"Hey! Time to eat! ”

On the evening of March 21, 796 in the new calendar, and in the scene of a night gradually encroaching on the entire sky, the white-haired shadow belonging to the snow spirit phantom ice slowly appeared on the edge of the grassland of the Hulun settlement, close to the undulating blades of grass on the edge of the temporary camp of the Nasu tribe: "What are you still doing here?" ”

"Shh

There was a low boo, but Duan Qing, who made a silencing gesture, did not turn his head because of the other party's call: "Don't interrupt, I'm still waiting for the show to start." ”

"The show is on? What nonsense are you talking about? Holding his waist and looking at the other party for a while, Xue Lingphantom Bing's original action that he wanted to urge also came down involuntarily: "I can't see a single figure within 10,000 meters around, whose show do you want to watch?" Is it a field war? ”

"So you're interested in this too? We might be able to try it next time...... Oops, hey, stop! Hurriedly pressed the hands that the other party stretched out to hold his flesh and skin in place, and a dry smile appeared on Duan Qing's face lying on the ground: "Do I look so much like someone who likes to?" I'm just squatting here, okay? Anyway, if you can find me now on the long grassland, your eyes are admirable enough. ”

"That's nature, I'm Chu Lingbing." Letting go of the hand that was holding the other party's back, Xue Lingphantom Ice pointed at his fingers again and swayed a smug gesture: "No matter where you are, what despicable and shameless evil things you want to do, I can immediately catch your existence, don't think about playing any tricks in front of my eyes." ”

"That's why you're so idle." What answered her was the contemptuous look that belonged to Duan Qing: "Your task is done?" Why did I see you running alone? ”

"Of course it's done, and I don't look at my current strength." Tapping his white short sword and shield, the smug look on Xue Ling's phantom ice face became more obvious: "Three locations and threats, a total of twenty-three enemies have been encountered, all of them are by me - you still have time to question me?" Aren't you busy here, too? ”

"I'm not busy, I'm doing a task." Pouting his mouth, Duan Qing pulled Xue Lingphantom Ice down on the grass next to him: "Don't move." ”

"You, what are you doing?"

Without reacting from the other party's sudden movements, Xue Ling's long white hair also disappeared into the green grass with a rapid scream, and the topics that had been talked about before also seeped into the female swordsman's mind with the masculine aura that was close at hand, making her face bathed in twilight instantly dyed a layer of red: "Don't be like this, like this...... Is it good to be so fast? ”

"I'm going to be found soon."

Saying words that made the other party more and more misunderstood, Duan Qing's gaze still fell directly in front of them: "Don't speak, listen carefully." ”

"They're coming."

Pointing to a crooked and slanted black shadow that appeared together like an attack in the twilight, Duan Qing reminded in a low voice quietly, and the slightly agitated mood of the snow spirit phantom ice that felt the slightest tremor on the ground gradually calmed down with the appearance of that black shadow, and the sight in front of him also kept flickering in the dark night: "That's ...... Carriage? ”

"That's right, an ordinary carriage." Repeating the conclusion reached by the other party, Duan Qing stared at the figure in front of him and still didn't change: "According to what I learned before-"

"They're supposed to be here to 'embarrass people.'"

The grassland, like the sea, danced like waves with the appearance of Duan Qing's words, and the moonlight that flickered in the sky also reflected the original green plane with a bright white brilliance, as if it was catering to the undulating grass surface of the other party's arrival, and then it was also separated to both sides in turn as the carriage advanced, outlining the carriage that also looked a little old under the moonlight where white and verdant were intertwined: "This is—"

"Shhhh

The voice that wanted to ask a question was suppressed for a moment, and the reminder belonging to Duan Qing also sounded in Xue Lingphantom Bing's ears: "Just watch carefully, when it's time for us to appear, we will naturally appear." ”

Without too many words, Xue Lingphantom Ice finally closed his mouth and began to seriously observe what was constantly happening in front of him, and the rickety carriage at the end of his line of sight finally quietly stopped in front of the two people's field of vision, gradually becoming still in the creaking sound of the breeze. The slight movement and neighing of the horse's hooves also appeared in the quiet night with the slight shaking of the carriage, and a black silhouette that looked like a human figure also drilled out of the front of the carriage, and the man who looked very cautious then observed the left and right of the grassland with the most rapid movements, and finally turned back and re-entered the carriage: "...... What's he doing? ”

"How far is this place from our camp?"

Without giving a proper answer, Duan Qing's low voice once again sounded under his movements of turning around, and the faint light of the fire also appeared with the appearance of those bonfires not far behind them, wandering back and forth in the tents temporarily set up by the forces of the Nasu and Wabu tribes and the faint noise: "Is there only such a little distance left?" They didn't send people to patrol the night? ”

"Everyone has been very busy these days, and time and energy have been almost exhausted." Lowering his voice to the extreme, Xue Lingphantom Ice seemed to understand something: "It's okay, since we found out-"

"No, no, no, don't move yet." Suppressing the other party's move to get up, Duan Qing's finger pointed slightly to the front of the grassland again: "Even if it is really an attack, what are you afraid of just a carriage?" Just wait quietly for events to unfold. ”

As if to fulfill Duan Qing's words, the black figure that got into the carriage also reappeared outside the carriage the next moment, and there was something more between his hands when he jumped out of the carriage, which looked like a cloth bag wrapped in a thick felt cloth. Cautiously looking around, the silhouette of the black shadow carrying this cloth bag then lurked in the direction of the camp where Duan Qing and the two people were, and the agile posture and light pace also showed the power of this black shadow very obvious at this time, and at the same time showed his nervous and cautious mood at this time: "......"

"Forget it, it's right here."

A muffled muttering voice followed the wind, and the figure finally came to the front of the temporary camp close to the Sioux tribe, looking at the silhouette of the black shadow over there by the faint light, and then as if hesitating about something, his pace gradually slowed down and froze in place. Constantly estimating the distance in the middle and any abnormalities that might arise, he sniffed all kinds of movements like a wild mouse, and then lowered his head, and after thinking about something, he gritted his teeth as if he had made up his mind, and threw the cloth bag in his hand forward on the grass: "Don't resent me, in the past, guys like you have long been chopped into mashed meat by us, and used as the fattest feed for cattle and sheep." ”

"To be able to save a life is already our greatest mercy."

Not missing a single glance, he quickly retreated to the carriage behind him, and the sound of the whip and the rolling of the wheels quickly disappeared into the twilight distance with the incomparably skillful swing of the figure. Seeing the carriage disappear in a puff of smoke, Duan Qing, who was hidden in the grassland, then stood up from the spot with an indifferent expression, he frowned to confirm the result that the carriage had disappeared, and then turned to face the body of the snow spirit phantom ice that he had been trying his best to suppress: "You, why don't you let me stop him?" Such a great opportunity—"

"Don't stop him, you see he didn't do anything strange." Spreading his hands, Duan Qing replied in a relaxed voice: "As long as he is not the attacker, there is no need for us to make any drastic moves, just let him leave." ”

"Isn't that surprising? It's a current offense. Still pressing his hand on the white hilt, Xue Lingphantom Ice kept looking in the direction where the carriage had disappeared: "At least you should find out the identity of the other party, right?" ”

"It's even less necessary, because I know who he is." The smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more obvious, and Duan Qing nodded his head with a smug expression: "If I hadn't run over and spy on him during the day, he probably wouldn't have come here so soon." ”

"-Is that you?" A glint of increasing doubt flashed in his eyes, and Xue Ling Phantom Ice finally took back the idea he was eager to try: "What the hell is going on?" Who is he? ”

"A driver who doesn't want to get into trouble, an unlucky guy who accidentally hits the jackpot." Sighing and retracting his gaze, Duan Qing also drew his attention back: "In order to throw this 'jackpot' to us, that's why I secretly came here at night. ”

"Really?" The light in his eyes flashed, and the suspicious expression of the perceiving Xue Lingphantom turned to the surface of the cloth bag that was thrown on the ground by the coachman: "Do you want to blame us for the murder?" ”

"The blame should be true, but most of the charges of 'homicide' are not false." Nodding his head, Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "It's not just because of what he said just now, if this guy leaves a dead body near our camp, then he should at least choose to come over in the middle of the night, then the chance of being found will be much smaller." ”

"He chose to come here at this time of night, presumably with the intention of letting us discover this thing as soon as possible."

Sighing involuntarily, the gray-robed magician then walked forward, and then reached out to untie the cloth bag on the ground in the worried look of the snow spirit phantom ice that followed before he could stop it: "Hmm...... Looks like I've been knocked unconscious. ”

"She's Nahia?" Squatting beside Duan Qing and looking at the slender body silhouette that appeared in the darkness, Xue Lingphantom Ice asked with a natural expression, "The person mentioned in the mission you are responsible for?" ”

"I'm not sure yet." Shaking his head, Duan Qing, who picked up one of them, then motioned to Xue Lingphantom Bing: "Let's get her back first, and the rest can be done slowly." ”

"I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse, let's take it first."

He looked at the darkness of the night, which had not yet become completely dark, and sighed in a deep voice.

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"Poof! Refreshing! ”

The bonfire in the night kept jumping in the bright light, bringing the same vitality to everyone sitting around, and the rising sun, who had always maintained this vitality, also poured the first sip of wine after the feast, and made an extremely loud voice of satisfaction: "It's so comfortable, I feel that the fatigue of this day is worth it...... Hey, where did I just go? ”

"Speaking of which, you cut down three tiger beasts with a single sword." Gedmayne, who was on the side, replied casually: "Really, the braggadocio drafts are starting to get more and more outrageous, and if you don't gagged your mouth with wine, your mission report will be written as freely as the wind in the sky." ”

"What? I'm telling the truth. Pointing to the leftover part of the barbecue meat in front of him, Asahi Dongsheng continued nonchalantly: "Otherwise, where did all the meat we eat come from?" It's all my loot, okay? ”

"Yes, yes, it's all on your head." Pi Xiaorou twitched the corners of his mouth without smiling, and Gedmayne touched his belly, which was also a little swollen: "Really, I've eaten too much meat in the past two days, and I'm starting to miss the green cabbage and radish and egg soup...... Why don't you go and clean up your own sleeping place? The captain is not responsible for cleaning up for you. ”

"You don't have to clean it up, anyway, it looks like it's going to start a fight soon." After pouring another sip of wine, the rising sun looked at the dark depths in the distance of the camp, intentionally or unintentionally: "It's an ambush and a frame-up, I'm afraid that our camp will be destroyed before it is built." ”

"It's true that some of the investigation sites have traces of outsiders' activities, but that doesn't tell us much more." Gedmayne rubbed his shield and turned his head to the other side: "As for framing...... Not necessarily, anyway, that woman happens to be the missing person we're looking for, isn't she? ”

"It's a curse." Without the excitement and joy of seeing a woman before, Chao Ridong sat up violently: "It's all become like this, can we still send this woman backhanded?" Can Humope believe in our innocence? ”

"Whether he believes it or not, he can't send it back now anyway." It was Xue Lingphantom Ice who had just walked out of a tent that spoke, and she turned to Duan Qing, who was studying something in the corner and had never said a word at this time: "She's awake." ”

"If you have any questions, you can ask."