Chapter 299

The forest that almost no one had ever set foot in was like the deepest part of the ocean. It was quiet and full of mystery. As far as one could see, one could only hear the footsteps of their companions. However, from time to time, one would discover some creatures hidden under the colorful plants.

In front of them were countless strange-looking wisterias hanging from the big trees. Hua Yunfei walked in front and used his bamboo stick to gently poke the vines. The vines swayed and a few of the thinner wisterias suddenly came to life and climbed up quickly. They were snakes that were similar in color to the wisterias.

More than a hundred huge mushrooms were scattered in the soft rotten leaves. As soon as one stepped on one side, a few sensitive beetles the size of a bowl would crawl out from the rotten grass and climb up the mushrooms. Their wings would frequently move, making a "da da da" sound.

Trees that required several people to hug were everywhere. The leaves were so dense that when it was raining heavily, one would not get wet even if one stood under them. Sunlight had become a luxury in such a dense forest. One could feel the brightness, but it was difficult to see a beam of light directly shining down. Even if it was noon and the sun was shining high up in the sky, the forest was abnormally dark.

The ground had long been covered by the leaves of the plants over the years. It was unknown how many layers of leaves had rotted into mud. Stepping on it was like stepping on a carpet, soft and soft. Ye Xiaotian and Mao Wenzhi, who was holding Xing Erzhu, were a little uncomfortable. However, Hua Yunfei, who walked in front like a hunting dog, and Fuwa, who was diligently learning to be a hunting dog, were very used to this kind of environment. It was unknown how many times they had found all kinds of strange, small, but poisonous creatures, but they were always chased away by the two of them.

Ye Xiaotian finally understood why there were hundreds of years of Emperors and thousands of years of Chieftains here. Why from the first Emperor, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Song of Tang, and even the extremely overbearing Taizu of the current dynasty, they all adopted a policy of restraining the natives of this territory. Unless it was necessary, they would never use troops.

Using troops in this kind of place was simply a nightmare. Even if they won, it would be a terrible nightmare. It was impossible to achieve a large-scale battle with hundreds of thousands of people here. Small-scale contact battles could only be carried out under the circumstances of not taking advantage of the weather, terrain, and manpower. They could only use the fighting methods that the other party was good at and use human lives to fill in the gaps.

Perhaps a huge empire could afford to fill in the number of lives, but they couldn't afford the huge logistical consumption of such a long stalemate. Such a huge consumption, even if it didn't cause the empire to rebel and smoke everywhere, would be enough to cause great damage to the empire's vitality.

Hua Yunfei stuck to the ground and carefully observed the grass that had been stepped on. Then, he jumped up and said excitedly, "Big Brother, they are walking slowly. We have almost caught up to them. We are not far from them!"

Ye Xiaotian grew excited at the news. Mao Wenzhi spoke in admiration, "Brother Yunfei, your nose is even more sensitive than a dog's. You can even tell how close they are?"

Hua Yunfei knew that he was a scoundrel, but he only smiled in response.

Ye Xiaotian said, "Brother Yunfei is truly a capable man. Don't look down on his young age, he has twenty … Oh! Twenty-seven lives! "

"Really?" Mao Wenzhi cried out in shock.

Ye Xiaotian replied, "Of course. Back then, he killed six powerful enemies with his own hands in a rainstorm. Later on, when he was surrounded by a large number of soldiers, he shot and killed 18 people with his sharp arrows. Later on, when he was thrown into prison, he killed two more. Including the guy he killed two days ago, isn't that 27 people?"

"Twenty-eight people." Hua Yunfei corrected him. He wasn't showing off, but he was seriously correcting him. He had a cold personality like this.

Xing Erzhu, who was listening on the side, trembled. Such a seemingly handsome young man actually killed 28 people. He was simply a devil who killed people without blinking an eye. If he knew this earlier, he wouldn't have followed his uncle even if he had to starve. What kind of people did he provoke?

"Twenty-eight people? Is there anything I don't know?" Ye Xiaotian asked curiously.

"After Qi Mu died, I even killed one of his confidants." Hua Yunfei replied.

Ye Xiaotian said, "How long ago was this? Why don't I know? Did I leave Gourd County at that time? "

"No," Hua Yunfei answered. "But he died in the forest outside the city. He's probably a pile of meat by now and hasn't been found yet."

Ye Xiaotian tried to remember, "Qi Mu's confidant …"

Hua Yunfei said, "After Qi Mu's death, he was the only one who was busy, so he must be Qi Mu's trusted aide. As long as he was Qi Mu's confidant, he deserved to die! Later on, he took a bag and left Gourd County. Instead of taking the main road, he went into the forest. I don't know where he was going, but I killed him with an arrow. "

Mao Wenzhi said, "Big brother, Brother Yunfei is more suited to be a puppet. He's much more ruthless than you."

Mao Wenzhi excitedly asked Hua Yunfei, "What's in his bag? Don't tell me there's a treasure?"

Hua Yunfei looked at him strangely and said, "I'm killing an enemy, not a thief. Once I'm sure he's going to die, I'll leave. Why would I go through his bag?"

Mao Wenzhi gave him a thumbs up before turning to Ye Xiaotian, "Big brother, brother Yunfei isn't just made to be a pawn, he's also made to be a 'shopkeeper'. A shopkeeper like him is something everyone will be convinced of."

Ye Xiaotian glanced at him and said snappily, "I say, have you ever been harmed by a pawn or have you ever been a pawn? Why do you look like you're yearning for it? "

"It's because I've been harmed by them that I'm envious of their power!" Mao Wenzhi replied confidently.

In front of them, Hua Yunfei suddenly came to a stop with his saber in hand. His face was starting to look unsightly.

Noticing the change in his expression, Ye Xiaotian asked, "What's wrong? You lost us?"

Hua Yunfei shook his head and said word by word, "We … are surrounded!"

Following Hua Yunfei's words, the forest around them began to sway. Suddenly, from the top of the trees, under the decaying leaves, and behind the colorful bushes, more than twenty figures appeared. Each of them was as skinny as a monkey and wore only animal skin or grass skirts. Their bare upper bodies and legs were black, and their faces were painted with oil.

Ye Xiaotian's eyes narrowed. They had actually trespassed into the territory of the Sheng Miao tribe that hated dealing with outsiders!

… …

Ye Xiaotian patiently explained, "We did not mean to offend your village, we followed the two thieves all the way here."

A dark-skinned Sheng Miao mumbled for a while, Ye Xiaotian did not understand, looking at that Miao man's expression, he also did not understand what he was saying. Ye Xiaotian continued, continued to gesticulate with his hands, "So young, a girl, was kidnapped by the two bad guys, we chased them all the way here."

The dark-skinned Sheng Miao mumbled for a while again, Mao Wenzhi became anxious, "Aiya my god, I say you this person, can't you make some noise, what are you talking about, it's worrying me to death, Big Brother you say what should we do."

Once Mao Wenzhi's loud voice spoke, the Miao people around thought that he was going to resist, immediately picked up their sharp bamboo spears and took a step closer, the Miao people standing further away instead raised their hunting bows, Ye Xiaotian quickly raised both his hands and said loudly, "We will not resist, everyone do not be agitated!"

Ye Xiaotian turned to Mao Wenzhi and said in an unpleasant tone, "Shut your bird mouth, will you die if you don't speak?"

Mao Wenzhi angrily said, "I shut my mouth, I shut my mouth alright, you have to shut your mouth, you have to shut your mouth alright? This entire Lang Er is like a chicken talking to a duck, it would be strange if they could understand. "

"What words do we not understand?"

Mao Wenzhi had just finished his words when a clear and melodious female voice was heard, a few huge banana leaves were pushed aside by a bamboo spear, a young lady with glittering silver ornaments, accompanied by a few dark-skinned Sheng Miao who were also wearing animal skirts, walked over from a small path.

When Ye Xiaotian saw the person, his eyes immediately brightened, the bamboos were still bamboos, the flowers were still flowers, the grass was still grass, just because of her, the bamboos looked tall and straight, the flowers also brightly coloured, the grass also emerald green, bright eyes and white teeth, radiating beauty, it was Zhan Ning 'er.

Ye Xiaotian was so happy that he jumped and jumped, hurriedly waved and said, "Miss Ning 'er, Miss Ning' er!"

With this jump, plus the language barrier, the surrounding Sheng Miao immediately took two steps closer with their spears, for fear that they would explode and hurt people. Mao Wenzhi used his cross-eyed eyes to look at the sharp spear tip under his nose, repeatedly said, "Big brother, don't twist the Yangge, someone is going to die here soon."

When Zhan Ning 'er saw Ye Xiaotian, her pair of beautiful big eyes immediately stared straight, when she saw the Sheng Miao's movements, she immediately shouted loudly in Miao language, Hua Yunfei understood some simple Miao language and knew that she was shouting at the Sheng Miao to stop, Ye Xiaotian did not dare to jump and stood there obediently, rejoiced and said, "This is really the Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering, finally I found someone who knows how to speak Chinese."

Zhan Ning 'er, accompanied by a few Sheng Miao, walked to Ye Xiaotian, looked at him up and down, ridiculed, "I went deep into the forest and you can still chase me, this time you still say it's a coincidence?"

Ye Xiaotian gave a wry smile and said, "It is indeed a coincidence."

Zhan Ning 'er waved her hand at the Sheng Miao warriors who were on high alert, mumbled a few sentences in Miao language, those Sheng Miao seemed to be very obedient and kept their bamboo spears, the Sheng Miao further away also kept their bows and arrows. Mao Wenzhi patted his chest, walked over and said, "Really uncanny, almost died here. Da da er, big brother, she is also your woman?"

Zhan Ning 'er's pair of pretty eyes immediately stared roundly, stared fiercely at Mao Wenzhi, Mao Wenzhi was so frightened that he took two steps back and hid behind Ye Xiaotian, muttered softly, "Big brother, my second sister-in-law is a little fierce, how do you recuperate her, she can't even do this …"

Ye Xiaotian snapped, "You shut up!" He turned around and looked at Zhan Ning 'er, smiled apologetically and said, "This fellow is an unreasonable person, his words are not very appropriate, you don't have to bother about him."

Zhan Ning 'er snorted, raised her chin and looked at Ye Xiaotian, arrogantly said, "Tell me honestly, what are you doing here?"