Chapter 243 Shennongjia (12)
"Hey, why did this old lady walk straight ahead without waiting for us?" Zhou Lan asked doubtfully, "Maybe she wanted to get rid of us and ran away."
"It's impossible. Her granddaughter is still in Andrew's hands. Stop talking and follow her quickly," Chen Mo said, already walking forward quickly.
"Brother, this old lady has been to a ghost town, brought out blue skulls, and is able to live alone in the wilderness with a child. She must have some skills in her body. We should not underestimate her." I said.
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"Yes, Andrew did not hesitate to kidnap her granddaughter and ask her to take us into the mountain. He must have gone through a series of investigations beforehand and knew that this old lady was the only one who could find the ghost town." Chen Mo said.
The few of us were already walking very fast, but now we were afraid of being left behind by the old lady, so we sped up our pace, so we caught up with the old lady in a short while.
"Old man," Zhou Lan walked up to chat with the old lady as soon as he caught up with her: "This mountain road is too dark, I'm here to hold a light for you."
Unexpectedly, the old lady didn't even raise her head, just walking, without even the slightest change in the expression on her face.
Zhou Lan was rejected and felt a little embarrassed. He couldn't help but slow down and returned to the formation of Chen Mo and me.
"Do you think this old lady is mute? It seems that I haven't heard a single word from her since I met her."
"Don't talk nonsense, let's just follow the old man and walk forward. Accidents are easy to happen in the deep mountains, and we are in Shennongjia. Many strange and bizarre situations have happened in this place before that are difficult to explain with modern science, so we should be careful.
For the best, don’t think about what you have or don’t have.” I said to Zhou Lan.
I don't know if it was because he was bored or what, but Zhou Lan finally closed his mouth.
It was very difficult to walk on the mountain road at night, and the Shennongjia forest area was originally sparsely populated, so there were basically no roads in the forest. We had to shuttle through the jungle and bushes.
I probably walked for two or three hours. I can't tell the exact time. Anyway, it felt like it was a very long time. My body was soaked inside and out, even my underwear was soaked with sweat.
I was also extremely tired, my mouth was dry, and I felt like I couldn't hold on any longer.
"Chen Mo, I'm so tired. I have to sit down and rest for a while. Otherwise, if I keep going like this, I will die of exhaustion." I grabbed Chen Mo's back hem and said.
Chen Mo turned around and used the hernia lamp to shine a light on my face. He probably thought that my face looked ugly, so he quickly walked to the old lady at the front, grabbed the old lady and said, "Grandma, I
My friend can’t walk anymore, how about we take a break?”
"If you want to rest, don't take a while. Just sleep until tomorrow evening. This ghost town can only be found at night." The old lady finally spoke.
But what surprised us was that her voice was so hoarse that it made people feel uncomfortable all over. If I had to use one word to describe it, it would be rough.
After the old lady finished speaking, she ignored us and started walking forward alone.
I was already paralyzed in the grass. Seeing this situation, I had no choice but to stand up and walk forward bravely.
"Zhou Cang, hold on a little longer, I think it might be almost there." Chen Mo said to me.
"How do you know it's almost here? Have you been to this place before?" Zhou Lan caught up with Chen Mo and asked.
"No, but listen, the sound of the waterfall in the air is getting closer and closer. I think the old lady's destination may be this waterfall, and it is very likely that she relies on the sound of the waterfall to identify the direction." Chen Mo
replied.
We had been on our way and didn't notice the sound in the air. Now that we were reminded by Chen Mo, it seemed that we really felt that the waterfall was right next to us.
When I thought that I was almost reaching my destination, the fatigue in my body instantly dissipated a lot, and my feet seemed less sore.
However, the waterfall that felt so close finally appeared in front of us only after we walked for almost an hour.
"My mother, we are finally here. If I keep going like this, my legs may be broken." This time it was Zhou Lan's turn to sigh.
And I just collapsed on the ground. I was so tired that I didn't even want to say anything.
"Old lady, the waterfall is right in front of us. Where is the ghost town? Why haven't we seen even a shadow of a ghost?" Zhou Lan also sat on the ground and said loudly to the old lady standing in front of us.
His voice was mostly covered up by the sound of the huge waterfall, but it still reached the old lady's ears.
The old lady turned around suddenly and gave Zhou Lan a very sharp look.
Zhou Lan was instantly frightened by her glare. He turned his eyes elsewhere, not even daring to look at the old lady head-on.
"Grandma, where should we go next?" Chen Mo also glared at Zhou Lan, then walked up and asked the old lady respectfully.
"We'll go through this waterfall first." The old lady said, having already taken off her shoes and rolled up her trousers, ready to plunge into the water.
Seeing this, Zhou Lan and I stood up from the ground.
Nope.
I looked up at the waterfall.
This waterfall is not big, but it flows straight down from the top of the mountain. The mountain peak should be more than 500 meters tall, so the speed of the water is very high.
If one were to walk under the waterfall, not to mention how slippery the rocks in the stream are, the speed of the water flow alone would wash away all of us until only a pair of bones were left.
Chen Mo also grabbed the old lady's arm, and then said: "Grandma, you see the impact of the waterfall is so strong, it is very dangerous for us to walk under the waterfall like this."
The old lady raised her head and looked at Chen Mo. She didn't say anything, she just broke away from Chen Mo's hand and walked forward on her own.
Seeing this, the three of us reluctantly followed the old lady into the stream.
"We can't take off our shoes. With the protection of shoes, at least they can prevent slipping. We have never lived here and are not as good as the old lady." Zhou Lan stopped me who was about to imitate the old lady in taking off my shoes.
In this way, the three of us followed the old lady in full gear. It didn't take long before our bodies were soaked by the water splashed by the waterfall into the stream.
At this time, the old lady who had been walking in front of us suddenly stopped and turned around to look at us.
Chapter completed!