After standing for a moment, Chen Ying smiled bitterly and took two steps back, hiding his figure into the night.

The torch-lit section of the mountain was about fifty meters long, covering the third barricade she had set up, and it was dark beyond and beyond. It is especially long from the darkness in front of it, and extends to the first barrier, which is now on fire, with a total length of about 200 meters.

This absolute dark place is Ye Qing's activity area tonight.

The black-clothed man guarding the intersection in front also saw Ye Qing, and when her figure was engulfed by the night, one of the black-clothed men immediately ran away, presumably to report the news.

As for Chen Ying, as an archer, her priority is not to rush ahead as a hero, but to hide in the shadows and snipe.

Naturally, the camp must not be illuminated in order to hide itself completely, so shortly after dinner, only three campfires were left in the valley, one for the resting place of the masters, one for food, and one for the water source.

These three fires keep the camp from getting too dark, but that's about it.

Chen Ying returned to the intersection with the search for truth and knowledge, and saw Li Gong standing next to a low tree at the corner, as if waiting for her.

"Cousin has worked hard." As soon as he saw Chen Ying, Li Gong stepped forward and said.

Chen Ying twisted the corners of her mouth: "Cousin is going to work hard tonight, and he has to stay here for a few hours." ”

"It doesn't matter." Li Gong smiled warmly, and said lightly: "It's useless to be a scholar." I'm glad that I can still be of some use now, but it doesn't matter if it's hard or not. ”

His complexion was better than when he got out of the car, and his eyes were rejuvenated, and he looked the same as usual.

If it weren't for the fact that there was a lot of dust on the robe, it was a little embarrassing.

"My cousin is too humble." Chen Ying said calmly, her watery eyes stared at Li Gong: "In this critical situation, my cousin is one of the few people who can be trusted, and with my cousin guarding the first half of the night, we will be able to sleep peacefully." ”

These are her heartfelt words.

Several masters of the Li family, including the Li family, are the least likely to become traitors, so Chen Ying is very willing to hand over some important things to them.

Hearing this, Li Gong didn't show too much excitement, his expression naturally brushed his sleeves, and said calmly: "I'm ashamed, although my cousin is a few years old, I can only read, and my knowledge is limited. My cousin is talented, intelligent and courageous, and is in charge of the overall situation, as long as my cousin does not think I am clumsy, and I can use something, please tell me, I will do my best. ”

Chen Ying was slightly stunned.

I didn't expect this cousin to have such a bearing, which made her a little impressed.

can clearly recognize his own shortcomings, and can put down his body and be willing to hand over power, Li Gong does not seem to be the kind of person who is dead studying.

"My cousin is too polite, and my little sister doesn't dare to be it." Chen Ying ended the conversation with a standard answer.

Li Gong smiled lightly.

I don't know if it's an illusion, Chen Ying always feels that Li Gong's attitude towards her now seems to have some subtle changes.

It wasn't until Li Gong said goodbye and left that Chen Ying finally figured out where the change was.

It's the eyes.

Li Gong looked at her with no eagerness in the past.

The eyes that once made Chen Ying like a stab in his back suddenly disappeared from Li Gong's eyes on this night.

Chen Ying's heart was relieved.

If you put these aside, this cousin is actually very good, as long as the two sides can keep a certain distance, she is willing to get along with him.

After walking quietly for a while, Chen Ying retracted her thoughts and asked softly, "Seeking the truth and knowing the truth, have you remembered my arrangement?" ”

"The servant remembered." Zhishi replied in a low voice, with a little nervousness in his tone: "The maids accompanied the young master to guard the intersection over there, and they changed to girls to guard in the second half of the night." ”

"That's exactly what I said." Chen Ying smiled approvingly.

Even though it was dark here, she still hoped that the two little girls could feel her encouragement and comfort: "Don't be afraid, there will be no problem in the first half of the night, the fire at that end has not been extinguished, and those men in black dare not attack it." ”

At this point, she slightly accentuated her tone and said: "However, there are likely to be changes in the second half of the night, so you must wake me up on time, don't be afraid that I don't sleep enough or be too tired, now is not the time to pay attention to these, you push me will only increase the trouble, this is a matter of life and death, and all the worries can be thrown away." Remember! ”

Xunzhen and Zhishi breathed tightly at the same time, nodded vigorously, and said, "Yes, girl." ”

Chen Ying smiled soothingly, ordered the two of them not to accompany each other, and returned to the resting place alone.

The Han family brought a lot of cloth with them on this trip, some of which were used by Chen Ying to lay down the maze, and the rest of the servants, several servants worked together to cut them into simple bedding.

Although it is only a single layer of cloth and silk, fortunately, there are enough of them, and adding a few more layers above and below can still keep out the cold. Although the yin air in this valley is heavy, the wind is not very strong, and it is obviously blocked by the surrounding peaks, and it is only early autumn at this time, and it is not unbearable to sleep underground.

Chen Ying went to visit the Li family first.

This road was tiring, and the Li family was already in poor health, so he couldn't stay up for a long time, so he had already fallen asleep first, and Ziqi was guarding the side.

Chen Ying didn't want to alarm the Li family, so he called Jiangyun to come over and ask about the situation, and learned that the Li family had just taken a calming decoction, which was originally prepared for staying in Jilong Mountain, but now it was for his mother to sleep well.

Chen Ying was slightly relieved, and patrolled around the camp again, always feeling that there was something he couldn't let go, but he couldn't remember what it was, so he had to put it aside in the end.

After confirming that everything was fine, Chen Ying finally lay down, abandoned all distractions, and forced himself to sleep.

She didn't sleep well, and she had all kinds of dreams in a row, past and present, strange and bizarre, sometimes an old tree in an orphanage, a merry-go-round covered in heavy snow; Sometimes it is a woman chanting poems in the peach blossom forest, a cold ancestral hall and a futon for punishment and kneeling; From time to time, I dreamed of the drizzle dripping under the glazed tiles and the sound of the wind in my ears when I rode on a horse......

The real and illusory scene made Chen Ying unable to distinguish between reality and dreams, and the "deserved" horse's hooves were particularly real, as if they were in her ears, a slap like a slap, and gradually rumbled......

Chen Ying suddenly turned over and sat up, only to feel that his heart was beating like thunder, and every sound seemed to carry an echo.

She reached out to her heart and listened intently, trying to distinguish the slight sound of the wind whistling in the distance.

It was as if there was a faint "rumbling" sound from far away, although it was not very loud, but the bursts of vibration were close to her palm propped up on the ground.

Chen Ying stood up suddenly.

It's the sound of horses' hooves, it's really the sound of horses' hooves!

Ecstasy swelled up in her heart instantly, and then she calmed down again, quickly sorted out her clothes, and walked in the direction of the intersection.