Thinking of this, Qingyan turned around and started to walk back with Chou Chou in her arms. There was only a distance of two to three hundred meters. As long as she didn't shout at the top of her lungs and make a huge noise, the other party wouldn't be able to notice her.
So she walked back slowly and calmly, without having to be sneaky.
After walking out only a few dozen meters, she stopped again. She heard footsteps coming from her right front.
Based on her hearing, the other party should be a hundred meters away. Although she deliberately walked slowly, there were many dead branches and rotten leaves on the ground, so Qingyan still heard it.
I immediately found a strong tree, hid behind it, and then said to Chou Chou: "Chou Chou, you climb up the tree, you'd better use the leaves to block yourself, and take a look at the front right of us. Is there someone over there?"
Chou Chou nodded slightly and climbed up the tree in a few swishes.
Then within a minute, he climbed down again.
Send a message to Qingyan: "Yanyan, there are three people coming from the front right of us, wearing short clothes and carrying knives on their waists. They should be skilled in martial arts.
Judging from the material of their clothes, they must not be ordinary people. However, they wore bamboo hats on their heads so that their faces could not be seen clearly. They looked like three men.
The one in front should be the leader, and the two behind should be the guards. They were obviously protecting him in the middle, looking around while walking. "
Qingyan thought to herself, were the twenty or thirty people in front of them ambush the three of them?
Is there something on this mountain? She wouldn't believe it if these three people passed by each other from now on.
This is obviously the way up the mountain. There are ravines and cliffs on both sides of the mountain. You may not be able to climb over it when you reach the top of the mountain. It is better to take the mountain road below.
There must be something they need on this mountain, and Chou Chou said that they were on guard while walking. They walked unhurriedly, and they must not be running for their lives, which meant that there were no pursuers behind them.
Qingyan rolled her eyes. Could it be that there was some kind of treasure on the top of this mountain?
Isn’t that how things are played on TV? Someone took a treasure map and went to search for treasure in the mountains, and then was discovered by an opponent, or the news was leaked. The opponent came to ambush halfway, trying to steal the treasure map, or take them hostage and let them lead the way. Treasure hunt…
The more she thought about it, the more likely it was. Qingyan looked around to see if there was any place where she could hide.
She was going to hide and wait here for a while. If the two sides fought and both sides lost, she could reap the benefits. If one side lost...
Of course, it is very likely that this side will lose. After all, three people beat twenty or thirty people. A ten-fold difference definitely means that this side has a higher chance of defeat.
If they were captured and went to look for treasures, he could follow them and there might be unexpected gains.
Anyway, with her and Chou Chou's ears, they could hear their movements and conversations, and Chou Chou could climb up a tree and monitor the direction they were going without fear of losing them.
After deciding, Qingyan quickly looked for a hiding place.
However, there are only trees here, and there are quite a few thick ones. But hiding behind the trees, the other party can easily be discovered as long as they are more careful.
After all, although she had practiced Kung Fu, it was only boxing, and she had not practiced anything like the legendary Turtle Breath Kung Fu. If the opponent was a martial arts master, she would be able to hear her breathing immediately.
Don't even think about climbing up a tree. She's not as small as Chou Chou. No one can notice her just standing on any tree branch with dense leaves.
She was at least 1.6 meters tall, which was considered relatively tall in ancient times, at least a little taller than the old ladies who walked with her.
That is to say, being thin makes you appear petite, otherwise it would be difficult to be discovered even if you are disguised as a man.
This is still in the north, and these villagers are probably relatively tall. If they go to the south, the literati may not be as tall as her.
Listening to the footsteps getting closer and closer, Qingyan was also thinking about whether to leave now. It was still too late.
At this time, Chou Chou sent a message to her: "Yanyan, when I was on the tree just now, I saw a huge boulder on the right rear. There is a tree hole under the big tree behind the boulder. Otherwise, you can hide there first." , the other party will definitely not be able to find it.”
Qingyan's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. Thinking of this, she quickly lowered her body and ran in the direction Chou Chou pointed.
After a few steps, I saw the stone. The stone was quite high. Standing behind the stone, you could barely show your head.
She could completely cover it if she lowered her body slightly, but if she just hid behind this, the other party would definitely come to check.
Taking two steps forward, sure enough, there was a tree hole in the lower half of the tree, which was almost one meter in diameter.
She was squatting and hiding inside just right so no one could see her, unless of course the other party didn't come over.
If the other party comes over, he can still see it.
Qingyan thought for a while and saw a stone half a person tall next to her. She reached out and tried to move it. Unexpectedly, it could actually be moved. It seemed that it was a piece of gravel and was not connected to the boulder.
That's easy to say. She moved the stone to the front of the tree hole, and then covered the part with the imprinted mark under the stone with the rotten leaves next to it, so that it would not be obvious that there was a stone here.
After that, he got into the tree hole, then reached out and pulled the half-man-high stone forward, just in time to cover the tree hole.
At this time, the footsteps outside were already very clear. She squatted in the tree hole and tried to slow down her breathing.
Then I heard a voice from outside, "It should be here, halfway up the mountain. Master, do you want to take a rest? There should be no danger in this deserted place."
There has been no rest along the way, not even a sip of water. Your health is important. It is not too late to sit down for a while and drink water before leaving. "
Another younger voice said: "Just follow what you said, take a rest first, it shouldn't be far away."
