Black Butterfly was in a hurry to move forward and meet Zhou Chuanliang's people in Moyunling, maybe he could give them a place to stay overnight.

However, this bamboo forest is very dense and endless, as if there is no end to it. After walking for more than three miles, I heard the sound of the spring tinkling. Black Butterfly thought that her ears were hallucinating, so she stopped and listened. At this time, everyone's legs and feet are numb and their mouths are dry, so they drink some spring water to quench their thirst. The spring seemed not far away, and I walked past it, but I saw nothing. Black Butterfly reminds everyone to be careful, and from time to time they walk into the bamboo forest on both sides, always disappointed.

The group chased after the front foot, and because of the title in their mouths, they did not utter a word except for the sound of footsteps, so that they were all engrossed, and a hundred ears were looking for the source of the sound of the spring.

Black Butterfly took out the piece in his mouth and whispered to Shao Hu: "I passed by here the year before last and saw a few families living next to the bamboo forest, why did I walk for a long time this time and didn't even see the slightest shadow?" That's weird! ”

Shao Hu thought to himself: Maybe you are mistaken, how can there be people in barren mountains and mountains like this? He said to her, "I have drunk all the water I brought from the Bai family." Now as long as we find the spring, let's set up camp, eat something, get a good night's sleep, and wait until dawn before leaving. ”

Who knew that after walking more than three miles, there was a hillside in front, and still only heard the sound of the spring, but did not see the shadow of the spring.

Black Butterfly was extremely helpless and stopped to look at Shao Hu. Shao Hu thought about it for a long time, and ordered everyone to stop and rest and eat some dry food. When Ah Long and the others heard this, they hurriedly untied their burdens, took out dry food and distributed it to the children first.

Shao Hu took a piece of salted meat and handed it to Black Butterfly, who shook his head and said he wouldn't eat it. Shao Hu thought she was sick and lost her appetite, so he hurriedly approached and asked why. The black butterfly said, "Now that I can't find a water source near or far, won't I be thirstier after eating salted meat?" Shao Hu thought to himself, just now he only cared about hunger, and took a few big bites of salted meat, but now he feels that the salted meat is in the stomach, and it is really difficult to digest.

Sure enough, after everyone had filled their stomachs, they all stood up and waited for the black butterfly to give the command to move forward, and walked forward, hoping to find the water source quickly.

Shao Hu only walked more than 20 steps, felt that fire was about to rise in his throat, and licked his lips, salty and salty were salt grains sticking to the salted meat, thinking that the taste of hunger was not good, and the taste of thirst was not good! I had to fight my spirit and move forward quickly.

Ah Long was even more thirsty and restless, handed over the burden and the guy on his body to Ah Kang to carry, and trotted forward. Shao Hu knew that he was going to find a water source, so he didn't stop him.

After a while, I saw Ah Long running down the hillside to the west, shouting at them, "I have found water!" When Shao Hu heard this, he hurriedly gestured to stop his voice. Aaron understood and immediately covered his mouth.

As soon as the news of finding the water source spread, everyone was in high spirits, and they trotted over, and sure enough, they saw that under the moonlight, a white line fell straight down from the stone wall in the west, making a gurgling sound, and there was a deep pool below.

So, the group ran around the waterhole and squatted down to drink water. The black butterfly sat down cross-legged at the water's edge and began to eat dry food, which was very leisurely. Shao Hu drank enough water, and took advantage of the moonlight to see a stone cave in the north, thinking that it was no wonder that he didn't find a water source in the second half of the way, it turned out to be flowing from the ground.

Seeing that the scenery here is quiet and the mountain spring is luscious, the black butterfly beckoned Shao Hu to come to him and said, "Everyone has been gone for a day, and people are sleepy and tired, so it is better to rest here tonight, and wait until tomorrow morning to eat enough and drink enough water, and then set off from here." ”

Shao Hu thought to himself, he didn't know if he could find such a water source again, so it was better to be cautious, so he nodded at Black Butterfly. Then he stood up and looked at this piece of mountain land carefully, and saw that the pond was the size of an acre, with a cliff on the west side, and a hillside on the east side, and the slope was full of flowers and weeds. Everyone had fled and did not bring tents and bedding, so they could only sleep on this grass for the night. I'm afraid that as soon as the morning dawns, some children will catch a cold and get sick, but now I can't care about it so much.

The black butterfly was full of food and drink, got up and walked out of the bamboo forest, as if to go on a patrol.

Shao Hu saw it, I was afraid that in this barren mountain and wilderness, if he encountered bandits and bandits, a person was prone to accidents, so he tiptoed and followed her not far away.

The cliffs to the west are too high to stand on, and if you accidentally fall down, you will definitely fall to pieces, and even if someone wants to sneak attack, they will not come from here. However, the bamboo forest in the east is endless, and the wind rustles the bamboo leaves, which can just cover the footsteps. If someone hides in this bamboo forest, it is indeed dangerous and unpredictable.

From south to north, the black butterfly circled the bamboo forest in a small semicircle, and then turned around to return to the station.

Shao Hu saw it in the back, and arrived first in front of her, and was about to lie down, but saw Ah Long turn over and whispered: "There seem to be two people in the bamboo forest about 100 meters to the south." When Shao Hu heard this, he quickly lay down, pulled his backpack over, took out the gun, and asked, "Is it a bandit?" ”

Ah Long shook his head and said, "It's dark and swarthy, and I can't see my face clearly." ”

At this time, a strong wind suddenly blew, and there was a loud noise in the bamboo forest, which sounded really windy, and the grass and trees were all soldiers. After a while, dark clouds covered the moon again, and it became unusually dark underneath. Shao Hu asked Ah Long to inform Ah Kang, Da Xiong, and Er Xiong that they were ready to fight at any time.

Ah Long quickly ran back after passing the order, and said to Shao Hu: "Erxiong said that his brother Daxiong went to the bamboo forest to relieve him, and he still hasn't come back for more than half an hour, I'm afraid he has been captured by the bandits." ”

Black Butterfly heard the two whispering and leaned over to ask what had happened. Ah Long repeated what he had just said, and then asked Shao Hu what to do now. Shao Hu said: "Instead of sitting here and waiting for them to attack, it is better to divide two people to take advantage of the darkness of the night to go around the back of the bandits, and give them a surprise!" Both of them agreed.

Shao Hu said to Ah Long again: "You stay here to protect these children. Black Butterfly and I went south to have a look. ”

The three of them have decided on a plan and immediately go their separate ways.

Shao Hu and Black Butterfly went three or four miles to the south, and saw a bright light in front of them, as if someone was burning a fire there. The two of them parted left and right, and went around the place where the fire started. I saw that there was a clearing in the bamboo forest, burning a big fire, the tongue of fire was more than three meters high, and there were twenty or thirty bandits, all in ragged clothes, all armed with heavy guns, and a man and a woman sitting at the head, with neat and clean clothes. Looking at this situation, it should be the Moyunling group that Master Bai said.

I only heard the woman scold the man: "You are really a rice bucket, it is so hard to catch a person!" Ever since that damn tyrannosaurus came to the Valley of the Five Poisons, burning and looting everywhere, doing all kinds of evil, no one dared to beat us Moyunling passing by. We have always only bought road money in Moyunling, not human lives. Look at you, it hasn't been opened for a long time, the craftsmanship is rusty, and thirty people have passed, but only one person has been tied up! If you startle the snake and let the rest escape, see that I don't skin you!" ”

The more than thirty thieves didn't refute when they heard this, and they bowed their heads one by one, trembling.

The man pointed to the two thieves in front of him and said to the woman: "Just now I heard a report from them, saying that someone broke into our Moyunling from the north, and they wanted to steal something first, but when they saw a person in the bamboo forest, they strangled the neck of the one from behind, so that he couldn't make a sound, and carried him over together!" ”

The woman scolded again: "I said how I smelled a smell of poop!" ”

When the two thieves heard this, they raised their hands to their noses and sniffed them, and then wiped their hands on their tattered clothes.

The man continued, "When I bring people over again, I find that they are already vigilant, and they seem to have brought fellows." It's not that I'm afraid, it's really strange to see four or five adults with a group of children! Could it be human traffickers? ”

The woman smacked the man and scolded, "Your head is really an elm pimple!" What human trafficker can take dozens of children to wander in the barren mountains and mountains? ”

The man blushed, stretched his neck and said, "I see that the uniforms worn by those adults should be deserters from the Great Snow Mountain, carrying guns." These broken copper and iron in our hands, once they are fought, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist. ”

The woman sneered a few times and said, "As the saying goes, open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to prevent!" Although they have the weapons of the Great Snow Mountain, once the fire breaks out, so many children will become a burden and will inevitably be unable to take care of them. It's hard for adults to subdue, can't even those children grab ten or eight? By the way, nowadays, children are very valuable, a pound of meat and a tael of gold! ”

Hearing this, Black Butterfly couldn't bear it anymore, took out a fire bomb from his arms and flicked it with his fingers, and shot it into the fire, which exploded all over the sky and burned more than a dozen bandits. Then he shouted loudly: "Damn bandits, those who dare to sneak attack our Great Snow Mountain, don't die!" As long as you release our people, we will withdraw immediately, and leave Moyunling early tomorrow morning as if nothing happened. Otherwise, we will surely tear down your den of thieves, and leave not one of them alive! ”

The bandits fled in all directions, hid in the bamboo forest, and shot at the location of the black butterfly. The black butterfly had already scurried away, hiding under a boulder behind a clump of bamboo.

The woman also hid behind a clump of bamboo, and scolded her subordinates: "It's just a woman who came, why are you dozens of people running?" Do you want to be cheeky? ”

Black Butterfly pulled out a few more fire bombs and shot them at the bandits' hiding place, and suddenly the fire raged, revealing them all. Shao Hu seized this opportunity and shouted: "Brothers, quickly surround them!" ”

The two leaders were shocked when they heard this, there was still an enemy in ambush in the east! Coupled with the wind at this time, the bamboo forest shook and crackled, and I really don't know how many enemies are hiding in it!

Black Butterfly shouted again: "Teach our people quickly, spare you from death!" ”

The man hid and didn't dare to talk. The woman's face was fearless, and she said with a smile: "I'm sorry, we really didn't know that he was from your Great Snow Mountain." We didn't do anything about him, the people are here, you guys come and take them away! ”

Shao Hu was angry when he heard this, and said, "What? If you kid it up and don't send it over in person, do you want us to rob it yourself? ”

Black Butterfly said again: "Brother Shao, you don't have to talk nonsense with them! Hey, you bandits have listened carefully to me, it's not that I'm afraid that you won't dare to show up, but I really don't want to kill innocents! Look at it......" As he spoke, he fired a shot at a boulder where the bandits were hiding, and with a bang, the boulder was blown to pieces, and three or four bandits were blown away.

Who knew that this time not only did not scare the bandits away, but under the urging of the woman, they surrounded them again. I heard the woman shouting, "Brothers, go up and kill these two men and women together, and take the children to the bottom of the mountain to exchange for gold!" ”

So the bandits all got courageous and shot at Black Butterfly and Shao Hu one after another, until the mountains and rocks flew wildly and the bamboo poles fell to the ground.