The two guides climbed up to the top of the mountain panting, their legs shaking from exhaustion and their buttocks hurting.
Long Chen sat down and asked, "Are you familiar with this mountain?"
Yi He shook his head. He had never been to this area for grazing and was not familiar with it.
Gan Xin took out the dry tobacco stick and stood on the top of the mountain to smoke. The wind quickly blew the smoke away.
Long Chen looked at Mu Zhen, who also shook his head and said: "I've never been here either, I only heard a few words from others."
Long Chen immediately asked: "Have you heard of any caves here?"
Mu Zhen thought about it carefully and said, "Cave... there are several caves here."
Barbarians need caves to escape wind and snow in winter, and they are familiar with these locations.
"Are there any caves that feel very cold? After people enter, they feel very cold, especially in summer."
Long Chen further reminded.
Mu Zhen shook his head and said: "My lord, please forgive me, I have never been to this area. In fact, I am not very familiar with it. I have also heard about the locations of those caves. They are all towards the south."
The wind in winter blows from the north, so shelter from the wind and snow is of course in the south. However, the temperature in the caves in the south will be higher in summer, so it is unlikely to hide troops.
Long Chen looked around the mountains and felt a little disappointed.
Maybe this place is not a place to hide troops.
"You're here, let's look for it."
When Feng He saw that Long Chen was silent, he knew that Long Chen was a little disappointed.
"Let's look for it separately. Sir, what do you think?"
Gan Xin put away the dry tobacco pole, and Mo Lin also said: "It's all about luck anyway, just look for it when you get here."
Long Chen agreed, and everyone went down the mountain to look for caves, especially caves that might exist on the dark side.
Yi He and Mu Zhen went to look for the caves they knew. Those caves were the winter residences of the barbarians. They had lived there for hundreds of years. They should not be places where soldiers were hidden.
For hundreds of years, if you really hide your troops, someone will always find out.
Long Chen and the four of them spread out, each looking in a direction.
The search continued until late at night. Long Chen, Gan Xin, and Mo Lin returned to the meeting point.
The three of them were half-ghosts and had sufficient vision at night. Unlike Feng He and the others, they could not see at night and returned to the gathering point early to rest.
"Sir, have you found it?"
Feng He stood up and handed the water bag to Long Chen.
Long Chen took a sip of water, shook his head and said, "I found a few caves, but there are no traces."
Long Chen searched specifically for the dark and humid valley in the north. There were several caves there, but there was no trace of the ghost soldiers.
Gan Xin sat down and smoked a pipe of cigarettes. Mo Lin first said: "No, no trace of the ghost soldiers."
Gan Xin smoked a cigarette, shook his head and said, "I didn't see it either. Maybe there really isn't one here."
Yi He and Mu Zhen caught a rabbit and roasted it on the fire until it was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the fragrance was fragrant.
Long Chen had no appetite for such delicious food.
The body has changed, and so has the appetite.
"We looked at those places and found nothing wrong."
Mu Zhen tore off a rabbit leg and handed it to Long Chen. Long Chen declined politely: "I will eat this, you can eat it."
Mu Zhen handed it to Feng He. Feng He was not polite and took the rabbit leg and started chewing it.
"Let's go to the next location tomorrow."
Long Chen was a little disappointed, but it was okay. It was a good thing that there were no ghost soldiers.
That night, a few people rested in the mountains.
the next day.
When it gets brighter, a few horses pace around and dig the dirt on the ground.
Yi He had already woken up. He walked over to hold the horse's reins and took out a kettle to feed the horse water.
The horse drank the pot of water quickly.
"Sir, they are thirsty and need to find a water source."
Yi He stroked the horses' heads and tried to calm the horses so that they would not be agitated.
Gan Xin said: "There is still snow on the mountain, just dig some snow down and it will be fine."
The ice and snow have not completely melted yet and can be replaced with snow.
"You have to boil the snow to melt it. Just eating snow won't do it. Horses can't stand it."
Mu Zhen said very seriously.
Mo Lin asked: "You raise so many horses, do you boil warm water for them to drink in winter?"
Yi He said: "It's different. If it's an ordinary horse, it's okay to eat grass and drink snow water. But if the horses we ride can't drink warm water, they also need to drink water, stream water. It's not good to drink snow water directly."
Long Chen didn't understand this, because river water was common in the Central Plains, and there was no problem that war horses could not drink water.
"There is no river here. We didn't bring a pot, so we can't boil warm water."
Feng He felt that it was a bit troublesome. War horses were needed on the road ahead. If it was really not good to drink the snow water, then he would have to hike.
"Look for it. There is always river water in such a big mountain."
As the saying goes, go into the water and ask the fishermen, go into the mountains and ask the woodcutter, they two should know better.
Long Chen thought it would be better to listen to their suggestions.
Gan Xing was a little confused and said: "Drinking water is also water from melted ice and snow, so it's not the same."
Long Chen packed up his things and led his horse to walk northwest, looking for water sources along the way.
After passing through the narrow valley and reaching the north side of the mountain, Long Chen heard the sound of water.
Following the sound of water, I saw a waterfall hanging down, and the melted snow flowed down to form a small river.
"What is the difference between this snow water and snow?"
Gan Xin couldn't help but laugh.
Yihe did not let the war horse drink the water directly, but looked at the river where the small river merged.
The water in this river seems to be gushing out from under the mountain.
Yihe bent down and filled a pot of water, which felt a little warmer than the snow water.
Of course, this is compared with the snow water outside. If compared with the surface water in summer, the river water is very cold.
"Feed the horse with this water."
Yihe happily fetched water from the kettle to feed the horse, and Mujin also carried the kettle to help.
Feng He looked at the gushing water and said, "Sir, I dare say there is an underground river here."
There are many underground rivers in Nanliang, and Feng He is not surprised.
Long Chen raised his head and looked above the underground river. There seemed to be a cave entrance blocked by a huge boulder.
Could it be said that the hole can lead to an underground river?
"Hey, that huge boulder seems to have been pushed in."
Mo Lin followed Long Chen's gaze and noticed something strange.
Long Chen nodded and said, "I'll go up and take a look later."
Yi He and Mu Zhen quickly fed and drank the horses, and Feng He asked them to stay away.
Long Chen jumped up and flew to the hole on the top.
Huge boulders almost completely blocked the cave entrance, and shade-loving plants grew all around. It was difficult to spot the cave entrance without looking carefully.
The boulder is a single piece, making it impossible for ordinary people to shake it, and it is surrounded by rocks, making it almost impossible to dig out.
"This is not natural."
Gan Xin and Mo Lin flew up and kicked the boulder.
Mo Lin said: "Sir, maybe there is something inside."
Long Chen also thought so, maybe there was something hidden in the boulder.
"You guys get out of the way, I'll blow away the boulder!"
Gan Xin and Mo Lin immediately dispersed, Long Chen flew in the air, and a real dragon condensed around him.
Yihe and Mujin were so shocked that their jaws dropped when they saw the real dragon rising.
"My lord, this is also... Madam..."
Before they could finish being surprised, the real dragon fell down and hit the boulder hard.
A huge explosion spread, and the surrounding small rocks were blown away, while the huge rocks only swayed slightly.
"So strong?"
Feng He was surprised. Long Chen struck with all his strength, but the boulder was not exploded.
