Chapter 34: What is hidden
I saw the terrain around me and decided to stop here after consulting with the boy.
"Xiaoling, what should we take with us?"
The boy stood by the carriage and looked at me.
"I've got all the most important things with me."
I looked at him and replied.
When I parked in the woods down the hill yesterday, I had with me what I thought would not matter if the rest of the carriage was lost.
The baggage I brought with me when I left Nanhua Town was not much in the first place.
"You heard that the fishing village seems to be full of fishing, right?"
I checked with him again about the news we had received from the mountains, and as I said it, I frowned, and I don't know why some of the images passed through my mind.
The boy, like me, listened very carefully to the mountain people's stories, so it was good to confirm the news with him.
"Those people are ahead of us, and the mountain man named Agui who we talked to in the morning."
I was torn in my mind, and after thinking about it, I felt the need to ask.
So, I said to the tsundere boy, "Do we need to change our makeup again?" “
"But I'm afraid that Agui just met us, and we can easily recognize it."
I told him what I thought and what I was concerned about.
Hearing this, the young man looked at me and said, "Xiaoling, he shouldn't stay in the fishing village for too long, including that group of people." ”
"What do you mean?" I asked, staring at him suspiciously.
The young man called me and said, "Xiaoling, they all have something to do." “
"Those people were there to ask for place names. Inquired about the location of that Longyuan Lake, and Ah Gui went to exchange things. ”
He paused, glanced at me and said, "Xiaoling, if you really don't worry. You can wait in the woods for an hour or two, and then leave later. ”
One way to do this is to take more time, so that the trip to the Northland will be delayed longer.
I was still thinking in my heart, Wang Shi had stayed long enough in the deep mountains around Nanhua Town. You have to hit the road.
I want to meet someone before I get to the Northland, in other words, to meet someone before I get to the Northland
I looked down and thought. The young man on the opposite side paused and continued: "Xiaoling, even if you really meet Agui, at most tell him that we are going to the fishing village to have a look, what does it matter?" ”
What the tsundere boy said seems to make sense.
I nodded, "If those people finish inquiring." Maybe we'll have to make a long way back. You and I have to be careful. ”
"If there's any movement ahead, we'll have to hide it immediately." I told him.
With his skills, it is not difficult to hide, the terrain here is complicated, and there are many places to hide and avoid. "I don't want to confront them head-on, because they're understaffed right now," I said, glancing at the tsundere boy, "though you can fight." But so many people don't have much chance of winning. “
"You also knew last night that their group of people looked like they were all practicing people."
That's it. I couldn't help but think of how many times I had met that person at the inn.
I feel like I'm slowly getting closer to the truth of a thing, and the question is where is that point, the point that connects the line?!
I felt like I was wandering outside a door, and I felt like I couldn't get in!
Since I haven't thought it through, I think it's better to be cautious.
Because the Northland has not yet arrived, it is not a good thing to be injured on the way.
What could be more unlucky than not getting things done, and being injured first and hanging up first?
Learn to protect yourself!
After I finished speaking, the young man next to me snorted coldly, sounding like he was upset.
He's a pretty emotional guy, and I'm used to it.
After thinking about it in my heart, I turned my head to look at him and said with a smile: "Young Master, I know that you are good at kung fu, but I am afraid that they will hurt people with secret arrows." “
"If you think about it, there are only two of us, and I know my skills, no matter how you think about it, you don't think the odds are good!"
I advised, "Why make a wasteless sacrifice!" You say, don't you? ”
When the young man heard this, his face softened: "Xiaoling, what are you afraid of!" “
He stared at me with some disdain in his eyes and said, "You must know that even if you meet them head-on, it is more than enough to escort you away!" "At most, you don't have to fight them."
The boy's tone was categorical, as confident as ever.
"Very well, I'm relieved if you say that."
I turned my head away and stopped looking at him.
That being said, I didn't want to argue with this guy and knew exactly what I was going to do.
Once we encounter those people returning, the wisest thing we can do is to avoid them, no doubt about it!
"In your opinion, will there be a cat over there in the fishing village?"
I asked, turning my gaze to the tsundere boy.
"The people in the village will go there, but have you found out?"
"They were a little evasive when they mentioned it, I think they have information to hide, but they don't know what the problem is!"
The tsundere boy pondered for a moment, restrained the flamboyance in his previous tone, and was a little more uncertain when he spoke: "Xiaoling, I'm just like you, I don't know anything about that side." “
"At the moment, it's not clear."
I thought about it for a moment and said to him, "Actually, what you said just now is indeed right, not only because of the road conditions, but I really regret it when I get here." “
The boy stared at me with an inquiring look in his eyes.
"If I'm going on the road alone, I don't have that much to worry about."
I avoided his gaze, looked into the depths of the woods, and looked at the treetops one after another and said: "Now that you have come in, I am afraid that if there is a mistake, the people of the Yuwen family will chase after it!" ”
"How am I going to explain?"
The young man looked at me and was silent, shook his head, and said with a subtle look in his eyes: "Xiaoling." You don't have to worry, every time you go out, you will encounter a lot of dangers. I'm used to it. “
"Did you and I get here from south Zealand?"
"Not really, you and I both know it." I couldn't hold back, and the corners of my lips lifted slightly, "Okay, I'm just unlucky." ”
He paused when he heard this, and thought for a while before answering: "Xiaoling, so I should repay you this favor." “
"What happened on the river last time. I owe you. ”
Although the boy's voice was low, I could hear it clearly.
I looked at him sideways in surprise for a few seconds. Keeping his eyes on him, there are some things I don't need to say.
Everybody understands that.
"The thieves have a good look," I continued, after a pause. "Now I come out with you. It's not against the grain to pretend to be your brother, it's not because you've been misunderstood on the river! ”
I said to him with great interest: "Anyway, I haven't seen your real face yet, is it really a bit like you when you were a child?" ”
The boy took a step closer, and suddenly leaned down a little, and the air suddenly became dangerous.
My palms were almost sweaty, and he looked at me intently, for a moment. Then he whispered, "You really want to see it?" ”
The distance between the two of them was so close that I felt awkward. Especially the look in his eyes.
I hurriedly took a step back and pretended to be calm: "Say it casually, what does it have to do with me what you look like, young master!" “
"Okay, you don't want the opportunity, it's not that I don't give it."
The boy turned around and said with a slight smile in his tone.
Hey, I regret it for a second!
I blame myself for talking too much just now, I should have told him he wanted to see it!
You can't see a loss, and you can't be fooled!
Anyway, I think he's going to be an eye-catching man, and his face must be good-looking, I subconsciously think so.
Anyway, I'm really curious, so I still have to be honest!
"Young Master, can I take back what I just said, I want to see it again."
The young man shook his head disapprovingly and said, "That's not good, just say good things once." ”
"You can't give up the opportunity and can't do it again, Xiaoling!"
The two of them walked one after the other, and then set up the carriage and walked through the forest.
It rained last night, but now the weather is getting better.
The winter sun shone through the foliage, and I looked up at the forest as far as the eye could see.
"They say that the fishing village is indeed the way," I frowned, pursed my lips in thought, and changed my tone, "but you also heard the hunter say. ”
"The road to the fishing village is a bit hidden, do you know what he meant?"
I stepped forward and asked the tsundere boy, "According to you, is there still an obstacle in the middle of the road?" ”
The young man's face froze without reply, but I saw that his expression was more solemn than when he had just come out of the carriage.
I couldn't tell what was going on in his mind for a moment, so I looked at him and didn't speak.
As I stood there, a question crossed my mind, and I was about to ask him if he felt something was wrong, when I suddenly heard something in front of me.
The boy stopped, and I followed him, and immediately stopped as well.
We stood there and listened, then looked at each other and whispered, "It looks like a horse!" ”
He nodded, then identified the source of the voice, and said in a deep voice to me, "Xiaoling, you follow me." ”
I nodded immediately, in fact, even if he didn't say it, I wouldn't dare to leave casually.
Ever since I entered the woods, I have been thinking back to the words I had heard at Orion's house on the mountain.
I always feel that whether it is him or Ah Gui, there is another meaning in his words.
This feeling made me think of Yuzhuang at that moment, and I felt inappropriate in my heart.
Shicai asked the boy if there would be any obstruction in the middle of the road, but I was just worried.
After walking a short distance, I saw a clearing in the woods, and I glanced at the boy, from which the noise I had heard had come from.
The humble carriage was ridden by the mountain people, and it was obvious.
Look at the wheels, the mud is fresh, representing the line you just passed.
It's all sand, and it's still under the trees, and there's not that much mud.
"Is it the one we asked about named Agui, the car he drove?"
I was a little apprehensive and asked the boy in a low voice.
"Who else could it be but him?"
There was a hint of emotion in the boy's tone, and he answered me quickly, but only a few simple words.
That is to say, the road to the fishing village is not suitable for driving a car or riding a horse, so Agui weighed it and parked the car here.
He parked his car closer to the fisherman's house than the carriage I had set up with the boy, but it didn't leave the woods.
On a large scale, the distance is not far apart.
I noticed that the cart that Gui had arrived graciously stopped under the tree, and then tied the reins of the horse to the trunk.
However, he didn't cover up the whole car, and he didn't mean to hide it deliberately.
It means that he feels that the time to go back and forth to the fishing village should not be too long, at least in a day.
And there is another point, Ah Gui seems to be sure that there will be very few people in this forest, otherwise the value of a carriage is not small, but it is just an ordinary mountain people, how can they joke about their belongings casually!
I stood in Gui's position and put myself in his shoes thinking about the meaning behind his actions.
I calmed down for a moment, and then thought of something else.
Since the carriage was parked here, could the group of people who asked for directions last night go in a different direction than us?
Otherwise, how could we not have seen their horses?
That group of people will also occupy a lot of positions when they add up, and they always have to find a place to settle them, but there is no one here, do they have to go forward?
There were a bunch of questions lingering in my mind, and I thought for a few seconds before looking at the boy and saying what I thought.
At the moment, there is no one else who can solve my doubts, if Yun Chu is here, it is estimated that all the problems can be solved, and maybe the itinerary will change again!
Hearing this, the tsundere young man nodded, his eyes turned, and he looked deeply ahead and said: "Maybe it's because they're not familiar with the road, they're in a hurry, and they don't want to take shelter from the rain in the middle of the night." “
"You and I have seen both." He emphasized.
Tilting his head and thinking about it, he leaned against the trunk of the tree and explained to me patiently: "If the road ahead is not good, they will arrive one step ahead of Agui, and according to this speculation, the horses they are riding should be left not far away." ”
"Then we don't have to wait, let's go and see."
After listening, I immediately responded.
I quickened my pace and walked towards the woods, and the tsundere boy silently followed behind me.
After a short walk, he didn't know what he remembered, and seemed to think that it was inappropriate, so he caught up with me again and exchanged places with me.
He was still the pioneer of the way, and I followed him.
Strangely, I walked with him for about a quarter of an hour, and still didn't see what I imagined.
But because it rained last night, it was still easy to detect the marks on the ground in the forest, so we didn't go in the wrong direction!
When the sound of water came from the woods, he and I were stunned and stopped again.
"Is there a waterfall ahead?"
Suddenly, for no reason, my back was cold, and I lowered my voice and asked the boy quietly.
He groaned and nodded, "It seems to be." ”
"Xiaoling, why don't you wait where you are, and I'll take a look first?" (To be continued.) )