Zheng Sheng scurried around like a headless fly. There are green trees, clusters of dwarf weeds, and a mess of bluestones, but there is no one.

The thigh injury was not serious, and after crossing two hills, Zheng Sheng had returned to his normal posture of walking.

But Zheng Sheng was still just climbing the mountain boundlessly, and he didn't find any trace of Sima Xin or Liu Yang. Moreover, he found that the mountains here are becoming more and more steep, and if the north and west mountains on the other side of Qingzhuling are considered small mountains, the mountains here are veritable mountains.

Zheng Sheng had to deviate from the route to the south, but it was the mountain in the south that he couldn't see when he looked up, as if it was straight into the clouds, he couldn't climb it!

So, after thinking about it, he went southeast along the northern foot of the mountain, but the terrain here became more and more precipitous, and it seemed to enter a primeval forest, gloomy and cold.

So, Zheng Sheng changed direction and continued to walk east, but as far as the eye could see, there was still a lush forest. But this is the depths of the sparsely populated Taihe Mountain, where are the people?

Zheng Sheng suddenly thought, why did Liu Yang abandon the horse? It was he who suddenly realized: is it a completely wrong choice to run to the nest at this time? I still want to come to the mountains in order to get rid of Sima Xin behind him.

Zheng Sheng didn't know what Liu Yang thought, but he was now in a very embarrassing situation.

He was lost. There are mountains, rocks, trees, uh, and the occasional animal.

Zheng Sheng suddenly woke up, the mountains and forests in this era are actually very dangerous.

Like rabbits and foxes, Zheng Sheng is lucky and can catch one to eat, but when he encounters tigers and wolves, the relationship between predation and predation is immediately reversed.

There are really wild animals in this mountain, most of the various prey brought by the hunters near Qingzhuling are added to the stomachs of Zheng Sheng and them, although the tigers and wolves have not eaten them, but they have also heard the stories of some of them in distress passed down by the hunters.

Today, the carnivores of Taihe Mountain may want him as a delicacy. Of course, so are Sima Xin and Liu Yang.

The scouts shouldn't have a big problem, after all, they act together and can take care of each other. What's more, it is also common for scouts to enter the mountains, and he has more experience in dealing with tigers and wolves than him.

Zheng Sheng began to regret his previous choice.

But now, he can only bite the bullet and continue to move forward.

However, Zheng Sheng changed direction again, and he began to walk north, he wanted to join everyone and act together. Fortunately, he still memorized the directions, maybe a little inaccurate, but he still remembered the general directions.

Sima Xin looked at the boundless mountains and forests, and his mood became more and more depressed and regretful.

In fact, after chasing people for dozens of steps, he regretted it a little in his heart, he was a county magistrate, why did he have to arrest people by himself?

But he wasn't willing to give up. Since you're chasing, what's the matter if you stop, you must catch him!

So, Sima Xin firmly chased all the way.

The two fled separately, and he did not hesitate at all, and continued to chase after the person who whipped him, this person was the core of the other party, and the other called him "Young Master", obviously just a guard.

This thought flashed through Sima Xin's heart, and he still chased after the person in front of him.

However, Sima Xin watched him dismount and quickly burrow into the mountain. He hesitated for a moment, do you want to chase? Is it worth it? Walking into the mountains, something he had never experienced before.

He finally decided to keep chasing!

So, Sima Xin also got off the horse and walked forward to chase after him.

But when he came to the mountain, Sima Xin quickly lost the figure of the other party, and after chasing him for a while, he could no longer find the trace of the other party.

Sima Xin walked silently among the mountains and forests, carefully observing all directions, hoping that the other party's traces would reappear.

About half an hour later, Sima Xin gave up. Because, he didn't find anyone in this place again.

Sima Xin walked forward silently, his thoughts floating. After being named the county duke, Sima Xin felt as if he had changed, more impulsive and irrational than before. Otherwise, how could he come to Shunyang alone that time, and dare to chase the Liukou alone this time?

He reflected on himself, why did he dare to do this, not only because of impulsiveness, but also because he felt that he had grown up?

Is that so? Thinking about it, Sima Xin couldn't help but panic.

He was crowned last year, and he felt that he had grown up, and when he grew up, he could do many things, such as personally looking for good talents; For example, if you admire the bravery of your father and brother, what is it to chase a little thief?

But these two experiences were not successful, and even fell into danger. Sima Xin was a little annoyed, it really shouldn't be like this, he should be more cautious!

For example, now, he has lost the trace of the other party and has not chased anyone, so he can only go back. But he found himself unable to find his way back. Even if he wanted to return along the way, he couldn't tell which mountain he was from to which mountain.

An hour passed, another hour passed, Sima Xin's heart was heavy, and he couldn't find his way out of the mountain. Also, another thing that embarrassed him was that he was hungry.

I was on the road yesterday and didn't eat properly. In the evening, I met my eldest brother and went to a banquet, but I drank a stomach full of wine. When he got up early this morning, he listened to the gap between Zheng Sheng and his brother, and he didn't have any intention of breakfast, so he drank a bowl of porridge and said goodbye and came out of Shunyang.

It's late afternoon, and I'm hungry and thirsty.

In the darker mountain forest, Sima Xin was still silent and calm.

"Hahaha, ah, it smells so good!"

"You see, I'm not wrong, my craft is reliable. Wait, you don't eat this, it's a bit mushy, eat this. ”

"Okay."

Sima Xin's footsteps paused, there was someone in front! Moreover, wisps of aroma wafted in, causing a belly roar.

Sima Xin's eyes lit up, and he walked over quickly, first he noticed a clear stream trickling from south to north, and beside the stream, two young children were sitting next to each other in front of a bonfire, feasting.

Sima Xin's appearance alarmed the two people who were immersed in food.

Sima Xin looked at the two boys who turned their heads over, and was surprised in his heart, how could it be Zheng Sheng?

Zheng Sheng was also taken aback, but immediately reacted, "Isn't this Brother Shi, I'm Wang Xiang!" ”

Sima Xin nodded and replied, "It turned out to be... Brother Wang. Although he didn't understand why Zheng Sheng hid his identity, he still did it cautiously.

Zheng Sheng got up, and sat down by the campfire, "Brother Shi, his name is Tian Bao, and he is the brother I just met today." ”

"So you know him." Tian Bao stared at Sima Xin a few times, the vigilance in his eyes subsided, he no longer paid attention to them, and continued to eat the grilled fish in his hand.

"Brother Shi, come, try my craft." Zheng Sheng handed him the things in front of the campfire.

Sima Xin thanked him, stretched out his hand to take the branch, there was a roasted half-burnt, fragrant fish on the branch, the way to eat the fish on the branch was really the first to see, but Sima Xin was very hungry, he reached out to take it, and then said thank you, regardless of whether it was delicious or not, he opened his mouth to eat the fish.

Zheng Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, Sima Xin could accept it calmly, and Tian Bao seemed to be only interested in the fish in his hand.

It's okay for the time being.

Zheng Sheng also wandered around the mountains for a day. Unlike Sima Xin, he met this child named Tian Bao in the evening. A child dressed as a hunter, with a small bow and arrows, and a dagger at his waist, was alone fiddling with his campfire.

But Tian Bao's appearance made Zheng Sheng as excited as a desert walker encountering an oasis, and someone appeared, which meant that he could walk out of the mountains! Although, in this vast mountain forest, it is really strange that a little hunter around ten years old appears.

Facing Tian Bao, who was not vigilant, Zheng Sheng explained that he went into the mountains to play, accidentally got lost, and somehow got here.

After explaining, Tian Bao ignored Zheng Sheng. I went to the creek to touch the fish and clumsily started a "picnic".

Zheng Sheng took out the dagger and helped Tian Bao peel the fish and barbecue.

In this way, after the two got acquainted, Zheng Sheng learned from Tian Bao what he wanted to know.

Tian Bao secretly ran out of his own village, and many adults have gone out one after another today, and he has been yearning to go into the mountains to hunt and sneak out of the village. But Tian Bao also failed in this hunt, he encountered pheasants and rabbits, but did not hit them with an arrow.

So, Tian Bao plans to accomplish another feat and have a picnic in the wild.

Then, he met Zheng Sheng by the river, "I'm glad I met you, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to make such a delicious roasted fish!" ”

Zheng Sheng couldn't be cheerful, because Tian Bao said that their village was in the mountains, how could they get out of the mountains? He didn't know.

Moreover, they only moved here last year.

Zheng Sheng asked about the approximate size of the village, hundreds, men, women, and children, but Zheng Sheng noticed something unusual.

Moved to the mountains last year, and today the adults came out en masse, combined with Liu Yang's escape route and the traces of people on the path. In this way, even a fool can figure it out.

The village that Tian Bao said is the village of seeking survival and the refuge of Liu Yang.

Zheng Sheng felt bitter in his heart, he drilled around in the mountains, did he actually get into Liu Yang's lair?

I just don't know, did Liu Yang go back? Probably going back. What about Sima Xin, where did he go?

And Tian Bao is a child in the village, he is gone, how can no one come out to look for him?

Children are easy to be deceived, but adults are hard, so he should get out quickly.

But what did Tian Bao mean by the "Kingdom Army" that attacked Qingzhuling? So, after Liu Yang returns to the village, will he find a missing child? He'll just stick to the stockade, or even simply pack up his things and run away again, right?

When Zheng Sheng was thinking about these and perfunctorily eating fish with Tian Bao, Sima Xin also appeared. Zheng Sheng was in a hurry and made up an identity for the two of them.

If you really want to meet someone who doesn't recognize their face, who wants to survive, who pretends to be a tourist who goes into the mountains and accidentally gets lost, they can still have a sense of safety.

In case they meet Liu Yang, it can only be regarded as their bad luck.