Huwa, who had already left the city, did not know the thoughts of Xinlan's daughters. He had no intention of revealing his identity, so he did not meet and communicate with another national worker in the city. The mountain god had already told him that the national
Work tokens cannot be easily shown unless they are needed on very important occasions, but you must leave quickly afterwards to avoid getting entangled in too many other things.
Huwa did not expect in advance that when he entered the first city wall after arriving in Bayuan, he would show the national labor token, but what he encountered was big enough!
The tiger boy who walked through the city walls seemed to have undergone an indescribable change in his breath. Compared with the young man who had just walked out of the wilderness, he may have become more mature. He not only enjoyed the fireworks of the world, but also was contaminated with too many breaths of the world.
.The mountain god asked him to come to Bayuan, so that he could experience it while traveling. When he was in the world, he should integrate into the atmosphere of the world, and only then could he talk about true transcendence.
After leaving the city, Panhu ran in front of Huwa, and they crossed the Min River before sunset. This was the largest river Huwa had ever seen so far. The water was wide and the waves were rolling. Even with his cultivation,
It is impossible to fly over it. The Shuangxi River formed by the confluence of Baixi River and Qingxi River is also a tributary of Minshui River.
The source of the Minshui River is in the wild plateau where Huwa grew up. Between the Lu village and the Taihao ruins, you have to climb a snow-capped peak all year round. The melted snow from the high mountains merges into a trickle, passing through the long
The wasteland enters Bayuan and gathers countless tributaries, large and small. After passing through Gaocheng and entering Feihong City, there is this big rushing river in front of Huwa.
This great river ran from Huwa's childhood and flowed under his feet, as if the trajectories of life had strangely reunited here.
There is actually a bridge on the Min River. This is a miracle that ordinary people cannot imagine. The bridge spans more than 20 feet from east to west. Nine bridge piers are built with huge stones in the water flow. The upper part is built with strips of stone to form the bridge arch, and then paved with it.
With stone slabs as the bridge deck, it is very spectacular from a distance.
There was no such bridge on the Minshui River at the time. Traffic had to rely on another pontoon bridge. The pontoon bridge was built with many thick bamboo cables stretched across the highlands on both sides of the river, and wooden boards were laid in the middle. However, the bamboo cable pontoon bridge needs maintenance all year round, and it is always flooded.
The seasons were washed away and it was very inconvenient to use.
After the Xiangshi Kingdom was established, more than a dozen national workers were invited to work together to dig out the river bed during the dry season, and laid the foundation for the bridge piers with the excavated boulders. They also gathered nearly a thousand people and spent several years to build this bridge.
A huge project. This bridge is very important, and its significance far exceeds the two bridges outside Shuangliu Village.
There are sergeants guarding both sides of the bridge all year round. There are also barracks built on the shore. The sergeants guarding the bridge are also from Feihong City. Of course they know the military master Yan Lingzhu. The last clues about Yan Lingzhu’s whereabouts that they have so far are that they have passed by.
The bridge has disappeared.
After crossing the bridge, there is a wide and flat road leading to the capital. On the way, it has to pass through the jurisdiction of two other city walls. There are usually a lot of people passing by on this road, and there are also large mountains and fields on both sides. Yan Lingzhu only needs to cross it.
After crossing the bridge, it disappeared somewhere among the chaotic footsteps of people. It was almost impossible to find it again.
When Huwa walked to the middle of the Min River, she stood on the bridge and looked upstream for a long time. With her eyes closed, she seemed to be breathing in the atmosphere of her distant hometown. The Min River had transformed from a trickle into a roaring river, and she had passed countless times along the way.
This place has merged into so many tributaries that even with the most acute spiritual sense, one may not be able to distinguish the scent of the snowy mountains, but Huwa seems to be able to feel it.
After he crossed the Min River, Panhu quickened his pace and ran ahead to lead the way, while Huwa followed with strode. Their speed was very fast. Gradually, at sunset and dusk, there were no other pedestrians on the road, but one person.
However, Yigou never stopped. He also saw many villages along the way, but they had no intention of staying overnight.
After dark, they still hurried under the stars, walking along this avenue. They left the city in the afternoon, and after crossing the bridge, they speeded up until the morning light of the next day was faint, and then turned left to enter
They reached the mountains and fields. Passing through a low-lying pond and a lush bamboo forest, in the faint morning light, they saw a line of footprints on the snow.
Huwa couldn't predict, and of course he couldn't have known that Yan Lingzhu had passed by this place in advance. Panhu found out this when Huwa was a guest in the city lord's mansion.
With Panhu's current ability, in the eyes of ordinary people, he can already be called a miraculous dog. He sniffed Yan Lingzhu's house, and usually should be able to track his scent. But after leaving the city,
There was nothing Panhu could do, because there were many people walking on the road after the snow, and the smell was mixed in the mud and it was difficult to distinguish.
Panhu is very smart, but he is still just a dog. No matter how smart he is, he can't compare to the cunning monks in the world. But he grew up in the wilderness, and he has been hanging out with the tiger baby for a long time, and he has also learned how to use it.
Seems like a stupid approach.
Panhu did not walk on the road, but left the road for a distance, walking through the mountains and fields in a roughly parallel direction, observing whether there were any traces or scents left by anyone wherever he passed. Since Yan Lingzhu was on the run, he could not be exposed.
Of course, the identity and whereabouts cannot always be walked on this road. Sooner or later, you will have to cross the mountains or enter other forks.
In such a season, travelers almost never leave the road and enter the wilderness. Even if they occasionally go to the forest on the roadside for convenience, they will not go very far. If someone does not take the right path and quietly enters the depths of the mountains, it is of course questionable. At this moment, the wilderness
The snow inside hasn't melted yet.
Panhu was a bit unlucky. At first, it was walking through the mountains on the right side of the road, and it ran very far without finding anything. Later, it felt that it had gone far enough and it was time to go back, so it turned around and entered the other side of the road.
In the wilderness, not long after I turned back, I found the footprints of someone passing by in the mountains, and I also recognized the scent of Yan Lingzhu.
Panhu did not go after Yan Lingzhu alone. Huwa secretly ordered him to track down the whereabouts of the military master. If he had any clues, he would return to the city immediately. Panhu returned to the city walls and wandered around for a day, looking around.
A lot of excitement. He is a happy dog. He is not as frivolous as people, and he does not have so many thoughtful and troubled things. If the tiger boy asks him to do this, he will be very happy after completing the task.
The terrain in the mountains is uneven, with dense vines and towering old trees. Not everywhere is covered with snow. Yan Lingzhu only left intermittent footprints, some of which were not in the snow but on the soft mud. If
Without Panhu to guide the way, it is difficult to follow and distinguish.
They went deep into the wilderness and climbed to the top of the roadside, and once again saw clear footprints on the snow. Yan Lingzhu had obviously stopped here to look into the distance. Huwa observed the footprints and looked in the direction where Yan Lingzhu was looking.
The road at the foot of the mountain leads to a village. This village is not small in size, almost the same as Shuangliu Village. There are probably sergeants on duty at the gate of the village.
Before the matter is exposed, Yan Lingzhu is safe. He can disguise himself for a while and walk along the road without leaving any trace, and the speed is also the fastest. After arriving here, avoid being recognized by the interrogating sergeants in the village ahead.
, he turned and entered the mountains. This place was very far away from the city walls, and he might have thought he was safe for the time being.
Huwa and Panhu followed the footsteps and went down the mountain from the other side, into the vast dense forest, and walked through a road that was difficult for ordinary people to walk through. In front of them was a majestic mountain. Although it was not as good as the mountains in the wilderness.
It is majestic and steep, but it is also considered a very majestic mountain in Bayuan.
Among the thousands of rocks and towering trees, they could not see the whole mountain. As they walked, they lost sight of Yan Lingzhu. In front of them was a sunny slope, with many exposed rocks on the cliffs. In many places,
There is no snow, and if Yan Lingzhu flies over it, it won't leave any traces.
They searched the area again, but still found nothing. Not only the footprints, but Yan Lingzhu didn't even leave any breath behind. Even with Panhu's power, they couldn't find any clues about his whereabouts. This person seemed to have suddenly disappeared after arriving here.
disappeared.
Huwa frowned slightly, but made another inference. Of course, Yan Lingzhu could not have disappeared out of thin air. He was probably hiding not far away from here. Traveling long distances through such mountains and snowfields, even Hu
It is impossible for a baby not to leave any traces of his whereabouts, unless he can fly. But it is possible for an experienced Four Realm monk like Yan Lingzhu to restrain his aura in a short period of time and use the terrain to leave no traces of his whereabouts.
Huwa then thought of a stupid way. He observed the nearby mountain and forest terrain and made an estimate in his mind - if he restrained his breath and tried not to leave any traces, how far could he run at one time? Then use this distance as the radius.
If you search around the place where Yan Lingzhu's footprints disappeared, you should be able to find something. Even if Yan Lingzhu does not hide and stay nearby, it is possible to find new whereabouts clues beyond a certain distance.
But this area is not small, and it is not a plain open space, but is located in deep mountains and dense forests. It will take Huwa and Panhu at least one or two days to search carefully and not miss any traces. It is better to take advantage of the snow to melt.
Before that, I tried my luck first. One person and one dog searched in circles. The circle became wider and wider, and nothing was found until noon.
Huwa held his breath and quietly said to Panhu: "We have to be careful. If we encounter this person suddenly, there may be a fierce battle. Don't use too much energy and be reserved. Let's rest for a while to regain our strength... If found out...
If we can't find any trace of this person even far away, it means that he is more capable than us, so don't force yourself to pursue him."
They took a seat on the hillside to rest in the sunshine. It must be said that the scenery and environment here are very good. Looking at the undulating mountains in the distance is beautiful, which makes people feel relaxed and happy. Their breath is as if they are breathing heaven and earth in their chests.
In the eyes of others, they should be very tired now, but Captain Cunbao had learned the skills of Huwa and Panhu in walking through the mountains. In fact, these two people were not tired, but they just believed that they must be in peak condition at all times before taking a break.
Just at this moment, a man in black walked out silently from the forest on the opposite side. This man had a long sword hanging on his waist. Judging from the style of the handle and scabbard, it turned out to be the weapon issued by the city guard sergeant.
As soon as this person appeared, Huwa opened his eyes, stood up and asked, "Yan Lingzhu?" (To be continued...)