The atmosphere in the Ponderosa Pine Valley was quiet and depressing. Bonfires were lit one after another among the messy tents. The scattered firelight cut the night that spread into the valley into fragments of light and shadow of different sizes.
Ning Chu held his breath and followed Huai Cao Shi, walking along the gaps where light and shadow alternated. Occasionally his eyes glanced towards the slightly closer fire, and he could see some outer disciples sitting in front of the bonfire, busy with dinner.
The wet wood will make a "beep" sound when burning, and the fire will shake more violently in an instant, illuminating their faces even more brightly and dimly.
The light of fire may be able to dispel the darkness that surrounds them, but it cannot dispel the haze that has enveloped these people. They have been restricted to the valley for several days and are not allowed to move around at will, let alone leave. They are much more silent than before...
Ning Chu withdrew his gaze and silently followed Huai Cao Shi. The sound of his feet touching the ground was minimal when he landed, and he sneaked towards the southwest corner of the camp.
To the north of the camp, near the entrance to Yellow Pine Valley, those outer disciples who were worried about their own prospects did not notice that there were two more inconspicuous tents here.
In the tent, Murong Xiuming looked at the silent Hengyu and asked, "Will they really come?"
Hengyu's eyes were calm and he said softly: "I will definitely come, but it may not be tonight."
Murong Xiuming snorted, and Heng Yu smiled and explained: "Xiu Ming, you have to know that the most unsolvable thing in the world is conspiracy. Even if they know that there is a problem here in Huangsong Valley, they will definitely come."
Murong Xiuming opened his mouth, but no words came out. Heng Yu guessed: "Xiu Ming is not sure whether Mu Qing will come?"
Murong Xiu Ming turned slightly and pointed to the side, "If the thief doesn't come tonight and the two people in the tent next to him are leaving, can I persuade them to wait for a day or two more? You may not know the temper of that old woman Suzaku."
"snort--"
"Sir, what's wrong with you?"
A woman's scolding sounded like thunder, and Murong Xiuming covered his ears in pain. Seeing Wei Qu and Wei Shang nervously approaching him, knowing that it was probably the Suzaku woman who was only targeting him, she waved her hands in despair.
Seeing some gloating on Heng Yu's face, Murong Xiu Ming asked coldly: "It's impossible for the two people next to you to take action easily. Between the two of them, you and Zheng Shi, can the four of them deal with one Mu Qing?"
Hengyu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Although I have never seen Mu Qing take action with my own eyes, Mr. Baihu obviously will not lower his status to promote this person."
"But...if we meet other people, I believe Wei Qu and Wei Shang will be enough."
In the southwest corner of the camp, Huai Cao Shi quietly sneaked here and suddenly stopped.
Ning Chu, who was following her, also discovered something strange. There was no bonfire in front of the three tents not far away. Although the guards were not far apart from each other, there was a gap of more than ten feet wide from the camp. distance.
Under the contrast of the firelight, the distance of more than ten feet was like an underground river.
"You stay here, and if things go wrong, you leave immediately."
"Uncle Master..."
Huai Caoshi lowered his voice extremely seriously and said with great seriousness: "I'm not kidding you."
Ning Chu nodded.
Sneaking is not escaping. If you want to save people without being discovered, the key lies in the word "sneak".
Huai Cao Shi was extremely cautious along the way and did not make any large movements, but at this time he no longer hesitated, tapped his toes, and jumped into the darkness ahead.
Huai Cao Shi did not jump straight towards the three tents. In order to reduce the weak sound of the wind when he jumped forward, he patiently stopped several times before slowly approaching the side of the three tents.
A faint voice came from one of the tents. Huai Cao Shi slowly approached and gently pressed his face against it.
"Well...Sister Shanshan..."
"Uh-ha, brother, do you feel good?"
Huai Cao Shi's eyes suddenly opened wide. This was Jianwen's voice, but what was that sound of stirring saliva? Who was the woman in it?
Huai Cao Shi was not an ignorant girl who had never tried the taste of love. Her heart sank, and she was in a dilemma. She suddenly turned around and looked up at the distant night sky.
"Chirp--" A rocket rose into the sky. Although the sound was much weaker when it came here, it was extremely eye-catching.
"It should be twenty or thirty kilometers away from Huangsong Valley. What happened?" Murong Xiuming, who quickly walked out of the tent, also saw this scene and raised his head and asked.
Heng Yu, who was following him, looked a little stiff and struggled to control his tone, "It seems to be the sound of arrows that the guards are communicating with each other."
After saying that, Heng Yu looked at Murong Xiu Ming's expression vaguely from the corner of his eye.
Murong Xiu Ming looked depressed and asked without looking back: "Boss Wei, what's going on?"
Wei Qu followed closely behind Murong Xiu Ming, and immediately said: "Master, apart from the commander, the only person who can mobilize the personal guards is the guardian."
Wei Qu raised his head and squinted his eyes, looking at the rocket that looked like a meteor streaking across the night sky in the distance, "I don't know what other tasks they were doing before they showed up in Huangsong Valley, but judging from the situation, they encountered a life and death crisis. …”
"Oh?" Murong Xiu Ming licked his lips and said with a smile, "Could it be that they bumped into Mu Qing? Didn't you two save your siblings?"
Wei Qu shook his head, and Heng Yu, who was silent for a moment, said, "No."
"Huh?" Murong Xiuming looked at Heng Yu, "There is only one woman over there, what can you and Zheng Shi do?"
Murong Xiu Ming squinted his eyes, shook his head and explained softly: "The two brothers are here to cooperate with us tonight, and you are still injured, Xiu Ming. If something goes wrong, not only will they not be able to afford it, but neither will I."
Heng Yu's tone was sincere, Murong Xiuming patted his shoulder, nodded and said: "Okay then, let's catch that bitch Huai Cao Shi first."
Heng Yu nodded, "Wei Qu, you don't need to move for now. If there is someone in the dark of Huai Cao Shi, it won't be too late to come out."
In the southwest corner, after Ning Chu noticed that the situation had changed, he immediately rushed to Huai Cao Shi's side. They were completely unaware of an extremely restrained line of sight drifting over in the darkness.
"Uncle, what's wrong?" Ning Chu lowered his voice and asked urgently.
Huai Cao Shi frowned and ordered: "Go to the tent next to it. Jianwen is inside. We will take him away immediately."
"good."
In the tent, Zhang Shanshan hugged Bai Jianwen's neck and sat in his arms. After hearing the slight movement outside the tent, her eyelashes trembled even more fiercely. A bright light bloomed in her narrowed eyes, and her hands suddenly tightened. He kissed Bai Jianwen even more intimately.
When Huai Cao Shi broke in, he saw this extremely intimate scene.
Bai Jianwen faced the curtain of the tent. When Huaicao Shi came in, his eyes that were still a little drunk were suddenly awakened. He was trembling as if he pushed Zhang Shanshan away with force. Unfortunately, even after he had stood up, Zhang Shanshan was still clinging to him. in his arms.
"Master...master."
Huai Cao Shi glanced coldly at Zhang Shanshan and said in a deep voice, "Where are your sisters and the others being held?"
Bai Jianwen's mind was now in a mess. He hunched his shoulders and did not dare to look at Huai Cao Shi. He lowered his head to straighten his loose clothes and replied hesitantly: "It's in the biggest tent in the middle, but that The border guards are too tight, and...and..."
Bai Jianwen glanced at Zhang Shanshan, who smiled brightly at him. He swallowed the saliva in his mouth and said, "Both my sister and Senior Brother Xu have their meridians suppressed and cannot carry their true energy."
Huai Caoshi pursed her lips into a thin line, frowned and said, "I can only take you out of Huangsong Valley first, and then come back to save your sister and the others. Without further ado, come with me."
Huai Caoshi turned around and walked out of the tent. When she saw Bai Jianwen holding Zhang Shanshan's hand, she frowned and said, "You still don't know the girl's name?"
Zhang Shanshan lowered her head and frowned, and said with great respect: "Uncle, my daughter Zhang Shanshan is an outer disciple of Wanhua Valley."
Bai Jianwen quickly added: "Master, during these days, Sister Shanshan is taking care of me."
Huai Caoshi nodded, the lines on his face softened, and turned to look to the other side. In the meantime, Ning Chu came over with a woman.
Huai Caoshi's eyes were clear and soft, stopping on Lin Chunmei's face. Thinking that the two women's tents were next to Bai Jianwen, he smiled and said, "A Chu and Shaoyao have both talked about you, so your name is Lin Chunmei."
Behind Ning Chu was Lin Chunmei. She bowed to Huai Cao Shi as a disciple and said personally: "Disciple Lin Chunmei, pay your respects to my uncle."
Huai Caoshi patted the back of Lin Chunmei's hand, her eyes stopped on the hands held together by Bai Jianwen and Zhang Shanshan, and raised her eyebrows, "Jianwen, I asked Chunmei to take care of you. Didn't she do it? Why didn't I hear your thanks just now? Chunmei.”
Bai Jianwen did not dare to contradict Ning Chu, but turned his head to look aside and remained silent. Zhang Shanshan smiled gently and explained, "Sister Chunmei usually takes care of Jianwen a lot. It is because of me that Jianwen's words are not considered carefully. Please also ask Senior Sister Ning Chu and Sister Chunmei not to blame him."
When Zhang Shanshan spoke with a smile, her eyes were directed at Lin Chunmei, who was standing with Ning Chu. Although the interrogation that night revealed that Lin Chunmei's Blood Moon Zhi came from Ning Chu, Zhang Shanshan still couldn't believe Lin Chunmei's cold face if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes. When did the woman develop a relationship with the first disciple of Ten Thousand Flowers Valley?
Lin Chunmei looked at Huai Caoshi and said, "Uncle Master, it is impossible to rescue Jiahe and the others for the time being. Time is short and there is no time to explain many things. You, Achu and Jianwen should leave here first."
"What about you?" Ning Chu squeezed Lin Chunmei's hand and said softly: "If it is found that Jianwen is no longer there, you will probably..."
Lin Chunmei interrupted Ning Chu directly, shook her head and said, "They already know about my relationship with you, and they will consider what remaining value I have and nothing big will happen."
"Master uncle is taking Jianwen, and I'm taking you. It's just right."
Lin Chunmei broke free from Ning Chu's hand, looked at Zhang Shanshan calmly, and asked, "Shanshan, are you leaving?"
Zhang Shanshan squinted her eyes to hide the coldness in her eyes, and said with a forced smile: "Sister Chunmei, you don't need to test me. I will not drag Jianwen down in big matters."
When Bai Jianwen heard Zhang Shanshan emphasize the word "big event", he looked at Huai Cao Shi and mustered up the courage to say, "Master, please find a chance to rescue my sister and the others. I won't leave."
"And...I can't leave either."
"He's right." One person took the lead in crossing the "dark river".
