Fairy Desire

One day at noon, the small Longclaw Beach suddenly became lively, and about [-] outsiders poured into the village along the road leading from Longclaw Beach to the outside world.He was dressed in black and strong, and he looked strong and sturdy. He was not an ordinary person at a glance.

The most noticeable thing among the crowd was a young man, wearing a colorful dress, leaning on a big bed, and there were two petite and beautiful maids serving him beside him.The big bed was carried by eight burly men, and there was a big yellow umbrella on top of the bed for sunshade and rain protection.

With so many outsiders appearing in the village at once, Meng Xiang was naturally alarmed.But he just took a glance from a distance, then quietly backed away, turned around and hurried to Yan Shi's home.

After Meng Xiang rescued Yan Shi back that day, he met a beast on his way and explained the deaths of Uncle Yan and Aunt Yan and Yan Shi's injury, which dispelled the suspicion of the villagers.

Dragon Claw Beach is located in a remote place. Although there are few ferocious beasts directly entering the village, tigers and leopards can often be seen in the surrounding forests, and people are often attacked by them.

The villagers felt sympathy for Yan Shi's experience, but no matter what happened, as long as one is alive, life must continue.It didn't take long, except for Yan Shi, the villagers forgot about this incident.

In fact, apart from Yan Shi, Meng Xiang is also paying attention to the follow-up development of the matter.Although in the previous life, after the three members of Yan Shi's family were killed, the city lord of Guyang City, which is the closest to Longzhao Beach, sent people to investigate and nothing happened after receiving a report, but this time the three murderers were killed. , and he is not sure whether there will be other twists and turns.

This time, when he saw the thirty or so outsiders, his heart skipped a beat. His intuition told him that their arrival might have something to do with the death of the three murderers.Apart from the fact that the clothes they wore were similar to those of the three murderers, their auras were also very similar.

Seeing Yan Shi, looking at his emaciated face due to the death of both parents, he sighed secretly, but he still said straight to the point: "Shitou, there are many foreigners in the village. I think they are very likely to be with you." The three people who killed uncle and aunt are related. If my guess is correct, they are likely to come to you. What are you going to do?"

Hearing Meng Xiang's words, Yan Shi was slightly shocked, and woke up from the grief of losing his parents. He looked at Meng Xiang, froze for a moment, and said seriously: "Brother Meng, I, you understand that I am stupid. What else can you do. Brother Meng, if you have any ideas, just say it. I'll just listen to you. "

Speaking of this, a guilty look appeared on Yan Shi's face: "Brother Meng, it's all my fault. If it wasn't because I was too greedy, none of this would have happened, I..."

"Okay." Meng Xiang waved his hand, "Shitou, don't say anything, the matter is over. The most urgent thing now is how to deal with this group of outsiders."

"Well, Brother Meng, do you have any good ideas?"

"It's a good idea. I don't think we can meet them directly. If they are really related to the three murderers who killed the uncle and aunt, we may be in trouble, and it may also bring disaster to the villagers. So We can't arouse their suspicion, that is to say, we have to find a reason to avoid them."

"Reason? What reason? I can't think of it." Yan Shi scratched his scalp, showing distress.

Meng Xiang shook his head slightly, and said lightly: "Actually, the reason is easy to find. We just need to go hunting in the mountains."

"Going into the mountains to hunt is indeed a good reason." Yan Shi's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

"Stone, you packed some things. Well, remember to bring more seasonings, we may have to stay in the mountains for a while. I'll go back and pack my things now, and I'll come to you right away. If before I come back, you If you encounter trouble, just wait for me at the old place, and I will meet you."

Meng Xiang quickly returned to his home, and took off the long knife, bow and arrow, and a quiver filled with twenty sharp arrows from the wall.After thinking about it, he took out the octagonal box from the iron box under the bed.Before going out, he put a bundle of more than fifty sharp arrows on his back.

When Meng Xiang came to Yan Shi's house again, Yan Shi was already waiting at the door anxiously.In addition to bringing a machete, bow and arrow, he also put a half-person-high cloth bag at his feet, which was bulging, and he didn't know what it contained.

Neither of them spoke, just looked at each other, and then walked out of the village quickly.But when they passed Uncle Wang's house next door to Yan Shi, Meng Xiang stopped suddenly, thought for a while, walked to the door, and knocked lightly.Yan Shi seemed a little puzzled by his actions, but he didn't say anything.

Soon the door opened, and a face carved with deep grooves by the years poked out, saw Meng Xiang and Yan Shi's attire, and said with a smile: "Brother Meng, little Shitou, are you going hunting? "

"Yes, Uncle Wang. You know the situation of Stone and I. We plan to take advantage of the good season to go into the mountains and hunt some prey to exchange for some food in Guyang City. If we don't have some reserves, life will be difficult in winter." It won't be easy."

Uncle Wang sighed: "Poor child. Hunting is a good thing, but you are still young, you must pay attention to safety."

"Uncle Wang, don't worry. Don't look at me and Shitou's young age, we are all experienced hunters. We plan to stay in the mountains for a longer time this time, and I want to trouble you to take care of me and Shitou's family." The house. When we exchange things from Guyang City, we will definitely treat you to a good drink."

"Haha...Brother Meng, you are offended by saying that. We are all from the same village and we should help each other. Don't worry, we will take good care of your house."

"Then thank you, Mr. Wang."

Uncle Wang seemed to hear something, and asked, "Brother Meng, little stone, where are you going to hunt? How long are you going to stay in the mountains?"

Meng Xiang was not surprised by Uncle Wang's question. The villagers in Longzhaotan would usually tell their acquaintances the scope of the hunt and the time of their return when they went out to hunt, so as to prevent accidents, so that the villagers could find and rescue them.

"Well, we plan to stay in the mountains for a longer period of time, about seven days at most, no more than ten days at a time. As for the location, our brothers are going to try our luck in Wild Wolf Valley. I heard that during this period of time, the valley Yangcheng wolf skins are more popular."

"Wild Wolf Valley?" Uncle Wang showed a worried expression, "Brother Meng, little stone, I think you should go hunting in another place. Wild Wolf Valley is really too dangerous."

"Uncle Wang, you don't have to worry. We brothers will be careful."

Seeing what Uncle Wang wanted to say, Meng Xiang winked at Yan Shi, said goodbye to him together, and left quickly.

The two entered the mountain forest familiarly, and soon disappeared.Although the two of them carried a lot of things on their backs, they were both people who had suffered from childhood, and these burdens could not be too difficult for them.

After walking for about six or seven miles, Meng Xiang suddenly stopped, looked around, and walked quickly to a relatively hidden small fork road. While walking, he turned his head and said to Yan Shi: "Stone, walk carefully, don't leave behind What traces."

Yan Shi nodded, followed Meng Xiang carefully, and asked with some doubts: "Brother Meng, aren't we going to Wild Wolf Valley? This road is not the direction to Wild Wolf Valley."

Meng Xiang didn't answer Yan Shi's question immediately, but let him continue to move forward.He himself stayed until the fork in the road was completely restored to its original state, and even the old hunter couldn't find the abnormality, then he chased after Yan Shi.

But after walking a few steps, he seemed to remember something again. He took out a palm-sized animal skin bag from his arms, poured out a small handful of dark brown powder, and carefully scattered it not far from the fork in the road. All nodded.

"Brother Meng, you haven't told me why we changed the hunting location? If there is an accident, wouldn't someone come to rescue us?" Seeing Meng Xiang walking up quickly, Yan Shi couldn't help asking again .

Meng Xiang patted Yan Shi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Stone, why can't you turn the corner? Do you really think that we went into the mountains to fight wild wolves?"

"Isn't it hunting wild wolves?" Yan Shi frowned, and soon he remembered something, "Oh, I remembered, this time we are avoiding that group of outsiders. If they want to know our whereabouts, they must They will ask Uncle Wang. When they know from Uncle Wang that we are going to Wild Wolf Valley, they will definitely rush there, but we go to other places, and they will not find us. Also, as long as we Into the depths of the mountains, high mountains and dense forests, and they are not as familiar with the terrain as we are, so it is even more impossible for them to find us."

Meng Xiang shook his head: "Shitou, you are actually very smart in many cases, but you are not willing to use your brain."

"Hey..." Yan Shi showed a naive smile, "Isn't it because of you, Brother Meng? You have thought about everything, why should I bother with that brain?"

As he said that, Yan Shi's expression suddenly sank, and he asked in a deep voice: "Brother Meng, you said they couldn't find us, would you borrow hunting dogs from the villagers? You must know that the hunting dogs in the village are all familiar with us. of our scent."

"You don't have to worry about this. I just scattered tiger feces at the fork in the road. Even if the hunting dogs in the village smelled us, they would not dare to chase after us. We..."

As he said that, Meng Xiang's expression suddenly changed, he looked at the way he came from, made a gesture to Yan Shi, and ran quickly along the path.Although Yan Shi didn't know the reason, he also knew that now was not a good time to ask.

The two of them ran for nearly ten miles at a stretch before sitting down on a flat slope to rest.On the way, Meng Xiang made a few more rounds, which would be difficult to see through if he wasn't a seasoned tracker.

Yan Shi took off the water hyacinth and handed it to Meng Xiang, gasping for breath, he asked, "Brother Meng, why did we run away just now?"

Meng Xiang took the kettle, took two gulps, and wiped the water from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve: "Those outsiders have already chased us. If we delay a little longer, maybe we will be locked by them."

"They're chasing you? Brother Meng, why didn't I find out?"

"As soon as we entered the forest, we made a simple camouflage, and the disturbance to the birds and beasts was very small, especially the birds on the trees on the side of the road. But not long ago, I found that a large number of birds suddenly flew up , and the location is on the road we walked, so I concluded that someone must be chasing them, and there are quite a few of them. And the people who will enter the mountain forest in large numbers at this time must be the group of outsiders."

Yan Shi cast an admiring gaze: "Brother Meng, your eyesight is really good, you have discovered such a small flaw."

There was no joy on Meng Xiang's face, on the contrary, he looked a little heavy: "Stone, I want to tell you some bad news."

"What bad news?"

"Originally, I just felt that this group of outsiders might have something to do with the three murderers, but judging from all the signs now, I can already be sure that my guess is correct. They must have something to do with the three murderers, and they And very eager to find us."