Five days later, Master and I appeared in the dense jungle along the Yunnan-Guizhou Mountains. Along the way, we were looking for the background characteristics of the seven sects, so as to find the place where their sects were located, but we found many mountains over the mountains, except for some Shengmiao people who live in the mountains all year round, but we didn't even find any clues. Ma Xian's mother-in-law is right, these seven factions are indeed strange, and it is a difficult thing to find alone, let alone fight to seize the divine bones after finding them.

I was tired, hungry, and thirsty, but in this dense jungle, not only was food hard to find, but even drinking water was scarce. Master said that I had to find a running water source to drink, and if I encountered a puddle or something on the road, I would never touch it.

"Master, now we haven't even found a family, not even a shadow, and we're tired and hungry now, if we don't find something to eat soon, I'm afraid we'll already starve to death in the deep mountains and old forests here before we can find it." I screamed grumblingly, I couldn't stand this aimless search and starvation.

Master sighed lightly and said, "Yes, there is no way to find it this way, but we don't know anything about the environment of this place, and we can't find anyone to ask. Ergou, otherwise, let's find a place where there is a house to get some food, and then think about it in the long run. ”

"Good!" I suddenly came to my senses, but seeing that Master's face was still very anxious, I couldn't help but comfort: "Master, you don't have to worry, we haven't found the whereabouts of the seven factions, presumably that Gu Tan is also hard enough." ”

Presumably, Master is worried that Gu Tan is one step ahead of us everywhere, and he is a little worried.

The master shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm worried about Gu Tan, but it's that there is chaos around here, even if there is a slight movement, we can't detect it, and if something happens, we will definitely be in chaos." Now we are in danger of the unknown, and everything is unpredictable. ”

I nodded heavily and said, "Well, but this is the only way to find the whereabouts of those seven factions, and there is no other way." Add to that the fact that we are now hungry and thirsty, and our vigilance has begun to slacken, which is very bad for us! ”

The master suddenly took a few steps to the side, frowned, and said, "Ergou, it seems that the master smells the smell of cooking smoke, let's go and find it, on the other side of the hill in front, there should be someone!" ”

As soon as I heard that there was a house not far away, I immediately ran ahead. I quickly turned along the hillside, and sure enough, I saw a small farm yard at the foot of a desolate mountain in the distance. I swallowed my saliva and hurriedly shouted to Master, "Master! There really is a family in front of you! ”

The master hurriedly ordered: "Ergou, don't be reckless, you must know how to be polite, and talk well when you get to the place." ”

"Okay!"

I said yes, and rushed all the way down merrily, and in a short time I came to the gate of this house. To say that this farmhouse does not have a yard, just a small courtyard surrounded by a fence, and the gate is made of bare door frames and two long-broken door panels, which looks very simple.

Standing outside, you can see three thatched huts inside, and a small stove house on the side. The smoke was rising from the chimney of the stove house, and I knocked excitedly on the door, and was about to ask, but I was stunned, because I inexplicably heard a mournful cry coming from inside. After thinking about it, I'm a little embarrassed, everyone is crying in the house, isn't it a bit inappropriate for me to call people to eat and drink at this time?

But I was so hungry that I immediately asked with concern, "What is the cause of the family's grief?" I'm passing, can I open the door and talk? Begging for something to eat by the way! ”

After saying that, I waited quietly for a while, and the crying still did not stop, and I was suddenly a little discouraged. What can I do, I can't break in and ask for something to eat if they don't open the door? Wouldn't that be a bandit?!

At this moment, the master also came to the door and asked in surprise, "Ergou, what's the matter?" ”

I spread my hands helplessly, pointed inside, and said, "Master, listen, there are people inside crying, and it's useless to shout, don't open the door." ”

"Oh?" The master walked to the door and took a look, and immediately said, "There is no latch to this door, let's go in directly." ”

I looked down and saw that there was no latch, scratched the back of my head, pushed open the door in embarrassment, and walked into the courtyard with Master. When I came to the stove house, I stretched out my head and saw that it was an old woman with gray hair, crying while burning the fire, and when she saw us, the old woman was immediately a little frightened, but immediately asked, "...... are you?"

The master immediately clasped his fists and saluted, and said with a smile: "It turns out that the eldest lady can speak Chinese, we are passing by, these days I have been lost in the jungle, I haven't eaten or drunk, I want to ask for something to eat at your home, and by the way, I don't know if it's convenient or not?" ”

When the old woman heard this, she nodded slightly and said, "I am Han, but my husband is a Miao here." So I can speak Chinese, alas, convenience is convenient, and there is also food, I will immediately add some more rice into the pot, and I will be able to eat it in a while. The gentleman is invited to rest in the hall. ”

When the master heard this, he couldn't help asking, "I wonder why my aunt is so sad?" Are you the only one in the family? ”

When I heard the master's inquiry, the old woman suddenly cried again, which made us unable to rest, so we had to wait for the old woman to cry for a while, stop before communicating, after a while, the old woman choked up and said: "My husband died a few years ago, leaving me and my son to depend on each other, but my son went to Tiger Leaping Valley a few days ago to pick herbs, and he hasn't come back yet, I am both worried and afraid, afraid that my son will be eaten by wild beasts, and he will never come back, woo woo woo woo ......"

"Huh?" The master was surprised and hurriedly asked, "Where is the Tiger Leaping Valley?" Why don't we look for it, it's not dark yet, and if it goes well, we may be able to find it. Don't worry, auntie, maybe your son was accidentally injured there, so there is no way to come back, and his life should not be in danger. ”

The old woman suddenly stopped crying, slowly stood up, and asked excitedly, "Really?" Can you really bring my son back?! ”

I know that what Master said was to comfort the old woman, and we have never seen the old woman's son, and it is impossible for Master to be sure that her son is not dead, and there are all kinds of poisonous insects and wild beasts in this jungle, and it is not uncommon for a person to die in this mountain.

Master nodded and said, "We'll do our best." ”

The old woman immediately walked out of the courtyard, pointed us to the northwest, and said, "The mountain is very steep, you should be careful, my son's name is Yishan, twenty-five years old, his body is very thin, and he is wearing blue clothes, if you see it, you will be able to recognize it." By the way, I'll bring you the cooked meal first, you eat on the road, you must pay attention to safety, if you really ...... If you really can't find it, you have to take care of yourself. ”

After a while, the old woman brought us dry food and water, and we waved our hands to the kind old woman, and then ran quickly to the Tiger Leaping Valley.

I ate some dry food and drank some water, and I couldn't help but ask, "Master, what should we do about the search for the divine bones?" ”

Master glared at me and said, "Saving people is like fighting fire, the matter of the divine bones will be slowed down for a while, and when we should find it, maybe we can find it in the Tiger Leaping Valley." We shouldn't find it, it's useless to be in a hurry. Let's go, while it's not dark, we have to rush to the Tiger Leaping Depression as soon as possible, once it's dark, we are not familiar with the terrain of the mountains in this place, and it's a small matter to get lost, if you encounter any danger, it's troublesome! ”

In order to make it easier to travel in the dark, I made two large torches to carry on my shoulders along the way, so that I could light them up at any time when it got dark.

But this area is full of dense forests, both above and below the mountains, and it is impossible to see the endless fertile fields. After climbing up a slope, Master and I walked all the way for more than an hour, and then we came down the hill again, only to see a steep depression, there was no water under the depression, but it was steep and towering, and perhaps only tigers could jump over it, and it was not an exaggeration to call it a tiger leaping depression.

There is a path above the Tiger Leaping Depression that clings to the stone wall, but the bottom is a steep and straight mountain wall, and it will be very difficult to climb from below, but if you go from above, you will take some risks. No wonder the old woman wants us to pay attention to safety, and this is the reason for daring.

Master glanced at the tiger jumping up and down, and immediately said, "Let's go from above, it's evening, and there's still some light, as long as we go faster, we can still pass from above, but if we go down, it will be very difficult, I'm afraid it's dark before we can climb up." ”

I opened my mouth and exclaimed in astonishment, "Master, but the place where you can put your feet is too narrow, isn't it?" If you fall, you'll be done! ”

The master said angrily, "Can't you be careful?" Do you have to rush to finish the fun? But I have tested your life for the teacher, you can't die now, so let's go with confidence. ”

"Oh, Master, you didn't lie to me, did you? Did you really count it for me, and now you can't die? "I looked at the master with a little disbelief, but the master ignored me anymore, strode over, and swept forward quickly against the stone wall, looking at the rhythm of the master's walking on the ground, I felt a little drumming in my heart, if I wasn't afraid, unless it was a person like the master who was not afraid of death, I hadn't cultivated the Tao yet, and now I'm dead, thanks to it......

I walked on it with trembling legs, and just a few steps later, the rock I was holding in my hand suddenly loosened, and I immediately lay on the stone wall in a panic, and shouted, "Master, you lie to me!" You haven't given me a life test at all, this place will die at any moment! ”

But Master had already passed the corner, and I walked over in a huff, breaking out in a cold sweat, and when I came to the corner, I only felt the cold mountain wind blowing violently on me, and my heart was pounding. But fortunately, after passing the corner, the place in front of me was much wider, and I stepped on it smoothly, and then dodged and flew to the top of the flat mountain road. As soon as I stopped, I gasped for air, then shook my hand and said, "Master, I didn't expect you to lie to me, but this method really works, if you hadn't told me that I couldn't die here, I might not have mustered up the courage to come over...... Call! ”