With such worries, Wu Liang and the rest of the Hu army completed the preliminary exploration of this "fairy mountain".

In terms of food, everyone also gained a lot. In addition to Bai Jingjing deceiving a large bag of seabirds, Zhuge Liang also used the smaller three-bow bed crossbow to shoot a wild boar weighing more than 200 kilograms, and then in Dianwei

With the help of Yang Wanli, the wild boar was successfully killed, and the Hu army could have another meal today.

Returning to the camp near the stone arch, the Hu soldiers hurriedly prepared the seabirds and wild boars. They first had a meal, and at night, under the command of Wu Liang, they cut the remaining meat into slices and smoked it.

Dried meat.

Although the dried meat hastily smoked in this way is not easier to preserve than the dried meat they brought before, it is enough to ensure that it will not go bad for three to five days. In fact, these dried meats are only enough for so many of them to eat for three to five days.

Don't leave it to rot.

This went on until the next day.

Wu Liang finally ordered to enter the three gate towers.

So the soldiers of the Hu army quickly collected the tents and put out the bonfire before completing the assembly. Everyone walked toward the three gatehouses with anxiety.

After passing the first gatehouse, the clouds and mist started to rise!

Sure enough, as Big Dog said before, large clouds and fog appeared inexplicably all around, and there was a vast expanse of white everywhere, with a visual range of only about twenty meters.

With such a visual distance, it is very easy to lose your way, and it is also difficult to predict the danger ahead in advance.

"..."

Under this situation, the people of the Hu army, who were already feeling anxious, became even more nervous.

Everyone held their breath almost at the same time and tightened their grip on the weapons in their hands.

After passing the second gatehouse, the sky changes!

Sure enough, just like what Big Dog had described before, the clouds and mist seemed to have become a lot clearer, but the sky suddenly darkened. Looking up to the horizon, the sun that had just risen in the east had long disappeared, replaced by

There were thick clouds, with only some faint halo showing through the edges of the clouds.

"..."

Everyone then became more cautious, and their steps slowed down a lot. Almost all of them hunched their bodies and moved forward slowly, and their eyes quickly moving around reflected the uneasiness in their hearts.

After passing the third gatehouse, bones appear!

As the crowd passed through the three gates for the first time, they heard the slight sound of "kacha kacha" coming from under their feet, as if something crispy was being crushed by them.

And when everyone completely entered the third gatehouse.

Only then did they notice that even the ground beneath their feet was completely composed of gravel and bone stubble, and not far from here, there were indeed many white bones scattered vertically.

Some of the white bones still maintain the same posture as when they died, and it is easy to tell what kind of bones they are, while some of the white bones have begun to break due to age, and part of them has turned into bone stubble all over the ground.

besides.

Everyone did indeed see a human skeleton lying on the ground. To this day, some remaining pieces of cloth are still hanging on these human skeletons. They can hardly feel the breeze swaying slightly, as if to warn them not to continue.

Deep in this "fairy mountain".

But the strange thing is.

Maybe it was because of the "open air". Although this place was filled with bones and looked like hell, there was no expected stench in the air.

As for the weirdo that Big Dog mentioned...

This is something that everyone in the Hu army has been wary of since they entered the first gatehouse. However, until they entered the third gatehouse and searched around for a long time with their weapons in hand, they did not see the so-called weirdo.

Not even an unusual shadow was seen.

Under such circumstances, naturally some people subconsciously looked at the big dog.

The big dog immediately frowned, pointed in the direction to the right and said: "It's strange, the villain remembers very clearly that when the villain entered here, the weird man was walking there, only a few feet away from here."

"I believe you. Didn't you also say that the weirdo was walking around at that time? Since it can walk, it can go anywhere. How could it stay here and wait for us after so many years?"

Wu Liang patted the big dog on the shoulder to reassure him, then glanced back at everyone to teach them to look back, and then continued, "Although we haven't seen the weirdo at this moment, everyone still can't take it lightly. From now on, anyone

No one is allowed to leave the team without permission, and no one is allowed to touch anything without permission. If you find anything, report it to me first, do you understand?"

"promise!"

Everyone responded.

In fact, at this point, Big Dog's experience is of little use to the Hu army, and he has basically lost his value as a guide.

But since Wu Liang brought the big dog here, it was absolutely impossible to leave him alone outside.

According to the experience of later horror films, the more bizarre and dangerous a place is, the more important it is to prevent a person from acting alone, otherwise accidents will soon happen.

Moreover, the big dog has been invaded by that weird bug, and now it seems like they are in the situation of "a dead horse being treated as a living horse doctor". If Wu Liang and others are safe, then there is a high probability that he will survive.

Wu Liang might also find a way to get rid of the insect plague in his body. If Wu Liang and others encountered an accident, Big Dog's death here would be a well-deserved death, and no one would owe anyone anything.

"Sir, according to what you see, where should we start checking now?"

Yu Ji walked up and asked.

Wu Liang examined the surrounding environment. Although the dim sky did not block his sight like clouds and fog, there was still only a black shadow in the distance, and even the "fairy mountain" in front of him was a shadow.

There are large black shadows, so it is still difficult to see many details.

"Our trip is to find out the truth about this 'fairy mountain', so every inch of the land here is within the scope of our investigation, so we still have to proceed step by step, starting from the edges."

After pondering for a moment, Wu Liang said seriously, "Brothers, follow me."

As he spoke, Wu Liang took the lead, bypassing the three gates and walking towards the place where they had previously landed on this "fairy mountain" by boat.

The terrain here is almost the same as outside. There are still two low mountains blocking the view outside the three gatehouses. Only by bypassing these two low mountains can they reach the place where they landed before.

However, the scenery along the way has changed somewhat.

When I was outside before, there were some old trees along this stretch. Although they were not giant trees that had lived for thousands of years, it was not uncommon for trees to rise four to five feet from the ground.

But in this small world, these four to five foot trees no longer exist, replaced by some small bushes that are only one or two meters high at most.

And looking at all the grass and trees here, they look like they have been pruned. They are not lush enough, but I have never seen one that is more than two meters tall.

Wu Liang also specially checked the varieties of these plants and trees.

They are not shrubs that never grow tall, but northern deciduous trees that can easily grow several feet tall. There is really no reason for this to be the case.

"Sir, what do you think is going on here?"

Yang Wanli soon discovered an unusual area, and after ordering the entire army to stop advancing, Wu Liang was brought in to check.

This is a piece of scorched earth with a radius of tens of meters.

The bare ground has been burned to a charred black color, and all the plants have been burned into charcoal. If you get closer, you can smell a burning smell.

"Wildfire?"

Wu Liang lowered his body and picked up a little bit of charcoal from the ground and twisted it. The charcoal was still very dry, indicating that the fire should have occurred not long ago, maybe even a few days ago.

However, the cause of the fire puzzled Wu Liang.

If this place is always dark and without sunlight, it will be difficult to raise the temperature, and the possibility of wildfires is not high. Moreover, the ground here does not accumulate a large number of pine needles like a pine forest, and cannot accumulate heat inside, so

The cause of this fire can also be ruled out.

If it is not these two possibilities, then there is only the last possibility - thunder.

In fact, most wildfires in nature are caused by thunder. Even the process of human discovery of fire is not unrelated to the wildfires caused by thunder.

But will there be thunder in a place like this?

Wu Liang looked up at the cloudy sky. It seemed that this possibility was not impossible, but even if it thundered, the lightning should strike at higher ground first. Why would it strike at such an inconspicuous place?

"Gentleman, I'm afraid this place doesn't have the conditions for a wildfire, right?"

Zhen Mi also stepped forward and asked the same question. Compared with others, the nine-tailed fox demon who has lived for thousands of years is the leader in surviving in the wild.

"I don't think so either, but the way of heaven is elusive, so this possibility cannot be completely ruled out for the time being."

Wu Liang muttered.

The Dao of Heaven contains all the laws between heaven and earth, and natural phenomena are certainly within the scope of the Dao of Heaven. Therefore, there is no problem for Wu Liang to attribute wildfires to the Dao of Heaven.

"So is it possible that the fire was set by humans?"

Yu Ji then asked again.

"We had a narrow escape from crossing the river, but it would be even more difficult for others. Moreover, this place is uninhabited, and it is almost impossible for anyone to come from other places like us."

As Wu Liang spoke, he looked at Da Quan and said, "Da Quan, apart from us, has anyone passed through your fishing village recently?"

"Except for the corpse floating in the Yellow River, the villain has not seen anyone except the young master and others in the past six months."

The big dog replied.

"This possibility can basically be ruled out."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to find out this matter for a while. Let's put it aside for now. Let's go check other places first. Maybe we can make new discoveries."

…

Not long after, everyone had arrived at the place where they landed when they were outside.
To be continued...