Song Ci understood what the old lady said. She nodded and smiled, saying, "Yes, yes, we are here to visit relatives."
The old lady smiled tolerantly and said, "Here, we have a market on the fifth and ninth day of every month." Today is the fifteenth, which happens to be a market day.
Song Ci thanked the old lady, walked over to Song Fei, and said to her, "Every fifth and ninth day here is a market day. It seems that the area around here is not very wealthy, so why would the Mo family live here?"
"The more remote the place, the more suitable it is for committing illegal acts." Song Fei looked up at the surrounding mountains and said, "This is really a great place to commit crimes behind closed doors."
As the two sisters were talking, they saw the Mo family coming.
The Mo family sent a steward who was in his forties. He stood at the front of the carriage, bowed to everyone, and then said, "I'm sorry for not welcoming you all so far. I'm Mo Suiyun of the Mo family. From now on, I will personally welcome you all to the Mo family."
"Everyone, please get in the car."
Behind Mo Suifeng were rows of black Volkswagens parked, looking quite impressive in this remote town. Song Ci complained to Song Fei, "I thought we were going to hike up the mountain."
Song Fei: "Have you read too many novels?"
Each car held four people, and the Song Ci sisters shared a car with a couple. The wife was a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and the husband was an assistant, both over forty years old.
After a detailed discussion, Song Ci learned that the auntie was actually the director of a traditional Chinese medicine hospital in the south, and immediately felt disrespectful. However, the auntie felt honored to be able to ride in the same car with Song Fei.
The roads here are all built against the mountain. Below the road is a cliff more than ten meters high, and below the cliff is a river. Above the road are high mountains.
Song Ci took a video and sent it to their WeChat family group.
When Yan Jiang saw the road, his legs began to tremble.
The car drove for more than half an hour before stopping at a parking lot. Song Ci and the others got out of the car and looked up to see a row of stone stairs that led to the sky.
Song Ci's legs felt a little weak.
Song Fei glared at Song Ci, "You're such a jinx!" If you said you'd climb a mountain, then you have to climb a mountain!
Song Ci felt innocent.
Mo Suiyun stood on the first step, smiling broadly at everyone. He said, "Everyone, the Mo family is at the top of the mountain. The stone staircase in front of you is called the Ten Thousand Steps. It is the first hurdle on your path to learning. Countless masters of Chinese medicine have braved the challenge of traversing this staircase. Everyone, please follow me up the mountain."
After Mo Suiyun finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and took the lead in climbing the mountain.
Song Ci and Song Fei walked among the crowd. After climbing two or three hundred steps, they left many people behind. The higher they climbed, the faster Song Fei's breathing became. She was not as strong as Song Ci, so when she was tired, she leaned against the railing to rest.
Looking back down, Song Fei's legs were shaking. Song Ci quickly covered Song Fei's eyes and said, "Don't look."
Only after covering her eyes did Song Fei feel better. She sat on the stone steps with her legs hanging down. Song Ci unscrewed the mineral water and gave it to Song Fei to drink. After Song Fei drank the water, her heartbeat finally calmed down a lot.
"Let's go, keep climbing!"
It's called the Ten Thousand Steps Staircase, but in reality it only has a thousand steps. Finally, Song Ci and Song Fei reached the top. Standing on the top, Song Ci took out his phone, took a video of the mountain below, and sent it to the WeChat group.
Han Zhan felt weak at the knees after watching this video. He wondered if the Mo family was crazy, building a house on such a high mountaintop to cure their fear of heights.
Song Ci and the others waited at the top of the mountain for over an hour before the others gradually reached the summit. Everyone was panting, but Mo Suiyun remained calm, his face unblushing and his heart unbeating. Even his breathing was calm, and everyone admired him.
There is also a big mountain opposite the Mo family. At this moment, the sun has set behind the mountain and night is about to fall.
After everyone rested for a while, they heard Mo Suiyun say, "We have to get home before the sun sets. Everyone, please follow me after you have rested."
A group of people followed Mo Suiyun, walked across the wide square, and came to the city wall built by the Mo family. The tightly closed gate was opened, and everyone looked up to see a towering gate about ten meters long and seven meters high.
Above the pitch-black gate hung a plaque bearing a profound historical significance. Inscribed on it were the words "The Mo Family of Shu, the Nation's Sacred Hands." These four characters were personally inscribed by an ancient emperor.
Looking at the door and the eight majestic characters on it, Song Ci felt his scalp tingling.
Even without seeing the true appearance of the Mo family, he was already shocked by the Mo family's aura.
Mo Suiyun bowed solemnly in front of the door and said loudly: "Disciple Mo Suiyun, I have returned with thirty foreign disciples who are here to study. Please open the door!"
After a moment's silence, the black door rumbled open from the inside. Inside, there was a long stone alley. On either side of the alley were various herbal medicine shops, closely connected. At the end of the alley was a three-story ancient building called Shensi Tower.
At the entrance of the ancient building, there was a stone platform, on which lay a bow and arrow. The bow and arrow were completely red, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on them, making them look full of murderous intent.
Song Ci stared at the bow and arrow, and the blood suddenly began to flow backwards.
Her scalp suddenly felt tingling, and she had a shuddering feeling as if her soul was being summoned.
Song Ci suddenly grabbed Song Fei's hand and asked her in a low voice, "Song Fei, did you hear that?"
Song Fei asked her, "What?" Seeing that Song Ci's face looked a little strange, Song Fei remembered that Song Ci was a medicine man, so she quickly held Song Ci's hand and reminded her, "Song Ci, stay calm."
Song Ci took a few deep breaths. She stared at the bow and arrow and whispered, "Song Fei, I heard a woman crying beside my ear. The voice was so loud, so hoarse, so desperate..."
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