[Shen Wang] Banana deer

Chapter 18

In the evening of the next day, when the moon was rising, the Yicui Building became lively, and guests came in droves.

Upstairs, the silk and bamboo were melodious, and the laughter was sweet. The old bustard stood at the door, greeted warmly, and laughed all over his face.

Two people turned around leisurely at the corner of the street, one was a young man in brocade clothes and a high hat, with a face like a jujube, sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, walking forward with his head held high and his hands behind his back.The other one looks like his entourage, dressed in blue and coarse cloth.Looking at his face again, it was covered with pockmarks, nose and wide lips, very ugly, but those eyes were deep and bright, shining like stars, as if they couldn't blend with this face at all.

The two came from a distance and arrived at the entrance of Yicui Building. Although the old bustard greeted her so hard that her throat was almost broken, the two of them still kept their eyes on each other and walked calmly to the alley behind Yicui Building.

The moon has not yet risen, the alley is narrow and dark, only a dim paper lantern at the end, hanging by a small wooden door, slightly swayed by the wind, revealing a little firefly light.

There was silence all around, the two of them lightened their steps, as if fallen leaves fell to the ground, almost without a sound, when they reached the small door, they looked at each other, the young master knocked on the door with his hand, three urgent and one slow.

After waiting for a while, no one came.

The young master asked in a low voice: "Shen Lang, what should we do?" It turned out that the two were Wang Lianhua and Shen Lang who had changed their faces.

Shen Lang pondered for a moment, put his nose close to the crack of the door, and whispered: "Not good." With a light push, the small door opened in response.

As soon as the door was opened, a strong smell of blood rushed over.

The room was getting darker and darker, and I couldn't see my fingers.Shen Lang ignited the fire, and saw the half-broken door bolt fall to the ground, and a person fell in front of him, face down, and the blood stains under his body had solidified into a lake-like shape.His body is much shorter than that of ordinary people, below the knees, both legs have been lost. There were two smooth wooden sticks there to support the body, but they were also discarded at this moment.

Wang Lianhua strode forward and turned him over, only to see that his face was old, his beard and hair were gray, and there was a two-inch long knife wound on his chest, which made his flesh curl.

Wang Lianhua slightly shook her head towards Shen Lang.

Seeing Lao Shan's body that had already been completely chilled, Shen Lang felt regretful in his heart. He regretted that he left carelessly last night, and hated that these people were cruel and merciless, even such a disabled old man would not be spared.

He squatted down again and searched the room carefully.

From the perspective of this house, Lao Shan’s daily life is very poor, and he has nothing but a bed and a table leaning against the corner, some necessary pots and pans and worn-out clothes, nothing else.

He promised the two of them that he would explain the key points of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain trip in detail, but at this moment, he didn't leave a single word.

Wang Lianhua couldn't help being a little discouraged, and sighed: "If there is no insider to inform us in advance, our trip may be more or less unfortunate."

Shen Lang said: "He said last night that he needs to prepare, it must not be as simple as just explaining it in words."

Wang Lianhua looked at him with a frown, and said angrily: "Aren't you saying that this trip is far more dangerous than imagined. In that case, why don't we go back home?"

Shen Lang said: "Be calm and don't be impatient, I saw something." Shen Lang squatted on the ground, his eyes fixed on the corner of the wall under the table, where there was a faint flicker of light.

Shen Lang got under the table, took out a palm-sized small black glazed porcelain bottle, and was about to pull out the cork.Wang Lianhua has already pressed his hand, "Wait."

Shen Lang knew that his heart was poisonous, so he passed the small porcelain bottle without asking any further questions.

Wang Lianhua first carefully sniffed the outside of the porcelain bottle before carefully pulling out the cork. After smelling it, she dipped a little with her fingertips, and after careful identification, she hesitated: "It looks like a bottle of powder used to repel insects." , but it is different from the daily formula.”

Shen Lang wondered: "Anthelmintic powder? Do you think this is what Lao Shan prepared for our trip?"

Wang Lianhua said: "Everything is shrouded in mist now. Is Laoshan an enemy or a friend? Is the person who sent the letter an enemy or a friend? Is Mr. Duan an enemy or a friend? Even." There was a narrow smile on his face, "You and I are Enemy or friend? Who can be sure."

Shen Lang smiled, moved his face closer to him, and said: "We have been enemies, brothers, and nephews. Tell me, what kind of relationship can we have in the future?"

Wang Lianhua leaned back unconsciously, turned her eyes, and said with a smile: "I asked you a question before, and you are asking me again now, but even though you couldn't answer it at that time, I am telling you now." I can tell you. Uncle Lang’s relationship? Master-servant relationship? No matter what the relationship is, it’s not the stranger relationship.”

Shen Lang smiled and stopped answering.The two of them checked the whole room carefully again, and after making sure that there was nothing missing, they returned to the inn.

Early the next morning, when it was still dark, Wang Lianhua had already knocked on Shen Lang's door.

Shen Lang was puzzled and said, "Are you leaving so early?"

Wang Lianhua said solemnly: "This trip is dangerous, so it should be sooner rather than later. I have already asked Lin Hexian to pack things and dry food. You should wash up and get ready."

After finishing speaking, he was about to turn around, but Shen Lang took his hand first, and said: "Bring the things you got from Lao Shan's house."

Wang Lianhua seemed to realize something and nodded.

In addition to the necessary dry food and water, Wang Lianhua brought a small package, including medicine for bruises, antidote, hidden weapons, and a compass.

The snow-capped mountains were cold, and all three of them changed into thick clothes. Shen Lang wore a black fur cloak, which was very heroic, while Wang Lianhua wore a fox fur. The snow-white fox fur made his face even more charming Jade quality, eyes like bright stars.

Shen Lang couldn't help but think of the first time he saw him.

It was at Ouyang Xi's home.

At that time, I was talking about the three Leng brothers with Ouyang Xi, Jin Wuwang, and Panda Er, when I heard clear laughter coming from the courtyard, a beautiful boy in fox fur and fine attire followed the laughter, and pushed the door open. Eyebrows are clear, romantic and handsome, eyes like a starry night sky, twinkling and mysterious.

Afterwards, in order to remove Zhu Qiqi and Bai Feifei's disguise, he asked himself to be his assistant, playing tricks on himself intentionally or unintentionally.

It was the first time they met, and they were suspicious of each other, and he even made several moves to test it out.But he wanted to say to himself, "But I hope you will never forget what you said at this moment, brother, and treat me as a friend forever." He actually agreed to him, "If you don't abandon each other, I dare not forget."

So, whether it was preordained in the dark, no matter how the world changes, going around and around, he will still come back here after all, entangled with him.

The three of them walked to the foot of the snow mountain, and it was noon.Looking up, under the bright sun, the snow-capped mountains standing between the sky and the earth are steep and varied.Starting from the foot of the mountain, there are dark green pine forests and fir seas first, then yellow-green shrubs and meadows, and at the top there is only white snow.

The blue sky is deep and clear, the blue sky is like washing, and the snow-capped mountains are against it, shining with crystal brilliance, like a white grass piercing the sky, majestic and majestic.

Standing here, everyone should feel the magic of natural creations and the insignificance of mortals themselves.

Although the scenery is magnificent, the road ahead is boundless, and the three of them feel a little depressed and don't want to stop.Just follow the path into the mountain and go up the mountain.

This path seems to be seldom used by people. It should be said that no one has walked it for decades. Perhaps it is no longer a path, but the grass is shorter than other places.

Shen Lang walked in the front, Lin Hexian walked in the middle, and Wang Lianhua walked behind. The three of them walked into the depths of the dense forest in silence. In the silent mountain forest, only the rustling of grass blades rubbing against each other, and the ethereal It sounds like a few lonely birds chirping from a distant mountain.

After walking for a while, the sky was getting darker. The old cedar trees in the forest grew thick and tall. The trunks were as straight as guns, piercing the sky. Mottled, the feet are covered with thick dead branches and rotten leaves, which are extremely soft when stepped on, as if they are about to sink.

In the early winter season, in this damp and cold dense forest, the chill instantly soaked through the whole body.

The three of them walked in silence for a while, and there seemed to be a little mist floating around them, if there was nothing.

It's not early morning, how can there be fog?Moreover, the surroundings became silent, there was no sound of birds and wind, and even the footsteps on the dead leaves became silent, as if they had fallen into a quiet hell.

Shen Lang knew something was wrong, so he reminded the two of them in a low voice, and he also paid more attention to his feet.

After touching a stick of incense, the surrounding fog became thicker and thicker, and it was difficult to distinguish three feet away.

Shen Lang said in a deep voice: "We must have entered the Silent Forest."

But no one answered, Shen Lang turned around to look, and broke out in a cold sweat instantly, there was no one behind him, but there was only heavy fog.

where did they goWhy did he disappear so silently without even noticing.

"Wang Lianhua, Wang Lianhua." She yelled a few times, but there was no response at all.

Shen Lang listened attentively, and there was no sound, nothing but silence, silence, silence, the world seemed to have fallen into complete silence.

Death is not completely quiet, just because there is still decay after death, and the flesh and bones are slowly decomposed by invisible tiny creatures, turning into dust little by little, and returning to nature.

But at this moment, it was a real, thorough, and hopeless stillness, a hundred times more terrifying than death.

There was only one sound in Shen Lang's ears, and that was the beating of his own heart, which was infinitely amplified and almost deafening.

There was no wind, and the air seemed to freeze completely.In this complete silence, Shen Lang felt as if there was a living creature behind him, staring at him with Youbi eyes.Whether it's a man, a beast, or some kind of monster, no matter how many times he turns around, all he sees is a mist.

Where is Wang Lianhua?Where did he go?Is there really a monster in this dense forest? Will he be in danger? Shen Lang was thinking, and then he heard the sound of his heart beating faster and faster, as if it was about to pop out of his throat in the next second .

This flustered feeling made him feel like his heart had turned into a blank sheet of paper, being pinched and crumpled.

He quickened his pace and ran in the dense foggy forest, calling Wang Lianhua's name while walking, but no matter how he shouted, there was still silence around him.

He ran for a long time, until a burst of exhaustion hit him, his legs and feet gave way, and he fell to his knees, crushing a few dead branches and a pile of dead leaves.

Still silent, no sound at all.

Is this the end of the sound?

Is this still the real world?

Am I still alive?

Shen Lang remembered a face that was fair, with slightly raised lips, and often had a cold smile.The eyes are flexible and seem unfathomable, but I always know what kind of tricks the dancing light in there is.

He also thought of a hand, slender and slender, with well-defined knuckles, holding a fan to disguise, playing the piano and drawing.He once held the gleaming white blade in front of his chest, and the moonlight shone on that hand, exuding a faint glow.

He finally began to think about that person completely. He didn't know what kind of vicious and scheming person he was, but he sincerely prayed to God not to regard that person as a good person.Good people don't live long, but evil people last for thousands of years.Just let that scourge live well, and create some troubles for yourself from time to time, just like pouring a clear spring on a magnolia that is obviously withered and dying but is still struggling to bloom.

Shen Lang was anxious, as if there was a fire burning, he couldn't sit still any longer, jumped up from the ground suddenly, and started running in the forest again, shouting, "Wang Lianhua, Wang Lianhua."

Suddenly, in the dense fog, Shen Lang's heart skipped a beat when he saw a corner of scarlet color flash past.

If it's Wang Lianhua, if he is, why doesn't he hear his cry?

Shen Lang chased after him quickly, and after a while, he saw the crimson color looming in the thick fog, just two steps away from him.

He called his name and wanted to pull him, but Wang Lianhua turned around and slapped him.

Shen Lang blocked it with his forearm, but was still shocked by his palm and fell to the ground.

After Wang Lianhua focused her eyes, she realized that the person she just slapped was Shen Lang. She rushed over to help him, and slapped him on the wrist. Fortunately, she didn't use all her strength, and felt that her pulse was fine, so she felt relieved. .

Shen Lang saw the anxious look in Wang Lianhua's eyes, his lips opened and closed, obviously speaking, but he couldn't hear a word.

Shen Lang tried to speak, but Wang Lianhua also looked blank.

Only then did the two understand the meaning of the name Silent Forest—this strange dense forest has absorbed all the sounds in the air.

Shen Lang and Wang Lianhua looked at each other silently, speechless for a while.They know that no matter what they say, the other party can't hear it at all.

Under the dense forest, the light was already dim.At this moment, there was almost no light in the surroundings, looking up at the sky, there was no stars and no moon, and it was completely pitch black, Wang Lianhua was annoyed and depressed, and began to regret this trip again.Looking at Shen Lang, I saw that his expression was still calm and calm, as if they were not in this frightening and weird jungle at this moment, but sitting idle in an inn and restaurant, and felt a little at ease in their hearts.

Wang Lianhua took his hand and wrote in his palm: "Did you never take anything to heart in your life?"

Shen Lang held his fingers, which were slender and cool, and slowly wrote: "Naturally, it's just."

He didn't seem to finish his words.

Wang Lianhua seemed to recall that two years ago, the two had exactly the same conversation.At that time, I was full of hatred, and only thought that if such a character lived in this world, what fun would I have.At this moment, the conversation is still exactly the same, but the state of mind is completely different. What kind of feeling is this sour, and I just feel that this person is really pitiful.Under that Shu Lang's soft smile, the sadness and helplessness hidden, it seems that no one can explain it to him

Wang Lianhua wrote again in his palm: "Actually, it's not that no one can see it."

Shen Lang clenched his fists, as if holding those words in the palm of his hand, and smiled faintly at him.

After a while, Shen Lang took his hand again, and wrote in his palm: "Take out the compass."

It was only then that Wang Lianhua remembered that she had brought a compass, but because of the sudden incident, she never thought of it for a while.

Then he took out the compass from the small bundle behind him.

The three of them came up the mountain from the east, so they should go west at this time.

After confirming the direction, Wang Lianhua wanted to set off.Shen Lang grabbed him again and shook his head slightly.

Seeing his solemn expression, Wang Lianhua had already guessed what he was thinking, and was secretly dissatisfied.Just pretending not to know, dragging him to go forward again.

However, Shen Lang seemed to have taken root under his feet, fixed there, still shook his head at him, and wrote in his palm: "I can't leave her behind."

Wang Lianhua felt depressed and wrote in his palm: "If you don't go, I will go."

After finishing writing, he wanted to leave by himself, but his hand was tightly held by Shen Lang, and he shook it twice, but failed. He stared at him for a while, but there was nothing he could do, so he could only sit down on the ground angrily.

Only then did Shen Lang let go of his hand and sat down next to him.

After pondering for a while, Shen Lang got up again and picked up some firewood nearby, and lit a fire.

In this windless and silent night, the fire seemed to have lost its soul, burning peacefully and silently, as if condensed on a painting.

However, this small fire is particularly conspicuous and bright in the thick fog that seems to have frozen.

Wang Lianhua looked at him, her eyes flickered, she smiled faintly, and took out a few jet-black silver pills from the bag, flicked her fingertips, and one of the silver pills fell into the fire.

Shen Lang was startled, and looked at him strangely, Wang Lianhua only had an inscrutable expression on his face, half a smile but not a smile.

The silver ball entered the fire, and immediately shattered, a fire dragon jumped out of it, penetrated the densely intertwined tree crown on the dome, flew towards the dark sky, and then exploded into a cluster of red fireworks.

Shen Lang froze for a moment, Wang Lianhua smiled and threw several silver pills into the fire.

In an instant, fire dragons jumped up one by one, red, blue, and pink bloomed in the sky in profusion, with golden powder floating, bright and blurred.

It was the waterfall flowing down from the Moon Palace, and the silver flowers blooming in the starlight, which sprinkled the sky with fire and rain in the silent night.

Those dots of flickering finally fell back to the mortal world, and fell into the eyes of two teenagers looking up at the sky.They looked at the sky, and then at each other, their eyes were all bright and shining.

Each other saw the blooming fireworks reflected in each other's eyes, and another self bloomed in the fireworks.

Seeing the fireworks signal, Lin Hexian quickly ran out of the mist, terrified and at a loss.Shen Lang wrote in the palm of her hand. After explaining the current situation, Lin Hexian calmed down, looked at Shen Lang gratefully.

Wang Lianhua watched the two finish their speech with cold eyes, gestured the direction with her eyes, and left first.

The three of them rushed non-stop in the silent forest, just wanting to leave this silent dead place as soon as possible.It wasn't until the sky brightened and I saw the endless white mist that I realized that I had walked all night.

He still hasn't walked out of this forest, and he can't help but secretly startled, how big this forest seems to be boundless.

In such a completely quiet environment, there seems to be no physical pain, but the pressure secretly exerted on the mind, I'm afraid it will be easier to crush people.

In such complete silence, I lost communication with the outside world, and I was bewildered, helpless, fearful, anxious, and negative emotions came in turn, until my spirit completely collapsed.

Wang Lianhua couldn't take it anymore, he just wanted to leave this ghostly place, but no matter how he went, there was still white fog ahead, with no way out.

He wanted to climb to the top of the tree with light work and find out the situation from above, but the huge tree was towering to the sky, the trunk was slippery, and there was no strength at all, so it was impossible to pass through the dense canopy.

The three of them walked through another day, and the sky gradually dimmed. During this period, they only ate some dry food and rested for a while, and walked non-stop during the rest of the time.

They were very tired, but compared to being tired, this silent place was more terrifying and unbearable.

Finally, Lin Hexian fell down suddenly and couldn't move anymore.

Wang Lianhua also leaned against a big tree, and slowly slid on the ground.According to his martial arts, he would not be unable to persevere, but the worry and anxiety about the long road ahead drained his strength.

He looked at Shen Lang, the man's expression was still calm and indifferent, his eyes were piercing, he looked around, as if he was tireless.

Is it true that no blow can crush his confidence?

Shen Lang walked to Wang Lianhua's side, squatted down, stared at him, his eyes seemed warm, and wrote in his palm: "Are you tired?"

Wang Lianhua shook her head dully, and replied: "I just don't know when I can go out."

Shen Lang wrote again: "I will always go out, I will go to make a fire."

Shen Lang stood up, but after taking two or three steps, he stopped abruptly and stared blankly at the ground.

what's thereWang Lianhua felt uneasy, got up and walked over, followed his line of sight to look, only to feel that the blood all over her body congealed instantly.

On the ground was a piece of ashes left from the fire, pulled and pulled twice, there were still some unburnt residues of fireworks and silver pellets inside, it was clearly the pile that the two of them burned last night.

Could it be that this day and night of arduous trek made a big circle in vain?

Wang Lianhua was angry and bitter, as if she had eaten Coptis chinensis.

Shen Lang was stunned for a while, and wrote on his hand: "We have been going west, if there is not something wrong with the compass, then there must be something weird here."

Wang Lianhua pondered for a moment, took out a roll of red string from the bundle, and tied one end to the trunk to mark the location.

Shen Lang motioned to Lin Hexian to wait here, and the two led the red rope and walked into the dense fog.

After walking only a few dozen steps, he saw a round stone pagoda as tall as a person, which was made of thin stone slices, and strange symbols were vaguely drawn on those stone slices.

Wang Lianhua took a closer look at the stone pagoda, took out the compass to determine the direction, thought for a while, and seemed to realize something, wrapped a red rope around the stone pile to mark it, and walked towards a certain direction.

Sure enough, after walking dozens of steps, he saw another stone pagoda, which was exactly the same as the previous one.In this way, nine stone pagodas were found in a row, distributed in nine different directions.

At this time, Wang Lianhua seemed to have broken through the joints, and with a happy face, wrote in the palm of Shen Lang: "It turns out that it is the situation of nine stars in the sky."

Shen Lang looked at him with a smile, and wrote: "Prince Wang is going out, and he must be able to catch it."

Wang Lianhua couldn't help laughing with the spring breeze, and returned: "The number six in the Qian hexagram of Lidongju, just change the canopy Xiumen to Tianfu Xiumen, and when the snake rises tomorrow, the clouds will disappear and the light will be seen again. The Teng Snake is the star official of the seven constellations in the north, and it has just passed the beginning of winter at this time, and it will appear in the middle of the north at the time of Hai."

Shen Lang patted the back of his hand, Wang Lianhua understood, and started immediately, flying among the nine stone pagodas, moving lightly, pulling out some stone pieces from each stone pagoda pile, which implied Qimen Dunjia, the way of nine palaces and eight trigrams .After finishing these, the two returned to Lin Hexian's side, and the night was already deep.

Wang Lianhua sat against the tree, pulled the fox fur on her body tightly to resist the cold, closed her eyes, and rested quietly.Shen Lang came and leaned against the same tree with him.

Wang Lianhua's eyelids moved slightly, but she did not open her eyes to look at him.

The three rested separately, perhaps because they were too tired, Shen Lang also fell asleep in a daze.I don't know how long it took, and in the dimness, I heard a very subtle breathing sound coming from my ears, soothing and even, and the shoulders were also pressed heavily.Waking up suddenly, under the gloomy skylight, the first thing that catches my eyes is a piece of long, slender black eyelashes, which are just next to my eyes.Under the long eyelashes is the smooth bridge of the nose, and the smooth lines extend down to the corners of the tightly pursed lips.The hair is fluffy, sticking to the side of his neck, crisp and itchy, with a bit of earthy smell.

Wang Lianhua leaned on his shoulder to sleep peacefully, Shen Lang couldn't bear to be disturbed, he only raised his eyes slightly, and saw the shadow of the tree shaking above, the starlight flickered faintly through the gaps in the leaves, and the moonlight fell mottled on the ground, beside his ears There are more insects and birds, and the sound of wind and leaves is ethereal and long.

Knowing that the predicament has been solved by Wang Lianhua, the depression is swept away, and the heart is relieved and relaxed. I just feel that there are very few moments in life that are so comfortable.

He closed his eyes again and sat quietly.

After a long while, I felt the head on my shoulder move, and I just continued to doze off, pretending not to wake up.Feeling Wang Lianhua's scorching gaze staring at him for a long while, he got up and left, and then slowly opened his eyes.

The dense fog dissipated, the voice reappeared, and finally returned to the human world.

At this time, in the twilight of the morning light, the surrounding nine stone pagodas were extremely clear, and the three of them walked westward, and after walking for an hour, they came out of the dense forest.

It turned out that in the past two days, they had only circled in a small world, and the nine-star formation was really mysterious that day.

Outside the dense forest, the sun is shining brightly and the blue sky is clear.

A valley suddenly appeared before the eyes, and white and green snow-capped mountains stood majestically at the end of the valley.