Chapter 224: It's the knife that kills, not me
"But we don't even know how many people from the Wei family are in this forest......" Lao Zhou's words are very realistic. Ye Tao couldn't answer this question. The only thing he knew was that the area around the Ancient Martial Arts Competition was closed during the competition phase. The people of the Wei family must have hidden in the Xishan Forest in advance. Ye Tao suddenly thought of someone. This man has been coming and going without a trace all day, and he may know something.
That night, Ye Tao explained to a few people after dinner: "I'll leave for a while." Be on your guard. The man who had been trapped in the Wei family during the day was trying to get close to us. Yao Sihai bit the roe deer meat. He replied vaguely, "We're all in this together." Afraid of what. It's better for you to go out alone. ”
Lao Zhou was particularly attentive to Ye Tao's explanation. "Then you go on with dinner. I went to the top of the hill to stand guard. ”
"There's no need, Old Zhou. Eat two more bites of meat. Chu Tianxiong persuaded.
Old Zhou walked towards the mountain without looking back. Ye Tao's heart settled down a little. He came to a dense forest a mile or two from the camp. He shouted at the empty forest: "Our roe deer meat is roasted, do you want to eat a little together?" ”
Cloud Dance came out of nowhere, still looking like she didn't eat the fireworks of the world. Ye Taoxin said how many sets of clothes she brought in. After living in the forest for three or four days, the clothes were still spotless. Cloud Dance glanced at the campsite with a flickering campfire in the distance. She reminded: "Are you leaving alone and not afraid that they will be attacked?" ”
Ye Tao's heart skipped a beat. He always felt that Yun Wu knew something in advance. However, reason still made Ye Tao calm down. "Hehe, we have arranged for someone to sentry. There are also traps all around. It shouldn't be so easy to sneak attack. ”
Yun Wu Sakura's lips moved, as if she wanted to say something. But seeing that Ye Tao insisted, she took the words back. The eldest lady of the Immortal Wind Dao Bone asked, "I want to know how many Wei family members are hidden in the Xishan Forest?" ”
"If you know."
"A lot!"
After saying this, Yun Wu disappeared into the night. Ye Tao was slandered. Is this also an answer? Thinking of Yun Wu's eyes before leaving, Ye Tao glanced back at the camp. The bonfire was extinguished at some point. Ye Tao's heart tightened. He rushed back as fast as he could. But it was too late. Yao Sihai and Chu Tianxiong fell in a pool of blood. Yao Sihai is already in a different place. Chu Tian is as majestic as a gossamer. Ye Tao walked over and took out the golden needle. Chu Tianxiong stopped and said with difficulty: "Don't waste time. I can't hold on. Three people, two young people and one masked man, all of them, all of them are ancient martial arts masters......"
After Chu Tianxiong said this, he didn't have the slightest strength to support it. Until death, his eyes were on the direction of the foot of the mountain. It seems that he is hating that he doesn't have the strength to resist even for a while, as long as it is a while, Ye Tao will have time to rush back to the rescue.
"Listen, I'll kill all of you, not one left!" Ye Tao put down Chu Tianxiong and yelled loudly towards the valley.
Lao Zhou rushed down the mountain quickly. His expression froze at the sight of the two corpses that were gradually losing their body temperature. Lao Zhou hurriedly looked at Ye Tao. There was a slight comfort in finding him intact. "They're moving too fast. It was too late for me to find out......"
Ye Tao waved his hand. "It's not about you, it's all my fault. I should have known they were waiting for this opportunity. As soon as I leave, they will attack Yao Sihai and Chu Tianxiong. ”
Lao Zhou did not answer. He silently walked over and covered the bodies of the two with his clothes. This is the last respect for the deceased. Ye Tao couldn't help but think of the scene with the two of them in his mind. Pictures flashed before his eyes like slides. Until it was finally frozen into a bloody corpse. Ye Tao turned his head. Lao Zhou was digging a pit in a clearing next to the camp. Ye Tao silently went over and picked up the stick and helped dig it up.
That night, Ye Tao and Lao Zhou buried their bodies on the spot. Ye Tao swore against the simple tombstone that he would kill every member of the Wei family in this forest to avenge them.
The atmosphere on the second day was a little eerie. Originally, the four people who talked and laughed were only Ye Tao and Lao Zhou. Neither of them tacitly agreed to talk about last night's events again. Because they know that their priority now is to face the enemy who is hiding in the forest and is ready to attack.
"A lot of ......," Ye Tao remembered Jinyunwu's answer last night. Suddenly he realized something. Ye Tao stopped and asked Lao Zhou beside him, "Where do you think the best place to hide a large group of people in this forest?" ”
"It depends on how many people there are."
"Suppose there's a battalion of size."
Lao Zhou was stunned. "Four hundred and five hundred?"
Ye Tao did not explain. He said calmly, "Suppose, suppose you have so many people under your command. In this part of the West Mountain Forest, where would you put your station? ”
Lao Zhou pointed to the only stream that flowed through Xishan. "There is only one place that qualifies. Downstream of that stream. A few dozen people can live on a small water source. But so many people can only rely on this creek to survive. ”
His conjecture was confirmed, and Ye Tao showed a mysterious smile. I don't know if it's Lao Zhou's illusion. He felt like the smile had come out of hell. On the same day, Ye Tao took Lao Zhou to rush in the direction of the upper reaches of the creek. Jinyun Wu, who was hidden in the distance, saw through Ye Tao's intentions: "It's really ruthless!" ”
The Wei family's hidden forces in Xishan have been deliberately avoiding Ye Tao. Therefore, the two of them did not encounter any obstacles until they reached the upper reaches of the creek. Lao Zhou saw Ye Tao take out a packet of powder, and immediately understood his plan. Instead of stopping him, he said to himself, "These people are too paralyzed. The water source of the large army is so important that no one has been stationed in such an important place. ”
Ye Tao corrected: "You think of them too stupidly. They know I'm a doctor. So there will definitely be some precautions against poisoning. If I'm not mistaken, they definitely check before drinking water. As he spoke, Ye Tao had already sprinkled a bag of poison.
"What's the point of you poisoning when they're going to check the water source?" Lao Zhou didn't turn around this time.
After finishing, Ye Tao clapped his hands and motioned for Lao Zhou to leave the scene. On the way, he reminded, "Didn't you say it before?" A dozen or twenty people can live on a small water source. But the large army could not survive without the creek. ”
Lao Zhou's eyes lit up. He fully understood Ye Tao's intentions. "You're trying to force them to take the initiative."
"That's what I think." Ye Tao shrugged: "But if the people of the Wei family don't come forward, I don't mind." Anyway, if someone dies of thirst, it has nothing to do with me. I'm a doctor. I'm not going to poison and kill people. ”
A few drops of cold sweat flowed from Lao Zhou's forehead. Ye Tao's words are translated as "It is the knife that kills, not me". He was sure that Ye Tao's purpose was to die of thirst! But Lao Zhou did not doubt whether Ye Tao was moral in doing this. Who let the Wei family themselves violate the rules and hide a huge army in the forest. "Next, shall we take the initiative after waiting for the Wei family's people to cut off the water?"
"No!" Ye Tao categorically vetoed. Thinking of Yao Sihai and Chu Tianxiong's dead Ye Tao replied expressionlessly: "We'll hide." Wait a week before taking the initiative. ”
One week......
Lao Zhou can imagine the miserable situation of the Wei family's army that lost its water source at that time......
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