This was a dense forest. Looking from above, one could only see dense treetops. Looking from the side, one could only see shrubs and grasses that were taller than a person. It was as if there was nothing here.
But when you enter the forest, you will find that there is more to this forest than meets the eye. There are more than a dozen horses and five large carriages. More than twenty people are lying there. These people are all lying on the grass, but they look like they are enjoying themselves.
These people were Little Crane Grass and the others. The place that Liu Yuangong found to rest was really good. This place was originally an open space in the forest, but because of the tall trees, the sky was blocked by them. From above, one really couldn't see the open space below. After Liu Yuangong and the others drove the carriage here, Little Crane Grass communicated with the surrounding plants. The grass and shrubs grew crazily, blocking the line of sight from outside. From outside, no one could see this open space.
Liu Yuangong laid on the grass and after a while, he said, "Right, I didn't expect that having a Plant Master in the team would have such benefits. This grass is really soft, it's even more comfortable than our beds."
The others nodded, their eyes couldn't help but turn towards Little Crane Grass. They didn't think that Little Crane Grass would have such an ability.
Liu Yuangong looked at Little Crane Grass and said, "Crane Grass, did those guys catch up?"
Little Crane Grass shook his head and said, "They didn't catch up, but if they really used hawks or other beasts to follow us, then I don't know. There are a lot of beasts around here. Moreover, several hawks and other birds have already flown by. I don't know if they caught up with us or not."
Liu Yuangong nodded and said, "It doesn't matter, as long as they don't get close to us and we don't notice them. Everyone should rest for a while. We've been on the road all night, everyone must have worked hard." Everyone nodded, then there was silence.
Last night, they were fighting and rushing. Everyone was very tired, so it didn't take long for them to fall asleep. Only one person stayed behind to keep watch.
Although Little Crane Grass was also sleeping, he told the plants to wake him up if someone came. Only someone like Little Crane Grass who could communicate with plants would have this ability. Making the plants act as his sentinels was something that other plant masters couldn't do.
Although the little crane grass could use those plants as sentries for him, he didn't raise any objections when Liu Yuangong arranged for people to guard him. There were some things that were better not to let Liu Yuangong and the others know.
It was unknown whether it was because the battle last night had caused the other party to lose too many people, or the other party had given up on dealing with them. Everything was very quiet during the day, and the other party did not chase after them. This allowed little crane grass and the others to have a good night's sleep.
When they opened their eyes, it was already afternoon. Liu Yuangong and the others immediately arranged for people to prepare food. Today, they did not light a fire. They simply ate some military rations and then began to tidy up.
When the sky was completely dark, Liu Yuangong and the others appeared. They drove the carriage out of the forest and went on the official road before rushing forward.
While rushing forward, Little Crane Grass communicated with the surrounding plants to see if there were still people chasing after them. But what surprised Little Crane Grass was that they still didn't encounter anyone tonight. It wasn't until dawn that Liu Yuangong sent Wu Fei to scout the way and find a place to rest.
When Liu Yuangong and the others stopped the carriage and prepared for a place to rest, Little Crane Grass communicated with the surrounding plants again. He kept feeling that something was wrong, as if someone had been watching them, but he didn't discover the other party. This feeling made Little Crane Grass very uncomfortable.
Little Crane Grass frowned as he sat there. When Liu Yuangong and the others saw Little Crane Grass's appearance, they didn't dare to disturb him. Everyone quietly stood around Little Crane Grass, they even held their weapons in their hands.
Little Crane Grass carefully communicated with the plants to see if there was anything wrong with the surroundings. But aside from some animals, there was nothing wrong with the surroundings.
Little Crane Grass couldn't help but close his eyes. He kept thinking, from yesterday until now, the plants that communicated with him said that there were animals in the surroundings. Then, among the moving plants, were there any animals that had always been there? If there were, then those animals might have been released by the enemy to follow them.
After thinking for a while, with Little Crane Grass's superb memory, he finally locked onto two animals. One was a mouse, and the other was a snake.
Mice were very common animals. In places where people lived, in fields, and in the mountains, they were almost everywhere. Therefore, they were the animals that people didn't pay attention to the most.
The second animal was a snake. Although snakes were rarely seen in places where people lived, they were very common in the mountains. Therefore, Little Crane Grass didn't pay attention to them before. But he carefully recalled that almost every time he communicated with the plants, the plants would tell him that there were two animals nearby. This made him suspicious.
Little Crane Grass snorted, then he ordered the little grass to help him catch the two animals. The little grass was very obedient to Little Crane Grass. As soon as Little Crane Grass gave the order, the little grass wrapped around the two animals like silk threads, making them unable to move.
Then Little Crane Grass opened his eyes and turned to look at Liu Yuangong and the others. When he saw Liu Yuangong and the others' nervous expressions, he couldn't help but smile faintly and said, "Uncle Liu, come with me. I caught two animals, but I don't know if they were released by the enemy. Come with me to take a look."
When Liu Yuangong heard Little Crane Grass, he immediately replied, "Alright, they're over there." Little Crane Grass didn't say anything, he stood up and led Liu Yuangong into the forest. The others were even more careful as they looked around with vigilance.
Little Crane Grass and Liu Yuangong walked for about a li in the forest before stopping. Little Crane Grass pointed at a clump of grass not far away and said, "It's over there. It's a mouse, a very common mountain mouse. But I'm not sure, because the last few times I communicated with the plants, there were always mice. I don't know if this is a coincidence or if someone is using them to track us."
When Liu Yuangong heard Little Crane Grass, not only did he not make fun of him, his expression changed as he said, "Mice are commonly used for tracking because almost no one would pay attention to them. But as far as I know, there are people among our enemies who specialize in training these mice. Don't go over, I'll go take a look." Little Crane Grass nodded and stood there without moving.
Liu Yuangong took the knife and walked towards the clump of grass. With a wave of his hand, the knife cut open the clump of grass like a scalpel, but it didn't injure the mountain mouse inside.
This was a very common mountain mouse, it didn't have any special features. But when Liu Yuangong saw this mountain mouse, his eyes lit up. Then with a slash of his knife, he slaughtered the mountain mouse that was running away. Then he turned to Little Crane Grass and said, "What about the other one?"
Little Crane Grass didn't quite understand what Liu Yuangong meant, but he still said, "The other one is a snake, it's over there." After saying that, it pointed to his left. Liu Yuangong looked in the direction the little crane grass was pointing at and saw that there was a long grass circle about ten meters away from them.
Liu Yuangong walked over and waved his hand to cut open the grass circle. He looked at the emerald green snake inside and then chopped off the snake's head. Then with a gloomy face, he turned to Little Crane Grass and said, "Let's go back." Little Crane Grass didn't ask Liu Yuangong what kind of animal was used to monitor them, he just silently followed Liu Yuangong back.
When the two returned to the camp, Liu Yuangong looked at Wu Fei and the others and said, "We've been targeted, a rat and a snake. I just don't know if they're experts or not. Little Crane Grass and I dealt with the ones who were monitoring us, but they still know our location. Moreover, I think that there's something in the sky that's monitoring us. If we leave now, we won't be able to escape the eyes of those things in the sky. Once they discover us, they might even attack us directly. Everyone, stay alert."
He Cao also understood what Liu Yuangong meant. Their carriages were all large carriages, and such carriages simply couldn't move forward in the forest. They could only take the official road, but if they took the official road, as long as there were hawks in the sky, their whereabouts wouldn't be able to escape the eyes of the hawks. Now that they had traveled for an entire night, they were already very tired. If they continued to move forward, they might be in danger, so they might as well take a rest here. When the time comes, even if the other party attacked, they would still have the strength to fight back.
Little Crane Grass didn't care about the others, he returned to his box and took out a flatbread and slowly ate it. He didn't eat the army rations like Liu Yuangong and the others. The army rations were very durable, and his flatbread wasn't as durable as the army rations. He also didn't want to waste the flatbread that the Shi Family prepared for him, so he took it out and ate it today.
Liu Yuangong went to Little Crane Grass's side and handed him a water bag, then he said, "Drink some water. You should rest early. We'll be relying on you in the future."
Little Crane Grass nodded, then he took the water bag and drank a mouthful of water. Liu Yuangong and the others also went to eat. After eating, Little Crane Grass immediately lay down and rested. He knew that he didn't know when the enemy would come. If they did, then it would be a fierce battle. Therefore, he must maintain his condition.
Liu Yuangong and the others have been paying attention to Little Crane Grass. Seeing that Little Crane Grass had already started to rest, Liu Yuangong couldn't help but nod. For an elite warrior like him, he was very clear about the importance of maintaining one's condition. If he couldn't maintain his condition, then he would only be able to fight on the sixth floor. Fighting on the sixth floor was no different than courting death.
Naturally, before Little Crane Grass went to sleep, he told the plants that if something happened, they must wake him up. Only then did he dare to rest in peace.
After Liu Yuangong and the others ate, they immediately went to rest. But this time, Liu Yuangong arranged for a Soul Soldier to guard the camp. This was because he was afraid that ordinary servants wouldn't be able to quickly discover the enemy.
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