"Are we still going?" Seeing that Yi Ba didn't respond or say a word for a long time, I took the initiative to ask him.
“If we don’t go to Wudong Miao Village to find Da Jiuzhen, we won’t be able to deal with the poisonous snakes that come to the store. In this case, we will definitely not be able to continue to open a store there. "Yi Ba paused and said: "We have to establish a foothold in Guquan Old Street. No matter how dangerous the Wudong Miao Village is, we have to take a look."
"We have to go now. Xiangxi?" I asked Yi Ba.
"Xiangxi is not a peaceful place. After daybreak, let's go back to the store to pick up the things we should take before setting off." Yi Ba said.
Our current location is Wuqing Mountain, and it is obviously much closer to Fengyang County than to Chongqing! So Yi Ba and I decided to go back to Fengyang County for one night. Whether it's Xinsheng Pavilion or Anqingguan, neither of us has been in it for a long time.
Early the next morning, after a simple breakfast, Yi Ba and I drove the broken bread and went back to Guquan Old Street.
As soon as I opened the door of Yiba Pavilion, I smelled an unpleasant fishy smell.
“Such a strong fishy smell. How many snakes ran in last night?” I said.
"It's dawn now. Those snakes should be gone, but we should be more careful to avoid any fish slipping through the net." Yi Ba took a stick in his hand, and whenever he walked to that kind of corner, , he would poke it twice with a stick to see if there was a snake.
After struggling for more than half an hour, Yi Ba put everything he needed to carry into the blue cloth pocket. As for what I need to bring, it's just the beetle shell. Because now I only have this one useful treasure, and as for other skills, I keep them all in mind.
From Chongqing to Xiangxi, it can't be said to be far, but it's not close either. It's almost seven or eight hundred kilometers. The broken bread was driven slowly, and Yi Ba and I struggled for more than ten hours before entering Xiangxi at around two o'clock in the morning.
Wudong Miao Village is hidden in Bai Chong Mountain, this is what Old Man Kong told us.
Yi Ba and I found a small hotel to rest for one night. After getting up the next day, we went to inquire about Bai Chongshan. We asked many people and finally found out the exact location of Bai Chongshan from a Miao man. The Miao people told us that there were hundreds of insects on Bai Chong Mountain, all of which were extremely poisonous, so we had better not go there.
After finding out the specific location of Bai Chongshan, Yi Ba and I naturally drove the broken bread there! After leaving the county town, we entered the mountains. The road in the mountains is a mud road. This kind of road is not suitable for cars, but the broken bread driving on it is a bit like a duck in water.
After several hours of wandering on the bad road, after four o'clock in the afternoon, there was no road ahead. According to what the Miao man told us before, what we need to do next is to climb over this mountain, and then we can see Bai Chong Mountain.
Yi Ba and I are both good at mountain climbing. In just over an hour, we arrived at the foot of Bai Chong Mountain.
The Miao people who showed us the way said that there are hundreds of poisonous insects on Bai Chong Mountain, but after Yi Ba and I walked to the foot of the mountain, we found that this mountain seemed to be similar to other mountains.
"Shall we go directly up?" I asked Yi Ba.
"Let's go." Yi Ba responded, then went to find two branches, gave one to me, and said: "Take this thing, and when walking, shoot two branches into the grass next to it. "This way, even if there are snakes, we can still find them."
As soon as I climbed over the top of the mountain, I saw a village appearing in the col on the other side, which should be the Wudong Miao Village.
"Is Bai Chongshan so scary? We didn't even see a single snake along the way." I said.
“Some things are inherently true and false, false and true. It may also be because it’s not dark yet and those poisonous insects haven’t come out yet. The more sinister things are, the more they like the dark night. They usually don’t come out during the day,” Yi Badao said.
"That's right!" I took over the words and said: "The snakes that ran into Yiba Pavilion were nowhere to be seen during the day."
We were about to reach the entrance of the village. While walking, a Miao girl wearing silver jewelry came over with jingling bells.
“This Miao girl is quite beautiful!” I sighed to Yi Ba sincerely.
"Is she more beautiful than Song Xi and Bai Mengting?" Yi Ba is really a sight to behold.
"Of course not." I said.
"Then who is more beautiful, Song Xi or Bai Mengting?" Yi Ba definitely meant it.
“Both are beautiful, I can’t tell who is more beautiful,” I said.
“Is this the reason why you have two boats?” Yi Ba asked me with a smile.
Just when Yi Bazheng and I were holding the baby, the Miao girl had already walked up to us.
"What are you doing here?" the girl asked.
"Find someone named Dajiuzhen." I said.
"Da Jiuzhen?" The girl glanced at us suspiciously and asked, "Who are you?"
Judging from the girl's tone, she should know Da Jiuzhen. Jiuzhen.
"My name is Chu Yi, and his name is Yi Ba. My master is Qian Banxian, and his uncle is Taoist Xuanzhen. We are really good friends with Dajiu." Seeing that this girl is beautiful, and judging from her appearance, He was probably not a bad person, so I told the truth.
"Taoist Xuanzhen? I seem to have heard my father talk about it." The girl said.
"Is Dajiu really your father?" I reacted immediately.
"Come with me!" the girl said.
"What is your name?" I asked the girl.
"Dani," the girl said.
With Dani leading the way, entering Wudong Miao Village will naturally become very smooth! Yiba and I arrived at Dani's house without encountering any difficulties.
When I was about to take steps to step into the threshold, I suddenly found a snake entangled on the lintel. As soon as I saw that thing, I quickly took back my steps.
"It's a housekeeper snake. It only bites people who trespass. I brought you in, so it won't bite you." Dani said.
Normal people keep watchdogs, but this Shengmiao is different, they actually keep watchdogs. Just thinking about this thing makes people panic, and it is really incomprehensible that it is kept at home.
I stepped into the gate with trembling steps. At this moment, the housekeeper snake suddenly lowered its head and kissed me on the forehead. Although the thing didn't bite, it still scared me so much that I didn't dare to move.
"It is smelling your scent. After smelling it, it can remember it, so that next time you come again, it will not bite you even if I don't lead the way." Dani said.
"So magical?" I asked with lingering fear.
"Is the house snake smart? It can distinguish between good and bad people." Dani asked Yi Ba and I to sit down and said, "My father has gone out and is not at home. You two come to find him. Is there something wrong?”
“We had a meeting in Chongqing. "Someone probably came to trouble us in the past two days. Many venomous snakes came into the store, making it impossible for us to open anymore." I paused and said, "I came to Wudong Miao Village to find your father." Please do him a favor and help us get those poisonous snakes away.”
"Is your uncle really a Taoist Xuanzhen?" Dani looked at Yi Ba and asked.
"This is my uncle's personal belongings. Now it's given to me." Yi Ba took out the soul-collecting urn from his blue cloth pocket and handed it to Dani.
"Soul-collecting urn? My father has mentioned this before, saying that Taoist Xuanqing's soul-collecting urn has the names of several of their good friends engraved on it." Dani took the soul-collecting urn and looked at it. He looked at the bottom and said: "The Miao characters engraved on the bottom were indeed written by my father."
"I have learned my identity. When will your father come back?" Yi Baxiao Hehehe asked.
"It may take several days." Dani took the words and said, "Let's do this. I'll leave him a letter and then go with you to Yudu to see if we can get rid of those snakes."
"Are you coming with us?" It's not that I don't believe Dani, but this little girl looks a little too young. I feel like the Gu Master who attacked us is not that easy to deal with. "Do you think I'm too young and don't trust me?" Dani looked at me with dissatisfied eyes and said, "If you dare to doubt my ability, let my housekeeper snake bite you until you are convinced. So far.”