I squeezed forward with the Ninth Princess, and the scene in front of me was astonishing.

The dense forest barriers that had been cascading along the way came to an abrupt end here.

Looking up, you can see the Capture Cangyan not far away rising from the ground like swords, guns and halberds, but this piece of forest is connected to the foot of the Capture Cangyan is actually a continuous sandy land.

Neither by the sea nor along the river, this sandy area looks abrupt and strangely existing, if I had to describe it, as if countless truckloads of sand were piled up on this land out of thin air.

As the night darkened, the stars rose with the moon in the canopy, and the birds in the forest seemed to be disturbed and flew in flocks.

I glanced at the Ninth Princess, but she spoke first: "How can there be so much mud and sand here, where did it come from, could it be that there are beaches under this forest?" ”

"The problem is that this place is not near the river, so I can't tell where this sand came from?" I was confused.

Lan Tianfang jumped down first, and the position we stood on was much higher than the sand, and then the leader Ah Si also jumped down with him, and the two of them stepped on the sand, and Tianfang also drew his sword and inserted it into the sand to confirm it.

He looked up at us and said, "It's all sand down there, but it seems to be wet. ”

As he spoke, he drew his sword out of the sand, and indeed we all saw that more than half of the sword was stained with wet mud mixed with sand.

Lan Tianfang pulled out his sword and wiped it gently.

Yun Chu and Chen Yuqing jumped down at the same time, the two of them were a little farther away from the location where Ah Si and Lan Tian put their foothold, I watched them choose four or five locations successively, and the conclusions they came to were the same.

It's a big sand area.

There is still some distance from the Cangyan, and the day is now on this sandy place to rest for a night, because it is not easy to walk on the mountain at night, and it is just right to set off when the sky is slightly bright.

The group was discussing it. The leader Ah Si had already returned to the forest and cut a bunch of messy branches, he didn't talk much, but he did a very good job.

We made a fire with flint, piled small piles of dead branches, and when the fire rose, we added wood to it, and when we set out, we took dry food and fresh water with us.

Tianfang and Chen Yuqing exchanged glances, and both said, "You guys take a rest here, let's go to the forest to hunt some game." ”

Flocks of birds fly overhead, but they are all inconspicuous birds. I guess neither of them can look down on it.

I watched from afar as the two men re-entered the forest along the way they came, and looked back at Yun Chu, who had not sat down to roast the fire. Still walking along the sand all the way in the direction of the cangyan, he leaned down and probed the sand after a few steps.

I was confused, and when I saw him walking farther and farther, I couldn't help but say, "Hey, where are you going?" Could it be that you want to explore the cliff alone at night? ”

Yun Chu turned around when he heard the sound, approached and shook his head with a smile.

He folded back to the fire, lifted the hem of his clothes, sat down on the floor, took out the pastries that the town had purchased with me from his baggage, and handed a copy to Ah Si, who had made the fire. He asked casually, "How many years have you lived in Hongdong Cliff?" “

Ah Si was a little nervous and took a dead branch to stir the fire, and said in a low voice: "I have lived around here since I was a child." ”

"Oh." Yun Chu raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said, "Forget it, it will take at least more than twenty years, right?" ”

"Yes, the little one has lived here for almost twenty-five years."

"Hmm," Yun Chu's gaze fell on me. Seeing that I was busy twisting the lid of the copper kettle, he changed the topic and signaled to me. I handed him the kettle and he helped me open the lid and hand it back over.

I glanced at Ah Si, he was busy reinforcing the fire with dry branches and wood, and almost knocked over the kettle that was placed aside, I was a little surprised, it stands to reason that Yun Chu's questioning was light, saying that he was always disguised in front of people, and Fang Cai's questioning was completely free from the coercion of the superior, and I didn't know what this mountain man was nervous about.

Yun Chu checked through his baggage, picked out a piece of walnut cake and handed it to me, continuing the topic just now: "Twenty-five years, that's a long time." ”

He spoke with some emotion.

There was a noise in the forest, and Chen Yuqing came back with a smile on the blue sky, one carrying only a hare in his hand, and the other carrying two wild birds whose names he couldn't say.

"You don't have a good mouth," Chen Yuqing said with a smile, "I thought that with the skills of the two of us, we would definitely be able to hunt a bunch of things, but I didn't expect that in such a lush forest, there are not many living creatures, so I finally found this." “

He raised the rabbit in his hand and threw it to Ah Si, who took the sharp dagger by the fire and began to dispose of the rabbit corpse.

Tianfang frowned and looked at Tiandao: "This forest is a little strange, most of the birds are flying north, and some are lonely in the forest, it stands to reason that even if the birds are migrating in the current season, there is no reason to rush north, and the climate on this side of the lake country is not cold, and the season is not winter." “

"Even in winter, the birds in the palace garden are kept in the yard every day, and they return to their cages at night," the ninth princess continued, "There is no reason why this place is more squeamish." ”

"Yes, I don't understand that either," replied Tianfang, looking up.

"If you don't understand, don't think about it," Chen Yuqing took out a celadon vial from his sleeve, threw a big piece of wood away from the fire, leaned on his back, raised his head and took a sip, and said with a pleasant smile, "This little wine is not enough for me to drink, and I will drink it when the meat is cooked." “

He narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself: "If you don't understand, it only takes a little time, maybe later, without thinking, the answer will appear automatically." ”

Everyone settled down in place, and I took a piece of barbecue forked on the branch that Ah Si handed me, because it was simply cleaned with the water of the copper kettle, although it was sprayed with some of the wine they brought with them, and there was still some taste, so the vigorous way of eating was naturally not as delicate as in the restaurant, and some of them could not be eaten.

I was about to hand this meat to Chen Yuqing, but Yun Chu raised his hand to stop me and said, "I need to climb the mountain road early tomorrow morning, that section of the road will definitely be difficult to walk, just eat some pastries, and the body is not enough." ”

I sighed and had to take a few hasty bites.

In order to save the body, I decided not to go around, so I squatted down, untied the burden I had brought with me, spread out the furoshi, put it on the sand, and sat on it.

Chen Yuqing finished drinking. He also threw the copper kettle she had brought with her to the ninth princess, because she had already contributed the water she had brought to clean up the food.

I don't know if the guy is drunk, but he threw the copper kettle to me.

I picked it up, handed the kettle to the ninth princess closest to me, and lay down half-curled on my side on my improvised mat.

A few of them were full of food and drink, and they also quieted down, and Ah Si guarded the fire to prevent the fire from going out, so that everyone would not freeze to death in the middle of the night.

Chen Yuqing was just about to sober up, so he naturally took on the responsibility of keeping vigil.

Close your eyes. I must not have been able to sleep, I rolled over and looked around. Not far from my head, a small dirt bag was piled up in the yellow sand, reflecting the moonlight, it seemed to be a little shiny, and I raised my hand enough, just enough to get there.

I was bored and chatted about what to play with my hands. There is a small crystal stone inside, and the dark red background is mixed with colorful patterns, which is very beautiful.

I suddenly came to my senses, lifted up, and continued to work in the sand.

"Xiao Ling'er, aren't you resting?" The blue sky flashed over. Asked softly.

"Look," I said, handing him the stone I found in the sand, "Senior brother." You say, "Would it look good to make a hole in this stone and wear it with a silk thread and hang it around your neck?" ”

"I'll look like I'm looking for a few more pieces, and it's better to string them together." He whispered, "Wait for Cangyan to come back." We'll go back the way we came, and I'll find you more. I made it into a chain and sent it to you. ”

"Alright," I smiled, "then I'll wait for the chain." ”

The moonlight was hazy, I raised my hand and stretched, muttering, "It's boring anyway, I can't sleep, so it's better to find a few more pieces now." ”

The moonlight shone on the sand, illuminating the place in front of me along with the firelight, and I picked up a dead branch and played in the sand, for a while there was only the sound of "Si Xi Suo", and the sound of sparks bursting from time to time in the campfire.

After searching a small area and not finding the same stone again, I was a little regretful and a little unwilling, and before I knew it, I was some distance away from the fire.

The dead branches were flicked and stuck, and I picked up the sand pile, and felt something under the sand, and then picked it up, and then, it seemed to be buried a little deeper.

"Ahh ”

I turned pale and gestured to Yun Chu, and was shocked into a cold sweat in an instant.

The thing buried in the sand was a worn-out shoe!

I retracted into Yun Chu's arms, and watched with trepidation as he took the dead branch from my hand and tossed the shoe buried in the sand.

I didn't dare to look at what was buried underneath it, for fear that he would make it unclean...... What the.

"I'll do it, the little girl is scared." Chen Yuqing got up and came over.

Yun Chu took me back a few steps, and the nine princesses and they all woke up and surrounded them when they heard the movement.

Chen Yuqing pulled out a deep pit and didn't find anything underneath.

"It's just a shoe," he said, picking up a dead branch and throwing it aside, "why are you so timid, haven't you seen it all this way?" ”

"Big brother, it's the middle of the night, without a little preparation, can you dig one up yourself?" I looked at him angrily and said, "I'm not from a tomb robber, and when I saw these shoes just now, my first reaction was that there was a dead man buried underneath." ”

Chen Yuqing made fun of me, looked around, but didn't find the second one, and continued to turn back and teas: "You are so lucky, such a large piece of sand, you have dug up a treasure." ”

This side is playing tricks, and the Nine Princesses are studying the discarded shoe over there.

The Ninth Princess looked at it for a long time and said, "These shoes are unique to us here." ”

"Oh, how do you say it," Chen Yuqing leaned over to ask for advice when she heard this.

The ninth princess blushed slightly and said, "When our girls here fall in love with their sweethearts, they will make a pair of shoes embroidered with this pattern and give them to the man. ”

It makes sense to say that the area around the Rainbow Cave Cliff was originally the territory of the Lake Country.

"But," the Ninth Princess hesitated, "Hongdong Cliff is inaccessible, how could such shoes appear here?" It is impossible for ordinary mountain people to make such delicate shoes, and even if they do, there is no reason to wear them to drive the mountain road. ”