Sun Haotian then put away the arrow and said to the master of Ciyun Nunnery: "We have delayed this time, hurry up and run to the Soul Embankment, and don't let the thieves go ahead." ”

The master of Ciyun Nunnery nodded and said, "What Senior Brother said is extremely true. ”

The two heroes immediately got up, each performed the night walking technique, and rushed to Xiaojiatai. The master of Ciyun Nunnery is more familiar with the path than Sun Haotian, this area has been to all, along the wilderness road, galloping all the way, out of the seven or eight miles of the road, faintly hearing the sound of the sound of the gong dog barking in the southwest.

The master of Ciyun Nunnery said: "Senior Brother Sun, the place where you listen to the barking of wild dogs in the southwest is Xiaojiatai. The night is so quiet that there will never be more pedestrians except for those patrolling the village. The dogs barked wildly, and it must be the men and horses of the iron deputy general who had entered the town of Xiaojiatai. We came just right, as soon as we got out of Xiaojiatai, we were about to enter danger step by step. Within two or three miles of the vicinity, there were scattered small villages where peasants still lived, and we hurried to get to them. ”

Sun Haotian agreed, and left again before leaving. From a distance, I saw a big town half a mile away in front of me, and the firelight flashed into the street, and gradually heard the sound of iron hooves trampling, followed by the sound of chariots and chariots, and knew that it was the iron deputy general who had arrived at Xiaojiatai.

Shuangxia is convinced that this iron deputy general is really bold and promising, although he is taking the road of officialdom, he is so fast, he is not worse than himself. The two heroes are all like arrows, the master of Ciyun Nunnery is in the head, and when they arrive at Xiaojiatai Town, they do not enter the entrance of Zhendian, but rush to Zhendiannan along the countryside west of Xiaojiatai and go around.

Sun Haotian saw that Xiaojiatai was a very large town, and walked around Zhendian for more than a mile before arriving at the south entrance of Xiaojiatai's Zhendian. Before they reached the south of the town, they heard the iron hooves galloping, barking wildly with wild dogs, breaking through the dark night, and the lantern torches, like a fiery snake, galloped towards the wilderness outside the town. After this group of officers and soldiers passed, more than a dozen strong men came out of Xiaojiatai, holding two square lanterns, and stood in Zhendian and poked the lamps at the entrance of the town. Shuangxia saw that there were guarded villagers in this Xiaojiatai, and even if the thieves really made a move, they had to leave here.

The two heroes followed closely behind the officers and soldiers, stealth through the green trees, and flew in a vertical leap. The further we went, the more desolate it became, and the ground gradually became full of dust and gravel, and even coarse grains could not be planted. It's just a piece of land, only with weeds and thorns, about three or four miles away from the north of Xiaojiatai. Seeing that the people and horses in front of him were walking more and more slowly, I looked carefully from the secret, and saw a black and oppressive reed field, and one of the dirt roads was even more bumpy, and the floating sand was ankle-free, and this dirt road was getting narrower and narrower. The deputy general of the iron led this team of men and horses, originally six cars walked in the middle, and the horse team was divided into two rows of double dragons out of the water, and the six cars were inlaid on both sides. As soon as they entered the reeds, the road narrowed, so they had to divide the men and horses into two teams, one team to open the way in the front of the car, and the other team to protect the back of the car.

Trampled by the hooves, reflected by the light of the torches, a red mist swelled up. The two heroes spread out their movements and walked forward in reeds.

Sun Haotian quietly asked the Lord of Ciyun Nunnery, "Is it the Soul Falling Embankment that Vice Admiral Tie is walking now?"

The master of Ciyun Nunnery said: "This is not it, there is still more than one stone's throw away! Because it was the body of the river a hundred years ago, after a great drought, the sand gathered and the water dried up, and it was the vicissitudes of the sea that moved a wide river to the south. This area can be called barren and poor, and only reeds and grass can be grown, and nothing else can be harvested. Senior brother, let's take a short journey and go over to the heads of the officers and soldiers so that we can observe the situation. As he spoke, he pressed under his feet, fluttering like an arrow off the string, and his eyes crossed into the heads of the officers and soldiers.

The master of Ciyun Nunnery suddenly pierced through the oblique thorns, and had reached the edge of the reed field, his body stopped, and he pointed with his hand: "Senior brother, look, this is the Soul Falling Embankment." ”

Sun Haotian looked out of the reeds, what a sinister place!

It turned out that outside the reed field was an earthen embankment, four or five feet higher than the reed field, and it was the same on both sides. This is still the time when there is no accumulation, and it is really dangerous to catch up with the rainy season, and once there is standing water. When the chariot and horse were walking on this earthen embankment, one lost his mind, and it was easy to fall. At that time, Sun Haotian quietly said to the master of Ciyun Nunnery, who was following him: "This place really lives up to its name, desolate and sinister, a natural thief, but I don't know how far further forward is the avenue, is there a mud pond hidden in the reeds?"

The master of Ciyun Nunnery said: "Senior brother doesn't ask, I am also about to give advice." This section of the soul embankment is more than a mile long, and when it reaches the end of the arrow, it can't get its feet, and it is all gathered by the water seeping from the river, as long as you fall into it, the mud is trapped, and then you want to get out, unless there is rescue, you can escape for your life. Senior brother, be careful, this kind of natural trap, even if you have martial arts to protect yourself, it also makes you useless as a hero. ”

Sun Haotian said: "Thank you for the advice of the head of the nunnery, we still rush to the front to wait for the deputy general of the iron ......" The words did not fall, and the master of the Ciyun Nunnery said: "Silence!" Immediately heard the sound of the reeds outside the hermitage, and glimpsed two or three black shadows going northwest.

The master of Ciyun Nunnery said in a low voice: "Senior Brother Sun, our trip is worthwhile, the bandits are really embellished, we don't need to be busy, it is important to protect the vehicle." ”

Sun Haotian and the master of Ciyun Nunnery went up to the embankment and looked behind him. I saw the iron lieutenant's team of men and horses, walking slowly, because after passing through such a dangerous road, and in the middle of the night, although there were torches, they still did not dare to let go of the bridle. Sun Haotian saw that the bandits had appeared, and they were invited to rob on the road ahead, so he greeted the lord of Ciyun Nunnery, and walked in the reeds of the east embankment to check the situation under the embankment. Seeing that the east side of the embankment is also shorter than the embankment, it is even more difficult to walk than the west side of the embankment, and some vines and thorns grow in the reeds, and they stumble on their feet, and they hang half an arrow forward, and there is no trace of the bandits. Because of the waiting for the vehicles behind them, they slowly walked forward from the reeds. Suddenly, there was a slight sound above his head, and two bronze coins fell.

Sun Haotian knew that this was a small stunt of "green worm messenger". No matter where it is dark, signal to the person who arrives first, so that he knows who is coming, and then throw this mandarin duck dart technique, beat out the two green coins, and make the two green coins collide with each other in mid-air after they are taken off, and make a sound message. At this time, there was only a levee away, and the owner of the nunnery did not dare to speak, but he used the "green worm message" to take care of himself, and he must have seen the enemy again.

Sun Haotian didn't wait for the whereabouts of the green money, and hurriedly turned down, and in an instant, two or three feet behind him, the tips of the reeds actually sounded, and there were two black shadows. The body shape rises, one before one after the other, all pull up with two zhang five or six, as fast as a bird, there are always two or three zhang down vertically, the reeds follow to the left and right waves to make a slight sound, the body is light and abnormal, quite a good skill. The two black shadows rose and fell, and they had gone out more than ten feet in the middle of the show.