Everyone thinks I'm a wealthy doctor's son-in-law

Regardless of her own safety, Shi Xiu just wanted to send her younger brother Shi Sheng out of Shijia Village so that she could go outside to see the outside world and live like a normal person.

Lu Ming stood up, supported Shi Xiu's thin arms with both hands and pulled her up.

He solemnly said: "Don't worry, I will protect your safety during this trip, and nothing will happen to you! When I leave Shiqing Mountain, I will take you and your brother out of here, and take you to see the outside world .”

Shi Xiu nodded gratefully, tears streaming down her face involuntarily.

In fact, she knows the underground palace better than anyone else, and knows that in all likelihood, she won't be able to get out after entering. She has no hope of surviving, and only hopes that with her efforts, her brother Shi Sheng can exchange for a new life.

That night, Shi Xiu didn't sleep much, she lay beside her younger brother, looking at him quietly, as if she was about to part with her.

In the morning light of the next day, when Lu Ming and others packed up, the old patriarch was already waiting anxiously outside the house. He just wanted to send away the sinners who had angered the mountain god.

"Everyone, please get on the road earlier." The old patriarch urged.

Shangguan He looked slightly cold, and asked, "Where is the guide you chose for us?"

Behind the old patriarch, a young and strong man stepped back, his eyes full of fear and anxiety. After seeing the mountain monkey last night, they all thought that the mountain god was angry, who would dare to take them in? Mountain.

The old patriarch glanced at Shi Xiu, and said: "She knows the situation in the mountains very well, it is enough for her to take you with her, you should hurry up and leave."

"Her? A yellow-haired girl with no strength to restrain a chicken!" Shangguan He was a little disdainful.

With a sullen face, Ying pointed to the man behind the old patriarch and said, "He has to be with us too!"

Pfft!
The man fell to his knees and begged: "Old patriarch, they violated the mountain god and the curse, so you can't let me go, I will die if I go."

The old patriarch nodded and sighed: "I know, you are going to the underground palace in the mountains. It is useless for him to go. Shi Xiu is this year's sacrifice. She has been to the underground palace of the mountain god. It is enough for her to take you .”

Lu Ming nodded to signal to Shangguanhe that he didn't need to worry about this any more. After Shi Xiu and Shi Sheng reluctantly said their goodbyes, they all walked towards the mountain behind Shijia Village.

This big mountain is majestic and soaring into the clouds, with towering old trees and lush branches. Although it is dark and humid during the day, there is a winding path at first, but in the end it can only be shuttled through the forest full of thorns.

At noon, the crowd had already climbed a small hill, Shi Xiu pointed to the dense forest ahead, and said, "We're almost there."

Hearing this, Lu Ming looked at the place Shi Xiu pointed at, which was a dense forest under the ridge.

Looking around, Lu Ming raised his head and looked at the trunks of the big trees beside him. Sure enough, he found traces of the mountain monkey climbing on the trunks, and it should have come from the underground palace of Shiqing Mountain.

"Keep going, everyone be careful."

After Lu Ming finished speaking, he followed Shi Xiu and walked forward. The mountains and forests here are very dense, and there are so many thorns that there is no way.

After about an hour, he walked under the ridge, outside the dense forest, Shi Xiu stopped, looking into the forest with some fear.

Every year, the old patriarch would bring the people who were selected from the clan to offer sacrifices to come here, and only with the approval of the mountain god can they enter this forest.

Shi Xiu only came here once, and she was terrified at that time, walking through this forest was the entrance to the underground palace.

"Let's go! Why are you standing there!" Shangguan He urged.

Shi Xiu glanced at Lu Ming and saw him nodding his head to signal that he was leading the way into the woods.

As soon as he stepped into the woods, there was a sense of gloom.

Everyone was very cautious, watching their surroundings vigilantly. The forest became darker and the trees more dense. After walking for a long time, Shi Xiu stopped.

"No, when I came in last time, I passed by after a short walk. At the foot of the mountain is the entrance to the underground palace, but this time I haven't passed through this forest after walking for so long." Shi Xiu muttered doubtfully. .

Shangguan He and the others finally discovered what is special about this forest.

Lu Ming walked aside, looked at the mark on the tree and frowned, "We're back again."

"Come back?" Shangguan He leaned forward and looked at the mark on the tree.

Lu Ming nodded and said: "When I entered the forest, I realized that this forest is very special, so I left a mark along the way. This mark was left by me when we entered the forest for [-] steps!"

The cautious Lu Ming not only left a mark, but also calculated the distance, but after walking for so long, it was several miles away, but he went back to the place where he entered the forest [-] steps away.

"The sign is facing forward, so let's keep going!" Shangguan He asked.

Lu Ming thought about it for a while, then nodded, signaling He Xinyi and Yao Qing to be more cautious, and stepped forward to walk side by side with Shi Xiu.

In the dark mountain forest, the people walked all the way forward, but it was strange that after walking a long way, the people circled back again, and this time they reached the place where they entered the forest two hundred steps away.

"How could this happen!" Shangguan He frowned, stared at Shi Xiu reproachfully, and asked, "Have you been here before?"

"I've been here. I just walked straight ahead and walked through it quickly." Because of this weird forest, Shi Xiu also seemed extremely nervous.

If you continue wandering around like this, I'm afraid it will be dark. There are mysterious people controlling the mountain monkeys, so it's not wise to spend the night here.

Shangguan He's expression was serious, and he said, "This is a maze!"

"It should be according to the orientation of Qimen Dunjia, five elements and eight trigrams, this forest was specially built to keep the secret of the underground palace!" Lu Ming said.

Shadow at the side suggested: "Since it's a maze, then obey the law of the right hand! As long as we go forward, at the corner where the rocks block the road, keep walking in the direction of the right hand and we should be able to get out!"

"Let's go then!"

Before Lu Ming could speak, Shangguan He urged him.

Everyone continued to walk forward according to the law of the right hand. Whenever there were rocks blocking the way, they would walk to the right hand, but after wandering around, everyone was surprised to find that they walked back.

This time, everyone was silent, especially Shangguan Yanran, who had not said a word since entering the mountain. The uncontrollable fear in her heart made her flustered. She didn't even understand why she was so scared when she came here. !

Lu Ming saw this, stepped forward to hold Shangguan Yanran's hand, and smiled to signal her not to worry.

Shangguan He saw this scene, his brows were furrowed, "What time is it, let's think about how to get out of this forest. If we stay here overnight, I'm afraid we will inevitably be harassed by that mountain monkey!"

Hearing this, Lu Ming looked at Ying and said, "I suggest that we use the simplest and most direct method, thank you for your trouble!"

He raised his head and pointed to the top of the tree. Yingxin thoughtfully climbed up the big tree, looked into the distance, and shouted: "It's not too far to go, at most three miles is the foot of the mountain."

Everyone was overjoyed when they saw this, although the forest was weird, but fortunately, they could judge the direction from a high place, not to mention that the Yuan Mao monkey passed by the tree!