I walked along the trail for more than an hour, and gradually, the road under my feet became more and more difficult.

The further you go, the denser the woods become, surrounded by towering ancient trees, the rattans of the big trees are intertwined, thorns are overgrown, and there is no road ahead.

They had no choice but to stop and recuperate.

The midday sun shines directly through the gaps in the dense foliage, forming patches of large and small mottled spots of light.

Xia Taozhi sat under the tree eating dry food, staring at Xue Cheng standing on a big rock not far away, with her back to her, thinking in her heart how to get rid of this kid effortlessly.

Hard work is definitely not good, even if she is lucky enough to win Xue Cheng, she will definitely lose both sides and let others benefit.

"Brother Gu, are you sure we're not going the wrong way?" Xue Cheng raised a hand to cover his forehead and looked into the distance, while asking her: "Why do I look up from here, it is densely packed with trees, and beyond that, there is a cliff, there is no road at all......"

There's no way, it's right, she copied it was a shortcut.

Xia Taozhi didn't want him, drank water and ate dry food by herself, and took a break. The next section of the road cannot be called a road, and can only be climbed up. This is the fastest and most direct shortcut to the star platform, bypassing all traps, avoiding all opponents, and reaching the end.

She and Xue Cheng have always been very peaceful here, but the fighting situation in other places seems to be very fierce, from time to time there is yellow smoke floating into the sky, occasionally there are red ones, and in just over an hour, there are thirty-two people missing.

There are fewer and fewer people left in Chonglou Mountain, but it is also becoming more and more dangerous......

Having eaten and drunk enough and rested, she stood up and prepared to move on.

At this time, a group of people suddenly appeared in the forest, dressed in different costumes and carrying fireworks pipes.

A big man at the head, with tattoos on his body, looked very strong, his eyes were sharp, he stared at them with the eyes of his prey, and said, "Tsk, there are two lone ones here, good luck." ”。

There was a tall and thin young man beside him, holding a big knife, and said with a sneer: "I just said that I saw two people in front of me from a distance, you still don't believe it." ”

The big man smiled: "It's the second one's sharp eyes." ”

Xia Taozhi counted, a total of seven people. Looking at the costumes and dresses, they are neither like the children of the family, nor like the famous and decent families, eighty percent of them are people who have been in the rivers and lakes all the year round, and they should have some strength to persist until now.

A person on the side seemed to recognize Xue Cheng, his face changed, and he stepped forward and said to the big man: "Big brother, I look at this man in blue clothes with a familiar face......

"Who is it?"

"Like the nephew of the hussar general, Xue Cheng Xue Xiaogongzi......"

When everyone heard Xue Cheng's name, they were all taken aback.

The eldest brother said, "Are you sure?" Could it be a mistake? ”

"Probably not, I've seen him."

Xia Taozhi looked at Xue Cheng, who was sitting on the side eating dry food with an innocent face, and he was eating all over his face.

Can you recognize this?

The second-ranked man sneered: "So what? Fourth, there are only two of them, what are you afraid of? It's really useless. ”

The fourth man couldn't hold it anymore, and said with a red face: "Who is afraid?" So many of us are afraid of a ball! ”

The eldest brother said: "Yes, let's go up together, kill them, and go to the star platform together!" ”

Everyone echoed: "Kill them and go to the star platform together!" ”

Xia Taozhi was very speechless, this is also a slogan?

Xue Cheng put back the dry food in his hand, turned his head to Xia Taozhi and said, "Brother Gu, you wait for me for a while."

He stood up, clapped his hands, wiped his mouth, and nodded to the group, "Okay, come on." Suddenly remembering something, he said again: "Let's go together, fight quickly, I haven't finished my meal yet." ”

The group of people obviously thought that Xue Cheng was provoking them, and they were all very angry, and they were all riveted to beat Xue Cheng hard to relieve their anger. All of them had fierce eyes in their eyes, flashed their weapons, and rushed forward.

Their skills are obviously not weak, although the martial arts moves are not from any famous and decent families, but they can be regarded as good skills, and they are by no means comparable to third-rate goods such as Jian Er Gongzi. However, Xue Cheng didn't even pull out his sword, and beat the seven brothers to their knees and beg for mercy in less than a stick of incense, and obediently pulled out the fireworks one by one and admitted defeat.

Xia Taozhi was stunned from the sidelines, and was very glad that she didn't choose to compete with Xue Cheng head-on, the proud disciple of the hussar general was really not in vain, although Xue Cheng was young, his skills were very good.

In a cloud of yellow smoke, she took the opportunity to get up and sneak away. Who knows, before he could go far, Xue Cheng caught up.

"Brother Gu, wait for me!"

“……”

Xue Cheng followed behind her with the dry food that he hadn't finished eating, staring at her waist curiously while eating: "Huh? Brother Gu, when did you have an extra bundle of rope around your waist? ”

"Picked it up on the ground." She spouts nonsense.

Just when Xue Cheng was beating the seven brothers, she quietly took out the rope that the tsundere prince had prepared for her in advance from the hole in the tree and wrapped it around her waist. Climbing is physically demanding, and in some places it is very dangerous and requires the help of tools. The tsundere prince was thoughtful and had already prepared these items.

However, there is only one rope, that is, she is finally going to say goodbye to the little tail Xue Chengdao.

"Little Master Xue, there is a cliff ahead, are you sure you want to continue to follow me?"

Xue Cheng looked at the rope on her waist, suddenly understood, and exclaimed, "Brother Gu, could it be you, you want to climb up from the cliff?" ”

Xia Taozhi was noncommittal.

Xue Cheng said: "No, I won't let you climb, it's too dangerous." ”

Xia Taozhi said: "Does it matter if you let me or not?" ”

Xue Cheng: "Do you want to go to the star platform so much?" You, if you want to join the army as a general, it's a big deal that my uncle and I recommend you. Are you brave and strategic, are you afraid that you won't have a chance? Why put yourself in danger......"

Xia Taozhi listened to him getting farther and farther away, and hurriedly said: "Little Master Xue, your kindness is understood." You and I are not relatives, and we are opponents of each other, so there is no need to have a deep relationship, so let's leave it at that, take care. ”

With that, turn around and leave.

This time, Xue Cheng finally didn't keep up. Xia Taozhi breathed a sigh of relief, but she could be regarded as getting rid of this little tail.

She climbed along the cliff for half an hour, and she was very tired. The wound on his shoulder was not healed, and after some climbing, it stabbed again. She had to climb to a platform for a while to rest.

Above the platform is a mountain path, and the footsteps of people can be faintly heard. It seems that there are still people who are good at light skills, and their feet are much faster than her.

The footsteps were getting closer, and it was two people, walking one after the other.

The man in front of him spoke: "Xiao Lianxu, that bastard thing, is in charge of the heavens and the earth, and is it also in charge of the master's head?" The master killed six people with his ability, but he came to meddle in things, saying that the master did not win by force. Hey! Now let him taste the power of the master. ”

Listening to the voice, it turned out to be Jian Junyan, who didn't learn and didn't know how to do it.

Another said: "Second Prince Jian doesn't need to pay attention to him, I promised Master Jian that I will protect you thoroughly." ”

Jian Junyan laughed, "Master Xuanyuan is a person who understands. ”

Xia Taozhi's scalp tingled when she heard this, the last thing she wanted to meet at this time was this Xuanyuan Geng. No wonder Jian Junyan was able to get out in the misty woods, it turned out that Xuanyuan Geng rescued him. It seems that they also met Xiao Lianxu later, listening to the meaning of Jian Junyan's words, Xiao Lianxu actually suffered a loss?

She was wondering when suddenly another person's footsteps came running, sounding unsteady and messy.

I heard Jian Er Gongzi shout in horror: "You, you, you, you actually chased here, don't come...... Don't come here......"

The man didn't care, ran up in a few steps, and punched and kicked Jian Junyan. All around echoed was the screams of Jian Ergongzi.

Hey? What about Xuanyuan Geng? Didn't you say that you should protect Jian Junyan thoroughly?

Curiously, she stood on tiptoe and looked up with half of her head exposed. Seeing that Xiao Lianxu was chasing Jian Junyan and beating him, Xuanyuan Geng stood aside and watched with his hands. Xiao Lianxu didn't know why his steps were vain, his movements were a little slow, and he couldn't catch up with Jian Junyan.

Jian Junyan stumbled away, and saw the opportunity to pounce behind Xuanyuan Geng. Xiao Lianxu raised his sword to stab, but Xuanyuan Geng raised his hand at this time, and with a slight block, Xiao Lianxu actually took a few steps back and fell.

Xia Taozhi was puzzled, what happened to Xiao Lianxu?

Xuanyuan Geng took two steps forward, arched his hand to Xiao Lianxu, and said respectfully: "Master Xiao, I have no intention of being your enemy." ”

"Humph! If you defend him, you are my enemy. ”

Jian Junyan shrank on the ground, his face was blue and swollen, and there were a few more footprints on his body, and he looked like he had been beaten again. He hid behind Xuanyuan Geng, became arrogant again, propped himself up and shouted at Xiao Lianxu: "The surname Xiao, don't fucking toast and don't eat and drink, provoke the master, the master told you to go around if you can't eat." ”

Xuanyuan Geng's brows also furrowed, and he seemed to be disgusted with this person.

However, the second son of Jian thought that he had a backer, and said triumphantly to Xiao Lianxu: "The master kindly let you go, but you came from looking for a dead end." That's it, you obediently pull out the fireworks on your body. You look like this now, and you can't go to the star platform. I'll just make it difficult for you to go. ”

Xiao Lianxu supported his body with a sword, half-knelt on the ground, took a "puff", and said angrily: "Despicable villain! ”

From Xia Taozhi's angle, I could just see half of Xiao Lianxu's side face, only to see that his eyes were red and swollen, and there seemed to be a layer of powder on his face.

At this time, there was a strange sound behind her, and she looked back vigilantly, and a head popped up on the edge of the platform, and said to her with a smile: "Brother Gu, I found you!" ”

Xia Taozhi looked at the gray-faced Xue Cheng in a daze, and there were only four words in her heart - yin, soul, no, scatter!!

This person is really deadly, he doesn't even have a rope and dares to follow her up to such a high cliff.

"How did you get up?"

Xue Cheng propped up his hands and climbed up, with a thick and long rattan hanging on his body.

"I didn't find the rope, and it took me a long time to find a rattan to replace it." He was a little aggrieved, looked at Xia Taozhi and said, "Brother Gu, I want to tell you that you are not right." Although we are not related, but acquaintance is fate, I think I have a fate with Brother Gu, as soon as I see you, I am very kind, and I want to have a deep friendship with you. Although they are both opponents, we can go up to the star-picking platform together, and then fight it out in the bright light. And if you have injuries on your body, I will never take advantage of others. ”

Xia Taozhi was stunned for a moment when he heard what he said, and it took a long time to come back to her senses, put an index finger up, put it against her lips, and said softly: "Shh, I'll talk about this later, something happened to your brother Xiao." ”