Zhang Wenhui arrived in front of the dilapidated bungalow and knocked on the door a few tis.
After a short while, Dong Zhengsheng ca to open the door, and upon seeing Zhang Wenhui, imdiately wanted to close it.
Zhang Wenhui could not let him close the door easily and pressed against the door, looking at Dong Zhengsheng and said, "Uncle, I know you know where Hanguguan is. Please tell , okay?"
Dong Zhengsheng didn't have the strength of Zhang Wenhui, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't close the door. His face turned angry as he yelled at Zhang Wenhui, "I already told you, I don't know where the place you are talking about is. Please leave quickly or I'll call the police."
Zhang Wenhui persisted, saying, "Uncle, please tell . This is a matter of life and death."
The reason Zhang Wenhui said this was just to make Dong Zhengsheng tell him where Hanguguan was.
Upon hearing that it was a matter of life and death, Dong Zhengsheng paused slightly and asked, "What did you say? A matter of life and death, what's going on?"
Realizing Dong Zhengsheng's attitude had changed, Zhang Wenhui quickly said, "Uncle, I have a few friends who went to Hanguguan. I received a ssage from them saying they were in trouble and needed to find a way to save them."
What Zhang Wenhui said was really far-fetched, and a smart person would imdiately see through it. But Dong Zhengsheng, being over fifty years old, was actually fooled by his words. After hesitating for a mont, he said, "You should go back. There are monsters in Hanguguan."
Zhang Wenhui was stunned, and after a long mont, he said, "Uncle, to be honest, I can subdue demons and catch ghosts. Just tell how to get there."
By this ti, Zhang Wenhui could only continue lying through gritted teeth.
Dong Zhengsheng looked at Zhang Wenhui with disbelief in his eyes, saying, "You can subdue demons and catch ghosts? I don't see it."
The aning was obvious, he wanted Zhang Wenhui to show so skills. Zhang Wenhui had no such skills and frowned, saying, "Uncle, just tell how to get to Hanguguan. It's truly a matter of life and death."
Zhang Wenhui appeared very anxious. Dong Zhengsheng hesitated. Maybe this person really was going to rescue soone. After pondering for a mont, he said, "Alright, I'll tell you. But Hanguguan is at least several hundred kiloters from here, and there's no path up the mountain. Whether you find it or not depends on your luck."
Inspired, Zhang Wenhui said, "Uncle, why don't you take there? I'll compensate you."
Dong Zhengsheng hastily waved his hand, saying, "Young man, I wouldn't dare go there. You should go by yourself. But you can find soone, he might also know where Hanguguan is and might take you there."
As luck would have it, the person Dong Zhengsheng ntioned was Gabula.
After chasing Lin Chuan to Beijing and delivering the ssage to him, Gabula stayed in Beijing for a night and bought a ticket ho the next day.
Once ho, Gabula returned to his usual peaceful life. As he was preparing to go hunting, two people arrived, one of whom he recognized as Dong Zhengsheng.
"Uncle Dong, how co you have ti to visit today?" Gabula greeted warmly upon seeing Dong Zhengsheng.
Dong Zhengsheng got straight to the point, "Gabula, this person wants to go to Ghostly Crossing Sorrow. Can you take him there?"
Upon hearing "Ghostly Crossing Sorrow", Gabula's expression changed slightly. He glanced at Zhang Wenhui and shook his head, saying, "Uncle Dong, I wouldn't dare go there."
Zhang Wenhui promptly said, "Master, I'm going there to rescue people. It's a matter of several lives. Please take there. I'll compensate you. I won't let you go for nothing."
Honestly, the people in the mountains are really genuine. Hearing Zhang Wenhui's plea to rescue people, Gabula looked at Dong Zhengsheng, then at Zhang Wenhui, and after a while, he said, "Alright, I'll take you there. But rember, on the way, you must listen to ."
Zhang Wenhui was overjoyed and eagerly nodded, saying, "No problem, I'll do as you say."
The na Hanguguan hadn't been used for over a hundred years. Its current na is Ghostly Crossing Sorrow, no wonder Zhang Wenhui couldn't find anyone who knew it.
Ghostly Crossing Sorrow, as the na implies, even ghosts fret when crossing this place.
Dong Zhengsheng and Gabula knew that the Hangu Pass was Ghost Crossing Sorrow because their ancestors were hunters, and almost every place in the Kunlun Mountain within a few hundred kiloters was familiar to their forefathers.
To go to Ghost Crossing Sorrow, one first needs to prepare so essential items. Ropes are for climbing steep cliffs, machetes are for clearing paths, and hunting rifles can not only hunt for food but also serve for self-defense.
Having prepared everything, Zhang Wenhui took a rest at Gabula's place for a night, preparing to set out with Gabula toward the Ghost Crossing Sorrow the next morning.
Dong Zhengsheng did not go ho either, so Zhang Wenhui bought so wine and at, and the three of them drank and chatted together.
After having two drinks with Gabula and Dong Zhengsheng, Zhang Wenhui asked, "Uncle Dong, you said there are monsters in Ghost Crossing Sorrow. What's that about?"
Dong Zhengsheng picked up a piece of pork head, chewing it with relish as he said, "This is what I heard from my dad. In the sixties, there was a nationwide famine, and the wild animals in the nearby mountains were almost hunted to extinction. To fill his stomach, my dad carried his hunting rifle deep into the mountains to hunt."
"In the vast depths of the mountain, my dad walked for several days without catching a single beast, exhausted, hungry, and thirsty, he eventually fainted. When he woke up, he found he had actually been rescued. The one who saved him was an old Taoist, who told my dad this place was the Hangu Pass, and that ordinary people should not co here lightly because not only are there ferocious beasts but also monsters."
Hearing this, Gabula's face changed slightly, recalling his own experiences, secretly thinking that this old Taoist must be the old immortal who saved him.
Dong Zhengsheng continued, "At the ti, my dad, coming out from the old Taoist, still didn't quite believe his words, and decided he had to catch so ga before going back. But right at that mont, a monster actually appeared. According to my dad's description, the monster had two heads and was enormous."
"My dad was scared out of his wits and was about to be eaten by the monster when that old Taoist appeared again, saving him once more. After this experience, my dad didn't dare linger in that place and after coming back, was so shocked he fell grievously ill."
Zhang Wenhui, having heard Dong Zhengsheng's story, was still a bit skeptical. After all, it was sowhat bizarre to believe without seeing it himself. Who would believe it, especially since it wasn't Dong Zhengsheng's own experience but sothing he heard from his father.
After Dong Zhengsheng finished telling his tale, Gabula almost wanted to share his experience too but ultimately held it back, having promised the old Taoist who saved him not to speak about it.
The drinking session lasted until over eleven at night. Dong Zhengsheng drank himself senseless, but Gabula, who could hold his liquor better, drank even more than Zhang Wenhui.
The next morning, even before Dong Zhengsheng had sobered up, Gabula didn't wake him, strapped on all the gear, and set out with Zhang Wenhui toward Ghost Crossing Sorrow.
anwhile, in Hangu Pass, Lin Chuan was still trapped in an unknown array.
The power of the Illusion Yin Flower lowered the temperature around the space, so Lin Chuan no longer felt as hot, and the cold aura from the Yin Jade in the Yin Yang Double Jade entered his body and began to rge with the Inner Qi produced by the Heavenly Heart Skill and Sealing Heart Skill.
Lin Chuan felt the two streams of energy rging and sat cross-legged, starting to control these two forces. As ti passed, after two hours, he finally integrated the cold aura from the Yin Jade into the Inner Qi of the Heavenly Heart Skill.
On the periter, Feng Lingfeng saw that Lin Chuan was fine, so he also sat down, pondering over the strange array and how to break it.
Judging by the placent of several giant stones, it seed to follow the orientation of the Five Elents and Eight Diagrams. Within the Five Elents, tal, wood, water, fire, and earth represent five different directions.
In "The Book of Changes," the Five Elents of tal, wood, water, fire, and earth correspond to the five directions of east, west, south, north, and center respectively. Interestingly, there were five giant stones, and from an outer perspective, the pattern ford by these stones was circular, but the center of this circle lacked a stone.
This was sowhat illogical, as according to the Five Elents and Eight Diagrams pattern, there should be a stone at each of the four cardinal directions east, west, south, and north, with another stone in the center.
However, at present, there were four stones in the east, west, south, and north positions, and a rather peculiar one placed in the southeast position.
Feng Lingfeng, staring at the stone in the southeast position, had an idea. If he were to move this southeastern stone to the central position, then perhaps the array could be broken.
With this thought, Feng Lingfeng leaped into action, soaring through the air, arriving at the southeastern stone, spreading his hands wide and concentrating all his strength in them.
Two powerful streams of energy shot forth from between his palms, violently striking the giant stone. Under the forceful impact of the streams, the stone uprooted and fell towards the center.
As the stone uprooted, the environnt around Feng Lingfeng instantly changed. The once clear sky disappeared, and around him appeared countless strange creatures.
These monsters were small, about the size of an ordinary watchdog, but their appearance was rather odd, having the head of a dog but a body resembling a pony.
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