"That's a story passed down from our grandparents..."

Old Village was taking a sip of wine, his cloudy eyes were filled with memories, and his voice became deeper.

"It is rumored that there is an evil ghost hiding in this mountain. He has the head of a tiger, the body of a human, his tongue can turn into a poisonous snake, and he has the ability to enchant people's hearts..."

"There is a child named Aguang. After a trip to the back mountain, he became very talkative when he came back. He often said that someone was calling his name..."

"Then one day, the person disappeared. People in the village went up the mountain in groups, but after searching the entire mountain, they only found one shoe."

"Some people said that he was eaten by wolves in the mountains, but more people said that he was eaten alive by the evil spirits in the mountains..."

Zhang Biao frowned slightly, "When did this happen?"

Old Cunzheng scratched his head and said, "Well... I heard from my grandfather that it seems to have happened during the Longxing period."

Longxing?

After Zhang Biao heard this, he suddenly lost interest.

Longxing was the reign name of the third emperor of the Liang Dynasty, which only lasted for more than 200 years.

Although the exact time of the decline of the spiritual energy of this world is unknown, it was at least a thousand years ago.

Most of them are strange stories made up by the countryside.

When the old villager saw this, he couldn't help but laugh, "It's no wonder that the arrest is happening, it's just the villagers' random thoughts during their leisure time, to scare the disobedient children."

"I've heard a lot about these things. In some villages there's Aunt Tiger, in some villages there's Lao Yin. They've been told about it in a decent way, but no one has ever seen it."

"Come on, come on, drink this cup again."

"Thank you Muramasa for your hospitality."

Zhang Biao paid for a few more drinks, then stood up and left, "I have something important to do, so I won't bother you anymore."

"Yes, official business is important."

After saying goodbye, Zhang Biao walked out of the courtyard gate and walked towards the bay-red horse tied outside.

Hu Lulu...

The bay-red horse suddenly became extremely restless. Before he could get close, it struggled hard. The horse twisted its neck, broke free from the reins, and flew away.

"Beast looking for a beating!"

Zhang Biao was so angry that he chased after him and ran out of the village in the blink of an eye.

This horse cost him ten taels of silver.

If it gets lost, the loss will be heavy.

Behind him, Lao Cun, who was going out to see him off, was stunned. He didn't expect such a thing to happen.

He shook his head and was about to go back to the house when he saw his grandson standing there stupidly, his eyes dull, his face pale, and cold sweat on his forehead.

"Silly boy, what's wrong?"

Old Cunzheng was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to check, only to find that his grandson seemed to be suffering from hysteria, trembling all over and silent.

When they heard the noise, their daughter-in-law and grandmother ran out. The family pinched each other and drank ginger soup. Only then did the little grandson regain his composure and burst into tears.

"Silly boy, what happened to you just now?"

After coaxing for a long time, Lao Muramasa asked.

Hanwa touched her tears and sobbed: "That uncle just now had a shadow behind him."

After hearing this, Lao Cunzheng asked: "You must be dazzled. If nothing happens in the future, don't listen to Lao Litou's nonsense stories."

After hearing this, the grandson started crying again, and what he said next made everyone's expressions change drastically.

"That shadow, ugh..."

"It's Grandma Wu!"

………………

The autumn wind is bleak and the lead clouds are dense.

The sound of horse hoofbeats, dust and smoke rising everywhere, accompanied by the neighing of Kululu, the maroon shadow ran farther and farther.

"Damn beast!"

Looking at the retreating figure, Zhang Biao stopped, panted heavily, and cursed several times.

He has extraordinary foot strength, but how can he catch up with a galloping horse?

Besides, that beast was like crazy. Whenever he got close, he would speed up as hard as he could, and he would be left far behind after just a few rounds.

"That's it, just waste money and eliminate disaster."

At this point, Zhang Biao no longer regretted anything, calmed his breath, turned around and left the official road, heading towards the mountain behind Tuwan Village.

The main purpose of his coming here is to investigate the so-called "Snake Temple".

The story of old Muramasa is just an ordinary folk tale, about old people scaring children after dinner.

However, it is not without gain.

One is that there are many snakes in the back mountain, and everyone in Tuwan Village has been bitten. Through accumulated experience, the people in the village will prepare snake medicine.

According to the tomb robber Xiaotian, they found a giant snake statue in the cave, and there are many snakes in this mountain...

Maybe there is a connection.

One is Yi Chonghui. According to Old Muramasa, he is the only outsider who has appeared recently. Villagers occasionally go up the mountain to cut firewood, but nothing strange is found.

It means that the other party is operating secretly. Even if they are still on the mountain at this moment, there will not be many people.

With the thoughts in his mind turning, Zhang Biao quickened his pace, and after a while, he arrived at the back mountain.

There were originally several hills here, but as the river changed its course and sand eroded, it created a rugged terrain.

The trees on the mountain are dense, and because autumn has arrived, they look intertwined with yellow and green, and are mottled as far as the eye can see.

Under the weeds and vines, there are jagged rocks.

Hiss...

As soon as we entered the mountain, a black snake emerged from the cracks in the rocks. It had a triangular head and pockmarked white markings.

It looks like a venomous snake at first glance.

This snake also had a fierce temperament. It didn't run away when it saw him. Instead, it raised its head high and spat out threats.

Zhang Biao flipped his wrist and the sword was unsheathed.

But just as he was about to take action, something happened in his heart, and his spiritual vision started to operate.

Black-banded Iron-headed Snake (Mortal)

1. Ancient species, widely distributed in various worlds, with black stripes and white spots, and tight scales.

2. Highly poisonous, ferocious in nature, and fast.

3. Someone died because of him recently.

4. There is trickery left in the bloodline...

Trick?!

Zhang Biao's eyes suddenly lit up.

His guess was correct. There were many snakes here, and it was indeed related to the inheritance of monks.

He can do things in his blood, but I don’t know what kind of magic will still have an impact a thousand years later.

I even bit someone to death recently.

The old villager didn't mention it. He probably wasn't a villager from Tuwan, but maybe a member of the Yi Chong Hui...

Seeing him meditating, the black-striped iron-headed snake seemed to feel provoked. Its entrenched body suddenly bounced, and then turned into a black shadow and rushed towards him.

Zhang Biao was well prepared, and while retreating sideways with a T-step, he raised his sword horizontally.

There was a flash of cold light, and the poisonous snake had been cut into two parts, but it was still dead and still had its fangs spread out, spraying venom.

Zhang Biao didn't even look, and followed the winding mountain road toward the top of the mountain.

There are indeed a lot of snakes here. They emerge from the cracks in the rocks and grass from time to time along the way. Some of the colors even blend in with the surrounding environment.

Even though Zhang Biao has good eyesight, he was almost successfully attacked several times.

It took half an hour to reach the top of the mountain.

At this time, it was past noon.

The sky is covered with leaden clouds and there is no sunlight.

The surrounding mountains, rivers and ravines are numerous and winding, like a nine-dragon wall.

This is why he climbed the mountain.

From the tomb rat Odaguchi, they learned that the reason why they were able to find the cave was because of the extraordinary terrain of the mountain, but because the river changed its course, destroying the feng shui.
To be continued...