All Heavens: Starting with Little Li Flying Dagger

Chapter 150 The Mysterious Bottle Mountain

The next day, the group finally arrived at a Miao village located deep in the mountains.

This village is quite large, with at least four or five hundred households.

As soon as the group entered the village, many villagers surrounded them, some carrying machetes, some carrying sticks, and some even carrying hunting rifles, all with unfriendly expressions.

"Blah blah blah————"

"Blah blah blah————"

Several villagers kept shouting, but unfortunately, no one could understand a word they were saying.

"Aba aba————"

Similarly, the villagers couldn't understand what he was saying, and some even started pushing him.

"etc!"

At this moment, a boy came out and explained a few words to the group of villagers.

Then he asked Chen Yulou, "Are you really here to exchange for mountain goods?"

Chen Yulou's face lit up with joy: "That's wonderful! Young man, you can speak Mandarin?"

The boy said shyly, "I know a little."

"That's good. Tell everyone that we're not bad people, we're here to trade for mountain goods."

The boy then asked, "What did you all bring?"

"There's salt, sugar, and ————"

Before he could finish speaking, the boy exclaimed with delight, "You guys have salt?"

"Of course, there are many."

Chen Yulou pointed at Kunlun and said, "He picked out only salt."

"Very good!"

The boy then spoke a few more words to the villagers.

Now, joy appeared on the faces of all the villagers.

Salt is an indispensable resource for them. It's not easy to go down the mountain, and it's strictly controlled, so they can't buy too much at once.

They were naturally very happy that someone had delivered it to the village.

Chen Yulou was also very pleased and pulled the young man to sit down beside him, asking, "Young man, what's your name?"

"My name is Rong Baoyixiao."

Chen Yulou then asked, "Oh, why do I feel like the people in your village aren't very welcoming to outsiders?"

Rong Baoyi explained, "Several groups of bandits have come to our village before, so everyone is very vigilant."

"I see. Don't worry, we're not robbers."

After exchanging a few words, Chen Yulou took out the round talisman with the Phagspa script tiger head and asked, "Young man, have you seen this before?"

Rong Baoyi smiled and said, "We have plenty of these in our village."

"Oh?" Chen Yulou's eyes lit up. "Where did you find it?"

"It's on Ping Mountain nearby. People from our village go up the mountain to collect herbs, and sometimes they find them. It's not just this, but other things too."

Hearing Rong Baoyi say this, Chen Yulou was even more gratified.

All of this corresponds to the legend, and it seems that there is indeed a large Yuan Dynasty tomb in Ping Mountain.

Then he asked Rong Baoyi, "What is Ping Mountain like?"

Rong Baoyi said, "Ping Mountain is like a treasure bottle. I heard from the old people in the village that there is also the tomb of a great general from the Yuan Dynasty in Ping Mountain."

Chen Yulou laughed and said, "Hmm, this Ping Mountain sounds pretty good. We've come all this way, it would be a shame not to go and take a look."

Rong Baoyi quickly said, "It's fine to just look at Ping Mountain from afar, but you absolutely must not go inside."

Why?

"There are many poisonous insects in Ping Mountain. The people in our village only dare to collect herbs outside and don't dare to go in. Also, my mother said that there is a Corpse King in Ping Mountain that often comes out to eat people."

At this moment, Hong Gu couldn't help but lean closer to Chen Yulou and whisper, "Perhaps that Corpse King is the Yuan Dynasty general."

In the past, she would have just regarded it as a legend in the village.

Now that she had witnessed an ancient general turn into a zombie, she naturally believed it to some extent.

Chen Yulou nodded, then looked at Rong Baoyi and said, "How about this, young brother? I'll give you a basket of salt, and you take us to Ping Mountain to have a look, okay?"

"this----"

Although Rong Baoyi was terrified, the temptation of a basket of salt was too great, and he finally mustered up his courage and nodded.

On the way, Chen Yulou asked again, "Young man, what other legends are there in these mountains?"

Rong Baoyi said, "I heard from the elders that Ping Mountain used to be where the emperor refined elixirs, which attracted many poisonous insects and monsters."

Upon hearing this, Hong Gu couldn't help but laugh and say, "Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"

"No!" Chen Yulou waved his hand. "I read about it in an ancient book. It is true that emperors of past dynasties had a place for alchemy, but the place name is recorded differently. Ping Mountain may be what the locals call it. It is not called by this name in the records."

Hong Gu then said, "Could it be such a coincidence that this is Ping Mountain?"

You'll know when you get there.

The group crossed several mountains, and finally, Rong Baoyi stopped, pointing and saying, "Look, that's Ping Mountain."

The kidnapper exclaimed in surprise, "Amazing! This mountain really does look like a treasure bottle!"

Gu Yu was also somewhat lost in thought.

Ping Mountain is surrounded by mountains. As the sun sets, it reflects the mist that shrouds the mountaintops, creating a colorful and magnificent scene that is truly a wonder of the world.

"Boss, why is the fog in the mountains colorful?"

Hong Gu couldn't help but ask a question.

Chen Yulou laughed and said, "That's not mist, that's precious aura."

Upon hearing this, the kidnapper exclaimed with delight, "Treasure? Does that mean there really are a lot of treasures in that Bottle Mountain?"

Unexpectedly, Chen Yulou added, "Of course, it could also be demonic energy."

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Gu Yu knew perfectly well that the mist was actually miasma from the mountains, mixed with the scent of medicinal herbs and poisonous fog, which created this spectacular sight.

"Crack!"

Suddenly, a thunderclap echoed through the clear sky.

The weather in the mountains can change in an instant. The sky, which was bright and clear, darkened in an instant with a clap of thunder. The air became damp and dark clouds churned.

Hong Gu looked up at the sky and couldn't help but say, "Boss, it looks like it's going to pour rain."

Chen Yulou nodded, then looked at Rong Baoyi and said, "Young brother, it's getting late. We probably won't be able to return to the village today. We'll have to find somewhere to take shelter from the rain. Are there any places nearby?"

Rong Baoyi said with a look of horror, "There's a burial ground down there, but it's where the dead are kept. My mother said there are man-eating rat spirits inside."

Chen Yulou smiled and patted Rong Baoyixiao on the shoulder: "Little brother, don't be afraid, there are so many of us."

Gu Yu stepped forward to reassure him, saying, "Young man, it's alright. Even if there really is a man-eating rat demon, we can still rid the people of this scourge."

Hong Gu smiled, a rare occurrence for her, and said, "Alright, stop scaring him, young man, let's hurry up and go, or we'll all get soaked."

Left with no other choice, Rong Baoyixiao cautiously led the group through a grove of trees and then through a reed bed, finally spotting a valley.

In the valley, there is a dilapidated three-courtyard house.

"That's it."

Rong Baoyi pointed.

Zanguan was actually a mortuary.

In ancient times, if a person traveled far from home and died in a foreign land, and there was nowhere to bury their body, it would be temporarily stored in a mortuary.

This courtyard was a special place for storing corpses.

Although it wasn't completely dark yet, a sinister aura could already be felt from a distance.

"Quick, the rain is about to start."

"..." Chen Yulou urged, and the group jogged towards the banquet hall.