readsfreenovel Chapter 674: Crossing Qingyuan
Chapter 674: Crossing Qingyuan
Since there were no pursuers from the Golden Sword Sect, the five men did not walk in a hurry. After walking for about three hours, they stopped to let the horses graze and they themselves also had something to eat.
Chu Xiaomu had already eaten the few dry biscuits that Li Qi had given him, and now he could only hunt wherever he went.
Fortunately, there were many wild animals in this area. If you waited a little longer, you would see wild rabbits and pheasants. Xin Chengyong took out the slingshot he carried with him and shot every shot without missing a target. So there was no shortage of food.
Xiaoying was very curious when she saw the slingshot in Xin Chengyong's hand. She had completely forgotten the unpleasantness she had with Xin Chengyong on the road. She walked over and asked, "You savage, what is this? Can I play with it?"
Xin Chengyong generously gave it to him to play with.
Chu Xiaomu had never seen such a thing before, but he was a little confused when he saw that the two ropes, which were originally only half a foot long, became several times longer after being pulled.
Xin Chengyong said: "This is something unique to Qingyuan. There is a place called 'Lost Swamp'. There is a very strange little beast in the swamp. We in Yutuo City call it 'Bouncer'. This leather strip is made from the tendons of its legs."
When Xiaoying heard about such a magical place and magical little beasts, she asked excitedly, "Where is that place? Can you take me there to play?"
Xin Chengyong responded readily, "It was your sister Xiaoying who asked for it, so how can it be bad? I can take you there whenever I have time, and catch you a few 'bouncing fish' to play with."
Lu Lin Nan Ge said, "All creatures have spirits. Even though those beasts are small, they can tell who is good and who is bad, especially those lost in the swamp. Don't mess with them!"
Seeing that she was serious, Xin Chengyong stuck out his tongue at Xiaoying and made a face, which made her laugh.
Chu Xiaomu thought that Xiaoying was lively and got along well with everyone, but he himself was dull and untalkative. No wonder she always went to play with Huang Wu Baoguan when she was in Jinyang City.
Xiaoying said, "Then let's go to the 'Lost Swamp' in Qingyuan and not catch 'Bouncing Fish', is that okay?" Suddenly she remembered something and said, "Sister Jinglan said that Chou Mutou and I are all from Qingyuan."
Lu Linnan Ge was stunned and asked, "Are you from Qingyuan?"
Chu Xiaomu hurriedly explained that he was afraid of being recognized by the bad guys when he came from Bicheng Daojian Jinyang City, so he changed his makeup and used a pseudonym, and said that he was from Qingyuan, but he was not really from Qingyuan.
Lu Lin Nan Ge nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Xin Chengyong pointed to the east and said, "Do you want to go to Qingyuan? It's probably about 20 to 30 miles away."
Chu Xiaomu didn't expect to pass through Qingyuan on this trip, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised. It is said that Qingyuan has mountains, water, hills and grasslands. The people there are very tough and unwilling to be controlled. Therefore, it has not been annexed and occupied by other big cities for thousands of years. The people of Qingyuan still live a relatively primitive life, leisurely and comfortable, which can be regarded as a piece of pure land in Cangmu Country.
But on second thought, the people of Qingyuan are unwilling to be educated and therefore cannot be united. If the Red Army arrives, wouldn't it be easy for them to occupy that great place?
While he was daydreaming, Lu Lin Nan Ge stood up, brushed off the dust and grass on his body, and said, "Qingyuan is just a wild place, what's there to see? Let's go, it's more important to return to the city."
After walking for about an hour and a half, we came to a place with thick grass and lush trees. The terrain here was undulating, but not very high. It was more like a sea surface wrinkled by the breeze, winding, undulating, and endless.
This place is neither like the green plains where there is not a single tree in dozens or hundreds of miles, nor like the beast mountain where there are dense trees. Instead, the grass and trees are interspersed, without encroaching on each other. Where there is grass, it is all waist-high green grass, a large green area that makes people feel relaxed and happy; where there are trees, it is a lush forest, densely packed, quite mysterious.
Xin Chengyong pointed around and said, "Miss Xiaoying, look, this is Qingyuan."
When Xiaoying saw such a beautiful scene, she couldn't help but ride her horse over. She ran past a meadow full of yellow wildflowers, stood on a small hill, opened her arms, and shouted loudly.
Chu Xiaomu looked at her soft clothes fluttering gently in the breeze, her beautiful figure almost emitting colorful light under the warm sunshine, and he couldn't help but stare at her in a trance.
Xiaoying ran to Chu Xiaomu and said, "Brother Xiaomu, this place is so beautiful. When can we move here?"
Chu Xiaomu smiled and said, "There's not a single person in this place, aren't you afraid of being bored?"
Xiaoying raised her eyebrows at him and said, "When we come over, aren't you a human? Am I not a human? How come we can't see a single person?"
After hearing this, Lu Linnan Ge's two attendants couldn't help but burst into laughter.