People who had never been to the countryside might not be able to understand that feeling.
That kind of darkness was just like what Qian Zhongshu described in the siege: the night was so dark that one couldn't even see their own fingers! In this kind of night, even ghosts would have to touch their noses and turn around. A cat would hate itself for not being able to use its moustache as an insect's feeler.
In the late winter night, the mountain wind whistled.
The withered grass and bare branches made a strange creaking sound. The surroundings were pitch black and it was almost impossible to see anything clearly.
The tree branches were constantly swaying in the mountain wind. Under the faint moonlight, the shadows of the trees on the mountain walls were like ghosts baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, wailing and howling as they demanded the lives of passersby.
Zhao Guifen, this crazy woman, was wearing a wedding robe and wandering on the mountain road in the middle of the night. If someone were to pass by and shine a flashlight on her body …
Not to mention the little guy, even a strong-willed adult would be scared to the point of insanity by Zhao Guifen.
Chen Xi carefully observed the surroundings, but there were no traces of spiritual energy fluctuations in the surroundings.
This meant that Zhao Guifen wasn't being cast by someone, but she wandered here in the middle of the night for no reason.
A crazy person's brain circuit really couldn't be understood with common sense.
Chen Xi was very interested in Zhao Guifen's situation, so he quietly floated in the air. He wanted to see where Zhao Guifen was not sleeping in the middle of the night and where she was going.
There was an abandoned coal mine on the mountain next to Tongjiagou. The winding mud road up the mountain was built by the coal mine owner a few years ago for mining. It was big enough for a large truck to drive normally.
The coal mine had been abandoned for many years, and the mud road had been eroded out of shape by the wind and rain. It was very difficult to walk on.
Fortunately, it hadn't rained these few days. Otherwise, not to mention Zhao Guifen, this crazy woman, even normal villagers would have fallen countless times on the mountain.
Zhao Guifen's steps were very slow, so she also walked very steadily.
Like a snail, she slowly moved up the mountain along the mud road.
Fortunately, the person watching her was Chen Xi. If it was someone else, they probably wouldn't have been able to stand the boring wait and would have directly returned to the house to sleep.
Zhao Guifen left at ten in the evening and walked for nearly four hours.
At around two in the morning, she finally arrived at the abandoned coal mine on the mountain.
This was a small coal mine. It was different from the underground coal mine shown in the blind shaft. There was no elevator here. Instead, a hole was drilled into the mountain wall. Then, one would follow the hole and push forward. This was the so-called adit mine.
Compared to the development of inclined wells and vertical wells, adit development was the simplest in terms of technology, the cheapest in terms of economy, and also the safest development method.
However, this mining method was only suitable for mountainous areas, so it was usually only found in small coal mines in the southwest.
The passageway of the mine was a circular arch. It was dark inside the cave, and the weak moonlight couldn't shine in at all.
No one knew what Zhao Guifen was thinking. After arriving at the mine, she actually swaggered directly into the mine.
It was true that the reckless were afraid of the reckless, and the reckless were afraid of the reckless.
Wasn't this crazy woman the one who didn't care about her life?
Not to mention that it was still early in the morning, even if it was noon, when the sun was at its brightest, not many people would dare to enter this abandoned mine.
Zhao Guifen had already gone crazy.
A lunatic who didn't sleep in the middle of the night and went up the mountain in the dark into this abandoned mine. Thinking about it, it was also a very strange thing.
Chen Xi made up his mind today to get to the bottom of this matter, so after seeing Zhao Guifen enter the cave, he also flew into the dark cave entrance.
As soon as they entered the cave, the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped several degrees.
There was no light in the cave at all. As soon as Zhao Guifen entered the cave, her figure completely disappeared in the darkness.
Chen Xi snapped his fingers, and a fluorescent green light ball flew out from his fingertips.
The light ball flew to Zhao Guifen's head, illuminating the road ahead for her.
In this regard, Zhao Guifen didn't have any reaction. She just continued to walk forward.
There were sidewalks on both sides of the adit mine, and in the middle was the mine cart track.
Zhao Guifen walked all the way along the track. After walking for about ten minutes, a fork suddenly appeared in front of her.
One to the left, the other to the right.
However.
Zhao Guifen didn't stop at all. She turned and walked directly into the fork on the right.
Therefore, it could be seen that this crazy woman obviously came here often before, so she was very familiar with this place.
After walking for about forty minutes, Zhao Guifen finally came to the end.
She stood at the end of the passage for a while, and then a smile suddenly appeared on her withered old face.
As if she saw something, Zhao Guifen quickly went up to greet her.
"Son, mother is here to see you …"
Zhao Guifen said, while squatting in front of the plant at the end of the mine.
This was a very strange scene.
The mine was an extremely damp and gloomy place that didn't see the sun all day long, but a plant actually appeared.
The plant's stem was upright, and the plant was tall, about one meter tall. Its appearance was very similar to a reed, but the color was completely different.
Reeds were also called reeds.
The so-called reeds were green, and the white dew was frost.
Reeds were green in spring, but in autumn, they would wither and turn yellow.
It was the end of winter and the beginning of spring, and most of the plants outside were still in a withered state. But this reed-like plant that grew in the deepest part of the mine was bright red.
It was bright red, and in terms of the degree of beauty, it was even more beautiful than the sea of poppy flowers.
This was a very strange scene.
A crazy woman in a wedding robe, at this moment, was like a kind mother, squatting on the ground and rubbing her cheek against the red reed.
The reed leaves gently brushed against her face, but she was like her son's hand caressing her cheek, very warm and comfortable.
Chen Xi silently stood behind Zhao Guifen.
When he saw this plant for the first time, he already understood why Zhao Guifen had gone crazy.
Her madness was because of this plant in front of him.
Although this plant looked very similar to a reed, it was not a reed at all, but a harmful plant called Blood Thorn by immortal cultivators.
Blood Thorn was not a very common plant in the Heavenly Jade World. The reason it was called Blood Thorn was because this plant was bright red, and it could emit a special fragrance to attract prey to come close.
Once the prey came close, their soul would be taken, and they would willingly let it suck their blood.
It was strange enough that a plant that only existed in the Heavenly Jade World appeared on Earth, but what made Chen Xi feel even more strange was …
Blood Thorn was a clump of plants, and as long as it grew, it would definitely grow in patches, like reeds forming a reed marsh.
But there was only one Blood Thorn in front of him, and it grew in such a remote and gloomy abandoned mine.
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