Lan Ruochan

Chapter 474 The battle at the bottom of the sparrow valley
The thirteen counties of the Yuan Dynasty have extensive knowledge and have always been appreciated by Emperor Xianwen.As for the old stories of Yao and Shun that Xianbei admired, they are naturally familiar.

But the forced implantation of his knowledge points seems a bit unnecessary.

Adults might still smile politely at this, but Ren Shentong's four young children didn't care so much.

"What's the use of saying that?"

"Those birds are disgusting!"

"We just want to get over the valley quickly."

"Yes, yes!"

The four sons were terrified by the scene of birds eating rats just now, if they hadn't been protected by their father and their mouths and noses were covered by the sleeves of their robes, they would have screamed a long time ago.

After the flock of birds dispersed, the four little guys seemed to be a little scared, and they just followed behind their father in a daze, without saying a word.

At this time, it was probably time to slow down. Seeing Yuan Shisan County's nonsense, he directly opened up.

Of course, Yuan Shisan County didn't have the same knowledge as a child, so he shook his head and stopped talking.

But Yang Dayan seemed to think of something, and continued, "General Yuan, what you mean is that it is impossible for us to cross the valley without alarming the defenders?"

Yuan Shisan County immediately nodded in agreement.

It was the first time for Ren Shentong and the fourth son to pass through Shuque Valley.However, in the Thirteenth County of the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Chuntuo and General Dayan, as important ministers of the Northern Dynasty, have traveled back and forth between Pingcheng and Luoyang many times, so they are naturally familiar with this place.

In the past, every time they crossed the valley, the Hedan family had to be invited to hold a ceremony first, with drums and horns blowing horizontally, and a big fire sacrifice, and then the Hedan ceremonial guards were hired to clear the way and blow all the way.

They used to think that these poor people were just making a fuss out of a molehill, and they only knew the reason after going through it in person.

Birds and beasts occupy the Shuque Valley all year round, and it is impossible to pass through without the fire horn to open the way.

"Then let's keep going by water." Ren Shentong suggested.

"No!", Minzhi frowned and objected, "In such a valley, the water is far more dangerous than the shore. Not only snakes, but also pythons in the depths. According to the master, there is also an extremely ferocious beast that looks like a fish. The python has a black body. Once it senses a threat is approaching, it will release a powerful electric current. The lethality is dozens of times stronger than the Leiqie shield I made before. If it really hits these things, it will be dead. pregnancy."

"Then what should I do?" Yuan Chuntuo asked worriedly.

"Let's take one step at a time! Let's take the land route first, after all, the environment is easier to control. There must be a lot of dry bird droppings in the depths of the canyon. If we really encounter a herd of animals, at worst, we will set the entire valley on fire. Although it will alarm the defenders of the two gates, but In the middle of the night, they may not really send a large group of troops into the valley to check."

The four little furry children were obviously intimidated by the serious expressions of the adults again, and they all fell silent, daring not to make a sound.

The cliffs blocked most of the light, and the bottom of the valley was extremely dark. Everyone was afraid of alarming the Guanzhong defenders, so they dared not raise fire, so they could only move forward by groping.

The group of people walked cautiously and tremblingly for about four or five miles. The horn behind them was getting farther away, and the sound of the horn in front could be faintly heard. It was almost halfway between the two gates, but the valley was still dead. , I didn't even see a hare and pheasant.

"Something's not quite right." Yang's big eyes widened and he looked around.

"That's right, even at night, it's unlikely that you won't see a single living thing." Ren Shentong echoed.

"What's that?" Yuan Shisanxian asked, pointing to the river.

With the reflection of the river water, one can vaguely see something foreign on the bank, but the outline cannot be discerned at all.

"Raise the fire, it should be safe here." Qingyun knew that there must be a way for him.

Of course there is a way.

The fire ignited, and the vision suddenly became clear.

"Huh~", the thick layer of bird droppings on the ground made Yuan Chuntuo, who was always obsessed with cleanliness, so embarrassed that he had nowhere to stay, so he hurriedly stood on tiptoe and leaned on Qingyun.

Qing Yun's gaze was fixed on the far side, which was the direction that Yuan Thirteen County was pointing at just now.

The light of the torch is not far away, but it can barely see the outline.There seems to be a black-headed stork's body collapsed by the river. I don't know whether it was accidentally injured by a companion or attacked by creatures in the water while drinking.

"There are also here!", Yang Dayan shouted.

"And here." Ren Shentong seemed to have made a new discovery.

"Father, look over there!", "Look over there!", several children chattered and tugged at the corners of Ren Fang's clothes.

Not surprisingly, the black-headed storks here seem to have been hunted.

Dozens of bloody, mutilated bird carcasses were scattered around.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and the flickering flames magnified the horror.

According to the rumors in Yuansan County, the gregarious black-headed stork should be the top predator in this area, and no biological group can compete with it.

Yet they do get hunted!

Ji Zhi approached a stork carcass with a torch, and everyone dared not stay away, and followed closely in a group.

The stork carcass had been torn in half by sharp claws, and the internal blood flowed all over the floor.The two strongest pieces of meat at the base of the stork's legs had been broken off, perhaps because other parts were not in the sight of the mysterious predator, and most of the bodies were abandoned on the wasteland.

Several people inspected several corpses in a row, and the fatal injuries were all claw strikes, and the incomplete parts were basically the same, all of which were fat and fleshy.

"They don't appear to have been injured by birds."

Yang Dayan is often ridiculed and mentioned as a beast because of his birth deformity.The heart is hurt a lot, and some things are taken lightly. The feelings of birds and beasts are often more sincere than humans.

Having dealt with them a lot, the big eyes have gradually become more animalistic, and they can see some tricks in the Ten Thousand Beast Shura Field.

"How did you see that?" Ren Shentong was still somewhat dissatisfied.

"Looking at the wounds of the claws, the sharp claws are cut from the abdomen. It shows that the predator is waiting to ambush from a low place, not from a high place. In addition, judging from the wounds on the legs of these black-headed storks, the predator has Very sharp teeth. Birds don't have sharp teeth, they should be bitten by beasts. Hmm! Maybe this is the reason why those rats escaped. Black-headed storks are natural enemies of rats, but as long as rats run fast enough, It may not be caught by the black-headed stork, but...these fierce beasts are different. They can ambush the black-headed stork on the ground, and the instantaneous burst speed may...make those big rats have no chance of escape. So the big rats see If you see a black-headed stork, you will only run away, but when you see this mysterious beast... you can only hide."

"Wait." Qingyun seemed to suddenly realize something, "Those Shuoshu haven't come out until now, does this mean..."

A gust of wind blew from nowhere in the river valley, and the fire flickered for a while, scaring the few people, who hurriedly turned around and looked around.

"There seems to be something!" Qingyun's perception was always one step ahead.

"No, I didn't see it." Ren Nanrong was so frightened that his voice was trembling, as if he couldn't help but was about to cry.

Ren Shentong covered his son's mouth, "Don't cry, it will stimulate those beasts."

(End of this chapter)