When Butler Zhang and others arrived, no one was there.
They looked at the ruts and footprints on the ground and knew someone must have been here.
Butler Zhang looked at these traces angrily and said angrily: "They must have left early!"
Then he ordered Captain Cui: "Look for clues to see which direction they ran!"
Colonel Cui's disdain for the Zhang family was even greater. There were so many people just now and they couldn't catch two people.
He looked towards the traces on the ground and found that there were ruts and messy footprints in all four directions starting from that patch.
It seemed that those people were well prepared before leaving.
Since this is the case, it will be even harder to catch them.
He said mockingly: "You have also seen the marks on the ground. Xiang must have left. We don't recognize the faces of those people. Butler Zhang can choose a direction and follow us to arrest them."
Butler Zhang retorted: "Isn't this your business? Find out which direction they are going!"
Captain Cui glanced at Butler Zhang and said, "Then let's chase him into the woods, and Butler Zhang will follow him."
When Butler Zhang heard that he wanted to go to the woods and asked him to follow him, he immediately refused.
Everyone has heard that there is something unclean in the forest. Although the forest is not far outside Dashan County, few locals go in.
He hesitated for a long time, then said in a serious tone: "The forest is flat, and they must have thought that if we chased them out, they would think they had fled into the forest, so they must not have gone that way."
"They must have gone up the mountain. The mountain road is difficult to walk, and they have to push the cart. They must not have gone far. Let's chase them up the mountain."
Lieutenant Cui glanced in the direction of the forest. His instinct from many years of marching and setting up defenses told him that those people should be heading into the forest.
But looking at Butler Zhang’s rejection of Lin Zi, I wonder if there is something inside...
He didn't say anything and followed Butler Zhang's instructions and went up the mountain.
Along the way, Butler Zhang looked at the footprints and ruts on the ground, and he guessed correctly, and his back straightened up a lot.
"The traces on the ground must be new. They must not have gone far yet. Chase them quickly."
Butler Zhang quickened his pace, feeling that victory was in sight.
Although Young Master Zhang usually only likes to have a good time and have a good time, the master of the house pays more attention to the Second Young Master who was born in the concubine's concubine.
But after all, it was the legitimate son of the house who became like that in front of him. If he couldn't catch those people back and make amends, his good days as a housekeeper would be over.
But as soon as they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they were greeted by two wild boars half as tall as a man.
Because Butler Zhang had just walked in the front, he was attacked by two wild boars first.
One of the wild boars pushed against Butler Zhang's belly and sent him flying up. When he was about to fall, the other wild boar slammed into him again.
The two wild boars were tossing Butler Zhang around in the air as if they were playing.
Butler Zhang felt that his internal organs were about to be knocked apart, and he didn't even have the strength to ask for help.
It was precisely because there was Butler Zhang blocking the way.
Captain Cui and the others only had time to react.
Colonel Cui said: "Attention, everyone save people."
The soldiers following him quickly formed a formation and attacked the two wild boars.
With so many people surrounding him, the two wild boars stopped playing with Zhang Guanjian.
Without the wild boar to continue to fight, the soldiers focused on besieging the wild boar.
Butler Zhang hit the ground with a bang, spit out a large mouthful of blood, and lay on the ground like a dead fish.
Two quarters of an hour later, the two wild boars also fell to the ground under the siege of many soldiers.
Colonel Cui waved his hand happily: "Kill these two wild boars tonight and let the cook give the brothers extra food."
The soldiers also cheered happily.
Naturally, the matter of continuing to track Shen Yuyu and the others was dropped.
The two soldiers lifted up Butler Zhang, who was half-dead on the ground, and embarked on the journey back to the city along with the two wild boars.
As for Shen Yuyu and his party, they left the city gate and headed towards the forest more than an hour ago.
Before leaving, they also thought about the fact that the Zhang family would lead people to chase them, and originally wanted to cover up some traces.
But seeing that there were already traces on the ground heading up the mountain, they naturally saved their efforts.
As for the wild boar that Butler Zhang and the others encountered, it only means that they are unlucky.
Butler Zhang, who suffered this incident, was too seriously injured and was unable to serve as a steward.
Seeing that he was so seriously injured, the Zhang Mansion did not continue to pursue any unfavorable matters concerning his protector, but they did not take care of him anymore.
Shen Yuyu and the others didn't know about these things, because they seemed to be in trouble too.
When they first entered the forest, they didn't know how big it was.
But it didn't take long for them to realize something was wrong.
When passing by a place, the lively Saburo looked at a big tree as thick as five people hugging each other and said: "The trees here are so big. I have seen three such trees. They grow so big." It seems like that!”
After hearing Saburo's words, everyone did not feel anything was wrong, but instead picked up the conversation cheerfully.
Shen Mingdao: "Yes, I didn't expect the vitality of this forest to be so good. Look at the leaves of this big tree, there are no signs of drying at all."
Everyone was talking about these towering trees.
When did this forest come into being and how old are these trees? Everyone has their own opinions and they continue to argue.
The trees in this forest are very tall, and the lush leaves are staggered together, blocking out the sun. Only fragments of sunlight cast fragmented light and shadow through the gaps between the leaves.
Shen Yuyu noticed something was wrong and raised his voice and said, "Everyone, stop for a moment."
The people walking in front stopped and turned to look at Shen Yuyu in the middle.
Mrs. Shen asked: "What's wrong? Are you tired? Let's rest for a while before leaving."
Shen Yuyu shook his head and said: "Not tired yet, but we seem to be lost."
Everyone was surprised: "Lost?"
Didn't they just follow the same direction after entering the forest? How could they get lost?
Mrs. Song asked everyone's doubts: "No, my dear, we have been walking southwest since we came in, and we didn't change the road."
Shen Yuyu had already walked to the big tree that Shen Sanlang had just mentioned, and found a deep mark on the back of the tree.
She revealed her head from behind and shouted to Fei Yanche: "Ache, come here and see if this mark on the tree looks familiar."
Fei Yanche walked over in a few steps and found a deep scratch on the trunk of the big tree.