The three of us were startled by the sudden sound and also confused.
How could anyone appear here in this deserted mountain forest?
I immediately sat up straight and looked outside the campfire, only to see an old man standing in front of us.
The old man was wearing coarse clothes, with gray hair and wrinkles on his face, and he was holding a cane in his hand.
He looked obviously angry, but his eyes showed some vigilance and curiosity.
"I am the owner of this place, how can you break into my house without permission and catch the fish I raise?"
The old man's voice sounded a little angry, and the three of us looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.
The old man walked up to us slowly, looked at the eaten grilled fish on the ground, and frowned slightly.
"What do you mean? Catch fish at my house?"
The mysterious old man looked at the three of us and asked angrily. I also saw the old man's face clearly.
The rosy-faced old man is about eighty years old, and he looks like a fairy.
The three of us looked at each other, not knowing what to do. The old man seemed very dissatisfied with us catching his fish.
Lei Zi quickly apologized: "Old man, I'm sorry! We didn't know this was your territory."
"We are just hungry, so we catch fish to eat. If you don't want to, we won't catch any more in the future."
After hearing this, the old man still looked unhappy: "You outsiders really disrespect your elders!"
And judging from his attitude, it seems that he doesn't intend to let us go easily. We all felt a little uneasy.
"Old man, we got lost and got here by mistake. We didn't mean any harm." Lei Zi quickly explained.
"Then you leave quickly, I don't welcome outsiders here." The old man said still vigilantly.
The three of us looked at each other, completely unsure of what to do.
The lone wolf suddenly said: "Old man, we are lost in the forest and can't find the exit."
"Can you tell us how to get out of this forest?"
From the beginning to the end, it was Lei Zi and Lone Wolf who spoke, and I did not take the initiative to ask.
Instead, he looked at this mysterious old man with a serious expression. Who could be hiding here?
Because at this moment, I am secretly wondering, what is the identity of this old man?
Subconsciously, at this moment, I actually activated the blood demon pupil technique, and my eyes were faintly glowing red.
But the mysterious old man in front of me seemed not to see him, which made me feel frustrated.
The moment the mysterious old man and I looked at each other, the heavenly spirit that I had hidden began to move.
The spiritual bones in the heavenly spirit are being transmitted to me in this way, and the spiritual bones actually come out on their own initiative.
But I still cut off contact because although the mysterious old man was angry, he was still normal.
Hearing this, the old man raised his brows slightly and looked at Lone Wolf up and down.
"Do you three know where this place is? Just dare to break in!"
The old man's tone was a bit unkind, but the emotion in his eyes said everything.
He obviously knew the way out, he just kept testing us without telling us.
Lone Wolf quickly said: "Old man, we know we were wrong. Please tell us the way out."
"You can go out, but you have to promise me something."
Seeing Lone Wolf's sincere tone, the old man finally relented, but the conditions he proposed surprised us a bit.
"What's going on?" we asked in unison.
The old man was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Find a herb for me."
"When I find it, I'll tell you the way out."
The three of us looked at each other, and although we were a little hesitant, we agreed.
After all, it's the only way out. We had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.
The old man seemed satisfied with our answer, a sly smile flashed in his eyes.
"Okay then, come with me."
After saying that, the old man turned around and walked into the forest. He seemed to be using a cane, but he was actually very fast.
For a moment, it was a little difficult for the three of us to follow. This mysterious old man was definitely not a mortal.
The three of us followed him, feeling uneasy. This mountain forest seems to be getting weirder and weirder.
Following the old man, walking through the dense forest, he was reminding him to follow closely from time to time.
The old man's figure looked vague and uncertain in the night, as if he would disappear at any time.
The three of us didn't dare to relax at all, for fear of getting lost in the wrong moment.
After walking for about a stick of incense, the old man finally stopped walking and stopped.
Follow the old man to a dense forest, which is full of towering ancient trees and the sky can't be seen at all.
I looked up and saw a strange Chinese herbal medicine growing in an open space.
The herb's leaves are long and slender, covered with spots, and the stems take on a strange purple color.
This is the herb you are looking for. "The old man said calmly, leaning on a cane.
The three of us looked at each other, a little surprised. I didn’t expect that the old man would actually take us to a place with this kind of herbal medicine.
But at the same time, we also felt a little confused, why did the old man find this herb so easily?
What puzzles me the most is why, even if this old man could find it, he didn’t pick it himself?
"The scientific name of this herb is "Purple-spotted Agave"
"It is a very rare herbal medicine that has miraculous effects on treating some difficult and complicated diseases."
While introducing the herbs, the old man looked at the three of us with complicated eyes.
"Do you know? There are many secrets hidden in this mountain forest, and herbs are only part of them."
The old man's words made me a little confused, but I could feel the mystery and depth in his words.
"Okay, go ahead and pick it."
The old man turned and walked aside and sat down, watching the three of us start picking herbs.
Lei Zi looked at me and asked me in a very low voice: "Xiao Lin, what should I do? This old man is so weird."
The lone wolf, who had always been lonely, cold and arrogant, nodded subconsciously to express his agreement with Lei Zi's words.
I took a deep breath and said, "Leizi, Lone Wolf, let's gather the herbs first."
"Maybe this so-called herb is the key item for us to get out of here."
During the process of picking herbs, I had been carefully and secretly observing the old man.
The old man sat aside, closing his eyes and concentrating. The elusive figure seemed to disappear at any time.
The herbs were quickly gathered and we walked to the old man.
"Old man, the herbs have been gathered. Can you tell us the way out now?"
Hearing this, the old man slowly opened his eyes. At that moment, I felt an inexplicable sense of oppression.
"Do you know why this mountain forest is so weird?"
The old man didn't answer, but the emotion in his eyes said everything.
"That's because there's a treasure hidden here."
"And the herbs you just picked have become so precious precisely because they were affected by the treasure."
The old man's words surprised me, and I didn't know how to respond.
"Now that you know the secret, I can tell you the way out."
The old man put up his crutches, stood up slowly, and looked at the three of us deeply.
"But you have to make a choice, leave alone, or find the treasure?"
The three of us looked at each other, all hesitant. Searching for treasure must be full of dangers.
But then I thought about it, something was wrong, how could we have the idea of coveting treasures?
When the old man said these words, was he testing us? Once I answer the question.
The old man will definitely be angry. If it makes him unhappy, what will he do to us?
I spoke first, one step ahead of Lei Zi and Lone Wolf, and said to the old man: "No, we are just passing by, how dare we covet treasures?"
Lei Zi and Lone Lang also reacted immediately and nodded quickly with a very sincere attitude.
The old man looked at me deeply, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say anything more. He just said lightly: "Then come with me."
The old man turned around and walked in front again, with the three of us following closely. What puzzled me was the look in his eyes.
Walking through the forest, I clearly felt that the spiritual energy here was extremely strong, even a little sticky.
This mountain forest indeed hides many secrets. After about a stick of incense, we finally came to a place.
There is an open grassland with a huge stone monument standing in the middle.
There are three characters engraved on the stone tablet: Quiet Valley.
"This is? Silent Valley?"
"Yes, this is the secret exit of Silent Valley.
