In the evening, I asked a girl to call Zhou Mei's dormitory, but Zhou Mei wasn't there. I guessed that she should be with Li Zhao at this time, so I said to Luo Xuan,"I'll create another chance for you. Cherish it.”
I immediately called Li Zhao." Minister Li, what are you busy with?”
Li Zhao seemed surprised." Min…Brother Min, I…I'm not busy with anything."”
I said,"Haha, where are you? I came to talk to you about something."”
"Good, good! I'm in Academic Building No. 4. I'll wait for you at the main entrance.”
I looked at my watch and said," We have one minute to get to Academic Building No. 4. Luo Xuan, hurry up!”
The three of us rushed over and hid under the bushes to wait for Li Zhao. After less than a minute, I guessed it right. Li Zhao and Zhou Mei were saying goodbye downstairs. The two of them were still flirting. Zhou Mei seemed a little impatient, but she still cooperated. As soon as they separated, I said to Luo Xuan,"Look, it's the girl beside Li Zhao. Don't get it wrong. Otherwise, such an opportunity would be hard to come by. Little Xian and I will go first. You seize the opportunity.”
I pulled Xiaoxian and quietly retreated to the main road. It was late at night, and Li Zhao was wearing glasses. He actually saw us from afar and came up to us." Brother Min, you're looking for me so late at night. Don't tell me you want to treat me to dinner."”
I didn't rush to deny it." Minister Li, I'll be the host today. I only brought a little one with me, you know. I only have one condition. When the three of us are drinking, turn off your phone. I know you're a busy man, you see…"
Li Zhao didn't say anything else. He took out his phone and turned it off in front of me." Brother Min instructed that as a younger brother, there's nothing that can't be done!”
I laughed out loud." Then let's eat something outside the school and talk while eating?”
"I'll listen to Brother Min," Li Zhao said.”
I said to Xiaoxian,"See, the demeanor of a general." Little Xian, you have to drink with our Minister Li today.”
"Minister Li, let's talk over the wine table."”
We found a hotpot restaurant. I bought two bottles of white wine and said,"Minister Li, in the past, our brothers also did something wrong. Don't take it to heart. I'll do it, you can do whatever you want!" After saying that, I drank it all.
As expected, in order to make his stance clear, Li Zhao also drank all of it. "How is it, Brother Min? Have you thought it through?"”
I said," Minister Li, I've thought it through long ago. We also made mistakes back then. Come, let's drink again for that year!”
I clinked glasses with him again. After Li Zhao finished drinking, he put down his glass and said,"Brother Min, I'm talking about our business. Do you want to work with your brother this time?”
I said,"Ah, what are you doing? I…I don't remember."
Li Zhao laughed out loud." Brother Min, you really know how to joke. Digging a grave, the one I found!"
I said,"You mean digging graves? Hahaha, there's no hurry. Let's drink first and talk about our past. Aiya, Minister Li, thinking about the past, I feel sorry for you…"
The whole night, we went back and forth. Li Zhao kept talking about digging graves, so I went off the topic. Little Xian also followed me and played a round-the-clock game. In less than one and a half bottles, Li Zhao's face turned red." Brother Min, we…our big business, really, I can't leave you, I can't leave you!”
I was puzzled. It's been two hours, why hasn't Luo Xuan called yet? It's so annoying for us to drag people here."Minister Li, you're a man of great deeds. Today, we brothers are here to apologize to you!”
We drank until the dormitory was about to close before Luo Xuan called. This phone call is really a savior. I'm afraid that if I drink any more, I'll start fighting with Li Zhao. The moment I picked it up, the person on the other end said,"Done!"
Upon hearing this, my foggy head suddenly perked up. However, I still said," Aiya, Minister Li, it's almost time to close the door. I…I've really done a lot today, really a lot…It's a pity that I didn't accompany you well. I'm so sorry. Brother, I'll drink with you another day. I'm really drunk! Young Master…let's go back. My relative is going to teach me a lesson when he sees how drunk I am today. Hahaha…Minister Li, don't take it to heart. Let's…let's continue drinking in the future! Lil 'Xian, help me up. Why…why are there so many people? You…Don't sway!"
Little Xian went to pay the bill and pulled me, who was pretending to be swaying, to bid farewell to the swaying Li Zhao. Li Zhao seemed to want to say something to me, so I pretended to faint. Little Xian pulled me to the rented house and it took me a long time to get rid of Li Zhao. I looked back and saw that he was still looking at me from afar, his body swaying.
"You…you go take care of Minister Li!" I shouted at Xiaoxian. I don't need it. I…can leave!”As she spoke, she pinched Xiaoxian's shoulder.
Little Xian also shouted loudly,"Brother Min, I'll send you off first. Walk steadily!"
I only let go of Xiaoxian's shoulder when I couldn't see Li Zhao at the corner. I took out my phone and called Luo Xuan." Xuan 'er, let's meet at the rental house!”
Luo Xuan seemed very excited." Brother Min, can I come back later? I also asked Xiao Li out. Hehe, half an hour, just half an hour!”
"Have you completed the task I gave you?" I laughed and scolded. Why did she start to not learn well now that she had enough?”
Luo Xuan said," I guarantee that I will complete the mission you gave me. I even managed to find out some other information. Seeing that I've completed it so well, I'll go out and play for a while. Consider it an additional reward, okay?"”
I said,"Okay, I'll give you an hour. Don't make me wait too long." I'll wait for you at the rental house. Remember to come back!"
I was worried that I would run into Li Zhao on the way, so I told Xiao Xian to buy some clean water. I returned to the rented house alone.
I lay on the bed and closed my eyes. I went through the process in my mind. There shouldn't be any problems. There shouldn't be any mistakes. This was just the beginning, and there was still a series of good shows to follow. It seemed that it was time to put on one show after another.
Little Xian came back and handed me a bottle of pure water. I gulped it down and immediately felt that my burning stomach was better. Xiaoxian rented some dishes and brought some melon seeds. We sat there and watched while munching on melon seeds, waiting for Luo Xuan to come back.
In less than an hour, Luo Xuan's vigorous footsteps could be heard from the corridor. As soon as he entered, he asked for a bottle of water and drank it all in one go. It seemed that this kid had said a lot tonight. I watched him finish all of this." Alright, alright, tell me about tonight's battle situation.”
Luo Xuan chuckled." Do you want to hear about me and Zhou Mei or Xiao Li?”
I glared at him." Nonsense! Of course it's Zhou Mei's!"
"Then I'll start from the moment I see her." I carried the flowers and my phone over. When I reached her side, I deliberately bumped into her.”
Xiaoxian and I found it interesting. What kind of conversation is this?
" Believe me," Luo Xuan said proudly." If I didn't bump into him, how could I talk to him?" If he directly went up and asked 'Beauty, are you free tonight?', it would be strange if he wasn't treated as a hooligan by others!”
Little Xian said,"Alright, stop bragging! Continue!"
Luo Xuan cleared her throat." I knocked her down. She was in so much pain. I definitely have to go up and apologize. Sigh, the flowers in my hand have worked. I helped her up and said," Oh, I'm sorry. I was too anxious. Are you okay?" Then, I took her to the hospital for a check-up. I knew my limits well. She was basically fine when we reached the laboratory building. I said,"Why don't we find a place to sit for a while? I should also formally apologize to you. This bouquet of flowers was originally intended to be given to a girl I've never seen before. Forget it, this is my fate. I'll give it to you as an apology!" Haha, she actually accepted it. When I saw that she had a plan, I sat down and chatted with her. I even put this coat on her.”
I coughed." Get to the point. I'm not interested in how you managed to catch up to her. I'll ask you a question and you answer it.”
Luo Xuan looked at me and nodded. She asked me for another cigarette." Brother Min, go ahead. I haven't smoked for a day. It's killing me!"”
I pointed at him." Did you find out? What's her relationship with Li Zhao?”
"That Li Zhao kid is chasing after him, and the two of them have already confirmed their relationship.”
"What did Li Zhao do?" I asked.
Luo Xuan said,"I don't know why. I guess it's to dig up this girl's ancestral grave." This was because the girl could tell that Li Zhao was pursuing her because she had told Li Zhao that the back mountain of her house was often haunted during a meal. She did not know if it was her great-grandfather or someone else who was buried on the mountain. Could it be that he had some unfulfilled wish? In the end, Li Zhao's interest was piqued and he said that he wanted to go take a look. He did not expect that he would spill the beans and say something like there might be treasure buried below. It would be better to dig it out and sell it for money. Now, Li Zhao was most likely trying to seal Zhou Mei's mouth and exchange her body for the location of the grave. Otherwise, this kid would have taken her to dig the grave long ago.”
I thought for a moment." Did Zhou Mei agree?”
Luo Xuan said," I'm thinking about it. After all, it's our ancestors 'grave. Who wouldn't consider such retribution?" However, who knew when he would agree?”
I said,"This tomb should be from the Qing Dynasty. We can't trace it back any further." Ancestral graves, hehe, this Li Zhao brat really dares to take risks. However, this method of cutting off all means of retreat was like him!”
Little Xian said,"Brother Min, you're amazing!" He didn't even look at the place and guessed that it was from the Qing Dynasty. Looks like we won't be returning empty-handed this time.”
"Brother Min, if you want to go, you have to do it as soon as possible. Zhou Mei said that every time they broke up, he would go to the cafeteria with a few people to ask for some juice and chat until the dormitory door was about to close.”
"How many people are there?" I asked.”
Luo Xuan said," Who knows? Wouldn't it be too obvious if I asked?"”
I said,"It seems that it's only a matter of time before Li Zhao takes down Zhou Mei. We have to hurry before them. If we don't do well, we might end up being a wedding dress for others."”
"Why don't we go tomorrow?" Luo Xuan asked.
"This is a little wrong, right?”
I said,"We're going tomorrow! He went to scout the area first. Luo Xuan, you completed your mission well today. The clothes are yours. Also, it seems that you haven't used the money I gave you yet. Return it to me!”
Luo Xuan panicked." Brother Min, I'm still chasing after Xiaoli. I haven't told you Xiaoli's story yet."”
Xiaoxian and I laughed. Go back and tell Little Xian. I have to look at the place again. I won't ask you for money. I'll give you some more.”
I sat in front of the desk and flipped through the map and Zhou Mei's house. Finally, I locked onto a place, Baiyang Village, Jiepai Town, Weiyuan County. This was the only place with mountains and rivers.
I closed the map and carefully recalled Luo Xuan's words. It seemed that Li Zhao wanted us to dig and not go himself. If anything happened, this kid could escape at any time and say that it had nothing to do with us. Maybe he's not sure if we know the place, so he's putting on a show for us? No! This kid probably did not have such a magical ability, so what he was waiting for was to convince Zhou Mei. Looks like I don't even have a week this time.
Actually, I could have chosen not to go. Perhaps it wouldn't be impossible to leave it to Li Zhao, but for some reason, I just didn't want him to get what he wanted. This time, I even planned everything. I asked myself, and finally told myself that it was to prevent my baby from being killed.
I probably drank a lot of alcohol. In addition, I had to scout the place the next day and run for nearly seven hours. I smoked a cigarette, washed up, and went to sleep. When he passed by Little Xian's house, he heard Luo Xuan exaggerating the results of the battle. I kicked the door with the washbasin and shouted,"I'm asleep, I'm asleep! They still had to travel tomorrow! Xuan 'er, you have to drive tomorrow. Go to bed early!”
Early the next morning, it started to drizzle outside. Even breathing outside the house was white. I tightened my collar." Let's take a taxi to get the car. Little and I will find a place to eat first. Luo Xuan, you go get the car and meet up at the place to eat.”
The rain seemed to be getting heavier, which affected my mood. While I was waiting for Luo Xuan in the bun shop, I guessed that it would be tough to travel today. Although there was enough time, I couldn't get rid of the cold.
Luo Xuan arrived very quickly. We ate three steamers of steamed buns before the chill in our bodies dissipated a little. In the car, we smoked one cigarette after another. The heater was also colder because the window was opened and turned off. In the end, after some discussion, we suggested that no one should smoke until we reached our destination. Only then did we warm up the car. In such a warm environment, I couldn't help but fall asleep again. It was as if the shaking of the car had brought me back to the small bed of my childhood…The car passed by several toll stations. I had an impression of it. I just woke up and fell asleep. Luo Xuan was chatting with Little Xian from time to time, and the topic was still the battle results from last night. When they passed by Bishan County in Chongqing, the rain started to get heavier. Luo Xuan had no choice but to slow down.
I looked at my watch. It had been three hours. I sat up." I'm looking for a place to eat. I'm hungry."”
Luo Xuan looked at me and said,"Boss, we're on the highway now. Wait a minute." Let's watch as we walk."
"Brother Min, it's raining so heavily. Do we have a chance to find it?" Xiaoxian asked.”
I thought for a moment." Don't worry, let's find a place to eat first.”
Then, I started playing with my phone in the car and sent a congratulatory message to all my relatives. Then, I was in a daze. After a long time, we saw a row of small restaurants. We randomly found one, ordered a few dishes, and asked for rice to eat. The dishes were not bad or delicious, but he ate a lot of them. After eating, we squatted at the door and smoked a cigarette before we started our journey again.
The rain was still falling, and Xiaoxian seemed to be worried." Brother Min, what should we do if the rain doesn't stop?”
I said,"I still have to go. I guess it should be in the suburbs. Jiepai Town is not big, so there should be mountains. I heard that there's a ghost there. It's probably because the location of the grave affects the feng shui. There was a type of feng shui called the inverted xiu, which was to place the grave in the opposite direction of the wind and water level. This way, the qi gathered was reversed. The grave was like a transit station, and all the qi was gathered in the old house at the foot of the mountain. There was only one result: the people living in the old houses lived longer. However, due to the forced change of qi, the feng shui was not harmonious, so there would be some strange sounds on the mountain. The people in the graves were generally not allowed to reincarnate!”
The two of them listened curiously." Does this count as the ancients sacrificing themselves for others?"
I said,"Not really. If he was from a rich family with many relatives, there would always be a few who were willing to sacrifice for their descendants." Our focus is on the old house. Behind the old house is the mountain. There should be a dam behind the old house. The water coming down from the mountain is the qi!”
Xiaoxian said,"What if it's a village?"”
I said,"That's even more perfect! That meant that it was really a big family back then, so it would be easier to find a place.”
Luo Xuan was excited again." You don't even need to go to a place to know Feng Shui by following Brother Min. You're amazing!" she roared.”
I said,"Don't praise me yet. "I think their feng shui has been destroyed because Zhou Mei's academic performance is not good. Logically speaking, there is no reason for her to not do well in her studies. She should at least pass. By the way, when you were chatting with her, did you think she was born not smart or was she not smart after birth?”
Luo Xuan thought for a moment." This…This should be because she's not smart after birth. That's because her thoughts are still clear and reasonable.”
I replied with an "oh" and closed my eyes to rest.
The car arrived at Neijiang at four in the afternoon. This city could be considered a big city. In the continuous mountainous area, there were houses looming. After a while, everything disappeared in the misty rain. I thought to myself, if I could come here with Sister Hua and exchange my Kobold's Gold for this house, I would be able to stay with her in this mountain that was close to a paradise for the rest of my life. How happy would that be! Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile. I miss Sis Hua again.
I looked at the mountains based on my senses. I'm looking for a place. I'm looking for Bai Yang Village according to Zhou Mei's address. I'm asking around and stopping and walking. The sky was getting dark. I suddenly realized why Li Zhao didn't dare to take action. He didn't have as perfect equipment as we did. It was just to let him bleed. He probably wouldn't even be able to fork out the fuel fee for renting a car all the way here. Then, his only way was to come back with Zhou Mei and find an opportunity to make a move. I couldn't help but laugh.
Before they arrived at Boyang Village, the rain had lessened, but it still hit their bodies from time to time, making them feel very uncomfortable. I asked Luo Xuan to fill up the car with gas and brought half a barrel of gasoline. When the sky was completely dark, we saw Bo Yang Village. I stood not far from the village entrance and looked at the terrain of the entire village. As I expected, there was a huge mountain behind me. The depth of the mountain was still a mountain. This village was located at the foot of the mountain. We left the main road and drove straight to the foot of the mountain. Sure enough, there was a ditch about one meter wide. Although it was filled with sand and rotten things, and even some plastic bags, it was indeed used to gather qi.
I told them,"It's on this mountain! We didn't pass by Jiepai Town along the way. Let's go to Jiepai Town to sleep. Luo Xuan, I'll have to trouble you. How are you?”
I could tell that Luo Xuan, who had been driving for seven hours, could fall asleep standing. However, for safety reasons, she couldn't park the car at the village entrance. Luo Xuan stood there, smoking non-stop. The rain kept flowing down his handsome face. After a long time, he threw away the cigarette butt and wiped the rain off his face. He looked at me firmly." Brother Min, I'm fine." Let's go!"
On the way, Luo Xuan drove very slowly. I knew that he was doing this for our safety. He was afraid that if he drove too fast and got distracted, three lives would be lost. This mountain road was no joke.
I sat next to him and said,"Xuan 'er, Xiaoxian and I will take a taxi tomorrow. You sleep for the day. Don't hurt your body."”
Luo Xuan yawned and lit a cigarette." Brother Min, you've underestimated me! I'm already here, just one step away from victory. How can I give up? I'll be fine after sleeping for a night.”
I patted his shoulder and lit a cigarette. After taking two puffs, I handed it to Xiao Xian in the back row. The depressing situation happened again. This was the last cigarette, and Luo Xuan had already finished all the Red Bull on the way. Finally, while I was on tenterhooks, the car entered Jiepai Town. We found a hotel, grabbed our clean clothes, and rushed into the room.
As I opened the door, I said to them,"Take a shower in 30 minutes, then eat. After dinner, go to bed quickly. Xiaoxian, ask the waiter to send a pack of cigarettes to each room!”
The two of them seemed to be very tired. They didn't even have the strength to talk. Am I not? I didn't even want to move. The heat spread throughout my body from time to time. I simply buried my head in the water. The feeling of coming out of the water with a splash was too good. At this moment, the waiter knocked on the door and said that the door next door wouldn't open no matter how hard he knocked. He couldn't send the cigarette in. I was shocked. I put on a towel and knocked on Xiaoxian's door. This kid came out dressed almost like me. We informed the reception to open the door and saw that Luo Xuan had already fallen asleep in the bathtub.
Xiaoxian and I were both angry and amused. We put the cigarettes on the table and took out 100 yuan to the waiter." Beauty, this isn't just a tip. We have a favor to ask of you." She had to add hot water to him every ten minutes. This person could not catch a cold. If you're done, I'll give you another 100 when you come back!”
The waiter took the money and left happily. I was also frozen like a monkey. I returned to the bathtub and lay down comfortably. I lit a cigarette. The fog mixed with smoke filled the surroundings. The previous displeasure seemed to be leaving my body bit by bit.
After a while, when I felt that my entire body was soaked in sweat, I jumped out and wrapped myself in a large towel again. I ran from my room to Little Xian's room and shouted for food. When Xiaoxian and I got dressed and went out, the waiter happened to come out of Luo Xuan's room. When he saw us, he smiled and said," Brother, I just finished adding water. He... is still asleep!"”
We nodded." How about this? If he wakes up later, you have to ask him to wait for me in the room. Let's go out for a meal!"
After that, there were a few bottles of beer and a few dishes. The food was quite refreshing. He did not know if the quality of the potatoes in Jiepai Town was very good, but the shredded potatoes were fried very crispy.
Xiaoxian seemed very pleased with himself." Luckily, you came to wake him up last night. Otherwise, he would have talked to me all night. He called Xiaoli a fairy!”
I smiled without saying a word. I called the waiter to order two more dishes and packed them for Luo Xuan to take back. We ate for an hour before the unhappiness in our minds dissipated. Back in the room, Luo Xuan was still in a half-asleep state. The waiter happily took the tip and left. I shouted for him to eat outside the bathroom, but there was still no movement inside. Little Xian was direct. He turned on the cold water and immediately heard screams and the sound of water splashing.
Luo Xuan wrapped herself in a large towel and came out trembling." Brother Min, I had a dream just now. I dreamed that there was a pair of eyes looking at us when we went to dig the grave last time. When we climbed over the swamp, countless hands wanted to pull us down! And…"
I looked at him and shouted," Can you eat your food first? You can dream in the bathtub when you have nothing to do. You're a genius!" If you have the ability, you can have this dream every day. We might even visit the old place again and you might even find a huge treasure!”
Luo Xuan wiped her hair and sat down to eat. I lit a cigarette and smoked. Actually, I understood in my heart that the plan this time was too fast, and the changes were too fast. There were too many uncertainties that I didn't think about carefully. It made Little Xian and Luo Xuan feel uncertain. They started to get nervous. This was not a good sign!
I muttered in my heart, but I said,"We have to leave before dawn tomorrow, but we'll take a taxi there. Xiaoxian, go to the headquarters and get your car. On the way, tell them you're going to visit relatives and sightsee. We've got to be there at six, and we've got to get there before anyone notices!”
Luo Xuan seemed to be hungry as she stuffed something into her mouth." Brother Min, do you think there's really a ghost on that mountain?" Oh, it's not a ghost. Maybe it's some unknown animal or something?”
I said,"What are you thinking about all day long? Why can't I control your mouth? I know my limits. You, eat!"
After saying that, I threw a pack of cigarettes on his table and turned to leave. Before closing the door, I told him,"Tomorrow, bring a change of clothes. The mountain might get dirty." If the rain stops tonight, the road up the mountain tomorrow will be difficult. We only have four hours.”
I lay on the bed and watched TV for a while before falling asleep. The next morning, Xiaoxian woke me up. Luo Xuan had actually finished packing before me, which surprised me.
I gave each of them a bottle of water and two pieces of bread as breakfast. Along the way, I tried my best to talk about the health of my so-called relatives and occasionally chatted with the driver.
When the car was about to enter Boyang Village, the sky began to brighten slightly. I looked at the small village that was gradually waking up from the silence in the distance. The smoke from several houses had already risen high. When they were about to reach the village entrance, Xiaoxian told the driver that he was afraid that the old man would say that we spent money to take a taxi, so he stopped and walked in. This reason was really wonderful. When the driver left, he also made an appointment with us to pick us up.
After the taxi disappeared, I stood at the foot of the mountain and looked at the mountain. The mountain was very wide, and the dense forest on the mountain gave people a sense of oppression. We picked a gentle slope and started climbing. As expected, the mountain road was not easy to walk on. There was mud everywhere. Xiaoxian and Luo Xuan simply took off their shoes and walked in front. I wasn't used to not wearing shoes, so I walked the slowest. We climbed for more than an hour, and the lush trees on the mountain quickly made us lose our way.
By the time I reacted, we had already walked into the depths of the forest. I was no longer sure if we were in the mountain behind Bai Yang Village or the mountain behind this mountain. I was a little annoyed, so I sat under a tree and said to them directly,"Brothers, we're lost! I'm depressed!"
Luo Xuan had never realized it. " Brother Min, I've always remembered. At least we won't get lost when we go back." But logically speaking, we shouldn't get lost on this mountain. We've always been walking in a straight line!”
When Luo Xuan heard that she was lost, she immediately said,""Don't tell me…we've really seen a ghost? I heard the old people say that this is what it's called again, a ghost playing with you!”
I didn't scold him. Instead, I smiled and said,"It's broad daylight. Do your ghosts have nothing to do and are wandering in the old forest?"”
I paused for a moment." Little Xian, you remember the way. Why don't we go back? At most, we'll have to do it all over again."
Little Xian said," Brother Min, I've liked to go into the woods since I was young. If we didn't go wrong, we should be halfway up the mountain now." According to your plan, you should be able to find that revolving qi grave now.”
My mind spun quickly as I summarized the current situation. If he retreated, the possibility of him coming up again today was basically not high. If Little Xian is right and we continue to search, we might be able to see the structure in front of us or discover something. However, I had to calm down first. I smiled and said,"Little Xian, take us with you for the time being. The place we're looking for shouldn't be far from here. Remember, find a flat slope. From an architectural point of view, there must be an open space to build a grave on the mountainside. This is to allow future generations to worship and also to buffer the evil aura. Right, there was one more thing. Find a small path, there must be a small path. If this was the grave of Zhou Mei's family, then there must be a small road nearby, a small road that led directly to the village.”
After that, I squatted on the ground and drank some water. After drinking it, I handed it to Luo Xuan. Luo Xuan took a sip and handed it to Xiaoxian. After resting for a while, we started climbing again. At this moment, the mud had already started to drill into his ankles, making him feel very uncomfortable. My ears were cold, but my body was hot and unbearable. In addition, my mood was a little heavy, so I didn't want to talk. I followed Xiaoxian up and down.
Soon, it was noon, but we didn't make any progress. Just as I was about to give up, Xiaoxian suddenly made a gesture to stop. Luo Xuan and I immediately hid behind a big tree. Then, Little Xian flashed and disappeared into the forest not far away. I counted in my heart. 1, 2, 3, 4…If I counted 200 and there was still no movement from Little Xian, then I would go. When I counted to 120, Little Xian came out from beside me and gave me a fright.
Little Xian was elated and smiled at us." Brother Min, I found a small path. There is indeed a small path, but it seems that if we step on it, we will leave footprints."”
We followed Little Xian and sure enough, a winding path appeared in front of us. Rather than calling it a small path, it was more like a path formed by flowing water after a long time. We walked along the edge of the path and stepped on the grass. Most of the grass was slippery with droplets of water, causing us to fall a few times and knock our knees, which was extremely painful. This forced us to be careful. However, after walking for almost an hour, the summit was right in front of us. We were almost exhausted, but we still didn't see the flat land that I mentioned. This made us feel depressed.
I sat on the ground and began to reflect. Was I wrong? However, the shape of this mountain could only be an inverted xiu. Xiaoxian seemed to have read my mind." Brother Min, is there more than one path?" If it was in our hometown, there would be at least three such paths!”
I said,"That's not right. Look at the rocks around here!”As I said that, I kicked away the weeds beside me, revealing fist-sized rocks. I continued," This is the water stairs. It's not for people to walk!”
"Could it be that someone walked for a long time and flattened the grave?" Luo Xuan asked. Or did the water flatten the grave?"
I said," Impossible, because this grave is not on the water steps, but next to the water steps. You can also understand it as burying the mountain by the water!”
"Brother Min, could we have made a mistake?" Xiaoxian asked. Perhaps these stones had always been here, or were they made by the farmers at the foot of the mountain?”
I said,"Turn over the stone under your feet and see if the small head is on top and the big head is down." This was to prevent these stones from being washed down the mountain. It was to protect their qi! Just from this path, I can determine that this was intentionally done by the ancients. Look at the moss on this rock. Do you think it's recent?”
Everyone fell silent. After a while, I stood up and said,"Let's go back and walk down this path. Take a closer look. Don't miss anything."”
I stood up and walked down the mountain. This time, I focused my attention and looked around carefully. This time, we gave up on the water stairs. Instead, we took a branch and walked into the surrounding bushes. After walking down the mountain for about 20 minutes, Xiaoxian and Luo Xuan shouted at different places, saying that they had found flat ground. I jumped over. That's right. There were two empty spaces less than three meters away from the water stairs. Behind me was a slope that was inclined at 45 degrees. I looked around. Where Little Xian was standing, there was a slightly taller country bumpkin with weeds growing on it. Xiaoxian also noticed it and said,""Min…Brother Min, is this the grave?”
"I don't know," I said."It just feels like it. Let's not waste time. Mark this place so that we can find it easier next time. Let's go down the mountain again!"
Little Xian moved a football-sized stone and placed it beside the water steps. We continued to walk down the mountain. After less than 10 minutes, I found a place that should be called a grave. Because the turf had obviously been processed, there were ashes from burning paper money, a broken plate near the hillside, and a tomb could be vaguely seen beside the mountain. Perhaps it was because it rained, so it was hard to tell if it was modern or ancient. We didn't bring any equipment.
I plucked the soil on the grave and dug a few times with my machete. I could tell that the soil on the grave had been buried several times. I immediately determined that if it hadn't been dug up and buried, then this grave had always been valued. Every year, people would come up to pay their respects. But the question was, why wasn't there a monument?
I drew the terrain and the tomb on the paper while asking Little Xian to mark it. We continued down the mountain and soon found two more flat areas, both marked. After two hours, we finally reached the foot of the mountain.
I looked at my watch. It was already past five in the afternoon. I said,"Let's go around. We don't have much time left. We must find the exit of the village. Remember, if you see anyone, hide!”
This detour seemed to have taken an hour. At this moment, we even felt that breathing was a kind of hardship. I had to draw coordinates along the way and make markings from time to time. By the time they reached the village entrance, the taxi had already been waiting for half an hour.
As soon as he saw us, the driver said,"I've been waiting for you for almost an hour. If I hadn't received the deposit, I would have left long ago!" You guys have affected my business for a day…"
Twenty minutes after the car drove out, the driver was still nagging non-stop. Little Xian could not help but say a few words. I quickly stopped him and said,"Hehe, Master, I'm too excited to see my relatives today." This place was so poor that we were really sad to see it, so we helped out with some housework. Look, our friend was so tired that he fell asleep. Alright, I'll give you another 100 yuan to make up for it!”
I don't know if it's because of the money or because the driver really felt that we were filial, but he stopped nagging at us. I meant to ask Luo Xuan to sleep and rest. Luo Xuan understood and fell asleep very quickly. I couldn't sleep. I silently counted the few slopes in my heart. We had discovered at least nine of them. It would be very difficult to choose one of them. Xiaoxian also went to sleep after a while.
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