Standing on the edge of the mountainside, looking at the rugged mountain road that stretches downward, Meng Qun stood with his hands behind his hands. The slightly cold mountain wind blew up the hem of his clothes and kept fluttering.

From this angle, he could see the foot of the mountain in the distance. He felt more at ease when he realized that no one was chasing him so far.

It is thought that the pursuers have been lured south.

While he was thinking this way, he suddenly saw a man riding his horse as fast as he could, coming to the foot of the mountain, tying the horse in the woods, and quickly climbed up the mountain.

When Meng Qun saw clearly that the person who came was a spy he sent out, he knew that there was news on the other side.

It took about two-quarters of an hour for the spy to run up the mountain panting. Just as he was about to report, Meng Qun waved his hand and said, "Take a breath and then talk."

Seeing the joy on the spy's face, he already guessed what the spy wanted to say, so he was not in a hurry to know.

If I guessed correctly, the ambush in the south should have worked.

When the spy heard this, he stopped talking and panted heavily, his chest rising and falling like a bellows.

When Meng Qun saw it, he smiled and shook his head, sighing secretly that the mountain he had chosen was really high.

After calming down a little, the spy quickly said, "Second Master, someone is really chasing Datou and the others. I saw it from a distance, but I didn't dare to get too close. There were hundreds of people, wearing the clothes of a police officer."

After taking a breath, the spy continued, with a delighted tone, "They really fell into the trap and fell into the ambush set by Big Head!"

Meng Qun smiled faintly, with a little pride in his eyes.

He just used a little trick, but the other party couldn't see through it. It was really stupid.

Immediately, he was a little confused. He didn't know whether Magistrate Lilan had a seizure or something, but he dared to make a move. Didn't the heavy casualties of Jingxun's troops scare him?

That's all, they are just a group of people who don't know how to live or die. It's useless to think too much.

He immediately said to the spies, "Go and pass the order to Datou and the others to continue heading south. If there are enemy soldiers pursuing them, they will do the same thing again. Do you understand?"

The spy nodded repeatedly, and before he could catch his breath, he ran down the mountain again.

Then, Meng Qun called a bandit and ordered, "Let the brothers who are ambushing beside the mountain road keep their eyes open and don't slack off."

Even if no one goes up the mountain, you still have to be vigilant.

Only by being careful can you make a ten thousand year ship, this is his code of conduct, and it is also the reason why he and the Ningyou Rebel Army have gone through many ups and downs and still survived.

…

On the other side of Lintian Peak, there are many strange rocks.

Qin Yi frowned, looked at the gravel on the ground, and considered how to move. Finally, he imitated the old hunter who was walking in front, twisted his foot nearly ninety degrees, and landed with difficulty in the small open space between the gravel.

The students from the General Academy behind him followed suit and climbed up the mountain with difficulty.

They complained in their hearts but did not dare to speak out. None of them had forgotten Luo Yi's fate.

This shows Qin Yi's far-sightedness. To make these unruly students obedient, fists are the last resort.

Everyone sometimes walked sideways, like a Z-shape, and sometimes snaked, very slowly. They had to be careful every time they stepped to avoid being injured by the gravel on the ground.

These gravels are not only numerous and miscellaneous, some are large and some are small, but they all have one characteristic, that is, their edges are extremely sharp.

You will get scratched if you are not careful.

No wonder no one walks this way, it's really strange... Qin Yi thought to himself and moved forward carefully.

This road is still a small road found by the old hunter, which is slightly easier to walk. If it were any other road, it would definitely be more difficult and dangerous.

As we walked, the old hunter in front suddenly said, "I heard my grandfather's grandfather say... No, I heard my grandfather said his grandfather said that this neighboring Tianfeng used to be a short mountain. I don't know why, but it has been growing taller.

, it has grown and grown and it has become like this. Not only is the mountain high, but the ground is also full of gravel, making it difficult to climb, so there are fewer people going up the mountain."

When Qin Yi heard this, he frowned secretly. It seemed that the crustal movement nearby was quite active, and he didn't know if there would be an earthquake.

If there is an earthquake, the magnitude may be quite large... Qin Yi's heart trembled when he thought of the scene of landslides and ground cracking in Lilan Mansion, and his boots were almost scratched by the gravel.

He couldn't help but shake his head and secretly sighed that he was overthinking it. There had been no earthquake in Lilan Mansion in the past few years.

The original person has lived here for more than ten years, but has no memory of the earthquake, which is enough to prove it.

Gathering his mind, Qin Yi continued to climb. Not long after walking, he heard the voice of the old hunter again. This time, the other party's voice was slightly resentful, "Don't think this thing is ordinary, but it will burn.

Human lives!”

Qin Yi was surprised. He followed the old hunter's gaze and saw a reddish-brown shrub, about half a man tall, growing extremely densely and spreading from the foot of the mountain all the way up the mountain.

Can this thing kill people if it burns?

Could it be that there was thick smoke?

Before Qin Yi could ask, the old hunter continued, "This thing is called Apocynum. When it burns, it will emit thick smoke, which is very dazzling. As long as you stay in the smoke for a while, your eyes will be red and swollen, causing tears and making you unable to see clearly."

thing."

"Last autumn, I went hunting in the mountains and shot an arrow into Apocynum. It was dry and dry at that time, so the thing immediately caught fire and started to burn. The smoke was billowing and made my eyes hurt for a long time, and I couldn't see clearly.

, it took a few days to get a little better..."

Listening to the old hunter's nagging complaints, Qin Yi suddenly remembered that he had read books about ancient wars in his previous life, and it was written in it that the ingredients of the smoke included apocynum.

An idea suddenly came to his mind!

…

Seeing Meng Qun walking slowly towards him, Jiao Mao, who was sitting down to rest, said, "Brother Xian, let's set off in half an hour."

Looking at Jiao Mao's wound wrapped in white cloth, Meng Qun asked with concern, "Brother, don't you want to take a rest?"

Jiao Mao shook his head, "It's almost time to rest. I should be able to walk for a while. Let's rest again then."

Meng Qun nodded. It would be safer to leave before Jingxun's troops pursue him.

Standing aside, the sturdy bandit holding an ax suddenly praised, "The second master is really a genius. He chose the place well and no one has come after him so far."

After hearing this, Jiao Mao nodded and said, "Whenever my wise brother comes up with a plan, it must be extraordinary. I feel relieved for you!"

Meng Qun smiled lightly, with a proud look on his face.

Jingxun was not here, so it would be strange for those people in Lilan Mansion to guess that he was here.

They would just chase south one after another, and then fall into an ambush.

Thinking of this, the smile on Meng Qun's face became more and more contemptuous.

At this moment, a wisp of light smoke suddenly floated from the mountain. Meng Qun couldn't help frowning when he smelled it.

He looked at the others and saw that everyone was frowning. It was obvious that they smelled smoke and it was not his imagination, so he couldn't help but become suspicious.

Banxu Bandit sniffed hard, coughed a few times, and then said, "Maybe it's because the weather is dry and the dead branches on the mountain have spontaneously ignited."

In order to take care of the injured Jiao Mao, everyone did not climb to the top of the mountain and stopped only on the mountainside.

The wind blows down the mountain along the top of the mountain, so it can be seen that the smell of smoke is drifting down from the mountain.

Apart from this side, there is no way to go up the mountain, and there must be no one at the top, so the suspicion of the Banxu Bandits is not wrong.

But in Meng Qun's view, there is a key problem. It is winter at this time, the wind is biting in the mountains, and the humidity is not low. There is no such thing as dry weather.

Therefore, he was cautious and immediately shouted to the Banxu bandit, "Niudao, go take a look, hurry up!"
Chapter completed!