Chapter 164: The Mountaintop
Ah Brown shook his head helplessly when he heard this, and led the horse to follow Ah Zi with a smile.
There were still some stumbles along the way, but I was able to reach the top of the mountain before the sun went west.
Standing at the highest place and looking at the past, I was surprised by the wonders of Longji Mountain.
Looking at the entire western continent, the mountains of Longji Mountain are undulating in a line, dividing the west into two, and the mountains are a natural barrier.
But now standing on one of the peaks, I realized that Longji Mountain itself is also divided into two like the west by the mainland.
At this moment, Ah Zi and the ridge under Tang Yin's brown feet formed a tortuous dividing line.
The boundary south of the ridge facing human beings is exactly what Longji Mountain should look like that Ah Zi has accepted in his heart these days and is deeply rooted in - a majestic mountain range formed by the accumulation of blue-black dragon rock ore, standing there in the sun and rain, rejecting people from thousands of miles away.
But on the north side of the mountain that has been drawn by this dividing line, there is a completely different scene unfolding in front of youโthe mountains are full of grass and trees, and the red maple leaves all over the mountains dye the forests, and the eyes look full of life.
Compared with this kind of fun and looking at the desolate and monotonous appearance of the hillside where he had traveled all the way, Ah Zi suddenly felt a strange sadness in his heart: if this mountain range entrenched on the western continent was a giant dragon, and the north side was its original majestic and handsome appearance in red and green, then the south side was more like the fragile appearance of this rui beast that had been brutally stripped of a layer of scale armor due to the brutal damage of human beings.
Sighing slightly, Ah Zi squatted down and stroked the piece of exposed ore south of the dividing line that shone with a dazzling black luster.
Tang Yinbrown led the two horses and stood still. Quietly watched Ah Zi's every move, and did not urge, allowing her to communicate with this mountain range in her own way.
The setting sun hid the last rays of light in the direction of Longwei Valley, and Ah Zi was shocked by the passage of time, and suddenly got up and looked at Ah Brown with apologetic eyes.
Tang Yinbrown smiled and nodded at her and said, "It's time to go down the mountain." โ
As the sun went down, it darkened.
The north side of the mountain is not as open as the south side, although the hard ore with edges and corners in the south makes Ah Zi suffer a little, but the dense jungle in the north makes her panic even more.
There is no unobstructed view of the south side, so it is impossible to have a full view of the surrounding situation. This means that it is also difficult for them to be aware of the proximity of the enemy.
Eventually, it was completely dark.
Ah Zi unconsciously quickened her pace. He followed closely behind Ah Brown and didn't dare to fall half a step.
Feeling the timidity and caution coming from the small body behind him, Tang Yinyan turned his head and looked at Ah Zi with a smile, and reached out to hold her hand that was nervously placed at his side.
Ah Brown's palm is very broad, twice the size of Ah Zi's palm. The temperature in her palms spread from her fingertips to her heart little by little. Let her restless heart gradually calm down.
"There's a lot of vegetation on this side. I'm afraid there will be an ambush, and I can't use torches, which is too dangerous. Ah Brown whispered. Looking up at the sky, there was no moonlight tonight, and there were not even a few stars, even if Ah Brown and Ah Zi were much better eyesight than ordinary people, it was difficult for them to see the surrounding situation clearly in such light, "Let's try to find a place to rest nearby, and we won't rush to the foot of the mountain tonight." โ
Ah Zi nodded vigorously, still shrinking behind Ah Brown.
The further down they went, the denser the trees became, and the thick old trees were intertwined, and the canopies were overlapped, making it very difficult for the two of them to walk under their feet, and it was difficult for the little starlight above their heads to penetrate through.
There was a faint squirming movement on his side, like the sound of the wind blowing the treetops, and like the sound of footsteps skimming the grass and trees.
Ah Zi's heart tightened, and he wanted to look back, but he glanced at a little light on his chest, lowered his head, and found that the Longyan Mine pendant in his collar was emitting blue light.
She pulled out the necklace, and the ore in the pendant was beating restlessly, clashing against the metal frame around her, making a subtle clicking sound.
"Ahh Ah Zi shouted in a low voice, not daring to really scream, but his tone was full of fear and panic.
Tang Yinbrown turned his head suddenly, and was squinted in surprise by the dazzling vision of the pendant in Ah Zi's hand.
Since Ah Brown handed over this pendant to himself before leaving, this pendant is like a part of his body, no matter when and where Ah Zi wears it on his body and never leaves his body, she has seen the special form of this pendant made of special ore, although most of the time it is just an ordinary metal pendant, but occasionally there will always be a faint blue light when Ah Brown appears next to him - especially on the night of the full moon when Ah Brown is surging in the beast blood in his body.
But this is the first time that a dazzling light has been emitted like this.
As early as knowing that this pendant was made of the most characteristic type in the Longyan mine, and what kind of meaning it had for Ah Brown and the orcs, Ah Zi vaguely understood that this small metal chain was inlaid with an induction stone connected to the bloodline of the beast clan.
On the night of the full moon, the hot beast blood in Ah Brown's body was just enough to ignite the stone on his chest, and at this time, what kind of strong force should this dazzling light be approaching?
Ah Zi didn't dare to think down, and looked at Ah Brown, only to see that the other party's eyes were also full of vigilance.
Quickly glanced around, and found a natural barrier with three or two boulders scattered together, Ah Brown pulled Ah Zi to jump over.
"Hide here, no matter what happens, don't come out."
After explaining this sentence, without waiting for Ah Zi to open his mouth to refute, Tang Yinyan had already jumped away from the boulder thicket.
The sound of the wind was blowing, driving the leaves to rustle, and there was a shrill whistling sound between the trunks, Ah Zi tightened the clothes on her body, and did not feel the cold wind, but only felt that the chill emanating from the surroundings made her hairs stand up, she leaned closely behind the boulder, and her eyes did not dare to blink and stare in the direction of Ah Brown.
The sound of hurried footsteps in his ears drove a treetop in the distance to sway one after another.
The original chasing after the wind has finally become a reality at this moment.
The enemy is coming.
Coming from all sides at an alarming speed.
The two horses that had stopped on the side sniffed danger approaching, raised their front hooves and neighed with their backs facing the sky.
One of them broke free from the reins and ran madly into the darkness ahead.
In an instant, a neighing came from the darkness, accompanied by the last miserable wail of the horse and the terrible sound of broken bones and torn flesh, beating Ah Zi's heart one after another.
She reached out to remove a branch in front of her, and her hand waved twice in the air, trembling so hard that she could not remove the small obstacle. (To be continued.) )