Chapter 38: The Long Night

Shangguan Yi and Fu Changan picked a small courtyard in the village to live in, anyway, Miao Jiang's people withdrew, and they didn't know if they would come back.

The advantage of settling down is probably that the question of what to eat every day is not so troublesome, after all, Miao people are also people, and firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are indispensable.

There are some rice noodles in this yard, and in this simple countryside, there are still a little vegetables and fruits planted near the yard, even if you don't have enough to eat or don't want to eat... Shangguan Yi said, isn't there still a neighbor's house? Anyway, it is all ownerless now, so it is better to feed Fu Changan, it is shameful to waste it.

Anyway, the food is much better than the previous meal. When she was in the mountains, she could only see what she ate, even if Fu Changan's hunting ability was the highest, but all the animals that appeared in her field of vision, flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water, basically could not escape her clutches, and the two of them were just filling their stomachs, and they had never eaten at all.

After solving the problem of survival, according to the information obtained by Shangguan Yi and the fact that the two of them went to visit the place in person, although they did not see the unripe Vermilion Bird Fruit, they could guess that there was still nearly a month before the ripening period could be based on the situation of the red fruit nearby.

This is actually both good news and not good news for Shangguan Yi.

It is said that it is good news because Shangguan Yi has nearly another month of cultivation, and by the way, he has prepared some more things.

The current Shangguan Yi is improving almost every day, and after a month, there will definitely be a big change in combat effectiveness, if you are lucky enough to break through the first heaven again, I am afraid that you will be able to fight to a tie with the people in the middle and late stages of the first heaven, and it is not impossible to kill it by surprise.

Originally, Shangguan Yi had prepared things, but with one more Fu Changan, he had to prepare more. For example, some small hidden weapons that you carry around, all kinds of antidotes or something. Although Fu Changan said that she couldn't use it, Shangguan Yi felt that you really didn't need these when facing the enemy head-on, but what if she was besieged? A little more attack means is better than a little less, right? As for the antidote, Ye Xuetian did prepare a lot for her, and even some very rare Gu poison antidotes, but it was not enough. Especially the poison of the spirit snake's red flame blood, Ye Xuetian didn't think of how to solve it, but asked Fu Changan to be careful, don't get touched. Shangguan Yi actually only had a little guess, mainly because he didn't need it, and he didn't bother to think about it before. But Fu Changan needs it, this is something that can really endanger her life, and she must be cautious.

And the reason why this is bad news is because of four words, long nights and dreams. Time drags on for too long, anything can happen, and there is no order in this place, and the seemingly calm is actually just the calm before the storm, and all kinds of accidents can happen at any time. Coupled with the previous accident in Miao Jiang, if the nerves of those abandoned children were broken during this month's wait, causing a chain reaction, the consequences would be quite terrible.

When Shangguan Yi was secretly on guard here, Miao Jiang really wanted to do something, after all, it was better to strike first.

It is worth mentioning that although there are about forty or fifty abandoned sons of Miao Jiang here, it is invincible to unite, and it can be said that they can almost walk sideways in this village.

The reason for this situation is not the fallacy that the Central Plains people are not as strong as Miao Jiang, but that there are not many people sent by each family. Everyone knows the situation of Miao Jiang, this time the Spirit Snake Red Flame incident, there is no need to probe in advance, and you know with your feet that Miao Jiang will definitely send a large number of people to guard it. No matter how many people you send, it's useless, after all, you don't have an advantage in fighting away, if people go crazy, not to mention the masters of the ten double heavens, you can also pull over the ten triple heavens, can you? Obviously not, even if you have this background, unless you want to make a mortal enmity with Miao Jiang and start a full-scale war, you can't do this.

In this way, the results are obvious. It's definitely not okay to hit hard, so let's go soft, and send a team that doesn't commit taboos, that is, the strongest can't exceed the double heaven, and the number of double days can't exceed five. A team of such a team was dispatched, and when asked, they said that they had come to watch the ceremony, and that the head of the family could not come in person for a miracle that was rare in a thousand years, so he sent a representative to watch the ceremony. In fact, what are they doing here, everyone knows in their hearts, as long as there is a chance, the Vermilion Bird Fruit will definitely not be left to Miao Jiang, the spirit snake Chiyan does not dare to move, if it moves, the old monster of Miao Jiang will go crazy.

Unfortunately, the plan could not keep up with the changes.

Who would have thought that Miao Jiang suddenly had an accident, and even their totem spirit snake Red Flame couldn't take care of it, and the protection of many years suddenly turned into a betrayal, and only fifty Miao Jiang outcasts were left to fight here alone, and there was no backing.

Even if their situation is difficult after this incident, it will be a matter for the future, and now these outsiders, don't they have to be highly vigilant about their movements? Without him, their strength is not as good as others, even if they send people back to deliver the message now, and let their forces send another group of people, it is best to directly pull over a few big masters and crush the past, but once and again, a month is not enough, in case something happens in the middle, I am afraid that they will be directly out.

But thankfully, Miao Jiang's outcasts don't seem to have any intention of uniting, or that there is no leader with enough qualifications to make others follow him willingly. For now, they are still fighting on their own, and they have no intention of teaming up to eliminate other competitors, which is not too ruthless or stupid.

The reason for this is that although the elimination of competitors in advance can guarantee that the possibility of getting something will increase when the time comes, who can guarantee that all the competitors will be in the village? Are there any people outside who want to fish in troubled waters? They are fighting to the death inside, and people are watching the play outside, and they can even take advantage of the fisherman's profit, which is obviously not advisable. Besides, if they really fight, they can also temporarily give up their usual grudges and join forces against the enemy, and it is still unknown who will kill the deer.

Again, plans can't keep up with changes. They had almost made the same calculations, and they were all a little relieved, but there was another accident, and it was not so simple.

One of them was made by Li Hua. As mentioned earlier, there are several major imperial court forces who came this time, and Li Hua colluded with the Western Desert Wei of the Western Desert Dynasty among them. The major imperial courts are the Northern Han, the Western Desert, the East China Sea, and the Zhongzhen, these are dynasties, and there are some small countries that depend on them to live, and Miao Jiang can be regarded as a dynasty-like force, but there is no such organization, so it is not a dynasty.

Now that Li Hua and Xi Mowei are colluding, the situation is a little worse.

Although Li Hua is a little unable to see the situation clearly, his identity is there, the former young master of the Li clan, even if he comes here to take a risk, there are fifteen people under his hands, three of them are double heavens, plus he has barely broken through the double heavens, that is, four, the strength of their team can be said to be very strong. And if it is really necessary, I am afraid that he can still convince a few Miao Jiang masters to help him.

Such a team is already fearful, but now it is even more difficult to deal with it when it is in cahoots with Xi Mowei.

After all, it turned out that Miao Jiang's side was closed to news, and they didn't know much about the intelligence of the Central Plains, so they would become the target of public criticism, so there was no need to worry too much.

But now that Xi Mowei has joined, not to mention this increase and decrease, how much worse the combat effectiveness is, just referring to intelligence, the intelligence weaknesses on the side of Miao Jiang's abandoned sons have been made up, and they may even become strong points, and even their weaknesses and grudges against each other will be known. If they are used again, the possibility of their alliance is almost zero, and it is very likely that they will be broken one by one and all die here.

Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles.

This sentence is not just talking, I have to say that Xi Mowei's stab is too decisive and too ruthless. directly caused Miao Jiang to have a deep understanding of them, but they didn't know Miao Jiang to abandon them, so they had already lost more than one step in intelligence, and the situation was very bad.

They also want to get back this disadvantage, and try to win over the small group of Miao Jiang outcasts, wanting to get their information. It's a pity that even if all kinds of benefits are promised, and even if they are guaranteed a place to stay, they will enjoy endless glory and wealth, but they have not succeeded.

They don't want to betray the news of their companions anymore and become lackeys of other countries. What's more, they obviously have their own home to stay in and their relatives and friends there, why do they still choose to become outcasts? If it were not for the sake of faith, who would want to leave their homeland and never set foot in their homeland again? If they become traitors at this juncture, won't their previous choice become a joke?

For such a result, other forces have long expected it, and in desperation, they can only strengthen their vigilance and see how to dismantle it. They chose to gather the places where they lived to facilitate support, and agreed to put aside their old grievances for the time being, and in any case, they could not have any more conflicts and suspicions of each other before the matter was over.

Their measures naturally also caused the corresponding countermeasures of the abandoned children of Miaojiang, and they also chose to live in a centralized manner, after all, suspicion and distrust are mutual.

Then, the living situation in the village became that the south of the village was inhabited by the Miaojiang outcasts and the Ximowei camp, and the north of the village was inhabited by the camp of other forces. Shangguan Yi and Fu Changan are in the westernmost part of the village, just near the middle line of the north and south, and the only way up the mountain.

The answer is undoubtedly no, but no reasonable person will dare, as long as there are not many people to a certain extent, Fu Changan and he will dare to fight back, kill some and then run, go around and go around guerrilla tactics, coupled with complex terrain, and the target is small, they are basically invincible. On the other hand, this place has a good view and is not directly leaning on the side of the road, but people who go up and down the mountain, they can observe it, and they can even ambush a wave of unlucky people who don't like it, which can be said to take the lead.

Fu Changan did not express an opinion on this, and seemed to acquiesce to Shangguan Yi's statement.

But when Shangguan Yi heard about this change, his face turned green, and he hurriedly went back to tell Fu Changan, asking her if she wanted to move out and live close to the United Camp.

Fu Changan stared at him seriously for a while, and said, "How can such a good place that can be attacked and defended can be withdrawn?"

Shangguan Yi, who knew a little about her, naturally knew that she was ridiculing her previous boastful behavior, and she thought that this place was inappropriate at that time, right? Miao Jiang's side, I don't think it's appropriate, so let's choose the joint camp, right? It looks weak, but we can withdraw at any time, and if we can't do it, we can go home. ”

After Fu Changan heard what he said, he shook his head rarely and vetoed his opinion. These days, she generally doesn't make decisions, unless Shangguan Yi is not sure about her idea, she will say her opinion, otherwise even if it is inappropriate, she will not say. But this time she directly disagreed with this view, which is a rare thing.

Fu Changan pointed to Shangguan Yi's heart and said, "This operation must not fail, you have to remember this." ”

Shangguan Yi nodded hurriedly, what did the big guy say.

Fu Changan hesitated for a moment and explained: "You have to believe me, whether it is the Vermilion Bird Fruit to me or the Spirit Snake Red Flame Blood to you, its meaning is far more important than you think. And the United Camp and the Miaojiang Outcast Camp, don't believe me, just believe me, I will protect you from harm. ”

Shangguan Yi thought about it seriously, if he left the option of giving up the purpose and leaving if something was wrong, in fact, they were just right here, they could attack and retreat, and there was no need to forcibly join which camp. What's more, these people won't pay much to deal with the two of them, and may even ignore the two of them. It's okay to ignore it, if you send fewer people, it won't be enough for Fu Changan to kill, and he may not even have the qualifications to be assigned to the head. In fact, it's not bad to be a wall grass, at least it won't be used as cannon fodder or something, the death is unknown, plus their two wall grasses, one of them is still hard stubble, it's not false at all.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Yi replied to Fu Changan very happily, and began to set up mechanisms in various dark corners of the courtyard.

Occasionally, I looked back and saw Fu Changan's questioning eyes, as if to say: Didn't you say that you believed me? Why do you still have to arrange organs? You just talk about it, but you don't believe me at all, right?

Shangguan Yi hurriedly explained: "Na, I have learned a little trick, but I haven't used it yet, I want to practice it, not to mention that I can't guarantee that I can be alert to all kinds of small corners at any time during the vigil, after all, I am not you, my strength is strong and keen, what you can easily do, I have to spend a lot of effort." ”

Fu Changan listened to his explanation, and another voice seemed to sound in his ears: "Chang'an, you are so smart, what you can easily do, I have to work a lot." ”

Two voices, one immature and young, the other cold and mature, slowly coincided together...

Fu Changan nodded, went back to the room without saying a word, and left Guan Yi outside to work while wondering if he was making the big guy unhappy, if he wanted to find a washboard...