The game caught in the afternoon turned an ordinary dinner into a bonfire party, and even General Lang's mood was noticeably better.

General Lang's over-cautiousness, although it delayed the trip somewhat, was not without benefits. At least one night's rest, the tension caused by the attack has been well relieved, and although everyone is still very careful, at least the emotions have been completely relaxed. It will take them about ten days to travel from this place to the territory of Qin, and if they don't adjust their mentality in advance, they are afraid that this period of time will be very sad. But now it is a blessing in disguise, and it can be regarded as an accident to solve this small trouble.

Early the next morning, the team re-embarked on the road, and the speed was obviously faster, but according to Ying Ying's request, General Lang did not deliberately hurry. It wasn't good for the team to go too slow yesterday, but it's obviously not a good idea to keep running at full speed all the time. It is most reasonable to maintain a reasonable speed of movement and ensure that you have a safe place to stay before dark every day.

It is unknown whether it was because the casualties caused by the previous attack were too large for the Assassins to launch a second attack, or if there were other considerations that abandoned the attack plan, but the rest of the road went quite smoothly. The team lit a fire before sunrise every morning and hit the road as soon as it was dawn, trying to save as much time as possible for the evening in case of emergencies. It is better to arrive at the scheduled foothold in advance in the afternoon than to rest in advance than when it gets dark, and the team is still moving in the field.

Of course, although most of the people in the team thought that the road was very peaceful, Tianyou knew that the road was not smooth at all. There were always people around the team who were spying on the team's whereabouts, and two people stepped on the trap laid by Tianyou in the middle of the night, leaving a broken leg and blood stains all over the ground, but someone on the other side answered, and the wounded or corpses were transferred before Tianyou and the people arrived. After that, Tianyou also increased the intensity of the trap, but the other party was also more careful, although there were still many people who were hit, but they failed to leave prisoners or corpses, but the broken hands, broken legs and blood stains made Tianyou pick up a bunch. It is estimated that the number of disabled members of this group of Assassins has been skyrocketing these days.

In fact, in addition to trying to get close to observe in the middle of the night, there were also assassins roaming the periphery during the day, because the scouts sent by General Lang had an encounter with the other party, but the other party did not fall in love after being discovered, so he did not fight with Ben.

For these news, General Lang and Tianyou naturally will not hide it, and they have told Ying Ying. Ying Ying's decision is to tighten the outside and loosen the inside, so that Tianyou and General Lang will strengthen their vigilance, but they will not remind too much internally, so as not to affect everyone's emotional tension and affect their reaction when they encounter danger.

Fortunately, the enemy also knew that Tianyou's trap and the Qin army's reconnaissance were powerful, so every time the people sent out were not there, they only dared to look at them from a distance and run away, but they didn't let others feel that something was wrong.

On the 18th day after leaving Zixiao Palace, the team finally arrived at Huaiyang Village. To the southwest, outside the entrance of the village is the Huaiyang Ancient Road, and at the end is a simple small wharf, with ferries going to and from both sides of the Yangtze River. After crossing the river, it is the Fengxiang Town of Qin, and as long as you get there, it will be safe. After all, no matter how arrogant the assassins were, it was unlikely that they would blatantly attack the Nine Princesses' team in the territory of the Qin State. Compared to those other countries, Qin is one of the countries with better security in its territory, and even a transnational killer organization like the Night God Temple does not dare to operate on a large scale in Qin. The last time she chased and killed Ying Ying was because she walked in a deserted no-man's land like Qingyuan Mountain, if there were people in a place where there were activities, they would never dare to go head-to-head with the Qin army.

The team stopped in Huaiyang Village, and did not set up camp, but directly lived in a special post station. Although this place is a neutral area, it is not much different from Qindi. Many people in the village are soldiers of the Qin army, except that they do not wear armor on weekdays, it can be said that they are the Qin army. Moreover, in order to facilitate the young talents of the Qin State to study in the neutral zone, a large-scale post station was also built here for the people to rest.

The last time they went from Qin to the neutral zone, they took a different route, which was a little longer, but it was faster for the horse team.

The Qin State and the neutral zone are blocked by the two mountain ranges of Qingyuan Mountain and Taiqing Mountain, and there is a Yangtze River in the middle, so it is not easy to travel back and forth. Therefore, the main route between the two places was divided into three.

The westernmost route is to go down from the No. 7 border village on the northwest side of Fengxiang Town, and then go down the river, not to the Huaiyang Ancient Road, and directly land on the west side of Taiqing Mountain. After that, go north along the foot of Taiqing Mountain, and then turn east to the middle of Taiqing Mountain. Taiqing Mountain is an irregular figure-8 shape as a whole, and the two ends are high and dangerous, but the connection in the middle is narrow and flat, which basically does not affect the passage of horses. The only drawback was that the distance was too long for the Qin people, and it was necessary to climb the mountains after all, which was quite inconvenient for the carriages that hauled the goods.

The easternmost route also starts from Fengxiang Town, but does not go to the other side, but goes down the river, through the entire section of the Tangguo River, bypassing the northern section of Qingyuan Mountain, which is located within the neutral zone, and does not make landfall in the neutral zone until the middle of the Hanguo River section further downstream. The disadvantage of this route is that the route is long, but because it is a waterway, the cost is low, and the transportation capacity is huge, so it accounts for almost 7% of the transportation capacity of the material exchange between Qin and the neutral zone.

God bless them, the Huaiyang Ancient Road they are about to take is the most central route. The advantage of this road is that it is close, although it is not a straight line, it is much closer than the other two. But the shortcomings of the Huaiyang Ancient Road are also more obvious, because it is a plank road on the mountain wall, the widest part is just enough for three people to go in parallel, and most positions can only allow two people to stagger through, and even some places can only pass one person at a time.

Such a narrow passageway, and constantly going up and down, not to mention the carriage, even mules and horses without riders and any loads could not pass. Except for passers-by who walk lightly, there are only a few creatures that can move smoothly between them. Therefore, except for teams like God Bless them, which are simply giving away, those who want to transport goods generally do not choose this place.

Of course, for some merchants who specialize in small businesses, this is a way to make a fortune. After all, bulk goods can't get through, but the packages that can be carried with you are not too restricted.

Although there are a lot of carriages and horses in their team, these things are actually the standing supplies in the Huaiyang Village Post Station. Tonight they rest in the village, tomorrow they only need to travel lightly with the Huaiyang Ancient Road, and when they reach the opposite bank, Fengxiang Town naturally has a luxurious configuration of carriages and horses to welcome Ying Ying and others. Of course, if the whole team is equipped with spirit horses, it is easy to pass here without a post station, after all, the spirit horse can be taken back and carried on the body when not in use, and the general mules and horses can't pass doesn't mean that the spirit rider can't pass either.

Although almost all of the Qin people in this Huaiyang Village were stationed here, Tianyou still told Ying Ying and them about his worries at dinner. In fact, not only Tianyou, General Lang also knew that the Huaiyang Ancient Road was too steep, but if he didn't go here, the distance would be longer, and the enemy would have more opportunities to attack. In contrast, it is better to be cautious and pass through this place quickly.

Of course, this place is close to Qindi, so it is naturally much more convenient in many aspects, for example, General Lang sent two scouts across the river overnight to notify the opposite team. The border guards in charge of that side directly sent twenty skilled climbers to cross the river at night, and climbed to the top of the mountain on both sides of the plank road early in the morning, condescending to guard against possible ambushes.

With such an arrangement, everyone is much more relieved, not to mention that Tianyou is not completely unprepared. The Wind hovers in mid-air, but if there is any danger, it can detect it as soon as possible. Even if it's too late to stop it, a shouting can serve as an early warning.

Tianyou and General Lang prepared for the night, and the others slept quite peacefully. The snoring of the guy in the huge sea shook even more, and the floor was trembling, but fortunately, Tianyou didn't go back to the room this night, otherwise it would be better to sleep on the tree than to squeeze a room with him.

At dawn the next day, the team got up a little later than usual. After all, everyone was very tired along the way, and it was easy to sleep in the house for a night, which was naturally very sweet. However, after Yingying got up, others didn't dare to lie in bed, and got up one after another to get ready to go on the road.

As planned, teams will be diverted here. The servants and maids in the team should stay here for one more day, and cross the river again tomorrow. The Assassins would not attack them in large numbers, but it would be safer to separate them. And the elite soldiers on General Lang's side no longer have to worry about the safety of these servants and maids, and they can concentrate on protecting Yingying, which naturally makes General Lang more sure. At the same time, the number of party members has been reduced, making it easier to deal with various emergencies on the road, and even withdraw from the battle in batches in case of an Assassin attack.

Everything was arranged, and after breakfast at the inn, the team finally began to hit the road. The horses and baggage were all left at the post station, and everyone only brought some belongings, even if there were heavier luggage, they were handed over to the servants behind to be transported across the river tomorrow, and today everyone was lightly loaded.

Of course, Tianyou's equipment didn't let the servants interfere, and the worry-free bag on his body contained all his belongings, which looked as if he was traveling lightly, but in fact, nothing was pulled down.

"What are you all here?" When he went on the road, he found that Tianyou had put on the old leather armor again, and he was carrying a large bundle of ropes from his left shoulder to his right hip, and he hung a strange angle iron that he had never seen before, and he didn't know what it was for.

Of course, if you change the mountaineering enthusiasts on the earth, you can see at a glance that Tianyou is actually rock climbing equipment. Hunting in Qingyuan Mountain, Tianyou has relied on this equipment to get rid of countless demon beasts. Although those low-level demon beasts were a hundred times more powerful than jackals, tigers and leopards, as long as it couldn't fly, it would still be stunned when it encountered the cliff that was almost straight up and down. But with these things, Tianyou can flicker and move on these cliffs, although not to say that he is walking on the ground, at least he can go up, but the demon beast can't go up.

Tianyou didn't explain in detail, only smiled and said it was "life-saving equipment", and then walked to the front of the team.

According to the team arrangement discussed last night, the twenty most elite soldiers walked in the front, and then the second echelon composed of Tianyou, Qi Xiaomei, Panghai, and Zhao Gongming followed closely behind. The five sisters of the Bai family and Zhao Lingyun escorted Ying Ying and Lu Meng together in the center of the team, followed by other Zixiao Palace peers. After that came General Lang and the other soldiers he brought with him. The purpose of this arrangement was to prevent the Assassins from chasing them, allowing the soldiers to block the path of the pursuers. Anyway, the Huaiyang Ancient Road is so wide that one person can block the entire road. Even if there are masters who come from behind, it is absolutely impossible to eliminate this group of soldiers and catch up with Ying Ying.

After leaving the post station, the team walked out of Huaiyang Village and was considered to have gone on the Huaiyang Ancient Road. At first, the road was actually quite wide, there was a stone-paved path under the feet for passing, although the mountain walls on both sides were steep, but there was still a trace of arc, but the further forward, the closer the mountain became, and the road under the feet also unconsciously became the natural bare rock of the mountain. The thatch that used to grow on the side of the road has gradually become sparse and mottled.

Further on, the mountains on both sides began to narrow and narrow, until they became narrow enough for two people to go along. At this point, the road beneath your feet has completely turned into a rocky mountain, and the sides are flanked by almost vertical mountain walls. Looking up, there is only a glimmer of sky.

Huge Hai sighed: "Is this the legendary ray of heaven?"

Zhao Gongming walked this road a few times, and immediately mocked him: "It's just a glimmer of sky, what's so strange, if you have seen the dragon tooth pass at the border of my Great Qin, it is called dangerous." ”

Huge Hai quarreled with Zhao Gongming very unconvinced, and the two of them talked all the way, which made the people behind them less nervous.

In front, Tianyou was not affected in any way, and reminded Qi Xiaomei to pay attention to follow herself, and then continued to move forward.

Crossing the narrowest gorge, the mountain in front of it gradually opened to both sides, but the road under the foot has always been close to the Taiqing Mountain wall on the right side of the mountain to extend forward, and the left side of the Qingyuan Mountain North Mountain at first only a crack, and then as the two mountains are more and more separated, this crack gradually increases to the point that it is enough to fall down. For this reason, a fence made of bamboo has been erected on the outside of the plank road, which can play a certain role in protection.

At this time, there are rocks under the feet to support, but as the route continues, the rocks under the feet narrower and narrower, so that the road ahead becomes a real suspended plank road. The whole road is hung outside the mountain wall, with thick logs inserted into the holes carved out in the mountain wall as the main support points, and there are beveled supports made of slightly thinner wood below, the structure is like the kind of tripod hanging outside the building to support the air conditioner. The difference is that this is a wooden tripod, and it is not supported by an air conditioner, but a plank road paved with wooden planks.

Because of the nature of the wood, walking on this kind of road always feels like stepping on cotton. With the pace of the person, the plank under the feet will shake up and down, giving people the feeling that they will fall down at any time. I don't think there is anything when I go usual, but God bless them, but they are scared, for fear that they will fall down if they step on the air.

As the wooden boardwalk stretches forward, the opposite mountain wall becomes farther and farther away. I don't know when it turned into a river, but it was sandwiched between the two mountains, and the direction of the river became strange. Not only are there jagged rocks, but countless whirlpools are visible to the naked eye. If someone falls, no matter how good the water is, it is useless, because even a fish that grows in the water can be dragged into it and hit their heads among the rocks to break the blood flow, let alone know how to water.

Of course, it was precisely because of the complex water flow between the rifts that no one could dive in from underwater, so General Lang's defense focused on the top of the mountain. Only if someone didn't deliberately drop rocks or something like that from the top of the mountain, no matter how fierce the enemy was, they could have a way to prevent it.

However, Tianyou always felt that something was wrong, and the further he went, the more he felt that something was wrong. His beastly instincts were constantly warning him of danger ahead, but God couldn't see it anyway. However, after only a little hesitation, Tianyou decided to trust his instincts, because this instinct for danger had already saved his life more than once in Qingyuan Mountain.

"Stop. Tianyou raised his right hand to signal the team to stop, and the scout in front of him also looked back at him in surprise, not knowing what was happening.

"What's going on with Tianyou?" Bai Bingyu and the others all had great trust in Tianyou, and as soon as he made a stop gesture, he immediately pulled out his weapon and looked at the top of his head, but after looking around, he didn't find any danger, Bai Bingyu still couldn't help but ask. However, just after Bai Bingyu asked, there was a sudden clicking sound on the plank road in front of him, and the whole thing collapsed downward. The scouts who walked in front were caught off guard and fell into the river below with the broken logs, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, and they were too late to rescue them.

"Enemy attack. "The collapsed plank road is just a signal, and under the trestle, dozens of figures suddenly turned out. These people had been hanging under the trestle until the trestle collapsed and caused panic among the people, and then they killed the crowd.

However, the original plan of this group of people should have landed directly around Ying Ying and then launched a massacre. It's just because Tianyou's shout made the team stop in advance, so these people turned up a little bit of the front, and they all gathered in Tianyou's part, while Ying Ying, Bai Bingyu and others were still behind.

In terms of assassination alone, the Assassins' operation had failed, as they had struck the wrong target. But Tianyou happened to be trapped in the assassin pile at this time. Originally, these people should have ambushed Ying Ying, but now that they want to deal with Ying Ying, they must first kill all the people who are in the way. Therefore, these people did not hesitate to raise the butcher knife in their hands at God to bless them.

"The first and second teams rushed with me, and all the people who stood in the way were killed. One of the Assassins shouted, one to intimidate the others and let God bless them to retreat, and the other to issue a new order in passing, after all, this was not the original plan. However......

The voice of the shouter fell, and suddenly a delicate little hand pinched the door, and then slammed into the oblique side of the mountain wall. I only heard a pop, and the red and white sprayed in an instant.

The leader of the assassins jumped up and faced Qi Xiaomei, but he didn't regard this little beauty with fine skin and tender flesh as a threat at all, but unfortunately, he got the situation wrong. Among Tianyou's team, in addition to Zhao Lingyun, who is extremely powerful, the most dangerous person is actually her. It's a pity that there is no regret medicine sold in this world, and even if there is medicine, people can't use it, right?