"Ah! What's the matter?" Escort Tian was stunned by the shout and couldn't help turning his head to look at Li Shanwa.
Li Shanwa rushed behind Bodyguard Tian and pulled him to the side. Bodyguard Tian was caught off guard and fell to the snow with a "plop". Before he could react, a long black shadow shouted. , flew over their heads.
"What is it?" Bodyguard Tian asked in shock, with his mouth wide open.
"Yes, it's an iron wire flying." Li Shanwa's face turned pale and she replied with chattering teeth.
Escort Tian had never heard of an animal with such a weird name, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Little brother, is this wire fly the name of a kind of bird? But just now I saw it flying over my head, and... I didn’t see it having wings!”
Li Shanwa said in a panic: "Uncle, let's leave quickly. I heard that this Iron Wire Fly has a bad temper. If you piss it off, you won't leave until you get revenge!"
"Oh!" Tian Biaoshi glared and said in dissatisfaction: "Little brother, what kind of bird scares you to this extent? I don't believe in this evil today!" As he said, he stretched out his hand and made a "squeak" sound. He took out a simple knife from the scabbard at his waist. The blade of the knife was shining white in the residual light of the snow on the ground, which was very eye-catching.
Bodyguard Tian held the sword in his hand and made a sword. Then he took an attack stance and asked Li Shanwa majestically: "Little brother, do you think there is any monster in this mountain that can withstand my sword?"
As soon as Li Shanwa finished speaking, before Li Shanwa could reply, a man in black who was about seven or eight steps away from him suddenly let out a scream of "ah" and immediately fell to the snow with a "plop" and kicked his feet twice. , and there was no sound.
"Yang Ling, what's wrong with you?" Guard Tian was shocked. He hurriedly put away his posture and ran to the man in black. Just as he was about to squat down to take a look, Li Shanwa pulled him up from behind. At the same time, the long black shadow that had just flown over their heads suddenly flew up from the man in black named Yang Ling, and passed over their heads again.
Escort Tian was so frightened by this ghost-like monster that all the hairs on his body stood up. For the first time in his life, he was faced with a helpless situation where he was faced with a life and death threat but had no strength to deal with it. He tremblingly asked Li Shanwa: "Little brother, what on earth is this wire flying about?"
Li Shanwa glanced left and right and said anxiously: "Uncle, we'd better leave here as soon as possible. I suspect that the nest of this iron wire is nearby."
Bodyguard Tian shook his head and said stubbornly: "No, one of my brothers died here for no apparent reason. I want to find this lair of iron wires, kill them and avenge my brother!"
As a result, as soon as he said the word "hateful", another man in black screamed in front of him. After falling to the ground, like the man in black before, he kicked his feet twice and lost his voice.
This time, all the men in black were frightened out of their wits. They all took out their swords from the scabbards hanging on their waists, widened their eyes, and looked around, fearing that the monster called Tiexian Fei would fall on them.
"Quick, quick" Tian Shi pointed at a man in black opposite him and said hurriedly: "Jin San, hurry up and report to the chief escort, saying that we are in great trouble here and ask him to send more people. .”
"Yes." Jin Sanyi clasped his fists, turned around, jumped on the horse, and galloped away with a "drive" sound.
Seeing that Escort Tian and others could not be persuaded to leave, Li Shanwa decided to hide first, because he had heard from his parents before that this kind of flying iron wire could be caught when he was young, and he had never heard of it. Someone has caught a grown-up Iron Wire Fly. Judging from the shadow of the Iron Wire Fly that just flew up, it is obviously an adult Iron Wire Fly, otherwise it would not be that long. He also saw the Iron Wire Fly when he was a child. However, it was caught by a long-time friend of his parents. It is about a foot long, as thick as a thumb, and is completely black. It is not very poisonous. If you are bitten by it, it will not kill you immediately, but it will cause pain. It was so unbearable that its back was covered with scales that were harder than iron and could be cut with a knife.
Because it is difficult to catch, many people with ulterior motives are willing to spend a lot of money to buy it. It is said that the most expensive one was once sold for one thousand taels of silver. In other words, if a hunter in the mountains is lucky enough to catch a larvae flying on an iron wire, it will basically The whole family will not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of their lives!
Li Shanwa made up her mind, and when no one had time to notice his nervousness, she was about to retreat into the bushes on the roadside. Unexpectedly, at this time, Bodyguard Tian pulled him behind him and said, "Little Brother, you are small, hide behind me, and the monster cannot find you."
This sudden move by Escort Tian moved Li Shanwa instantly. She gave up the idea of escaping. She opened her eyes wide behind Escort Tian and searched the surroundings hard, for fear that the iron wire would suddenly attack again.
Just when everyone was panicking, Jin San, who had gone to report the news, came back. Behind his mount was a kid riding a red horse and dressed as a Taoist priest. He looked about the same age as Li Shanwa, but he What is terrifying is that there is a big black bird hovering above the little boy's head. This bird has two heads and four eyes, and each eye emits a flickering yellow light! Upon seeing the situation, Guard Tian hurried forward to greet him. He clasped his hands and said respectfully to the Taoist boy: "I met Taoist Priest Tianji in Shimodian Xingfu."
The little Taoist boy on the horse waved his hands in a lively manner: "That's all, Master, he heard that monsters appeared here and hurt people's lives, so he ordered me to come here with the black dragon to capture them."
Upon hearing this, Bodyguard Tian quickly stepped aside from his horse's head, bowed in a gesture of invitation, and said humbly: "Then I'll ask you, Taoist Priest Lao Tianji. Please, Priest Priest."
The little Taoist boy did not dismount, but raised his head and whistled at the black bird circling overhead. The black bird immediately raised its circling height upon hearing the sound, and looked in all directions with its four shining yellow eyes at the same time.
After a while, I heard the strange bird let out a soul-stirring cry, and flew towards a jagged rock on the roadside. When it reached the sky above the rock, it stretched out its sharp claws to grab the stone, and a shadow twisted and struggled like a snake. , has been firmly grasped by the black bird's claws, and then one of the black bird's two heads pecked the black shadow's head that was trying to tilt up. The black shadow immediately collapsed, like a noodle. Hanging from the blackbird's talons.
Bodyguard Tian really hated this black shadow. At this moment, he quickly put his hands together and said to the little Taoist boy: "Little Taoist Tianji, this monster has killed two brothers. I ask the little Taoist priest, Black Dragon, to put down this monster." , I want to chop him into pieces to vent my hatred!"
The little Taoist boy smiled softly: "Master Tian, that's not necessary. In fact, Master just heard what the person you sent to report said, and he knew what this monster was. Its real name is the Black Iron Snake, and it is a very poisonous species. It is a strong snake species. If a person is bitten by it, he will die within two breaths at most. Because it can fly, some mountain people call it iron wire flying. This kind of snake also has the characteristic of being frightened. When it arrives, it will fight to the death for revenge. Don’t look at it wilting under the claws of the black dragon. In fact, it is pretending to be dead. As long as the black dragon releases its claws, I guarantee that it will disappear immediately.”
"Oh, oh!" Guard Master Tian laughed in shock: "I didn't expect this guy to be so scheming. If Taoist Priest Tianji hadn't reminded me, I would have let him go in vain! But what will the Black Dragon do to him next? Woolen cloth?"
The little Taoist boy smiled slightly and wrote lightly: "Of course I ate it. The black dragon has a great appetite for these poisons!"
After respectfully seeing off the little Taoist boy, Master Tian ordered several men in black to first tie the bodies of the two men in black who were bitten by black iron snakes to horses so that they could be taken back for burial. He took out the dry food from the horse's basket, found a random stone on the roadside to sit down, stuffed the dry food into his mouth and started chewing it. Probably because he had just saved his life, the bodyguard Tian was extremely polite to Li Shanwa. He handed him a large piece of beef jerky and his own water bottle as well.
Li Shanwa was really hungry, so she was not polite immediately, took it and gobbled it up, eating meat and drinking water.
Due to a lot of delay in the front, as soon as they finished eating the dry food, an order came from behind, asking them to start immediately.
After walking on the mountain road for half the night, a group of people passed through a gap in the mountains. The road ahead gradually opened up. There were a few words vaguely carved on the mountain wall in front of them. When they looked closer, they saw that the words "Changping County Three" were engraved on it. This word means that they will soon leave Linshan County and enter Changping County.
After walking forward for about two or three miles, another stone tablet appeared on the side of the road, with the word "official road" engraved on it. It turned out that they had unknowingly walked on the mountain road and onto the official road.
Without thinking much, the group continued walking on the official road for about ten miles. At this time, on the snow beside the official road in the distance, a large black cluster suddenly appeared in front of their eyes, with flames beating in the middle. Tian Biao The master immediately stopped everyone and ordered Jin San to go back and report to the chief escort.
It didn't take long for Jin San to come back, but this time he was not alone, but a large group of dark people followed behind him. A masked man in black took the lead and rushed to the front of escort Tian. The escort immediately knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists with both hands and reported: "Chief escort, we saw a large number of people and horses in front of us. I wonder if this is the escort team we are looking for."
The masked man in black rode on a horse, waved his whip, and shouted softly: "Hurry up and send someone to investigate."
"Yes." Escort Tian agreed, turned around and waved his hand, and the two horses rushed out of the team and ran straight to the dark place about a few miles away.
Soon the two spies turned back, and one of them reported breathlessly: "Chief escort, after our investigation, we found that it was a circle composed of about twenty or thirty large vehicles, with eight sentries on the outside, and another There were about ten people on patrol, and a large bonfire was burning in the center of the circle. Because the guard was too strict, we were unable to detect the situation inside the circle, and we didn’t know how many people were inside.”
The chief escort nodded: "I got it." Then he raised his whip and shouted: "The whole army listens to the order, take off all the items carried on the horse, run forward lightly, listen to my command, and launch the attack."
Following his order, the crackling snow was filled with various objects thrown from the horse. Escort Tian leaned against Li Shanwa's ear and whispered: "Little brother, when we charge later, You have no battlefield experience, so just stay here and don't move around until I come back to find you.
Li Shanwa nodded in confusion. He really didn't understand what was happening in front of him. Why did he agree to come to protect the bodyguards, but in the blink of an eye it turned into a charge to fight? He wanted to ask for more information, but the imposing manner of these people in front of him Too big, he really didn't dare to ask.
