Chapter 1: An Unexpected Visitor
Miao Mountain is located in the west of Xianchong Town, Yuzhou, the spring water in the mountain is clear, the ancient trees are towering to the sky, there are countless rare birds and beasts in the forest, many people yearn for Miao Mountain but have no courage to set foot on it, just because there were people who entered Miao Mountain many years ago, and these people who entered Miao Mountain, after returning home, are crazy, like a ghost attack. In this regard, there are many rumors in the outside world, some people say that Miao Mountain is a holy place, because people hunt a lot, anger the gods, so they condemn people. Some people say that there are ghosts and gods in Miao Mountain, but anyone who enters will be disturbed by ghosts and gods.
However, rumors are just rumors after all, and they can stop the footsteps of a few people, just when people are eager to try, want to enter Miao Mountain to find out, a woman alone with her young daughter came to Qingxi Village at the foot of Miao Mountain, but for some reason, the original simple villagers actually ruthlessly expelled the mother and daughter, the mother and daughter had no way out, and resolutely walked into Miao Mountain, just on the night when the villagers forced the mother and daughter into Miao Mountain, Miao Mountain caused a forest fire, and Qingxi Village was also turned into ashes in this fire, since then, No one has set foot in Miao Mountain, and Miao Mountain has become a taboo place in people's mouths.
In the middle of summer, it was noon, there was no cloud in the sky, the sun like a fireball hung high above the blue sky, scorching the whole earth, the heat wave hit the face, like a fierce fire, the birds could not stand the high temperature baking, they hid in the dense trees, the dense leaves seemed to hold up a big umbrella for them, blocking the scorching sun, for a time it was very lively, knowing that it was not willing to be lonely, one by one, resounding throughout the plum blossom pass.
A fast horse passed through the forest, startled the birds hiding in the leaves, and unconsciously attracted the leopards wandering around, the horse seemed to sense the danger, no longer desperately rushed, panicked in the same place, neighing, alert to its master.
However, its owner was embarrassed, leaning on its body weakly, as if he was not aware of the horse's vigilance, the horse retreated step by step, instinctively trying to avoid danger, at this moment, a large leopard came out from behind the tree, the horse raised its front hooves in horror, the horse's neck leaned back hard, and threw the man leaning on it off the back of the horse and galloped away.
The man fell heavily to the ground, and the wounds on his body were cracked, and blood seeped out through the tattered brocade clothes, and the smell of blood became a little stronger. The man looked up at the leopard that was slowly approaching him, he struggled to get up, but to no avail, his eyes looked at the leopard for a moment, and a wry smile overflowed on his bloodstained face.
The leopard slowly approached the man, but did not move, just sniffed on the man's body, and when he saw that the man did not react, he lay on the man's side, as if waiting for something.
The man who originally thought it was going to be eaten, saw that the leopard did not move, but uncharacteristically lay on the side, the man couldn't help but look at the leopard curiously, isn't it waiting for its companion?
Just out of the tiger's mouth, and into the wolf's den, it is really a day to kill him, this time I am afraid that I will not be able to go back to Yuzhou.
Just thinking about it, the leopard next to it made a move, only to see it get up quickly, look straight ahead, and flick its tail excitedly, it looks like a ...... full of anticipation Puppy?
The leopard's reaction stunned the man who was still lying nearby.
"Xiaohua, what did you find?"
Su Jitong walked out of the bushes behind the tree, dressed in an aqua blue dress, and had collected a lot of medicinal herbs in the basket on her back, and her eyes were soft when she looked at the leopard.
The man looked at the woman in front of him curiously, and at the same time, the woman's gaze also fell on him, and the tenderness in her eyes instantly changed to piercing ice.
The chill hit his heart, he looked at the woman puzzled, this woman was still so gentle with the leopard, how could she change to him, just like this?
It felt like seeing an enemy.
Although he is a little ridiculous on weekdays, she can be sure that the woman in front of him has never seen it at all, let alone provoked it, why would this woman look at him with such eyes?
"Don't talk yet!" Su Jitong opened her mouth to interrupt the words that the man was about to speak, came to the man and squatted down, slowly straightened the man's clothes, and spoke slowly: "Let me guess, what your Huo family has decided this time." ”
As soon as the words landed, the man was stunned, his brows were tightly locked, and he couldn't reply to the taste.
What is this woman talking about, Huo family? As far as he knows, there is only Huo Chengshan, the prefect of Yuzhou. How? This girl has a grudge against the Huo family?
Su Jitong raised her eyes to look at the man, thinking that she could see the shock and panic after the man's plan was discovered, but she didn't think about it, she missed a hexagram, the acting skills of the man in front of her seemed to be much better than she imagined, and there was no such look in the eyes that looked at her, instead of exploration and puzzlement?
This acting can go to modern times to be an actor! Feign! Let you pretend!
Su Jitong reached out, and there was an extra silver needle in her hand at some point, and she was about to speak, but the man in front of her spoke.
"The girl misunderstood, her surname is Qi, and her single name is a single word, and she has no connection with the Huo family in the girl's mouth."
The voice is low and gentle, like a warm sun shining on the body.
"You say no, don't you? Acting has to play a full set, don't you know? Su Jitong raised her eyebrows, dressed in the Huo family's clothes and told her that he had nothing to do with the Huo family? Is she easy to deceive?
Moreover, this ancient people believed in the theory of ghosts and gods, since the fire ten years ago, Miao Mountain has been listed as a forbidden place by the people in this vicinity, and they will never step into Miao Mountain unless they have to do so, and those outsiders even if they enter the mountain, they can't find the way to here, and they can find this plum blossom pass, except for Huo Chengshan, the initiator of the incident, there are only people from their Lingxu Valley.
Not to mention, this guy is still wearing the clothes of a servant of the Huo family, if she wants to say that he is not a person sent by the Huo family, she can't believe it.
The more Su Jitong thought about it, the more she realized that this person was sent by the Huo family to trouble her, and the person in front of her became more and more obstructive, and she didn't bother to say anything to him, and the hand holding the needle quickly attacked the person's throat.
The man didn't have time to think about it, he raised his breath and avoided it, but he didn't want the sharp pain to spread from his chest, he couldn't help it, his eyes were closed, and he fell to the ground weakly.
This situation made Su Jitong a little surprised, after being so seriously injured, he could still have such an agile reaction, it was really not much, his eyes fell on the red and somewhat abnormal face, and he raised his hand to check his pulse.
She turned her eyes to look at the man, her face changed a few times, thinking back to what the man had just said, and lowered her eyes in contemplation.
"Strip him of his clothes and bring them back to the valley."
Dropping such a sentence, Su Jitong got up and left, behind her, a petite figure fell down from the tree, without the slightest hesitation, she took off the man's coat three times and five by two, and looked at the man with a pair of big eyes for a moment, she really didn't understand why the young lady changed her mind.
Su Jitong ignored the cranky red silk behind her, jumped up to the treetops, and looked into the direction of Yuzhou City.
Could it be that she is thinking too much?