twin moon

Chapter 144 No.19 Act [-]
The night in Mizhou is warm and humid.The sea breeze blowing from the Canglan Ocean to the east of the mainland converges into clouds in the deep canyon formed by Qingyuan River and Mingquanling, bringing abundant rainwater to Lingbei Plateau.Even in the deep inland moon marsh, you can vaguely smell the salty smell in the air.

There are many lemmings and hares in the moon marsh, so the number of night owls is also extremely prosperous.Like assassins lurking in the dark, these birds of prey move silently to deliver a fatal blow to their prey at critical moments.But tonight, I don't know what disturbed the raptors in the woods, causing them to make a noise like a group of chickens raised in captivity.

Amid the sound of birds chirping, Granny Cen suddenly woke up.This is already the third month since she left Jingshu City with her entourage under Kunjie's order.Right now, the group has already set up a temporary camp in this swamp. Fortunately, there are few large beasts such as wolves, tigers and leopards here, but there are many catfish and loaches in the swamp, and occasionally some cormorants and wild ducks can be caught Beating the tooth festival will not make you hungry.

The old lady subconsciously stretched her hand into the quilt beside her - in order to ensure Ning Yue's safety, she required the girl to sleep beside her every night.However, when he explored it, he lost all sleepiness at once, because there was only a piece of coldness left in the quilt, not even a trace of heat, and Ning Yue, who was supposed to be lying in it, had long since disappeared.

"Who told you to sleep, where did Miss Yue'er go!"

Seeing that the person in charge of the night watch had fallen asleep leaning against a banyan tree, the old woman was furious.The shouting sound immediately woke up the other Huo Zhi who were sleeping nearby, and they all looked around, but they didn't know where to look for it.

"Miss took away a few clean clothes, dry food and fresh water, and even the little white fox disappeared, probably planning to sneak away in the dark!"

Granny Cen checked her luggage and became more and more anxious.However, in the middle of the night, the moonlight was blocked by the dense forest in the swamp, and the sight was not good.And the eccentric Ning Yue deliberately concealed her whereabouts, and the footprints left on the ground were even more messy and disorderly, in all directions, and it was impossible to judge where the girl went.

"It's so dark, miss, she must not be able to go far! What are you guys doing standing there, split up and go find someone!"

After listening to the old mother's order, the firemen just reacted, and hurriedly lit the torches and scattered towards the forest.However, Granny Cen herself was not in a hurry to set off, but looked up at the forest west of the camp where the night owls were singing together.

That direction leads to the depths of the water, and it is absolutely impossible for a normal person to choose it as an escape route.However, there is a low hill in that forest, and Mrs. Coral, who unfortunately passed away a few days ago, happened to be buried there.

The old woman seemed to have thought of something, and immediately picked up her staff and chased west alone.As she expected, those messy traces left in the camp were nothing more than a cover-up left by Ning Yue.After chasing for more than half a mile, another line of footprints of different shades finally appeared in the wet soil ahead.

The footprints go up all the way, leading to the tomb of Mrs. Coral.In the darkness, Granny Cen could vaguely hear intermittent sobbing, so she stepped lightly.After gradually seeing the red-haired girl kneeling in front of the tombstone, her heart softened all of a sudden, and she couldn't bear to disturb the other party who was mourning for her mother, so she just stood far behind her.

Ning Yue didn't know that her whereabouts had been exposed, she still knelt on the ground and refused to get up for a long time:

"...Mother, mother, how much my daughter can still listen to what you say, even if it is a severe scolding, I will listen to it with a smile! My daughter has imagined countless times that one day she can bring the friends she met on land with her. In front of you, I can tell you all the anecdotes and strange things I encountered on land. But now even if I say something, you can’t hear it. If I knew this, I should have stayed in Cangliu City. Stay by your side and accompany you well. Mother, will you blame your daughter for being ignorant..."

The girl burst into tears, which moved Granny Cen behind her.The old lady really couldn't bear to continue crying like this, and after a while, she finally persuaded:
"Miss, a mother who loves her son is nothing but repayment. Mrs. Shan Huan knows your thoughts, and she will never blame you."

Ning Yue didn't expect that there would be someone behind her, and she immediately trembled in fright.Turning around, it was Grandma Cen who came, like a frightened hare, she raised her skirt and slid into the dense forest ahead.

"It's dangerous over there, miss, don't go!"

The old lady didn't expect that the other party who was close to her not long ago would look like an enemy when she saw her, but she still chased after her, yelling worriedly while running.However, the red-haired girl ignored her at all, and just ran farther and farther on her own.

In desperation, Granny Cen had no choice but to hold up the staff in her hand and mutter something in her mouth.In just a moment, a dazzling golden light suddenly fell from the sky.Soon, the Fire Holders who were searching for the girl's whereabouts in other directions came after hearing the news and completely cut off Ning Yue's escape route.

"Miss, please don't make things difficult for me. Let me go back and talk about it first."

The old lady was out of breath from running, and she stood in front of the girl with her cane in her hands, but she didn't dare to let go.

"Grandmother, that Kunjie has already forced my mother to death, are you still planning to watch him continue to force me to death?"

Seeing the Zhihuo approaching her, Ning Yue couldn't take another step back.At this moment, her shoes, socks and skirt corners were already soaked in muddy water, and behind her was a large swamp of unknown depth.The girl knew that if she retreated further, she might fall into this swamp, and forever be with countless innocent souls in the moon swamp.

"Miss, it is Mrs. Shanhu's last wish to let you stay with Master Kunjie. Please forgive me for not letting you go."

"Impossible! My mother said clearly that she doesn't want Kunjie to continue fighting with my father! Kunjie must have cast a spell on her, otherwise, how could my mother rest assured that I will be taken care of by such a bastard!"

The red-haired girl shook her head vigorously, not listening to the persuasion at all.Xue Ling, who was curled up in his arms, also wrinkled his nose, and roared at the crowd that surrounded him.

"Miss, Madam entrusted you to Mr. Kun Jie, it is definitely out of her heart. You just listen to my old body, stay, my lord will never treat you badly."

"Then Kunjie and I are neither related nor related, and our father is even more at odds with each other. Why do you guarantee him? Mother-in-law, don't lie to me again. You want me to stay, but you want to borrow Kunjie's hand." , use me to threaten father, to avenge your unjustly killed daughter!"

The old lady wanted to persuade her again, but the girl turned the finger on her.These words immediately made her emotionally excited, and she slapped the girl in front of her hard, her heart was obviously stung by those words just now:
"Shut up! Although Miss's father has an indistinguishable relationship with my daughter's death, I will never harm you or another innocent child because of this!"

"Then why won't you let me go?"

"Miss, there are many things in this world that you don't need to ask so clearly. You just need to know that the old man promised that his wife will take good care of you, and he will never let you suffer even a little bit of harm. Isn't that enough? To reassure you?"

Although Granny Cen's words were extremely sincere, the reason why she refused to explain clearly was like a thorn in the girl's heart, making her unable to fully trust the other party.Sadness and fear made Ning Yue unable to think, nor could she calm down at all.She shook her head vigorously, she took a risk and walked quickly towards the quagmire behind her!
"Miss, don't be stupid!"

Seeing this, Granny Cen immediately followed.Zhihuo surrounded him quickly formed a human chain one by one behind him, ready to drag them back from the mud at any time.

The heavy mud made Ning Yue's pace slower and slower, and she was soon overtaken by the old woman behind her.The two tugged a little, lost their balance and fell straight into the quagmire.Fortunately, the mud under their feet did not swallow them, but the red-haired girl wanted to run again, but she had no chance.

"Mother-in-law wants me to go back, she might as well kill me here!"

Ning Yue's shout echoed over the woodland, her tone full of helplessness and anger.But before the words were finished, the little white fox suddenly jumped on all fours and jumped down from its arms.At the same time, the night owls in the forest also chirped loudly again.

The girl was only struggling, but didn't notice this unusual change.Granny Cen covered her mouth, not allowing her to open her mouth again:

"Miss, don't keep making noises. There seems to be something weird in this forest. After holding the fire and confirming that there is no danger, you can scold me whatever you want!"

While whispering a warning in the ear of the other party, the old woman stretched out her hand to pick up a large amount of stinky mud from the pool, and wiped it on the heads and bodies of herself and the girl.The reason for this is that at this moment, she already understood in her heart that the screams of those night owls in the forest were not caused by the red-haired girl, but were disturbed by other uninvited guests.No matter what the origin of that thing is right now, it is definitely not easy to mess with.

Ning Yue was also frightened by the expression on the other party's face, but said that it was all excuses and tricks of the old woman, and just about to continue struggling, she suddenly heard exclamations from the mouths of the firemen on the shore.The girl's heart trembled, and she turned her head with difficulty, only to see that the fire-holders were visibly flustered, and some of them fled towards the depths of the quagmire regardless of the danger of being swallowed by the quagmire.

At the same time, the night owl in the woods suddenly stopped crying.Immediately afterwards, the red-haired girl was horrified to see a few huge black shadows slowly coming out from the depths of the dense forest. The growls in her mouth made one's scalp tingle. The galloping wolf that I have encountered before!
There were more than ten wolves in this pack, and they gradually revealed their true colors under the moonlight.Pairs of wolf eyes glowing green in the night, like lanterns in the hands of evil ghosts who came to seek their lives.

Ning Yue obviously felt Granny Cen's body tense up involuntarily, but she pressed herself firmly under her body, and reminded in a low voice again:

"Miss, don't act rashly! If you get up and run away now, the wolves will definitely attack! We are covered with mud, as long as we don't move around, they may not be able to find it!"

As if to prove to the girl that Mama was right, those blazes that rushed into the quagmire soon attracted the attention of the wolves and became the first batch of victims.Hearing a few low growls from the leading wolf, the pack of wolves rushed into the swamp like arrows flying off the string.

In order to be able to move freely in the snowy field of Shuozhou, the soles of Chi Lang's feet are not only thick, but also extremely wide.This allowed them to be huge and heavy even if they were running in the muddy swamp, they could still walk on the ground, and in the blink of an eye, they caught up with the living people whose legs were sucked by the mud and struggling hard but could not escape.

With just one bite, one of the people holding the fire was easily torn in two by Chi Lang on the spot.His severed upper body was still somewhat conscious, screaming, supporting his torso with his arms and struggling forward, but was quickly bitten by the giant wolf that caught up behind him.

The smell of blood immediately permeated the air, causing the wolves to become even more manic, roaring and attacking the remaining fire holders.For a while, half of the swamp was dyed in color.

Under the faint moonlight, the blood showed a strange and ferocious purple red.The tragic scene also made Ning Yue, who was hiding in the quagmire, almost cry.Under the extreme chaos, Xue Ling, who was still hovering at his feet not long ago, ran away without knowing where.

"Don't move, I hope these wolves will stop moving forward after they are full. As long as they turn around and leave, we can live!"

Granny Cen put her mouth close to the girl's ear, her voice was almost at its lowest level.Seeing that Ning Yue nodded silently, she finally moved her hands covering her nose and mouth a little away, but her eyes kept staring behind her without blinking.

However, the wolves did not leave as they wished.With two or three strokes, the giant beast ate up several Zhihuo people.A mere few people are not enough to fill the gaps between their teeth. After feasting, Chi Lang still twitched his nose and sniffed around, approaching the center of the quagmire step by step.

Fortunately, the smelly mud covered Ning Yue and Granny Cen's body.Giant wolves paced up and down beside them in twos and threes, but failed to notice their presence immediately!
Ning Yue tried her best to hold her breath, hoping to wait until the moment when the wolves left.However, things went against her expectations, just when those giant wolves seemed to be about to turn around and leave, she still couldn't bear it anymore, she just felt that her chest was about to explode, the pain was burning, and she finally gasped for breath.

Although the faint sound of air flow was not obvious, it was still caught by the keen wolf ears.The wolves turned their heads immediately, and their yellow-brown wolf eyes stared straight at the two of them. The muscles on both sides of the wolf's nose also shrunk, revealing the terrifying fangs in their mouths!

Granny Cen realized that there was no way she could escape this time, so she immediately pulled up the girl on the ground and fled to the other side of the quagmire with all her might.The pack of wolves behind them was much faster than them.Ning Yue didn't dare to turn her head, but felt the panting sound of the beast getting closer and closer in her ears, and she let her legs swing back and forth according to the inertia, but she had given up hope in her heart.

In a trance, he suddenly heard something from the old woman beside him, and then suddenly shot a ball of bright white light from the staff in his hand, piercing the wolf's eyes, and finally separated the two of them again. Survival distance.

However, the pack of wolves soon realized that the ball of white light couldn't do much harm to them. They were no longer afraid of the threat, and even took advantage of their speed to outflank it from both wings.Granny Cen had no choice but to stop, protecting the red-haired girl behind her, waving her staff to prevent the giant wolf from getting close, and then drew a dagger for self-defense from her waist, ready to fight to the death.

At this time, Ning Yue was already so frightened that she was dumbfounded, she could only hear a buzzing sound in her ears, but she kept thinking about that young man with black eyes who saved her from the wolf's mouth.

That's right, if Jiang Yan was here right now, she shouldn't be so scared, and she wouldn't be as helpless as she is right now.

The girl in despair closed her eyes tightly, only feeling the minions of wolves rattling in front of her.However, just when she thought that she was trapped in a deadly situation and it was impossible to get out of this quagmire alive, she heard a long howl suddenly from the forest.The whistling sound was obviously made by human beings, like the chirping of an eagle, or the chant of a dragon, frightening the sky and suppressing the clouds, it made the girl's ears buzzing.

Then, a man in a cloak came out from the dense forest.I saw him smiling, walking like flying, and whispering something to the wolves in his mouth. It was Kunjie who ordered Granny Cen to wait for his return in the moon marsh.

What was even more unexpected was that the pack of wolves, which had already been ready to attack and planned to tear and chew their prey, fell silent at this moment.There were even a few wolves that crawled to Kunjie's feet, allowing him to scratch at the top of his head and under his jaw, as docile as ordinary domestic dogs!
(End of this chapter)