Yang Xiaobao's appearance made both Lao Ma and Rabbit Demon a little worried.
Yang Xiaobao said: "This guy Shi Ran is very thoughtful and deceitful. I'm afraid he will do something stupid."
Lao Ma snorted: "No matter what he does, if it falls into our hands, he will die!"
Yang Xiaobao shook his head and said, "Things shouldn't be that easy."
"But don't we have no way out now?" said the rabbit demon, "Whatever, let's find the south gate of the Hell Gate first."
"Yes, you are right, let's find the south gate of the Hell Gate first."
They didn't expect that the road into the mountains would be so difficult.
"Although our place is full of mountains, compared with this mountain, it's just a plain." The rabbit demon said with emotion.
Yang Xiaobao smiled.
The rabbit demon regards his hometown of Stone Town as his own home.
Tianze Mountain is not as high as the mountain here, nor is it as steep as the mountain here.
"Fortunately, the performance of this car is good, otherwise it would definitely fall apart." Lao Ma also said.
They had already entered the mountains by now.
After walking for half an hour, they saw no one or any residents.
"Are we going the wrong way?" Lao Ma asked.
Yang Xiaobao said: "Probably not, because we have all seen the road sign marked by the old man."
The rabbit demon said: "Master, why don't I go ahead and inquire about it."
This is an easy thing for it.
But Yang Xiaobao shook his head and rejected its request.
"Just stay by my side honestly. If you are taken away again, no one will be able to save you."
"oh."
The rabbit demon pouted and said nothing.
At this time, drizzle began to fall from the sky, and the entire mountain became foggy.
Yang Xiaobao turned on the car lights at this time.
After driving inside for a while, Lao Ma suddenly said: "Xiaobao, there is a person over there."
Yang Xiaobao stepped on the brakes and followed Lao Ma's fingers. There was indeed a person standing under a tree on the left.
Because it was in the fog, I couldn't see the other person's face clearly.
"I'll ask him." Lao Ma said, opening the door and getting out of the car.
But Yang Xiaobao grabbed him.
"Wait a moment."
"What's wrong?" Lao Ma asked.
"Don't you think it's strange that such a person suddenly appears in such a place and in such weather?"
Lao Ma was stunned for a moment and said: "It's nothing, maybe it's the villagers at the bottom of the mountain who came up the mountain."
"Then I'll go with you, Rabbit Demon, and you stay in the car." Yang Xiaobao warned.
"Oh." The rabbit demon answered honestly.
Yang Xiaobao and Lao Ma walked towards that person.
When he got to the side, Yang Xiaobao saw that it was an old man carrying a backpack.
The old man looked at them without moving.
Lao Ma coughed and asked, "Excuse me, do you know Beichen Village is up there?"
The old man babbled a few words, but Yang Xiaobao couldn't understand what he said.
The old horse smiled and said something in a chirpy voice.
The two of them started talking to each other one by one.
Finally, Lao Ma turned to Yang Xiaobao and said, "He said Beichen Village is inside."
"Oh, is he from this village?"
"No," said the old horse, "He comes from the mountain to collect herbs. Because it rained, he took shelter under the tree."
Yang Xiaobao nodded and said to Lao Ma: "Okay, let's go."
Then Yang Xiaobao said thank you to the old man, turned around and walked towards his car.
When he reached the car, he felt that the old man had been staring at him.
He turned around and saw that the old man was still standing under the tree, his figure becoming a little blurry.
"Xiaobao, what's wrong?" Lao Ma asked when he saw Yang Xiaobao turning to look at the old man.
Yang Xiaobao shook his head and said: "Nothing, let's go."
As he spoke, he opened the door and sat in the driver's seat.
He always felt that there was something strange about this old man, but he couldn't explain what was strange.
"Lao Ma, are you talking about their dialect?" Yang Xiaobao asked curiously.
Lao Ma said with a smile: "When I was young, I traveled all over the country and learned many local dialects. I didn't expect to use them here."
"It's really not bad." Yang Xiaobao said with a smile.
Sure enough, the old man was right. Half an hour later, they saw three words carved on a stone: Beichen Village.
"We're here! Just ahead is Beichen Village." Lao Ma said excitedly.
Yang Xiaobao nodded and said, "Finally we found Beichen Village."
Will the south gate of the Gate of Hell really be in this village?
When Yang Xiaobao was thinking this, the car had slowly driven into the village.
This is an ordinary mountain village.
However, the houses here are very shabby, and they are all small bungalows with yards, not the two-story buildings outside.
Shrouded in fog, Beichen Village looked lifeless.
He didn't feel angry at all.
"Well, won't everyone here move away?"
Seeing the situation in the village, Lao Ma asked.
"This is deep in the mountains, life must be very difficult, and it is possible to move away." The rabbit demon said.
"I just don't know if that Shi Ran will be here." Lao Ma said.
Yang Xiaobao said: "So, we must be careful, maybe we will encounter them later."
As he said that, he turned off the car and jumped out of the car.
The old horse and the rabbit demon also jumped out of the car.
Yang Xiaobao and Lao Ma each carried a backpack and started walking towards the village.
The village is backed by a mountain and is not too big, only three or four streets.
This street is not too long. If you stand at this end, you can see this end.
The houses in the village are clustered together, probably around fifty or sixty.
There is a yard at the entrance of the village. There is a crooked-neck tree planted on one side of the entrance, and there is an abandoned stone mill under the tree.
On the other side, a small piece of land is surrounded by a fence and planted with green onions.
When Yang Xiaobao saw this kind of onion, he immediately said: "There are still people living here."
"I'll knock on the door and ask."
Lao Ma said, raising his hand and knocking softly on the door.
There was a voice inside, mumbling something.
Sure enough, there was someone.
Lao Ma also chirped a few words in reply.
Not long after, I heard footsteps coming from inside.
Then there was a creak, the door opened, and an old man appeared in front of them.
The old man was mumbling something.
His tone sounded like he was asking something.
Lao Ma turned around and looked at Yang Xiaobao and said, "He is asking us where we come from and what we want to do."
Yang Xiaobao said: "Tell him that we are here for mountain climbing and we don't want to get lost. Let's see if we can spend the night here."
Lao Ma looked at Yang Xiaobao doubtfully.
However, he still muttered a few words to the old man.
The old man said oh, mumbled a few words, and Lao Ma asked a few more questions.