Journey to Heaven: Kamen Rider’s Journey to Immortality

"Knock knock. A

quick knock on the door woke Liu Xinghe from his sleep.

"Who!" Liu

Xinghe stretched and walked towards the door in a daze.

"Xinghe, it's me who opens the door quickly."

"Oh, Brother Shan, why do you call me so early in the morning. When

he opened the door, it was still dark outside, and he saw Li Shan standing at the door with a lantern, and several figures followed behind, and they were all hunters in the village.

"Why are you all here, are you going to go up to the mountains to hunt so early?"

"No, it was the village chief who asked me to gather everyone to the ancestral hall, and I heard that there was a big customer in the city who wanted to hire us into the mountains. Li Shan scratched his head and said to Liu Xinghe honestly: "I know that you are raising money to go home now, so I want to take you with me."

Hearing this, Liu Xinghe's heart warmed: "Thank you, Brother Shan." "

The ancestral hall is a place where the village gathers for sacrifices, and usually only when there is a very important event, the villagers are summoned to gather here. When Liu Xinghe and his party arrived, the ancestral hall was already full of people, and most of them were hunters from the village. In the center of the hall, the village chief was standing with two strange men in Chinese clothes, looking at the three of them, and the hunters were talking to each other, chattering non-stop.

"Alright, be quiet. Recruit everyone here today because these two adults want to recruit hunters into the mountain in the village, if anyone wants to make money for the New Year, they can come to sign up, but everything is safety, and those who are not strong will stay in the village honestly and don't go out to embarrass me. The village chief looked around with a heavy heart, and then turned to the two strangers behind him: "My lord, if you have any requirements, just ask them."

After speaking, the village chief stepped aside, and everyone's eyes fell on the two outsiders.

I saw that the two strangers were dressed in gorgeous robes made of precious cloud brocade silk, and the precious jade belts with delicate patterns were tied around their waists.

"You don't have to take the words of the village chief to heart, we are here today just to ask you to do a small favor, take something from the mountains and forests, as long as you do what I say, to ensure that there is no danger. It

was the younger of the two who spoke, about twenty-five or sixteen, dressed in a white dress, and although he was smiling when he spoke, Liu Xinghe still saw a trace of disdain in his eyes, a kind of superior disdain.

After the young man in white finished speaking, he turned around and signaled to the older man in the costume behind him, it seems that this is the main one, this older man is about forty-seven or eighteen, dressed in black, his face is full of indifference, he glanced at everyone, touched his goatee and said the purpose of his coming:" Everyone, under the surname Zhao, is a trader in the city, usually specializes in collecting all kinds of rare and exotic beasts, now in the next is buying a bird egg called the red kite, after many inquiries, in the next finally found the information about the red kite, in the forest outside the village of Xinjia there is a red flame forest, the red flame tree is characterized by the tree wrapped in a flame that never goes out, in the middle of the forest there is a tree king, the red kite is in the tree king to settle down, a red flame forest only one red kite, and the purpose of looking for a hunter is to take an egg from the tree king nest back。 Hearing

Boss Zhao's description, a group of hunters began to discuss.

"I'm afraid the birds that live in the fire aren't monsters.

"It's just, maybe it's amazing."

"Yes, yes, yes, don't go, your life matters.

Hearing the words of the hunters, Boss Zhao's face sank, and the young man on the side immediately stepped forward when he saw this: "You don't have to worry, this red bird has a habit, that is, it will fly to the mountains at dawn every day to drink clear springs and eat fresh leaves, and it will not come back until the sunset in the evening, so as long as you climb the tree in the early morning, you can take away the eggs, and there will be no danger."

After speaking, seeing that the hunters were still indifferent, the man in white took out a heavy silk bag from his waist, shook it twice, and said, "Anyone who signs up will be paid a hundred taels of silver."

As soon as these words came out, the pot exploded, you must know that ten taels of silver are enough for a family of three to eat and wear for several months, and one hundred taels can make a person chic for several years.

Seeing that the hunters were shaken, the young man smiled contemptuously, took out a silver ticket with white flowers, shook it, and shouted, "The one who takes back the red kite eggs, one thousand taels." At

this time, not to mention the hunters, even Liu Xinghe had a little heartbeat.

"Do you really just need to bring the eggs back?" Liu

Xinghe calmed down, he knew that there was no free lunch in the world, and it must not be so simple for the other party to spend so much money.

Hearing that there were still people asking questions, the young man was also a little impatient, and he said with a dark face: "This is the case, if you don't want to, then I have to find another way." After saying that, he pretended to pack his things and wanted to leave.

Seeing that the man had put the silver ticket in his pocket, all the hunters immediately surrounded him and said, "Don't go, everything is easy to discuss."

"Yes, yes, yes, it's good to discuss, don't be in a hurry to leave."

Under the persuasion of the hunters in a few words, the two men in fancy clothes "reluctantly" stayed.

"It is worthy of being a profiteer in the city, and he got the initiative with just one sentence."

Looking at the people who were talking and laughing, Liu Xinghe was full of black lines.

Although the hunters in the village were still a little worried, they all signed up enthusiastically under the promise of the young man and the temptation of the white flowers, and Liu Xinghe was also hesitant in his heart, but he really needed the money too much now, and after weighing it, he also pressed his doubts into his heart and signed up, looking at the way a group of people scrambled to be the first, the two men in fancy clothes showed a smile of disdain. Behind them, the village chief frowned, and he stopped talking, he looked at the two outsiders, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, then looked at Liu Xinghe again, and finally just sighed helplessly. In the end, after layers of screening, a hiring team was formed with fifteen excellent hunters, including Liu Xinghe.

With the white belly of the fish on the horizon, the morning has finally arrived. In the square at the entrance of the village, fifteen young and strong young men were fully armed, and the village chief took a jar of wine to fill it for everyone, and then walked to the leader Li Shan and said kindly: "Li Shan, you are the best hunters in our village, you must be careful outside, everything is safety, if you encounter danger, don't be reckless, the most important thing is to come back safely."

After speaking, the village chief looked at Liu Xinghe on the side: "Child, although we haven't been together for a long time, I know that you are definitely not an ordinary person, promise me to help me take care of these people and pay attention to safety."

Looking at the white-haired old man in front of him, Liu Xinghe knew that he couldn't hide these wise eyes, so he smiled softly: "Don't worry, village chief, I will definitely bring them back safely."

After the preparation was completed, just as everyone was about to set off, Boss Zhao suddenly stopped everyone from behind: "I forgot to tell you yesterday that the red kite will attach a flame enchantment to its eggs, which is difficult for mortals to approach." I have a bag of powdered from the frost fruit here, and I can break the barrier by sprinkling it on the eggs of the red kite. Saying

that, Boss Zhao handed Li Shan a brocade bag, Li Shan handed the brocade bag to Liu Xinghe, Liu Xinghe took the brocade bag, and there was a cold feeling in his hand, and when he opened the brocade bag, he saw that it contained a bag of light blue powder, which was bubbling with a trace of coolness, and there was a faint fragrance when he smelled it.

"Don't open it. Boss Zhao snatched the brocade bag and tied it, and said to everyone: "You remember that the red kite will return to its nest in the evening, so you must leave the red flame forest before sunset no matter what, you know!" "

Don't worry, we will get the red bird eggs back."

Liu Xinghe took the brocade bag into his arms, and then the group headed towards the depths of the forest, and after a while, it disappeared in the eyes of the people who saw them off.

Deep in the mountains and old forests, the ancient trees are towering, covering the sky and the sun, and only a little bleak sunlight shines through the dense leaves. In the midst of this sea of trees as quiet as death, there was an occasional rustling sound, the smell of early winter was heard in the wind, and the biting cold wind mixed with fine ice chips hit the skin, stirring up goosebumps and making people shiver.

"How many days have we been walking?"

"It's been five days, and it's getting colder and colder, and we can't stand it anymore.

According to Boss Zhao's instructions, Liu Xinghe and his party walked in this evergreen forest for five days, but they still didn't see any red flame trees burning with flames, and now the weather is getting colder and colder, and everyone has retreated a little.

"Look for another day, and if you haven't found it, go back. Looking at the trembling crowd, Li Shan shook his head helplessly.

It was night, everyone gathered around the bonfire, roasting rabbit meat and eating dry food, the group had nothing left of rations, the winter gloom made it difficult for everyone to find beasts and fruits, looking at the increasingly consumed materials, everyone was silent.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Li Yun, who was exploring the way outside, ran over excitedly.

"Hey, I see, over there, there's a charred wood.

Under the leadership of Li Yun, everyone came to a piece of scorched earth, only to see a large area of trees in the valley that had been burned into charcoal, and the ground was full of thick grass and wood ashes, and there were scattered sparks when they stepped on it.

"It looks like we're not far from our destination."

"Li Yun, your luck is really good, hahaha......"

Everyone didn't care about resting, and walked deeper along the woods that had been burned by the fire. After about four or five miles, the scene was horrific to see the large trees that had been burned or were still burning. As everyone moved forward, the temperature around them became higher and higher, and the group had already taken off their fur coats, and the scorching smell in the air made people feel suffocated.

"Look, that's it!" everyone gasped as they watched the scene in front of them.