Chapter 29 Hiss A green centipede suddenly swam out from the gap in the stone slabs and circled around Bai Mo.
Bai Mo knelt down, raised his hand, and hooked it at the flying wood centipede seemed to have a human nature. It was very obedient and climbed up obediently.
"I'm feeling quite sluggish. I'll go back and catch some poisonous insects to replenish you." He stroked the carapace of the Flying Wood Centipede, looked at it, and then put the Flying Wood Centipede into his sleeve pocket.
Early the next morning, at the entrance of Changgu Town, Bai Mo held the little black dog in his arms and several large meat buns wrapped in oil paper in his hands. He was eating while waiting for Brother He to come.
"Have you heard about the murder of the Huang family?" At the wonton stall nearby, several men eating were gathered around, talking about the events of the past few days.
"Hey, is there anyone in Changgu Town now who doesn't know that a family of seventeen people and dozens of servants were all killed by Heifeng? Even the cattle and horses in the shed were not spared. I really don't know that Huang What evil has the family done?" Some people shook their heads in response.
"That's not what I'm talking about." The man who spoke earlier turned his head and looked around, waved to the other people, and whispered the news he knew.
"The brother of my cousin's neighbor, Erzi, works in the government office. He said that the bodies of the Huang family disappeared overnight."
As soon as the man said this, several people immediately exclaimed.
"Keep your voice down!" The man muttered with a displeased look on his face, "I finally found out this news." It is said that a child who got up to urinate in the middle of the night saw someone heading towards Xiling Mountain. There were exactly seventeen of them. You say, how could such a coincidence happen? "
Bai Mo's ears twitched. His senses had improved a lot since he took a shower. Although the man's voice was small, it was very clear to him.
"Dead body walking?" He was surprised in his heart. He inexplicably remembered that he was restless and upset when he was in Huang Mansion. Is it related to the strange things in Huang Mansion?Or maybe Huang Sheng came and stole the bodies of the Huang family?
"Resurrected from the dead? Could it be that the Huang family is not dead?" Some people couldn't help but speculate.
"Impossible. I saw it at the gate of Huang's Mansion two days ago. The scene was so horrifying. They had broken arms and legs. They were so dead that they could no longer die." Another person immediately retorted.
"Could it be a zombie?"
"No, no, no, my mother said that zombies walk stiffly and can suck blood."
Bai Mo handed the little black dog a meat bun and silently wrote down what the man said.
Not long after, a copper bell suddenly rang in the distance.
Bai Mo was shocked and looked around, only to see Li He leading a scrawny bad horse.
"Brother He, why did you bring out this horse?" He strode up to meet him and joked, this horse is one of the few things left by Li He's father. It has always been ill and might have collapsed halfway through. .
"It's a long journey, and it's always good to have someone with strong legs to help you travel." Li He pointed at the cart with a thin horse and smiled, "Even though this horse is thin, it is quite strong."
Seeing that Bai Mo didn't believe it, Li He smiled and suddenly reached out and knocked the horse's backbone, which made a sound like copper and iron.
Bai Mo's heart moved, he stepped forward and stroked the horse's back, and was immediately surprised, "This horse looks ugly, but its bones are very strong."
Li He stood with his hands behind his back, looking in the direction of Hejian Mansion, and chanted, "This horse is an extraordinary horse, Fangxing is a star. Knocking the thin bones forward, it still has its own copper sound. This horse is quite similar to me, Li Changji." Fit.”
"Changji scholar! Changji scholar!" Someone suddenly shouted in the town. When the two heard the sound, they saw that it was Xu Captou who hurried over with Xiao Wu, and then handed a baggage with both hands. "This is Xu Captou?" Bai Mo asked with confusion on his face.
"I heard that Mr. Li is going to Hejian Prefecture to take the provincial examination today. The magistrate specially ordered us to give him a small gift as a payment." Thinking of the recommendation letter Li He took out, Xu Captou smiled brighter than before. , Li He can be favored by the nobles, his talent is conceivable, he will be selected, and he will even be a high school Jinshi, at least he will be a county magistrate. As an official of Changgu, how can he not express his gratitude? Li He's eyes moved slightly, and he took it generously, "If you please, the head catcher can convey your thanks to me."
Xu Captou chuckled and said, "It should be so, it should be so!"
Seeing this, Li He suddenly laughed loudly, "Brother Mo, let's go and see the world's talents and heroes!!"
Bai Mo looked at Li He who was so high-spirited. After a few breaths of silence, he said loudly, "Okay!"
Depart from Changgu in the morning and arrive at Xiling Mountain in the evening.
Bai Mo and Li He sat on a thin horse-drawn cart and walked non-stop for most of the day, gradually arriving outside Xiling Mountain.
It was getting late at this time, and as far as the eye could see, there were all barren mountains and ridges, with withered and yellow vegetation, and no trace of people. The autumn wind passed by, making people feel a sense of desolation for no reason.
"It seems that we are going to spend the night in the Xiling Mountains tonight." Bai Mo looked around for a while. When he saw that he couldn't find anyone, he shook his head, patted the horse with the whip in his hand, and drove towards the mountains.
As the sun gets darker, the mountains become a lot darker. From time to time, strange sounds can be heard from deep in the forest. The roars of animals, the crows of night owls, the cries of wild foxes, and the cunning laughter of old owls are clearly heard in the ears.
As we walked deeper, the trees in the forest became taller and taller, with lush branches and leaves. They bared their teeth and claws in the night, as if ghosts were staring at the two of them, or as if the dead ghosts were laughing at the strangers.
"Coo, coo, coo." A strange laugh came, and Bai Mo followed the sound, only to see a dark bird's nest above the branch, with green phosphorous fire faintly flickering in the nest.
A human-faced owl hung upside down under the tree, staring at him closely, laughing from time to and the old owl looked at each other and suddenly chuckled, "Where is the old owl? He is very courageous and will not run away when he sees someone."
Upon hearing the man's words, the old owl turned his face, looked at him up and down, and then flew away.
Bai Mo raised his eyebrows, and after scanning around, he suddenly found that the location was flat, with ancient trees in front and rocks beside it. He couldn't help but nodded and turned around and said, "This place is good, Brother He, let's stay here tonight." Rest."
On the cart, Li He nodded when he heard the words, stuffed a piece of paper into his bag, and jumped off.
"call!!"
At this time, a mountain wind suddenly roared up, sweeping through the mountain forest, brushing off the yellow leaves from the treetops, mixed with some wild fruits, and making a whining sound in the forest. The sound of the wind was accompanied by the roar of animals, like the cry of ghosts.
The two searched for some dead branches, and soon they set up a fire to roast dry food.
"Swish, swish." It sounded like a wild beast running through the forest.
"There seems to be some movement. Brother He, please wait here. I'll go take a look. Maybe I can catch a prey!" Bai Mo's ears twitched slightly and he was about to get up when two small beasts suddenly jumped out of the forest. , looked carefully, but it was two green foxes.
(End of this chapter)