The camouflage clothing that Gu Zhuting spent half a night making only needed to be demonstrated a few times, and Yang Fan could use it freely. In fact, this thing was an application technique, just like some magic tricks. Amateurs could not understand it no matter how much they thought about it, but once the trick was revealed, this trick could be played by anyone.
However, the skill of stealth was equivalent to the skill of a magician playing cards. It required a long period of hard training, and Yang Fan could not learn it in a short period of time. Therefore, he could only follow behind Gu Zhuting and wait for her to signal that there was nothing unusual in front of them before leaping forward for a short distance.
However, this was also good. Gu Zhuting's true appearance was actually quite attractive, especially her body. Due to the special nature of the martial arts she practiced, her body was slender and soft. As long as she moved, there would be a kind of erotic rhythm. When she moved, she was like a beautiful snake, and it was really pleasing to the eye.
However, Yang Fan had to focus on her, or else he would accidentally lose track of her. Unless she took the initiative to signal, even Yang Fan would not be able to find her.
The two of them successfully sneaked through the first line of defense, and spent some effort to pass through the second line of defense. As Yang Fan expected, the defense on the mountain was very lax during the day.
When the two of them sneaked in, they also saw a few big black dogs. Yang Fan could not help but secretly rejoice. These big dogs were very likely to be used as a tool to guard the mountain village at night. No matter how good one's martial arts was, it was difficult to hide from these animals with sharp six senses because of the smell on their bodies.
After sneaking into the mountain village, it was much more convenient for the two of them to move around. However, the Huang Zhuling was very wide, and many of the buildings inside were not planned. They were some houses built completely according to the mountain's terrain. These houses were scattered in the bamboo forest, and it looked like an otherworldly paradise. However, it was difficult for the two of them to find a specific target among them.
The two of them saw a place that appeared to be relatively spacious among the many bamboo houses. However, when they finally got close to it, they realized that it was the residence of the Brigade Commander who was stationed at the mountain. The two of them rushed in vain and almost exposed their tracks. Seeing that it was not a good idea to search blindly, the two of them could only retreat into the bamboo forest for the time being to discuss.
"Ah Lang," Gu Zhuting said, "The houses on this mountain are almost the same, and many of them are connected together, the villagers are coming and going, it would be too difficult for us to approach without leaving any trace. Finding the Prince of Luling's whereabouts among these many houses is as difficult as ascending to the heavens. Can't we just grab someone and ask him?"
Yang Fan immediately rejected her suggestion. "No! If someone were to go missing on this mountain, they would immediately raise their guard. In that case, we might not even be able to see the Prince of Luling again. "
He carefully thought for a moment, then said, "My stealth skill is not good enough, so I'll be a burden to you. How about this, you can wander around and do whatever you want while I find a high place in the bamboo forest to spy on their residence from above. The Prince of Luling's family has lived here for more than ten years, so they might look like ordinary mountain people, but … there will always be some differences. Perhaps if we carefully observe them, we might be able to find some clues. "
"Alright!" Gu Zhuting nodded. "Then … be careful. I'm going!"
Yang Fan nodded. With light steps, Gu Zhuting flashed out of the bamboo forest like a leopard cat. Her figure swayed a few times before disappearing from Yang Fan's sight.
Yang Fan raised his head to look at the tall bamboos, then turned around and snuck into the depths of the bamboo forest. Arriving at a place where the bamboos were densely packed, Yang Fan chose an abnormally thick bamboo and climbed up it using his hands and feet.
Although the bamboo was thick, it was still somewhat unable to bear the weight of a person. Thus, Yang Fan pulled over two nearby bamboos and used the bamboo branches to bind the three together.
This way, the bamboo no longer trembled, and even when the wind blew, it became much more stable. Only then did Yang Fan turn his attention to the houses in his line of sight.
From here, he naturally could not overlook the entire residential area of Huang Zhuling. Their residential area was basically built in a ring around the entire mountain, but from here, he could observe a large area. If he did not discover anything, he could just change locations.
Yang Fan saw a plump woman coming out of one of the houses. Carrying a wooden basin, she walked to a corner of the courtyard, which looked like a pigsty.
He also saw another house where several women were chatting in the courtyard. Some of them were collecting the soles of their shoes while others were picking up mildewed rice from the dustpans.
There was also another house where a man was returning from the mountains. He carried a pitchfork and a bow and arrow on his back. Hanging from the tip of the pitchfork were two or three wild rabbits and pheasants.
Could this hunting man be the son of the Prince of Luling? That plump woman feeding the pigs couldn't be Consort Wei, right? As for those brats playing with the mud at the intersection … it was unknown if the Prince of Luling's household had brought in any offspring in the last few years.
After observing for a while, Yang Fan's imagination ran wild.
At this moment, a young girl in a red dress appeared out of nowhere and walked to the slender bamboo under Yang Fan.
As a martial artist, Yang Fan's six senses were far sharper than those of ordinary people. Although he did not hear anything, a trace of alarm still flashed through his heart. Yang Fan subconsciously lowered his head and saw a young girl bending over the bamboo, seemingly looking for something.
Alarmed, Yang Fan hastily held the bamboo firmly, afraid that if he made any noise, the young girl would raise her head and discover his presence.
He hoped to restore Li Tang to power because of his disappointment in the Wu clan. In the world, only Wu or Li had the right to inherit the empire, and once the Wu clan became the ruler, they wouldn't even be able to defend Chengdu. Thus, he vowed to restore Li Tang to power.
However, he did not believe that he could sacrifice the lives of innocents just because of his great ambition. As a victim of the struggle for imperial authority, he hated those who, in the name of righteousness or some higher goal, treated the common people as nothing more than ants.
He was afraid that the girl would discover him. Once the girl discovered him, he wouldn't know what to do. He couldn't cold-bloodedly kill people to silence them. These innocent people shouldn't be the touchstone to test his decisiveness in killing. In his eyes, those officials who disregarded human life were worse than animals.
Thus, he could only hold his breath and pray that the young girl would leave as soon as possible.
The young girl bent over the bamboo roots, searching for something. Later on, she even turned over the grass, appearing to be extremely focused.
Yang Fan looked down from the top of her head, and the first thing that came into his mind was that her waist was very thin, shockingly thin.
Women with beautiful figures were often described as "thin waist that could be grasped" or "light waist that could be bent", but that was only a description after all, and there was an element of exaggeration. However, this description was actually appropriate for this young girl. Her waist was truly so thin that it could not be grasped.
Soon after, Yang Fan noticed her hair. Her hair was black and shiny, and when it was turned over, it looked like a startled bird's wings were about to fly away. This was the "Police Swan Bun". Because she was a young girl who had yet to leave her room, there was still a lock of beautiful hair under the bun. It was separated into two shaved shoulders, shaped like a swallow's tail.
The young girl seemed to be looking for something under the bamboo. After searching for a while, she suddenly cheered and suddenly took a step forward. She bent over the grass and made a picking action. Listening to her voice, it was clear and sweet, with a hint of cuteness. It was unexpectedly as pleasant to listen to as an oriole.
Yang Fan, who was holding his breath and observing from the bamboo pole, suddenly discovered that a snake was not far behind the young girl. Its flat head was raised more than a foot high, and it was eager to try.
The young girl was completely unaware that although it was worn out, it was also because of this that her soft red dress, because of her bending over, clung tightly to her body, making it look round and perky. The snake was sticking out its tongue, and it slightly swayed its head back and forth as if it was going to stick out the next moment. Its target was the round "arrow target" in front of it.
Yang Fan's heart suddenly jumped to his throat. He almost immediately wanted to warn the young girl, but reason immediately stopped him. In reality, even if he was not afraid of exposing himself, warning at this time would be of no use. It was impossible for the young girl to avoid the attack of this poisonous snake at such a close distance.
"Hehe, finally found it!"
The young girl happily laughed and jumped around. The poisonous snake suddenly stuck its head out and bit her body.
"Ah!"
The young girl only saw a shadow flash by and immediately screamed in fright. When she felt pain in her leg, she looked down and saw a colorful poisonous snake biting her thigh. The young girl's body went limp and she immediately fainted from fright.
Yang Fan attached himself to the bamboo pole and looked around. He did not see anyone else walking in the forest, so he let go of his hands and quickly slid down from the bamboo pole. When his feet landed on the ground, the poisonous snake had already jumped into the grass.
Yang Fan finally saw the young girl's face. Although she fainted because of fright, and her face was abnormally pale, although the snake venom was working quickly in her body, making her eyebrows faintly reveal a touch of black air, all these could not cover up her beauty.
That kind of beauty was a kind of beauty that could not be described in words. That kind of dazzling brilliance, whether you looked at her from the front, from the side, or only saw her eyebrows, her eyes, her beautiful nose, or her seductive lips, you could immediately feel how charming her whole face was.
Yang Fan had seen many beautiful women, blonde concubines, submissive Korean women, passionate and sexy Nanyang women, lively and generous Luoyang women, especially the graceful and gorgeous Luoyang peony Li Lingyue, Shanghai Wan'er who was full of a light scholarly aura like a bright moon, charming and lovely Xiao Man, beautiful and moving A Nu, and even Ning Ke who was like an orchid in a deep valley …
These women all had their own unique beauty, but compared to the unconscious young girl in front of them, they were actually slightly inferior. It was impossible to say how many of these peerless beauties were inferior to her. This was purely a feeling in the heart. Moreover, such a calamitous beauty was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. If she were to grow up a little, how terrifying would that be?
Her beauty was the kind that caused others to be unwilling to move their eyes away. However, when Yang Fan gazed at her beautiful face that caused others to be infatuated with her, he sighed with emotion, hardened his heart, and turned around to leave.
If he saved her, it was inevitable that his whereabouts would be exposed; if he did nothing, he could only watch the girl die.
His reason pushed him away step by step, but his conscience dragged him, making his legs as heavy as lead, getting heavier and heavier …
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