Chapter 246: Adventure in the Deadwood Forest
The next day, Chen Changsheng and Chen Chang, who came with Qingzheng Division, received the news and hurriedly went to Jiang Xie and Huo Yijun to discuss.
Chen Chang said: "Si Zheng, the people who went out to investigate came back to report that the goods that were lost at the Kyushu wharf were found in the suburbs, and the gang of robbers did not take the goods away but abandoned them, which is very strange, what should we do next?" ”
"Chen Chang, do you mean to say that you have found the goods transported from Jinghe Port to the Kyushu wharf, the goods of His Royal Highness King An?" Huo Yijun asked curiously.
Chen Changenvoy nodded: "Yes, it is indeed the lost goods, we found them in the local dry forest, but we didn't bring them back because there were too many goods, and the people who went out to inquire came back to report and ask us what to do next." ”
Huo Yijun looked at Jiang Xie and asked his opinion: "What does Jiang Sizheng think?" ”
Jiang Xie looked at Huo Yijun and then at Chen Changenvoy, his eyes hesitated, paused, he got up and said: "Since you have found the goods, let's go and bring back the goods of His Royal Highness King An first, so that the most important thing is to make the prince feel at ease." ”
"That's right." Huo Yijun also got up and asked again, "Then when will we leave?"
Pack up and let's go. ”
So, they simply cleaned up, hurriedly said goodbye from the Kyushu Palace, according to Jiang Xie's meaning, they will find another place to stay after they return, and will not go back to the Kyushu Palace, the case that happened here does not know how big the case will be involved, and it is more conducive to carrying out the action by keeping a proper distance.
After the second watch in the evening, the people of Kiyomasa rode all the way to the dry forest found by the spies.
In the Forest of Terror, the moonlight shines through the shadows of the messy trees, shining on the ground full of dead branches.
The cold wind roared through the jungle, as if it had brought an eerie message from the dark depths.
Jiang Xie and Huo Yijun led a team of brave team members to carefully search for the missing wooden box cargo in the forest.
The forest becomes even more eerie at night, with the team carrying lanterns swaying in the darkness.
Their shadows jump from tree to tree around them, making the whole environment even more creepy. Jiang Xie clenched the sword in his hand and scanned the surroundings with his eyes like a torch. Huo Yijun stood quietly aside, her face with a hint of worry.
Suddenly, they heard a voice in the distance!
Kiyomasasa glanced nervously at each other, then slowly walked towards the source of the sound. Walking through a dense wood, they finally found the missing wooden box cargo.
Jiang Xie and Huo Yijun approached to check and found that the surface of the wooden box was covered with strange symbols and patterns, exuding an unpleasant smell.
This smell is very similar to what Huo Yijun described before...... Like a corpse stench!
Jiang Xie carefully opened the box, and what caught his eye was really a corpse.
It was a young woman, her face was pale, her eyes were wide open, and she looked horrible.
The people of Kiyomasa were terrified by this terrifying sight, and some even began to tremble.
On the other hand, Jiang Xie and Huo Yijun's reactions were very indifferent, after all, before they came here, they had already thought about what this place would be like, and what kind of strange things would happen.
In addition, Huo Yijun's heart was more puzzled, she didn't know why Jiang Xie would let people transport corpses from Yingdu, and what it meant that these corpses appeared in Kyushu Jun.
After taking a closer look at the body, they decided to look for clues in the neighborhood to find out the truth behind this bizarre incident.
"A few of you are guarding these wooden boxes here, and we will continue to move forward, and in case of danger, we will immediately send arrows through the clouds." Jiang Xie explained before leaving, and finally looked at Chen Changenvoy uneasily, "Changsheng, you stay, you are in danger to warn." ”
"Yes, be careful!"
After settling down, Jiang Xie and Huo Yijun led the remaining half of the people to move on, where they only found wooden boxes and did not find those so-called robbers, they did not encounter any traces of this group of people along the way, and they did not find any trace of them in the dry forest.
Then there are only two possibilities, either they have escaped by other means, or they are still in this dead forest.
In this dry forest, there must be secrets that they don't know yet.
Jiang Xie obviously thought of this, and he asked as he walked: "There are so many roads, why did this gang of robbers go on this path, and what did they put the wooden box there for?" ”
After Jiang Xie finished speaking, Huo Yijun felt faintly uneasy.
Huo Yijun and Jiang Xie cautiously explored forward.
The shadows of the surrounding trees were mottled, and the air was filled with the smell of moist earth and a faint smell of blood.
The dead branches swayed and rustled, each of which was like a ghost's whisper, making people shudder.
Their eyes were locked on to the front, watching for the slightest unusual movement.
Jiang Xie clenched the dagger in his hand, while Huo Yijun clenched his sword, ready to deal with sudden danger at any time.
Suddenly, a strange humming sound sounded in the air, and immediately after, the otherwise quiet dead forest instantly became manic.
Huo Yijun and Jiang Xie looked around vigilantly, but they saw that on the pitch-black trunk, blood-sucking vines were rapidly stretching, writhing wildly like poisoned snakes. At the tips of these vines, strange flowers are growing, slowly blooming, revealing the sharp thorns inside.
"Be careful!" Jiang Xie shouted, grabbed Huo Yijun's arm, and pulled her behind him to protect her from harm.
However, their predicament is not over.
As the vampire vines approached, a low roar rang from the depths of the woods. The sound was like the roar of a wild beast, making people's hearts beat faster and cold sweats broke out.
The two stared nervously ahead, only to see an ugly creature in sight.
It was large, covered in sharp scales, with two long, curved horns sticking out of its head and rows of sharp teeth in its mouth. The unidentified creature was rapidly charging towards them, and its footprints were deep on the ground.
In the face of this ugly creature, the two people in danger did not flinch.
Huo Yijun's eyes widened and he faced the creature fearlessly, while Jiang Xie quickly took out the fire fold, which instantly triggered a brief flame. The flames caused the unknown creature to roar in pain, temporarily halting its onslaught.
However, this is only a temporary relief, and they have not let up because of this.
Huo Yijun and Jiang Xie cooperated with each other and quickly looked for a way to escape. Their hearts beat like drums, and they ran hard to survive, and Jiang Xie constantly scanned his surroundings with a fire fold, looking for items that could be used as self-defense. Huo Yijun, on the other hand, focused her attention on the creature that was still roaring, making sure it hadn't caught up.
However, this unidentified creature is not an easy opponent to get rid of. It quickly recovered from the flames and rushed towards them again. Jiang Xie and Huo Yijun had to change their strategy and began to run around. They walked through the woods, using the trees and terrain as much as possible to avoid the creature's pursuit.
During an evasion, Huo Yijun accidentally tripped over an outstretched tree root and fell to the ground.
At this moment, the unknown creature instantly rushed in front of her. Facing this ugly and ferocious creature, Huo Yijun closed his eyes, ready to withstand the next attack.
At this critical moment, Jiang Xie rushed over and pounced on the creature without hesitation, trying to distract it: "Hurry up!" ”
Huo Yijun quickly got up from the ground, picked up his sword, and stabbed at the creature with all his might.
"Let's go together!!"
The blow struck the creature, causing it to roar in pain and take a step back. This gap gave Huo Yijun and Jiang Xie a chance to continue absconding......