A gust of mountain wind blew through the jungle, making a rustling sound.
The man and woman gradually moved away, along the rugged mountain road into the forest, and their figures disappeared in a flash.
Liu Ruyan and Zhao Qingzhu looked at each other, then stood up, not daring to stay any longer, and briefly looked in the direction they left. Liu Ruyan calmed down and said, "Come on, let's follow up and take a look! Be careful and don’t expose yourself.”
Zhao Qingzhu nodded and frowned: "It seems that these two killers are extremely skilled in martial arts. We must not take action rashly! The Hell Gate must be deep in the woods."
The two of them couldn't help but say something, and then they spread out their bodies and quickly followed behind the man and woman.
The jungle was extremely dense and distributed on the mountainside of the steep canyon, with towering ancient trees in it. The two of them ran lightly, the wind blew under their feet, and in a moment, they were thrown into the forest. They followed all the way, looking around warily. They walked a long way in the forest, but they didn't find the two figures. The surroundings were very quiet. The two people didn't dare to be careless. They slowed down their pace, guessing that the man and woman should be together. Before they went far, the surrounding terrain gradually became more complicated. Two forked roads appeared not far ahead, one heading east and one heading west. When they got here, it was a dilemma for the two of them. There were no signposts on the roadside. Where should they go? Which way to go?
The man and woman were clearly walking slowly just now, but why did they suddenly disappear after entering the forest? Liu Ruyan and Zhao Qingzhu carefully looked around. Three small forks suddenly appeared in the huge forest, and the paths were winding. The twists and turns are chaotic and there is no pattern to follow in the direction.
At this moment, the two of them were stumped. Looking around, the man and woman had already disappeared without a trace.
Liu Ruyan said alertly: "This is strange. As soon as these two people entered the forest, they suddenly disappeared. We were only tens of meters away from them. They couldn't walk so fast? "
Zhao Qingzhu looked at the ground carefully, as if searching for footprints on the ground. When they entered the forest from here, they would definitely leave footprints on the ground. No matter how light their feet were, it was impossible not to leave any traces.
Zhao Qingzhu leaned over and carefully discerned along the overgrown path. The ground was a little damp in the morning, and the fog in the forest was still heavy. Apart from scattered fallen leaves, it was not difficult to see footprints on the ground. After observing for a long time, he finally saw two light tracks. The chaotic footprints spread out towards the trail to the left ahead.
Zhao Qingzhu frowned and said quietly: "Brother Liu, look, there are a series of shallow footprints on the ground. The dew on the grass has not dried yet, so footprints will naturally be left on the road. Look, although the footprints are messy, the direction is still clear." It looks like they went to the left road!" Two lines of vague footprints on the ground were seen extending towards the left path.
Without thinking, the two immediately followed the footprints and walked towards the path to the left. The forest is dense with ancient trees, covered with thorns and vines as deep as a foot, with tangled branches on the trunks, and only a few desolate mountain roads hidden in the grass.
In such a situation, no one could imagine that there would be a mysterious Jianghu organization entrenched deep in the jungle.
The two of them did not dare to be careless. They groped forward toward the forest with their feet light and kept looking around. This mountain forest road seemed extremely deserted. Except for the birds that fluttered from time to time in the forest grass, there was no other life in sight.
After walking along the mountain road for a while, we passed through the strange and dim jungle, but we still didn't see the shadow of the man and woman just now.
Liu Ruyan said in deep thought: "What the hell, I saw them getting into the forest, but how could they disappear in the blink of an eye? How could they walk so fast?" He frowned and looked at Zhao Qingzhu.
Zhao Qingzhu slowly exhaled and said, "Did those two people find us a long time ago and find a place to hide in the forest?"
Liu Ruyan glanced around, paying attention to the movements around her, frowning and saying quietly: "If those two people really found us, why didn't they expose us face to face? There must be a monster when something goes wrong. I think there must be something fishy in this. Maybe they found another way and took another way, but there are only these three in front of them, so why are there other ways?"
Zhao Qingzhu thought slowly and said: "Brother Liu, since we have found the location of the Hell Gate, why not retreat down the mountain first and inform Hero Xu that they will make plans again?"
Liu Ruyan pondered for a moment and said: "We can't use the sounding arrow. The sounding arrow signal will definitely alert the people at the Hell Gate. Otherwise, let's go in and see what happens. If we go back to the bottom of the mountain now, it will definitely be a lot of trouble. Those two people are here We can’t go too far in a short period of time, let’s keep searching!”
Zhao Qingzhu looked at him and nodded. Liu Ruyan fixed the crossbow on his back and held the sword in his hand. The two of them cautiously moved towards the depths of the dense forest.
The further they walked, the deeper the dense forest became. The two followed a series of scattered footprints to the hinterland of a mountain col. A huge cliff appeared in front of them. Suddenly, the road disappeared and all the footprints on the ground disappeared.
Zhao Qingzhu looked at the towering cliff in front of him and murmured: "It turns out to be a dead end! Brother Liu, it seems we have gone astray. Look, the footprints on the ground are gone!" He leaned down and carefully looked at the debris on the ground. Grass and leftover leaves.
Liu Ruyan said quietly: "Brother Zhao, in your opinion, where did those two people go?" His eyes were like lightning, searching around.
"There must be other roads here. Those two people must have taken a road we don't know about!" Except for the messy tall grass and lush shrubs in front of us, there was no other path in sight.
Liu Ruyan said: "Did we go the wrong way from the beginning? If there is really another way, it must be in this jungle. Let's search separately. Be careful that there are hidden weapons in the forest!"
The two of them walked east and west and got into the bushes beside the road. The weeds were full of thorns and thorns. Although the sun had penetrated the dense forest, the dew on the grass was still heavy. Unknowingly, the corners of their trousers had been beaten. wet.
Liu Ruyan looked to the east, and Zhao Qingzhu walked to the west. The two of them stepped deeply into the grass, pushing aside the broken branches and leaves, looking carefully for any traces of horses.
Everywhere you look is green and green that blocks out the sky and the sun. Where is the road leading to somewhere else?
It was still quiet all around, but the man and woman disappeared mysteriously. This kind of situation is really unbelievable unless you see it with your own eyes.
The two searched in the grass for a long time, but they didn't find any valuable clues! Liu Ruyan called to Zhao Qingzhu: "Brother Zhao, do you have any clues there?"
"Brother Liu, I didn't find anything. Do you think they used a blind trick to deliberately lead us to this road, but they took another road?" Zhao Qingzhu suddenly had an idea and thought of this level.
Liu Ruyan thought for a moment and felt that it made sense. She looked at Zhao Qingzhu and said, "That's right! Why didn't I think of this? They must have noticed it and deliberately led us elsewhere in order to cover up others' eyes and ears. Then they took advantage of the opportunity. return."
As he spoke, he suddenly jumped up, jumped out of the grass, and landed on the mountain road. Seeing this, Zhao Qingzhu also flew out and landed next to Liu Ruyan. Zhao Qingzhu said: "Let's go back to the three-way intersection. I think that's where the mystery lies."
The two of them quickly walked back towards the mountain road they came from.
After walking back for a while, I suddenly heard a faint sound of human voices coming from the forest in the distance.
The two were suddenly startled, winked at each other, and jumped into the deep weeds beside the road.
