When things come to an end, it's better to find something to do than to wait for the fire to burn.

After listening to the order, those guards turned on their faces better than just now, and they hurriedly cut around the big tree that Yan Qingge pointed to.

Yan Xiuyu walked to Yan Qingge's side and said softly, "Qingge, are you afraid?" ”

"I'm afraid." Yan Qingge's eyes were shining and he looked at Yan Xiuyu, but he shook his head again: "I'm just afraid that it's useless." Listen to me, cutting down trees isn't useless. ”

Yan Xiuyu looked at Yan Qingge's face greedily and asked casually, "What's the use?" ”

"I once read a book that said that when there is a fire in the forest, it will be divided into three layers and burned, and the crown of the tree burns the fastest, and if there is a tailwind, it can burn more than ten miles in an hour. The second is the trunk of the tree, which is on fire, and it takes three or five hours to burn ten miles. Thirdly, there are deciduous mosses and other things underground. ”

Yan Qingge said, and patted Yan Xiuyu, who had been staring at her, with disgust: "You listen to me well, just look at something." ”

Yan Xiuyu's mouth was dry, he cleared his throat, turned sideways and said, "You asked people to cut down that tree because its crown is particularly large, right?" ”

"Yes!" Yan Qingge nodded: "As long as it is cut off, there will be a large blank space in the air on our side, and the fire in the canopy will not be able to burn for the time being." If there is a fire on the mountain, someone must save us at the bottom of the mountain, so let's buy more time for ourselves, which is one more chance to live. Yan Qingge said.

"Sister Qingge, you know so much." Yan Xiuyu sighed.

"It's not that I know a lot, it's just that I read a lot of idle books. If the Yan family's library is still there, I will lend you a few more books, and if you take a look at it, you will know these things. Yan Qingge said.

Yan Xiuyu coughed lightly: "Qingge, there is something I didn't tell you. After we found out about the theft of the Yan family's library, I have asked my family to buy back those books on the market, and now there are about 1,000 copies recovered. ”

Yan Qingge looked at Yan Xiuyu in surprise: "Those books are very expensive, you must have spent a lot of money." ”

"What's the money, I buy these books back, and my brother praises me for the good books I bought." Yan Xiuyu smiled and said, "It's a pity that I can't surprise you." ”

Yan Qingge's nose was sour, and she almost shed tears, she showed a slightly bitter smile: "What stupid things to say, we will definitely be able to go out." Now I know, and I'm pleasantly surprised. ”

As the two spoke, the huge tree had been cut down, and its huge torso fell to one side, crushing several branches of other trees in the forest. Sure enough, there was a large blank space above their heads in front of them.

The temperature in the air is getting higher and higher, and even if you are not afraid of trees, you can know that the fire is getting closer.

Before the fire burned, Yan Xiuyu simply ordered the rest of the guards to cut down a few more trees with large canopies, leaving a circular clearing in the air at the top of the cliff.

Most of these guards are children of small families with strong martial arts and innocent net worth, and they are very decent at work. Even though they cut trees today with swords instead of axes, they are still not slow to cut trees.

There were even two strong men, seeing that the stones on the mountain were mostly rooted in the cracks of the stones, they simply pushed away the big stones around the roots, and then knocked down the trees by the roots, which was faster than cutting down the trees, which opened Yan Qingge's eyes.

At this moment, one of the guards suddenly exclaimed, "Little prince, look, there is an iron chain on the root of this tree. ”

This news surprised everyone.

If it weren't for the fire, the nobles who came to hunt in the mountains would rarely come to the top of the cliff, and some people would have tied an iron chain to the root of the tree.

Yan Qingge came over to take a look.

I saw that the iron chain was strung with an iron ring about the thickness of a child's arm, and it was tied to the very root of this tree, and there was a thick layer of fallen leaves on it, and if it were not for those guards cutting down the tree together, it would not have been found at all.

One end of the chain was pulled up, and the rest of the chain was driven away from the thick fallen leaves and appeared in front of everyone.

As the chain extended, the crowd stood on the edge of the cliff. The guard holding the iron chain shook the iron chain in his hand, and the crisp sound of iron and stone clashing came from under the cliff.

The cliff does not go straight up and down, its top sticks out partially, and the people on the cliff poke their heads out with difficulty to see the cliff wall. Normal people are afraid of heights, and no one would do such a dangerous thing for nothing.

What's more, there are still a few sparse trees growing on the cliff wall, and this iron chain passes through the gap between the two large stones on the top of the cliff, and hangs down to the bottom of the cliff, covered by fallen leaves and trees.

Yan Qingge They can find this iron chain, it is really providential.

Yan Qingge was surprised: "There are iron chains here, then someone must be able to climb off the cliff from here!" ”

"We're saved!" Some of the guards cheered.

"Quiet!" Yan Xiuyu didn't dare to take it lightly, and held the chain to examine it carefully.

The chain is made of black iron, and the whole body is cold, reflecting a little cold light in the sun, and there is no rust on it.

This only represents two possibilities, one is that the chain is newly attached, and the other is that the material used for the chain is unusual.

There is indeed a rare black cold iron in this world, which can last for a hundred years, but it is only produced in the north, and the price is not cheap.

When he was studying with his brother before, Yan Xiuyu had been in contact with many confidential things in the Northland, and the black cold iron was one of them. Others don't know what may be hidden in this matter, but he knows best.

Yan Xiuyu's heart jumped violently, and he said to one of the most agile guards: "You have good kung fu, go down and investigate, see what is going on below, don't care what you encounter, come back and report immediately." ”

The guards received the order, grabbed the chain like a monkey, and disappeared under the cliff in an instant.

After a few breaths, the guard came up, with a surprised smile on his face, and said to Yan Xiuyu: "Little prince, there is a cave below, the entrance of the cave is blocked by a pine tree, and it is dry and warm inside, the fire must not burn there, we can go down and take shelter." ”

Yan Xiuyu asked, "Are there any traces of anyone staying in that cave?" ”

"I just went in and walked around, this cave is not shallow, the inside of the cave is covered with caves, the inside is too dark, I didn't go in, but there is no trace of people outside. There are many of us, and it doesn't matter if we meet people or animals, we can always win, and it's better than waiting here for the fire to burn. ”

Yan Xiuyu and Yan Qingge ignored each other, Yan Qingge nodded and said, "Let's go down to avoid it first, even if it doesn't work, just climb up along the chain." ”

Yan Xiuyu was a little hesitant and said, "Wait." He was afraid that there would be an ambush in the cave under the cliff.

No one could go down without his command.

The fire burned before its eyes, and the sound of crackling flames engulfing the trees could already be heard in my ears, and the air was scorching.

Although they had cut down several large trees to create an extra gap in the air, and the flames could not be burned for the time being, it was not a good feeling to be surrounded by a circle of fire trees.

They are like a swarm of ants placed on the stove, surrounded by flames, and if not burned to death, they will be roasted to death.

As time passed, Yan Qingge's originally black and smooth hair began to turn yellow and curly, the cotton clothes and skirts on his body were all soaked, and his face was like washing.

No one else is much better than her.

If you continue like this, you will not be burned to death, but you will be roasted to death.

Yan Xiuyu gritted his teeth, the cave below was the Longtan Tiger's Den, and they were about to break through. He gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go down!" ”

He stretched out his hand to Yan Qingge and said, "Don't be afraid! I'm carrying you on my back, and I'm very good. ”

It was a matter of life and death, Yan Qingge didn't care about any men and women, and lay on Yan Xiuyu's back.

Yan Xiuyu carried her on his back, grabbed the chain, and crawled down.

As soon as I got off the cliff, the heat above was blown away by the fierce mountain wind, as if it didn't exist, only the biting cold remained.

Such a double heaven of ice and fire made the defenseless Yan Qingge tremble by the cold mountain wind in an instant, and the sweat on her body was about to freeze into a layer of ice shell on her body in an instant, and she almost let go of the hand around Yan Xiuyu's neck.

Yan Xiuyu felt the change in her body, stopped moving, and comforted anxiously: "Sister Qingge, don't be afraid, close your eyes, we will be there soon." ”

Yan Qingge was really cold, and the only thing he could feel the temperature was Yan Xiuyu's back. She subconsciously got closer to Yan Xiuyu, and hugged his shoulder with her painful arm that was so painful that she froze with a knife, and the white gas that came out of it swirled around Yan Xiuyu's ears.

Fortunately, this torture didn't last long, Yan Xiuyu took her down four or five meters high, and then saw the cave.

There were guards who came down in advance to pick them up, and quickly took the two of them in.

The cave was dry and warm, Yan Qingge let go of Yan Xiuyu and leaned against the mountain wall next to her, and after a while, her hands and feet were completely disobedient.

The hands and feet of those guards were neatly tight, and they went down from above, and one of them even tied Yuan Qianqian in his arms and brought him down.

Yuan Qianqian hasn't woken up yet, she doesn't know anything about the thrilling of this way, and she closes her eyes and lets out a shallow snort.

Life and death are only a fine line.

Everyone gathered together, and it was inevitable to sigh that they were lucky to escape.

"It's a blessing that everyone is here. I don't know who tied the rope, but it saved our lives. ”

"That's right! If I can find the owner of this rope, I will thank him very much. ”

At this moment, a soft laugh full of mockery and malice was clearly pressed on the voices of everyone.

This laughter was ethereal and ethereal, I don't know where it came from, but it was definitely not from Yan Qingge and his group. Suddenly, everyone was silent and held their breath, looking around alertly.

The inside of the cave was endless, and the further you walked in, the darker it became, and there was a soft sigh from inside the dark cave, and the noise of the guards outside was extra clear.

The voice sighed and said, "What if this man is a great traitor?" Do you want to thank him too? ”

Yan Qingge's hair stood on end, and he replied almost subconsciously: "If you are a great traitor, thank him first, and then kill him to reward the world!" ”

"Miss Yan's reply is novel, it really impresses me." Along with the man's admiration, a burst of applause came.

Yan Xiuyu pulled Yan Qingge over, hid her behind him, and said, "You know us, who are you?" Why do you hide your head and show your face and dare not see people. ”

As he spoke, Yan Xiu Yu gently pulled out his sword inch by inch, revealing a snowy blade.