The ranks are advancing.

Zimei suddenly said, "Fan Jun, Brother Jiang Lun asked you to bring him some seeds of grain and vegetables, have you forgotten?" ”

Fan Li said: "How could you forget? Seeds of various grains and vegetables, as well as farm tools, are all on the wagon. ”

Jiang Lun and his wife are very good, but their temperament is a little strange, because they have avoided all kinds of disputes in the world, they have lived in the deserted mountains for many years.

I used to hunt and gather for a living, but now I have to change to crops.

There really are recluses in this world. Every recluse has a special story to tell.

The two walked slowly with the team. After entering no man's land completely, the speed of the team is even slower. When Fan Li and Zimei came before, because they were riding a horse, it was convenient and flexible, and they could go anywhere. But now it's different, the current team is a huge convoy, and it has to make a way out of the mountains before the convoy can pass.

Sometimes they had to cut down trees, sometimes they had to build bridges, which greatly affected their speed, and they walked for a month for a fifteen-day journey on horseback.

On that day, the team stopped to rest and eat. Fan Li said: "Zi Meijun." Now it has come to the place where Brother Jiang Lun lives. ”

Zimei looked at the surrounding mountains and forests and said, "We're a little off the beaten track now, let's go and find it." ”

The two mounted their horses and searched eastward, and soon saw the marks they had left earlier. After a little more walking, they came to the place where they had fought with the wild people. There were also blood stains on the grass from the wild man when he was injured and fled. It was here that they found the smoke coming from Jiang Lun's cooking.

It is at most half a mile away from the thatched hut where Jiang Lun lives. As soon as the two of them urged them to sit on their horses, they soon arrived at Jiang Lun's residence, but they were stunned by the scene in front of them. The hut was gone, and the ground was the traces of the fire, and the roof had been completely burned down, leaving only the blackened walls of the smoke.

Jiang Lun and his wife are gone, as are the dozen or so goats they raised, leaving nothing but ruins.

An eagle is hover in the sky, and birds are singing in the mountains and forests.

Zimei said, "Oh my God, what's going on?" ”

Fan Li shook his head and said, "Who knows? ”

Zimei said: "Where did Brother Jiang Lun and his wife go?" Are they in danger, are they still alive? ”

Fan Li shook his head and said, "I'm the same as you, I don't know anything. ”

Within a hundred miles here, just the two of them, they shouldn't be attacked by people. There was another wild man who was nearby against them, but the wild man only robbed them of their food, not necessarily killed them. In addition, the wild man does not use fire, and she has not yet set fire.

However, this matter is not certain, Jiang Lun was once taken captive by savages for half a year, whether he learned to use fire, I don't know.

However, the relationship between Jiang Lun and the wild man is a bit ambiguous, in which half a year, the wild man once forcibly forced Jiang Lun to be his sex partner, and later there was some broken thread.

It is unlikely that it will be attacked by savages.

Could it be that Jiang Lun suddenly left here and returned to the crowd? It seems unlikely, because when Fan Li was leaving, he once persuaded Jiang Lun to return to society with him, but Jiang Lun refused. At that time, leaving here with Fan Li and returning to the society will get a lot of help from Fan Li. He didn't go then, and it's unlikely that he did.

Another possibility is that they found a better place to move. But it's also not certain.

Fan Li said: "Zi Meijun, let's look around and see if we can find their traces." ”

The two of them were afraid of riding, and they looked for more than an hour within a dozen miles nearby. No clues were found.

No one is alive, no corpse is dead.

Returning to the ruins left by Jiang Lun, the two stayed silently for a while before leaving.

What happened to Jiang Lun? Is he dead or alive? It became an eternal mystery that could never be solved.

Dusk came, and the setting sun floated on the western peaks, slowly descending. Little by little, the mountains and forests became darker. The sky is still bright, but the first stars have already been seen.

Fan Li left with Zimei with an indescribable mood. Horses caught up with the team.

Two days later, the team stopped by the big river, and Gongsun Zhi and Wu Ban came over, and they looked a little excited: "General, according to your description, we have crossed the river, and we are not far from the Shenmu Forest. Is it? ”

Fan Li said: "That's right, through the mountain forest opposite, it's probably less than ten miles away, and it's the Shenmu Forest." ”

Gongsun Zhi said: "Then we will organize the river crossing first." ”

If you want to cross the river, it's too late to build a ship, so you have to tie a wooden raft. There should be a lot of rafts, and they should be large enough to transport horses and vehicles. It is also necessary to ensure that food and other daily necessities do not get wet.

These people are all high-level carpenters, and tinkering with wood is their specialty. After two or three days of hard work, the wooden rows had been tied, and it took a few more days. All the team's supplies were transported across the river.

After passing through a dense forest, the team finally stopped at the edge of the Divine Tree Forest. Hundreds of people were completely stunned. They had never seen such a peculiar woods in their lives. Red leaves, pitch-black trunks. There is not a single tree in the forest. After a baptism of fire, not even a single weed was visible.

Gongsun Zhi said: "It's exactly the same as the Divine Wood Forest described by Master." ”

Wu Ban said: "When Master told us about the Divine Wood Forest, I still didn't believe it, which will prove that what Master said is true. ”

Fan Li came over and said, "Brother Wu Ban, you go and command the construction of tents, build pots and stoves, and arrange a carriage to pull water from the river to the camp. ”

Wu Ban said, "Okay, I'll do it." ”

Fan Li said: "Mr. Gongsun, you choose two shrewd and capable people, ride on horses, bring enough dry food, and bring a little money, go along this river to explore the road, and find a route that can transport the sacred wood to Gusu." Once the route is known, come back and report immediately. ”

Gongsun Zhi said: "Okay. ”

Fan Li said: "Wait for the meeting, I will send someone to return the same way on horseback, return to Huiji, and send the news to Gusu." Let's just say that the logging team has already driven to Shenmu Mountain, and they are required to transport the grain to Gusu as soon as possible, otherwise we will have no food to eat, and we will stop working. ”

Gongsun Zhi said: "Okay, I'll do it." ”

Zimei smiled: "Fan Jun, why are you urging so hard? ”

Fan Li smiled: "Stupid, why did we come to cut this divine forest?" Is it really for the construction of Gusutai? No, our real purpose is to consume the grain of Wu and consume his national strength. If 100,000 quintals are not enough, I will add another 100,000 quintals. ”

Zimei patted her head and said, "Yes, I forgot about it, in fact, asking for food is our most important thing." ”

Fan Li said: "If he doesn't repair Gu Sutai, what's the matter with me." We take this opportunity to toss him and consume him, which is the right thing! ”

Zimei smiled: "Fan Jun, you are really bad at ruining people." ”

Fan Li said: "This is much more cost-effective than fighting, and fighting with him, we still have to spend money and food, and we have to die, and we may not be able to win." We use this method to lose weight for him, let him lose weight, how good it is! ”

Zimei giggled: "Fan Jun, I can see clearly that you are a very bad person." ”

Fan Li also smiled: "What you said, this is called a conspiracy, killing the enemy invisibly." ”。

Zimei said: "What other ideas do you have to think of to spoil the country of Wu?" ”

Fan Li said: "I'm thinking about it, as long as I come up with an idea, it's enough for him." ”