The extremely sad little tune made the master sing with a puzzled face, and Shangguan Jin, who showed us the way, couldn't find the east, west, north and south. But no one noticed that Hu Qingxuan listened attentively, and his brows were furrowed. Soon, Hu Qingxuan said cautiously: "I have heard this tune, although the person did not sing it very clearly, but after listening to a few words, I can still tell that it is the minor tune of Jiangnan "Crying Qiqi", this tune is sung by the surviving to the deceased, used to mourn. ”

The master frowned and asked, "How can anyone sing such a tune in this deep mountain and old forest?" If you are an old man with some experience, it should not be difficult to know that this kind of mournful tune will provoke some ominous things. Also, this rugged path is very troublesome for ordinary people to get in, so why is there an old man inside? Having said that, Master didn't mean to rush in and investigate.

Shangguan Jin opened his mouth a little anxiously: "If not, let's go in and see, it's better than guessing here!" ”

Hu Qingxuan immediately nodded and said, "I agree with what Shangguan's nephew said, Senior Brother Yang, what do you think?" It just so happened that now Shangguan's nephew has forgotten the road, and there is an old man humming a tune in front of him, maybe this is called the road of the sky, we might as well go in and ask the old man. Maybe the old man is familiar with this place and can show us a clear way! ”

"Since you think so......" Master hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then go and ask the old man as you say." ”

I stared at Master in confusion, not knowing why Master hesitated. But this is obviously the only way, if we don't ask for a way out, we only rely on Shangguan Jin's random guidance, I don't know when we will find the entrance to the underground cliff. After everyone deliberated and decided, they walked in to find the source of the sound and asked the old man who was humming the tune if there was any underground entrance nearby.

About two hours later, the sky gradually darkened, and we just passed through the messy woods in front of us, and the vision in front of us was slightly broader, but there was no natural sandwich as Shangguan Jin said. Even all the mountain features described by Shangguan Jin did not appear, which undoubtedly made us have no compliance in our hearts, and without the most powerful reference, we were like a blind man touching an elephant, but fortunately, the sad old man in front of him who was humming a minor tune was still there.

That may be our only hope, and if we don't find a result, we will have to wait until tomorrow after dawn to explore the path.

But at this moment, I inexplicably smelled a strong stench, and this smell, as if there was no sign at all, appeared so suddenly. Hurriedly covered his mouth and nose and turned his head to look, but when he saw the master, they all frowned, and Wujin and I covered their mouths and noses with one eye, as if they were smoked by the stench. The master waved his hand to signal everyone to stop, first looked up at the gradually darkening sky, and then, the master frowned and said, "This foul smell seems to be wafting from the front, but it also seems to exist here!" ”

"Senior Brother Yang, this smell is unbearable!" Hu Qingxuan's old face was flushed, and he seemed to be holding back his breath all the time. However, after a while, he couldn't help but take two breaths of air, but then he opened his mouth and retched twice, before he stretched out his hand and shook it, and said: "I can't smell the rotting smell of animal corpses or human corpses at all, Senior Brother Yang, if you have any opinions, hurry up and tell me, otherwise let's go back!" ”

Master sighed lightly, and then said, "This smell is very special......

Master's words were only halfway through, and he stopped talking. I couldn't help but think depressed in my heart, Master, Master, you have nothing to study the smell...... It's a big deal to go back, this place is different from what Shangguan Jin described, maybe there is no entrance to the underground cliff here. But looking at Master's serious expression, I had to hold back and not say it.

Just as we were about to turn around and retreat, we only heard the mournful humming, which appeared not far ahead. Master paused abruptly and said, "This person who hums a minor tune is also very strange, why can that person stay in it for so long if this place is so foul and smelly?" "Hearing this, I also think it is strange, not to mention a few hours in this place, it is difficult to stay even for a moment or three, unless there is a strong will, can withstand the foul smell wafting from inside.

Shangguan Jin opened the folding fan, fanned it hard, and said, "My master is still trapped in the cliff, if we don't rescue again, then my master is likely to ...... Uncle Yang, why don't we take two more steps and ask that person? ”

Hearing Shangguan Jin's complaints, it was obvious that he wanted to walk in against this foul smell. Master and Hu Qingxuan glanced at each other, and had to nod helplessly, and said: "Okay, anyway, we have already come here, and if we go back now, it will take an hour or two, and the road when I come here is rugged and difficult, and it is difficult to see the path under my feet when it is dark, so it will delay more time!" ”

After speaking, Shangguan Jin walked briskly in front, Master and Hu Qingxuan took me and Wujin, and followed closely behind, this ghost place where birds don't lay eggs, I just want to leave as soon as possible, even if it is good not to let me smell this foul smell again. After walking a short distance, I vaguely saw a figure, but it was not elsewhere, but ...... Instead, he was lying on a very steep stone wall, which was about two feet above the ground, and it didn't look very high, but why didn't the man come down, but lay on it and hummed a mournful folk tune?

When everyone came to the bottom of the stone wall, the master hurriedly raised his head and asked, "Old man!" Elderly! Dare to ask the old man, why have you been staying up there, it's getting dark, and you haven't come down to go home? ”

"Huh? Someone! ”

Unexpectedly, the old man who was humming a minor tune weakly, Huo Di lowered his head to look at us, looking at us as if he was looking at a rare thing, and then grinned and said, "Hahaha...... My old man Huang really shouldn't die, he shouldn't die...... Heaven does not kill me, at this time, someone actually came, I don't know what yin virtue I have accumulated in my last life! Hahaha......"

The old man's inexplicable cheers and laughter, as well as his incoherent shouts, made us a little confused. I don't know how long it took for the old man's emotions to calm down, and he said excitedly: "Please, help me quickly, I have been trapped here for a day and a night." I stayed here at this time last night, and until now, I haven't eaten a drop of water...... Alas, seeing that the people who are about to die, I never thought that I would meet a few of you well-wishers, kind-hearted people, save me quickly......"

Hearing the old man's choked voice of pleading, the master frowned and hurriedly asked, "Old man, what's wrong with you?" Why can you go up, but you can't get down? ”

"Alas! Don't hide it, look at my foot, it's caught in the crack of the mountain, and I can't pull it out, I'm about to die......" The old man said, carefully dodging a little, motioning for us to look at his left leg, and sure enough, a small half of his left leg was stuck in the small mountain crevice. I see, no wonder this old man has been humming the mournful tune of crying, daring to love this is singing for himself!

Seeing this, the master hurriedly said to me and Shangguan Jin: "You two go up and rescue the old man, if you delay a little longer, the old man's life will be consumed a little more!" ”

Before I could make a move, I saw Shangguan Jin jump up and climb up, I was naturally not to be outdone, I hurriedly stomped on the ground, jumped up to a height of more than six feet, and Shangguan Jin together, divided into left and right roads, and quickly came to the left and right sides of the old man. Looking closely, this old man in his old age had almost his entire left leg covered in blood, which showed that he had tried many times, but he could not pull out his leg as he wished.

Shangguan Jin has always disdained to be with me, but this time, he had to open his mouth and say to me: "I'll help the old man, Ergou, you carefully lift the old man's leg up, and then slowly pull it out!" Hearing this, I nodded hurriedly.

Just about to touch the old man's leg, the old man suddenly grinned and shouted in pain, but it's not what's wrong, his leg is injured like this, can it not hurt? I comforted with concern: "Old man, you bear with me for a while, just pull your leg out of this stone crack and you'll be fine, I'll be careful!" After saying that, I threw a reassuring look at the old man, who clenched his teeth, his face was as pale as paper, and nodded heavily, without saying a word.

Shangguan Jin grabbed the old man's right shoulder with one hand, while on my side, I carefully supported the old man's leg with my hand and lifted it up little by little. The mountain was wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, and it was obvious that the old man could not lift his legs, so he would be stuck underneath. Although I held the old man's leg hard and pushed it up, the old man was stubborn and did not snort, but he twitched and trembled, and told me clearly that the pain he was suffering now was beyond anyone's imagination.

Soon, I carefully removed the old man's leg from the crack in the stone and lowered it gently. At this moment, the old man gasped vigorously and grinned slowly, but between his blood-oozing teeth, it undoubtedly showed that he had almost cracked two rows of teeth just now!

"Thank you, two little ones, alas, my old life is saved...... the old man trembled all over, moving his body a little, but at this time we were still climbing on the two-foot high stone wall. Seeing this, I hurriedly took out the bundle of fairy ropes from the yellow cloth bag, and wrapped around the old man's waist without saying anything.

Ready for everything, I said cautiously: "Shangguan Jin, you support the old man to go down little by little, and I will fix it in the back, so as to ensure that there will be no accidents!" "I didn't expect my words, unexpectedly recognized by Shangguan Jin, after thinking about it, maybe Shangguan Jin was in a hurry to get the old man down to ask about the situation here, so as to find the entrance to the underground cliff as soon as possible, so I don't feel surprised.