Now we dare not go back to the town, this is their territory, lest we be killed again. We sailed past the town, landed in the west of the town, and climbed up the mountain. The town is backed by Wushan Mountain, and Tieguan Gorge is not far from it. It is said that the place got its name from the hanging coffins of the Ba people. There are also hanging coffins on Wushan Mountain, but they are all on the cliffs. Wooden stakes are nailed on the cliffs, one end of the coffin is placed in the cliff cave, and the other end is placed on the wooden stakes. The shadow of the coffin can be seen below, which is the hanging coffin.
It is said that this was a burial method popular among the nobles in ancient times. Because this kind of project is dangerous and costly, ordinary people without financial resources cannot afford such a funeral. But now, who would spend money to hang the coffin on the cliff? Instead, many people dig holes in the mountains and put the coffin in, which is called pit burial.
We found a cave on the mountain and slept there for a few hours. When it was daybreak, we found a stream and washed our faces.
Now Meiguan Town is right under my feet. Looking down, the whole town is in the vast morning mist, like a fairyland. If we hadn't experienced such a weird thing last night, who would believe that this place is hidden and weird? Originally, I just wanted to rescue Xiaoqi and complete the mission, but I changed my mind at this moment.
I don't know how many decent women were harmed by the two bastards of the Mei family. They sent them to the back mountain afterwards, and I don't know whether they were silenced or imprisoned. I have to find a way to expose the truth, rescue the victimized women, and give them justice!
But it was useless even if the □□ came. With the evil magic of those two bastards, they could indeed confuse □□'s mind and make it impossible to find out the truth. They might even accuse the defendant of false accusation. I couldn't count on them. I could only rely on my own ability. I would learn from my grandfather's style and destroy this heinous clan like I destroyed the Mei School!
Thinking of this, I was suddenly filled with pride, but I couldn't find a breakthrough and didn't know where to start.
At this time, I heard a rustling sound on the hillside, as if there was someone on it. Shen Bing and Qu Mo looked at me at the same time, and I winked at them and hid in the weeds. It was March now, and the grass was lush and the birds were singing on the hill. People walking over from the opposite side would not notice that there was someone hiding here.
Through the gap in the grass, I saw a dirty beggar, staggering down the mountain, looking left and right, as if he was looking for a way down the mountain. But after tilting his head and thinking for a long time, he turned back and went up again. He looked mentally unsound.
Suddenly, a shadow came down from above, stretched out his right hand to grab his arms, raised a yellow talisman with his left hand, chanted two spells, and the talisman paper burned immediately. Then he collected the talisman ash in his palm, pinched the man's mouth, blew the talisman ash into it, and then took out a water bottle and poured water into his mouth to make the talisman ash go down.
The man had his back to us, his lower body buried in the long grass, so we couldn't see his appearance clearly. But he looked quite short, because he was pouring the talisman ash on the other person with his hands raised. Such a skilled Taoist technique immediately reminded me of someone. Why did he get here
The man turned around and looked around, and it was indeed Shan Mingshan!
When the beggar was caught, he had been like a wooden man without any resistance. Now, after drinking the talisman ash, his eyes became clear. Then he started to cough violently, and finally spat out a date pit. He frowned and looked at Shan Mingshan and asked, "Who are you? Why am I here?"
"Don't ask so many questions. Isn't your girlfriend missing? Do you want to find her?" Shan Mingshan said in a deep voice.
"I do, I do!" The beggar immediately clenched his hands excitedly.
"Then follow me." Shan Mingshan, a boy who didn't like to talk much, turned around and went down the mountain. The beggar hurriedly followed him down.
We were just about to get up and go watch the fun when I suddenly noticed an extremely strange situation. I quickly held down Shen Bing and Qu Mo, pinched their noses, and signaled them to hold their breath.