Chapter 56: Encounter

The night before was a clear moonlit night, but the next morning snowflakes were falling. With Xiao Xi and Xiao Mao, the biggest advantage was that we didn’t have to keep watch. Old Zhang, who had slept well all night, stretched and looked at the sky, saying, “This gray and yellow sky is going to turn into a heavy snowfall by noon.”

Walking in the white snow, it is quite poetic. I was simply washing up, but my eyes were fixed on Wu Laogui, who was “molesting” Xiao Mao at the moment: “I say, Xiao Mao, I think your vision is great, female, no, female Well, it’s only good to wear colorful clothes. A young lady is like a flower. Without bright materials, it’s a waste of a good youth. Don’t use dried flowers anymore. I’ll tell you, there are good things in the city. It’s called perfume. Do you know? This perfume is @#锟�%…”

Wu Lao Gui’s long-winded speech was something we avoided at all costs, but I didn’t expect Xiaomao to listen to it with such interest, his eyes shining. Wu Lao Gui was like he had found a soulmate, and the more he talked, the more he was convinced.

From the time I finished washing up to the time we packed up everything, Wu Laogui was still spouting nonsense to Xiaomao. By the time Xiaoxi came over, Wu Laogui had already promised Xiaomao with his chest: “I’ll go to the city to get you some perfume in the future. Use it hard, I’ll give you as much as you want.”

Xixi, however, picked up Xiaomao and said politely to Wu Laogui, “Although my sister is a bit extreme, she is most envious of human girls. After she opened her spiritual mind, she always wanted to learn to wear beautiful clothes like human girls, but she also despised our skunk smell. It is good to love beauty, but I don’t want it to become an obsession. Sometimes you can’t learn it, so it’s better to be simple and avoid being laughed at.”

When she said this, Xiaoxi glanced over at me and Brother Chengxin. Although her face was covered with a cloth, I knew that her gaze was on me and Brother Chengxin. My face turned red, and we both coughed violently.

Xiao Xi’s mouth is really poisonous. Isn’t it just to help my sister vent her anger? My brother and I did scold someone for having eight breasts yesterday!

Thinking that some of them were a little embarrassed, Ruoxue looked at me and Chengxin, with a smile in her eyes. Old Zhang wiped his shotgun, glanced around, and shouted, “It’s all fixed. Let’s go.”

So, Zhang walked in front of us, we followed behind him, and behind us, Bai Hui also followed, but we didn’t know where the wolf cubs had gone.

However, such a morning, such a departure, made me feel the same as last night, very good, very warm, full of hope.

With the company of Xiao Xi and Xiao Mao, and the vigilance of Bai Hui, our journey was extremely smooth. We felt that there was no danger in walking in the deep forest. Old Zhang and Cheng Xin Ge sighed with emotion: “I never thought that I would be able to relax like this one day when I entered the deep forest. You found Xiao Xi and Xiao Mao, so it seems that I, the ‘tour guide,’ is useless.”

“No, people are different from them in terms of their needs. To survive in this old forest, we still have to rely on you.” Brother Chengxin is indeed better at talking than I am. His words made Lao Zhang smile from ear to ear.

I walked in the middle, Wu Laogui floated next to me, and Xiao Mao became Wu Laogui’s lackey, listening to his ranting all the way!

Xiao Xi and Ru Xue were walking at the back. I heard Ru Xue telling Xiao Xi about the black worms: “I think my worms are the ‘kings’ of the black worms. To be honest, I can’t control them, but I can calm them down. Don’t worry about the forest. The forest won’t be affected by the worms.”

“Why?”

“We will fight back if they attack us, and we will overcome any difficulties. Heaven will protect this forest and will not let it disappear.” Ru Xue comforted Xiao Xi.

I walked in front of her with a faint smile. This is Ru Xue, cold on the outside but warm at heart. It’s just that she’s made a lot of progress and now knows how to comfort others.

Due to the rumors of the great demon, our itinerary along the way has changed slightly. The original route is definitely not possible. During the lunch break, we studied the map. If we follow the original route, we will miss a place where the great demon is buried. We must take a detour.

“Our biggest advantage is time. After all, we took the right path by mistake, and we first captured the young fox. The other two people took a shortcut, but now we have to take a detour. We have to hurry. As for the second advantage, it is Ru Xue. She can calm these bugs, saving me a lot of trouble.” I pointed to the route on the map and analyzed it.

“This route is similar to the previous one. In short, there are only so many dangerous places to pass through, except that the dangerous place has been replaced by the tomb of the great demon. Xiao Xi, do you have any insights?” The one who spoke was Lao Zhang. Since he recognized Xiao Xi as a fellow villager, his attitude toward Xiao Xi has become much warmer. Lao Zhang is proud of himself. He thinks he is a living map in the old forest and a good hunter. Now that he is willing to ask Xiao Xi, it is a great affirmation.

“In fact, don’t look at me as knowing so much. After all, the spirits in the forest are communicating with each other. Our range of activities is still limited, or else we’d have to fight. I don’t know what dangers are in these depths you’re talking about. At most, I know where the Great Demon Tomb is, but I do know about this place you’re asking about. We weren’t in any danger there because there was originally a wolf demon here. I told them yesterday, and they were bitten to death.” Xiao Xi said seriously.

This situation made me happy. Although the future was unpredictable, Xiaoxi’s description of the situation meant that we could at least have a few days of peace and quiet. After all, it would take at least three or five days to complete the two areas marked on the map.

Although life in the old forest was simple and a bit hard, it was still fulfilling to see the scenery and hear the strange stories.

What’s more, we were so safe all the way with the local ‘stick’.

The four days passed quickly, and we finally arrived at the mountain pass, two days earlier than expected.

The snow-covered mountain pass in front of us was the burial place of the second great demon.

“The entrance is at the bottom of the mountain pass. We just have to climb over this mountain ridge, climb up to the mountain pass and go down to get there.” Xiao Xi’s tone was slightly excited.

This is a bit hard to understand. I asked casually, “With all this snow, it’s hard to see where the entrance is.”

“I remember, we’ll have to dig…”

While we were talking, Old Wu was floating in the air, but before Xiao Xue finished speaking, Old Wu’s voice came from above us: “Something’s wrong, something’s wrong.”

“What’s wrong? Can’t you let me finish my sentence?” The character of Xiao Xi’s “tiger girl” from the northeast was revealed again.

Usually, Wu Laogui would have to “talk trash” with it, but at this time, Wu Laogui was unusually serious. It asked Lao Zhang, “Lao Zhang, during this solar term, will anyone come to this forest?”

Old Zhang didn’t understand what Wu Laogui was referring to, so he replied casually, “This is a deep forest. Not to mention the cold weather, even in the season when the land is rich in produce, how could there be more than 30 or 50 people who would dare to come here? Do they think they have too much life?

“What about the few people on horseback?” Wu Laogui suddenly asked.

I felt inexplicably nervous. I kind of understood what Wu Laogui was talking about, but Zhang hadn’t grasped the point: “This area is just deep in the forest, and the roads are not difficult to travel. Horses can naturally come here, but they are generally used to carry goods. Who doesn’t treasure their horses and would be willing to ride in the snow?”

Wu Laogui ignored the fact that Zhang had not grasped the point, and continued to talk about horses. He said directly to me, “Chengyi, on the other side of that mountain pass, there is a group of people, about five or six people. I don’t know if they are my enemies. It’s too far away to see clearly. I’ll go over there first to take a look. I’m fast.”

While talking, Wu Laogui floated over there quickly. When Wu Laogui mentioned the people he hated, he would rarely have a positive image.

Chengxin said, “Let’s go. Since someone is coming, we’ll get there first.”

I looked at Chengxin and let out a long white breath, then said, “Chengxin, there’s no need to rush. After all, we still have to dig the hole open when we get there. It doesn’t matter if we get there a minute earlier or a minute later. We have to fight.”

Chengxin nodded, but couldn’t help but say, “We met so quickly, and now we’ve lost our advantage!”

But who was it? I couldn’t help but squint.