Whether modern or ancient, whether national or state, the original boundaries were not artificially divided, but separated by natural landforms.

It's not like Jiao Xuan's soldiers and horses to stop and go, and they can even stop immediately after encountering wind and snow. In order to return to Shenzhou as soon as possible and return to his father, even in the face of wind and snow, Marriott is still like an arrow. It's just that everything in the world is not satisfactory, and in the face of the blockage of Liuchuan Creek, Marriott had to stop.

There are no big rivers or rivers to show off in North Vietnam, but even if it is just a stream that is not very wide, as long as it is deep and turbulent enough, pedestrians still cannot cross it lightly.

As the border of Shenzhou Prefecture, Liuchuan Creek was originally formed by a shallow gorge. With the help of the canyon topography, it is impossible for people to wade through it on foot.

Under the long snow, a stone bridge that had been built for less than ten years was crushed by the snow. Even if North Vietnam does not have any concept of tofu scum project, encountering this kind of thing will make people feel that they have no problem in their hearts.

Judging from the traces, the stone bridge basically collapsed from the root of the bridge foundation. As a single-arch bridge, this can only be said to be a problem with the choice of foundation for the bridge.

Looking at the other side, which could be said to be close at hand, Marriott could only frown and said, "Uncle Chang, what should we do now?" ”

"Young master, don't worry, there is a wooden bridge two hours downstream."

While responding to Marriott's questioning, Wan Rong pressed the snow cap down, and countless snowflakes began to "flutter!" "Drop it down. Although the person Marriott asked was Wanchang, he was accustomed to answering all kinds of questions from Wandahu, and Wanrong now has a feeling that Marriott is serving Wanhao as Wandahu.

I didn't think there was anything wrong with Wan Rong interjecting, Marriott frowned and said, "But I remember that bridge is even older and stale than this bridge!" Now that the new bridge has collapsed, the old bridge ......"

"Young master, don't worry, if the old bridge is also crossed, there will definitely be people waiting to cross the bridge on this side of the new bridge. Since there is no one lingering here, the old bridge must be fine. ”

Although the snowstorm came a little suddenly, Wanchang's preparation was not bad. Not only did all three of them wear thick winter coats, but they also had all kinds of ponchos, snow hats and snow boots. Standing in front of Marriott to shield him from the wind and snow, Wan Chang stared at the pedestrian footprints left on the snow with a confident expression.

As Wan Chang looked at the ground, Wan Rong also nodded and said, "Young Master, why don't we go downstream now!" The next wind and snow will only get smaller and smaller, and the old bridge downstream will definitely be fine. ”

"That's good."

Nodding, Marriott also knew that he had no choice now.

Although the three of them didn't encounter any formal obstacles along the way, Tong Guò Wanchang reminded that Marriott still felt as if someone had been staring at him. Although Marriott doesn't know why those people haven't come out, as long as he returns to Shenzhou, no matter who is staring at him, it doesn't matter.

Walking downstream along the Yanagawa River, the road is getting more and more remote. On a sunny day, you can see at least some woodcutters or fishermen on the trail. However, in the event of such a snowy day, it is difficult to see a ghost, let alone a human track.

Due to the direction of the wind, the three Marriott walked side by side on the trail. With Wanchang blocking the limelight and Wanrong holding the tail, Marriott suffered a lot less crimes.

Although the three of them have changed their clothes on the road, there is no shortage of snow on their feet, which also shows how difficult the road the three have chosen.

"Young Master, wait."

Walking on the gravel path against the wind and snow, Wanchang did not forget to pay attention to the footprints on the ground. Even if they don't need the footprints as a guide, the footprints on the ground can provide them with a lot of information. If you want to keep footprints in such a wind and snow, the other party should be less than an hour away from the three of them.

It's just that as the footprints on the ground suddenly turned together, Wan Chang still decisively stopped the three of them.

"What's wrong?"

After thinking about how to speak after meeting his father, Marriott didn't pay attention to the changes in the footprints on the ground. However, habitually, Marriott still stopped when Wanchang spoke.

"Where the hell do these people want to go?"

Looking at the footprints that stretched out and finally entered the woods by the stream, Wan Rong also looked puzzled. Looking at the footprints on the ground, and then at the woods on the gentle slope, Marriott shook his head a little indifferently and said, "What do they do, maybe they want to take advantage of the snow to pick some mountain treasures!" ”

In North Vietnam, the range of mountain treasures is very wide, not only mushrooms, wild bamboo shoots and other things belong to mountain treasures, but also small prey such as pheasants and hares.

In the face of heavy snowfall, of course, there can be no good harvest in the fields, and only all kinds of mountain delicacies can become good delicacies on the table of mountain people.

"No, if it's a mountain treasure, you don't need so many people."

Hunters are not only the exclusive domain of commoners, in order to increase the taste of the dinner table, a wealthy family like Wan Dahu must have a hunting team specially used for hunting. Even though Wan Chang has not participated in the hunting team for a long time, he is no stranger to all kinds of prey on the mountain, or what kind of prey will be in any environment.

Although the woods along Yanagawa Creek are not sparse enough to penetrate at a glance, this kind of forest without any shade is not suitable for large prey. But looking back at the ground, those footprints were at least composed of more than a dozen people, and this was no longer a small hunting party for the purpose of collecting mountain treasures.

There are at least fifty paces to go along the path towards the nearby woods, forming a natural lawn. The front and back are covered by trees, and it is also the best place to rest or even ambush.

"It's insightful to be in charge."

As soon as Wan Chang's words fell, a lukewarm response came from the depths of the woods. Not only Wanchang, but even Marriott felt that something was wrong, and immediately took a step backwards.

Then, after a rush of footsteps, a line of men in black stepped out of the woods. Since most of the black clothes on his body have been covered in snow, he always looks a little weird. Unlike what they imagined, these men in black were not masked, and although they all had various weapons on their backs, none of them held weapons in their hands, and there were no more cruel expressions on their faces.

I don't know what the other party's origin is, Wan Chang protected Marriott behind his chest and said: "Several heroes, since you know the origin of our wait, why do you want to stop us." ”

"On the orders of Prime Minister Ran, please return to the capital." Raising his hand and arching, Shao Tian said expressionlessly.

Although Ran Ming's order was to wait for Marriott to enter the territory of Shenzhou before making a move, it was only a stream away, and Shao Tian didn't think it had much to do with it.

Unexpectedly, when he heard Prime Minister Ran's name from Shao Tian's mouth, Wan Hao's face immediately froze, and he said in shock: "What? Prime Minister Ran? Is the second son going to arrest us too? ”

"It's not the second son, it's Prime Minister Ran, I hope that the young man won't embarrass the villain." After a pause, Shao Tian seemed to be unsatisfied and said: "The villain has already seen it before, and there is no trace of anyone within a radius of five miles, so Master Wan should not think of other excuses." ”

Without Shao Tian's reminder, Marriott can imagine that Wan Dahu must have sent people to pick him up. But when he suddenly heard this, not only Wanhao was shocked, but Wanchang and Wanrong were also shocked.