Chapter 85 "Look——"...
Seeing Shen Sheng's actions, the people sitting in groups of three or four also dispersed and packed their bags.
These people were obviously not from the same group as the one who followed the man surnamed Zhao yesterday. Perhaps they were just brothers who helped him on weekdays, rather than his confidants.
Wen Yu watched everyone's actions. Shen Sheng took the lead, and the others followed suit.
In this way, his men can be divided into two groups, which are not Wen Yu's target.
A little further away, the man standing with the man surnamed Zhao, unmoved, is probably the core figure of this team.
"And this blanket." Wen Yu pursed her lips, looking at the blanket that had fallen to the side of her body, and gestured to Shen Sheng, "Don't forget it."
"This..." Shen Sheng was in a dilemma. He had only lent this blanket to Madam Wen for one night yesterday, and he should have taken it back now. However, when he saw the blanket and remembered Brother Zhao's unclear attitude last night, he didn't know what to do for a moment.
In fact, Madam Wen was wrong. They did not rest here for one night. Before yesterday, they had stayed at the foot of the mountain for several days.
I've been wandering around the foot of this mountain for the past few days, changing my place of residence several times. I don't know why. Brother Zhao just said that there are many wild animals in the mountains, so it's always right to be vigilant.
There seemed to be some kind of festival ceremony on the mountain a few days ago, and many people came. Even though they were some distance away, they could still hear the sound of drums and music and the bustling voices.
He originally wanted to join in the fun, but was stopped by Brother Zhao, who said that it would be easy for a large group of people to get lost, and besides, they had so much goods and they had to be careful not to lose them.
Therefore, instead of going up the mountain quietly, they pulled their carriages and horses to hide behind the mountain.
When Madam Wen mentioned this just now, he finally realized that they had indeed been delayed for quite some time and wondered if they could set off today.
Shen Sheng held one hand in the air, not knowing whether he should pick up the blanket. He had to pause for a moment, not knowing whether to raise his hand or put it down.
At this moment, a heavy sound of footsteps was heard behind Shen Sheng. The shoes fell to the ground and were mixed with the dead branches and leaves in the forest, making a rustling sound that was hard to ignore.
Wen Yu lowered her eyebrows to hide the emotions in her eyes, but the corners of her lips that she couldn't help but curl up could not hide the joy in her heart at the moment.
The fish took the bait, and of course she was overjoyed.
"Ah Sheng, go and rest aside first."
The voice came faintly, startling Shen Sheng.
"Brother Zhao?" Shen Sheng shouted in surprise, and then his eyes moved back and forth between Brother Zhao and Wen Yu.
"Brother Zhao, Madam Wen..."
"Go quickly." These two short words revealed a firmness that brooked no room for argument. The man surnamed Zhao did not want to say more and just glanced at Shen Sheng with a frown.
Shen Sheng received that look and immediately kept silent. He didn't know what else to say, so he could only step aside and kept looking back at Wen Yu.
He knew Brother Zhao's temper. He rarely got angry. However, Shen Sheng glanced at his own body and then at Brother Zhao's strong physique.
Whenever he was in front of Brother Zhao, he couldn't help but feel scared. If you say he was afraid, it's not really that. If you say he wasn't afraid... Shen Sheng shrank his neck, but he was still a little scared.
The man surnamed Zhao saw Shen Sheng take a few steps before turning around to face Wen Yu. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, staring at Wen Yu intently.
Wen Yu was not to be outdone and stiffened her neck to look him in the eye.
Even if she has lost her magic power, she still has a divine aura. If something really happens here, there will definitely be more powerful monsters and demons in the mountains to help. They all grew up on the same mountain, so Wen Yu still has some confidence.
"What are you talking about here?"
They were speechless for a long time. Just when Wen Yu thought that this man would not speak, he finally spoke and broke the silence.
Wen Yu raised her eyebrows, not losing half her momentum to him. She didn't care and said nonchalantly: "Me? I said when are you leaving?"
Without waiting for a moment to reply, Wen Yu continued, asking herself, "Oh, you won't be leaving anytime soon. Since you've let Song Linsheng go, I'm sure you have some plans for him, right?"
Wen Yu's eyes were filled with determination as she stared at the man in front of her without blinking.
"If you can't get a response or answer from him, I guess you won't leave. Is that right or not, Zhao, Big Brother?"
The man's brows sank slightly, and his eyes lying horizontally were like a bottomless cold pool, so deep and dark that one could not see the bottom at a glance.
A gloomy atmosphere was hidden behind his silent expression, as if the next moment, he would suddenly jump up and kill someone to vent his anger.
Wen Yu only felt that there was an inexplicable murderous aura from him. Although he tried his best to suppress it, there were still some traces that slipped out and made Wen Yu notice it.
However, unlike what was expected, the "Brother Zhao" in front of him did not get angry but laughed instead, and the "chuckle" sound fell very loudly into Wen Yu's ears.
"What are you laughing at?" Wen Yu asked directly. He still had the leisure to laugh. He was not afraid that Song Linsheng would come back with people to surround him.
Wen Yu was somewhat unsure of what this person was thinking, or perhaps it was because this person was different from ordinary people and his thoughts were not easily guessed.
"I laugh at what you said, girl." But he didn't have any plans for that guy named Song Linsheng, so she was wrong.
His nonsensical words made Wen Yu even more suspicious. Was she right? What was she saying was right?
The man said nothing more and turned to leave.
The girl was right. Yesterday he only wanted to ask the boy surnamed Song to deliver a message, but he couldn't just sit there and wait.
He really had to take action.
"Don't leave, come back!" Wen Yu shouted, and before she could finish her words, she couldn't let him go like this. "Untie this rope, and I'll show you a way out."
Wen Yu had already made a plan in mind, and she shouted it out in a hurry. However, seeing that he didn't want to say more, she didn't know whether he would listen to her.
Fortunately, after hearing Wen Yu's words, the man really stopped, but he turned around suddenly with a look of disdain and ridicule on his face.
"You are just a little girl, and you want to 'point out a clear path' for me?" He sneered, finding it extremely ridiculous.
He has traveled all over the country for so many years, but he still needs a girl to show him the way.
He is such a young boy, he doesn't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is.
The man in front of him put his hand on the scabbard, as if he was about to draw the scimitar and point it at Wen Yu's neck.
The scimitar's blade was half an inch exposed, and a cold light instantly climbed up Wen Yu's cheek, making her eyes narrow.
She can't panic.
This was just a trick used by the other party to scare her and test her.
Wen Yu made up her mind and forced herself to calm down. If she showed any cowardice at this moment, he would mock and humiliate her, and he would not take her words to heart.
Then she would have no chance.
Wen Yu opened her almond-shaped eyes. Although they were round, they were filled with a determined light.
She looked at him coldly, as if she didn't care.
"As the saying goes, a powerful dragon can hardly defeat a local snake. You're just a stranger, how could you possibly know the twists and turns of Jiangyang Prefecture?"
Although Wen Yu has been rooted in Houchun Mountain for a thousand years, the time he has been in Jiangyang Prefecture is not long. But at this moment, it seems like a long time.
"Oh?" The man surnamed Zhao's expression relaxed, as if he had become interested. He stared at Wen Yu with interest. "You seem to understand it very clearly?"
"Of course." Wen Yu paused, but did not continue.
She turned up her wrist and stared at the knot on her wrist with admiration. The hemp rope was already stained with traces of Wen Yu's blood, and it rubbed her broken skin painfully.
She is not afraid of pain, but no pain is best.
"Tsk—" The man surnamed Zhao quickly understood. He raised his eyelids and gestured to his left and right. Immediately, someone came forward to untie the restraints on Wen Yu's hands.
He was not afraid that the girl would run away. He had so many people under his command that he could catch her back even with his eyes closed. He just didn't want to let Ah Sheng go last night, so he tied her up again.
The man untied the rope and quickly stepped aside.
"Can you show me a way forward now?" He suddenly became very patient and spoke slower.
Wen Yu moved his wrists and loosened his muscles, making sure that apart from some soreness in his hands, there was nothing serious wrong with him. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"I don't know what you intend to do," Wen Yu's eyes met his, not a trace of fear in them. "But since you let Song Linsheng go yesterday, aren't you afraid that he'll bring people after you?"
The man opposite had a calm expression, and even the scar on his face wasn't as hideous as before. But before he could reply, Wen Yu continued,
"You've brought someone here to look for him, so I guess you're not afraid. But what if it's not the person you want to see?"
Wouldn’t that mean all the previous efforts would be wasted and all the efforts would be wasted?
"Go on." The man said coldly, and his words were like ice cones, hitting Wen Yu's face directly.
"Whatever your purpose is, I think you'll have to stay here for a few days."
Wen Yu looked up from the gap in the woods. The Wutong Ancestral Temple located on the top of the mountain was now shrouded in fragrant mist and was very eye-catching.
Master's Wutong Ancestral Temple has always been the temple with the most incense and the most divine aura. She really wanted to fly away at this moment.
"I'm afraid it's not appropriate to just stay where you are, right?"
The man in front of him frowned upon hearing this, and even the scar on his face wrinkled into a frown. He seemed to be carrying a hint of anger, "Do you need to say this?"
"Tie her up for me—"
"Hey, wait a minute." Seeing his impatience, Wen Yu hurriedly said, "Even if you take your men to another location, it's still within Jiangyang. Jiangyang citizens can be seen everywhere, so there's always the risk of being exposed."
"So what?" He glanced around, then glanced at Shen Sheng, who was a little further away. Then he leaned closer to Wen Yu and said in a low voice, "I'll catch him too."
"Really? Is it really that simple?" Wen Yu also spoke in a low voice like him. "Then why don't you speak louder?"
Wen Yu raised her voice as she spoke, "What do you think?"
Wen Yu saw the man in front of her face darken and change again and again, and she knew that her bet was right.
It turns out that this team is not really united.
"Then why didn't you arrest us together yesterday?"
Arresting so many people would only draw attention and arouse suspicion from those around him.
Bringing so many people along would only be a burden to him, not a bargaining chip.
After all, chips are about weight, not quantity.
His expression changed several times, and I don't know if he was worried about something, but he finally calmed down.
"You, go on." He waved his hand, and the people beside him retreated again.
"Look--" Wen Yu looked up and motioned the man to look up with her.
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