C38

"Wait, you said that you died here together with your girlfriend?" I asked the boy as I pulled open the barrel of Zhang Shan's gun.

After receiving his affirmation, I asked again, "Is your girlfriend wearing a red jacket like yours, with short yellow hair?"

"Have you seen her? How is she? Did you make things difficult for them? " When the boy heard the news about the girl, he immediately became excited and rushed towards me. It was thanks to Zhang Shan's submachine gun that stopped him.

"You're the couple who starved to death in the dugout fifteen years ago, right?" I finally got to the point and was excited.

The boy lowered his head in silence. Looking at his expression, it seemed as if he was trying hard to remember something.

Just as Zhang Shan was about to lose his patience, the boy finally spoke up. "That's right, it's been fifteen years.

"I don't understand. Why didn't you go find him yourself? Why did you have to find someone to take you out?" I really don't understand.

"Because he does not belong here. In the underworld, he is a ghost. With his abilities, it was impossible for him to pass the trial of the Dream Toad. If I'm not wrong, he was either tricked in or forced in. " Zhang Shan answered for him.

The boy did not deny it. Zhang Shan was about to continue speaking when he heard a low roar coming from deep within the tunnel. It didn't sound like it was made by a human, but it wasn't a jackal, tiger, leopard or any other wild beast.

"Let's go, we've been here for too long. Something is already following the scent." Zhang Shan was obviously very nervous, and wanted to drag me back home. But when I saw the pleading look on the boy's face, I refused to budge.

"I really f * * king admire you!" Seeing that I was not affected, Zhang Shan scolded: "You can't even protect yourself, and you still want to take this rotten stuff? I say, is there something wrong with your head?"

"Take him away." I didn't look at Zhang Shan as I calmly said this, but my tone was very determined.

"You … Damn! If you want to bring it with you, I'll wait for you at the front. But let's just say that if something happens after that, you better not stick with me. " After Zhang Shan finished speaking, he turned around and walked back the way he came from.

I was stunned in place, not because Zhang Shan did not care about this matter, but because once he left, I became worried. It was easy to say to take the boy away, but how? I don't know anything!

The boy seemed to see my difficulties and stepped forward and said, "Can I hide in your pocket?"

"Oh …" "Alright then!" I tried to hide the fact that I didn't know anything.

When the boy saw me agree, he became more and more transparent until he disappeared.

I took it out and saw that it was actually another glass bead with a pair of eyes, but it was smaller than the one the old man had forced on me yesterday.

I looked into my eyes in a daze, and heard a terrifying howl coming from the depths of the cave. Not daring to think anymore, I hurriedly put my eyeballs back in my pockets, and turned to chase after Zhang Shan.

Zhang Shan was already waiting under the air vent, and occasionally the sound of frogs could be heard tens of meters in front of him.

"Hurry up and get ready. When we came over, the Dreamy Cloud Toad had already been released. This time, we need to run over in one breath, don't pant." This period is very long, even if you want to hold it in, you have to hold it back for me! " Zhang Shan did not inquire about the results, but explained with a serious expression.

"En!" I didn't say much and immediately started to adjust my breathing.

"Are you ready? "Let's go!" After Zhang Shan finished speaking, he took a deep breath and led the way forward.

Purple smoke had already filled the corridor, and toads were still being trampled by us, spitting out new ones. After running for a few dozen meters, the pressure in my chest suddenly increases. While I was feeling uncomfortable, I heard the clanging sounds in front of me. Before I could react, I stepped on something hard and smooth.

My chin hit the ground so hard that I couldn't help but take in a cold breath of air. This time, I swallowed quite a bit of the purple smoke, and in less than a second, my body had already lost all of its strength. Lying on the ground, I tried my best to open my eyes to find that there were several bullets scattered in front of my face.

"Damn it, this Zhang Shan fellow, has caused my death …" As soon as I thought of it, I fainted again.

"Master, what are we doing here?" In the darkness, I heard the voice of a still young boy.

"You're sick! Master brought you here to find medicine!" If you take the medicine, Ah Xi's disease will be cured. " An old voice replied.

I looked up and saw two figures with torches walking towards me. They were one big and one small. I tried to stand up, but my right foot had actually twisted in the fall. I pushed, and the pain came, and I fell back to the ground.

"Who is it?" The two men in front of me heard the noise and stopped, looking at me warily.

"Don't... Don't shoot! I just came in to play! " After saying that, I started to suspect if my brain was broken as well and such words actually popped out from my mouth.

As expected, it was a child and a child. The child was around ten years old, but he was born with a thick and solid build, his skin was dark, and he looked somewhat similar to Zhang Shan. However, his face was extremely pale, and there was not a trace of blood on his lips. The adult was not very old, but he was definitely not in his fifties. He had a goatee and wore an old-fashioned pair of goggles.

I knew it was the smoke from the "Dream Back Toad," and I was anxious to find out what the date was. However, the two of them were both dressed in shorts and coarse clothing. It was impossible to see any of the characteristics of the era.

As I watched them, they looked at me. After a moment, the child spoke up. "Who are you? What are you doing here? "

"Hehe, this child grew up in the mountains and hasn't seen many strangers. Don't blame him." Before I could reply, the old man got out of the way first. He saw that I was still half-crouching on the ground, so he asked me, "Are you injured? Do you need our help? "

"No …." "It's nothing, I just sprained my ankle. It's fine!" I was a little embarrassed that the old man was so polite.

"Since it's fine, then we won't stay here any longer. The air in the cavern is moist. Young man, let's part here and be careful down the mountain. " After the old man said this, he pulled the child past me and headed deeper into the forest.

"Down the mountain …" I was chewing on the old man's words when I noticed them walking past me. I quickly turned around and shouted, "There is a corridor in front of us, mortals are not allowed to go anywhere! "Huh?"

In fact, halfway through my words, I realized that something was wrong. Previously, in the dugout, wherever Zhang Shan and I went, no matter if it was the floor or the walls, they were all neatly paved with green grey stone bricks. When I looked up, I saw that I was surrounded by irregular rocks. Only my feet were a little flat, but they were only small stones. Where was the shadow of the dugout? It was a little like a cave.

They both heard the shout and looked back at me. The child tugged at the old man's arm and asked, "Master, what is this meditation technique that man mentioned? Isn't this the cave behind our village? "

The old man seemed to be deep in thought. After a moment, he said to me, "Young man, I know that you've come in a strange manner. But since you don't want to say it, I won't force you. "How about this, if you trust me and my disciple, and come with us to do something, and then return to the village after that, I'll find a way to help you leave. What say you?"

I couldn't help smiling bitterly. It wasn't that I didn't want to say it, but I didn't know. I couldn't possibly say that I was sent here because I smoked a blue toad's cigarette. Wasn't this too ridiculous? However, in the current situation, it would seem that following the two of them was the only and the best choice.

Seeing that I had agreed, the old man smiled and turned around to lead his disciple forward. I didn't know what was going on yet, and I didn't want to say anything more. I flexed my sprained ankle and limped after them.

After about five hundred steps, he turned a corner and his eyes immediately lit up. The exit of the cave was about a hundred meters in front of him. I kept moving in the dark, unable to adapt, and quickly closed my eyes.

As I got used to the light, I slowly opened my eyes and was shocked by what I saw. The entrance of the cave was located on top of a cliff. On the right side of the cave entrance was a small waterfall that poured down from the top of the mountain, falling straight into the abyss on the left. There was no way out of the cave, but about 20 to 30 meters in front of him, there was a platform protruding from the side of the mountain. It was about 1000 square meters.

Between the cave and the platform, there was an extremely simple chain bridge, and some of the planks had already rotted away. With a cry of joy, the child abandoned us and ran across the iron chain bridge to the open field opposite the ravine. The old man turned back to look at the wound on my foot. He gave it a few tweets and walked away, and I felt that the pain had miraculously lessened.

He walked up to the bridge with the old man. The iron chain swayed endlessly, and the wooden planks on top of it creaked as if they were opposing each other. The old man didn't mind and said to me with a laugh, "This child is called Ah Xi and is from the village. He was sent by his grandfather to study medicine with me. Because this place was close to the peak of the mountain and gathered the spiritual energy of the mountain, the essence of the sun and moon could be found here. "Normally, if children came in to ruin the place, it could be considered a forbidden area in the village. Apart from medicine masters, ordinary people are prohibited from entering …"

The old man explained slowly, but I was scared to death. This was the first time I had walked such a high chain bridge, and my legs couldn't help but shiver.

Add to that the fact that I was shaking so hard, I was basically holding on to the wire and moving at a tortoise's speed.

After finally stepping onto the lawn, I finally let out a breath. As far as the eye could see, this place was covered in green grass and all kinds of unknown flowers were blooming. The little boy was currently chasing a huge butterfly. He turned around and saw the waterfall flowing straight down from the side of the chain bridge into the depths. Clouds and mist lingered in the ravine, giving it an ethereal feeling.

The old man crossed the bridge and ignored me. He walked straight along the edge of the cliff. After a few steps, he squatted down to take a look. It was unknown what he was looking for. It was only when the old man squatted down for the fourth time and seemed to have found what he was looking for that he reached out his hand and began to busy himself. I hurried after him, first to see if the old man needed any help, and then to see what he was looking for.