Chapter 220: Sand City (2/5)
On both sides of the avenue, the heavy shadows of the mountains and forests are flashing back quickly, but the feeling of being targeted by others can never get rid of. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Xiao Suifeng frowned slightly, Xiao Suifeng had already taken advantage of the opportunity to turn a corner, pretending to glance behind him inadvertently, but he didn't see any shadow, but Xiao Suifeng's sensitive feeling told Xiao Suifeng that someone must be following him.
It seems that this time I have met a tracking master who is good at concealing his figure.
Xiao Suifeng thought silently in his heart, he was already able to guess that the one who was tracking him was the righteous martial artist who had attacked Gesang City before, and when he saw himself coming out of Gesang City, he was afraid that he was already suspicious of his identity, but he had not been able to finally confirm whether he was a member of the Cold Moon Sect, otherwise, what he encountered at this moment would not only be tracked by someone, but also a direct attack, and maybe.
Xiao Suifeng doesn't like to be watched and tracked like this, and in fact, although Xiao Suifeng can't see the person behind him at the moment, if he really wants to solve it, it is not difficult, after all, he has actually discovered them.
It's just that Xiao Suifeng thought about it and finally gave up this plan.
The feeling of being followed and monitored made Xiao Suifeng feel very unpleasant, but for Xiao Suifeng, there was no definite impact for the time being, so Xiao Suifeng did not plan to make any extraneous branches.
The guest elder waist card of the Cold Moon Sect can make Xiao Suifeng convenient among the forces related to the Cold Moon Sect, including most of the horse thieves or the forces of the Li Yi tribe in the Wangshan Plain, but for the righteous sects or the army of the Dakang Imperial Court who are also in the Wangshan Plain at this moment, not only will it not bring any convenience, but it may also become his own life talisman and bring death to himself.
At the moment, the people who are tracking him only have doubts about Xiao Suifeng's identity, and they have not been confirmed, at this time, Xiao Suifeng doesn't want to confirm the relationship between himself and the Cold Moon Sect.
It's just that if they have been tracking this, then Xiao Suifeng wants to appear in Shacheng as the Cloud Piercing Sword Sect to investigate, it is a little difficult to do, not only will it bring trouble to himself, but even the Cloud Piercing Sword Sect is a little difficult to explain, so before going to Shacheng again, it is best to find a way to get rid of the righteous martial artist who is following behind him.
In fact, there is one of the easiest methods, that is, to shoot directly and kill those who are behind him, but doing so is contrary to Xiao Suifeng's original morality.
Xiao Suifeng didn't care about the distinction between righteousness and demon in today's Jianghu Sect, and along the way, it was not for nothing that the righteous martial artists who died in the hands of Xiao Suifeng were not nothing, and even, when he was in the east of Gu Yu City, Xiao Suifeng also directly helped the Leng Yue Sect deal with the righteous path master, and cut off one of the arms of Tian Guang, the master of the Double Sword Sect.
It's just that at this time and then, when he was in Gu Yuan City, Xiao Suifeng wanted to repay Ning Hongshan and Bailikong for their help to him, so he made a move for the Leng Yue Sect.
But right now, although these righteous people are stalking and doubting themselves, they are not directly attacking themselves and threatening their lives, and besides, in addition to harassing the forces of the Cold Moon Sect stationed in Gesang City, it seems that they have not done some unacceptable things to Xiao Suifeng like the original disciples of the Shuangjian Sect, so Xiao Suifeng naturally will not directly attack and kill people.
Thinking slowly in his heart, Xiao Suifeng simply slowed down his speed and rode slowly.
According to Xiao Suifeng's original plan, it should be within three days, rushing to Shacheng, this time is not too short, but the night is not too tight, basically every day as long as you rush during the day, you can also arrive. Of course, it is mainly because of the rugged and difficult roads in this Wangshan Plain, and there are few wide official roads in the hinterland of Middle Earth, otherwise, the time it takes for Xiao to rush to Shacheng with the wind may be shorter.
Xiao Suifeng rode alone and alone, all of them were like this, and it was conceivable how difficult it would be for the imperial court army to march in this Wangshan Plain.
Xiao Suifeng slowly slowed down, the purpose was naturally to get rid of the person who was following him, but what kind of escape method was specific, Xiao Suifeng still had to think about it slowly.
Time is fast, in the blink of an eye, most of the day has passed, and soon it is the middle of the night.
Xiao looked at the sky with the wind, the mountains were high and the forests were dense, the light was a little dim, and the sky was a little gloomy, the sky was full of clouds, and it seemed that it might rain at any time.
Xiao Suifeng made a decision right away, no longer rushing to the road, and first finding a place to live.
People who practice martial arts have a very high physical fitness, walking in the rivers and lakes, blowing wind and rain or something can be described as commonplace, and they are generally not easy to get sick. It's just that, despite this, Xiao Suifeng didn't want to stay up all night in this heavy rain.
Even if your body can withstand it, you will never feel comfortable, and more importantly, if you can bear it, the horses around you may not be able to bear it. In this vast and endless Wangshan Plain, if you don't have a horse and rely on your own foot strength, then time will be wasted.
According to the map of Wangshanyuan that Leng Yue taught Xiao Suifeng, where Xiao Suifeng is at the moment, there should be a small village of the Li Yi tribe.
Although the Liyi tribe and the Central Plains Chinese are in the overall pattern, it is out of the situation of competition between the two tribes, but, as far as the ordinary Liyi people are concerned, unless they go out to loot or have special things in the village, such as sacrifices and other activities, in general, they are still very friendly to outsiders.
In this Wangshan Plain, except for a very small number of cities and military towns, there will basically be no villages and towns like the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the post stations and other things are not visible at all, so the people who come and go are either sleeping in the wilderness or with the help of these mountain people's villages.
Compared with the ferocity of horse thieves, although the mountain people in this Wangshan Plain occasionally take on the role of bandits and horse bandits, in their own villages, such things will hardly happen, and they will even be very hospitable to outsiders.
Originally, sleeping in the mountains was not a matter for Xiao Suifeng, but right now, the sky looked very gloomy, maybe when, it would suddenly rain heavily, and Xiao Suifeng could only look for the villages marked on the map.
It's just that the map of Wangshan Yuan can be described as extremely simple, Xiao Suifeng only knows which village exists in this vicinity, but it is not clear where it is, so he can only find it slowly.
After feeling it carefully, the qi of the person who was following it still existed, which made Xiao Suifeng secretly admire it in his heart.
The person who followed him should not have ridden a horse, otherwise, at a distance where he could detect that person's popularity, I am afraid that he would have discovered it a long time ago. But he was riding a horse, that is to say, on this day, the person who was tracking him completely tracked Xiao Suifeng who was riding a horse with his own foot strength. Not to mention the perseverance of the person who tracked it, but that light skill is probably much stronger than Xiao Suifeng himself.
Thinking of this, Xiao Suifeng suddenly had an idea.
The light skill of the person who tracks is very good, so he can always catch up with himself, but no matter how good the light skill is, it must also consume physical strength, and it is impossible to maintain it all the time.
In this case, Xiao Suifeng only needs to ride a horse at a normal speed, so I am afraid that in a day or two at most, he should be able to get rid of the person who is tracking. After all, even if that person has this superior light skill, it is impossible to keep performing it, and there will always be an end.
Xiao Suifeng thought like this, and at the moment he had the intention of continuing on the road and not stopping, but after thinking about it, he finally let go of his plan. No one knows when the rainstorm in the mountains will fall, so I'd better find a place to rest for the night and continue on the road tomorrow.
Thinking like this in his heart, Xiao Suifeng simply got off the horse, led the horse and searched around the location marked on the map.
It's just that Xiao Suifeng searched for most of the day, but he still didn't find the village, so he couldn't help but be a little puzzled.
Xiao Suifeng knew that the annotation on the map might not be accurate, but when he woke up this way, except for this big road, there were not even ordinary trails on both sides. If there really is a village in this vicinity, there should also be a mountain road leading to this avenue.
But in the current situation, there are no other forks on both sides of this road except for the dense mountains and forests.
Could it be that the map provided to Xiao Suifeng by the Cold Moon Sect was wrong?
Xiao Suifeng was puzzled in his heart, led the horses, and slowly walked along the avenue, walking forward for a long time, and before seeing that the sky was about to completely darken, he finally found a fork in the road.
The fork in the road was covered by overgrown weeds and shrubs, and it looked like no one had walked for a long time, so it had already looked deserted.
Could it be that this is the road to the village marked on the map?
Xiao Suifeng hesitated in his heart, looked at the sky that was about to get dark, and finally chose to walk in and take a look.
Although the big road from Gesang City is not as good as the official road, it is enough for a carriage to pass, but the fork in the road that Xiao Suifeng walked in will be much narrower, and I am afraid that it will only be enough for one person and one horse to go together. Moreover, in addition, this mountain road has been deserted for a long time, overgrown with weeds and shrubs, if you don't identify it carefully, I'm afraid you really can't recognize it, this is a road.
Just looking at the appearance of the road, if the road leads to the village marked on the map, I am afraid that the village will be abandoned for several years, to say the least.
Xiao Suifeng thought in his heart, silently moving forward, feeling that the qi behind him was still following him, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
It's really a resolute guy, but I don't know how long that person can last? Moreover, even if he doubts his identity, it doesn't seem to be of much use to always follow him, so will there be other temptations?
Xiao Suifeng thought in his heart, walked for another half a moment, bypassed a hill, and finally came to the end of this mountain road, sure enough, it was a village that had long been abandoned.
The village itself is not large, and there are only one or twenty round houses that are the most common among the Liyi people, and the total number of people is only one or two hundred at most.
At this moment, the village in front of Xiao Suifeng has long been deserted, the half-human-high wall made of stones has already collapsed everywhere, and the inside of the village is also the same as the mountain road that Xiao Suifeng walked before, there are weeds and shrubs everywhere, and even those round houses, most of them have been damaged or even completely collapsed.
The whole village was desolate, and it looked not only very dilapidated, but even a little eerie in this gloomy sky.
"It's really a village that has long been deserted. Xiao Suifeng said to himself, he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, so he didn't feel anything to be afraid of, and after a little hesitation, he led the horse into the village.
In this big mountain, it is also a common thing for the village to be deserted, and the attack of bandits, the attack of hostile tribes, so much so that heavy rain or landslides, or even a bad disease, may be the reason for the original village to be deserted.
Of course, the direct reason for the complete abandonment of the stockade is nothing more than just two, either the people in the original stockade have migrated to other places, or all the people in the stockade have died. The immediate causes are these two, and there is no third explanation.
And these abandoned villages, unless it is due to the most important reason mentioned earlier, that is, because of a contagious disease that causes all the people in the village to die, and then it is deserted, the rest of the villages are generally not a problem.
And even if it is caused by illness, after a long time, there is actually no big problem.
Xiao Suifeng led the horse into the dilapidated village, only looked around twice, and it was roughly determined that the reason why this village would be abandoned should be that the people in the village had moved away, because Xiao Suifeng walked into several round houses and found that the things in the round houses were all cleaned up, and basically nothing was left, so he made this judgment.
Of course, as for why the people in the stockade want to leave this village, Xiao Suifeng has no way of knowing, anyway, Xiao Suifeng doesn't care.
What Xiao Suifeng cares about is that although most of those round houses are damaged, there are a few that can barely shelter from the wind and rain, which is obviously enough for Xiao Suifeng.
Thinking like this in his heart, Xiao Suifeng led the horse to the largest round house in this village, which should be the place where sacrifices and other activities are held in this village, not only the largest round house in the whole village, but also the most stone-hardened, except for some loopholes in the roof, the walls or something, are all safe and sound.
Staying in this room, although there is still some air leakage, I don't always have to worry about a sudden collapse in the middle of the night.
Xiao Suifeng thought, and walked into the big house with people and horses, and the result was really a coincidence, Xiao Suifeng had just stepped into the big house with his front foot, and the back foot, the loud rainstorm suddenly fell.
...... (To be continued.) )