with words in mind

Chapter 240 The Jiangnan Flower Umbrella Festival Case 11
"Master Tao, how did Zhu Wangshan threaten you?" Yan Mo asked.

"Ah! He once asked the little boy to deliver a message to the mansion of the next official." Tao Zhizhou replied with a trembling heart, "and even quietly poured chicken blood in front of the mansion a few times."

"." Yan Mo pondered for a while and said, "He was cautious and did not leave any substantive evidence."

Tao Zhizhou wept slightly: "The kid said he was sending a message to Mr. Zhu, except for that thief Zhu Wangshan! Who else could it be?"

"It's getting late now, so it's not a good time to look for someone." Qi Ming looked at Yan Mo and said.

"It's a good time to investigate!" Yan Mo looked back, "Since Mr. Tao was captured by Zhu Wangshan and his party, as long as we find their lair, maybe Mr. Tao will be found!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Tao Zhizhou agreed very much, "How many people are needed by the prince and the princess, I will definitely do my best to send people to support!! My son's wealth and life are at stake! No hesitation!!!”

"I don't know the number and size of the other party, so it's not wise to take people there rashly." Yan Mo said calmly to Tao Zhizhou, then looked at Qi Ming and said, "Maybe it's best for you and me to explore the way. choose."

"My concubine wants to go alone with the king, how can the king not want to?" Qi Ming was very happy when he heard that, and his face shone brightly with a smile!
"." Yan Mo's face darkened for a moment!

"Your official would like to go together!!" Tao Zhizhou recommended himself, "Although I have not been here for a long time, I still know the terrain of Mingzhou!"

Yan Mo sighed softly and said, "It's a long journey, with Master Tao's body, let's forget it."

"But" before Tao Zhizhou could say a few more words, seeing the prince obstructing him with one hand, he had no choice but to give up with worries.
"With the skills of this king and my concubine," Qi Ming said peacefully, "Master Tao, why don't you worry about it?"

Hearing this, Tao Zhizhou thanked him again and again, leaving the two personal guards behind before leaving the Duke's Mansion.

After rectifying and discussing, a group of people rode on their horses, and in the bright moonlight, under the shadow of the whirling trees, hurriedly galloped towards Guiming Mountain!
"Drive! Drive—" Qi Ming recalled while riding his horse
Lu Jiu: "The mountains in the south are mostly covered by plants, and the soil is rich. I judge that Zhu Thief and the others will choose places with steep terrain to set up their camps!"

Personal Guard Armor: "My lord, my concubine, the north side of Guiming Mountain is a rock wall, which is very suitable for digging into grottoes. Naturally, it can't be as majestic as the grottoes in the northwest. If you use the terrain to dig promenade grottoes, the entire mountain will be a natural cover!"

Qinwei B: "Not only that, but there is a small stream at the bottom of the north side, the water quality is clear, and it flows all the way south around the foot of the mountain. The south side of the mountain is sunny, the plants are lush, and there are many hidden places!"

According to the reports of the above-mentioned people, Qi Ming decided to meet with the seniors and seniors first, and then conduct in-depth exploration: "Drive—"

As the smoke and dust rolled and dissipated, half an hour later, the group finally arrived at the meeting place!

"Master! The boss!" The seniors and seniors came to greet him.

"How?" Qi Ming quickly got off his horse and asked.

"Master, forgive me! This subordinate is incompetent!" Gao San pleaded guilty, "After those strong men entered the mountain, they disappeared after three or two strokes. The two subordinates failed to find them, and then we searched all the way around the foot of the mountain. The hiding place of the thief was not found. But we found these." He reported and presented the items.

Qi Ming and Yan Mo took a closer look, and saw that the other party was holding two pieces of rags, one was like a hem of a coarse cloth, and the other was like a fragment of a flower umbrella.

Gao Si continued to report: "There is a small stream in the north of Guiming Mountain. It was found in the lower reaches of the stream, and it has dried up completely. My subordinates went up the stream and found that there were fruit trees near the middle and lower reaches. Traces of fruit."

Yan Mo: "Now it seems that the place where they set up camp is likely to be the southern area of ​​the mountain. We might as well go up along the creek and explore separately."

"You stay behind, and if there is a situation, send reinforcements at any time!" Qi Ming ordered to the two guards.

"Yes!" The two personal guards replied, "This is the topographical map of the mountain drawn by my subordinates." The personal guard Jia presented the items and said, "My lord and concubine, be careful in everything!"

Taking the map, Qi Ming led the crowd to put on simple small lanterns and started up the mountain. The seniors and seniors led the way, and Lu Jiu stood guard at the end.

Walking all the way to the mountainside, the moonlight is gradually hazy, the cold fog in the mountains thickens and fades, turns and changes, and the frightening insects and birds are becoming clearer and clearer, and someone's heartbeat is also clearer!In the dim light, everyone else was expanding their perception and looking for clues, but Lu Jiu, a coward who is afraid of ghosts, always felt that there was something following behind him. Holding a small lantern, his limbs began to tremble, making the lantern creak!Combined with the sound of chattering teeth, it simply added a lot of color to the panic in the middle of the night! ! !

"." Yan Mo was wearing five-change armor, and every movement reflected the faint light of the lamp. She could not help being distracted when she heard the trembling voice behind her all the time, "I said Lu Jiu! You If you shake it any longer, the lantern will disintegrate!"

"Ah?!" Lu Jiu was startled for a moment, and her tone of voice was a bit higher!disintegration?What will disintegrate?alone? ! !

"You go ahead!" Yan Mo said, grabbing the front end of the lantern's pole with two fingers, the creaking sound stopped abruptly!She took advantage of the situation and pulled the lantern to change positions with Lu Jiu, "Hold the lantern and take good care of the road."

"The head of the family" Lu Jiu was extremely grateful in his heart, with a pair of teary eyes flashing, he thought to himself, to meet such a sympathetic princess, I really don't know how much blessing I have accumulated in my previous life!
Qi Ming glanced at Lu Jiu with some displeasure, and without saying anything, went straight to Yan Mo and walked side by side.Later, he realized that he had wrongly blamed Lu Jiu, because he was at the end of the queue and wanted to do something secretly, most of the people in front would not notice!And this kind of "doing bad things behind people's backs" will always bring a trace of unexplainable excitement~
Even though they came out with a mission, Qi Ming would still unconsciously want to get close to Yan Mo, no!Seeing that the people around him almost sprained their feet because of the rough road, he seized the opportunity and embraced it! !
"!" Because of the isolation of the five-variable armor, Yan Mo didn't feel the urge to itch in her waist and abdomen. After standing firm as usual, she wanted to brush off the fox's hand, but unexpectedly.
Seeing that Yan'er was not smiling, Qi Ming put on a small smile and leaned closer. His breath hit the opponent's bangs, and a few strands of hair were blown. As the other party walked forward, no matter how many dissatisfied eyes Yan'er cast, he still smiled to himself without making a sound.
It's because the people in front didn't realize it, it would be very strange if Yan Mo suddenly lost his temper!It seemed wrong for her to continue to be hugged!It doesn't seem right to push away desperately.
Absolutely, it’s so cheap that a certain person enjoys this kind of desire to welcome but refuse, and I don’t know how many flowers bloom in my heart~
only!This kind of enjoyment didn't last long, and the surrounding air suddenly condensed!Several sharp vortexes are formed! !

"!" Yan Mo stared blankly!While pushing away Qi Ming, he pulled out Cang Qi from his waist to block it with a clang! ! !
More than a dozen dark iron darts shot into the ground with the cold moonlight and warm yellow lights! ! !

Before a few people got in order, a burst of feathered arrows and darts flew from all directions! ! !

The five people spread out in an instant, avoiding hidden weapons and scattered! !
Afterwards, hammers, wooden awls, thorny bamboo sieves, Tianzi group knives, etc. came from the ground or from mid-air! ! !

After the sound of weapons colliding on the ground, Qi Ming was worried about Yan Mo, and while blocking the hidden weapon, he didn't forget to get close to Yan Mo!
"Master!" Gao San saw two wooden mallets striking the back of the prince and princess from two directions, and hurriedly pulled Gao Si to stop it!Act as a human pad! ! !

Boom!Boom!
The mallets hit the backs of the two of them respectively! !The masters were saved but!

"!!!" Qi Ming saw that the situation was not good!Hurry up and pull Yan Mo down and roll on the spot! ! !Fortunately, he moved quickly, otherwise, he would have hugged Yan Mo in his senior year! ! !

So, because of the strength from the mallet, the two brothers immediately hugged each other face to face without saying a word!And kissed mouth to mouth! ! !

Hmm - what! ! !

"Puff puff - what a bad idea!!!" The third and fourth seniors held their tongues together and cursed vaguely!In order to avoid the still swinging mallet, the two squatted on the spot! !

"Ah!!" The third year was careless, and felt that the soles of his feet were empty!Fell into a pit trap! ! !
"Third brother!" The senior senior lay down vigilantly!Stretch out!He narrowly caught the other party! ! !
A burst of fine falling rocks rolled down, and there were densely packed bamboo poles with pointed ends under the pit!Be ready to run through the "prey" that falls into the trap at any time!
"Ahhhh~ what is this?!!" Lu Jiu just dodged the hidden weapon for a while in fright, when he felt a rustling sound behind him!The strange feeling coming from him made him scream again and again!Scratching in twos and twos, I found that what fell was a green caterpillar!One of them is wriggling its lovely body there!But in Lu Jiu's view, there was only panic!Where's the cuteness? ! !

Then, he started scratching himself up and down: "What's going on, why is it itching all over my body?"

"Lu Jiu! Take the Baiqing Pill quickly!" Yan Mo half got up!After lifting the sword and splitting a big tree with hidden weapons, he turned around and said harshly!Then, before she had time to speak, she raised her sword and stabbed Qi Ming straight! ! !

After the weeping sound, there was a sudden sound! !

Cang Qi stabbed a big stake in the back of Qi Ming's head!Dangerously stopped in mid-air! !The double-sided air blows his hair! ! !
Immediately afterwards, there was a clang of nails, and the hidden weapons that Qi Ming had just knocked down fell to the ground one after another!Along with it, several big trees fell down one after another! !The trigger arms that fired hidden weapons were snapped in two! ! !
Lu Jiu hurriedly found the antidote pill on his waist, swallowed it carelessly, and looked up!
swish swish—

Rows of steel needles are not far away, popping out of the ground one after another! !Like a ferocious silver snake swimming out of the ground! ! !

"Master—the head of the house—" Senior three and senior four had just escaped from the pit, and drew their swords to block a burst of darts!Wants to support Qi Ming and Yan Mo, but is surrounded by steel needles! !Just take a step!The steel needle sprang out fiercely from his feet!It caused them to retreat steadily! ! !
Clap clap! ! !Yan Mo saw that there were more and more needles one after another, and the circle was getting smaller and smaller!She pushed the fox and struggled to pull out the weeping! !Step back without choice! ! !
The ground needle seems to be chasing the target of the ground, and it clings to Yan Mo's pace! ! !

When Qi Ming took advantage of his strength to fly backwards, he touched the branch with his toes, and threw his long hand! !Several sword qi were shot out in unison! ! !While swinging away the hidden weapons in the air, some of the hidden weapons changed their trajectories, just shooting at the ground needle protruding from the ground, bending the direction of the steel needle! ! !

But more and more ground needles gathered!Only attack Yan Mo! !Push her back step by step as if on purpose! ! !

"!!!"really!The person who set the trap is very dark-hearted!Yan Mo narrowly dodged the ground needle, and before he could find a gap, a gust of wind rushed from behind him! ! !
"Yan'er—" Qi Ming strode forward!Stepping on the branches and approaching at a high speed! ! !He shot out several sword qi and hit the huge wooden stake behind Yan Mo! ! !
But those forces are not enough to stop the impact of the big wooden stake! ! !Instead, let it grow a protruding pointed head, which is extremely unfavorable to Yan Mo's back! ! !

Yan Mo didn't have time to hesitate, so he used his feet harder!Fly backflips! !When the vision was reversed, she stretched out her long hand!Grab the stake's sling!Fly sideways!Close your legs!Fall firmly on the stake! !Take advantage of the trend and ride the wind!Walk through the forest of trees! ! !
There was a crackling sound, and the fine branches and leaves were broken under the impact of the big wooden stake!

Seeing that the words were indifferent, the scattered people relaxed a bit after sweating, each looking for a foothold and hiding in a safe place in a corner
Yan Mo was blowing the whistling night wind, looked at the honeycomb needles on the ground, and thought, the trap is so dangerous, they probably searched in the right direction!Maybe it's not far from a den of thieves! !Taking advantage of the strength of the wooden stake, she raised her eyes and was about to jump up a tall tree. The sound of the trap might have alarmed the enemy, and she must make a quick decision! ! !

The moment she was about to raise her legs and fly, she suddenly realized something was wrong! !really!At the end of the big wooden pile, a big net loomed! ! !Just when she was about to cut open the big net with a sword, her subordinates softened!Cang Qi fell straight down! !But she only felt top-heavy, and the hand holding the sling was slowly released, a burst of light powder popped out, and her body fell to one side uncontrollably! ! !

"Yan'er—" Qi Ming saw that the situation was not good, and his thigh exerted extreme strength!Completely ignoring the needles popping out from the ground again! ! !As he flew across, he grabbed it with his long hand! !At the moment when he was about to hug the other party, he was startled by dense black iron darts flying all over him! ! !He didn't retract his arms, he just rolled his waist and abdomen!Dodge the avoidable danger! !While catching Yan Mo, he ate three darts solidly! !Immediately hugging Yan Mo, he tried his best to spin himself sideways! !The wounded arm let out an afterimage! !The darts on the arm are even more penetrating because of blocking other hidden weapons! ! !

Precise toe out!The internal force is thrown from the tip of the toe! !With the counterforce, Qi Ming turned over backwards while holding Yan Mo! ! !Only then did he wipe the ground and escape the ground needle!Unfortunately!All the gaps left by hidden weapons are directional! !Qi Ming hugged Yan Mo and fell straight into the big net! ! !

Due to the weight of the big net, the moment it deformed, it was just a bomb!The trigger arm hidden in the dark immediately clicked!The four corners lost support and the big net slid straight down the steep hillside! ! !

"Master—the head of the family—" Lu Jiu flew over together with the seniors and seniors!but!The distance is too far, the big net falls too fast!All three failed to catch a corner of the big net! ! !
There was a loud noise!I don't know if it's wind or gravel!The big net rolled the two of them into a ball, and the entanglement became tighter and tighter!In desperation, Qi Ming had no choice but to condense his sword energy!Cut the mesh! ! !

The robe was lifted, folded and fluttered!Qi Ming hugged Yan Mo and quickly jumped out of the entanglement! !Although the two people's body is not a cliff, it is also the foot of the mountain! !If you fall all the way, you will definitely fall to pieces! ! !It was already very difficult for Qi Ming to hold Yan Mo tightly with one hand, and he felt a slight pause just after the sword energy condensed from his injured hand!I'm afraid these darts are all poisoned! ! !

Gather your inner strength!The three darts exploded and left!Black and red blood soaked Qi Ming's sleeves! !He also doesn't care if he can keep his arm, as long as he sees any object that can be grasped, he will do his best to get it! ! !
After finally catching a relatively thick branch, because of the weight of the two of them and the force of the fall, it broke with a snap! !When the branches and leaves were jumbled, Qi Ming just wanted to protect Yan Mo. Taking advantage of his size, he wrapped him tightly in his arms, and he himself endured the fine scratches and the damage caused by those sharp stones!He is not afraid of how his body will be damaged!Use your strength to always collide with tree trunks and rock walls!To reduce the force of the fall! ! !
Sometimes the sky just doesn't do what people want!After falling down an extremely fast landslide, Qi Ming only felt himself being thrown into the air again! !It turns out that the terrain of the mountain is suddenly disconnected here!The landslide just now turned into an acceleration! ! !
At the very moment, a long silver light flashed by!Cut through the deep night sky! ! !

(End of this chapter)