Dongfu returned to the temple and had dinner, and it was already time to hold the lamp.

Suddenly, I heard "bang", and someone hurriedly knocked on the temple door. When I opened the door, a large group of villagers hugged the frightened and crying sister-in-law and almost fell into the door. Bao Ding carried a big knife on his back, and followed closely with an anxious face.

Dongfu and the master hurriedly helped Wang's sister-in-law to sit down with everyone in the wing, only to hear Wang's sister-in-law crying and explaining the reason: it turned out that Cuicui went to the market to play with the female companions in the village in the afternoon, and was separated from everyone when she was embroidering and watching the embroidery.

Sister-in-law Wang saw that it was getting late, and she didn't see Cuicui, so she went to the village to inquire, but she didn't see it. Li Qiao, who was collecting firewood in the mountains, said that he had seen several big men riding into the Wild Wolf Valley, and one of them seemed to have a woman on his horseback.

Everyone felt that things were not good, so they accompanied the anxious sister-in-law to the temple to discuss an idea.

Dongfu told Master Baofa about what he encountered when he was selling knives during the day, and Blacksmith Zhang patted his thigh and said, "Yes, yesterday when the servants of the government came to play horseshoe, they mentioned that there was a group of men of unknown origin who were encamped in the nearby valley and had suspicious traces. ”

From this point of view, Cuicui said that it was not good that she was taken captive by a group of people called the fifth master that Dongfu met.

Bao Ding stood up suddenly, clenched his fists, and his eyes burst into flames.

Master Baofa pondered for a while and said, "First let a few young men send a few young people to send the aunt in the village to accompany the sister-in-law to go back to rest and rest, don't be too anxious, only hurry up and find a way to save people." ”

He also arranged for Blacksmith Zhang and Li Qiao to invite two or three more people to hurry up to the government to report to the official. Although the government is not doing things effectively, it is one more foil after all, so that the neighbors and villages in Fangyuan can be careful to be vigilant.

He also advised: "The rest of the villagers, when they return home, they should also prepare some knives and sticks, and be more careful, if there are really bandits and gangsters camping here, I am afraid that they will inevitably do some robbery, and they can only take care of each other and be more careful." ”

In this way, everyone in the villagers was in danger, and they dispersed together, and each family went to take precautions.

After everyone left, the treasure master instructed the restless Bao Ding and Dongfu: "You two bring weapons and rush to the wolf valley overnight to find out, you must be cautious, if you move, you can fight if you can, and if you can't fight, you can escape." Although this is a bit reckless, this matter must be urgent, otherwise Miss Cuicui may not be able to protect her reputation! ”

Bao Ding couldn't hold it anymore, and changed into night clothes with Dongfu, Dongfu put on a black hat again, wrapped all the white hair in it, and the two picked up the big sword and sword, and took advantage of the faint moonlight to touch the wolf valley.

Wild Wolf Valley is a valley about ten miles below Tofukuji Temple. Sandwiched between two mountains, the ditch is deep and the forest is dense, the ancient trees are towering, the people are inaccessible, and it is difficult to see the sun all year round. Just because there were wild wolves that hurt people, it was called the Wild Wolf Valley by the locals.

Legend has it that there were local medicine farmers who went into the valley to collect medicine, but after entering the valley, there was no news, and their fate was unknown. Whether it is true or false has not been verified, but since then, it has been talking about the change of color, and no one dares to enter.

When Dongfu and Baoding were idle when they were young, they once stepped into the valley together, and saw dense forest shrubs everywhere, and the fallen leaves under their feet were more than a foot thick, and they stepped on them. There was a rancid smell that sounded like a rancid sound, and the two of them felt very tasteless, so they retreated and did not break in again.

This time again, it's a completely different state of mind!

The two took advantage of the moonlight to climb the mountain, and it took half an hour to take a shortcut to the vicinity of the valley mouth.

At this time, there is silence all around, only the occasional frog chirping in the field, the barking of dogs in the village can be heard in the distance, and the birds in the forest can be heard from time to time, and some branches and leaves are sprinkled when they jump.

Under the clear moonlight, you can still see the chaotic horseshoe prints and footprints left by Taniguchi.

Dongfu and Baoding followed the imprint all the way. It is indeed not easy to carve a way through the dense forest in this valley. Many of the severed branches, old and new, were discarded on both sides, and it seemed that the gang of robbers had not been here for long.

After walking like this for a while, the path cut by the bandits seemed to be a little bent, and each section branched out, and Dongfu and Baoding went back and forth a few times, as if they were lost, and turned back to the valley mouth where they had followed up.

Bao Ding hatefully cut off a tree trunk with a knife and said: "I think this gang of thieves is afraid that people will follow in, and they have set a trap, so that people can't find the way!" ”

Dongfu frowned and thought for a while, and said, "This may be the gossip ecstasy array that the master mentioned before, but I don't know how to crack it." But since there was no way to break it, we simply did not follow his path, but opened another way, and went straight into the valley. However, to prevent robbers from discovering it, you can't leave some clues! ”

Bao Ding nodded. The two of them walked according to the plan, Dongfu opened the way in front, found the gap in the forest, gently used the sword to open and drill, after Bao Ding broke, turned his back as he walked, and carefully restored the branches to their original state.

From time to time, birds and finches are startled, soaring into the sky, making two noises, but it is inevitable.

Thus went on for a while, and from time to time crossed the path which had just been bypassed, and it seemed that the path that had been laid was indeed a trap, and it was cleverly chopped and cleverly circled around like a circle of ecstasy, and then circled the stalker back to the mouth of the valley.

Walking further, they could faintly hear the sound of talking, and the two did not dare to move again, and quietly bowed down in the dense forest.

The voice was getting closer, and I could hear two men approaching. One of them was still muttering: "They are all mountain villagers, who dares to come to this valley?" I'm afraid that a passing rabbit and wild dog will touch a tree branch and make the bell ring! ”

The other said: "The fifth master is cautious!" But don't say that there is no enlightenment. Today, the second child met a young chick in the market, a little kung fu, and the second child's trick "Hades Trick" didn't even touch the half-star. With that, the two walked away.

Dongfu and Baoding stood up at this time, and the two glanced at each other, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. I think that the fifth master was wary of someone entering the valley, in addition to setting up the ecstasy array, he also made a mechanism on the branches, once he touched the branches, he would pull the bell and sound the alarm. If the two of them weren't particularly careful, they would have been discovered long ago.

"It seems that these five masters must not be ordinary and reckless." Dongfu said softly. The two of them were more careful, and with each step, they carefully examined it, and sure enough, they found that some branches and shrubs were tied with thin hemp ropes. Naturally, be careful to avoid it. Although I am anxious in my heart, I am cautious in my feet.

The two of them were cautious, and they didn't know how long they walked, but they heard the noise of people in front of them, and finally approached the robbers' residence!

After walking a few steps carefully, you can already see the flickering fire in front of you from the dense forest, under the reflection of the moonlight and the firelight, you can see that the dense forest in front has been cut out of a large open space, and on the left side of the open space is built with a thick tree trunk to build three wooden houses, the middle one is the largest, the lights are bright, and a big red paper is posted on the lintel, on which is written a big bowl of "longevity". Many bandits gathered around the table inside the house to drink and eat meat, making a loud noise. There were four men sitting outside the wooden house, also holding large bowls of wine, and grabbing large pieces of meat in their hands and gnawing on them. It seems to be a sentry watch.

A large fire burned in the middle of the clearing. But it was an old woman, roasting a goat on the shelf. The oil dripped down and rattled on the fire, and the smell of meat overflowed.

But on the right side of the clearing there was a tent made of cowhide, and the door of the tent was closed, and I don't know what was put in it. Not far from the tent, a stable was enclosed, and dozens of horses were locked.

Dongfu whispered in Bao Ding's ear: "I'm afraid that the fifth master will have a birthday today, otherwise it won't be so lively, and it won't rest until this time!" ”

The two of them secretly rejoiced, did not dare to delay, and quietly walked around the dense forest to the back of the house, which was closer to the wooden house, and they could clearly hear that the robbers inside were shouting three and five elements of wine. There are also two big men sitting in the back of the wooden house, one on the left and the other on the right.

The two guessed that Cuicui might be locked up in the tent, but there were these two big men guarding her, but they couldn't get close.

The two went round to the stable, and there was also a man, leaning against the stable, pouring wine into a leather jug.

There are people on all sides, and it's hard to start anyway. The two were anxious, and suddenly heard the old woman roasting mutton in the field shouting in a suffocating voice: "Ding Laomao! Come and bring the roasted sheep into the house. ”

The man who was pouring wine answered, put down the leather pot, and walked towards the field.

The two were overjoyed, and hurriedly touched the stable, and came to the tent, Dongfu used his sword to cut a big hole on the tent, tore it open, and sure enough, they saw Cuicui's hands and feet were tied, and the mouth was still stuffed with cloth, and she slept in the tent.

Baoding cat waist into the back, Dongfu early cut the reins of the two horses, one person and one ride, straddled the horse and rushed out.

The four or five men in the back shouted that it was not good, and rushed over with weapons, and the people who drank in the house heard it, and they all rushed out of the house, with knives and sticks, and shouted together, and a few quickly cut off the reins of the horses and drove them out.

Dongfu said to Baoding: "You rushed out with your back first, and I will break off here." In a hurry, Bao Ding didn't have time to say anything, so he just said to take care, picked up Cuicui, jumped off the horse, and galloped away. At this moment, it is important to save people, no matter what dense forest shrubs he has, savages generally only get into it, and for a while, they can hear the bells in the wooden house jingling chaotically.

Dongfu jumped off the horse, led the two horses together, turned the horse's head, towards the direction of the wooden house, and stabbed a sword on the horse's buttocks, the two horses were in pain, and in the neighing sound, they only rushed forward, and only opened two narrow paths on the left and right in the dense forest.

Only then did Dongfu turn around and sink into the dense forest,

The trees in the valley are deep and dense, and when you go in, you are cautious, but when you come out, there is nothing taboo, Dongfu jumps, and it doesn't take long to rush out of the valley, and the road forks along the mountain, and soon catches up with Baoding who is running wildly in front. When the two climbed up another hill and looked back, they saw a little torch flickering in the valley in the distance.

The two didn't dare to stay for a long time, so they ran down the mountain and sent Cuicui back to the village for treatment.

Sister-in-law Wang has not rested at home, accompanied by several old women, is secretly weeping, seeing Cuicui being carried in, Sister-in-law Wang is overjoyed, almost kneeling down to thank you. As soon as the news spread, everyone in the village came to visit.

Dongfu said goodbye to the villagers and went back to the temple alone, wondering in his heart along the way: How did the old woman who roasted the mutton just called Ding Laomao to carry the roast sheep at that time? It seems to have helped us in secret. I just don't know why I'm going to help? "I couldn't figure it out.