The horses squirmed on the thick snow, and the snow fell from the branches along the way, leaving the cloak and mink covered with snow, and it seemed that it was not a good decision to go up the mountain at this time.

I tightened the reins of my horse, trying to confirm the way forward first, so as not to make a fork in the road and delay the trip.

Fortunately, I have an amazing memory, and I have a good sense of direction and direction, so I quickly found the route I had traveled before, and continued to walk deeper with Wan'er.

After about half a burnt of incense, I seemed to faintly see red spots scattered in the snow, and further on, I saw a blood stain going in the other direction......

This is bloodstain, whose bloodstain will it be, animal's, or human's?

Walking alone in the deep forest is the most dangerous, especially in such a cold winter season, when the snow covers the mountains and people are inaccessible, and wild animals will come out to hunt for food because of the scarcity of food, and if you are not careful, it may become food for the beasts.

"Wan'er. ”

I made a way for Wan'er's horse to be with me.

Needless to say, Wan'er also noticed these strangeness, but she was more experienced in this than me, she first crossed me, and then the horse continued to walk slowly in the direction of the bloodstains, I didn't say much, but followed her step by step, and the two of them walked deeper into the bloodstains, and after walking a distance of about a hundred paces, they found a pool of bloodstains that were even larger......

Wan'er first reined in the horse's reins, turned over and dismounted so that he could investigate.

There was a boulder blocking the way in front of me, and Wan'er hurriedly told me, saying:

"Stay where you are. ”

I stood obediently in place, unconsciously looking at Wan'er's figure gradually being blocked by the boulder, as soon as I couldn't see her figure, I was a little flustered, and couldn't help but shout:

"Wan'er?!"

There was silence for about a moment before Wan'er responded:

"It's okay, don't worry, come here. ”

I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and I also turned over and dismounted, stepping on the thick snow to follow Wan'er's footsteps.

Only through the boulder, I saw that the blood stains behind the boulder were more intense, but because of the cold weather, the blood stains were also frozen, but the bright red on the ground was particularly dazzling, tracing back to the source, I directly saw the mutilated corpse of a huge elk, the broken bones and the bitten and broken viscera flowed all over the ground, and the air was filled with a smell of blood, which made people feel a little disgusting.

"Was this eaten by wild beasts?"

Looking at this tragedy, I couldn't bear it anymore.

"It's wolves. ”

Wan'er looked at the footprints left by many wolves circling around her, and made the most reasonable inference.

So, wolves are already around here?!

When I heard this, I began to feel uneasy in my heart, the last time I came here because someone led me, it seemed that the journey was smooth, I hope this time there will be no extraneous branches.

After all, I'm really afraid of animals like wolves!

Wan'er walked up to me at this time, first helped me pat off the snow on my cloak and mink fur one after another, and then looked at my slightly pale face, and hurriedly asked:

"Are you alright?"

I was slightly stunned, and when I heard Wan'er's greeting, I was busy shaking my head, and Wan'er was busy sweeping the snow off the cloak, and then took her hand and walked back, saying:

"I'm okay, let's keep going, don't delay. ”

It's better to rush to the grass house early, so that it is safe in a crowded place.

"Do you remember the last time you were bitten by a wolf?"

Wan'er mentioned the past in a somewhat flirtatious tone behind her.

I can't hang my face a little, that's a mess, that is, before the attack on Qianqi, I had privately mobilized soldiers to rescue King Shuo Xiao Tang, when the Empress Dowager intended to appoint King Shuo as the generalissimo of the Eastern Expedition, King Shuo was besieged in the Wolf Valley by the killers sent by the governor of the state town on the way back, in order to save people, I didn't care about many people with only a few dozen people rushed to the Wolf Valley to rescue.

At first, everything went well, but one of the killers was good at driving wild beasts to attack the enemy, and this man drove seven or eight of his wolves to attack us, and we suffered heavy losses and the team was scattered, and I was chased by a huge white wolf.

How can a man outrun a wolf? I stumbled and fell on my head, and the big white wolf pounced directly, and I hurriedly blocked it with my arm, and naturally the big white wolf bit my arm, and I still remember the pain of tearing my flesh and bones at that time. If Wan'er hadn't arrived in time, not to mention that this arm was difficult to protect, even my little life would have been confessed to Evil Wolf Valley a long time ago.

"I don't dare to be willful anymore, and I will listen to my daughter-in-law no matter what I do in the future!"

I was busy making a promise to Wan'er, and in the future, she said that I would never dare to go west to the east.

Wan'er smiled, knowing that I was afraid, and nodded with a smile and said:

"Well, I remember that. ”

"Speaking of which, was the big white wolf really shot by your arrow?"

At that time, the situation was extremely urgent, Wan'er directly used the crossbow machine to send a short arrow directly into the left eye of the big white wolf, only to see the big white wolf's blood splashed on the spot, when even if I let go of my arm, I fled from the spot in a hurry, but before I ran far, my body began to shake from side to side, and when I fell down a slope, there was no figure and no movement......

Later, I was taken back to the barracks by Wan'er, and the wolves were shot with bows and arrows by the arriving army one after another, and I didn't bother to ask about the aftermath, so in the end, I didn't know whether the big white wolf was dead or not.

Wan'er heard my worried thoughts when she heard this, and asked with a smile:

"If the big white wolf hadn't died, were you still worried that it would come to you for revenge?"

Wan'er is teasing me again.

I pursed my lips and said:

"I used to hear the old people say that wolves are the most vengeful beasts, and if you make a feud with them, they will try their best to hunt you down at the ends of the earth. ”

"What kind of weird books have you read again?"

Wan'er: I'm joking, I'm thinking nonsense again.

"Although I don't know if this is true, but even if the big white wolf is not dead, if it wants to seek revenge on me, it will not chase it to Luoyang, right?!"

As soon as I thought of this, I suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Wan'er grabbed me behind me and said:

"Don't worry, even if the big white wolf really wants to seek revenge, it will come to find me, after all, I shot that short arrow. ”

I turned around and looked at Wan'er, and immediately held Wan'er tightly in my arms, and said to her solemnly:

"If it wants to eat you, it has to eat me first. ”

I'm afraid of the wolves, but if they want to hurt Wan'er, I'll fight with them!

Wan'er looked at the resolute attitude in my eyes, and a gentle smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Let's go, I'm afraid it's going to get dark later. ”

In the middle of these three words, Wan'er scared me again.

I looked up at the sky, and based on the hours of our trip, it was time to think about it.

"It's still early. ”

That being said, I held Wan'er's hand tightly and continued to walk back to find our horse.

Horses are more vigilant and will react immediately if they sense something unusual around them.

Now the two horses are leisurely staying in place, so it can be seen that the surroundings are safe for the time being.

I first took Wan'er's horse and helped her hold the stirrups so that she could get on the horse, took her to sit down and handed the reins to her, then walked to my horse and turned over the horse, pulled the reins, clamped the horse's belly, and urged the horse to continue to move forward.

"Let's go. ”

"Good. ”

Immediately, the two of us returned to our original route and continued on our way.

After about two more incense sticks, we reached the foot of the mountain.

"It's at the foot of the mountain. ”

I saw the wooden house in front of me that was specially used for people to rest and tie horses temporarily, this wooden house was specially built by someone, just to facilitate the temporary resting place of those who came to seek treatment from the predecessors of the medical immortals, and it was also very good to consider the safety of the accompanying mounts, after the people left, the horses were tied and then the door was closed, so as to ensure that when the people were not there, other wild beasts would not want to take the opportunity to attack the horses.

I took the two horses to a corner of the house and tied them up, and removed the baskets I had brought with them, and put them aside, and there was forage left nearby for them, and it seemed that the two horses were not hungry.

After disposing of the two horses, I returned to Wan'er and hurriedly asked:

"Are you tired, do you want to rest here for a while before going up the mountain?"

From the foot of the mountain, you have to climb hundreds of stone steps, and it takes half an hour to get to the least.

Wan'er first quietly looked at the surrounding situation, and saw that the stone steps that winded to the top of the mountain seemed to be out of sight, the layers of stone steps were covered by snow, and there were no guardrails around.

"Are you the mountain on this road?"

Wan'er was a little sad in her words, and her eyes were full of regret and distress when she looked at me.

I didn't want Wan'er to feel guilty about me, so I explained with a smile:

"The weather was good on the day I came, there wasn't so much snow on the steps, and we had climbing equipment, so it was easy to use, so if you were careful, it wouldn't be a big problem. ”

As I spoke, I led Wan'er into the wooden house, and took out this object from the backpack on my back, this thing is called 'crampons', which is a small net composed of small iron chains, and more than a dozen small iron teeth are assembled on the net according to a certain law, and the object is tied together with the boots, and the small iron teeth are evenly distributed on the soles of the shoes, and when people walk in the ice and snow, the small iron teeth on the crampons will be firmly fixed on the ice surface, so that people will not slip so easily.

This object was made by the predecessors of the God of War, and I used it so I knew that this thing was very useful, so I specially prepared it before this trip.

found a wooden stake to sit on, and let Wan'er sit down.

"You sit down and put your feet out. ”

As I spoke, I expertly lowered Wan'er's boots and placed crampons.

"This thing is called crampons, or the predecessors of the god of war made it, it can help us walk on the ice without slipping the soles of our feet, you will follow me up the mountain, with the help of this thing, I believe it will not take half an hour for us to climb to the top of the mountain." ”

"Well, it's really reassuring to have you there. ”

Wan'er's gaze at me was as gentle as water, and I liked the way she looked at me now, with a little reverence, which made me feel that I could be so trusted and relied on by her.

"So, can you reward me a little at this time?"

I took the opportunity to make a small calculation, and showed a look of anticipation on my face.

Wan'er pursed her lips and smiled, with an expression that she knew would be like this, but instead of refuting me immediately, she untied my mink hat around this side of her cheek very cooperatively, and then kissed my cheek gently, and then tied my mink hat again.

I smiled, and I couldn't help but look satisfied.

"Satisfied now?"

"Well, that's okay. ”

I said this on my lips, but my heart was as sweet as honey.

After helping Wan'er install the crampons, Wan'er also helped me equip the crampons, and she also discovered the benefits of this crampon, so she was also very interested in this thing, thinking that there would be a chance to promote it in the army in the future, which would be of great benefit to the midwinter march.

When everything was ready, I put on the bamboo basket on my back, and Wan'er and Wan'er each held a wooden stick that took advantage of the hand and explained, and prepared to climb up the stone steps step by step to the top of the mountain.

The process of marching was very smooth because of the help of crampons, I and Wan'er slowly crawled step by step along the way, but along the way the two people were talking and laughing, supporting each other, encouraging each other, when I held Wan'er's hand, looked back at the eyes full of mist and snow, but my heart was indescribable excitement and emotion.

"We're on the mountainside. ”

I pulled Wan'er, both of them stood firm, and when they looked at the rare snow beauty in front of them side by side on the mountainside, they suddenly felt relaxed and happy, and the troubles in their hearts also dissipated, some of them sighed about the creation of heaven and earth, and they also cherished the people who accompanied them......

I couldn't help it, and the hand holding Wan'er became tighter and tighter.

Wan'er's hand also shook me back strongly, as if in response to me.

Between the four eyes, both of them couldn't help but smile.

"Let's go. ”

Wan'er called softly.

I responded to her right after.

"Good. ”

I turned around and caught a glimpse of a short distance to the right of the stone steps, and there seemed to be a fork in the road, and I could faintly see the footprints of people passing by......

"There seems to be a fork in the road here, which seems to lead to somewhere else, and there are footprints on it that people have passed......"

I stated what I had seen, and Wan'er saw the traces, and said:

"In this way, it seems that it is not only the predecessors of the medical immortals who live in seclusion in this deep mountain. ”

I nodded approvingly.

"Ignoring it for the time being, let's go straight to the top of the mountain and go to meet the medical immortal seniors first. ”

That's the main purpose of the trip.

Wan'er couldn't resist me, so she could only continue to climb the stone steps with me to the top of the mountain.

We had only climbed a dozen steps before we found that the snow on the stone steps in front of us had been cleared, and we were slightly surprised.

After looking at Wan'er and I, we decided to move on, because the snow on the stone steps had been cleared, and we walked smoothly on this part of the road, and it didn't take long for us to climb to the top of the mountain, and finally see the medical hall of the medical fairy......

We're finally here!

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