Chapter 138: Foggy Jungle
The convoy from the Dart Bureau left the capital city and drove in the direction of Qingmo Villa according to the map indicated. And as expected, after about five miles out of the city, you will come to the mysterious foggy jungle that everyone describes as if it were a perennial fog......
"It seems that some of them are starting to fog up......" Ren Guang said suddenly.
The convoy drove slowly, passing through a wide stretch of desert, and the trees and jungles on both sides gradually increased, and slowly, the things around became a little hazy and blurry from far and near. Sun Yun and others have seen a lot from Bianliang to Dadu, from the south to the north, and they have seen all kinds of fog. Thinking of the northern desert land, there are many yellow sands in the sky, how could you ever have thought that there would also be a mysterious forest of dense fog here?
"It's really foggy...... Sun Yun looked at the forest in front of him that he couldn't see very clearly, and only replied, "In this way, the legendary 'Fog Hidden Jungle' is probably not far ahead......
"Is the Fog Hidden Jungle ......" Lin Jing trembled for a while, and said softly, "I just heard that it is really coming soon, and it is really a little mysterious and even terrifying...... The unknown forest is foggy all year round, and when you say it, it makes people listen to it, it's like a 'ghost forest'......"
"Don't say such unlucky words, okay, how can there be a ghost on this shijie?" Shi Changsong said indifferently on the side, "The foggy jungle that we haven't been to yet, at most it's just mysterious......"
"But even the people from the Jiuwang Chamber of Commerce can't fully understand the terrain here, so we still have to be cautious after we go in......," Lin Jing added.
"What are you afraid of, don't we still have Abu who is very familiar with the environment there...... Isn't it. Abu?" Shi Changsong turned around and said to He Zibu with a smile.
However, He Zibu didn't seem to have any intention of having fun now, and he didn't reply to Shi Changsong's words, just looked at the base of the board car with two eyes. There seemed to be a lot of worry in my heart.
Sun Yun walked while trying to get the whole team to lift some spirits. However, the faint mist that had just begun to entangle like a god and ghost surrounded everyone, and it seemed that the whole scene was completely suppressed. Sun Yun looked up at the sky again, and then muttered softly: "Really, there is no sunshine at all today, and if you go forward like this, the fog will be thicker......"
"You didn't choose the time to leave, did you?" Ren Guang replied from the side. "Wouldn't it be better if we had left a day or two earlier?"
"There is no sunlight, and there will be thicker fog to follow. But we don't have to worry too much......" Sun Yun looked at the map Yang Zhengming gave him, and said calmly, "Senior Yang said, as long as we follow the map in one direction. You won't get lost. ”
"That's right......," Ren Guang continued. "But when we get down to the foggy jungle, the road will become rough, and the road will be more difficult to discern, I think we should go slower and not break away from the collective......"
Sun Yun felt that what Ren Guang said was reasonable, so he nodded, then turned his head and said to the people behind him, "Everyone listen." It's about to reach the entrance to the Fog Hidden Jungle, so everyone should pay attention. Follow the big army, don't get separated, understand?"
"Understood—" the men behind replied in unison.
Sun Yun saw that although the atmosphere seemed a little depressing, everyone was still quite concentrated, so Sun Yun nodded with a sigh of relief for the time being.
The people in the convoy were a little nervous, but there was only one exception, and that was the cuckoo who had been asking for it. As a maid, Cuckoo didn't care much about the bumpy journey ahead, she only cared about helping to take care of the dart master who was constantly on the road. And he also swore in front of Sun Yun before that he would never be tired, and Du Juan was also motivated along the way, and he was in a very happy mood.
Sun Yun looked back at the cuckoo who was relaxed and calm on the cart, thinking that the cuckoo was a girl, and when she entered the jungle for a while and saw the dense fog around her, she might feel very scared, so she walked to the cuckoo's side and comforted her: "Juan'er, after a while, you have entered the foggy jungle, the fog is so thick that you may not even be able to see the road in front of you clearly, at that time, the people in front of us will go to explore the road, and if you are a little scared, Juan'er, just sit on the cart behind, and stay ......with Ah Jing and Ah Song."
"Brother Yun, don't worry, Juan Er is not as delicate as Brother Yun thinks...... Du Juan looked relaxed, and in turn comforted Sun Yundao, "It's not that Juan Er has never seen a thick fog, Juan Er once found the lost important items in the fog forest alone! At that time, the fog rose very suddenly, but Juan Er was not afraid at all......
"Hmph, you're bragging again......" Sun Yun thought to himself, a girl who had no self-defense skills at all, how could she be very calm alone in the dense fog forest.
"Juan Er didn't brag, it's true-" Seeing that Sun Yun didn't seem to believe herself, Du Juan, who had always been well-behaved and easy-going, also retorted, "Juan Er was still a person in Bianliang Nangong Mansion, and she once accompanied Nangong Jiao, the daughter of Nangong Jiao, to play in the mountains on the outskirts of Bianliang. But Nangong Jiao didn't know when, an important sachet on her body was removed, so she ordered the guards and maids beside her to look for it everywhere, who knew that it suddenly became foggy. At that time, I still remember where the sachet probably had fallen, so I went there alone to look for it, but I got lost with the rest of the army. But I was not afraid at all, and not only did I find the sachet that Miss had lost, but I also stayed in the cave for the night because I had lost it with the army! But I was not afraid at all...... Of course, the fog cleared the next day, and when I went back to Bianliang Nangong Mansion alone, Miss Nangong Jiao also scolded me severely......"
Sun Yun knows that Du Juan has always been well-behaved and obedient to himself, so he generally does not lie to himself. After listening to Du Juan's description, Sun Yun couldn't help but begin to admire the seemingly weak maid in front of him. "I didn't expect you to have such an experience, and you stayed alone in the cave for one night, and you weren't afraid at all...... Sun Yun said with a smile, "Don't say it's you." If it were me a few years ago, I wouldn't have dared to spend a night alone in a cave. ”
When the cuckoo heard this, he also smiled and said, "Maybe Juan is not afraid of being alone by nature...... Besides. Juan Er has also said before, Juan Er will definitely be much stronger than you think. ”
Hearing the cuckoo say something like this again, Sun Yun smiled and scratched the cuckoo's nose again.
In the face of Sun Yun's "teasing" again, Du Juan deliberately "dodged" his head to the back, and continued to stubbornly say: "Juan Er is serious, Juan Er swears, Juan Er will be very strong...... "
"Yes, yes, yes. Juan'er, you are very strong......" Sun Yun continued to laugh. In Sun Yun's eyes, the cuckoo's stubborn appearance looks very naughty and cute.
And Sun Yun and Du Juan were flirting like this along the way, which can be regarded as relieving some of the depression along the way......
"Boss. They're almost there......" At the entrance of the Fog Hidden Jungle, the black-clothed leader sent someone to reconnoiter the situation ahead, and immediately came back to report to Ouyang Cong.
"I didn't expect them to come so soon......" Ouyang Cong first sighed to himself, and then said. "People everywhere are paying attention. Defend one of their minefields, and when they step into the foggy jungle, wait for my order to detonate the stone mine, understand?"
"Clear—" the local vanguards replied in unison.
"Okay, let's start hiding now-" Ouyang Cong gave an order, and everyone, including himself, plunged into the depths of the jungle in the thick fog.
Ouyang Cong squatted in his stronghold, although the dense fog made it impossible for him to see everything around him clearly. But he is familiar with the terrain, and he can also discern the direction no matter where he is hiding. Ahead was a thick fog. But Ouyang Cong could know very well that it was the entrance to the Fog Hidden Jungle.
Ouyang Cong's eyes froze, and then he secretly said in his heart: "Abu, you are finally here, I have prepared a special gift for you today...... The people who came to the dart board today entered this stone thunder array, so don't think about going out. Don't blame me for being ruthless, Abu, there is no way for my brothers to break up like this......"
With a hideous expression, Ouyang Cong's dark face was gradually buried by the thick fog......
The convoy of people who came to the dart board continued to move forward, the atmosphere was slightly depressing, but it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the whole team in the slightest, it seems that they did not know at this time that what they were about to step into was a "gate of hell......
"The fog is already too thick, looking back, even the third convoy can't see clearly......" Ren Guang saw the gradually thickening clouds, and was a little worried in his heart, so he said, "In this way, the fog jungle is ahead...... However, the fog is getting thicker and thicker, and if the road in the jungle is very rough, I am afraid that we may really not be able to walk an inch. ”
Sun Yun listened and said comfortingly: "It's okay, if the road inside is really very rough and bumpy, we have a big deal to slow down a little, in short, the most important thing is to avoid the disconnection of the large army." ”
"The road in the Fog Hidden Jungle is not too complicated, there are indeed a few small slopes and dirt pits, but the impact is not too big, it's just that the fog is very thick......" He Zibu, who was familiar with the terrain of the Fog Hidden Jungle, had already walked in the front at this time and said.
Sun Yun saw that He Zibu had already raised his spirits, so he said: "Abu, go to the Fog Hidden Jungle later, you have to help lead the way-"
"I know......" He Zibu responded. For He Zibu, the Fog Hidden Jungle has already said that the terrain is very familiar, and he has nothing to worry about, but at this time, his eyes are condensed, and he can't relax his mood.
"You're about to arrive at the Fog Hidden Jungle, aren't you?" Shi Changsong said with some excitement as he looked at the thickening fog around him.
"Why are you so excited?" Lin Jing asked casually on the side.
Shi Changsong said with a smile: "The distance from Bianliang to Dadu is so far, and I have never been to such a mysterious place, now that I think about it, of course I am much more excited." ”
"Hmph, I'm excited now, just don't panic in the thick fog and not figure out the east, west, north and south......" Lin Jing teased on the side.
"The Fog Hidden Jungle has arrived......" After walking for a while, He Zibu suddenly stopped and said.
As soon as He Zibu stopped, the convoy behind also stopped. Sun Yun looked at the map in his hand, roughly determined the direction, and then followed: "Well, according to the map instructions given by Senior Yang, this place is indeed good." ”
When I came to the entrance of the Fog Hidden Jungle, the fog here was even thicker than before, and I couldn't even see the shape and outline of the entrance clearly. Ren Guang saw the fog in front of him, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Hmph." The foggy jungle is really as good as its name......"
"If you walk in in a scattered way, you will definitely get lost......" Sun Yun continued behind him. "The people behind are all following, don't be separated, understand?"
"Understood—" the men behind replied in unison......
"They're coming......" The black-clothed leader reminded the Misty Jungle.
Ouyang Cong's eyes stared ahead, although he couldn't see the convoy coming to the dart bureau due to the dense fog, Ouyang Cong could clearly know that the convoy was slowly coming in this direction. Ouyang Cong stared and sneered. Then he said softly: "Pay attention, when they come in, you must wait for my order." to have action, understand?"
Ouyang Cong's subordinates received the order, and everyone was nervously preparing to go......
Of course, Sun Yun and the others didn't know that Ouyang Cong had been "waiting" for him in the jungle for a long time, so he still walked into the foggy jungle very calmly. It's just that I'm worried that the big army won't disperse.
However. He Zibu was always in a high state of nervousness, staring at every inch and even every leaf on the ground of the Foggy Jungle......
Sun Yun looked at the clouds and mist around him, and found that the fog was so thick that it was very difficult to find some clear intersections, so he said: "The fog is so thick that I can't even see the road clearly, it seems that it is indeed a bit of a headache...... Now we can only listen to what Senior Yang said, follow one direction on the map, so the people behind must follow the front row of troops. ”
"This foggy jungle really looks like a ghost forest...... Ren Guang couldn't help but say, "I can't see anything clearly." It's really worrying about what will happen along the way......"
Lin Jing and Shi Changsong, who were still excited on the side just now, entered the foggy jungle and faced the dense fog that they couldn't figure out the direction. It felt like they were isolated from the world, and the two of them couldn't help but get a little nervous.
"Let's go......" Sun Yun replied, and then prepared to walk in the front.
"Wait......" However, He Zibu's sudden sentence stopped Sun Yun.
"What's the matter, Abu?" Sun Yun knew that He Zibu was the only person here who was familiar with the terrain here, so he still trusted him very much, so he couldn't help asking.
He Zibu lowered his body and looked at it, touched the ground with his hand, seemed to feel something, and his eyes changed.
"Oops, it shouldn't be Abu who found out......" The people who came to the dart bureau approached, Ouyang Cong finally saw the outlines of some people, and He Zibu's silhouette Ouyang Cong was the most familiar, seeing He Zibu looking down to check everything on the ground, Ouyang Cong himself couldn't help but get nervous, because he knew very well that He Zibu was also a person who was very familiar with the terrain here.
He Zibu touched the soil on the ground, and continued: "Because of the perennial fog, it stands to reason that the soil here will become hard, but there is a lot of soft soil on the middle avenue, unless it ...... The soil here has been renovated ......."
Hearing this, Sun Yun and the others immediately became nervous. Sun Yun was also a little worried: "Abu, what do you mean ......?"
"I'm not too sure, I just feel weird......" He Zibu stood up and thought about it, and then said to the people behind him, "Brother Sun, Brother Aguang, you wait here for a while, I'll go to the front to observe the situation." ”
"That's ...... Is that okay?" Sun Yun said with some worry, "Now is the time when the fog is thick, Abu, you will ...... for a while"
"Don't worry, I'm very familiar with the road here, as long as Brother Sun, you don't walk around without permission, I can come back here. He Zibu said confidently.
Sun Yun looked at He Zibu's confident eyes, nodded and said, "Okay, then you have to be careful yourself......"
He Zibu nodded, and then a person turned around and slowly explored the past forward......
"This guy is here alone, if he is familiar with geology, maybe our Jihua will be exposed, what should we do, boss?" The black-clothed head looked at He Zibu who was now exploring in front of him, and every time he took a step, he would step on the ground with his feet a few times, as if he was checking something, and couldn't help but be a little worried.
Ouyang Cong also said a little nervously: "If it's Abu, it's not that it's impossible, if that's the case......" Ouyang Cong's face suddenly showed a hideous ......
He Zibu continued to check as he walked, and because the fog was very thick, He Zibu didn't go far before he completely disappeared from the sight of Sun Yun and the others. He Zibu thought about it while stepping on the unusual ground, and then came to a dirt pit. "Sure enough, the soil here is different from the rugged one next to it, it seems that it has really been renovated, if someone did it on purpose, it must be ......" A terrible thought poured into He Zibu's heart.
"What to do?" continued the black-clad head.
Ouyang Cong sneered, and then said, "If you can't kill the other people who came to the dart game, and only kill Abu, it's not impossible......"
"The leader means ......" the black-clothed leader seemed to understand something.
Ouyang Cong continued to say softly: "Anyway, as long as we make some trouble for the Lucky Dart Bureau, we don't have to put them to death. But for me, I must take Abu's life...... Later, we will detonate the stone mine and kill the exploring He Zibu, the other people will definitely not move forward when they see the danger ahead, they will know the difficulty and retreat, and then He Zibu will also be killed, and the task of the prince of Chatai will also be completed, so it may not be impossible to ......" After speaking, Ouyang Cong sneered and made a gesture of preparing to order......
He Zibu continued to stand next to the pit, looking at everything on the ground, always feeling puzzled......
On Sun Yun's side, everyone was still waiting for He Zibu's return.
Ren Guang asked, "Why did Abu go for so long and not come back, could it be that something happened?"
Sun Yun replied: "Don't worry, Abu will be fine......" Sun Yun said this, in fact, he was also a little worried in his heart......
Everything was calm......
"Boom-" Suddenly, in an instant, there was a sound of a stone mine explosion in front of the dense fog...... (To be continued......)