Chapter 35 Danger Signals
Before I came here, I thought Dabie Mountain was just a mountain, or a group of mountains. In fact, Dabie Mountain is a general term, covering a large area. Our destination is just one of the scenic spots, which is the hometown of the legendary Seven Fairies, Tianzhu Mountain.
After Lu Xiaofeng's several urgings, Zhao Hai and I didn't dare to hesitate any longer and followed her closely. This girl didn't seem to be interested in the scenery along the way at all.
"Sister, although we are on a mission, it doesn't stop us from enjoying the beautiful scenery. Look, the scenery here is pretty good."
"Yes, this Tianzhu Mountain is the hometown of the Seven Fairies."
Lu Xiaofeng ignored the two of us, as if he was a little annoyed. He suddenly quickened his pace and said in a cold voice: "Enjoy the beautiful scenery and come back when you are alive."
I couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Thinking back to the missions I had carried out with this girl in the past few months, although each mission was safe, if something went wrong, it could really cost me my life. The desire to have fun that I had just had was gone immediately. Zhao Hai might have also thought of Yang Ling's current situation, as well as Yang Ling's father and others, and he was no longer in the mood to joke.
Near noon, the mountain peaks seemed to be visible in the distance, with clouds and mist shrouding the top. It really looked like a fairyland.
Lu Xiaofeng suddenly turned in a different direction, walked down the main road, walked into the forest, and stopped. The two of us hurriedly followed. At this time, there were not many people walking on the mountain road, so no one noticed us. Lu Xiaofeng looked around, then took out a map she bought at the foot of the mountain, looked at it carefully, and then took out her compass. She made a seal with her right hand, put her index and middle fingers together and pointed at the compass. The needle on it suddenly swung, first rotating a few times, then slowly stopped, and finally pointed to the direction in front of us to the right.
I looked in the direction indicated by the compass needle. The terrain over there was much lower than the mountain path up the mountain, and there were only some rocks and trees. There was no road at all. Could this girl be going that way? She put away the compass, looked back at us, frowned, and said, "You wait here, I'll go check it out."
I was stunned and asked quickly, "Are you going alone?"
She glanced at us and said, "Is there anything you can do to help?"
It seemed like we really couldn’t help much. Zhao Hai and I looked at each other, and then I could only say helplessly: “Okay, we’ll wait for you here. But how long should we wait? What should we do next?”
Lu Xiaofeng took out two yellow slips of paper from her pocket. I had seen her use them before. They seemed to be talismans. She handed them to me and said, "Save them for use when you are in danger. If I am in danger, I will send you a signal and you will leave immediately. If there is no danger, I will come back naturally."
Although what she said was a little unclear, I didn't know what to do, so I could only nod and take the talisman. Watching Lu Xiaofeng's figure disappear into the woods in the distance, I suddenly felt that I had to quickly learn the spell of hunting ghosts, otherwise I would only be a burden to this girl. Although she usually looks cold and fierce, she is actually kind-hearted.
"Dude, what is this ? Is it a ghost painting? How do you use it?"
"What the hell is this? This is a spell, a real spell."
I stared at him and said, in fact, the talisman is what he called "ghostly talisman". Damn, I forgot to ask how to use it! I stared blankly at the two yellow paper talismans in my hand.
"Dude, why do I feel like you're just a half-witted person? Don't you know how to use this spell?"
Zhao Hai looked at me with his eyebrows raised. I put on a straight face, put the talisman in my pocket, glanced at him, and said, "You are the one who talks too much nonsense, you should just keep an eye on your woman."
"She is not my woman. We broke up a long time ago."
I ignored him, found a rock where the sun could shine, sat down, and took out the food from my bag. Luckily I bought some food when I went up the mountain, otherwise I would have been hungry.
Time passed by little by little, the sun gradually set behind the mountain, and the sound on the mountain path above gradually died down. Soon, it was dark.
"Brother, when will your sister come back?"
Zhao Hai next to me asked. I was also anxious, so when he asked, I turned my head and shouted, "What the hell, how would I know?"
He couldn't help but be stunned. I calmed down and said, "I'm sorry."
He laughed dryly and said, "You don't have to worry. Since old man Wang Minghui found your senior sister, her abilities must be extraordinary."
This guy seemed to be trying to comfort me, and I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. After all, I was a hunter patroller, a little ghost catcher, and although I was still a rookie, I actually needed someone like him who couldn't see ghosts and didn't know how to cast spells to comfort me.
"I'm not worried..."
"Bang! Bang!"
Before I could finish my words, a firework suddenly shot up into the sky in the distance, and when it reached mid-air it suddenly exploded, the light dispersed in all directions and quickly dissipated into the night sky.
"That seems to be the direction your senior sister went ."
I turned my head and glared at Zhao Hai, then turned back to look at the direction of the fireworks. He was right, that was indeed before that if she was in danger, she would send us a signal, and if there was no danger, she would come back naturally.
The fireworks just now should be the signal she mentioned. This girl is in danger! I quickly put on my backpack and ran in that direction.
"Hey, man, what are you doing?"
I turned around and said, "Nonsense, what do you think I'm going to do?"
"But, what can a half-baked person like you do there?"
Damn, what the hell are you talking about? Seeing that I was about to get angry, he quickly said, "No, I mean your sister must be worried about your safety when she asked you to stay here. She must have sent a signal that it's dangerous over there. If you go over now, you might end up making things worse."
I frowned. What this guy said seemed to make sense. But the uneasy feeling in my heart told me that Lu Xiaofeng was probably in danger. The real danger was far worse than the danger we encountered in the previous missions.
"Keep an eye on your woman, wait here. I'm going to go over there and take a look. Even though I'm just a rookie, I'm still the girl's uncle, so I'm not a coward!"
I turned around and walked over there. After taking a few steps, I heard Zhao Hai's voice from behind.
"We'll go with you. Yang Ling's lost soul is probably there. Just like you said, if we can't find her soul, Yang Ling will probably die."
