Chapter 236: Searching for People in Forbidden Land

Having said that, the group still needs to prepare a lot of things.

Food, drinks, tools, protective gear, and various medicines.

The most important thing is that neither horses nor carriages can enter the forbidden area, they must walk.

Because they were eager to save people, they prepared everything that day.

Chu Yu's mother also made a lot of glutinous rice cakes, jujube cakes and other special foods for them.

Xiao Yimo and Lu Ming led the way in front, Jiang Jiu and the high priest were in the middle, and Zhao Zhuoxi followed behind. The group headed towards Miaojiang, the legendary forbidden area.

The high priest had a compass in his hand, by which he could determine the direction.

They would make a very obvious mark for every tree they passed. The reason why they did it so densely was mainly because the trees in the forest all looked the same.

At first, the treetops were sparse, but when you looked up, you could see the blue sky and white clouds.

As they walked, they found that the forest became thicker and thicker, as if they had walked into a primitive

forest.

Looking up, the azure blue sky had disappeared, completely blocked by dense branches. Only a little sunlight shone through the gaps, forming beautiful halos.

It is summer now and there are a lot of mosquitoes, but ancient people wore thick clothes.

Who knew that after entering the forest, it was still a bit chilly. Thanks to Jiang Jiu and the others' advice, they wore more clothes and used long cloth to wrap their wrists and ankles. This way they were safer after entering the forest.

If it is not wrapped tightly enough, the insects on the tree will be killed by the sharp leaves like knives.

After walking for most of the day, Lu Ming and Xiao Yimo stopped.

"How many days have they been in the forest? There are no signs of broken branches ahead."

There are no roads in the original forest, all the paths are trampled out by foot, so there are many plants broken by humans along the way.

Through these plants, they knew the whereabouts of that person and Bai Yue.

However, after walking for only half a day, there was no trace of anyone, which made people feel anxious.

"It's been four days..." the high priest recalled, "Xiao Yue was taking care of that person, and the medicine bowl was knocked over. I heard the noise and ran out, and then I saw that person dragging Xiao Yue into the restricted area."

The high priest felt very regretful. If she had chased after him directly at that time, she would have definitely caught up with the man.

But the restricted area had too much impact on her, so she had to stop it.

After Xiao Yue was taken away, the high priest sent a letter via pigeon to ask Chu Yu for help.

Jiang Jiu was right. To the people of Miaojiang, it was a forbidden area, but to outsiders, maybe they could get in.

Chu Yu and his friends spent two days here and one day cleaning up, so it was the fourth day.

Jiang Jiu: "Look carefully, we should be able to go a long way in four days..."

Xiao Yimo and Lu Ming searched separately, and everyone was looking for traces around.

Suddenly, Jiang Jiu saw something sparkling on the ground. He picked it up and saw that it was an earring.

"What is this?"

The high priest took one look and exclaimed in surprise, "It's Xiaoyue's earring."

Jiang Jiu looked forward and said, "Look here, there are traces of broken grass roots."

Xiao Yimo and Lu Ming turned and walked to the left. The high priest looked at the compass.

"Let's go west."

When people are lost, they will walk in circles unconsciously. If they did not bring a compass, they would probably be back to the starting point by evening.

Only with a compass can you find the right direction.

Jiang Jiu thought for a moment and said, "We almost got lost, but they were able to find the right direction. It seems that person must have a tool to identify the direction."

Zhao Zhuoxi also thought: "If his goal is this open space, we have to go and see. In this dense forest, only that place can survive."

Jiang Jiu looked at the map in his hand and said, "But it will take several days to walk there. Have they not reached there yet?"

Zhao Zhuoxi shook his head: "Let's go, if we can get in, we can get out. Although we don't know the details of that person, since he came from Yunzhai, he should be familiar with the surrounding environment."

If you are familiar with the surrounding environment, there is no problem in living, but you just don't know what that person is going to do.

The group continued to move forward, and sure enough, based on the traces, they found the path they had walked.

This went on until the afternoon, when Lu Ming suddenly exclaimed.

"Someone's burning a fire here."

There was an open space all around, the air smelled of sulfur, and in the middle was a pile of ashes left by a fire. It seemed that they were moving slower than them.

Zhao Zhuoxi didn't stop: "Keep going forward, walk faster, maybe you can catch up with them."

A sign was made where the fire was.

Jiang Jiu analyzed: "When they got here, it was already dark. They lit a fire, kept warm, ate, and rested."

Jiang Jiu looked up and saw someone had made a shop with branches on the fork of the tree.

"Very good, Xiaoyue's life should be safe for the time being. That man and Xiaoyue should have some experience in surviving in the jungle. Let's go as soon as possible. Maybe we can catch up with them tomorrow."

Continue walking along the trail.

Before they knew it, it was dark. The high priest suggested taking a break, but Jiang Jiu felt an inexplicable fear of his surroundings.

"Let's keep going. It's impossible to fall asleep in a place like this unless you're extremely sleepy."

Zhao Zhuoxi is a man and he is not tired.

Lu Ming and Xiao Yimo practice martial arts on weekdays and they are not tired.

The high priest just felt sorry for them, and seeing them all moving forward, she did not stop them.

Several people lit torches and continued forward.

When they were hungry, they ate while walking. Jiang Jiu even stuffed the egg shells into the cracks in the bark, which made them more conspicuous.

I am really tired. When it gets dark, I walk slowly and the road seems longer.

Finally, Jiang Jiu couldn't walk anymore.

"Let's take a break."

Zhao Zhuoxi took out a cloth and asked Jiang Jiu to sit on the stone.

Lu Ming cut a patch of weeds around the rocks and spread a circle of lime to isolate the ants. Xiao Yimo picked up a lot of dry branches along the way, put them together, and lit a bonfire.

Everyone sat around the campfire.

Jiang Jiu was indeed tired. He sat down on a stone, ate two bites of glutinous rice cake, and fell asleep leaning against Zhao Zhuoxi.

Zhao Zhuoxi was also tired, so he stuck his sword into the ground, held the hilt with both hands, and rested his head on the hilt to rest.

The high priest sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

Lu Ming and Xiao Yimo, one went to sleep first and took over after an hour.

It is already the second watch, and in two more watches it will be daybreak.

Lu Ming went to bed first. Xiao Yimo put the wild rabbit he had shot on the road on the campfire and started roasting it.

I was so sleepy! Jiang Jiu was both sleepy and hungry, but was woken up by the fragrance.

When I woke up, I saw Xiao Yimo sleeping with his arms folded, legs crossed and eyes closed.

Lu Ming is turning the hare over.

Seeing Jiang Jiu wake up, he tore off a rabbit leg and gave it to her.

"Are you hungry? Eat it. We have already eaten one."

Jiang Jiu didn't bother to be polite and grabbed the rabbit leg and started eating it in big mouthfuls.

When Jiang Jiu moved, Zhao Zhuoxi woke up and also ate a rabbit leg.

"Where are we? Where should we go?"