Joan sighed and said, "Then that would explain why the people in the village disappeared......"

"Why?" Bao Gen asked curiously.

"Because of these hoof prints...... Apparently a group of horseback riders came here, and the people in the village should have been notified in advance, so they withdrew from the village and hid before the group arrived...... "Ruo'an looked at the horses' hooves on the ground while analyzing, such a large number of hoof prints could never be caused by a few horses, at least a dozen or more horses must pass by, in order to step on such a sharp imprint on top of each other.

And who are those who come on horseback?

"Ma'am, what shall we do now?" Bao Gen had realized the seriousness of the matter, if there were really so many people coming to this village and the villagers were hiding, wouldn't it be quite dangerous for them to stand in the middle of the village now? If the group did not leave, and waited for the villagers to return and throw themselves into the net, then he and his wife would be in danger.

Thinking that he had promised Ziyan to protect his wife's safety, Baogen immediately raised his spirits and looked around vigilantly, protecting Ruo'an, for fear that someone would come out of nowhere and hurt his wife again......

"Presumably that group of people is no longer there, otherwise we entered the village just now, you shouted so loudly, it's strange if you don't alarm them, since the two of us are still standing here well, it means that they have left, whether they are chasing the villagers is unknown......" Ruoan analyzed and looked at Baogen, Baogen seemed to feel very reasonable after hearing this, so he responded: "Then let's not stand in the clearing, the goal is too big, let's go into the house!" ”

Ruoan nodded, and walked back to his house with Bao Gen. Bao Gen's home is not wealthy, the house is built of mud, plus

[The little gardener smiled awkwardly: "Don't worry, madam, I'm fine...... It's just a little numb. Just stomp your feet a few times...... This is the first time the little one has ridden a horse, which makes the lady smile......"

"You're already a good rider, it's rare to ride a horse this far for the first time, and you're talented...... Joan said, smiling at him. The little gardener was relieved to see that she was not angry at her stupidity, and smiled comfortably.

"How far is it from a thousand mountains?" Ruoan looked up at the sun, which was almost at the end of the day, and the little gardener looked around, rubbed his numb feet, and said, "I will be there in about another hour." Madam, you see, that towering mountain is a thousand mountains......"

Joan looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, a majestic mountain stood among the mountains. The mountains are overgrown with greenery, and the mountainsides are covered with white clouds. Ruoan couldn't help asking, "This mountain is so high......"

"Yes, ma'am. The terrain of this single peak is so dangerous that few people can climb to the top, and the forest is overgrown with thorns, and the farmers who live at the foot of the mountain can at most walk to the mountainside and then up to the unknown danger may be expected, and the foothills are rich in products, and many medicine farmers and hunters live at the bottom of the mountain. My family lives there as well......" said the little gardener, who seemed very excited, and it was a rare opportunity to stop by and visit home.

"So there's a village at the foot of a thousand mountains?" Joan asked.

"yes, although the village is not big. But there are more than a dozen people! When you get there, please try our unique bamboo tube cake, it's delicious! The more the little gardener spoke, the more excited he became, and he couldn't go home at once.

"Hmm...... You can be a guest at any time, but the most important thing now is to find the schisandra...... The prince couldn't wait that long...... "Ruo'an looked at the towering peak, slightly worried, such a big mountain, I'm afraid it's not so easy to find a medicine."

"Madame, don't worry, I'm familiar with the road on the thousand mountains, I know where there is Schisandra in the road, just follow me!" The little gardener patted his chest with confidence.

Ruoan smiled lightly: "By the way, I haven't asked you what your name is?" How old is it? ”

"Hehe, the little name is very cheesy, don't be surprised when Mrs. hears it, my name is Zhao Dagen, my mother calls me Baogen, I am seventeen this year, hehe...... Madam, look at it......" The little gardener scratched his head embarrassedly, and Ruoan smiled when he saw this: "Then it's better to call you Baogen, it looks kind......"

"That's a good feeling, hehe......" Bao Gen said and smirked again.

"Alright, let's hurry up......"

"Madam, what about these two horses?" Bao Gen looked at the two horses that had brought them with him.

Joan stepped forward to untie the reins and patted the horse's buttocks, and the two horses neighed and ran away......

"Madame! What do you do? They're gone, how do we go back? The little gardener was in a hurry.

"I can't leave them here, it's too attention-grabbing, don't worry, when we find Schisandra, I will naturally have a way to go back......"

"Then these two horses...... Bao Gen seemed to be worried about their safety, and after only a few hours of getting along, he began to worry about it.

Ruo An said: "Don't worry, they are trained horses, and if they leave their owners, they will naturally go back the way they came, rest assured......"

"Oh, that's right...... Then I'll have a chance to see it again......" Baogen muttered to himself, and Joan smiled, "If you like it, I'll give it to you later......"

"No, no...... Ma'am, I'm just talking...... I don't mean that......" Bao Gen hurriedly explained.

Joan said: "As long as you can find Schisandra successfully, that horse will be your reward, and you can see that you like it very much...... Well, it's not too early, so we need to get to your village before it gets dark, so we don't arouse suspicion......"

"Yes! Madam! Bao Gen straightened up, took the burden from Joan's shoulders and put it on his shoulder. The two of them set off in the direction of Qianshan like this, one left and one right.

Ruo'an hadn't walked so much for a long time, and she couldn't help but feel a little strained, but for Leng Chen, she was willing to do anything......

"Madame, look! You can already see the village! Baogen excitedly stood on the high slope and pointed to the front and shouted at Ruo'an, Ruo'an walked a few steps and came over, and really saw a village, not very big, a few sparse houses are located in it, surrounded by a circle of bamboo fences, you can vaguely see the smoke curling, but I don't know why, Ruo'an looked at this small village, there was always a strange feeling, but for a while I couldn't tell what it was.

"Is that your hometown?" Joan asked.

Baogen nodded, and excitedly pulled Ruoan to point to a small grass house next to him and said, "Madame, do you see, that's my home, my mother must be cooking, let's just catch up for dinner!" Madame, don't dislike our farmer's food for being shabby......"

Ruoan smiled, he couldn't bear to disturb his heart, but the more he looked down, the stronger the feeling of uneasiness became, what was wrong......

"Madame, let's go quickly...... Madam? Madame, what are you thinking? Baogen saw Ruo'an frowning and staring at the village motionlessly, so she leaned over and asked, Ruo'an looked at it for a while, and finally understood that something was wrong, she grabbed Baogen and said, "What about the people in your village?" ”

"People? Aren't people just ...... Wrong! Why can't anyone in the village see it?! Something is wrong! Bao Gen finally realized that something was wrong, and he looked carefully into the village and muttered, "No...... Usually this is the time when there are the most people in the village, so it's impossible to hide in the house and not come out! Even if the adults don't come out, what about the children? They are the naughtiest, why can't they see a single figure today! Nothing will happen to them, right? No way! I'm going to check it out! The more Bao Gen talked, the more frightened he became, thinking that he still had his wife at home, his heart became even more unsteady, and he was about to run down.

"Baogen! You're back! Ruo'an couldn't shout at him, so he had to chase after him, but this kid ran fast and rushed to the village with his life, and Ruo'an didn't dare to shout loudly, for fear that this was a trap, and it would be troublesome for him to lure the enemy out with his loud voice!

"Mother! Mother! Baogen plunged into his own home, and it was easy to find it, Ruoan followed him into the room, and finally grabbed Baogen: "Don't run around!" In case there is an ambush, it will be trouble! ”

Bao Gen's face turned white, and he was looking for people all over the room, but the empty room was unobstructed, and there was no place to hide people......

"Where has my mother gone......" Baogen was so anxious that tears were about to fall out, Ruoan didn't hold back, he turned and ran out of the door again, this time straight for the house that was still smoking.

Ruo'an was so anxious that he stomped his feet, this treasure root is really not a worry-free child!

When Ruo'an ran over, he found Baogen standing in front of the table in a daze, holding a bowl of porridge in his hand and was stunned, Ruo'an rushed over and reprimanded: "I said that I won't let you run around, why are you still so disobedient!" ”

Baogen turned to Ruo'an in a daze, held up the bowl of porridge and said, "Madam...... This porridge...... It's still hot......"

Ruo'an was stunned for a moment, and when he stepped forward to touch it, it was really warm, could it be that the people of this village had just left? Thinking of this, Ruoan looked around and saw that all the daily necessities were there, the fire was still burning in the stove, the water in the pot was boiling, and the uncut vegetables were still thrown on the cutting board......

"Where did they go? Madame, where has my mother gone? She's not going to have an accident! Baogen's eyes turned red as he spoke, and Ruoan hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry, there is no trace of a fight in this house, presumably they are not injured, they must have all hid when they encountered something......"

"So where can they go? My mother's legs and feet are not good, where can she go! Bao Gen was so anxious that he stomped his foot.

"You calm down first, think about what is there nearby where so many people can hide, you grew up here, you must be familiar with the terrain here, don't worry, think about it first!"

"Where can I hide, unless I go into the mountains...... But the sky will soon get dark, and the wolves, tigers and leopards in the mountains are very dangerous! (To be continued......)