According to its original falling trajectory, the rock, which was as big as half a head, would hit a Tianshu Pavilion guard behind Zhongwei Yunlan.
There was no time to dodge.
However, in a split second, Wei Yunlan concentrated his attention and successfully stored the rock into space, and then released it from the space in an instant.
In the eyes of everyone, the falling speed of the rock seemed to slow down suddenly, allowing the Tianshu Pavilion guard who was right below the rock to run one more step forward and barely avoid it.
The accident happened too suddenly, but everyone in the team remained alert and responded quickly.
Except for Tang Hai, who was originally at the front of the team, in just a few breaths, everyone had mounted their horses and was riding towards the northern canyon entrance.
Perhaps it was because he grew up listening to legends about mountain gods, but when rubble began to fall from the top of his head, Tang Hai's face turned pale instantly and he stood there in a daze, as if he was so frightened that he couldn't come back to his senses.
Seeing that he was standing there without dodging or evading, and was about to be hit by the gravel, Wei Yunlan hurriedly shouted: "What are you doing? Hurry up and get on your horse!"
While she was talking, she did the same thing again, like before, putting the stone that almost hit Tang Hai into the space, and then releasing it. Using the space to slow down the speed of the stone's descent, it was easier to dodge, and even if he was still hit, he would not be so seriously injured.
Wei Yunlan rarely scolds his subordinates in such a harsh tone.
Her warning reached his ears, and a small piece of gravel hit his shoulder again, causing a sudden pain. Tang Hai came to his senses in an instant, climbed onto the horse's back with both hands, dodged left and right to avoid the falling stones, and followed the pace of the others, fleeing to the north together.
There were twelve people in the group and ten horses.
Don't dare stop for a moment.
I ran around like this for an unknown amount of time, and then the warm dim light of the evening fell on my shoulders, and the view ahead suddenly became clear.
They finally ran out from that "crack in the sky"!
Everyone stopped on the gentle slope, no one could maintain their usual composure anymore, everyone was breathing heavily, still feeling scared when they thought of the thrilling scene just now.
Tang Hai untied the water bag hanging from his waist and took several big gulps of water. Only then did he feel his heart, which was about to jump out of his chest, finally fall back to its original place. He breathed a long sigh of relief and lay on the grass tiredly. He looked at the afterglow in the sky and sighed: "Maybe God bless us! Several times just now, I thought I was going to be hit by a rock, but I didn't expect that I could escape in the end."
The other two Tianshu Pavilion guards who were sitting not far from Tang Hai nodded seriously when they heard this.
Obviously, they think this team is lucky.
Zou Yun rolled off the horse, looked back at the "slit in the sky" filled with rubble, and then looked up at the sky.
Thoughtful.
Is it really God's blessing or good luck?
Maybe.
…
Before sunset, they left the narrow and crowded mountain walls and found a suitable place to stay for the night on the gentle slope.
The guards of Tianshu Pavilion and Suihe went out in pairs to collect firewood and fodder suitable for feeding horses.
Tang Hai, who almost held everyone back, took the initiative to take over the cooking job, saying that he wanted to show everyone his cooking skills. Seeing Wei Yunlan spread out the map and had something to discuss with Zou Yun, he also called the fourth girl Bai to his side to do some work within his ability.
"Miss Wei, now that we have crossed that hill, we can enter the territory of the Northern Barbarians, right?" Zou Yun glanced at the map, then looked to the east, seeing the outline of the mountain in the dim light.
Wei Yunlan nodded slightly, but drew a circle with his finger on the lower half of the map, close to the edge.
"We are at this location now." This map was drawn by herself. It was a map from Xiakou County to the northwestern countries. Many places were speculated based on various information from past and present lives. It was not exhaustive, but the approximate distance would not be wrong.
The location where her finger circled was less than one-tenth of the distance from the starting point, Xiakou County. Even if the destination was changed from the northwestern countries to the eastern part of the Northern Barbarians, it would only be less than one-third of the way there.
His finger moved horizontally to the right on the map, over the mountains, and pointed to the right half of the Northern Barbarian territory. Wei Yunlan pondered, "According to our current location, if we cross the mountains and enter the Northern Barbarians, we will enter the largest tribe of the Northern Barbarians, the Huyan Tribe."
Not to mention that the mountains to the east are too high and difficult to cross, just entering the territory of the Northern Barbarians from the Huyan tribe is not a wise move.
"In my opinion, we should travel a few more days north to find an area with less steep mountains, and then cross the mountains to enter the Northern Barbarians."
The two men sat face to face, cross-legged on either side of the map.
Wei Yunlan explained in detail the route he planned.
Zou Yun took note of it carefully and nodded in response, "Just as Miss Wei said."
The two of them had just discussed the route for the next few days when they heard Miss Bai Si excitedly shouting from a distance, "Sister Wei, the meal is ready!"
Wei Yunlan and Zou Yun looked over there at the same time.
Tang Hai had just put out the fire and dug out a few dirty lumps of earth from under the fire.
Seeing Wei Yunlan and Zou Yun looking at him, he smiled and explained: "Boss, this is a method we learned from a southern merchant caravan when we were escorting a caravan a while ago. Don't be fooled by its appearance now. When we peel off the mud later, the meat inside will be very delicious!"
"This is the way beggar's chicken is cooked in the Danzhou area, right?" Many of the guards at Tianshu Pavilion had lived in the south before, and they recognized it after just a few glances.
But I didn't expect it to be delicious. After all, Tang Hai said that he only learned a trick from a caravan he met by chance. How could he learn the essence of it?
But when you go out, it’s good to have something to eat, and no one will be picky about the taste...
At this moment, Miss Bai Si took over a tightly wrapped lump of earth and couldn't wait to knock it open with a stone.
The oil paper bag, which had been soaked in oil, appeared under the soil, and at the same time, a strong fragrance wafted in the air.
Smelling this smell, everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva subconsciously.
"Brother Tang, I didn't expect you to have such a great skill!" The guard of Tianshu Pavilion, who had previously thought that this "beggar's chicken" was ordinary, gave Tang Hai a thumbs up.
Just now, when they were collecting firewood, they hunted three pheasants and a hare.
Tang Hai cooked all three chickens into beggar chickens, and cut the rabbit into small pieces, boiled it with dried vegetables into a pot of vegetable soup, and served it with pancakes baked over the fire.
Everyone ate with gusto, even eating all the bones. After finishing, they still felt unsatisfied and regretted not hunting a few more pheasants.
Heiyun also got a chicken leg with a large piece of meat on it. He felt grateful for the favor he got, so he became much closer to Tang Hai.
Wei Yunlan gave half of her portion of chicken to Heiyun, and drank from the soup bowl. Suddenly, she remembered something and reminded him, "Make the fire burn brighter and throw the bone residue farther away."
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