The white fog was thick, and from time to time, it would accidentally touch the pebbles by their feet. Listening to the echoes of the pebbles falling down the cliff after a long time, everyone was shocked. On the other hand, Wang Chong took the lead, and he was calm as if he was taking a stroll in his own courtyard.
Gao Feng and Nie Yan followed closely behind Wang Chong, the shock in their hearts growing stronger. The fog in front of them made it impossible to tell the direction and see anything clearly. However, Wang Chong did not panic at all.
He didn't even look at where he was going, as if he knew where he was going.
After an unknown amount of time, the surrounding fog gradually thinned. Gao Feng and Nie Yan were secretly delighted, knowing that they were about to leave the fog.
"Hmph, none of you are working, yet you're asking me to dig. Aren't you afraid that I'll be kidnapped?"
Just as the fog was about to disperse, the childish grumbling of a little girl suddenly came from the fog, accompanied by the sound of stones being kicked.
"Marquis, this is?"
Everyone turned to look at Wang Chong.
"Don't make a sound. Follow me."
Hearing this familiar voice, the smile on Wang Chong's face grew wider. Tian Tian stepped on the fine, sharp rocks and walked in the direction of the voice in the fog. The little girl's grumbling became clearer and louder.
"Dig every day, every day, every month!"
"Stupid hoe! Stupid hoe! "
"Aiyo, this is troublesome. The handle of the hoe is broken."
"No, we can't let Grandpa and the others know. Idiot, big idiot, idiot grandpa … "
…
The little girl's grumbling got closer and closer. This time, even the subordinates that Wang Chong had brought with him noticed it. Each of them revealed a strange expression, with some doubt and some interest.
Wang Chong ignored the subordinates behind him. In just a moment, following the direction of the grumbling, Wang Chong soon saw a little girl around eight or nine years old. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail, and she was carrying a bamboo basket that was even bigger than her body. She sat on a huge, bare rock, and beside the rock was a twisted pine tree with a crown like a canopy.
The little girl's back was to him, and Wang Chong could not see her face clearly. However, he could hear her grumbling, filled with dissatisfaction.
"Pa!"
As he looked, the sound of breaking rocks came from behind. The little girl was sitting under the pine tree and kicking her feet when she suddenly heard a sound coming from behind her. She was startled and slid down the rock with a whoosh, turning her head to look behind her.
At this moment, Wang Chong finally saw her face. This was a little girl carved from jade. Although she was not quite the same as in his memory, he could still see the girl's face between her brows.
The little girl carried a big medicinal basket on her back. In one hand, she held a broken wooden handle, and in the other, half a medicinal hoe. She must have accidentally broken it when she was grumbling.
"Ah!"
Seeing Wang Chong suddenly appear on the mountain, as well as a group of strangers, the little girl's face was full of fear. She suddenly shouted, and broke into a run.
"Seventh Uncle, Ninth Uncle, bad news! Something's wrong! Bad people have come in! "
As she screamed, the little girl displayed agility and speed that did not match her age. She stomped on the ground with her small feet and quickly leapt out from the rock. She flew close to the ground and actually leapt out for about sixty to seventy feet. Between the sharp and craggy mountain rocks, she flashed a few times and quickly disappeared into the distance like a raccoon.
When she reappeared, she was already two to three hundred zhang away.
At this time, it was only the blink of an eye.
"This … is this little girl a human or a ghost?"
"How can an eight or nine-year-old girl be so fast?"
…
Gao Feng, Nie Yan, and the group of military elites behind them were all dumbfounded. The speed and agility that the little girl displayed were at least at the True Martial realm, but she was only eight or nine years old!
The little girl, carrying a big medicinal basket on her back, was about to disappear. Wang Chong was in no rush, nor did he give chase. He only said one sentence.
He only said, "Xiao Yan, why are you running?"
"Weng!"
Those words caused the little girl, who was running like a leopard in the distance, to tremble, as if she had been struck by lightning. Her body came to an abrupt stop in this seemingly impossible situation.
"Are you calling me?"
The little girl poked her head out from the rubble, and looked back at Wang Chong in disbelief.
Wang Chong nodded, and smiled without saying a word.
"What did you call me just now?"
The little girl was shocked.
"Aren't you called Xiao Yan?"
Wang Chong said.
"How do you know my name?"
The little girl's eyes widened. She stopped and stood twenty zhang away, looking at Wang Chong through the rubble. Her round eyes carefully sized up Wang Chong and the entourage behind him.
She had never encountered such a situation before. She had never seen these strangers before, but they actually knew her name.
"Not only do I know that you are called Xiao Yan, I also know that you have a pet called Luoluo, a four-clawed red fox."
Wang Chong said with a smile. As he spoke, he walked to the pine tree that the little girl had been squatting on and sat down on the rock.
"Impossible!"
The little girl's eyes widened. She swung the big medicinal basket on her back and sat down on the rubble. At this time, she was no longer afraid. Her curiosity towards Wang Chong suppressed everything else, including her fear.
Only the villagers knew that she had secretly raised a white-clawed red fox, but even the villagers did not know that the fox was called Luoluo. How did this stranger know?
"How do you know my Luoluo?"
The little girl's eyes flashed. She was completely attracted by the stranger in front of her.
"You really haven't changed at all."
Wang Chong smiled inwardly. She was still as curious as before. She had not changed at all from his memories.
"Didn't your grandfather tell you to gather herbs? Did you manage to gather them? "
Wang Chong changed the topic.
"Hmph, a bunch of scoundrels! They only know how to bully me. There are rocks everywhere, where can I find wujian grass? "
Upon hearing Wang Chong's words, the little girl was reminded of her mission today. Fuming with rage, she kicked a rock by her feet away.
The seemingly casual kick actually sent the rubble, which was the size of an adult's fist, flying sixty to seventy zhang away. Gao Feng, Nie Yan, and the dozen guards behind her could not stop their eyelids from twitching.
This little girl's strength was truly astonishing.
"You want wujian grass? That's simple. Feng Mu, bring it over."
"Yes, Marquis."
A voice came from behind. Soon, a tall guard walked over with a huge box in his hand.
"Open it."
Wang Chong raised his hand. The guard opened the lid, and instantly, a box full of medicinal herbs appeared in front of everyone.
"Wujian grass!"
Seeing the medicinal herbs in the box, the little girl's eyes lit up. She actually rushed over, completely forgetting that Wang Chong and the others were not from the village.
"Wow! Wujian grass! It's really wujian grass. How did you know that I wanted to gather wujian grass? Hahaha, this is great. With this wujian grass, I can stay inside for three months. "
The little girl's face was filled with excitement. Her hands were full of wujian grass, and she let out a tinkling laugh.
Wang Chong could not help but laugh at this sight.
Before the catastrophe, Wushang Village had actually been very xenophobic. The unexpected failure of Li Siye's recruitment operation had reminded Wang Chong of this. This operation did not seem to be as easy as he had imagined.
The more powerful a faction was, the more difficult it was to submit to others. If the people of Wushang had submitted so easily, the otherworldly invaders would not have suffered so many losses, and there would not have been less than a tenth of the fifty or sixty thousand people of Wushang left.
However, all lands under the heavens belonged to the king. After all, the people of Wushang were still in the Central Plains and had to obey the orders of the imperial court. As long as the method was appropriate, it was not impossible to recruit the people of Wushang.
And this little girl called Fang Xiaoyan was the key to this.
The people of Wushang were extremely xenophobic. As long as it was a stranger, they would immediately be attacked before they even had a chance to explain their purpose. Many people didn't even pass the first stage and had already failed.
However, Wang Chong knew that there was a key figure in Wushang Village who could gain the favor and approval of the people of Wushang through him. This person was Fang Xiaoyan.
Wang Chong had entered through the Skyline not only because the terrain was relatively flat and easier to enter, but also because Wang Chong knew that Fang Xiaoyan was picking herbs here.
"I'll give you these wujian grass."
Wang Chong smiled.
"By the way, can you take me to see your grandfather?"
"You know my grandfather?"
The little girl tilted her head and frowned in surprise.
"No, I don't."
Wang Chong shook his head.
"Then I can't take you in. My grandfather said that I'm not allowed to bring strangers into the village."
The little girl said with her head held high.
"Although I don't know your grandfather, I have a friend at your grandfather's place. Can you take me to see him?"
Wang Chong smiled and patted her head.
The little girl's eyes showed a trace of doubt, but she soon narrowed her eyes in comfort. She seemed to enjoy the feeling of being patted on the head and being pampered.
"Although I don't know your grandfather, I have a friend at your grandfather's place. Can you take me to see him?"
Wang Chong smiled and patted her head.
The little girl's eyes showed a trace of doubt, but she soon narrowed her eyes in comfort. She seemed to enjoy the feeling of being patted on the head and being pampered.
"Friend … Grandfather … My friend is at Grandfather's place … Grandfather's friend! Then you're Grandfather's friend! No wonder you know so many things and even know about my Luoluo. "
The little girl seemed to have figured something out. She opened her eyes and smiled happily.
"If you're Grandfather's friend, then there's no problem. Come, I'll take you to see Grandfather. "
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