The summer in the mountains seems to have passed long ago, and it is already afternoon. Walking in the deep virgin forest, the dark tentacles of thousand-year-old trees interact in the air, making people feel the coolness of autumn.
The strange old man seemed a little unkind and ignored everyone. As he walked, he walked alone at the front.
The area of Wawu Mountain close to Mihundang is inaccessible, and Shangfen Village was abandoned a few years ago. Therefore, there are no roads in the deep jungle. We basically walked and opened roads in the bushes, and the process was very slow.
When we were inquiring about Shangfen Village at the foot of the mountain, someone warned us not to go there because there were many snakes in the forest, and people in nearby villages had been injured by them.
But after walking for most of the day, apart from being bitten all over our bodies by mosquitoes in the mountains, we didn't even see a single rabbit.
I was extremely tired, but no one suggested taking a rest, so I could only bite the bullet and move forward with the large group.
At this time, Xiangyu suddenly turned around and said to Zhang Jisheng: "No, all the mosquitoes are gathering on me... I have to stop and spray mosquito repellent on my clothes."
After hearing this, Zhang Jisheng said to take a break and drink some water.
I found a stone and sat down, picked up the kettle and drank a few sips. Looking at the primeval forest that covered the sky, I said to Zhang Jisheng: "If we can't find Shangfen Village before dark, then we can stay overnight.
It might be a little dangerous in the woods."
Suddenly, for some reason, everyone stared at me without saying a word. I felt that I was right in saying this. Just when I looked confused, Xiangyu pointed at my back.
I looked back and saw that there was nothing but weeds that had been trampled by us.
Everyone's faces were particularly ugly, and Xiangyu's mouth seemed to be trembling.
At this time, I suddenly felt a chill on my neck.
It seemed like there was some kind of creature hovering around my neck.
snake!
I reacted immediately.
Just when everyone was at a loss, the old man made a don't move gesture to me.
I stood there blankly, holding my breath, letting the coldness on my neck spread to my ears and hover around my head in various ways, for fear of disturbing it.
A "hissing" sound came to my ears.
When the snake came up, I quietly rolled my eyes and glanced up. A cold sweat suddenly broke out on my back. I felt dizzy and my heart suddenly jumped into my throat.
I saw two snake heads on my head. However, there was obviously only one snake crawling on my body, so why were there two snake heads?
Could it be that I met the legendary two-headed basilisk?
Moreover, judging from the corner of his eye, this should be a white snake.
The old man slowly moved in my direction, stopping every step he took for fear of being discovered by the white snake.
As he slowly approached me, I clearly felt that the two-headed white snake above my head was getting anxious.
The old man stopped about half a meter away from me. He raised the branch in his hand and quickly picked it up on the backpack behind me. In an instant, the coldness was gone.
My legs suddenly became weak, and I watched the silver-white tail disappear into the bushes, with cold sweat pouring down my head.
"Is it... gone?" Xiangyu looked at me, then at the old man, a little sadly, and asked in a low voice.
"Let's go," the old man said coldly and threw me a bottle of something.
I reached out my hand and caught it, then looked at him in confusion.
"This is tobacco oil. Apply a little on the branches. It will repel hundreds of insects." The old man explained indifferently.
Wang Zhishui came over, unscrewed the bottle in my hand, and said with a smile: "Old sir, if you have these good things in the future, please share them as soon as possible."
The old man snorted coldly, "If we can't find the village before dark and stay overnight in this jungle, there will be more dangers waiting for us. By then, this thing won't be able to save you." After he finished speaking, he also
Ignore us and walk straight into the depths of the jungle.
After hearing this, we all hurriedly smeared the branches in our hands with tobacco oil, then organized the things on hand and followed closely behind the old man.
At this time, I took advantage of the setting sun and saw a group of people on the top of the mountain to our right. It didn't look like a tourist group, but rather like they were looking for a deserted village. The mountains here were not high, and I was vaguely aware of them.
It can be distinguished that they appear to be several foreigners.
We walked windingly in the jungle for a long time, and the sky became darker every moment.
"Jisheng, look, is that dark place the Shangfen Village?" Xiangyu suddenly stopped and pointed to the valley bottom on one side and asked.
We followed the direction of Xiangyu's finger and found a small village.
The village was built on the bottom of the valley, which was a bit unexpected, as it would be dangerous during the rainy season.
"Xiao Xiangyu is different without glasses, her eyes are so sharp." Wang Zhishui looked at Xiangyu and said.
Along the way, he had become very familiar with us, chatting and laughing, and even gave Xiangyu a nickname.
Wang Zhishui, who is in his early forties, looks younger than his actual age in both mentality and appearance. I once asked Zhang Jisheng privately why Professor Wang was involved in this topic. Zhang Jisheng said that when he applied to the province to continue studying this topic
, the above arranged for him to participate in such a person, but in fact he was not familiar with Wang Zhishui and had only met a few times in school.
The ugly old man kept a straight face all the way, but now he finally said: "That's it." After saying that, he walked down the slope, and we hurriedly followed.
After descending into the valley, we discovered that the small village was wrapped in towering cliffs. The leafy crowns of the cliffs blocked most of the sun, causing the temperature in the valley to drop several degrees.
Even in the middle of summer, there is still a chill.
We found a stone tablet next to the entrance of the village on a flat land covered with grass. The three words "Shangfen Village" were engraved on the tablet.
Finally I found it. My legs felt like they were filled with lead, and I sat down on the platform of the stone monument.
I looked forward and saw ruins and desolation everywhere. Judging from the situation, the village must have been burned by fire.
"Sir," Zhang Jisheng took out a military kettle from his backpack, unscrewed the mouth of the bottle, and handed it to the ugly old man, "It's getting dark now. Should we rest in this deserted village for the night first, or go find a mysterious man?"
Soul letter entrance?"
The ugly old man took the kettle, drank some water, and faced the entrance of the village, but he was wearing sunglasses, so I couldn't see his expression: "Let's find a place to rest in the village for the night. As for finding the entrance to Mihuntang, it's still early.
It’s here.”
The ugly old man was very angry. After speaking, he threw the kettle to Professor Wang who happened to be next to him and walked towards the village.
Wang Zhishui waved to us and followed us into the village.
We exchanged a look and followed suit.
It was already approaching dusk, and we were at the bottom of a valley, so night came not long after entering the deserted village.
We found a house in the village that wasn't too badly burned, and set up a tent inside. The two days of hard work and traveling over the mountains made me sleepy as soon as I finished eating.