Chapter 259: Harsh Environment
The sound of horses stepping on the snow was heard in the woods, accompanied by the "squeak" of branches breaking and snow falling!
Oh no, someone's coming!
The little rabbit quickly jumped onto a thousand-year-old tree with his eyes in his arms, hid in the trunk of the tree, and looked out through the gap in the leaves covered with snow.
A couple of strangely dressed men on some black horses were walking this way, looking around as they went, as if looking for something.
This is not the people of the Northern Underworld, what are they here for?
"Did you find the manger?" A rough voice rang out in the silence of the forest.
"Gao Gaowei, I heard that it is near here, it is said that the ringing manger is guarded by the mountain god Niangniang, only a few people in the mountains have seen it, it is really difficult to find." The other man replied.
The little rabbit looked closely, and saw that there were four or five of them, with fierce faces, unkind eyes, and greedy eyes searching everywhere.
Fortunately, this is another mountain, if they continue to investigate, they will definitely find the hut, Han Ling once said that the place where they live cannot be known to outsiders for the time being, not to mention that they are not from the Northern Underworld, if they are discovered by these wicked people, it will be difficult to predict the fate!
The little rabbit was anxious and restless.
Suddenly, the horse neighed, and seemed to feel restless!
"There's a ghost!" A bearded man exclaimed with a frightened face.
At this moment, the neighing of war horses from the valley came faintly, the lion roared and the tiger roared, the ghost cried and the wolf howled, the wind was bleak, and the terrible cry became louder and louder, and it seemed to be getting closer and closer, accompanied by the whistling mountain wind, a ghostly woman dressed in white and with long hair fluttering floated in the mountain gorge surrounded by clouds and mist. "Let's go." The shrill and mournful cries echoed in the empty valley, and the aftermath was disturbing and continuous, and it shook the eardrums of people.
The horses were restless and neighed loudly.
The little rabbit took his bow and arrow and aimed it at them.
"Whoosh" two sounds, sharp arrows sold.
"Ahh A series of screams, and the two Hu people fell to the ground in response.
"Run, the mountain god is angry!" The screams of terror were accompanied by screams, and the panicked horses galloped down the mountain.
Soon, a few of them fled!
The two Hu people were pierced through the heart by the sharp arrows of the little rabbit, and immediately fell to the ground and died!
The little rabbit jumped off the tree with the water in his arms, and his heart was still palpitating!
This was the first time her bow and arrow had killed someone, and it had never been fatal before!
"You deserve it, you deserve to die." Shui'er walked towards the two Hu people who fell to the ground, and fell them hard, he was not afraid at a young age, looking at the little rabbit's somewhat pale face, he couldn't help but laugh again and again: "Auntie, didn't you say that there are no ghosts in this world at all, and you are still scared like this?" Not even as good as a child of my age, shame! Ashamed! ”
The little rabbit was robbed by him so white that his face turned red, and he was annoyed and ashamed!
Shui Er shaved his face with his hands, danced with his hands, and smiled!
"Shui'er, little rabbit, have they all escaped?" A cold voice came from the forest.
Shui'er was immediately silenced and stood obediently!
The little rabbit chuckled lightly and immediately responded: "Sister, you really guessed it, they don't give up and come up the mountain again, and they want to find the sound of the horse!" ”
Han Ling walked out of the forest with a calm expression, his face was covered with frost and his face was gloomy!
"The manger must not be found by them, it is an antiquity of the Northern Underworld, and it cannot fall into the hands of outsiders." Han Ling looked at the Hu man who fell to the ground and said coldly.
"Sister, I'm afraid we won't be able to do this, these must be done by the Northern Underworld Imperial Court, our strength is limited!" The little rabbit said worriedly.
Han Ling was silent.
They walked towards the loop.
"Mother, is the manger really that powerful?" Shui Er asked curiously.
Han Ling touched Shui'er's head, sighed, and said softly: "The manger is indeed a little weird, but Shui'er must remember that there are no ghosts or anything like that in this world, many of them are scared of themselves, as long as you are a righteous person, you don't have to be afraid of anything." ”
Shui Er nodded as if he didn't understand, and wanted to ask if it was okay to be a person like the silver prince, but the little rabbit's warning words made him dare not ask!
The dark winter night is fast approaching.
Shui'er finally drank the chicken soup after so many days and fell asleep contentedly.
The firewood burned very strongly, Han Ling and the little rabbit sat around the fire, Miao Qingyang lay on the kang next to the fire, and the three of them were silent.
"Brother Qingyang, I'm afraid I can't live here for a long time." Han Ling looked at the firelight, took the lead in breaking the silence, and said in a low voice.
The little rabbit looked solemn and said angrily: "Listen to the tone of those Hu people, this mountain is a choke point, they will definitely open an exit from this mountain to invade the Northern Underworld, and the current court of the Northern Underworld doesn't know what's going on, these days there hasn't even been a little movement, and the people have fled. ”
"Little rabbit, don't say that, now that we are deep in the mountains and don't know what is happening outside, maybe the imperial court has already prepared!" Miao Qingyang said softly.
The little rabbit snorted lightly, his face full of disdain!
"Brother Qingyang, if the Hu people open up this mountain, their soldiers and horses will be stationed, and we will not be able to tolerate it here, and the ringing horse trough will also fall into their hands." Han Ling analyzed seriously, the igniting fire baked her cheeks red, and her chapped and black skin had long since lost her delicate face under the raging mountain wind, she was really an ugly girl now, a veritable ugly girl!
Miao Qingyang's bright eyes looked at Han Ling gently, but he sighed in his heart, and after a long time, he said softly: "Ling'er, you and the little rabbit leave here with water, there is a shortage of food here, even if there are no Hu people, sooner or later they will be starved to death, and there will be a rainy season after the beginning of spring, and then the mudslide will kill people at any time, it is the best policy to leave here early, you can go, don't worry about me." ”
"No, we can't leave you here." Han Ling briefly refused, if they want to leave here with Miao Qingyang, the road is rugged, it is difficult to get out of the blue sky, and they are penniless, and they don't know the situation outside, except here, can they really adapt to it outside?
"But sister, we should go and tell the court of the Northern Underworld and ask them to send someone over to protect the manger." The bunny objected.
Han Ling nodded, and said helplessly: "The manger is a treasure given by nature to the Northern Underworld, it has a unique shape, and the majestic roar of thousands of troops and horses is conducive to the battlefield, if you leave this mountain, I am afraid that we will lose this spirituality, we just try our best to protect it, there is no way to do it, all this may be providence." ”
All three fell into a long silence!
This rare sunny day was soon followed by another even bigger blizzard, which closed the mountains for more than ten days, and the end of the year was approaching, but the cold and hunger made them weak and drowsy every day.
"Sister, I must go down the mountain today to find something to eat, if it goes on like this, the water will not be able to stand it, this child is now yellow and thin, I am afraid that he will not be able to support this year." The little rabbit was so anxious that he could no longer endure this life of hunger and cold, and there were not even many turnips and potatoes in the house, so it was better to go out early and find something to eat while he had a little strength to die here.
Han Ling's eyes were a little dull, the little rabbit was innocent, and she was a girl who followed her to live a savage-like life in this deep mountain, it was really unfair to her, not to mention that the person the court was looking for was herself and not her, thinking of this, she said resolutely: "That's right, little rabbit, you should go down the mountain, find a better way, you go down the mountain now, if there is really a way for me and Brother Qingyang to live, come back and pick us up, if there is no room for us outside, never come back." ”
The little rabbit stood dumbfounded, understanding what Han Ling meant, but in fact, she didn't mean to leave at all, she just wanted to go out and find something to eat.
"Shui'er, come." Han Ling picked up Shui'er from the kang and said to the little rabbit: "Little rabbit, you have martial arts, take Shui'er away, the person they are looking for is me, I am here to accompany Brother Qingyang, there is still some food in the house, it is difficult for me, just ask you to bring Shui'er for the sake of our former relationship." ”
Han Ling said sincerely, the little rabbit's eyes were red, Shui Er seemed to understand, hugged Han Ling's neck and cried: "Mother, I don't want to leave you." ”
"No, Shui'er is good, my mother just asked my aunt to take you out to find something delicious." Han Ling said with tears shining in her arms.
This time, Han Ling was determined to send the little rabbit and Shui'er away.
According to her hunch, there will be war in the Northern Underworld again, and this mountain is by no means an ordinary place, it will be more dangerous to stay here, the person they are looking for is only themselves, and it is time for the little rabbit and the water to leave.
Han Ling sent them to the fork in the mountain without hesitation, and the three of them said goodbye with tears.
"Sister, wait for me, as long as I find something to eat, I will come back immediately after inquiring about the situation down the mountain." The little rabbit said with tears in his eyes before leaving.
Han Ling smiled and nodded, and left first.
After a long time, I looked back and saw that the little rabbit finally walked down the mountain with the water, and tears flowed out unconsciously.
In the camp tent, Yin Ruochen is leading the generals led by General Lan and General Li to discuss countermeasures, and it has been ten days and a half months since he came here, perhaps because he heard the wind, the enemy did not move, the weather was very cold, and he had to find a breakthrough.
The heated discussion continued into the evening, and Yin Ruochen couldn't make a decision for the time being, so he had to order to disperse.
As soon as he walked outside the tent, a biting cold wind rushed towards him, Yin Ruochen gathered the mink fur, looked at the snow outside, and frowned, this cold winter wax moon, but it is difficult to see the sky sunny at the end of the year, but now the situation is critical, and the fierce and cunning enemy has chosen this time to make trouble!
Leng Mu glanced at the dark sky, and the hungry snow fell on him, and strode towards his camp.