The reeds rippled for a while, and before Chengdong shouted again, the front row of reeds opened from the inside like a curtain.
Everyone took a closer look and saw a thin girl with tears in her eyes appearing in front of everyone.
This girl looked to be no more than five or six years old, with ordinary appearance, but her round eyes looked particularly smart.
The child seemed to have rolled over from the ground, his hair and face were covered in dust, and he looked a little pitiful.
"Who are you?" Because he was a child, Cheng Dong's aura instantly disappeared, and his tone of inquiry was very gentle.
But even though he was so gentle, the little girl still looked at him in fear and moved half a step back involuntarily.
She shrank her head tremblingly, and quietly put her little hands behind her back. She clearly wanted to lie but couldn't.
Sheng Yuan, Anyu, and Lu Sheng looked at each other, all curious about the appearance of this child.
When they were about to step forward to inquire more, they saw that the girl seemed to be frightened. She stood there and trembled, like a rabbit, and then went back into the reed swamp.
Just as Cheng Dong was about to chase after him, he heard Sheng Yuan talking to someone.
"Sir, are you going up the mountain?"
Chengdong heard the sound and looked over, and saw a woodcutter coming from a distance. He looked at the firewood on his shoulder, and couldn't help turning his head to look at the reeds, and his heart moved slightly.
The woodcutter carried firewood with one hand. After approaching the crowd, he put down his burden and saluted: "You are so complimentary, little girl. I am just a village man in the mountains and cannot be called a gentleman. I want to go to the mountains to find some medicinal herbs. I don't want to My dears, I apologize if I disturb you before entering the mountain road."
Sheng Yuan scanned him carefully and gradually figured it out. The smile on his face was particularly innocent, making him look easy to fool.
"Uncle who chops wood, are you a villager here? Do you know if there is any game to be found on this mountain?"
"The mountain is small and it is quite close to the crowds, so normally large beasts do not often appear. However, if the little girl wants to catch some small animals to play with, she can find them."
"That's it!" Sheng Yuan winked at Anyu and Lu Sheng.
The two of them nodded slightly, and quietly made a gesture with their hands on their waists.
Suddenly, I saw a little rabbit crawling into the reed swamp.
"Rabbit! It's a rabbit again!" Lu Sheng pretended to be surprised, "Is it the one that got into the reeds before?"
They had a large number of people, and most of them were riding big horses. Therefore, the woodcutter didn't know whether the rabbits that came in and out of the reed swamp before. He could only vaguely see a figure coming in, but he didn't know if it was one of their men who chased him. of.
"Send someone to chase him again." An Yu waved his hand, indicating to the boy in front of him to obey the order.
"Okay, let's not block the uncle and let him go first."
As soon as Sheng Yuan spoke, the group of more than ten people immediately stood up on their left and right sides, leaving a path to the hill for the woodcutter.
The woodcutter thanked everyone and continued to sing folk songs and move forward leisurely.
Soon he disappeared under the cover of trees in the mountains.
"Sister Yuan, do you have any questions?" Anyu and Lu Sheng urged their horses to approach Shengyuan.
Sheng Yuan stared at the mountain road, her little face tightened, she shook her head slightly and said, "I don't know, I just feel that something is wrong here. I feel that there is something strange in the suburbs of Beijing where I often come."
"Really?" Anyu scratched his head and said, "Whenever we come back to the outskirts of Beijing, we don't interact with the villagers here, so it's not surprising that they look strange."
Lu Sheng shook his head: "No! Like Sister Yuan, I also find this place strange! Is the woodcutter I meet randomly as fast as a flying martial artist?"
"Maybe I like to exercise. Maybe, maybe my ancestors have kung fu passed down to me!"
"Chengdong, tell me!" Lu Sheng looked at his friend who was looking for excuses for outsiders speechlessly, and simply asked his guard.
Chengdong also looked at the mountain thoughtfully: "I also think this person is not an ordinary person."
"Oh?" Anyu felt that this trip to the outskirts of Beijing turned his friends into guessing.
"Although his steps are fast but not chaotic, if you look closely, he is not only walking
The movements are powerful and the steps are regular, much like those who have been trained in the military camp.
Moreover, he didn't panic when he saw you, and his words and demeanor were neither humble nor arrogant. He didn't look like a farmer he met by chance, but more like a hermit who wanted to recommend himself. "
Chengdong said to the end, the more he spoke, the smoother he became: "I think he came prepared."
"It seems that he came prepared." Sheng Yuan nodded and looked at the reeds next to him.
"He has glanced at the reeds many times before. Although he seems to be inadvertent, he is a person who goes up the mountain to find medicinal herbs. He pays so much attention to the places we care about, and he really looks like an ordinary countryman who likes to inquire!"
"Are you saying there are inconsistencies between his words and deeds?" Anyu suddenly clapped his hands.
Sheng Yuan nodded: "But this is just one of them. The more important thing is that he is too natural. We are tall people and carry weapons, but not only is he not nervous, but he is leisurely and contented?"
"Could it be that you came here for the little girl just now?"
As Anyu said this, he was very curious about what kind of story there was.
"I don't know." Sheng Yuan said this, and then added, "But I always feel like we stumbled into someone's base camp by mistake, causing them to nervously come out one after another to test."
"Then should we continue to test and see if it will attract more people?" Lu Sheng also agreed with Sheng Yuan's words. They seemed to be surrounded by someone else's base camp.
"As long as we wander around here, we will be able to see more of these people who look ordinary but are extraordinary in every way!" An Yu rubbed his hands and expressed that he was looking forward to it.
"No more testing!" Sheng Yuan was afraid that the other party would be impatient, so she didn't give them time to retreat. "Let's go into the reeds now!"
"Let's go into the reeds?" Anyu had never played with his friends like this before, and he immediately agreed excitedly. He even jumped off his horse and rushed towards the endless reeds.
"Brother Yu!" Lu Sheng didn't expect his friend's mobility to be so amazing. He couldn't help but be stunned. He could only jump off the horse with Sheng Yuan to chase after him.
Chengdong arranged for men to watch the three children's horses outside the reeds: "If I ask you to come in, there will be a whistle to call you."
"Here!"
Sheng Yuan and Lu Sheng chased into the reeds, and halfway through they saw Anyu, who was originally excited, standing steadily in front waiting for them.
"Sister Yuan, look!" Seeing Sheng Yuan, he smiled and pointed forward.
Sheng Yuan looked around and saw Anyu's boy walking over carrying the little girl who had disappeared before.
"Shh!" Sheng Yuan saw that Anyu's boy had just put the child down, and the little girl who was not covering her mouth was about to cry loudly. She immediately put her fingers to her lips and took out a few pieces of grapes. Show her the candies in different styles, "Don't cry, there will be candy to eat!"
