witch chaotic country

Chapter 282 Surrounding
On the third day, there was still no sign of enemy attack.

Even if the first wave of sneak attack was a temptation, after so many days, it's time to take action.But the area around the Horseshoe Temple was quiet as usual.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Although Yao Yu couldn't think of the other party's intentions, she didn't intend to sit still.

"Zimo," Yao Yu said, "go to Zhangye City to investigate and see if there are any people who have behaved abnormally recently. I always feel that something is wrong."

Zimo also noticed that something was wrong, so he nodded and said, "Okay. Be careful, I'll go back as soon as I go."

It was only when Zimo jumped off the cliff that a Beiliang soldier came to the Horseshoe Temple shouting, "Report—"

The soldier ran up the cliff in one breath, knelt in front of the King of Beiliang and said, "Your Majesty...it's not good...we are surrounded..."

Juqu Mengxun frowned, "Surrounded? There isn't even a single ghost around here. Who surrounded you?"

The soldier took a deep breath and said, "This morning, the military supply officer saw that there was not much food left in the temple, so he planned to take his subordinates and others to Zhangye City to adjust the food. Unexpectedly, just as our team walked to the periphery of the Horseshoe Temple, we were caught Attacked inexplicably, a group of people, only one of the subordinates survived because he was at the end of the group to escort the cart!"

Juqu Mengxun said, "You are just being attacked by the enemy, how can you be called surrounded? You know that shaking the morale of the army is subject to military law!"

"I don't dare to talk nonsense!" Xiaobing quickly explained, "At that time, my subordinate was paralyzed by fright, sitting on the ground and couldn't get up. Then I saw a hare running out, and it was cut in half in an instant! I swear, there was only one person around at that time, and I didn’t see anyone else at all.”

At this time, Xiaobing took out another branch from his arms and motioned Juqu Mengxun to look at the front end of the branch.

The branch seemed to be cut off by something, leaving a clean cut surface at the front end.

"The subordinate felt strange, so he walked to a place a little to the side, and stretched out with this branch, but the branch was cut like this in an instant. The subordinate realized that we were surrounded, so came back to report! "

Yao Yu came over at this time, took the branch from Xiaobing and looked at it carefully.No matter what it was cut with, at least you know it's sharp.

Yao Yu handed the branch back to Xiao Bing, "You did a good job. It's rare to ask for proof when something goes wrong." She turned to Bei Liang and said, "Your Highness, stay in the temple and don't go out. I and Zimo will go to investigate first. Explore."

After Zhao Yu finished speaking, he walked outside the hall, jumped down, and pulled Zimo to the direction described by Xiao Bing.

After walking for less than a cup of tea, they saw the corpses on the ground.

Yao Yu didn't approach rashly, but carefully observed the surroundings.Because of the distance, it is difficult to tell where the fatal wound is.

But the carcass of the hare, cut in half, was obvious.

"It doesn't look like a knife wound." Zimo frowned.

Yao Yu nodded, "Looks like if you don't try it, it's hard to know." She said and walked forward.

Zimo grabbed her, "Stay behind and protect me with a nine-jointed whip, so you can see better."

Yao Yu smiled, knowing that this was Zimo's "worry disease" again, "You don't have the energy to protect your body, I'd better go."

Zimo glanced away, turned over and grabbed a hare in his hand, then threw the rabbit outside without hesitation.

Just hearing a hum like a bowstring, the hare was cut in half in the air.

The moment Tan Yaoyu heard the sound, he shot, turned the dragon and whipped it towards the void.When it can be retracted again, a very thin iron wire has been wrapped around the whip.

This is the first time that Yao Yu combined the nine rotating dragon whips into one, and the whip body made a piercing friction sound under the winding of the iron wire, as if trying to break free from the restraint of the rotating dragon whip.

Yao Yu looked along the wire and found that both ends of it were buried in the ground.It seems that there is some mechanism that can retract the iron wire after it is ejected.

"It's so delicate. It's a pity to use it to kill rabbits!" Yao Yu said, dragging the iron wire and quickly retreating.

Once opened, the iron wire was easily pulled by her, obviously because there was still a surplus of iron wire in the mechanism.When I retreated twenty paces away, the wire got stuck and I could no longer pull it.

Tan invites Yu to exert strength in his hands, and when he drank, "Come out!"

The clods on the ground were flying, and Tan Yaoyu pulled out the two mechanism boxes buried in the ground!
Zimo has been on guard all the time, the moment the mechanism box was pulled out from the ground, the grass in the distance seemed to move, Zimo shot a feather arrow over without hesitation!

But there was no movement behind the bushes, as if Zimo had shot into the air.

Judging by the death conditions of those soldiers transporting food, there must be more than one iron wire mechanism nearby.

Yao Yu blamed himself, "It's because I'm inexperienced. I only wanted to defend the city at the Horseshoe Temple, but I forgot that people can use the technique of siege."

She looked at the iron wire on the nine-section whip, "It is obviously impossible for a family to choose to encircle rather than attack, and to lay such a powerful trap."

Yao Yu and Zimo thought of the scroll of bamboo slips of Zoroastrianism at the same time.If the expectation is not bad, the forces of all parties who want to compete for the jade seal must have been united by the Fire Worship Cult under some conditions.

But why did they choose to besiege rather than attack?

Zhao Yu doubtfully said, "This is the hinterland of Beiliang. They will be discovered sooner or later if they surround the Horseshoe Temple like this. When the Beiliang army attacks from behind, these people will definitely not survive. Such a simple matter, Zoroastrians No one would have guessed..."

Zimo looked around, there might be enemies hidden behind every bush, shrub, and soil slope, he said coldly, "Unless they just want to hold us back for a while..."

"Why?" Yao Yu still couldn't figure it out, "No matter how long they delay, I can't hand over Yuxi."

Zimo said, "Then their goal should not be Yuxi."

Yao Yu woke up immediately when she heard the words, indeed, she was blinded by a leaf.Although the jade seal is precious, it does not mean that it is the only thing that can be plotted.

what is itWill it be more important than Yuxi?Let these sects and clans willingly obey the command of Zoroastrianism?
Zimo leaned over and tied the two mechanism boxes with iron wires and picked them up, "Let's go, and look elsewhere. Iron wires are not so easy to make. It is impossible for them to use this kind of mechanism to surround the Horseshoe Temple." lock up."

Zhao Yu also thinks so, "Be careful not to break it, this thing can still be taken back to He Lu for research."

The two of them didn't care how many pairs of eyes were staring in the dark around them, they turned and went in opposite directions.

Walking to the west side, about the same distance from the Horseshoe Temple, a rain of arrows stopped Yao Yu and Zimo's footsteps.

There are many big trees nearby that can hide people, and it is easy to hide if you can hide in them with some effort.Yao Yu saw something reflecting light among the blades of grass in the distance, and probably some kind of trap was set there.

"Let's go," Yao Yu ignored the people on the tree, "Go back and ask the King of Beiliang, he might have some clues."

　So cruel!How can you kill a rabbit!Tutu is so spicy!Add some cumin, brush some oil, and roast on a low fire, it is my favorite!

　　
　
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