Chapter 132 Three people go up the mountain again (third update)
Wu Chen’s fingers tapped the table rhythmically. It’s not like he hadn’t thought about planning to leave now. Fengshan and Soushan both paved the way for leaving. , but the addiction to investigation and inference in his heart was still there, and Wu Chen was unwilling to give up before finding out the truth. In other words, Wu Chen was not willing to give up until he reached the last step.
“I need to trouble my second brother to explain to the Secretary that today Deputy Ambassador Yu not only refused to mobilize troops to help me search the mountain, but also almost killed me because I failed to notify the mountain in advance. The five-color jade case requires manpower. Since we can’t hire people from the military, we can only trouble Si Zun, so let’s put it this way.”
The second grade student nodded, and then lowered his head. He asked loudly: "Don't you tell the Secretary your theory?"
"Just explain that the five hundred soldiers did not die at the foot of Laojie Mountain. In addition, we have not found any evidence yet. We need Wait until Si Zun sends people to search the mountain before we have a chance to solve the mystery, and then ask Song Tixing when he will arrive. It won't work without him."
"I'll spread the news first." The sophomore sighed and walked out of the room.
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Before going to Laojie Mountain, Wu Chen took his second year of high school students to the county government office. He wanted to see if those ghosts had come back in the early hours of the morning. Logically speaking, the opera had not finished yet. How could it end so early?
Enter the mortuary courtyard, Wu Zuo was wiping the used utensils in the courtyard. When he saw Wu Chen standing up in a hurry, Wu Chen waved his hand and went directly into the mortuary. The sophomore consciously waited outside the door.
Wu Chen pushed the door open and entered the mortuary, but the ghosts were nowhere to be seen in the room as last night.
Wu Chen frowned and waited for a while, then turned around and left the mortuary.
It was almost noon. Wu Chen got on his horse and looked up at the sky, saying, "When I come back today, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble the city guards to open the city gate again."
"Then. I’m not afraid, I’m just afraid that nothing can be found after all this trouble.”< br>
“There must be something wrong with Laojieshan!” Wu Chen touched the jug filled with water in his arms. When he came back from the county government last night, he secretly pricked his finger and dropped a drop of blood into it. This bit of it made him feel bad, and he didn't want to need it one day.
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The two of them hurriedly arrived at the foot of the mountain. Guo Xuan and Xu Da were both at the foot of the mountain. The two of them divided the guards, government officials, and soldiers into several groups and guarded them in places that seemed to be able to go up and down the mountain. They would have enough manpower.
There is only one real way up the mountain, and it is the road guarded by Guo Xuan and Xu Da personally.
Wu Chen dismounted and walked over and asked: "Is there anyone going down the mountain today?"
"Not yet." Xu Dada replied: "There are quite a few people who want to go up the mountain, but we have persuaded them to leave. . ”
“You guys wait for me here, I’ll go up the mountain and take a look.”
After Wu Chen finished speaking, he walked towards the mountain. Xu Da and his sophomore class followed him consciously. Wu Chen turned around and said, "You two should stay, too. I don't know what's on the mountain. It should be dark by the time I go down the mountain. Don't follow me." I'm in danger."
The two of them were stunned for a moment, then saw that Wu Chen didn't stop and continued to go up the mountain. The second grader and Xu Da chased after him.
The second year of high school said: "Of course you are not afraid when you meet ghosts, but if you meet people..."
Xu Dashi said: "He is not afraid either! But the two of us don't follow, and we feel uncomfortable. Be practical, if something happens to you, neither of us will be able to find it even if we cry. It’s time to adjust.”
“That’s right! Besides, if you encounter people and ghosts separately, you can deal with them easily. What if we are here to help you deal with them? It’s really dangerous. Neither of us can let you take risks alone!”
Xu Da added: "That's the truth! You will definitely make a lot of inferences along the way. Who can you tell? You can only tell us. We can also help you come up with ideas."
Wu Chen lowered his head and thought for a while. What was certain now was that there must be a problem in Laojieshan, and it was related to ghosts. The few ghosts who had lied to him could support this inference.
Wu Chen was afraid that someone on the mountain would raise some fierce ghosts like those on the road and in the mountain col, and that eating people would only happen in an instant. He was afraid that he would not be able to take care of it, and something would happen to the second year of high school and Xu Da. Of course, he also He wanted to see if there was any chance of pretending to die during this trip up the mountain. If so, he would take the big head up the mountain next time.
But after listening to the words of Gao Er and Xu Da, Wu Chen felt that it made sense. It was the first time to patrol the mountain and nothing was clear, so it would be better to take Gao Er and Xu Da with them.
Wu Chen didn’t hesitate anymore, thinking of going down the mountain before dark.
Seeing that Wu Chen didn't say anything, the sophomore high school student and Xu Da looked at each other, and the two of them finally felt relieved.
The second year of high school asked: "Why do you think we got involved with the mountain? Anping County is a mountain, what is Laojie Mountain? Isn't there any place where it can move around?"
Wu Chen said:
"The mountains outside Anping County are not too high, but Laojie Mountain is different. Why am I not willing to take you two to take risks? I guess Depending on the time, it will definitely be dark if we get to the top of the mountain and come back down. I’m not afraid, but I’m not familiar with this place and I don’t know what’s hidden there. What if? I don’t want anything to happen to either of you.”
"Then let's walk faster, isn't it just to get to the top of the mountain? Others may need some time, the three of us..."
Wu Chen stopped, looked up at the top of the mountain, and said, "Will the top of the mountain be covered by clouds and fog, making it impossible to see the bottom of the mountain?"
"What do you mean? You want to see clearly all the locations below the mountain from the top of the mountain. How many days are you preparing for Sou Shan?" Xu Da asked.
Wu Chen nodded and said: "Didn't I say before that there are many people practicing here on Laojie Mountain? I haven't seen them yet. I want to find their retreat and have a chat."
< br>"Your ears are so good, why go to the top of the mountain? Let's take a walk on the paths in different directions, especially in places with mountain streams and flowing water. Even if a person who wants to practice spiritual practice can eat leaves to survive, he still has to drink water!" said the second grade student.
“That makes sense!” Wu Chen nodded heavily.
The three of them walked along the mountain road towards the mountain. Wu Chen suddenly asked: "You said that we have been to the mountain a few times, especially the last time, when the eldest brother led people to search the Taoist temple, and the second brother and I led people to find the bones. It's true. I’ve traveled a lot but haven’t seen a single practitioner. Doesn’t it make sense?”
Xu Da said:
“ Fortunately, I went to the Taoist temple. We have never seen any practitioners before. But it is different when you are looking for corpses. It can be said that there are mountains in front of the mountains and behind them. We walked a lot down the mountain and still haven’t seen any practitioners. It’s true. It doesn't make sense. Could it be that the rumors are wrong?"
"There is a sound of water here. Let's go in and take a look." Wu Chen pointed to the dense forest beside him.
There are no traces of anyone walking in this dense forest. The forest is full of fallen leaves. The autumn wind makes the forest rustle, and falling leaves can be seen flying everywhere.
Wu Chen walked a few steps and then stopped. The trees in the forest grew along the mountain. There were shrubs and weeds under the trees. The terrain was steep, making it much more difficult to walk than the mountain road he had just taken.
The second year of high school asked: "Is the sound of water far away? It doesn't look like someone has walked by."
Wu Chen said: "That day when I was looking for corpses, there were ghosts who showed me the way, even if I had to cross I didn’t find it difficult to walk in such a mountainous forest, but today I always felt something was wrong.” (End of Chapter)