The prince's personal bodyguard

Chapter 153 It's too smooth

In the vast desert about twenty miles away from Bai Xinyin and others, a team was marching quickly as fast as the wind.

The leader of this team was Dugu Feng, and following closely behind him was an elegant general, who was Wei Wuji from the State of Wei.

This time the two countries decided to work together and each sent out their most elite troops. According to common sense, Dugu Feng did not need to go there in person, but because he had something on his mind, he insisted on coming there in person.

Since the two teams successfully joined together, they have been traveling day and night, not daring to delay for even a moment.

"General, judging from the secret signals left ahead, our troops should be not far ahead." A spy from the Wei State rode to Wei Wuji at full speed and reported the latest situation to him.

Wei Wuji nodded slightly, showing that he understood, but his heart was extremely heavy. On this journey, he was only thinking about getting on the road as quickly as possible. Others might mistakenly think that he was doing so much for the sake of Wei State, but only he knew in his heart that the reason he was so anxious was because he was afraid that his A'Luo would leave him. He was eager to see her and ask her in person.

"My king, it's almost dawn. We have been traveling for half the night. Do we need to take a rest?" Looking at the tired soldiers, Wei Wuji asked Gu Dufeng.

Dugu Feng nodded, and the troops of both sides prepared to rest for a while before setting off again.

Soldiers started to work, some digging pits and building stoves, some fetching water and chopping wood, busy and orderly. Smoke from cooking rose up and filled the air, adding a touch of vitality to this desolate land.

Dugu Feng stopped and looked around, then found a relatively sheltered corner and lay down exhausted. At this moment, the morning light was just beginning to break, and the surroundings were quiet and silent, with only the sound of wind passing by his ears. Looking around, the surroundings were desolate and there was no one in sight. Occasionally, one or two birds flew by in a hurry, as if they were also afraid of becoming someone else's food.

"Ayin, where are you? Why can't I forget you so much? Did you drug me? The harder I try to forget you, the clearer your figure appears in my mind. From now on, I won't force you to do anything. As long as I can protect you silently, that's enough... My Ayin, what can I do with you?" Dugu Feng recalled Bai Xinyin, and his heart was once again filled with pain. His body, which had originally recovered, immediately started coughing because of his emotional excitement.

Dongfang Gu, who was not far away, cast a concerned look and asked, "My lord, are you okay? Do you need to take some medicine?"

Dugu Feng suppressed his cough and replied, "It's okay, maybe he was choked by the sandstorm."

Dongfang Gu felt a little relieved, took a look, but still advised: "My lord, you need to take care of your health." After that, he turned around and left in a hurry to continue busying himself with other things.

Bai Xinyin stared at the mark on the map, and a sense of doubt rose in her heart. She found that her team seemed to have entered the core area of ​​the "Death Ship" - Danxue Mountain.

"It's really weird!" Bai Xinyin seemed to be talking to herself, "According to common sense, the area within a radius of fifty miles from the center of this 'Death Boat' should be full of dangers and crises. But now it's covered with green grass and full of vitality. How can it be dangerous at all? Not to mention the so-called Danxue Mountain, this is clearly a large canyon!"

Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, Bai Xinyin felt more and more that something was wrong: "We seem to have gone too smoothly along the way, right? Could it be that we are trapped in some kind of illusion?"

"It's unlikely, isn't it?" Zhao Qing shook his head, obviously not agreeing with Bai Xinyin's guess. "We didn't eat anything random or encounter any poisonous things along the way. How could we suddenly fall into an illusion?"

"That being said, I still feel like something is not right." Bai Xinyin frowned and said, "Everything seems to be going too smoothly. There is no miasma or poisonous fog that terrifies people, and no ferocious monsters appear. This is really too abnormal. It feels like... like I have walked into a fake world."

"Haha, you must have read too many novels!" Zhao Qing said jokingly, "Wouldn't it be better if it were smoother? Maybe the map in your hand is pointing to a perfect shortcut!"

Indeed, if Bai Xinyin knew that the State of Wei had spent a lot of manpower and resources on this road, and sent many people to explore for five years, and later sent five thousand elites to find this place, but now there are only six or seven hundred people left, she would surely burn incense to celebrate the benefits she had gained from this sheepskin.

"Maybe, maybe all this is destined!" Mei Jiu stared at the scene around her and couldn't help but sigh.

It's no wonder Bai Xinyin was suspicious. The Death Boat that outsiders had heard about was a barren place. It was said that only one person had entered it for many years, but no one had survived. What they imagined was completely different from the beautiful scene before them.

"Well, everyone should be careful, and don't be confused by the external objects in front of you. There may be hidden secrets. Everyone must be careful!" Mu Yunxiao always kept a clear head and reminded everyone.

The crowd continued to move forward. There was a faint smell of fire in the air. In the distance, it seemed that some people were supporting each other. It was like a group of defeated soldiers, fleeing in panic.

Mu Yunxiao told everyone to hide for a while.

At this time, the defeated team came over with a grunt and a stagger.

"If I see that broken bird again, I will pluck all its feathers and drink its blood to avenge my second brother! Ouch! It hurts!" A soldier seemed to speak a little louder and pulled the wound.

"Don't make such loud noises, or you'll attract that damn bird and it'll spit fire from its mouth and burn us till nothing is left." Another soldier reminded in a low voice.

Another group of people followed one after another. It was estimated that there were five or six hundred people in the distance, but most of them seemed to be injured. They had thrown away their weapons and armor and looked miserable. Looking at their tattered clothes, they looked like the military uniforms of the Wei State.

"What happened ahead?" Chang Li and several plainclothes soldiers stopped a Wei soldier whose clothes were still intact and asked.

Bai Qichen looked at the handsome man in front of him and became alert: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"Oh, we were doing business, passing by here, and accidentally got lost."

"Oh?" Bai Qichen looked puzzled, and after a pause, he said, "We...we also got lost, and encountered a big bird. The bird attacked us and spit fire from its mouth. We were defeated and suffered heavy losses."

"Oh, then may I ask where the big bird is?" Chang Li asked.

"It's in the valley ahead. The bird is very smart. We were ambushed by the bird. Do you want to capture the bird?" Bai Qichen looked at the figures that appeared and disappeared in the dense forest in the distance. Based on his many years of experience, there should be hundreds of people.

Could they be from Zhao? Yes, they should be from Zhao, Bai Qichen suddenly realized. The letter from the Imperial Master said that they would return soon, and asked him to lure them to catch birds, and then reap the benefits, but he did not listen, and lost the lives of so many comrades in vain, alas!

Then he thought about it and immediately came up with an idea.