"Assuming you are self-aware," he looked up and looked at the endless mountains. "The capital is indeed on the other side of this mountain, but the roads in the mountains are not easy to walk. It is very difficult to cross the mountains and ridges."
"Oh, brother is awesome. He actually climbed over this endless mountain. It must have taken several years of walking."
Orion said proudly:
"It won't take that long. If you have good physical strength, you can walk more during the day and it will be over in five or six days."
Hyun was shocked:
"Five or six days?!" Pointing to the army of steamed buns stretching to the horizon in front of him, "Five or six days have passed so far?!"
Hyun's expression obviously pleased Orion, who grinned:
"Of course it's not here anymore. The mountains are not all equally wide. There are always narrow places. There is a road that goes out from the west end of the village and walks three or four miles further. People used to come and go from the capital."
Hyun almost jumped up with joy. Looking at Jiazi and the other three, his eyes were filled with laughter, but he continued to talk:
"Yeah, it's great to be so close, but now it's so chaotic, I'm afraid I won't be able to get through."
Orion waved his hand:
"It is a narrow path, and the road is not easy to walk. Even before, only 50 people could walk on it a year. It is overgrown with weeds, and it is easy to get lost if you don't know the way. Now it is chaotic and there are fewer people walking on it. Last month I
Let’s go, I almost got lost.”
Having traveled through the mountains, I know how complicated the roads in the mountains are. For those who are familiar with it, there is only one road. But for those who are not familiar with it, there are paths trodden by herb collectors, firewood cutters, and some people who have the habit of "following the rules".
Everywhere you look on the path trodden by the animals is a road. I feel dizzy, and half of the excitement just now dissipates. The hunters often walk and almost get lost. Let them go, they will definitely get lost, and they must find someone to lead the way.
While walking, Hyun fell to the ground with an ouch, rolled up, hugged her feet and grinned.
Orion asked:
"What? Are you walking on your feet?" Hyun nodded, and Orion clicked his tongue. In fact, he didn't like Hyun, but the three Jiazis. He thought that it would be fine for Yun to collect a prey, but he lost his feet on the first day after entering the mountain.
After hearing this, he despised her more and more, but he could not throw her into the mountains. He said with great disgust, "One of you can carry her back."
Bingyin took the initiative and said:
"I come."
After carrying Huan on his back and walking down the mountain, Orion warned:
"Be careful, don't lift your feet too!"
When he could no longer see the Orion, Bingyin asked:
"How long do you plan to let me carry it?!"
Hyun Kankan smiled and jumped off Bingyin:
"You can see it."
Bingyin glanced at her and continued walking forward:
"Orion said there is a road at the west end of the village. I guess you must go and take a look." He turned his head and looked at Hyun's feet. "It looks like it."
Hyun shrinks his shoulders.
The two of them walked to the west end of the village and walked further. After walking for three or four miles, they actually saw a road. They walked along the road for a while. The entrance was not bad. People probably came to play often, or went into the mountains to cut firewood. The road was still there.
It's relatively obvious, but as you go further in, it becomes less obvious.
After Jiazi, Yichou and Orion came back in the evening, Orion went to the main house, and Jiazi and Yichou returned to the lower room.
Euchou saw a pile of cloth wrapped around Hyun's ankles, and sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her feet:
"Does your foot hurt? Bingyin, have you seen a doctor?"
Bingyin said nothing, Jiazi said:
"You are serious. You can't tell that Zhuo is pretending."
Yi Chou looked at Hyun as if he had just woken up from a dream:
"Are you pretending?!"
Jiazi shook his head and asked Huan:
"Have you found the road?"
"We found it, but it's really not easy to walk. We need to find someone to take us."
Jiazi pointed in the direction of the main house:
"How about this hunter?"
Hyun shook his head uncertainly:
"I don't know, we are all wanted people with a reward on our head. If this hunter has evil thoughts and leads us into an ambush, we will be in trouble."
Everyone was silent for a while, and Yichou said:
"If we take this path, it's impossible for the Hao Kingdom not to know that the army is moving so many people. Moreover, the road is too narrow, and it would be difficult for a baggage vehicle or anything like that."
Hyun was stunned for a moment. She really hadn't thought about this problem. She just wanted to find another way to go to the capital and beat up the bastard emperor.
Rubbing his head irritably:
"Let the prince worry about this matter, it is none of our business."
The three of them rolled their eyes at her at the same time, shifting the blame too quickly.
Bingyin went to find Ning Yin, and the three of them continued to stay here. When Orion asked Bingyin, they said they were looking for medicine to apply to their feet. Orion glared at Xun with even more disgust, and then left with Jiazi and Yichou.
Bingyin found Ning Ming and told Ning Ming about the path.
Ning Fang also considered the problem raised by Yichou and called Huo Jiu and others to discuss countermeasures.
After Hyun's feet were "healed", she followed Orion up the mountain. This showed her good physical strength and flexibility. Climbing up or down is not a problem. On some rock walls, as long as there is a place where the feet can step on and the hands can claw, Now Orion is happy, and the feeling of disgust is gone. He is so happy that he picked up four treasures, but they are just the ones who collected medicines. Why are they gone and never come back? However, they don’t pay much attention to them. There are three Not bad personally.
A few days passed like this. When the sun was about to set, the three of them walked back with a few hares and pheasants. They asked the hunter for advice on how to set up traps and how to track them. The hunter couldn't teach him everything, but he gave a brief introduction. One or two, just this or two is a huge body of knowledge for Xuan. He looked at Orion with admiration, and Orion was quite proud.
When they were approaching the door of their house, they saw several people standing there. In this era of war and chaos, the appearance of such a few strangers made everyone feel anxious, and the four of them couldn't help but be wary.
As they got closer, Hyun and the others seemed to feel familiar among these people. The three of them looked at each other, and after walking a few steps, one of them waved to them, and Bingyin's voice came:
"Hey, I'm back."
When they heard Bingyin's voice, the three of them also saw Ning Yu, who was dressed as a young wealthy businessman.
Hyun grabbed Jiazi and Yichou and whispered:
"Don't salute for a while, or your secret will be exposed."
Yi Chou objected:
"That won't work, the prince will blame you."
"We handle special matters, Your Majesty will understand."
Along the way, Jiazi has discovered that the relationship between Zhuo and the prince seems unusual, and he pulls Yichou:
"Zhuo said it will work, it will definitely work. You must not expose your whereabouts at this time."
Yi Chou nodded.
When the four people came over, Ning Feng raised his hands to Orion and said:
"Sir, my brother got separated from me a few days ago. Thank you sir for taking him in."
Orion looked at Bingyin and guessed that he had brought them here. Then he looked back at the three of them and guessed who was the younger brother of the man in front of him. Then he raised his hands to Ning Yu and said:
"It turns out they are your younger brothers. I am so blind that I actually regarded them as refugees. Come and sit in the house."
As he spoke, he stepped forward to open the door and let everyone in.
After a few pleasantries, Ning Yan said:
"My brother has been harassing you here for several days. I feel guilty. I rented a small courtyard here and wanted to invite you to sit down and entertain me."
Orion waved his hand:
"This is not good. I also hired them to work as refugees. I deserve it."
"If this is where they are, it's a blessing for them to be hired by sir. Otherwise, they would be starving and freezing. So, sir, please go and have a seat."
Orion refused for a few times and then left with everyone.
In order to be inconspicuous, Ning Hao rented a small courtyard. Anyway, it was enough for them except the owner. Before he entered the door, he could smell the fragrance everywhere. Hyun's stomach growled in shame. He was so embarrassed that he really wanted to find someone. Drill into the cracks in the ground.
The hostess came out of the house to greet them and saw Orion:
"Hey, Old Huangtou, you picked up this old man's younger brother. You are really good."
Old Huangtou's surname is not Huang, because he went hunting in the mountains for several days. His whole body was covered in mud and dirt, and his hair turned yellow. Therefore, people in the village called him Old Huangtou.
Old Huangtou glanced at the woman:
"Where is your man?"
"Hey, hey, aren't you happy about this?" He curled his lips and pointed to a room with his chin. "He was busy setting up the table in the room. I didn't expect that our poor yard would welcome a distinguished guest today. How can we let our distinguished guests eat at the stone table like us when there is no one who can control us?" While the woman was still nagging, Old Huangtou had already gone to find the male owner of the house. The woman complained from behind, "Why can't we? Do you want to hear what someone has to say?!"
After a while, a voice came from the house:
"I said, Old Huangtou, why are you still thinking about my order of wine? That wine is for entertaining distinguished guests today, and you don't have a share."
"Look what you said, if someone invites me here, how can I not drink it? It's so disrespectful to others, so I can quickly take it out."
"Is that you the guest is talking about?!"
"What?"
"Hey, hey, there's smoke coming out of your ancestral grave. It's in the backyard. Go get it. By the way, give me a rabbit next time."
"Okay! But as promised, I won't give you any fur."
"Look at what you picked. If you don't want to give it, don't give it to me. Give me some meat and let my family have a meat dish."
Seeing Old Huangtou come out of the house happily and go straight to the backyard, he did not forget to greet Ning Yu and the others:
"You guys sit down first and I'll get us some drinks."
Putting food on the table, a table full of vegetables and meat. In ancient times, productivity was low. Even if it was vegetables, people would not dare to open their stomachs to eat it. Moreover, in the northwest region, due to environmental restrictions, there were very few vegetables that could be grown, so animal husbandry was still the main method. Lord, anyone who sits at a table like this would be jealous, so Ning Fang asked the host and his family to come and sit.
Old Huangtou joked:
"Baotou, there is smoke coming out of your family's ancestral grave."
Baotou grinned, revealing his yellow teeth:
"TOEFL, TOEFL."
After eating and drinking, it was almost Haishi. They sent Old Huangtou out and everyone turned around to walk back. Hyun grabbed Ning Ming, who signaled them to go back first.
After everyone left, Hyun said:
"My ankle is sprained and it still hurts. I can't walk. Please carry me."
Ning Yan smiled, walked in front of her and squatted down slightly, then jumped up, Ning Yan weighed it:
"It's lighter."
Hyun smiled and said:
"It's good to be gentle, I won't pressure you."
Ning Yan walked and swayed:
"It will be lighter if you wash the mud off your body."
Hyun patted him, but he didn't want the dirt to fly out immediately, so he slapped him in disgust:
"You think I'm dirty, but you're not clean either!"
Ning Fang pinched her butt and walked towards the house.
Using the moonlight, she looked at Ning Yan's side face. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. She put her arms around his neck, pressed against his face, and said softly:
"昤, I miss you."
Ning Yan felt soft in her heart for a moment and rubbed her face:
"Go back and take good care of you. You are so disobedient that you dare not come back."
"You're not going to chop my buns into pieces, are you?"
"Hmm - think about it, wait until you give birth to a little bun, and then chop up your big bun."
"Bad guy! Kill the donkey."
"Huh? So you are a donkey?"
Hyun bit Ning Yin's ear, and Ning Yin laughed happily.
The next day, there was just a little light in the sky. Everyone got up, had a simple breakfast, and were ready to set off. Hyun asked them to wait and ran out. After a while, Lao Huangtou came. Ning Yu heard Hyun say it last night. This old hunter was experienced and wanted to ask him something, so Ning Fang asked him and Baotou to lead them the way. Old Huangtou was happy. Hunting depends on luck. Sometimes you may not be able to gain anything even if you go out for several days. Please guide them. There was money to be made along the way, so of course they were willing, and the group set off carrying the "goods" on their backs.
On the way, Hyun still asked Old Huangtou about traps and tracking. This time, Old Huangtou told 50% of the information. He listened to Old Huangtou talk about this all the way, and he didn't feel that the road was long or difficult to walk.
On the sixth day, they passed through the mountains. Baotou said:
"After walking another two miles, we will be out of the mountains."
Hyun glanced at Ning Ming, who said:
"Since we've arrived so soon, it's still early, so there's no rush to hurry. Let's all rest. We're all tired after six days of driving."
Everyone sat down and rested on the spot. Ning Feng made a gesture without leaving any trace, and a figure flashed across the bushes.
After a while, a bird chirped in the woods. Old Huangtou looked strangely in the direction of the cry:
"I have been hunting here for so many years, but I have never heard this kind of bird call." (To be continued)