The sky is not bright, and the night is not sunny. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

I stood up straight, hiding behind a tree, but poking my head out slightly, looking in a certain direction.

In fact, the vicinity was shrouded in a faint morning mist, and with the exceptionally dark sky before dawn, it was impossible to see far at all. Trying to keep your eyes open may just be a way to banish sleepiness.

Of course, I did not dare to relax, because not far ahead was a big road, a big road leading to the Lishan Mausoleum. If the patrol team does arrive today, this will be the way to go.

Now in the woods, I only feel that my clothes and pants are slowly soaked with the cold dew, the air is idle and cold, constantly burrowing into the nose, feeling crispy and itchy, making people want to sneeze, but they can only try to hold back, for fear of revealing their whereabouts.

If it weren't for the fact that you could see the tip of your nose next to the tree behind you as soon as you turned around, you would really have a sense of despair that you had fallen into a no-man's land.

The tip of the nose was very shy, and the little guy was hiding with bated breath not far from me, and even if he tried to discern it, he couldn't hear the sound of his breathing, and it was really well hidden!

We've been here for two hours now, and we don't know how long we're going to have to do it. In addition to physical strength, it is actually mental strength that relies more, and fighting against this kind of boring loneliness is also against the feeling of powerlessness with an uncertain future!

Seeing that Kuo Ji is doing so well, I really realize that he is no longer a child who needs to be protected and cared for, but has grown into a great young man with wisdom and righteousness, and a strong sense of responsibility!

Fortunately, dawn finally came, and first there was a peaceful white light in the forest, and then the surroundings began to slowly brighten, but the fog did not disperse with the dawn, but became thicker and thicker as the temperature rose.

Sunrise soon, I prayed. It's a pity that the morning light in my mind, which is enough to tear open this annoying fog, never appears, causing me to look more anxiously on the other side of the road, both waiting for someone to come and waiting for that ray of sunshine.

Suddenly, a thin sound broke the silence first, it was ...... Footsteps? Not only that, but I could make out that the footsteps were mixed with the sound of wheels running over the stones on the ground, and the creaking of the wooden shafts.

Is it coming? My heart moved, but then I hesitated.

Although there were people and cars on the main road, it didn't sound like a ...... Contingent! The voices were so lonely and abrupt that they were roughly estimated to be the appearance of a car and a person or two.

Was it just a passing by?

I made a gesture to Ji behind me, telling him not to move for the time being. I was 100 percent focused, staring at the movement on the other side of the road.

Sure enough, the voice gradually approached, and then quietly appeared in the fog like a ghost. As I expected, there was only one car, and it was a very unpretentious ordinary black caravan, and there was a man walking beside the car, dressed in a black cloak, with his head covered, and he could not see the details, but he did not urge the horse forward, but pulled the horse very leisurely, and moved slowly on the forest road.

One car per person? This must not be some kind of patrol team, right? Even if this is really a secret trip, there should be a few guards on hand to protect the safety, so why not bring only one person!

Moreover, the person who wins politics has made a lot of enemies, so much so that when he goes out to take a car, he will prepare several "auxiliary cars" to fight sloppily, so that the assassin cannot find the exact location, which is famous in history. If you come out directly in a car, you are confident that you will not be recognized!

I sighed softly, and I had basically ruled out the possibility that this car was some kind of patrol team, and I planned to continue to squat.

But at this time, a long time not seen a round of bright sun suddenly jumped into the sky, several dazzling light obliquely down, illuminating the woods, but also illuminating the lonely people and cars on the road, suddenly, the morning fog as if suddenly condensed into water droplets, falling from the air, crystal water droplets will scatter the sunlight, so that the mountain, this tree, this path, this everything seems to be wrapped in dazzling soft light. And the people and cars that walked quietly were just the finishing touches to this spectacular picture, so elegant, so mysterious, so vivid, so exquisite, that I was completely stunned!

was losing his mind, and suddenly heard Ru Ji calling softly: "Childe, childe......"

"Huh?" I suddenly came to my senses, but I heard him whisper, "They're far away, don't you have to follow?" ”

Looking further down the road, sure enough, the man and the car were already quite far away from us. I was a little distracted, and I said, "Wait a minute," and hurried forward a few steps to the side of the road, but for the sake of caution, I just stood on the side of the road and did not rush to the road.

Looking down at the ground, because of the soil layer ****, it left obvious rut marks, look at the depth, there should be only one adult weight on the car just now, plus the one who pulled the car, there are only two people, can also be called a team?

I looked forward along the rut, but I saw a small white thing falling on the ground not far away, and I walked over cautiously and gently held it in my hand, but I was stunned.

Seeing that I bent down to pick up something, he was stunned, and saw that the person before him had gone away, so he came over and asked, "What is it?" ”

"It's ...... Camellia ......," I muttered.

"Camellias?" Curiously, Ji Ji looked at my hand, and saw the white and red petals, like the flushed cheeks of a beautiful woman after getting drunk, and sighed, "It's really rare to see camellia flowers in this kind of place!" ”

Indeed, this camellia generally grows in relatively warm and humid areas, and it is indeed rare to see such bitter cold and arid Guanzhong areas. But the petals are so fresh and soft, as if they have just been plucked from a branch, they don't look like they have gone through a long journey!

"What a strange car that passed by!" Ji Ji turned to say.

"Yes......" I replied mechanically, but my consciousness was not particularly focused.

"Do you want to chase it over and see what is going on? Or do you want to inform Sang Qing Gongzi of them? He asked.

The reason why he said this was because I set up a relay whistle this time. Starting from the woods that those who come must pass through, I will take the lead, and every other section, a person will lead a team to set up a guard, secretly observe the situation, and if there is any problem, immediately send a signal, and the men and horses on both sides will respond to the center. And this time, just in case, the defense line has been pushed a lot westward, no longer limited to the northeast gate, even if the patrol team goes straight to the west gate, it will at least pass by me.

But is it really necessary to take action? I hesitated for a moment.

Just as he was deciding, a fresh breeze blew through the trees beside the road, making the autumn leaves fall one after another. At this time, a burst of fragrance wafted into my nose with the wind, which touched the most sensitive nerve in my heart!

"You stay here and continue to observe, I'll go back!" I gave instructions in such a hurry that I left my hand behind and hurried forward.

Just now, the person and the car looked slow, I chased after them like this, but I didn't see their shadows for a long time, and saw that the front was already a fork in the road leading to the west gate of Lishan Mausoleum, but the rut did not turn, but walked in the direction of the north gate. So far, I've been chasing them for at least two miles, but I still haven't caught up with them.

was puzzled, but heard a broken cry not far ahead: "Stop!" ”

My heart sank, and I quickened my pace, and as I turned a corner, it suddenly became clear that the man and the car had appeared in front of me, but in front of them stood another petite figure, standing there with a sword in one hand, with a cold face.

It's Sang Qing! (To be continued.) )