Because there were too many people, the speed was slowed down.
They didn't arrive at the eastern suburbs camp until noon.
Murong Nie had already led his people to set up all the tents in advance, and they were all concentrated in the south of the camp in the eastern suburbs. The scenery in the south was better due to the mountains.
Duke Qing Guo and the military attachés who participated in the competition have been waiting here for a long time. "The humble ministers are here to pay homage to the emperor."
Duke Qing Guo, who was kneeling on the ground, swallowed his saliva timidly. In an instant, his back was soaked.
The emperor said very indifferently: "Get up."
The twenty military attachés following Duke Qing immediately stood aside the moment the emperor turned around, for fear of appearing in front of Li Jingxing.
Their immediate superiors were not favored, and even the emperor had a bad look on them.
Wen Jinhe led Man Qiu and Man Dong into the camp. In the afternoon, the emperor would inspect the eastern suburbs camp with all the civil and military officials, and Li Junche would follow.
The female family members will stay in the camp to rest and can walk around. They will not enter the eastern suburbs camp to watch the battle until the official start of the tournament tomorrow.
Wen Jinhe planned to follow Hong An and Doctor Zhou into the mountains.
During lunch, Li Junche hurried back, "Be careful when entering the mountains in the afternoon. There are many mosquitoes and poisonous ants in the mountains. Dr. Zhou and others have experience. You should follow them and don't rush in."
Wen Jinhe stared at the heavy armor on Li Junche and said, "Take off the armor when eating." Even if his stomach is tied with a belt when eating, it will be uncomfortable. His upper body weighs more than ten kilograms.
Li Junche changed the positions of the nine-flavor chicken in front of him and the tomato scrambled eggs in front of Wen Jinhe. "I have long been used to eating in armor. Eat this. This chicken is the pheasant that Murong Nie went to hunt in the mountains in the morning. It is different from the ones raised in the farm." ”
Wen Jinhe took two bites, and the meat was firmer. If it were sold in a restaurant, the price would have doubled.
Li Junche left in a hurry after eating.
Wen Jinhe took a nap in the tent for half an hour before going out with Hong An and the others.
Man Qiu wrapped Wen Jinhe's body tightly, except for his face, he even wore gloves on his hands.
The temperature in the mountains is several degrees lower than outside. The further you go in, the cooler the temperature becomes.
It hasn't rained in the capital in recent days, but some land in the mountains is still a little wet.
Doctor Zhou, his eldest disciple and Hong An were at the front.
In the autumn, Zhao Bi and other Westerners were walking around Wen Jinhe.
The chirping of insects and birds is extremely clear, and the scent of nature's vegetation can be smelled on the tip of the nose, which makes people feel refreshed.
"Hiss."
It was the scraping sound of a snake crawling across leaves on the ground.
Doctor Zhou stopped and had not yet winked at the two apprentices.
Hong An had already quietly moved towards the direction of the sound.
It is a light brown eastern brown snake, ranking third in the list of venomous snakes.
Wen Jinhe stretched his head and looked at it. No one moved, for fear of disturbing it.
The thing that Hong An plays with most in the palace is the Thousand Leaf Snake, which is not as poisonous as this one.
In ancient times, there was no such thing as snake clearing. If it was mishandled, it would cost a human life, so it is said that people who play poison are risking their lives.
Hong'an's short fingers were nimble and fast, and he grabbed the Eastern Brown Snake's head and neck as quickly as lightning.
Dr. Zhou's eldest apprentice immediately packed the snake in a bag with a girdle and put it into the basket on his back.
Next, Wen Jinhe followed Doctor Zhou and the others and saw many kinds of poisons.
Wen Jinhe felt more and more relieved when she saw Hong An's steady expression on his face.
"It's green hands." When he walked to a place where dead leaves were piled up, an umbrella-shaped brown figure appeared in front of Wen Jinhe.
There are also several kinds of fungi planted in the farm, but there is no one like this. Man Qiu doesn't recognize it, "Princess, this mushroom may be poisonous."
Do not touch mushrooms that have not been eaten before.
Wen Jinhe stretched out his hand and pulled up the green flower. The shape was perfect and not too small. "It is poisonous, but as long as the cooking method is right, it is a rare delicacy. I didn't expect it to be found here. Let's pick more and go back."
Next, Doctor Zhou led Hong'an and the others to catch poisonous substances, while Man Qiu and Man Dong followed closely beside Wen Jinhe to pick mushrooms.
When the sun set in the west, a few people walked out of the forest.
Walk along the high mountain ridge to the eastern suburbs of Daying.
Zhao Bi suddenly stopped and stretched out his hand to block Wen Jinhe behind him, "It smells of blood."
The seven people stopped in place, with Zhao Bi and He Shi blocking one another. Man Qiu and Man Dong approached Wen Jinhe, observing Xi Zhou vigilantly.
After a while, there was no movement.
The seven people continued to move forward.
In the bushes under the ridge ahead, a black figure lay there, motionless.
Zhao Bi's eyes signaled He Shi and others to wait where they were. He drew out his long sword and slowly approached. The smell of blood was getting stronger and stronger, and there were still blood stains on the ground.
He turned the man over with his scabbard, and the face he saw shocked Zhao Bi. He subconsciously turned around and glanced at Hong An. It was Lu Yebai, Hong An's brother.
Zhao Bi knelt down and touched Lu Yebai's neck with his hand. It was still beating and he was not dead yet.
At a glance, Lu Yebai's body was covered with scars caused by swords, and he fell from the mountain ridge. He must have been chased along the way.
"Princess, you are still alive."
Wen Jinhe stepped forward and came over. After a closer look, although there was some blood on his face, he could tell that he looked pretty good.
Dressed in black, could he be a swordsman?
Zhao Bi gave up his position to Doctor Zhou, "Doctor Zhou, let's see if we can still save him?"
Just now, Hong An's line of sight was blocked by Zhao Bi and Wen Jinhe, and he couldn't see Lu Yebai's face.
The moment Zhao Bi stepped aside, Hong An saw it.
In the blink of an eye, he was lying next to Lu Yebai's legs.
Zhao Bi saw Hong An's reaction. It seemed that they had seen it before.
Doctor Zhou quickly checked and found that there were too many injuries and too much blood loss. He had to stop the bleeding first.
"Bring me the Jinchuang Medicine." Doctor Zhou stretched out his hand towards his eldest apprentice.
After sprinkling the medicinal powder, he quickly wrapped it with gauze. Doctor Zhou said: "You must take it back immediately to clean the wound and re-bandage it with medicine. Some of the wounds are new and were caused no more than a stick of incense. The person who killed him should still be nearby." "
Hong An looked at Lu Yebai's eyes which were red.
Zhao Bi pointed to the signs of collapse on the mountain ridge, "He should have rolled down from above."
Man Qiu stared at Lu Yebai, who was dressed in black, "We don't know the identity of this person, and we can't judge whether he is in danger. Moreover, the smell of blood is so strong that it would be too obvious to take him back to the camp."
Wounded by a sword, one glance showed that he was no ordinary citizen.
Hong An hurriedly blurted out, "I can cover up the smell of blood and make sure no one notices it."
Man Dong looked at Wen Jinhe and said, "Princess, we have to leave quickly. If the people who are chasing him come over, I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle."
Wen Jinhe looked at Lu Yebai, he couldn't ignore death. There were so many people in the camp, how could he still be afraid that this person was in danger?
Wen Jinhe said to Zhao Bi: "Take the person back."
Zhao Bi and He Shi immediately lifted up Lu Yebai, and the group hurried to the eastern suburbs camp.
