During the lunch break, the soldiers were cooking, and Duan Bailan took Liu Nianru to the side to chat.

However, before he could say anything, he heard the sound of rustling in the grass, and when he looked closely, he saw that insects were crawling.

These insects Duan Bailan knows that social animals mostly live underground and are toxic, but fortunately, the toxicity is not very large, and the toxicity can be removed with ordinary antidotes. But you have to take the antidote within three days, otherwise you will die. It's just that I don't know why it's here, could it be that there is a spy in the team?

Duan Bailan hurriedly took Liu Nianru to avoid the insects on the ground, and briefly explained these insects on the way.

When they returned to the camp, they found that the grassland was now full of these insects, some soldiers stepping on them, and some people sticking their swords into the ground.

Bugs are everywhere, there is almost nowhere to hide, and there are already people who have been bitten by bugs.

"Fire, fire!" Duan Bailan hurriedly shouted, he saw that none of these insects went to the place where there was a fire, and they seemed to be afraid of fire.

Hearing this, someone finally picked up a torch and pointed at the insects, this method really worked, as soon as they approached the ground, the insects automatically dispersed, everyone saw this, they followed suit, and the freshly cooked rice was knocked over to the ground, and no one had the leisure to care, but they didn't dare to get too close to the ground, after all, this is the grassland, and if a fire accidentally burns, then these thousands of people may all die here.

Duan Bailan and Liu Nianru also took a torch to drive away the insects. But torches are limited, and these people have only made dozens of fires, but there are thousands of them.

During this period, although there were indeed fewer and fewer insects, Duan Bailan and others were bitten more and more.

Seeing that a bug behind Liu Nianru was about to approach her, and Liu Nianru was still concentrating on dealing with the bug in front of her, Duan Bailan's heart tightened, and she hurriedly rushed over, and the torch burned behind Liu Nianru, and Liu Nianru reacted.

And Duan Bailan, because he helped Liu Nianru drive away the insects just now, there were many disclosures beside him, and a bug took a bite of Duan Bailan.

Liu Nianru hurriedly checked Duan Bailan, no, Duan Bailan was injured because he saved himself.

"Are you alright?" Liu Nianru hurriedly asked, Duan Bailan waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

"A bite from these bugs is nothing, it's just fatigue, and people who don't take the antidote within five hours will fall into a coma." Duan Bailan explained that he was still in the mood to analyze these now.

"We need to hurry now." Duan Bailan stared at Liu Nianru, he was already feeling a little unsteady on his feet. Liu Nianru hurriedly supported Duan Bailan and looked around.

Fortunately, there are fewer and fewer bugs, but many of your own people have been bitten.

Liu Nianru stepped on the insect that didn't have time to run away at the end, and Duan Bailan ordered the wounded to be examined.

No, I can't stay here any longer, I have to leave as soon as possible, she remembered that not far from the grassland, there was a Yaocheng where there should be an antidote there, so she had to leave quickly, while the soldiers were checking, Liu Nianru followed Duan

Bai Lan said. Duan Bailan nodded, indicating that she understood.

It's okay not to check, but when I checked, I found that many people had been bitten.

Duan Bailan brought a total of 5,000 elite soldiers with him on this trip, and at this moment, more than 2,000 people were bitten by poisonous insects.

"The unwounded carry the wounded soldiers on their backs, and the rest prepare torches in case the poisonous insects attack again." Duan Bailan immediately made a decision and ordered to hurry immediately, the lives of these brothers had to be saved quickly, and he was supported by Liu Nianru to walk.

So, before the group had eaten lunch, they began to hurry again.

Some people were carrying torches to prevent poisonous insects from attacking again, and some were carrying injured brothers on their backs, but fortunately this group of people was well-trained on weekdays, otherwise it would not have been possible to clean up in a moment.

It was supposed to take a day's journey, but because of the wounded soldiers, Duan Bailan and they had to speed up their march, and they left the grassland before evening, but fortunately, there were no insects again, otherwise they would really cry.

Everyone finally put their minds at ease, looked at the city gate not far away, and felt that they had been rescued. That gate is the hope of life.

A quarter of an hour later, Liu Nianru led the crowd to the gate of Yaocheng, at this time it was clear that it was not yet time to close the city gate, but Yaocheng was closed at the gate, and it seemed that he didn't want everyone to enter at all.

Liu Nianru handed Duan Bailan to a soldier next to him, and the man hurriedly helped Duan Bailan up.

Liu Nianru went up to face the city gate with two feet, and the city gate did not move at all, but it was a little dirty.

"Open the door!" Liu Nianru yelled, but unfortunately no one paid attention to her, and Liu Nianru even wondered if this was an empty city.

Then she lay down at the city gate and listened for a while, and she could still hear the hawkers inside, Liu Nianru was indignant and kicked the city gate twice.

"If these eight lambs don't open the door for us, they must have received an order from the emperor's old horseman. Why don't you bring the besiegers, if you do, we can open the gates of this city by now. Liu Nianru said indignantly.

Duan Bailan looked at Liu Nianru's impatient appearance, knowing that there was an element of her own injury, so she couldn't help but give Liu Nianru a smooth hair and comfort her.

Duan Bailan patted Liu Nianru on the back, "It's okay, let's just find a way." ”

"How are you feeling right now?" Liu Nianru's eyes were already a little red at the moment.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Duan Bailan smiled at her.

Liu Nianru looked at Duan Bailan's somewhat pale lips, forced a smile again, turned her back and secretly wiped her tears.

"If you're not hurt, give me strength." Liu Nianru asked the wounded to settle down and gathered the uninjured at the city gate.

"One, two, three, hard!"

At the sound of an order, everyone slapped their palms towards the city gate. This time, the city gate finally shook a few times, and the people who did not squeeze in front of the city gate shouted from behind: "Open the door!" ”

Although the gate of Yaocheng is large, it can only accommodate more than 20 people standing side by side, because of the need to work hard, Liu Nianru only picked a dozen people with great strength.

And the remaining more than 2,000 people shouted in the back, this voice, a radius of several miles

I can hear it.

Seeing Liu Nianru coming like this, Duan Bailan shook her head, but couldn't help the smile on the corner of her mouth.

This time, someone finally paid attention to them. A man's head poked out from the wall, heavily armed, for fear that his life would be harvested.

"Listen up, you people, I won't open the city gate for you!" The man snorted twice, quite proud, "The gate of my city is made of obsidian, if you don't bring a siege machine, even if you give you 100 days, you won't be able to break through my gate." ”

(End of chapter)