The mountain people looked at the sky and said with a frightened expression: "At that time, this arrow was only a little off...... This arm of mine must be ruined! ”

As he spoke, a dejected look appeared on his face. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Then the mountain people showed the guards the sleeves of their shirts that had been cut by sharp arrows.

The guards frowned, it seems that the mountain people are indeed not lying, not to mention that there are arrows to testify!

"The other party is passing by on horseback, and in the direction of his travel?"

Tianfang's gaze fell on the face of the person opposite, and then he asked again.

So they saw the mountain people describing it by analogy, and making clear the route the man had left.

Tianfang lowered his head after listening, and looked thoughtful, attracting the confused eyes of the guards on the side.

He thought something strange.

At this moment, in the forest outside, their companion, the Sea Protector, was still waiting.

Tianfang took himself to the hot springs area to walk, in order to find the traces and clues that the dark guard might leave when he went up the mountain.

That's what I'm going to do on this trip.

The guard's confusion is how to meet a mountain man by chance on the way, and the lord's attention is attracted by what the other party is talking about?

Could it be that the Lord is trying to change his plans?

It sounds a bit inexplicable.

Strangers passing by on the road, even people in the army who left after having some unpleasant trouble with the mountain people, and what they are investigating now...... Is there a connection between the things to be done?

The guard looked at Tianfang with a puzzled look, thinking about how it would be appropriate to ask?!

Heaven quietly placed the arrow on the ground.

He turned his head to look at the guard, and saw that the other party gritted his teeth and wanted to ask, so he smiled faintly and made a gesture.

Then, Tianfang looked at the mountain people and asked, "You say...... He wears his appearance...... Look like it's someone from the Sealand Army? ”

The mountain people looked at him and thought about it.

"Are you sure? Didn't you say how many times had you seen it from afar? ”

Tianfang asked gently.

"I've seen people in the army, and I've seen it."

The mountain people's tone was affirmative.

"Did he talk to you?" Tianfang paused and then asked.

"Yes, I said a few words," the mountain man replied, looking at Tianfang, "he said...... He asked me if I was hunting in the mountains, and he let me go after I confessed. ”

The mountain people thought for a moment and said, "That man saw that he still had something to do, and he rode his horse and ran fast!" ”

"The trap pit on the mountain is something I worked hard to make, if it weren't for the fact that I would be able to ...... a little bit by the end of the year It's not enough to take advantage of the risk to go up the mountain now. ”

The mountain people muttered to themselves, "There will definitely be people from the king master coming over these days." ”

Hearing this, the guard's gaze turned to the silent Tianfang, his lips moving and unable to say anything in response.

Anyway, the actions of his own master always seemed a little strange to the guards.

He couldn't figure it out, could it be that the person who passed by by chance was still involved with the little junior sister, did the Lord find any clues from it?!

Several thoughts flashed through the guard's mind one after another, and suddenly he heard Tianfang ask the mountain people: "Is there a village nearby, you can't live in this house." ”

"Where are you from?"

During the questioning, the guard subconsciously looked around the room.

The villagers turned around and stirred up the food baked in the fire, looked back at the sky and said, "When we pass another hot spring in front of us, there will be a path." ”

"The place where I live is at the foot of the mountain over there, and it takes about half an hour to walk all the way."

After listening to this, Tianfang nodded and said to him, "Okay, take us to see it later!" ”

Tianfang's tone sounded quite gentle, but there was a hint of irresistible determination.

After a while, he added to the mountain people: "You won't run in vain, I'll give you some silver, and you will have to go hard." ”

The mountain people looked at Tianfang in surprise, their eyes lit up, and they answered: "Don't bother, I was going back." ”

He explained to Tianfang: "I came out to inspect the traps made on the mountain, and I am going back, I am on the way." ”

The guard chimed in: "It's best to go by the way, everyone won't be troublesome." ”

The guard approached the sky and whispered, "Why don't you rest here, and I'll go to the forest to talk to our people?" ”

Tianfang nodded after thinking, and the guard greeted the mountain man, reminding him to wait for a while, and go first, there was another companion in the forest halfway up the mountain.

He's going to bring another companion with him.

Originally, the itinerary was confirmed, and the plan was to inspect near the hot springs, and did not plan to go far.

But now the situation has changed a little, and since Tianfang has proposed to go to the nearest village to have a look, it means that the waiting time will be longer.

In order not to worry the companion, the guard decided to let him go with him.

He invited his master to stay in the hut to rest, and it was his duty to go and bring people here.

The three of them, plus the mountain people who led the way, and the mountain village in front of them...... It seems that Tianfang has thought about a trip, and the meaning has been expressed very clearly.

On the way back, the guard lowered his head and was still thinking.

He didn't know if Tianfang sensed something was wrong?!

...... Time has been spent on coming and going.

When the three of them followed the mountain people forward and continued walking, the snow on the sunny side of the mountain melted a little.

A few people walked in the woods, it was like a light rain.

It takes up the light of the nearby hot springs and fog, but there is very little snow on the road, but the road surface is similar to that of a rainy day, and it is relatively slippery.

Before the guards returned, Tianfang reminded him that the two of them had placed their horses in proper positions, and that they did not want to take the horses directly away, but used them to go.

Several of them passed through the forest, and the guards remembered the route of the two of them before, and wanted to ask the mountain people who led the way several times.

The people of the Sea Country had never been to the mountains of this part of the northern land of Zealand before.

Speaking of which, tracking the Dark Guard was the furthest he'd ever been to Northland.

With this premise, seeing the mountain people help them lead the way at the request of Tianfang, it is equivalent to having a guide who is familiar with the local mountain situation.

The guards were eager to learn a lot from him.

It's a pity that Tianfang followed closely behind the mountain man, and the guards were not very good at chasing after Tianfang to ask about it, it was too abrupt.

After thinking about it for a while, he looked sideways at his companion and lowered his voice, "Shall we ask him about the vicinity of the hot springs and the route of the secret guard last time?" ”

"I'm the same as you think, but the Lord is here, and he didn't ask, so I'm a little hesitant."

The companion said in a frank tone: "If the Lord feels the need to ask, he must have asked when you came back to me. ”

"Alright," the guard nodded.

They quickened their pace to keep up with the walking Tianfang and the mountain people in front of them.

The mountain people frequently enter and exit here, walking through the forest and walking very fast, and the same is true for the Tianfang that follows behind.

If the guards are distracted and talking, it is easy to distance themselves in the dense forest.

They did not dare to be careless and followed very closely.

In fact, the conversation between the two of them reached Tianfang's ears word for word.

He knew what the two men were guessing, but he had a plan in mind, so he looked calm as he followed the mountain people.

The four of them walked through a mountain stream on the mountain road.

The nearby hot spring water keeps the area from freezing in winter, and you can even see a mountain stream flowing when you walk past.

"No wonder there are still people living in the mountains, I didn't think it was too cold in the north before I came, except for the vicinity of the town, there are probably no people who live in the mountains."

The guard said in an emotional tone: "After coming here, I saw the appearance of this place clearly, and I realized that my previous judgment was wrong." ”

...... Not far ahead, you can already see the houses in the forest, and the mountain people have said that this village is not large, and there are only a dozen families in total.

In particular, several families have moved out recently, and even the houses are empty.

Their village looked very deserted, and it couldn't compare with the villages near the town that were close to the official roads.

...... When he arrived at the mountain people's house, he asked Tianfang and the guards to go in.

Tianfang was very polite, and when he sat down, he gave the silver first, saying that he planned to go to other people's houses in the village to inquire about the news.

The villagers were a little embarrassed to get up, and after beckoning the three of them to sit down, they went directly to the stove next to them to make some tea.

The tea leaves in the northern towns are all transported from the towns in the south, and the tea in the mountain people's homes is naturally more shoddy than those in the town's teahouses.

But his attitude was very enthusiastic, and it seemed that the chance encounter and conversation with them in the sky made him come out of the shadow of meeting the soldiers of the Wang Division.

As soon as the tea was boiled, the mountain people poured a bowl for each of the three of them, and went to the next door to invite an old lady.

She was the oldest person in the village.

Tianfang said that he wanted to inquire about things, and the mountain people felt that the eldest mother would be a good candidate, and she must know more than herself.

When the two guards saw the old man coming in at the door, they said hello, picked up the big bowl of tea handed by the mountain people, and took a few sips of the tea bowl.

Poor tea, but because the mountain people have just boiled it and is steaming, a few sips can dispel the chill along the way!

Tianfang took a symbolic sip of the tea bowl and said politely that he had drunk it.

He looked at the eldest lady who walked in, hesitated for a moment, and then put the tea bowl on the wooden table beside him.

After exchanging glances with each other, the two guards of the Sea Kingdom focused their gaze on the same place.

They watched the movements of their master the whole time, and they couldn't help but feel a little curious about what Tianfang wanted to ask.

...... The guard next to Tianfang took a sip of the tea in his bowl and turned his head to look at Tianfang.

I heard him ask the lady who had just come to the house: "Auntie, is there anyone living in the southeast of the hot springs in this area?" ”

The mountain people were stunned when they heard this.

The guards looked at each other again, and finally understood that the theme of the Heavenly Release still revolved around the route they had tracked the Dark Guard last time.

It's just that the way Tianfang asked questions was a little more tactful, and even the shop was silent along the way and didn't mention it.

It wasn't brought up until now, and the result was something they didn't expect.

"In that area, the old people in the village rarely go there," the eldest lady replied as she looked at Tianfang, "When I was a child, I heard a lot of precedents of getting lost and missing over there, and there were even more people living in the village earlier!" ”

When the eldest mother was young?

The two guards looked a little amused at some point.

Because the eldest mother's age is clear, when she was young...... Well, it's a bit more weird to think about it the other way!

Since it was an area that the local villagers rarely went to or deliberately avoided setting foot, why did the secret guards under that prince deliberately go to the deep mountain boundary there?

Knowing more clues and learning more about the inside story, it seems that the tracking at that time was even more confusing.

It can't be that you want to go to the mountains on a whim for no reason, and the dark guard is so idle?!

The eldest lady met Tianfang's gaze, and she persuaded in a sincere tone: "In fact, you just need to walk along the official road and bypass the camps of those armies." ”

"You guys, don't be curious about what shortcuts you can take in the mountains, that's the most dangerous place!"

The eldest lady said: "It's not to scare you, the old people who have lived here for decades have gone and can't come back, don't just break in!" ”

After a pause, the eldest lady reminded Tianfang again: "We are about to fight here, and if you want to leave, you have to go over the official road as soon as possible." ”

Listening to her tone, she completely regarded the three of Tianfang as pedestrians passing through the Northland to go to a different place.

The guards beside Tianfang lowered their heads and silently put the tea bowl in their hands on the table again.

After the eldest lady chattered a few words, the guard raised his head and looked at her and asked, "Auntie, do you know that the people in the village come and go, and where near the hot springs have they been the farthest?" ”

At the end of the day, they still want to confirm whether it is within the scope of the tracking and whether there is a deviation?

Because some shortcuts may be hidden in obscure places, maybe only the locals know about them.

Of course, this statement is not very rigorous, because if the locals know, where did the secret guards under the prince know?

When he finished speaking, the eldest lady immediately answered and said a few obvious signs, mentioning the rocky beach of the forest.

The guards finally made sure again that they hadn't deviated from what they had said.

In fact, they were able to go the right way and find the village because of the relationship between heaven and earth.

The location of this village is also very hidden, and people from outside risk getting lost if they want to enter.

Tianfang deliberately came to this remote village, just because he felt the need to inquire and planned to know more information.

However, judging from the current situation, the trip has not gained much.

In addition to knowing that the terrain in this area is indeed very complicated, in the foggy forest, it is especially an area that locals avoid visiting...... All of the above means that the difficulty of finding them has increased again!

The faces of the two guards couldn't help but show disappointment.

Tianfang lowered his eyelids and thought for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the mountain people and said, "We want to walk around the village, so let's not bother!" ”

As soon as the words came out, everyone's eyes in the room were focused on Tianfang! (To be continued.) )