Chapter 274 Chapter 32 Southern Border
Chapter 274 Chapter 32 Southern Border
The moon and stars are sparse, and the night is quiet.There are not many houses in the mountain, and even the lights are sparse, so it looks extraordinarily empty.In this way, the hooves of a horse galloping across the mountain path are particularly loud.
The horse was followed by two other horses, galloping in hot pursuit.
Gradually, the two horses behind finally caught up, and the woman in fluttering white clothes said loudly: "Mr. Shen, please calm down!"
The other horse that got the best was naturally Xiao Huan.He didn't yell, he just rode his horse vigorously until he was on par with Shen Wangshu in front, and then he reached out to grab his rein, "Xiao Shu, it's so dark today and the mountain road is difficult to walk, why don't you take a good rest for the night, tomorrow Shall we start again in the morning?"
"That's right, Mr. Shen, I can understand your feelings, but this is the border of southern Xinjiang, with high mountains and dense forests, and there is no preparation. Who knows if the two of them just made up a place to trick us into a trap?" ?" Chu Lan also tried to comfort her from behind.
Shen Wangshu pursed his lips, his jaw line was tense, but he refused to let go of the rein, "If you still let me go back to the inn, I don't guarantee that I won't kill people in a moment of anger."
Xiao Huan and Chu Lan choked, and then slowly said: "Those two people opened a black shop, and it is not a pity to die, but such things don't need us to do it. Besides, this matter has nothing to do with the two of them. It's just that they were unlucky, and it just happened to happen to them, why bother to get angry?"
Shen Wangshu immediately stopped talking, but his face turned darker.
According to the shopkeeper of the human meat steamed stuffed bun shop, he had indeed seen two people who fit the description of Qiu Ming and Ruan Qing by Shen Wangshu and others not long ago. They didn't walk over soberly, but were carried away by a tall man. Those who came in remained motionless, and did not know whether they were dead or alive at that time.The man who carried the man was carrying two people, but it was not too difficult at all.
The man came into the store with two people in a loud voice, and he opened his mouth saying that the two people would follow the disposition of the shopkeeper, he would not ask any questions, then he turned and left.The shopkeeper was overjoyed, and didn't even think about where the two people came from, but immediately went to notify his accomplices to share the spoils.
It's just that the two of them were busy looting all their belongings, and when they were about to clean them up and cut them off, the man who had brought someone here before suddenly came back and gave them a large sum of money, saying that he was the one who got it. Take it away, but leave a sum of money in exchange.
Since the amount of money is really large enough, the two shopkeepers have never seen each other before, and they brought it by themselves, so they have no right to comment at all, so they immediately nodded and asked the man to take the two people who hadn't woken up yet. people took away.The man didn't say where he came from, or how the two people he brought came to be like this, let alone where he was going.As for the direction the three of them are pursuing now, the two shopkeepers got together and scratched their heads and barely remembered it.
When Xiao Huanchu heard it, he felt that this was just a fairy tale, as if it was a nonsense made up by those two black-hearted shopkeepers to save their lives.I just asked about the man's figure and appearance in detail, but the more I heard it, the more I was startled—he was tall, not burly, and his skin was fair for people from southern Xinjiang. He is a knight in the Central Plains martial arts.
Although Qiu Ming and Ruan Qing have always acted in a low-key and friendly manner, they also got into trouble with a lunatic like Lu Lingshu. It's hard to say who would attack them.
"There are too many doubts about this matter, it's really unbelievable." Xiao Huan still persuaded in a good voice, "Let's go back first, it's safest to discuss in the long run."
However, Shen Wangshu firmly disagreed, "I also know that those two old people are not good people, maybe they just made up a reason to deceive people. But think about it, if it is true, but we ignore it, wouldn't it be a trap? Are the two of them in danger?"
In the final analysis, he is also Shen Wangshu's father, when it is up to him to save or not, others can at most choose whether to help or not.
But for Xiao Huan, there was no choice, anyway, he would not watch Shen Wangshu take risks by himself.
Chu Lan hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and made up her mind, "Okay, then listen to Shen Shaoxia."
Just hearing that Chu Lan wanted to go with them, Shen Wangshu was surprised, "Miss Chu, didn't you come to join us in Luluofang first? Now that you have seen us, you should report to the master, right?" ? If they came to find you missing, wouldn't it cause an uproar?"
"They...even if they find out that I'm not here, they won't do anything." Chu Lan smiled, but anyone could see that her smile was very bitter, "Master said, I can do things cheaply. I will follow you, It’s good to have someone to take care of.”
It's true, although Chu Lan's borrowed kung fu is enough to knock down the two flesh and blood shopkeepers with one hand, but she is a woman, so leaving her in the mountains like this, Xiao and Chen can't do it.
After discussing for a while, the three of them went back to the inn to pick up their luggage, and headed towards the direction pointed by the shopkeeper overnight.The two storekeepers were also very afraid of them, not only did not dare to embarrass them, but they even refused to pay the rent.
The direction the shopkeeper pointed was a straight road, but there was not even a branch along the road.After chasing for several hours, even the sky turned pale, and there was still no trace of it.The weeds on this road are neat and clean, it doesn't look like people or horses have walked by.
"Mr. Shen, could it be that the shopkeeper is really talking nonsense?" Chu Lan was a little suspicious, "According to the shopkeeper, I only saw Layman Qiu and Layman Ruan in the past two days. It hasn't rained for two days, so it shouldn't be enough to wash away the marks, and I haven't seen any marks after chasing them so far... Could it be that they are walking so fast?"
Shen Wang looked at Shu Ning without saying a word, and Xiao Huan answered for him: "If it's really a rainy day, the footprints and horseshoes left in the mud will be more clear. Miss Chu, the vegetation in southern Xinjiang is different from that in the Central Plains. It's wild. Absolutely, even if I waited for the three riders to gallop past, I didn't see any conspicuous traces in the grass...Xiao Shu, what are you doing?"
But Shen Wangshu suddenly knelt down, picked a blade of grass from the side, brought it to his nose for a deep sniff, then stretched out his hand to twirl it for a while, brushed off a little dark brown mark from the top, and handed it to Xiao Huan. Look, "Looks like blood?"
Xiao Huan and Chu Lan leaned together to screen carefully for a moment, then nodded in unison.
So Shen Wangshu's face became even more ugly, and he didn't even get on the horse at all, he just took the rein and looked around in the grass, "The blood is not very fresh, it should have been left two or three days ago, if it was really left by my father and Layman Ruan, I'm afraid they are in danger."
"What if it's not? There are many wild animals in the mountains..." Chu Lan was still consoling.
Suddenly, Shen Wangshu's eyes lit up, he pointed to a dark place ahead, and said loudly: "Look, is that a cave?"
Before sunrise, it was the darkest time of the day. Xiao Huan watched it intently for a long time before confirming with Chu Lan: "It seems... really?"
Shen Wangshu ran two steps forward, seemed to find something wrong again, stopped abruptly, said it was a discussion, it might as well be asking for confidence from his companions, "There are bloodstains, and caves, do you think...would it be possible? Was it really hidden here by the villains?"
Xiao Huan shook his head helplessly, "Apart from the blood, we have no other evidence, and we don't even know if the blood is human blood."
Chu Lan also said: "Perhaps the beast in the mountain was injured and hid in the cave."
On the contrary, Shen Wangshu breathed a sigh of relief, and rubbed his clothes belt, "If it's really a wild beast, then it's okay. After all, the three of us together, what else is there to be afraid of? There shouldn't be anyone here in the mountains and wild forests." Ambush us and wait at night?"
"It should be true." Xiao Huan was dumbfounded by what he said.
So Shen Wangshu asked: "Do you have a fire bag? Let's go in and find out."
It is inevitable to encounter some accidents when walking in the rivers and lakes. Huozhe is a must-have. Xiao Huan and Chu Lan nodded, and then the three led the horse and walked slowly to the cave.
After taking a closer look, I realized that this cave is really not small. The entrance of the cave is tens of feet high, surrounded by steep mountains and rocks, like a natural barrier.
The cave was also very deep, and after walking forward for about half a cup of tea, the mountain walls were still dark, and the ground was covered with slightly moist earth and stones. There seemed to be no traces of people or beasts entering or exiting.
After walking for a while, the cave suddenly began to narrow. In the end, it was impossible for the two to pass side by side, so the three of them agreed and walked in a single file. Shen Wangshu led the way, Xiao Huan followed, and Chu Lan was protected in the middle.
"This cave looks very weird..." Chu Lan said as he walked, "It doesn't look like something is hidden, could it be... Qiu Lay and the others are not here, and those bloodstains are just a coincidence ?”
Xiao Huan also faintly felt that what Chu Lan said was right, so he cautiously persuaded: "Xiao Shu... Could it be that we really went to the wrong place?"
Shen Wangshu walked in front, couldn't see his expression, but could only hear him say in a low voice: "This cave is still very deep, what if the innermost part..."
"Ah!" Before the words finished, Shen Wangshu heard a shrill scream behind him, and shivered in fright.Needless to say, Chu Lan must have borrowed such a thin voice.
He suddenly turned around, but met Xiao Huan, who was obsessed with Huo Zhezi, and the expressions of both of them were both shocked and astonished.
Wu Yan looked at each other for a long while, before Shen Wangshu frowned and said, "I walked in front, and I didn't have eyes behind me, so Miss Chu didn't know if she lost it. You stood behind her, watching her, no matter how hard you watched her suffer, you didn't reach out." save me?"
Xiao Huan pursed his lips, and frowned even tighter than him, "I've been watching carefully, but I didn't find anything unusual, but she disappeared in the blink of an eye. Can this be my fault?"
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