Chapter Thirty-Six: The Man Is Gone
Yan Zheng and Ruan Mingjiao quarreled, delayed the trip on the road, originally planned to go out of Yuling Mountain today, and rested at the post station in front, this delay was also hazy at night, and it took half a day to get out of Yuling Mountain, so they only found a shelter and set up camp.
He brought Congfeng and Bai Dye along the way, and the accompanying soldiers were only about twenty people, and the manpower was limited, so Yan Zheng also had to camp together, their camp was in a flat and open area, and there was a stone mountain behind him to block the wind, and if there was anything unusual, he could find it at any time.
But in half an hour, the camp tent was almost set up, and Yan Zheng was pulled aside by the wind, and pointed to the carriage behind him: "Master, since I stopped here, the county lord has not moved, and I just went down to ask for it, but there was no response, it seems that I don't plan to get out of the carriage." ”
Yan Zheng glanced back at the carriage behind her, and remembered that Ruan Mingjiao was arguing with him today, she had a headache, she didn't know when she was so stubborn, and she had a great tendency to lose her temper with him.
He crossed his hands on his hips, raised his head and closed his eyes to let the moonlight hit his face, and after a moment of silence, he said, "You go and help them, and I will ask the county lord to get off." ”
Congfeng glanced at his slightly tired master, sighed and ran back to the soldiers, his master and the county lord quarreled too terrible, he still don't stay here, so as not to hurt the innocent.
Yan Zheng walked to the carriage, and with each step, he sank a step more and more, and his mind became more and more chaotic, he stopped in front of the carriage, tried to calm his emotions, and reached out to knock on the carriage door: "Ruan Mingjiao, get off!" ”
“……”
There was silence all around, and the only thing that responded to him was the whistling wind and a puff of dust.
He frowned, and stretched out his hand to look again, "It's windy at night, it's not good to rest in the carriage, and you have to hurry tomorrow, don't play with the child's temper anymore." ”
From the wind: "......"
The master of his family is so angry, can he really invite the county lord down? He couldn't help but wonder a little.
There was still no one in the car to reply to him, Yan Zheng felt a little wrong, jumped directly into the carriage, pushed open the carriage door, and the car was empty, only the quilt that was wrapped in Ruan Mingjiao before, Ruan Mingjiao didn't know where he had gone.
"From the wind!"
Yan Zheng shouted loudly, from the wind was pushing a wooden stake into the soil, his hand shook and almost smashed the hammer on his hand, he panicked inexplicably, dropped the hammer head and immediately looked at Yan Zheng.
I saw that the master of his family walked out of the carriage angrily, and there was no shadow of Ruan Mingjiao in the car behind him, and he didn't dare to hesitate and immediately rushed over with Bai Ran.
"What about people!"
As soon as they ran closer, Yan Zheng crossed his hands on his hips, his eyes flashed with annoyance, and pointed to the carriage behind him.
Looking back from the wind and white dye, he hesitated slightly, "Master, the subordinates have been helping to set up the tent just now, but I only invited once, and I didn't see where the county lord ran from!" ”
Trembling from the sound of the wind, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Yan Zheng's face, Bai Ran was quite calm, and glanced around: "My lord, this place is flat only the stone mountain behind him can hide the figure, but the stone mountain road is difficult to walk, the county lord should not go far, the subordinate adults go after it." ”
Yan Zheng's brain hurt, he just relaxed his vigilance for a while, Ruan Mingjiao was able to take advantage of this opportunity to escape under his nose, he was really very capable, he should tell her that there were wolves in the mountains, and see how many dares she dared to run.
Bai Ran's efficiency was very fast, and after a while, he summoned ten elite soldiers, holding torches in his hands to instantly illuminate the camp tent, Yan Zheng did not stop, and immediately ordered: "Bai Ran, let them all get up and ride around the stone mountain and go straight to the back cliff, after half an hour, she will definitely come out of the stone mountain and intercept her directly in front." ”
"Yes."
Before leaving, Congfeng wanted to keep up, but was forced back by Yan Zheng's eye knife: "Come back and settle accounts with you!" ”
Congfeng was aggrieved in his heart, but he did let people run away, so he had to stay, Bai Ran patted him from behind: "You stay here to answer, in case the county lord comes back, it may not be." ”
After saying that, Bai Ran followed. The group was divided into two roads in an instant, all the way scattered in the stone mountain, saying that the stone mountain is not too deep, but the mountain road is difficult to walk, and the twists and turns are slightly not noticeable to slip under the feet, and then slide back to the original place.
The other way around the stone mountain and straight to the back cliff.
On the other side, Ruan Mingjiao, who had finished arguing with Yan Zheng, although he locked himself in the carriage and ignored people, on the other hand, he opened the window to observe the terrain of Yuling Mountain, and found that this place was equivalent to a canyon, and the only flat road was this official road that went around and around, but there were also some small roads on the cliffs on both sides that could lead straight up the mountain, and then walk on another official road between the imperial city and Yuzhou.
About half an hour ago, their group set up camp here, and even Congfeng, who was sent to see Ruan Mingjiao, was called over to help, and Ruan Mingjiao had a chance.
She was relaxed, and she didn't have anything on her body, and the carriage was prepared for her by Yan Zheng, so it can be seen that this person didn't know when she had the idea of tying her up, she kicked the cage next to her, opened the curtain of the car and saw that everyone was busy, and with a turn of her eyes, she jumped down from the door behind the car, and ran all the way into the stone mountain as a shield.
It is said that the stone mountain is just a few rows of standing stones, similar to a labyrinth of enclosed space, the road is difficult to walk, and the feet are full of stones.
Although there is moonlight, it is too faint, especially on this kind of Gobi, she climbs up, and at the same time has to be wary of Yan Zheng who will find her absent at any time behind her.
The stone mountain is difficult to walk, it took her almost half an hour to get out, the pants on her legs were stained with a lot of dust, and her feet were still shivering as if she couldn't stop in the stone mountain, she lowered her head and pounded, but she didn't dare to slow down, Yan Zheng They have horses, and they will definitely go to the front to intercept her.
After she glanced at the stone mountain, it turned out to be a flat plain, with a lot of wind and sand, but it was not as lush as the Yuling Mountain, almost a desolate country with no grass.
There was no shelter around, and the rocks that stood were scattered, as if to block her vision, and like a labyrinth for her, the wind blew and hit her. She was inexplicably flustered, looking at this endless plain but didn't know where the direction was, she couldn't help swallowing her saliva, no matter what, it was better than letting Yan Zheng catch it back, she stubbornly continued to walk forward.
The sound of the wind whistling around her, the sound of her clothes hunting, the sound of humming like an animal, in this empty plain more and more infiltrated, she stubbornly walked out of the middle of the ground, did not dare to look around, could only lower her head to look at her feet.
Just as she was trembling, carefully shuttling through the rocky cliffs of the plain, the ground suddenly trembled lightly, in addition to the sound of the wind and a buzz in her ears, the sound of horses' hooves burst into her ears, she shook her body and turned back suddenly, and saw that a burst of light suddenly flashed where she had walked, and the shadows of more than a dozen people rushed to her in the firelight.
Her phoenix eyes twitched, and she quickly climbed to a place where the rocks were connected to form a small platform, and leaned down, trying to avoid Yan Zheng's tracking.
However, before she could catch her breath, there was a sound of animals panting on the platform behind her. Then, a wolf's howl rang out into the moonlight.
The wolf was gray and white, with slender limbs, stood up just to Ruan Mingjiao's knees, looked at Ruan Mingjiao's amber eyes full of bloodthirsty aura, leaned over the ground in a preparatory posture, stared at Ruan Mingjiao, and when she lost her mind a little, she was ready to pounce and take down the prey.
Ruan Mingjiao's eyes were stunned, she got up and looked at the wolf in front of her, the wolf was only about ten steps away from her, and there was a tendency to pounce at any time, and she had been running for half an hour, she was already sweating, and her hands and feet were weak and obviously not advantageous.
She tried her best to keep her composure, staring at the adult wolf in front of her with a faint gaze, the beads of sweat on her forehead looked very cold against the background of the moonlight, and she swept around and did not see any utensils that could be used as weapons, she reached out and pulled out the hairpin on her head and held it in the palm of her hand to make a weapon, the ponytail was a little depressed for a moment, and she stepped back cautiously.
The wolf saw that she was moving, but he did not dare to step forward, and circled around, moving slowly and slowly as if he were walking.
Ruan Mingjiao looked at the rocks behind her, which was not high, and measured the position if she would be injured if she jumped.
However, it was a moment of stunned, the gray white wolf seemed to have caught the opportunity, and suddenly rushed towards her, Ruan Mingjiao stretched out her hand to strangle its neck, the wolf had sharp teeth but was unwilling to give up, and struggled wildly.
During the dispute, Ruan Mingjiao had come to the edge of the platform, this force directly forced her off the platform, a person and a wolf fell off the platform one after another, Ruan Mingjiao rolled a few times directly, and directly hit the rock on the side, the pain instantly invaded a hundred shocks, and she felt trembling in pain.
But she did not dare to stop, for the wolf had not been thrown away, but not far from her, and had now risen and was walking towards her. A flying pounce, Ruan Mingjiao instantly supported her hand, kicked a few steps back, and pounced on the wolf. She took the opportunity to pick up the hairpin on the side and stood up to prepare.
The duel of one man and one wolf, Yan Zheng and they dismounted here, although it was a plain, there were many shelters, and it was no longer suitable for riding a horse forward, and they also heard the wolf howl, so in case they met the wolves, they instantly hid between the rocks.
Yan Zheng's heart is inexplicably bottomless, this is the place where Ruan Mingjiao must pass, if she is trapped here and meets a wolf, he can't let himself sit still, but just as he was about to go out, there was a person and a wolf on the other side who chased them, and that figure was not Ruan Mingjiao.
"Master, it's the county lord!"
Only then did Ruan Mingjiao pick up the hairpin, not passively waiting for the wolf to pounce, but to find the right time to act with the wolves, when the wolf pounced, she was not to be outdone, she was about to strangle the wolf's throat with one hand, and the hairpin in her hand stabbed at the wolf's body.
The wolf suffered a hairpin, and seeing that the bloody fight was even more severe, Ruan Mingjiao had to hold it with both hands, and smashed it directly at the wolf's head with a punch when she seized the opportunity, and the wolf fell to the side in pain, and the wolf seemed to be stunned, so she took the opportunity to pull out the hairpin and run to the maze of rocks.
Running only half a foot away, the wolf got up again, and seemed to be overpowered, and ran towards her in a more bloodthirsty form, and as soon as she turned back, the wolf struck like a fly.
She was stunned for a moment, her apricot eyes widened with a hint of fear, her feet were already as if she had been pointed, the wolf was as cold as a demon under the moonlight, Ruan Mingjiao could barely hear her own breathing, she only felt that her entire chest cavity was as if she was being twisted and couldn't breathe.