It's so quiet on the mountain.
At the beginning, everyone was still chatting and laughing, as if they were really on vacation. As they walked, surrounded by the endless green, everyone gradually became silent.
The sound of conversation disappeared and was replaced by tired breathing. From a distance, the mountain was just a low hill. Only when you really climbed up did you realize that climbing was not that simple.
It was very quiet all around, and all I could hear was the rustle of the wind blowing through the trees. The water flowed in the distance, and occasionally one or two birds passed through the tree crown, like flying shadows, and disappeared in an instant.
Xiaolan didn't feel tired, but frowned.
A familiar and strong feeling enveloped her tightly.
Although she was walking freely, every step she took seemed to be getting closer to something. This inexplicable pulling feeling occupied her whole body at this time. Xiaolan felt very excited, but also a little afraid.
"Are you okay..." The Taoist priest walked behind Xiaolan. Seeing that she was not in a good state, he quickly asked, "If you feel tired, let's take a rest..."
"I'm fine," Xiaolan turned around and smiled, "I'm not too tired, Taoist Priest."
Turning back, Xiaolan raised her gaze to the top of the hillside.
The dark green tree crowns are crisscrossing above the head. It is now about ten o'clock in the morning, and the sunshine is not strong or dazzling.
An indescribable feeling...
Xiaolan tilted her head and stared at the green patch at the end of the hillside.
Suddenly, her feet slipped. Xiaolan's center of gravity was unsteady and she fell directly to the ground without saying a word. She didn't know what happened.
"Xiaolan!" Xiaoyin's voice came from behind.
The Taoist priest reacted quickly and hurriedly helped Xiaolan, who was still confused, while Xiaoyin and Pineapple hurried over and patted the dirt on her body.
"You little kid, if you don't watch, something will happen soon."
"It's not broken, does it hurt?"
Xiaolan shook her head and allowed themselves to be manipulated by them, trying hard to find the answer that suddenly appeared at the moment she fell.
Look up and look at the treetops at the top of the mountain again.
Xiaolan's eyes widened.
This scene, this green...
This is the place where I appeared in the dream when I saw the boundary monument!
Xiaolan threw away the two of them and ran towards the top of the mountain with all her strength.
Over the top of the mountain, over the top of the mountain, you can see the boundary monument. The boundary monument in the dream...
"Xiaolan!"
Xiaolan could hear the sound of chasing behind her. Instead of stopping, she ran faster and faster.
run. run. run.
Finally, we were almost there. Their voices could no longer be heard here, and Xiaolan didn't know how far she had run.
Stand still, now you only need to walk a few more steps, and you can see the boundary monument guarding the mountains in the distance.
Xiaolan gasped and let the force pull her, climbing over the final obstacle step by step.
Appeared.
Xiaolan's whole body was cold, and her sweat instantly enveloped her like ice cubes.
What appeared in front of me was not the boundary monument in my dream, but a huge village standing halfway up the mountain.
"Xiaolan! What's wrong with you..."
"Where do you little girl get the strength?..."
As if he suddenly returned to reality, Xiaolan suddenly woke up and looked back at Xiaoyin, who had lost half his life due to exhaustion, and the mumbling little fool, who pointed to the distance in the Taoist priest's worried eyes.
"I found Lianshui Village!"
"You naughty kid!" Pineapple dragged Maple Sugar slowly and finally rushed to them. Pineapple was worried about Xiaolan and wanted to hold on to Maple Sugar. He suffered two sins on one person and was full of anger, "You If you do this again I will beat you to pieces!"
Xiaolan bared her teeth in a cheeky smile and hid the secret in her heart.
"Add me one more!" Xiaoyin raised her fist towards Xiaolan before she could catch her breath, "The child is so grown up that you can't handle it anymore. I think sooner or later I will have to beat you up."
"It's good to be young. Xiaolan can run so far in one breath without getting tired." The little fool held his stomach and gasped. He looked back at Baomu who was panting even harder behind him. "Baomu, you are better than Xiaolan." How many years older are you as weak as us?"
Baomu waved his hands, speechless.
The Taoist priest has returned to normal, walked to Xiaolan and stared at her.
"I just saw something and suddenly started running."
"Ah?" Xiaolan pretended to be innocent, "I felt that I was about to see Lianshui Village, so I ran away."
The Taoist priest frowned, obviously not believing her words very much.
"Is it Lianshui Village?"
"Are there any other villages?"
The Taoist Master was silent for a few seconds, lowered his voice, and asked word by word: "Didn't you see something else?"
Xiaolan's heart skipped a beat, and she shook her head guiltily like a child whose lie was exposed.
How does he know...
The two looked at each other for a long time, neither of them could understand the complex emotions in the other's heart, and neither of them was ready to speak again.
After a long time, the Taoist priest turned to everyone who was in retreat.
"Everyone, rest here for a while and have something to eat. After descending this hillside, we will enter the village."
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The village is so big that it looks like a small town growing out of the mountainside.
When everyone was about to arrive at the village, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon. The night on the mountain came earlier, and the sky at this time was already a bit hazy and dim.
Although Lianshui Village is a mountain village, the village is dotted with two-story buildings with white walls and black tiles. The houses are lined up row upon row on the mountainside, which looks somewhat beautiful from a distance.
"There seems to be no one on the streets."
A few people walked through the last forest and walked onto the path leading to the village. The road was fairly spacious and flat. The little fool walked at the front and looked around and said.
"There are probably few people at the entrance of the village," Xiaoyin took a sip of water. "Lianshui Village is so big. If we go inside, there must be people there."
It is said that every town has a unique aura, and Lianshui Village is the same. Ever since they walked on this path, the lightness they felt when climbing over the mountains has disappeared. The air in Lianshui Village seems to have a weight, which makes people feel a little heavy. asphyxia.
Xiaolan walked obediently behind Xiaoyin and Taoist priest. Xiaoyin looked back from time to time to confirm whether she had escaped secretly.
Finally, we walked to the first house. It was also a two-story building. The door was closed. A few branches of the fruit trees in the yard were sticking out. Several people were standing at the door. I didn’t know if I should knock on the door and ask about the situation. .
"Does anyone live here?"
Taking advantage of his height, the little fool sneaked to the edge of the courtyard wall and stood on tiptoes in an attempt to peek into the yard. Unfortunately, the wall was too high and the little fool could only reach the top of the wall when he jumped up.
"Why don't you just knock on the door?" Baomu pointed to the big iron door.
Xiaoyin grabbed Baomu's finger, "That would be exposed directly. We still have to understand the situation first."
"We are like this," the Taoist priest took a step forward, then stepped back and pushed Xiaolan forward, "Let the fool carry someone up to see what's going on in the courtyard. If it's okay, I'll carry him up when I see..."
"Just lift me up," Maple Sugar on the other side volunteered, and also promoted himself, "I have strong observation skills and am very good at collecting evidence in a short period of time."
Everyone was choked for a moment and didn't know what to say.
"Pineapple, just worry about your boyfriend," the little fool looked at Maple Syrup, who was approaching, and unconsciously took a half step back. "You just want to satisfy your own desire for reasoning, and you don't care whether I live or die."
"Aren't you strong?" Maple Sugar was pulled back by Pineapple, and he thought seriously, "Last time we climbed over the wall, you lifted the Taoist Master easily. I am not as tall as the Taoist Master. I am definitely taller than the Taoist Master." He is so light."
"I don't care!" The little fool stood there and said, "Why should I lift up a grown man like you? I want to lift up Xiaolan! I want to lift up a little girl!"
After a lot of tearing, the final result was that Xiaolan rode on the fool's neck, climbed on the wall and looked into the yard, while Maple Sugar was caught by Pineapple and given ideological education.
Xiaolan held her breath and tried to climb up. The scene in the yard gradually appeared in front of her.
