The sun is intense and in full swing.
The mountains and fields were filled with bright white light, which made people unable to open their eyes.
The group of people hurried on their way, trying to get out of the canyon and cross the mountain before dark. After dark, not only will the canyon become extremely cold, but there will also be many poisonous snakes and beasts, and miasma will breed. In such a dangerous place, if you are not careful, you will die! It is safe only to cross the mountain.
Everyone rushed straight to the canyon at the end of the wilderness. Before they knew it, they had rushed out of Gujia Village, and the melodious sound of flutes rang out in the wilderness. The crisp and melodious sound of the flute floats over the wilderness from far to near, like the sound of nature, it is intoxicating to listen to!
Everyone couldn't help but look in the direction where the sound came from, and saw a young man sitting on the back of a fat buffalo on the edge of the wheat field in the distance, slowly walking towards this side leisurely. This young man looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old. He wore a round straw hat on his head and was shirtless, wearing only a short leather vest. He wore a pair of coarse black trousers that were fully patched, as if they were plucked from a beggar’s legs, and on his feet were a pair of jute sandals. This looks like a beggar begging for food.
Everyone couldn't help but be dumbfounded. Little shepherd boys were common, and they had seen beggars, but they had never seen this shepherd boy who looked very much like a beggar.
I saw the young man walking slowly towards this side while playing a beautiful tune. It looks so leisurely and comfortable, as if it is integrated with the magnificent mountains and wilderness.
Luo Xiangxue looked at the young man riding the green bull and said quietly: "This shepherd boy is really strange. He plays such beautiful music, but he is dressed in rags. Do you think he looks like a beggar on the street?" she said. After saying these words, he looked at everyone, and even he couldn't help but laugh.
Liu Ruyan stood beside her on horseback and said with a slight smile: "There are all kinds of wonders in the world. There are many strange things that you have never seen before. Maybe he dressed like this on purpose, or maybe his family is really too poor!"
Xu Feng glanced over there, then at everyone, and said solemnly: "Okay, let's leave quickly! There is still such a long way from here to the outside of the pass. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid we will end up in that canyon. It’s time for the night!”
Lei Zhentian also picked up the conversation and joked: "Yes, if we can't climb this mountain before dark, we will be eaten by wolves even if we don't feed the mosquitoes!" Lei Zhentian, who has always been serious and deep, this time After a while, it actually became humorous.
Everyone paused for a while, wiped the sweat from their faces, and were about to rein in and continue on their way. The sound of the shepherd boy's flute suddenly disappeared, and before he knew it, he had come closer on a green bull and stopped on the post road ten meters away from the crowd.
The young man put the flute on his waist, smiled at everyone, and said hello: "Hey, are you going to climb the mountain ahead?"
Everyone was shocked and looked at the young man. Lei Zhentian said with a smile: "Little boy, how do you know?"
The young man rolled his eyes and said leisurely: "I have seen a lot of travelers dressed like you! Those who pass by this road are all people who want to climb over the mountain to get out of the customs, because this is the only way here. Leading to the outside of the pass!" He stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his face, took off a water hyacinth hanging on his chest, pulled out the lid, poured a few mouthfuls of cold water into his mouth, wiped the corners of his mouth and continued, "But, You can’t go there now.”
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other in confusion.
Before anyone could ask, the young man said: "A while ago, a few big men came out of seclusion here, but unexpectedly they encountered a tiger in the mountains. As a result, none of them survived, and they were all killed by the tiger. Eat it! So, I advise you not to go there!"
Everyone was startled and suddenly turned pale with shock.
Xu Feng smiled slightly and asked doubtfully: "Kid, are everything you said true?"
The young man looked at the crowd, blinked, and said quietly: "I don't know you, why should I lie to you? This matter has spread in several villages around, and now no one dares to go up the mountain rashly! Earlier, That day, the government issued a notice, offering a reward of ten thousand taels of silver to anyone who captures the tiger." As he said that, he suddenly jumped off the back of the bull, looked at everyone curiously, and swayed in front of them with his hands behind his back.
Everyone just thought that he said these words deliberately to scare and tease, and they didn't take them seriously. After all, he was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy. He still couldn't control his naughty and naughty nature, so it wasn't surprising that such words came out of his mouth.
Liu Ruyan dismounted, smiled at him and said, "Little brother, you can't tease us. We are coming out of here and have important things to do. You can't delay our time by talking nonsense."
The young man smiled mischievously, held his chin in his hand, and said with a wink: "Believe it or not, last time a few strong men went into the mountains to catch tigers, hoping to get a reward of 10,000 taels from the government, but after several days, there was nothing. The news seemed to disappear out of thin air. I heard from the villagers that they had been eaten by tigers! Later, no one dared to go up the mountain." Although this young man appeared to be weird on the surface, he was very serious when it came to this matter. It's like he's teasing everyone.
But obviously, it is difficult to tell the truth from what is said by such a young boy.
Xu Feng pondered, then thought about it, the couple in the earthen house didn't mention to us that there were tigers in the mountains. Such a big thing happened, and Gujia Village was so close to here, so it was impossible for them not to know about it. If there were really tigers in the mountains, they would definitely tell us.
The scorching sun is no longer as fierce as before, and a cool breeze blows over the wilderness.
Lei Zhentian urged everyone to leave as soon as possible and not to pay attention to this matter again. Moreover, there were no government notices along the way. Since the government had already issued a notice, why didn’t I see one? Obviously, this was just a rumor!
Everyone decided that no matter what the young man said was true or false, they must leave the seclusion before dark, otherwise, they would have to spend the night in the barren mountains.
Everyone ignored the young man's persuasion, got on their horses, whipped their horses and ran towards the canyon.
After running for about a tea time, the horses finally arrived at the foot of the mountain. The mountain looked majestic from a distance, but when approached, it looked green. The mountains are covered with pines and cypresses, and strange rocks of various sizes can be seen everywhere. A winding and deep canyon lies at the foot of the mountain, extending straight into the vast mountains. Three very different characters are carved on the cliff at the entrance of the canyon: "Yueergou".
Just looking at these big characters makes people feel poetic, mysterious and fresh.
Everyone looked up at the steep cliff above the canyon. It was as if it was being chopped with an ax and a knife, as if it would topple down at any time. It's intimidating.
Xu Feng looked at the deep and quiet canyon in front of him with a serious expression. He said quietly: "This is Yue'ergou. Everyone must be more careful after entering! Try to get out of this deep mountain before dark."
