Volume 7: Ma Mingfeng Xiaoxiao, The Boy Raises His Sword Chapter 289 Tangling Night Rain No Return
Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu left Tangling Inn and walked forward for half a day before arriving at the mountain pass.
At this time, the ancient road has disappeared, and there is a flat official road under your feet.
Nowadays, wars continue. The official roads originally built by the Jin Dynasty extended in all directions, but they could not withstand the troubles. Within a few years, the official roads were almost destroyed by wars and natural disasters. In many places, the roads were blocked and it was impossible to pass, so people simply abandoned the official roads. , take more ancient roads that no one usually visits.
Although the ancient road is old, there are few people walking it, and it is difficult for large groups of soldiers and horses to pass, but it has been preserved in these troubled times.
However, according to experience, the closer to a big city, the more complete the official roads are and the better they are repaired.
Seeing that the official road in front of him was flat and very wide, Su Ling vaguely felt that there should be a large city not far ahead. Looking at the way the official road stretched out in all directions, the size of the city should be considerable.
Su Ling calculated the time. It had been six days since they left Old Zhang City, bypassed Shen Jizhou's military blockade, crossed the Zhang River and Ba River, and headed north.
The journey was non-stop. Sometimes, in order to rush on the road, I would miss the end of my stay, so I would simply find a grass hut in the wilderness to stay in the woods for one night, and then get up again early the next morning.
After rushing with such intensity, Su Ling felt that he was not far from Bohai City.
Looking at the posture of this officialdom, is it possible that the economic, political, and military center of Shen Jizhou's power is in front of him, and is also the largest city under his jurisdiction - Bohai City?
Su Ling was not sure, so he discussed with Xiao Cangshu that if he met any pedestrians passing by, he must ask to see how far it was from Bohai City.
Just as he was talking, he saw two forks in front of him, one going north and one going east.
In the middle of the fork in the road is an open space, with a dead tree standing on the open space.
The dead tree must have existed in this world for many years. Although it is now dead, the trunk and branches have been weathered and eroded for countless years. Only a main trunk and two large branches are left standing there. It looks desolate and vicissitudes of life.
Coincidentally, under the dead tree, there was an old man with white hair and beard, sitting on a small wooden pole, closing his eyes and meditating.
There were very few pedestrians here, so no one bothered the old man. He closed his eyes and took a nap, looking quite content with himself.
Su Ling and Xiao Cang looked at each other, then they both got off their horses and walked towards the old man.
About a few feet away from the old man, the old man had already opened his eyes. He thought he was awakened by the sound of the two horses' hooves.
The old man's eyes were dim and cloudy. He looked at the two of them hard and realized that they were two teenagers approaching, one was slightly older and the other was a few years younger.
Su Ling and Xiao Canshu quickly greeted each other and said, "Old man, I feel sorry for disturbing your rest..."
The old man waved his withered hand and said in an old voice: "Young man, come over to me, what's the matter?"
Xiao Cangshu hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Young man and my eldest brother walked all the way from Tangling Mountain in front, over mountains and ridges, and walked for most of a day before we got out of there. Seeing how impressive this official road is, I think there is one not far away. Big City, I don’t know which big city it is, and how long it is from here to Bohai City, please let me know..."
After listening to Xiao Cangshu's words, the old man looked Xiao Cangshu and Su Ling up and down, and then said with some disbelief: "Young man, I saw that you two were wearing Zhou Zheng, and they looked fair and clean. , but why don’t you tell the truth and use lies to deceive this bad old man like me?”
Xiao Cangshu and Su Ling looked at each other, wondering why the old man said that. Xiao Cangshu was about to ask again, but Su Ling smiled at the old man and said: "I really have a sharp eye, how do you know that I am with you?"
Did my little brother lie to you?"
The old man looked proud that his lie had been exposed. He glanced at Su Ling with his cloudy eyes, smiled hoarsely, waved his hands and said, "Young man, I have eaten more salt than you have ever eaten.
, the bridge that the old man walked over is better than
You have traveled a lot, how can you hide this trick from me? It is nothing more than bragging and bluffing. If others listen, they will think that you have some skills, and no one will dare to take your ideas anymore. No.
You dare to rob money, right?
?No wonder, in today’s troubled times, there are still people who steal money in public in the bustling streets, not to mention the official system where no one is around..."
Just when Su Ling was about to speak, the old man waved his hand again and said: "However, you two are too careful. Look, besides this bad old man like me, is there anyone else around here? The old man is swaying when he walks. How?
What if I robbed your property and harmed your lives? It’s really unnecessary.”
Xiao Cangshu felt that the old man must have misunderstood somewhere, and wanted to explain, but was secretly held back by Su Ling.
Su Ling pretended to be exposed, nodded repeatedly and said: "The old man is indeed very knowledgeable. We were afraid of being robbed, so that's why we said this, but I don't know how the old man could tell at a glance that we were lying?
"
The old man smiled faintly and said, "You just said that you came here all the way from Tangling. I knew you were lying to me."
Su Ling wondered: "We said we came from Tangling, is there anything wrong..."
The old man smiled hoarsely again, then looked at Su Ling with squinted eyes, and said slowly: "Of course you know why, so why bother asking me... That's all, I can't stay here alone.
It’s quite boring. Now you two finally come to me to ask for directions. I just treat it as someone talking to me to relieve your boredom..."
As he spoke, the old man's voice became a little louder, and a hint of mystery appeared on his old face: "Then where is Tangling? The mountains are deep and the fog is thick. When it comes to fog, it will start to fog without warning.
The fog has lingered in the mountains for more than ten days, and there is no way out..."
Su Ling's heart moved. He did encounter heavy fog when he was in Tangling, but as soon as the sun came out and the sun came out, the fog dispersed. It didn't dissipate in more than ten days as the old man said.
The old man added: "This mountain is deep and foggy, which is second to none. I would like to ask you, when did you enter Tangling..."
Xiao Cangshu took over and said: "Yesterday evening, we entered Tangling and stayed in a mountain inn for one night. We got up early this morning and walked for most of the day before we got here..."
The old man snorted, looked at Xiao Cangshu angrily and said: "Young man, you still lied to me... Your brother has admitted it, but you still say this..."
Just as Xiao Cangshu wanted to defend himself, the old man's voice became louder and said, "Let me ask you, did it rain heavily last night, almost all night long..."
"Not bad..." Su Ling and Xiao Cang said hurriedly.
"Isn't that the end of the story... Don't you know that there is no way back when it rains at night in Tangling? How dare you say that you were in Tangling when it rained last night!" The old man said word by word.
Su Ling's heart trembled, and she asked calmly: "May I ask the old man, what does it mean that there is no way back in the rainy night in Tangling?"
The old man glanced at Su Ling and seemed to think that he didn't know the meaning of this sentence. After a while, he said: "You don't know what the meaning of this Tangling night rain is no return? Aren't you from the Bohai area?
..."
Su Ling was afraid that Xiao Cangshu would lose his temper, so he hurriedly said: "Old man, we are foreigners who came to Bohai City to find relatives."
When the old man heard this, he believed it. He pulled the small wooden stick under his body towards the two of them, and said seriously: "Since you really don't know, then I will tell you... this
Tangling is not an ordinary place, the yin energy is too strong...especially at night, the yin energy is even heavier."
One sentence made Xiao Cangshu turn pale and his breathing became rapid.
Lidya Su didn't react at all.
Xiao Cangshu was an ancient man after all, and he believed deeply in the theory of gods and ghosts. Hearing what the old man said would naturally make him afraid.
But at heart, Su Ling is a good young man of the new era. He never believes in ghosts in the world, so naturally he won't have much reaction.
Su Ling smiled and said: "How do I know that Tangling is so sinister? Judging from your age, you are not someone who can enter Tangling Mountain..." The old man nodded, still looking serious.
He said: "Of course I have never gone in now, but when I was young, I not only went in, but also saw it. The yin energy in Tangling is indeed very strong. You're welcome.
He said that there is a ghost in Tangling...I saw that ghost with my own eyes..."
Xiao Cangshu turned pale and could not speak a word.
Su Ling still smiled lightly and said: "Since I have seen that ghost, I wonder how many ghosts there are and what do they look like?"
When the old man heard this, he lowered his voice and said: "Two! One female ghost, one male ghost..."
The old man said without any hesitation.
Su Ling's heart moved and she was about to speak.
The old man added: "Maybe when I was about the same age as your little brother, it was also a rainy night. The adults at home and I missed the time to come back. Coupled with the heavy fog, we were trapped in Tangling. It was really
I saw the ghost in Tangling, a female ghost, wearing the skin of a beautiful and charming woman. On the surface, she was slutty and coquettish, but in fact
Then it sucks the man's yang energy... A male ghost, although he is wearing a human skin, there is no trace of blood on his face, with blue eyes and purple lips, like a dead person... The most conspicuous thing is that he has a bandage on his head.
I picked up a bright red crabapple flower dyed with human blood... This male ghost is an evil ghost that eats human blood..."
When Xiao Canshu heard this, he took a few steps back and looked at Lidya Su in surprise.
Su Ling shook her head slightly at him, and then said calmly: "Old man, how come you know so well how these two ghosts, a man and a woman, can harm people?"
The old man said sternly: "I'm not lying to you... I saw that with my own eyes. Our brothers and uncles who were traveling with us were all seduced by the female ghost and sucked the yang energy, and their dead bodies were also sucked by the male ghost.
The ghost sucked up the blood... I was so young at the time that I fainted from fear. I thought it was because the male ghost and female ghost had eaten enough that they left... When I woke up, my
My brothers and uncles are all gone, and I can’t even find their bodies..."
Xiao Cangshu suddenly remembered that he discovered in the Tangling Inn this morning that all those people last night were missing.
In my heart, I believed what the old man said even more, and looked at Su Ling with a horrified expression.
Su Ling thought to himself, this old man must be extraordinary. The so-called female ghosts and male ghosts he described, aren't they Yin Shiniang and that little Liuzi? Doesn't he know what happened last night?
Su Ling said calmly: "Old man, even if there are ghosts, it happened many years ago. Besides, my little brother and I will not be so unlucky, but we will meet them...
..”
Hearing this, the old man shook his head and waved his hands and said, "No, no, no! Didn't I just say that there is no way back in the rainy night in Tangling? I am usually fine, and I may not encounter the ghosts in Tangling, but this time
For many years, whenever it rains in Tangling
, Tangling Mountain is absolutely out of bounds, because the male and female ghosts will show up on rainy days to harm people... For so many years, they have been harmed by the ghosts that appear when it rains at night in Tangling Mountain.
There are no less than thirty or forty lives left..."
This sentence greatly exceeded Su Ling's expectations. Su Ling couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "Why are there so many..."
The old man nodded and said, "Isn't that right... That's it. All the people living near Tangling have moved away, so even though this place is an official road, it is quite desolate and sparsely populated."
As he spoke, he raised his head and said: "Young man, there is no way back from the rainy night in Tangling. It rained hard and the wind was strong last night. You said you came from Tangling. If you are not lying, what are you..."
Xiao Cangshu's face was full of astonishment and horror, and he said in a trembling voice: "But, isn't there a Tangling Inn in Tangling..."
The old man looked puzzled and said: "In Tangling, there used to be a post station set up by officials, called Tangling Post. But later, because it was haunted, not many people dared to enter Tangling. The post officials ran and escaped.
If they escape, then Tangling Inn will be abandoned...I have heard of Tangling Inn...but I have never heard of any other Tangling Inn..."