropes.
Meng Xiao has already worked too hard, and now he must rest and eat to replenish his strength.
He took out the water bottle on his body, took a few deep sips, and then took out the steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth.
Ten minutes later, after Meng Xiao had eaten and drank enough, he untied the rope and prepared to return.
Unexpectedly, Meng Xiao accidentally slipped and fell down.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and grabbed the edge with his right hand in an instant, and his whole body was suspended in mid-air over the cliff.
Meng Xiao broke out in a cold sweat and grabbed the edge with all his strength.
But the thick fog made his hands very slippery and he couldn't use any strength at all.
Finally, Meng Xiao couldn't hold on any longer and fell into the bottomless mist with a cry.
(End of chapter)
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