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- The muddy soil mixed with the scent of newly sprouted grass reminded Lan of his past hunting life in Lanshan. The humid air soon made Lan's ordinary cloth stick to his skin.
Lan touched the things in the backpack and confirmed what was in the backpack. As a hunter, it is necessary to be fully prepared. No matter whether you find prey or not, you must always be vigilant, not to mention that once you are discovered by a bandit this time, you will definitely be in trouble.
Before leaving, Yu Ji wanted to give Tianquan and Earthfire to Lan for self-defense, but she put the pair of swords behind her back. Lan couldn't crouch at all. So he could only give Lan a skinning knife that the village chief finally found to defend himself.
There is also some dry food in the backpack, as well as two special tools given by Master Qiu. They look a bit like a sickle or a hand axe. The sharp tip can easily cut the skin. But according to Master Qiu, these two tools are for Lan to use for climbing. As long as the soil is not too hard, they can be easily embedded to facilitate the user's climbing.
Lan lowered his body, trying his best to hide his body behind the shadow of the grass, and observed the situation around him. Along the way, you can almost see dilapidated huts or broken walls, giving a desolate look.
It is already spring, and the climate near Wujiao Village is much warmer than that in Arashiyama. Even at night, Lan didn't feel cold at all. The tense nerves caused Lan to sweat a little.
"Stuck, stuck"
Lan heard the sound of something moving through the grass. Those who made such a noise were usually large animals. If nothing else happened, the source of the sound should be the patrolling bandits.
Lan looked over there and saw a patrol team of two people near the grass not far away. One person was holding a hatchet and the other was holding a torch. The torch could only illuminate a small area in the dark night. Lan could only roughly see the appearance of the two people but could not see whether there were other people around them.
Lan could only lie down in the grass. Now he was on the other side of the mountain wall, and the two patrol teams were patrolling along the rugged mountain road. According to their trajectory, they would soon pass through the grass where Lan was. nearby.
The torches are getting closer.
Lan could hear the two of them whispering something. They were all complaints about trivial matters in life. The two bandits were obviously very vigilant, and they were just walking around symbolically. Moreover, Lan was also sure that these two people were the only ones within his field of vision now.
When the two of them passed near the grass, Lan held his breath, as if meeting a black bear, and pressed himself firmly against the muddy ground, waiting for the footsteps to pass.
Lan seemed to be able to feel the heat of the torch, and even felt a foul-smelling foot stepping not far from his head. Fortunately, Lan held his breath, otherwise he would have been choked by those smelly feet.
After finally waiting for the two people to move away from Lan, Lan straightened up from the grass and stretched his muscles. Walk up the mountain along the route the two of them took before.
The further you go towards Shen Mountain, the rarer the surrounding plants become. Many places are even bare, which is obviously caused by man-made destruction. In this case, Lan can't hide himself with the help of the surrounding terrain.
Lan looked around. He was now about halfway up the mountain. From a distance, he could even see some houses in Wujiao Village.
But there is almost no vegetation above the mountainside. Apart from dead trees, there are some stones and shabby building ruins. I am afraid that there are many bandit sentries hiding in the building ruins.
"If this is the case, let's climb that tree first and take a look." Lan said to himself.
The surface of the dead trees was very rough. Lan easily climbed up the strongest dead tree. He tried to reduce the range of his movements to prevent breaking any dry branches. Any small sound in such a silent mountain will be the best alarm sound to the enemy.
Lan climbed onto the dead tree and got a good view, and the surrounding terrain was clear at a glance. It turns out that the surrounding building ruins should be a small mountain village. I am afraid that the bandits have come, and the buildings are naturally empty. Many of the ruins are dimly glowing with fire. They must all be sentry posts for bandits.
Lan took a breath. Fortunately, he didn't walk towards the ruins rashly. The remains of the building blocked the firelight very well. If he didn't notice it until he passed there, the bandits would also notice him immediately.
But there is only one way to the mountain, and there are almost ten sentry posts of various sizes in the ruins of buildings in front of you. No matter how hidden you are, you will inevitably be discovered by one of them.
But now that he has come here, Na Lan will not retreat now. He thought of the tool that Master Qiu gave him before, that thing like a mountaineering hook. Now it can only be used as a test subject.??
Lan took out the two carabiner hooks on the dead tree. The sharp metal at the top of the hook reflected the bright moonlight. He tied the tail end of the carabiner hook to his wrist with the prepared string and adjusted it slightly according to Master Qiu's instructions.
The dead tree is only one meter away from the mountain wall not far away. According to Lan's judgment, most of those mountain walls are made of soft soil. A sharp mountaineering hook should be able to break through the soil easily. If the soil is too soft, it will cause damage to the body. If it can't be inserted, I'm afraid Lan will fall to the floor hard.
"Buddha bless you, mountain gods bless you, Concubine Yu bless you, Master Qiu bless you."
Lan sat down and prayed before jumping. He aimed at the mountain wall closest to him, jumped there suddenly, and at the same time chiseled his right hand into the mountain wall.
"Crack" The carabiner hook on the right hand easily broke through the soil surface and embedded in the soil. Just as Arashi was about to break through the dirt with the carabiner hook on his left hand. The soft soil caused Lan to start paddling downward.
Lan wanted to scold Master Qiu, but he was falling rapidly down the mountain wall, and there was nothing at his feet. The carabiner hook kept making clicking sounds, drawing a line on the mountain wall. The scar.
Five meters, when Lan was only five meters away from the cliff, the carabiner hook finally got stuck in a relatively hard soil and stopped falling. His right hand had already been numb from the shock of the previous fall, but Lan did not relax and quickly The carabiner hook on his left hand broke through the soil, and he climbed up step by step along the trajectory of his fall.
"Who? Who is there?" The sound of Lan falling now attracted the attention of the sentry.
And following that voice, many figures at the torch began to move, all rushing towards Lan's place.
Lan knew that he was about to be discovered. Ignoring the pain in his right hand, he hurriedly waved his arms left and right to climb up the mountain wall. He was less than twenty meters away from the edge of the mountain wall above.
Fortunately, the mountain wall faced the moonlight, and the brightness of the torch could not illuminate Lan's position. After a bandit was almost hit in the face by the soil dropped by Lan, the group of bandits confirmed that there was a landslide. After that, I gave up searching. Everyone returned to their places. Lan just breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground.
People tend to relax after being nervous. After Lan thought he was out of danger, he sat down without even looking.
"Ouch!" With a scream, Lan also knew from his own touch that he was sitting on a bandit. The bandit actually slept on the edge of the ruins. Lian Lan didn't notice it and sat directly on the man.
Lan just wanted to escape and use the skinning dagger to fight back, but he heard the bandit murmuring
"Barbarian, is it you? Are you changing your shift so soon?" The ruins were pitch dark, and the man didn't see Lan's face clearly and thought he was a bandit who was changing his shift.
Lan didn¡¯t dare to make a sound, but simply coughed dryly at the man, nodded sharply, and hid the two carabiners in his hands behind his back to prevent his secrets from being exposed.
The bandit on the ground slowly got up, picked up the scimitar beside him, patted Lan on the shoulder, and walked straight up the mountain. At this time, Lan was already covered in sweat, fearing that something might have happened. And just when Lan thought he had deceived the confused bandit, the bandit actually ran back and shouted to Lan.
"Manzi, I forgot to tell you that the second boss disappeared inexplicably today. Tomorrow the first boss will send some brothers down the mountain to look for you together. I will call you tomorrow morning. Don't oversleep and be discovered by the boss." Then he turned around and hummed. Xiaoqu walked up the mountain.
Lan suddenly realized. According to the current situation, the Wujiao Village at the bottom of the mountain is in danger and should be notified immediately. And he is not far from the mountain village at the top of the mountain. Once he goes up, he can investigate and learn about the bandits' living conditions. He was now in a dilemma.
Lan sat on the ruins that still had a bit of bandit body temperature, and fell into deep thought.
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