In fact, he is very willing to settle for the status quo, receive medical treatment, get together with friends, and occasionally see Xiao He when he is free, and then go back to the village to see Sister Lan. The boy will be very happy every day.
But this kind of life was a little too pleasant after all, and Xu Yan felt unworthy of it.
After all, he still wants to become a master, and he still needs to go to the provincial capital to meet the senior Taoist to learn the truth about his life experience, and then pursue the truth.
Finally, Xu Yan went to school to visit Xia Xiaohe, played with her for a day and two nights over the weekend, and then returned to the village to stay for a few days to accompany Mo Xiaolan.
After that, Xu Yan made arrangements and made preparations, and rushed back to Niu Jingang and others.
"I knew you would go!" Niu Jingang went out this time and successfully sold off the scraps of natural and earthly treasures, and even brought the equipment back along the way.
Xu Yan sighed secretly and smiled: "I don't even know I'm going back, how did you know?"
"Haha, maybe it's because I think you are still very adventurous at heart!" Niu Jingang laughed, "What's more, it's a hundred thousand mountains. It's really curious, isn't it?"
Xu Yan couldn't refute, after all, he was really curious.
Since we were going, there was no need to delay. Everyone quickly prepared and set off directly.
There was an episode, Xu Yan struggled a lot before leaving, and finally took Fu Dongliu with him.
Fatty and Lin Xiao were heartbroken. Of course they also wanted to go hunting for treasures, but they were rejected, which made them very sad.
The Niu family brothers and sisters are quite curious about Dongliu. Although they don't know much about it, they know that since Xu Yan is taking him with him, they must have considered taking him with him.
A group of people traveled thousands of miles and arrived at the border of Yunzhou.
"The date agreed with the people in Shirenzhai is the day after tomorrow. Let's find a place to stay and rest first."
After leaving the nearby county town, several people carried their luggage and hiked across the mountains.
The terrain of Yunzhou is dominated by mountains, with mountains everywhere.
Even though we are not really close to Shiwandashan yet, we are still surrounded by dense forests.
Basically, except for gathering places such as county towns, there are no major roads anywhere else.
Xu Yan observed the environment here all the way and understood why evil things were everywhere.
To put it simply, the mountains are high, the forests are dense, and the terrain is strange. Although it is not full of miasma and wild beasts, these steep mountains and forests always give people the feeling of spreading their teeth and claws.
The same is obviously true for the surrounding land. Nature seems to be arbitrarily creating mountainous and forested terrain in Yunzhou. There are no beautiful mountains and clear waters, only rugged mountains and dense forests.
Heading to the remote village at the designated location, Xu Yan observed along the way.
Before he even got close to the Shiwanda Mountain, he actually discovered that the earth energy on many mountain tops was gathering together, forming a vaguely formed posture.
Although under normal circumstances it would take a long time for these earth energies to truly take shape, perhaps decades or hundreds of years, it is not surprising that such an environment would spawn some special poisonous insects.
"There are actually two kinds of evil things in Yunzhou."
Along the way, Fu Dongliu was always polite and cheerful, and got along well with everyone in the team. Thanks to his extensive knowledge, he never stopped talking.
"Apart from the poisonous insects raised naturally that grow into evil insects, there are also those raised artificially."
"Actually, many people have heard of this, which is the legendary cultivation of gu."
"The local environment is like this. People are forced to live under the pressure of mountains and rivers, so they can only make a living under existing conditions. Over time, they respect the mountains and forests, and regard poisonous insects as gifts from the mountains and forests, which can be regarded as beliefs."
The Niu family brothers and sisters also heard a little bit about this, but after all, they had never been here often and didn't know much about it, so they listened very carefully.
"If you can speak, just speak more!" Seeing him stop and wait for a reaction, Xu Yan urged with a smile.
Fu Dongliu became energetic and continued to talk.
"It is said that people who depend on the mountains depend on the water. The same applies to the people here in Yunzhou. I am not talking about the people outside the mountains, but the people who have been in the mountains for generations."
"They worship and respect the mountains and forests. When they get sick or have difficulties, they always try to seek solutions from the mountains and forests."
"It took a long time to give birth to the inheritance of cultivating gu. To put it bluntly, it was actually supposed to be used to treat diseases. It is probably a bit similar to our Chinese herbal medicine for treating diseases?"
Xu Yan nodded when he heard the words, which made sense.
It is said that Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs. The ancient ancestors in the Central Plains were in a similar situation to the Yunzhou people, so they tried herbal medicines. They were passed down and collected from the hands of witches, and gradually there were witch doctors, and then gradually formed Chinese medicine.
Maybe to the natives of Yunzhou, various poisonous insects are more vivid than herbs, right?
After all, they must also be using herbal medicine and taking advantage of the large number of poisonous insects unique to this place.
"First, we use poisonous insects to treat diseases, and then gradually we turn into cultivating poisonous insects, and then we turn into cultivating poisonous insects."
"After becoming a Gu insect, it has many uses, but somehow it has gradually become harmful to people?"
Niu Jingang laughed when he heard this and said, "I heard that in this world, the methods that harm people always last longer than the methods that save them."
"Because not everyone has the heart and ability to save others, but who has never had the thought of harming others in their entire life?"
Fu Dongliu was startled when he heard this and waved his hands: "Brother Niu, you are talking about the evil nature of human nature. I don't agree with it!"
"But I do agree that methods of harming people are spread longer because they are more covert and often simpler."
"Methods to save people are often much more complicated."
"It's like using Chinese medicine to save people. There are too many things to learn, but if you want to harm people, it's easy. Just give some medicine randomly and you'll probably cause problems."
"Ah, it makes sense!" Niu Jinjiang nodded repeatedly and couldn't help but feel closer to Fu Dongliu.
Xu Yan couldn't help but give a thumbs up, feeling that although the topic was small, the truth was significant.
Fu Dongliu chuckled, finally regaining some sense of accomplishment and continued talking.
"Anyway, over time, they turned small poisonous insects into big poisonous insects. They even specially looked for big poisonous insects to cultivate. As time went by, evil bugs began to appear."
"I heard that the Yunzhou people in the mountains still control Gu insects to this day. We should be careful when we go in!"
"No!" Niu Jinjiang said with a smile: "We have been here once, and some of the local people we met are not that different from outsiders, so there is no need to be so exaggerated."
Fu Dongliu shook his head and did not refute, obviously worried about this matter.
The group finally arrived at their destination. It was indeed a remote village, and the small population seemed a bit deserted and depressing.
"Did you stay here last time?" Xu Yan asked curiously.
"No!" Niu Jinjiang went to talk to someone, Honglian shook his head and said: "Last time, we went in from the outside, and the journey was longer."
"After all, the goal last time was not the Shiwanshan Mountain, but a treasured ancient tomb nearby."
Xu Yan suddenly realized and asked curiously: "The Shiren Village you met before, are they from Yunzhou?"
"Probably not, after all, there is no village in Yunzhou." Honglian recalled, "They know more about this place, but they don't seem to be particularly familiar with it."
"I guess he lives somewhere near Yunzhou? He doesn't seem to have been here."
Xu Yan couldn't help but frown, thought for a while and said doubtfully: "Since you went in once last time, why don't you go in the same way this time? Also, don't you remember the route?"
"Doctor Xu, who can't remember!" The third child came over and said, "Because there is no way to go over there. The people in Shiren Village have a weird method. They can ask for directions with blood. This is how they got in."
"When we came back, we relied on the markers along the way to get out again, but the plants here grew too fast. We only stayed in Li for three days, and when we came out, we could hardly find the markers."
"What the Shi family means this time is that since we have already entered the Shiwanda Mountain, we might as well cross into Yunzhou and enter again. In fact, the road is easier, but the danger is inside."
Xu Yan nodded and understood.
To put it bluntly, last time they were all brave enough. This time they were going to the same place as last time, but they were just preparing to take an easier road.
In this case, there should be no problem. After all, the Shi family in Shiren Village should not have any hostility at the moment, and it should be a carefully selected route.
Niu Jingang negotiated the price with the people in the village and came back with bared teeth.
"The mountain people like Mader are very evil-hearted and have very weird tempers. They are unwilling to accept us and keep raising prices."
"It took a lot of money to negotiate, and the price is enough to stay in a big hotel outside."
"Haha, money is not as important as life!" Fu Dongliu laughed, "We have to live in the wild and there is no way to rest, and we may be attacked by poisonous insects at any time. How dangerous it is!"
"That's right!" Niu Jinjiang also laughed, "Let's go in. At least there is a place to live here with hot water. When the Shi family comes in two days, we can dare to live in the wild here!"