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Capítulo 109

"Young man, are you two lovers?" the Hakka woman asked with a smile, as the love song they had just sung was quite beautiful.

Amin nodded and admitted, "We are husband and wife."

“You speak very good Chinese, are you overseas Chinese?” the Hakka woman asked.

“We are both descendants of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. Our fathers have lived for decades in Shan State in northern Myanmar, Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai in Thailand, and Luang Namtha in Laos. We were born here,” Amin replied.

"Don't you want to go back to China?" the Hakka woman asked.

"Sigh, which veteran of the Expeditionary Force doesn't want to go back to their hometown? But we can't go back. The Chinese government has never recognized us," Amin sighed softly.

Shen Caihua lay on the side of the boat, staring blankly at the river, without saying a word.

"What's wrong with him? Is he feeling unwell?" Xiaoqin asked with concern when she saw the little boy looking so downcast.

"No, his pipe was released back into the Enmai River," the Hakka woman said wistfully, stroking Shen Cai's disheveled hair.

"A sucker?" Upon hearing this, Amin's heart skipped a beat. He handed the oar to Xiaoqin, then squatted down next to Shen Caihua, carefully examining his face. Suddenly, he stammered, "You...you're that little boy with the naked bottom from back then..."

Shen Caihua silently raised his head, his bewildered gaze fixed on Amin. After a long while, he murmured, "Big leech..."

"Yes, yes, you remember me, Big Mother Leech! Your sucker saved my father's life..." Ah Ming exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Qin, this child is the little boy who saved my father with our benefactor Han Sheng back then..."

"Talent?" Xiaoqin asked in surprise. She still remembered the name of the naked baby boy.

Aming excitedly grabbed Chen Caihua's small hand and asked eagerly, "Where's Brother Hansheng? Didn't he come with you?"

Shen Caihua shook his head, turned his face away, and continued to gaze silently at the gurgling river.

"He's thinking about sucking... a sucker," Dudu said sadly, squatting on the bow of the boat.

Amin was taken aback and asked in surprise, "This big parrot can talk?"

Dudu turned its face away and silently gazed at the river. It also quite liked the suction cup, even though this lowly creature couldn't make a sound.

"Grandma, my father would be so happy if he knew that Chen Caihua had come to Myitkyina. Would you please come to my house for a visit?" Amin invited warmly.

“We still have a long way to go…” Jia Shiming quickly said from the side, not wanting any unexpected complications.

“It won’t delay you. The Nmai River comes down from the Shan Plateau and joins the Irrawaddy River right in Myitkyina. Our family lives in Kanpaidi, which is a small town. We can take you to Mandalay by jeep afterward. It’s still a long way to go,” Amin insisted.

Seeing the sullen Shen Caihua, the Hakka nanny thought it would be good to distract the child, so she nodded and agreed, "That would be great, let's go then. Master Jia, the two children are still young, it would be much easier for everyone to travel by carriage."

Seeing that the Hakka woman had said this, Jia Shiming naturally could no longer object.

The wooden boat continued downstream, and after more than an hour, they arrived at the small town of Gambaidi, where it docked steadily at the riverbank. After everyone disembarked, Amin pointed to an old American Jeep parked in front of a small wooden house on the shore and said, "Everyone, get in the car first." After saying that, he went into the wooden house, spoke to the people inside, then took the car keys, jumped into the driver's seat, and personally drove the car along a bumpy dirt road along the river.

Amin's home is nestled in a wide mountain valley, nestled between mountains and the river. Tall, dense bamboo forests surround the house, and through the mist, one can vaguely see over a hundred stilted bamboo houses. These houses are inhabited by Chinese Expeditionary Force soldiers from World War II who intermarried with local indigenous women and quietly multiplied and thrived on this land in northern Myanmar.

A stream flows through the middle of the village, its clear waters gurgling and wisps of smoke rising from the chimneys.

The jeep was parked on one side of the wooden bridge. Amin led everyone out of the car and walked towards a stilted bamboo house by the stream. At that moment, a number of people were gathered under the bamboo house, which puzzled him.

"Dad, I'm back!" Before even approaching the bamboo house, Ah Ming shouted as usual.

Suddenly, an old man dressed in Dai ethnic clothing, with his head wrapped and barefoot, rushed out from the crowd. He was Amin's father, who had been paralyzed for decades, but was cured six years ago by Hansheng using a large leech he had caught.

The old man's face was filled with fear and panic. When he saw Ah Ming, he said anxiously, his voice trembling with tears, "Ah Ming, why are you only coming back now? Something happened at home..."

"What's wrong, Father?" Amin asked hurriedly, his heart skipping a beat.

"The old demon from Savage Mountain is here..." the old man said in great distress.

"What about Xiaomei?" Amin asked anxiously.

"They've been kidnapped by that old demon..." The old man slammed his thigh, tears streaming down his face.

"Xiao Mei!" Xiao Qin screamed upon hearing this, and her body went limp and she collapsed to the ground.

The "Wild Man Mountain Demon" is a demonic creature that has appeared in the rainforest in recent years, specializing in abducting baby girls under one year old from mountain communities. More than twenty female infants from the Shui Dai and Shan Miao tribes in the Myitkyina area have been kidnapped and their whereabouts remain unknown. According to eyewitnesses, the demon is burly, with disheveled hair, wears a large white mask, and moves with extreme agility, appearing and disappearing without a trace; no one has ever seen its true face. Both the Shui Dai and Shan Miao tribes have sent several young and brave hunters deep into the Wild Man Mountain rainforest to search for the missing girls, but they have never returned.

Ganbaidi is a place inhabited by descendants of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. Almost everyone there has a weapon and is brave and skilled in battle. Perhaps this is why the "Old Demon of the Savage Mountain" has never extended his evil hand to this place. Therefore, not a single baby in the village has gone missing over the years.

But now, the old demon has still come...

Amin and Xiaoqin went out by boat for two days. Their daughter Xiaomei, who was not yet one year old, slept with her father. The old demon entered the village at dawn, when everyone in the village was still fast asleep. The sentries patrolling at night did not find anything unusual.

The old man was a light sleeper. He vaguely felt a cold wind blowing by, so he opened his eyes and saw a tall figure with disheveled hair and a white mask, holding Xiaomei and about to turn away...

"Who is it!" The old man was suddenly startled and shouted sharply.

The old demon didn't answer. His body floated lightly out of the window and disappeared into the darkness. By the time the old man rushed to the window, the old demon had already vanished.

When the old man saw that Xiaomei had been kidnapped, he immediately screamed in terror. People rushed out of their homes with carbines in hand, but it was too late.

"This was done by the 'Old Demon of Savage Mountain'!" everyone said in fear.

Amin, his eyes bloodshot, grabbed his carbine and shouted angrily, "Who wants to come with me to chase that old devil..."

However, everyone hesitated. They all knew that anyone who followed the "Wild Man Mountain Demon" into the rainforest never returned.

“Hehe, I’m willing to go with you.” Jia Shiming suddenly said. He already had a plan in mind, and he could use this opportunity to get rid of Shen Caihua and the Hakka nanny.

Amin paused for a moment, then said blankly, "You're willing to come with me? Previously, the Dai and Miao villages sent hunters to track down the old demon, but none of them came back alive..." He felt he had to tell this outsider about the danger, even though he knew the man's lightness skill was quite good.

Jia Shiming smiled faintly and said, "It's alright. Why would I be afraid of mere mountain demons? Girl, are you afraid?"

Nizi shook her head, hugged "Little Cui'er" tightly in her arms, and answered firmly, "Nizi isn't afraid."

Amin reached out and took the carbine from Xiaoqin's hand, then handed it to Master Jia: "Please take this with you."

Jia Shiming chuckled and waved his hand, saying, "This humble Taoist has no need for weapons."

"Alright, let's go." Amin waved his carbine.

“I’ll go too,” Shen Caihua said from the side.

“We’ll all go,” the Hakka woman said with a smile.

So, led by Amin, with Jia Shiming leading Nizi, Hakka Granny, Shen Caihua, Dudu, and Xiong Dahai following closely behind, the group resolutely entered the rainforest.

The tropical rainforest is humid and hot, with dim lighting. Various trees, shrubs, vines, and epiphytes naturally combine to form multi-layered natural plant communities, displaying a myriad of shapes and forms. The Hopea trees pierce the blue sky, spreading their green giant umbrellas fifty or sixty meters above the ground, dominating the highest level of the rainforest. Below them are longan, tree ferns, and plum trees. Ancient vines and strange tendrils coil around the ancient trees like giant pythons, their backs bent and their countless branches stretching out in all directions, weaving a series of hanging vine nets through the forest.

Amin, a local, was very familiar with the rainforest. He led the group north from Ganbaidi on the banks of the Nmai River, deep into the rainforest. At dusk, they finally approached the Savage Valley. This is a pristine tropical rainforest north of Myitkyina, historically Chinese territory under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province. In the early 1950s, during border demarcation, it was incorporated into Myanmar. The area is densely forested and plagued by miasma; legend has it that wild men once roamed here, hence this uninhabited area spanning hundreds of square kilometers is collectively known as "Savage Mountain."

The Savage Mountain is a desolate and uninhabited place with exceptionally dense vegetation. It is shrouded in clouds and fog year-round, never seeing the sun. It is home to a large number of poisonous insects, mosquitoes, leeches, and leeches. Miasma is rampant, and venomous snakes and wild beasts roam freely. It is known as a "deep mountain hell".

During the rainy season of 1942, Du Yuming led the Chinese Expeditionary Force through the Hukawng Valley. The journey lasted more than two months and claimed the lives of more than 50,000 Expeditionary Force soldiers. The tragedy, devastation, and cruelty of the expedition were unprecedented in the history of world military affairs.

As night fell, the rainforest grew dark and gloomy. A buzzing sound came from afar. "It's poisonous mosquitoes!" Amin warned, then took his machete, chopped down some branches, and quickly lit a campfire.

The enormous, venomous mosquitoes, repelled by the heat, dared not approach, but merely circled around the campfire. Amin took out the cured meat he had brought from his backpack and roasted it over the fire, emitting a fragrant aroma.

Shen Cai glanced into the darkness and noticed tiny green lights floating slowly in the forest. They gathered and gradually surrounded him. "What is that?" he asked in surprise.

"Will-o'-the-wisp is the phosphorescence emitted by the decomposition of bones after a person dies," the Hakka woman explained.

“Sigh…” Amin sighed, “The will-o’-the-wisps in the Savage Mountain are the souls of Chinese Expeditionary Force soldiers. My father almost died here back then. It is said that more than 50,000 soldiers perished in the Savage Mountain…”

Shen Caihua fell into deep thought. A scene from long ago appeared in his mind: the moonlight was like water, in the rainforest, he saw Han Sheng’s father with a Zhu You relic the size of a walnut in his palm, gazing at the moon and sighing: “Perhaps one day, we will bring the souls of all the soldiers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force back to their hometowns.”

"Are these the green will-o'-the-wisps...?" Shen Caihua wondered to himself, muttering, "Hansheng's father, where are you...?"

The will-o'-the-wisps in the dense forest slowly gathered around Shen Caihua, forming clusters of them, so densely packed that he felt as if he were surrounded by a giant green halo...

"It's...it's so spectacular!" Dudu exclaimed in amazement.

The Hakka matron, Jia Shiming, and others were all astonished by this scene.

“It’s so beautiful…” Nizi said wistfully, gazing longingly at Shen Caihua, who was surrounded by green light.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." The sound of the wind gradually rose, like weeping and lamenting. The flames of the campfire flickered, and the leaves rustled... The lonely souls of 50,000 expeditionary soldiers in the dense forest were attracted by the Zhuyou relic in Shen Caihua's head and slowly gathered together, forming a powerful magnetic field.

The Zhuyou relic in Han Sheng's hand back then belonged to Granny Wang and could not compare to the relic in Chen Cai's mind at this moment, because it was generated from the complete "Eighteen Forms of Zhuyou," just like Guo Pu himself.

At that moment, the people gathered around the campfire vaguely received some kind of magnetic field in their minds, like heavenly music. Although it was intermittent, they finally understood that it was a tragic and desolate military song:

Have you not seen how Zhong Jun of the Han Dynasty, in his youth, bound the enemy and volunteered for a long spear?

Have you not seen Ban Dingyuan, whose light cavalry in the remote regions spurred the battle clouds?

A man should be prepared to face danger; how can he let a scholar's cap ruin his life?

Moreover, the country is in grave danger, like eggs piled on top of each other, and urgent dispatches are flying around without stopping!

I cast aside my old pen and donned my wartime robe.

With a single call, over 100,000 comrades joined the army, singing battle songs in unison.

Qi joined the army, cleared away the barbarian dust, and vowed to sweep away the Japanese invaders regardless of his own life!

Suppressing his longing for home, he generously offered his heart to serve his country.

Headed to the battlefield with a proud smile...

Chapter 166

At that moment, everyone around the campfire was stunned, silently listening to that ancient, tragic, and desolate sound...

At this moment, the Hakka woman fully understood that Shen Caihua must possess the same Zhuyou relic within his skull as she did, only larger and more powerful, far surpassing her and her two senior sisters. The Zhuyou relic is the vessel of "Zhuyou Divine Skill," capable of condensing the souls of the dead. The lonely souls of the 50,000 Chinese Expeditionary Force soldiers from the Savage Mountain were drawn to the Zhuyou relic in his brain, converging towards him. Meanwhile, the Zhuyou relic in her own head was far less powerful, unable to attract those green ghostly flames.

"Caihua, do you intend to take away the souls of 50,000 expeditionary soldiers?" The Hakka nanny walked up to Shen Caihua and asked seriously.

Under the green halo, Shen Caihua's face flushed red, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He said helplessly, "Grandma, I don't know what to do... Father Hansheng said that we must take them back to our hometown."

The Hakka old woman sighed sadly, "So it is the will of Heaven... Little Caihua, try using the second move of the Zhuyou Divine Skill, 'Transplanting Flowers and Grafting Trees'."

"Taja Aja Chenxi Duochiha Tayun..." Upon hearing this, Shen Caihua chanted a sorcery, crossed his hands in front of his chest, then spread his arms and pointed at the green will-o'-the-wisps as if embracing them.

At this moment, a ray of moonlight shone obliquely through the dense foliage of the Hopea tree, illuminating Shen Caihua. Suddenly, his hair stood on end, each strand upright. A powerful suction force was generated within his Baihui acupoint, and the green ghost fire transformed into a beam of green light, orderly drilling into the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head...

In the dark rainforest, eerie green will-o'-the-wisps continued to drift in, entering Caihua's brain one after another, continuing throughout the entire night... until dawn, when the spirits of the 50,000 Chinese Expeditionary Force soldiers who died far from home in the Savage Mountain were finally absorbed by the Zhuyou Relic in Caihua's brain. At this moment, he was exhausted and collapsed by the campfire, fainting.

"What's wrong with him?" Nizi asked with concern.

"Caihua, he will wake up." The Hakka nanny gently stroked Shen Caihua's hair and said with pity.

"Who goes there!" Jia Shiming suddenly shouted, grabbed a burning wooden stick, and hurled it into the rainforest...

A scream suddenly came from behind a plum tree, and a tan figure fled rapidly into the depths of the rainforest...

Jia Shiming leaped up, as fast as lightning, and caught up with him in a few bounds. In the darkness, he grabbed him and dragged him back to the campfire. Then, by the firelight, he looked closely and was shocked...

This is a creature resembling a gorilla, over two meters tall, with disheveled hair and a human face. It wears a large white mask over its mouth, is bare-chested like a woman, and has no knees. Upon seeing the people by the campfire, it hurriedly covers its hairy genitals with its hands, seemingly aware of shame.

“It was spying on us just now…” Jia Shiming explained to the Hakka nanny.

"Is this the 'Old Demon of Savage Mountain'?" Xiong Dahai asked in astonishment.