The large army of Heavenly Desolate City set off for more than half a month, and only a quarter of the distance was taken, and it would take at least three months to reach the border region at this speed.

As everyone knows, the Supreme Spirit Clan only gave the Hanlin royal family two months.

Half a month has passed the deadline, and the people in the imperial city are panicked and pessimistic.

It was the height of summer, and the large army of Tianhuang City was marching under the scorching sun, looking a little lazy.

The disciples of Tianhai Sect and Yunqi Sect are slightly better, after all, their cultivation is profound.

There are complaints from time to time in the camp of the city guards, in fact, they really can't blame anything, after all, they are heavily armed and heavy, and a piece of chain mail alone weighs dozens of pounds.

Seeing this scene, Ye Feng whispered to Ji Wudao beside him: "City Lord, it's better to let the large army rest before leaving, otherwise even if you arrive as scheduled, you won't have much combat power." ”

Ye Feng's words hit Ji Wudao's mind, and after turning his head to scan around, he nodded slightly.

After receiving approval, Ye Feng stood up from the thunder dragon horse and shouted to the mighty army behind him: "Work hard, find a place in front and let us rest for a while." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of cheers in the large army, and the city guards, who were still depressed just now, immediately became energetic.

It was almost noon when the march continued for two hours, and the fierce sun was becoming more and more poisonous, and the sand and stones on the ground seemed to be about to be roasted.

Ye Feng raised his eyes and looked ahead, and an endless mountain range appeared in front of him, and one of the mountains about 10,000 feet high was particularly eye-catching.

According to Niu Xiaolin, this mountain is called Jiuqu Mountain.

From the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, a path about a foot wide hangs on the steep cliff wall, and there are exactly nine bends in the twists and turns, perhaps this is why the Jiuqu Mountain gets its name.

Ye Feng probably knew it in his heart, and said to Ji Wudao behind him: "Jiuqu Mountain is more dangerous, if all the people pass, it will take two days, it is better to rest at the foot of the mountain, I will go to the front to investigate." ”

Ji Wudao did not doubt that he had him, and slowly nodded in response: "Okay, just do as you say." If everything is normal on the road, you can go straight forward, you don't have to wait for us, we will see you in the Hanlin Emperor. ”

"Okay, I'll go. After Ye Feng received the order, he glanced at Niu Xiaolin and rode away.

Don't look at this Niu Xiaolin's simple appearance, you can still see the height of your eyebrows and eyes.

Knowing Ye Feng's hints, he didn't talk nonsense, and followed closely with a pat on the horse's buttocks.

The two of them played their horses quickly, and in less than an hour, they crossed Jiuqu Mountain and stepped on a mountain and forest path.

The path is quiet and deep, the dense foliage hides the scorching sun, and the temperature seems to drop instantly.

Niu Xiaolin followed behind Ye Feng, wiped a handful of sweat from his head, and couldn't help but say to himself: "How good it would be if there was a bowl of iced sour plum soup!"

Hearing Niu Xiaolin mutter, the corners of Ye Feng's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but say, "Don't dream, hurry up, I feel that this forest is strange." ”

After Niu Xiaolin listened, he just smiled, and did not refute, he followed behind Ye Feng honestly, unconsciously speeding up.

The number of trees in the forest is getting denser and denser, and there are more and more weeds in the forest, Ye Feng looked at the path that gradually disappeared, and muttered to himself: Is it the wrong way?

While he was thinking, a series of strange voices came, like human shouts, but Ye Feng couldn't understand a word.

Something was wrong, Ye Feng turned his head and instructed Niu Xiaolin for a few words, and then ran forward following the voice.

After a while, the two of them saw a wide range of thatched huts in front of them, which seemed to be a village.

That's where the sound came from.

I saw that in the middle of a circle of thatched houses, there was a square the size of a hundred zhang, and a stone pillar in the center of the square stood majestically.

Looking closely, there was a little girl about seven or eight years old locked on the stone pillar.

The little girl looked a little weak, but her eyes were full of resentment.

Around the stone pillar, a group of people dressed up in different ways, and the men were all naked. The upper body is bare, and the lower body is only blocked by animal fur and the like.

Everyone gathered around the little girl, walking rhythmically and chanting words in their mouths.

Although Ye Feng didn't understand, judging from the scene, it was likely that he was doing something for the little girl.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Ye Feng was a little puzzled, he didn't expect that there were still people living in such a deep mountain and old forest, and this group of people behaved so strangely.

Ye Feng was hesitating whether to go over and take a look, but Niu Xiaolin was a little excited and said, "Boss, since there are people here who can't do it, there is sour plum soup, why don't we go in and ask for a bowl to drink?"

Niu Xiaolin had a lot of nerves, and he couldn't wait to exert all his strength when he spoke.

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure leaned out from behind the nearest thatched hut and looked in the direction of the two.

This man is also red. Topless, he looks like he is eighteen or nineteen years old, his long messy hair is scattered casually on his shoulders, and his strong muscles look full of strength in the sun.

When Ye Feng saw this person, he was about to say hello, but the person hurriedly ran back, ran straight to the square, and whispered to a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man appears to be the leader, dressed differently from the others, and wrapped in a piece of animal fur of unknown nature.

After hearing the report, the middle-aged man looked sideways at Ye Feng and them.

Ye Feng saw that there was no way to hide, so he had no choice but to walk towards the village.

At the same time as the two of them walked towards the square, the middle-aged man suddenly shouted, and everyone stopped moving and followed the middle-aged man towards Ye Feng.

Everyone present didn't notice that with Ye Feng's arrival, the little girl locked on the stone pillar stared at Ye Feng tightly with hatred in her eyes.

When Ye Feng walked in front of him, the middle-aged man looked the two of them up and down a few times, and his expression was obviously not very friendly.

After all, he disturbed others, Ye Feng knew that he was wrong, and unconsciously explained: "We are from Heavenly Desolate City, passing by here, we have no intention of disturbing, and we hope to forgive our sins!"

Ye Feng's expression was kind, and the middle-aged man relaxed his vigilance a little, but he still said gloomily: "Since we are passing by, let's go quickly, we still have something to do, and it is inconvenient to entertain the two." ”

With that, he turned around and led everyone towards the square.

Niu Xiaolin saw that these people were so rude, where did he, who was used to being the king of the mountain, be treated so slowly?

Before Ye Feng could speak, he preemptively said, "It's inconvenient to entertain us, it's always okay to ask for a bowl of water, right?"

When the middle-aged man heard Niu Xiaolin's voice, his footsteps paused slightly, and he arranged for the young man next to him: "Dali, you take them to drink water, and let them leave as soon as possible after drinking." ”

The young man named Dali took the order, clasped his fists at Ye Feng and Niu Xiaolin and said, "Come here, I'll take you to drink water." ”

After speaking, he turned vigorously and walked towards a thatched house in the center of the square.

Ye Feng was not thirsty, but Niu Xiaolin shouted that he was thirsty, and since people took him to drink water, it was not easy to excuse himself, so he followed him.

When he walked to the center of the square, Ye Feng clearly felt a very familiar atmosphere.

Looking at the breath, Ye Feng saw the little girl locked on the stone pillar, her eyes staring at her, as if she had some deep hatred.