The story of Princess Xiatang's counterattack

Chapter 514

Chapter 514

There was no book for one night, and the next day was bright.

The people put out the fire and continued on their way. They stayed overnight like this. At noon on the fifth day, they finally arrived at the border of Miaojiang—the Misty Forest.

The large expanses of woods seem to be the same as those they passed by before, but as long as you look closely, you can see that a thin layer of mist is shrouded in the forest, and the periphery is not obvious. Looking around, you can see the mist from a distance Zhao Zhao.

"Repair on the spot, and enter the forest after a stick of incense." Xia Houxiang gave orders, and before entering the deep forest, they had to make complete preparations.

Rongli took out the road map given by Si Yu, and they were located at the east entrance marked by Si Yu.

The trees in the misty forest are generally similar in shape, but there are a few towering ancient trees that are more than 500 years old. Based on these ancient trees, other trees radiate outward in a fan shape.

In the four directions of east, west, south, west and north, five trees each form a route indicator. As long as you walk in from one direction, you will mark every time you see an ancient tree. You can reach the hinterland of Miaojiang.

In the route map given by Si Yu, the five ancient trees were highlighted, and Rongli and others have been informed of the way to go.

Rongli and Xia Houxiang gathered everyone together, Rongli took out a long red rope from his waist, and tied a dozen bells, "pass the rope through the belts of each of you in turn, and tie the bells on the On the body, just in case, the forest is densely foggy, if you get lost, stand in place and ring the bell, Axiang and I will look for the sound to find you, and we must not run around aimlessly."

"Yes." Everyone nodded. This was to prevent someone from getting lost. The visibility in the foggy forest was low, and losing one was enough for them.

"Take out the wooden shoes I gave you earlier. There is a swamp in the deep foggy forest. When we encounter it, we can only rely on ourselves. When we encounter the swamp, we may use it."

When he came out of the small courtyard, Rongli gave everyone a pair of big wooden shoes, but he didn't tell them what they were used for.

After the preparations were finished, Xia Houxiang pulled Rongli over. Xiao Hei stood on his shoulder, looked at the people who had been tied together by the red rope, and said, "Let's go."

Before setting off, everyone left their mounts outside the forest. Xia Houxiang's horse has always been the leader among the group of mounts. Qianlima is a good BMW horse, and after getting along with Xia Houxiang for a long time, it will naturally become more spiritual.

Xia Houxiang raised them in the woods outside the deep misty forest, where weeds were overgrown, and rations were not a problem. Xia Houxiang's horse led them into the forest to live on their own, and called them after they left the Miaojiang.

If there are lost horses, it is not a wise move to find a way to buy them when they leave Miaojiang. It is really not wise to lead the horses into Miaojiang.

Everyone walked in twos, Rongli and Xia Houxiang walked in the front, as they expected, the deeper they went, the smaller the range of visibility.

After walking for a short time, they saw the first ancient tree. Xia Houxiang marked the tree with a dagger, and continued to move forward according to the route on the drawing.

The people following behind held their breath and concentrated, not daring to slack off in the slightest, their nerves tensed up in a state of defense.

People are most prone to fear in an unknown environment. Everyone seems to be able to hear their own heartbeat in their ears. Try to breathe lightly so as not to disturb the two people leading the way.

The mist gradually thickened when everyone passed the second ancient tree, and then moved forward, as if covered by a piece of gauze. Even though they were so close to each other, they couldn't see the people in front of them clearly.

Rong Li frowned slightly, and looked back at the half of the team that had disappeared into the mist. If it wasn't for the tight red rope around his waist, he couldn't be sure if someone had fallen behind.

"Report the number." Rong Li raised his voice.

"1, 2..." Rong Zhe and Wen Wan, who were walking behind their husband and wife, spoke first, "...15, 16... Meow." After the last person reported the number, Dabai in Wen Wan's arms let out a yelp.

Rong Li smiled, "Go ahead, if you have any questions, be sure to speak up."

"Okay." Everyone replied in unison.

Xia Houxiang pulled Rongli to continue walking, Xiao Hei turned his head and talked to Dabai, "You still know how to wake up, what have you been sleeping for the past few days?"

"Meow ow~" Dabai let out a soft cry, buried his head in Rong Zhe's arms, and fell asleep again.

"Hey, children can't be taught." Xiao Hei said shaking his head.

How can young people be so lethargic?
After being buried, there is a lot of time to sleep. The young and the strong do not work hard, but the old is sad.

It is still waiting to teach Dabai how to climb trees.

The third ancient tree is found, and two more trees are found, and they are victorious.

Suddenly, the tactile sensation under their feet changed, Rongli and Xiahouxiang retreated at the same time, Xiahouxiang yelled, "Stop!"

Everyone was shocked. They stopped their progress and took a few deep breaths, so as not to panic.

Now only Rong Zhe and Wen Wan can vaguely see the silhouettes of Xia Houxiang and Rongli, Rong Zhe asked, "What's wrong?"

What went wrong up front?

"The swamp has arrived."

Si Yu’s drawings did not mark the location of the swamp. He said before, “There is a swamp in the misty forest. Be prepared, remember to take precautions in the end."

But when Rong Li asked about the location of the swamp, Si Yu sighed bitterly, "I forgot."

Rongli: "..."

Such a difficult place to go, to be able to forget, this big brother really has a big heart.

Si Yu probably saw Rongli's speechless expression, and felt that he was a little unreliable, he shrugged, "I felt something was wrong with my feet, so I used my lightness skills to fly over. There are so many trees around, and it is very difficult to borrow strength It’s convenient, when I landed, I was almost in the hinterland of Miaojiang, so if I’m not happy about it, I forget it.”

This was the only mistake he made when drawing the road map, and the flaws were not hidden. Overall, the route he drew was quite reliable.

Now that they arrived at the swamp, Xia Houxiang tied a rope around Xiao Hei's waist. It was perfect for him to do this kind of road-finding work.

Along the way, it rested on its master's shoulder to prepare for the current situation, and now it's its turn to play.

The fog is too thick, and if you fly high, you can't see it at all. Xiao Hei calculates the distance while flying close to the ground, and observes whether there are any leverage points around.

It's time for a cup of tea every time.

"The swamp is dangerous. There are a lot of dead bones and debris in it. If you move forward rashly, you will definitely get stuck in it, but it will be different if you have me..." Xiao Heifei started talking after returning.

"Get to the point." Xia Houxiang interrupted what it was about to brag about, now it counts as one, but they are all waiting to cross the swamp.

"The swamp is not too big, and there are trees that can be used from east to west. I suggest you fly it yourself first, and feel whether it is strong or not. My legs are thin and I don't have the strength to pedal," Xiao Hei immediately made a statement obediently, " According to my observation, if the borrowing force is reliable, the plank will not be used.”

After summing up, Xiao Hei felt that he was great, and there should be applause here.

Xia Houxiang nodded, "Li'er, wait for me here for a while, I'll go explore the way."

"Well, then you tie the rope first." Rong Li handed over a rope end, she was afraid he would lose it.

Xia Houxiang smiled and patted her head, "Don't worry, there's Xiao Hei."

"What about my business?" Xiao Hei said in surprise, thinking that the task was completed.

"Lead the way." Xia Houxiang nodded solemnly, of course there must be it here.

"Okay, okay, I'm just a hard worker."

After all, Xiao Hei stood up and started flying with Xia Houxiang.

"Rest in place, Ah Xiang is going to explore the road, we will talk about how to get there later." Rong Li raised his voice, in order to explain the situation to the comrades behind who couldn't see the road clearly.

"it is good."

Not long after, Xia Houxiang came back, and the wayfinding went smoothly, "The surrounding trees are very strong, and it's perfectly fine to pass the swamp with light kung fu. Besides, after passing the swamp, the fog in front will be much smaller, and people can be seen faintly."

Rongli felt relieved, so they will win soon.

"Then how do you fly over this section of the road, the fog is too thick, what should you do if the people behind you fall behind?" Rong Li thought for a while, this is a difficult problem, should we use a rope?

"It's not that there is Xiao Hei, let it run a few more times."

As soon as Xia Houxiang finished speaking, Xiao Hei blinked, "What do you mean?"

"Li'er and I will go there first, and let them fly with you in groups of two and two." Xia Houxiang summed up the words, and then gave it a smooth ride.

"Remuneration!" Xiao Hei is sensible and not fussy. The safety of the group is more important, and he knows it well, but he still has to fight for the benefits he can get for himself, and he can't let him work for nothing.

"Little dried fish?"

"No, no, it's too ordinary." Xiao Hei shook his head and refused.

Rong Li blinked, "The forest is a luxurious viewing log cabin."

"What is this?" Xiao Hei was stunned, it sounded so high-end.

"Good stuff, you're satisfied, how about it, deal?" Rong Li looked at Xiao Hei with a smile, with an expression of 'I'm very kind'.

"Deal." Little Heitou nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, which sounded very desirable.

With Xiao Hei as a guide, there is no need to worry about the people behind getting lost.

Rong Li asked everyone to come forward, although they still couldn't see clearly, it was much better than a single column.

"Now cross the swamp in groups of two, led by Xiao Hei, need to use light work, there are trees around to help, the whole swamp is not big, let's use the simplest method, A Xiang and I go first, and then every time two The three of you, take good care of your companions, and besides, Mo Yao, I will trouble you to bring a few girls here, thank you."

Xiaotao doesn't know how to do light work, Ning Xuan doesn't need to help, she practices martial arts with Wen Wan, she knows what Wen Wan can do, this girl is not weak in light work, and it's perfectly fine to take care of herself.

Xia Houxiang explained the general route to them first, then picked up Rongli and flew away.

When it landed, Xia Houxiang looked down at her in his arms, with a smile in his eyes, "What is a luxurious viewing cabin in the forest?"

(End of this chapter)