This hero will strike

Chapter 249

In the evening, the bright red light of the sun shone through the forest on the official road, forming a mottled red shadow.

Li Yu was riding on a horse, walking at the front of the escort team, and beside him was Zhuo Qingyi riding a maroon horse.

"This is the Gourd Pond."

Zhuo Qingyi looked towards the left side of the official road.

Li Yu also turned his head to look, and through the gaps in the trees, he could see a flat water surface. The breeze was blowing, and the entire water surface was shimmering, emitting flashes of red light. It was the scene of the setting sun projecting on the lake.

"Everyone is walking for a while, it is not suitable for camping here."

Li Yu shouted, patted his horse and trotted forward.

This is the entrance to the gourd lake area. The place is narrow and steep, so it is not suitable for camping at all.

The team of Qin's Escort Bureau traveled 800 meters before reaching the middle of the Gourd Lake.

The situation in the middle section is completely different from the scene at the entrance.

With a wide field of vision, you can see most of the Gourd Lake at a glance. In fact, you can see the middle of the Gourd Lake clearly.In the rear, there is a steep mountain wall. Of course it is steep, but in fact it is only 200 meters high. It is considered an ordinary hillside, but the trees on it are extremely lush.

Although it is early winter, it is still green and lush.

"Camp!"

Looking at the setting sun that was about to set in the distant sky, Li Yu sighed, he had no choice but to do so.

"Yes, Deputy Chief Escort."

Although the rest of the people had some scruples, they still jumped out of the carriage and took action.

On the way here, they had already discussed the situation of encountering water ghosts, but they had no choice but to choose to camp here to spend the night.

Because the Gourd Lake has a long span, unless you deliberately stay near the entrance for half a day and rush to leave early the next morning, you can get out of the Gourd Lake.

But even so, if there are water ghosts hidden in the node of Gourd Lake, even in the daytime, water ghosts can come out to attack them.

After all, there are no government offices, post stations, or even villages around Hulutan.

In about half an hour, the wine seller Jin Qingyan and the others had already pitched up seven tents, forming a circle without dispersing them.

Li Yu took a look at the location and structure of the tent, and could vaguely see their caution.The tent is surrounded in a circle, so that even if there is a surprise attack, everyone can quickly unite, so that they will not be scattered and defeated one by one.

Shake, shake, shake, shake!
Immediately afterwards, the torches that were lit one after another were also inserted in the surrounding area one after another, illuminating both sides of the official road brightly and red.

"Brother Li, who is in charge of the night watch tonight?"

Yan Xiaolu wiped the dirt off her hands, stepped forward and asked.

When she asked this question, everyone almost subconsciously focused their attention on him.

After all, this time they camped in Gourd Pond, and the chance of encountering water ghosts at night was still very high.

"Me, you, Sanlang, Qingyi, Qingyan, Sanniang, the six of us keep watch, Qingshu, Brother Ma, Brother Zhu, don't sleep deeply, just take a rest in the tent."

After pondering for a moment, Li Yudao.

"Yes!"

Everyone promised loudly, they all knew that tonight, it seemed that there would be a fierce battle.

"By the way, separate the horses from the escort chariot, so as not to cause the chariot to rush into the pool when frightened."

Li Yu glanced at the carriage parked beside him, and gave further instructions.

"It's still Brother Li who is thoughtful."

The salesman brother Zhu Er said with a smile, and went forward to settle the carriage and horses.

After some arrangements, everyone built a bonfire as usual, hunted game, and prepared dinner.

After dinner, it was already two hours later.

Although there were arrangements, except for Li Yu and Yan Sanlang who stood guard by the fire, Zhuo Qingyi and the others all returned to the tent, but they didn't really lie down to rest.

In the dark night, time passed quietly.

Beside the bonfire, Li Yu and Yan Sanlang silently watched the gradually dimming flames, without speaking to each other.

As a former killer, Yan Sanlang has undergone special training. It is not difficult for him not to speak for a night, even for a month.

Although Li Yu had not been trained as a killer, he was full of preoccupations in his heart and had no interest in chatting.

The two young heroes just sat there, looking at the flames in front of them.

The flame ranges from vigorous to dim.

until it goes out.

The torches were replaced by three rounds.

The surrounding forest was eerily silent.

Night insects chirped.

"It's smoking."

Looking at the water surface of Gourd Lake through the firelight, Li Yu inadvertently let out a sigh of emotion.

At this time, under the reflection of the fire, it could be seen that there was a large amount of white smoke floating on the surface of the gourd lake, and then blown along the night wind to the side of the official road.

In the same way, the night dew falls and the humidity gradually permeates.

Li Yu clearly noticed that the surrounding temperature dropped significantly.

"It's fog."

Yan Sanlang, who was silent for a long time, added something, and Li Yu was stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't expected Yan Sanlang to say something so coldly.

Indeed, there was fog on the water, not smoke.

Pfft!
Yan Sanlang casually threw a small object into the middle of the bonfire, sputtering out a few sparks.

"what?"

Li Yu asked curiously.

"An insignificant little stone."

Yan Sanlang replied blankly.

"..." Li Yu frowned slightly, Yan Sanlang's actions made him feel a little strange and cute.

……

In the distance of Gourd Lake, a row of boats with awnings are slowly floating on the water.

This row of awning boats has been drifting from the northern section of Hulutan to the middle section.

It was pitch black, except for the moonlight in the sky, there was no extra light.But on these black-covered boats, there is a faint light, like a candle, but it's not a candle, I don't know what it is.

Under the faint light, one can see the wupeng boats connected end to end, there are six in total.

Squeak, squeak, squeak.

The oars slid across the lake water, making tiny noises and making small ripples in circles.

"Go into the water!"

All of a sudden, the same order sounded from each of the awning boats.

Then there was a series of falling water sounds such as thump, thump, thump.

A series of black figures quietly slipped into the water from the awning boat and disappeared on the lake.

Bamboo tubes for ventilation gradually emerged from the lake, but only a small part of the water surface, and did not protrude too much.

A bamboo tube for ventilating water represents a person.

There are about [-] bamboo tubes, forming a piece, densely moving towards the middle of the gourd pool.

……

On the top of the mountain opposite the gourd pool, in the valley behind.

Zhao Hu, a man in white, held a lantern and looked in the direction of Gourd Lake.

Below his position, there are a group of dead soldiers on call at any time. These are the masters he recruited from the rebel army, and they are all ruthless characters.

There are thirty of them, all elites.

"It's getting foggy!"

After a while, Zhao Hu, the man in white, said lightly and waved his left hand.

The man in black under his hand immediately saw the agreed order.

(End of this chapter)