The raindrops kept hitting the green broad leaves.
The veins of the broad leaves were clear, and a lot of rainwater had accumulated in the depressions beside the main veins. Then it poured down to the ground with a splash, soaking the moss-covered stones below.
“…”
The "stone" suddenly blinked, and his eyelashes fluttered silently and quickly, trying to wipe away the water droplets on his face, but soon another handful of water fell and soaked him through.
Fortunately, the oil paint on his face was waterproof, otherwise he would have been exposed long ago if the banana leaves had washed his face so diligently.
Another "stone" under the vines next to it slowly raised its eyes and made a few quick gestures at him, telling him not to force himself and to hurry up and change positions.
He also returned a few gestures to indicate that he was fine.
The small disturbance was quickly covered by the wind and rain, without even a ripple. No one could tell how many rocks were lurking in this rainforest. The rain beat down on the already damp forest, bringing up a misty fog and further reducing visibility.
And those stones are covered with waterproof camouflage and cleverly blend into the vines, bushes and grass under the trees. Even if the closest people come, they can't tell which stone is their own.
Of course, Mu Huaixi is an exception. Her five senses are very powerful even on such a rainy day, not to mention that she is too familiar with Mingcheng's breath. As soon as she stepped into the forest, she recognized that the stone being wet in the rain was her man.
She paused, and with a quick glance she sensed at least five hidden auras. She thought to herself that this was not good, fearing that their change of route would disturb Ying Mingcheng and the others' arrangements.
It was pure accident that I ran into Ying Mingcheng in this forest.
Mu Huaixi, Qin Wenlong, a local second lieutenant who led the way, and two soldiers accompanying them were going to a station seven kilometers away from the base camp to see a doctor. Recently, transportation was interrupted and food was in short supply. The thirty or so people at the station suffered from vomiting and diarrhea after eating mushrooms. Only a soldier who did not like mushrooms was spared and rushed to them crying and begged them for help.
It was impossible to transport more than 30 people back to the base camp, so she and Qin Wenlong packed up their medicine boxes and set off urgently. The large army that was urgently recruiting troops was right behind them, but halfway through they found that the road was blocked by fallen rocks and landslides, so they had to take the long way around and go around through the nearby woods.
But I didn't expect to run into Ying Mingcheng here.
The team led by Ying Mingcheng often carries out vanguard and decapitation missions on the battlefield. The information they obtain will greatly affect the direction of the war. It is not that he does not have the ability to dispatch troops and generals, but his individual ability is too strong. Forcing him to be the position of battalion commander will only tarnish his abilities.
Therefore, as far as Mu Huaixi knew, Huo Zhiwu was now in charge of the transfer of the Fourth Battalion, and most of the transfers still needed to be discussed with Ying Mingcheng.
Mu Huaixi didn't know the purpose of Ying Mingcheng's ambush in the forest, and the lieutenant leading the way obviously didn't know either. She wanted to call for a stop, but she instantly sensed another breath in the wind and immediately shut her mouth.
"Be careful," Mu Huaixi tugged at Qin Wenlong's sleeve and whispered a warning to him. If there was a sneak attack, she would be the first one to be attacked, the weakest one in the room, and the other one would be Qin Wenlong.
Qin Wenlong looked at her blankly, his mind obviously full of the poisoned soldiers, and he didn't understand what she meant at all.
Mu Huaixi wanted to remind him again, but something unexpected happened in an instant.
"call out!"
A short sound of breaking through the air came from her left, like a bubble suddenly bursting on the surface of a pond, but Mu Huaixi could hear the high-frequency vibration sound that followed, and she could even hear a whooshing sound that was getting closer and sharper.
In her perception, Ying Mingcheng's "stones" had not moved yet, so she remained calm and didn't even turn her head. She just pretended to slip and fell forward when the object that was approaching her rapidly got closer.
Qin Wenlong beside her reacted quickly and immediately leaned over to help her. She also deliberately pulled Qin Wenlong, and both of them avoided the "hidden arrow".
"Bang!" There was a muffled sound of an arrow piercing into the wood. Mu Huaixi was helped up by Qin Wenlong. Following the gaze that was looking at him apologetically, he glanced at the tree beside him and found a black pole with a greenish-blue hue.
This is an ebony arrow unique to the southwestern rainforest. Mu Huaixi had seen Kangwa playing with it before. The ebony itself is as hard as iron, and even if it is blown out with a blowpipe, it can penetrate into the flesh. In addition, there are many thorns on the ebony, which will pierce the body and connect to the flesh. To remove it, you can only cut the flesh and tendons to get it out.
The most difficult thing to deal with with these ebony arrows is the poison on them. According to Kangwa, even if they are from the same village, the poison on the arrows is different. In addition, many people have no knowledge of pharmacology and may have coated them with a bunch of poisons that they themselves don't even understand, which makes it even more difficult to deal with.
There may even be no solution.
Mu Huaixi was frightened at this moment. Her back, wet by the rain, felt cold. The little commotion on their side distracted the officer leading the way. Suddenly, there was a murderous atmosphere in the wind, and the murderous intent came from the direction of the raindrops!
"Enemy attack!" The officer leading the way was very sharp, but the cold light that came from nowhere and the poisonous arrows that could not be found flew towards several people together. The officer who shouted enemy attack was also inexplicably confused.
Mu Huaixi sensed that Ying Mingcheng had also taken action, so he immediately pulled Qin Wenlong into the grass nest next to him and rolled over, shouting for everyone else to hide quickly. In this way, he avoided the poison arrow.
The cold light that flashed in the wind was solved by the elusive "stones" before it landed on the ground.
Mu Huaixi hid in the bushes and could hear the cries of pain and the smell of blood brought by the wind. She covered her chest which was shaking rapidly, and waited with wide eyes for the wind to calm down.
Before long, she heard the sound of footsteps around her. Just as she was about to get out, she saw a large hand parting the messy grass leaves, grabbing her wrist, and pulling her out with a little force.
"Are you not hurt?" Ying Mingcheng held her in his arms, looked her over carefully, and then began to carefully pick off the grass sprouts on her body.
Qin Wenlong, who was standing next to him, stretched out his hand, waiting for someone to help him, but he saw that the soldier who came over had already embraced Mu Huaixi and walked to the side without even looking at him. He could only awkwardly pat his right hand with his left hand and climbed out by himself.
Mu Huaixi shook her head, wanting to know what the battle situation was like over there, but she had just stood on tiptoe when he was carried and spun around half a circle. The man's broad shoulders blocked her view, and he frowned and said, "Don't look."
"Oh." Mu Huaixi felt that he was making a big deal out of nothing. Since she arrived at the battlefield, she had seen countless broken limbs and corpses. At first, she had nightmares and vomited, but now she was mentally paralyzed.
But Ying Mingcheng still didn't want her to face the blood, so he took out a wet handkerchief from his pocket and helped her wipe the mud off her palms and elbows. Seeing that she was still staring at him, he realized that there was still oil paint on his face, and quickly turned his face away.
"You've seen it all, why are you hiding?" Mu Huaixi held his face and turned him around. Her hands were cold from the rain, but his face was even colder, like a big stone.
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