After solving the zombie incident in Ping'an County, everyone successfully met in Yunduan County.
After a day's rest, just when Sadaakiji was about to hit the road again, several running figures appeared on the street in the distance. When the figure got closer to Jing Yu, he saw clearly that it was a group of people chasing a girl. The girl was running forward stumblingly with tears streaming down her face.
At this time, Song Qian took action, and with a cold sword, he killed all the people on the spot, with blood splattering five feet. The girl was so frightened that she threw herself into Song Qian's arms, gasping for air.
"Girl, please respect yourself." Song Qian pushed the girl away and said calmly.
The girl nodded with tears in her eyes, and looked at Song Qian with her big watery eyes, asking for help.
Song Qian turned his head and didn't want to pay attention, and planned to continue on the road with everyone. But the girl grabbed him by the lapel of his clothes, preventing him from moving.
Jing Yu knew that this time's destination was southern Xinjiang, which was a wild and dangerous place. It would be inconvenient to take a girl with him, so he dismounted to persuade the girl and gave her five taels of silver.
"No... they... will come again... I want to go with you." The girl sobbed.
This made Song Qian a little embarrassed. When he saw the girl sobbing, he always thought of his sister who was bullied by the village urchins when he was a child, and his heart softened.
Jing Yu had a straight face and wanted to scare the girl away, but Song Qian stopped him.
Song Qian spoke softly and leaned down to stroke the girl's head: "We are going to southern Xinjiang on this trip, not to the Central Plains. The road is dangerous. If the girl insists on going with us, I can't refuse."
"But she looks only thirteen or fourteen years old, how can we have the energy to protect her?" Jing Yu still didn't want to involve the girl in a dangerous whirlpool.
Qiao Xu was dissatisfied: "She is a girl, but I am not a girl? I am different and good. It tastes delicious." After saying that, he patted his chest.
Jing Yu just wanted to continue to refute: "But..."
Then he shook his head: "Forget it, let's give her a ride. You must discuss the matter of protecting her and make sure nothing goes wrong."
Chen Xueyun stood up and acted as a peacemaker: "I think it is dangerous for the girl to go with us, but it is cruel to leave her here alone. If there is danger, just let her run."
At the girl's strong request, she rode the same horse with Song Qian, and was now lying comfortably in Song Qian's arms, like a docile kitten.
Jing Yu always felt that something was wrong with this girl, but he couldn't explain it. He had observed that the girl's dress was no different from that of ordinary people. However, there is a silver earring on each earlobe, which can attract many people's attention.
The girl felt comfortable, but Song Qian felt uncomfortable. He didn't like personal contact with the opposite sex except his little sister. Before, when I went to the brothel, I would sit aside and talk calmly, but now this girl took it upon herself to lie in his arms instead of sitting behind him.
"Actually... I am also from southern Xinjiang." The girl said in a weak voice on the road.
Jing Yu was shocked: "What? Are you from southern Xinjiang? Then why do you wear Hanfu and speak Mandarin?"
"I learned all of these, because you have to do these things when you come to live in the Central Plains. If you don't mind, you can stay at my house for one night first." The girl replied.
Jing Yu recalled the silver earrings he saw on the girl's earlobe not long ago. No wonder... He asked slowly: "Then why are you being hunted by so many people? Logically speaking, you are from southern Xinjiang, so you can't be so fast. Let’s make enemies with the people from the Central Plains.”
"That's because I really have no money, so a landlord wants to take me home as a concubine. If I don't obey, they will send people to hunt me down." The girl trembled.
"Oh? There is such a thing. Do you still remember the road? Can you lead the way?" Jing Yu looked at the girl.
The girl hesitated for a few seconds and nodded. Then everyone changed direction and headed towards the girl's tribe.
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The southern Xinjiang area is densely covered with jungles, especially the closer you get to the depths, the taller the trees in the jungle become. This is where the so-called blocking of the sun and sky can be seen. Mosquitoes gradually revive in spring, and Jing Yu and his party are often bitten by mosquitoes while walking in the forest. However, the girl seems to have a layer of natural antibodies and her skin is still shiny.
After trudging through a large jungle, we arrived at a place where there were various wooden houses with hollow bottoms and triangular roofs. As soon as the girl arrived here, she started to feel happy. She led everyone to the largest house and gently opened the door. An old woman sat inside, weaving in her hands.
"Grandma! Look who's back?" The girl jumped up to the old woman.
The old woman raised her head, slightly surprised: "My dear granddaughter, didn't you go to the Central Plains? Why did you come back home?"
"That's because I encountered danger outside, and it was these kind people who sent me back." The girl looked at the Dingmingsi people behind them.
Jing Yu politely came forward to greet them, and the old woman asked everyone to sit where they were and rest while she was responsible for arranging their accommodation.
The girl said proudly: "Look, grandma is very enthusiastic. She will definitely not treat you badly."
"I haven't asked you your name for so many days." Song Qian leaned against the wall.
"I...my name is Xiaozhi." The girl was a little shy. She only had one nickname.
After a while, everyone's accommodation was arranged, and Jing Yu and others packed their bags and moved in.
At night, the tribe also held a bonfire party. A fire surrounded by several wooden stakes was burning with blazing flames. The residents of the tribe gathered around the fire, drinking wine and eating meat. The old woman also enthusiastically introduced everyone to the residents of the tribe, which was very lively.
Zishi.
The residual heat of the bonfire party dissipated, and the tribe returned to its former silence. Only Chen Xueyun was sitting alone at the table, looking through the books she bought in Yunduan County. There are no oil lamps popular in the Central Plains here, only simple candles, which are extremely harmful to the eyes. However, Chen Xueyun is at the fourth level and has the ability to see clearly.
When I saw the hearty part of the book, soft whispers came from outside the house, like five people talking. Then the air was silent for a moment, and then the faint sound of chanting mantras began to be heard.
Because the environment was too quiet, Chen Xueyun even heard the rustle of feet stepping on the grass outside the door.
He tiptoed, picked up the candle, opened the door a crack, and looked outside.
The open space in the center of the tribe was where the bonfire was originally placed. I don't know when someone used the blood of an unknown animal to draw a formation. Five people stood at the five corners of the formation and performed some strange body dances in place.
This shocked Chen Xueyun into a cold sweat.
He was not in the mood to continue reading, but quickly got into bed and forced himself to fall asleep. At the same time, the five people who finished the strange dance looked at the door that opened and closed, and smiled at each other.
Jing Yu couldn't sleep well because of the mosquitoes all night, so he got up early to move around outside the house and became proficient in his spells. First, create a ball of iron, and then shape it into as much shape as possible, the finer the better. Originally he could only create an embryo, but now it has a rough outline. Jing Yu believes that it won't be long before he can create a complete weapon.
However, he saw Chen Xueyun approaching nervously and whispering a few words to him. Jing Yu's eyes grew from small to large, and then he stared at Chen Xueyun in disbelief, who nodded firmly.
"Don't scare me, this place looks normal during the day." Jing Yu covered Chen Xueyun's mouth and took him to the corner.
"Who knows what their tribe does." Chen Xueyun was still frightened.
Jing Yu still didn't want to believe it: "What good will this do to them? We are just passing by..."
"In case what the other party wants is a passerby."
"No, I have to tell everyone about this." Jing Yu stood up and clenched his fists.
As expected, the old woman wanted everyone to stay one more night. Chen Xueyun was very reluctant, so Jing Yu organized his words to tactfully refuse.
"In this case, the old man will no longer hold on." The old woman turned around, turned her back to everyone, and showed a strange smile in a dark corner where no one could see.
Chen Xueyun was the first to step out of the door. As a result, his body stiffened and he fell straight on the steps, unconscious.
Everyone in the room fell to the ground unconscious one after another. The old woman took a breath and clapped her hands in relief. The girl from yesterday stood up from the side and tied everyone up with ropes.
"Hmm...why does my head hurt so much?" Jing Yu opened his eyes and saw himself sitting on the ground. He was about to stand up, but found that he couldn't move his hands and feet.
He turned around and saw that everyone was like this too.
"What's going on? Why am I tied up?" Song Qian looked confused.
Jing Yu stared at the old woman in the distance, a smile on her face, while the girl stood aside with an indifferent expression.
"This is how you treat your savior!" Jing Yu gritted his teeth.
The girl sneered: "What kind of savior? Those people are obviously my own family."
"Actor? What a great effort. Did someone fall into your trap before?" Jing Yu glared at him.
"Don't stare at me with those dead fish eyes! Believe it or not, I'll dig it out for you!" the girl said viciously, holding a dagger in her hand.
Huang wanted to transform back into his original form and explode the rope, but he couldn't use his spiritual power.
The girl's sharp laughter pierced the air: "It's useless, you have been poisoned by me, and you were poisoned again at the bonfire party last night. Double poisoning, you have no room to escape!"
Song Qian smiled helplessly: "Thankfully I still sympathize with you. I didn't expect you to be so vicious."
"Vicious? I'm just taking appropriate benefits." The girl licked her lips with her tongue.
"Oh, why don't you listen to my advice... You have never seen absolute strength before you are so arrogant." Song Qian smiled awkwardly, "Sword up!"
The flying sword rose in response and flew out of his guest room like an arrow off its string. Several rays of sword energy passed by, and the ropes on everyone's bodies were cut off.
"Where to run?" Several strong men rushed out, trying to stop Ding Mingsi from escaping.
Song Qian used his spiritual consciousness to activate the flying sword, cut his throat with one sword, and led everyone out of the siege.
"The poison we got was just a poison. It won't be life-threatening. It will be cured naturally in a few hours. Now we just need to run away. I will take care of you!"
Song Qian activated his flying sword and used his sword energy to kill the chasing villagers like melons and vegetables. Jing Yu also pulled out a fire blunderbuss to assist him. Fortunately, the villagers had no training foundation and could shoot one at a time.
Everyone didn't care where the horses were kept. They ran for two miles on their own feet and then gradually started to stop and rest. (To be continued)
