After removing the tiger's leg, everyone prepared to continue their journey. Niu Zheng then remembered the question he wanted to ask,""Third Bro, why do I feel like you've suddenly become familiar with the road?”"Haha!" Murong Yao smiled." I just have a feeling that we are still in the process of verifying it. If we continue to rush forward, the answer will be out soon!"”
Under Murong Yao's guidance, the group passed through another three forks. Murong Yao pointed ahead and said,""If I'm not wrong, there's a lake ahead!”
Facing this fraud, the other two were skeptical. Walking out of the valley, what appeared in front of everyone was a rippling blue lake. The lake water was clear and transparent.
Looking at the two of them in a daze, Murong Yao urged,""Hurry up and leave. We'll camp here tonight and find a place to avoid the wind. It's best if it's a cave.”
Niu Zheng looked at Murong Yao and said three words,""I'm convinced!"
Murong Yao ignored Niu Zheng's dazed expression and said,""Guoning, go pick up some dry firewood. We need to light a bonfire at night.”He turned around and said to Niu Zheng," Don't stay here. It's getting dark. Let's find a place to stay first. We'll talk about the rest after dinner!"”
The three of them went to work separately. Niu Zheng found a cave. The cave was not deep, but it was enough for the three of them to live in. There was a flat ground in front of the cave that was suitable for a bonfire. The cave was high enough to see the lake below. Wei Guoning brought over a big bundle of firewood, enough for one night. Murong Yao lit the fire and prepared to boil water. Niu Zheng cut the meat of the tiger leg into strips, coated them with salt, and put them on the branches to roast over the fire. After a while, a fragrance wafted out. Murong Yao was already hungry. When he saw the meat cooked, he grabbed it and ate it. He looked at the two curious babies staring at him as they ate. He ignored them and only cared about eating his fill first.
After eating their fill, Murong Yao smiled at the two of them and said,""Are you full?"
The two of them nodded.
Murong Yao looked at the surface of the lake. This looks like a place!"
"Where?"
"Three Family Village!"
The two of them did not understand how the Three Family Village and the Rebirth Valley were connected.
After a while, Niu Zheng slapped his thigh. The pond in our Sanjia Village is also as round as this lake!”Niu Zheng couldn't continue.
"You're right about one thing, but you still don't understand. Think about the streets of our Three Family Village. It wasn't that there weren't any straight streets in the east or west. Some roads turned into dead ends. Many roads didn't have a fixed direction. Some roads turned to the north from the east, and some turned to the east from the west. Was there anything similar to our drilling in the ravine today?”
"You noticed it long ago?"
"No, during the last break in the afternoon, I re-examined the path we took and felt that it was a little familiar. He couldn't remember. I've been trying to verify the rest of the journey, and the answer to my question is this lake. Heaven rewards those who work hard. Our efforts have touched the heavens, which is why we have this result. I think the valley entrance we came from should be the same as the west entrance of Three Family Village. We took a detour in the middle and took many detours. We walked nearly 50 to 60 miles today. Actually, if we took a shortcut, we should be able to reach it in a dozen miles!”
At this moment, the two of them suddenly realized that the next question came again. How could the structure of Three Family Village be similar to that of the Rebirth Valley?
Murong Yao thought about it and said," The mountains here will not change, so there will be no answer here. The answer can only be found in Three Family Village. I reckon that once this secret is discovered, it will not be small. The two of you remember this. When you go back this time, other than the three adults at home, you are not allowed to tell anyone else. If you want to tell anyone, let them."”
Niu Zheng and Wei Guoning nodded.
"Actually, I just thought of something else. The animals in the Rebirth Valley can't enter from the outside and can't leave from the inside. In that case, the tiger we encountered today can't be the only one in the valley. We have to be more vigilant tonight. We can't put out the bonfire. The three of us have to take turns on night duty. Guoning, you'll be in the first shift, and I'll be in the second shift.”
Everyone agreed.
"What should we do tomorrow?" Niu Zheng asked.”
"We'll talk about it tomorrow. Sleep first!"
It was a peaceful night. In the morning, the mist shrouded the lake. This place was isolated from the world, and the surroundings were so quiet that there was not a single sound. Murong Yao had been on the midnight shift last night and was still sleeping. In fact, the three of them did not sleep well last night. They slept under the blanket and felt extremely hot. Murong Yao's entire body was itchy, especially his back. When he was on duty at night, he was like a bear rubbing against a rock. In the morning, he burrowed under the blanket and slept in. It was rare for him to sleep in. Niu Zheng knew the reason and said," A tiger bone soaked in wine can cure rheumatism. We ate so much tiger meat at night. Tiger meat is a great tonic. We are young and strong, so our bodies are hot. Of course, it's hard to endure, but we'll be fine after we get through it."”The two of them were talking.
Suddenly, Wei Guoning exclaimed from outside the cave,""Come and see what that is!"
Niu Zheng was the first to get out. Murong Yao also crawled out from his sleep. When he walked to the entrance of the cave, everyone was stunned.
On the other side of the lake was a large open space which was covered with grass. A group of people were fighting on the open space. They were not wearing modern clothes. They were all holding knives and spears. Some were escaping while others were chasing after them. Among those escaping, there were many commoners, including men, women, old and young. Those who had weapons were all wearing red clothes. There were not many of them in red clothes. They were constantly blocking the pursuers. However, the pursuers looked fierce and fierce. Many of them were even wearing shiny armors. There were more people than those who were running away. If one looked carefully, they would see a small braid behind their heads. These people were merciless. One of the pursuers had a baby's corpse on the tip of his spear and was still staring at the people in front of him. He watched as those who were running away were killed one by one. In a short while, the ground was covered with corpses and blood flowed like a river. It was a tragic sight. At this moment, the sky above the battlefield was suddenly covered with dark clouds. Lightning flashed across the heads of these people. The lightning chased after these pursuers, striking them until they cried for their parents. After the lightning, corpses were everywhere. Those who killed and those who were killed went to see the King of Hell. There was no living person on the ground. They were all charred black by the lightning. The strange thing was that there was no sound throughout the entire process, not even the sound of thunder after the lightning.
A gentle breeze blew past, blowing away the battlefield. The grass on the other side of the lake was still fragrant, and the willow trees by the lake were still dancing. There was no trace left, as if nothing had happened. This scene was really too strange.
The three of them were terrified by the scene just now. Even Murong Yao was puzzled.
"Could it be a mirage?" Niu Zheng asked.”
Murong Yao shook his head." It doesn't seem like it. A mirage uses the refraction of light to project a distant scene to a nearby place. But things happen at the same time." In other words, a mirage could bring a distant scene to the front, but the things that were seen happened at the same time. The scene just now should have happened at the end of the Ming Dynasty. The pursuers with pigtails should be the Qing army. These Manchurian Tartars killed people like flies. It's the Republic of China now, and those things happened more than 300 years ago. They crossed places and time, so this can't be a mirage. Besides, the mirage is floating, and the bottom isn't connected to the ground. Just now, these people were fighting on the ground. This situation is a bit like…"
Murong Yao suddenly stopped because he couldn't describe it. If Murong Yao was in his later life, he would say that this was like a movie. When he was studying in Nanjing, Murong Yao had watched movies in the auditorium of the national government. The movies in the 1930s were silent, so it was very similar to the scene just now. However, the two people in front of him had never been to a big city or watched movies, so Murong Yao could not describe them. After organizing his words, Murong Yao said," In Nanjing, the rich have a form of entertainment called watching movies. People project real images on a piece of white cloth. The white cloth can act out stories, or it can act as if it's real. When we have the chance to go to Nanjing or Shanghai in the future, I'll bring you to watch it. You'll know. I can't explain it now! Of course, the scene in front of him was not a movie. It should have happened more than 300 years ago. How can it repeat itself in front of us? I don't know the reason, but the situation at that time should be like this. A team of Ming Dynasty government soldiers was protecting a group of civilians while they were escaping. A team of Qing Dynasty soldiers chased after them and accidentally broke into the Rebirth Valley. During the fight, both sides were struck by lightning and died here together.”
Speaking up to this point, Murong Yao looked at the two of them. The two of them were still staring at him as if he knew the answer. Murong Yao had no choice but to continue." Everyone saw what happened just now. There was no trace on the grass, which means that the fight just now definitely did not exist. Niu Zheng just said that it was a mirage. I have already explained the conditions for a mirage to happen, so it definitely isn't. If you have to explain, what is it? I can only say that this is an illusion. Pay attention, it is not an illusion produced in our minds, but an illusion that occurs in nature!”
Looking at the two of them who seemed to understand, Murong Yao could only do this because he himself did not know the answer.
After eating breakfast, the three of them discussed for a while and prepared to go back today. Because the journey back would not take long, Murong Yao suggested to go to the lakeside to take a look.
The lake wasn't very big, and it would take less than half an hour to walk around the lake. The lakeshore was very round, and Murong Yao felt that it was as if it was drawn with a compass. However, thinking about how the pond in Three Family Village was the same, Murong Yao threw a stone into the lake, and with a " plop " sound. Hearing the voice, Murong Yao said. The lake was so deep that it could not be seen from the bottom. The clouds and water vapor at the mouth of the valley were probably produced from this lake. The lake water was very clear, and the fish swimming in the deep part of the lake could be seen clearly.
After walking around, they returned to the cave where they stayed last night. After tidying up, they prepared to return. Niu Zheng said,"The cave is very dry, so we shouldn't take our quilts. We can use them the next time we come back. We should bring more tiger meat back." Everyone agreed.
The tiger weighed about 300 pounds. Other than the soup, there was at least 200 pounds. Thinking of the three iron cages that they had to take away, the three of them could only take half of them. Their journey back was smooth. At around 2 p. m., the three of them were almost at the entrance of the valley. Although they were in the iron cage, the entrance of the valley was still covered with dark clouds. Until the three of them walked out of the valley, there was not a single lightning strike along the way. Of course, there was no lightning either.
Niu Guangyuan and the others were still waiting at the entrance of the valley. They were surprised to see the three of them come out. They thought it would take at least three or four days, but they actually came out smoothly the next day. They hurriedly took the things and ran back to the square.
On the way there, Niu Guangyuan and the others wanted to ask, but Niu Zheng answered first,""Uncle, don't ask anything. Everything is going well anyway. We'll talk about it when we get back to Three Family Village. My father will tell you what's inside!”
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