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After half a day's journey, Fang arrived at the foot of the mountain. The guide took a very steep road. They couldn't ride there anymore, so they all lost their horses and began to climb the mountain on foot. I intentionally drew closer to the guide, and heard the old man with the white beard introduce to Qing Ling, "This road is rugged and difficult to walk on, also known as' Ghost Worry '. "However, the weather has changed greatly recently. The trees and plants on the mountain have withered and died, so there is no ginseng to be harvested. As a result, gradually no one will be able to walk on this road."

Qing Ling nodded and asked, "How many hours would it take to go from this path to the cave you were talking about?"

The old man stroked his moustache and replied, "You youngsters have fast footsteps. You will reach that cave in about six hours. "However, I need to take care of this old man, so it would be good if I can get here before nightfall!"

Qing Ling nodded. "Then we should hurry to that place before sunset. We should spend the night on the mountain and enter the cave tomorrow."

The old man looked hesitant, "Youngster, even though I promised the second young lady of the Xiao family that I would bring you into the mountain, do you really want to go into the cave? It's not that I'm trying to scare you, but there's a demon inside the cave! "

The old man didn't look like he was threatening, and the bodyguards beside him all looked hesitant.

Someone asked, "Old man, you have lived in this mountain for a long time. Can you tell us a good story?"

The old man glared at him: "What kind of story is this? There are only cases where people want to die. Do you want to hear them?"

Everyone said yes. Qing Ling pursed her lips and smiled. She did not stop them from riding her horse.

The old man then said, "Actually, all the elders who live near the foot of the mountain know that a tragedy happened in that cave sixty years ago. At that time, a few young counselors from our village went to the top of the mountain to gather ginseng, and when they came back, they coincidentally encountered a heavy rain, so they entered the cave to avoid the rain. At that time, there were only five people who went in together, but in the end, only one person managed to escape! When everyone asked what happened, that person told everyone that they were young and ignorant, and had gone into the cave to run into the old demoness, who became angry and ate all of them! "

"He really ate it?"

"Are you kidding?"

"That's right, it should be used to scare little kids, right?"

Everyone was a youngster, so they could not believe what they had heard. "Since the monster wants to eat the human, why not eat the survivor? Could it be that the temptress was still trying to pick a fight with him? "Hahaha …"

The old man did not retort and leisurely said, "The reason that the remaining young man didn't die was because he was the one with the least courage out of everyone here. Therefore, he was the last to enter the cave. When the old demon ate people, he was so scared that he turned around and ran. And the demon did not chase him because it had eaten four people in a single breath with a bulging stomach, right? Even so, he still bit the young man's arm. Two black teeth marks! Afterwards, that young man escaped home and was poisoned by the demonic poison, and died within seven days. "

Upon mentioning the two black teeth marks on their arms, everyone quieted down. Everyone simultaneously thought of the injuries of the Third Young Miss. They couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts. Most of them were bodyguards the Xiao family had hired to support their family. Who would be willing to work for the Xiao family? Most people's hearts were already in a state of turmoil.

The forest suddenly became quiet. Everyone stopped playing around and followed the old man. They were all silent as they listened to heavy footsteps and breathing. The situation was not good for me, because I had to hide my breath and breath in order not to let Tsing Ling find me. This way, I felt the burden in my hands to be even heavier.

Before they reached the mountainside, two people had already left. They said that my family still had parents, wives, and children, and I could not leave my life here.

Qing Ling didn't ask them to stay because he had a rough idea of how dangerous the road ahead would be. He originally didn't intend to bring anyone else here, but Second Young Miss Xiao insisted on having so many people come. She said that one more person would mean one more helper, but she didn't know that one more ignorant person was actually an extra burden.

When the sky was about to turn dark, a few more people started to retreat, leaving behind only the old man who was leading the way, Qing Ling, me, and another young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

His name was Hock Seng, and he was a loyal servant of the Xiao family. He was also the only one in the Xiao family who managed to last until the end. Because the young man I conjured was also a member of the bodyguard team and not a servant of the Xiao family.

Hock Seng does not speak much along the way. Everyone is talking and laughing. He just smiles. Every time he laughs, he shows his snow-white teeth and honest expression. He seems to be a very honest person.

When our team became smaller and smaller until there were only four people left, the old man asked, "Hock Seng, why don't you go back with those people? Are you really not afraid of death? Do you want to follow this master into the cave? "

Hock Seng touches the back of his head and smirks. "I promised Second Miss that I would find her the antidote!" The things that I have promised, how can I give up halfway. "

The elder stroked his beard with a look of approval in his eyes. "It seems that we, Hock Seng, are a very trustworthy person!"

Hock Seng's face reddens, and he laughs. "Old Uncle, is what you said about the Samurai's story true?" he asks. Are you trying to scare us? "

The elder shook his head, "Why should I scare you?"

Hock Seng asked, "Then how do you know so much about it? Sixty years ago, you should still be very young, right? "

The old man nodded, "At that time, I was only ten years old. You must have thought it strange that I should know so much about it at such a young age. "To tell you the truth, the only person who escaped from the cave was my father. He told me about it himself."

When everyone heard this, their hearts trembled, while Hock Seng widened his eyes and did not say anything.

Thus, there was another period of silence.

The old man then asked Hock Seng, "How is it? After hearing about me, do you still wish to enter the cave?"

Hock Seng gawks for a moment, then grits his teeth and nods his head: "Those who want to enter, must!"

Everyone felt a little strange and asked, "Why is Hock Seng so resolute?"

Hock Seng rubs the back of his head again and laughs silently.

The road became steeper and steeper, and in many cases the mountain was almost at a right angle of ninety degrees. So we had to give up a lot of what we had brought down the hill.

I was carrying a big burden on my shoulders and panting from exhaustion. Actually, I couldn't tire myself out after returning from the Underworld, not to mention that not being able to use any spells while traversing mountains was way beyond my tolerance.

As I was climbing a steep slope, I slipped and almost fell! Luckily, with Qing Ling at the front grabbing my hand, I barely managed to avoid falling to the ground.

When I reached the top of the hill and looked at the steep cliff on the side, I secretly wiped my sweat. If I really fell from here, even if I managed to land halfway through using magic, I would still be shocked. What was even more shocking was the look in Tsui Ling's eyes, and when he raised his hand to pull me back, I could clearly feel his expression pause. Fortunately, he didn't recognize me.