Chapter 12: Night Detective
Ge Fengque stepped on the last step of the stairs, and when he saw that there was indeed a cliff under his feet, he jumped up, and the moment his feet landed on the ground, his body shook violently for a moment.
He lowered his head to look, and was a little surprised to find that this cliff was not attached to this mountain, but hung in the air, more like a boulder half-falling here, just walk to the opposite side of this boulder, stand still at the edge and perform light exercises to reach the dense forest in the mountain.
It seems that Qingyang Cheng does not deceive him, but why is Qingyang so clear about the topography of this place?
Although he had some doubts in his heart, he didn't have time to think about it, he cautiously came to the edge of the cliff, only to see that there was no gap between the boulder and the mountain.
It is strange that a man could walk on it unharmed and walk freely, and that the boulder shook only slightly, and did not fall.
When he thought about this, he couldn't help but feel that his curiosity was getting stronger, and it was more important to escape from this place at the moment, and it was useless to think about it.
So, he flew into the mountains and forests with light skills, and the distance between this boulder and the mountains was not far, otherwise he would definitely not be able to pass with his current skills.
He remembered that Qingyang told him that when he entered the dense forest, he had to go all the way to the north, but in this vast dark night, how could he tell where the north was? At this moment, the moon has also been hidden behind the light clouds, and the trees in this dense forest are towering to shade and avoid the sun, even if there is moonlight, it is difficult to see the slightest brightness.
Although it was difficult for him to distinguish the direction, the people of the five great families must have left traces when they came up the mountain, and he only needed to find the traces, and he would definitely be able to reach the foot of the mountain.
He stepped into the depths of the dense forest, the night was silent, and he could hear the sound of insects chirping in his ears, accompanied by the "rustling" sound of stepping on fallen leaves, which was not terrifying. Everywhere he went, there were bushes on his side, and when the night wind whistled by, he broke hundreds of branches and swept away the fallen leaves, but he could hear a little bit of "destroying the withering and decaying" meaning.
He took a few more steps inside, thinking that it would be good if there was a fire box on his body at this time, so he reached out to touch the clothes he was wearing, and as soon as he touched it, he felt that the clothes were really a little rough, and then he suddenly remembered that this shirt was not his own, but Qingyang's, maybe there was really a fire box or something like that in his arms.
Sure enough, he felt a pocket in his sleeve that seemed to be sewn by his own hands, and in the pocket was a wooden cylindrical object, and when he took it out, it was a fire box.
He lit the firebox and lit it with dim candles, but it was enough for him to find out the way forward.
He held the fire box, lowered his head, looked towards the ground, and after a while, he found the footprints left by the people of the previous five great families, and he followed the direction from which the footprints came, and walked slowly towards the bottom of the mountain.
While he was walking, he didn't forget to worry about Qingyang's safety, as for the people of the five great families, Qingyang promised not to hurt them, so what they would do in the future had nothing to do with him.
It's just that...... Today, when he eavesdropped on the vine, he didn't hear the voices of Uncle Ye and the Xiao Sect Master, but they didn't participate in this siege? He couldn't say for sure, but if Uncle Ye didn't come, he might have returned to the Ye family, in that case, he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to take Ye Tingxue away......
When this thought suddenly flashed in Ge Fengque's mind, he couldn't help but be surprised, I don't know when he actually had such a thought, listened to Qingyang's words and wanted to take Ye Tingxue away, or rather, he hoped that Ye Tingxue could leave with him.
He frowned, his eyes twitched, he didn't know if he was right or wrong to do this? But if he wants to choose according to the wishes in his heart, he also wants to take Ye Tingxue away.
He has grown up to this day, most of the time he is controlled by others, obeys the instructions of others, and has never really followed his own heart to do anything, and now that he can no longer return to Ge, why should he bother with what is right and wrong?
Just when he was thinking about it, he was suddenly slapped on the shoulder from behind, he was naturally frightened, and when he looked back, Qingyang was looking at him with a smile on his face, "What do you have to sneak up on behind people?" He was furious.
"You're thinking so hard that you don't realize I'm behind you." Qingyang glanced at him meaningfully, "With your footsteps, even Tianming can't walk out of this mountain." ”
Only then did Ge Fengque react, it was not long ago, why did Qingyang catch up with him? Could it be that the people of the five great families have already been sent away by him?
"I know what you kid wants to ask, and I touched it down from the vine." Qingyang paused, "So for now, we must leave this place as soon as possible, otherwise the people of the five great families should catch up again." ”
Ge Fengque pursed his lips after hearing this, "I thought you had a lot of ability, and in the end you didn't run away." Ge Fengque deliberately provoked him twice, wanting to see how he reacted.
"Boy, I'll tell you, your trick didn't work for me." Qingyang said and picked up his back placket, "You're too slow, we need to hurry." After he finished speaking, he didn't care what Ge Fengque's attitude was, so he rushed towards the bottom of the mountain with his internal strength.
Before Ge Fengque could react, he had already been lifted in his hand and ran away from the mountain with the momentum of thunder, he only sighed that the internal strength of this person's martial arts was really unfathomable, and he could carry him lightly with one hand and walk quickly, and he couldn't see the slightest effort on his face.
If it's really powerful, it's no wonder that people in the world often say that a mountain is higher than a mountain.
This huge Eight Desolations and Six Combinations, between the six continents and three seas, I don't know how many are like Qingyang, or even better than his masters.
To be free to ride a horse between heaven and earth, drink the sun, moon, rivers and mountains, unrestrained, and just do as you like, should be what many people dream of.
He couldn't help but show an envious gaze, and he had long forgotten that he was still being held by Qingyang.
Walking at the speed of Qingyang, they were already at the foot of the mountain before dawn, and Qingyang saw that there were no hidden dangers around, so he put him down.
Ge Fengque patted the leaves and dust on his clothes, looked around, and found that this place was actually close to Ye Mansion, and it was also the only big mountain that Chaoyun City was backed by—Qiwu Mountain.
"Boy, what do you see?" Qingyang saw that he was thoughtful, so he asked.
"This is Qiwu Mountain, only Xiao goes forward from here to the Wei South Gate of Chaoyun City, and bypasses a few markets to reach Yefu." Ge Feng said what he thought in his heart, but he didn't want Qingyang to laugh out loud.
"I know exactly what you said, otherwise why do you think I would take you to Qiwu Mountain."
"You!" Ge Fengque turned sideways and glared at him, "You actually had this thought in mind, why can you be sure that I will definitely join you?" ”
"Because you don't have a choice." Qingyang flicked his sleeves, and the moon-white light shirt looked a little out of place on him, "Let's go, let's go to Ye Mansion and understand the matter as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night." After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Ge Feng to reply, and walked straight forward.
Ge Fengque was stunned for a moment, seeing Qingyang leaving like this, he couldn't understand why he could say these things so lightly every time, and it didn't matter to him.
He only felt that he had a breath in his chest, and he would have to ask Qingyang for it back one day.
He followed Qingyang's pace, and after a short time, he had already arrived in front of the door of the Ye family's mansion, Ge Fengque stood in front of the gate and watched for a while, unconsciously guarded, thinking that Uncle Ye and they should not have returned to the mansion yet.
"Boy, I ask you." Ge Feng saw Qingyang frowning and looking at the Ye Clan's mansion, and had a lot of doubts in his heart, so he looked at him, waiting for what he was going to say next, "You said that this Ye clan is also one of the five great families in the rivers and lakes, how can this mansion be so far from your Ge Clan's Lingyin Villa?" ”
Qingyang put one hand on his waist, and his face looked like he couldn't figure it out.
Ge Fengque looked at the two words Ye Mansion written in ink on the plaque of the Ye Mansion, and said: "Although the strength of the five great families is evenly matched, they must always be divided into strong and weak, except for the world's first major sect, the Qiongwu Villa, the Pei family and the Ge family divide the world, and the other three doors are hidden under the two. He retracted his gaze, "And as far as I know, Uncle Ye doesn't like extravagance in the first place, and after his wife passed away, everything in the house is even simpler." ”
"Oh?" Qingyang raised his eyebrows, "His wife has passed away?" ”
Ge Feng nodded shortly, "Mrs. Ye was once the female general of the Qiongwu Kingdom...... Ge Fengque suddenly fell silent in the middle of speaking, he didn't know if he should talk to Qingyang about this, but with his identity, he must not talk about it, is there anything he doesn't know about the things on the rivers and lakes, "In short, Uncle Ye treats me very well on weekdays, not like others, so I don't hate him." "Even now, I don't hate it.
It's just that I don't know if Uncle Ye will be as disgusted with him as those people when he knows that he took his daughter away.
Qingyang chuckled, "You can carry it clearly, let's go, go through the back door and go in, don't let people notice, I'll pick you up outside." ”
When he finally took this step, Ge Fengque's mood was indescribable, and he inevitably felt guilty when he did this, and it was self-deception to say that he was not afraid of being nervous.
He went around to the back door of the Ye Mansion, performed light skills, and easily landed in the mansion. But what is even more troublesome at the moment is that he has only been to Ye Mansion once when he is so old, but he doesn't know Ye Tingxue's residence, and it would not be good if he alarmed the maid housekeeper in the mansion during the search.
How do you know that at this moment, as if with divine help, he actually heard the conversation of two servants who hurried by in the house.
"The second lady is really obedient, and she has never left the house for so many days."
"The second lady has always been obedient, and besides, she has not been liked by the owner since she was a child, and if she is disobedient and makes the owner angry, it will be bad."
"Actually, if you want to talk about this, the owner of the door is really it, how can the second lady's death be blamed on the second lady."
"Don't say it. Seeing that it is about to dawn this day, you go and ask the second lady what she wants to eat for breakfast, so that she can go to the kitchen and make it for her. ”
"Okay, I'll go."
Ge Feng listened to the two of them, could it be that Ye Tingxue was punished by Uncle Ye and confined and locked up in the room? In any case, let's follow the maid to take a look first, as long as Uncle Ye has not returned to the mansion, it will not be difficult to bring out Ye Tingxue.
Thinking so, he hid behind the rocks and looked at them for a moment, remembering the direction in which the servant was going, and quietly followed.