Chapter 47: The Plain Truth
I at least learned from the boy how to hold that rope firmly to my body!
Don't look at the little things that are just tied to a rope and others don't care about at all.
It's a big step forward for me!
Thinking back to the time when I was on the stone wall, I had to help me with his hands, and now I can finally support myself.
I happily pulled the rope a few times, and it looked quite strong, and it wouldn't fall off if I pulled it!
From a technical point of view, it's barely passable!
"Xiaoling, keep up!"
The boy shouted at me, and he walked first to the edge of the rocky slope, this time we were going down again.
I frowned and looked at him, looking at this guy's back, why did he always give me some kind of illusion every time he gave orders?
Can't he just say a few more words?
That tone, why does it sound so much like adding a rope, hey, don't say it, I'm depressed!
The mountain wind was blowing, and we were almost halfway down.
I stopped in the familiar cave to rest.
I didn't expect the tsundere boy to have the foresight to use this cave for a second time, but he had carefully cleaned it up to avoid the rain.
At this point, we reached the halfway slope, which was just used as a temporary resting place.
The boy was on the inside, and I sat at the mouth of the cave, my eyes fixed all the time on the misty forest ahead.
After looking at it for a while, I wiped my sweat and turned to him and said, "Young Master, did you say that the trap over there was made by the people of the fishing village?" ”
I always have to find something to talk to him about. The two of them hid in a cave and felt a little awkward.
The young man didn't speak, but looked at me strangely and said, "Xiaoling." The distance to the fishing village is uncertain, not necessarily. “
The boy looked at me and said, "Maybe the trap in the forest was dug by the villagers from the neighboring village?" ”
Where is the village nearby? I disagree.
"They must have another way to go," continued the young man after a moment's thought, "and this forest is only going to stand in the way of people from outside who are unfamiliar with the situation. ”
It's hard to say how you look at it, but since a trap is set up as a man-made thing, it's basically two uses!
One is for hunting. Hunting animals in the mountains is indispensable to be set up.
The other is like the tsundere boy said, used to block people from the outside world!
If an obstacle is set up, the other party will definitely hesitate or take a detour when entering the field.
After thinking about it, I looked at the young man and pursed my lips and continued to ask, "The previous gang guessed from you. How do you say they got there, and do it all over again, just like us? ”
The situation is very understandable, and those people must have gone along the stone wall. Because those two said it, didn't they?
Those people are all practitioners. The traps of the misty forest should not be a problem, but I am not familiar with the road conditions in this area, but I am walking by feeling.
This is exactly the same as me and the tsundere boy, everyone is in a similar situation, groping their way on their own without a guide who is familiar with the local road conditions.
A thought suddenly crossed my mind, why hadn't those people thought to lead the way with the mountain people from the village where I stayed with the boy last night?
They must have some kind of concern, in other words, they are doing something that they don't want more people to know.
Although only one name was heard. But as time went on, I did become more curious about the place called Longyuan Lake.
The conversation turned back to the two unlucky guys from earlier.
From what they confessed, we knew that they had met those people in the woods. But they themselves did not come near here.
To sum up, there are all kinds of signs that those people must have climbed the rocky slope and then went up!
"I guess they haven't been able to find a shortcut, aren't they determined to find the location of the fishing village?"
I thought about it, looked at the young man and asked, "Young Master, you have to tell me the truth, don't you really know where Longyuan Lake is?" “
I paused, then asked, "Or maybe you haven't really heard that name?" ”
I don't miss the slightest change in the expression on his face, and if there is a problem, I believe I can detect it! His expression will at least start to wave!
"Xiaoling, I really haven't heard of it."
The young man replied to me and said, "You have so many questions and are in such good spirits, in my opinion, don't waste time, continue to go down the stone slope, just be careful!" ”
The boy reached out and pulled the rope tied to his body, and added to me: "With me here, you don't have to be too nervous." ”
By the time he came out of the cave, I was already half-"hanging" on the stone wall!
"At least not as tired as it used to be."
The speed was obvious, and he and I could see that it took a lot less effort.
It is easier to descend from a rock wall than to climb it hard.
"As long as the weather is better, it doesn't rain," the boy replied casually.
I immediately stopped him, and for a moment it was a thrill!
"Hey! "I asked, staring at him, "You talked and talked about the heavy rain before, and it started to rain." ”
"Could it be that the master has the final say? Do you care about the rain? ”
The boy's tone was a little mocking.
"Please! Don't say a word. ”
I trembled and glanced at the gradually darkening sky and said, "I don't look very reliable, you better stop!" ”
"Xiaoling, it's not that the weather is unreliable," the young man raised his head and looked at the sky, and then said to me in a calm tone, "It's just because it's getting dark." ”
As soon as the young man's words came out, my heart suddenly became anxious: "Without further ado, hurry up and continue." “
"I don't want to stay in that misty forest all night," I said, wincing, "It's scary to look at, it's going to be a nightmare." ”
I can't think of where I could sleep in that forest, if I had to stop in a tree, I might have fallen off as soon as I fell asleep!
Maybe you'll be in the trap when you open your eyes! I'm drunk just thinking about it!
Finally coming down the rocky slope, I sat down on the rocks at the bottom of the slope.
I was out of breath. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he sat in the mountain breeze and rested for a while.
Today's hard work is almost reaching the upper limit of physical load.
Rest now, for more difficult things are ahead. How are we going to get through this forest?
My heart hangs in the air!
Thinking about it, the fatigue of walking in the forest has not yet recovered, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is hard to do physical work when you count the strength spent on climbing the rocky slope!
In addition to the time-consuming and laborious mention, the key is that the heart is also tired, hanging on the half-slope is not only worried about falling, but also has to think about what to do next.
Even if I couldn't look at it at this point, I knew my feet must be so swollen that I didn't want to look at them myself.
In addition to the suffering of the feet. The burden on his back is also not easy, and the shoulder must have been scarred by the strap, and it can be felt between actions.
Just now when I was looking for herbs by the stream. I'd actually like to help myself find some by the way, but the problem is that there are people around, and even if I find them, I still can't deal with them.
Even if I didn't have to untie it, I touched my shoulder with my hand through my coat. I can feel that the place where the baggage is tied is very uncomfortable.
I couldn't think of a better way to improve it. You can't lose the things in your baggage!
On the other hand, I turned my head to look at the tsundere boy on the side, and I could see from his expression that his mood seemed to have changed a lot since he encountered those two people in the dense forest.
When he was on the stone wall, he also joked with me, teasing me for being slow or something, but when he came down, his expression changed again.
This is beside me. The tsundere boy looked full of energy, and he didn't mean to sit down and rest at all.
He was standing there. His eyes kept looking at the misty forest in front of him.
He looked up at the weather, walked to the edge of the forest and probed the ground with a branch, and then lowered his head in contemplation.
I'm guessing this guy is thinking about the past or the next route for a while, after all, there's nothing else to worry about right now.
I sighed, thinking of what he told me, that the children of the Yuwen family in Xilanan have to go through the training.
Thinking about me this time, it should be regarded as an experience under difficult conditions, is it because of the relationship with him?
While I was resting, the tsundere boy approached the woods and came back after a short walk.
There were no traps in the area he walked, and the traps were all deep in the forest.
When I walked with him before, I relied on his light skills many times, otherwise it would not have been so smooth.
"Xiaoling, you follow me closely, don't pull down a step."
The boy looked back at me and said.
He's said something similar to me several times today, but this time he didn't order it in a few words!
I stood up, patted the dust on my body, and looked helplessly at the forest in front of me, even if he didn't remind me, I would not dare to pull it down.
I know in my heart that I know so many traps, and it's not a joke!
I wasn't going to spend too much time in this misty forest.
"We used to walk in the northeast direction, and when we came, we kept walking in the northeast direction, until we passed the trap and walked to the bottom of the rocky slope."
The boy glanced at me again as he spoke, and I nodded immediately.
It's because when I inquired about the news, I knew the direction of the line, but it wasn't too far from the official road.
When I came out in the morning, I didn't think it would take too long.
Of course, before I saw the fishing village, everything was just my estimate!
Sometimes, though, my accuracy rate is really not high, after all, I can't catch up with someone who is clever, and I can control everything with a strategic strategy
As it got dark, I followed the boy and walked slowly through the woods.
It's not the first time I've gone, it's better than before, knowing that this forest is full of traps, and I have a guard in advance.
Still, I had to pay attention.
Because the tsundere teenager who was walking with me unexpectedly would drag me up a tree or jump directly over an area that he thought was dangerous.
Even in such a tense and exciting moment, the tsundere boy does not forget to talk more.
"Xiaoling, I found that you really have a benefit," taking advantage of the pause on a tree, he glanced at me and said, "Don't look at you as thin as a monkey, I want to take people, it's better to take it like this." ”
"Otherwise, it's going to be slower."
He's complaining and he's trying to take me through this forest!
If he lived alone, it would have been much easier.
Although I understood what he meant, I was still angry in my heart, he was a monkey, and his whole family was a monkey!
Entering the depths of the forest, the fog is getting thicker and thicker, and the conditions are not as good as when they came in before.
Because, just like the tsundere boy said, the sky is slowly getting darker, and the place in the forest is even smaller.
Our vision was already limited in the fog, and the light was fading, so I was a little pessimistic and wondered if he and I really had to hide in the trees like monkeys for the night if we couldn't get out smoothly?!
The young man's path was very strange, winding in the woods.
I tried to ask him several times, but one time I almost stumbled on a trap and my back was sweating.
If you ask, I wonder if it will disturb him?
Once he is distracted and encounters a trap and has no time to make a correct judgment, it will be two unlucky people, and I will be involved!
Therefore, I didn't say a word by his side, and the boy chatted with me a few words before he beat him, and remained silent all the way.
The two of them walked slowly towards the side of the forest, and I once again wondered how big the forest was!
"I see you're in luck, Ling."
The tsundere boy whispered to me, looking back at the misty woods, and his tone sounded more relaxed at this moment.
I didn't have time to rejoice, because the road ahead was a bumpy mountain road, and at a glance it was absolutely barren and uninhabited.
Remembering what he said about the nearby villages, uh!
Hearing the boy's words, I turned my head to look at him with a confused face and asked, "What do you say?" ”
"You see, you were captured by thieves outside Suzhou City, and you took all the way to the mountains, you escaped safely, and then successfully arrived in Suzhou."
"When you arrived in Nanhua Town, you encountered an unidentified guest in the inn, and you didn't do well."
I nodded my head, of course what the tsundere boy said was the truth.
He paused, and then said: "Xiaoling, when you leave Nanhua Town and go to the Northland, the road ahead was originally very confused, just like your expression now, but there are always people who help you when you encounter danger." ”
"Don't you think these things are inseparable from one person?"
"Who?"
"Look at the moment, I still have you out of the mist forest safely." "What do you mean" I stared at him, for a moment.
"Lord is your nobleman!"
The corner of the tsundere boy's mouth tugged slightly, and he said lightly in a somewhat casual tone: "Look at your stupid head, you don't understand such a simple truth?" (To be continued.) )