Chapter 222: Half-Blood Boy
Like Jila, Qi Lang also had a vague feeling of being followed in the past period, and as for whether the stalker was a human or an animal, he had never been able to determine whether the stalker was a human or an animal. You know, right now they are in the Zhongyang Mountains, everywhere you can see the traces left by wild beasts, although most of the ferocious mutant creatures only live in the Western world, but there are also wild saber-toothed tigers and brown bears and other ancient animals here, the primeval forest has always been their territory, suddenly a large group of humans visited, they curiously followed for a while, it is completely normal.
But after Qingguo pointed out that someone here had laid out an inexplicable feng shui array, Qi Lang's vigilance was remobilized. Although Qi Lang's perception ability was far from the same level of sharpness as that of Jila, after careful observation, he also discovered the aura of the mysterious man. As Jira said, that person should not be a warrior, because Qi Lang could not perceive the distribution of spiritual power or internal force from his body, unless he could completely suppress his power, he should be a completely ordinary person.
Perhaps, he is the so-called feng shui master who laid down the feng shui array.
"Get your gear in order. Qi Lang waved his hand quietly, deliberately raised his voice, and gave an order as if he was deliberately reminding the man, "We're going in." ”
"Wait!" the shout rang out with a shrill voice, and then a teenager jumped out of the woods and raised his hands in front of the soldiers, "Don't let go of the arrows, I have no ill will." ”
It was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy. His nose was sharp and straight, his eyes were sunken, and his dark brown hair was curled in locks, and he looked like a half-breed, because his skin was yellow and his eyes were black. This kind of little guy, I hope that the legions have encountered a lot in the Jade Principality, they are like little pitifuls forgotten by the god of fate, not accepted by Westerners, and also spurned by Easterners.
However, he may have been more lucky, because he was dressed fairly neatly, with a grass-green slanted shirt, brown trousers, leggings, and a pair of straw sandals on his feet. Although his clothes were covered in grease and had been scratched open in several places by branches, it was clear from the patches on them that he was taken care of.
Qi Lang waved his hand to Gulf, signaling him to put down the bow and arrow in his hand, and he greeted him and greeted him kindly: "It seems that we have disturbed you, this friend, can I know your identity?"
The young man smiled, revealing a mouthful of small white broken teeth: "My name is Ruth, a mountain man, what about you?"
"My name is Qi Lang, a soldier. Qi Lang smiled with the same kindness.
"Oh, your surname is Qi, is you from Qijia Village?" Lu Si blinked, but Qi Lang heard the temptation in it.
"Qijia Village? I haven't heard of that place. He replied with a smile, "All I know is that there is a town of Lujia thirty-seven kilometers south of here, and that's what it shows on the map." ”
Lu Si shrugged his shoulders and laughed haha: "Look at my memory, what I want to ask is Lu Jiazhen, are you from there?"
"Not really. Qi Lang patted his waist, indicating that he was not carrying a weapon, and at the same time stretched out his hand in front of Ruth, "We are from the west, far to the west...... Can you leave that thing behind your back to us for safekeeping?"
Lu Si glanced left and right a few times in embarrassment, and noticed that the direction of retreat had been taken up by the red-haired little man intentionally or unintentionally, so he obediently took out a horn dagger from under his shirt and gently pressed it into Qi Lang's palm: "I have no malicious intentions, you have to forgive me, there are pythons and tigers in this mountain, with this thing, I can defend myself." ”
"I don't think you can defeat a saber-toothed tiger with such a toy alone, dear Ruth. Gila leaned over and whispered in Ruth's ear, and by the time he straightened up again, he had a delicate crossbow and three small arrows in his hand.
Lu Si, who was completely disarmed, did not show the slightest unnaturalness, but took two steps back casually, squinted his eyes and looked at Qingguo a few times, clasped his hands in front of his chest, shrunk his shoulders and said calmly: "Please don't lose it, it was left to me by Uncle Lu before he died." That's more important than my life. ”
At this time, Qingguo slowly moved up: "Little brother, my sister asked you, did you set up this suspicious array?"
"I don't even know what you're talking about. Lu Si's reply came very smoothly, he raised his head again and looked at Qi Lang and said, "This big brother Qi from the west, I kindly remind you, we people in the mountains know that this is a forbidden place, don't look at the number of you, but when you get here, no matter how many people there are, it won't work." Maybe you'll die here, with no bones left. ”
"You're lying!" Ao Wu finally couldn't bear it anymore, his Middle-earth language had been trained quite well by Qingguo for a while, and he could at least express his dissatisfaction clearly, "We've been in the mountains for a long time, and we've never seen any mountain people. Don't try to fool us, you cunning fellow!"
Lu Si grinned: "You stupid person who sits in a well and watches the sky, can you say that you don't see anyone, just say no? I'm just a fake mountain person, why are I lying to you?"
Owu's bull's eyes widened. Thanks to Gulf's tireless efforts in his usual life, he has now thoroughly grasped the deep meaning of the word "stupid": "Are you humiliating me, you little bastard, I'm going to beat your pointed nose flat!"
However, before Ouwu's revenge could be carried out, he was stopped by Qingguo's reproachful eyes, as if he had been immobilized, and he snorted and spun in circles in place.
Ou Wu's reaction was an inconspicuous matter in Qingguo's eyes, and what she was most concerned about now was where the Miao Suspicion Array was laid down: "Little brother, my sister asks you a lot, this suspicion array ......"
"I told you. Ruth interrupted Qingguo impatiently, "I don't know what messy suspicions are, I'm just a mountain man." But if you're referring to this forest, I must tell you that this is a legendary forbidden place, a resting place for the gods, and no one is allowed to enter it...... No living person can go in. I guess you haven't lived long enough. ”
Qingguo sighed helplessly: "But I noticed that you came out of that legendary forbidden land, and the route you walked was the only way out of the Feng Shui Array. Since you don't want to reveal the truth, we'll have to go in and try it ourselves. It might take a bit of effort, and it's a bit dangerous, but as the daughter of a highly skilled Feng Shui master, I guess in a day or two at most, I'll be able to crack all the traps in the Mystery Array. ”
Ruth blinked, although he still looked as usual, but from his tense body language, Qi Lang saw some clues. His confidence was a little shaken, it was obvious that Qingguo's judgment was completely correct, the mixed-race young man in front of him knew the inside story, maybe this feng shui array was laid by himself, and he hid it because there were other secrets hidden in it.
"As you said, there is a lot of danger in this Zhongyang Mountain. Qi Lang smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Little brother, you are walking here alone, it is hard to guarantee that you will not encounter any fierce beasts and poisonous snakes or something, I think it is better for us to go together, so that we can take care of it." ”
"Wait, wait!" Ruth took two steps back, his voice picking up speed, "I can't go with you...... I'll have to chop firewood and go back, or our family won't be able to spend the night." ”
That's when Gulf came up. On the one hand, he blocked the retreat of the other, and on the other hand, he ruthlessly revealed the truth: "If the mountain people here have no other special method, I think you have forgotten to bring a firewood knife - that small dagger is certainly not a handy wood-cutting tool." ”
Ruth's eyes rolled twice, and he smiled unconcernedly, "Well, I'll admit, I know that. I know what this sister is talking about, because that's what we've laid out. He turned around and pointed to the pile of rubble next to him: "See where? This sister is a knowledgeable person, she should know that it means to refuse to visit...... On the other side, the bush of thorns, which we also laid down, is a hint of the way to live, if this sister you come here, you will find the key to the entire feng shui array. ”
He gestured to Qingguo in an inviting gesture, and the pregnant woman took a somewhat awkward step and took two steps in the direction of his finger.
Qi Lang noticed the abnormality at this time, and with the movement of Qingguo's footsteps, the scenery in front of her slowly changed slightly, as if Qingguo was about to merge with the thorns. "Slow!" Qi Lang hurriedly shouted.
"Watch your step!" Ruth reminded with a grin, and then deftly leaped head-on towards Gulf, and before everyone could raise their weapons, he suddenly turned and took two steps sideways.
"me!" Gulf scolded - Ruth disappeared before his eyes as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight. But Qi Lang and the others couldn't care about Gulf's anger anymore, because there was already an accident in Qingguo!
She fell!
When Qi Lang and Ao Wu ran in front of Qingguo in three steps and two steps, they realized that the thorns did not actually exist, it was completely a visual effect created by a series of soil pits, and Qingguo was planted in the soil pit at the moment.
Beads of sweat rolled down from the corners of her forehead, Qingguo's face turned pale, and a large puddle of water was slowly seeping out of the corners of her pants.
"Call some of the sisters here...... I...... I'm going to give birth!"