The moment Zhang Qingshan got up, a cold sweat immediately broke out all over his body.

Because he glanced at it, he immediately saw that the fire was about to be extinguished at this time, and in the gray grass hut, Chen Zhutou, who woke up in a daze before, turned out to be just a head-catching dress on a wooden stick, which looked like Chen Zhutou because of his sight.

At this time, Chen Zhutou was no longer in the grass hut at all.

Zhang Qingshan immediately ran outside the grass hut, his eyes swept away, it was pitch black outside, and there was no shadow of Chen Zhutou at all.

"Chen Zhutou?" Zhang Qingshan shouted tentatively.

He didn't dare to make a loud noise, because he had a bad feeling in his heart at this time.

If Chen Zhutou found the trace of the thief and chased him, he would definitely call himself, because he was definitely not the opponent of the masked thief. If there is an accident, you will definitely be awakened, let alone put your clothes on a stick and pretend that the person is still there. Apart from these two possibilities, there is only one left. is that he deliberately sneaked away and deliberately left, and deliberately put on his clothes to confuse himself.

But what was his purpose in doing so?

Zhang Qingshan tightened the Cold Star Sword in his hand, although he didn't want to guess, and he didn't want to suspect others as bad guys. However, Chen Zhutou's only purpose in doing this, except for setting a trap on himself, will definitely not be any other purpose.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Qingshan walked out of the grass hut, it was still the middle of the night, it was dark in the mountains and forests, and only a few insect chirpings were heard from time to time. He glanced around, trying to find a big tree to climb up and hide for the time being.

However, before he could make a move, dazzling fires immediately erupted around him.

"Woooo......oo

It was as if a piercing wolf howl came from all directions.

Zhang Qingshan subconsciously pulled out the Cold Star Sword, turned around, and immediately saw that it was a group of beggar-looking people coming from all around. They were all dirty, covered in rags and torn with holes everywhere. However, many of these people were holding weapons, knives and spears in their hands, in addition to torches, and one of them stared at Zhang Qingshan vigilantly.

He doesn't move either, but he is highly focused and wary of someone suddenly making a move.

"Ahh

The group of people around him surrounded Zhang Qingshan, and there was an incomprehensible language in his mouth.

"Who are you?" Zhang Qingshan asked tentatively.

The group of people surrounding Zhang Qingshan were vigilant, as if they were very interested in him, and some people reached out to grab him from time to time. However, he dodged it at great speed.

"If you don't make a sound, don't blame me for being rude!" Zhang Qingshan saw that there were more and more people around him, and he immediately said in a deep voice.

"How do you want to be polite?" an unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded in the crowd.

Zhang Qingshan glanced at it and immediately saw a middle-aged man walking out of the crowd.

The man was about thirty years old, he was dressed in a gray gown and his hair was neatly combed, and he was the only one in the crowd who was dressed cleanly and without holes.

The middle-aged man walked up to Zhang Qingshan, looked up and down, and asked, "Are you the Zhang Qingshan that Chen Chong said?"

"It's down there!" Zhang Qingshan was stunned, and then hugged his fists and said, "May I ask where Chen Zhutou went?"

"Come with me, you'll know!" the middle-aged man said indifferently, with his hands behind his back, and turned around to leave.

Zhang Qingshan frowned, he looked at the group of beggar-looking people around him, and secretly became vigilant in his heart. No matter who they are, or what Chen Chong's relationship is with them, be careful.

However, he still followed the middle-aged man out of the crowd, and he didn't ask anything, he wanted to see what Chen Zhutou, or what Master Lin wanted to do.

In the dark, under the light of torches, he walked slowly.

After walking for more than an hour, I finally came to a small stream.

There are a lot of wooden houses with the appearance of stilted buildings built by the stream, and on a flat grass by the stream, a fire is burned at this time, and around the fire, there are many people talking and laughing around the fire, and Chen Chong is facing Zhang Qingshan with his hands behind his back at this time, and he is also standing by the fire.

"Zhang Gongzi, I'm really sorry! Because of some unavoidable reasons, I can only come here alone. Wait until everything is negotiated before they can pick you up. Chen Chong hugged his fists at Zhang Qingshan and said apologetically.

Zhang Qingshan stared at Chen Chong for a long time before he smiled and said, "It's okay." But where the hell is this place? Who are they? Can you tell me all this?"

"These are herb pickers who live in the mountains. They have lived here for generations, and I came here in the hope of getting their help. Without their help, it would have been almost impossible for the two of us to catch the masked thief. Chen Zhutou explained.

Zhang Qingshan nodded, not saying anything.

However, in his heart, a hundred people did not trust Chen Zhutou. He stared at Chen Chong for a long time just now, although he didn't see a strange expression on his face, and his eyes didn't dodge.

However, he absolutely did not believe that it was as simple as he said. It's really that simple, you won't sneak a person and go first. Even if there are some things that you can't say in front of yourself, you can let yourself avoid them. I didn't do anything wrong, I wasn't afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, the more things I did, the more ill I had. However, he didn't say anything about it, and waited and saw what happened.

"Zhang Gongzi will rest for a while, and when the weather is a little brighter, he can go directly to chase the masked thief. Under the eyes of the herb picker, he has nothing to hide. Chen Chong stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please.

Zhang Qingshan followed Chen Chong to the fire, and on the fire, there was also a roast sheep on the fire at this time, which was shiny and fragrant.

"Zhang Qingshan, Zhang Gongzi, let's eat something!" The middle-aged man who brought him over before, at this time, also walked over, took out a knife, walked up directly, cut a piece of mutton, handed it to Zhang Qingshan, and said with a smile.

Zhang Qingshan looked at the middle-aged man, his hands were greasy, and he suddenly shook his head and said, "I'm not hungry yet, thank you!"

"Eat!" the middle-aged man's face suddenly turned cold and said heavily.

Zhang Qingshan frowned, and his face turned cold on the spot.

"Zhang Gongzi, this is their rule, if you don't eat them, you think it's disrespectful to them. If you follow the local customs, you will eat as much as you want. Chen Chong hurriedly explained on the side.

Zhang Qingshan shook his head and said, "I don't want to eat, and no one can force me." ”

"This ......" Chen Chong looked very embarrassed, but he looked at Zhang Qingshan's unmoved appearance, so he could only say to the middle-aged man: "Old Qin, forget it." Zhang Gongzi can't get used to eating greasy things, let's ......"

"Eat ......" The middle-aged man's face was gloomy, and his tone was aggravated, and there were originally people talking and laughing around him, but they all quieted down at this time, turned his head, and stared at Zhang Qingshan, with an unkind expression.

"Zhang Gongzi ......"

Chen Chong shouted, but Zhang Qingshan turned his head suddenly, and the internal force in his body suddenly exploded, and a powerful momentum erupted from him, and the fire was swept by the flames of this momentum, like a violent wind.

He stared at the middle-aged man and said coldly: "I don't care who you are, and I don't care what the relationship between you and Chen Chong is." But I'm not them, and don't apply your rules to me. To put it mildly, if you want to help, you can help, if you don't want to help, I don't care. However, it's better not to mess with me, or you will bear the consequences!"

"Ahh......h

The people around the fire suddenly shouted at this time, and immediately surrounded Zhang Qingshan one by one. The middle-aged man directly threw the roast mutton in his hand to the ground at this time, he grinned, and the knife in his hand to cut the mutton immediately turned on the tips of his fingers. He didn't say a word, and walked towards Zhang Qingshan with a smile.

"Get out of here!"

Zhang Qingshan roared suddenly, the internal force in his body suddenly exploded, and the shadowless step directly operated, and his body instantly turned into a series of phantoms, shuttling wildly through the crowd.

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Qingshan came to the middle-aged man's side, the Cold Star Sword in his hand was directly on his neck, and he said in a deep voice: "I said, don't mess with me, I'm really easy to bully, right? You are moving now to try it, can I cut your neck open!"

The middle-aged man stayed in place, his face was as gloomy as ink, and the knife in his hand also stopped. A group of people who were originally surrounding Zhang Qingshan also stopped at this time.

The scene suddenly quieted down, Chen Chong saw this scene, hurriedly walked over, grabbed Zhang Qingshan, and said, "Be merciful, Zhang Gongzi!"

"Lao Qin, hurry up and accompany Zhang Gongzi, just forget it!" Chen Chong said to the middle-aged man.

"I don't believe he dares to kill me, kill me, he won't be able to get out of here!" the middle-aged man suddenly narrowed his eyes, grinned, and sneered.

"Really?" Zhang Qingshan's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and the Cold Star Sword in his hand moved directly.

"This son, wait a moment, please listen to the old man!" Suddenly, an old voice sounded.