At the end of the day, the sun moves to the west. At this time, the wind comes from the east.
But in a moment, all the sun in the sky hid behind the low-pressure lead clouds. The temperature between the sky and the earth dropped sharply, and countless small water droplets accumulated in the air close to the clouds.
On the edge of a cliff behind Panjun Mountain Iron Bone Village, there was already water vapor in the wind. The birds that were originally flying high in the sky were circling and lowering, as if they were frightened by something behind the dark clouds.
"Hey!!!" A long roar pierced the clouds.
In the blink of an eye, a bird of prey with gray-brown wings that were seven feet wide landed on the cliff. It was the bald eagle known to everyone in Iron Bone Village.
Lin Wen was the only one standing on the cliff now.
Because Lin Wen mostly communicates with the old owner of Suzaku City alone. If a raptor like the bald eagle finds that there are other people here, it will probably prey on them as food.
So even though the brothers were anxious because of their eldest brother's condition, he still refused everyone's request to wait for the good news together.
There are now more than two hundred people in Tieguguzhai, but only nine people have actually taken the title.
In the sixth year of Tianshou, they were the ones who survived the military uprising in the inner and outer cities of Suzaku City, but because they were afraid of being hurt, the nine of them made an appointment to leave that place.
When they founded "Iron Bone Village", the name came from the exercises everyone practiced, and the ranking order was based on age.
Because of his strength and sincerity to his brothers, Lin Pan was respected by everyone.
But now, he is still lying in bed in a coma.
It has been five days since he started bleeding coldly.
If he hadn't been promoted to the fourth rank last year and was physically strong, he might have been dead now.
The old man named Cao Baiji said that even if Lin Pan could stay strong for a day or two, if he didn't have the Nine-turn Nether Flame Grass, the result would be foreseeable.
So the situation is still not optimistic!
Unable to suppress the emotions rising in his heart, Lin Wen eagerly approached the bald eagle.
He first took out a piece of lean beef from the satchel on his waist and threw it over. When the bald eagle started eating, he bent his upper body, squatted next to the bald eagle's right talon, and took off a cowhide tied to it. cylinder.
"I hope there will be Nine-turn Nether Flame Grass!" Lin Wen prayed silently in his heart.
In the Tieguzhai meeting hall, seven people were present.
The open mailbox was placed on Lin Wen's right hand, and everyone waited quietly for him to read the reply in his hand.
Sitting on Lin Wen's right hand was the youngest Lin Zhun. He waited for half a quarter of an hour and saw that Lin Wen hadn't finished reading yet. He couldn't wait and picked up the mailbox closest to him.
He first looked inside, and then said to Lin Wen eagerly and disappointedly: "Second brother, why is there no Nine-turn Nether Flame Grass? Have you given it to the old man?"
After Lin Wen heard Lin Zhun's question, he stopped reading the letter.
He first shook his head at Lin Zhun, and then said to everyone present with the same disappointed look: "It is a pity that there is a letter from Suzaku City that none of the medicinal shops in the city have Nine-turn Nether Flame Grass."
Lin Wen looked around and saw that everyone was in a very low mood after hearing what he said.
He had to force himself to be happy and comforting, and continued to say to everyone: "The last reply over there is that if you are not in a hurry, you can wait for the next batch of medicinal dealers from Tiannan Marsh Forest, and they will try their best to help us find this kind of medicine. medicine."
"Hmph! Who knows if he is perfunctory with us."
"Even if there is one in the next batch, can our eldest brother wait until that time?"
"Second brother, tell me quickly, do you have any useful information?"
After everyone finished talking to each other, Gu turned his attention back to Lin Wen, who was at the head.
Lin Wen waited for everyone to be quiet, nodded, and then said: "We can try our luck. Because they investigated, the largest medicinal shop in the city, 'Chen Fang', had two Nine-turn Youyan Grass not long ago. , but it was bought by a medicinal material merchant from Qingchuan Prefecture."
Lin Wen paused and continued: "The letter clearly provided the date for their departure from the city. It has been six days since today. Their route north will pass through Stone City, so this seems to be our only chance. "
"Well, I guess even if the caravan moves slowly, they shouldn't be far from our village." Lin Zhen, the eighth eldest, guessed.
"Huh? Speaking of which, Lao Jiu led No. 34 people south to raid caravans yesterday. This kid must have raided many homes without anyone taking care of him." Lin Zhun, the third lad, said.
When Lin Wen heard this, his eyes flashed, maybe Lao Jiu had really found something. He looked around at everyone and found that Lao Jiu was not there, and then quickly asked: "Who knows where Lao Jiu went? "
…
Under the same sky, only thirty kilometers away from Tieguzhai,
The battlefield has been cleaned up, and the bodies of more than thirty people have been dumped on the back slope.
The last bandit was also dead, but before killing that bandit, Li Si and the others had already obtained the information they wanted.
It turned out that the bandit's boss was poisoned. Because he was in urgent need of some medicinal materials that the little bandit didn't know about, Master Jiu took them out to rob the caravan.
Everyone was speechless when they heard this.
You must know that not all caravans deal in medicinal materials, not to mention there are so many medicinal materials in the world.
If these bandits can really be found by searching and looting along the way, then they really can only get lucky.
The cold corpses randomly discarded on the back slope clearly told a cruel fact, that is, they were indeed lucky, but it was just bad luck that cost their lives.
Liu Weirui had just fed Xiaochan the first dose of medicine and was now retreating from the tent.
Mu Qing waited for Liu Weirui to close the tent curtain and turn his eyes towards him before he said seriously: "Miss Liu, what are your plans?"
Combining the information that Li Si got from the bandit, Mu Qing had just given Liu Weirui a relatively complete explanation of the whole incident, and emphasized the extremely possible dangers on the road ahead.
The Ninth Master he killed was at the fifth level, so no matter what, the people in front of him would definitely have higher strength than the fifth level.
Mu Qing has already confessed part of his strength to Liu Weirui. Although he did not fully disclose his strength that was far beyond the ordinary fourth-grade, if the opponent really had a third-grade master, then he could only save one or two people and escape.
I heard from the bandit who died last that there were more than 200 people in their village.
That doesn't even require a third-level master. If you just bring a fourth-level master with nearly a hundred people, the result will be equally bad.
Liu Weirui is under twenty-two years old this year. From the day she turned eighteen, she took over the responsibility of the Liu family from her father.
From that day on, she reminded herself all the time that she should think as much as possible when encountering problems and erase countless bad "what ifs".
After Mu Qing asked her a question, Liu Weirui did not speak immediately. After repeated consideration in her mind, she began to speak clearly:
"First, we bury those bodies immediately, and then clean up the traces left by the fighting."
"Second, before the rain comes down, we retreat to the entrance of the mountainside cave we passed before."
"Third, Xiaochan hasn't woken up yet. After we move halfway up the mountain this afternoon, everyone should recover first and not rush on."
"The last and most important question...well"
The originally leisurely and calm words stopped for a moment.
Liu Weirui turned sideways, glanced back at the tent, and then continued to say firmly: "If you are really unlucky and encounter the situation you just imagined, and you are unable to do both, please save Xiaochan first." .”
Mu Qing's brows jumped when he heard this, and he looked directly into Liu Weirui's slightly red and swollen eyes, as if he had just met the person in front of him.
Liu Weirui also raised her head and looked into his incomprehensible eyes, insisting: "I am the employer, this is my condition, please don't refuse, sir."
Perhaps feeling that her tone was too strong, Liu Weirui continued in an apologetic tone: "Of course, this is just the worst case scenario."
Mu Qing blinked, smiled at Liu Weirui, and said softly: "You just said what to do in the worst case scenario, there are still many possibilities left."
Liu Weirui opened her moist eyes and asked Mu Qing sincerely: "Why do you teach me, Mr. Mu Qing?"
The corners of Mu Qing's mouth turned up and he smiled slightly: "I suddenly decided..."
He paused deliberately and then said, "But you have to pay more."
Liu Weirui tilted her head in confusion, but soon she said with gratitude in her eyes, "If you don't tell me, sir, I will give you a full reward. You just saved the lives of everyone in the caravan, and I can't thank you enough." "
Hearing this, Mu Qing turned around and held the short sword that he threw out and was picked up by Li Si in his arms. Yun Danfeng said softly: "Well, that's no problem, as long as you don't come to the third level." , I keep everyone safe."
At this moment, the lead clouds thickened and the sky became dark.
Everyone was busy cleaning up the traces of the scene. Mu Qing was holding a dagger and looking into the distance, while Lu Weirui was holding a medicine bowl and looking forward.
The storm is coming, and there are unknown dangers waiting for them ahead.
But as long as the figure standing in front of her was still there, Liu Weirui no longer worried.
When the green hair on the girl's forehead is blown by the wind, it changes a thousand times, and her mood is like willows clinging to the willows, and the grass growing and orioles flying.
"Unfortunately, I'm just a little older." Liu Weirui thought with regret.
…
"Swiss, rustle, rustle."
It's the sound of wind blowing and rain falling.
The rain that lingered under the clouds finally fell to the earth like a baby swallow in the forest.
The hillside business road that had just experienced a fight was washed away by the rain. The splashing mud covered the traces of the caravan, and the faint smell of earth covered up the bloody smell of blood.
Tieguzhai, under one roof.
Lin Zhun stretched out his hand, felt the size of the rain, and said to Lin Wen beside him: "The rain is not heavy. Logically speaking, Lao Jiu should have come back long ago."
He turned around and looked at Lin Wen, and continued: "Second brother, why don't I and Lao Ba lead ten people to go out and look for it."
"Yeah, go ahead."
Lin Wen and Lin Zhun both had been promoted to the fifth rank for many years, so Lin Wen was not worried about his brothers' safety and agreed.
And not far away, next to Lin Pan's unconscious residence, there was a small room that smelled of Chinese medicine from time to time.
At this time, Cao Baiji, who was sitting cross-legged in the room, opened his eyes and saw that he stood up from the futon cushion. His back was no longer stooped and he was seven feet eight inches tall. He pulled his beard and walked around the futon cushion. The ground was pacing.
He had just sensed that the Gu worm he had planted in Lin Xing's body was dead.
This means that Lin Xing has been dead for about an hour.
He thought bitterly in his heart: "Who is it that ruins my good deeds, grandpa?"
