The moonlight is transparent and bright, so no flashlight is needed for the time being. The silhouettes of the two people dragged long under the moonlight, and the night breeze was cool, and their spirits were greatly lifted.
The dinner consumed a lot of drinks, and most of the people in Huajia Town were drunk. The road was quiet, occasionally a few people came out, but when they saw Huaxue, they just nodded without speaking, and then hid in the dark.
The two of us walked on the road and didn't say too much. We tried our best to control the sound of walking, avoiding too much movement and letting others know where we are going.
"Xiao Kang, there are a lot of centipedes in the centipede nest!" Huaxue said, "It may be the same as the scorpion cave in Qingyadong. You have been in... Don't worry, those centipedes don't have that ability even if they want to hurt you!"
I smiled and said, "In addition to the Scorpion Cave of Uncle Qingyadong Ephedra, I have also been to the wormhole in Miaowangcheng, where there are various beetles. This is the first time I have visited the centipede nest!"
Huaxue lowered her voice and said, "Well, you can help me take a look at what's wrong in the centipede nest. Last time I came here to fetch the centipede that fought against the ancient family, I felt something was wrong."
I nodded, agreed, and walked along the stone road to the back of the mountain behind Huajia Town. It seems that the scorpion cave is the same as the worm cave. The centipede nest hides in a natural cave in the mountains.
It seems that the ancestors of the Hua family chose to settle here, and it took some thought. The closer to the mountains behind, the air becomes humid.
It should be related to the centipede's need to live in a humid environment. It must be a place filled with water vapor. Entering the forest, it is a bamboo forest, moonlight cannot penetrate in. Huaxue turned on the flashlight, and when I walked through this bamboo forest, I did feel something was wrong.
The bamboo forest looked extremely quiet, and the leaves did not move. I whispered, "Hua Xue, there is indeed something wrong. There seems to be something unclean around here!"
Huaxue nodded and said: "Yes, ten days ago, when I and everyone came to the centipede nest to fetch the centipede, I felt something was wrong. There were so many people at that time and I didn't care about it. After thinking about it carefully, I still felt that there was a problem."
I thought for a while, and asked, "The centipede who spent thousands of miles came in and stole the centipede. Does it have anything to do with him? Did he move something here?"
Hua Xue said: "It should be impossible. Hua Wanli doesn't have that great ability. Let's go ahead and talk about it. There will be someone guarding the centipede nest in front of you for a while. Just say that you came with me. Don't talk back to that person, that person. I will let you in. If there is a conflict, I will resolve it."
As soon as the voice fell, I walked inside for a while, and quickly reached the foot of a mountain, with cliffs on both sides. To get here, you must pass through Huajia Town.
There is a stone stele in front of the centipede's nest with the words "Forbidden Land" on it, and two powerful seal letterings. They are very primitive and simple, and they should have gone through many years of history.
The side of the stele is already covered with moss.
"This is the forbidden area of the Hua family. This monument was erected when we heard that the Hua family first came here." Huaxue said, "It may have a history of thousands of years."
I asked: "What are the consequences of breaking into the forbidden area without authorization?"
Huaxue said: "To enter the forbidden area, there must be three conditions. First, the Hua family, second, the order of the Hua family's patron, and third, there must be a golden tripod... Basically, if you want to enter here, you must either be the patron himself. Come, or the Patriarch brought everyone together."
After this stone tablet, I saw a simple stone house. We just walked a distance of five meters, we heard a shout: "Who?"
Huaxue hurriedly took out the golden tripod and shouted: "It's me, I'm Huaxue. To enter the centipede's nest, there are important things to do, leave the way."
The sound came from the stone house. Then I heard the voice again: "Patriarch, the person with you, but my family?"
Hua Xue said: "Of course it's my Hua family, is there any problem? I want to go in, can't it?"
The voice said: "The Patriarch repelled the people of the ancient family. He is the hero of my Hua family. How dare you stop you... It's just someone who came with you, not my Hua family. Why did the Patriarch deceive me!"
I looked at the simple stone house, the sound came out of it, but the person did not come out of the stone house.
I said loudly, "I came with the head of the Hua family. It is important to enter the centipede nest. Please let us pass by the old man."
The voice said: "Although you have the Patriarch with you, you are not a Hua family. If you want to go in, it is absolutely impossible."
Huaxue said angrily: "What do you mean? I have a golden cauldron, can't I take him in? You can put Hua Wanli in, but this time you are going to stop me. What is your intention to delay me? Big things, can you bear the responsibility?"
The voice said: "The old man is just doing my duty. As for being slipped in by Hua Wanli, he deceived the old man. So no matter what, I won't let your friends in this time."
Huaxue shouted: "Hua Xiaolou, come out and talk, don't stay in the stone house. Come out quickly... You really want to piss me off."
After half a minute, I saw an old man walking out from inside under a lantern. He was dressed in white, with white hair and wrinkles on his face, but the eye sockets were sunken and there were no eyeballs.
This old man turned out to be blind.
There is also a brass gong in his hand, as long as it bangs, it will wake up the people in Huajia Town.
In the stone house, he even heard my origins and knew that I was not from Hua's family. It seemed that this person's ear power was amazing.
"Patriarch... You call me out to convince me to let this kid in!" said the blind man Hua Xiaolou, "but this violates the rules of the ancestor, and I can't let you in easily."
Huaxue said: "I know that you have excellent ears, and I will not hide it from you. He is Xiao Kang, half of the Hua family. Apart from him, there is no one in the entire Hua family that I can fully trust, so tonight, I must Take him into the centipede's nest together?"
Hua Xiaolou said: "What do you mean? Half of Hua's family? Could it be Gu Ye, the main family married him?"
Huaxue nodded and said: "Yes, it's my uncle. Think about it, can I take him in. If it doesn't work, then I can just force it. It's useless for you to hit the gong now, big guy. They are all drunk and all asleep!"
Hua Xiaolou froze for a moment, and then smiled: "Patriarch, if you said it was your uncle, I wouldn't stop you. I can hear that there is a scorpion's voice on Uncle's body... It has no effect on the centipede of my Hua family. He doesn't need to steal the centipede from our Hua family, he can be let in!"
I couldn't help but be a little curious, and said: "You...really can't see anything?"
Hua Xiaolou said: "Is this still fake? I don't even have eyeballs, how can I see things?"
I couldn't help but screamed, "Then how did you know that I was related to Scorpion?"
Hua Xiaolou smiled and said: "Although I don't have eyes, my heart can see things. To make up for me, God gave me a pair of sensitive ears and a brain that can remember many things. Everyone in this Huajia Town has a voice. Know clearly, you are a newcomer to the Hua family, I naturally know that you are not the Hua family. As for the scorpion in your body. You stand in front of me, I can naturally hear clearly, I can hear The breathing of the scorpion..."
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I can't believe there are such people in the world.
Hua Xue said: "Yes, he stayed in the town, he could hear too many people talking, even if he was whispering, he became very painful. So my grandfather asked him to stay here and stay away. In the noisy town, there is only the sound of centipedes, no one's intrigue, and he can sleep peacefully."
Hua Xiaolou said: "Yes, the centipede sound is a kind of wonderful hypnosis to me. I can sleep on the ground. If I'm in the town... it would be terrible. I will hear who is going to kill who at night... who It is really torture to steal a man."
I smiled and said: "Then you know the sounds of all kinds of insects, and you can even hear them calling? After all, there are not only centipedes in this mountain, but also snakes, venomous insects and beasts, all kinds of beetles and birds. You must have a lot of experience listening to it day and night."
Hua Xiaolou confidently said: "Yes... I am familiar with all kinds of worm language. If you want to learn it, I can teach you. Look at the face of the lord, and look at the face of my uncle Hua, I I can teach you for free."
I thought for a while, and said: "Yes, but after I finish helping Huaxue, I will ask you again. I hope the old man will not think I am stupid!"
Hua Xiaolou carried the lantern and walked back: "You are an upright teenager. Go in, I won't stop you. Before leaving Hua's house, if you want to learn insect language and have time, you can come to me."
Huaxue was still a little surprised, and said: "I didn't expect that he would let you in so easily. I thought he would try his best to stop you. To tell you the truth, the most powerful person in the entire Hua family is not me, and It's Hua Xiaolou! Others are blind but not blind!"
Not to mention, what a strange person, standing more than ten meters away, you can actually see the breath of Can Scorpion, this skill is definitely not simple.
There is a small road next to the stone house. Entering from this small road is a natural cave. When you go inside, you hear a small sound, which is made by a centipede. They are all resting at the moment, and their voices are not noisy.
Huaxue and I controlled the sound of walking. After crossing the path at the entrance, I saw the light inside. On a huge stone, there was a huge stone sculpture, a centipede standing up.
"It is said that this centipede... was carved based on the appearance of a white jade centipede." Huaxue introduced.