Chapter 144 The Girl in the Forest
The girl's language was somewhat similar to and different from that of Zhongshui Village, making it more difficult for everyone to understand, but it should be no problem to understand the general meaning by guessing.
After all, Zhong Jing has been in Lingnan for so many years, and many of his soldiers are locals. Five or six of those he brought today were originally from Hainan Island.
However, the customs and languages in this place are different every ten miles, so it is still a bit difficult to fully understand what the other party means.
Everyone stared at the four of them coldly. Zhou Hansheng seemed relaxed but was actually on high alert. He brought Zhao Liya back to the group and winked at Zhong Jing.
Zhong Jing nodded in understanding and ordered his personal guards to question him.
"Who are you?"
The girl took a few steps towards them, pointed at herself and said with a smile: "My name is Li Ying, you are great at hunting!"
She glanced at the pheasants and hares they had hunted, her eyes filled with envy and admiration, and gave them a thumbs-up: "Great!"
Zhong Jing thought he was just a local native. Since the other party didn't seem to have any ill intentions, he lost interest and grinned, "Hehe". How amazing is that? It's obvious that he is just an outsider.
Zhao Liya suddenly thought and said to Zhong Jing, "Brother Zhong, this is deep in the Yanluo Mountains. They might be from this mountain. Why not ask them to lead the way for us? It might be more convenient if they lead the way."
Zhou Hansheng also nodded: "That makes sense."
Zhong Jing thought so too. There were only a few people on the other side, so he was not afraid of them playing tricks, so he ordered his personal soldiers to tell them.
They could understand some of it, but they were not as good as the personal soldiers in negotiation.
After a while, the guard said, "They said this road to where we're going is blocked. If we go two hills ahead, we'll find that a mountain torrent washed out the valley a few years ago. Huge rocks and mud rolled down the mountain, blocking the road. We have to take a detour. I'm afraid we won't arrive until tomorrow afternoon."
Zhong Jing frowned and looked at Zhou Hansheng and Zhao Liya: "Brother Zhou, Sister Xiaoya, look—"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, not expecting such an accident to happen.
In these deep forests and rolling mountain ranges, the distance between two peaks is no joke. Once you get there and find that it is indeed like this, if you take a detour again, you may end up having to take a long detour.
Although the other party does not seem to be lying, after all, we don't know anything about him. If we easily believe him, we are a fool. They are not going to that extent.
Yu Xiaofang couldn't help but say, "How about we keep an eye on them and ask them to lead the way? I'll keep a close eye on Li Ying and secretly do something to her. Oh, how about doing something to all four of them?"
He brought a lot of medicine with him, and he was sure to get it on them without anyone noticing. If they had no bad intentions, then forget it. Otherwise, hum
Zhou Hansheng shook his head. "Not yet. Zhong Jing, ask them to lead the way and have someone find out their details."
"good."
Zhao Liya smiled again and said, "I think this big thing is not as important as having a meal. Why not invite them to have lunch together first?"
Everyone's eyes lit up, and Zhong Jing smiled and said, "Sister Xiaoya, this is a good idea!"
Invite them to dinner together, be relaxed on the outside but cautious on the inside and observe them carefully. If they really have ulterior motives, I don't believe that we won't be able to see any clues.
Zhou Hansheng also nodded, and then reminded Yu Xiaofang: "Keep a close eye on them."
"no problem!"
The other party's eyes lit up when he received their invitation. The other three were a little hesitant, but Li Ying was very happy. She smiled and nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Someone held her and whispered something quickly. Li Ying glanced at Zhao Liya and others, shook her head at the man, and also spoke quickly to explain to him.
It looked like the two of them were arguing over a disagreement, but their voices were low and their speech was fast, so everyone could only vaguely hear their mumbling and had no idea what they were saying.
Zhao Liya quickly glanced at Zhong Jing and the others, and they also looked confused.
She smiled bitterly. There was no other way. Lingnan was such a vast area, and there were countless different languages spoken even in modern society, not to mention the current situation where communication was extremely poor.
We can only take it one step at a time.
She really wanted to learn, but unfortunately, even if she wanted to, she didn't have the conditions. Who would teach her when she got back? If she could get these people hooked in the next few days, she could give it a try.
She is quite good at learning languages and is eager to learn more.
Not to mention preparing for the possibility of using it someday, this itself is a very interesting thing.
The argument over there didn't seem to have led to a consensus between the two people, but Li Ying angrily ignored the person she was arguing with and strode towards Zhao Liya and the others without saying anything. She smiled and said in a slightly stiff language that was similar to the language spoken in the village at the foot of Yanluo Mountain, "Thank you! I have some jackfruits for you to eat."
She was carrying a basket on her back. When she came over, everyone saw that the basket contained a jackfruit weighing about ten pounds, as well as some unknown wild fruits.
She happily put down the backpack. Zhao Liya smiled and said, "Let me help you. This jackfruit looks delicious. Thank you!"
Li Ying smiled at her: "What's your sister's name?"
Zhao Liya: "My name is Aya."
The other party greeted her cheerfully: "Sister Aya!"
The two of them sat down, and Li Ying took out the jackfruit and started chopping it with an axe, while Zhao Liya talked to her beside her.
Zhou Hansheng was just beside Zhao Liya. If Li Ying had any ill intentions with the hatchet in her hand, he would be able to throw out the hidden weapon in his hand as fast as a meteor. He was sure that he could kill Li Ying with one blow before she could make any dangerous moves.
Li Ying was already chatting and laughing with Zhao Liya's sisters. Tan Axu and the other three looked at each other and had no choice but to come over, but their eyes were secretly cautious and vigilant.
They thought they were being very discreet and cautious, and that the other party didn't notice. However, how could old foxes like Zhou Hansheng and Zhong Jing be so easily fooled?
Their expressions were full of loopholes.
As a result, Zhou Hansheng, Zhong Jing and others felt relieved.
If the other party is wary of them, it means that they have no intention of approaching them to harm them.
Aya is right. It would be a good thing if we could ask them to lead the way.
Yu Xiaofang was a very outgoing person. He pulled Hu Ling along and soon started talking to Tan Axu and the other two.
Except for Tan Axu who still looked unhappy, the other two were almost not on guard at all.
After eating a delicious meal of barbecue, even Tan Axu was defeated.
Li Ying's eyes lit up with excitement. She grabbed Zhao Liya's hand and shook it, "You guys are so amazing! The meat you grilled is so delicious! It's so delicious!"
(End of this chapter)
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