After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 453 Huangqi Mountain, one of the five gates of Panshan!

Ding-dong...

On the mountain road, the horse team formed a long line.

The bells hanging on the mules and horses swung back and forth, jingling, and the melodious sound of the bells could be heard from far away.

Everyone was talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Chen Yang and Liu Henghu walked at the front of the team, leading the way for the cavalry.

"Last night, there was thunder in Sipan Mountain for a long time. I'm afraid something got lucky. I don't know if it managed to survive..."

Liu Henghu talked about the thunder that happened last night.

"Do you know what it is?" Chen Yang asked.

Liu Henghu shook his head. "It's not clear yet, but the association has sent people to investigate..."

"Oh?"

There was a strange flash in Chen Yang's eyes.

Did the association send someone?

This is normal. Sipan Mountain is so close to Shao'e Mountain. With such a big commotion, it is impossible for the association to remain indifferent.

I hope you don't find my mineral vein.

Liu Henghu said, "I don't know what happened recently, but there are obviously many more spiritual creatures that have become powerful..."

"Is it?"

Chen Yang asked casually.

In the past six months, he knew of several incidents of heavenly thunder.

The sycamore trees of Bamishan, the banyan trees of Pingqiang Town, the tourmaline toads, the weasel king, and now the unknown existence of Sipan Mountain.

That's five times in total.

Although most of them are related to him, they are too frequent.

"No."

Liu Henghu sighed, "Emei is the most beautiful mountain in the world, and it is also the ancestral home of Buddhism and Taoism. The land veins are thick, so it is understandable. Since the second half of 2024, there have been more than reports of heavenly thunder events across the country."

"Although more than half of them failed to survive, this number is still very shocking. It's only been half a year. You know, in the whole year of 2023, there were only 14 cases of good fortune thunderbolts reported nationwide, which is less than half of the number in the second half of 2024. This is too abnormal..."

"Oh?"

Chen Yang was a little surprised when he heard this.

If it were only the few times that happened near Emei, it could be explained, after all, there were several cases involving Chen Yang's involvement. However, if we look at the whole country, the number of tribulation incidents is increasing significantly. This is not an isolated case, but a common phenomenon.

"What could be the reason? Has this situation happened before?" Chen Yang asked.

Liu Henghu shook his head. "I don't know what caused it. There are all kinds of rumors circulating. Anyway, it should be a good thing for Panshan Realm."

Good thing, it’s indeed a good thing.

The increase in the number of spiritual objects proves that the environment has improved and the power of the earth veins has become stronger. These mountain people have more opportunities to find good things in the mountains.

Liu Henghu said he was unaware of the matter, and that certainly means he really was unaware of it.

Chen Yang didn't ask any more questions.

As the two were chatting, the horse team arrived at Toad Rock.

There was a man squatting on the huge toad rock.

Huang Can.

He jumped down from the top of a rock more than three meters high, carrying a bulging backpack.

This guy's physical condition has improved a lot recently, and he has steadily entered the second level.

The physical value has exceeded 250 points.

"What are you doing here?" Chen Yang was a little surprised.

"Waiting for you."

Huang Can came over and said, "I'll go into the mountains with you guys."

Chen Yang's forehead was gloomy when he heard this. "We are going to do business. Why are you following us?"

Huang Can sighed helplessly, "I'm going to hide in the mountains for a few days. My sister and the others are driving me crazy..."

"What's wrong?" Chen Yang asked.

"It's hard to describe in words."

Huang Can waved his hands, feeling that family disgrace should not be made public.

Their house is shabby, with only three bedrooms in total. Usually, Song Kaiming and his wife sleep in one room with their children, and Huang Can sleeps in another room by himself. When Niu Guihua comes, she sleeps in the remaining small guest room.

It snowed last night and the house was in disrepair. As the snow melted, the water flowed into the house, soaking the bedding in Niu Guihua's room.

In the middle of the night, Song Kaiming and his wife woke him up and persuaded Niu Guihua to go into his room, saying that she wanted to make do with Huang Can.

The reason is that since the two of them are dating, it’s only a matter of time.

The key point is that Niu Guihua shyly agreed.

It was so ridiculous that Huang Can was really scared.

Finally, after much persuasion, he gave the room to Niu Guihua, and he put two stools in the main room and slept there for the night.

When Niu Guihua woke up in the morning, she looked at him with a strange look in her eyes and praised him for being caring.

Huang Can knew that he had to leave. If he couldn't afford to offend me, he could afford to hide from me. So, while making breakfast, he packed up some things and quickly slipped out.

"What's the matter?" Chen Yang asked.

Huang Can had no choice but to briefly explain the situation.

"I'm impressed too. I've never seen such a random matchmaking."

He complained for a long time and seemed a little depressed.

Chen Yang said, "It's not a good idea to hide like this. Why don't you just talk it out with them..."

"I told you, it's useless. You know I swore yesterday..."

Speaking of this, Huang Can became even more depressed.

Chen Yang was speechless. He was not an emotional expert and had no qualifications to give advice to others.

Liu Henghu laughed and said, "Why are you still looking for a girlfriend? It's so good to live alone like me, without any worries, and go wherever you want..."

He said this in a casual manner.

Huang Can's face trembled. It's not that he didn't want to find one, he just wanted to find someone he liked.

Chen Yang looked at Liu Henghu and asked, "Brother Hu, you are not married?"

After I said this, I realized that asking so directly seemed a bit impolite.

Liu Henghu is probably at least 40 years old. At his age, let alone getting married, his children should be in their teens.

Liu Henghu waved his hand and said, "Why get married? You are crazy. Time is so precious, how can you waste it on love affairs..."

When Chen Yang heard this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He always thought that Liu Henghu should have been married a long time ago, but he didn't expect that he was still a monk who rang the bell.

Huang Can was obviously surprised, "You're not married? You must have a girlfriend, right?"

The focus of the topic suddenly shifted to Liu Henghu.

Liu Henghu answered frankly, "I did have a girlfriend before, but she had a better choice and I didn't want to delay her, so we broke up..."

"No way, Brother Hu, you already have this status, what better choice does she have?" Chen Yang said in surprise.

Liu Henghu laughed at himself, "I am so powerful, but there are many people who are more powerful than me..."

Huang Can said, "I didn't realize that Brother Hu is such a lovesick person. Is it because of this woman that you haven't gotten married yet?"

This question is even more impolite.

Liu Henghu just shook his head and said nothing more.

"She must be very beautiful, otherwise, Brother Hu wouldn't be so obsessed with her. This is what they mean when you've seen the sea, all other puddles are but puddles; all other mounds are but mounds once you've seen Mount Wushan." Huang Can said.

"Haha, you are quite good at composing lyrics." Liu Henghu smiled and did not feel embarrassed at all.

Chen Yang said, "Brother Hu, if you don't mind, can you tell me about your story?"

The cavalry had gone deep into the mountains and they had a long way to go. It would have been too boring if they didn't find some interesting topics to talk about.

When a group of men get together, there are only two topics they talk about: either the international situation or women.

Chen Yang was still very gossipy and curious about Liu Henghu's emotional affairs.

Liu Henghu was not stingy.

For him, the past is the past, and he can tell it openly and honestly. There is nothing he cannot tell others about it.

When he was Chen Yang's age, he did have a girlfriend.

The other party has quite a background. She is from the Dianyi School of Huangqi Mountain in Yuzhou. She is the only daughter of Fang Jinyao, the master of Huangqi Mountain, and her name is Fang Xueting.

There are five gates in Panshan, among which is Huangqi Mountain.

When the horse caravan was strong, it could compete with the Wumen. But Liu Henghu did not catch up with the good times. When he was young, the horse caravan had gradually declined.

Most of the people from these five sects are aloof and arrogant, and look down on the people from the caravans from the bottom of their hearts.

They claim to be a noble and upright family, and in their eyes, the caravan is just a group of mud legs gathered together, a group of poor people who huddle together for warmth.

No matter how outstanding Liu Henghu is, he is just a horse driver.

At that time, Huangqi Mountain was considered to be at the bottom among the five gates of Panshan, but that did not prevent them from looking down on Liu Henghu.

Liu Henghu and Fang Xueting met by chance, fell in love, dated for more than four years, and at one point they were even discussing marriage.

But because Huang Qishan firmly opposed this marriage, the two had to separate.

Not long after, Fang Xueting moved to southern Hunan and married Xia Xiaofei, the grandson of Xia Qingfeng, the leader of the Nanshan School.

The Nanshan Sect is a famous and upright sect, much more formal than their caravan.

At that time, Xia Qingfeng was rumored to be on the verge of reaching the realm of creation, and he was very popular.

Xia Xiaofei has also been promoted to the fourth rank and is also very handsome. Both his background and future are much brighter than Liu Henghu's.

So, it’s no wonder that they made this choice.

Later, a few years later, Fang Xueting divorced and returned to Huangqishan, and the two got in touch again.

At that time, Liu Henghu had already become the leader of the horse caravan and had gained some fame in Shu.

But unfortunately, the two of them still couldn't get together.

Not long after, Fang Xueting married and moved to Laojun Mountain, becoming the wife of the abbot of Zixia Temple.

Now, Liu Henghu has completely given up the idea.

That is Zixia Temple, one of the best sects in the country, comparable to the Dharma Appearance Temple of Mount Kongfu.

And she is the wife of the temple master.

What else can Liu Henghu compare with others?
As a result, Liu Henghu was delayed for the past twenty years.

His brothers in the caravan introduced him to many places, but he always declined for various reasons.

I have been single until now.

In his words, it's good to live alone, free, without any constraints, you can do whatever you want and go wherever you want.

Perhaps his words were sincere, but anyone who knew him well could hear the bitterness in them.

……

After listening to Liu Henghu's story, Chen Yang sighed.

He said it easily, but when Chen Yang put himself in his shoes, he just felt pathetic.

How could Liu Henghu, such a good man, waste his entire life for such a woman?

Zixia Temple, if I remember correctly, Qiao Hongjun’s master’s school is Zixia Temple, right?

"She should be very beautiful, right?" Huang Can said suddenly.

In his opinion, since Liu Henghu could not get married for half his life, this woman must be very beautiful.

Moreover, this Fang Xueting was first from the Nanshan School and later from the Zixia Temple.

Although he didn't know the situation of these two factions, judging from the expression on Chen Yang's face, they should be powerful forces. Liu Henghu's ex-girlfriend was not an ordinary person.

Liu Henghu smiled and said, "We should not be so superficial when it comes to emotional matters. As the saying goes, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. If you really like someone, beauty or ugliness is not that important..."

Huang Can was stunned for a moment, feeling that these words seemed to be pointing at him.

He immediately smiled awkwardly, "Maybe, I am just such a superficial person."

What's the saying that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder? That requires an emotional foundation first. If there is no emotional foundation, won't people still look at the face first?
Liu Henghu shook his head. He was not a person who liked to preach, nor was he qualified to be a mentor to others in terms of feelings.

"Brother Hu, you know a lot of people. If you find a suitable one, you can introduce him to Huang Can..." said Chen Yang.

Liu Henghu was amused. "Now that you mention it, I do have a candidate. I have a cousin who is pretty but a little older. She should be about the same age as Huang Can..."

"Don't……"

Huang Can quickly waved his hand to stop Liu Henghu, "Don't call me cousin, I get a headache just hearing these two words..."

"Ha ha……"

"Ha ha……"

There was a burst of laughter in the woods.

At noon, the cavalry arrived at the Huangjing Forest outside Laogui Forest.

People were tired and horses were exhausted. People needed to eat, and mules and horses also needed to eat and drink, so they stopped for a while to rest.

The men in the caravan can be considered true mountain runners. They often walk in the mountains and forests, and have mastered various skills.

They used local materials to cook, some fed the horses, some collected firewood, everyone had their own division of labor and was familiar with the process.

Chen Yang looked not far away.

Some time ago, he and Huang Can came here to dig Polygonatum sibiricum, and the pits they dug are still there on the ground.

And there was the cliff where he found the tiger bones.

To be precise, it should be a huge grave mound.

Chen Yang once asked the old locust tree in the Old Ghost Forest and learned that a large-scale battle had taken place here.

Now, Chen Yang feels that the two sides in the battle should be the Stone Lord of the Pingtian Sect and the powerful men from various factions in the Shu cultivation world at that time.

That battle was very brutal.

Many people were buried here.

There are still many layers of corpses inside this cliff.

It's still a bit disgusting to cook in this area.

It would be fine if he didn't know, but Chen Yang knew it clearly. He vaguely felt as if countless pairs of eyes were staring at him.

"Gah..."

In the woods, one or two unknown bird calls could be heard from time to time, and the atmosphere was still a bit creepy.

However, there is no need to be afraid of numbers.

The air was filled with the fragrance of wintersweet mixed with the aroma of rice, refreshing the heart.

After a while, the meal was ready.

A group of people were eating and chatting. The sun came out, shining through the gaps in the treetops, into the woods, and onto everyone's faces and bodies.

It’s warm and very comfortable.

"Comfortable!"

Huang Can patted his belly, lay down in a sunny place, and squinted his eyes. He didn't sleep well last night and felt a little sleepy after eating.

I don’t have to face my sister and brother-in-law, nor do I have to face Niu Guihua. I don’t have to think about anything and worry about anything. It is indeed more comfortable to stay in the mountains.

He squinted his eyes, quietly enjoying a moment of tranquility. The sunlight shone on his eyes, making them red. He was too lazy to move.

Suddenly, he felt a hint of coolness, and his red eyes suddenly darkened.

He opened his eyes in confusion.

I saw that the warm sun in the sky was quickly covered by a dark disk.

"The Tengu eats the moon? No, it's the sun!"

Huang Can was stunned for a moment, then sat up suddenly.

In the moment of distraction, the sun was completely blocked and the sky and the earth became dark almost in an instant.

The forest was pitch black, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

"Ha, Chen Yang, the heavenly dog ​​eats the sun, it's a solar eclipse..."

Huang Can shouted excitedly.

A solar eclipse, and a total solar eclipse at that, is a truly miraculous sight that is very hard to come by.

He immediately took out his cell phone to record the video.

But, it’s pitch black, what can we record?
He pointed his phone toward the sky and waited for a long time, but the sun didn't come out again.

Gradually, he felt something was wrong.

Although he was not very educated, he still understood what a solar eclipse is. The sun is blocked by other celestial bodies, forming a blind spot in the line of sight. However, as the celestial bodies move, the sun will soon come out again.

This process will not last long.

But he waited for a long time and didn't see the sun come out.

What's going on?
At this moment, he suddenly discovered a horrifying reality.

It was so quiet around me, as if there was no one around.

"Chen Yang?"

He shouted and reached out his hand to fumble in the air next to him.

But I didn't touch anything.

The voices, the neighing of mules and horses, the squealing of pigs, all the sounds that were there just now were gone.

The surroundings were eerily quiet.

"Brother Tiger?"

He called out several times, but there was no response.

I quickly turned on the flashlight on my phone and shone it around.

The forest is empty, where is the person?
All the people, including the horsemen, seemed to have disappeared out of thin air in an instant.

"Chen Yang?"

"Brother Tiger?"

……

Huang Can shouted twice at the top of his lungs, but there was still no response.

numb.

Huang Can shuddered all over and pinched his face hard.

He thought he was asleep and dreaming.

But the pain on my face made me realize clearly that this was not a dream, it was very real.

"Gulu."

Did you encounter some evil spirit?
His Adam's apple rolled and he swallowed hard.

Saying you are not afraid is pure nonsense.

But he quickly calmed down. What's the use of being afraid when something happens?
The backpack was still there, so he took out an axe. With a weapon in hand, he felt a lot more at ease.

……

At the same time, Chen Yang seemed to have encountered the same situation.

The sudden total solar eclipse made Chen Yang think for a moment that he had encountered a celestial wonder.

But after dark, he realized something was wrong; all the others had disappeared.

In almost an instant, everyone disappeared out of thin air, as if waking up from a dream in the afternoon, and he was the only one in the woods.

He immediately used radar to detect. The information the radar fed back to him was very weak, but he could vaguely detect that there should be people moving around.

(End of this chapter)