Chapter 217: Stems and Earthly Branches
ā...... The view of this hillside is extremely wide, and it is the highest place within a radius of more than ten miles, if those people from the Thunder Division find this place, they will definitely find an opportunity to touch it, and stand here to determine the location of the surrounding terrain, but it is much better than ordinary places. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info" Ding Si stood on the hillside, pointed to the big river in the distance and said.."Demon Yan Town is backed by the Lechuan River, hundreds of miles to the east is a weak sea, if the people of the Thunder Division find it, they can only appear from the west or north, as long as they hold this hillside, even if they can't anticipate the enemy's opportunity, at least, they don't have to encounter a sudden attack by the Thunder Division like before." ā
"Ding Si" stood there holding the handle of the knife and sighed slightly.
"Xin Ba", who was standing on the side, pursed his lips and looked into the distance expressionlessly.
A month ago, the eight of them were ordered to infiltrate Qingshan Prison, and when they were exploring the area of Baoqi Mountain, they were attacked by the Thunder Division.
In the Nine Shadows Yellow Spring, the desolate land has always been associated with death, all kinds of strange creatures filled every corner of their possible existence, because there was no way to avoid these creatures, several people experienced tragic battles along the way, and even Gui Shi died in a swamp filled with miasma, leaving only the four of them to pass through the swamp and come to the vicinity of the mound.
However, the successive battles made Bingsan's injuries even more serious, and in order to find a safe place for her to heal, Ding Si and the others ambushed a powerful merchant and obtained a detailed topographical map of the surrounding area of the mound.
This map records several cities near the mound, as well as those large and small, villages and towns in extremely desolate areas, the dangerous places near are marked in detail, as well as the living habits of those powerful creatures, some ways to avoid ghosts, for this map, they dived into the depths of the mound, and successfully escaped the pursuit of the Thunder Division.
In the depths of the mound, among the countless villages and towns, Demon Yan Town is the inconspicuous one, but the reason why they came here is very simple, because they have been disturbed by the torrential rain.
When Ding Si found out about this situation, they had already arrived at the town of Demon Yan under the rain curtain.
This kind of desolate town in the depths of the mound has never been taken seriously by cultivators, but obviously Demon Yan Town is an exception.
Because there are two masters of the same level who live in seclusion here.
And among the four of them, Bingsan was injured, only relying on Ding Si, Wu Wu, Xin Ba three people, really not sure to keep these two masters, since they were not sure to kill these two guys, Ding Si and the others had to temporarily inhabit the town, because it was not wise to leave rashly, since their whereabouts had been revealed, if these two people leaked the news, they were noticed by the people of the Thunder Division, and it was only a matter of time before they were tracked down by the means of the Thunder Division.
Because the two sides took care of it, they maintained a skillful balance, Cai Yulei and Shencha were at a disadvantage and did not dare to make rash moves, while Ding Si and the others were afraid that they would ventilate and report the news, and guard the passage outside Moyan Town, and the place where Ding Si and Xin Ba inspected was the throat of the north of Moyan Town.
"The third sister's injuries have not healed, and Wu Wu is alone in the town, so I am a little worried. The people of the Thunder Division may chase after you at any time, as well as the demons and monsters in the wild, you must be careful when you stay here, don't be careless, and finally, always pay attention to the movements in the town. Ding Si looked at him and patted him on the shoulder slightly.."At night, I called Wu Wu to replace you." ā
After a slight explanation, Ding Si turned around and left, Xin Ba stood there expressionlessly, found some rocks around, and began to build a simple camp.
Leaving this small hill, Ding Si returned to Demon Yan Town, and when he passed by the garden, he was slightly surprised, because it was rare to see this kind of holy flower in the Yellow Spring World, but they were not the natives of the Yellow Spring World, and they did not have enough knowledge of the Nine Shadows Yellow Spring, so although they were slightly surprised when they saw this flower for the first time, they did not take this "useless" thing in their eyes.
"Where's the third sister?" Back at the accommodation arranged by Cai Yulei, Ding Si asked Wu Wu who was standing at the door, Wu Wu pointed to the room, and signaled that Bing San had begun to rest and sleep.
Ding Si nodded, and glanced around.."Have you noticed anything different in this town?"
Among the ten heavenly stems, Wu Wu's observation is the most keen, when he and Xin Ba left before, he had asked Wu Wu to see if there was anything wrong with this town, the two masters lived in seclusion in this kind of wild place, from the heart, Ding Si wanted to know what attracted these two people in this town.
"There is a peach tree in the blacksmith shop at the east end, which has withered. Wu Wu looked at him and said.
"Peach tree?" Ding Si was slightly stunned, and then frowned.."What is the difference between the peach tree?"
"That peach tree is Kunxu's thing. Wu Wu said very firmly.
"A remote town, not only are there two masters living in seclusion here, but there are also peach trees in Kunxu......" Ding Si rubbed his chin and suddenly smiled... ā
"On top of that, there are some problems with the town. Wu Wu continued: "Each courtyard in the town is very spaced, and if you look at it from above, it should be a scene surrounded by hungry tigers. ā
"Surrounded by hungry tigers?" Ding Si was stunned and frowned slightly.."Formation?"
"Eight or nine is not far from ten. Wu Wu nodded.."However, I have never seen this kind of formation, and it is naturally impossible to talk about what it does." ā
After thinking for a while, Ding Si pursed his lips and suddenly asked, "Those two guys, where are they now?"
"The tavern in town. Wu Wu looked at him and said, "They have never come out since last night. ā
"Watching out for us?"
Wu Wu was silent and did not speak.
Ding Si thought for a while and got up slightly.."I'll go and see, what the hell are these two guys doing!"
"Beware of deception. "Wu Wu is not in favor.
"It doesn't matter. Ding Si waved his hand.."In this situation, they won't tear their faces." ā
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In the dimly lit room, the sound of gear clashing sounded faintly, and the dark metal parts began to turn, and the cellar was fully operational.
"This year, it seems that there are many more brews than in previous years?"
On the stone platform of the cellar, Shencha looked at the only remaining drinks and frowned slightly.."In previous years, it was suspicious that all the drinks were thrown in just one morning, but this year, we were busy all night, and there were still a lot of drinks that were not delivered?"
"It's different now, if you don't increase the dose, you can't make it stop at all......" Cai Yulei stood there and sighed slightly.."If it weren't for the sudden addition of some outsiders in the town, I would have to brew at least three percent more, over the years, the effect of what I brewed on it has gradually decreased, if one day even this kind of drink can't be done, when it goes berserk, who else can stop it?"
Shencha was slightly silent, and sighed for a long time.."If it weren't for our ghostly minds, it wouldn't have caused the current situation, the broken cup, even if it is glued, still can't be compared with when it was intact." ā
"And those ambitious guys......" Cai Yulei squinted his eyes slightly, and his face became colder.."I thought that most of the people who knew the news back then had already disappeared, but I didn't expect that after that great change, there might be fish that slipped through the net." ā
"What did you notice?" asked Kamicha, who was stunned, then looked at him.
"The town has always been peaceful, except for the merchants passing by here, over the years, almost no outsiders have set foot here, but only during this time, before and after, a total of three groups of people came to the town, I don't know what they came to the town of Moyan for, but come to think of it, there is probably nothing else that can make them bother. Cai Yulei pursed his lips and took a deep breath.."And in this case, the sudden appearance of so many strangers really makes some bad emotions arise, because something too coincidental is a big problem in itself, isn't it?"
"That Mr. Nine has always been unfathomable, I deliberately arranged those people in Qinghe Village next door to him, and I didn't borrow his hand to find out the real details of those people, but what happened next was a little unexpected, that Mr. Nine didn't do what he had speculated before...... "Cai Yulei shook his head.."Maybe he was disdainful, or maybe he saw something, but for so many days, he didn't make the slightest move, it seems that he really looked like he said, and he didn't come for that thing?"
"That Mr. Nine, I saw him from afar...... "Shencha put his hands behind his back and looked at the front slightly.."Indeed...... It lives up to its name. ā
"I'm most worried about the four people last night. Cai Yulei said, "Which four guys are not good, if it weren't for the approaching time, it would not be appropriate to have a fight, last night, I was very similar to a fight with that guy." ā
"Last night's incident, I thought about it carefully, that woman should have been injured. Shencha turned her head and glanced at him slightly.."I thought she had restrained her breath, but it wasn't until she entered the town that I realized that she was not lightly injured. ā
"Even if she's injured, there are still three guys, three against two, and our chances of winning are still a little slim. Cai Yulei looked up, and then sighed.."Those guys are by no means ordinary masters. ā
Where the two of them stood and said slightly, the wind chimes along with the outer wall suddenly rang, Cai Yulei and Shencha were slightly stunned, then glanced at each other, and frowned secretly.
"I'm going to turn it off. Cai Yulei walked to a wall and slapped it a few times, as if he had touched something, and the pitch-black passage not far away was blocked by a falling stone slab, covering all traces.
After doing all this, the door of the cellar was suddenly opened, and a man ignored Ayu's dissuasion and strode in, but when he saw the empty wine cellar, he was slightly stunned, and then smiled at Cai Yulei and Shencha.."I thought there was some good wine in this wine cellar, uninvited, no wonder! Shopkeeper Cai, what good wine do you have here, bring me a few jars, and when I go back, I will invite my brothers to drink, ordinary wine, but it can't get into their eyes. ā
As he spoke, he generally walked inside, occasionally reaching out and patting on the wine steel and clay pots, and then showed a slightly puzzled expression.
Cai Yulei and Shencha glanced at each other and smiled quietly.."If you invite someone to drink, this altar is the best......" Cai Yulei took a step forward and said slightly.
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When the night fell, the aroma of food wafted over the town, and outside the town, in the simple room, everyone in Qinghe Village sat on the ground, silently drinking the gruel in the bowl. After everyone finished dinner, Aunt Wang opened her mouth and looked at her father with some embarrassment.
"What's wrong?" Gollum's father stood up and asked in a strange voice.
"Food, I'm afraid it won't last a few days......," Aunt Wang said with her head down.
Hearing this, the father was slightly silent, and then sighed for a long time and asked, "How long can it last?"
"If you eat three times a day, you can still last for three days. She hesitated, then spoke slightly.
"Three days ......" Gugu's father thought for a while, and then gritted his teeth..."From tomorrow, let's only eat two meals a day, Ah Da will continue to lead people to build a house, and I will take Ah Er to find food." ā
"But in this case, will they not be able to survive?" Aunt Wang said with some embarrassment. "I still have work during the day, and I can't eat enough, so I'm afraid I don't have any strength." ā
"I can't do that much, just do as I say. ā
When Gugu father said this, Aunt Wang naturally didn't want to say anything.
The next day, Gugu's father and Gugu's second brother left here early in the morning, and they did not go far, but walked slightly along the Lechuan River towards the west.
The others, led by Ah Da, continued to build houses that had not yet been built, and at noon, although there was no food, the people were already accustomed to being hungry, so they just drank some water, and then continued their afternoon work.
While her father and brother were working, Goo was not idle, she dug up some tree roots around the town, and two green and yellow weeds, which were very rare in the wild, but they were a kind of food that could be eaten, and this kind of thing, Goo happened to know, so she wrapped the things in her clothes, and then went back to the house, and began to boil the roots and grass with clean water.
After digging the roots of the tree for a day, Goo Gu was already tired, and estimated that the roots would not be so cooked, she thought for a while, climbed onto the earthen kang, and slept slightly for a while.
When she woke up, she was awakened by the aroma of the room, rubbed her sparse eyes, and jumped off the clay kang with a goo.
The little nose wrinkled slightly, and after sniffing intoxicated for a while, she walked to the small pot in confusion and pushed open the lid, revealing a white mist-like steam.
The steam dissipated, revealing the milky white soup in the pot, the milky color was slightly tumbling, exuding a sweet smell that made people swallow a mouthful of spit.
Goo blinked, carefully picked up the spoon, and stirred it slightly.
Faintly visible, some torn shredded meat, mixed with strips of dough, soaked in the fragrant soup.
Goo took a spoon and licked it with his small mouth, and his eyes lit up.."Well, it's so fragrant, it's really broth......"
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