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Ignoring Village Chief Song's worries, they left Snow Village and entered a nearby forest. Red Boy flew into the sky with Fangzheng, circling around all the blockades and entering Ganfanpen.
At the same time, just as Village Chief Song was worrying, a bus rushed into the village.
A group of people alighted. There were men and women, young and old. However, all of them were surrounding a white-haired elder. Clearly, he was the core.
Village Chief Song didn't know the elder, but he knew the county head beside him. He hurriedly ran over to ask about the situation. The moment the introduction was made, Village Chief Song immediately burst into tears as he exclaimed. "The expert is finally here after all this waiting. Something big has happened to our village! "
After Village Chief Song introduced the situation, Old Fifth Gao was woken up from his bed. He recounted his experience once again.
At that moment, Bao Yuluo ran back. As she had experienced the matter personally, she was also called over to ask about the situation.
"Just listening to you isn't enough. I need to enter Ganfanpen myself. That's the root of the problem. Only by understanding the root of the problem can we treat it, "said the elder.
The moment that was said, Village Chief Song and company immediately waved their hands and shook their heads. "Old expert, that's not necessary. Who knows how many people have died in Ganfanpen? Once they enter, the machines will malfunction. Their compasses won't work either. Their heads will be spinning in circles. It's too dangerous! "
The county head tried to persuade him as well, but the elder said firmly, "I have no right to speak without investigating. What can I learn from just listening to you? Since the government has found me, I will be responsible for this matter. Regardless, I have to enter Ganfanpen to take a look. If the problem inside isn't resolved, such things will only increase. "
"But it's very dangerous inside," said Village Chief Song.
The elder laughed out loud. "Dangerous? If there's no danger, why would scientists like us be needed? We have studied and researched our entire lives. Isn't it to resolve such problems? Alright, there's no need to say another word. I've made up my mind. We'll set off now! "
"What? Teacher, you have been sitting here for more than twenty hours without any rest. Are you entering the mountain just like that? Can your body take it? "a bespectacled woman beside him asked worriedly.
Elder Wang shook his head and said, "The body becomes more energetic the more you use it. Alright, cut it out. Make preparations. Bring the equipment and follow me into the mountain!"
"This …" The woman felt a little helpless.
However, Elder Wang's attitude was firm. Finally, the group of people set off. However, this time, in order to ensure the experts' safety, Bao Yuluo, Officer Li, and Officer Zhao were sent to lead the way. After all, the three of them had been in Snow Village for the longest time and knew the situation better. In addition, Old Fifth Gao, who was known to be full of Yang energy and was not afraid of evil energy, as well as a few well-equipped members of the expedition team to protect him. Everyone felt a little relieved …
"Master, is this Ganfanpen? It's nothing much. Isn't it just a little more mist? " After descending from the cloud, he looked down from above. Indeed, apart from being a little beautiful, there was nothing special about Ganfanpen.
"Go down," said Fangzheng.
The two of them immediately descended into the forest. It was a different feeling. It was surrounded by towering ancient trees. It would take ten or more people to wrap their arms around it. The roots of the ancient tree were covered by leaves. The sunlight was blocked by the trees, and there were not many plants growing under the trees. In addition, it was late autumn, and even the moss was sparse.
"It doesn't look like much from the sky, but it's really different after entering the forest. Look at the surroundings. All the trees look about the same. It's not too obvious from the sky, but have you noticed? The surrounding mountains look about the same as well. Just based on the terrain, it's easy for outsiders to lose their sense of direction and walk in the wrong direction, "said Fangzheng.
Red Boy curled his lips. "What's wrong with that? Just carve a mark on the tree and memorize it the entire way. How can you get lost like that? "
Fangzheng thought about it and realized that it did make sense. Even if one didn't carve, they could break a tree branch and use it as a mark. Or they could do what the villagers of One Finger Village did. They could use red cloth to tie it all the way as a guide to prevent anyone from getting lost.
The reason was so simple. Fangzheng refused to believe that people who entered would not be able to leave because of that.
Shaking his head, Fangzheng chose a direction and walked forward. From the sky, there was likely a huge lake in that direction. Beside the huge lake were many tiny lakes that were connected to one another. It was just as the rumors said, the lakes were connected to each other.
Fangzheng and Red Boy's footsteps were extremely fast. They aimed for a direction and proceeded forward. Apart from encountering some strange flowers and plants along the way, they did not encounter anything special. Furthermore, they did not discover any danger. If there was anything different, it was that there were no wild beasts on the ground. He didn't see any rabbits or musk deer.
Thinking back to the chickens and ducks in One Finger Village, as well as the cats that climbed up the walls, and the two-meter-tall Old Fifth Gao …
Fangzheng vaguely guessed something, but he wasn't sure.
Fangzheng was in no rush to head for the lake. Although he wasn't an expert, he knew a little about the forest. This kind of unfrequented primeval forest had fallen leaves all year round, stacking layer by layer. The leaves and animal corpses at the bottom layer would rot, emitting a poisonous gas. Coupled with the gathering of mosquitoes, countless mosquitoes would fill the sky, looking like a chilly wind — this was the miasma that southerners often spoke of. Miasma wasn't really poisonous, but something formed from flying insects that carried all sorts of diseases and viruses. When humans and animals passed by, they would be bitten by mosquitoes and be infected with diseases, eventually dying … However, the ancients didn't understand such things and mistook it for gas, so it was called miasma.
However, such miasma typically appeared in humid tropical rainforests in the south. It was unheard of to have miasma in the north.
Fangzheng attempted to dig down, and indeed, there was no smell at all. In late autumn, all the mosquitoes were frozen to death, so there was no way for them to form miasma.
Fangzheng and Red Boy weren't in a rush. They planned on searching from the outside in and investigating step by step. Just as the two were circling the area, they suddenly heard an exclamation in front of them. "There's actually someone here!"
Fangzheng looked over and saw a group of people running over. Fangzheng frowned, but he didn't know a single one of them.
At that moment, a tall man appeared from behind the crowd and shouted in excitement. "Abbot Fangzheng? Why are you here too? "
"Fangzheng?" Following that, another familiar voice sounded. It was Bao Yuluo running out of the crowd. When she saw Fangzheng, she said angrily, "Are you mad? This is Ganfanpen. Why did you bring the little guy here? Aren't you afraid you won't be able to leave? "
Fangzheng could sense the concern in Bao Yuluo's anger, so he wasn't angry. He pressed his palms together and said, "Amitabha. Patron, there's no need to worry. If This Penniless Monk can enter, he can naturally leave."
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