Delong

Chapter 11 Staggering Walk (11)

After crossing the river, the trip of the three of them was fast and smooth.

The reason for this could not be more simple. Who made Bai Xunjian an official family member with inscrutable cultivation, money, and good looks?With the money out, [-]% of the world's affairs can be done, and if you show the red ribbon, [-]% of the things can be done... Anyway, Zhang Xing didn't see this white inspector and then used it. It's hard to tell whether it's a martial arts or The cultivation base of the Xianxia category can solve the problem.

As for that face... It's hard to say, because even if she doesn't want to use it, she can't hide it, can she?
In short, these days, they live in decent stores, walk on official roads, ride tall horses, and even the dead are treated like ox carts.

Zhang Xing even received a set of clothes from 'Qin Bao' to replace the tattered and blood-stained sergeant's inner lining.

In this way, a group of people crossed Wuyang County in only six or seven days and arrived in Wu'an County. After entering the county for three days, Zhang Xing knew the location of Hongshan without asking for directions or using a compass in private. ——Without him, as far as the eye can see, at the end of the plain, a tall red mountain range stretches endlessly, like blood and pills, stretching across the north and south.

Not only that, it is late spring, and the surrounding fields are green, but this mountain is all red, which is even more surprising.

After another three days, when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Zhang Xing did not shy away from the two of them. He took out the compass and found that the pointer was pointing westward, and it was steady. He simply discussed with the other two, found a shop at the foot of the mountain, settled down safely, prepared to go up the mountain calmly in the future, and was even in the mood to ask about the origin of the strange scenery of the Red Mountain.

However, according to Qin Bao's comparison with the shop owner, the traveler could easily know that there were mountains in this place, overlooking Hebei directly, and pressing down on the Central Plains across the river.

And in ancient times, before the Northern Black Emperor and the Southern Red Emperor among the three radiances and four emperors obtained the Dao, for some reason, they actually fought a big battle here.

In this battle, the Black Emperor sat down and died here, one of the real dragons, Li Snake Lord, whose body fell into the clouds, stretching for dozens of miles, and stacked on the mountain; It fell like rain; the blood of the gods fell, and disintegrated the snake, and soaked it in the old mountain. The three became one and showed red.

This is where Hongshan is today.

Until now, there are frequent earthquakes in the mountains, and then a kind of crimson hot spring is rolled out, attracting wild animals to drink first. It is said that the blood of the gods has not been inactivated for thousands of years, hence the name Blood Spring.The Hongshan people have always been tall and strong, and they are the three major military sources in the world together with the fierce and aggressive people from the Northern Wilderness and the hardworking Longxi people. Legend has it that they also benefited from the germination of holy beasts and the nourishment of divine blood.

It is precisely because they believe that their physique, which is obviously superior to ordinary people, comes from the grace of this special land, so the local talents have developed the tradition of burying Hongshan after death no matter what.

Not to mention anything else, just talk about the origin of Hongshan. Zhang Xing, who has seen Fenshanjun and Benjun, is convinced, and compared with Dumeng's physique and slightly flushed face, he seems to feel a little bit about some of the later bizarre statements. believable.

"A few guest officials are going to send old friends back home?"

The tall, reddish complexioned older shopkeeper, who was obviously a local, accompanied him after finishing the allusion, and glanced at the dead body in front of the shop, showing no surprise, even a little calm.

"I'm the one who sent my partner back home." Zhang Xing was also extremely calm. "The two of them are here to see me off."

"I see." The owner sighed slightly. "However, excuse me for talking too much, this corpse might as well be buried at the foot of the mountain. It can be regarded as the fallen leaves returning to their roots... The mountain has not been peaceful recently."

"What do you mean by not being peaceful?" Before Zhang Xing could speak, the female patrol inspector committed an occupational disease. "Is it the harassment of bandits, or the remnants of the rebels from Hedong and Hanoi?"

"It has nothing to do with those." The shopkeeper quickly waved his hand. "This inspector is thinking too much... The old man wants to say that about a month ago, the blood spring in the mountain suddenly erupted, and it came very fast and ruthlessly, directly causing landslides, roads were also washed out, and bridges were also crushed. It's broken, and the communication in the mountain has been cut off for a long time... I'm afraid it will be more difficult to enter the mountain."

"Oh." The female inspector seemed to lose interest immediately.

"So it's just a natural disaster?" Zhang Xing felt relieved. "The road is difficult?"

"It can only be said that it looks like a natural disaster and the road is difficult." The shopkeeper hesitated, but still smiled wryly. "The night before the eruption of the blood pool, many people at the foot of the mountain saw a streamer flying by under the small moon, and there seemed to be quite a movement in the mountain, and then the blood pool erupted, blocking the road...We don't care about such things. I understand, I just heard some people say that it was the gods under the Red Emperor in the south or the Hei Emperor in the north who passed by, arousing a wave of Li Snake or God's blood in their own family; Dragon meat, come here to do something bad; but some people say that it is purely a person passing by with advanced cultivation, and it is normal for the blood pool to erupt in the mountain. Therefore, everyone can neither enter the mountain nor dare to enter the mountain for the time being."

"Understandable." Zhang Xing was also a little uneasy when he heard the end, but he became confident after glancing at the female inspector who raised her head. "But this time when I sent my partner back home, I personally agreed to let him be buried at home. After walking so far and suffering so much, I came to the mountain. Wouldn't it be ridiculous if I stopped because of this?"

"That's true."

Bai Yousi was thoughtful, but didn't say anything, only the storekeeper responded casually. "If this is the case, I will ask the shop to make a stretcher for some of you and get some dry food, so that you can carry the corpse into the mountain, but you can only send the horses and ox carts to the old man temporarily, and wait for the guest officials to come back. gone."

Zhang Xing wanted to say no need, there is a female sword fairy who can fly into the sky... But unexpectedly, it was Bai Yousi who was meditating before and immediately nodded:
"Be prepared, please trouble the store."

Zhang Xing only thought that the other party was unwilling to work hard, but he had nothing to say.

I didn't mention it that day, but the next morning, everyone had breakfast and went out. The old shopkeeper had already prepared the things—first, he helped to tie Du Meng's body to a simple wooden frame, which could be dragged and dragged. In addition, an iron brake with a chassis was prepared as a climbing stick; Zhang Xing was also tied with an extremely wide leather belt, in addition to hanging a saber, dagger, and compass, and some Calfskin bags, some stuffed with dried meat and steamed buns, some stuffed with lime and flint, some stuffed with gauze, oil, and two extra clean cowhide water bags, and even a gourd of wine .

Of course, a bag of broken silver and copper plates is also indispensable.

This is all right.

But it was at this moment that Zhang Xing suddenly realized that the store had only prepared one person's belongings.

"Are you two going to stop here?" Zhang Xing asked seriously.

"That's right." Bai Yousi stood upright with his sword in hand, facing each other sternly. "I had official business, and Mr. Qin also left home in a hurry. Since I have sent it to the foot of the mountain, I have done my best to live up to my heart. It is time to leave... I have settled the money for the store. Here's one of your horses, too."

At this point, Bai Yousi paused for a moment before continuing to speak with his sword in his arms: "Actually, although we met by chance, your words, knowledge, and loyalty are truly extraordinary. The world is so big that you can do it anywhere." If you can go, even if you have a destiny in the future, if you want to come to Jing'antai in the Eastern Capital to find me, I will definitely meet you."

Besides, Zhang Xing is not a white-eyed wolf. After all, he has helped so much. He has to leave at this time, and the arrangements are made properly.Only when I saw the other party crossing the river in white clothes before, like a fairy, as a traveler, I couldn't help but have various interests and questions about the practice path in this world, and I didn't have time to find a proper opportunity to ask, so I was a little bit reluctant for a while.

Now, the person left these words again, so he was completely speechless, and immediately bowed his hands and thanked the other party.

And Bai Yousi and Qin Bao didn't say much, they just put their hands on their horses and galloped back and forth, as if they were going back to the river.

On the other side, the old store owner personally led the ox cart to send it off, and did not leave until he reached the first mountain stream where the bridge was broken. Go deep into the mountain stream.

The first ravine was not deep, so it was easy to climb over, and Zhang Xing also came to the interior of the Red Mountain.

When they got here, the traveler realized that the mountain was not as mysterious as it looked before, or that it was still in the category of understandable natural craftsmanship... For example, when they got closer, they realized that the land was not red or bright red. It seems that there is not much difference from the red soil formed by weathered rocks; the mountain is not without plants, but is covered with a light yellow thatch and a reddish-brown shrub, which blend with the red soil when viewed from a distance. Integral, naturally in stark contrast with other green plants.

There are even crops and other green plants in the valley, but they are slightly reddish and yellowish.

It is the so-called blood spring, Zhang Xing also saw it soon, and drank it, and soaked it... It can only be said that he simply traveled through life and death, and he didn't care about it. In the previous life, he would definitely dare not touch.

There is also nothing weird in the mountains.

There are no monsters, no gods, no monsters bumped into and cultivating any evil magical artifacts, no corpses of humans and animals being sucked up all over the ground, only normal land, normal wind, normal beasts and normal mountains.

Thinking about it, although this Red Mountain is miraculous, it is obviously located at the core of the human activity area. Even if there are any monsters, they have long been picked up by experts like Bai Yousi. How could they stay for him to see?
However, the road is really not easy to walk.

Zhang Xing carried Dumeng on his back and walked around the mountain for only two days. The good cowhide military boots on his feet were worn out by the unique debris ground here, and his toes could be exposed as soon as he lifted his feet. Everywhere was punctured by that special shrub and thatch, and it was full of blood, let alone the new clothes just changed... But Emperor Tian paid off, after comparing the compass and observing the terrain all day, Zhang Xing finally determined the final destination of the trip.

It was a valley buried by landslides. Because it looked red from a distance, even the road was red. Zhang Xing didn't even notice it at first, until he walked around the valley twice with a compass. It was only after making inferences based on the roads extending at both ends, and then suddenly realized.

In the evening of that day, he gritted his teeth and crossed the valley, and rested before the red soil inside the valley collapsed.

It was the end of spring, the sun was setting, and the evening breeze was blowing. Zhang Xing knew that it was too late to go tonight, so he simply found a suitable place, put Du Meng's body aside, and after sending a little remaining true energy, he lit the bonfire. Then a person lay down on the red soil.

The warm land, which had been exposed to the sun for a day, was as warm and comfortable as lying in his mother's arms, but it also induced Zhang Xingman's physical and mental exhaustion... Numbness on the soles of his feet, tingling pain in his limbs, stinging on his face. Dryness, and loneliness from the bottom of my heart... But I don't know why, at this moment, before being overwhelmed by exhaustion and sleepiness, Zhang Xing has a rare sense of peace of mind and a sense of accomplishment since he traveled to Poguan. There is even a little unexpected happiness and satisfaction.

It took a lot of effort and determination for him to stand up from the warm ground and shake off all the red dust all over his body.Then he untied the water bag again, but instead of drinking it, he poured it out extravagantly, wiped his face and washed his hands.Immediately, he took off the half-gourd of wine that he was reluctant to drink all this time, and took out the few pieces of jerky that he was reluctant to eat in his pocket, and then lay down again.

In the end, Zhang Xing rested his head on the floor, and only handed the dried meat to the bonfire, and when oil blossoms came out, he took it back and drank the wine, while looking at the red world, he began to chew slowly.

After eating and drinking at a comfortable place, although they didn't howl like a dragon or a tiger, they yelled a few words, which startled a few old ravens, and hurriedly flew away under the setting sun.

Happy times are always short-lived.

In a short while, after eating a few pieces of dried meat and drinking half a gourd of wine, Zhang Xing only felt that the warmth from the ground behind him almost steamed all his exhaustion from his lungs, but he didn't hold on anymore, and directly Turning over and curling up beside the fire, the whole person fell asleep in a dark and sweet sleep.

The next morning, Zhang Xing woke up from the cold. As soon as he opened his eyes, he realized that the weather was not very good today. burden, and start a new life.

After eating a little something and drinking some water, he took up his burden and didn't send any more qi. He just lit the compass and went straight on the road.

As soon as we set off, the rain started to fall, and the road in the valley became slippery, and the journey became difficult. The broken shoe was completely filled with muddy water, but this did not shake the excitement of the traversers at all. .

And soon, near noon, he encountered people in the slightly pattering rain, which made the traverser even more excited.

When you get closer, you can see clearly that they are a man and a woman, a young man in gray cloth, standing in front of a huge mound, and a young woman in plain white brocade clothes, with her hair in a bun and no small hair. The crown stood on the side a little far away... One of the two held a bow, the other held a sword, and they all stood there, quietly looking at the person coming.

It was as if he was waiting for Zhang Xing.

PS: Thank you for the new leader... The southerners in the west and the fireworks and rain in the world... are both old book friends, the world is the leader of the first two books, and my dad was earlier. My dad was a book friend when I was the film king. Dad, I guess he has been promoted to child dad by now, right?Shao Song was two years ago, Fu Han was three years plus nine months ago, and Best Actor was six or seven years ago. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)