"Young doctor Dongsheng. If you lose your life because of me, my father will not be happy. I will go to Poison Mountain with you. I can't be selfish."
Gu Xia looked at me, blinked, and said sorry.
"Your father must love you very much. So, nothing can happen to us."
When I saw Gu Xia agreed, I breathed a sigh of relief.
I can convince her like this, which shows that she is a kind person.
"My father..."
Gu Xia just opened his mouth to speak.
Suddenly, tears fell like rain, and the whole person burst into tears.
She turned her head away so that no one could see her crying.
I suddenly understood that sometimes, growth is not a long process, but a matter of a moment.
My grandmother died.
The moment I faced Ma Xianzhi alone.
At that moment, my carefree youth ended and I transformed from a child into an adult.
Gu Xia's growth was completed the moment she touched her father's skull with her own hands.
Neither Long Youshui nor I bothered Gu Xia.
Just let her cry in peace.
The evil spirit in the cave gradually dissipated.
I searched the corner carefully again and asked, "Miss Gu, is that big centipede really raised by your father?"
Gu Xia cried loudly and vented her sorrow. She nodded and said, "It should be so. It must have been the big centipede that guided me to find my father."
"The cave is still very deep, and it will take a long time to find the giant centipede. Therefore, I don't recommend looking for the giant centipede now. We can try it when we return."
I thought for a while and said to Gu Xia.
"There's no need to look for it. The big centipede belongs to the mountains. It can lead me to my father, and it must be the guide that my father is thinking about. Just let it stay here. If I take it home, I won't be able to protect the ancient world.
My family will throw it into the alchemy furnace."
Gu Xia shook her head and said.
I wrapped the skull with a piece of clean white cloth, and the rest of the body was probably eaten by poisonous insects.
After all, the Guo family knows how to use poisonous insects like brain-eating insects.
Gu Xia hugged the skull and walked out with force.
When we returned to the entrance of the cave, the sky was already bright.
The birdsong in the mountains has been chirping non-stop.
I glanced outside the cave and felt a little depressed. It was going to be dawn soon and my mother probably wouldn't come to see me.
Gu Xia's condition deteriorated sharply, her face turned black, her appearance became haggard, and she became increasingly thin. She only ate one bite of dry food and no longer wanted to eat any more.
I poured a handful of the white sugar I brought with me to her and forced her to eat it with a commanding tone.
Let's keep going.
After walking for more than two hours, the sun rose as usual from the east.
A red sun shines on the mountains.
After climbing over the top of Wulong Mountain, the next step is to go down the mountain.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, we finally came down from the mountain.
Going further is Pingshan Mountain, and past it is Poison Mountain.
"Uncle, just send us here. If you go back, don't go over Wulong Mountain. Go from the east valley to the Chiyou Valley, and then take the east mountain range. Although the distance is longer, it still needs to be
It will be safer to walk for two more days, but it will be safer."
I looked at Long Youshui and said with some reluctance.
Long Youshui's eyes turned red, he glanced at me, then at Gu Xia, and said, "You must live well. Only by living can there be hope."
Gu Xia said: "Uncle Long, thank you for carrying me on my way."
According to the agreement made before.
Longyoushui returns to Camellia Cave from here.
Next, I will carry Gu Xia on my back and continue walking forward.
"If we find the little white snake successfully, both you and I will survive. You will recover quickly. If you endure it a little longer, the poison will be relieved soon."
I carried Gu Xia on my back and talked as I walked.
"Children who grew up in western Hunan have all heard the story of the Corpse King of Xiangxi. This Corpse King is very powerful. It is said that he will catch disobedient children and raise them as bugs."
I went on to say that it would not be so painful to distract Gu Xia.
"King of corpses? Capture disobedient children to raise voodoo. When I was a child, I heard that there were water monkeys in the water catching children. This must be adults to scare children."
Gu Xia frowned.
"No, the Corpse King is real. Some people say that the Corpse King is buried in Pingshan Mountain, and some say that he is buried in Poison Mountain. Some people say that corpse insects ran out of the Corpse King. There was a corpse exterminator who came here before.
Poisonous Mountain drives away corpses.”
I said.
I had always heard people mention Poison Mountain and Corpse King before.
This time, I walked here in person.
I was both scared and a little excited.
There is a feeling of meeting and hearing about people who have been around for many years.
Half an hour later, the whole picture of Pingshan and Poison Mountain appeared in front of us.
The two mountains run north-south.
However, a tricky scene emerged.
At the foot of the two mountains, extremely dense black fog appeared.
And this kind of black mist is very likely to contain miasma poison.
In some humid environments in the mountains, there are piles of fallen leaves and flowers, plus dead animals, which will form a miasma after they rot.
Miasma will carry miasma poison. Inhalation of miasma poison can cause vomiting and fainting in mild cases.
In severe cases, death will occur and the body will rot.
Among the miasmas, the peach blossom miasma is the most terrifying.
Someone once witnessed it with his own eyes. After the peach blossom miasma was formed, a bison ran into it.
When the peach blossom miasma dissipated, only a pile of cow skeletons remained, and the peach blossom miasma directly corroded the flesh and blood of the bison.
"Miss Gu, I didn't expect that we would encounter black mist miasma this season. We need to apply some herbal medicine on our hands and put a piece of dried Coptis chinensis in our hands."
I put Guxia down and took out the ointment.
Generally speaking, natural miasmas appear more frequently during the rainy seasons of June and July.
This solar term is extremely rare.
However, it also proves the weirdness of Poison Mountain from the side.
"Dongsheng Xiaolang, you must be very tired carrying me, the medicine box, and the luggage... I think it will get dark soon. Why don't you wait until dawn tomorrow, after the sun comes out, and the fog dissipates, and then go there
.”
Gu Xia suggested.
"No. There are still at least two hours until dark. If the sun comes out tomorrow and the black fog does not recede, it will waste time again. So, we must give it a try."
I am determined.
Before dark today, no matter what, we have to reach the foot of Dushan Mountain.
We applied ointment and sucked in dried coptis.
I thought about it and wrapped Gu Xia in a layer of transparent nylon.
I originally planned to use this as a raincoat.
"Little doctor, don't you need to wear a nylon raincoat?"
Gu Xia asked in surprise.
"No, the poisonous miasma shouldn't be able to corrode my skin." I said.
Everything is ready.
I carried Gu Xia on my back and walked forward.
The black mist filled the air and opened up, a bit shaky.
There is indeed a miasma.
Fortunately, it is not the most terrifying peach blossom miasma.
Walked for more than ten minutes.
"Kaka! Kaka! Kaka!"
A voice came from far away.
It sounds very dense and very fast.
This sound is like the sound made by scraping a stone with fingernails.
"Little doctor, I heard strange noises. Is it an illusion caused by inhaling miasma poison?"
Gu Xia asked.
"No, I heard it too. It seemed like someone was asking for help." I said.
When we passed through the black fog, a shocking scene came into view.