The mountain road was extremely difficult to walk. Before going very far, the princess's sedan couldn't be pulled up, so she had to ride a horse. Fortunately, she didn't have to climb to the top of the mountain. There was a pass halfway up the mountain. You could climb over it and go down the mountain.
The group of people came to the mountain pass and looked down the mountain. Sure enough, Tianzheng Mountain was a dividing line. There was a dense forest on one side and a vast desert on the other side.
"Going down the mountain, the foot of the mountain is the entrance to the Netherworld Desert. This place is hot all year round. It doesn't rain all year round, and not even a living creature can be seen. There are often corpses of cattle, horses and sheep in the sand, so it's called the Netherworld Desert."
Qingfeng explained.
Lu Liangcai stepped forward, glanced at the foot of the mountain, held a straw stick in his mouth, shook his head and said to himself: "Young Netherworld, if I don't leave a few lives behind, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive."
After hearing this, Qingfeng suddenly raised his head, glanced at Lu Liangcai, said nothing, turned around and clapped his hands and said: "Let's go."
A large group of people arrived at the foot of the mountain. Their feet were already stepping on the sand. There were low hills on both sides, and there was a gap in the middle. Inside was the boundless desert, just like the gate of hell. The group of people stopped in front of the gap, showing their timidity.
"What are you afraid of? It's just a desert. Let's go."
Princess Xiyun was impatient, kicked her in the stomach and left with her head held high.
Suddenly, a clear cry like a baby came from high in the sky. Everyone looked up and saw only a small black dot in the air.
Several guards were suddenly shocked: "Protect the princess!"
I saw the small dot in mid-air suddenly falling like an iron ball and heading straight for Princess Xiyun.
"Princess, be careful!"
The guards rode on horseback and surrounded Princess Xiyun. They showed their spears and daggers and looked up at the sky as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Princess Xiyun was confused: "What's wrong?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a black shadow struck, bringing up a gust of wind, mixed with yellow sand, and flew towards Princess Xiyun.
"Hey!"
The guard who was facing the shadow looked at the right moment and stabbed him with his gun.
"Hoola!"
As the black shadow approached, I saw it clearly. It was a golden eagle with gray feathers and yellow eyes. Its wingspan was longer than the height of a human. It struck at the sky and covered the earth. It turned around nimbly, dodged the spear, and stretched out its iron claws to grab it.
Got the guard.
"Ah! -" The guard was wearing iron armor, and the golden eagle couldn't hold it, so he fell to the sand and rolled for several meters before stopping.
Qingfeng turned the horse's head, pointed at the dense forest on the mountain and said: "Guard Princess, return to the forest!"
Princess Xiyun's face turned sallow and she was still frightened. Then she realized what she was doing and turned around and ran up the mountain.
Several guards protected the princess, while the mercenaries showed their crossbows and fired iron arrows into the sky.
The golden eagle flew high into the sky, and when it noticed the cold arrow coming, it flapped its wings and whipped up two strong winds, blowing the iron arrow back.
"run!"
Lu Liangcai looked up at the sky and ran away when he saw the iron arrow falling back. The battle was in chaos for a while.
The golden eagle screamed again and lowered its head. The guards and mercenaries clenched their weapons and stood ready.
Unexpectedly, when the golden eagle was more than ten feet above the ground, it suddenly braked and flew horizontally, passing over everyone's heads. It flapped its wings and kicked up wind and sand, like a tornado, blowing away the guards and mercenaries.
Open your eyes and raise your arms.
Lu Liangcai was also knocked to the ground by the strong wind and shouted loudly: "This beast is a vulture, a mythical beast! It wants to eat people, but it also knows how to feint attack, run!"
Princess Xiyun had already run into the forest and hid hugging a tree. When the guards and mercenaries saw that the princess was safe, they rolled and crawled into the forest.
The golden eagle's wings were too wide to fly into the forest, so it flew to a high place and circled, waiting for an opportunity to move.
A group of people hid in the forest, feeling frightened. They looked up to a high place and saw a small black dot, vaguely visible.
"This beast eats people. If you want to get past it, you can only find someone to use as bait and send it out as a sacrifice."
Lu Liangcai said to Qingfeng.
"What?"
After hearing this, Princess Xiyun's face changed greatly and her voice rose.
Qingfeng nodded and glanced at everyone. The Feng family was the most useless, so he said: "Now, it's time for you, the Feng family, to show your loyalty. Choose one person to go out as a bait and cover the princess."
After hearing this, the Feng family members were so frightened that they were sweating profusely. Feng Ming anxiously walked to Qingfeng and begged for mercy: "Sir, aren't you going to die?"
Qingfeng was unmoved, narrowed his eyes and said contemptuously: "Didn't you say you are loyal to the princess? Are you talking empty words?"
Feng Ming and others knelt down in front of Princess Xiyun with a plop: "Princess, spare your life! There must be other ways!"
Qingfeng sneered and walked up to Feng Zhen and said with a scornful smile: "You are the most loyal to the princess, so I will leave this opportunity to you to make a meritorious service."
"ah?
Princess?
grown ups?"
Feng Zhen raised his head and sat on the ground with weak legs.
Qingfeng had no expression on his face and took Feng Zhen's arm to leave.
"Wait!"
Princess Xiyun shouted loudly and stopped Qingfeng.
"Princess?"
Qingfeng turned around, his face expressionless.
Princess Xiyun did not expect Qingfeng to be so inhumane and treat human life as nothing. She was so frightened that she stammered: "You, please let him go! This is a human life! How can you be so heartless and crazy?"
Feng Zhen crawled to Princess Xiyun on his knees and kowtowed: "Princess, have mercy on me! Princess, have mercy on me!"
Qingfeng sneered, stared straight at Princess Xiyun, and said quietly: "Princess, the king is seriously ill and is still waiting for the fairy flower to save his life. I hope that the princess will put state affairs first, and the Feng family will reward you in the future."
Princess Xiyun was speechless, her mouth opened, and she looked at Qingfeng with distracted eyes. She didn't expect that Qingfeng was loyal on the surface but was actually such a vicious person in his heart.
Now she finally understood that what Lin Xiaodong said was true! Princess Xiyun sighed softly and looked away.
Qingfeng grinned fiercely and dragged Feng Zhen away.
"Princess! Princess! Sir! Sir! Have mercy on me, hahahaha..." Feng Ming and others knelt down and kowtowed, crying bitterly.
"My lord, my lord -" Feng Zhen screamed hysterically and was thrown into the yellow sand by the force of the breeze.
"Ah!——" Feng Zhen got up, covered in yellow sand, and ran back as hard as he could.
Qingfeng waved his hand, and his guard fired a cold arrow, hitting Feng Zhen in the thigh. Feng Zhen staggered, knelt on the ground, hugged his legs and cried.
The Gu Eagle made a clear cry and flew down, its shadow getting bigger and bigger. Feng Zhen looked up at the sky in despair, his iron claws fell and blood splattered everywhere.
Princess Xiyun trembled all over, with two lines of clear tears coming from the corners of her eyes.
"Walk!"
Qingfeng gave an order, and the group of people took advantage of the Gu Eagle to eat Feng Zhen's internal organs, quickly passed through the mountain col, and rushed into the desert.
After walking a long way, Princess Xiyun dared to look back, and she saw the Gu Diao standing on Feng Zhen's body, lowering its head from time to time.
"Princess, Feng Zhen died. Our Feng family will stay behind to collect his body instead of accompanying the princess!"
Feng Ming's face turned pale, he cupped his hands and begged Princess Xiyun to leave. The journey was dangerous and it was not worth risking his life.
Princess Xiyun's eyes were red, she nodded and said, "Bury him generously."