Chapter III. The sword asks Beiyan 183.The benevolence of the wild goose
Even though the depths of the dense forest were pitch black, there were still pains and wails in my ears, and the chaotic sound of those tiger bees flapping their wings; But for Shen Gui, who grew up at the foot of Taibai Mountain since he was a child, he still dared to launch a rush and hunt.
To this day, Shen Gui also clearly remembers that Qi Da Niu and Qi Erniu, who once taught him hunting and tracking kung fu, once said a truth to him: even if a bird shuttles through a dense forest, it will inevitably leave some traces that cannot be completely concealed; The most obvious and most likely traces of misjudgment are the shaking of footprints and branches and leaves; The least likely traces to be misled are smells and sensations.
The smell naturally doesn't have to say much; The relatively nihilistic method of judging sensation is a kind of comprehensive ability that comes from experience. For example, those delicate women, if there has been a stranger in their boudoir, then even if the person who came did not commit any crime and did not leave any traces, she must be able to detect it.
Shen Gui's original idea was to judge Qilinjun's escape route by capturing bird calls and insect chirpings that should not appear at night; But after all, it is limited by the chaotic and noisy sounds, and the beautiful hanging spring waterfall; Therefore, if you only rely on keen hearing, you will definitely not be able to get the desired tracking effect; The method of observing the direction and traces of flowers and leaves, and capturing the footprints that are hidden in the soil, is limited by the tight time and the illumination of the fingers, and it is simply not useful.
As a result, he could only close his eyes to capture the intuition he had never believed in, and began to empathize with his shallow understanding of Qilinjun.
According to his guess, Qilin-kun was in a state of mind at this time, so the direction he chose to break through first must be an absolutely safe place in his mind. Since the southwest direction is what he thinks is an absolutely safe breakthrough position, he only needs to simulate a map in his mind, starting from the direction of the Miao House, and draw a straight line to the southwest.
So where is the town at the end of this straight line? The answer is very much in line with Shen Gui's thinking - Yunnan Road under the rule of the Nankang Dynasty!
After thinking about this, Shen Gui immediately went straight to the direction of southern Yunnan. He also knew very well in his heart that if Qilin Jun crossed the border between Nankang and Beiyan, then it would be tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain, and it would be difficult for him to have such good luck next time!
After all, Qilin-kun is just not good at commanding a hundred people in battle, but he is by no means a stupid and incompetent person! And once it is remembered by the leader of the Dongying killer who admits death, it is definitely not an easy task!
After Shen Gui determined the direction of the pursuit, all kinds of abnormal traces found along the way became clearer in his eyes! At the beginning, this Qilin-kun still remembered to cover up the traces of his footprints; It may be that as the distance gets farther and farther, the leader of the Truth Killer obviously feels that he has escaped, and the anti-tracking methods that will slow down the speed of the march will begin to become more and more sloppy, and in the end, he will not do it at all......
After tracking the time of about half a pillar of incense, the scenery in the distance suddenly changed, and Shen Gui was blocked by a cliff that appeared in front of him! He looked up, and by the dimness of the moonlight, he couldn't see how high and wide the cliff was; In this way, he could only quickly judge some rocks and vines that could be used as climbing points, so he gritted his teeth fiercely, lowered his head and spit two mouthfuls of saliva on his hands, rubbed each other, quickly took two steps back, and ran towards the mountain wall......
"What are you doing?"
Shen Gui had just started to run at a speed, when he suddenly heard this sudden question, and the right foot in charge of pushing the ground almost broke his knee with a soft, huge inertial impact! He staggered to adjust his body, which had lost its center of gravity; At the same time, his left sleeve shook slightly, and the thunderous short sword that could not be seen in the slightest reflection was also extremely concealed upside down on his left wrist:
"Who?"
"Eat screwed you? Hurry up! ”
At this time, Shen Gui, who had already stood firm and had enough self-protection ability, loosened the highly tense string in his head, and only then did he hear the exact identity of the person who spoke:
Qi Yan!
Qi Yan is different from Qi Hui, he has been quite scheming since he was a child, and he is also very measured in his work, so Shen Gui does not have any constraints on his movement trajectory at all; And everything he does is automatic. Just like Jiang Xiaolou, who had a private meeting with his old friend, Qi Yan also chose to leave the team and act alone without knowing it; But why did he appear here and now, on the edge of this cliff where the outline could not be seen?
Shen Gui looked left and right, and after seeing that there was no other way, he followed the sound. Just walked a few steps away, only to see a drenched Qi Yan standing under a gentle slope not far away! He was staring at an old man lying on the ground with a frown......
Shen Gui quickly withdrew the Thunder Sword that had been clasped in his hand, and moved his almost injured ankle, knee and waist disc while moving towards Qi Yan's side with a half-limp:
"Why are you here? This old man is...... Ay? You're not...... That one...... That ......"
As the distance between the two sides became closer and closer, Shen Gui casually glanced at the old man on the ground with his peripheral eyes, only to feel that this square face was a little familiar, and for a while he couldn't remember where he had met him......
"The young man has good eyesight, and the old man is the patriarch of the Ur tribe, named Urdi! You and I just met in front of the old building! ”
After he said this, Shen Gui remembered this sturdy, black-haired, square-faced old man. In fact, Shen Gui knew in his heart at this time that this old man, who spoke politely and reasonably, and knew Huayu etiquette, was the so-called father of the little grandma.
Although the Miao Wu tribe is the basic structure of the matrilineal society, the candidates for the patriarch of each ethnic group are not taboo for men to serve. Moreover, in recent years, with the development and growth of Miaowu Village, the friction and struggle with the surrounding small tribes have also increased; In view of this, the candidates for the patriarchs of the four major families this year have been replaced by four more warlike men.
In fact, the contemporary Wuer family, who is in charge of the transportation and trade routes of Miaowuzhai, originally planned to focus on cultivating Wuerge to take over the position of patriarch; However, as she rebelled and married, her younger brother died young; In desperation, the former patriarch of the Ur tribe, who was Urge's biological mother, had no choice but to continue a powerful young warrior and give him the surname of Ur, which was intended to stabilize his branch and maintain his dominance among the Ur tribe; It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, and the old patriarch who thinks of his daughter is sick, and he died of illness before he could leave a third heir with his husband.
So according to the official age, this Urdi should be seventy-one years old this year; But in fact, he is only about sixty years old, and his so-called stepdaughter Urger is basically the same age.
For Shen Gui now, even for the sake of Urge's spirit in the sky, he shouldn't be embarrassed by him; But this noodle warrior just gave up this layer of blood relationship that can't be beaten by eight poles, so Shen Gui is also happy to get off the donkey and can do business!
"Where's Kirin-kun?"
"Run...... Ran ......"
After listening to this answer, Shen Gui nodded heavily; He then lifted his right foot, stomped his heel on the tail finger of Uldi's right hand, and then quickly pushed it forward...... As Uldi squeezed out a strange cry of 'whoosh' in his throat, his tail finger, which was originally quite slender, instantly turned out two colors: pink for flesh and white for bone......
"Old man, I really like the way you answer questions, keep up the good work! Now let's ask the next question, when did Kirin-kun run? ”
Just after the golden silkworm tiger bee flew out of the Gu room, the old man asked ...... Ah no!! It was Qilinjun who kidnapped the old man and wanted me to take him to the southern Yunnan border! ”
Shen Gui laughed after listening to the answer, he grabbed Uerdi's jet-black hair with one hand, and kept shaking it back and forth; The left foot stepped on the back of his hand again:
"I really appreciate your old man's iron bones! Now that this bull head and horse face have crossed the threshold of home, you dare to sit in the hall and scold the judge......"
Shen Gui was talking inexplicable nonsense in his mouth, but his heels gradually used his strength, and he rubbed forward again......
This time, the entire skin and flesh on the back of his right hand was completely crushed out of a flesh and bone separation! It's just that Uerdi, who used some Spring and Autumn brushwork, never expected to be tortured! In the face of the pain that hit him like a monstrous wave, this time he didn't even snort, just quietly made a few swings, and as soon as the whites of his eyes rolled over and kicked his feet, he completely fainted......
Qi Yan had just returned from exploring the edge of the cliff at this time; He was carrying half of the soft ladder in his hand, and held the broken hemp rope in front of Shen Gui:
"Less than ten miles to the northeast is the gathering area of the tribe of your. In addition to being responsible for trafficking goods, some people choose to go to the cliffs to collect medicine and catch insects; Therefore, this soft ladder that falls down from the top of the cliff should be the handiwork of those medicine collectors in your department; I had already asked Uerdi before you came, and I guessed that he took the initiative to help Kirin-kun escape...... Hmmm......"
Speaking of this, Qi Yan twisted the hemp rope in his hand with some uneasiness, as if he was thinking about something......
"Wild goose, you have something to say, don't spit it out!"
"Brother, we will turn over the mountain in front of us, and if we walk for about half an hour, we will reach the southwest border between Nankang and Beiyan...... Since the station of their tribe of your is so close to the sphere of influence of Nankang; If he helped Kirin-kun escape because he was afraid of retribution...... I don't think it's a heinous thing......"
Shen Gui was quite surprised after hearing his words, and then carefully observed Qi Yan's worried expression......