Where are the monsters?

Zheng Ming expressed some disapproval for Mu Feng's proposal to go to that valley to see. The place is in the middle of the mountain, and it takes a long stretch of undeveloped forest. Can the guests who come here survive.Even Zheng Ming himself has only been to the periphery, but all the words of rejection were lost in the red envelope that Ying Ni gave him, which was enough for their family for several years.

"This is Big Bear. Although he doesn't speak official language, he has been wandering around in the mountains. It will be much safer to have him guide us along the way."

After Zheng Ming compromised and accompanied him into the mountain, he found a black and strong young man.Daxiong looked a little dull, his eyes were a little dazed, he murmured a few words and gestures with Zheng Ming in local dialect, which made Zheng Ming frown slightly.Then Zheng Ming said a few more words to Da Xiong, and finally made Da Xiong calm down and nodded towards Mu Feng and the others.

Zheng Ming explained on the side that Da Xiong was a little dissatisfied with the fee and said he wanted more.

Ying Ni sized Zheng Ming up for three seconds, as if he was considering the authenticity of this statement, but he still didn't ask any further questions, and agreed to double Da Xiong's salary.

This little episode had no effect at all, and the five of them were on their way.

Di Jiang had already hidden himself and the dragon egg and stood on the bow of the boat, and followed a few people into the valley through the water shortcut.

The river under the boat is a small tributary of the Yellow River. This valley is at the junction of Shanxi and Shaanxi, very close to Hukou Waterfall, so the water here is yellow with sediment.

The boat for a few people is not big, and it can seat seven or eight people in total. Now it carries five people, and the camping items they will use later are still placed on the boat.The wooden boat is rowed by Big Bear alone, and his rowing skills are very superb, even if he goes upstream, it doesn't seem too strenuous.

Waiting for the river channel to become narrower and narrower, they entered the valley, surrounded by trees, but there was no unnecessary sound, it was very quiet, so quiet that there was no trace of life.There are no birds chirping, not even the rustling of the trees, making it seem like you can hear the distant waterfall rushing, which of course is just an illusion.

Ying Ni suddenly asked Zheng Ming, "How did you transport the wood out? Isn't it convenient to go by water?"

Zheng Ming didn't chatter after entering the valley. He was stunned for a moment when he heard Ying Ni's question. He quickly came back to his senses. Don’t worry, Boss Win, if you buy the wood, we can send it out. However, it takes a long time to transport it by mountain road, so please allow more time for delivery.”

Zheng Ming was provoked by this question, instead of maintaining the abnormal silence just now, he opened the chatter box again, even if the other four people on the boat did not agree much, they could still hear his voice echoing in the valley until the big bear The boat draws on the shore, and here they are.

Da Xiong opened the way at the front, and Di Jiangfei broke behind. Zheng Ming translated Da Xiong's words and asked the three of them to pay attention to the road under their feet, where they should bow their heads, and where they should turn.

This journey was not fast, in order to take care of the three people who had never entered the valley, and let them distribute their physical strength reasonably.

Zheng Ming obviously has not traveled this distance, but he is quite familiar with the environment of the valley, at least he can tell what types of vegetation are around.The shades of green are not easy for Mufeng to distinguish between them. At most, the difference between trees and shrubs can be seen, but it is a bit difficult to judge the type of a tree from a leaf.

Yang Lianghe was leaning on a cane in his right hand, and he was holding a small compass in his left hand. The pointer on it rotated irregularly, which made his face a little confused.

It seems that after a while, the sunlight on the head gradually disappears. The sunset in the valley is earlier than outside. It is not because the sun has done anything, but because the trees here are densely shaded. After the sun is westward, it is not easy for sunlight to come in. .

Big Bear had obviously been prepared for a long time. He estimated the time, and they had already arrived at the entrance of a small cave. He said something to Zheng Ming, and then went to look for dry branches.

"Big Bear said that this cave is a resting place for those who enter the mountain. We will stay here for one night. It is not easy to travel at night. We can go to the woods tomorrow morning and it will not be too tiring. He went to find some branches to make a fire. , let's clean the hole a little bit."

There are some weed piles in the cave, as well as iron pots and other cooking utensils for cooking food. This is indeed a place for people who enter the mountain to take a break.

He didn't pay much attention to going out, so Mu Feng took out the sleeping bag and other items that Ying Ni had prepared beforehand, and cleaned up the cave a little.

Big Bear came back soon. He held a pile of wood and skillfully lit a fire. Don’t underestimate the use of branches to make a fire. The branches are stacked together is knowledge.

Ying Ni didn't use the iron pot that was left in the cave, but took out a small pot that he had with him, and took out a few bags of instant noodles, something that Ying Ni wouldn't touch normally, but in the deep mountains, it became a temptation It's delicious, and with a few marinated eggs, this dinner is much better than eating dry food.

Zheng Ming and Da Xiong are eating instant noodles for the first time.Instant noodles were available in Neon decades ago, but it was only in the early 70s in Huaguo that the first instant noodles were produced in Shanghai with domestic equipment, and the output was not high.After entering the 80s, there was a plan to introduce foreign equipment to increase production.

Even so, like Zheng Ming and Da Xiong, they rarely have the opportunity to come into contact with the products of this city.

In terms of Ying-Ni's attitude, this kind of product of the city does not make people happy. It has no charm of food at all, it is just convenient.No contact is not necessarily a bad thing.

Big Bear was surprised by the artificial umami, and he gestured towards Zheng Ming.Zheng Ming translated to several people, Da Xiong said that the umami taste of this food is a little impetuous, not as authentic as wild game, and on the return trip, he will make a wild game for everyone to taste.The reason why I didn't do this tonight was because I was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble.

Because of human activities in this valley, there are not many wild beasts. They came all the way, and there were no footprints of large ferocious beasts on the road, but always be careful, and several people take turns to keep watch at night.

After they finished eating, Yang Lianghe also entered the cave.

When Mu Feng introduced it to Zheng Ming, Yang Lianghe was an expert in appraising the ornamental value of plants they hired. Despite his young age, he was very experienced and knew how to price plants correctly.

Zheng Ming was a little curious and asked a few words. Yang Liang and this guy are usually not willing to talk, but they are very good at fooling people. He gave an example. Any plant, whether it is rare or numerous, turns out to be no They are different, and their difference is given by human beings.For example, kumquat is loved by businessmen, because it has a good meaning and symbolizes good fortune.

Plant ornamental value appraisal experts are to find their positioning for these plants.There seems to be some truth in this statement, which is to fabricate a set of stories for plants.

In fact, it was Yang Lianghe who left the cave and took a general look around.He looked at the compass, the magnetic field here was very problematic.It's not messy but too clean, as clean as a vacuum.

It was also the first time for Yang Lianghe to encounter this kind of situation. He became more curious about that forest. It seemed that there was a kind of purification effect here, which could eliminate all the unclean things.

It was a peaceful night, nothing happened, except for Di Jiang who flew to nowhere and never came back again, making Mu Feng want to condemn it for its random actions.

And the next morning, after another three hours of mountain roads, they finally saw the forest with dead trees in spring in the story.

There are many different trees here, which are somewhat different from the trees I have seen before, but I can't tell what is different at once.It seems that there is an invisible boundary between this forest and its surroundings. Before they reached the center, they saw that several trees had been cut down and the stumps had not been uprooted, but they also knew that it would be extremely difficult to keep it alive. matter.

These felled trees in this forest are like large holes suddenly added to a beautiful painting, which makes people extremely uncomfortable.

Looking at this scene, Mu Feng felt that no matter how exquisite the wood carvings were, he could no longer appreciate them.

Yang Lianghe suddenly counted from the sidelines, he took out a notebook from his bag, and quickly drew something on it, his complexion became even worse.

Ying Ni kept looking at Da Xiong. At this moment, Da Xiong stopped and stopped moving forward. He said something solemnly to Zheng Ming.

"Can't we go in and have a look again?" Ying turned to look at Zheng Ming, and found embarrassment on his face.

Zheng Ming adjusted his facial expression, "Boss Ying, we have already seen this magical place, there are quite a few gall trees here, so we don't need to go inside, since they are all trees anyway, there are no new patterns to be seen. "

Ying Ni stared at Zheng Ming without saying a word, his attitude was very clear, since they came, they should go in and have a look.

Zheng Ming could only laugh, and he said a few more words to Da Xiong, but Da Xiong kept shaking his head, but refused to go in.The scene was a little awkward for a while.

At this time, Yang Lianghe drew a complete picture in his notebook. He poked the notebook hard with a pen, ignored Zheng Ming's attitude, and said to Mu Feng and Ying Ni, "We must go in, this is a formation Only when you enter the center can you know why it is arranged.”

"Expert Yang, what are you talking about? It's just a forest here, so there are no monsters!" Zheng Ming's face turned pale when he heard the word formation. Obviously, these two words made him explode.

Yang Lianghe smiled contemptuously, "I didn't say that there are monsters here, so how did you know? You must have something to say. I can tell you that the so-called spring with a dead tree does not exist at all, but is caused by man. Someone arranged a formation, which is very similar to the Seven Sevens Returning Yang Array. Seven trees are distributed as the same tree species, one layer after another, and the yin and yang attributes of the tree species are related to each other."

As soon as Mu Feng heard Yang Lianghe's words, he instantly understood why he thought this place was a bit strange.He is sensitive to numbers, and this regular arrangement of trees makes him feel very awkward. "The feeling here is completely different from the outside, because it does not conform to the natural growth environment. The trees here are too regular."

Ying Ni saw Zheng Ming whose face turned black, it seemed that he was hiding a lot of things. "Old Zheng, the villagers don't know about this, do they? What kind of tree did you use? If you don't explain this clearly, no one will dare to do business with you in the future."

Zheng Ming was a little ashamed and angry for a while, he never thought that these three people could see that the woods were right as soon as they came.Even if he knew some inside information in advance, he didn't see anything after he got here, except that the tree is just a tree. Could it be said that experts are really experts and have extraordinary abilities.

How to explain this, it is hard to say that the timber business cannot be done in the future, and if it is clear, the business will be lost.Thinking of this, Zheng Ming felt a little regretful, he shouldn't be greedy for money and bring people in.

But he suddenly had an evil thought in his heart, as long as these three people can't get out, there is no need to explain anything.Of course, he didn't dare to kill people, as long as he left them behind.This mountain is a place where ordinary people can live.

Zheng Ming thought so, shouted at Big Bear, turned around and wanted to run.But at this moment, he heard a gunshot, which exploded in his ears.

Damn, these people are actually carrying such a dangerous thing.

Zheng Ming's legs were about to tremble, and then he saw a golden light flashing in front of him, and then suddenly realized that he couldn't move, not only him, but also the big bear beside him, looking down, there was a golden thick strip on his body The chain bound the two of them tightly.

Mu Feng couldn't understand the call of the big bear, so he put down his hands normally, as if the person who put the fairy chain on the two of them was not him at all, and walked in front of Zheng Ming, "Uncle Zheng, don't leave in a hurry, we don't Malice, as long as you speak clearly, everything is negotiable."

Mu Feng then glared at Ying Ni, saying that if something goes wrong, he will be kidnapped first, so how could he shoot casually.

Ying Ni blinked innocently, he fired his gun into the sky, he didn't intend to hurt anyone's life, he was really just scaring them.He felt that it was much gentler than being tied up by unknown things.

"Okay, don't waste time!" Yang Lianghe didn't want to continue watching the farce, and now he just wanted to know what was in the center of the formation. "Hurry up and tell me what you know, when were these trees planted, who do you want to return to the sun?!"