In the north, Luoyue Mountain.
The mountain range is shaped like a crescent moon, blocking the cold current from the north. Beyond Luoyue Mountain is an endless snowfield.
The Luoyue Mountains stretch endlessly, and are a natural barrier that blocks the southward advance of the Hu people. However, the first barrier is not the Luoyue Mountains, but the first pass built under the mountains, which is also the northernmost city of Dayong:
——Kitano Castle.
Beiye City is like a sharp knife and is the most difficult to defend because behind it is the Luoyue Mountains. Whether it is food and grass transported from the heartland of the Central Plains or other things, they have to go through a mountain road.
And it is the one that faces the grassland most directly, which makes it destined to be dangerous.
It was in such an isolated city that Xiao Chenyan was stationed here to protect the stability of the northern border for ten years.
The Hu people were beaten so badly that they dared not invade the border.
You can still see green cistanches on the south side of Luoyue Mountain, but on the back side it is all white snow and all the vegetation is buried in the snow.
A group of people were running fast in the snowy forest. There were ten of them in total, ten of them were wearing leather armor and had long swords on their waists.
The remaining man looked like a mountain villager, wearing a patched and tattered leather jacket. The other nine yamen runners placed him in the center.
The leading yamen runner was called Meng Zhen. The other nine were all officials from the Beiye City government. They went up the mountain to investigate the case of missing children in Xiaoyue Village.
Although there is only one city, Beiye City, to the north of Luoyue Mountain, there are several villages at the foot of the mountain, with many villagers living there.
Meng Zhen wiped the snow off his face and tore off a piece of rag from the tree next to him. The others also looked unhappy.
"I've come around this place again."
"Is this a ghost wall in broad daylight?" A young yamen runner said with a dark face: "Why can't we get out of it?"
The mountain people who led the way had a look of panic and sorrow on their faces: "It's a snow monster. We must have reached its territory. It's over. It's all over now..."
"The child is not found, so we have to leave him here..."
"Don't scare yourself. The North is the fiefdom of His Royal Highness King Yan. If a monster acts rashly here, it's courting death!"
When King Yan was mentioned, the remaining people became excited.
The villagers also put their hands together and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, please bless us, Your Highness, the King of Disgust, and let us get out!"
The runners looked at each other and laughed.
The people of the North all admire King Yan. However, His Highness King Yan is a living being. Asking for his blessing like this makes it seem as if their Highness has already ascended to heaven.
No one knew if it was the vision of His Royal Highness Prince Yan that helped the group to finally walk out of the maze when it was getting dark. However, it was obviously impossible to go down the mountain.
As night fell, the fire in the distance became particularly conspicuous.
A group of people immediately moved towards the fire, and as they got closer, they were accompanied by the aroma of animal fat roasted by the flames.
Everyone swallowed their saliva, with surprise in their eyes. Sure enough, there was someone!
"It looks like a house. Is it the person named Qi who lives in the mountain? We can stay here for a while."
The mountain folks who followed him were a little puzzled: "I've never heard of anyone living on the mountainside. There are even blind bears on this mountain. No one would dare to live up here."
That being said, they had no choice.
When they got closer and saw the so-called house clearly, they were all stunned.
Rather than a house, it is more like a protruding hill with a spindle-shaped cave entrance. Several people are sitting in the cave, all of them handsome men and beautiful women.
On this snowy day, ordinary people were shivering with cold even in their fur coats and cotton padded jackets, but these people were wearing gorgeous clothes and looked very cool.
The only one who was dressed warmly was the baby wrapped in fur.
The more Meng Zhen and his companions looked, the more they felt that the people in the cave were strange, especially the beautiful woman who was picking her teeth with a needle. Why was she holding an umbrella in the cave on a snowy day?
The mountain people's legs were shaking, and they wanted to escape: "Your Highness King Yan is not here to show his power. We have encountered a mountain spirit. That female fairy is picking her teeth. Did she just eat human flesh?..."
The fairy who was picking her teeth froze.
"She-she-she looked over here, she saw me! Run!!!"
The mountain people turned around and ran away.
It was too late for Meng Zhen and his companions to stop them. Although the people in the cave were indeed very beautiful, they would probably die faster if they were to run around in the snowy forest in the middle of the night.
Meng Zhen quickly ordered people to chase the mountain people over. He cautiously stepped forward and introduced himself first:
"I'm a servant from the Beiye City government office. I went into the mountains with my colleagues to do some work and got lost. I wonder if you can lend me a place to take shelter from the snow and wind."
In the cave, the man holding the baby was holding a small celadon bowl in his hand. He was putting the bowl into the baby's mouth. With squinting eyes and an evil smile on his lips, he seemed to be pouring poison into the baby.
Hearing Meng Zhen's words, the man paused, looked up, and smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.
Those teeth are so white that they look like a man-eating ghost.
"Of course no problem. I'm just waiting for you guys. You're walking really slowly."
Meng Zhen's heart sank when he heard this.
He didn't think these people were not human before, but now he is really suspicious.
What do you mean just wait for them?
The other yamen runners also tensed up and subconsciously grasped their swords.
"Thank you. The old mountain man was scared away just now, and our brothers chased him. It's not safe in this heavy snow, so we should find them first and then come over."
Meng Zhen said this and was about to lead people to evacuate.
Then the beautiful woman picking her teeth let out a sweet laugh: "Why bother with so much trouble? Look, they are coming here~"
As soon as he finished speaking, the howling of the mountain man came from far away, accompanied by the shouts of the yamen runners, telling him to stop running.
After just a few breaths, the howling and shouting stopped.
The mountain man sat down on the snow with his lips trembling.
The two yamen runners chasing him also looked ashen. Meng Zhen and others felt their scalps tingling and a chill running down their hair.
I just felt that all the 'people' in the cave were laughing in a spooky way.
——
They all drew their swords.
"Who are you? How dare you come to my northern border and cause trouble!"
The beautiful woman stopped picking her teeth, and the squinty-eyed man holding the baby shook the celadon bowl in his hand, spilling milk all over the baby's face.
The two of them blinked, their expressions innocent.
Although the wind was freezing cold, Meng Zhen and his companions' palms were covered in sweat.
At this time, the bulging fur coat in the innermost part was lifted up, revealing an extremely beautiful face.
The woman yawned and looked at them with sleepy eyes.
The woman had skin as white as snow and wore a red dress. She was so beautiful that it frightened them. But after seeing her rosy red lips, Meng Zhen and the others thought of one thing: a female ghost who eats children!
The mouth is so red, how many children must it have eaten?
Could it be that the missing children in Xiaoyue Village were eaten by them?
"What are you arguing about?" the woman asked impatiently. She stood up lazily and her eyes fell on Meng Zhen and the others.
It was clearly just a casual glance, but Meng Zhen and the others felt numb from head to heels.
I have confirmed with my eyes that she is definitely not a human being if she is this beautiful!
"You deliberately lured us here, what do you want to do?" Meng Zhen asked coldly.
The woman yawned and asked in confusion, "Didn't you guys want the King of Hate to show up?"
Meng Zhen and the others were startled.
What does this female ghost mean? !
Curse them to death His Royal Highness the King?
"What a female ghost! She knows that His Royal Highness King Yan is in charge of the Northern Territory, yet she still dares to act rashly!"
Qing Wu looked at Meng Zhen and his companions standing in the snow as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and hissed in surprise. She stroked her chin and pointed at Meng Zhen and said to Ye Youyu:
"This guy's eyesight is quite good. He can actually recognize that we are not human."
Meng Zhen and others:!!!
Damn! He is really not a human being!
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