Chapter Seventy-Seven: Intersection of Fiction and Reality
After chasing for several miles, Sumura stopped his horse, dismounted and squatted on the ground to inspect the horse's hoof marks.
Tang Xiaohao also pulled the reins and stopped: "What's wrong?"
The little bell holds the sword and is alert to the surroundings. It's still dark yet, so I don't dare to take it lightly.
Su Mu took out a fire stick and lit it, and measured the length, width and depth of the horse's hoof prints with his hands: "We can no longer pursue this road."
Tang Xiaohao wondered: "Why?"
Su Mu explained: "The horseshoe mark has changed. The previous mark was slightly wider and deeper, indicating that two people were riding the same horse. But from here on, the horseshoe mark became narrower and lighter, indicating that the person named Chierda and the princess had already dismount."
Tang Xiaohao also dismounted to check: "You mean, they dismounted and left on foot, but let the horses continue to move forward, misleading us?"
Su Mu stood up: "Yes, that should be the case. If we keep chasing the horseshoe marks, we won't be able to find them at all."
After saying that, Su Mu closed his eyes.
Tang Xiaohao saw this and asked: "What are you doing? Are you sleepy?"
Why is Sumu sleepy? As Sashiko, it is common for him to stay up for days and nights: "I was just recalling the map of Tiangan Road and guessing how they would go."
Tang Xiaohao immediately said: "There is no need to recall it. Although this is not an official road, if you keep going along this road, you will reach Xinzheng County. It passes through the three counties of Ruiyang, Huaixia and Mengyue. After crossing the Ziyin River, it is Xianchun County, and then arrived at Liangcheng on Tiangan Road."
Su Mu and Xiao Lingdang looked at Tang Xiaohao in surprise.
Su Mu asked: "Can you remember the map?"
Tang Xiaohao said: "In the entire Jiuyuan, I dare not mention the other eight plains. I have memorized the mountains, rivers, topography and landforms in Huayuan since I was twelve years old."
The reason why Tang Xiaohao was able to remember it was entirely because there was a map of the entire Huayuan territory hanging in Tang Chen's study. He was very interested in that map and looked at it every day, so he naturally remembered it all.
Who is this prince-in-law? Su Mu is becoming more and more curious, and he is an arrogant person. In the Xuan tribe, except for the leader Aoki, everyone else does not take him seriously. However, at the beginning When he met Tang Xiaohao, he realized that this boy was different from others he had known before.
Su Mu has no friends because he thinks those people are not worthy of being his friends, but this prince-in-law seems to be an exception.
Su Mu looked ahead and said: "So, even if they take a detour, they must follow this direction. Only in this way can they reach Wulian Mountain as quickly as possible. Chi Erda must have climbed over Wulian Mountain when he came. If they are safe and sound, they must be led by someone. If we don't catch up with them before they arrive at Wulian Mountain, we will have no choice but to turn around and go back."
Little Bell immediately asked: "Why?"
Tang Xiaohao explained: "The reason Wulian Mountain can become a barrier between Huayuan and Rouyuan is because that mountain is not something ordinary people can set foot on. Once ordinary people go in, they will never come back."
Tang Xiaohao has heard a lot about the legends of Wulian Mountain since he was a child. Many people use the scary stories of Wulian Mountain to scare disobedient children, as if all the monsters and ghosts in Jiuyuan live in Wulian Mountain.
In fact, Xiao Lingdang asked about Wulian Mountain because she felt that the place name sounded familiar to her. She should know this place deep in her memory. Therefore, she guessed that if she really went to Wulian Mountain, even if it was near Wulian Mountain, Maybe you can remember something?
Little Bell asked: "Where did Chi Erda and Bao Meng go?"
Su Mu looked at the woods in the distance: "It should be heading towards the woods, and we will go around there. There are grass and shrubs there. It is difficult for us to find footprints on the grass at night, but if we don't chase in that direction, You will lose it, and once you lose it, the sky is so big that you can't find it."
Just when Su Mu stood up and chased towards the woods, Tang Xiaohao suddenly realized something. Instead, he continued to walk forward with his head lowered along the path, holding up the fire folder to observe the horse hoof prints and shoe prints.
Seeing that Tang Xiaohao didn't follow, Su Mu immediately returned: "Consort, what are you looking for?"
Little Lingdang was also curious: "What's wrong with you?"
Tang Xiaohao looked at it for a while and said: "Childa and Baomeng did dismount, but they should just dismount, and then let the horses walk slowly in front of them alone. They followed, and behind them were the group of monsters, those few Zombies.”
Little Lingdang wondered: "How do you know?"
Su Mu understood what Tang Xiaohao meant: "You are saying that Chierda deliberately made us think that they abandoned their horses and walked, but in fact they still walked along this road because the shoe prints made by the zombies following them could be covered up. Chi Erda and Bo Meng’s shoe prints?”
"Yes, if we just look at the length, width and depth of the horse's hoof prints, we will be misled," Tang Xiaohao pointed to the marks on the ground, "Don't forget, the people in the Torsi tribe grew up on horses. They are all experts in this area, so they must have known that we would look for horse hoof prints, so they played a trick of blending reality and fiction."
After Su Mu observed for a while, he found the marks of cowhide boots rubbed among the messy footprints. The soles of those cowhide boots were very special. Only Baomeng would wear them in Rouyuan Palace. In order to hide his identity, Chierda wore them. Although they are leather boots that can protect the legs, those kind of boots are generally not worn by Rouyuan people and are the favorites of traveling merchants and businessmen.
Soon, the three of them found the shoe prints of Chi Erda and Bao Meng again among the messy footprints left by the zombies ahead, which verified Tang Xiaohao's speculation.
Tang Xiaohao got on his horse and said, "It's almost sunrise. After sunrise, they will hide. It will be difficult to find them then."
The three of them clapped and blended into the night to continue their pursuit.
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Chierda indeed played a trick on the intersection of fiction and reality. Chierda deliberately dismounted Baomeng and led the horse on foot, allowing the five zombies following behind to trample on the footprints left by the two. Normally, the person chasing is the most The thing to pay attention to is the horse's hoof prints. If you notice the changes in the horse's hoof prints, you will mistakenly think that they did not take this trail.
Although Chierda once planned to use the alien corpses to create chaos, he was stopped by Baomeng.
If she creates chaos, more innocent people will naturally die. Bao Meng remembers what Sang Luo taught her before: The world is full of important things, and if you don't harm others, what's more?
Remembering Sang Luo's teachings, naturally she also remembered Sang Luo. Although Baomeng was extremely sad, she also knew that it was impossible for her and Sang Luo. Everyone's first love is the most unforgettable, and they must completely let go of all that first love brings. Emotions are also extremely difficult. Therefore, Baomeng chose to stay away and let distance and time forget everything.
Love someone deeply, look through the autumn water, never regret it as the belt becomes wider, and make people haggard because of it, but this emotion cannot be fulfilled because of the insurmountable gap. The words "love between children" are more about seeking But it's not possible, as the saying goes, "The water is full of water, and the pulse is speechless."
However, there are eight words after "asking for something but not getting it" - "can't give it up but can't give it up, and get it without hesitating it".
"Princess, you can mount your horse now." Chierda stopped and looked up at the east. "It's almost dawn. We have to rush to the scheduled location. After a short rest there, we can change clothes and move on."
Baomeng didn't hear what Chi Erda was saying at all, and continued to move forward slowly and stupidly.
Chi Erda stepped forward and said: "Princess, are you okay?"
Only then did Baomeng come to his senses and shook his head helplessly: "It's okay."
Baomeng is still trapped in the bad relationship with Sang Luo. The beauty of the past and the cruelty of the present are intertwined to form a maze, and the only person trapped in this maze is Baomeng.
After Chi Erda repeated what he had said before, Baomeng finally understood what he meant, and the two of them rode horses and ran forward.
After arriving at the village ahead, Childa asked Baomeng to move forward slowly while he went to the village to find water on an excuse.
After entering the village, Chierda immediately ordered the five zombies to attack the innocent people who were still sleeping, and gave up controlling the five zombies to let them cause chaos, while he and Baomeng gave up their horses.
, really enter the woods in the distance, waiting there for observation.
Although Baomeng ordered Chierda not to harm innocent people, Chierda knew very well that without causing chaos, he would not be able to distract the pursuers, which would greatly reduce their chance of a smooth escape.
Escape is also a battle, and fighting does not allow mercy.
After Chi Erda gave up controlling the five alien corpses and allowed those monsters to wreak havoc in the village, he went to the well to fill the water bag he was carrying. At this time, the screams and shouts of the villagers could be heard from all over the village.
You know, once those alien zombies get out of control, they will kill everyone they see, until they are eventually killed.
Chi Erda caught up with Baomeng with water and took Baomeng to hide in the woods not far from the trail.
Baomeng was very puzzled: "Why are we hiding here?"
Chi Erda stared at the trail closely: "You can't always let people chase you, you are too passive."
In fact, Chi Erda wanted to see the number of pursuers. If the pursuers were small, the pursuers would not estimate the lives of the people in the village and would keep chasing. He and Baomeng could advance slowly through the woods and avoid
Start tracking, and by the time the other party realizes something is wrong, they have disappeared.
On the contrary, if there are many pursuers and if they do not stay to assist the villagers, it means that this group of people will use any means to recover Baomeng regardless of casualties. In other words, it can also show the attitude of the emperor himself.
After all, before leaving, the governor told Chi Erda that once the Rouyuan Palace was attacked and the princess was successfully rescued, the imperial court would take action.
Chi Erda is not as smart as those counselors, but he also knows that the person who handed over the sprites and low-level Guijia to him must be someone from the imperial court. The imperial court will also notice it, and they will naturally be suspicious of each other.
Buy time for yourself to escape and for the Torsi Department to resolve internal conflicts.
The Zhuhe faction to which Childa belonged did not want to fight against the imperial court, but in order to avoid a large-scale war, small-scale sacrifices had to be made.