The large forest that almost no one has set foot in is like the deepest part of the ocean. The silence is full of mysterious atmosphere, and the sight is full of strange plants. When walking, it seems that only the footsteps of the companions can be heard in the ears, but From time to time, you will find some creatures hidden under the colorful plants.
In front of him were countless strange-shaped vines hanging from the big tree. Hua Yunfei walked in front, and with a light flick of the bamboo stick, the vines shook, and a few thinner vines suddenly came to life and climbed quickly. On the top, there are several snakes that are similar in color to vines.
More than a hundred huge mushrooms grow randomly among the soft rotten leaves. When you step down from one side, a few bowl-sized beetles with sensitive sense of touch will come out of the rotten grass, climb up the mushrooms, and take their wings. It flaps frequently, making a "tat-tat-tat" demonstration sound at you.
There are many big trees that can only be embraced by several people, and the leaves are so dense that when it rains heavily, standing under it will not get a single raindrop. Sunlight has become a very luxurious thing in such a dense forest. You can feel the brightness, but it is difficult to see a beam of light shining down directly. Even if the sun is shining brightly at noon, the forest is extremely dark.
The ground has long been covered by the fallen leaves of plants over the years. I don't know how many layers of fallen leaves have rotted into rotten mud. Stepping on it is like stepping on a carpet, soft. Ye Xiaotian and Mao Wenzhi, who is holding Xing Erzhu, are a little uncomfortable, but Hua Yunfei, who walks in front like a hunting dog, and Fuwaer, who is trying to learn a hunting dog, are very adaptable to this environment. Large, but highly poisonous creatures were discovered and driven away by the two of them.
Ye Xiaotian finally understands why here is the emperor for a hundred years and the chieftain for a thousand years, why the first emperor, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Tang Zong and Song Zu, and even the extremely domineering Taizu of this dynasty, all adopted restraints for the aborigines in this territory invariably. Policy, if it is absolutely necessary, never use troops.
It is simply a nightmare to use troops in this kind of place, and even if it wins, it is an unbearable nightmare. A large-scale battle with hundreds of thousands of people cannot be realized here, and a small-scale contact war can only be carried out when it does not occupy the sky. Without taking advantage of the land or the peace of the people, use the combat method that the opponent is good at, and use human lives to force it into it.
Perhaps, a huge empire can still afford to fill it with human lives, but they can't afford the huge logistical consumption caused by this long stalemate. Enough to make it lose its vitality.
Hua Yunfei stuck to the ground and carefully observed a grass stalk that had been trampled by people, then jumped up and said excitedly: "Brother, they are walking slowly, we are almost catching up with them, and we are not far away from them!"
Ye Xiaotian became excited when he heard that, Mao Wenzhi said in admiration, "Brother Yunfei, your nose is really smarter than a dog's nose, you can even smell them far and near?"
Hua Yunfei knew he was a jerk, so he just smiled and didn't speak.
Ye Xiaotian said: "Brother Yunfei is indeed a capable person. Regardless of his young age, he has twenty... oh! Twenty-seven lives!"
Mao Wenzhi turned pale with shock, and said, "Really?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "Of course, at the beginning he killed six strong enemies in the rainstorm, and later when he was besieged by heavy soldiers, he shot and killed eighteen people with sharp arrows, and later he was put in a big prison, and he killed them again in the prison." Two, plus the guy who was shot to death two days ago, isn't it twenty-seven people?"
Hua Yunfei corrected lightly: "Twenty-eight people." He was not showing off, or he was correcting seriously. He has such a cool and cold personality.
Xing Erzhu was trembling all over when he heard it. Such a handsome young man has killed 28 people. He is a murderer without batting an eyelid. Who did you provoke
Ye Xiaotian wondered: "Twenty-eight people, is there anything else I don't know?"
Hua Yunfei said: "After Qi Mu died, I even shot one of his confidantes."
Ye Xiaotian said: "How long ago did this happen, why didn't I know? I had already left Hu County at that time?"
Hua Yunfei said: "No, it's just that this person died in the dense forest outside the city, and he must have turned into a pile of rotten meat by now, and has not been discovered yet."
Ye Xiaotian tried hard to recall: "Qi Mu's confidant..."
Hua Yunfei said: "After Qi Mu's death, he was the only one who was busy in and out. He must be Qi Mu's confidant. As long as he is Qi Mu's confidant, he should die! Later, he left Hu County with a burden on his back, and left the road without a trace. Go, but got into the dense forest, I don't know where to go, I was killed by an arrow."
Mao Wenzhi said: "Brother, brother Yunfei is the material to be a gangster. He is much more ruthless than you."
Mao Wenzhi asked Hua Yunfei excitedly: "What's in his bag, don't you have treasures?"
Hua Yunfei gave him a strange look, and said, "I'm killing an enemy, not a thieves who cut paths. I'm sure he's going to die, so I'll leave. What should I do by digging through his package?"
Mao Wenzhi gave a thumbs up, and said to Ye Xiaotian: "Brother, Brother Yunfei is not only a material for a lock, but also a material for a 'big cabinet', such a 'big cabinet', big guy Convinced."
Ye Xiaotian glanced at him, and said angrily: "I said, have you been harmed by a gangster or have you been a gangster? Why do you have the virtue you yearn for?"
Mao Wenzhi said bluntly: "It is because I have been harmed by them that I envy their prestige!"
In front of him, Hua Yunfei suddenly stopped, holding a knife in his hand, his expression gradually became ugly.
Ye Xiaotian noticed his abnormal state, and hurriedly said: "Why, lost it after chasing it?"
Hua Yunfei shook his head, and said word by word: "We... are surrounded!"
Following Hua Yunfei's words, the surrounding dense forest shook for a while, and suddenly from above the trees, under the rotten leaves, and behind the colorful grass, more than 20 figures suddenly appeared, each of them looked like thin monkeys, Wearing only an animal skin skirt or grass skirt, showing his feet, his bare upper body and thighs are swarthy, and his face is painted like a savage.
Ye Xiaotian's pupils suddenly shrank like needlepoints, and they actually broke into the territory of Shengmiao who doesn't like dealing with outsiders the most!
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Ye Xiaotian patiently explained: "We didn't mean to offend Guizhai, we came here with two thieves."
A dark seedling chattered for a while, Ye Xiaotian didn't understand, looking at the expression of the Miao man, he didn't understand what he was saying. Ye Xiaotian continued to speak, continuing to make gestures: "It's so small, a girl was kidnapped by two villains, we chased her and got here."
The dark-skinned young seedlings chattered again for a while, and Mao Wenzhi became impatient: "Oh my god, I said you, can you make some noise? What are you talking about when you say you're a sucker? , I’m so worried, brother, what do you think of this.”
As soon as Mao Wenzhi spoke in a loud voice, the Miao people around thought he was going to resist, and immediately took a step closer with their sharp bamboo spears nervously, while the Miao people standing farther away raised their hunting bows, Ye Xiaotian quickly raised them With both hands, he said loudly: "We will not resist, everyone, don't get excited!"
Ye Xiaotian turned to Mao Wenzhi again, and said angrily: "Shut your beak, you will die if you don't talk?"
Mao Wenzhi resentfully said: "Shut up, I'll shut up, okay? You have to, you have to go? This whole prodigal son is talking to a duck. It would be strange if they could understand. "
"What do we not understand?"
As soon as Mao Wenzhi finished speaking, there was a clear and sweet female voice, and a few huge banana leaves were pushed away by a bamboo gun, and a girl with shining silver ornaments all over her body stood next to several dark-skinned girls who also only wore animal skirts. Accompanied by Sheng Miao, he walked over from a path.
When Ye Xiaotian saw someone coming, his eyes lit up immediately, the bamboo was still the same bamboo, the flowers were still the same flowers, and the grass was still the same grass, just because of her, it seemed that the bamboo had grown upright, the flowers had become brighter, and the grass had become emerald green , bright eyes and white teeth, bright and glamorous, it is Zhan Ning'er.
Ye Xiaotian jumped up and down with joy, and hurriedly waved: "Miss Ning'er, Miss Ning'er!"
With his jumping, coupled with the language barrier, the surrounding seedlings immediately approached two steps closer with guns, for fear that they would violently hurt others. Mao Wenzhi looked at the sharp spear point under his nose with cross-eyed eyes, and said in a loud voice: "Brother, you are so awkward with Yangge, people are about to die here."
When Zhan Ninger saw Ye Xiaotian, her big beautiful eyes immediately straightened. When she saw the movements of the sentient beings, she immediately yelled in Miao language. Hua Yunfei knew some simple Hmong languages, so she knew that she was yelling to stop these things. Sheng Miao, Ye Xiaotian didn't dare to jump anymore, stood there obediently, and said happily: "This is really the Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves the suffering, I finally found someone who can speak Chinese."
Accompanied by several young seedlings, Zhan Ning'er walked up to Ye Xiaotian, looked him up and down, and said teasingly: "When I go to the deep mountains and old forests, you can chase after me, so this time it's just a coincidence?"
Ye Xiaotian smiled wryly, "It's indeed a coincidence."
Zhan Ning'er waved her hands at the vigilant Shengmiao warrior, and murmured a few words in Miao language. Those Shengmiao seemed to listen to her words very much, so they put away their bamboo spears. Putting it away, Mao Wenzhi patted his chest, walked over and said, "It's so mysterious, I almost died here, brother, is she your woman too?"
Zhan Ning'er's pretty eyes widened immediately, and she looked fiercely at Mao Wenzhi, who was so frightened that Mao Wenzhi took two steps back, hiding behind Ye Xiaotian, and whispered, "Brother, my second sister-in-law is a bit fierce." Ah, you said how did you adjust it, this is not okay... "
Ye Xiaotian said angrily: "Shut up!" Turning to look at Zhan Ning'er again, he smiled and said: "This guy is a muddleheaded person, he doesn't speak well, so you don't need to pay attention to him."
Zhan Ning'er snorted, raised her chin and stared at Ye Xiaotian, and said proudly: "Be honest, what are you doing here?"