The next day, when the sun was shining brightly, the rustling sound of travelers could be heard in the woods.
Jia Qian and Dongfang Shiming slept very poorly in that noisy situation. They woke up early in the morning. Their physical strength was damaged and their leg strength was weakened. They could only hope to hurry up and reach Fenglu County as soon as possible.
A series of changes last night caused some deviations in their route. Fortunately, Jia Qian didn't run too far to begin with, so it wasn't a big problem.
By looking at the map, you can basically deduce the current location of the two people. There is not much distance left to Fenglu County. If we go over the mountain road, we can reach it tomorrow.
Although this is farther away than the main road, it is also more hidden. After all, both of them have lost their basic ability to meet the enemy. If they meet again unfortunately, it will be difficult to escape.
The two of them helped him climb over the mountains and found some wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger. Fenglu County is already close at hand, and they have no reason to give up now.
"Jia Qian," Dongfang Shiming wanted to distract the two people, so he slowly said, "Tell me about your hometown, Fenglu County."
Jia Qian was stunned for a moment. Hearing that Dongfang Shiming was interested in his hometown, he was naturally happy to tell him about it.
"However, I haven't been back for a long time." Jia Qian felt a little ashamed, "I'll tell you based on the situation at that time."
Dongfang Shiming nodded in agreement, and Jia Qian picked out the important ones and told him: "My hometown, Fenglu County, is considered a relatively powerful area."
"Its scale is larger than Jiangliang City, and it is considered a famous city in the mountains. Farmers, merchants, and handicraft production are all relatively developed."
A concern in Dongfang Shiming's heart gradually faded away after hearing what Jia Qian said.
If Fenglu County is weak, Jiuche Xiaoying, who can do anything, may even take direct measures to destroy the city in order to eradicate the threat of the Evil Scholar. However, since Fenglu County is of such a scale, Jiuche Xiaoying, who is still in the dark, should not do this rashly.
Jia Qian continued to talk about his hometown with gusto, becoming more and more enthusiastic.
Never has a wanderer not been homesick, and with the constant misfortunes along the way, it will make people miss their stable home even more. As he talked, he seemed to have forgotten even the pain in his legs and sleepiness, and his foot strength obviously accelerated a lot.
Dongfang Shiming was secretly pleased, and at the same time stepped up his pace to keep up with him.
However, in the mountains and plains behind them, all four leaders of Jiuche Xiaoying in the nearby area quietly moved out.
The surrounding mountains, from the top to the valley, are covered with figures in black hoods. They have launched a huge net, vowing to annihilate the evil-killing scholar who has been threatening them for a long time here in one fell swoop.
It's approaching noon. Dongfang Shiming secretly noticed the black eagle circling in the sky from time to time, and felt something strange in his heart. For some reason, he could always feel a vague murderous aura, as if something was following behind him, getting closer and closer, but he couldn't get rid of it.
The two of them bypassed a forest and climbed to a more favorable vantage point.
At this time, Dongfang Shiming patted Jia Qian's shoulder and signaled him not to go any further. He turned his head and said with a cold eyebrow to the air: "What is coming is still inevitable."
Jia Qian was immediately stunned. He quickly turned around, only to find that a figure in a black turban had appeared on the mountain he had just passed, searching for him. The situation was horrifying. And such a number was definitely not limited to Leng Wushuang’s subordinates last night.
Although no one immediately responded to Dongfang Shiming's words, from the corner of his eye, he also caught a glimpse of the black hawk above his head circling and flying away towards the opposite valley.
He just wanted this beast to tell the truth, but he wanted to see how long the man behind the scenes could keep his composure.
As expected, soon, the big men in black turbans walking through the mountains seemed to have received unified instructions and immediately gathered and ran down the mountain. Due to their blocked vision, the two of them couldn't see exactly how many troops there were at the foot of the mountain, but it didn't matter, after all, they shouldn't be the ones who were really fighting against them.
Suddenly, the two of them felt the wind blowing all around, and the forest leaves began to rustle.
The wind darts fell to the ground and the iron ropes screamed. The familiar person arrived first, this is their old friend, Leng Wushuang is here.
But at the same time, there were unintentional steps coming from all directions.
Dongfang Shiming and Jia Qian were close to each other, facing the besiegers coming from four angles. Dongfang Shiming understood that this should correspond to the four divisions of Jiu, Che, Xiao and Ying. Most likely he is the leader of the Four Divisions.
The black hawk flew over and suddenly landed on the arm of one of the comers.
The person who came had a black stubble on his face and was unconcealed in his brutality. He looked like he was definitely not an easy person to deal with. Two other strangers also appeared separately. One was a woman in scantily clad clothes, and the other was a thin man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.
"I found," Jia Qian suddenly came over and said, "Leng Wushuang is more pleasing to the eye. That girl is okay, but she is too slutty and not in line with the ways of a woman."
Dongfang Shiming smiled faintly: "No, no, the saint's way of being a woman can only represent the saint's aesthetics. Since all the saints' books have been thrown away, you should try to be more open-minded."
"Well..." Jia Qian heard what Dongfang Shiming said made sense, not to mention that when death was imminent, there was no need to follow the saint's principles until death.
He thought for a while and whispered to Dongfang Shiming: "Then I would rather die in the hands of that woman."
Dongfang Shiming felt funny about him in his heart, but he didn't say anything more. What's more, the four people were already approaching, and they had no chance to continue chatting.
Leng Wushuang and the four of them walked to a certain distance and stood still.
There was no unnecessary confrontation. Leng Wushuang slowly spoke first: "You two, long time no see."
