Paradise

Zhou Ze hadn't entered the mountain yet, but another accident happened in the village. Worried, Liu Changwang ran to the Lin's house to find Zhou Ze. Seeing Zhou Ze smiled wryly, "Boy Zhou, I have something to trouble you this time."

"Uncle Liu, what you said is off the mark. What are you talking about? You have helped us so much, and we haven't even said a word of thanks. If you have something to say, just say it. I'm sure I can do it. Help." Zhou Ze handed him a bench, and Lin Yu went into the room and brought out a bowl of water.

"Uncle Liu, drink some water first, don't worry, speak slowly." Lin Yudao handed over the water.

Liu Changwang sat on the bench, took the water, drank half a bowl, put the bowl down, sighed heavily, and said, "Several young people from the village entered the mountain yesterday, but no one has come back yet. "

Then Liu Changwang told Zhou Ze and the others what he knew.

It turned out that there were a few young people in the village. Seeing that Zhou Ze went to the mountain to dig up the blood limonium, sold it for silver, and even built a house, those young people couldn't help but look at it with enthusiasm, and moved the thoughts they shouldn't have. They wanted to go to the mountain to try their luck. What they were thinking was that since Zhou Ze could come back safely, he brought Limonium Limonium back. They all thought that the mountain was not as scary as the old people said. If Zhou Ze could go, they would naturally go. All of them are thinking about going to the mountains to make a fortune, and they don't even think about the danger inside, and forget about the wolf-biting incident a few days ago. It's true.

These young people didn't tell their elders, they went up the mountain secretly. By the time the family members found out, it was too late. They had already entered the mountain. When the people came back, they couldn't help but feel a little anxious. They were afraid that something might happen to the children in the mountain. They wanted to go into the mountain to find it, but they had never entered the deep part of the mountain. Zhou Ze, thinking that he was experienced, wanted him to take the lead in searching the mountains, but they didn't know Zhou Ze well, so they first asked Liu Changwang's house to help him talk about it.

"Boy Zhou, what do you think of this matter? Those families also said that they didn't let you go for nothing. Their families pooled up two taels of silver, and I also brought them together." During the speech , Liu Changwang took out a few pieces of broken silver from his pocket.

Zhou Ze glanced at the broken silver, and thought that he really couldn't take the silver. If he took it, he would feel like he was taking advantage of others. They were all from the same village. He himself can't guarantee that he will not ask for help.

"I can't take this money. If it works, just treat me to a drink. I can take the lead into the mountains to find it, but I have one condition. If you have anything to do in the mountains, you should listen to me. Those who go can't Act rashly, tell me what you want to do."

Seeing that Zhou Ze agreed, Liu Changwang couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, "That's all right, boy Zhou, you clean up first, I'll go tell them to see if anyone has gone to the mountains, and I'll come and call you later."

Seeing that Liu Changwang had left, Lin Yu couldn't hide his worry and said, "Brother Zhou, you must be more careful when you enter the mountain this time."

"Well, don't worry, Ayu, I will. Is there any food at home? Bring me some. I don't know if I can come back tonight. Tonight, please close the door. If I come back, I will call the door."

For the steamed buns last night, Lin Yu wrapped several big steamed buns, took out seven or eight eggs, fried them all, sandwiched them all in the steamed buns, took the bamboo tube and filled them with fresh boiled water. To eat and drink, Zhou Ze had already carried his bow and arrow on his back, his dagger tucked into his waist, and even the hatchet at home.

Zhou Ze has cleaned up here, and people from the several households in the village have come, some have brought eggs, some have taken a piece of meat, and some have taken white flour. There are only so many good things that the farm can sell, and they all come. Thank you Zhou Ze for coming here in person.

This time Zhou Ze was not polite and asked Lin Yu to take the things away. At this time, Liu Changwang came over and asked Zhou Ze to go into the mountain together. Zhou Ze told Brother Lin Yu to bring food and water, and followed Liu Changwang to the entrance of the village. .

There were fewer people entering the mountain this time than the last time they patrolled the mountain. Both hunters Liu Changwang and Wang Tietou were there, and each of those families had a person. Zhou Ze saw that Liu Qiang was also inside.

After greeting Wang Tietou and the others, Zhou Ze came to Liu Qiang, "Liu Qiang, why are you going with me this time?" No wonder he wondered, because apart from him and Liu Changwang Wang Tietou, the rest of the hunters They are all those family members who were born after entering the mountain. At this time, no one else came to join them. They all know that the mountain is very dangerous, so naturally they don't want to take this muddy water. That's why, those families wanted to raise money to invite people into the mountain.

Zhou Ze didn't expect that Liu Qiang would follow when no one else was going, so he couldn't help being a little curious, Liu Qiang raised an eyebrow at Zhou Ze, smiling obsequiously, "I heard Uncle Liu said you were going, so I just wanted to follow Go to learn more, and I can learn two tricks from you, Brother Zhou, don’t worry, I promise I won’t hold you back, hehe~”

"That's all right, you follow me honestly." Zhou Ze said helplessly, and then said to the other people, the focus is on those families who went to the mountain to find people, "Let me say one more thing, you have to listen to me when you enter the mountain." , don’t act on your own, maybe you don’t believe it, the danger in the mountain is far more than you imagined, we should be careful when we enter the mountain this time.”

Hearing what Zhou Ze said, the hearts of those families sank again, thinking of the children who went to the mountain overnight and did not return, they were all worried.

"Uncle Liu, Uncle Tietou, let's go." Zhou Ze walked in front and took the lead, but no one said anything about him, everyone thought he should.

There were a total of eight people in the group, and they were all a little silent along the way. They didn't know who they were, and it was not easy to find someone in the vast mountains. They were just trying their best now.

Entering the mountains, Zhou Ze searched for various traces to judge the direction all the way. This is a difficult thing, but even if it is difficult, it has to be done.After some searching, there were very few useful traces that could be found. Zhou Ze frowned. Such aimless searching also made him feel a little annoyed.

They passed through the last small hill on the outskirts, and there was a big mountain in front of them. He and Liu Changwang had been to this mountain before. Zhou Ze stopped, turned his head and said to the people behind him, "Let's rest here for a while and have something to eat. , I will enter the depths of the mountain in a while, please follow me, the road ahead will not be easy."

The people behind him all nodded, their faces were a little nervous, "We will follow you well."

It was almost noon now, and they were a little tired after walking the mountain road for a long time. When they heard Zhou Ze say that they could rest for a while, they quickly found a place to sit down, took out the dry food they brought, and ate and drank Rest.

Zhou Ze took out the dry food prepared by Lin Yu and opened the cloth bag. Inside were five big steamed buns, each filled with scrambled eggs. Most of the saved eggs were scrambled for him to eat.

The group of people rested in place for less than half an hour, and set off again. They entered the range of the big mountain, where the mountain was higher and the forest was denser. Zhou Ze checked several places at the foot of the mountain, and found a place with many clear Although it is not clear who left the footprints, it is a sign of human activities, so Zhou Ze chose this direction to enter the mountain.

The few people who came to look for the child also saw the footprints, and couldn't help being a little excited. A middle-aged man pointed to the footprints and shouted, "Could this be the footprints of Shanzi and the others? They have been here before, and we found it right. place, haha~"

Hearing what he said, several other people also showed some joy. Seeing them like this, Zhou Ze couldn't bear to pour cold water on them, so he didn't say anything.

Walking along this direction, there are more and more signs of human activities, and at this time Zhou Ze also found a mark he made before, with a cross drawn on it and a simple pig head mark, Zhou Ze When he saw this sign, he remembered that there was a wild boar's lair near here. He found it when he came last time, so he marked it to make it easier for him to identify. He knew that wild boars are not easy to mess with, and he didn't cause conflicts with wild boars at that time. , but far away from it.

Seeing this sign appear, Zhou Ze had some vague guesses, and he raised his hand to signal everyone to stop.

"Boy Zhou, did you find something, why did you stop here?" Liu Changwang asked.

Zhou Ze pointed to the mark on the tree trunk and said, "I came here last time when I went into the mountain, and found a wild boar's nest near here. This is the mark I made."

"What? What you said is true. There are wild boars here?" Wang Tietou was startled. As a hunter, he is naturally familiar with wild boars. Wild boars usually appear in groups. They have a bad temper and are especially protective of their young. Although the attack power is not as strong as that of wolves, but if it hits and bites, it will still be injured. Ordinary hunters enter the mountain and encounter wild boars. They only dare to shoot the last one in the herd, not the ones ahead, because if you Shoot the one in front, and a group of them will scatter and rush forward without fear of death, and the hunters can only run away from it, not daring to meet it head-on.

Zhou Ze nodded.

When everyone heard that there was a wild boar, their hearts sank. The middle-aged man before said worriedly, "What should we do? Will Shanzi and the others encounter a wild boar?"

"I don't know either, how about this, you wait here, and I will go ahead to explore the way alone." Zhou Ze said.

"Boy Zhou, you have to be careful." Liu Changwang instructed.

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon. It's hot now, and wild boars should be sleeping in their dens. I might not run into wild boars." After Zhou Ze finished speaking, he burrowed into the woods and walked away. I was very careful, and when I walked more than 100 steps forward, this place was already very close to the wild boar's lair, and Zhou Ze could see the cave hidden behind the weeds from a distance, and it was here that Zhou Ze had major discovery.

The footprints in this place are messy, the surroundings are chaotic, the nearby grass has been trampled down, and there are many broken branches. Zhou Ze found several bloodstains on the ground. In addition, he also found a few bamboo arrows. A cloth shoe and a piece of torn blood-stained cloth, he collected these two things, and returned to the previous place along the original road.

When everyone saw him appear, their eyes lit up, "Boy Zhou, you are back, did you find anything?"

Zhou Ze nodded, waved his hand, and signaled everyone to leave here first. Zhou Ze led them away from the vicinity of the wild boar's den, to a safe place, and showed everyone what he found, "This is the place where I was near the wild boar's den. Pick it up, take a look, can you recognize anything?"

Everyone took a few things to look through, and the middle-aged man recognized one of the shoes at a glance. He grabbed the shoe in his hand and shouted excitedly, "I know this shoe. It belongs to my son Shanzi. , this shoe was made for him by his mother a few days ago, I know him, Shanzi really came here..."

Then another person shouted, "This shoe belongs to my son Er Fei..."

"These bamboo arrows belong to my son Gouzi..."

"This piece of cloth is also from Shanzi's clothes. Why is there blood on it? Did they die?" The middle-aged man looked sad and wanted to rush back to find his son.

Wang Tietou grabbed him, "Brother Wang, don't get excited, figure it out before you go, it's the wild boar's territory, and you won't get any benefits if you go there now."

Everyone recognized these things one after another, and couldn't help becoming more excited, and asked quickly, "Boy Zhou, did you see them there? Did they get killed?"

"Everyone, don't get excited. I checked there and only found a few bloodstains, but I didn't see them. I think they must have escaped. Let's look for it." Zhou Ze said.

"That's good, as long as it's okay." Everyone's hanging hearts sank to their stomachs.