The freight team is getting closer.

Zingyun stared at it carefully.

The baggage on the mule's body was covered tightly with black cloth. It was impossible to see what it was. It could only be distinguished from its outline. It was something long and hard.

Another mule passed by, and the wind lifted a corner of the uncompacted fabric, revealing the contents inside.

Tingyun raised his eyebrows in surprise.

The things inside are actually——furniture parts?

The one he saw was an antique furniture part.

Why do you have to be so sneaky when transporting furniture?

The mule team passed by and gradually moved away.

Tingyun turned around and wanted to tell Qingyu, but was stunned.

Qingyu held his arm nervously and put her face on his shoulder, like a koala clinging to the trunk of a tree.

The key is that she hugged his arm too tightly, and her body pressed against him unconsciously, softly and tightly against his arm.

Tingyun moved slightly:

"They have gone far, they are just a mule team transporting goods. It is not something incredible. Are you not afraid now?"

Qingyu's body relaxed a little, but she still didn't let go of his arm: "Why do you have to transport goods at night? What's so shameful about it?"

"I don't know, it's not a good thing." Tingyun stood up and took her with him: "Let's go."

The two of them returned to the mountain road from where they were hiding in the woods, still walking forward as fast as possible with Zingyun supporting Qingyu.

Not far away, Qingyu suddenly stretched out his hand to pull Tingyun, and threw him to the ground together.

Tingyun was confused: "What are you doing?"

As soon as I finished speaking, I heard a "dong" sound, and a heavy object hit the mountain wall next to me, and then fell into the branches and leaves in front of me.

Tingyun picked it up and saw that it was a small, round iron ball.

If this hits me...

Tingyun tilted his head in surprise and said to Qingyu: "It's an iron ball. Someone hit us with an iron ball?"

Qingyu grabbed Tingyun's arm: "Senior, get up quickly! But don't stand up straight and walk bent over!"

"What about you?" Tingyun asked.

"I'll follow you and walk close to the mountain wall. It'll be fine." Qingyu, who usually looks soft and cute, is extremely decisive at this time.

"You are in front so I can keep an eye on you."

Tingyun was afraid that Qingyu would trip over a branch and fall out, so he insisted on letting her walk in front.

The two of them had not walked very far when they heard the sound of feet stepping on branches and leaves behind them from far to near. It sounded like there were more than one.

Tingyun looked back and saw five figures coming quickly from behind.

"They are chasing us!" Tingyun immediately reported what he saw to Qingyu.

Qingyu turned to him: "I can't walk fast, and I will be overtaken by them soon. Why not find a favorable terrain, maybe I can escape!"

At this time they had reached a gentle hillside.

"Senior, pick up two strong branches to defend yourself." Qingyu ordered.

Tingyun followed his instructions and chose two branches of appropriate thickness.

He helped Qingyu walk to the depression of the mountain wall, and stood side by side, facing outward, with the branches standing up and hiding behind him.

Qingyu's voice was unusually condensed: "Senior, when the fight starts, I can judge the opponent's position based on the sound of the wind, but I may also need you to give directions."

Tingyun has never fought many times, so he doesn’t know if he can do two tasks at once: “I’ll try my best.”

Qingyu asked again: "Senior, have you seen it in a TV series - o'clock direction, right?"

Tingyun was still in the mood to explain: "I basically don't watch TV series, but I know the o'clock direction."

Qingyu nodded: "Okay, just give me the direction."

"Okay."

As they were talking, the five men caught up with them, each holding a short stick in his hand.

Tingyun's eyes swept around their faces: "Are you looking for money?"

The leader was a man with a square face. He laughed when he heard this: "Ask for money? You two look like students. How much money can you have?"

Tingyun calmly said: "When did we meet before and did we offend?"

The square-faced man smiled and shook his head: "We have never met or interacted with each other."

If it’s neither, then it’s...

Tingyun made a judgment in his heart, but pretended to be confused on the surface: "Then there is no reason. We are just passing by, why bother us?"

The square-faced man sighed with pretense of regret:

"We don't want to cause trouble either. Who let themselves be unlucky enough to wander around in places they shouldn't be at the wrong time and see things they shouldn't see?"

Sure enough, they are in the same group as those who transport goods!

Tingyun tried to muddle through:

"I don't understand what you are talking about. We are architecture students and we are here to visit ancient buildings.

"I accidentally got lost, and I haven't turned around yet. I didn't see anything special along the way."

The square-faced man laughed:

"You're quite smart, but it's a pity that it's useless for you to do nothing!

"How can we just walk without looking at the road when we are packing goods?

"There are people in front clearing the way, and there are people behind clearing the way!"

Tingyun understands.

These are the ones who followed the mule team to clear the place.

Tingyun tried to muddle through: "Isn't it normal to meet passers-by on the road?

"Everyone goes his own way, and no one looks at anyone else twice.

"So why are you doing this?"

The square-faced man smiled again:

"The boy is quite interesting. But as for us, we have to be safe when doing things.

"Don't blame us for being cruel. If you want to blame us, just blame your own bad luck!

"Brothers, take action!"

Following his order, several people attacked together.

Tingyun and together used their backs to pull out branches to resist the opponent's attack.

Qingyu listened carefully, accurately judged the direction, and could block accurately every time, even hitting the opponent.

It would be much more difficult to stop the cloud.

The people across from me soon discovered that the girl was the one who was not to be trifled with.

Several people attacked Tingyun together.

Soon, Tingyun received a stick on his arm.

It hurt, but he endured it without making a sound.

But Qingyu still heard the sound of the wooden stick hitting the flesh. While hitting the person opposite him hard, he asked worriedly: "Senior, are you okay?"

"It's okay, concentrate on the challenge! Ten!"

Ten o'clock direction!

Qingyu turned the branch in his hand and accurately blocked the opponent's attack.

After fighting like this for a while, the opponent also figured out the meaning of the numbers Tingyun called out from time to time.

A man said to the man with the opposite face: "Boss, is that woman blind? A blind man is so skilled?"

The square-faced man nodded: "I think so. Brothers, please fight slowly!"

The five people changed their tactics.

The two men swung wooden sticks and hit Tingyun head and face.

The three men quietly raised their sticks, swung them up very close to Qingyu, and smashed them down.

Tingyun saw their actions clearly and quickly gave Qingyu directions: "Nine! Half past eight!"

However, there were five people and five sticks opposite him, but he only had one mouth.

Soon, the two people were hit one after another.

Finally, a gap appeared in their defense.

A stick hit Tingyun hard on his head.
Chapter completed!