Where are the monsters?

Mu Feng has a lot of homework this semester. After he plans to transfer to the department, he will have to do it both ways. On the one hand, the grades of the mathematics major must not be low. Bereavement fast.Although the journey took some time, Mu Feng felt that the learning environment there was better. At most, there was only Ying Ni alone on the second floor, unlike the trouble of occupying a seat in the school library. relax.

Mu Feng thought while riding his bicycle, Ying Ni told him to just call the boss by his first name, which shortened the invisible distance between the two of them.

Staying in the Yirenzhai, you can eat tea if you want, and you can lie on the sofa for a while if you want to sleep and rest for a while. This kind of comfortable feeling cannot be experienced in school.

After leaving the Yirenzhai, Mu Feng has already lived in his own house, and he doesn't usually go back to the dormitory, which makes it difficult to find Mu Feng in the school.

"Wu Mu, the sheep in your dormitory are looking for you." Di Jiang flew over from the air at this time, hovering over the head of the wooden seal. He came to announce the letter, "I have a note tied to my foot."

Mu Feng was about to ride to the school gate, so Di Jiang had to brake to stop.

Yang Lianghe knew that Di Jiang was a bit unusual, although he could not communicate with Di Jiang, he no longer regarded Di Jiang as a sparrow but as a carrier pigeon.Because Yang Lianghe was a student of the Department of Archeology, Mu Feng would often borrow some class notes from him and discuss some issues with each other.In the era without instant messaging, raising a bird that can accurately locate the messenger is an enviable thing.So Dijiang acted as a courier.

Of course, there is no intra-city express delivery in this era, and it is the only one that can use Dijiang for express delivery.Mu Feng knew that Dijiang could use the invisibility spell, so he asked Yang Lianghe to pack the books and tie them to Dijiang's feet, and let Dijiang cast the invisibility spell, and then no one knew that a red-haired sparrow flew from the capital university to Liuli. During the factory, there are still such a bunch of things hanging on my legs.

Mu Feng opened the note, and Yang Lianghe expressed his interest in the wood carving case. If they set out to find the origin of the wood recently, don't forget to take him with them. Let Mu Feng go back to the dormitory to tell you about the specific matters. He will be there this afternoon. bedroom.

After many twists and turns, Hu Mazi finally found out the origin of the wood carvings and the woodcarver who carved the wood, but the distance is a bit far, and the place is relatively remote in Shanxi. This batch of wood comes from the valley along the Yellow River in Shanxi. After it was carved, it was bought by Hu Mazi's Shangjia Lao Li.It may take half a month to go back and forth and deal with the problem. Mu Feng is not worried about the content of the class, he can study by himself.

Mufeng is going to investigate the origin of the wood, so he needs to make sufficient material preparations in advance, otherwise he will not be able to buy some equipment even if he wants to get there.For example, waterproof backpacks, waterproof flashlights, and some climbing ropes, etc. These advanced field equipment cannot be obtained in the mainland, and they have to wait for Liang Zhizhi to bring them from Hong Kong Island.

When Mu Feng returned to the dormitory, he saw Yang Lianghe who was drinking medicine. His complexion was much better than when he just started school, and finally he was no longer pale and bloodless.As far as Yang Lianghe said that this time he was hit head-on by a ferocious ghost, all he was drinking now was tonic, which made him feel sympathetic to Di Jiang who was raising fur.

"You're here." Yang Lianghe pointed directly at a pile of materials on the desk without any politeness, "I have done some research on the geographical conditions of that area in the past two days, and the origin of this batch of wood is Hukou Waterfall. Nearby, Mr. Hu couldn’t tell exactly where the trees grew, but it is very likely that they have to wade in. When we arrived at Hukou Village, we first went to see if there was any problem with the woodcarver, and then went to see the trees Is there any abnormality in the place where it grows? By the way, I have to ask, are you good at swimming? There are many river beaches there, in case something happens and you fall into the water, can you crawl a few times?"

Mu Feng can swim but is not good at it. It is said that he was not a naughty kid who caught fish and shrimps when he was a child, and he didn't have so many opportunities to practice.But now Mu Feng is more concerned about whether Yang Liang and this state of falling in the wind can travel long distances.

"You really want to go with us, your health is not good, if you really encounter something, can you still do it?"

"I'm not a little girl, how can I be so fragile." Yang Lianghe didn't care, and he was very clear about his own abilities, "It's said that you can't go into the forest after dark, that's because there are many obstacles when encountering trees. You go Investigate the trees and find trouble with a group of trees. I think it is very likely that you will encounter a natural formation. Neither you nor Boss Ying are proficient in the five elements and eight trigrams. What if you can’t get out? So the fight is left to you, I Just be responsible for guiding the way. When you meet a helper like me who is happy to help others, you really shouldn't think about pushing it out."

There are actually rules for receiving orders in Jianghu. Generally speaking, if A takes over first, B cannot intervene unless A asks for help.

This time, Mu Feng took the initiative to take over Hu Mazi's matter. According to the rules of the Tao, Yang Lianghe could not intervene at will.But Mu Feng is not really from the rivers and lakes. Yang Lianghe and him are friends, because they heard that they were going deep into the woods and worried that they would lose their way, so they offered to take a look.From the original intention, Mu Feng also wanted to have more helpers to provide more protection, but Yang Lianghe was injured and asked him to run around, and he always felt a little sorry.

In the end, Ying Ni said that it would be enough to give Yang Liang and some more rewards after the work was done, and it was not to let Yang Liang and Bai go away once. Things that can be solved with money are not things. They really need Yang Liang and this helper.Since Yang Lianghe offered to help, it would be better to accept his favor.

This shows the difference between Mu Feng and Ying Ni.

Mu Feng felt that it was not a question of money, but that Yang Lianghe was always a little worried about getting injured to help.Because Mu Feng regards Yang Lianghe as a friend, he doesn't want to watch him do things beyond his power.

But Yang Liang and himself didn't care, and Mu Feng could only worry about it and let him go.He brought Yang Lianghe's investigation materials back to the Worship House, and together with Ying Ni, he saw where he needed to do some additional investigation.

Ying Ni's work efficiency is high, and the wood carvings in Hu Mazi's warehouse are not causing any trouble for the time being, but they are always worried that Ye Chang will have too many dreams. Now that Liang Zhizhi's equipment is in place, they have to set off as soon as possible. "I've already equipped train tickets, equipment, and medicine. Hu Mazi has contacted a local, so we won't be blinded wherever we go. See what else is lacking?"

"No more." Mu Feng has no such experience of going out to fight monsters, and Ying Ni has rich field experience. In this regard, he, an amateur, has nothing to add.

"I think Dijiang will go with us anyway. If there is something that we need temporarily and we can't buy it in the mountains, let Dijiang fly a little farther and come along. It's not about letting him steal something, for example. When you buy clothes and take them away, just leave the money behind."

Fortunately, Di Jiang has already gone home to do parent-child activities with Long Dan, otherwise he would have added another attribute to him when he heard Mu Feng, and it would be a flurry of nonsense.

"In that case, I'll take you home first. Go to bed early to recharge your batteries. I'll pick you up at noon tomorrow. Don't run around repeatedly. After that, we'll pick up Yang Lianghe from school and go to the train station together." .”

The Yingni operation was quickly arranged, and Mu Feng didn't worry too much about Yang Lianghe's time to go on the road. He faintly didn't like Mu Feng caring too much about others. The Taoist priest worried about the sequelae of his spellcasting.Since Mu Feng was worried that Yang Lianghe's body would not be able to bear it, they went to pick him up together.

Mu Feng didn't see that Ying Ni was hiding something.Ying Ni didn't say anything, and he didn't have a chance to explain it clearly. Since Yang Lianghe is going to go, they are both adults. In the end, he still has to be responsible for his own decision. He is not an old lady who will always worry about it.

No matter how they felt, the next day, the three of them, together with God Jiang, the bird holding the dragon egg and hiding it in a wooden backpack, headed towards Hukou Waterfall in Shanxi.

It took more than two days on the road alone, and the bad news was waiting for them when they got off the bus. There are mainly four woodcarvers in this batch of woodcarvers. There is news about them, but don’t even think about meeting them. dead. "It was an accident. The four masters went out together on a boat and the boat capsized. They were too old to be saved."

The guide Zheng Ming explained the general cause and effect of the matter to Mufeng and the others. These woodcarvers are from the same village, and they are all in their 70s and [-]s.This time after handing over Lao Li's business, there was an accident during a trip, the boat capsized, and none of these people survived.Speaking of which, they were quite unlucky. The current of the river was not too fast. Only the four of them got stuck in the mud and couldn't be rescued quickly.

Mu Feng didn't believe that there were so many coincidences, even if he didn't suspect that there was something wrong with the wood. "It's such a pity. We saw that the wood carvings were pretty good. We wanted to buy some more. Who would have thought that several wood carvers are gone. Uncle Zheng, why don't you tell me if you have any good raw materials? The batch of wood carvings last time It’s gall wood, it’s not something that can be found in general, is there any left?”

Mufeng they came, of course, not in the name of investigating the case, but under the pretext of buying wood or wood carvings, which can also make the investigation smoother.

Zheng Ming, a local, naturally wanted to facilitate the business. He laughed when he thought of the batch of wood, "The wood here is really good. Let me tell you a story. The materials for the woodcarving last time were really hard to come by. But when I met a dead tree, spring came.

There is a place in the valley beside Hukou Village. The trees there were all withered, but after a heavy rain decades ago, the dead forest came back to life overnight.The shade of the trees grew thick that spring, and then there were several trees that grew galls, and we just waited for them to grow up and be cut down for wood carvings. This time, we chose those trees.

Spring is a good omen for dead trees. It is said that this batch of woodcarvings will make a lot of money. I have seen the finished products once, and they are all high-quality goods! "

"Is there such a good thing?" After hearing this, Mu Feng concluded that there was something wrong with those trees, "Uncle Zheng, we have never seen it before, take us there to open our eyes."