In Bashan County, at the foot of a mountain, a few scattered flames flickered in the night.
One of the women was mending the animal skin clothes in her hands under the dim light. She paused to rest and pounded her lower back from time to time. It was obvious that her waist was a little uncomfortable, but there was no pain on her face.
During the pauses and rests, his mind wandered into the sky, and a gentle and kind smile appeared on his face from time to time.
And when she didn't notice, a pair of amber eyes were staring at this place from the deep shadows of the forest.
"Mrs. Hu, Mrs. Hu, please help me."
Suddenly, a man's shouting was heard outside the house. The middle-aged woman paused and responded.
"Sun Hao, you're finally back from the mountains? Your wife has been waiting for you for two days. If you don't come back, she's going to report you to the police."
"Don't laugh at me, Madam Hu. I was chasing a wild deer in the mountains. I fell hard and injured my legs and feet. Fortunately, the deer didn't run away.
"But I carried it halfway and my legs couldn't take it anymore, so I left it not far away in the woods. I'd like Mrs. Hu to come and help me."
After hearing this, the middle-aged woman put aside the needlework at hand and did not rush to open the door. Instead, she glanced out in the light from the window and saw her former neighbor Sun Hao standing in the shadow not far away, hunched over with one leg crossed.
His face looked very bad, a little pale, and she was startled when she suddenly saw him in the middle of the night.
Fortunately, she calmed down and confirmed that it was her former neighbor. She also knew that he had fallen in the mountains and had worked hard to carry a deer here. It was understandable that he looked so bad.
She looked up and saw that it was still drizzling. However, she did not rush out. Instead, she said, "Why don't you go call your wife to come over and help."
There are legends about mountain spirits and ghosts in the mountains. It was night time and it was raining, so the middle-aged woman didn't dare to go out without confirming anything.
"Ah, you know, my wife is pregnant. I went to the mountains this time just to get some deer antlers and some deer blood to nourish my wife..."
Mrs. Hu nodded secretly in her heart, confirming that it was her neighbor Sun Hao. She put down the animal skin she was mending, and did not rush out. Instead, she turned to the kitchen and took out a wood-chopping axe, which she put on her waist.
There are many animals in the mountains at night, so you should bring something to protect yourself.
I turned around and put on a raincoat, then thought about it and took another one.
Then he opened the door and walked out, saying to Sun Hao: "It's raining now, it's a good thing you ran, put on this raincoat, don't catch a cold or fever in this weather, it will be troublesome then..."
Sun Hao waved his hand and refused, "No, this raincoat is very heavy. My legs are not convenient to move, and it is even harder to exert force with this thing on. It's not far, only half a mile from home. I've been in the rain for so long, it won't hurt to get wet for a while longer."
The middle-aged woman thought for a moment, then put the raincoat back inside the house, but she still wore it herself and said, "Let's go, let's go. It's okay for a grown man to get wet in the rain, but as a woman, I'm afraid I'll get sick if I get wet and sweat. I have to wear it."
"If you ask me, you should pay more attention to yourself. It's good to care about your wife, but you can't collapse first."
"I understand, but there's nothing I can do."
The man turned around and led the way. Although his legs were not very convenient, he walked quite briskly. The middle-aged woman was a little surprised, but she also thought that the man might be eager to go home, so she didn't think much about it.
In the darkness, she did not notice that the man walking in the woods on a rainy day had few footprints or traces under his feet, just like a shadow.
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Zhang Mingtu walked out of a river not far from the foot of the mountain. In the darkness not far away, the mountain range lying on the ground was like a huge monster, which made people terrified in the dark night.
The chaotic shadows of the mountains and forests outlined one strange shape after another, as if hell had opened its mouth, ready to swallow people at any time.
Zhang Mingtu didn't care at all and walked quickly through the mountains and forests.
When passing by a few houses at the foot of the mountain, his steps paused slightly, and he felt a faint demonic aura.
Zhang Mingtu did not have such ability before, but he fought many demons and used the demons' blood to refine his body and practice every day, so he had a special sense of demonic energy.
After a brief sense, he found that there was no sign of human life in several rooms late at night, but there were still signs of people living in the houses. Zhang Mingtu's heart suddenly moved.
"Oh no! There must be a demon coming."
But after a careful look around, there were no signs of damage to the windows and doors in the house, and the house was closed tightly, as if someone had left not long ago. Zhang Mingtu could even feel a hint of warmth from the oil lamp.
"It shouldn't be an ordinary demon. The person left not long ago."
After a quick inspection and identifying some traces, Zhang Mingtu soon found traces of human footsteps.
The rain caused a lot of damage, but tracking the whereabouts is a basic skill. Zhang Mingtu also mastered the results, and his methods were not bad.
It can be distinguished even on rainy nights.
"The footprints are small, and the marks left behind are not deep. They probably weren't heavy. They could have been a short man, but it's more likely a woman..."
Zhang Mingtu quickly followed the relevant traces and walked into the forest.
If possible, he wanted to save him as much as possible.
Someone suddenly walked into the forest in the middle of the night. Zhang Mingtu judged that it was a man, as women usually would not go into the mountains at night.
The further they went, the denser the forest became, and the path they took was not the usual path taken by hunters, but a little off the beaten path.
Zhang Mingtu could also feel that in the process of leaving the trace, there was a faint demonic aura, or rather, it was not like a demonic aura, but more like some kind of evil spirit.
"Is it the fox demon using magic to deceive people, or is it..."
Zhang Mingtu clearly remembered the abilities and corresponding realms of the monster in the mountains.
At first he thought it was a fox demon using magic to trick people out of the crowded place, but halfway through he gave up this judgment.
"It's not a fox demon. Either someone from the Land of the Rising Sun is actively using evil spirits to lead the way, or it's a mountain king!"
Zhang Mingtu is more inclined to the latter judgment. The people of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun rarely take action. It can be said that they will not take action if they can avoid it. Even when they are forced to make a decision, in order to avoid being exposed, most of the time they will not show a practice method and ability that is very different from that of the lower world.
The forests were getting denser and denser, and you couldn't get wet much when walking in them. Instead, you could hear large raindrops falling from the leaves. However, the sound of the dense raindrops hitting the leaves made people feel depressed.
Zhang Yuntu walked faster and faster. He could already sense the presence of a human. At this moment, he heard a heart-wrenching roar of a beast coming from afar.
That was the roar of the king of the jungle, and within that roar he heard a very sharp scream that was suppressed.
“Oh no!”
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