Entering the Ganmao Trail in the dense forest southwest of Buting Mountain, it was already getting dark.

Ali rode the horse in front, in the middle were Malan Zhangxiu and Ah Lan, and the Ah Shan horse behind the palace was still humped with a ball of colorful and wriggling things, which was wrapped in Shu embroidery clothes.

Ma Lan Zhangxiu lightly grasped the reins of the horse, and let the black strong horse walk slowly while looking around. He needed to find a relatively open place to rest.

The forest is filled with the scent of the next summer sun filtering through the treetops and the growth of ten thousand trees, the intense richness of sweetgum and acacia trees fills the nostrils, the sharp aroma of fresh pine needles escapes, and the earthy smell of moist soft rotten leaves and the vague smell of animals.

The figure of an agile black squirrel, weaving between the branches of a beech tree by the side of the road, saw Malan Zhangxiu and his party approaching, and scurried into a low elm bush to hide, peeking through the darkness as if guarded.

They left the road and turned towards a nearby stream.

"Just rest here for half an hour." Malan Zhangxiu jumped off the black horse, hugged Ah Lan down, and put his cloak on the ground, which had been slightly dried by the evening breeze, and let Ah Lan rest a little.

Ali tied his horse and went to the stream to get water. The stream was fast, and the water slapped against the rocks and the roots of the various trees soaked in the river, stirring up puffs of droplets.

Ali took the skin to fetch water, and the water splashed on his face. He took a handful of clear stream water and swallowed it, "It's fresh water," and he smacked his lips and poured water into his skin with satisfaction.

Ahsan jumped off his horse, tied the reins to a tree, and turned to walk towards Maran Zhangxiu.

Ah Die, who was still on horseback, shouted, "Hey, you have to carry me down." ”

Ah Shantou didn't reply: "Can't you get off the horse if you can get on the horse?" ”

Ah Die was indignant: "Didn't you see that your master was so considerate of that stupid slave who came down from Kanggaram Mountain? ”

Ah Shan crossed his hands and sighed: "Then you also said that she came down from Kangaram Mountain, or you should also come down from that mountain to try?" ”

Ah Die said proudly: "I'm a flea nest, why do you want to live on the mountain full of monsters?" After speaking, I don't know how she rolled into the horse's belly, and actually got off the horse's back silently, grasping the ground with both hands, stretching and shrinking her legs, and she was in front of Ah Shan.

Ah Shan turned his head and said to Ma Lan Zhangxiu: "I'll go pick up some firewood to make a fire and bake clothes." ”

Ah Die crawled to Ma Lan Zhangxiu and Ah Lan like a spider man, raised her face to look at Ah Lan, and said happily: "She seems to be dying." ”

Malan Zhangxiu stood up, grabbed it with both hands, and ripped off the Shu embroidered clothes on Ah Die's body, and Ah Die rolled a few times in the clothes, like a stone rolling down to the ground, revealing his true face.

Her clothes were dirty, tattered, brown in the east, blue in the west, dark green, and gray in the rest of the place, but it was a black man's dress.

"What are you doing? This dress is mine. Ah Die's slightly hoarse voice roared, wanting to lean over and grab the Shu embroidered clothes in Ma Lan Zhangxiu's hand again.

The red Shu embroidered Chinese dress has become unrecognizable and dirty after being tossed by Ah Die this day, just like her person.

"This is what I sent to Alan. What's yours? Ma Lan was so angry that she raised her foot and wanted to kick at Ah Die.

Ah Die rolled and fled, opened her big mouth, looked at Ah Lan, and defended weakly: "She gave it to me." ”

Ah Lan, who was sitting leaning against a maple tree, had drunk a few cups of potion from the black witch in the flea nest just now, and now he was a little more sober, and smiled bitterly when he heard this: "It's all like this, just give it to her." ”

Adie smirked.

Ma Lan Zhangxiu glanced at Ah Die, threw the clothes on the firewood that Ah Shan picked up, Ah Shan clicked and lit the flint, came to the front of the chai he, held the chai with one hand, and set the clothes on fire by the way.

Mars are strung together, and the beautiful Shu embroidered clothes turn into wisps of green smoke, showing off the last trace of beauty.

"You?!" Ah Die was so angry that she looked at the burning Shu embroidered clothes with her eyes on fire, and then turned to face the forest without saying a word, two drops of liquid-like things fell from her filthy eyes, she shook her head, and when she faced everyone again, she was already as mean as usual.

Ali took the water back, saw the red Luo embroidered clothes flying in the firewood, stretched out five fingers, and sighed: "Five golden shields, how many years is my salary?" ”

"No matter how verbose it is, I'll throw you into the fire!" Maran Zhangxiu said to Ali.

Ali looked at the five fingers, sighed, came over with a water bladder, and handed it to his master.

Ma Lan Zhangxiu helped Ah Lan up: "You drink some more water, drink some potions, and rest for a while, we have to hurry." ”

Ah Lan took the water bladder and took a sip, handed it back to Zhangxiu, looking weak: "What about my brother?" What about my father and my mother? ”

Ma Lan Zhangxiu hesitated for a moment, but had to tell the truth: "They are still in the Blood Salt Pool." ”

Alan struggled to get up: "I'm going back to them." ”

Ma Lan Zhangxiu pressed her: "You can't go back." Your father and mother, as well as your brother, all want you to be well. ”

Ah Shan couldn't help but say, "Our son finally rescued you." We've all come so far down the official road. ”

Alan struggled to get up: "I'm going back to them—"

Ma Lan Zhangxiu said patiently: "Your father and mother and your brother know that you are with me, and they hope you are safe." You go back to Nanshu with me first, and then I'll take you back to Snow Blue City when I take care of things later." Your brother will come to Nanshu to look for you when he is free. Really, trust me. ”

Ah Lan shook his head: "My brother knows that I will go back to Nanshu with you?" Does he agree? ”

Ahsan grinned: "Of course he won't agree." However, if you are still in the blood salt pool, I am afraid that you have already been soaked in salt and jerky. ”

Ah Lan's body was still a little trembling, and the clothes on his body were still wet and dry.

Malan Zhangxiu instructed Ah Shan: "Go find some firewood again, and the fire will be stronger." ”

"She's bleeding, she's a woman." Ah Die, who was staying a little farther away, suddenly burst into laughter, with inexplicable excitement, and his hoarse voice was harsh and ugly.

"What?" All of them were amazed.

Everyone looked over and saw a pool of blood where Ah Lan was sitting, and the red blood stains gradually spread under her, and there were also blood stains on her thighs.

Ah Lan let out a surprised "ah" and looked at his body, but he didn't see any wounds, nor did he feel pain, just a slight dizziness.

"She's a woman. Haha, I just found out. The blood was running down his thighs. What a stupid woman. Adie's hoarse voice became more and more excited, dancing and shouting loudly - if she had feet.

It turns out that today is Alan's adult day. Alan had been living in the Buting Mountains for more than a decade, and knew almost no one except for Maran Zhangxiu's master and servant and the few untouchables, and her mother was the living dead, and she could not teach her any common sense of a woman.

Ah Lan didn't have any adult women around her to tutor her, and she unknowingly stepped into girlhood. Because of being soaked in the blood salt pool for a long time today, the virus attacked, I had a fever and was confused, and I was almost unconscious in the blood salt pool.

If it weren't for the fact that Ah Die Dao was broken at this time, she would still be ignorant.

Ah Lan blushed and writhed her body, not knowing what to do.

Maran Zhangxiu and the two cheap slaves were also startled, and quickly turned their eyes to the dark forest.

The shadows of the trees swayed gently, and the south breeze of the next summer was gentle and slightly cool.

"Stand up and turn your back!" Malan Zhangxiu shouted, quickly untied his clothes, turned his back and handed them to Ah Lan.

Ahsan and Ali also hurriedly stood up, turned around, took off their coats and threw them to Ah Lan.

"What if—if you take me back to Nanshu, I'll teach her what to do." Die sighed leisurely.

"Aren't you still looking for your flea nest thief king? I'd rather give you a golden shield and you go back to Snow Blue City. Malan Zhangxiu turned around and scolded, and immediately turned her head again: "I didn't see it, I didn't see anything." ”

Ah Die laughed excitedly: "I left an icon for my brother, and he will know that I followed you to Nanshu." Turns out you still have a golden shield on you! Okay, Zhangxiu Gongzi, you give me another golden shield now, and I'll help the stupid girl who came down from Kangaram Mountain. ”

"How is it that there are such insatiable thieves in this world?" Malan Zhangxiu walked to the side of the black strong horse, untied the burden from the saddle, took out a golden shield, and threw it to Ah Lan with his back: "Hurry up, don't hurt her!" ”

Ah Die crawled over as quickly as a spider man, picked up the golden shield, looked at the firelight, and was sure that it was true, so she was satisfied with the inner pocket of her dirty clothes, and said with a big grin: "Even if you change your clothes, how can it hurt." ”

Ma Lan Zhangxiu clenched her hands angrily, eager to give Ah Die a fist.

"What does it mean to be a woman in the future? Wasn't she a woman before? Ali asked Ahsan in a whisper.

Ah Shan appeared to have special knowledge: "A woman is the one who can give birth to a child, she was not a woman before." ”

Ali suddenly realized: "Can I give birth to my son in the future?" ”

"You two shut up your stinky mouth!" Ma Lan Zhangxiu heard Ah Shan say that Ah Lan could have children in the future, and couldn't hide the joy in her heart, and yelled at the two cheap slaves: "Take ten steps forward, don't turn around!" ”

"Don't turn back, resolutely don't turn back." Ahsanxiong strode forward in a twisted stride until he reached a zelkova tree, hugged the zelkova tree and whispered to Ali, "I'll go to the front to pee, I promise I won't look back." ”

Ali also walked ten steps forward in a majestic manner, walked directly into the dark forest, learned to meow the cat, and said to Ah Shan: "Wait for me, I want a big one too." This, pee, poop, pee, can't be said, as soon as you say it, everyone has it. ”

The two of them walked towards the dense forest one after the other, looking for a convenient place.

Malan stood straight facing the dense forest and asked the two women behind her, "Are you okay?" ”

"Not yet." Adie's hoarse voice replied.

Malan Zhangxiu looked up at the starry sky, the sky was dotted with stars, the moon hung in the tops of the tall maple trees, and the squirrels in the forest swept by from time to time, occasionally opening their eyes to meet him when they scurried to his feet. He raised his hand mightily, and the squirrel scurried into the forest again.

At the corner of the mountain, a flock of pheasants fluttered up, a large shadow appeared under the stars in the sky, and the pheasants cooed and landed in the treetops in the distance.

"Aren't you alright? Don't freeze, it's still a little cold, even though it's the next summer season, so put on all your clothes. ”

Malan Zhangxiu turned his back and instructed Ah Lan: "You are sick, you have a fever, and the black witch in the flea nest when you left the city said that you need to drink some more potions." See the potion? ”

There was still no sound behind him, apparently Ah Lan hadn't changed his clothes yet.

"Did you drink the potion? If you drink it, you'll be fine. The dark witch in the flea nest said that you just have a little fever, and you just drank the potion. Ma Lan Zhangxiu said again.

"You can turn around." A strange man said angrily.

Malan turned her head suddenly.

Five black-clad masked men held Alan and Adie hostage, and the three horses were also tied to the black-clad masked men.

"Who are you?" Malan Zhangxiu asked: "Don't hurt those two cheap slaves, ask for money, take it on me." ”