Day 5 of departure.

As soon as the sky was light, Qingshu drove the carriage in the direction of the capital.

According to Ye Wusheng's previous statement, they are about halfway through the journey now.

Hongguo felt that Zhou Xingzhi's trip had been delayed because of her willfulness, so after thinking about it again, she proposed to refine the seeds of yin poisonous plants and flowers for Zhou Xingzhi.

Fortunately, Zhou Xingzhi did not refuse, which made her very happy.

In a bag, there were four kinds of poisonous seeds, and eight small bottles of four colors.

Each kind of yin poison red fruit was prepared for Zhou Xingzhi, and the small bottle of the same color represented the same yin poison and antidote, which she carefully marked.

He also gave Zhou Xingzhi cultivation methods, poison-making techniques, and detoxification steps, and in order not to forget them, Zhou Xingzhi carefully wrote them down.

The two found a common prophecy again, and from the beginning of their restart, they had a heated discussion about the viciousness.

The questions and answers along the way made Zhou Xingzhi thoroughly understand the poison.

This time, she felt that she had gained a lot.

The journey went smoothly, and the carriage was less bumpy and a little faster than before.

According to Aoki, if there is no major accident, he will definitely be able to reach the capital within ten days.

This made Zhou Xingzhi feel a lot more at ease.

At the same time, I felt that Ye Wusheng was careful and considerate.

If she is allowed to go to the capital alone, I am afraid that she is still going around the town of Fallen Leaves.

The last ray of light fell, and Zhou Xingzhi ordered the carriage to stop.

The trio were parked on the side of the road with their backs to the woods.

There are rocky hills next to it, just enough to shelter from the night wind.

It was still early to fall asleep, and Zhou Xingzhi and Hongguo chatted around the bonfire.

Aoki diligently prepares food for the two of them, occasionally responding to a few of their questions.

Time passed by drop by drop.

The night wind blows more violently than in the evening, and the cold would have been worse if it had not been for the shelter of the alpine trees everywhere.

"Miss, you better go into the carriage and rest, it's easy to catch a cold when the night is windy. ”

Hongguo said intimately.

It was still early, and Zhou Xingzhi was not sleepy at all.

"That's it, Miss better go to bed early, I'm guarding with Hongguo outside, it's safe." ”

Aoki answered, and by the way, he threw the dry firewood he had picked up to the side.

"I don't want to sleep yet, I sleep too much during the day, I can't sleep at night, and the time is still ......"

Zhou Xingzhi frowned, and stopped suddenly in the middle of speaking.

Hongguo was burying her head in the fire, and when she stopped, she hurriedly looked up with a puzzled expression.

Aoki was about to leave and go to the woods to find spare firewood, when he turned around and walked a few steps before turning back again.

"What's wrong?"

Hongguo asked in a low voice, looking around as she spoke.

Aoki also returned to them, and quickly made a defensive move.

They all thought that Zhou Xingzhi sensed danger!

"Listen...... Is there a child crying?"

Zhou Xingzhi's brows tightened, looking in the direction of the capital, she felt that the voice was coming from that side.

"Huh?"

Hongguo asked rhetorically, holding her breath and listening.

There is only the sound of the night breeze blowing in my ears, where can there be any children crying?

It was not easy for her to refute Zhou Xingzhi's words directly, and after confirming it again and again, she turned her head to look at the green tree next to her.

Qingshu shook his head silently, indicating that he didn't hear the child's cry that Zhou Xingzhi said.

"Miss, we didn't hear it, didn't you listen......

Before Hongguo could finish speaking, Zhou Xingzhi interrupted her and replied quickly.

"Over there...... It was like the cry of a little girl. ”

It's still in the direction of the capital.

Hearing this, Hongguo suddenly felt cold in his heart.

Although it is not far from the official road of the capital, it is actually a wilderness.

“......”

Hongguo and Qingshu looked at each other again, their faces puzzled, but they didn't say anything.

With Qingshu here, she doesn't have to be so afraid.

"It's getting closer, it looks like it's coming to us......"

Zhou Xingzhi said again.

As if talking to himself, his tilted head kept looking in the direction of the capital, basically without blinking, motionless!

At this time, it is gradually getting late at night.

There was silence all around, and in this deserted place, it was terrifying to hear this.

There was only the sound of the night breeze blowing and the flames being blown by the wind, and the red fruit and the green tree did not hear any other superfluous sounds.

There is a diu, and the frogs around it have long been scared away.

Qingshu silently approached Hongguo, just waiting for her to speak, but she didn't say anything, it seemed that she was indeed frightened.

Silence, or silence.

The atmosphere is even more eerie than ever!

Not long after, Di Di quietly returned to Zhou Xingzhi's shoulder, because there was a spiritual silk thread, so the green tree and red fruit could not be seen.

Nodding silently, Zhou Xingzhi signaled that the voice he heard was real.

With this affirmative answer, Zhou Xingzhi Huo Ran stood upright.

The tone was fast and anxious, staring at the direction of the capital and saying seriously.

"There must be a child crying over there, it should not be far from us, you wait for me here, I'll go and see." ”

"Wait!"

Hongguo stood up suddenly, stopping her, and then she turned her head to look at Qingshu again, her tone fast and serious.

"Let's be three of us together, be on the safe side, it's night after all. ”

"Yes!"

The green tree should also be with.

Zhou Xingzhi did not object, seeing that she had already walked over there, Qingshu Hongguo hurriedly followed.

The flame that was burning was suppressed by the green tree with a stone, and the green smoke was extinguished.

There is a cold silver needle hidden in the sleeve of the red fruit, if it is really dangerous, they will protect Zhou Xingzhi as soon as possible.

The sound of a little girl crying at night is so unbelievable that it can't help but make people feel scared.

This time, similar to the distress cry that Ling Shu heard from the mountain behind Ling Guofu's house before, although the sound came from a very distant place, it seemed to linger in Zhou Xingzhi's ears.

Before she knew it, her perception was turned on again!

Zhou Xingzhi was ahead, and she was afraid of walking in the dark, but at this time, she followed the cry of the little girl like a warrior.

The red fruit followed her, and the silver needle between her fingers was ready to be sacrificed.

At the end, Aoki was fully guarded and ready to fight at any time.

Although this road is peaceful, it does not mean that there is no danger at all, and Qingshu has not relaxed his vigilance since he set off.

The three of them were getting farther and farther away from the carriage.

As soon as he turned the mountain that blocked his view, Hongguo heard the little girl's cry and Qingshu also heard it.

Sure enough, there was a little girl crying.

Zhou Xingzhi didn't hear it right!

"Mother, woo--...... Where are you? ”

"Daddy, Daddy, it's so dark...... I'm afraid ......"

"Uhhh

The intermittent cry, with a helpless desolation, could be heard in her tone of the little girl's stumbling.

The night was already terrible for Zhou Xingzhi, let alone a child!

"Over there!"

Zhou Xingzhi pointed with his hand, and a small black shadow was coming in their direction.

I stumbled and stumbled, rolled and crawled, and cried heartbreakingly.

"Looks like a child. ”

Hongguo responded, and didn't care about the reason why the child would appear here at this time, and hurriedly followed Zhou Xingzhi's footsteps to the front.

A moment later.

A little girl less than three years old appeared in their field of vision.