Each group was almost ready. The second group had ten hyena men, each prepared three throwing wooden spears and a bag of about ten stones. Through repeated training to correct their throwing movements, they had made some progress after a whole day. The third group had a wooden shield and a spear in hand, and their blocking and piercing movements became more standardized and effective, and they had basically taken shape.
For the last elite class, I gave them some simple training on sprinkling ash to create smoke bomb effects, some shooting moves, such as picking, piercing, stabbing, and chopping, to increase their effective offensive moves, and some simple melee training, mainly teaching them how to escape from being captured, as well as climbing trees, using vines for overall layout and tying up people, etc. Basically, I trained them to be special forces among the hyena people.
Before we knew it, it was already late at night. During the training, the hyena queen Huahua came up to visit and led the female hyenas to bring dried fish and some dried insects to the soldiers. This was their dinner. Song Bailu also brought me dinner, two big steamed buns with meat and bone soup and pickles. The hyenas couldn't help drooling at the aroma. I wondered if I could teach them to grow their own food one day so that they don't always rely on hunting to survive.
By late at night, everyone was exhausted. If they continued practicing, they would probably make things worse, so I asked them to go back and rest. I also went back to the house and took a quick rest. After all, I had been working hard all day and night. If I didn't rest for a while, I would suffer. So, I lay down next to Bai Lu and Ling Shang and fell asleep quietly.
In a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, Hu Lingshang covered me with a quilt and lay down facing me. Bai Lu took this opportunity to get close to me. Perhaps she was afraid that she would never see me again after tomorrow, so she put her hands on me and put her face close to mine. I could hear her uneven breathing. This kind of close contact between our ears reminded me of the day I spent with her and the time we were intimate in the dormitory in the blockhouse.
She was right. After all, we were husband and wife, and there was no way to deny this special feeling.
"Zhou Bo, it's a pity that I can't continue the incense of your Zhou family. You will go to the battlefield tomorrow. Have you ever thought about this before? Even if you have no feelings for me, this is the only thing I can do for you. If you want..." Bai Lu whispered in my ear.
Tomorrow would probably be the last time they would see each other, so there was no need to be heartless. He could only pat her hands and say, "That's not necessary. I just hope that if I die in battle, you can bury me and Yunwen together so that we can be buried together. Then I will be very grateful to you. This is the only thing you can do for me."
She sighed and said nothing more.
The next morning, Bai Lu, perhaps because she had not slept the whole night, got up early to make breakfast: a large piece of roasted beef, two steamed buns, beef bone and vegetable soup, and two peaches. This was the farewell meal. I couldn't help but eat a few more bites. Bai Lu just watched me eat from beside me. She just watched me like that, very seriously, without saying a word.
Hu Lingshang also went to take the little red foxes for a walk in advance. After all, she had to accompany us on the expedition.
This morning's meal was exceptionally delicious with plenty of ingredients, especially the big piece of beef, which had the aroma of salt-roasted beef and a special toughness. And the beef bone and vegetable soup, which tasted more fragrant today than usual and went very well with rice. After finishing the meal, I felt so satisfied that I knew this was the last thing Bai Lu could do for me.
I stood up, and Bai Lu also stood up. She bit her lips and rubbed her hands together nervously. The uneasiness was visible.
I thought that she might not be nice to others during this period, but she always took good care of me, and was very affectionate to me. After all, I had been on this deserted island for two years, and there were many happy and heartwarming things in my past with her. Moreover, as a girl, she really gave me the most important thing of hers, and I should not be so indifferent.
I turned around and saw her swallowing and looking at me, a little nervous. I went over and held her in my arms. She immediately hugged my waist tightly and rested her head on my shoulder. She couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears.
"You asked me yesterday if I would choose you if there was no Zhang Yunwen? I can tell you that I would choose you. After all, in our hometown, you are a standard good daughter-in-law. But don't mind. After all, there are no ifs in the world. Now in my mind, there is only Zhang Yunwen, and there is no room for anyone else for the time being. I'm sorry." I said.
She sobbed but still said in a tearful voice: "Just these words are enough for me."
After that, I gently pushed her away, put on my backpack, checked the Golden Sword on my waist, and after confirming that everything was OK, I set off. She followed me to the door, and I turned around and stopped her. In order not to increase the psychological burden on each other, I asked her to wait for me inside the house and she no longer had to send me out.
I arrived at the entrance of the tunnel, crossed my index and middle fingers on both hands to form an A shape, retracted my lips, moved my tongue inward, placed one end of my finger in my mouth, and blew a whistle through the air under my mouth. Not long after, the hyena people came out of the cave one after another. There were twenty-five of them in total, and they were arranged in their respective teams. Their wives, children, and Queen Huahua also came out to see them off.
I led Sanfu outside the courtyard, and when I turned around, I saw Song Bailu. She was leaning against the door and looking at me, but she only dared to peek and didn't dare to look at me like those hyena people. After all, I said that I didn't want to increase each other's psychological burden, so she listened to me. But in the end, she couldn't help but want to look at me more.
I sighed and thought there was no need to expose it.
Not long after, Hu Lingshang also came back. After sending the little red foxes back to the post station, she rode on Sanfu's back with me and went out with me. The hyena man Big Fang led the other four members of the elite team to stand at the front of the team, holding the Roaring Tiger battle flag. Team Three stood on the outside of the two wings to protect them, with five people on each side. Team Two stood on the inside of the two wings, next to Sanfu, hiding under the protection of Team Two. We set off in a mighty manner.
Under the farewell gazes of our relatives behind us, we slowly went away, but many hyena people in the team were still looking back. As the saying goes, don't laugh at me sleeping drunk on the battlefield, for throughout history, how many men have ever returned from the battles? How could we know whether we would live or die if we went out this time?
In addition to the Golden Sword on my waist, I also have an iron spear in my hand, which can be used for cavalry charges. This is the limit of the resources we can use.
We walked forward, and I said to Hu Lingshang as we walked: "Lingshang, if the battle ahead is unfavorable and I unfortunately die in battle, you don't have to worry about me, just run away. I only hope that after the incident is over, you can collect my body for me, and bury me and Yunwen together with Bailu."
"Zhou Lang is truly deeply in love." Hu Lingshang said.
Although it is an encirclement and suppression, based on my previous understanding of this island, there are too many bizarre things. If one person is resurrected, there will definitely be a second and a third. In this case, I don’t know how many "ghost soldiers" Peter controls. Therefore, this time, although it is an active encirclement and suppression, it is actually a life-risking act. Therefore, everyone knows that it is more dangerous than good.
Soon, we entered the dangerous jungle and headed towards the Five Poison Mountains on the northwest side. This was the first time we took this route from the post station to the Five Poison Mountains. This bypassed the main road we used to take. Now the direction is different, so the route is also different. It is still early in the morning and the surface temperature has not risen yet, but the sun is already hanging in the blue sky and white clouds, so the trip is still relatively cool.
I don't usually walk on this road, so it's relatively unfamiliar. For example, after passing a thorny mountain road, I saw a larger pit that I had never seen before. The pit was bottomless, and I could hear something crawling underneath, and there were quite a few of them. I took a quick look and saw that the pit wall had many grooves, and there were many huge dot-like marks left behind. There was also a burst of hot steam, and I didn't know what was underneath.
But what can be confirmed is that the area was dead silent, even the birds dared not sing in this area, and the eerie atmosphere was so frightening that even the hyena man and Sanfu could not help but quicken their pace when they passed by, and I dared not look directly at them.
Of course, it could also be because the cursers were wreaking havoc on the island. In short, we shouldn't be distracted now. Just after passing that area and reaching the ordinary mountain road and walking for about an hour, suddenly the clear sky changed color. Almost in an instant, the sky and the earth became gray, the yin energy became strong, and dark clouds gathered instantly.
This is exactly the same as the day Yunwen had the accident, and the weather is weird again!
"It's the Zhenming Umbrella!" Hu Lingshang shouted.
"Zhenming Umbrella?" I asked puzzledly.
"The legendary evil weapon of the Lord of Ghosts." Hu Lingshang's voice sounded a little frightened.