Chapter 1115: A Hidden Conspiracy
Changbai Mountain is covered with snow all year round, and some green vegetation can be seen near the foot of the mountain, but the part near the center is nothing but endless white.
Even the iron pines, which stood tall in the cold wind, were mostly covered by the thick white snow.
The tremors caused by the Zhentian Fu lasted for nearly half an hour and then gradually stabilized, and a few of us found a place near the undamaged mountain rock to rest, and asked the officers to help draw a road map.
The officers who have been standing guard on the mountain all year round are as familiar with Changbai Mountain as if they were their own home, and it only took about ten minutes for a detailed map to appear in front of us.
"There have been large-scale landslides on the mountain a few years ago, and some parts may not match the actual situation," the officer smiled and explained, "Our troops patrol in turns, and there are a few areas that I haven't been to before, so I've marked them here." I'm not going with you, but you know what you should know. ”
I nodded, and gave a not-so-standard military salute.
The officer was right, there was nothing to do with him next, and since we had already confirmed the integrity of Xinyu, there was no need to take him with us for the rest of the trip.
After all, if he and Lian's family make a move, I'm not sure I can protect him.
Glancing at the unconscious right leg, I asked Chen Ming to take a step forward and send the officer to the place where the troops were stationed.
The officer with the small flat head was stunned at first, then gave me a standard military salute and told us that he did not need an escort.
"I've been stationed here for a few years, and when it comes to the terrain, no one here is familiar with me. Even if you ...... The Taoist priest has the means to find me, and he can't arrest me, and I'm of little use to those people. ”
The officer didn't shrug his shoulders, and as he said, the Celestials were currently targeting the families and branches that had not yet awakened, so they were unlikely to be interested in ordinary people.
Chen Ming and I glanced at each other, and finally gave him some life-saving things, which was regarded as a little heart.
The other party did not twist, and the soldier's cool and neat personality won a lot of favor from both of us. After silently watching him leave, I stared at Shui Bing, who was still not awake with his back to Tie Song, and frowned.
I am now physically exhausted, and it will take a while to recover the strength to be able to refine a high-level healing talisman, but the search for Lian's family cannot be stopped, who knows if there will be a follow-up team to kill them.
Because it's a pretty good time.
Kill the useless partner, and by the way, blame me or Chen Ming for this matter.
However, pressing this on my head is the most beneficial for the heavenly beings. Not long ago, I had a complete falling out with the Lian family, and the Chen family and Wuxing expressed neutrality. It shows that the two of them are still in the process of deliberation, and even look at the Chen family's practices, and they still tend to me.
If it is rumored at this time that I infiltrate the Lian family's team and kill them all, it will not only provoke the hatred of the Lian family, causing them to hunt down the Zhang family, but even more so, it will also bring the family that was originally inclined to me over.
Even if some people in the Chen family will trust me, they can't stop Youyou's mouth.
In any case, killing is taboo in this circle, especially if it is still killing one's own people.
There is also the Ma family, either against me, or by several other families on my side, all in all, life will not be easy.
I can imagine so many benefits with just a brain fill, not to mention that heaven and man are originally planned.
So I immediately made up my mind, brought water ice, and found Lian's family while recovering my strength.
And in this process, we can't reveal our identities yet, we must be careful, at least to ensure that we don't be targeted until Shui Bing comes to his senses, otherwise it will be worse.
"Okay, then rest for another quarter of an hour, don't contradict me, you kid, just your current leg, this physical strength, if you want to keep up with me, it's better to find someone together after resting." Chen Ming raised his chin at me, this guy is rare to have courage once.
Seeing that my little friend was so persistent, I only had a wry smile, silently bent one leg and sat down against Tie Song, closed my eyes and tried to recover my strength.
Chen Ming was not unhappy with my unkind behavior, but stood beside me in a good mood, looking around with a long sword in his hand, and stood guard for me.
Said to be resting, in fact, I didn't let myself indulge for too long, and after ten minutes, I felt a little better I opened my eyes, and happened to meet Chen Ming's worried gaze, "I'm fine, I can finally refine an intermediate healing talisman." ”
Raising my hand at him, I drew a healing charm in the air, but the pattern was much simpler than what I usually use, and it was done with a few strokes.
Intermediate healing talisman, I haven't used it for a long time since Lao Tzu's strength has risen.
Sighing, I sensed that my body was empty again due to refining this talisman seal, and I was so depressed, but in the next second, I still pasted this talisman seal on Shui Bing's head.
My injuries can't be solved with a simple mid-level talisman, at least two high-level healing talismans.
Not only the pain in my legs, but also the dantian in my body that had been drained of strength several times to the point of being depleted, without the nourishment of high-grade healing talismans, it would be difficult for me to recover on my own.
Chen Ming only frowned when he saw my movements, thinking that he didn't expect my injuries to be so serious.
But before he could speak, the attention of the two of us was drawn to the whispered water ice. The kid frowned and closed his eyes for a while, and then he opened his eyes and looked at me blankly, looking at me like that, he didn't slow down, his eyes rolled back and forth for a long time, and then he wanted to sit up with his hands supporting the thick trunk behind him.
"Come on, save some effort, I can't help it if I hurt me again. "But it would be nice to meet those two old men of the Wood Clan who are repairing the atmosphere.
I added in my heart, but unfortunately, they stayed in the direction we entered Changbai Mountain at the beginning, which happened to be two roads from the place where we were going, and it was basically impossible to have a chance encounter.
“...... I thought I was dead......"
Obviously, Shui Bing's memory is still stuck when he was pressed to the ground and beaten by Boss He, his face was wrinkled, and he was obviously unwilling.
Chen Ming pulled him up, then put me on his shoulder with his backhand, and briefly explained the current situation to him as he walked forward.
"Tsk, it's rare to see Senior Brother Zhang Yan so miserable, and even Sister Chen can't tell what kind of sadness she will be when she sees it for a while. ”
Shui Bing walked beside Chen Ming, rubbing the wound on his arm and looking at me with a smile.
"Stinky boy! I know that you have a poor mouth! I don't usually see you honestly call me 'senior brother'!"
Although the words are not polite, I am quite relieved to see that Shui Bing is in good spirits, at least there is one more combat power for a while, isn't it!
In my hand was the map that the officer had given me, and every point on it was marked in great detail, even the trees planted on a certain section of the road.
It was also because of this that it didn't take much effort for us to find the place where we had parted ways with our family at the beginning, but there was nothing but messy footprints here.
"Could it be that they left on their own?"
Shui Bing pointed to a few footprints towards the foot of the mountain and said to me, it may not be nothing, but it is too small. At least anyone leaves, I don't think Lian Chen will go down the mountain. She would never have gone on her own until she had confirmed the purpose of the Celestial Beings and the truth of the facts.
What's more, after knowing the reason for Lian Lao's attachment, I think she is more anxious than any of us to know the true purpose of the celestials.
If it is very different from her, then Lian Chen can completely put his mind at ease. However, if there is really an ulterior motive, I believe she will not be so confused, and most likely she will go back and talk to Lian Lao.
I looked closely at all the footprints on the ground and noticed a strange phenomenon.
There are a lot of footprints that sink deep into the ground and are in good order. You know, although there wasn't much snow before we entered the mountain, the violent shaking caused a lot of snow to fall from the surrounding trees.
In addition, now that the sky has begun to snow, no matter how hard you try, the marks on the ground should not remain for so long, and it is normal to be covered by snow for a long time.
I frowned and walked around to the other side, the footprints here were quite faint, and I couldn't see any traces without bending down to look closely.
So the people here left relatively early.
But why?
Is there an internal disagreement among the people of the family, some people go first, and the people behind go later, or is something uncontrollable happening?
At the end of the day, it's the right side we should follow.
I put one hand on my cheek, and I didn't feel like I had enough brain.
"Otherwise, we'll go our separate ways, I'll go down the mountain, and if I don't find anyone, I'll come back, and you two go to the other side." ”
Shui Bing was the first to speak, he shook his head and said seriously.
I was the first to object.
Not to mention that he chose the most dangerous path by himself, even if he had to split up, he shouldn't be alone. Besides, we shouldn't go alone.
The clear footprints are in the direction of walking down the mountain, and it is clear that they have just walked. Those vague ones are either long gone, or they are suspicious.
"Hehe, you kid want to take advantage of the road down the mountain to run back by himself. Tsk, I don't agree, there's a disabled person here, so I won't let you slip away first. ”
Chen Ming grinned and hooked Shui Bing's neck, joking.
Some heavy atmosphere was instantly cracked with his words.
"That's not it!!Chen Ming, don't talk nonsense!!Senior Brother Zhang Yan, I don't mean that, don't listen to him nonsense!" Shui Bing is young and has little experience outside, so naturally he didn't understand Chen Ming's meaning for the first time, and he wanted to shake off the other party's arm angrily, but he didn't have an advantage in terms of strength, and he was tightly hooked for a long time.
I laughed out loud out of place, stepped forward and touched Shui Bing's head, and then looked at Chen Ming, "Okay, don't tease him, it's time to be angry with you in a while." ”