He looked straight at Sima Wushuang and said, "Master Sima, this bird has been in the mountains for a long time, but it is spiritual. Isn't it inappropriate for you to do this?"
Sima Wushuang chuckled, "Taoist Priest, we are all hungry now. It doesn't matter if he is okay or not. How can we survive if we don't eat them?"
Not to mention these three flying birds, each of which is bigger than that big goose, these seven or eight people can eat enough.
Taoist Jueding said nothing more, but chose a shady place to sit down and ordered several guards to find firewood.
After all the guards had gone away, Taoist Jue Ding looked at Sima Wushuang and lowered his voice and said, "Master Sima, none of us know the way forward. We have to be mentally prepared. It may take ten days or half a year." Can’t get out.”
Sima Wushuang's heart tightened, and he looked at Taoist Jue in surprise.
"Taoist Master, what should we do? If we go back, we will die. We can only take the risk."
"Prepare more food and water from here." Taoist Jue's words made Sima Wushuang understand instantly. He stood up and took out a chain from the baggage.
"I understand, I'll go look around again."
Taoist Jueding nodded, "Go ahead and leave these to me and I'll skin them."
Watching Sima Wushuang walk away, Taoist Jue had a contemptuous smile on his face.
"A bunch of losers."
After saying that, Jue Jing Taoist quickly plucked out the feathers of a big bird, opened his big mouth and bit it directly.
Tear off a large piece of flesh and blood and start chewing it.
With only half a stick of incense, he devoured a big bird. The Taoist wiped his beak and stood up, "Huh, if I eat this bird, I can go without food or drink for five days. Can you do that?"
After speaking, he looked around and shook his clothes.
"Go away, poor people, and wish yourselves good fortune."
After saying that, he jumped up and disappeared quickly.
When Sima Wushuang came back after hunting a few more birds, he was shocked to see that Taoist Jue Jing was gone.
But after careful inspection, there was nothing unusual except for a pile of bird feathers left at the scene.
The remaining guards didn't seem to notice anything strange, they were just plucking bird feathers silently and preparing to grill the meat.
Only Sima Wushuang knew in his heart that the top Taoist priest was gone, and he no longer wanted to share the joys and sorrows with them.
Having said that, being with them can only share hardships, how can there be any joy in it?
The barbecue was done, but the Taoist priest hadn't come back yet. There was a bold guard. Sima Wushuang finally asked, and Sima Wushuang smiled.
"The Taoist priest has gone ahead to look at the road. Let's eat first and wait until he comes back before we set off."
This is also Sima Wushuang's helpless explanation. It can't be said that Jue Taoist has run away.
After eating and drinking enough, I found a cool place and had a good sleep.
When Sima Wushuang woke up, the sun was already setting in the west. Looking at the five or six guards present, they were all downcast and listless.
Sima Wushuang understood that everyone began to worry when they saw that Taoist Jueding had not returned yet.
Sima Wushuang pretended to be calm and asked everyone to prepare dinner quickly.
The bonfire was lit and while eating the fragrant barbecue, Sima Wushuang suddenly spoke, "Brothers, I've thought about it carefully. I'm afraid we have to go back and go down the steep slope."
Upon hearing his words, everyone present was dumbfounded. You looked at me and I looked at you, and no one knew how to answer the question.
"If Hero Sima goes back and encounters those people, we still won't be able to survive."
Faced with everyone's worries, Sima Wushuang sighed slightly, "This is also a helpless move. You saw that Taoist Master Jueding left at noon and has not come back yet. This means that he may have encountered some accident. You said, we Who can match his skills?"
"If even the top Taoist can't handle the situation ahead, what's the point of us going there."
His words made the atmosphere at the scene become even more silent.
After a long time, someone finally said, "But I'm afraid it will be very bad if we go back."
Sima Wushuang laughed.
"You have misunderstood me. We don't seem to be in a hurry to go back now. We have food and drink here, so why are we in a hurry to go back? If they don't see us for a while, they will naturally withdraw."
After hearing what Sima Wushuang said, everyone couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
"Congratulations, Hero Sima!"
Sima Wushuang took two more bites of meat and continued, "Of course, we can't hide here and never go out. Usually, someone has to stand guard, and from time to time, someone has to go to the cable bridge and the steep slope to check on the situation."
"Yes, Master Sima is right. We need to go check on them frequently. If we find that they have withdrawn, we must leave quickly."
After seeing Sima Wushuang's words, everyone actually relaxed and fell asleep contentedly, as if they had already begun to have sweet dreams.
I hope Meng Chen Xiaobei and the others will take the initiative to retreat.
At this time, the Jueding Taoist had quietly returned to the steep slope under the cover of night.
He recalled in his mind the strange chirping of birds as they approached the steep slope.
Although it sounded like a bird's call, the timing was really questionable.
Under the cover of night, it took Taoist Jue Ding almost half an hour to move into the woods bit by bit.
After entering the woods, he found a big tree and climbed up carefully. His movements were so gentle that even the birds in the forest were not disturbed.
Crouching behind the treetops, Taoist Jue Jing remained motionless, patiently waiting for the opportunity.
Waiting until it gets dark, there is a slight movement in the woods.
There were several alert birds, flapping their wings, flying out of the woods and hovering in the sky.
Seeing this scene, Taoist Jue couldn't help but feel happy. He knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had come.
Soon a figure appeared in his field of vision.
The figure walked forward for a while, stopped in front of a big tree, then raised his hand and lightly knocked on the trunk.
Then a gray shadow slid down from the big tree in the sky.
Jueding Taoist knows that this is the secret whistle taking over the shift.
While the two of them were whispering in low voices, Taoist Jue suddenly started to take action.
He shook his hand, and several points of cold light shrouded the two people.
The two people who were taking over the shift were caught off guard and fell down before they even had time to make any sound.
A contemptuous snort came from the corner of the Jue Taoist's lips.
He jumped down from the treetop and came to the two of them. He kicked the dead body with his foot and confirmed that the two of them were dead. Then he took off the clothes of one of them and put it on himself.
After thinking for a while, he tore off a corner of the other person's robe and wrapped it around his head.
From such a distance, you can't tell that his beard and hair are all white, only a piece of green cloth is visible.
After doing all this, Taoist Jue Jing picked up the bodies of the two people, then jumped up to the treetop with a slight jump, then each found a branch to put down, and then jumped down, taking his time. Heading towards the steep slope.
