After saying that, he clasped his fist at Chen Xiaobei, turned around and left.
Seeing Zhang Yu leading people away, Chen Xiaobei felt very uneasy. He suddenly thought of Hulu Valley. Could he have been discovered by these people?
Seeing them carrying so many things in large and small bags, Chen Daqiang scratched his head and said, "Zhang Xiaobei, are they really going up the mountain to collect medicine?"
Chen Xiaobei smiled and shook his head, "If you really want to collect medicine, how can you stay in the mountain for so long?"
"And people who go up along the mountain road come down this road. Obviously this is not normal."
I know they don’t go to the mountains specifically to collect herbs.
Chen Xiaobei now doesn't care much about what they are going to do.
What he is most worried about now is Calabash Valley. He must not be fooled by these people, so he has to look for opportunities to visit again.
Chen Xiaobei led Chen Daqiang into the woods. According to the location, if they went further through the woods, they would reach the mountain temple.
Walking into this forest, there are also traces of flooding on the tree trunks.
And it is obvious that the flood here is getting higher little by little. Before passing through the woods, the height of the flood can actually reach the chest.
It's so amazing that the water level is so high in the woods, but not much higher outside the woods.
What is the reason for this?
Further forward, the flood level was higher. At its highest point, it even reached above his head, and then began to slowly decline.
Chen Xiaobei was completely dumbfounded when he saw this, and even Chen Daqiang couldn't understand it.
"In Xiaobei, tell me why the water level in the woods is so high. Could it be that it was blocked by something?"
What is blocking it is the woods blocking it, but the blocking effect of the woods is limited and it is impossible to block the water level so high.
So, it's obvious that there's something weird about this forest.
Chen Xiaobei chose a raised stone to stand on and looked around.
At this glance, he could tell that something was wrong.
Looking to the east, there are a lot of dead firewood branches, but there are very few to the west.
This means that the water in the east falls later, that is, the water goes to the east.
With this judgment, Chen Xiaobei became excited and called Chen Daqiang to go east quickly.
The valley here is relatively open, at least a mile wide.
With such deep floods, one can easily imagine how heavy the rain was on the mountains.
The two of them walked until they were almost close to the stone wall. The scene in front of them was a bit strange. There was not a single tree in this large area, but there were more and more dead branches and firewood scattered around.
Looking at the traces in circles, Chen Xiaobei suddenly slapped his head. These were the traces left by the vortex, which means that the water formed a huge vortex here.
This made me suddenly understand why the water level in the woods was suddenly so high, while the water level outside the woods was low.
Chen Daqiang was about to rush into the haystack regardless of his own safety, but Chen Xiaobei grabbed him.
"Brother Daqiang's situation is unclear, please don't go down."
Looking at these wet firewood, Chen Xiaobei thought for a while and came up with an idea.
After two days of waiting for the firewood to dry completely, and bringing someone over to clean it up, the following scene will naturally become clear.
Looking up at the sky, Chen Xiaobei asked Chen Daqiang to hurry down the mountain, otherwise he might really spend the night in the mountain.
It gets dark very quickly in early autumn. As soon as the sun sets, the temperature in the valley drops instantly. Even though the two of them walked fast and kept moving, Chen Xiaobei still felt the cold wind invading his bones.
It is not difficult to understand why everyone in the Liu family was freezing that day.
This feeling slowly disappeared until I reached the foot of the mountain and exited Qingniu Mountain.
By the time he got home, it was already past the second watch.
Chen Qiaoer had fallen asleep a long time ago. Cui Hongyu hurriedly got up and heated food for him. He also poured a large bowl of wine for Chen Xiaobei, "It's cold on the mountain. Drink some wine to warm yourself up."
Chen Xiaobei picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
"Kuyu, thank you for your hard work."
Cui Hongyu smiled sweetly and said, "Husband, what are you talking about in such a foreign way? It's my duty to serve you."
While Chen Xiaobei was eating, Cui Hongyu pretended to say it intentionally or unintentionally, "By the way, Miss Huang Ying came here today and said that you promised her to give her some fried food."
"Yes, I promised her. Didn't we do a good job? Just give it to her."
Cui Hongyu did smile, "How dare I make the decision without you being at home? I told her that she should come to you in person to ask for it. By the way, how about I call her now?"
Chen Xiaobei looked at Cui Hongyu in surprise, "It's already the second night, so let's do it tomorrow."
Cui Hongyu was about to stand up, but sat down again after hearing what Chen Xiaobei said.
"Okay then, I'll make some food and wine tomorrow night and let them come over for a meal together."
Well, Chen Xiaobei could only nod and agree.
At this time, Liufu, the seat of Qingniu County.
In the spacious living room, Liu Rumei led everyone and stood there respectfully. Sitting in front of them was a young man dressed in white. This young man looked very handsome, with bright eyebrows and starry eyes.
This is Xiao Jingyun, the crown prince of Dacang Kingdom.
Xiao Jingyun looked at the look of approval on Liu Rumei's face and said, "After listening to your report just now, I am very pleased. By guarding the dragon vein, I can guard the cornerstone of our Dacang Kingdom."
"Those rumors will naturally be disproven."
Liu Rumei bowed again, "Your Highness, please rest assured that Rumei will defend the Dragon Vein to the death and will never give the thieves an opportunity."
Jamel Xiao nodded, "I will go to Qingniu Mountain in person tomorrow, you can make arrangements."
Liu Rumei quickly waved her hand, "Your Highness, the situation in Qingniu Mountain is complicated now. People from the National Preceptor have been lurking on it for many days. There is also news that Princess Zhaoning is also involved in this matter, but her attitude is unclear."
Xiao Jingyun was stunned when he heard this: "Is this serious? Are you sure that Zigui is also involved in this matter?"
"Your Highness, this is absolutely true. My second brother was plotted against me, and the princess was involved behind the scenes."
Upon hearing this, Jamel Xiao's expression became serious. He stood up and turned his hands behind his back several times in front of Liu Rumei.
"I asked why you suddenly cared so much about me recently and sent people to bring me food and drinks every once in a while."
After speaking, he frowned, slowly sat down, and stretched out his hand to rub his temples.
"By attacking your second brother, it is clear that he wants to muddy the waters and stir up a dispute between us and the Imperial Master."
"It seems that the person who came here is not a good person."
However, Liu Rumei said categorically, "Your Highness, please rest assured that the princess relies on nothing more than the Lotus Cult Master, and my subordinates will deal with it on their own."
Jamel Xiao shook his head, "You can't say that."
"Princess Zhaoning's mother, Concubine Shu, is the niece of the old Prime Minister Fang Zheng."
"Although the old prime minister has retired for many years, he is very influential in the court, and one cannot help but think behind this."
Now it was Liu Rumei's turn to be silent. He didn't expect her at this level.
"Okay, let's go to Qingniu Mountain tomorrow and settle other matters slowly." Xiao Jingyun waved his hand after saying this.