Zihuai still hesitated, and Xiao Jiu prayed again: "I promise you, there is absolutely no danger, don't forget that the prince was saved by me in the first place." ”

"Okay, but you have to bring Tie Chuang!" Zi Huai finally relented, he also felt that there were many doubts in this battle, and he didn't want Chu Yinghan to go all out to gamble this time.

"Why? Tie Chuang is only 16 years old, how can he help me with him?" Xiao Jiu said dissatisfied.

"You won't let anyone be in danger, and if you are willing to take him, I believe you are not in danger. If you don't want to, I'll tell the prince and let him order you to be placed under house arrest, and you won't be able to go anywhere. ”

"You" Xiao Jiu was helpless, and after thinking about it, this time it was to watch the fire from the other side, and it was common for ordinary people to get lost in the mountains and break into the military camp, and they were generally expelled from the army, and they didn't want to make trouble, and they wouldn't be killed.

"Well, I told him tonight that if he doesn't want to, I can't embarrass him. ”

Zihuai raised an eyebrow. "So, let me ask!"

After speaking, he loosened the hilt of the sword on his waist and walked away in a dashing manner. Xiao Jiu was helpless, muttered a few words fiercely, and practiced the whip by himself.

At night, Tie Chuang changed into the clothes of a mountain village man and came to the stream. Seeing Xiao Jiu very happy, he lowered his voice as much as possible, and said with extremely excited eyes: "Brother Jiu, you are really my nobleman! I have been thinking about when I will be able to really see the enemy army, and the prince thinks I am too young." As soon as I met you, it was done. I'll listen to you all the way. ”

Looking at his clear eyes, Xiao Jiu was slightly sad, and said with a straight face: "I just hope that you don't agree, looking at you like this, I can think of General Zihuai saying yes to you, your appearance!"

Tie Chuang smiled embarrassedly. "Brother Jiu, I'll ask you to cross the river, right?"

"No, let's go ahead and one after the other, I'll go over and change my clothes first, you're taking your time. Although the general deliberately sent away the patrols, it was still necessary to be careful. ”

"Yes, Chuang Zi understands!"

Xiao Jiu went to the other side first, found a secret place, changed into a tattered Tsing Yi robe, and carried a bamboo basket that Zihuai didn't know where to find it. Chuang Zi also happened to come over, and the two of them started rock climbing.

The moonlight is unknown tonight, I can't see the grass and trees clearly, and the long grass with jagged teeth has pulled a lot of holes in my hands, although the strength of the Chuang Zi is outstanding, but he has little experience in climbing, and he was still pulling her above, and then he slid down again and again, and almost fell into the river beach, so he had to change Xiao Jiu in front.

I saw that I was about to reach the edge, but my hands were numb with pain. Just as he was about to grit his teeth and insist, suddenly a hand reached out from above, lifted her to the ground, and lifted her. Lift the breaker up again. Xiao Jiucai, who looked defensive, said, "You guys are too slow!"

The man took off his hat and showed his face. "Doctor Yang?" Chuang Zi recognized the person first, and Xiao Jiu looked at it, and sure enough, it was the veterinarian who had eaten with him that day.

"Why are you here?"

Physician Yang listened to her question with a smug face. "I saw that something was wrong with you, hanging by the stream all day long, and this kid seemed to have taken a daughter-in-law today, so I knew that you were going to be a deserter!"

It looked like nothing could escape my eyes, and pointed his finger at the two of them. He also brought a hat: "No righteousness, no righteousness!"

Tie Chuang hurriedly stomped his feet and said, "Doctor Yang, don't mess around, we're going this time."

"Chuangzi!" Xiao Jiu hurriedly scolded for fear that he would tell his purpose.

Chuang Zi was stunned for a moment, realized that he had said the wrong thing, and said, "Alas, Doctor Yang, we are not deserters anyway, you can go back quickly." "

Doctor Yang innocently turned his head to look at the sparks on the other side, and whispered, "I can't go back, anyway, I can only go where you go." ”

Xiao Jiu was helpless, the other side seemed to notice the movement, the lights moved to this side, Xiao Jiu waved his hand helplessly, and the three of them walked forward together.

After a night's journey, I found a place to rest under a tree at dawn. Xiao Jiu asked Dr. Yang to act alone, but Dr. Yang said that he was old and dizzy, and he was gone, and he was left to die.

Xiao Jiu reluctantly told the truth. Unexpectedly, Dr. Yang still pretended to be weak, and he had to follow him alive and dead. There are indeed defenses on the road. Walking to the waterfall, Dr. Yang changed his normal behavior and asked the two of them to wait on the shore, and he had to go down to have a look.

Seeing his motives this time, Xiao Jiu smiled helplessly. Chu Yinghan's hands are lowered, and he is really full of talents. I think this self-proclaimed veterinarian, Dr. Yang, heard some news and wanted to find out for himself. But who released the news?

Dr. Yang is very water-based and dives into the rapids of the waterfall

After a cup of tea, it came out of it, and his face did not change, and he did not pant again.

Xiao Jiu felt that something was wrong, and asked directly: "What kind of kung fu did Doctor Yang learn? Being able to stay underwater for such a long time really opened my eyes." ”

Doctor Yang wiped his face: "It's not a big deal, there is a profession called frogman in the Yuxi generation, where there are many years of waterlogging, and there are countless casualties." They will ask this frogman to go into the water to salvage important finances, or corpses. I was one of them when I was younger. Later, I followed a magical old man, worshipped him as a teacher, and before I could teach my craft, he ran away!"

After Xiao Jiu heard a black line, he opened his mouth and said, "Isn't it an old man who cultivates Qingxiu?"

Physician Yang was stunned for a moment, then smiled. "No, but there's a connection to him. ”

Xiao Jiu was very helpless, they were all unlucky people who always met this kind of master who ran away, and then looked up and asked, "Then why did you follow the army again and become a veterinarian?"

Dr. Yang sighed and refused to mention it again. "It's okay to talk about this matter, there is an open space in the ground, I have a way to temporarily remove the water, the stalactites on the head are very crunchy, and they can be knocked off lightly, so that at least 3,000 people can stay here." ”

Xiao Jiu's eyes lit up, and he arched his hand and said, "Doctor Yang is really a master!"

He waved his hand and smiled: "Alas, but it will be delayed for a few days, there is still a bamboo forest on the side, I will go to find something, you will go back first after the exploration, don't worry about me." Just report it directly to the prince, and I can guarantee that it will be built within one day. ”

Xiao Jiu's face was full of joy, and he hugged his hands and smiled. "Then I'm sorry for you!" Doctor Yang smiled: "Check carefully, I don't know why I always feel that the water tastes wrong!"

Xiao Jiu took a handful and put it in his mouth. Gaze clearly. "It's really wrong, but I don't know what it is?"

It took at least two days to get from the waterfall to the merchant camp, and the time was already tight, and she didn't know where Chu Yinghan was hiding it, and the smell that seemed to be familiar in the water made her feel uneasy, and she couldn't take a break.

After another day and a night, it was finally here. Separated by a long deep cliff, the basement torrent, and the camp on the other side. There are more patrols than the average barracks.

The rest of the people are also not training, as if carrying goods. Then drill into the tent and never appear again. They were on higher ground, and although they could see the actions of the barracks, they couldn't smell anything.

There was only a faint smell of mush, as if it had just experienced a fire. The two of them crawled like this for a long time. Sleepy and tired, I fell asleep unconsciously.

Suddenly, I heard a muffled bang, and there was not much movement, but the tent under it was on fire. It was windy at night, and after sniffing carefully, Xiao Jiu suddenly lost his look.

The smell of saltpeter turned out to be so strong. It seems to smell of sulfur. Xiao Jiu didn't dare to think about it anymore, five years ago, the great powers of Dongli didn't know who they invited to develop a batch of earth fires.

Buried in the village for experiments, the earth fire is so powerful that a ball can reach a hundred people, and at that time there were rotting corpses and rotten flesh everywhere, and it was impossible to put together a whole person.

The former emperor of Dongli was very happy and prepared to subdue the rest of the countries with earth fire. Fortunately, at that time, the general was strong, proud, and shameless in martial arts used this thing to descend people. I didn't want to see a tragic scene, so I secretly killed the invited general and ruined the formula. Although the final outcome was given death, he was loved by the ministers of several countries, supported by the people, and was also a hero.

The more Xiao Jiu thought about it, the more anxious he became, looking at their appearance, it seemed that there was no complete formula, but the power of the fire was not small. If they make earth fire, the first to suffer is the Western Barbarian and the Northern Red Kingdom.

"I have to find a way to enter the camp, you go back to the prince, the merchant army seems to be making a fire, let him hurry. Otherwise, the fire will reappear, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Chuang Zi didn't understand. "Then what are you doing in the camp?" Xiao Jiu's eyes only listened to the wisps of black smoke and said, "First see if it's a ground fire, and then find a way to stop it." ”

"Then I'll go with me!" "General Zihuai has instructed that if I go back alone, he will drive me out of the camp. ”

The two of them were lying on their stomachs in secret, and Xiao Jiu didn't want to fight with him anymore, knowing that he didn't want to go, he thought of a way, but he didn't persuade anymore.

When it got dark, the two of them stood up, and as the cliff side explored, the entire cliff wall was gravel, from high to down, it was very difficult to go down, and one accidentally would slide down the gravel into the deep river.

Even if you're lucky enough not to step on gravel, go on like this. It's like a target, if someone else shoots a few arrows, he will die directly. They writh around like headless flies. I was afraid of being seen by the spies, so I only went around the depths of the shade.

Suddenly, my feet slipped, and my body lost its center of gravity. The originally seemingly smooth grass collapsed, and the whole person fell in, unconsciously grabbing a handful and still looking for Ruth to break in, but he also brought him in.

After that, I only felt rubble and pain. Consciousness is also gradually blurred. fell again, fell heart-to-heart and lungs, and vomited blood.

Lay quietly for a while, and then opened my eyes and looked at it, and I was pleasantly surprised. This long slope, which is hidden by vegetation, turns out to be a curved slope. If you look closely, the length and width of the slope are very suitable, and there are dense vines on it, if you can safely roll down, you can wade across the river and it will be a military camp.

Chuangzi looks lean, but he has rough skin and thick meat, and he moves his hands and feet slightly, but he is fine. Hurriedly got up to help Xiao Jiu, and at this time, it is possible to climb up again.

Because of the shade, the patrol team has no vision to perceive, and it is the steepest terrain on weekdays, and if there are really people and beasts falling, it is also a dead end. Xiao Jiu remembered the route very accurately since he was a child, and looked up at the surrounding environment.

gritted his teeth again and corrected his broken leg. It hurts to see the intruders on the side. said softly: "Brother Jiu, I thought you were a little girly, but now I know that you are really a man." ”

The corners of Xiao Jiu's mouth twitched, and he said impatiently: "Don't play tricks, you dragged me to a farther place, and then attracted the officers and soldiers to come over, gritted your teeth and said that you are my helper, went up the mountain to collect medicine, and fell off the cliff." “

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