guile fairy

Chapter 9 Mine
  After picking up the things, Fu Zhaozhao asked casually, "Where is the road near here?"

Normal people might find this question a bit strange, but the woman just smiled and said in a sweet voice: "There is an abandoned mine on the top of a mountain not far from this town. Many people died there in the past few years. It’s been temporarily sealed.”

Fu Zhaozhao thought for a moment and asked, "Where can I go?"

The woman nodded slightly: "Okay, it just depends on how you get there."

She tapped her fingertips on the wooden table several times rhythmically, and continued: "I heard that something terrible was dug out inside, which caused landslides and mine collapse. Many people died that time."

When Fu Zhaozhao heard this, he blinked, "Is that thing still there?"

The woman shook her head and said, "That thing is not there now. You can go there, but no one dealt with the previous landslide. I'm afraid this road will be difficult to walk, and there are no cars willing to take you there."

Probably because too many people died there, the locals were not willing to go to the mine, and cars from outside rarely came here. If they wanted to go to the mine, they would probably have to walk there by themselves.

Fu Zhaozhao seemed a little disappointed when he heard that the thing was gone. He thanked the woman, picked up the thing and left.

As soon as the door opens and closes, the originally quiet environment becomes lively in an instant, and it feels like returning to the world of fireworks.

As soon as Fu Zhaozhao came out, he saw Zhang Quan looking around in confusion.

"What are you looking for?" Fu Zhaozhao asked.

Zhang Quan was startled and took a step back reflexively. He was relieved when he saw that the person coming was Fu Zhaozhao.

He whispered: "I don't know why. I suddenly stopped seeing people. Then I wanted to ask other people, but those people just ignored me as if they couldn't see me."

Fu Zhaozhao seemed to know his situation and nodded clearly: "It's not surprising. You are not a human now. It is normal to not see you."

Zhang Quan choked at these words, muttered for a long time, and asked: "Is this what I will do in the future?"

Fu Zhaozhao shook his head: "I don't know about this. I will take you to Uncle Qi and let him see how to deal with it."

After saying this, Fu Zhaozhao took up his short legs and walked towards the hilltop of the town. Zhang Quan followed obediently without asking any more questions.

As the saying goes, Wangshan runs to death.

The top of the mountain that originally looked so close, seemed to have not changed at all after walking for a long time.

Zhang Quan's breathing was like an old organ, and the sound was extremely loud.

"Huh...how long do we...have to go until...we arrive!"

Zhang Quan couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead. After all, for a homebody, this was really too much exercise.

Fu Zhaozhao estimated, "We'll almost reach the foot of the mountain in half an hour."

When Zhang Quan heard this, his face turned pale, and he couldn't help asking the question in his mind: "Why don't we take a taxi?"

Fu Zhaozhao waved his hands and said, "If you can get a taxi, then take the taxi."

Zhang Quan's eyes lit up instantly and he quickly stopped several cars.

When the cars heard that they were going to the mine, they all shook their heads and refused. One driver even spat before driving away, "Bad luck!"

Seeing that stopping the car failed, Zhang Quan could only walk with Fu Zhaozhao with a sad face.

On the way, he asked the drivers why they refused to go, but Fu Zhaozhao just told him not to know so much.

Time passed bit by bit, and just when Zhang Quan felt that he was about to die of exhaustion, they finally arrived at their destination.

Not far ahead, there was a mine sealed with various wooden boards. On the road leading to the mine, there was an obvious landslide, which buried the road.

Fu Zhaozhao looked at it and then walked lightly through the place buried in the mountain.

Zhang Quan shook his legs and slowly moved over. When he reached the middle, he couldn't help but look down and was startled. Below is a bottomless cliff. There is a faint sound of gurgling water under the cliff, which looks a bit scary.

Zhang Quan was so frightened that he didn't dare to move for a while, staring straight at the bottom of the cliff, as if he was afraid that he would fall down accidentally.

Fu Zhaozhao waited for a long time, but when he saw that he still didn't come over, he couldn't help but urge him.

At this moment, there seemed to be some snake-shaped creature passing by under the cliff, and the silver-scaled thing shook his eyes.

His lips moved, "There seems to be something down here."

Fu Zhaozhao followed Zhang Quan's gaze and seemed to see something, frowning slightly.

However, the creature passed by in a flash, and no one knew where it went.

Seeing that there was no way to deal with the creature for the time being, Fu Zhaozhao asked Zhang Quan to come over quickly.

"It will be dark if you don't come here." Fu Zhaozhao said helplessly.

Only then did Zhang Quan force himself to stop looking at the bottom of the cliff and just stare at the road in front of him and walk slowly.

I don’t know how long I waited, but I finally arrived in front of the mine.

Zhang Quan broke off the wooden board in front of the mine, but it didn't move at all. It seemed that it had been specially locked to death, as if someone was afraid of someone entering.

When Fu Zhaozhao saw this, he asked him to stand aside.

Then he performed a demolition of wooden boards with his bare hands.

Zhang Quan was dumbfounded and watched helplessly as Fu Zhaozhao opened a hole for one person to enter and exit.

Seemingly in disbelief, he also looked at the broken wood.

Well...it's solid wood.

A feeling of awe welled up from the bottom of his heart. Just as Zhang Quan was about to say something, Fu Zhaozhao urged him to leave quickly. The brewing feeling immediately dissipated.

He laughed awkwardly, then bent down and entered the mine.

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It's extremely cold inside the mine, and I don't know where the wind comes from. It blows everywhere in the mine, and it always gives people a creepy feeling when it blows on them.

And this mine is connected in all directions, with entrances everywhere, and a particularly obvious main intersection. It looks like it is not specifically mining, but looking for something in the mountains in the name of mining.

Fu Zhaozhao seemed to be very familiar with this environment. After walking into the mine, he carefully took out the small incense burner and lit the Lingbao candle he bought in the coffin shop.

This Lingbao candle is the very strange incense that Zhang Quan used when he saw Fu Zhaozhao at his home.

Fu Zhaozhao carefully lit the candle, inserted it into the incense burner, and whispered a few incantations.

Immediately afterwards, the incense seemed to have a soul, floating towards a certain entrance of the mine.

Fu Zhaozhao said: "Follow this fragrant mist."

Zhang Quan nodded in response and followed step by step.

Drilling around in this mine, if I hadn't followed the fragrant mist, I would have been lost long ago.

While walking, Fu Zhaozhao seemed to hear the sound of something crawling in the mine.

(End of this chapter)