Chapter 5: Assassination

"Woo~Woo~! Woo~Roar! Roar——! The miserable sound of the tiger's cry kept coming out of the tiger's mouth, and it was really sad for the listeners to cry.

This giant tiger has been a tyrant in the mountains since birth, and even its brothers and sisters who are the same mother and siblings have suffered its losses.

Either he was squeezed out by it and starved to death in the mountains and forests when he was a child, or he was driven out of the territory by it when he became an adult. Even its mother, when it became an adult, avoided its edge and found another territory, which shows its arrogance and domineering.

In its former territory, within hundreds of miles, it is the absolute king!

But there is one shortcoming that is innate, and it is the main reason why it had to move all the way south to this mountain range after the drought appeared, and that is: it is too edible.

Ordinary tigers need to carve out territory within a radius of 100 miles, and it is conceivable how much food they have for this beast, and its food volume is the best in its kind!

As soon as the drought came out, the "big kitchen" that could have fed it was directly reduced infinitely.

In order not to go hungry, it had to stay away from its homeland, eat all the way, walk all the way, and all the way to the south of the mountain.

As a result, it was in this mountain that he met a human being who was completely different from his impression.

Specialize in it!

"Whew——!" The tiger, which was reminiscing about its happy life in the past, suddenly hit the tip of the rock with its dragged body, and even if it had rough skin and thick flesh, it was in unbearable pain and screamed even louder.

It's a pity that the girl who was grabbing its hind legs and dragging it home, on that beautiful hibiscus face, there was no pity at all, and even when it barked a little louder, she turned around and smiled at it "kindly": "Little kitten, don't bark loudly." ”

This voice, this smile, is so sweet!

But how does the tiger understand this, it only knows that this human is unleashing murderous aura on it.

"Woohoo——!" The dignity that belongs to the beast makes it scream at each other with dissatisfaction.

Bang!

The giant tiger flew up in the air and was slammed to the ground, and now it didn't say a word.

The girl dragged a giant tiger that was more than five or six times the size of her petite body, and walked into the depths of the mountain forest step by step. Before she was about to sink into the mist, she couldn't help but turn around and glance out of the mountain.

Through the cascading trees, she seemed to see the strange group of outsiders.

This mountain boundary is not peaceful, but because it is the only official road leading inland to the border city of the town, all large caravans can only pass through here.

The ordinary roads are rough, and the carts of oxen and horses cannot pass normally at all.

Generally speaking, the area is not too dangerous until around the full moon.

But when the moon is full, the area is in a dangerous situation.

The terrain seems to change, and it is even more delusional to try to discern the direction by stargazing.

The fog that can spread at any time not only obstructs the vision, but also affects the sense of smell of people and animals.

Even the natives, who are most familiar with the local situation, do not attract people at such times.

It is common to wait until one day after the full moon has passed before leading people over the mountain.

A caravan like today's had entered the area just in time for the day before the full moon, and it was the first time she had encountered it in several years.

"Haven't these people heard that the gods in this place are sad? Didn't hire a local guide? That's really arrogant. The girl shook her head, but didn't bother.

In the depths of the mist, there seems to be a shadowy house.

She clutched her hungry belly, but finally turned around and dragged the tiger who woke up and only dared to snort a few times, and walked towards the fog.

As the girl's figure disappeared into the mist, the mist grew thicker, obscuring everything.

"Childe?" In the clearing, he found that Gongzi suddenly opened the tent and walked out, and the commander hurriedly stood up and asked, "But it's too noisy?" The little ones let them be quiet? ”

"No, you don't." Xiao Yichen shook his head.

After speaking, he raised his eyes and looked in the direction where he seemed to see the mountain ghost chasing the tiger.

I don't know if it was caused by his unfeeling when he first woke up, but just now, his heart suddenly moved, and he faintly had a feeling that he was being watched.

But how is this possible.

He lowered his eyes and looked no further, turned around, but did not return to the tent, but sat down against a tree in a shady place, took out a dagger that he had brought with him, and began to wipe it slowly.

"Your Highness, this is the wild fruit that Aga found, sweet and sour, I heard that the locals eat this, not only to quench their thirst, but also to prevent heat stroke, do you want to taste it?" After a while, the Commander came again, but with a dozen red fruits in his clothes.

"Eat." Xiao Yichen had no interest in the desire of the tongue and refused directly.

However, although he didn't eat it himself, he didn't stop others from eating it.

He was still relieved of the security of the guards, and along the way, what they ate was either dry food they brought with them, or they were randomly bought in roadside shops in the big city, and they bought supplies that could last at least a few days at a time, so they didn't have to eat or stay in the roadside shops that appeared in the barren mountains and mountains.

Although this will be a little more troublesome, it is better to be cautious when walking outside and there are more than 100 people.

Even if you can eat a few fruits on the side of the road, but you only eat the wild fruits you know, and if you don't know the wild fruits you encounter in this strange mountain, it is usually the guide who eats them first and is fine, and they will taste them a little.

The reason why I suddenly have an interest in wild fruits today is also related to the fact that after entering the mountains in the past few days, I have either eaten dry food or barbecue, and I have basically never eaten vegetables and fruits, and everyone's mouth is really a little tired.

Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not eat it, the commander had no choice but to distribute the fruit he was holding to the others, and everyone did not wash it, but just wiped the fruit the size of a small apple casually, and ate it with a click.

Not to mention, the taste of this fruit is indeed sweet and delicious, and the juice is rich.

When he heard that this wild fruit could be stored for several days and could be used to season the broth, the commander organized people to pick a batch before everyone finished resting, and brought it directly before leaving.

There was nothing to do that day, except for a strange scene during the day, but after that, it seemed to be smooth sailing, and only a wolf howl was heard at night, and no one came to sneak attack.

Thinking that he should be able to get out of this mountain realm before dark the next day, even Xiao Yichen breathed a sigh of relief.

However, tomorrow is the night of the full moon, and since a few days ago, Xiao Yichen's body has begun to ache faintly, and today, it hurts even more as if he was being pricked by thousands of silver needles at the same time.

Even when sweating, there is a faint smell of blood diffuse, and when you gently wipe it with a handkerchief, a very light pink color will appear on the white handkerchief.

This phenomenon is so similar to the rumored kind of stuffed BMW, but it turned out to be on people, and the situation is completely different, Xiao Yichen didn't want the people around him to be distracted when he was in a hurry, and endured more and more serious pain, so he didn't say it.

But sleep is worse than day by day, but it is seen by many people.

In the past, when the sky was not completely bright, as long as he was not awake, the people outside would not talk loudly, so as not to disturb him.

But I don't know what's going on today, although I barely fell asleep in the early morning, but before dawn, Xiao Yichen was already awake.

He vaguely sensed that something was not right, and listened to the ground, and there was the sound of horses' hooves coming from a distance, and the sound of noisy footsteps coming towards him.

The brain, which was still a little drowsy, woke up instantly, and Xiao Yichen didn't even come out of the tent, so he directly shouted: "Get up!" Enemy attack! ”

The sound suddenly sounded, and there was silence outside, then someone in the nearby tent got up in a panic, and the sound coming towards this side accelerated.

"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! Several arrows were fired in a volley towards Xiao Yichen's tent in the dim light, and Xiao Yichen had already cut through the tent with his sword, rolled on the spot, and dodged the attack on him.

"Escort Childe forward! Here I'm broken! "After the real fight, the commander of the guards has found that this situation is particularly dangerous, and hundreds of people are besieging it.

And these hundreds of people are still elites, looking at the murderous appearance, they are by no means ordinary Jianghu people, but probably well-trained elite soldiers!

This was very different from the previous assassination, where the commander had a group of men escort his master forward at once, and he led the rest of the men to stop him behind.

As long as you go a few dozen miles further, you can get out of this mountain boundary, and when the time comes, the assassins behind will definitely not dare to chase after you.

This was originally well planned, but a team of less than ten people escorted Xiao Yichen on horseback, and on the way, the faces of these people gradually became ugly.

The abdominal pain was unbearable, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans were falling cracklingly.

"Damn! Poison in the food! Someone gritted his teeth and shouted.