Where is the prey?

Yan Saburo in the tree raised an eyebrow. No wonder this person was able to escape from the claws of the monster the day before yesterday, and it turned out that he knew how to escape. However, there are very few examples of humans mastering the art of retreat, and this is mostly a natural skill of youkai. After a quick glance, he had already seen that this person did not look like a monster, so it was most likely with the help of magic weapons.

This external force is generally limited.

The monster stood there and sniffed, and the eyes on its forehead began to blink rapidly.

The night was silent, and there were only a few dozen households in the mountain village, when suddenly there was a sound, and the movement of residents getting up could be heard in many houses. In a short time, the lights came on.

Yan Saburo pinched a cold sweat for them.

However, the monster seemed to have found the whereabouts of its prey, and suddenly headed northwest. One of the villagers happened to open the door with an axe and walked out, but saw a dark shadow rushing towards him.

He didn't think about it, and chopped it with an axe.

There was a "dang" sound, and the axe flew a few feet away before hitting the ground.

The monster grabbed the villager in his hands and bit off his head in one bite before he could scream.

It strides and eats people at the same time, like a child nibbling on a sugar gourd during the Chinese New Year.

Yan Saburo heard a squeak, which was the sound of teeth gnawing at bones.

But the sound also flew away, and disappeared into the dense forest at the edge of the village in an instant, leaving only a trail of blood, clearly guiding the direction of the monster's progress.

Chitose saw it clearly: "This thing is not afraid of being chased at all." ”

"It's not just chasing the suspect, what's wrong?" Yan Saburo's heart sank, if the monster didn't mind eating a few more people, they would be in big trouble, "By the way, remember when the monster appeared?"

"Hmm-" she counted the time, "when?"

Yan Saburo then stopped talking.

Chitose smiled and groaned, "Keep your distance and let this monster give us the lead." "Anyway, what they want to get back is just a picture scroll, and if the suspect is bitten to death, they just take advantage of it.

"This man is not simple. Yan Saburo's opinion was different from her, "I'm afraid it's cheap and hard to choose, we have to speed up." ”

"Are you worried?"

"I'm afraid I won't have enough time. The boy glanced up to the east. The darkest hour has passed, and at most an hour will be the light of day.

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Outside the window, the red lights are swaying and the snow is drifting.

Princess Xuanping pushed the window and took a snowflake in her hand, and looked down to see that it was a perfect hexagon. "Isn't there a second shape for the snowflakes here?"

All the snowflakes she took were hexagonal and unchanging.

The cold wind took advantage of the weakness, swept away the warmth, and blew out the candles on the table.

Lu Wenxian strode forward and bolted the window tightly: "There is a shortage of materials, so don't waste it." ”

Princess Xuanping sneered: "Isn't the forest full of wood?

"Firewood is also cut by soldiers, now we have to save our strength!" After being trapped for many days, Lu Wenxian also found that he couldn't suppress his anger more and more, "If the princess doesn't need firewood, she will distribute it to the rest of the team." They're still freezing. ”

"Physical strength, what is it for?" Princess Xuanping twisted her head aside. These days, she has also cleared a lot, "There is not even a living creature in this place, what else is there to guard against?" It should be said that there is not even a ghost here. But her long-term good upbringing made it impossible for her to say this. "Didn't you send those guards to patrol everywhere and consume their physical strength?"

Lu Wenxian was silent. In the past few days, he has said comforting words countless times, and he is too stubborn to speak, and he can't change his tricks to appease Princess Xuanping.

She smiled wryly, "How long have we been trapped?"

"There should be...... It's been more than ten days. ”

"We can't get out, right?" Princess Xuanping said coldly, "You were ordered to take me into the capital, but you failed to fulfill your duties!"

Lu Wenxian didn't say a word, he was not vigilant enough, and stepped into the enemy's trap, this was indeed his mistake, and he was responsible.

"If I die here, what will happen to the two countries?"

Fragile diplomatic relations may be immediately shattered by anger and suspicion.

"Even at the last minute, you shouldn't give up. Lu Wenxian said in a deep voice, "I have led my troops to fight so many times that I can't even remember them, and sometimes I hope to only appear in desperate situations." ”

"Huh. A hint of sarcasm hung on the corner of Princess Xuanping's mouth, "Your men are about to kill all the horses, right? When we finish eating the horses, what will we use to fill our bellies?

As soon as the words fell, a sharp sound suddenly came from the west, and then the sky brightened.

Lu Wen jumped to the window first, looked to the west, and suddenly had a look in his eyes: "There!"

He turned and strode towards the door, and Princess Xuanping hurriedly asked him, "What is that?"

"Hope!" After saying these two words, he had already rushed out into the street and gave an order.

More than a dozen soldiers turned on their horses and rushed to the west with him. It took time to organize the manpower, and they slaughtered too many military horses, so it was enough to let Lu Wen order the army to chase after him.

The wind swept the snow in his face, but he didn't feel cold at all, but his blood boiled. Since discovering that the team was in prison, he sent people to guard the four directions leading from the mountain city to the woodland, in groups of three, and released fireworks in case of accidents.

For so long, the mountain city was empty, and life was as calm as a pool of stagnant water, which was about to drown everyone. But now, the patrol has finally released fireworks!

If there is a change, it means that there is a turnaround.

As long as he can get rid of the current slow death, Lu Wenxian is willing to face any danger.

To the west of the mountain city, it was the mountain road they had entered into this strange predicament. The change happened there, and he was not surprised.

However, the upward mountain road was only halfway through, and the sound of horses' hooves was loud in front of me.

Lu Wen raised his eyes first, and saw a horse galloping over, fully armed, with bright silver armor, which was the sentry he had placed in the west.

The horse galloped near, and before he could steady, the sentry had already jumped down and bowed his head and saluted him: "General, there is a monster attacking ahead, kill our two brothers!"

"Monster?" Lu Wenxian frowned, "What does it look like?"

"Like a man but tall and red, with a bloody mouth. The sentry turned to point to the way, "Coming from above the mountain road!"

Above the mountain road! Lu Wenxian was refreshed: "Go over and take a look!" Above the mountain road is the end, and there is only a white mist, which seems to be soft and hard, like a high wall. They've tried countless times, but they can't break it.

Is there something coming out of there now? Does it mean that the exit to the outside world has been opened?

More than ten riders ran up the mountain road.

Sure enough, before he could walk two miles, there were two corpses lying on the side of the road in front of him, and it was the sentry he sent here to see that the uniform system was the sentry he sent here.