Taishang asks longevity

Chapter 147
barren ridge.

According to legend, the name originated from ancient times, which means that this place is desolate.

This is a continuous mountain range, and the mountains overlap with each other. Inside, there are huge trees, and the sky is dark all year round, dark and deep.

A big guy said it well: There is no way in the world, and when there are many people walking, there will be a way.

But for a place like Huangling, how could there be so many people?Therefore, since ancient times, there has never been a decent road. Many vehicles cannot enter and exit, and the traffic is not convenient.But in the mountains, it is dark and dark, the roads are rugged, there are many snakes, insects, rats, ants, wild animals and birds, and some places are full of miasma.

Occasionally, many adventurous friends come to this area, but there are also many mysterious disappearances and deaths every year, and many of them are still missing.

However, in the outermost part of the barren ridge, there are quite a few residents who want to live a very leisurely life in the mountains and rivers.

Li Changsheng and Linglong transported the body to the outskirts of the barren ridge, which was the only place that vehicles could drive in, and if they went further inside, they might not be able to get in.

But exorcising corpses needs to be carried out at night, and the two of them had to rest for a while and wait for the sun to set before moving forward.

Li Changsheng stood in an open field, looking squarely at the place he was about to go to.

I can only see a lush green area, which seems to have no end. In the deep mountain, it seems that there is still mist and mist.

This little girl Linglong changed into a set of casual sportswear and a pair of sneakers today. I think the mountain road is not easy to walk. If I still wear chiffon velvet clothes, I am afraid that I will stumble and be ruined in a few strokes. .

Wearing casual sportswear, she looked several years younger and looked youthful and beautiful.Originally, this little girl had good skin, and her usual mature and intellectual attire made her look very temperamental. Now that she changed her style, she looked like a female college student, rejuvenated.

"This place... I haven't been here for some years..." Li Changsheng looked at the barren hills in front of him, took a deep breath, and said with some emotion.

Linglong grinned and said: "It seems that I am looking for you to do this job, I am really looking for the right one, I dare say you have been to many places?"

Li Changsheng glanced at Linglong lightly, smiled slightly, and said nothing.

Linglong didn't know that Li Changsheng was a person who had lived for thousands of years, not to mention the deserted mountains, and probably went to many no-man's lands.

After a while, Li Changsheng spoke again: "When you enter the mountain at night, you must follow me closely, and don't act without authorization. In the mountains, you must be more careful than in the city."

"Okay." Linglong nodded, looked at Li Changsheng, and showed a peach-like smile.

Li Changsheng pretended not to see, turned around, and said lightly: "Follow me..."

"Huh?" Linglong was taken aback, and said, "Where are you going? Hasn't the sun set yet?"

"Buy something..." Li Changsheng said, and walked not far away.

Although Linglong had doubts in her heart, she still followed.

Li Changsheng seemed to be very familiar with the area outside the barren ridge. After walking a short distance, he saw several families in front of him.

Only the sound of "ding ding dong dong" came from that place.

In front of a not-so-big house, there is a forge and a large tank of water.The house is a little old, it looks a little gray and dark, the walls are also stained with a lot of dust, moss has grown in many places, and the moss has rotted to a little black.

"Where is this?" Linglong was a little puzzled.

Li Changsheng said indifferently: "It's a blacksmith's shop."

"Eh..." Linglong was taken aback for a moment.

In this era, there are still blacksmith shops, which is really rare.

Linglong thought that in the present society, such places have long been eliminated, and now everything is processed and produced by factories?Anyone else build it piece by piece?What's more, most of the blacksmith shops in ancient times were for forging some weapons. These days, who still uses such things?

As soon as Li Changsheng and Linglong walked into the blacksmith's shop, they saw a middle-aged man who was about 50 years old, his temples were a little gray, and the wrinkles on his face were like folds, revealing the breath of vicissitudes of life.

I think this person is the blacksmith in this shop.

When the blacksmith saw someone entering the shop, he grinned and greeted him quickly, "You two, what do you want to buy? Is it scissors? Or something like a blade? Everything in our shop is handcrafted piece by piece. Came out, very durable..."

While speaking, he walked in front of Li Changsheng and Linglong.

But Li Changsheng smiled faintly and said, "I'll buy a... bell."

As soon as Li Changsheng finished speaking, he saw the middle-aged blacksmith in front of him, but the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, as if a little surprised, he took a look at Li Changsheng, and said, "A guiding bell for driving corpses?"

Li Changsheng nodded without saying a word.

The middle-aged blacksmith said, "Do you need me to introduce some corpse hunters to you? Our corpse hunters... have a lot of experience."

Li Changsheng shook his head and said flatly, "Just buy bells."

The middle-aged blacksmith was startled, as if he was a little surprised, then smiled slightly and said: "These days...there are not many people doing this kind of work...Young people would rather go outside to learn some crafts than stay and do this ancient work. business...you want to buy a bell...let me find it for you..."

While speaking, he turned his head and went into the shop, rummaging through boxes and cabinets, tinkering for a while.

Li Changsheng stood there, waiting quietly.Linglong on the side, although she had many doubts in her heart, she also knew that this was not the time to ask questions.

The middle-aged blacksmith searched for a while, and suddenly said: "Young man... I have been here for a long time... why have I never seen you? Judging from your accent, you seem to be a foreigner, right? , the road is difficult, if there is no corpse driver who is familiar with the road... this task is dangerous... I wonder if you hired someone from outside to do it?"

The blacksmith seemed a little unwilling to give up, and wanted to get some business for himself, so he asked tentatively.

Li Changsheng smiled slightly, and said, "I didn't invite anyone... I picked it up myself..."

"Oh?" The middle-aged blacksmith was stunned for a moment, as if a little surprised, he glanced at Li Changsheng again, and then continued to rummaging through boxes without saying anything.

After a while, I saw him take out a bell from inside. It was covered with oil stains and looked pitch black.

The middle-aged blacksmith grinned, picked up a piece of cloth from the table beside him, wiped it, and didn't care if he wiped off the oil stains on it, then handed it to Li Changsheng, and said, "Here... , I only found this one, and it has been there for some years... After all, fewer and fewer people buy this thing now, and it is almost a decoration... You will use it later, so don't dislike it."

Li Changsheng didn't show any dislike. He smiled slightly, took the bell, took out a few hundred-yuan bills from his pocket, and handed them over.

The middle-aged blacksmith was honest and said with a smile: "It's not worth that much money, only eighty."

"You take...the extra as a tip..." Li Changsheng said flatly.

After hearing this, the middle-aged blacksmith took over with embarrassment.

(End of this chapter)