Chapter 34 Chapter 34: The Ghost in the Mountain

The three drank and chatted, enjoying the moon in the wind, very happy.The two elders are both masters of the world. Ling Biyi lived in seclusion with her parents in Hushan since she was a child.Ling Biyi said: "You two are elegant and good at rhythm, I really admire you."May I ask you two to play another song? Old Songhe made a few words modestly, and then said: "The old man has made a fool of himself."He raised the hole flute and played it leisurely, this time the sound of the flute was no longer sad, but with a hint of melancholy.Ling Biyi thought to himself: This senior must have had a sad experience, the sound of the flute is so sad.Kang Zheng put the yaoqin on the table and played it in harmony with the sound of the flute.The melody of the ensemble of qin and flute gradually became lighter, like floating clouds and steam, floating in the air.Ling Biyi could only hear that her whole body was at ease, as if suspended in mid-air, not knowing where she was.

While listening, suddenly a sharp horn pierced through the air, like metal hitting each other, like ghost crying, Song Helao and Kang Zheng stopped immediately.The three of them looked at each other in astonishment, feeling terrified.Ling Biyi asked: What is that? Songhe shook his head and said: It is said that there is a ghost living in the forest beside the West Lake, who often howls in the middle of the night.I have heard the trumpet sound from afar, but this is the first time I have heard it so close.Kang Zheng asked: What ghost?Songhe old way: I heard from the villagers that the ghost has a green face and long fangs, which is ugly and terrifying. Sometimes it comes down the mountain to the farmhouse and bites off the necks of chickens, ducks, cattle and pigs, and sometimes steals the villagers' dolls.The villagers once went together to hunt the ghost in the mountains, but they never found it.

Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard a baby crying from the distant shore, Kang Zheng's expression changed, and he said: "He really caught a baby?"Songhe frowned and said: I have long wanted to see the true face of this ghost.Let's go and see.Ling Biyi was also very curious, and said: I will go with the two seniors.Song He nodded his head, turned around and shouted: "Old Qiu, row the boat to the north bank quickly." Lao Qiu poked his head in and said, "Is the master going to catch ghosts?"Old Songhe said: Let's go and have a look.Lao Qiu seemed very frightened, and said: I heard people say that the mountain ghost can cast spells, master be careful.Old Songhe said: I understand.You go rowing.Although the three of them don't believe in ghosts and gods, they couldn't help but feel trembling when they saw this situation.

The boat was about to swing to the shore, and the sharp trumpet sounded again, extremely ear-piercing.All three of them could tell that the cry was not made by a ferocious beast, but that it was focused on internal energy, so it was suspected to be a master of the inner family.Kang Zheng and Ling Biyi jumped ashore first, Song He told Lao Qiu, "You take care of this child and swing the boat into the lake."When I play the flute to call, I come here to pick us up.After speaking, he also jumped ashore, and the white crane spread his wings and followed behind him.The three of them followed the sound of the trumpet and headed up the mountain. Seeing that the three of them had gone far away, Lao Qiu hurriedly swung the boat to the center of the lake.

Zhao Guan slept in the cabin, heard those ear-piercing whistles, woke up after a while, opened his eyes and saw the roof, and saw a full moon outside the small window, rubbed his eyes, sat up, and thought Confused: what is this place?Where's Brother Ling?how do i fall asleepHe found himself on a small boat, and saw a skinny old man propping up a pole with his head, and asked, "Old man, what is this place?" Seeing that he woke up, Lao Qiu turned around and said: This is my master's small boat.Zhao Guandao: How could I come here?Lao Qiu said: My master was playing the flute in the lake, and invited Mr. Ling and Mr. Kang to drink on the boat. I saw Mr. Ling jumping on the boat with you in his arms.Zhao Guandao: It turns out that the sound of the flute we heard earlier was played by your master.Ask again: where did they go?Lao Qiu said: They went to the mountain to catch ghosts.

Zhao Guan didn't know whether he was joking or serious, stuck out his tongue, and asked: What the hell are you catching?Lao Qiu shrugged and said: Don't know?It is said that there is a ghost on the mountain. Just now when I heard the ghost's cry, the owner went to have a look and asked us to wait for him in the lake.Zhao Guan nodded, thinking to himself: Luckily Brother Ling didn't take me to catch ghosts. The mist on the lake dissipated, the moon was bright and the wind was clear, which was very refreshing.Zhao Guan waited in the boat for a long time, thinking: I don't know what happened when they went to catch ghosts?Will you bring the ghost back to the ship later?

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard two flutes from the bank. Lao Qiu was startled and said, "Master is calling me."Quickly paddle to the north bank.From a distance, Zhao Guan saw three figures standing on the shore, two were white-haired old men, and the third was Ling Biyi, with a white crane flying above their heads.Seeing that they didn't bring anything back, Zhao Guan was relieved, and shouted: Brother Ling, did you catch the ghost? The three of them waited for the boat to approach and jumped on board, Zhao Guan saw the faces of the two elders.Ling Biyi led him to meet, and the four of them went into the tent and sat down.Elder Song He, Kang Zheng and Ling Biyi drank a round of wine before Kang Zheng sighed and said: Good guy!Elder Songhe kept shaking his head.

Seeing the strange expressions on the faces of the three of them, Zhao Guan seemed to have seen something unbelievable, he was very curious and asked: Brother Ling, what did you see? Ling Biyi raised her head and drank a glass of wine, said: We have seen something strange, let me tell you about it. But Song Helao, Kang Zheng and Ling Biyi jumped ashore and ran towards the mountain together.The mountain is located on the edge of the West Lake, with dense forests, and no one lives there. Only woodcutters occasionally go up the mountain to cut wood and collect firewood.Listening to the sound of the mountain ghost's trumpet, the three of them seemed to be nearby, and they seemed to be still far away. They used lightness kung fu to catch up quickly, and went straight for half an hour. Listen, the mountain ghost has not made a sound, let alone where he has gone.

Old Songhe said: It seems that we can't find it, let's go back.Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a sharp roar from the front, it was the voice of a mountain ghost, and there were a few howls of wolves in it.The three of them were all in a daze, and rushed to catch up to visit, but they heard the cries of the mountain ghost and the howling of the wolves became more and more fierce, as if they were attacking and fighting each other, and the three of them hurried forward to cover them, but the sound disappeared suddenly Already, a big battle seems to be over, and the forest is filled with a tangy smell of blood.Five or six steps forward, I saw a gray giant wolf lying on the open space in front, its body was covered in blood, and it was already dead.

Ling Biyi was about to step forward to check, but Kang Zheng held him back and said in a low voice: Something is coming.Ling Biyi looked up, but saw a pair of green eyes suddenly lit up in the dark woods, they disappeared in the blink of an eye, and reappeared a few feet away after a while.Ling Biyi was stunned: How could these eyes move so fast? But in an instant, those green eyes appeared next to the gray wolf's corpse.The owner of the eyes seemed to be aware that someone was watching. He glanced coldly at the grass where the three of them were hiding, and then looked down at the dead wolf on the ground.The three of them saw the strange green light shining in the dark eyes, but they didn't look like the eyes of a beast. They didn't know what it was, they all felt a chill on their backs, and thought to themselves: Could it be that the green eyes are mountain ghosts?

Suddenly, a shriek sounded, seven or eight zhang to the right of the three of them, it was the mountain ghost's cry.All three of them were startled, thinking: So the green eyes are not the mountain ghost, but the mountain ghost is beside us.But I saw a figure rushing out from the bushes while screaming, holding something like a long sword in his hand, and slashed at the green eyes.At this moment, a gray shadow flashed from the side of the green eyes and rushed towards the mountain ghost.The mountain ghost screamed and fell to the sky.As soon as the beast wounded the enemy, it immediately turned around and jumped away, lying down in the darkness with the green-eyed owner, staring at the mountain ghost. But there were bursts of heavy breathing from behind the bushes, followed by the sound of footsteps, and a tall figure came out.Ling Biyi stared at the figure, only to see that it was not like a person, nor a ghost. After looking at it again, he realized that he was indeed a person.His hair was long to his waist, very disheveled, his beard was fluffy, and he looked like a savage. He was wearing a tattered robe, which looked like a Taoist robe. He was holding a three-foot long sword in his left hand, and his right arm was hanging down. A drop fell on the ground, as if bitten by the beast just now.The mountain ghost walked to the gray wolf's body, raised his head suddenly and screamed, shrill and shrill.But he saw him wave his hand and throw a ball of things towards the green eyes on the opposite side, Ling Biyi saw clearly that the ball of things was actually a baby, covered in blood, presumably killed by the mountain ghost. The green eyes on the opposite side flicked aside and disappeared into the darkness again.Just when the pair of green eyes flashed away quickly, a ray of moonlight fell on them, Ling Biyi saw what it was at that moment, and couldn't help being shocked: those green eyes were the eyes of a person, and that person was riding on a horse. On top of a black beast, it seems to be a leopard.Elder Songhe and Kangzheng had also seen it clearly, looked at each other, and both had the same question in their hearts: Although this mountain ghost is terrifying, it is obviously human; what are those green eyes on the opposite side?