The concubine is enchanting: the favorite princess

Chapter 648 Night in the Woods

Feng Yao really couldn't hold it anymore, his eyelids sank unconsciously, wishing he could fall asleep now.But looking at the dark night, he couldn't help shaking his head and said: "There is one more thing I can do, you take a torch and follow me."

Xiao Qing was puzzled, but Feng Yao had already got up.Xiao Qing had no choice but to pick out a burning branch from the fire, and followed Feng Yao.

Feng Yao half squatted and walked through the woods, as if he was looking for something on the ground.After following for a while, Xiaoqing couldn't help but wondered, "Master, did something drop?"

"It didn't fall." Feng Yao shook his head, suddenly seemed to have discovered something, squatted down and fiddled with the grass a few times, and picked out a black thing that looked like a rotten tree root from the ground.

Then he said to Xiaoqing: "This is it. After burning, it will emit a strange fragrance, which can keep wild animals away. But I don't know what it is, but I used the spices extracted from it by the people of the Western Regions to flavor it." .When I walked here before, I saw these grasses growing strangely, so I felt that there should be such things. Fortunately, I found them, so you don’t have to work so hard at night.”

Fengyao didn't understand, Xiaoqing naturally didn't understand even more.But he also understood that Feng Yao was thinking about the safety of the two of them, so he quickly picked up the hem of his clothes and asked Feng Yao to put the black thing that was half the size of a steamed bun on the lapel.Feng Yao lowered his head and continued to search in the grass.

About half an hour later, Feng Yao found three pieces.But the biggest one was the one found at the beginning, and the other two small pieces were only the size of egg yolks.But Feng Yao still patted the dirt on his hands and said: "Enough."

The two returned to the place where they had rested. The fire was still burning, but it was smaller.Feng Yao pointed to the black thing and said: "This thing is very resistant to burning, such a small piece can be burned for more than an hour, and the smell will stay for a long time after burning. We feel that the smell will fade Add another small piece, and that should last until dawn. The other big piece we'll take with us on the road, and maybe we'll need it tomorrow night."

Feng Yao explained that it might be useful tomorrow night, because if they couldn't meet the carriage that came along, they might have to spend the night in the woods.But this is obviously not the worst plan. If they meet the black-clothed killer again... neither of them dare to think about it anymore.

Neither of them spoke anymore, Feng Yao just put the egg yolk-sized black thing on a small flat stone in front of him, and lit it with a burning branch.There was a light blue smoke coming out of that thing, and at the same time a strange musk-like fragrance came out.But it looks like musk deer but not musk deer, and it has a sweet smell, which is not unpleasant.

Then he said to Xiaoqing: "Let's put out the fire. With this beast, you can't get close. But if you light a fire, you can be found far away, which is even more dangerous."

Xiao Qing was stunned, and then understood Feng Yao's meaning.They can use special methods to prevent the beasts from approaching, but if a killer comes along the fire, it will be difficult for them to escape.

Thinking of this, Xiaoqing hurriedly dug a piece of mud from the ground and covered it on the fire.Without the open fire to illuminate, the surrounding warmth disappeared, replaced by a clear moonlight.

Feng Yao sighed, patted the seat beside him, and signaled Xiao Qing to sit over.Then he said softly: "Don't be afraid, the two of us can always get out."

Xiaoqing felt a sense of emotion in her heart, but more regret and self-blame.She lowered her head and said cowardly: "Xiaoqing is useless, she failed to protect the master, but now she wants the master to comfort me."

But Feng Yao took Xiaoqing's hand, leaned his head against the mountain wall behind him, and said, "How can I blame you? If you hadn't endured the danger of tearing the wound to save me, I would have died long ago."

After a pause, Feng Yao asked curiously: "But I'm very surprised, who did you learn your good kung fu from? Didn't you go to the mountains to worship some reclusive expert? I thought, You should be very familiar with the mountains, but you said that you never even left."

Xiaoqing seemed to smile a little, and then said: "Who said that all the masters live in seclusion in the mountains?"

"Is that a family-inherited martial art?" Feng Yao felt that there might be such a possibility.

Xiaoqing shook her head and said: "A grandmother in my neighbor's house should be an expert. When I was young, my parents were not close to me, and the family was poor. Of course, I had to eat more than my elder brother and younger brother. I often went to my grandmother's house when I was not full. I went to find leftovers to eat, and later my grandma kept the delicious food at home for me, but asked me to learn martial arts with her secretly. At that time, I was young, and I was willing to learn anything as long as I had food, and I was not afraid of hardship. But this martial arts I have never used it before, and my family only knows that my grandma and I have learned some martial arts, but no one has thought about what kind of high-level kung fu it is."

Speaking of this, Xiaoqing's expression darkened, and she sighed: "But when I was 13 years old, my grandma passed away. I left an empty house, but didn't leave a word. So after I buried my grandma, I don't even know where my kung fu comes from, so I can only regard myself as the most ordinary woman, even a Kefu woman."

No woman wants to be a widow, because Xiaoqing never spoke after talking about the sad things in the past.Feng Yao was also tired, leaned against the mountain wall and sighed, held Xiao Qing's hand tightly, and closed his eyes.

The night is getting thicker and thicker, the shadow of the moon is floating, the leaves are whirling, and the moonlight is gradually dimming.If it wasn't for the faint smell of burning cigarettes to prevent it, there would be countless pairs of shining eyes looking in this direction in the darkness.

But fortunately, the strange black thing was really useful, and it made the beasts feel scared, and the first half of the night was safe.

Feng Yao's sleep is shallow and his nose is sensitive, so he is particularly sensitive to smells.When she smelled the fragrance in the air fading, she woke up in time.Look at the black thing on the stone that has been burned out, leaving only a pinch of grayish white, only sporadic sparks flickering on and off.Feng Yao took the second small piece and put it among those sparks.

It looked like a rotting tree root, but it was flammable.It didn't take long to put it on the Mars, and it emitted a fragrance, and the Mars on it lit up more and more with the wind gently blowing, just like the head of an incense burner.

Feng Yao breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the moonlight and calculated the time, which was about the same as they expected.If this night can pass safely, it will be considered lucky.

But when Feng Yao sat back on the mountain wall again, Xiao Qing suddenly opened her eyes and looked around vigilantly.

Feng Yao was also a little nervous, she knew it wasn't because of her actions that disturbed Xiaoqing.There must be some special situation, or someone approached?
Just as he was thinking, Feng Yao also heard a rush of footsteps coming towards him.

(End of this chapter)