Origin

Now that I have decided to go to southern Xinjiang, I no longer have any hesitation or worry. As long as I can bear the consequences of my decision, no matter what I do, it is right. Even if something bad happened to him in southern Xinjiang, he would admit it. After all, it was his own choice to go to southern Xinjiang. It would not be unfair to bear the consequences of his own actions, but it would be unfair to bear the consequences of other people's decisions.

Even though he was no longer worried, he was always cautious and did not walk. Instead, he walked in the woods beside the road so that if someone came from behind or from the opposite side, he would not be caught off guard.

I only walked in the woods beside the road, and did not go into the mountains. The weather had turned warm at this time, and there were many snakes, insects, rats, and ants in the forest. Even if I was not afraid of being poisoned, I had to guard against being bitten by them unexpectedly.

After walking all morning, I met no one. Although this is the only way to go south, there are very few people walking here on weekdays.

People at this time are using the lunar calendar. The festival is actually in early February of the Gregorian calendar. Now it is late spring and early summer. Some early-ripening fruits in the mountains are ready to eat. The more common ones are apricots and mulberries.

Because the trees in the forest are too dense and the line of sight is blocked, it is not easy to find fruits with the naked eye. You can only use other methods. Mulberries are very sweet and birds like to eat them. Where there are chirping birds, there are likely to be mulberries. If the bird is chirping very urgently, then you cannot go. There is probably a snake that is devouring the baby bird.

To find apricots, you have to listen to the monkeys. There are a lot of monkeys at this time. They like to eat apricots. When the monkeys are eating, there will be "sentinels" on duty. When they find someone coming, they will alert them and follow the sound to find them. There are probably apricot trees there. .

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong is a common characteristic of all creatures, including humans and monkeys. When they see Wu Zhongyuan alone, the monkeys will try to bully him and throw stones and fruits at him. This also saves him trouble. Stones and immaturity Throw away the fruit, but keep the ripe ones.

Monkeys are both treacherous and mean-spirited animals. Seeing Wu Zhongyuan eating the fruit he threw at him, some monkeys threw shit at him. They just shit when they said they were going to do it, without any preparation at all.

In a hurry, unable to take a closer look, Wu Zhongyuan suddenly caught a handful of monkey excrement. Wu Zhongyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He took a stone and smashed the monkey that threw excrement from the tree with his backhand.

Now he was in trouble. When the monkey king gave an order, the excited monkeys jumped down from the tree and rushed over to scratch him with bared teeth.

Wu Zhongyuan would never behave like a group of beasts. He would run away when the situation was bad. It would be better if he didn't run away. The more he ran, the more the monkeys chased him. The monkeys were very vengeful and chased them for more than ten miles before they were completely thrown away.

Monkey feces also smelled bad. After getting rid of the monkeys, Wu Zhongyuan went to the stream to wash his hands. As soon as he arrived at the stream, he found two people filling water bags not far upstream. When Wu Zhongyuan saw them,

They also saw Wu Zhongyuan.

Both of these men were in their early thirties and were wearing casual clothes, but Wu Zhongyuan recognized them at a glance as warriors of the Bear tribe. On their first trip south that day, he and Wu Dali had settled in the plains of Yicheng under the jurisdiction of Daqiu. The warriors of the plains had once After entertaining them, these two people were also at the banquet.

When Wu Zhongyuan saw them, they also saw Wu Zhongyuan, with expressions of surprise and surprise.

After a brief moment of astonishment, Wu Zhongyuan came to his senses, squatted down and washed his hands. At the same time, he asked the two men, "How did you two come here?"

The two of them seemed not to have expected that Wu Zhongyuan would take the initiative to greet them. After being stunned, the taller one replied, "I have been ordered to do business."

"How is Daqiu? How is Master Jushan?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again.

"It's okay, it's okay." The tall man was a little nervous.

Wu Zhongyuan noticed that the two of them were very nervous, but he hadn't met anyone for a long time. He was anxious to know what was going on outside, so he asked again, "Has anything big happened to the three tribes in recent days?"

"Ahem, we have been looking for you, and the Cow Clan and the Bird Clan are also looking for you." The tall man said.

"Why are you looking for me?" Wu Zhongyuan stood up, shook the water droplets on his hands and walked upstream.

Seeing him approaching, the two of them became more and more nervous and subconsciously stepped back.

Seeing this situation, Wu Zhongyuan stopped and did not continue walking forward.

He stopped, and the two of them did not answer his question, but looked as though they were facing an enemy, as if he might attack them at any time.

"My clothes are no longer wearable. Can you two give me a change of clothes?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

After Wu Zhongyuan finished speaking, the two looked at each other. After exchanging glances, one of them took off the baggage, took out a set of clothes and threw it at him.

The clothes were originally folded, but after being thrown away, they fell apart. Wu Zhongyuan hurriedly stepped forward to pick them up.

At this moment, the two of them drew their swords in their hands at the same time and charged forward to slash.

Both of them had high profound cultivation and red aura. Although it was a sneak attack, they were not as fast as Wu Zhongyuan. Wu Zhongyuan stopped his hand eagerly, pulled out the long knife from his waist, spun around and took out the tall man's left leg. He took advantage of the situation and rotated again, and then took Another person's right leg.

After one move, both of them were hit by knives. They were unsteady and staggered.

Wu Zhongyuan did not take the opportunity to kill the two of them, but returned the sword to its sheath and took two steps back, "Don't do it again, I don't want to kill you."

The two men failed in the sneak attack and were injured instead. They were very nervous. When they heard Wu Zhongyuan's words, they felt relieved and ashamed.

"Bandage the wound. I have something to ask you." Wu Zhongyuan said. In fact, he could have avoided it calmly before. The reason why he did not avoid it but drew the knife was because he was worried that after letting them go, they would go back to report the news. Now he was injured. Their legs were broken, and they couldn't walk fast.

When the two of them were bandaging their wounds, Wu Zhongyuan picked up the clothes and changed them. He had lived by the river before and often bathed and washed clothes. Although the clothes inside were torn, they were not dirty.

After getting dressed, Wu Zhongyuan took the two people's baggage, found out the shoes for the two of them, wore one pair, and packed the other pair with another change of clothes and half of the dry food for the two of them, and carried them on their backs. on the shoulders.

"Give me your knife too." Wu Zhongyuan looked at the tall man.

His previous attack was not heavy, and the tall man had already bandaged the wound. Hearing Wu Zhongyuan's words, he hesitated and threw his sword and scabbard to him.

Wu Zhongyuan reached out and took it, replacing the copper knife he was using. The swords of the Bear Clan warriors were of very good quality, and the most important thing was that he could use them smoothly.

"Why are you going to southern Xinjiang?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

Hearing Wu Zhongyuan's words, the tall man raised his finger and pointed to the woods to the north. Wu Zhongyuan tilted his head and looked, only to find that there was a horse tied there, carrying some cloth.

"Why did you attack me?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again.

The two of them bowed their heads and remained silent.

"Do you know who I am?" Wu Zhongyun asked again.

The tall man nodded, "I know, don't blame us, we are also following orders."

"Wu Ao ordered me to be killed?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

The tall man nodded slowly.

Seeing him like this, Wu Zhongyuan was greatly surprised. He knew that Wu Ao wanted to kill him quickly, but he did not expect that Wu Ao would pull off the fig leaf and directly order the bear warriors to hunt him down, "What is his reason for killing me? "

"Defection and collaboration with the enemy," the tall man said.

"Elaborate." Wu Zhongyuan frowned.

"You secretly colluded with the Bird Clan with evil intentions..."

Wu Zhongyuan interrupted the other party, "Is there any evidence that I colluded with the Bird Clan?"

The shorter man had a tough temperament. Hearing Wu Zhongyuan's question, he said loudly, "If you didn't collude with the Bird Clan, why did Litai, the great leader of the Bird Clan, give you the Blue Dragon Armor?"

Wu Zhongyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I got the Qinglong Armor myself, what does it have to do with Li Tai?"

"Did she also get the Luanfeng sword used by Jiang Nan, the second nobleman of the Niu clan?" the short man asked.

"Is this also evidence that Wu Ao believes that I defected and collaborated with the enemy?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

The short man tilted his head to the side and did not answer.

Wu Zhongyuan did not explain. He personally admitted that he gave the Luanfeng Sword to Jiang Nan. Now the Niu Clan is hostile to the Bear Clan. As a warrior of the Bear Clan, he gave the Luanfeng Sword to the enemy, which is indeed a serious act of slander.

"You just said that the Ox Clan and the Bird Clan are also looking for me," Wu Zhongyuan looked at the tall man, "What is their reason for looking for me?"

Perhaps because the short man spoke harshly, the tall man felt ashamed of his previous kindness, so his tone became much tougher this time, "You are the son-in-law of Jiang Zheng from the Ox Clan, and the nephew of Litai from the Bird Clan. Of course they are looking for you to protect you."

Wu Zhongyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Seeing Wu Zhongyuan smile bitterly, the short man showed disdain, "Last time I saw you, you were only a cave god. In just a few months, you have been promoted to Xuan. If you hadn't secretly colluded with the Niu tribe and obtained their Qi-tonifying pills, your spiritual Qi cultivation would be How can it be improved so quickly?"

"Okay, okay," Wu Zhongyuan waved his hand impatiently, "I won't explain or argue."

After Wu Zhongyuan finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave. Suddenly he thought that there was a horse tied up in the forest. It was not enough to just hurt their legs. He wanted to prevent them from returning in time to report the news, and the horse could not be left with them.

Seeing Wu Zhongyuan stop and frown, the tall man became a little nervous, "Are you going to kill us to silence us?"

"I didn't even kill Wu Rong and Wu Lei, how could I kill you?" Wu Zhongyuan turned around and stepped forward, "You have difficulty moving, I will leave the horses for you. You can ride back to report the news if you want."

After walking a few steps, he stopped, turned around and walked back.

Seeing that he was back, the two became nervous again. In the wilderness, if Wu Zhongyuan killed them, no one would know.

It turned out that they were just a false alarm, and Wu Zhongyuan came back just to take away a water bag.

When Wu Zhongyuan walked a few feet away, the two of them were sure that he would not kill them. The tall man said loudly, "Now not only the three tribes, but also all the tribes have your portraits. You can't run away, so you should follow us back to the Bear Clan." Come on, admit your mistake to Da Wu, he is your uncle and he will never kill you."

"You guys know nothing," Wu Zhongyuan said without turning around, "Have any ferocious birds or beasts invaded the city recently?"

Although he didn’t know why Wu Zhongyuan asked this question, the tall man still answered his question, “Some time ago, an ancient alien beast Qiongqi broke into Dakuang, the northern walled city of the Bear Clan, and was driven back by a group of warriors led by the Hongru wizard. "

Wu Zhongyuan did not ask any more questions. All the conversations he had with the two of them would be told to Wu Ao and others intact. The more questions he asked, the more likely Wu Ao would be able to guess what he was thinking.

When he was out of sight of the two of them, Wu Zhongyuan immediately took out a pancake from his bag and chewed it. During this period, he only ate some wild animals, fish, shrimp and fruits. He was not lacking in protein and vitamins, but he was lacking in carbohydrates. The direct The consequence is weight loss and weakness. Grain, meat, vegetables and fruits are indispensable. The normal ratio should be 721. If the ratio is unbalanced, pathological changes will occur in the human body over time.

Worried that the two of them would ride back to report the news, Wu Zhongyuan no longer concealed his whereabouts, and used his body skills to rush on the road. He had to get to Goat Valley as soon as possible to meet Jiang Nan.

At watch time, Wu Zhongyuan stopped. There were three people sitting not far in front. These three people were all dressed as warriors and were in their forties or fifties. They were sitting on the road drinking at this time.

The place occupied by these three warriors is a relatively dangerous position. If you want to avoid these three people, you have to circle at least dozens of miles to the west. Although these three people are dressed as warriors, they are quite well-dressed and do not look like they are blocking the road. Robbery bandits.

Confused, Wu Zhongyuan did not circle around to the west, but slowly approached, hiding behind a tree five feet away, and listened to the three people talking.

But the voices of the three of them were very low, and they didn't speak much. They didn't know the details of the three of them, and they didn't dare to get closer rashly.

About half a watch later, the sound of horse hooves could be faintly heard from the north. I listened carefully and found that the sound of horse hooves was very urgent, so I thought it was only one horse.

After hearing the sound of horse hooves, Wu Zhongyuan immediately looked at the three people sitting in the middle of the road. After a few seconds, the three of them heard the sound of horse hooves, which showed that the three people's spiritual energy cultivation was not high.

After a while, horses came running from the north, and the man on the horse was the shorter of the two bear warriors he met before.

Seeing this person, Wu Zhongyuan suddenly had doubts. This guy should run back to report the news. Why didn't he run north instead of south?

Just when Wu Zhongyuan was confused, the short man was stopped by the three warriors, "Stop, whoever comes."

"What do you want?" The short man drew his sword in his hand and shouted loudly.

"Don't make any noise, we won't rob you of your property," one of them whispered, "We are warriors from Qixing Mountain. There are monsters in front of us. Our mountain master is subduing the monsters. He ordered me to stand guard here to prevent passers-by from mistaking us. Enter and hurt your life."

Hearing this man's words, the short man felt a little relieved and asked, "I see, what kind of monster is this?"

"To tell you the truth, the one causing trouble is not an ordinary monster, but the Ten Thousand Years Zombie King..."