In the early morning, the dawn broke, and the thin morning light shone into the forest of Dongdu Mountain. The morning dew in the forest is moist, tender and the tips of the treetops are new green and shiny, and then refracted by the light, shimmering and crystal clear.

A few early birds, looking for small insects in the grass, were scattered by a flurry of footsteps. But when I saw two people in the forest, trampling through the low-lying water, while picking up the branches that blocked the way, while jumping up and down and running indulgently, one of them was accidentally mixed with glue by the roots of the tree, and he did not stop, and continued to flee with rolling and climbing, and as for the water stains and mud on his body, he had no time to take care of it, and he looked very embarrassed.

Looking not far behind them, there is a group of snake demons shuttling through the forest, following them reluctantly, occasionally three or two snake demons release arrows, which are also ridiculously crooked, as if they have no intention of hitting, but just enjoy the fun of hunting.

Another moment passed. The two finally shook off the snake demon some distance and docked under a tree, gasping for air. The mist in the air dissipates as the sun shines brighter. finally saw the faces of the two clearly, isn't it Cao Li and Zhang Hua.

Zhang Hua breathlessly said, "The snake demon shouldn't have chased after it." ”

Cao Li also only cared about breathing, how could he speak, nodding his head, and dripping the dew from a leaf into his mouth. In an instant, the throat felt the refreshing coldness, moistened the thirsty and hot throat, and the spirit was also shocked.

Zhang Hua learned from Cao Li's method, and also slid the dew into his teeth, and the scorching mouth was cool, which greatly refreshed him, and said, "What about Wang Sheng? Why don't you wake him up." ”

"He had been poisoned by a snake and was dead. ”

Zhang Hua couldn't hide the loss, and deep in his heart he suppressed the happiness of being alive, in the face of life, any humiliation is not worth mentioning, the struggle of human nature, it should be like this for him, thinking back to last night's nightmare, Zhang Hua trembled physically and mentally, and said: "Deputy Captain Cao, last night, my business, can you help me hide it." ”

Cao Li didn't answer immediately, his gaze stayed in the direction of the cloud smoke, the cloud smoke dispersed with the wind, and his thoughts were interrupted here. Looking at the humble man in front of him again, he nodded disdainfully, and no longer hesitated to take tired steps and continue to walk, straight in the direction of the clouds.

After a night's rest, the camp returned to order, but the three or five thick men all beat their shoulders in a camp tent, which looked particularly awkward. The campfire in the center of the camp burned quietly, and the faint light of the fire gradually became covered in sunlight. Patrols around the camp have been intensified and the area has been greatly expanded.

Jiang Wangchen, who had just replaced Xinghao, carried a heavy sword and patrolled around the outermost area, sometimes looking in the direction of the battle with the woman last night, and continued to think about the question that had plagued him all night, "Looking back at where the mountain peak is, what kind of flower is Qianyouhua, I really had a meeting with that woman?" From time to time, he looked in the direction where Cao Li disappeared, hoping that there would be some movement. As I was contemplating, I heard the noisy chirping of birds and hurried footsteps coming from the bushes not far away.

Jiang Wangchen held the sword in both hands and shouted loudly: "Who is it, I am about to report my name." The guards patrolling around heard the anomaly and rushed over.

"My own people, my own people, it's me, Zhang Hua, and Vice Captain Cao. When Zhang Hua heard the shouting, he responded anxiously, and for the first time in his life, he felt that the voice of his comrades-in-arms could be so cordial.

Jiang Wangchen was overjoyed when he heard the answer, commanded the guards around him, and said, "You go and call the pastor Yu Guang, you go and inform the captain of the torture team, you two come with me." ”

Before Jiang Wangchen's voice of the order was thrown to the ground, the person had already run several times in a row and walked towards the direction of the source of the response, shouting as he ran: "Second brother, is it you?"

Cao Li heard Jiang Wangchen's voice, his nervous nerves suddenly relaxed, and his tired and weak body couldn't hold on any longer, so he fell directly and fainted. Just looking at the corners of his mouth, there was a faint smile, as if he had some kind of thought in his heart, and he was satisfied to a certain extent.

After noon, Zhang Hua, who was basically uninjured, woke up first, and saw that after he drank two bowls of warm millet porridge, his complexion immediately returned to ruddy luster.

Xing Hao saw that he was fine, opened his mouth to ask, and said, "Zhang Hua, what happened to Cao Li and you last night, and Wang Sheng, why didn't they come back together." ”

As soon as Xing Hao asked, all the soldiers standing behind Xing Hao also cast concerned glances.

I woke up from the dream, but the unfinished fear of the nightmare was even more frightening, Zhang Hua swallowed dryly, his eyes were dull, and said: "Last night, Deputy Captain Cao saw the snake demon running away, so he took me and Wang Sheng to chase and kill...... In the second half of the night, Deputy Captain Cao, who had escaped from the prison chains, woke me up and helped me remove the shackles and rattan ropes. When we went to wake Wang Sheng again, we found that he was no longer breathing, so we had to leave him behind and run out while the guards were napping. ”

Zhang Hua omitted his ugliness, and even said nothing about his confession of the magic circle.

Everyone felt a pain in their hearts, and some people couldn't help but sigh: "Hey, Wang Sheng...... What a good recruit. ”

Seeing that Zhang Hua had turned the danger into a disaster, Xinghao was shocked, so he didn't ask any more. After just telling him a few words to pay attention to his body, he moved to another temporary hospital bed. Xing Hao waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers to retreat. Only he and Jiang Wangchen were left in the camp tent, Zhang Hua who had eaten and fell asleep again, and Cao Li, who still hadn't woken up yet.

Jiang Wangchen looked at Cao Li, who was unkempt and bloodless, and said, "Big brother, how is the second brother's injury." When will I wake up. ”

Xing Hao responded: "Your second brother's injuries are fine, only the stab wound in the shoulder blade is slightly deeper, but it has not hurt the bones, and the afterglow has stopped bleeding and bandaged." Should wake up in a few more moments. ”

Sure enough, without waiting for a moment, Cao Li came to his senses, it should have accidentally touched the wound when he moved, Cao Li groaned, "Ah!"

Xing Hao hurriedly supported Cao Li so that Cao Li could sit up. Jiang Wangchen handed over a cup of warm water and said, "Second brother, are you better?"

Cao Li drank warm water in a big gulp, his Adam's apple "cooed", drank a big bowl, and said: "It's not a big deal, it's just that the snake venom in the body has not retreated, the head is still groggy, and the limbs have no strength." ”

"Don't act on your own in the future, and focus on the overall situation in everything. Xinghao scolded verbally, but seeing that Cao Li had already been taught a lesson, he couldn't bear it, and said: "When this operation is over, second brother, you will take care of your injuries." Don't rush to the root of the disease, there are more tasks waiting for you to complete in the future. ”

Cao Li couldn't hear what Xing Hao meant, but just said coldly with the word "oh", which was counted as a response.

Xing Hao's heart was cold, knowing that Cao Li was still angry about yesterday's events, so he didn't say anything more. Jiang Wangchen saw that his second brother had escaped death and that his injuries were not serious, and a big stone in his heart could finally be put down. But another thing quickly filled his mind.

In the afternoon, the tent was a little stuffy, and the sour smell of sweat intensified in the cramped space. The three of them are silent, the same task, but the three of them have their own different thoughts, and the like-mindedness of the same enemy in the past slowly began to crack at this moment, and finally each has its own pursuit, each with its own fate.

Just like every ray of sunshine sprinkled by the scorching sun of the afternoon, it is equally proud, the same scorching, but also has its own different directions and results, there are romances like nourishing flowers and plants, there are also brave piercing the darkness, there are challenges to build shadows, and there are also betrayals in the darkness. But these thousands of results are just because each ray of light has traveled a different path, adhering to the original belief, the trajectory that has been destined in the dark has its own ultimately different creation.

Xing Hao couldn't stand the torment of silence, and also wanted Cao Li to recuperate, and was just about to get up and leave. I don't want Cao Li to take Xing Hao's hand and say, "Big brother, do you remember when and where the three of us brothers got married?"

Xing Hao was asked by Cao Li, and his heart regained warmth, as if he had returned to the years when his passion was burning, and he sat down again with a half-up body, and said: "But no, it was three years ago, after the battle of Youtan (1), after you and I still hope that the three of you and Chen worked together to defeat the black python in the pool, they took the black python as a sacrifice, and made an alliance with blood, bowed to the emperor and the queen of heaven, and became Jinlan." ”

When Jiang Wangchen heard this, he was also infected, and said excitedly: "Yes, that Youtan Black Python (2), with a body length of several zhang and body scales like dark iron, that battle was really full of dangers, if it weren't for the tacit understanding between the three of them, it would have already become food in its belly." I still remember that day, when you asked me to use it as bait to seduce the black snake, and the second brother used his speed to fight the black snake. In the end, the eldest brother relied on the double knife of broken water, like the sword intent of the god of war, to break through the scale armor and cut off the head of the snake. ”

"Yes, in that battle, we were full of spirits, smelled the same, spoke in unison, and our hearts were full of blood, so we became Jinlan. Cao Li looked at the still nostalgic expressions in the eyes of the other two people, and then said, "This ghost bone of mine was also obtained from the brocade box in the black python's mouth at that time. ”

When Xing and Jiang heard that Cao Li had mentioned the ghost bone again, they didn't know what their use was, so they glanced at each other, and their eyes showed a flash of surprise.

Cao Li saw this change in his eyes, and then said: "This Youtan Black Python was killed by combining the strength of the three of us, that is to say, this dagger ghost bone was also obtained by you for me, if both of you think that this ghost bone corrodes my heart today, I will not say much, I will abandon him today, don't let him affect our brother's feelings again." ”

After finishing a paragraph, Cao Li's breath was a little disordered, and he coughed a few times.

Seeing this, Xing Hao said: "Second brother, don't say too much first, your body is important, this way of assassins, Wangchen and I are both laymen, so I don't know if it is this dagger or that "Ghost Thorn" that has affected your heart, this important decision is still left to yourself, we two brothers, we don't want you to become indifferent and withdrawn, like to kill, we all hope that you can return to the second brother who was so kind and chic at the beginning." Xing Hao paused, and then said: "In the future, don't be too reckless and impulsive in everything, and focus on the overall situation." ”

Cao Li nodded and said, "What the eldest brother taught is this." ”

"Well, then you have a good rest first, and the matter of the magic circle seal will be left to us. After Xing Hao finished speaking, he took Jiang Wangchen out of the camp tent, and it seemed that he was in a good mood. The two of them laughed and scolded from time to time, and Jiang Wangchen's voice could be heard from afar

"Next time, don't be a decoy again. The fishy smell of the bloody mouth, now that I think about it, it still smells. ”

"Hahaha. Who told you to be beautiful and handsome? The black snake is also so tender as you. Specifically attacking you. After the two had gone, silence returned to the tent, and it had passed

At noon, the sun is no longer so strong, but the tent is unusually dark.

Cao Li took out the ghost bone from under the pillow, lowered his head and smiled coldly, the ghost bone in Cao Li's hand seemed to sense the master's breath and emotions, glowing with a cold light. As if hearing the whispering of the ghost bones, Cao Li responded in a low voice: "I know, I know, I am as hungry and thirsty as you, wait a while, just a moment, we can enjoy drinking blood again." ”

As soon as Xinghao came out of the camp, he was pulled down by Lin Zhujian into the bushes that were uninhabited.

This time, Lin Zhujian stopped spitting, and he got straight to the point: "I think today's events are too strange." ”

Xing Hao and Lin Zhujian have been fighting side by side for many years, and he knows that this old hunter has meticulous insight and thoughtfulness, so he wants to hear the reason, and says, "Old Lin, why do you say this?"

"As a hunter, I know that some of the five senses of animals are very human, let alone demon beasts. If it was said that he had escaped from the snake demon's cave, I would never believe it. ”

Xinghao didn't think of this problem at all, as a brother, his mind was all on Cao Li's safety, and he didn't think of this level at all, and now, when Lin Zhujian mentioned it, he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart, but he still couldn't believe such a speculation, and said: "Just now Cao Li woke up, still blaming himself, saying that he wanted to abandon the ghost bones and not repair "Ghost Thorn", could it be that you are too worried." ”

Lin Zhujian's eyes stared at the tent as sharp as a falcon, as if he wanted to see through it, and said: "If it was Cao Li in the past, maybe I would still believe what he said, but now ......"

Xing Hao couldn't help but cast his eyes on the tent, the tent was so thick that the moonlight couldn't penetrate it, not to mention the selfish gaze of his brother. Xing Hao said: "Lao Lin, I know what you mean, I will arrange it." ”

After the two finished speaking, they returned to the group one after the other, and I don't know if anyone noticed that there were several more guards at the exit of the tent.