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Chapter 17 Brother is in trouble, please ask me for help

The mountain god's arbitrariness and cruelty divided the whole village into two factions.One group believed that human beings could not compete with the gods. They became loyal believers of the mountain gods under oppression, and actively searched for qualified sacrifices for the mountain gods.

Most of the sacrifices were abducted from outsiders.At first they arrested women in the village, but in the end they found that the mountain god preferred young and beautiful foreign girls.So they went on horseback and engaged in the business of selling young girls.

The other group became the silent majority in fear and awe of the mountain gods.It wasn't until a fairy god named "He Ning" appeared and sang a song of peace to make the mountain god fall into a deep sleep, and then suppressed it under the dragon's cave, that the village was reborn.

However, that was a hundred years ago.

For some unknown reason, in recent years, on the fifteenth day of every month, there has been a strange phenomenon of black water flowing out at night again. Hikers always disappear, and even the boss's wife's daughter completely disappeared after an evening class.People in the village are panic-stricken, and there are rumors that the mountain god has returned for revenge, but most of them are skeptical - the dark history has long been transformed into a few cold lines of text in the village logs by their ancestors, and the descendants follow the ancestral rules and never set foot in the dragon cave. But I don’t believe that the so-called mountain gods are suppressed in that place.

"Modern people lack awe. The mountain gods were awakened by groups of pioneers on foot." The proprietress said unfairly.

Everyone was silent.

Out of etiquette, Ye Dongdong endured it again and again, but finally couldn't hold it back anymore, "You want to tell us that Hu Yao was captured by the mountain god here?"

She looked unconvinced, and so did everyone else.

"Lady Boss." Han Zeyao hesitated, "What you said...is there any evidence?"

"There are dragon caves buried under the two snow-capped mountains. This is clearly recorded in the village chronicle and cannot be false." The proprietress's words were precise.

Xu Hao pulled Han Zeyao aside and whispered, "Hurry up and call the police. This landlady is too superstitious and what she said is too outrageous."

Han Zeyao hesitated, "What if what she said is true? Ran Sheng also said that Hu Yao was taken away by a group of snakes..."

"There are no gods or ghosts in this world. Ran Sheng must have seen it wrong." Xu Hao glanced at Ya Ransheng, who was frowning and silent not far away, and added, "Anyway, they were together at the time. Hu Yao is missing and he must bear the responsibility."

Han Zeyao heard the tone of his words and shook his head, "He is not that kind of person."

They were whispering to each other, but Zhou Shuning, who had been listening for a long time, was thoughtful and asked, "How long did you mean in recent years?"

The landlady thought for a moment, "The first female tourist disappeared...it seemed like three years ago."

Ye Dongdong interrupted, "Did you call the police?"

"Why didn't you report it? The search and rescue team searched the mountains for a whole month, but they couldn't find her whereabouts. It seems to have happened in winter. Since then, there has been heavy snow and the mountains have been closed." The landlady said calmly, "Let me tell you this. I want you to understand that your friend will never come back, and there is no point in looking for him."

Han Zeyao frowned immediately, "What kind of words are you talking about?"

"I've said everything that needs to be said. It's up to you whether you believe it or not." After saying this, the landlady went back to the house.

Han Zeyao and Xu Hao looked at each other and blocked the boss, "You don't want us to call the police because of the legend of the mountain god?"

The boss looked complicated, "You foreigners don't understand. There will be no good end if you offend the mountain god. My brother-in-law encountered a storm on the way to find my daughter and died..."

He kept persuading, and Zhou Shuning listened for a while and quietly withdrew.

"What these two people said is so bizarre, I don't even know what to say."

Ye Dongdong and Xun Ji followed closely. The former was talking angrily. Seeing Zhou Shuning walking out by herself, she couldn't help but shout, "Shu Ning, where are you going?"

"Go find someone."

Afraid of being called out, Zhou Shuning replied loudly and ran away without looking back.

To the south of Hesu Village, there is a suspension bridge that leads deep into the snow-capped mountains. It is blocked by metal mesh guardrails all year round and is closed to traffic.

Lu Yu was waiting at the end of the bridge, as if he was sure she would come, with a faint smile on his face, "It's freezing cold, why did Mr. Zhou go back and come out again?" "I was halfway there when I suddenly thought, Your Punishment Division and our Juling Division are brothers! If your brother is in trouble, please ask me for help. I can’t ignore it!" Zhou Shuning said righteously, "Tell me, what help do you need from me?"

Lu Yu was speechless, but he was somewhat used to her righteous and awe-inspiring look, so he followed the words and replied, "Do you still remember the incident of arresting spirits in Daliang Mountain?"

Zhou Shuning nodded, "Remember, you reported me."

After being choked by her grudge, Lu Yu admitted, "I did write the note, but I didn't report it."

Zhou Shuning was pleasantly surprised, "Wow, you have a bad conscience?"

Lu Yu choked again, shook his head and said, "After I escorted those 25 spirits back to the underworld, one of them escaped."

Zhou Shuning was stunned, and his first reaction was, "How is it possible?" After the spirit body entered the underworld, let alone mortals, even practitioners could not freely enter and leave the border of the wilderness.

But she soon realized, "The one who escaped was Mao Afu's spirit body?"

"Yes." Lu Yu was a little surprised, but also a little understanding. "At that time, I felt strange that the master had wrong spirits. What's even more strange is that I followed his remaining energy to find this place, and he disappeared out of thin air."

"I heard that people have often disappeared here in the past three years." Zhou Shuning said, "Did you know?"

Lu Yu shook his head, "I'm not familiar with this place."

"Then how do you know that my friend is missing?"

"I guessed it." Lu Yu smiled faintly, "When Mr. Zhou asked, his expression was full of worry. That friend must be very important to you."

Zhou Shuning was noncommittal, "The disappearance of the spirit body may be a coincidence."

"Maybe it has something to do with this matter." Lu Yu paused, "Actually, after I went back that day, I checked your... resume and found that you had been here before?"

Zhou Shuning was silent for a moment and asked instead, "Can your spring-moving formation be used three times in ten breaths?"

Lu Yu looked at her deeply and said without asking, "Almost okay."

Zhou Shuning nodded, "Follow me."

"Where?"

"Dragon Cave."

With that said, Zhou Shuning pulled open the guardrail with her hands and stepped onto the [-]-meter-long dilapidated suspension bridge.

Lu Yu followed her, channeled some spiritual power, and stepped on her feet.But Zhou Shuning couldn't be as relaxed as him. The suspension bridge was swaying in the mountain wind. The wooden boards under his feet were old, broken, and covered with frost. Every step he took was trembling, as if he was about to fall thousands of feet in the next second. cliff.

Finally, after crossing the last worn-out wooden board, Zhou Shuning was about to jump over the rocks when suddenly a scream sounded from behind him——

"Zhou Shuning! Are you crazy?!"

This sound caught her off guard, and Zhou Shuning almost slipped. Fortunately, Lu Yu reached out to help her and pulled her up.

"Thanks."

Zhou Shuning thanked her sincerely.

If it fell, she wouldn't die, but her body would suffer.It could be broken or burst into pieces. It would cost a lot of money to repair it. It was another question whether she could afford it. She didn't want to go back and rebuild it again.

(End of this chapter)