General Zhou felt that Tang Wen was reasonable: "Lao Zhao, then you have a hard trip?" ”

"Okay." General Zhao agreed simply.

Before it was dark, General Zhao and the six commanders gathered in the guard camp in the outer city.

Tang Wen assigned tasks to the commanders, and arranged for everyone to work in pairs and go separately: the scavenger camp, the section of the road to the west forest from the hunter camp, and the path in the lakeside forest.

After the disappearance of these waste pickers, their footprints appeared in the above three road sections.

In the afternoon, the camp master opened a small stove for Tang Wen and others.

After the meat was full, it was completely dark.

Before going out, General Zhao came to see them off.

Tang Wen suddenly had an idea, looked at the high stone wall of the camp and said, "Everyone, let's not go through the gate, let's go over the wall!" ”

"Hey! Over the wall? ”

Everyone immediately nodded in agreement.

The six commanders, saying hello to the guards, snuck down the stone wall.

Looking at the disappearing figures, General Zhao smiled with satisfaction, turned his head to Commander Zhang and said, "Tang Wen, this kid, has a lot of ghost ideas, and at critical moments, he can always give you some new tricks!" ”

"I wish them all the best."

To the west of the Flame Camp is the Scavenger Camp.

Further west, there is a large lake.

The water depth of the lake is bottomless, and according to common sense, there must be fish and shrimp and the like.

But even the hungriest scavengers don't come here to fish.

First, the shore is a cliff several meters high.

Smooth and steep, there is nowhere to borrow strength.

It's dangerous to go up and down.

In addition, it turns out that in the summer, many scavengers used rope ladders to climb down to swim in the water.

As a result, there were huge objects under the water of the lake, with sharp steel teeth and huge mouths like boats, swallowing all people one by one, and the lake was dyed red.

Since then, everyone has stayed away from this big lake.

Tang Wen and the others looked over from a distance.

At night, there is no light, and the lake is dark, like a bottomless abyss.

Tang Wen said in a low voice: "No matter how bad the drought is, such a big lake will never dry up, right?" ”

If the lake doesn't dry up, you can find a way to irrigate the farmland.

Like getting a rickshaw or something?

His mind was just starting to drift away.

saw Zhou Bing shaking his head lightly: "The old man in the camp said that as long as it doesn't rain for a while, the lake will dry up." It seems to be connected to some dark river. ”

Tang Wen sighed in disappointment.

The two did not speak again, and walked along the lake, walking like flying.

In less than half an hour, they came to the place where the footprints of the scavengers had been found.

The forest at night is even darker.

But it doesn't affect their sight in the slightest.

On the ground, large and small footprints are mixed.

There were adults and children, all barefoot.

"It's really mad, such a young child has to be kidnapped!"

"Maybe it's just to grab the child first and then threaten the family." Tang Wen said casually.

"Scavengers are hungry, and it's not uncommon for them to be fed by their children."

"It's not coercion, it's an inducement?"

"Combine the two."

Tang Wen nodded: "It makes sense, anyway, those scavengers have nothing to lose." ”

The two stopped communicating and leaned against the same tree, silently observing their surroundings.

In the middle of the night, the forest is as silent as a morgue.

Sou!

A dark shadow flew overhead.

Zhou Bing raised his head and whispered, "Red-eyed crow." ”

Tang Wen frowned and looked in the direction where it disappeared: "I have come out a few times recently, and I seem to have seen this kind of crow." ”

"Well, I saw it too. This red-eyed crow is also called a blood crow. It's a big night, and it's flying around. Zhou Bing casually deduced: "Blood crows fly in groups, this one should be alone." ”

Tang Wen was still frowning, and he had a bold idea in his heart.

No way?

Could it be that the eyes of the hunting party are blood crows?

Could it be that the ability of the Awakened One in the secret is a royal beast?

Zhou Bing, who was looking up at the sky, suddenly felt that his palm was being held.

Then, Tang Wen put his head next to her white and crystal earlobes, and the warm breath hit, Zhou Bing's heart rippled slightly, and the deer collided: No, no? Perform the mission too! Over here?

In the next second, Tang Wen said the guess in his heart in a slight voice.

The deer in Zhou Bing's heart calmed down.

"You think it's a blood raven?" She felt incredible.

Tang Wendao: "If all possibilities are ruled out, then the only explanation left is the truth, no matter how outrageous it is." ”

Zhou Bing slowed down for a while and looked at him: "Okay, if it's a blood crow, what now?" ”

"Well, you go back to General Zhao, and then we'll catch up."

"No way!" As expected, Zhou Bing did not agree.

She wanted to stay, but Tang Wen didn't agree.

Zhou Bing clenched his hand: "Let's go back to General Zhao together, after all, it may involve the awakened, so be cautious." ”

That's what Tang Wen wants.

"Let's go, shhh

Before he finished speaking, Tang Wen suddenly raised his fingers and squatted lightly on the ground.

Zhou Bing also sensed something, and following his example, the two of them put their ears close to the ground.

"Stomp Pedal Pedal

A slight but regular vibration came.

"It's the sound of horses' hooves, it should be wrapped in a thick cloth." Zhou Bing's experienced judgment.

Sou!

Overhead, a blood raven swept in the opposite direction again.

The two remained motionless and squatted on the ground.

Tang Wen felt it with his heart, well, he didn't feel frightened, he didn't perceive the uneasiness and danger.

Is it that the enemy hasn't discovered me yet?

It occurred to him that the enemy had borrowed the Blood Raven to evade the previous hunting guards.

This shows that they definitely don't have a very good master.

Otherwise, just come forward and talk to the Flame Camp.

Don't be so sneaky.

So, will this awakened envoy red-eyed crow be a general-level master?

Tang Wen shook his head.

A general-level master, who comes and goes without a trace.

This kind of strong man needs to deliberately avoid his hunting team?

I'm afraid that with just one breath, the hunting party will die.

He had a number in his heart, and said to Zhou Bing: "You go back to report the news, and I will follow them." ”

Without waiting for Zhou Bing to object, he said quickly: "I am fast, I can fight and walk." And at your speed, go back to the camp to report the news, and it won't take more than an hour for General Zhao to come over. I'm not going to do it for an hour! ”

"Really?"

"Hmm."

"Wait until I get back."

Zhou Bing touched his cheek, and the cat body left, like an elegant and agile female leopard.

Tang Wen cheered up and walked into the darker forest.

He made up his mind that he would follow him from afar, and he would never make a move if he didn't see the general coming.

Even if the other party looks weak, he can't make a move, what if he startles the snake?

This is a clue that I finally squatted in!

Thinking of this, he chose a big tree with dense foliage and climbed it.

A few minutes later, Tang Wen saw through the gaps in the leaves that a team of ten people, with dozens of bantam horses, was walking through the forest.

He narrowed his eyes, well, at first glance it wasn't strong.

If you look closely, uh, it's better to look at it at first glance!

They walked past them, and they didn't feel any panic at all.

Intuition told Tang Wen that if he made a surprise move at this time, he even had the possibility of winning.

But Tang Wen had no plan to make a move.

When the other party walked away, there was no shadow of a blood crow in the sky.

He slowly scurried down the tree, listening to the voices following the other.

It doesn't matter if you can't see the figure, you can hear it, just don't lose it.

But just a few minutes later, all of a sudden, the sound of horses' hooves stopped.