Tianbao glanced at the boy, then looked away and lowered his head.
He looked like he was scared.
The girl laughed deliberately, "Junior brother, how could you lose to her in the first round of the martial arts assessment? It doesn't look like anything special."
Xu Yang's expression suddenly turned ugly. Every time this matter was brought up, it made him extremely unhappy. He smiled lightly and said, "The assessment was over at that time. In addition, she is a female disciple, so I didn't use my full strength in the first round."
"Yes, senior sister. In the second round of competition, senior brother Xu Yang regained the first place. After the examiners' comprehensive scores, senior brother Xu Yang was also first. How long have some people been in the gym? They can beat senior brother Xu Yang once, but It's just a fluke, what kind of real ability is that?" Yu Hong, who came in with the same batch of newcomers, had a strange look on his face, and he didn't like anything about the brother and sister.
Tianbao's eyebrows were lowered and covered by long eyelashes, her eyes were quiet and unruffled.
What these people say is bullshit.
Bai Yu pursed his lips tightly, standing next to his sister as if he dared not speak out in anger, which made the people over there who were talking more and more loud laugh.
The laughter was harsh. Bai Yu's eyelids drooped in the laughter, and a coldness surged in his eyes.
"Get ready, let's go!" the chief escort gave the order, and the team set off on the long snowy road.
That night, the eldest lady from the escort agency who had made a show of prestige in the morning had her whole face swollen like a pig's head for no apparent reason. Even her lips and tongue were swollen and she could not speak or drink. She could not eat.
The escort agency was in a state of panic.
The escort agency has a customs clearance guide, so it is not difficult to enter Dai Viet.
The difficulty is that the road is difficult to travel in the cold winter. It took one and a half months to get from Xindu to the Longxi Bund, enter the country by water, then go ashore, bypass the border town and enter the Yudu Ancient Road.
The New Year is over.
The snow is still falling continuously, and the snow on the Yudu ancient road is so thick that it can cover the insteps.
It was late afternoon when we arrived at the entrance of the ancient road. Gao Chong did not rush forward aggressively, but ordered the team to reorganize on the spot and eat and drink before continuing on their way.
The entrance to the ancient road is surrounded by desert, with high mountains and ridges covered with snow, and forests full of dead trees.
The cold wind came through the mountains and forests, and when it blew past my ears, the sound was as sharp as the howling of a hundred ghosts.
The bodyguards stopped in front of the dead forest on the road to rest and recover their strength.
"Shi Yu, Jiu'er, you two brothers and sisters are both good at martial arts and smart. Go ahead and explore the road. If there is nothing unusual, let's rest and move forward for a while." Gao Chong sat under the withered tree and looked into the depths. Gudao gave the order casually.
Two people on Xu Yang's side immediately showed expressions of gloating.
Among the five newcomers accompanying this trip, the head escort called the two brothers and sisters without asking. This meant that Miss Miao must have spoken in front of him.
Yu Hong pressed Han Wenbai's arm, "Hey, do you think they can come back after they go in?"
Han Wenbai raised the corner of his mouth and whispered, "If you can come back, the road ahead is relatively safe. If you can't come back, there is something different ahead. After all, we have explored the road."
"I say they deserve it. As a new disciple, you have to show off your skills compared to the old disciples. It's not pleasing to you at all times!"
Xu Yang didn't say anything. He only glanced at the brother and sister coldly and then looked away.
…
Entering the ancient trail from the entrance, two long strings of footprints are left on the snow.
Bai Yu looked back and saw that they were far away from the entrance. They didn't see anything strange as they walked in. Everything was empty and desolate.
"Tianbao, when your family was in exile, was it Uncle Ziyi who protected you on this ancient road?" Bai Yu asked.
Tianbao hummed, "There are thirty-three peaks on the ancient road, and each peak has its own bandit camp. They are all murderous people. My family encountered horse bandits at the other end of the ancient road."
"Then what?"
"Kill them all."
"How old were you then?"
"More than three months."
Bai Yu twitched the corners of his mouth and stopped asking.
The snow on the ground was getting deeper and deeper, and it began to wrap around the calves. When they stepped on it, there was a crunching sound of the soles running through the snow particles. The cloth shoes on their feet had long been soaked by the snow, and they were severely cold.
"We still need to go a little further, otherwise when the team comes in, they can tell if we are lazy just by looking at the footprints on the ground." Bai Yu looked at the endless winding path ahead, feeling unhappy, "Tianbao, why do I feel that we are lazy?" They are like ascetics, not here to take revenge, but to practice asceticism?"
"Remember this feeling, and when the fight starts in the future, your fists will be harder." The girl who was shorter than him raised her hand and patted his head.
Bai Yu "..." Is he a puppy or a pet?
Tianbao didn't accept his little complaint. He stopped and looked up at the mountain peaks with white snow and gray forest on the side. He raised a corner of his mouth and said, "This is about five miles from the entrance, Bai Yu, find some work for them." "
"What's the meaning?"
"The snow from the foot of this mountain to the top has traces of people trampling on it."
"It means there are people on the mountain! Bandits!" Bai Yu understood immediately, curled his lips, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "This time, let's see who is the cannon fodder."
The escorts at the entrance had already eaten, setting up the stove and cooking. The hot food was eaten to dispel the coldness of traveling covered in frost and snow.
My body feels warmer and I talk more.
One of the bodyguards craned his neck and took a few glances into the ancient road, "The new brother and sister have been in there for more than half an hour, right? There hasn't been any movement at all, let alone the horse bandits?"
"For more than half an hour, according to their footsteps, they can explore ten miles of snowy roads. Walking so far...it's hard to say what's going on."
Gao Chong's face was a little dark, "They have flares on them. If their lives are really in danger, they will use the flare to warn them. If there is no signal, they should be safe."
In fact, it is not the case. It cannot be considered safe if the flare is not fired, but it is just that there is no danger to life for the time being.
As for what is going on inside, whether Shi Yu and Jiu'er can come back depends on their luck and their own abilities.
Guiyi Pavilion does not accept incompetent people.
While everyone was chatting casually, the sky began to darken, and a signal bomb suddenly rose into the sky with a sharp sound and exploded in mid-air.
Gao Chong lowered his brows and stood up. The expressions of the other escorts also changed.
Not afraid, just a lot more serious.
"Chief escort, help! Horse bandits, horse bandits! They are coming!" The young figure stumbled into everyone's sight.
Behind him, a group of dark people followed, holding broadswords in their hands, looking tough and arrogant.
As he approached, the young man's face became clearer. He was already pale with fright, and his eyes were red. He was frightened and angry. "There were too many of them. I couldn't bring my sister out. She is still in the ancient road! Please lead the team, Chief Escort Leader" Save my sister!"
"You idiot, just run away if there are horse bandits. We will rescue you when we hear the noise. It's just a matter of bringing people here. Why did you set off the signal flare?" Gao Chongshang didn't reply. The bodyguards were already there. Someone yelled angrily first.
What kind of idiot is this!
When the signal bomb is set off, doesn't it mean that all the gangsters from the Thirty-three Peaks are drawn out!
Even if they have good skills, they can't guarantee that they can escape unscathed from the fierce bandits of the Thirty-three Villages!
Grass!
