The sound of rustling was getting closer and closer, and he twisted his stiff neck to look back, and something seemed to be moving in the tall weeds behind him. "Mom!" I screamed, and then jumped up from the ground and ran behind Yuan Zhao's back, both hands clutching Yuan Zhao's arm tightly. Yuan Zhao also seemed to be a little nervous, and his right hand holding the sword trembled slightly.

Just as we were about to face our enemy, a small head flashed out of the grass, and it seemed that there was some surprise when it saw us, but it still came out of the grass. Yuan Zhao and I breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, it turned out to be a yellow-haired hare!

To our surprise, the little hare was not afraid of us at all, and sat down opposite us, staring at us with two large curious eyes. Yuan Zhao stomped his feet on the spot, making a gesture to catch it, but the little hare reacted quickly enough, and suddenly rushed back into the grass like a yellow lightning.

I couldn't help but feel relaxed again, and said jokingly: "I can't imagine that a little hare can make us nervous like this, but it is really a soldier." Yuan Zhao didn't seem to have the slightest intention to joke with me, and after retracting the sword into the scabbard, he put the burden on the ground on his shoulder again, and said to me coldly: "It's not too early, let's hurry on the road." Yuan Zhao's strange reaction swept away my good interest just now, and there seemed to be a trace of worry in his eyes, "Senior brother, what's wrong with you?" I asked suspiciously.

"Nothing. Yuan Zhao turned over and got on the horse, still in a cold tone. No, Yuan Zhao must have something to hide from me. In the face of my repeated questioning, Yuan Zhao finally opened Chrysostom.

"Ever since we left Gangneung City, I've always felt like a pair of eyes were watching us along the way. Yuan Zhao's deep words made me shiver, I didn't think there would be any danger around us before, but after Yuan Zhao's reminder, I remembered that we are now walking on the inaccessible mountain road, except for the occasional encounter with a few woodcutters and hunters hunting along the way, it is almost difficult to see pedestrians, if... I didn't dare to think about it any longer, so I looked around in horror, and there seemed to be a pair of eyes in the dense bushes around me.

I was almost overwhelmed by the fear in my heart, and now I was almost repentant in my bowels, I knew that this path was so dangerous, and I would not have taken this path if I had been killed. I even had the heart to turn the horse's head around and go back to Gangneung.

Yuan Zhao sensed my fear, and comforted me in a relaxed tone: "Senior sister, don't think nonsense, you know that people who practice martial arts can sometimes be very neurotic, maybe I'm too careful..."

During the rest of the journey, Yuan Zhao and I did not speak again, but hurried to the next town where we were staying, because the mountain road was too narrow to support the passage of two horses side by side, so I had to follow Yuan Zhao.

Although the sturdy back of Yuan Zhao in front of me gave me a great sense of security, I still looked back a few times uncomfortably on the way, the dense mountain forest seemed to be a big open mouth, swallowing up all the way we came, and Yuan Zhao and I were like his next hunting targets. Even though it's summer, I can still feel myself in a cold sweat...

Time always passes inadvertently, as if it was only a moment later, the sky has gradually darkened, and the mountains and forests seem to add a frightening quiet. And our target, Wuling Town, still seems to be far away. Yuan Zhao was also a little anxious, and the horse whip in his hand was not idle, leading me to gallop on the rugged mountain road.

"Huh-" Yuan Zhao suddenly reined in the horse, and I was overjoyed, could it be that I had arrived in that Wuling Town? No, there was still a wild scene around, there was no trace of man-made buildings, and Yuan Zhao just reined in the horse and spun in place, and did not continue to move forward. It wasn't until I rushed over that I realized that a fork in the road was blocking our way.

Strange to say, in the past, every time there was a fork in the road, there would be a stone or wooden sign, and no matter how bad it was, there would be a stone pile indicating the direction buried on the side of the road. But there are no signs at this fork in the road.

Yuan Zhao dismounted and went to the grass by the side of the road to visit and returned, and it was obvious that he had not gained much. If there are many people walking, then this road will definitely lead to a densely populated town, even if the destination is not Wuling Town, it will be more expensive than doing it here. I rode forward and rounded the two roads, but I was disappointed, both were rough and narrow, and it was impossible to tell which one was more crowded.

Could it be that the road is divided into two here, and merges into one road in front? I watched again at the fork in the road, and reality shattered my illusion, the two forks of the road were separated at a very large angle, and from a distance I saw that both roads were straight forward, and there was no sign of turning and converging, and I was at a loss what to do.

Yuan Zhao also gave up his efforts to find the marker, and stood aside and muttered, "It's not right... I didn't hear there's a fork in the road..."The sky is getting darker and darker, everything in front of me is beginning to blur, and even Yuan Zhao, who is standing next to me, I can no longer see the expression on his face.

"Division... Senior brother, "The surroundings are unusually quiet, and I can feel the trembling of my voice. "What should we do?" it was absolutely impossible to go back, and it was impossible to choose the direction in which to go. Wandering to this place where there is no village and no shop, are we destined to camp in this wilderness?

I shuddered, and looked around at the surrounding dark mountains and the mountains and forests that surrounded us, this was too terrifying, and now I could only hope that Yuan Zhao would come up with a good solution.

Yuan Zhao pondered for a while, sighed and said, "No way, we can only stay here for one night, wait until tomorrow to see if there are any passers-by, and inquire about the direction." "What if we don't meet anyone passing by tomorrow?" I asked, uneasy.

Yuan Zhao, who was untying his luggage on horseback, was stunned for a moment and said, "Then let's take a day's work to see which way to reach Wuling Town." "Cake seller, I don't think I can care about what to do tomorrow, sleeping in such a horrible place, I think I'm doomed to insomnia tonight.

Yuan Zhao suddenly seemed to have discovered something, and his body suddenly froze as if he had been clicked. I was about to ask him, but Yuan Zhao hurriedly made a silent gesture, gently placed the burden in his hand on the ground, and quickly held the sword in front of his chest.

As soon as I saw that the situation was not good, I quickly jumped off my horse and hid behind Yuan Zhao, and as time went on, my body began to tremble. "Someone's coming..."Yuan Zhao turned to the side and said to me in a low voice. It's getting dark, who could it be?" "Could it be some beast again?" I asked in the same whisper. After listening intently for a while, Yuan Zhao still lowered his voice and replied categorically: "No, this time, it must be human!"