Li Lanzhen sat on the tree, not daring to move.
She wanted to enter the space, but she also wanted to know what these people were looking for.
Now that we've come this far, who knows, maybe one day we won't find the Valley of Forgetfulness!
Therefore, she absolutely needs to know what these people are looking for.
Hold your breath and listen attentively to their conversation.
The two people under the big tree were both dressed in black, holding long swords in their hands, and their steps were light, clearly indicating that they were skilled in martial arts.
They stood under several large trees, about five or six meters away from the tree where Li Lanzhen was sitting.
"Big brother, why haven't Daqiang and Erqiang arrived yet? Did they run into Dachong?"
The leader looked at the mountains with a cold expression.
"No, we've been in these mountains for three or four days and haven't found any wild beasts."
"Weren't those bison we just encountered sent over to fight the wild boar?"
"That's right, let's wait a little longer, they should be here soon."
The two men took out their dry rations, removed the water pouches hanging from their waists, and began to eat.
Seeing that they had stopped talking about why they had come to the mountains, Li Lanzhen settled down.
The thought that these people had been wandering in the mountains for three or four days fills me with dread!
If we hadn't met them today, and they had managed to find their way to the Valley of Forgetfulness, it would have been a disaster!
I just don't know what they came to the mountains to look for.
Just then, I saw two men in black coming from the other side of the mountain.
"Daqiang and Erqiang, you're here. Come and sit down here and rest for a while."
The two men approached the leader, clasped their hands in a fist salute, and said, "Brother, we have not found any signs that anyone has started a fire."
The leader nodded. "Eat something first, rest for a while, then we'll redistribute the tasks and continue the search."
The talkative man in black spoke up, dissatisfied, "Brother, tell me, this is such a huge mountain, one mountain after another. Finding two people and a child hiding here is harder than finding a needle in a haystack!"
The leader was silent for a moment. "If we don't find those two bastards, we'll all be dead if we go back. Our master wants to use them to control the situation in the capital, but who knows what the current state of affairs is like?"
“But arguing like this isn’t a solution. Apart from finding a few groups of refugees fleeing to the mountainside near the main road, we haven’t seen any other signs of life.”
"Right? Brother, there are quite a few children among those groups of refugees, but none of them match the person we're looking for."
"Damn it, I wonder where those two little brats have disappeared to."
The leader said slowly and deliberately, "There are only two children. They won't survive if they escape into the mountains. They must have blended in with the refugees."
"Yes, yes, brother's analysis is correct! These two little brats must have been taken in by some kind refugee, otherwise they would have starved to death long ago!"
The leader added, "Perhaps they have already infiltrated Youzhou City!"
The one named Daqiang spoke up, "Brother, I think the chances are very small. As soon as the two of them enter the city, they will be discovered by our people."
"This is so annoying, bro. If we can't find those two brats, does that mean we can't go back?"
The man with the sneer said, "They live a life of luxury in the capital, while we brothers are sent out to do this hard work. When I went to ask the brothers for some silver and benefits before they left, they ignored me and threw away a hundred taels of silver like they were beggars."
"You've all suffered with me in these deep mountains and forests. Let's stop searching and head down!"
Daqiang said, "Brother, didn't you say that if I couldn't find those two brats, I'd just die if I went back?"
The leader said in a sinister tone, "Who says we can't find any? It's just two brats. There are plenty of them among the refugees. A few vegetable pancakes can be exchanged for a pair of brats?"
Upon hearing this, the other three burst into laughter.
"Brilliant! Big brother, you're still our big brother. You're so clever. None of us thought of this good idea. We have nothing to eat in these mountains. Let's go, let's go down the mountain now."
Upon hearing this, Li Lanzhen suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Two brats, aren't they just two kids? They ran into the refugee camp? Some kind refugees took them in?"
"Wasn't I the kind refugee who took in Su Chen and Linglong?"
Could it be that there's something wrong with these two children's background? Or are they their enemies?
Hearing that the leader was going to randomly grab two children from the refugees to take their place, I felt a surge of anger!
She didn't want innocent children to suffer injustice. Even if they went back, they would be taken hostage and wouldn't survive, right?
No, these four men in black absolutely cannot leave this mountain!
Li Lanzhen thought she had to get rid of them to prevent future troubles!
How can one person take on four people, and four people who are skilled in martial arts at that!
Using sleeping pills is the best method. Even if you are incredibly strong, you are no match for four skilled assassins in close combat!
Li Lanzhen dared not underestimate the ancient assassins. They were all well-trained and had countless lives on their hands, so they were very familiar with killing!
Li Lanzhen thought that if she used a sleeping potion, she couldn't very well tie a rope and swing over, could she? That way, before she could even tie the rope properly, the assassin would fly over and kill her.
If only a gust of wind came, I would be upwind and they would be downwind, and the wind would confuse them.
But time waits for no one. Just as she was worrying, she heard a few whooshing sounds.
Daqiang and Erqiang were shot in the chest and fell to the ground dead.
The leader and his men stood up and shouted.
"Who's there? Huddled up like a coward! Step forward!"
The leader remained silent, his sinister gaze sweeping over his surroundings.
The archer didn't utter a sound, and then another volley of arrows flew towards them.
Helpless, the two of them were prepared and parried with their swords. The leader's subordinate was hit in the left arm by an arrow, but his right hand was still able to swing the longsword.
Li Lanzhen looked around and saw that there was still no wind. She didn't have time to wait for the wind to come, so she took out two stun guns from her spatial storage.
While they were facing downhill, dodging the arrows fired from the opposite side, she quickly slipped down the big tree and rushed towards the two men in black.
The people opposite seemed to have seen her, and immediately, arrows began flying recklessly towards the two men in black.
This attracted the attention of the leader in black and his men.
Li Lanzhen quickly rushed behind them and placed two stun guns against their backs.
The leader's men fell to the ground, but the leader turned around and slashed Li Lanzhen's arm with his knife.
Li Lanzhen was startled and rolled on the spot, rolling into the grass and entering the space.
The leader was furious and leaped into the bushes, slashing and stabbing everywhere with his longsword, while also parrying the arrows shot at him.
Li Lanzhen dared not move in the space. Her space had no windows or functions for observing the outside world. She didn't know what was happening outside and was afraid that if she went out, that guy would cut her neck with a sword.
So she waited in the space.
I wonder who the people coming from the other side are? They can shoot arrows, and they're from this mountain, so it must be Xue Laohu and Xue Bao. If it's them, that would be great.
It's impossible for another group of people to come up and be a match for these few men in black.
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