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The pond is not deep, and you can reach the bottom of the pond by tiptoeing at Zuo Ying's height near the shore, and you can wade forward with the water. In addition, she is familiar with water, so she can come and go freely even in deep water. The temperature of the spring water is poured into the pond, and after a certain amount of heat is evaporated in the air, the temperature is about 40 degrees Celsius, which is suitable for the human body, and there is no need to worry about water snakes and piranha fish in the water.

Now when the moon rises in the east, the sky becomes dark very quickly, urging Zuo Ying to hurry up.

She tossed her hair and rinsed it in the hot spring water, then scrubbed the dirt and blood off her body, and stayed in the pool for about a quarter of an hour, and when she looked up at the sky, it was completely dark.

Just as Zuo Ying was about to go ashore and put on her clothes and leave, she seemed to hear an unusual noise in the woods on the shore.

Could it be that there are still people who come to bathe and draw water at this time? She turned her head sharply to look at the place where the noise had come from, and saw that there was no one in the open space on the shore, and the sound came from the woods not far away. The shadow of a tree over there was black, and it was impossible to see what was inside except for the undulating outline under the canopy, but if you paid attention, you would find that there were occasionally a few dots of metallic luster reflecting the moonlight flickering in the darkness, and there were bursts of light footsteps and the sound of horses' hooves.

With these alone, Zuo Ying has become vigilant. The other party was hidden in the dense woods, she was in the open pond, the enemy was dark, and it was too late for her to go ashore to get her clothes, which would only increase the danger of her being discovered. She immediately swam in the opposite direction of the woods, and found a raised rock wall to hide.

Only those small, dense rustling footsteps could be heard getting closer and closer. There was also the soft sound of metal clashing. Judging from the voice, there must have been more than a few people coming. Zuo Ying relied on the cover of the sky and the mist on the water, and secretly stretched out her head to peep. As the distance got closer and closer, Zuo Ying saw the hidden in the woods gradually moving towards the pond. Sure enough, it was a large group of people. This whole army, lined up in a long line, slowly marched through the woods towards the pond. There are thousands of people visually, but they didn't make much noise, and it is estimated that it is the legendary "human title, horse picks the bell".

Zuo Ying couldn't help frowning. There is only one possibility that such an army will appear near their barracks out of nowhere, and that is to sneak up on the barracks. It seems that the bandits in the Xiling area are not the only team that has gone to attack Beiqiu. This unit must have already had sufficient information, so they took advantage of their victory to neglect their defense. Come and attack the camp.

Now only by finding a way to go back and report the news and let the barracks be prepared, can we avoid losses. But in the current situation, it is a problem for Zuo Ying not to be discovered, let alone to get her clothes back under the nose of the enemy. Sneaking back to the barracks to report the news? Zuo Ying was clueless for a while.

Just then, she heard a muffled voice not far away, "Someone." Then there was a shrill whistle in the woods, and the sounds of the march soon fell silent.

Zuo Ying's heart suddenly tightened.

Soon, a few people cautiously walked out of the woods, came to the pond, and picked up Zuo Ying's clothes left on the ground.

The person who picked up the clothes identified them and then confirmed: "It's the clothes of the Dynasty Army!" People must be nearby! ”

Another seemingly ringleader also said nervously: "The person must be found immediately, otherwise the operation will be revealed!" ”

The man waved to the other side of the woods, and a dozen people immediately ran out of the woods. After a simple meeting, they will spread out and outflank the pond, so that the people who are hiding have nothing to hide!

The pond is not big, and in such a situation, Zuo Ying's hiding place will soon no longer be a visual blind spot. She dived quickly into the water, and came to a place where the branches of trees hung from the rock wall to the water, hidden behind the dense foliage. But even so. Zuo Ying also knows that this is still not a complete strategy, and whether it will be discovered depends on luck.

The searchers were divided into two groups, one scattered into the nearby woods and grass, and the other searched around the edge of the pond. Fortunately, because they had to be aware of being detected by the watchtower in the barracks, the men did not dare to move too much, let alone light the torches, but searched in the darkness with their eyes wide open in the moonlight.

Zuo Ying hid behind the branches and leaves under the rock wall, and noticed that the people who were searching by the water of the pool in several directions did not dare to move easily.

Because there are clothes on the shore, it is common sense to assume that the owner of the clothes should probably be in the pond. At first, everyone didn't want to go into the water right away, because if the clothes got wet, the next time they could fight, their movements would be greatly affected; And on the battlefield, if you don't move well, you will lose your life at any time. But after wandering around for a while without yielding anything, those people had to focus on the pool noodles.

"Senior brother, it seems to be ......," one of the thieves approached the leader with a furrowed brow.

The leader raised his hand to silence him, "Shhhh Be there! ”

Although Zuo Ying couldn't hear the other side talking, she could also estimate the content of the speech from the body movements of those people. Although she was taken aback, she was not so calm that she would immediately turn around and run, and now all the roads on the shore were blocked, and there was no way to escape unless she grew a pair of wings and flew to the cliff behind her.

She soon found that the two people who were talking on the shore continued to watch for a while but did not have the momentum to enter the water, Zuo Ying understood, it was estimated that the leader was just bluffing just now, and he was not actually discovered.

But the good times didn't last long, and after those people watched for a while, they finally made up their minds to go into the water from all directions, and slowly wade to the center of the pool.

Seeing this, Zuo Ying hurriedly took advantage of the sound of the water, dived her head into the water, and swam to the end of the rock wall near the shore to avoid the search of the thieves. But when she dived her head into the pool, she immediately noticed that something was wrong. The temperature of the water is about 40 degrees Celsius, and it is quite comfortable to soak your body, but once you soak your head in it, your face and eyes will be uncomfortably hot. And the worst thing is that the visibility in the water is already lower than on the water, and at night, the moonlight can't penetrate the bottom of the water. In this way, it is hidden, but I can't see the surrounding things clearly. The purpose of sneaking is to avoid the thieves, but this black light is drilling blindly, and it is possible that he will fall into the net.

Thinking so, Zuo Ying suddenly felt a sudden hot current gushing out from her feet, and when she felt bad and hurriedly swam back, it was too late, one foot was scalded by the hot flow, and the pain was unbearable immediately.

The pain and the uneasiness of losing her direction made her irresistibly jerk out of the water. The unusual movement of the water immediately attracted the attention of the thieves.

"Over there! Come on! ”

"You can't run!"

When Zuo Ying opened her eyes and saw the thieves who were rapidly approaching her from all directions, she knew that they were not bluffing this time!

At this time, behind her was a rock wall several feet high, surrounded by thieves who were quickly surrounded, and there was no way to escape, and her scalded feet were extremely burning because they were still soaked in hot water. If he is caught at this time, this embarrassing situation will be a hundred times more humiliating than being captured in Ziyang City!

She thought that instead of being caught, it would be better to dive into the water and give it a fight, even if she couldn't see the direction clearly, with the cover of night and water vapor, it was not impossible to escape.

She took a deep breath, and was about to plunge into the water when she heard a loud noise from the woods on one side, followed by the thieves who were wading into the water, looking in that direction.

"Senior brother, it's terrible, it's on fire!" A thief pointed in the direction of the woods and panicked.

"Don't look for it, get back to the team!" The leader gave the order, and the thieves who were wading in the water of the pool hurriedly swam to the shore of the pond near the direction of the woods.

Zuo Ying, who was surprised, waited for the thieves to go away before daring to swim out and see what was happening in the woods.

I saw a fire rising into the sky over there, illuminating the surrounding area. The thieves hiding in the woods were panicked, not knowing whether to save or not.

Originally, such a small flame was not a big deal, and it was close to the barracks of the dynasty army, and even if the fire spread, it would only cause the dynasty army to suffer. However, the light of this fire in the dark night, which could be seen from afar, was bound to attract the attention of the lookouts in the barracks and the sentinels patrolling around them, and their secret operations would be completely exposed.

Sure enough, after being disturbed by the thieves in the woods for a while, they began to retreat quickly, heading in the direction of the depths of the woods. It seems that the sneak attack has been abandoned.

Zuo Ying only found out at this time that her heart was beating so fast, not only because she was almost caught just now, but also because she had been soaked in the hot spring water for too long, her heart was a little unbearable.

After making sure that there was no danger around, she hurriedly swam to the shore where she had just entered the water.

At this time, the fire in the woods must have attracted the attention of the people in the barracks, and soon a team will patrol and inspect here. If she doesn't evacuate quickly, the consequences will be serious.

But when she approached the shore, she felt a sigh in her heart - I saw that the place where she had put her clothes, shoes and socks before entering the water was empty! After the thieves checked the clothes just now, they didn't know where they threw them.

Zuo Ying is really a little messy now. She is naked, even if there are no thieves around and no people of her own, she still can't go back to the barracks!

However, after a few moments, she realized that it was not the worst thing that the clothes were missing, and the worst thing was that she suddenly noticed a figure approaching her on the shore. Judging by the man's brisk pace and clear direction, it was clear that she had been spotted.

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