Chapter 14 Hutouling
Su Yue didn't know that her notoriety had spread and she was called the female devil.
But it doesn't matter if they know it, it can just serve as a deterrent to those officers.
There was a cool breeze in the evening. Su Yue lay on the grass with her clothes on, breathing in the scent of the green grass in the forest and looking up at the starry sky. The sky was dotted with stars, which could not be seen in the end times.
The sky at the end of the world is gray, just like the chaos before Pangu created the world.
Not to mention the stars, even the sun cannot be seen.
I never thought she would have the chance to live in such an environment, but unfortunately her parents couldn’t. They became zombies early on, and no one knew what killed them.
By the time her space grew and could accommodate living people, it was too late.
Mom and Dad, are you in heaven?
Su Yue looked at the stars and asked, "Isn't it said that people will turn into stars in the sky after they die?"
"Miss, what are you looking at? You look so absorbed?" Caixia, who was lying beside her, saw her so focused in the light of the firewood and asked with blinking eyes.
Su Yue reached out and patted her head: "I didn't see anything, go to sleep."
"oh."
Caixia twisted her body and closed her eyes, obviously not used to the hard ground as a bed.
The night fell into silence, with the occasional thunderous snoring.
Su Yue released her mental power. Who was snoring so loudly that she could hear it from such a distance?
"Boss, let's go to Hutouling tomorrow."
A voice as thin as a mosquito came into Su Yue's mind, and she immediately stopped her mental focus and paid attention to the source of the sound.
The ones who were speaking were Leader Zhang and a constable. Su Yue simply listened to what they had to say.
After hearing the officer talk about Hutouling, I felt that it was not an easy place to visit.
Leader Zhang was also lying on the ground, his hands supporting his head, his eyes full of cruelty.
He nodded gently: "Okay, we will rest at Hutouling tomorrow night. Our people should be prepared and make sure the female devil doesn't see any suspicion."
"Female devil?" Su Yue smiled softly. She didn't expect the officers to call her that.
It’s better to have a female devil, as long as she’s not a beautiful woman, so that people won’t think about her.
But what kind of place is Tiger Leader? Is it very dangerous there?
Since you can't do anything to her, you're going to attack other people?
I have to ask Su Qiwen and let them be prepared to deal with it.
The original owner was a lady from a wealthy family and didn't even know about Hutouling.
Su Yue got up quietly and went to Su Qiwen. He slept next to Murong Li and served as his temporary bodyguard.
"Huh? Big brother isn't asleep yet?"
"I can't sleep. Is there something wrong with my sister?"
"Yeah." Su Yue nodded and sat next to Su Qiwen.
Murong Li, who was on the stretcher, was also awake. When he heard her voice, he pricked up his ears and listened to the conversation between the brother and sister.
"Brother, where is Hutouling?" Su Yue asked in a low voice.
"Why are you asking this all of a sudden, sister?"
"Is it dangerous on Hutouling?"
"Well, Hutouling is a mountain, part of the Henglian Mountains. Do you know this mountain range?"
"Well, the Henglian Mountains know." The original owner still knew this.
Su Qiwen: "The Henglian Mountains almost completely surround the capital, and they serve as a natural barrier. The area inside the Henglian Mountains is called "Guan Nei" (Inner Pass), and the area outside is called "Guan Wai" (Outer Pass). However, the Henglian Mountains are very wide, and they are covered with primeval forests. No one dares to venture into the mountains. They say there are all kinds of things there: jackals, tigers, leopards, mandrills, ghosts, and miasma... The villagers nearby only hunt at the foot of the mountains or on the outskirts. Legend has it that the trees in that forest will eat people, and going there will mean death!"
Can trees eat people? Is this a man-eating tree?
Su Qiwen continued, "As for Hutouling, there was a group of bandits who set up camp there. After a while, they actually opened a road in Hutouling that led to the outside of the pass.
Later, someone discovered that if the brave people in the interior left the pass from there instead of taking the official road, they could save at least four or five days of travel.
Gradually, more and more people passed by, and the bandits from Hutouling actually started robbing people.
One time, they even robbed the government grain, and the court was so angry that it sent troops to wipe out that group of bandits.
At that time, it was our great-grandfather who led the troops there under imperial order."
"Sister, you came to ask this, is it because the officer wanted to take us to Hutouling?" Su Qiwen suddenly thought of it after he finished speaking.
"Yes, I heard the officers talking about it." Su Yue did not deny it.
"Oh, they really are! The road to Hutouling is not peaceful. It's narrow and steep, and there are large beasts lurking..."
Su Qiwen couldn't help but get nervous. Did the officers want all these people to die in the mouths of wild beasts?
It's really terrifying to think about it. Was it the intention of the person above, or the intention of the prince, or was it a deliberate escalation of the attack by the officers in retaliation?
Su Qiwen thought about it and turned to look at Murong Li. He guessed that he was probably targeting this guy and they were just incidental.
Murong Li heard what Su Yue and his sister said. Although they spoke softly, it still caught his ears. After all, he was said to have internal energy.
Seeing Su Qiwen turn around and look at him, he shook his head helplessly.
This should be his brother, the Crown Prince. No, they are not brothers now. This should be his work, and those officers are probably his men.
Su Yue didn't notice the exchange of glances between the two. She was thinking about entering Hutouling. Are there large ferocious beasts there? She laughed in her heart, thinking that they were bringing food to her.
The space is large enough, and you can bring some living things in, especially pheasants, which can lay eggs.
Letting them pass through Hutouling, I don’t know if it was the officer’s idea or someone else’s idea. If it was the officer’s idea, it meant that he was not scared by her yet, so he should teach them another lesson. Didn’t she call her a female devil? Then she would justify the title.
Su Yue curled her lips and said, "Don't worry, big brother. We are a lot of people, about a hundred in total. We may not be unable to get out. Aren't there big beasts in the mountains? We don't mind adding some snacks for everyone to replenish themselves. Things like bear paws and deer antlers..."
After hearing this, the two men just smiled bitterly.
Others may not know, but Murong Li knows very well that even someone like him who is skilled in martial arts and in good health may not be able to walk away alone, not to mention that his injuries have not healed yet.
Along the way, except for him and his uncle who had martial arts skills, the others were either weak scholars, or the old, weak and sick who were unable to even tie a chicken. They were basically going to die.
Only the bodyguards and those with martial arts skills dare to take that road.
Or a large army.
"Brother, go to sleep. Don't worry." Su Yue understood what she wanted to know. She patted Su Qiwen, glanced at Murong Li, and quietly went back to lie down.
After going back and lying down, I still couldn't fall asleep, so I simply used my mental power to plant crops in all the empty spaces in the space.
Those seeds were collected at the end of the world. Sometimes she would come across a warehouse. She would carry the pots and potatoes into the warehouse, and there would be quite a few grain and vegetable seeds.
"Huh? Is there water?"
When Su Yue's soul entered the space, he found that there was a pool of water in the middle of the ten acres of land.
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