I don't know if it's because the Centaur Alliance is too confident in their strength or some other reason, until Ouyang Feng and they reached the top of the mountain, they didn't find a single outpost of the Centaur Alliance, and they didn't even see a single figure.

Lying on a rock at the top of the peak, looking down at the bright lights in the distance, Ouyang Feng whispered to Wei Canglan: "It's similar to what the bearded man said, the Yanhuo Mine is really a dangerous place, easy to defend and difficult to attack, we are in trouble." "The environment in which the Yanhuo Mine is located is very special, almost surrounded by mountains, and in the middle is a huge open space, like digging a diamond-shaped hole in the middle of a piece of tofu.

There is a gap in the mountain at one end of the diamond-shaped clearing, which has obvious traces of artificial mining, and it is also the only exit from the Yanhuo Mine.

The distance was too far, even Nangong Tian and Wei Canglan couldn't see the specific situation clearly, Ouyang Feng proposed: "Why don't we go down from the cliff next to the Flame Mine?" I guess those guys won't be able to find it." ”

Nangong Tian resolutely rejected Ouyang Feng's proposal: "The cliff is so high, how can we go down, don't forget, this is a place of absolute spirits." ”

Ouyang Feng didn't give up his thoughts: "Let's get a rope to climb down." ”

Wei Canglan glanced at Ouyang Feng: "Do we have such a long rope?"

Ouyang Feng said as a matter of course: "No, you won't steal it." ”

Nangong Tian rolled his eyes and said, "Steal, where to steal?"

Ouyang Feng pointed to a few small cottages outside the canyon and said, "Go there and steal, there are so many carriages in that place, it should be a warehouse or something, there should be enough rope." ”

Wei Canglan still felt that Ouyang Feng's proposal was a bit unreliable, such a high cliff. One accidentally fell down, but even the gods couldn't save them.

Studied for half a day. The three of them didn't come up with a feasible plan. In the end, it was decided to go to the cliff next to the Flame Mine to take a closer look and find out the situation inside.

But the problem came again, if you want to get to the top of the cliff next to the Flame Mine, you have to pass through that new trade route, even if you go around, you have to pass through a small open area, if it's just Ouyang Feng and the three of them, be careful and choose a place a little farther away to avoid the sentry on the arrow tower at the mouth of the canyon. But they still have five horses, and it's hard to avoid each other's eyes.

After some discussion, the three of them finally decided to find a cave or something like that to hide their horses and salutes before they went to investigate the fire mines.

The cave is easy to find, it didn't take much effort to find a cave that is big enough, the environment of this cave is very good, there is a mountain spring in it, the problem of water source is solved, as long as you get more forage. A few horses will be able to hold out for a while.

This night, Ouyang Feng didn't sleep. It's not that he doesn't want to, but he can't sleep, this feeling is very strange, on the way, he can still talk and laugh without heart and lungs, but when he arrives at the fire mine, he is about to see his friend, Ouyang Feng has become very nervous and uneasy, and he doesn't know why this is happening, deep down, probably worried that he will get an unacceptable reality.

Can't sleep, Ouyang Feng simply didn't sleep, replaced Wei Canglan to rest him to keep vigil, so that Wei Canglan and Nangong Tian could recover their strength, after all, the two of them will be the main force tomorrow.

After a long time, the more Ouyang Feng thought about it, the more worried he became, panicked, restless, and saw the dragon skin in the corner of the cave, Ouyang Feng was really a little worried, this is a treasure, it must be hidden, so, Ouyang Feng turned around in the cave for a long time, found an inconspicuous place and began to dig a pit, planning to bury the dragon skin, in this way, even if something happens tomorrow, he can't come back for a while, and the cave is found again, at most, it will be the loss of a few horses, a little bit of broken equipment, Ouyang Feng doesn't care and doesn't feel distressed。

Without the tools at hand, Ouyang Feng used his sword to dig the pit at a very slow speed, and when he buried the dragon skin, the sun had already risen.

Wei Canglan opened his sleepy eyes and complained in a daze: "What are you kid tossing, I haven't stopped all night, really, I haven't fallen asleep much." ”

Ouyang Feng pouted and said, "I haven't fallen asleep yet, your snoring is about to spread to Tsinghua City." ”

Nangong Tian sat up and said blankly, "Is there one?"

Ouyang Feng rolled his eyes and said, "Your snoring is louder than his, you can hear a fart." ”

Wei Canglan said dissatisfiedly: "Don't complain, hurry up and cook, I'm hungry." ”

Ouyang Feng pinched his waist and said angrily: "I've been busy all night, and you still let me cook?"

Wei Canglan said as a matter of course: "It's your turn to cook today, what's the matter?

Ouyang Feng was stunned for a moment, and asked Nangong Tian: "Is it my turn? Why do I think it's time for you to cook?"

Nangong Tian shrugged his shoulders and said, "I did it yesterday, that's right, it's your turn today, hurry up." ”

Ouyang Feng reluctantly sighed, and went to the burden in the corner to find dry food, but he didn't notice Wei Canglan and Nangong Tian's eyebrows and eyebrows.

Breakfast is very simple, it is to heat the rest of the barbecue on the fire, and then make some clear soup by the way, the clear soup made by Ouyang Feng is very authentic, it is really a clear soup, there is nothing else except a little salt, to put it bluntly, it is salt water.

Wei Canglan took a sip of clear soup and said earnestly: "I said Xiaofeng, it's not a thing that you are always so foolish, as the saying goes, you have to love a line, you can get some mushrooms or something, this drink has no taste at all, even if you drink it once or twice, you have been drinking it for two days in a row, and if you continue like this, you will be killed sooner or later." ”

Ouyang Feng looked at Wei Canglan blankly, and asked puzzled for a while: "Two days in a row?" wasn't Mu Er's cooking yesterday?"

Wei Canglan was stunned, knowing that he had said something wrong, so he hurriedly diverted the topic: "This is not the point, the point is that you put too much salt." ”

Nangong Tian also hurriedly interrupted and said, "Let's leave after eating, I think it's safer to bypass from the south." ”

Wei Canglan nodded very cooperatively and said: "Well, there is a forest in the south, although it is a little farther away and needs to be detoured, but safety first, it is so decided, what do you say, Xiaofeng?"

Ouyang Feng also thought about this problem when he couldn't sleep last night, nodded and said, "Well, I think so too." No, you two old liars, don't divert the topic, I'll just say, it seems that I cooked the food yesterday, and you lied to me that Mu Er made it. ”

Nangong Tian raised his head and drank the clear soup in the dry bowl, stood up and said, "Okay, I'm full, let's go." ”

Wei Canglan also stood up, dropped the soup bowl and said, "Xiaofeng, remember to clean up, we will wait for you outside." Ouyang Feng was completely speechless, what an upright person they were before, how long has it been, how did it become like this?

Depressed, he packed up the tableware, put out the fire, looked around the cave, found nothing missing, took what he should bring, Ouyang Feng walked out of the cave, and the three of them found some dead branches and vines to cover the entrance of the cave, and quietly went down the mountain along the wooded place. Without saying a word all the way, without any accidents from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, and without encountering aggressive beasts, the three of them went south as planned, bypassing the surveillance range of the watchtower outside the Flame Mine Canyon and coming to the vicinity of the trade route. To reach the top of the hill near the Flame Mine, they had to cross the trade route, which was the only way they had to go.

At this time, there was a convoy passing by on the trade road, the scale of the convoy was not small, there were more than 20 carriages, and the carriages were full of goods, but judging from the depth of the ruts and the straining of the horses, the goods loaded on the carts were not very heavy. There were no less than fifty guards in the front and back of the convoy, wearing uniform leather armor and carrying a long sword at their waists, which in Ouyang Feng's words was a standard guard suit.

The convoy didn't move, as if it had stopped to rest, but it was only a little bit away from the Flame Mine, which was a bit unreasonable.

Nangong Tmall leaned in to the front to investigate, and after a while, he came back to say the reason, it turned out that the axle of the carriage in front of the convoy was broken.

The people in front are repairing.

Ouyang Feng said depressedly: "It's not good to be a teacher, it's really unlucky, or let's go farther." ”

Nangong Tian didn't move, lowered his voice and said to Wei Canglan: "We have seen this caravan, and you should be familiar with it." ”

Wei Canglan was at a loss for a while, and suddenly said, "Huafeng Chamber of Commerce?"

Nangong Tian nodded: "Well, I saw the old steward who sold our horses in front." ”

Wei Canglan frowned and said, "What are they doing here?" As far as I know, the Huafeng Chamber of Commerce only sells some daily necessities, and is not involved in the ore business. ”

Nangong Tian hesitated for a moment and said, "Since it is from your Holy City, do you want to go over and say something, we can also blend into the caravan, which is much easier than climbing mountains and mountains." Wei Canglan hesitated and looked at Ouyang Feng.

Ouyang Feng thought for a moment and shook his head and said: "I still say the same thing, let's not implicate them, besides, you didn't see it yesterday, there is a similar place outside the canyon, which should be a place where the Yanhuo Mine and various chambers of commerce trade, I think they will not let outsiders enter the mining area, even if we mix into the caravan, we won't find anything." ”

Seeing Ouyang Feng's resolute tone, Wei Canglan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Then according to the original plan, let's go around." ”

The three of them rounded the caravan from a distance, avoiding the patrol and crossing the trade road, and they really trekked through mountains and rivers along the way, and did not reach the top of the cliff until the sun turned west in the afternoon.

Ouyang Feng was so tired that he couldn't walk, lying on the rocks sticking out his tongue and panting, Wei Canglan and Nangong Tian were no better, they were covered in stinky sweat, their clothes were scraped into strips, and they looked like two mops were fine, which showed how difficult the road was.

Ouyang Feng is okay, Wei Canglan and Nangong Tian took turns to open the road all the way, and his clothes are not damaged by us, but they also look dirty, and his shoes have exposed their toes. (To be continued.) )