"Father, I'm afraid we'll have to spend the night in the snow."
While the people of the Li family's farmstead were eating and drinking, nine people appeared on a small path in the Qinling Mountains that was usually used by hunters.
A couple in their fifties led two couples in their thirties, a twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl, and two ten-year-old twin boys.
The person who spoke was the older of the couple. Under the illumination of the torch made of pine branches, his face was full of worry.
"Look for a house. There are many houses in the Qinling Mountains." The "old man" looked calm. He carried a bow on his back and a spear in his hand.
Some of the others carried bundles of firewood, some carried rabbits and deer legs.
"Bi Zai can still send people to chase us here? Let's look for a relay station. Do you think the relay station will let outsiders catch people here? "
Another man with a machete in his hand said. As he spoke, he looked at the three children.
"Be careful. We'll walk for a few more days until we reach Chang 'an. Then, we'll go find Li Dongzhu." The old woman had a row of throwing knives on her waist.
"Bi Zai thinks we can't do anything to him because he has relatives in the state capital. Hmph! When we see Li Dongzhu this time, we must tell Li Dongzhu about the situation in our county. "
"Grandpa, there's a fire in front. There are hunters from the Qinling Mountains." The older girl had good eyesight and saw a small bright spot from afar.
As she spoke, she wanted to run over. The hunters were more friendly, which meant that they had a house and could spend a warm night drinking hot soup.
"Stop." A boy suddenly shouted. Everyone stopped instantly.
"Bi Zai is so capable to be able to invite people like you. But you have to know that paper can't hide the fire. Once the news gets out, none of you can escape."
The old woman's hands hung down naturally. She looked at the snow on the ground and said.
The old man placed his left hand on the bowstring in front of his chest. The five fingers of his right hand held the four arrows in the quiver.
He said in a deep voice, "Even if we all die, you can't escape unscathed. There are nine of us, but at least ten of you will die. Is life worth less than money? "
The torch was instantly stabbed into the snow and extinguished. The crunching sound of feet hitting the snow was heard. Then, silence returned.
After about thirty breaths, a woman's voice sounded, "Why aren't you attacking?"
"Because you've got the wrong person. What do you do? They didn't look like hunters, but more like a family of martial arts practitioners.
Which scout from the House of Subjugation? Or someone who was helping to escort goods?
Hunting occasionally? Are you being hunted down? "
A voice sounded from behind a big tree. The tone sounded very casual, as if they were chatting about daily life.
"Who are you?" The female voice came from a few steps away from where she had spoken earlier.
There was no sound of footsteps, but the position had changed.
"The brother who is supporting his wife with a spear, are your arms sore? You guys move forward and go to a place with fire. We have to change positions here too. You guys are pretty smart. "
The voice behind the tree didn't change. It was still there.
"Ah ~ ~ ~" A child's scream suddenly rang out. The sound reverberated and had a strong penetrating power.
"Fifteen men. Thirty-three in the southeast, three in the southeast, four by the southeast, thirty-six two … "
As soon as the child finished shouting, another child reported the number and the location.
Based on what he said, it included the distance and how many people were in that place.
"Fifteen is wrong. Thirty people. The child isn't bad. Li Dongzhu will like it.
Li Dongzhu said that some people could observe their surroundings through the refraction of sound. He said it was like a bat.
This world is amazing. There really is such a thing. Hiding behind a tree, you can still locate your position. "
The person behind the tree spoke again. There was a hint of surprise in his voice.
"There are still fifteen people lying in the snow, right? Li Dongzhu, who are you? "The old lady asked.
"Put down the boomerang hanging from your leg. Winged Knights, my name is Fan Fan," the person behind the counter warned.
"You have night vision? I can only see a weak light. "The girl spoke. She was even more surprised.
"I have night vision. Your family is interesting. Winged Knights is a hidden sentry. Go forward. There's a sentry at the light. "
"How can we trust you?"
"I'll come out," Fan Fan said. He lit a lighter and put it in front of his face. He held the night vision device in one hand and walked out.
His clothes were the Winged Knights' camouflage uniform. There were the words "Feather" and "Flying" on it. It was very eye-catching.
No one would dare to wear this kind of uniform. If they were caught, they would be charged with the crime of trying to assassinate His Majesty.
Otherwise, why would you wear the Winged Knights' uniform? Don't you want to get close to His Majesty to assassinate him?
"Sure enough, there are people lying in the snow. There, and there, there. There, there are very short bamboo pipes. Are they used to breathe?"
The girl pointed out seven places in a row. With the light from the lighter, she could clearly see things in a certain range.
The key was that she could also find differences through comparison.
"Good skill. Let's go. You are the first people who can discover the Winged Knights' hidden sentry. One of the boys has a special voice and the other has good ears."
As Fan Fan's voice fell, a group of people came out, including the people lying in the snow.
There were exactly thirty of them. If they were seen, they would have to hide again.
With so many people wearing the Winged Knights' uniform and carrying lighters, the family of nine believed it.
They breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly smiled in unison.
"Grandpa, do we not need to keep watch anymore? I want to have a good sleep. "
The boy who shouted just now looked at Fan Fan with a dependent gaze.
The Winged Knights were the most intimate soldiers of the Tang dynasty. The mimeographed newspapers in his hometown always wrote stories about the Winged Knights.
Seeing the Winged Knights meant that he didn't have to worry about anything.
"Let's go to the front." The old man took his hand off the arrow and the family walked forward.
Fan Fan continued to look for a place to hide. It was the first time they met such a mysterious family.
"If Dongzhu didn't say it, I would have thought it was fake. Even if Dongzhu said it, I still have some doubts. Today … "
Fan Fan watched the family leave and said to the other brothers.
The child's shouts and the other child's ears. The sound of the sky existed for the night.
Identifying the location by listening was nothing. They made their own sounds and used the echoes to locate them.
The distance, angle, and number of people were all told. Wasn't it scary?
There was also the little girl's eyes. With the light of a lighter, she found seven people.
"Listening to what they said, it seems like they were wronged. That child could find us with their own voices. How did they do it? "
One of the Winged Knights was depressed. He envied other people's talent. He definitely didn't think it was acquired.
"Bi Zai, it's just a county magistrate. It's no big deal. Dongzhu will deal with it when he knows."
Fan Fan said, but in his heart, he was wondering why this family was so special.
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