Chapter 171: Entering a Dangerous Place
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This poem praises the danger of the beauty of Nanyue Hengshan.
Nanyue Heng Mountain, the peaks are dangerous, the forests are thick, and it has been a place where strong people gather since ancient times.
It has been sunny for many days, and since the night of the previous two days, it has suddenly rained heavily in Hengshan. By the early morning of this day, although the rain had subsided, it was still pouring and dripping.
This rain brought a lot of trouble to Liu Yunfeng and others who were marching in Hengshan.
After Liu Yunfeng and others walked in the Han River for a while, they found a secluded place, hated Tian and others said goodbye to everyone, left the boat by themselves, took the tokens of Ah Tu and Guobu, and returned to the vicinity of Xiangyang first, and went to find the body of the hater, and then wanted to go to Miao Village to find a way to remove the golden thread Gu on his body for the hate.
Liu Yunfeng also got off the boat and went to find out the news.
That night, Liu Yunfeng returned to the ship and brought back news to everyone.
Only then did everyone know that the imperial court had issued a clear decree, requiring Zhu Jian, Zhu Yan and Liu Yunfeng and others to rush back to Beijing within seven days of the issuance of the holy decree, and at the same time issued an arrest order for Liu Yunfeng and others.
At this time, more than two days had passed since the day of the decree. Everyone discussed, if they wanted to rush back to Beijing within four or five days, and prevent Liu Yunfeng and others from being blocked by the officers and soldiers along the way, the fastest and safest way was to cross Hengshan and cross Xiangshui or Zishui.
Follow this line with all your might, and if it goes well, the people should be able to rush to the capital on the sixth day of the day the decree is issued. In this way, Liu Yunfeng and the others could secretly go to meet with the people who might have the things left by Meng Wuji. If you can get it smoothly, things may turn around.
Who knows, as soon as everyone arrived at the foot of Heng Mountain, they encountered a pouring rain. In the night, in order to prevent dangers such as mudslides, Liu Yunfeng and others did not dare to venture forward, so they had to find a naturally formed grotto in the mountains and rest temporarily.
It is comforting that when everyone walked to the foot of Heng Mountain, Ah Xiong, who had been trapped in Yuanzhou, and forty or fifty Miao Zhai warriors escaped from danger, and finally converged with everyone along the Miao Village secret notes left by Ah Hu, Ah Leopard and others.
Ah Xiong and forty or fifty Miao Zhai warriors are not only extremely good at fighting, but also live in the mountains and forests for a long time, crossing the mountains and mountains is like a common thing, which is very helpful to everyone's trip to Hengshan. Moreover, several people from Qingyunzhai, Zhu Jian and Zhu Yan brothers, as well as Guobu and others, especially the four monks of North Shaolin, have recovered a lot after these few days of pranayama, and if they are in danger, they are no longer without the strength of a fight. As a result, Liu Yunfeng and the others immediately increased their confidence in the smooth crossing of Hengshan, and their grasp was also greater.
Although Hengshan is hundreds of miles away from Qingyunzhai, everyone in Qingyunzhai has heard of the green forest forces in Hengshan, and even had some dealings. Before Ah Xiong and other Miao Village warriors arrived, Liu Yunfeng and the others' plan was to avoid the various green forest forces in Hengshan as much as possible, so as not to cause extraneous branches. It's just that this time, it is inevitable to take some more detours.
After Ah Xiong and forty or fifty Miao Zhai warriors, Liu Yunfeng and others discussed with Ah Tu and others again, and decided to let forty or fifty Miao Zhai warriors take up the responsibilities of pathfinding, vigilance and protection respectively. In this way, people don't need to take too many detours, and they can also save some time.
At this moment, the sky is clear, and the rain is gradually weakening. Liu Yunfeng and the others hastily used some dry food, and immediately set out on the road.
Guobu divided forty or fifty Miao village warriors into several groups. One group explored the road one or two miles in front of the people, two groups guarded on the left and right sides of the people, and the other group fell behind the people, laying some small traps commonly used by the Miao people to catch animals along the way to prevent the pursuers from sneaking closer.
With these Miao Village warriors protecting everyone's front and back, left and right, everyone's safety is temporarily safe. However, this road is not very easy to walk.
It was almost the end of summer, and in the rain, small insects such as gnats and small bites were temporarily suppressed, but after a heavy rain last night, bloodthirsty soft insects such as mountain leeches were active. If everyone can't walk for a while, they will be stained with a lot of this kind of blood-sucking thing. In addition, there are some common rice shovel heads in Hengshan, and poisonous snakes such as the earth deaf man also bring some small troubles to everyone from time to time.
Fortunately, everyone is from the rivers and lakes, and although they are not sensitive to these things, they are not very afraid. Even a daughter like Sun Si, because she was born in a family of medicine kings, often deals with some poisons, and she can deal with it calmly.
As for Ah Tu and the others, when they encountered these mountain leeches, rice shovel heads and soil deaf people and the like, most of the mountain leeches were put away by Ah Hu, Ah Leopard and Ah Xiong and others, while the rice shovel head and the earth deaf man could not escape the fate of being chopped off their heads with a knife. Judging by the appearance of several of them, they are planning to take the time to use these poisonous snakes for tooth sacrifice again.
After walking for more than two hours, it was almost noon, and the group found a place to shelter from the rain, stopped for a while, and rested while using some dry food.
When everyone sat down, Zhu Yan chewed a piece of dried meat in his mouth, took a sip of water, and asked Liu Yunfeng: "Brother Liu, if we go at this speed, how long will it take for us to get out of this mountain?"
Liu Yunfeng also took a sip of water, looked at the dark sky above his head, and said, "Fifth Brother Zhu, if the rain doesn't increase and goes well, we can see outside the mountain in the evening." ”
After taking another sip of water, Liu Yunfeng continued: "However, looking at this sky, in this dense forest, I am afraid that if I can't walk for another two hours, I won't be able to see the road at all." At that time, there may be another delay. ”
Dugu Han also looked up at the sky, nodded, and said, "Big brother, after we run out of dry food, let's hurry as soon as possible." Ahead is the range of activities of Crouching Tiger Village. If I don't get out of the mountain before it gets dark and rest in the mountain for another night, I'm afraid something will happen. ”
When Zhu Jian heard this, he asked Liu Yunfeng, "Brother Liu, how is this Crouching Tiger Village?" If they find out, will they embarrass you, Brother Liu?"
Liu Yunfeng pondered for a moment and said, "I'm not too worried about this. Compared with my Qingyun Village, the scale of Crouching Tiger Village is much smaller. Our two families are far apart, we don't have much contact, we don't have much friendship, let alone any festivals. Moreover, the second master of Crouching Tiger Village, Sai Fan Xu, is a good man, quite righteous, and very upright, so he should not be embarrassed by us. Moreover, the rain has not stopped, and the people of Crouching Tiger Village should not go out at this time. ”
After a pause, Liu Yunfeng continued: "However, in an eventful season, everything is better to be careful. ”
After that, Liu Yunfeng turned his head to Ah Tu and Guo and said: "Sister Ah Tu, senior, when we go on the road again for a while, we have to trouble the Miao Zhai brothers who are exploring the road in front of us to put the scope of the path outward a little more, so that if something happens, we can deal with it in time." ”
Ah Tu and Guo Bu nodded at the same time, Guo Bu called a man from Miao Village, gave a few orders, and the man immediately escaped into the dense forest.
After running out of dry food and water, the group set off again, and after walking for more than an hour, the sky became darker and darker.
While everyone was walking, the two Miao warriors turned back and whispered a few words in Guobu's ear, and Guobu's brows furrowed slightly.
Seeing this, Liu Yunfeng walked up to Guobu, arched his hand, and asked, "Senior, but what's the situation?"
Guobu nodded and said, "Our people found a gathering of people in front of us and blocked the way. "After that, I called two Miao warriors and asked them to explain the situation to everyone.
After listening to the narrative of the Miao warriors, Liu Yunfeng said to everyone: "According to the description of these two brothers, the people who stand in the way should be some people from Sai Fan Hao and Crouching Tiger Village. ”
When Zhu Jian heard this, he took a few steps forward and asked Liu Yunfeng in a low voice, "Detour?"
Liu Yunfeng pondered for a moment and said, "The mountains here are high and the forests are dense, if you find a new road, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time." According to what these two brothers said, the other party did not have many people. Presumably, the spies from Crouching Tiger Village came to us in the mountains, and Sai Fan came to check on us. ”
As he spoke, Liu Yunfeng turned his gaze to Master Ming Rui and the others. Seeing that the four monks of Northern Shaolin nodded at the same time, Liu Yunfeng said, "No detour." We meet the past. Since the other side has a small number of people, even if there is any attempt, we can quickly rush over. ”
The idea was certain, and everyone raised their guard and continued to move forward. Guobu gave a few more orders to the two Miao warriors, asking them to explore the road with the other Miao warriors.
After everyone walked for a while, the two Miao warriors turned back again, and after saying a few words to Guobu, Guobu motioned for Liu Yunfeng to walk over and whispered to Liu Yunfeng: "I have already explored." There were only about ten people on the other side. Within a two-mile radius of these people, no one else was found. ”
Liu Yunfeng heard this, and his heart was a little settled. After all, although everyone's injuries have recovered, and the combat strength of the four monks of Northern Shaolin has recovered a lot, this is really not the time to fight, and this is not the place to fight. Since the other party has no other ambushes, it should not be here to intercept everyone.
After walking more than a mile, Liu Yunfeng and others saw that under a rock wall on the side of the road, there were more than ten people wearing hats and clothes.
Seeing Liu Yunfeng and the others appear, a rough voice shouted: "But Qingyunzhai Liu Daxia?"
When everyone heard that someone called Liu Yunfeng like this, their hearts were relieved.
Liu Yunfeng stood still and replied loudly: "It's Liu." Dare I ask who is my friend on the other side?"
When the person who spoke heard Liu Yunfeng's answer, he laughed, and together with another person, he walked towards Liu Yunfeng and the others, and said loudly: "Down is the Saifan of Crouching Tiger Village, and I have admired the chivalrous name of Liu Daxia for a long time." ”
Liu Yunfeng saw the other two walking towards him and the others, and after nodding to his own people, Liu Yunfeng also walked towards the comers.
When he walked in front of the other two, Liu Yunfeng saw that among the two of them, a big man was extremely powerful.
Liu Yunfeng bowed his hand to the mighty man and said, "This must be the master of the race." I have heard that the competition is a hero, and when I see it today, it is even more famous. ”
Sai Fan laughed and said, "Liu Daxia has won the award! Sai is a rough man, and he can't afford to be praised by Liu Daxia." ”
Liu Yunfeng smiled slightly, glanced at the other person beside Sai Fan, and asked, "Who is this good man, ......?"
Seeing Liu Yunfeng asking about himself, the other person hurriedly arched his hand to Liu Yunfeng and said, "Don't dare to be a Liu hero! When I see it today, it's a small honor. ”
Liu Yunfeng asked and answered this person, but he didn't notice that a strange look flashed in Sai Fan's eyes. It's just that this peculiar look, not only did Liu Yunfeng not notice it, but in the dim forest light, Sai Fan Xue was also wearing a hat, and the rain was falling non-stop, and the people on Liu Yunfeng's side and the other sides did not notice the look in Sai Fan's eyes.
Liu Yunfeng arched his hand at this person, turned to Sai Fan and said, "I don't know what happened to the Sai family here?"
Sai Fan hugged his fist at Liu Yunfeng and said: "Liu Daxia, Sai heard that Qingyun Village was in trouble a few days ago, and I wanted to go to the rescue of one or two, but I have few villains in Crouching Tiger Village, and I can't compare to Liu Daxia's Qingyun Village, so I couldn't make the trip." Today, I heard that the brothers in the village came to report, and Sai suspected that Liu Daxia and others were passing by my Crouching Tiger Village, so they came to check. I didn't expect to really see Liu Daxia here. ”
After that, Sai Fan turned his gaze to the four monks of Northern Shaolin and the others, and first arched his hand to the four monks of Northern Shaolin, and said, "These four masters must be the four abbots and monks of Northern Shaolin?"
Master Mingrui and the others joined forces slightly, and said to Sai Fan: "It is the four brothers of the old master. ”
Sai Fan and the other person were in awe, and hurriedly saluted the four monks of Northern Shaolin. After the salute was completed, Sai Fan said to Liu Yunfeng: "Liu Daxia, since you and a few masters and friends have come here, why don't you go to my Crouching Tiger Village and let Sai and others do their best to be landlords, okay? My eldest brother also admires Liu Daxia very much." After the rain rests, if Liu Daxia and the others want to hurry, Sai will lead Liu Daxia and the others down the mountain. ”
Liu Yunfeng groaned slightly, shook his head, and said, "The Sai Masters must have heard about the Holy Decree. Liu and others were in a hurry to leave, and they really didn't have time to visit Guizhai. It's better to wait for this incident, and Liu will make a special trip to Crouching Tiger Village to visit the Sai Master and Guizhai Guo Da Boss, how about it?"
Sai Fan turned his gaze to the four monks of Northern Shaolin, and seeing that Master Mingrui and the others also shook their heads, Sai Fan hesitated for a moment and said: "If the eldest brother learns that Sai Mou met Liu Daxia and others, but does not invite Liu Daxia and others to return to the village, I am afraid that Sai Mou's punishment will not be able to run away." ”
When Zhu Jian heard this, he took a few steps forward, bowed his hand to Sai Fan, and said, "Sai Dangjia, I am Zhu Jian, the son of the Baoguo Mansion. The holy decree requires me to rush back to Beijing within seven days, and we can't afford to delay. ”
Sai Fan hurriedly arched his hand to Zhu Jian and said, "Sai Mou has seen the little grandfather! Although Sai Mou is a person who has fallen into the grass, he also admires the old man of Baoguo very much. ”
After that, Sai Fan gritted his teeth and said, "Since this is the case, Sai will not delay the trip of Liu Daxia, several masters and the little grandfather." ”
Seeing that Liu Yunfeng was about to speak, Sai Fan said again: "Liu Daxia, I have lived here for a long time in Crouching Tiger Village, and I am quite familiar with the terrain in the mountains. Why don't Sai be a guide for Liu Daxia and the others, and take Liu Daxia and the others down the mountain? ”
After Liu Yunfeng and Zhu Jian and the four monks of Northern Shaolin glanced at each other, they arched their hands to Sai Fan and said, "Then there is Lao Sai in charge!"
Seeing that Liu Yunfeng agreed, the peculiar look in his eyes flashed again. Under the hat, another person beside Sai Fan flashed a hint of triumph in his eyes. (To be continued.) )