I patted his shoulder, sighed, and whispered comfort: "Don't be a grandmother or a grandfather. There is an old saying in China that people have to bow their heads when they are under the eaves. It's not like you don't have Yin Ling'er's temper. Know?"
Seeing that he remained silent, I reminded him again: "Which one is more important, the face or the nose? If your nose is broken, your face will be ruined."
"Then can you not tell me to go?" Ge Weihan weakly lowered his head.
I smiled.
But Ge Weihan thought of something again: "No, my blood is flowing with the spirit of the western cowboy. I will not give in to a little girl!"
At this time, Yin Ling'er's eyes turned over: "What? My ears are not very good, so I didn't hear clearly what you just said."
Ge Weihan's hysterical face, after a strong inner struggle, finally forced out an aunt's smile: "Hello, aunt, would you like some water?"
Yin Ling'er snorted and nodded with satisfaction: "That's pretty much it."
Lao Jiang was not in the mood to listen to our jokes and told us to keep going.
For safety reasons, Yin Ling'er did not put the fat bugs back into the bamboo basket, but let them fly with them all the way to prevent another June Fire sneak attack.
As we walked, we speculated on the origin of this bug. Ge Weihan wanted to touch his nose but didn't dare, so he could only say in a muffled voice: "The reason why Ecstasy killed so many people is that these bugs must have burned people to their bones." It’s gone, right? We have solved the mystery of the century.”
Yin Ling'er shook her head and said firmly: "No, these bugs are not Mesmerized!"
Ge Weihan and I both looked at her, and Yin Ling'er said to herself: "This place is swampy and has too much moisture. June Fire likes to live in dry and hot places."
"Then where did they come from?" asked Geweihan.
At this time, Lao Jiang interrupted coldly: "Isn't this obvious?"
"You mean?" I said in surprise and pointed at Lao Jiang.
Lao Jiang narrowed his eyes slightly and looked into the distance: "Wusi! Wuxi brought this from Heimiao. Isn't Heimiao's favorite poisonous insect that kills without blinking an eye?"
"So, they are already ahead of us?" I said without thinking.
Lao Jiang said: "Didn't they all set traps in front of them?"
In this way, we not only have to beware of the crisis in Mihuntangli, but also the ‘surprises’ that Ussi and the others have left for us!
No wonder he told us through the mouth of the wet corpse that he had left more gifts...
I looked forward and saw that the dark and gloomy Ecstasy was like a huge cage from which I could not get out no matter how I walked.
The sunshine here is all gray.
As we walked, we found a tree in front of us with a 'cross' mark carved on it.
When I saw this mark, I lost my composure on the spot: "Master, are we going back to where we were?"
The grassy environment here is almost the same, and the only thing that can be identified is the markings on the trees.
Isn't the 'ten' in front of me the mark left by Lao Jiang earlier? I can’t remember whether it’s this tree or not, but the mark is exactly the same.
Lao Jiang stepped forward and only took a look before shaking his head decisively: "No, this is not left by me, but by him!"
"What?"
These words were like a thunderclap on the ground, causing everyone present to open their mouths.
Lao Jiang explained: "The mark I left is a straight cross. The mark he left is 15 degrees slanted than mine, which is an oblique cross. After so many years, his habit has not changed..."
The so-called him obviously refers to the gloomy and mysterious Qilin Lao Wu!
But what I didn't expect was that Lao Wu and Lao Jiang were so similar in many habits...
Yin Ling'er became curious and asked who he was, and why he also liked the same cross as Lao Jiangliu?
Lao Jiang obviously didn't want to mention it. With a displeased look on his face, he told us to pay more attention to the surrounding environment. There might be traps behind.
As a result, after walking more than ten steps forward, we found another diagonal cross mark. The continuous appearance of two marks in such a small area can only mean that the other party is lost!
And on the edge of the muddy black swamp ahead, we saw a large mess of footprints.
The footprints were in the mud and were densely packed.
It seemed like it was spinning in circles, but also like it was running away!
Lao Jiang knelt down and took a glance, and soon seemed to have discovered some important clues. He looked at me with a faint smile on his lips.
I asked him what was wrong, but don't try to trick me again.
Lao Jiang only replied: "I just want to test you! How much knowledge can you tell from these footprints?"
I moved forward to take a closer look at the footprints, and then I discovered that this group of people was not walking normally at that time. Because the span of each step is irregular, and everyone's state at that time is also different.
Some people seem to be mediating with something on the spot!
Some people seemed to be running in panic!
There were also a few particularly deep footprints. It seemed like they encountered something here, and a small-scale battle broke out!
But they managed to escape and avoid the crisis.
I raised my hand and pointed to the west and said, "That's where they fled."
Lao Jiang shook his head: "Look again!"
I was relatively confident and felt that I had analyzed everything in place. After Lao Jiang gave me some advice, I suddenly discovered a very subtle detail.
According to the information we have received so far, there are Westerners in the enemy team.
One is Wu Xi, the young master of Black Miao, one is Qilin Laowu, one is the mysterious old woman, and the other is the kidnapped poor guy Ah Shui.
But judging from the footprints in front of me, there is one more person in the team...
Their number became five.
"This is my apprentice!" Lao Jiang nodded with satisfaction and gave me a hint: "And the extra person is always at the forefront."
According to the description of the fishing village chief, they were still Westerners when they landed on Wawu Mountain, so the fifth person must have come from Wawu Mountain.
"Is it possible?" My heart suddenly jumped.
Lao Jiang frowned and said, "They knew that Mihundang couldn't get out, so for some unknown coincidence, they actually captured a local from Wawu Mountain to be their guide."
I was even more surprised: "Is there any living person in this place?"
But as I talked, I suddenly realized that this guide was most likely one of the mysterious mountain guards who tamed the elk.
Could it be that Wu Xi and the others had already started a battle with the guardians of Wawu Mountain?
The entire team was unusually silent at the moment, and everyone walked forward without saying a word.
However, as he walked, Lao Jiang stopped. He shook the compass in his hand and his face became increasingly gloomy.
The compass doesn't work anymore...
