sword sentient beings

Chapter 428 West Mountain
It is not far or near from Jingzhe Mountain Villa to Xishan County, and it usually takes three days for a fast horse, but Tang Zhao and the others only need one and a half days for abandoning their horses and walking with light work.

It's just that after entering Xishan County, the speed of travel inevitably slowed down.

One is that everyone's physical strength is at the end of their strength, and the other is that the terrain is changing rapidly.

Xishan County is almost the westernmost county in Yunzhou, and it is also the largest county in Yunzhou and even in the world. It accounts for almost one-third of Yuxia County, several times larger than other counties, but its population is even that of ordinary counties. Less than half.In terms of people's livelihood, it is even more impoverished, and it is notoriously a poor county.

Because there are so many mountains in Xishan County.The entire Xishan County is almost entirely the Xishan Mountains, or in other words, when the county was first designated, the entire Xishan Mountains were simply and rudely included in Xishan County.

The only city in Xishan County is the county seat, which is located in a depression in the remaining veins of Xishan County, the easternmost part of Xishan County.After passing the county seat, the mountains are connected to the mountains, and the mountains are next to the mountains, and the land is not three feet flat.Although the whole West Mountain is not as good as the legendary [-] Mountains in the south, it is already a restricted area for most people, and it is also a natural barrier separating the border between Yunzhou and Liangzhou.

But it is too arbitrary to say that Xishan is completely uninhabited. There may not be hidden sects and thousand-year-old families hidden in those isolated mountain depressions.And Tang Zhao remembered that there was a garrison in the Yunzhou Governor's Mansion in the Xishan area, but it was a secret garrison, and it was easy not to reveal it to others. As long as they didn't invade the garrison, they would turn a blind eye and don't have to worry too much.

Along the way, Tang Zhao and the others drove ahead, and the Shangguan swordsman followed behind like a ghost, neither talking nor paying attention to anyone, nor urging them to hurry up.Although this kind of following has brought a lot of psychological pressure to people, it is still relatively easy.

On the afternoon of the 29th, a group of people entered Xishan County, which was the last supply point before entering the mountain.Except for Tang Zhao and Shangguan Swordsman, the rest of them are not swordsmen. After staying in the mountains for two days, they will go to Yunzhong City for an unknown period of time. Find a place to rest.

"We must enter the mountain tonight." Ignoring everyone's desire for rest, Meng Huazhou said categorically, "The Immortal City is also in the evening, and the situation on the mountain is complicated at night. If we go in for the first night, we may not be able to adapt. It is best to adapt one night in advance. As for the rest, you can rest on the mountain during the day tomorrow. Everyone has worked hard, but you have to think about why you came here? I would rather work hard all night, and there will be plenty of time in the future."

There was no objection from the crowd, and he led them to a courtyard again, saying: "This is a courtyard I rented. I have bought a lot of supplies and piled them here before, but I still need to add a lot of fresh food. Water. Anyone who wants to bring something up the mountain can buy it by himself, but he can only carry it by himself.”

Opening the yard, I saw a lot of supplies piled up in the house, including luggage, clothes, tents, kettles, ropes, fire, etc., all of which were used when going out. Even a strong man with some experience can venture into the mountains and forests with these things.

Moreover, he had prepared ten people, and there were only seven people present including Shangguan Swordsman, which was more than enough.

Meng Huazhou pointed to the hourglass and said, "Everyone, let's disperse and buy whatever you want. You must come back within two hours, and then we will set off."

Everyone agreed and left separately. The black widow remembered something again, so she stayed and asked, "We are not locals. The situation in Xishan is unknown. Do you want a local guide?"

Meng Huazhou said: "I've already prepared to leave. The two old hunters are used to walking on mountain roads. I'll call them here. Sister, just go shopping."

Black Widow nodded and left.After everyone left, Meng Huazhou stayed alone and locked the door, lightly jumped onto the beam, pushed with his hand, and a hidden compartment was exposed on the beam.

There were several things in the dark compartment, most of them were magic tools, magical tools and so on, and Meng Huazhou picked them all out.Every time he took out one, his face was full of murderous intent.

At the end, there is only one flower left.

The flower was placed alone in the corner, with six tiny petals, like snowflakes.

It is indeed as white and fragile as a snowflake, so white that it is almost transparent, and through the petals it seems that one can see the darkness behind it at a glance.

However, it is real and stable, it falls in the corner, it doesn't seem to be left there, but it seems to be blooming against the corner.Even though it has been hidden in the dark room alone for a long time, it is still fresh, tenacious and beautiful.

Meng Huazhou's brows stretched out, and the hostility dissipated bit by bit along the end of his eyes.He stretched out his hand and carefully held out the flower.

The little white flower is now in his hand.

Meng Huazhou's expression became more and more gentle, and he said, "I'll take you home right away. Follow me to see your master."

"I don't know how peerless your master is?"

As he spoke softly, his expression was not only gentle, but also filled with endless imagination.

"Buns, sausages, shortbread, mutton soup..." Tang Zhao counted the shops.

"What the hell is mutton soup?" The black widow listened to Tang Zhao inspecting the things he wanted to buy, and couldn't help reminding him, "The food you eat on the mountain should be mainly dry food, which is easy to carry and can fill your stomach. Shortbread is already too much , what's the matter with the mutton soup? Are you here to satisfy your gluttony?"

"It's okay, I can take it with you. The mutton soup here is very famous, it's a pity not to try it. I'll just buy some and try it." Tang Zhao said while stuffing a whole bowl of steaming broth into the jar.

The black widow sighed: "Okay, you are relaxed like this, it seems that there is no pressure in your heart?"

Tang Zhao said truthfully: "There is naturally pressure...it's just that people can't see it."

It is impossible for a swordsman of unknown origin to suddenly join a situation that was under his control. It is impossible to say that there is no pressure at all, but Tang Zhao has experienced battles for a long time now, and he has a calm and steady demeanor. He doesn't show his worries in front of his own people.

As I was walking, I saw a small sign in front of me that said "Dajing Hutong".

Tang Zhao was slightly taken aback, thoughtful.

Black Widow said: "What?"

Tang Zhaodao: "The old man who sang the song said that his home is here, so the protagonist surnamed Xu who traveled through the fairy city should also live here?"

The black widow pondered: "The surname is Xu..."

Tang Zhao remembered that she was only a reader of novels, and didn't know that the novel was a second creation. The original protagonist's surname was Xu, and explained: "It's the house where the poor boy who came back from the fairy city later lived."

Black Widow's eyes lit up, and she said, "Oh, let's go in and have a look."

Tang Zhaodao: "Look, it's fine, don't have too much hope, that Mr. Meng already knew this information, he has already been here, he has already seen any clues, and most of the things he can take away are also taken away. .And I don't know exactly where in the alley he lives..."

……

After entering the alley, the two of them already knew where the former residence was without looking for it carefully.

There was an open space on one side of the alley, and all that remained was a pile of charred ruins, apparently from a recent fire.

The black widow gritted her teeth and said, "It's too late, but it was burned! Meng Huazhou, you are really cautious."

Naturally, she was not angry at Meng Huazhou for setting fire to a residential house and implicating innocent people, but rather angry at him for destroying the evidence after accepting the clues, leaving no room for future generations.

Tang Zhao looked around silently——Meng Huazhou was an idiot for setting fire indiscriminately, but fortunately, he still had a sense of propriety, only one house here was burned down, and the house next door was not burned down, but the walls were blackened.

He knew that there were no more clues here, and there was not much time left, so he was about to call the black widow to leave.As soon as the door next door opened, a little girl of seven or eight years old came out. She was very cute in pink and jade. She was wearing a floral skirt and had two croiss braids. She was holding a white puppy in her arms. When they arrived at the ruins, they looked at the two curiously.

Tang Zhao smiled at her, and the little girl nodded politely, still looking at them curiously.

On the contrary, Tang Zhao was startled, and then it suddenly dawned on him—if he had smiled like this before, the girls would probably let down their vigilance, and then it would be easy to chat and talk.Now it is he who puts on makeup after all, just smiling has no effect.

At this time, the black widow came over and said with a smile, "little sister, do you live next door?"

The black widow was pretty and had an amiable attitude. The girl immediately got closer and nodded repeatedly.Black Widow Fang asked: "We want to visit this house, why is there no one there?"

The little girl said: "There was a fire a while ago. Just that night..."

While the two were chatting, Tang Zhao couldn't help but look at the puppy in the little girl's arms.

When he first saw the white fluffy ball, he subconsciously thought it was a dog, but now that he got closer, he thought it was a fox when he looked at it again, but when he looked more closely, he still looked a bit like a dog.

Tang Zhao was torn between dogs and foxes, but Tang Zhao thought they were still dogs.

A little girl from an ordinary family has no trace of martial arts at all. Isn't it strange to hug a fox?
Is there a kind of dog that looks like a fox called "fox dog"?

Tang Zhao was also too bored, so he took a second look, only to think that the puppy was very intelligent, with a pair of dark eyes following his own, it seemed that he liked him very much.

Well, this dog understands the connotation better than a child, and knows that he is beautiful without looking at the skin.

The black widow talked with the little girl for a while, but they didn't get any useful information. After all, they only knew that this was an empty room. That night, a fire suddenly caught fire, and it went out quickly. No one knew whether it was an accident or arson. Can't ask anything else.

This was something that had been expected. Although the black widow was a little disappointed, she kept smiling, gave the little girl a candy, and left with Tang Zhao.

The little girl ate the candy happily, the more she ate it, the sweeter it became. Seeing that the candy was gone, she realized that there was something missing.

"Xiaobai? Xiaobai!"

The little girl suddenly found that the dog she had been holding was gone, and she couldn't remember when she lost it, so she hurriedly called it loudly in the alley, running around looking for it.

After searching for a while, the puppy was nowhere to be seen, and the little girl sat on the ground, crying loudly.

(End of this chapter)