Xiao Yilan brushed aside the branches and leaves in front of him and looked at the town under the mountain. This town is located in the southwest of Wonju, more than 100 miles away from Yangxun City, and has almost spanned the entire Wonju. They didn't have mounts, they didn't walk fast, and in order to avoid the tracking of Song Wenzheng's men, they deliberately picked mountain paths to walk, all of them lived on streams and hunting, and it was quite hard along the way.

Southern Xinjiang is not far ahead, after all, none of the four have been there, and they have lost a few guards, so they always need to be prepared, so Xiao Yilan decided to buy supplies in this town.

Since Song Wenzheng and Xiao Yilan and the other three had met, and he recognized him from Xiao Yilan's portrait, it was inevitable that the portraits of the three of them would be handed over to his subordinates to search, and after the four of them discussed, it was decided that Meng Lin would be responsible for going to the town to buy, Luo Yu would go with him to prevent accidents, and Xiao Yilan and Li Zheng would wait in the suburbs with the wood.

Li Zheng was a little absent-minded, and noticed that Xiao Yilan looked in the direction of the town below the mountain from time to time, so he stepped forward and said with a smile: "The eyes are about to look out, your Miss Meng will not have an accident!"

Xiao Yilan glared at him, he had long been accustomed to his jokes, and he didn't refute it. Li Zheng smiled and stopped laughing at him. After a while, he seemed to think for a while before he asked again: "It seems that you still remember the strange incident of that day, do you really want to go to the extreme south to see her as the voice said?"

Xiao Yilan nodded. The mysterious female voice that day made him very concerned, it seemed to be related to the tree spirit bloodline mixed in his body, and it also made him more and more curious about the abnormality in his body, so he told Li Zheng and the others about it, wanting to find out.

"Even, as you said, after we passed out that day, a mysterious voice called you through the body of wood, then have you considered how much risk you have to take in this matter? Not to mention that Yuanzhou is chasing soldiers on the side, none of us are familiar with it in southern Xinjiang, and there will definitely be a lot of trouble if you go deep into southern Xinjiang, so why don't you discuss it with us?" ”

Xiao Yilan said: "Originally, we planned to return the wood to its habitat, and that mysterious sound is closely related to the Dryads, and after finding the Dryads, it must not be difficult to find the source of the sound. As for the people of Yuanzhou, when they arrive in southern Xinjiang, their influence is really limited, not to mention that we still have wood, but he was born and raised in southern Xinjiang, and the road in southern Xinjiang will not be as difficult as you expect. ”

The wood on the side heard Xiao Yilan mention himself, and let out a few low roars, like a slight change in the face of the wooden stake, and the lines of the facial features twisted and moved slightly, Xiao Yilan knew that this was the smiling face of the wood, as if he was a little proud, so he also smiled at him.

Li Zheng was silent and nodded after a moment.

Xiao Yilan knew that Li Zheng was not convinced, so he said again: "It's almost to southern Xinjiang, and there is no turning back, but we decided to send the wood home together, we can't leave him halfway, right?"

"That's nature. Li Zheng smiled, showing his white teeth, but there seemed to be something in his smile.

Xiao Yilan suddenly felt that Li Zheng was a little different from before, which seemed a little strange, but now that he was thinking about Meng Lin and Luo Yu in the town, he didn't think about it.

Both of them stopped talking, watching the movement of the town below the hill, when they suddenly heard a soft laugh coming from the direction of the woods.

"It's such a coincidence that I met you here, should I say that we are destined, or that I am lucky?" the two heard a voice that was a little feminine and a little happy.

Xiao Yilan stood up vigilantly and looked in the direction of the sound. This man was only in his thirties, his gray coat was slightly torn, but it was still clean, he had clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, he looked like a scholar, but with a sharp sword intent, the whole person was like a sword about to be unsheathed.

"Who are you?"

The man smiled and arched his hand: "Under Shangguanxiang." ”

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Xiao Yilan asked with a wary expression.

Shangguan Xiang still had a smile on his face and said, "Xiao Gongzi doesn't know me, I know you." You are all white silver!" He said and pointed at Xiao Yilan and Li Zheng, and then he looked at the wood with some regret and said, "It's a pity that you are not very valuable, and it is a little difficult to deal with." By the way, there are two other people who are not here, where did they go?"

Xiao Yilan and Li Zheng unconsciously approached the wood. Xiao Yilan probably guessed the identity of the other party, and asked vigilantly, "How did you find us?"

Shangguan Xiang said with a smile: "It's all fate, I just took over this business in Fengcheng, and I just happened to meet you before I had time to gather nearby people." Luckily, I've always liked to go in the wilderness, and I don't like to go on those official roads, otherwise we would have missed it. ”

Xiao Yilan quickly thought about countermeasures, and said nervously: "If you want money, Benhai City can give you more, you quietly let us go, hide from Song Wenzheng, and then go to Benhai City to get the money." With my handwriting, they will give you as much as you want. ”

Shangguan Xiang didn't have a surprised expression, and said with a smile: "Xiao Gongzi is really clever, bribing me is not a good strategy, but if I don't take your head, I won't be able to get the money, let alone go to Benhai City." ”

Xiao Yilan's whole body tensed, guarding against Shangguan Xiang's sudden move, Li Zheng on the side picked up two blades that he had brought with him since he left Yangxun City, and handed one to Xiao Yilan.

"You don't have to be so nervous, and I'm not going to make a move today. Shangguan Xiang's somewhat feminine voice was smiling, but it made Xiao Yilan and Li Zheng look at each other.

Shangguan Xiang continued: "I've been messing around in Southern Xinjiang for several years, and it's not once or twice that I helped Song Wenzheng's guy capture the tree spirit, and if I didn't bring a guy, I wouldn't be confident enough to think that I could deal with this kind of thing alone." ”

"So...... Are you going to let us go?" Xiao Yilan asked tentatively.

"It's rude to shout and kill when you meet for the first time, when you enter southern Xinjiang, I will bring someone to ask Xiao Gongzi for advice. Shangguan Xiang's murderous face flashed, "Hunting, naturally you have to pick the hunting ground you are most familiar with!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden sound of a tree branch breaking nearby, and then a knife wrapped in a strong wind hit and fell to Shangguan Xiang. Shangguan Xiang was slightly surprised "Huh", and quickly reacted, but he didn't see him take out his blade, but his body was slightly sideways, and the sword light swept past his gray coat with a strong wind, and the loose clothes made a hunting sound, but it couldn't hurt him at all.

Then he kicked the ball and stomped on the opponent's knife with the sole of his shoe, and the opponent had to take advantage of the opportunity to retreat.

After the person stood still, his face was a little pale, and he gritted his teeth and whispered: "Internal Strength Dao!"

After Xiao Yilan saw the person who came, he first breathed a little breath, and before he had time to think about what this internal strength dao was, he hurriedly leaned in and asked, "Where is Miss Meng?"

Luo Yu replied in a low voice: "Miss Meng is guarding the supplies on the left, and I noticed that someone came first. ”

Xiao Yilan nodded. I heard Shangguan Xiang's feminine voice again: "Ah, let you see, contemptible people are not talented, this internal strength cultivation is not long ago, I am smiling." ”

Luo Yu swung his knife and slashed twice in front of him, and said coldly: "I haven't seen the internal strength of the Tao yet, so I have to ask for advice!" After speaking, he rushed out again and slashed in the direction of Shangguan Xiang. Shangguan Xiang sighed lightly: "Hey, didn't you hear, I don't plan to do it today, let you go." ”

Before the words fell, Luo Yu had already approached in front of him, and the tree spirit wood also moved, and he took a step towards Shangguanxiang, but it was far less fast than Luo Yu. Shangguan Xiang didn't dare to slack off, only to see him untie a belt-like thing from his waist, draw a circle between swings, and emit a faint white light, but the light curtain and whip shadow just shrouded Luo Yu in it, and Luo Yu could only swing his knife to block.

"Dang", the belt was actually made of metal, Luo Yu retreated with a blow, looking for another opportunity, but he could not break through the boundary drawn by the iron whip, the iron whip was like a living thing in Shangguan Xiang's hands, accompanied by the undulating white light flying up and down, such a long weapon did not fall at all in a short distance, and every time it came into contact with Luo Yu's knife, there would be some internal force pouring in, impacting Luo Yu's meridians, Luo Yu's face gradually became a little pale and ugly, but looking at Shangguan Xiang's appearance, it was very relaxed and comfortable, and it was not difficult. If it weren't for what Shangguan Xiang himself said, his internal strength foundation was still shallow, and Luo Yu would have been defeated a long time ago. Xiao Yilan wanted to come forward to help, but he didn't know how to use the blade in his hand, so he could only stay where he was.

It was the wood that stretched out its helping hand, and its rattan-like hand suddenly stretched out, piercing Shangguan Xiang like a sharp thorn. Shangguan Xiang obviously attached great importance to its attack, avoiding Luo Yu's knife light, rolled the iron whip in his hand, hung it on a nearby tree, and then pulled it hard, pulling it over, where he was standing before, the sharp thorns of the wood stuck out of the wood pierced the ground, and the soil flew up.

Shangguan Xiang had a solemn look on his face, but he still let out a few sinister laughs. He was condescending, wielding the iron whip in his hand, Luo Yu couldn't get close at all, so he could only swing his knife to block. And the wood attacked again, and swept Shangguan Xiang with both hands, one left and one right.

Shangguan Xiang did not jump up, but moved his steps slightly, his feet were in the air, and he fell straight down from the trunk of the tree where he was standing, just to avoid the attacks from both sides. However, before he could hit the ground, the iron whip stretched out again, wrapping around a tree trunk not far away, pulling to stop the momentum of the fall.

He didn't fight Luo Yu anymore, and jumped up among the trees with his iron whip, leaving only a series of his somewhat feminine laughter. Luo Yu snorted coldly, spit out a mouthful of blood, and turned back to Xiao Yilan's side.

Shangguan Xiang didn't dare to stay all the way, for fear of being hit by the tree spirit for a while. He was far less relaxed in the face of the tree spirit, he had seen the blade-like rattan stretched out by the tree spirit directly piercing the human body, and his cultivation of the internal strength was not even a small success, and he could not hurt the tree spirit, so he only dared to dodge, not dare to touch it.

He had just slowed down a little when suddenly there was a sharp sound of wind like a sharp sword cutting through the air. Shangguan Xiang's heart sank, and he waved an iron whip in the direction where the wind came from and blocked it in front of him.

Only the sound of blades touching each other was heard, and a faint aroma passed through the tip of his nose, but Shangguan Xiang didn't see the other party's figure clearly. A lightning-like figure retreated with a touch, and then disappeared without a trace. The other party was like a ghost, which made Shangguan Xiang's heart more and more frightened. But he had fought in the southern frontier for many years and had a lot of experience, and the moment the other party disappeared, the iron whip rose in his hand like a poisonous snake and rolled towards the trunk of a tree not far away.

The figure in the dark seemed to anticipate it, and like a ghost, it left an afterimage, appearing near the tree, waiting for Hou Shangguan Xiang to pass.

Unexpectedly, Shangguan Xiang did not pull himself over, his wrist flipped lightly, and the iron whip in his hand suddenly broke off, and the broken half of the iron whip burst open, spraying bursts of smoke, and he himself took the opportunity to roll on the ground, pulling half of the iron whip, under the smoke of the smoke, running out, and disappeared in a moment.

In the white mist, a shadow slowly stood still, as light as a bird on the branches.