Chapter 58 Yu Huaijin
"Miao Miao, are we going to the back mountain to look for medicinal herbs?"
"No." Xu Miaomiao shook her head. She had already surveyed the back mountain. Although there were many herbs, the water source was not abundant. It was difficult for water plants like Muxu grass to survive there. "We have to go to the mountains to have a look."
When she heard the word Congshan, Gu Yuanniang was shocked. Their county was originally a remote area, and Congshan was the junction of two countries. Not to mention the ferocious beasts in the jungle, if they were discovered by the people of the enemy country, they would not be able to escape death.
"Sixth Mother, I know your concerns. If you want to leave, it's not too late." Looking at the hesitant woman, Xu Miaomiao couldn't help but speak.
"No." Gu Yuanniang looked determined and spoke in a firm tone: "We agreed to be sisters. How can I abandon you in times of crisis?"
"Okay, let's go together."
The two held hands firmly and walked into the dark jungle accompanied by the morning sun.
"roar-"
As soon as they entered the woods, roars echoed all around. Gu Yuanniang moved closer to Xu Miaomiao out of fear.
There was no light in the dark woods around, but in the silence one could still hear the sound of animals chewing their prey and swallowing them. A rustling sound came from the front, and Xu Miaomiao was startled. She quickly extinguished the torch and pulled Gu Yuanniang to hide behind a big tree.
Judging from the sounds, the group was led by a few men who must have been trained, and there was also the sound of swords clashing at their waists.
"Alas, where on earth did this little ancestor go?"
"That's right, the poisoning plan has obviously been successful, why are you trying to escape?"
"That's something you don't know."
Several people kept chatting, and every word was clearly heard by Xu Miaomiao: "Although this poison can cause plague, Muxu grass can cure it. We are trying to catch him backwards, first for him and second because we are worried that someone from his country will come here to look for the antidote. Let us patrol."
"Hahahaha, General, that's serious." Another person echoed, "Although there are many trees here, it's a dangerous place. Who would dare to come here except for us?"
After hearing this, Xu Miaomiao understood that these plagues might have been caused by them.
Glancing sideways, they saw that the leading man was wearing red armor and was followed by seven or eight soldiers. If they were discovered, their chances of escaping would be slim.
"Who? Who's there?"
Xu Miaomiao was startled and looked away, but the man had already noticed her and was walking towards them with his sword drawn.
The dense beads of sweat on her forehead showed her nervousness. Xu Miaomiao felt that her heart had never beaten so fast before. Hearing the footsteps getting closer and closer behind her, Xu Miaomiao took out the psychedelic powder from the space, ready to fight with her back against the wall.
"roar-"
With a roar, a huge tiger jumped in front of Xu Miaomiao, sniffed her, then raised its head to look at the soldiers behind the tree. It was obvious that those strong soldiers could fill its stomach better than the thin Xu Miaomiao.
The tiger jumped and stood in front of the man. Xu Miaomiao didn't dare to act rashly. She didn't know if the tiger would change its target if they moved.
The man who had just been swearing and boasting suddenly panicked when he saw the tiger. He held the sword across his face and pushed it back tremblingly.
"General, what should we do?"
The soldier behind him was so scared that he peed his pants. The smell made the tiger even more interested and he took a step forward.
"Why are you panicking? It's just a tiger."
Although the man in front of him said this, his trembling legs still exposed him.
As the man raised his knife and slashed, a bloody mark was left on the tiger's face. This undoubtedly angered the tiger, and it opened its mouth and roared at the man in front of it.
"roar-"
The man collapsed at once, and his instinct for survival made him run backwards.
The tiger became even more interested. It pounced on the man, bit off his head, and feasted on the man's body.
Gu Yuan's mother looked at the head rolling towards her, its eyes wide open as it looked into hers, and she fainted immediately from fright.
Once the leader died, the remaining soldiers were not spared and became food for the tiger.
Perhaps because the tiger was full, it looked at Xu Miaomiao with disdain and turned away.
Only then did Xu Miaomiao breathe a sigh of relief. This tiger was no different from the tiger in the back mountain. Its size alone was two or three times larger, and with its sharp teeth, she could not guarantee that she would escape unscathed.
"Sixth Lady, wake up, the tiger is gone."
Xu Miaomiao shook the fainted woman in her arms. It took a while for Gu Yuanniang to come to her senses. She quickly looked around and didn't see any trace of the tiger. She then breathed a sigh of relief.
"Miao Miao scared me to death just now. That tiger was really ferocious."
"Yeah." Xu Miaomiao nodded in response: "Fortunately we escaped."
Without the inspection of officers and soldiers, there was an added fear of the darkness. Xu Miaomiao did not dare to let her guard down and looked around.
"Miao Miao, stop making trouble."
Gu Yuanniang felt someone pat her shoulder and thought that Xu Miaomiao disliked her for being timid, so she quickly spoke to Xu Miaomiao.
But Xu Miaomiao frowned as she walked in front: "Sixth Lady, what's wrong?"
Only then did Gu Yuanniang react. She widened her eyes in disbelief and hid behind Xu Miaomiao screaming.
I thought it was some ferocious beast, but when I lit the torch, I realized it was a young man.
The man was dressed in white, with a teardrop mole faintly visible under his eye, a tall nose and fair skin. If Xu Miaomiao had not seen Song Wushao's enchanting face, she would have really been dazed.
Seeing that he had frightened the two women in front of him, the man bowed and saluted with some apology: "Hello ladies, I saw someone and wanted to walk to the mountain together, but I didn't expect to scare the two ladies. It's really my fault."
"How come you walk without making any sound?" Gu Yuan's mother said dissatisfiedly as she looked at the man in front of her.
The man scratched his head apologetically and said, "My name is Yu Huaijin. I am a scholar who is going to take an exam. I accidentally entered this mountain. I wonder if you two ladies can take me for a ride."
"Sure, sure."
Gu Yuanniang was about to agree, but was stopped by Xu Miaomiao, who called her in dissatisfaction: "Sixth Mother, have you forgotten why we are here?"
They went into the mountains to look for the muxu grass to cure the plague. Not to mention the identity of the man in front of them was unknown, they couldn't even take care of their own life and death, so how could they take care of others?
Seeing the hesitation of the two, the man immediately stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, ladies. I'm just a little scholar. Just take me with you."
"Sir, it's not that we don't want to, but we have other things to do in the mountains, and we can't go with you."
"Alas." Yu Huaijin lowered his head, sighed helplessly and said to himself: "It seems that I can only go alone. I only remember that there is a patch of wood grass or something on the way into the mountain. Where is it?"
(End of this chapter)
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