Chapter Fifty-Six: The Flames of Escape and Pursuit Burn the Mountain
After a fierce battle, the Red Shadow Guard of the Scorching Sun Kingdom killed three people and the remaining four were injured one by one, and killed all the palace guards of the July Kingdom who protected the princess. This result is precisely because the number of Red Shadow Guards is two more, otherwise if the number is equal, it is really difficult to say who will lose and who will win.
"Who are you?" the officers and soldiers in charge of searching for the fugitives arrived and quickly surrounded the four wounded Red Shadow Guards.
"The lord of the city has been waiting for a long time, but I have not seen you capture the fugitives and send us to help. One of the Red Shadow Guards simply bandaged the wound, not even glancing at the officers and soldiers who surrounded him.
"Why should we believe what you say?" The officers and men who led the team did not relax their vigilance, and the officers and men who had suffered so much were afraid that this would still be a trap set by fugitives.
"You dare to question us?" the bandaged Red Shadow Guard was furious, ready to teach the short-sighted officer a lesson.
"Calm down. Another Red Shadow Guard stopped his companion and tossed the token representing their identity to the officer: "Look carefully! Your behavior has caused great displeasure among the city lords, and now you must cooperate with us to capture the fugitives and atone for your crimes." “
"The subordinates don't know that the adults are coming, and they still hope to forgive their sins! What is going on here, how can a few adults be scarred?" The officer who led the team knew through the identity token that the red-clothed man in front of him was actually the personal guard of the city lord, and he knew that he couldn't afford to offend, so he quickly apologized and asked carefully.
"The fugitives had another helper, and we inadvertently ran into them, and although we eliminated them, the fugitives took advantage of the opportunity to run away. You've come just in time to catch up with us. Red Shadow Guard said coldly.
"Listen up, and quickly follow the adults to capture the fugitives. The officer leading the team gave orders to his soldiers.
"Yes!" replied in unison from the soldiers who followed.
At the foot of Pingfeng Mountain, the sunlight at this time had already sprinkled all over the woods, shining on the group of officers and soldiers who had just arrived here.
"My lord, are you really sure that the fugitive has escaped here?" The officer who led the team looked at the screen mountain in front of him and felt a headache. Although the screen mountain is not high, it stretches for dozens of miles, and it is impossible for a person like himself to search the entire mountain range.
"Are you tired of life, and dare to doubt our ability?" Red Shadow Guard suppressed the anger in his heart, if it weren't for the help of these officers and soldiers to catch the fugitive in the young master's mouth, how could they tolerate the doubts of the officers and soldiers.
"Don't dare, don't dare!" The officer leading the team felt a thick killing intent in the eyes of the Red Shadow Guard, and he was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat. Not daring to have a suspicious expression, he shouted to his soldiers: "Search the mountain carefully for me, and make sure to catch the fugitive." “
"Report sir, find the clothes left behind by the fugitives. It didn't take long for soldiers to find the bloody clothes that Wang Yan had changed and discarded.
The reason why Wang Yan and the others changed their bloody clothes before going up the mountain was because Wang Yan was afraid that the smell of blood on their clothes would attract certain animals in the mountain and expose their whereabouts. This kind of behavior unintentionally interrupted the Red Shadow Guard's search for their clues, but Wang Yan did not expect it.
"How so?" Red Shadow Guard took the soldier's clothes, and after confirming that they were replaced by the fugitives, he was so angry that he tore the clothes to shreds.
"If the clue is broken, we won't be able to deal with it. The other Red Shadow Guard began to worry, the young master's anger, even they couldn't afford it.
"If only I had sent someone to chase after me. The third Red Shadow Guard began to regret it.
"Hurry up and figure it out!!" The fourth Red Shadow Guard was extremely dissatisfied, now was not the time to argue.
"My lord, my subordinates feel that it is impossible for the fugitive to escape far at this time, so why don't we go into the mountains and search for it immediately. The officer leading the team saw that the Red Shadow Guard couldn't make up his mind, and began to carefully say what he thought.
"Are you sick in the brain or are you in the water? By the time your soldiers have searched this mountain, I'm afraid the fugitives will have already fled to the ends of the earth. "Although the Red Shadow Guard doesn't have a good way, he definitely doesn't agree with the idiotic idea of the officer leading the team.
The officer led by "......" touched his nose and did not dare to make a sound, so he had to stand aside and wait for the Red Shadow Guard's order to be executed.
"Is there any way we can force the fugitives out without going into the mountains?" thought to himself one of the Red Shadow Guards.
"Yes, we can set fire to the mountain, and I don't believe that fugitives are not afraid of fire. Another Red Shadow Guard thought of an extremely vicious method after hearing his companion's muttering to himself.
"If the mountains and forests catch fire, will they burn all the fugitives to ashes?" The third Red Shadow Guard was afraid that the fire would be too big, and he would not be able to find the bones of the fugitives at that time, so he still couldn't make a difference.
"If the fugitive had been so stupid, he would have been caught by us a long time ago. The fourth Red Shadow Guard immediately dispelled his doubts.
"Then what are you waiting for?" the Red Shadow Guard immediately yelled at the officer leading the team, "Quickly order your soldiers to set fire to the foot of the mountain, and be sure to force the fugitives out of their hideouts." ”
"Set fire, set fire!" The officer leading the team did not dare to hesitate, and ordered his soldiers strictly according to the requirements of the Red Shadow Guard.
For a while, the soldiers began to light fires around the foot of Pingfeng Mountain, and the raging fire carried billowing smoke and engulfed Pingfeng Mountain.
"With such a big smoke, how is it possible to find the figure of a fugitive?" The officer who led the team looked at the smoke all over the mountain, at a loss.
"What are you anxious about? The fugitives will surely escape from this smoky place and come into our sight. Red Shadow Guard was full of confidence, and his face showed a look of self-righteous pride.
"Keep your soldiers watching, and if you get run away from the fugitives, you'll all die. The Red Shadow Guard was intimidating, warning the officers leading the team.
"Please rest assured, my subordinates will guarantee with their own heads that there will be no mistakes. The officer leading the team didn't dare to be sloppy, and the assurances he made only made the Red Shadow Guard nod slightly.
At the same time, on the mountainside of Pingfeng Mountain, in a cluster of dense grass, Wang Yanzheng was hiding with Zhou Shan, Dong Yun, Yueting, and Yueyu.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem..."A violent coughing sound sounded, and all five people choked on the smoke and shed tears and snot.
"Wang Yan, they would come up with such a vicious way to find us. What should I do?" the four women looked at Wang Yan together, waiting for him to come up with an idea.
"There is fire and smoke everywhere, and if you escape from this area, they will definitely find out, so you have to run to the top of the hill first, where the smoke is thin, and then find a way. Wang Yan didn't have a better way for a while, looking at the top of the mountain, there was a feeling of helplessness.
"Let's go!" was so smoked that they couldn't stay any longer, and under the cover of the smoke, the five of them quickly ran to the top of the mountain.
Wang Yan said that the speed of their running was not slow, but the speed of the mountain fire burned faster, and the fire took advantage of the wind to burn more and more. The red flames were like beating demons, destroying everything to their heart's content, and the trees and grass kept making a 'crackling' sound. When Wang Yan and the others ran to the top of the mountain and looked back, the place where they had been hiding just now had been engulfed in flames and burned to ashes.
"We had to buy enough time to climb down the cliffs and reach the grasslands. Wang Yan stood on the edge of the mountaintop, looking at the cliffs at his feet, looking at the endless grassland, and then looking back at the rapidly approaching sea of fire, his heart was full of anxiety.
"Brother, wildfires rely on trees and grass to burn quickly. As long as we clear the surrounding trees and grass, we don't have to be afraid of this wildfire. Zhou Shan's simple words pointed out the crux of the problem.
"That's right, but we don't have that much time to clean up. Wang Yan pointed to the trees and grasses that were still thick on the top of the mountain, and calculated in his heart how long it would take to clear them.
"Brother, how much are you going to clean up? I mean we just have to clear a small area for us to take shelter from, and then we light the grass around us and let the fire burn down from the top of the hill. When the fire at the bottom of the mountain meets the fire we have lit, it will extinguish itself because there is no grass or trees to burn, so that we will have a lot of time to escape calmly. Yue Ting explained the method in detail, and the analysis was clear.
"Great!" Yueyu exclaimed, Yueting's idea to save everyone from danger, thus proving that their sisters were not useless.
"It's really good, Sister Ting'er's method is very good, without further ado, let's do it quickly. Zhou Shan and Dong Yun also agreed with Yueting's idea at the same time.
According to Yue Ting's method, the five people waved the sword in their hands, quickly cleared a small clearing, and set fire to the surrounding grass and trees. Watching the flames gradually move away made me feel a little relieved.
"Hurry down the cliff. Wang Yan came to the edge of the cliff, looking for a place to climb. But the reality is brutal, the cliffs are smooth and steep, and there are no bumpy crevices to settle on.
"I'll you immortals. No matter how good Wang Yan's temper is, in the face of this situation, he can't help but swear words.
"Wang Yan, what's wrong with you? Zhou Shan heard the depression in Wang Yan's heart, and urged with concern.
With a "clanging", Wang Yan slashed the steel knife towards the smooth cliff, trying to carve out a way that could be climbed down the mountain. It's just that the rocks here are too hard, and this hard slash is only a small piece of rock, and at this speed, even if it is a day and a night, they don't want to escape from the cliff, let alone they don't have that much time at all.
"The rock is so hard that I can't do anything about it. Wang Yan sat on the ground with his buttocks, if it weren't for Zhou Shan and the four women, Wang Yan would have the heart to jump off the cliff directly, maybe he would have a big fate and wouldn't die if he fell.
"Brother, try again with my sword. Yueyu said to Wang Yan and handed out the Silver Moon Sword.
Wang Yan took the Silver Moon Sword and tentatively stabbed it into the hard rock. However, he saw that the Silver Moon Sword easily pierced through the rock, leaving only half of the sword body exposed.
"Great!" Wang Yan jumped up from the ground: "How can I forget, this sword used to be able to easily pierce even the hard skin of the Snake King, not to mention that this rock is not as hard as the skin of the Snake King, for this sword, it is like tofu." “
"Follow suit, take care of the hole I have dug. Wang Yan quickly dug a hole in the rock and began to climb down the cliff step by step.
Yueting, Yueyu, Zhou Shan, Dong Yun, and the four women streamed down one after another, stepping on the soft green grass.
The wildfire was extinguished, and wisps of smoke remained everywhere. The mountains and forests that have been devastated by the fire are all over the ground. Everywhere there was charred ground, burned trees with faint flames, and some indistinguishable animal carcasses.
"Impossible, why haven't you noticed the fugitives? Aren't they here? Or have you been burned to death?" Red Shadow Guard's original smug expression was replaced by sadness.
"Let's go up the hill and see, even their bodies will be found. "The other Red Shadow Guards kept in mind the order of the three princes to 'see people alive and corpses when they die'.
"Not here. “
"Not here. “
The soldiers searched and reported the results.
"Sir, there's an anomaly here. "Finally the soldiers reached the top of the hill and found the area that was not on fire.
Looking at this place that had obviously been artificially handled, the Red Shadow Guards who had heard the news looked at each other.
"We still underestimate the ability of fugitives. “
"Then they can't be gone. “
"My lord, the fugitive won't jump off the cliff, right?" guessed the officer leading the team.
"Jumping off a cliff? No! The fugitive must have found a way to get off this cliff. Red Shadow Guard suddenly realized.
"Look, isn't that a fugitive?" a soldier had sharp eyes and found a figure that could only be faintly discerned on the grassland.
"That's right, it's the fugitives, chase, chase! There is no hiding place now, see how they can escape!" Finally spotting the fugitive again, the Red Shadow Guard saw the hope of completing the mission.