As usual, Datou drove Bai girl forward to lead the way, Chang Sheng and others rode behind. Since Bai girl was very hostile to the fire unicorn and would not let it get close, Batulu could only ride the fire unicorn and fly above Chang Sheng and others.
At this time, everyone on our side has long been far away from Mobei, and the terrain in the area is no longer an endless grassland. There are mountains, hills, grasslands, swamps, and other terrains along the way. This is why Changsheng asked Datou to lead the way from the front. No one on our side has ever set foot in this area before, and has little understanding of the situation here. Datou drove Miss Bai to fly high, and he could look for a suitable path for everyone from a high position. He found that there was a river or a large ravine ahead. You can make a detour in advance to avoid reaching the end and finding no way to go.
In addition, you can also avoid dangerous areas in advance. Places with too lush vegetation are likely to have ferocious birds and beasts hiding, while places that are too close to water sources are often filled with snakes and insects. Just choose flat terrain, not much vegetation, and close to the water. Traveling far away can also greatly avoid being intruded by ferocious birds and beasts and poisonous insects and pythons. Although everyone is not afraid of these things, they will inevitably waste time if they are distracted.
Since everyone on our side did not bring much dry food with them when they set off, they had almost eaten all the dry food by then. Fortunately, they could encounter hares and pheasants from time to time along the way. Yu Yi had a very high level of understanding and learned everything quickly. After countless drills, , his archery skills have long been superb, and he never misses when he fires a bow. Before he ran two hundred miles, there were a lot of miscellaneous things hanging on the saddle.
Although Yu Yi did not abide by the Buddhist precepts of killing, he did not kill indiscriminately. He thought that the prey would be enough for everyone to satisfy their hunger, so he stopped drawing his bow and concentrated on riding his horse, galloping north with everyone.
The far north is inaccessible, and tigers, leopards, and jackals are everywhere, but everyone walks together, with golden eagles and sacred cows on top, and BMWs running wildly below. This formation is not to mention tigers, leopards, and jackals, but also fairies and ghosts that have become spirits over time. The heart is filled with fear and retreats.
Two hundred miles north of Yufa Mountain is Beiyue Mountain, and eighty miles further north is Hunxi Mountain. This is a stone mountain with no vegetation. According to the records of the Great Wilderness, there is a two-headed strange snake named Fei Yi in Hunxi Mountain. This is a legendary ferocious beast, and anyone who sees it will be unlucky. Not to mention that everyone is in a hurry, even if they are just hanging out and playing, they will not bring trouble to themselves.
Fifty miles further north is Beidan Mountain. There are no tall trees or trees in the mountains, but a lot of wild onions and leeks grow here. The leeks in autumn are not delicious, so I picked some wild onions by the way.
A hundred miles further north is the Zhuangcha Mountain. According to records of the Great Wilderness, there are large groups of wild horses in the Zhuangchaan Mountain. However, people passing by here did not find the horses. It may be that the horses have gone elsewhere, or they may be in the Great Wilderness. In the more than a thousand years since the records were written, the horse population has disappeared.
One hundred and eighty miles further north is Beixian Mountain. From here, everyone discovered a river flowing from north to south. The river was not big, and the grass on both sides was lush. There were large groups of wild horses. The wild horses were actually not big, not much bigger than donkeys. Sensing the arrival of the crowd, the horses immediately fled in all directions.
While everyone was resting to drink their horses, Yu Yi and Datou took the opportunity to pick up hares and pheasants. Although it was cold in the morning and evening, the temperature was still very high in the afternoon. If the internal organs were not cut open, the prey would easily go rancid.
The water in the river was clear, and there was a sandy bottom below. Everyone who moved the earth and rocks last night was in disgrace. It was rare to encounter clear and clean river water, so everyone took off their clothes and went into the river to take a bath.
Just as everyone was relaxing and resting, Yu Yi's voice came from upstream, "Huh?"
"What's wrong?" Shi Xuanming stood up nervously and looked up.
"Hey, it's covered by grass, what can you see?" Big Tou curled his lips and teased.
"Why is there a stick here?" Yu Yi's voice said.
"Bangchui?" Da Tou asked casually, "Is it a real stick or ginseng?"
"I put down the mallet that beats the laundry. You guys have a look." Yu Yi said.
After a while, a mallet floated down from the upper stream. Datou wanted to swim over and pick it up, but Shi Xuanming walked over and took it in his hand.
The big man was short and his head was not exposed in the water four feet deep, so he could only swim back in frustration.
After a brief look, Shi Xuanming walked up to Changsheng and handed the stick to Changsheng.
Changsheng stretched out his hand to take it and looked at it carefully. As Yu Yi said, this was indeed a mallet for laundry use. It had obviously been chopped and polished. It had not been used for a long time. There was no obvious dent in the handle. It hasn't been soaked in water for long, and it hasn't swollen or rotted yet.
"There must be someone upstream." Datou said.
"You are so smart, you can think of such complicated things." It's not without reason that Shi Xuanming is always teased by Big Head.
Datou glanced at Shi Xuanming, then turned to Changsheng, "Your Majesty, there shouldn't be anyone here. We didn't find any way when we came here."
Changsheng handed the mallet to Yang Kai with his backhand, "The road is for ordinary people. Those who dare to live in the uninhabited mountains must not be ordinary people."
Knowing that there were people living upstream, everyone washed up as quickly as possible and went ashore early. If the enemy attacked, they could not fight with their bare buttocks.
Setting off again, everyone was a little more careful. Datou and Batulu tried their best to drive their horses to fly low. Changsheng and others looked around while riding, secretly vigilant.
The river where everyone bathed before flows from north to south. After everyone set off, they have been moving north on the west bank of the river. This unknown river is very long. After traveling for more than a hundred miles, there is still no source, and no one is living around it. There were no traces, and at this time, it was less than a hundred miles away from everyone's destination, Shanhu Mountain.
If we were traveling quickly on the official road, eight hundred miles would be enough for one afternoon. However, since there was no road in the mountains, everyone moved much slower. In addition, they had gone down to the river to take a bath earlier, so everyone did not look for him until the time of the watch. Arrive at the legendary Danhu Mountain.
Less than twenty miles away from Danhu Mountain, the big head in front suddenly instructed Miss Bai to turn around. At the same time, he waved to Batulu repeatedly, "Uncle, land quickly, there is a situation ahead."
Hearing Datou's words, everyone on his side hurriedly reined in their horses and slowed down. Batulu, who was in the air, also controlled the fire unicorn and landed slowly.
The big head floated to the ground, and he quickly came to the crowd, "Your Majesty, there are some shacks and wooden houses in front of you, it seems to be a small village."
"Is there any light?" Changsheng asked casually.
"No." Big head shook his head.
"How many houses are there?" Changsheng asked again.
"There are several wooden houses and some shacks. It seems that there should be seven or eight families." Datou answered.
Since everyone on his side was still on the south side of the ridge, Changsheng could not see the situation to the north, but one thing he was sure of was that the mountain to the north was Danhu Mountain, the destination of everyone's trip.
After pondering, Changsheng shook his reins and urged his horse, "Let's go over and have a look."
After a while, everyone followed Changsheng over the ridge, and at the same time they saw the small village that Datou mentioned. The village is located at the foot of Danhu Mountain, slightly to the east of Shandong. In fact, it is not a village. It does not even have wooden houses and shacks. More than ten households.
"The house is built so well, so he must not be an expert." Datou said in a low voice.
"They are not human at all." Changsheng said in a deep voice. As a Taoist of Ziqi, he can keenly sense the alien aura on the other party even if the alien has not used spiritual energy.
"Snake spirit?" Big Head asked.
Changsheng nodded slowly, "The human-faced snake in Shanhu Mountain is an ancient alien species. It has an extremely long lifespan. As time goes by, its spiritual practice will deepen, and it is not surprising that it will become a refined human being."
"The mallet we picked up before should be what they left behind." Yu Yi said.
Changsheng nodded again.
At this time, Shi Xuanming also opened his Dharma eyes and discerned clearly, "Your Majesty is right, the dozens of people living in the house at the foot of the mountain are all snake spirits."
After confirming the identity of the other party, everyone on their side turned to look at Changsheng.
Changsheng knew that everyone on his side was waiting for him to make a decision, but he still didn't speak.
Seeing that Changsheng remained silent, Datou couldn't help but asked, "Your Majesty, when will we take action?"
"Let's talk after dinner," Chang Sheng turned to look at Yu Yi, "Take down the prey and make a fire to roast it."
"Hey, Your Majesty, they noticed it as soon as the fire started." Datou said.
"I just want them to be aware of us," Changsheng said. "I want to see what they will do after they discover us..."
