[When asked, Village Chief Ge said that the Medical Saint is in the pocket watch. The pocket watch is on Xia Yuliang.]

Mo Qing glanced at the message but didn't reply. He put his phone back in his pocket.

She asked Jiang Ke: "Where are you going next?"

"Back Mountain."

"Let's get together."

Mo Qing made a decision quickly.

Jiang Ke looked at her and then nodded: "Yes."

"Mr. Jiang." Mo Qing spoke in a casual tone, as if in a normal conversation, "Did you go to the back mountain this morning to find Xia Yuliang?"

"Um."

Regarding Mo Qing's speculations and temptations, Jiang Ke didn't hide anything or feel guilty at all, and should be very calm.

Mo Qing asked: "Have you found it?"

"No."

"What's your relationship with Xia Yuliang?" Mo Qing asked again.

There was a downward slope in front of the road. The road was narrow and there were lush green grass on both sides. The two walked side by side, almost shoulder to shoulder.

"She was a doctor who received the E-level professional title through my hands," Jiang Ke said. "But she left her job two months after she was given the grade. At the end of last year, I received a letter from her."

"What did you write?"

"Ask me to give money to the children."

"Is this just worth your visit?" Mo Qing's eyebrows were filled with suspicion.

A gust of wind stirred up from the sky and earth, blowing up dead leaves and dust. Mo Qing narrowed his eyes. The next moment, a hand stretched out. Mo Qing opened his eyes and saw the hand pointing upward.

fell on top of her head.

Jiang Ke took off half of a dead leaf and chuckled: "I'll sketch."

He spoke with confidence and awe-inspiring justice.

Mo Qing: "..." Write you a ghost.

Jiang Ke asked again: "Do you know where the back mountain is?"

"I don't know." Mo Qing frowned and replied, but after scanning around, he landed on the top of the mountain in the west, "Over there."

Jiang Ke was startled: "How did you guess that?"

Mo Qing: "Back Mountain Bamboo Forest."

She remembered that Jiang Ke mentioned the "bamboo forest" in the morning. Obviously, there were the most bamboos there.

"Here." Jiang Ke handed something over.

Mo Qing lowered his eyes and took a look.

Another piece of chocolate.

"It's almost noon." Jiang Ke glanced at the sun hanging directly above his head, "Aren't you hungry?"

Mo Qing didn't say much and accepted it generously.

*

Three outsiders appeared in the village, but they did not talk about being possessed by evil spirits, practice magic, raise money, etc. like the Taoist priests in the past. Instead, they wandered around the village.

It attracted a lot of people's attention.

As a result, the news that Mo Qing and Jiang Ke were heading to the back mountain spread like wildfire.

Those who were awake during the day were mostly women who were not sick, while men did not dare to go out during the day, so even if there was a ban in the village saying "No going to the back mountain", no one stopped them.

At most, it's just a reminder to them - don't go to the back mountain.

Mo Qing and Jiang Ke naturally wouldn't listen.

The mountain behind was quite big. After Mo Qing climbed up the mountain, he divided the area with his hands and said to Jiang Ke, "Let's search separately."

"Yeah." Jiang Ke nodded, and then warned, "The signal on the mountain is a little weak, so we will contact you every half hour."

Mo Qing wanted to say that there was no need to go to such trouble.

But then I thought about it, fearing that Jiang Ke would be in danger, so I said "hmm".

"be safe."

Jiang Ke warned her and separated from her.

Jiang Ke consciously chose an area with relatively complex terrain.

The back mountain is a bamboo forest, but it is also a tomb mountain. Looking at it, you can see piles of small soil slopes and tombstones. The newly built ones may be a bit grand. In addition to the unique stone monuments, the mounds are also surrounded by stones.

The older ones are treated differently, and some only have stone tablets left.

The place is shady, the bamboos are tall and dense, and the sunlight falls and is completely blocked. The air is cool, and the graves on the ground give off a gloomy atmosphere.

Mo Qing walked among the graves without batting an eyelid.

According to Ge Yi, Xia Yuliang could not be found in the grave. She could avoid a large area. But after all, the land was so big that it took a lot of time to find her.

The sky slowly darkened.

The sun dropped to the top of the mountain in the west, and the sunset dyed the sky a bloody color.

Mo Qing, who had answered Jiang Ke's call ten minutes ago, saw Jiang Ke's call again.

"Mo Qing, come to me." Jiang Ke's voice was steady but a little heavy.

Mo Qing asked: "Where are you?"

Hiding two people in this mountain is no simple matter. Mobile phone positioning is not accurate, and it is difficult to find people without a specific location.

"..." Jiang Ke was silent for a moment and asked, "Is there a stream near you?"

"have."

Mo Qing's eyes fell on the creek about ten meters above his feet.

Jiang Ke said: "You walk up the creek, I'm next to the reservoir."

"oh."

Mo Qing looked down two meters, then glanced at the long path, and jumped down without thinking.

Jiang Ke heard some noise on the phone, his heart suddenly shrank, and he quickly asked: "What's wrong with you?"

"It's okay." Mo Qing stood up from the ground and patted the weeds on his body, "I'll be right back."

After speaking, he didn't care about Jiang Ke's mood and directly picked up the phone.

She walked quickly up the stream.

This section of the road would have taken half an hour for a villager who was familiar with the terrain, but Mo Qing only walked for ten minutes before he saw the extremely eye-catching river carvings standing on the rocks.

The moment Jiang Ke saw Mo Qing, he was stunned.

Mo Qing pushed aside the branches in front of him and asked, "Where is it?"

"A little ahead." Jiang Ke replied, looking at Mo Qing carefully from beginning to end, and couldn't help laughing, "Now that you are a sheepherder, no one will doubt it."

When he reminded him, Mo Qing lowered his head and looked at himself.

There were a lot of grass clippings and leaves on her body, her feet had stepped in mud puddles, and the soles of her feet were covered with thick mud. She didn't need to look closely, but she could tell that she was in quite a sorry state.

Where is the time to care about this now?

Mo Qing said: "Lead the way."

The smile on Jiang Ke's face faded. When she walked up to him, he picked off the weeds on her head and patted the dirt on her back.

"fine."

Mo Qing was very casual. He simply patted her twice and continued walking forward.

Jiang Ke could only keep up.

Five minutes further on, there is a water reservoir and water storage tank built by the villagers to connect tap water. What they did is very simple, with basically no technical content. The water that ultimately goes to every household is originally from the mountain.

The picture is just for convenience.

Mo Qing glanced briefly: "Where are the people?"

Jiang Ke looked at her, paused slightly, and pointed to the front of the reservoir: "Over there."

Mo Qing looked up. At first glance, she didn't find anything at all. But the next moment, she saw a group hidden in the weeds and shrubs. She suddenly paused and her expression became solemn.

Without thinking much, Jiang Ke stretched out his hand, grabbed Mo Qing's hand, and squeezed it tightly. The slender fingers were wrapped in his palm, and he looked at Mo Qing with lowered eyebrows.

Mo Qing turned her head and looked at him.

Jiang Ke said: "It must have been carried nearby by wild beasts in the mountains. I found some remains, but it must be difficult to assemble."

It is not uncommon for wild animals to exist in the mountains.

However, Xia Yuliang's end was too tragic.

After her death, she was abandoned by her husband's family and could not rest in peace. A kind-hearted girl had the courage to give her a home in a corner, but she had her grave dug.

But now, it's in pieces, with its body and head in a different place.

Mo Qing has seen many ways to die. In an era when human life was not valuable, there were many ways to die.

She should have been numb, but she was still angry after seeing such a tragic scene.

How ridiculous.

How cruel.
To be continued...