Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chapter 228 Winter (1)

Sihu suddenly jumped up and grabbed Chu Xiaomu, and while diving into the dense forest, he said: "You kid has caused big trouble for my Bicheng, come with me to my king..."

Chu Xiaomu was held under his armpit and couldn't break free at all. No matter how he punched and kicked, Sihu seemed to be unaware and was just like tickling him.

Shenma would not let him take Chu Xiaomu away, so he jumped in front of Sihu, staring at him with his big round eyes, breathing heavily, as if to say, "I'm here, you can take him away."

The tiger was extremely angry, baring its fangs at the horse and said viciously: "Old friend, get out of my way, or I will eat you too!"

The Shenma also got angry and arched its neck and rushed towards the tiger.

Sihu suddenly jumped to the right, jumping more than three meters away. Just as he was about to laugh at Shenma for being old and no longer as brave as he used to be, a huge force surged from the right and hit the trunk of the spirit fruit tree with a bang, making the whole tree rustle.

Sihu was shocked and knew he was no match for his opponent, so he had to leave Chu Xiaomu behind and walked dejectedly into the dense forest.

After taking a few steps, he turned back and yelled at Chu Xiaomu, saying viciously: "I'm going to ask my king whether he allowed you to eat the Wood Spirit Fruit. If you really ate it secretly, hmph... even if I can't kill you in the spiritual realm, I can still eat you in the real world!" He transformed into a tiger again, leaped up, and disappeared into the dark forest.

Shenma took Chu Xiaomu and Zhou Weide down the Beast Mountain and met up with Yingdan and others and the group of horses.

Zhou Weiyi saw his brother had returned safely, and threw himself into his arms and burst into tears. Zhou Weide comforted him and said, "Don't worry, I have escaped death so many times, and I have never died. Don't cry next time."

Wu Sheng said: "Maybe it was because Xiao Yi'er cried that you didn't die. If you don't cry next time, you might die."

Wang Gang and his companions quickly made a few "spit" sounds and cursed him for having a foul mouth and always saying nasty things.

Chu Xiaomu said: "Thanks to Shenma's help this time, otherwise, who knows what might have happened to Brother De'er."

Lingweidou asked: "Brother Xiaomu, is this wild horse really a divine horse?"

Chu Xiaomu then told the story of how he saw the divine horse showing its spiritual wings at the Beast Mountain. Besides being curious, everyone also worshipped it more.

Zhou Weide also said that he saw it with his own eyes and that he absolutely did not lie at all.

Zhang Hou spat at him and said jokingly, "No one doesn't believe what Xiaomu said, so why do you need to keep talking nonsense?"

Wu Sheng couldn't help but said, "That's not necessarily true. Have you all forgotten the days when you were locked up in the dark jail..." He then said, "Xiao Mu, I'm not saying anything bad about you..." Yingdan hurriedly pulled him back.

Chu Xiaomu didn't take it seriously, he laughed and said, "It seems that you have some opinions about being locked up in the black prison. I will talk to Deputy Commander Xiao about it next time I return to the camp."

Wu Sheng asked, "What?"

Chu Xiaomu said: "There is a guy in our herding team who really misses the days in Xiaomu Prison. He thinks about it every day..."

Wu Sheng said quickly, "Don't do that. If you lock me up again, I'll go crazy. If a lunatic appears in the Herdsmen's team, it will be embarrassing for you as the captain."

Everyone was laughing and the joy and happiness from a while ago were restored.

The military horses and wild horses were mixed together and moved southeastward under the leadership of the divine horse. Sometimes they walked slowly and sometimes they galloped, getting farther and farther away from Cuilai Lake.

Chu Xiaomu and his men wanted to separate the military horses from the wild horses so that they could graze in a place with more abundant grass and water. However, these originally docile military horses ignored the shouts and urgings of the men and just followed the horses. The men had no choice but to listen and let it go, thinking that they would wait until the horses stopped to graze.

The wood spirit fruit was very effective, and Zhou Weide's leg injury got better day by day, and he was healed after seven or eight days. However, his hot temper did not change at all. Seeing that the horses could not be driven, he whipped a horse a few times in anger. Unexpectedly, one of the wild male horses had the same hot temper as him. Seeing him whipping his companions, he raised his hind hoof and kicked him off the horse's back.

Zhou Weide suffered a great loss and never dared to whip a horse at will again.

Seeing the horses going further and further southeast, the people were anxious, but they had no choice but to follow the horses. However, under the leadership of the divine horses, they no longer had to fear wild animals such as wolves, which was a good thing.

After walking slowly on the grassland for more than ten days, they finally arrived at the foot of the Beast Mountain. The horses stopped moving forward and just grazed leisurely.

It was the beginning of winter now. The wind was blowing harder and harder, the weather was getting colder, and dark clouds were piling up in the sky.

Although everyone brought two sets of winter clothes, the winter clothes issued by the Bicheng Army were not very thick, and they still felt quite cold after putting them on. Fortunately, Chu Xiaomu and the other ten were all young people in their teens and twenties, and they could still endure it.

Only Zhang Hou folded his arms, tightened his neck, and shivered with cold every day. He kept urging Chu Xiaomu to find a way to separate the military horses from the wild horses. He said that it was time to return to the Nanding Army camp. Even if he went back to be beaten with a military stick and locked up in a dark jail for a few days, it would be better than staying in this hellhole.

Chu Xiaomu could only smile bitterly.

Yingdan said: "We have tried everything. These military horses and wild horses are mixed together and cannot be separated at all. Maybe they will be separated after the winter and when the weather is warmer."

Lin Zhen said, "Zhou Zhongjun is really a fool. He asked us to come out to herd horses in this season, and the clothing officials didn't give us some thick clothes. Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for us?"

Zhou Weide said angrily: "Why don't we just ignore these horses and go back on our own in a month!"

Wu Sheng said, "If you have the guts, go back by yourself and see how Deputy General Xiao will deal with you! I think even if the news doesn't reach Deputy General Xiao, those two horse officers will make you pay for it!"

Zhou Wei stood up suddenly and said, "I'll go back by myself. What's there to be afraid of those two lousy horse officials? At worst, I'll just quit!"

Zhou Weiyi glanced at Zhou Weide and said, "Brother, I'll go with you."

Chu Xiaomu said, "It's not impossible to go back, but we brought more than a hundred horses out of the camp, and when the time comes, we can only bring back a few dozen horses. Not only will we be punished by military law, but we will also lose face. Will we be looked down upon by people from other camps in the future?"

Zhang Hou said, "Whether you look up to me or not, what does it matter? I think it's more important to save your life first, and don't freeze to death at the foot of this beast mountain."