It was early in the morning, and the sun had not yet climbed the wall. The purple qi on the horizon spread to the sky above the city wall, like blood, staining the flood and desolation.

Duanmu Xiongchuan carried Ning Shi on his shoulder, and he crossed over the mountain bag in a few arrow steps, like a dexterous bobcat. In the distance, the barracks were still lit with torches, and the dust and mist were slightly cool under the shadow of the city walls.

When approaching the barracks, a deep voice came out from the wooden wall inside the horse rejection stake, "Whoever is coming, report the name." ”

Hearing this warning, Duanmu Xiongchuan raised his hands without hesitation and whispered: "Shi'er, you also raise your hands, do you see the arrow tower in the distance? The ballista inside, even if it is a strong military general with the courage of ten thousand men like your uncle and me, he will be nailed to the ground if he is hit by a crossbow." ”

Uncle Ning Shi didn't dare not listen to his uncle's admonition, and raised his hands at the first time.

"The Zhenjiang Army Scout Vanguard, the captain of the 57th team, Duanmu Xiongchuan, asked to return to the team. Duanki Yukawa shouted loudly.

"It turned out to be Captain Duanmu, what is that little thing you are riding on?" asked the guard on the arrow tower again.

Ning Shi didn't get angry at all, but secretly said to himself: "The dust and fog are so heavy, and there are shadows to cover it, the guards above can still see me, and their eyes are really sharp." ”

"Next to me is Panlong Wuhou, the only son of the three elders of Zhenjiang Mansion, Ning Shi, who is going to go into the mountain with me for a trial this time. ”

"I see, it's also a routine inspection below, and there are many offenses, and I hope that Captain Duanmu and Young Master Ning will have a lot of Haihan. Open the gates and check!" The guards on the lookout did not turn their crossbow arrows elsewhere, but still pointed at Duanmu Yuchuan and Ning Shi.

A small door opened on the side of the barracks' rejection that only allowed one person to pass through, and a soldier in light armor walked out and said to Duanmu Xiongchuan and Ning Shi, "Keep your hands flat. ”

When Ning Shi was searched, he found that the guard ignored the blades and bows and arrows on his body, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Uncle, what are they checking here?"

"It's to check if you're carrying an ambush fire. Duanki Yukawa replied.

"Pass!" The soldier who had finished the examination took out a golden flag from behind his back and waved it towards the castle tower.

Duanmu Xiongchuan put down his hand and pulled Ning Shi towards Guannai.

Walking into the garrison army, Duanmu Xiongchuan motioned for Ning Shi to silence, and the two of them quickly walked through the barracks in small steps. Inside the barracks, groups of soldiers in leather armor patrol back and forth with weapons in hand.

I walked through more than a dozen military tents before I reached the tent of the 57th team.

Unlike the other tents, the Fifty-Seven Scout Brigade was sparsely numbered, with only two guards standing guard in front of the tent. Seeing Duanmu Xiongchuan coming, the two soldiers also saluted a standard military salute, but their expressions were quite close and relaxed.

"Captain!"

Duanmu Xiongchuan nodded, opened the military tent and walked in.

Entering the military tent, Ning Shi suddenly felt a wave of heat rushing towards his face, and the military tent was very warm. When he arrived at his own space, Duanmu Xiongchuan's tense face instantly relaxed, and he carried Ning Shi to his tiger skin seat, then ripped off a huge snow wolf skin hanging on the wall and spread it on the ground, and lay down.

"Boy, hurry up and rest, we'll be in the mountains in a moment. Now, far away from your parents, you can leave all the knives and guns they gave you in your uncle's tent. How can you have a good time carrying those things up the mountain?" Duanmu Xiongchuan said as he looked at Ning Shi with a smile.

Ning Shi knew that his uncle was for his own good, but he didn't come to the mountain to play, but to really learn skills and collect elixirs.

After Ning Shi thought about it, he deliberately diverted the topic and said, "Uncle, the animal skins and bones in this tent are all hunted by you?"

Seeing Ning Shi looking at him with admiration, Duanmu Xiongchuan smiled and said, "Of course." ”

"I also want to be a big hero like my uncle, and I also want to learn to shoot. Ning Shi said with wide eyes.

Hearing his nephew call himself a big hero, Duanmu Xiongchuan narrowed his eyes and said, "When you are older, my uncle will teach you to shoot." ”

"Didn't my uncle say that I, the Emperor of the Western Martial Arts of the Han Dynasty, could shoot and hunt at the age of three? Shi'er is nine years old and can also learn to shoot and hunt. ”

"Ambitious, worthy of being a Lang'er with the blood of my Duanmu family! At a young age, I have the heart to compare myself with the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, so good! Uncle I promised to teach you to shoot and hunt, but unfortunately I don't have a suitable bow for you now, so let's go up the mountain in a while, and my uncle will make you a bow that suits you, you see how it is." ”

"This bow is just for me. Ning Shi pointed to the boxwood bow that Duanmu Xiongchuan had brought to him, and said with a smile.

Duanmu Xiongchuan glanced at the big bow, the length of the bow was almost more than Ning Shi's height, this is the standard one-stone standard bow in Zhenjiang Mansion, the bow body is haode boxwood, full of elasticity. The bowstring is made by kneading beef tendon after soaking it in a gelatin soup for a year. Such a bow and arrow, even an ordinary big household guard, not many people can pull it.

"Sure enough, he is still a child, too impetuous and arrogant, and he doesn't know how thick the sky is. Duanmu Yukawa secretly judged in his heart. He couldn't hide his joy and anger on his face, and said with a little displeasure: "You're still too young, it's okay to play with this bow on your back, don't hurt your tendons if you pull it." ”

Ning Shi quickly stood up from the tiger seat, picked up the boxwood bow about the same size as him, and stretched out his hand to pull it.

Duanmu Xiongchuan didn't stop it, he had already thought of a lesson for the child in his heart, and when Ning Shila couldn't move, he would educate his sister again.

"Open. Ning Shi snorted softly, and suddenly stretched out both arms, and suddenly the entire boxwood bow was propped up by Ning Shi into a full moon.

With the words in his mouth, Duanmu Xiongchuan said casually: "I said you are still too young, right? Young people must guard against arrogance and rashness, and they can't be too ambitious......" As he spoke, Duanmu Xiongchuan stopped moving. Looking at Ning Shi's relaxed appearance, it is clear that there is still room for energy!

"Uncle, what's wrong with you?" Ning Shi looked at Duanmu Xiongchuan with his mouth wide open, pretending to be puzzled.

Duanmu Xiongchuan stood up with a carp, stood up without saying a word, reached out to take Ning Shi's bow, and pulled it up by himself.

After pulling it several times, I was sure that the bow had the strength of a stone, and then he said appreciatively: "Well, yes, boy, I don't see it, you still have some strength!"

After receiving his uncle's approval, Ning Shi was also overjoyed: "So my uncle agreed to teach me how to hunt?"

Yukawa patted him on the shoulder, as if talking to his brother: "What is hunting?" Let's go up the mountain, and my uncle will teach you some real skills!"

Hearing his uncle's promise, Ning Shi couldn't wait any longer, and begged Duanmu Xiongchuan to leave quickly.

Duanmu Xiongchuan took Ning Shi to the arsenal and took the weapon out. He also replenished food, water, salt, tents, flints, and other necessary things to enter the mountain, and set off with his nephew.

The Broken Ridge Mountain Range, stretching for tens of thousands of miles, is majestic and magnificent, and according to statistics, there are nearly 1,000 peaks connected to the Great Wall.

Outside the mountain peak is the place where Ning Shi and the others are going-the Honghuang Plateau, where the dense forests are intertwined, and it is the place where the Honghuang Beast Clan often haunts. Although it is extremely dangerous, it has a full advantage, that is, it is rich in products, where you can find spirit stones and heavenly treasures at will, and even the essence blood of demon beasts is a good thing that other places are vying to buy first.

Because of the proximity to the beast clan, it may cause a war at any time, and the first-line defense line of the Great Wall is too long, if a million elite soldiers are stationed, it will not be able to consume it for a long time. So, this kind of scout vanguard was set up.

There are 100,000 troops stationed at the border all year round, and the number of scouts required is not small. The border army constantly sent scouts to drill into the depths of the Flood Desolation, probe and hunt some demon beasts, and monitor the movements of the Flood Desolation Beast Clan.

Above the Xiongcheng, there are ladders at every interval, and the major martial arts halls, Taoist sects, or chambers of commerce that hunt monsters for a living, can go out of the city to hunt for famine by paying a certain pass fee.

Of course, Ning Shi and Duanmu Xiongchuan did not have to pay, as the scout vanguard of the military, the two came to the most haode ladder, escorted by the sergeant, and took the source stone as the power of the elevator to go out of the city to hunt for famine.

It was the first time for Ning Shi to sit on this kind of ladder.

Coming to the foot of the city wall, a huge metal shelf was built on top of the towering city wall, Duanmu Xiongchuan simply greeted the guard, and then pulled Ning Shi up the ladder to the sky.

In the all-iron-clad steel cage, Ning Shi, who was gradually rising, suddenly had a sense of suspension, and his vision was constantly becoming wider.

In the distance, the huge Zhenjiang Mansion was like a Xuanwu giant beast, looking at the entire Hengchuan.

Duanmu Xiongchuan opened his mouth and said: "When this Zhenjiang Mansion was built, it was considered that sooner or later in the future, the desolate beasts would climb over the city wall, so the Zhenjiang Mansion was planned to be extremely majestic. I don't know if this fierce-looking city hides any heart-palpitating secret weapon. ”

Hearing his uncle's speculation, watching the big haode rivers and mountains getting smaller and smaller in front of him, Ning Shi's heart gave birth to a sense of pride.

Soon, the ladder had reached the top of the city walls.

"Come down and take a look! This majestic sight is not something that can be seen casually. ”

Before, I had my back to the wall and didn't feel the wind blowing. But as the ladder approached the top of the wall, a violent wind poured frantically down the wall. Because Ning Shi was relatively short and unstable due to the wind, Xiongchuan had to hold the handrail with one hand and support him with the other.

Ning Shi turned around, put one hand on his face to block the blowing wind, and looked towards the so-called Hongbarren Plateau-

The sky is blue, the clouds have long faded, and the sun is warm and comfortable. The endless forest in the distance is not a single green, but also red and gold, and the atmosphere of eternity is refreshing. On the ground, the huge towering ancient trees were intertwined, and the breeze blew, and there was a faint rustling sound.

The flood plateau is endless. Immense, vast, magnificent! This primal beauty cannot be replaced by anything, as if this is the true destination of all things.

"Uncle, how many days are we going to stay here?" Ning Shi asked.

"Until you become a real hunter. Duanmu Xiongchuan hahadaxiao, pulled Ning Shi to the iron cage outside the city wall, and waved his hand to the guards guarding the city. The iron cage carried the two of them and fell quickly......