At midnight, I finally figured out the mountains and came to a flat grassland. The guide said that this place is Youyouyuan. When you get out of here, you will see Xizhao Mountain. After crossing this mountain, you will find Qiufeng City, the largest city in the southwest, in front of you. Transiting from Qiufeng City, to the east is Tangjing, to the north is Baishuiguan, after passing Baishuiguan, it is the land of Daxia.
They have been trekking in the mountains and fields for a few days, and seeing the plains now, everyone's hearts are suddenly enlightened.
This has always been the case on the plain. Looking at a tree from a distance, it looks not far away, but if you really want to walk across it, you have to run for a whole day.
After walking on Youyouyuan for two full days, I finally arrived at the so-called Xizhao Mountain.
The name of this mountain is very beautiful, and the scenery is also excellent. I saw several continuous mountain peaks stand facing each other, green pines and cypresses, interspersed with flowers, a white waterfall pouring down from the top of the mountain, forming a white line, rising water mist, like a fairyland.
Because it is adjacent to Autumn Wind City, the mountain roads here are extremely open, and two carriages can be paralleled without being too crowded.
As the sun sets, the setting sun is fiery red, sprinkled with brilliant colors, and the pine and cypress rainforest is fiery red, with blooming flowers, singing birds and fragrant flowers. The superb scenery is so beautiful that it really deserves the word "sunset".
That night, Chu Qiao ordered to camp in a valley. When the servants heard this, they cheered collectively, and they had been on the road without sleep for several days, which really made everyone exhausted physically and mentally.
However, before falling asleep, the howling of wild wolves came from far and near, the sound was shrill and creepy.
Jingjing was so frightened that her face turned pale, she huddled in the tent, leaned against Mei Xiang's arms and closed her eyes tightly, but she couldn't fall asleep anyway.
Chu Qiao couldn't help but feel a little worried. I had heard of the ferocity of hungry wolves in the southwest area. Now they were few in number, and most of them were hired ordinary guards and coachmen. There were also girls in the team. Once they encountered wolves, the consequences would be disastrous. She called Ping An, gave some instructions, told everyone to get ready, and then she relaxed a little.
However, in the second half of the night, the wolves were louder, and there were occasional men's shouts.
Chu Qiao went out, put on her windbreaker, ordered a few people to guard the camp, and led Ping An and more than ten guards to search for the source of the sound.
It was just turning a slope, and a stench of blood came to the face. Everyone looked carefully, and saw about a hundred wild wolves attacking a group of people in a low-lying valley. Although there were not many people in that group, they were strong and powerful, their chopping and slashing were majestic, and their actions were sturdy. However, the wolves are fierce and white-fanged, relying on their packs, they are not afraid at all.
Blood splattered, the stench tangled in the nostrils, and the screams were endless, sending chills down the spine.
"Sister?" Ping An frowned, and said in a deep voice, "There are so many wolves, if this group loses, we will be alone."
Chu Qiao nodded and said, "Everyone get ready."
A group of guard coachmen are also people from the rivers and lakes who have been traveling all year round. Although they are not defeated by the regular army, they are very courageous. Ping An looked cold, and said in a deep voice, "Let go!"
Rows of rockets burning with pine oil shot out in unison. In an instant, the wolves were attacked from behind, and more than a dozen wild wolves screamed and fell to the ground.
The wolves were furious, turned around and rushed towards them, their momentum was like lightning, and their speed was astonishing, within a few ups and downs they were already in front of them.
With quick hands and quick eyes, Ping An picked up a bucket of tung oil and poured it on the front with a splash. Then he threw the torch, and a wall of fire suddenly ignited in front of the mountain, and the flames were as high as three feet. A few hungry wolves couldn't stop their dashing momentum, bumped their heads into the fire, and immediately let out ear-piercing screams.
The wolves were afraid of the fire, and immediately fell into chaos. When the group saw someone helping them, their momentum became stronger. The few leaders rushed forward with a loud shout, slashing with knives and swords, and pursued the victory.
Those hungry wolves were really fierce, they fought fiercely for more than an hour before retreating hastily. Before leaving, there were a few roars of protest, with a hint of revenge.
A person in the valley shouted loudly: "Which friend above is helping, my master thank you for your kindness!"
Hearing the words, Ping An was slightly taken aback, and looked around, but couldn't see clearly because of the trees blocking it and the night was as dark as ink, so he could only shout loudly: "But Brother Cao? We met by the Qingheng River."
The other party was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed loudly and said: "So it's Brother Du, I'm inconvenient now, I will come later to thank Brother Du for his kindness."
Pingan hurriedly said: "Brother Cao, you don't need to be polite, I don't know but he was injured? Is there any Jinchuang medicine?"
"Small injury, nothing to worry about, little brother, worry about it."
Chu Qiao heard a hint of vigilance in the other party's tone, she gently pulled Ping'an's sleeve, and motioned towards her camp.
Pingan understood, and hurriedly said: "Then the younger brother will go first, Brother Cao take care."
When she returned to the camp, Jingjing was jumping up and down anxiously, when she saw Chu Qiao, she hurried up and asked, "Sister, are you injured?"
"It's okay." Chu Qiao shook her head, and said to Ping An and the others, "Tonight, everyone, sleep more carefully, keep the torches burning all night, and prepare rockets, sulfur, and tung oil. The wolves will take revenge, be careful when they come to seek revenge."
Everyone nodded, and Chu Qiao returned to the tent. Mei Xiang took off the cloak for her, and said softly: "Just let Ping An go, why do you want to go in person?"
Chu Qiao shook her head, her brows were furrowed, and she said softly, "I've been restless these days, and I don't know if something will happen."
"Miss is worried about His Majesty Tang Huang, don't worry, Tang Huang is such a shrewd person, how can Xiaoxiao's generation easily succeed."
Chu Qiao sighed, holding a cup of ginseng tea that Mei Xiang handed over to her with both hands, the steam was wafting up, but it couldn't warm her cold hands no matter what.
"I hope so." She suddenly thought of the team in the valley just now, and felt a little worried for some reason, and said involuntarily, "Mei Xiang, do you still have the Jinchuang medicine that you bought from Xinglintang last time?"
Mei Xiang was taken aback for a moment, and asked anxiously, "Who is injured? Miss, are you injured?"
"No," Chu Qiao quickly shook her head and said, "No one was injured."
She was lying on the blanket with some regret, and Mei Xiang looked at her up and down with lingering fear, as if suspecting that she was lying to herself.
What's going on here
Chu Qiao frowned slightly.
In the early morning of the next day, Chu Qiao and the others had just walked not far when they saw a group of people in front of them quietly stopping there, obviously the group from last night.
A middle-aged man in his thirties came over, said a few words to Pingan, and after being polite, he walked up to Chu Qiao's carriage and saluted, "My master thank you for your kindness. It's rude and abrupt, but you must bear in mind the favor you receive, so you boldly ask Miss's name, and please forgive me."
Chu Qiao frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Seeing the road is rough, I should have helped, so there is no need to be polite."
The man was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then said: "I don't know Miss Fang's name yet."
"You are so strange. Your master only sent you here. Obviously, he didn't want to reveal his identity. Why did you force me to ask about my background? It's normal for us to meet each other by chance and be on guard against each other. Since we don't trust each other and have important things to do Now that you are here, why don't you hurry on your way and talk more here, don't you feel bored?"
The man was dumbfounded, he didn't expect to be robbed by Chu Qiao in such a way, and he backed away in a daze.
After a while, the team in front hurried away.
Jingjing was speechless: "Sister is really amazing!"
Chu Qiao sighed and leaned on the cushion. What's so great, it's just that she doesn't want to waste time with them. If she delays for a day, she will feel more anxious, and the group on the other side also gives her a sense of repressed crisis. She obviously feels that the other party is by no means an ordinary person. At this moment, it is better to have one thing less than one thing more, and it is better to be cautious.
However, after walking for less than half a day, another unexpected incident stopped their steps. At this time, even the slow as Jingjing felt something was wrong.
On a slightly narrow mountain road, a few big trees and a pile of silt and rocks lay across the road, as tall as half a person, blocking the way forward. It was obvious that the landslides and mudslides were caused by the heavy rain a few days ago. However, after many coincidences, no one wanted to believe this simple reason.
The team of people stood in front, staring at Chu Qiao and the others who had arrived late, without concealing the hostility in their eyes.
And Ping An and the others also frowned suspiciously, their hands naturally dropped to one side, but their fingertips were slowly rubbing the hilt of the sword.
The sky is blue and the clouds are white, the birds are chirping, and the sun is shining warmly below. In such a sunny weather, the atmosphere was weird and swords were on the verge of breaking out. No one went to clean up the muddy rocks on the road, but stared at each other.
"What a coincidence." The man surnamed Cao sneered and said slowly.
Ping An raised his eyebrows, and said with a sneer: "It really is a coincidence. In the past few days, I have shared weal and woe with Brother Cao many times. Even I, who don't believe in the destiny of heaven, have to say that God's will is unpredictable."
"In my opinion, it's not God's will. I'm afraid someone is playing tricks on purpose."
Pingan suddenly said angrily: "Who are you talking about?"
The man surnamed Cao yelled coldly: "Who are you? Draw a picture!"
"I don't think you are a good person!" Ping An yelled angrily, and drew out his knife with a flash of cold light. He took a step forward and was about to strike.
When the other party saw it, he immediately drew a knife. At this moment, a silver light suddenly lit up and hit Ping An's sword hilt with a ding. The sword fell to the ground with a bang, and a clear female voice said lightly, "Peace be safe, don't be reckless."
As if a pool of cold water suddenly poured into boiling hot water, the atmosphere calmed down instantly.
The audience was silent, and even breathing was almost audible.
The breeze rustled, sweeping across the eyebrows and eyes of the crowd, the green pines swayed in the distance, the green waves were vast, and the birds circled and danced in mid-air, chirping.
puff! A small sound came suddenly, it seemed to be the rustling of boots stepping on stones, and the wind blew up the green cloth curtains. The man surnamed Cao and others suddenly shouted in surprise: "Master?"
The man walked straight towards Chu Qiao's carriage without saying a word.
Ping An raised his eyebrows, and immediately shouted: "Stop!"
The man ignored him, Ping An held the hilt of the sword, raised his eyebrows, and was about to draw his sword immediately.
However, just when the sword was drawn halfway, there was a dull sound. The man was so fast that he took off Ping'an's sword in an instant, and threw it on the ground.
Ping'an's face turned red, and he was about to rush forward with an angry snort. The man was fearless, walked quickly to Chu Qiao's carriage, and lifted the curtain of her carriage with his hand.
With a whoosh, fresh wind blew in immediately, and the noon sun was shining brightly, dazzlingly bright, Chu Qiao held a small crossbow arrow in her hand, and the arrow end was facing the car door, but she froze the moment the sun pierced her pupils.
Ping An rushed forward from behind, with five fingers forming claws, and grabbed the man's neck. With the skills he has learned from Chu Qiao for more than three years, at this moment, he can definitely crush the enemy to death.
However, that person did not dodge or evade. He was wearing a moon-white gown with cloud patterns, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, and he was so handsome. Lake, cold lake quiet.
Whoosh! The crossbow left the string, passed through the man's ear, and shot out with close contact with Ping An's arm. It was as fast as lightning, with a fierce murderous aura, and instantly froze everyone's movements.
"Peace, step back." Chu Qiao said quietly, not angry, but with an undoubted deterrent force.
Ping An raised his eyebrows and called, "Sister?"
Chu Qiao's eyes twitched slightly, she didn't speak, she just turned her head and looked at him lightly.
Pingan backed away slowly, but still looked at the man in front of the carriage unconvinced.
The smoked wind was intoxicating, and the weather was so good that it made people flustered. A row of bright-colored orioles landed on a branch not far away, singing in a melodious voice. The trees are stretched, like newly painted black eyebrows, and the dense forest on the side is lush and lush, with all kinds of lovely flowers blooming in them, which are so beautiful and magnificent, just like in the painting.