Chapter 50 The Fire-Roasted Footprint
Chapter 50 The Fire-Roasted Footprint
The sky is slightly bright and the breeze is blowing.
The southern city gate of Wangshui County had just opened, and a team of about ten people rode tall horses with luggage, and hurried out of the city gate.
Among the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate, seeing this, a small soldier quickly took out a carrier pigeon from his sleeve, raised his hands, and the carrier pigeon spread its wings.
As the sun rose, the gray homing pigeon spread its wings northwards against the rising sun.
Wen Tai, who hadn't slept all night, stood in front of the window, and the morning breeze blew into the inn. The bleak air couldn't blow away the repressed anger in his heart, but intensified it on the contrary.
The carrier pigeon flapped its wings and landed on the window eaves. Wen Tai reached out and removed a roll of paper from the carrier pigeon's feet.
A cold smile twisted and crawled up his pale cheeks, Wen Tai's hand that was holding the note could not stop trembling slightly.Hatred and resentment were like rusty iron wires tightly shackling his heart, piercing a heart that was originally alive and bloody.
The most terrifying thing in the world is resentment, the sharp sword that is sent into the heart of others will eventually swallow itself clean, leaving no trace of flesh and blood.
There are only six words on the paper: Nancheng Gate, Heping City.
Watching the city gate behind him gradually shrinking away, Chu Xiaoye yawned and crawled out of the firewood pile. A man in black was driving a horse in front of the cart carrying firewood, and smiled at the little lazy cat behind him.
"How long will it take to tear this thing off?" Chu Xiaoye tugged at his cheek depressedly, the disguise mask on it made his face itch.
"Hey, bear with it for a while, it'll be fine when we enter the boundary of Huanyun Mountain." The man in black driving the car had an ordinary appearance, but his phoenix eyes were shining brightly.
The two were exactly Chu Xiaoye and everyone from Xinghen Palace who traveled in disguise from the west gate.Chu Xiaoye was dressed in coarse linen clothes, her beautiful facial features were covered by a human skin mask, and her complexion was a little sallow. At first glance, she looked like an ordinary thin woodcutter.Mu Yuntian was dressed in black bunt, and his face was also changed, so at first glance he looked a bit like a simple and honest Orion.
The two of them drove a cart full of firewood in a decent manner, but managed to fool the guards at the west gate.
The license plate horse in front wearing a long coir raincoat was a little dissatisfied with the burden on his body, snorted twice to vent his anger, and squeaked the cart.
"Can we fool Wen Tai like this? He's so cunning..." Chu Xiaoye simply climbed out of the creaking pile of firewood, and sat on the side of the car to talk with Mu Yuntian side by side.
"Don't worry, when he finds out that we didn't go to Heping City and turned back, we should have entered Huanyun Mountain. The roads in the mountain are intricate, how can it be so easy to catch up with us." Mu Yuntian was a little tired, even after pretending , Chu Xiaoye could still see the light blue color in front of his eyes.
"Did you not sleep well last night? Why do you look so tired." Chu Xiaoye scratched her head, thought about it and said a little embarrassedly, "Is it because I slept too poorly..."
Chu Xiaoye frowned and tried to recall if she had any strange dreams like whack-a-mole last night. The conclusion was that she was in a good mood after getting angry with Wen Tai last night, and whoever was sweet and clear what was going to bed and went to bed happily Didn't even dream.
Mu Yuntian looked at the innocent Chu Xiaoye and sighed silently. He was moved by such an ignorant kitten, and he didn't know whether it was luck or torture...
They walked out of the city gate for about ten miles, and when the ice-blue sky in the morning gradually turned into a warm golden sun, the two met the hidden guards who had been guarding outside the city early.
The license plate horse was finally able to take off the cart and coir raincoat on its body, the stupid horse proudly shook off its lustrous long hair, snorted disdainfully at the crowd and walked away, wishing to get farther away from the firewood train the better.
Pulling a cart or something is simply a shame in Benma's life!
I am a BMW from the snowless plains!
Do you understand BMW?
Feel it a little bit!
Grinning her teeth, Chu Xiaoye tore off the mask glued on her face with a special potion, her facial features were twisted a bit.The mask sticks for a long time and it feels a little painful to tear it off.
After finishing dressing up, Chu Xiaoye saw a horse digging angrily under a tree, with an emerald plaque dangling on his chest, inexplicably reminding him of the local classmate who drove a Porsche to sell chestnuts on the street in his previous life...
One of the hidden guards drove a cart and walked away to the side road, and the rest got on their horses and continued on their way.
Mu Yuntian brought six secret guards, not many in number, but all of them were experts placed in Jinnuo Kingdom by Star Scar Palace.Chu Xiaoye took a quick glance and found that everyone's spiritual strength was above the water level, and two of them had even reached the upper level of the water level.Presumably, ordinary assassins can't do anything to them.
Everyone was riding a tall horse, only Chu Xiaoye and Mu Yuntian rode together. Fortunately, the license plate horse did not disgrace their BMW name, and they did not fall behind in the team when they were on the road with two people.
By noon, everyone had already entered the depths of Huanyun Mountain.
Huanyun Mountain is somewhat similar to Ruishan Mountain, the mountain is not too steep, and it is born in an auspicious place, with lush vegetation and spirit beasts gathering in groups.The only difference between this mountain and Ruishan is that it is located at the junction of Jinnuo Kingdom and Xiya Kingdom. The hundred years of tranquility have made Huanyun Mountain much more popular than Ruishan.
The mountain trails are crisscrossed, and occasionally the hunter's cabin can be seen on the side of the road.
Chu Xiaoye subconsciously felt that this place should be much safer than Nanhuaishan and Jiuhuafeng.
Wen Ningning set off three days earlier than the others, and had already paved the way for everyone, so everyone in Starscar Palace could find the signs and codes left by Wen Ningning at the fork in the road from time to time, so they wouldn't go in the wrong direction.
Chu Xiaoye felt a little worried in her heart, no matter how good Wen Ningning's lightness kung fu was, she was just a daughter.It was too risky to go to the enemy camp alone and try to get Chu Zhou's body back.What's more, the two of them had overheard in the silk shop that day, that Wen Ningning himself had fallen under the curse of Naoshizi Bone Erosion.
Chu Xiaoye sighed secretly, eight big men had to be scouted by a girl's family first, thinking about it, it didn't fit her image of a strong and tough guy.On the contrary, it's like Snow White leading the seven dwarves, um, Chu Xiaoye felt that Palace Master Mu could only be regarded as a prince and not a dwarf.
Although until now Chu Xiaoye didn't know what happened between her brother and Wen Ningning, but she had been shocked by Wen Ningning's deep affection for her brother many times.What kind of infatuation must it be to make a girl abandon her family and break into the dragon's lake and tiger's lair alone, just to avenge a man.
Chu Xiaoye felt that maybe a woman's heart was not a needle in the sea, but an infatuation that was too deep.
It is needless to mention the hardships of the journey.
It was nearly ten days ago that Chu Zhou's body was secretly sent to Xi Ya Country, so it would take some time to catch up with those people.
There have never been fewer assassins who came to intercept and kill people on the road. Often, Chu Xiaoye ate half of his meal, half of his sleep, and even half of his urination before being picked up by Mu Yuntian and running through the forest to avoid them. The trousers hid the little brother, and the hidden guards immediately formed a formation to strangle them.
Five days had passed in a blink of an eye, Chu Xiaoye was sore all over, riding horses day and night and sleeping in the open, coupled with the endless ambushes of killers, exhausted everyone.Fortunately, no one was injured along the way, and everyone was able to support each other and move on.
Looking back many years later, Chu Xiaoye only felt that this period of time was like a nightmare. The day and night of swords, lights, swords and fears made people wake up from the dream in cold sweat.
At this time, the crowd had no trails to go on, so they could only trek through mountains and rivers, leading the horses with their bags on their backs, and walking step by step in the mountains with their feet.
"How many more days will it take to catch up with them?"
There is no green grass everywhere in the mountains, and the muddy ground has started to become slippery. It seems that it is almost at the Serpentine Swamp.Gradually, there was no sunlight in the forest during the daytime, and the towering trees completely covered the blue sky.
Chu Xiaoye could only grope and walk carefully, but she still accidentally stepped on moss from time to time.Fortunately, Mu Yuntian was able to support his waist from time to time, so that he would not fall all over his body in mud.
"Everyone stop and have something to eat first." After Mu Yuntian ordered, everyone unloaded their luggage from their horses and took a rest on the spot.
The secret guards were divided into two groups, one group guarded Mu Yuntian and Chu Xiaoye at every step, skillfully set up a cauldron in a dry place, and the other group was responsible for collecting firewood, finding water sources and hunting.This is how everyone spends these days.
"We are approaching the Serpentine Swamp. According to their footsteps, they should have reached the central hinterland of the swamp. In about five days, we will be able to leave the swamp and enter King Shia City." Mu Yuntian laid out the prepared fox fur cloak On the ground, Chu Xiaoye sleeps on her cloak these days.
I thought it was quite strange before, lying on the fox fur around the bonfire, eating the game that the hidden guards hunted, it felt like camping.But after so many days, the days of eating and sleeping in the open have dispelled the freshness, which made him a little bit overwhelmed.
Chu Xiaoye, whose calf was stiff from walking, lay on the fox fur and rubbed his calf in the middle of the night, while analyzing the situation with Mu Yuntian.
"Since they are about to arrive at the country of Xiya, what if they have already left when we enter the Snake Swamp?" I am afraid that the footsteps will be slower after entering the swamp.
"Don't worry, Xingshen Palace has sent people from the other side of the swamp to outflank them. If we can't catch up, Xingyang can lead people to intercept them." Mu Yuntian sat beside him, raising his hand to help him habitually Detangle messy hair.
But Chu Xiaoye covered her head abnormally and rolled away, not letting her touch it.
"What's wrong?" Mu Yuntian was taken aback, this kitten had never been like this before.
"Don't touch it." Chu Xiaoye pouted, with a bit of displeasure on her face.
"Why? Ye'er has a headache?" Mu Yuntian was at a loss.
"No," Chu Xiaoye covered her head and shrunk into a ball, whispering, "I haven't washed it for a few days, it stinks."
Mu Yuntian laughed without embarrassment at all, stretched out his hand to poke the small half of Chu Xiaoye's exposed waist, and said: "It's just a little dirty cat, I don't dislike it, why are you shy."
Chu Xiaoye was itchy from being poked, so he spread his hands to cover his lower back, and Mu Yuntian took the opportunity to rub his head. If Chu Xiaoye covered his head again, Mu Yuntian would poke his lower back.
Chu Xiaoye was out of breath after being teased, why is this person so annoying.
Not long after, the hidden guard carrying pheasants and hares came back, and the washed and peeled mountain game was grilled on the fire, and it was delicious.
Chu Xiaoye was in a better mood after being teased, and smelled the smell of barbecue, and immediately shed his tiredness, happily took the roast chicken leg and started to eat it.
Everyone was full of food and drink, Chu Xiaoye was going to pee behind the big tree, Mu Yuntian was watching a few meters away from him, looking at Chu Xiaoye's nervous back secretly amused.
Chu Xiaoye solved it neatly, watering the unknown small wildflowers under the tree with her own dew, and suddenly found a piece of the wildflowers collapsed... Looking closely under the dim light in the forest, there was actually a huge footprint on the ground.
Fuck, are there savages?
Chu Xiaoye shivered twice, pulled up her pants and hurriedly called Mu Yuntian over.
"What's the matter?" Mu Yuntian was puzzled, why did he ask him to come and see the place where he had been peeing.
"What kind of footprints do you think this is?" Chu Xiaoye grabbed Mu Yuntian's sleeve and frowned.
Chu Xiaoye stretched out a foot and compared it. The footprint was three to four times his size. It was exactly the shape of a human footprint. It crushed the wild flowers and sank deeply into the wet and soft soil, leaving behind continuous prints. All five toes are clearly visible.And these are not the strangest things... The terrible thing is that the footprints seemed to have been roasted by fire, roasting the surrounding flowers and plants into a dry and charred look, and leaving traces of fire on the mud.
Mu Yuntian knelt down to look carefully, then reached out to probe, but he just frowned and said nothing.
From the shape of this footprint, it seems to be the footprint of an ordinary brown bear, but from the size, it is twice the size of a brown bear.Besides, beasts are afraid of fire by nature, so why are there traces of scorching left on the footprints?
After a long time, Mu Yuntian stood up again and led Chu Xiaoye back.
"What's the matter? What is that? Will it be dangerous?" Chu Xiaoye was a little worried. The people who came to assassinate before were all human beings. It would not be difficult to deal with it, but if someone with a figure like the stone statue Long Youjin came A gigantic sci-fi beast with a very high level of cultivation... Chu Xiaoye frowned and bit her thumb fiercely, forgetting the important matter of using this hand just now.
"I'm not sure yet." Mu Yuntian shook his head, thought for a moment and then said, "But don't worry too much, it's not necessarily a bad thing, Ye'er remember...the one in the binding talisman is called Fire Bear Flame?"
Chu Xiaoye was taken aback for a moment, the fire of the bear?
The author has something to say:
As I write, I always feel that Wen Tai and Mu Yun are genius CPs, falling in love and killing each other...
No no this must be an illusion.
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