Chapter Seventy-Six: Tracking
Han Qingluo's words reminded Jue that the story in that book about a blood clan being burned at the stake, maybe the origin of the demon clan can be traced there.
But now is not the time to discuss the origin of the demons, we must chase Mai Vee and the puppet back as soon as possible, if the demons have already started to act, it means that there is not much time left for them.
"Galo, you take Sevi and Elk, go to contact Nophil in the city, find out some valid news, and the rest of the people will follow me to search the two city gates, and gather outside the store in half an hour, ready to go!"
"Yes!"
Instead of staying in the messy store and speculating, it is better to act immediately, this first move cannot be led by the nose by the demons, if they fall into a passive situation, they have no chance of winning.
After receiving the order, the two squads dispersed.
Half an hour later, the two teams reunited in front of the store after checking the news.
The news from Nophile was that a carriage broke out of the city gate last night, presumably because the demons needed to transport the coffin containing the puppet, so they had to make a big move.
On the other side, the guards stationed at the two city gates heard that Jue and his party were from Bevo Manor, and they also told them everything about last night, and all the information was combined.
It's the city gate to the north, and it's the direction in which the demons left.
Immediately they all mounted their horses and headed for the north gate.
Because the demons need to bring the coffin, the speed will not be too fast, as long as they chase overnight, they should be able to catch up.
As they galloped, they had moved away from the city gates and into a vast plain.
There are no buildings here, only scattered trees stand prominently in the distance, and the original avenue has branched into three.
At Jue's signal, the crowd stopped the horses' hooves.
By this time, it was completely dark.
Except for Han Qingluo, who was a human and couldn't find anything with the naked eye in this dark night, the rest of the blood clans scattered to find traces on the fork in the road under Jue's orders.
Now we can only pray that the captured Mai Wei can leave them some reliable clues, otherwise they can really only watch the demons raise the banner of the first victory.
Jue asked Han Qingluo to light a bonfire on the spot, gather all the horses together to take care of them, and wait for their news.
On the flat grassland, the wind blows unscrupulously.
The bonfire in front of him made a "whirring" sound under the influence of the wind, and Han Qingluo pinned the broken hair swept by the wind in front of him behind his ears, staring at the beating flames.
Since they had dispersed, there had been so silence that only the staccato sound of the wind, the humming of horses, and the crackling of burning firewood.
Looking around, except for the little light brought by the bonfire, the rest of the place was like a black curtain that could not be torn apart, and Han Qingluo only felt that he was wrapped in infinite darkness, and he was a little annoyed indescribably.
She thought it would be nice if she were a Bloodline, so that she wouldn't have to stay by a fire stupidly, like a child waiting for their parents to come back. From this point of view, having her in the guardian team is really cumbersome, and she can't do anything at all.
In contemplation, she looked up at the night sky, the bright starry sky temporarily suppressed the idea of inferiority in her mind, and the beauty of nature was always so shocking that it purely occupied all her emotions.
The starry night sky was so vast that it seemed to cover the entire earth, and in addition to being on the plain, Han Qingluo felt that the vastness made his small self insignificant.
"The sky is round and the earth is round" said, and this is how she feels at the moment, and it is no wonder that someone will put forward this theory.
While she was thinking wildly, some of her teammates, who had searched to no avail, slowly leaned in from the nightfall.
"What are you thinking?"
The sound in her ears pulled Han Qingluo's distant thoughts back, and she turned her head to see that it was Jia Luo.
"It's nothing, it's just that I'm bored of waiting, and I think about it for a while."
The corners of Han Qingluo's lips hooked, and he shifted his gaze from Galo to the bonfire, and his mood seemed to be a little more relaxed after Galo came.
"What about Jue? You're not with him? ”
After sitting speechless for a while, Han Qingluo couldn't help but ask Jia Luo about his news.
Garlo shook his head, and his tone was teasing: "It's only been so long since you were separated, and you've started to miss it?" ”
"Let's get down to business!" Han Qingluo glanced at Jia Luo, very helpless.
"Lord Jue should have discovered something, wait!"
Galo stopped joking, Zhengse, these three forks in the road are very wide, and if you want to find some clues, it is a bit of a fantasy.
One after another, members gathered around the bonfire, and without asking, they could see from their expressions that they had returned in vain, and soon, only Jue had not returned.
"I think it's a waste of time to look for clues on this plain, not to mention, I don't have a clue what clues to find, it's better to get the holy weapon that I am sure of first, it's the right thing!"
By the campfire, a waiting, impatiently Selvi spoke, his tone full of complaints.
"Who cried and shouted that he was going to come and offer his loyalty, and then he came to question and complain, please come from and where he goes!"
Han Qingluo didn't like to listen to this, this decision to mock Jue openly and secretly was simply touching her scales, and she went back unceremoniously.
A hint of displeasure flashed in Sevi's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it, and he took a step forward, but was blocked by Galo's sudden insertion.
Clearly receiving the warning in Galo's eyes, Selvey chuckled lightly and patted him on the shoulder: "What is Lord Galo worried about, I just want to be closer and talkative, is it possible that I will be worried about doing something to a human woman?" ”
Jia Luo didn't speak, just between Han Qingluo and Sevi, and his intention was very obvious.
At this time, Lenson and Yuke also came over, Elk was Galo's people, and naturally they were also on their side.
Sevi glanced at a group of hostile eyes, and laughed again: "Everyone is a member of the guardian team, don't be so nervous, I also want to help, maybe the words are too aggressive, which makes this young lady unhappy, I take a step back, will it?" ”
As he spoke, he raised his hands in a compromise gesture, took a step back, turned and walked slowly away from the campfire, standing on the dim junction line, I don't know what his expression was.
"Thank you!"
Han Qingluo gave this group of blood clan men a grateful look, and suddenly felt that it felt so good to be protected.
Not long after the skirmish, the long-awaited figure in the dark finally appeared.
"Get on the horse, northeast!"
Jue didn't talk nonsense, and turned over directly on the horse.
Hearing this, the others did not dare to slack off, they had been delayed for a long time.
Moreover, if they really catch up, the enemy they will face does not know the strength, and it must be a fierce battle, and they dare not take it lightly.
With the sound of horses' hooves, Jue's figure gradually moved away, leaving only the bonfire that had not yet burned out, swaying in the wind......
"Lord Jue, did you find anything suspicious?"
At a gallop, Galo rode his horse Yu Jue side by side, and asked in a loud voice, the wind was so loud that it almost drowned out his voice.
Jue looked ahead and looked towards the estimated route: "Remember what Mr. McVey did?" ”
When Gallo heard this, he thought for a moment in his mind: Mr. McVey likes to carve puppets, so there must be wood chips on his body, so it is most likely that he left traces of wood chips along the way.
Although he found a clue, the joy in Galo's heart was dispelled by another possibility before it did not linger for a moment.
Immediately expressed the doubts and worries in his heart: "But there is often wind in this plain, and the sawdust may also be blown away from its original position!" ”
"Smart" Jue curled the corners of his lips and gave Galo an appreciative look, "I found the sawdust in the direction of due north. ”
Galo immediately realized: "The northeast wind is blowing now, which means that the sawdust has indeed been blown out of its original position, so just look in the general northeast direction." ”
Galo's words could not hide his excitement, as long as there was a clue, he would no longer run around like a headless fly, and the confusion in his heart would disappear.
But at this moment, Jue pursed his lips tightly and didn't pay attention to Jia Luo, although the reason is like that, no matter how calm and calm he is, he himself has a drum in his heart.
Not to mention whether the direction is correctly predicted, this natural change is inherently myriad, and many unfixed factors are there, and he is also desperate.
I hope to be able to bet right this time, this operation is like looking for a needle in a haystack, the incident happened suddenly, and there is almost no trace, as the first time to compete with the demons, he doesn't want to give up.
Mai Wei was kind to him, and if he hadn't been generous to help him in the first place, he wouldn't have been able to get out completely, lure out the spies in the Night Castle, and still be able to get out of the way.
Whether the artifact is lost or not, he will get Mavey back safely.
After following the trail for some distance, he was far away from the vast plain and into a forest that was not deep.
With the rhythm of Jue, everyone gradually slowed down and slowed down on the muddy and narrow dirt road.
They were not wrong about the direction they were expecting.
Sure enough, on the dirt road, they found traces of wheels running over, apparently from a larger carriage.
This obvious clue made everyone let go of the big stone that had hung in their hearts before, and they had a happy mood that suddenly opened up.
Jue, who was making decisions about everything, was also relieved at this time, half of the probability, fortunately, he made the right bet.
"Well done, it seems that Lord Jue really has a hand!"
At this time, Sevi slowly rode his horse to Jue's side, the corners of his mouth hooked the arc of a smile but not a smile, although his mouth was complimentary, there was a deep meaning in his light purple eyes.
Jue smiled, shook the reins in his hand, leaned in the stirrups, and drove the horse to speed up: "Lord Sevi's means are not bad, why don't you take a step forward to investigate the situation ahead!" Looking at this trace, I guess it should not be far away, in order not to startle the snake, I bother Lord Sevi to work hard! ”
As soon as the words fell, the smirk on Sevi's face instantly froze, he wanted to use himself as cannon fodder: "It's my honor to serve the team, it's just ......"
"Let's act together, although we have found traces, but there is no residual excess smell around, the demons may be far away from us, don't disperse the team and suffer undue losses!"
At this time, Galo came up, which also indirectly resolved Sevi's embarrassment.
Sevi regained his smile and glanced at Galo, slowing down, quickly falling behind them.
Although he coveted the power of the thousand-year-old blood clan, the relationship with Galo was not bad enough to be hostile, and they were both secret alliances, so there was no need to make a stalemate.
While thinking about it, he suddenly felt several strange eyes staring at him, and Sevi turned his head to see Han Qingluo and the other two guys of the Demon Party named Lunsen and Yuke staring at him.
Seeing that Sevi had reacted, Han Qingluo smiled contemptuously at him, and teamed up with Yuke and Lunson to overtake him and leave him at the back of the line, and the meaning of isolation was very obvious.
I thought that before I achieved my goal, it seemed that I was going to restrain myself, and I was not in a hurry for a while.
After a slow rest, the team sped forward again......