Seven Evil Slips:

Getting up early the next day and setting off, Kiyo was in a bad mood, with two huge dark circles under his eyes, and he covered his mouth and yawned from time to time.

Luo Ren looked at her strangely: "Did you sleep well?"

She muffled: "Yes."

When I answered, I felt relieved and worried at the same time.

Rest assured, until the end of that nightmare, she was not able to see that person's face.

What is worrying is that the back view is really similar to...

No, no, she immediately denied herself, she must not be Luo Ren, the silk script clearly stated - "People who have the power of the Phoenix Luan can avoid the damage of the possession of the fierce Jane, and are not controlled by the mind of the fierce Jane." .

Besides, in this world, there are too many people with their backs behind their backs.

She shook her head vigorously, feeling that she was overthinking.

There is another person in the car, ah no, a chicken, just like Kiyo, is listless.

Cao Jiefang.

In the past few days, its schedule is basically "hotel-car-hotel". After a few days, his eyes are dull. Cao Yanhua feels that Cao Jiefang pecking rice has its own slow motion effect.

"Brother Luo, anyway, today is going to the Longevity Stone. I'm not afraid that the liberation will disturb the 'ancestors'. Let it out for a stroll."

Luo Ren had no objections, and other people also supported it. Ten-thousand even took out the brochure of tourist attractions in Tong County that he picked up at the hotel when he set off.

"Liberation, I'll read it to you. I'm here to take you on a trip today. Five companions and one companion. For a chicken, this is such an honor..."

"The Longevity Stone is two meters high and 1.5 meters wide. It stands at the entrance of the famous Fengziling Mountain in this county. It looks like a long life character from a distance. There is also a magical history about the Longevity Stone..."

What follows is a paragraph of small characters. Ten thousand three squinted his eyes to look at it, and subconsciously said: "Fuck, it's Lao Tzu again, here at Hangu Pass, I'm really full of my fame..."

Luo Ren smiled, the car turned a corner and turned to the road out of the city.

Ask 13,000: "Think about it, what's the matter with me? Last time, the magic stick said that I had been to a 'place where I stop'. Could this longevity stone be the place where I held a birthday banquet?"

13,000 shakes his head, and the single page gets closer: "It is said that I like to collect strange stones from all over the world..."

It's like Jin Shengtan's commentary on Water Margin. When he read the single page 13,000 times, he also had his own annotation: "Nonsense, put everything on me."

Continue to read: "One day, I was walking through Fengziling in order to choose a strange stone. When I saw this stone, I was full of praise and said that it really meant the same life as the heaven and the earth."

Cao Yanhua asked: "And then?"

"Then it's gone, I left after boasting."

Cao Yanhua burst out laughing: "This scenic spot is too bad. I didn't like this longevity stone at all."

Yan Hongsha also smiled, only Kiyo seemed to remember something, his face suddenly became strange, he took the leaflet in the hands of ten thousand three, pursed his lips to read that paragraph, read and read again.

The laughter gradually stopped, and Cao Yanhua cautiously said, "Little Master, is there any problem?"

Kiyo said: "I think of one thing."

"At the beginning, didn't I think that the Phoenix Luan buckle was not necessarily safe, so I asked Yin Xi to make a gossip star observatory. Do you remember what the magic stick said at the time?"

Luo Ren's heart skipped a beat.

That's right, this passage was told by Yin Erma to the **** stick. Luo Ren still remembers that sentence, saying that after Yin Xi listened to Lao Tzu's instructions, he "went into the deep mountains and quarried countless stones", and finally got the construction of gossip. The material of the observatory.

With such a background, it seems that it is not so absurd that "in the legend, I like to collect strange stones from all over the world" appearing on the travel leaflet of Tong County.

Maybe this Fengziling, I have really been here.

***

The car stopped at the entrance of the small village closest to Fengziling. The village is not big, and the yards are all low. From a distance, you can see a few villagers busy in the yard. Some yards still have cows and mules tied to them. .

Strange, seeing the car approaching, those busy people turned around and ran into the house.

What do you mean? What does it mean that this ghost feels like entering the village?

Luo Ren was wondering, those people all ran out again, and surrounded the car in an instant, with baskets in their hands and baskets in their hands.

——"Lingbao Big Apple, New Red Star, Xiao Guoguang, sell it at home, cheap, ten yuan a basket..."

——"Local shiitake mushrooms, five yuan a bag..."

——"Lianjiao, you can't buy it anywhere else, just give me whatever you want..."

This posture really makes people sweat on their foreheads. Luo Ren and the others got out of the car under pressure, locked the door, and said in embarrassment, "Thank you, thank you, I really don't want to buy it."

The villagers are not stalking, they just look disappointed: "I really don't want to buy it."

10,000 laughed with him: "Well...inquire, where is the Longevity Stone ticket office?"

One of the women laughed: "What kind of ticket office? There are few tourists in the off-season, so it can't be set up at all. The locals don't come, that is, outsiders like you who drive, you can tell at a glance that they are here for tourism. .”

While speaking, he pointed to a small road behind the village: "Well, go straight up, and within two miles, you will see it. Isn't it just a stone, what's there to see."

After finishing speaking, everyone went back to each house. Someone took out an apple, rubbed it on the hem of his trousers, opened his mouth in a big mouthful, and pointed at Cao Jiefang: "Is this the one that was beaten in Jishan?"

Cao Yanhua is very polite: "No, no, pet, pet."

…

Walking far away, I heard the man pouring acid water from behind: "People in the city, hum, chickens are pets."

***

The weather is good, the trail is very quiet, yesterday's heavy rain didn't seem to affect the place much, the ground is slightly wet, but not muddy, Cao Jiefang was very excited, surrounded by a few people, running forward for a while, running back for a while, Don't mention how happy it is.

Behind, far away, a voice suddenly came: "That... the tourist in front, wait a minute..."

An old man in his fifties or sixties, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, chased after him. He put on his clothes while running, flustered, and the buttons were buttoned incorrectly.

Stopped close, with a smile on his face: "Well... I was still sleeping just now, and the old woman said that there are tourists coming. Do you want a tour guide or not?"

Tour guide? Is he still a tour guide?

Luo Ren frowned and looked at him. He probably also saw that Luo Ren was the leader and kept promoting himself: "My surname is Ding, just call me Ding Laojiu. To be honest, if you don't invite a tour guide for this scenic spot, Just looking at a stone, it’s boring. There are some things that only the locals know, I’ll tell you, explain and explain, this way, you can play comfortably, twenty yuan, how about it?”

Luo Ren smiled and ordered Cao Yanhua to give the money.

Ding Laojiu is right, only experts can see the way. Since he has come here, he will not be stingy with the dozens of dollars. It is always good to listen more.

After receiving the money, Ding Laojiu smiled and walked ahead to lead the way without stopping.

——"At first glance, you are from the city. I know, you must think this scenic spot is too simple. It is definitely not rated for stars, but it is quite famous in Tong County. Outsiders, anyone who knows, You have to come and see. After all... Lao Tzu is too famous."

——"It's the off-season now. In the peak season, we collect tickets, two yuan per person. At that time, I earned more from the tour guide fee. To be honest, you are right to invite me. I have been in the mountains since I was a child. , I am very familiar with this area, these days, most of the guests who want to enter the mountain are taken by me."

——"First of all, let me introduce the origin of the name of Fengziling. Fengziling is actually very big, and the location of the Longevity Stone is not in the mountain at all. This Fengziling was created by three people. The mountains are composed of..."

"The first one is called Fenghuihui, the second one is called Fengweiwei, and the third one is called Fengfeitian. It is said that if you look down from a very high sky, the three mountains , like three phoenixes, connected end to end..."

Several people were shocked almost at the same time and stopped abruptly.

Ding Laojiu was surprised: "What's wrong?"

Luo Ren smiled, and his expression was normal: "It's nothing, you continue to talk."

He motioned everyone to follow and listen carefully.

"The tallest mountain must be two kilometers long. At this point, at the turn of summer and autumn, other cities may be quite hot, but the mountain here may be snowing."

"There is another saying. It is because there are so many pheasants in Fengziling Mountain. Really, there used to be a lot of pheasants. In the early years, we took pheasants and went into the mountain to guard for one night. We could fight a hundred pheasants. More come out..."

"Now the country does not allow it. Of course, there are fewer pheasants. Moreover, there are wild beasts in the mountains, such as black bears, wild boars, and wolves. They are not common. It is rare to see them once in a few years, but I said no Accurate, so we have repeatedly reminded tourists to pay attention to safety and not to go into the mountains..."

During the conversation, the Longevity Stone arrived.

It’s a big solid piece, just at the pass into the mountain. To be honest, it really doesn’t look like the word "Shou". .

The inscription said that Orion was in the mountains, near the Longevity Stone, and had seen the dog.

The Longevity Stone is still too close to the village, and with the disposition of that dog, it should be hidden deeper.

He beckons a few people to continue.

Old man Dante stopped following, and slyly said haha: "Several, twenty yuan is enough here, and further inside, you have to add money."

Luo Ren calmly asked, "Is there anything else to play with?"

"That's too much," old man Ding said complacently, "I said before, I brought a lot of guests..."

Speaking of this, lower your voice: "Sometimes, I even order game or something to help customers open wild meat."

Luo Ren thought for a while, and gave him fifty more: "Go all the way, talk all the way, take out whatever is in your stomach."

Ding Laojiu couldn't help being overjoyed: "Okay."

But what I will talk about next is really just ordinary. Which rock looks like a man and a woman making out with each other? Which guest once took off his naked body on that cliff...

As I was talking, I suddenly pointed at a tree and shouted: "This, this!"

"This one is called arborvitae. It can live for a long time and grow really fast. In the early years, I brought guests to play, and he even carved words on the tree..."

Ding Laojiu raised his head and looked up: "Swish, it has grown up, it's really tall."

It is high, the tree must be about ten meters long.

After listening to it, it was either a rock or a tree. Ten thousand was a little impatient and asked him: "Uncle Ding, are there any dogs in this mountain?"

I don't know why, but Kiyo always felt that Ding Laojiu seemed to flinch.

But he soon smiled all over his face: "Where is the dog? There are wolves. A dog is also a domestic dog. The guardian of the house, who will allow it to run into the mountains."

Going a little further, Ding Laojiu will not leave, even if he pays more.

Laughing together, he rubbed his knees and said, "The further you go, the more difficult it is to walk. I am an old man no better than you young people. I am tired from walking and I can't bear it. I will go back now. I will go back haha..."

Yan Hongsha was not happy, looked at Ding Laojiu's back and muttered, the seventy yuan is really easy to earn.

***

For a while, several people lost their minds.

This Fengziling is too big, is it sweeping the mountain like the "grave sweeping" two days ago? How much time will it take, and what are you looking for? A word dog? It must have died a long time ago. After so many years, it has been so disintegrated that it cannot be found at all.

One thousand three hearts moved: "Luo Ren, you said... the seventh fierce letter, will it be on that dog?"

The more I think about it, the more I think it is possible. When I looked around the mountain, my back felt a little chilly, and my voice lowered: "I remember when I was in Sizhai Mountain, that woman who was almost dead could come back to life... maybe this The seventh evil root will continue to live, that dog has lived from the late Qing Dynasty to the present, and it is in this mountain..."

The wind blew, the leaves on the arborvitae tree not far away rustled, and Yan Hongsha got goose bumps all over his body.

Cao Yanhua also subconsciously squeezed into the circle of several people, his voice trembling: "Little... Xiao Luo brother, I... I think we should get some equipment before coming in, this dog is more fierce than the old clam, this I have lived for hundreds of years, if I get bitten, it will be choking..."

Luo Ren frowned.

13,000 is not unreasonable, and the "hiding" of the seventh root seems to be suitable here-what can be more hidden than "animals" hiding in the mountains and forests? Sweeping mountains is obviously not suitable for use here. One is that the place is bigger, two is that they have less manpower, and three is that if the 13,000 guess is true and the other party is moving, it will be much harder to find than stone monuments and graves.

Maybe at this time, in the densely planted forest, there is a pair of eyes staring at them.

It needs some equipment that is handy, Luo Ren nodded: "Let's go out first and make some preparations before going in."

The few people returned the same way, and after walking for a short distance, the crowing of pheasants could be heard from a distance in the woods.

Cao Jiefang regained his energy all of a sudden, held his head high, and let out a resounding "ha... duo... la".

Faintly, long and short, there seemed to be a response, Cao Jiefang became more energetic, fluttering his little wings, puffing up, as if he wanted to compete with others on who could sing better.

Several people thought it was funny, standing in place watching Cao Jiefang fight hard, Kiyo accidentally raised his head and saw the tall arborvitae.

It's really high, more than ten meters, and the sunlight leaks through the big leaves, so she can't open her eyes.

Suddenly he felt playful and said, "I'll go up and have a look."

She ran under the tree in a few steps, rolled up her sleeves, stomped the soles of her boots on the ground, and jumped up.

Yan Hongsha giggled and said, "I will too."

Looking up at Kiyo, she is really fast, the friction of the tree body is great, it is easy to borrow strength, and it is much easier to climb than the wall, Kazuma looked up for a while, and said: "I can do it too. "

Cao Yanhua didn't believe it: "You will?"

13,000 snorted: "It's like cheating, I know how to survive."

Only you can't close it? It's too embarrassing, even Brother Sansan can do it.

Cao Yanhua felt jealous.

Kiyo has reached the top.

So tall, I always feel trembling and worried, Luo Ren couldn't help calling her: "Kiyo, come down, come down slowly, be careful."

Kiyo made a grimace at him from above, as if trying to annoy him, and really "slowly descended", with his legs and arms clamping the trunk of the tree, moving down bit by bit, like a koala .

Luo Ren was angry and funny, walked to the bottom of the tree, and made a gesture of lifting his hands: "Do you want to jump down? I will follow you."

Kiyo snorted and said, "My boyfriend told me to go down slowly."

Luo Ren smiled wryly, it really made her so angry that she didn't have any temper at all.

I had no choice but to keep looking at her, she continued to go down, very stable, suddenly, she seemed to see something, and she didn't move for a while.

Luo Ren was feeling strange, she suddenly retreated quickly, at a very fast speed, knowing that she would not fall, when she landed, Luo Ren quickly supported her.

Her face was pale, she was panting heavily, and said, "That...Ding...Ding Laojiu..."

Luo Ren said: "There is no rush, just speak slowly, and you will be smooth."

He stretched out his hand to gently caress her back, and unconsciously raised his head to look up.

Kiyo's voice calmed down and said: "Ding Laojiu said that he brought a guest, and the guest carved words on the tree. It's here..."

Everyone gathered around, Yan Hongsha said: "Kiyo, why are you in such a panic, what are you writing? Is it scary?"

Kiyo was in a daze: "It was written that Zhang Guanghua came here for a visit."

***

Zhang Guanghua, Luo Ren is too familiar with this name.

Mudai's Aunt Hong, Huo Zihong, formerly known as Li Yaqing, had a secret relationship with Zhang Guanghua, who already had a wife. Her father, Professor Li, used his connections to put pressure on the leaders of Zhang Guanghua's work unit. Sent Zhang Guanghua to Henan Province and Lingbao City to "exchange and study" for half a year.

It's called communication, but it's actually "sitting on the bench". There is no place for him in the brother unit. He should call and report every day. Look at the customs.

Ding Laojiu said that he has brought many outsiders into the mountain, and he is very familiar with this place. He remembers the tree where Zhang Guanghua engraved the words, and maybe he also remembers Zhang Guanghua.

Luo Ren let out a long breath.

"We have to find that Ding Laojiu and have a chat."

***

It was noon, dinner was served on the kang, fried tofu and twice-cooked pork, just as Ding Laojiu raised his chopsticks, a group of people came in with a huff.

Looking familiar, they were those tourists who had just finished their business.

Luo Ren politely stuffed one hundred yuan to Aunt Ding: "I'm sorry, I don't have a place to eat, can Auntie help me out, this is the food money, if you don't have enough, I will make up for it."

And said: "Prepare slowly, don't worry, it's very interesting here, and I want to chat with the uncle."

Send Aunt Ding away, Luo Ren sat down on the kang calmly, lowered his head and smelled the dishes, and boasted: "Auntie is good at cooking."

At the other end, Shisan closed the door and dropped the bar, and Kiyo closed the window and pulled the curtain, all in a smooth manner.

Five pairs of eyes, only looking at him, Ding Laojiu trembled in panic: "You...you are..."

"Ask someone, Zhang Guanghua, remember?"

Ding Laojiu shivered and said, "I don't know."

Luo Ren smiled, picked up the chopsticks unhurriedly, turned around, picked up a piece of tofu with the chopsticks, and chewed slowly.

The homemade tofu tastes good.

Question: "Then, in this mountain, have there been any... wrong dogs?"

"I haven't seen..."

Luo Ren laughed, put down his chopsticks, pulled out the dagger, and threw it on the kang table with a snap.

Ding Laojiu trembled even more, and his tongue kept getting stuck: "I...I..."

He wasn't frightened, but before Luo Ren showed his skills, he suddenly collapsed.

With a crying voice, he said: "It's really not me. Back then... I didn't know..."

He babbled incoherently, with a crying sound, so frightened that he couldn't speak.

He said that it was many years ago, when he was not too old, he brought a guest from other places into the mountain. The man said that his name was Zhang Guanghua, and his hometown was Luoma Lake, and he came to exchange and study.

At first, everything was normal, walking along the way, introducing all the way, making jokes, talking and laughing.

Later, I sat down to rest, not far from the arborvitae tree.

In the middle of the rest, he heard rustling in the woods behind him. Looking back, he saw a faint shadow. Zhang Guanghua was startled and thought it was a wolf. Ding Laojiu recognized it and said it was all right, it was a dog.

Thinking about it now, that dog is very strange, it moves very slowly, its fur is a little white, as if it has not seen the sun for a long time, its eyes are staring at them, and it is not afraid of people.

Zhang Guanghua nudged Ding Laojiu with his elbow and said, hey, I heard... dog meat is quite delicious.

Luo Ren felt a chill in his heart, and asked him: "Did you... eat that dog?"

Ding Laojiu said: "No, no."

"I've been serving wild meat for customers. I don't think there's anything to eat from the mountains. I'm greedy for cheap. I think it must be a lost dog. There's no one else around..."

So, together with Zhang Guanghua, one held a stick and the other threw a stone at the dog, killing the dog.

However, when they were opened, both of them were frightened.