"The Badong Three Gorges and the Wu Gorge are long, and the apes cry three times and shed tears on their clothes."
"After passing Wu Gorge, Goddess Peak is very close."
Professor Wang recited a poem and sighed, and then Lu Wenming raised his head and looked out the window and discovered that the Three Gorges in the Yangtze River was really split open by miraculous craftsmanship, and the river was flowing.
It's a pity that we are not taking a boat, so the scenery we can see is limited.
Looking back, I saw that Zhao Qingxue was still sleeping. I felt that she was quite sleepy today, but she didn't look like a weak-tempered and lethargic person.
You shouldn't be sick, right?
After thinking about it, I thought she might be motion sick, so I didn’t bother her and waited until I got to my destination to take a look...
"Qingshi Town has arrived."
As the bus drove into a "residence" along the winding road, the so-called Qingshi Town actually had only a few dozen households and was more like a small village.
The houses are built on the hillside, facing each other by the water.
"It's a pity that it's not autumn and winter, otherwise the red leaves in the Three Gorges would be so beautiful, with the red clothes all over the mountains and plains." Director Zhang sighed after getting off the car. As a tour guide, he has been to most scenic spots across the country.
"The rippling blue waves and the green mountains are still extraordinary!"
Professor Wang was very happy and took a few deep breaths. The air here was fresh, much better than in big cities like Shenghai. He also often went to archeology, but this time he didn't dig anything, which gave him a tourist mentality.
"Let's go, let's move in first. You can help me move these daily necessities."
The bus will not leave and will always accompany you.
There are many daily necessities in the car, including toothbrushes, towels, etc. An Qing is very careful as a daily assistant. After checking in, there was nothing missing. We ate local specialties at night, burned mosquito coils in the courtyard, and the owner’s daughter also brought cut watermelon. We all drank tea and chatted, looking forward to tomorrow’s trip.
The B&B is run by a local from Qingshi Town. The owner’s surname is Li, and his name is Li Sanshi. He is a middle-aged man in his thirties.
The reception today was quite warm, and Director Zhang was an old acquaintance.
"You are going to go up to Goddess Peak tomorrow, but I still want to remind you that it rained heavily a week ago, and there were some landslides on the Goddess Peak, and a section of the mountain road was buried."
"In the past few days, the town has finished picking up the soil and the roads are open."
"But there is no guarantee that there will be landslides. The national geological survey personnel have not yet arrived. For general tourism, for the sake of safety, it is better not to go up. Wait until the national appraisal is completed before traveling."
"If you want to have fun, it would be nice to go hiking on other peaks."
Landslide?
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Professor Wang thought for a while and said: "There has been no second landslide this week, so there should be no problem. Besides, we mainly go to the Goddess Temple, and we don't necessarily have to climb to the top of the mountain."
The boss's daughter is a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl who is only in the first grade of junior high school.
When she heard that her guests were going to Goddess Peak tomorrow, she quickly said, "You guys are going to Goddess Peak tomorrow. Can you help me look for Xiaoxiao? It, it's lost."
"Ke'er!"
Li Sanshi suddenly stopped him sternly. The little girl was startled and murmured, no longer daring to speak.
Director Zhang saw that the atmosphere was not right and smoothed things over: "Third brother, what's going on? The little girl lost something. Let's help look for it on the way. Why are you yelling at her?"
Others were also surprised.
Li Sanshi could only say: "It's just a wild cat that I picked up before and kept for a few years. When there was a landslide a few days ago, Ke'er was playing by the Goddess Temple. Later, it was too late and she didn't come home. We went to look for it and found out. There was a landslide and she ran into the mountains and was trapped there.”
"After she was rescued, the cat that followed her disappeared."
"She has been obsessed with going up the mountain to look for her these past few days, but we won't let her."
Hearing that it was a kitten, An Qing immediately said: "The cat didn't come back, it must be because it can't cross the river. Let's go up the mountain to have a look tomorrow. People will shout its name more along the way. If it hears it, it will definitely come over."
"Really? Thank you sister."
Li Keer was overjoyed, but Li Sanshi looked a little gloomy.
But for some reason, he didn't speak. Then everyone talked about some local customs and then went to rest.
at night.
Lu Wenming was folding ingots when suddenly there was a knock on the door. He didn't think about anything. He got up and opened the door, but there was no one outside the door...
"That's not the case..."
After muttering, he closed the door, hurriedly recited the Golden Light Mantra that he had just memorized today, and then held the "Selected Literature" in his hand. Well, the two are not contradictory, this is the bright and righteous Dharma.
Bang bang, bang bang...
"Again?"
After a while, the door rang again. Lu Wenming took a deep breath, took out a red scarf from his schoolbag and tied it on his arm. He went to open the door with "Selected Literature" in his hand...
"Pfft!"
"Are you afraid of this? Hahaha..."
Zhao Qingxue couldn't help but laugh when she saw him like this. Lu Wenming said awkwardly: "The door rang just now, but no one opened the door..."
"Haunted?"
Zhao Qingxue walked in with a smile and said, "That's what I came to see you for. However, not all weird things are supernatural, they may also be man-made."
"Man-made?"
Zhao Qingxue brought Lu Wenming to the balcony, then took out a prepared selfie stick. After turning on his mobile phone to take pictures, he reached out to the window of the corridor. After a while, he took it back and clicked on the video.
In the video, B&B owner Li Sanshi is changing clothes secretly...
"Boss Li is pretending to be a ghost?"
"Well, he is creating supernatural phenomena. It seems he doesn't want us to climb the mountain tomorrow."
"Why?"
"Maybe the problem lies with the cat, or maybe the problem lies with the little girl. Something must have happened in the landslide that day, and the cat did not disappear for no reason."
"Then what should we do? Do we want to investigate?"
"We'll find out when we go up the mountain tomorrow. If we can't stop it, I think Boss Li will go up the mountain with us."
"That makes sense..."
Lu Wenming and Zhao Qingxue were chatting about the situation when suddenly there was a scream from the corridor, and then someone fell down the stairs and screamed again and again. They looked at each other and ran over quickly, and saw that Liu Qing had opened the door, her expression even more intense. It's livid.
Looking at the stairwell again, it was Li Sanshi who had fallen unconscious.
Seeing this, Liu Qing snorted coldly: "He was pretending to be a ghost. When I fought back, he was so frightened that he couldn't stand still and fell down."
"..."
"It seems that Boss Li won't be able to go up the mountain with us tomorrow."
"really."
Lu Wenming was slightly speechless at the ruthlessness of the "well-known and decent people".
However, the next day.
When a group of people crossed the river to go to Goddess Peak, Lu Wenming looked at the little girl Li Keer, was slightly stunned, and asked: "Don't you take care of your dad?"
"Dad only suffered swelling and pain from the fall. He has no other injuries. He will be fine after just two days of rest. Sister An Qing was able to sneak me out while he was unable to move. I want to find Xiaoxiao!"
"Don't worry, we are just climbing the mountain to find the kitten for Ke'er. It won't be a problem."
An Qing also looked full of love. Professor Wang and Director Zhang thought there was nothing wrong with this. Only Lu Wenming and Zhao Qingxue looked at each other, feeling inexplicably ominous...
