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The next day, Old Luo, Chen Yulou, Shen Hao and the others disguised themselves as merchants and headed to Bear Ridge.
The Mengdong River in western Hunan had a complicated terrain and rugged mountains. It was known as eight mountains, one water, and one farmland.
Since ancient times, there had been few people, and the ruling power of the imperial court was weak. There were bandits everywhere, as well as people who made a living.
No one paid attention to Shen Hao and the others 'outfits.
Shen Hao looked at the road to Mengdong River and was silent. He secretly regretted it." What a f * cking godforsaken place.
There were primitive forests on both sides of the road. The mountain road was rugged and very difficult to walk on. Sir System's feet were about to break.'
For the others, this kind of road was nothing to them. Shen Hao could not bear this hardship at all and was a little tired.
When they reached a fork in the road, they saw towering mountains that stretched as far as the eye could see.
The mountains and plains were filled with the unique Bashou flowers of Xiangxi. It was simply isolated from the outside world, but the scenery was beautiful.
Chen Yulou and the others had never been to Bottle Mountain before. Looking at the endless mountain range, they were secretly anxious and did not dare to walk around casually.
After all, there were many venomous snakes and ferocious beasts here. There were also many ancient ruins. There were even totem remnants of ancient Xuan Birds flowing on the walls.
It looked mysterious and strange, and everyone was on guard.
A scout ran over and whispered a few words into Chen Yulou's ear.
Chen Yulou nodded in satisfaction.
"I just asked around. The mountain is full of bamao flowers. This place is called Old Bear.
The Bottle Mountain that we are going to is deep in the mountains of Old Bear Ridge.
There are two mountain strongholds in front of us. The Bottle Mountain we are heading to is in the south.
There are Han people, Miao people, and Tujia people there. After entering, try not to talk nonsense. Moreover, it's already late, so it's just right to rest."
Shen Haoluo, Old Crooked Man, and the others nodded. They were all extremely tired.
When they arrived at the village, Chen Yulou was very good at fooling people. He was eloquent and found clues from these Tujia villagers with just a few words.
"Tell me about Bottle Mountain. It's on the mountain behind us.
This Mengdong River basin was the Old Bear Ridge. It was a huge mountain range that was thousands of feet above sea level. Because bears roamed around, it was called the Old Bear Ridge.
Legend has it that our ancestor, Chi You, was transformed from a big bear.
Then, everyone came to the vicinity of Bottle Mountain and looked at the caves on the mountain. They were also secretly amazed.
Seeing Shen Hao's curious face, Chen Yulou smiled and explained,"Most of the locals live in this kind of cave."
"Moreover, this place is rich in cinnabar and lead and mercury. These are all indispensable raw materials for ancient alchemy."
"Therefore, after the Qin and Han Dynasties, the emperors of the various dynasties continuously sent soldiers and Taoist priests to Ping Mountain to refine the Immortal Pill.
Look at this cave, there are already many pavilions and halls. There are Daoist temples built everywhere, just like a Daoist paradise.
It was a pity that the Yuan soldiers were so brutal that the cave dwellers could not stand the tyranny and gathered to rebel.
Therefore, the Yuan Dynasty soldiers killed everyone here and sealed the entrance with molten copper rocks.
It was said that there was an ancient tomb here, but it had only been passed down for a few thousand years. No one knew the details because everyone here had been killed.”
The sky was getting dark. Chen Yulou and the others wanted to stay in the village, but the people in the village were unwilling to let them stay overnight.
Old Man Luo had a bad temper. He was so angry that he twitched his revolver and cursed,"F * ck you. You dare to care about me? Do you believe that I will destroy you?”
As he spoke, he was about to kill these villagers. Chen Yulou hurriedly pulled him back, afraid that he would expose his plan.
Chen Yulou hurriedly smiled apologetically,"Father, is there any other place to stay?"
The old man looked at Chen Yulou and then at Old Crooked Luo. He knocked the pipe in his hand on the ground and snorted,"Because these years, the bandits in the vicinity have been causing too much trouble. Every time they come, there will be a bloodbath, so our stockade has to be closed and not a single guest will be allowed to stay.
I can see that you guys are honest people from small businesses and shouldn't be small thieves who kill and rob. However, I can't break the rules and let you stay.”
Zhe Gushao and the others nodded in understanding and did not say anything else.
Shen Hao found it funny. After all, Old Crooked Luo was the biggest bandit, and Chen Yulou was also the biggest bandit in Xiangxi. The two of them were the biggest bandit leaders.
When they reached the depths of the forest, the moon was already hanging high in the sky like a silver plate.
It was quiet in the forest. Occasionally, he could hear a few owls hooting, which was a little scary.
After walking for a day, everyone was exhausted and hungry. Old Crooked Luo looked at Chen Yulou unhappily."Look, it's great now. There's no place to stay in the wilderness. It's better to go back overnight and lead the troops into the mountains.”
Chen Yulou really didn't want to talk to this guy, but he was annoyed by his nagging, so he explained,"There's no hurry. I just asked an old man and heard that there's a coffin in front.
The mortuary was also known as the hotel where the corpses were stored.
"Pfft, unlucky. Are you going to stay with a corpse at night?”
Old Crooked Luo grumbled a few words in dissatisfaction, but he still followed behind obediently.
At this moment, there was a tinkling sound, as if someone was ringing a bell.
"Yin people go on, Yang people retreat!"
"If you want to avoid it, you can take care of yourself."
In the pitch-black forest, someone suddenly rang a bell and shouted such strange words.
Everyone felt their hair stand on end as they pulled out their guns.
When Old Crooked Luo saw this, he smiled disdainfully."A corpse herder, look at how scared you are, how useless!"
Back then, Old Crooked Luo was too ugly to find a job, so he worked as a corpse herder. Of course, he understood. However, he couldn't earn money for a period of time, so he went up the mountain and became a gangster.
A moment later, the sound got closer and closer, and everyone heard a series of trampling sounds.
The first thing that greeted their eyes was a red lantern that was slowly approaching them.
Chen Yulou was on high alert. Just as he was about to ask, a figure appeared.
"Yin people go on, Yang people retreat!"
"If you want to avoid it, you can take care of yourself."
A Taoist priest wearing a yellow robe was ringing a bell as he hopped forward.
When everyone saw that there were rows of zombies following behind the Taoist priest, they could not help but gasp.
When a living person saw this zombie, they were still very nervous.
Elder Luo looked askance at Miss Hong, whose face was pale with fright, and found it funny.
He had long wanted to marry Miss Hong to be his ninth aunt, but because of Chen Yulou's face, he wasn't that greedy. Besides, Old Man Luo liked to smoke and was greedy for money.
At this moment, he wanted to show off in front of Miss Hong.
Instead, he took it out and explained slowly,"There are many Han people near this village. They are all avoiding military service or tax evasion. There are also a small number of people who do business here. Due to the different burial customs here, once some people die in the mountains, they will die in a foreign land.
Old people were very afraid of dying in a foreign land. They all hoped to bury their bones in their hometown and pay attention to returning to their roots.
Therefore, many professions were born, and the corpse transporter was one of them.
However, this mountain road was rugged and far away. It was very difficult to transport the corpses out. Whether it was carrying the corpses or chasing them away, they usually only came once every half a year.
Corpses like these were usually placed in the mortuary, and each village would pay to send people to guard them.
I didn't expect our luck to be so good today.
And this corpse transporter is very mysterious. He usually finds very ugly people who can't find a wife."
Chen Yulou glanced at Old Crooked Luo and said lightly,"Commander Luo seems to have been a corpse herder before."
Old Crooked Luo was speechless.
Wasn't this just slapping himself in the face and saying that he was ugly?
Shen Hao and the others smiled faintly. Even a cold person like Zhe Gushao could not help but smile. The atmosphere was much more relaxed.
Old Crooked Luo said unhappily," I say, Boss Chen, can you give me some face? Thank goodness it's you. If it were someone else, I would have shot him."
When the yellow-robed Daoist approached, Shen Hao was stunned. Why did this guy look so familiar?
Wearing glasses with a red lantern hanging from it, jumping around with a relaxed expression, looking a little funny?
Wasn't this the four-eyed Taoist priest from Zombie Uncle?
Shen Hao couldn't help but ask Zhang Zhiwei, who was behind him,""Do you know how to catch ghosts and drive corpses?"
Zhang Zhiwei looked at Shen Hao strangely and shook his head.""Do you think I'm ugly? Catching ghosts is something that Mao Mountain is more professional at. After all, Mao Shan is good at talismans, and we are better at Lightning Palm.”
Shen Hao nodded and said," Daoist Priest Four-Eyed, wait a moment."
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