The reason was found.
Then things became much simpler.
Liu Qun was forced not to use the cicada-catching footwork. Along the way, they only encountered two or three individual monsters, and their journey was more than twice as fast as before.
During this period, after Zhou Xiao recovered his mental strength, he successfully tamed a gray wolf about ten meters in length. Then the seven-person team had an additional mount that they could ride on together. They could travel unscrupulously through the mountains and forests, and their speed increased again. More than doubled!
"Let me just say, that guy Yang Fan is so evil. He has two high-level demonic beasts that can change in size beside him, but he deliberately made us walk on foot. Hmm, it's really abominable!"
Zhu Caiwei sat next to Zhu Zhengqi and complained to Zhu Zhengqi about Yang Fan's condition. If Zhou Xiao hadn't subdued another gray wolf as a mount, she would have almost forgotten the two kittens that had been following Yang Fan. Dogs can also be used as mounts to take them away.
The strength of the cat and the dog is much stronger than Zhou Xiao's gray wolf. If they are led by them, they will definitely be faster.
"Yeah!" Yang Guoliao was unwilling to be left alone and joined in the fun with a small report: "There is also that helicopter. The master obviously had a chance to save it, but he deliberately let it malfunction, forcing us to have to Hiking out of the mountains is so abominable!”
Zhu Zhengqi shook his head and chuckled. These two girls resented Yang Fan very deeply in their hearts.
I really don’t know what outrageous things Yang Fan did to them in the past few days in Chengdu, to make Xiao Yueyue, who is usually gentle and pleasant and never speaks ill of people behind their backs, become like this.
The old man once asked these two girls insinuatingly, but they were all tight-lipped and refused to say a word. Zhu Zhengqi was really curious.
"Okay, okay, you two little girls have been complaining all the way, so you have to stop."
Zhu Zhengqi gently straightened his old face and said seriously: "No matter how wrong Yang Fan is, he is still your master. Do you understand the principle that once you are a teacher, you will always be a father?"
"Also, wasn't everything he did just to train you two? At least in my opinion, what he did was not wrong. The strength and courage of you two little girls have indeed improved a lot. It’s not an exaggeration to say that they are completely different!”
"This is all the credit of your master. Instead of blaming him, you should be grateful. He also wants you to be able to fight before the tide of spiritual power comes and before all the monsters outside the city and inside the city are about to riot. Let you two have some self-protection power!"
"In the event of sudden changes, only your own strength can protect you. At least grandpa now no longer has to worry about whether your lives will be in danger if you are suddenly attacked by a monster in the future!"
The two girls pouted at the same time. Even their grandfather, who was usually closest to them, stood on Yang Fan's side. What else could they say
"Of course, the methods of Yang Fan's brat are too fierce, even my old man can't stand it." Zhu Zhengqi said: "If you see him again, grandpa will definitely teach him a lesson for you and give you a bad breath. ,OK?"
"That's pretty much it. This is my good grandpa!"
"Grandpa Zhu is the best, he'd better beat the shit out of the bad master! Humph, let's see if he dares to bully us again in the future!"
Zhu Caiwei and Yang Guo's eyes turned cloudy, they hugged Zhu Zhengqi's arms and kissed the old man hard on the face.
The corners of the old man's mouth twitched, and the smile on his face was a little unconfident. Xiao Yangguo's requirements seemed a bit high, and he was afraid that he would be the one beaten to pieces.
However, he must not show any cowardice at this time. He had to finish his bragging in front of his granddaughter even on his knees. At worst, he would be shameless enough to beg Yang Fan to put on a show in front of the two girls.
After two hours, they finally found the exit of Pingshan, but the scene outside Pingshan made their hearts feel cold, and the hope they had just raised was shattered again.
The road is full of cars, and all the roads are blocked. There are many vehicles parked on the main roads, small roads, and even in the ravines on the roadside.
Their plan to find an off-road vehicle to take a small road back to Chengdu could not continue because they had no idea where there was an unobstructed path for them to pass.
"Grandpa, what should we do next?"
Everyone jumped off the gray wolf, and Zhu Huawu asked Zhu Zhengqi. When they came, they looked down from the helicopter. Although they also saw the congestion of vehicles on the ground, they did not expect that the congestion would be so severe.
The car was definitely out of reach, and the gray wolf who sat down was already unable to carry them out of the mountains, so there was no chance of them getting there for a while.
Moreover, the outside world is no better than the deep mountains. Carrying such a huge monster walking around on the road will cause panic among passers-by. The key is that there is no place to set foot. The gray wolf may lift his foot and kill the person in front of him. All cars were overturned or even turned into iron sheets, and it was easy to accidentally injure passers-by inside and outside the car.
Could it be that they really have to rely on their feet to travel the remaining several hundred kilometers
"The gray wolf is no longer suitable to follow us. Either let him go or kill him. It's up to you, Zhou Xiao."
Zhu Zhengqi first looked at Zhou Xiao. Zhou Xiao reluctantly raised his hand and patted the prone forehead of the gray wolf. After thinking for a moment, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Kill him. Without my control, leave him here alone." , it will continue to harm other people, kill it to avoid future troubles!"
Zhu Zhengqi glanced at Zhou Xiao appreciatively. This kid seemed a bit timid at first, but he didn't expect that he could be so decisive at the critical moment.
Turning his head and winking at Zhu Jiacheng, Zhu Jiacheng understood and when the gray wolf wasn't paying attention, he flew up and hit the gray wolf hard on the back of the head. The gray wolf shuddered, then collapsed and lost its breath.
Zhou Xiao's figure also trembled. This was the second pet he had tamed. He didn't expect that it would follow in the footsteps of his first pet so quickly.
"In the future, I will definitely tame a monster that can change its body size as a pet!"
Thinking of the cat and dog that Yang Fan often held in his arms, Zhou Xiao set a goal in his heart that still seemed very ambitious.
"There is a search and rescue station near the exit of Pingshan." Zhu Zhengqi looked calm, raised his hand and pointed to the front left, saying: "The local government has a search and rescue helicopter at the search and rescue station. We can go there first to see if there are any spare ones. The helicopter was not knocked down, and we might be able to get back to Chengdu in time."
"Grandpa, how did you know there was a search and rescue station here? Have you been here before?" Zhu Caiwei asked Zhu Zhengqi curiously.
The old man smiled and said: "Before I retired, I led troops to conduct military exercises in this area, and I was deeply impressed. Moreover, before coming to Pingshan, I also had people collect some landform data here."
"You should know me," Zhu Zhengqi smiled confidently: "No matter what I do, I have a habit, that is, never fight an unprepared battle. Only when you are prepared can you avoid danger."
Everyone nodded at the same time, admiring the old general Zhu Zhengqi. The behavior style of these older generations was indeed worth learning from young people like them.
Soon, under the leadership of Zhu Zhengqi, a group of seven people found the search and rescue station near the Pingshan exit in just ten minutes.
At this moment, the search and rescue station was deserted, and no staff inside was seen. Fortunately, however, they found two intact helicopters at the parking lot of the search and rescue station.
Because they knew that there were monsters in the sky that specifically attacked flying objects, the pilots at the search and rescue station did not dare to fly helicopters to evacuate, which was an advantage for those who came after them.
Liu Qun felt excited. With the helicopter, he as a pilot had the value of existence, and they also had hope of returning to the city quickly.
Without the urging of Zhu Zhengqi and others, Liu Qun quickly left the crowd and ran towards the helicopter not far away the moment he saw the helicopter.
Because almost all the helicopters at the search and rescue station were ready to fly at any time, Liu Qun quickly started the helicopter successfully without any effort. The engine began to hum and the propeller slowly rotated.
"That's it! Get on the plane!"
Liu Qun excitedly waved to the people behind him in the cockpit. Zhu Zhengqi and others boarded the cabin one after another without hesitation.
"Shall we leave now?" Zhu Caiwei suddenly said: "Yang Fan... Master hasn't come back yet. If we leave now, how will he go back by himself?"
Yang Guo also shouted: "Yes, yes, if we all leave, what will the master do?"
At the critical moment, it was the two young apprentices who had been complaining about Yang Fan all the way who thought of him first.
Zhu Zhengqi raised his eyebrows slightly, "This is indeed a problem. Although we don't have to worry about Yang Fan's safety, we can't leave him here alone."
Zhu Jiacheng interjected: "But the problem now is that none of us know where Mr. Yang Fan is or when he will be back? Moreover, even if he comes out of the mountains and forests, can he find our current location? ?”
Dogs' noses are indeed very sensitive, but they have been separated for almost eight hours, and they are at least a hundred kilometers away from where they separated. Moreover, in order to avoid monsters along the way, they have been sneaking around, and there is very little breath left. In this case, even a dog's nose would be difficult to track them.
"Uncle Jiacheng, don't worry, as long as my master comes out of the mountains, he will be able to find us!" Zhu Caiwei said with a very certain tone.
Zhu Zhengqi waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's wait. But we can only wait for him for another hour at most. If he hasn't come after dark, we have to go back to Chengdu first."
Zhu Caiwei and Yang Guo hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly at the same time. It would be best to send these people back first to avoid any further accidents. As for Master Yang Fan, if they really can't come back, they can find a helicopter to pick him up after they return to Chengdu.
"General Zhu." At this time, Zhou Xiao, who had been silent, suddenly raised his finger and pointed to the vehicles still trapped on the road outside the search and rescue station, as well as the passers-by waiting for rescue on the roadside, and asked Zhu Zhengqi softly:
"We can fly back to Chengdu by helicopter in a while, and we can avoid the tide of beasts caused by the spiritual tide in a day. What should we do with these trapped passers-by, and more people like them who cannot return to the city in time? This kind of When the time comes, will anyone come to rescue them again?"
For a moment, the cabin was silent and the atmosphere was very depressing.
After a long time, Zhu Zhengqi broke the dullness in the cabin with a sigh, "Xiao Zhou, before you asked this question, didn't you already have the answer in your heart?"
"You are from the Special Affairs Bureau. You have just experienced several battles with monsters in the mountains and forests. You should already know the strength and nature of monsters very well."
"If all those monster beasts came out of the mountains and forests, or more animals turned into such monster beasts through the spiritual tide, I won't tell you the fate of these passers-by, but everyone should be able to imagine it."
Everyone in the cabin trembled, and they were all silent. No one spoke.
"If we have the ability, we would naturally want to save more people. No one wants to see the same people suffer." Zhu Zhengqi continued: "But the current situation is, do we have the ability?"
"If we don't take this opportunity to return to Chengdu as soon as possible, even we ourselves will be unable to protect ourselves. How can we save others and risk our own lives?"
As soon as Zhu Zhengqi finished speaking, everyone present clenched their fists unconsciously.
Mr. Zhu is right. If they were strong enough and could not fear the threat of all monsters, would they still escape alone in such a dejected manner? Will they still know the tragedy that is going to happen next, but they can only watch and not stop it
In the final analysis, they are still too weak!
This feeling of intentionality but powerlessness, this feeling of watching the same kind of people about to be buried in the belly of the beast in ignorance, is really so damned!
"唷!!"
At this time, a clear and high-pitched eagle cry suddenly came from the sky above Pingshan, instantly waking up everyone in the cabin who was in a low mood.
They all raised their heads and looked out the window, and then, everyone's faces changed color.
The overwhelming number of birds and monsters is like a dark cloud covering the sky, flying in from the depths of the mountain from north to south.
Flying in the front was a huge eagle. Even from an altitude of thousands of meters, they could clearly see the eagle's huge golden claws and its wings, which were about a hundred meters long.
"唷!!"
Another cry came from the eagle's mouth, and then the golden-clawed eagle slightly folded its wings, swooped, and flew towards the search and rescue station where they were. Behind it, hundreds of other species The flying monsters also began to slide towards here in an orderly manner at low altitude.
(End of chapter)