The trees here are dense, and at the foot of the mountain is a broad-leaved forest that changes with the seasons. As you move up the mountain, you can see obvious changes in the seasons.
The carriage of Xie Yunxiao's team stopped at a wide and flat place in the mountains. Kong Wen and the four others began to work, while Meng Tian asked his five hundred Xuanjia guards to be alert at all times.
He didn't know whether it was because of Daguan Mountain or the Xuanjia Guards, but Xie Yunxiao felt a little more murderous in his heart.
Qin Zheng held a piece of dry food, looked at the mountains in the distance quietly, and said: "Our road is along the West Branch of the Wei River. There is no way to see clearly what is going on in the mountains!"
Xie Yunxiao said: "You mean you want to go into the mountains?"
Qin Zheng nodded: "I do have this idea, but Daguan Mountain is too big. I don't know how long I will be delayed here!"
His main task is to go to Shannan County to find out what happened in Shannan County. It would not be good if he stayed here for too long.
But the floating corpse case was of great concern, and Qin Zheng couldn't let it go.
Xie Yunxiao said: "There is no human habitation along the way. If there really was a war here and the corpses were thrown into the Weishui River, it should be easy to see the traces, but there is nothing here!"
When Qin Zheng heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "So we don't need to go into the mountain. As long as we continue along the West Branch of the Weishui River, we may be able to find clues!"
Xie Yunxiao said: "I think Mr. Xue should have been here. If there are any traces, Mr. Xue will definitely find it!"
"There are no absolutes in the world. Since we are here to supervise their handling of the case, we are walking behind. If we really find anything, let it be given to Mr. Xue!" Qin Zheng said.
Xie Yunxiao chuckled: "If Mr. Xue hears what you say, will he blow his beard and glare?"
Qin Zheng also smiled: "If this is really the case, then I will have more expectations!"
"Let's rest first!" Xie Yunxiao said.
Qin Zheng nodded, and the two returned to the camp and slept separately. As for keeping watch, they didn't need to worry about it.
Mengtian was not asleep yet. He was sitting next to the fire alone, holding a wooden branch and lighting up the charcoal fire in the fire. The wind blew and the charcoal fire was bright, reflecting the dark night.
The dry wood burned, the flame danced, and the night sky was brightly illuminated.
At this time, Mengtian got up and walked along the perimeter.
This place to set up camp was personally selected by Meng Tian. It was some distance away from the woods to prevent enemies from hiding in the dark and observing their movements.
But Mengtian felt that the camping place he chose this time was not a good place. If there were really powerful enemies, they could still hide quietly in the woods and watch everything here.
Because of the distance, one's own people may not be able to detect it, but the enemy can observe the movement here.
"Fortunately, it's a flat land!" Mengtian whispered to himself.
He walked outside the fence into the woods.
The deep aura filled the air, and the forest suddenly felt a little inexplicably cold.
Suddenly, Meng Tian turned his head suddenly, and a ray of cold light shot out, pointing directly at the woods on the side. With a loud bang, the dead leaves on the ground were lifted up instantly, and a black poisonous snake shot out like lightning, sending out With a hiss, he came three feet in front of Meng Tian.
Mengtian slashed down with his palm sword and knocked the poisonous snake away. After falling on the ground for a few times, it made no sound.
After doing all this, Mengtian continued to walk forward and walked through the surrounding woods before going back to rest.
Early the next morning, after Xie Yunxiao and the others had breakfast, they continued on their way.
Their speed was not very fast, and they did find some traces while walking along the West Branch of the Weishui River.
But these traces were obviously left by Xue Ju and others.
"Master is indeed right, Master Xue and the others have indeed been here!" Qin Zheng said.
Xie Yunxiao looked at the sky and said, "It's already past midnight and a heavy rain is about to fall. I'm afraid we have to find a place to take shelter first!"
"How did Master know it was going to rain?" Qin Zheng looked curious.
Xie Yunxiao said: "Looking at the direction of the clouds, sensing the humidity of the air, and using some experience, you can naturally deduce it!"
"Master is really amazing, but I don't think we need to find shelter from the rain because we have a tent!" Qin Zheng said.
Xie Yunxiao said: "The tents are not enough!"
Only then did Qin Zheng realize that he had lived in a tent yesterday, but there were still many Xuanjia Weitian who were being used as beds.
"Master, I have decided not to live in tents anymore unless everyone has a tent!" Qin Zheng said seriously.
Xie Yunxiao nodded, with a hint of admiration in his eyes. He was indeed very pleased that Qin Zheng had such an idea.
Only by sharing joys and sorrows can we get closer to Xuanjiawei.
The Xuanjia Guards and Imperial City Guards are all the confidants of King Ning. There is no need to deliberately win over him, and it is impossible to win him over. All he needs to do is get their approval. Once Qin Zheng ascends the throne, they will all be Qin Zheng's men.
"If it rains heavily, it will be even more difficult for us to find clues!" Qin Zheng said.
Xie Yunxiao said: "It has been too long. It has rained heavily for countless times. All the clues that can be seen on the surface are probably gone!"
"Yes, in this case, this case will be more difficult to investigate! Why did so many people die? Why were their bodies dumped in the Weishui River?" The light in Qin Zheng's eyes kept changing.
"No matter what the answers to these questions are, they will always have a certain purpose. If you find this purpose, you can find that useful clue among thousands of clues!" Xie Yunxiao said.
Qin Zheng nodded, and then sighed: "This is the difficult part. It is easier said than done to find this line among so many threads?"
In less than a cup of tea, Xie Yunxiao and Qin Zheng had returned to the carriage.
"Master, what if we can't find a place to take shelter from the rain along the way?" Qin Zheng asked.
Xie Yunxiao said: "If you can't find a place to take shelter from the rain, you will have to get wet in the rain!"
Qin Zheng originally thought that Xie Yunxiao would have some good strategies, so he couldn't help but smile when he heard this.
Xie Yunxiao also smiled. This guy was looking for tricky questions, so naturally he also had to come up with some tricky answers.
"Oh, Master, why do humans have two legs but horses have four?" Qin Zheng asked again.
Xie Yunxiao smiled and said: "Because humans have two legs, and horses have four legs!" '
Qin Zheng grinded his teeth secretly. He felt that Xie Yunxiao's answers were really annoying.
Suddenly, there was a sound on the top of the carriage, which was the sound of rain hitting the carriage.
"It's really raining!" Qin Zheng said.
Xie Yunxiao glanced at this kid, as if he didn't believe his judgment just now.
"A person who truly knows how to fight must be proficient in the right time, place and people. Knowing how to identify the weather is an important part of the time!" Xie Yunxiao said.
"Oh, it seems that Master didn't say that before!" Qin Zheng said.
Xie Yunxiao said: "Is there any? Let's take what we say now as the standard. Well, nothing in this world is accurate!"
The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Xie Yunxiao and the others were okay, but the soldiers of the Xuanjia Guard could only continue running in the rain. To them, this rain is nothing.
Qin Zheng opened the curtain and looked at the dense raindrops falling, but he felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.
"If possible, I hope I can ride a horse too!" Qin Zheng thought in his mind.
Xie Yunxiao didn't know what Qin Zheng was thinking at this time, but his mind was attracted by the falling rain.
At this time, the power of his consciousness will move with these raindrops without any deliberate effort.
"Commander, there is an abandoned temple ahead. I'm going to see if I can take shelter from the rain!"
Outside the carriage, the voices of the Xuanjia Guards came.
Mengtian nodded: "Go and have a look!"
Not long after, the Xuanjia Guard officer came back. He reported: "General, the temple is very big, with four rooms. It has been abandoned for a long time. One of them is shabby and leaking, but the rest are fine!"
"With the tent we have on hand, it's enough to protect us from the rain!" Mengtian said.
The soldier nodded repeatedly. The rain was too heavy now and he had to find a place to take shelter from the rain.
"You go to the temple first, and I will report to His Highness!" Mengtian said.
At this time, Qin Zheng's voice came from the carriage: "No need, just go and take shelter from the rain!"
"Yes!" Meng Tian agreed and went to work.
"Finally a place to take shelter from the rain!" Qin Zheng said.
"Yes!" Xie Yunxiao replied.
Mengtian directed many Xuanjia guards to do things, and soon more than three hundred Xuanjia guards crowded into the temple, while the most famous ones were under the eaves or in the few tents.
Xie Yunxiao opened the curtain of the carriage and walked out of it.
The falling rainwater was already blown away by the invisible energy before it even got close to him.
"Sir! Why are you down here?" Mengtian was drenched in rain, but he looked very energetic. His sharp aura made people dare not look directly at him.
Xie Yunxiao said: "Gather all the people and horses in the temple. If anything happens..."
Mengtian's heart trembled violently, how could he make such a mistake?
If this was an enemy trap, it would be easy to kill him in one fell swoop. After all, hundreds of people were crowded together, making movement inconvenient at all.
"Sir, I am confused!" Mengtian replied, he was about to let the soldiers separate.
Xie Yunxiao said again: "Perhaps I am overly worried. This rain will still last for a long time. Let the soldiers rest for a while, but we cannot relax our vigilance!"
Meng Tian nodded. As the commander of the Xuanjia Guard, he was more vigilant than anyone else. He naturally knew what kind of people his soldiers were.
Xie Yunxiao walked into the temple. More than 300 people were crowded into these rooms, leaving only a small path.
The front room of the temple houses a tall statue of the god.
Xie Yunxiao went through the legendary gods in his mind, but none of them matched the statue in front of him.
"Looking at the size of this temple, it doesn't look like ordinary mountain temples or earth temples. Normally, wherever there is a temple, there will be a family not far away, so that there is incense!" Xie Yunxiao said.
Meng Tian was stunned for a moment. He seemed not to realize what Xie Yunxiao said.
After thinking for a moment, Mengtian immediately sent someone out to investigate.
Xie Yunxiao continued to look at the statue. One of the arms of the tall statue was broken, and the foot of the statue had six toes, but one of the toes was broken.
