Long Wenmu pulled on the reins and could feel that the carriage was even more difficult to control than before.
The sensitivity of beasts to crises is far greater than that of ordinary humans. The reason why it is out of control must be that the horses have sensed something indescribable.
"Be careful and stay by my side no matter what happens." Long Wenmu lowered his voice and whispered in Yelan's ear.
Ye Lan nodded weakly.
But it is strange to say that Long Wenmu was unruly and unruly in Baishuang City. Almost everyone shouted and beat him when he walked on the street. But after coming to this place, his alertness and calmness were more like that of a man who has experienced many battles.
A warrior, this was something Ye Lan had never felt from Long Wenmu before. Long Wenmu gave her a feeling that was both familiar and strange.
The team was not far from Wushan Mountain, and it didn't take long to reach the foot of the mountain.
When looking from a distance, the foggy mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist, and this feeling becomes even worse when you get closer.
The thick fog that diffused in the jungle gathered and never dispersed, and the layers of fog rolled with the wind, like some kind of living thing.
"We're entering the mountains, everyone, stay alert!" Fang Qi, who was at the front of the team, shouted to let everyone in the team know, and he also warned, "I don't need to say more about the dangers in the mountains. If you want to survive, just
Don’t be left behind.”
There is really no need for him to say this. Others may have other thoughts on the way here, but once you get here, there is no way out. Since there are monsters lurking around here, it is definitely more dangerous to be alone. On the contrary,
, staying around two demon masters is relatively safer.
In the carriage where Long Wenmu was sitting, Ye Lan leaned tightly against Long Wenmu, his thin body tense all the time and trembling slightly.
The dense forest is deep and wild, and the cold is biting. When walking in it, all the things about monsters and beasts that I have heard in the past can't help but come to my mind, adding a bit of terror to this place.
The team was moving at a very slow pace, and no one wanted to stay in this place for a long time.
When the team passes through a jungle, it officially enters the foot of the mountain.
However, at the same time, Yelan felt as if there was a breeze blowing in her face, or something like silk was blowing against her face, and that gentle feeling disappeared in a flash.
I was slightly alert, and I wanted to ask Long Wenmu, but I looked up and found that Long Wenmu also had a frown on his face and was looking around, as if he had sensed something.
"Why is it getting cold?" Liu Changfeng, who was walking at the front of the team, asked with a frown.
"We're in the mountains. There's no sunshine here all year round, so it's a bit cold." Fang Qi said, and he also gathered up his collar.
As demon masters, even severe cold weather might not have an impact on them, but even Fang Qi, the great demon master, shuddered.
"Has Commander Fang ever hunted monsters before?" Liu Changfeng asked with a chuckle, probably to relieve the feeling of depression.
"Sir, Fang has hunted several times since he became a demon master. But those were all when he was a junior demon master, and he hasn't hunted since he was promoted to a great demon master."
"The difference between a big demon master and a little demon master is huge. I'm afraid Commander Fang has long wanted to find a demon beast to practice with."
"Haha, sir, you are joking. If possible, Fang would rather encounter fewer monsters like monsters." Fang Qi said without concealment.
The road up the mountain is not easy. Wushan Mountain itself is a dangerous peak. There are no people here, so the road can only be opened temporarily.
Liu Changfeng was not ambiguous. In addition to leaving some people to drive the carriage, he also found a team of people to clear the way ahead.
In a place where danger is always hidden, the person walking in front is naturally more dangerous. Of course, there is no doubt that Long Wenmu was also chosen.
There were a dozen people who opened the way, Long Wenmu and Ye Lan, walking in the bushes one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Liu Changfeng also specially gave each of them a sickle to open a road ahead for carriages to pass.
The only use of a sickle is to open a path. If you encounter a monster, the most it can do is a burning stick.
Everyone knew it, but no one dared to resist Liu Changfeng's request.
"Master, what should we do?" Ye Lan was always by Long Wenmu's side, refusing to leave even a step.
The girl was shivering and her hands were cold.
"What are you afraid of? You don't have a few kilograms of meat, and monsters can't look down on you even if they eat people." Long Wenmu said carelessly, "Look at the young master of the Liu family and Commander Fang, they are so majestic.
, the monsters will pick people like them if they want to prey on them, it’s not your turn or my turn.”
Yelan bit her lip and said nothing. Listening to Long Wenmu's ramble, she couldn't stop lamenting in her heart.
He is a demon master. He is not afraid of monsters when he encounters them. How can he compare with the two of them?
The group of people headed towards the top of the mountain while clearing the road.
Long Wenmu mingled among the crowd, waving the sickle in his hand casually, cutting weeds and branches carelessly. Suddenly he saw a tall and thick man not far in front, and immediately greeted him enthusiastically: "Isn't this Brother Niu?"
When the man in front of him, known as "Brother Niu," heard the sound, his lumpy flesh trembled violently, and his facial features with thick eyebrows and big eyes squeezed in the middle, he simply shook his head and walked forward.
"Hey, brother Niu, why are you running away? We are all from Baishuang City. We are all familiar with each other. Why are you so afraid of me?" Long Wenmu chased after him reluctantly.
The person in front stuttered and glared at Long Wenmu fiercely: "Familiar? Familiar. It's just because I know it's you that I don't bother to get close to you to avoid bad luck."
"Haha, Brother Niu told me, I'm not as great as you said." God knows how Long Wenmu was so thick-skinned, but he just walked up to him with a smile on his face, "Brother Niu and I can't compare with you. You are in Baishuang City."
But the character known as the 'cow butcher' is not included in the children's songs on the roadside, 'It's better to meet the King of Yama than to meet the Cowherd', you are known to everyone in our street."
The butcher surnamed Niu's face was almost distorted. Everyone was from Baishuang City and knew everything about it, so they didn't look good.
"Stop talking nonsense, what do you want from me?"
"Brother Niu took good care of me in Baishuang City. I even went to your shop to buy meat. How did you offend the city lord and be sent here by him? It's time to curb your arrogant temper."
"Do you want to take care of it?" The cow butcher's brows kept twitching, and the muscles in his chest were twitching. He felt like he would slap him if he didn't say a word, and if he talked too much, he would be slapped.
"It's okay, it's okay, actually it's not a big deal." Long Wenmu smiled and took out a jade bottle from his arms, which was the one he gave to Ye Lan before, "Come on, come on, Brother Niu and I are brothers in need.
Everyone is blessed and suffers together, so I will give you a baby."
The cow butcher looked at his hand and curled his lips coldly: "Baby? What a treasure you have. You are always only willing to give out five coppers for twenty copper coins of meat. For a stingy person like you, you are willing to give out the treasure if you have it."
Okay? Ang? Are you willing to do it? Stop pretending to be a big-tailed wolf in front of me, I won’t accept your sentiment."
"Free gift." Long Wenmu narrowed his eyes and looked miserable, "I'm serious, I'm not lying. It's really a treasure. Just rub some on your body to ensure that mosquitoes don't invade and monsters don't get close. What's wrong, little brother? I lied to you."
The cow butcher hugged his arms with two bucket-thick arms, turned his head to the side, and wanted to ignore Long Wenmu except for snorting at him.
It’s fine if mosquitoes don’t invade, but monsters don’t get close to you? It’s not so unreliable to make such wild claims.
For him to believe Long Wenmu's words, he would have to wait until the sun came out in the west.
The cow butcher was unmoved, but Long Wenmu smiled flatteringly and said: "Brother Niu, you are so handsome and powerful, but you are just a little shy... Come on, come on, I will help you."
As he spoke, he poured some powder into his palm.
"What are you doing?" The cow butcher was startled and was about to yell, when he saw Long Wenmu stretched out his hand.
A cattle butcher makes a living by slaughtering livestock. In terms of strength and reaction, he is superior to others. Ordinary people have no chance to take advantage of him.
However, his blocking hand was only halfway extended when he felt his vision blur, and his left and right cheeks suddenly felt like they were being wiped, and then there was a pungent smell pouring into his nostrils.
Long Wenmu took action, but he didn't see it clearly at all. When he reacted, something had already been smeared on his face.
Why...why does he move so fast?
Long Wenmu had already put away the jade bottle, leaving the cow butcher alone dumbfounded for a long time.
From then on, the team climbed all the way up the mountain, and half a day passed in the blink of an eye.
Fortunately, Long Wenmu and others opened the road, built bridges when they encountered rivers, and filled in pits where they encountered, so that ten carriages could be pushed halfway up the mountain.
"Rest!" Fang Qi shouted in the middle of the team.
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. After working hard for a long time, everyone staggered around.
Long Wenmu gently pulled his collar and found a piece of bluestone to sit down on. The person responsible for opening the road worked harder than the others. The other people opening the road were breathing heavily, but Long Wenmu seemed to be fine and even sweated. Haven't been out yet.
"Master, drink some water." Ye Lan took out a water bag from his bag and handed it to Long Wenmu.
Long Wenmu took a few sips casually and handed it back to her again.
"Master, what's on that carriage?" Ye Lan stroked his hair and looked down.
When climbing such a dangerous mountain, it would be unwise to let the carriage come up together, as it would be time-consuming and labor-intensive.
"What else could it be? I can't bear to throw it away. It can only be a treasure." Long Wenmu said with a smile.
Anyway, what he said was in vain, and Ye Lan could only roll his eyes.
There was a group of people sitting far away from them, and the cattle butcher was among them.
Ever since Long Wenmu wiped something inexplicable on his face, he had always stayed away, for fear of getting involved with Long Wenmu again.
The rest time passed quickly, and the time of burning incense passed in a blink of an eye.
Long Wenmu stood up from the bluestone, slowly moved his shoulders, and stretched his waist.
As he turned around and looked around, he suddenly seemed to feel something, and his expression changed slightly.
"Master, what's wrong?" Ye Lan kept looking at Long Wenmu, and the slight change in his expression failed to escape her eyes.
"Did you hear any sounds?" Long Wenmu asked in a deep voice.
The face that had been smiling just now suddenly became a little more serious.
"What's the sound? Master, don't scare me." Yelan's face turned slightly pale.
"Listen carefully." Long Wenmu said attentively.
Yelan was a little shocked by his serious look. She calmed down and tried her best to capture the weak sounds around her.
It doesn't matter if you don't listen. Once you hear it, you really hear some strange noises.
The sound was almost inaudible, and even more so, it was hidden in the sound of the wind.
Not one or two, but many, weak...and fine...it was some kind of scratching sound.
It's like... a snake crawling across the treetops, countless snake scales scratching the trunk...
Long Wenmu was suddenly startled, and from that weak look, he immediately tensed up.
"Run..." he shouted at the crowd in the distance, like a lion roaring.
Never before had the voice been so serious and loud, resounding through the dense forest.
That voice also shocked people in the distance. In the direction Long Wenmu was facing, three people were sitting around and looked up.
"Who is it? What are you shouting about?" one of them asked leisurely, not yet understanding what Long Wenmu's sharp shout meant.
However, it was during this brief hesitation that a sudden change occurred.
The mist behind the three people rolled like ferocious living creatures.
A bloody mouth stretched out from the mist, and when he took a bite, hot blood spurted out.