Sister Qiu saw my serious expression and quickly asked what was going on.
After I told what happened to Sister Bai, Sister Qiu was not sure to pay attention for a moment. She looked a little hesitant, as if she knew something, but she couldn't tell me directly.
I frowned and asked directly, "Did you want to say something?"
Sister Qiu nodded, took a deep breath, and spoke directly as if she was mentally prepared.
"Lu Ming, I know Longyang Mountain is there, but..."
I had a bad premonition in my heart. Why did the ball girl hesitate when she mentioned Longyang Mountain and couldn't say anything.
"but what?"
Sister Qiu looked at me solemnly, and her little hands couldn't help but grasp my arm tightly.
"Longyang Mountain is over in Ontario. It is located in the wilderness. There are not many people around for a hundred miles. Over there... is a gathering place for a group of evil masters!"
Evil master! Another evil master!
I felt upset when I heard this name. I couldn't figure out how everything could be related to these evil masters in southern Xinjiang.
The ball girl hesitated for a while and then continued.
"If I guessed correctly, Sister Bai should be facing off against those evil masters."
I nodded and said nothing.
Sister Bai usually talks to me very calmly, and her tone will become more urgent unless something urgent happens.
But in the phone call just now, Sister Bai's tone was obviously like this, which made people wonder what happened to her.
Without any hesitation, I immediately got up, got dressed, and rushed home.
The top priority is to pack up things and rush to Longyang Mountain immediately.
The ball girl wanted to follow, but I refused!
For someone who can make Sister Bai very afraid, Sister Qiu's absence will obviously have no effect.
I quickly packed up a large backpack, leaving nothing behind that could be used. That afternoon I immediately caught the nearest flight to Longyang Mountain.
During this time, Sister Qiu also told me about Longyang Mountain on the phone.
She said that Longyang Mountain has a vast area, steep mountains, and rugged and complicated roads, like a virgin forest, and it is precisely because of this that the group of evil masters are entrenched here.
I couldn't help but rub my head, feeling very uncomfortable.
Evil masters, according to Zhang Paozi, most evil masters come from three places.
One is from southern Xinjiang, one is from Southeast Asia, and the other is from the north.
But most of the evil masters who do evil are of the first two types.
They are ruthless and do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, much like the legendary fanatical believers. Sometimes even Lao San and his group are afraid of San San.
Because they... are so crazy!
After getting off the plane, I quickly took a taxi to Longyang Mountain.
The driver was a woman who looked to be about thirty years old. She wore a gold ring on her hand to prove that she was married. She was wearing a knee-length gray skirt. Because of the driving, the hem of the skirt kept moving toward the top of her white thighs. Sliding away, the woman would pull back with a blush every time.
I watched all this quietly without saying a word. This woman behaved normally, but there was a strange gray photo of a middle-aged man posted in front of the passenger seat.
I was curious, how could a normal person post a photo on the passenger side?
Along the way, the woman looked at the photo several times out of the corner of her eye, as if something was on her mind.
I hesitated for a moment and then asked.
"Sister, who are you in this photo?"
Hearing this, the woman turned her eyes to the photo again, but quickly took it back.
"He is my husband. He disappeared three years ago. I posted this photo to ask the guests sitting here if they have seen him."
The woman spoke calmly, but with a hint of sadness.
She didn't look old, but there was a look of tiredness in her eyes, which made people feel a little sad.
As the woman drove, she looked at me in the rearview mirror with a smile.
"Little brother, what are you doing in Longyang Mountain?"
My eyelids jumped and I answered decisively.
"Going camping with friends."
Recently, various industries have emerged in the country, and many people go camping or hiking in groups. The woman heard my answer and did not question it.
The woman said 'Oh' and continued.
"Pay more attention to safety. Many people have disappeared in Longyang Mountain before. It's very weird inside."
I became interested and asked.
"Many people are missing? What's going on?"
The woman nodded.
"It was fine a few decades ago. This place was just a barren mountain where no one came. In the past seven or eight years, people often get lost and disappear in it. First it was some old men herding sheep, and then it was a group of students who came here to play."
I listened carefully to what she said about this place.
She said that since the disappearance of the group of students, they finally attracted the attention of the higher authorities. They sent people to search for them, but nothing was found. It was as if those people disappeared for no reason.
After saying this, the woman smiled bitterly and said, how could someone disappear for no reason?
After that, a group of geological expedition teams went to Longyang Mountain in the previous three years.
I learned that the husband of the woman in front of me was from the expedition team, but... after they entered three years ago, they never came out again.
During this period, the superiors sent people to search twice in succession, but with no results.
Longyang Mountain is too vast, with dense jungle and complex terrain, so the hope of retrieving it is slim.
The woman smiled bitterly and said something self-deprecating.
"It's funny to say that I've only been married for two years and I'm now a widow."
I was stunned. The experience of the woman in front of me was really hard to accept... It would be okay if she had a child, at least there was hope of survival. Unfortunately, she had nothing, and only one child was left at home. A photo of her husband.
From then on, her life became about looking for people with photos.
I said something out of nowhere, "Sister, if I meet him, I will definitely bring him back."
The woman nodded, smiled and said thank you.
The two of us talked for a while, and I learned that her name was Wang Lan, and I naturally called her Sister Lan.
After driving for about two hours, the car finally arrived at Longyang Mountain.
The terrain of Longyang Mountain is very steep, with high mountains and dense forests. You can feel lost just standing outside, let alone going in.
Sister Lan stopped the car at a fork in the road and said something to me sheepishly.
"I'm sorry, brother, I can only send it here, we can't get in from the front."
I nodded, saying it was okay.
We exchanged phone numbers and paid fare, and she left.
I looked around, and there was a fork in the road. One end of the intersection was the direction I came from, and the other was the way to other cities. The only way into Longyang Mountain was a terrible gravel road!
There is a small wooden house next to the intersection, with a canteen sign hanging at the door.
I hesitated and decided to buy something first before heading into the mountains.
But after entering the canteen, the boss here asked me to get out very strangely...
