Jiang Ke listened carefully, only the insects and birds chirped in the mountains, it was empty and peaceful.
Mo Qing was close to him, her body was soft, and there was warm breath coming from her.
thump.
thump.
thump.
Jiang Ke felt that the sound of his heart beating was louder.
If Mo Qing says there are people, then there are people.
Jiang Ke did not question it, but asked: "Where is it?"
"Over there." Mo Qing pointed in the direction with his chin and said in a low voice, "Wait a minute."
From the tone of her voice, it seemed that the person coming was quite dangerous.
Jiang Ke pondered for a moment: "Will you be nearby?"
"Um."
After listening carefully, Mo Qing nodded.
Jiang Ke said: "Is there enough time? Let's hide the traces first."
Mo Qing looked back and saw the traces of their passing and said "hmm".
She and Jiang Ke quickly dealt with it and then hid in the grass on the roadside again.
The fog has dispersed a bit and visibility has increased, but the field of vision is still limited.
Jiang Ke's hearing was not as good as Mo Qing's, but after a while, he clearly heard the sound of moving. Slowly, he saw a long team walking on the path below.
There were about ten people.
The way these people were dressed was clearly not that of the nearby villagers. They had weapons hidden on their waists and legs. They all had murderous looks on their faces, and they didn't look like they were here for fun.
Jiang Ke whispered: "There are two girls behind me."
"Um?"
Mo Qing moved his eyes to the back of the team.
Sure enough, I saw two girls with their hands tied behind their backs. Two men stared at them closely and pushed them from time to time.
She took a closer look and found that it looked very familiar.
Mo Qing said: "Wen Yingxue and Shan Yingying."
Jiang Ke stared: "It seems that it has something to do with the Wen family."
Mo Qing touched his chin: "It's understandable to arrest Wen Yingxue, but why would they drag Shan Yingying?"
"Look again."
"Well, keep up."
Mo Qing said without hesitation.
*
The general direction of these people is similar to that of Mo Qing.
Therefore, Mo Qing and Jiang Ke simply followed them secretly.
Mo Qing felt that Jiang Ke was somewhat incompetent when it came to following people. Unexpectedly, she found that Jiang Ke was familiar with the road and had less experience than her.
"Do you often do this kind of thing?" Mo Qing chatted with Jiang Ke.
"Not often." Jiang Ke said, "Occasionally."
"when?"
Jiang Ke was silent for a moment and said, "When investigating who I am."
Mo Qing was stunned.
She turned her head, stared at Jiang Ke's profile, and pursed her lips slightly.
Jiang Ke focused on the group of people and suddenly said: "They are quarreling, listen to it."
"……oh."
Mo Qing came back to his senses.
…
There was indeed a dispute over there.
The reason was that they were eating on the road and fed Wen Yingxue and Shan Yingying by the way, but they acted very rudely and stuffed it directly into Wen Yingxue and Shan Yingying's faces.
Shan Yingying was choked and coughed violently and cursed a few words.
Immediately afterwards, someone found her annoying, pinched her neck and slapped her in the face, threatening her to stop yelling.
Wen Yingxue stopped her coldly: "Let her go."
The person who pinched Shan Yingying didn't listen.
Shan Yingying's face turned red.
At this time, Wen Yingxue's eyebrows turned cold, and she was caught off guard and kicked the man directly in the lower body.
The man had no choice but to let out a cry and quickly let go of Shan Yingying, then covered his lower body and jumped up and down in the distance.
At the same time, another person approached Wen Yingxue and raised his hand to slap Wen Yingxue, but Wen Yingxue kicked the person away with a sweep of her legs, then took a step back to block Shan Yingying.
"Let go of her hand and let her keep up." Wen Yingxue's tone was not as gentle as before, and she threatened, "Otherwise, you can wander around on this mountain."
Several people were at a loss for ideas and turned to look at their leader - a taciturn man with scars on his face.
They call it: Brother Eagle.
Brother Ying looked at Wen Yingxue for a few times, then raised his hand and waved it gently.
This is agreed.
So, someone untied Shan Yingying and stuffed her with water and bread.
Half of Shan Yingying's face was swollen and her eyes were red. She held the food but had no appetite and sobbed slightly.
She said: "I'm sorry."
Wen Yingxue glanced at her: "You followed me out without knowing it. I can't blame you."
Tears welled up in her eyes, Shan Yingying pursed her lips, forcing herself not to cry.
She got up in the morning to go to the bathroom, and suddenly saw Wen Yingxue going out through the window, so she followed him out out of curiosity.
Who would have thought that as soon as they left the manor, they would encounter this vicious gang and kidnap them directly.
They said, let Wen Yingxue lead the way.
And used her to threaten Wen Yingxue.
She thought that based on her value, Wen Yingxue would not care at all. Unexpectedly, Wen Yingxue actually agreed.
Then, these people thought she was still useful and took her with them.
Shan Yingying now only hopes that she is dreaming.
"Bring her forward." Brother Ying pointed at Wen Yingxue, and then told the others, "Watch the other one."
After a while, they continued on their way.
*
Mo Qing used his "shunfeng ears" to relay everything he heard to Jiang Ke.
When he saw Shan Yingying being bullied, Mo Qing's hands felt quite itchy.
——After all, the strength of this group of people is not enough for her to take seriously.
However, Jiang Ke held her back.
Wen Yingxue didn't stand idly by either.
"It seems that Wen Yingxue came here just for the Jiuyun fragment." Mo Qing analyzed, "But, how did she know the route?"
"It's hard to say," Jiang Ke said, "but the clues are correct. Wen Nanqiu must know that Wen Yingxue has clues, so he asked Mo Sui'an to persuade him first. After Wen Yingxue expressed his stance, Wen Nanqiu could only show his face and be tough.
.”
"Wen family."
Mo Qing's voice was low.
"Um?"
"It's nothing," Mo Qing said, "just keep following."
"Um."
…
The road in the mountains is getting more and more difficult.
There used to be land in the deep mountains, but now it is abandoned, the fields are overgrown with weeds, and the paths are covered with weeds.
In the mountains in late autumn, in addition to clouds and mist, there are also withered and yellow grass leaves.
In this way, Mo Qing and Jiang Ke followed until the thick fog completely dissipated and the weak sunlight fell into the mountain forest.
Can--
This road seems to have no end.
"Let's make do with it." Mo Qing stuffed two packs of biscuits into Jiang Ke's hand, "Wen Yingxue doesn't know what she's doing. She keeps taking them on a detour... There's no way they can be rescued."
"It will also anger them." Jiang Ke pondered for a moment, "They are not fools either."
Not long after the two finished talking, Brother Ying realized that Wen Yingxue was leading them in a circle.
Brother Ying directly lifted one of Wen Yingxue's arms——
Click.
He removed his arm simply and neatly.
Brother Ying's tone was emotionless: "Don't let me catch you playing tricks again!"
Wen Yingxue frowned, but she didn't say a word and endured the pain.
She raised her head and met Brother Ying's sharp gaze openly and fearlessly: "If you want to take a shortcut, I can draw it for you now. But if you want to find the fragment of Nine Clouds, you must listen to me."
Someone said from the side:
"Don't listen to her, this woman's palace is very deep."
"Brother Ying, Wen Nanqiu asked us to guard against her."
"Listen to you, listen to you! You can give me a reason! Why do you have to take a long way around to play with us?"
Brother Ying raised his hand.
The sound stopped immediately.
Then, Brother Ying stared at Wen Yingxue with fierce eyes and raised his hand to put on Wen Yingxue's other arm.
The light in Wen Yingxue's eyes flashed.
"Tell me, what's the reason?" Brother Ying said every word, his tone full of threats.
"This is the route that my second uncle researched," Wen Yingxue said. "He stayed in Liangxun Mountain for three months but did not get the Jiuyun Fragment. It was because he wanted to find it and needed the best route."
Brother Ying asked in a deep voice: "Are you sure this route you know is okay?"
"He thinks it's okay." Wen Yingxue paused, "If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't come at all."
"..."
Brother Ying looked at her and said nothing.
The air fell into silence and became inexplicably tense.
Finally, Brother Ying's hand slowly moved to Wen Yingxue's removed arm, and with a sudden push, he reattached the dislocated arm to her.
Wen Yingxue was so painful that she broke into a cold sweat.
However, he managed not to make any painful sound.
"You'd better tell the truth." Brother Ying's words were as cold as ice. "We are not Wen Nanqiu's subordinates. She didn't let us kill you, but if we can't find it, neither of you can even think about going down the mountain."
Wen Yingxue took a slow breath: "So, you are the pioneers?"
Hearing the words "Forerunner", the atmosphere of the people around me changed subtly.
The gaze that fell on Wen Yingxue was full of murderous intent.
Brother Ying said: "I know quite a lot."
Wen Yingxue fell silent.
"lead the way."
Brother Ying pushed Wen Yingxue directly.
Wen Yingxue's hands were still tied, and her center of gravity was almost unstable, but she stabilized after two staggering steps.
She turned back, glanced at the team, and then continued forward.
…
behind them.
Mo Qing and Jiang Ke, who were hiding in the woods, looked at each other.
