Before the sun was shining, the sun shifted westward, and a wind came from the east.

But in a moment, all the sun in the sky hid behind the low-pressure lead clouds, and the temperature between the sky and the earth plummeted, and countless small droplets of water accumulated in the air close to the clouds.

On the edge of a cliff behind the Iron Bone Village of Panjun Mountain, there was already water vapor in the wind, and the birds that were originally in the sky were hovering and lowering, as if they were frightened by something behind the black clouds.

!!A long howl pierced through the clouds.

In an instant, a bird of prey with gray-brown wings and a width of seven feet landed on the top of the cliff, and it was the bald eagle in the mouth of the people of the Iron Bone Village.

Now standing on the cliff, Lin Wen is the only one.

Because most of the contacts with the old lord of Vermilion Bird City were contacted by Lin Wen alone, if a bird of prey like the bald eagle found that there were other people here, they would use it as food to hunt.

So although the brothers were anxious because of the eldest brother's illness, he still refused everyone's request to come and wait for the good news.

There are now more than 200 people in the Iron Bone Village, but only nine people have really worshiped the name of the leader.

In the sixth year of Tengy, the military mutiny in the inner and outer cities of Suzaku City, they were the ones who survived, but because they were afraid of hurting their eyes, the nine of them left that place together.

At the beginning, the name of the "Iron Bone Village" came from the exercises that everyone practiced, and the ranking order was according to age.

Because of his strength one step ahead of his brothers and his sincerity to his brothers, Lin Pan was respected by everyone.

But now, he is still lying in bed in a coma.

It has been five days since he was dripping with blood and cold in his body.

If it weren't for the fact that he was promoted to the fourth rank last year and was physically strong, he wouldn't have died now.

The old man named Cao Baiqi said that even if Lin Pan could still rely on his strength for a day or two more, if there was no Nine Turns of Flame Grass, the result would be predictable.

So the situation is still not optimistic!

Unable to suppress the emotions in his heart, Lin Wen eagerly approached the bald eagle in his heart.

He first took a piece of lean beef from his satchel at his waist and threw it over, and when the bald eagle began to eat, he bent down his upper body, crouched down beside the bald eagle's right talon, and removed a cylinder tied to it with cowhide.

"I hope there will be nine turns of the Flame Grass!" Lin Wen prayed silently in his heart.

In the Iron Bone Village Hall, there were seven people present.

The open letter box was placed on Lin Wen's right hand, and everyone waited quietly for him to look at the reply in his hand.

At this time, sitting on Lin Wen's right hand was the third Lin Zhun, who waited for half an hour, and saw that Lin Wen hadn't finished reading it yet, so he couldn't wait to pick up the nearest letterbox to him.

He first looked inside, and then said to Lin Wen eagerly and disappointedly: "Second brother, why is there no Nine Turns of the Flame Grass, have you already handed it over to that old man?"

After Lin Wen heard Lin Zhun's question, he stopped reading the letter.

He first shook his head at Lin Zhun, and then said to everyone present with the same disappointed expression: "It's a pity that there is a letter from Vermilion Bird City, and there are no Nine Turns of Flame Grass in the medicinal herb shops in the whole city. ”

Lin Wen looked around and saw that everyone was in a very low mood after listening to him.

He had to force happy words of comfort, and continued to say to everyone: "The last reply from the other side said that if you are not in a hurry, you can wait for the next batch of medicinal herb dealers from the Tiannan Swamp Forest, and they will try their best to help us find this medicine when the time comes." ”

"Hmph, who knows if it's perfunctory for us. ”

"Even if there is the next batch, will our eldest brother wait for that time?"

"Second brother, tell me quickly, do you have any useful information?"

After everyone finished saying a word, Gu Shi turned his gaze back to Lin Wen at the top.

After Lin Wen waited for everyone to be quiet, he nodded, and then said, "We can try our luck." Because they investigated, the largest medicinal herb shop in the city, 'Dust Fang', had two Nine Turns Youyan Grass not long ago, but it was bought by a medicinal herb merchant in Qingchuan Prefecture. ”

Lin Wen paused for a moment and continued: "The letter clearly provided the date of their departure from the city, counting that it has been six days until today, and their northward route will pass through Stone Town, so it seems that this is our only chance. ”

"Well, I guess even if the caravan is slow, then they shouldn't be far from our stockade. Lin Zhen, who was the eighth in line, guessed.

"Speaking of which, Lao Jiu led the No. 34 people south to loot the caravan yesterday, this kid should have looted a lot of homes if no one cares. The third Lin Zhun said.

When Lin Wen heard this, his eyes shone brightly, maybe Lao Jiu really found something, he looked around at everyone and found that Lao Jiu was not there, so he quickly asked, "Who knows where Lao Jiu went?"

......

Under the same sky, only more than 30 kilometers away from the Iron Bone Village,

The battlefield had been cleaned, and the bodies of more than thirty people had all been discarded on the back slope.

The last bandit was also dead, but before killing that bandit again, Li Si and the others had already gotten the information they wanted.

It turned out that the boss of the bandit was poisoned, because he urgently needed some kind of medicinal material that the little thief didn't know, so the Nine Masters took them out to rob the caravan.

Everyone was speechless when they heard this.

You must know that not all caravans are engaged in the trading of medicinal materials, not to mention that there are so many medicinal materials in the world.

If this group of bandits really wants to find it by searching and looting along the way, it really can only be lucky.

And the cold corpses casually discarded on the back slope have clearly told the cruel truth, that is, they are indeed lucky, but they have to pay for their lives.

Liu Weirui had just fed Xiaochan the first pair of medicines, and now she was retreating from the tent.

Mu Qing waited for Liu Weirui to close the curtain of the tent and set his eyes on himself before he said seriously: "Miss Liu, what are your plans?"

Combined with the information Li Si got from the bandits, Mu Qing had just restored the original situation of the entire incident to Liu Weirui more completely, and emphasized that there was a great possibility of danger ahead.

The strength of the Nine Masters who was killed by him was in the fifth grade, so no matter what, the person in front of him would definitely have a strength higher than the fifth grade.

Mu Qing had already confessed some of his strength to Liu Weirui. Although he didn't fully say that his strength far exceeded that of ordinary four-pins, if the other party really had third-grade masters, then he could only keep one or two people from escaping.

Listening to the thief who died last, there were more than 200 people in their cottage.

Then you don't even need a third-grade master, if you just bring a fourth-grade and bring nearly a hundred people, the result will be just as bad.

Liu Weirui is not yet 22 years old this year, and since the day she was 18 years old, she has taken over the burden of the Liu family from her father.

It was also from that day that she stopped reminding herself all the time that she had to think as much as possible when she encountered something, and she had to erase countless bad "what ifs".

After Mu Qing asked her questions, Liu Weirui didn't speak immediately, and after repeated considerations in her heart, she began to say in a clear manner:

"First, we immediately buried the bodies and cleaned up the marks left by the fight. ”

"Second, before the rain fell, we retreated to the cave halfway up the mountain that we had passed before. ”

"Third, Xiaochan hasn't woken up yet, after withdrawing halfway up the mountain this afternoon, everyone will recover first, and they won't hurry. ”

"Last but not least...... Hmmm"

The unhurried and calm voice of the words paused.

I saw Liu Weirui turn sideways, glanced back at the tent, and then continued to say firmly: "If it is really unlucky, when you encounter the situation that Mr. just envisioned, when you can't do both, please ask Mr. to save Xiaochan first." ”

Mu Qing's brows jumped when he heard this, and he looked at Liu Weirui's slightly red and swollen eyes, as if he had just met the person in front of him.

And Liu Weirui also raised her head to meet his inexplicable gaze, and insisted: "I am an employer, this is my condition, please don't refuse." ”

Probably thinking that her tone was too tough, Liu Weirui turned to an apologetic tone and continued: "Of course, this is only the worst case. ”

Mu Qing blinked, smiled at Liu Weirui, and said softly: "You just said what to do in the worst case, there are still many possibilities left." ”

Liu Weirui opened her moist eyes and asked Mu Qing sincerely, "Why did Mr. Mu Qing teach me?"

The corners of Mu Qing's mouth turned up and smiled slightly: "I suddenly decided to ......"

I saw him pause deliberately, and then said, "But you have to add money." ”

Liu Weirui tilted her head suspiciously, but soon her eyes were grateful, and she said sincerely: "If you don't say it, sir, I will also give you a full reward, you just saved the lives of everyone in the caravan, and the little woman is grateful." ”

Hearing this, Mu Qing turned around, hugged the short sword that he threw out and was picked up by Li Si in his arms, and said lightly: "Well, then it's no problem, as long as you don't come to Sanpin, I will keep everyone safe." ”

At this moment, the lead cloud thickened and the sky was getting dark.

Everyone was busy cleaning up the traces of the scene, Mu Qing was holding a short sword and looking into the distance, and Lu Weirui was holding a medicine bowl and looking closer.

The storm is coming, and there are unknown dangers waiting for them ahead.

But as long as the back in front of her is still there, Liu Weirui is no longer worried.

As soon as the green silk on the corner of the girl's forehead was blown by the wind, it turned a thousand times, and even with her mood, the willows were still in her mind, and the grass grew and the warbler flew.

"It's a pity that I'm a little older. Liu Weirui thought with regret.

......

"Sassy, sassy. ”

It's the sound of wind and rain.

The rain under the clouds finally fell to the earth like a forest.

The hillside trade road, which had just experienced a fight, was washed by the rain, and the splashing muddy water hid the traces of the caravan's whereabouts, and the faint smell of earth covered the bloody smell of blood.

Iron bone village, under one roof.

Lin Zhun stretched out his hand, felt the size of the rain, and said to Lin Wen beside him: "This rain is not heavy, it stands to reason that Lao Jiu should have come back a long time ago." ”

He turned to look at Lin Wen and continued, "Second brother, why don't you let me and the old eight lead ten people go out to find out." ”

"Uh-huh, you go. ”

Lin Wen and Lin Zhun have both been promoted for many years, so Lin Wen is not worried about his brother's safety, and he agreed.

And not far away, next to Lin Pan's unconscious residence, there is a small room that smells of Chinese medicine from time to time.

At this time, Cao Baiqi, who was sitting cross-legged in the room, opened his eyes, only to see him standing up from the futon mat, his back was no longer rickety, and he was seven feet eight inches tall, he pulled his beard and paced around the futon.

He had just sensed that the Gu worm he had planted in Lin Xing's body had died.

This shows that Lin Xing has been dead for about an hour.

He thought with hatred in his heart: "Who is bad for my good deeds?"