"Let's go to the left. Since they say that the village on the border is not right, it's better not to take this risk." Dong Zheng suggested.
"Yes." Ren Heming nodded, he lit the talisman paper again to determine the direction of the evil spirit, and the ashes left after the talisman paper was burned just pointed to the middle of the two roads.
"If you go to the left, take a detour to catch it." Ren Heming picked up the kettle and took two sips. The two took a break for a tea time by the roadside, and then set off again without stopping.
The path on the left is winding and covered with weeds, but it is relatively sparse. It can barely be seen that it is a stepped road. The fork in the road and the official road on the right are left behind. The path is too narrow for two horses. In parallel, Dong Zheng followed behind Ren Heming.
There is not much communication between the two, especially Ren Heming, who may have been frowning without even noticing it, and has been chasing from the imperial city to the border without being able to catch the evil spirit, which must be a lot of pressure on him. Bar.
The path leads to a valley. During this period, the two of them determined the position again to ensure that they did not deviate. As they moved forward, the terrain on both sides gradually increased. Although the mountain was undulating and gentle, there were many tall trees growing. If there is something ambush Inside, it is difficult to find, and in times of war, it must be a natural pass that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
There is a distance in the whole valley, both of them knew that this kind of terrain was not safe for them, so they quickly opened up their vision and gradually walked out of the valley.
The two good horses under them were already gasping for exhaustion. They stopped and took the horses a few steps into the woods to let them eat grass and rest.
There is no water source nearby, Dong Zheng leaned against a tree to rest, and suddenly heard an unusual subtle sound.
The existence of the kernel makes Dong Zheng's five senses much more sensitive than ordinary people. He straightened up and looked in the direction of the sound, increasing the flow of the kernel's auditory port, so the sound became clearer, and it was faintly floating in the wind from a distance. come over.
is crying.
"Someone is crying." Dong Zheng whispered to Ren Heming, and Ren Heming got up immediately. He listened intently, and caught the slight sound in the wind, his face became serious, "Go, go and have a look."
The two immediately led their horses and followed the direction of the cry. As they walked in, the cry became clearer and clearer. It was the cry of a girl, a thin, sad sob.
They crossed the path and came to the other side of the road. They walked up the mountain for a certain distance, lifted the branches that were hidden in front of them, and finally saw a girl who was squatting under the tree and crying with her knees in her hands.
The girl was only eleven or twelve years old, with bright red clothes hanging on her skinny body, she was out of breath crying, and when she heard Dong Zheng and Ren Heming approaching, she raised her head alertly and found that someone was approaching She approached, immediately got up on hands and feet, turned her head and ran.
"Wait a minute! We're not bad people!" Ren Heming shouted at her, but the girl ran faster, she didn't even turn her head back, and in a blink of an eye, she got into the lush woods, and her figure disappeared.
Ren Heming glanced back at Dong Zheng, the eyes of the two met, and they both saw heaviness and suspicion in each other's eyes.
In this inaccessible place, how could such a little girl be left out
So suspicious.
Looking at the leaves that were touched on the girl's escape and did not stop shaking, Dong Zheng decided:
□ Catch up → skip to chapter 240
○Do not chase → skip to chapter 241