Chapter 33: Panic "Just remind me if you can." He...
"Just remind me if you can." He Si was silent for a while and then spoke.
Ye Lu paused and touched his chin, then looked at Fourth Uncle He. There was something else behind his words.
Qian Gouzi didn't think too much about it. He really felt that the group of refugees were pretty good. They had gotten along well before. Qian Gouzi had not interacted much with people from other villages before, and it was because of the good impression that Ghost Scholar gave them. This time, he saw that they were really good, and he felt a little pity for the experiences of those refugees.
Help me finish speaking, surely? I think I can suffer less.
Qian Gouzi left happily.
The carriage fell into silence again.
Helan and He Si looked calm and didn't say anything. Ye Lu seemed to want to say something but stopped. He was not as sensitive to human relationships as the ghost scholar. If it was Ah Gui here, he would know what He Si's uncle wanted to say the moment he opened his mouth.
Helan saw that her nephew was in a very uneasy state, but this time, she, who always doted on her nephew, pretended not to see anything.
Helan said very calmly: "Wait for Gouzi to come back and arrange for Linzi to go and have a look."
When Helan heard what he said, He Sijiu nodded and said nothing.
“……”I feel like I’m inexplicably isolated.
At night, the playful people returned to the carriage, and the ghost scholar finally had time to come out. This time he brought the playful people with him to look for Ye Lu. The three of them stayed in the guard team. Anyway, there were really many families in the fleeing caravan, with so many ox carts and donkey carts. Whoever was missing could be seen at a glance.
Before leaving, the ghost scholar asked Aunt Huang next door to look after the ox cart. On the way, he also asked Uncle He Qi, who had been quite bored these days.
The three of them stayed in the guardhouse and had a meal.
It’s no wonder that the wild vegetables this time were very fresh and delicious, and the three of them were very satisfied with the meal.
Although the rice and meat this time were still cornmeal mixed with some white millet, monster meat jerky, and broth, it was served with a large plate of cleanly washed wild vegetables, and the meal was quite delicious for the group, especially the slightly bitter wild vegetables, which was just enough to remove the greasy taste of jerky they had eaten on the road for so many days.
"Not bad. Wait a few days and go find that group of refugees to exchange some." It was rare for the ghost scholar to give such a high evaluation.
"Okay!" Ye Lu also agreed.
The playful man simply didn't say anything. He ate the most among the three of them, and he finished all the rest. He was only responsible for listening to what his two brothers said, not giving any suggestions.
"Shall the three of us keep watch tonight?" Ye Lu asked in confusion as he looked at the ghost scholar and the other two who showed no signs of leaving after dinner.
The ghost scholar replied calmly, "That's exactly what I meant."
He didn't accept the challenge again, which made Ye Lu, who wanted to see what the ghost scholar was up to, even more puzzled. The boy was particularly abnormal today, but the ghost scholar's many years of being an official made him smile the most common thing, so he couldn't see what he was thinking at all.
After thinking about it, Ye Lu felt that forget it, there was no need to think too much about it. Anyway, no matter how these two people jumped, they would not be able to jump out of his palm. Thinking of this, Ye Lu instantly felt much more relieved.
The night is getting deeper.
In the second half of the night, it was Ye Lu's turn to sleep. The ghost scholar and the playful men were keeping watch. The crackling sound of the bonfire was in his ears. But Ye Lu also heard some tiny footsteps, too low and too fragmented. It gave Ye Lu a headache and he could not help but open his eyes.
When I opened my eyes, I saw the ghost scholar and the playboys sitting up beside the campfire, their eyes looking in a certain direction.
Ye Lu sat up straight and looked in the direction the two men were looking. He just happened to see a large forest of vague white mist. The mist was very thick and very white, floating up and down, and the wind could not blow it away. The mist seemed to be condensed in the forest.
"That's..." Ye Lu looked closely and saw a group of ragged people bending over and entering the woods, sneaking around with a fanatical look on their faces. Ye Lu recognized a few of them at the first moment and said, "Those refugees?!"
Ye Lu's tone was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Qian Gouzi had already informed those refugees that the Baiwu Forest was in danger, and that group of refugees still wanted to risk their lives to enter the forest.
Ye Lu couldn't help but frown. Could something have gone wrong with Qian Gouzi?
A hand appeared silently on Ye Lu's shoulder, patting it a few times with a soothing breath. Ye Lu turned his head and saw the ghost scholar with a calm face. The ghost scholar seemed to be used to such situations, and said in the same tone as usual: "Master, don't think too much."
"This is not that kid's problem." The ghost scholar seemed to know what Ye Lu was thinking.
"You had expected this? Wait, did Aunt Lan tell you?" Ye Lu reacted instantly. He was confused at first, but then he thought about how Helan and He Si treated Qian Gouzi. They also asked him, their brother, to comfort him. So? Is the situation very similar to the current one?
Love treats him like a child.
Ye Lu laughed angrily.
How old is he?
The ghost scholar was not angry after being scolded. He thought that his master had a good temper. He rarely opened his mouth to explain: "The guards can see the shadows of the trees in the white fog, but can't the refugees see them? Even the guards think that they have encountered strange plants. Why do you think that the refugees believe that it is not a strange plant but a danger just because of Qian Gouzi's words?"
The ghost scholar never believed in human nature, or rather, he always believed in human nature too much.
Ye Lu paused, he figured out the problem.
Ghost scholar? As soon as Ye Lu saw the expression, he knew that the other party had figured it out. He put down his hand and chuckled. The Taoist master has never been a stupid person. He is just... too strong and too talented. Sometimes he cannot see the darkness in the bottom of people's hearts.
In fact, it was just as the ghost scholar said.
The refugees had been following the traces of the fleeing caravans, and along the way they avoided many strange things by relying on the aura of strange weapons left on the road, and fewer people died.
Sometimes the caravan would stop for a longer time, and the animals would occasionally tell them where there was wild animal meat. Although it didn't taste good and had no magical power, it could still fill their stomachs if they worked hard at hunting.
Many people were deeply grateful to Hecun. At least they survived.
This evening, the person who had been following the caravan to gather information came back with a look of joy on his face and announced: "We found out, we found out. The caravan will rest nearby in a while."
"It is said that there are a lot of wild vegetables here, so we should pick more of them and make some time for it." The man said happily.
"Not only that, I also saw that the escort team of the fleeing caravan seemed to have discovered something. There was a big forest, and the entire forest was surrounded by white fog. What's more important is that you can vaguely see the shadow of a tree in the white fog. They say it's a strange plant." The latter spoke in a rather short stature, and had a shifty look on his face as he spoke.
"Did you hear what the guards said?" The person who spoke at the beginning was not happy when he heard this. He always felt that Qi Gouzi seemed to be hinting at something, and his tone was not very pleasant.
Qi Gouzi paused, scratched his head, snorted twice, and said: "I haven't heard of it, but who can take a look? The shadow of the tree is obviously a strange plant."
"The guards are from He Village. How could they tell us? Do you believe it? They will definitely send someone to tell us that there is danger in the White Mist Forest and tell us not to enter the forest. Then, huh, the strange plants will belong to them." Qi Gouzi didn't dare to say it at first, but later, he just said out loud everything he was thinking in one breath.
Anyway, Qi Gouzi truly believed that the tree shadow he saw was the strange plant.
"Qi Gouzi, you are always talking nonsense and doing nothing all day long. What you say is so miraculous that we thought you had seen it with our own eyes." As soon as Qi Gouzi said this, many people's eyes lit up, and some even started whispering with their companions. What Pu Shiyi's mother hated most was Qi Gouzi's mouth. Not only was he useless, but he also caused trouble.
"I'm not talking nonsense. The forest is right there. If you all go and take a look, you will know whether what I said is true or not." Pu Shiyi Niang still has some influence in the team. After Qiao Sanguan was injured and descended, the refugees from Qiaocao Village relied on Pu Shiyi Niang to hold them down.
Qi Gouzi was somewhat afraid of Pu Shiyi's mother, but at the same time he was unwilling to accept the defeat, so he stuck his neck out and kept shouting.
"I know you all praise He Village every day, but those are strange plants. Who would complain about having too many strange plants? Just wait and see whether the people in the village will come to give orders or not?" Qiao Gouzi opened his mouth and spoke in a burst.
Pu Shiyi Niang was not happy with what she heard. Next to her was the injured Qiao Sanguan. Qiao Sanguan was a gentle man. He didn't show any signs of injury when he was fleeing from the famine, but when he was resting, all the hidden injuries he had incurred along the way broke out. He had been walking and recuperating until now, and Pu Shiyi Niang frowned as she listened.
"Qi Gouzi, shut up." Qiao Sanguan leaned on a big rock behind him, with a bonfire in front of him and a piece of dry grass he had woven himself covering his body. He stared at Qi Gouzi and interrupted him directly.
Qi Gouzi pursed his lips and wanted to say something.
But Qiao Sanguan was not an outsider like Pu Shiyi'niang. He was a native of Qiaocao Village and his family had produced scholars. There were quite a few people from Qiaocao Village in the group fleeing famine, so he did not dare to rebel openly.
Then, before the silence lasted long, Qian Gouzi came over with an anxious look on his face, and said in a very serious tone: "There are some dangers in the white mist forest ahead, you must not run around."
Qian Gouzi had truly seen the attraction of the White Mist Forest, and he was really afraid that these refugees would encounter danger if they entered the forest.
"…………" It's over. People's hearts are in turmoil. Qiao Sanguan sighed silently in his heart. He knew that from the moment Qian Xiao?brother came, the people of this famine-fighting team were completely scattered. He paused, and finally smiled and thanked Qian Gouzi: "I know, thank you for making this trip, Xiao?brother."
When Qian Gouzi saw that Shao Sanguan, who was in favor of the idea, nodded in agreement, he thought that these refugees had taken his words to heart, so he left with peace of mind.
As soon as they left, the noise from within the fleeing group became much louder.
Qi Gouzi was heard saying smugly in the crowd: "See? See? Am I right? The villagers are afraid that we will go to the forest to steal the strange plants."
"As expected, Brother Qi!"
There were whispers coming from all directions, and Pu Shiyi's brows never relaxed when she heard them.
"Why is Liu Dashu listening too?" Pu Shiyi Niang looked around and saw a tall and thin man in the crowd also listening with great interest, his eyes shining.
Qiao Sanguan waved his hand and said, "Let him listen."
It was not until midnight that Pu Shiyi's mother suddenly opened her eyes and heard footsteps behind her. She subconsciously lowered her head. The girl in her arms did not run away. When she moved, she happened to see Qingling's gaze beside the big rock opposite.
It’s Qiao Sanguan.
It's the middle of the night and it's scary.
It's obvious that he didn't sleep.
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