Cypress Boat Floating

The wind whistled past, lifting a green leaf and dancing in the air. In the empty land, the atmosphere was extremely tense, as if even the air had frozen. A dozen people in black stood opposite, their eyes fixed on Ye Honghai. It was obvious that their target was Ye Honghai.

Although Ye Honghai has a very high combat power, the other three still dare not leave him too far away, fearing that the enemy will use some insidious and cunning means. Just as the two sides were about to start a fierce battle, suddenly, about seven or eight figures rushed out from the other side of the dilapidated house. Ye Jianqing looked closely and was shocked. These people turned out to be familiar faces to her - they were Zhou Hao's group who had acted separately before! According to the original plan, they should not take this route, why did they appear here at this moment?

However, the current emergency situation did not allow Ye Jianqing to think too much and ask the reason. She made a quick decision and decided to join forces with Zhou Hao and others to deal with the group of men in black. With the concerted efforts of Zhou Hao, Ye Jianqing and others, the men in black quickly fell into a disadvantage. It didn't take long for them to lose their fighting power and fell to the ground one after another.

After dealing with those mysterious and strange men in black, Zhou Hao and his companions rushed forward excitedly and greeted Lu Ci Qiu, Ye Honghai and Liang Kai enthusiastically: "Your Majesty! General Ye! Commander Liang! I didn't expect to meet you here!"

Seeing his subordinates appear in front of him safely, Liang Kai was extremely happy and couldn't help but smile brightly: "Zhou Hao, why are you here? Was it smooth along the way? Did you encounter any danger?"

Zhou Hao quickly explained to Commander Liang in detail: "Commander, we were originally following the planned route, but we encountered a heavy snowfall halfway through. The mountain road was blocked by snow and we couldn't move forward, so we found another way. I didn't expect to meet you."

Ye Jianqing had always been wary of Zhou Hao. Seeing him suddenly appear, she did not completely believe what he said, even though it made sense. However, she did not say much, leaving the scene for the superiors and subordinates to reunite. She quietly squatted down and carefully examined the bodies of the men in black lying on the ground.

"These people are from the desert, and they have unique desert tattoos on their bodies." Ye Jianqing gently lifted the collar of one of the men in black who was lying at his feet. His sharp eyes swept over him quickly like a hawk, and instantly discovered the eye-catching eagle tattoo pattern on the man's shoulder.

The desert people regard the eagle as a sacred being and regard it as the spiritual symbol of the tribe and the object of totem worship. In order to express their high respect for the eagle, every desert child will carefully tattoo the eagle pattern on his shoulder when he is young, hoping to absorb the powerful power from the eagle.

At this moment, Lu Ci Qiu slowly walked to her side, squatted down together and stared at the mark. He said softly: "Indeed, this is the totem of the Nar tribe."

Ye Honghai was surprised when he heard this. He asked curiously, "You know the totem of the Nar tribe? And you can tell at a glance that these are desert people?"

At this time, Ye Jianqing and Lu Ciqiu realized that their behavior just now was a little inappropriate. Their familiarity with the desert did not come from their experience in this life, but from their contact with it in their previous lives. Faced with such a sudden question, the two looked at each other in silence, and for a moment they did not know how to answer.

There was a subtle awkward atmosphere in the air, and time seemed to have frozen. Soon, Lu Ci Qiu reacted and found an excuse to explain why they knew about the Nar tribe: "Before leaving, I specifically asked my second brother about it, and learned some things about the desert from him. This tattoo was also something that my second brother specifically mentioned." Every word made sense, and Ye Honghai should not doubt anything anymore.

They both breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

"This is indeed the totem of the Nar tribe." Ye Honghai glanced at the tattoo, and then continued: "It seems that Nar can't help it. He wants to strangle me here as soon as possible before I step into the next city."

"There is still quite a distance to the front, so we have to be careful next." Ye Jianqing frowned.

Her sight fell on the woods not far away. The originally noisy woods became unusually quiet and no sound could be heard. The man who had just attacked her never showed up, nor did he come to help the men in black.

Who is the other party?

What are you going to do?

Ye Jianqing was puzzled.

At this moment, the night was deep and the stars were shining. The two groups of people successfully met. Looking up, the sky was still as dark as ink, and there was still some time before dawn. Zhou Hao made a prompt decision and led his men to properly dispose of the bodies of the black-clad killers. Not only that, they also picked up some dry and flammable firewood and returned. In the originally dilapidated hut, a blazing bonfire was lit again, and the flames flickered, illuminating the surroundings.

Everyone sat around the fire, the atmosphere seemed a bit solemn. Liang Kai couldn't wait to ask Zhou Hao about their experiences during this period. After the two talked for a long time, Liang Kai suddenly realized that he had forgotten about Ye Jianqing. His heart tightened, and he quickly turned to look at Ye Jianqing, and asked with concern: "Miss Ye, I wonder what happened when you went out just now?"

Ye Jianqing frowned slightly, with a hint of worry in her eyes. She took a deep breath and slowly recounted what happened tonight: "According to my observation, there are probably more people trying to assassinate me tonight than just that group of black-clad villains. There are other people hiding in the dense forest not far ahead. When I tried to approach the forest just now, I was stopped by a mysterious person. This person did not allow me to step into the forest, but strangely, he did not chase me out. As for his true intentions and subsequent plans, I really have no idea."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Kai's brows were tightly furrowed, as if he was lost in thought.

Ye Honghai said firmly, "No matter what the man in front of us is thinking, we must explore the way tomorrow. If we can take a detour, that would be the best; if not, we can go straight into the woods. If the other party has the ability to defeat us, he should have taken action earlier, especially when you were alone last night, he had a chance, but that was not the case. This means that he is very likely to lack the confidence to defeat you. In this case, there is actually no need to worry too much, just attack directly."

Ye Jianqing nodded to show his agreement, and then said: "After dawn, I will go in first to explore. Yesterday I went to collect firewood, so I have been inside and have a rough idea of ​​the internal situation. Let me go first to explore the way."

Hearing this, Lu Ci Qiu couldn't help but frown. He obviously didn't agree with Ye Jianqing's idea of ​​going alone, and quickly said, "Let me go with you. It's too dangerous for you to go deep alone."

Ye Jianqing turned to look at him, and when their eyes met, she saw Lu Ciqiu nod slightly, and there seemed to be a hint of deep meaning in his eyes. Ye Jianqing understood immediately, and Lu Ciqiu must have something important to tell her, but it was inconvenient to say it because of the people present. After a little thought, she nodded helplessly and said, "Okay. In this case, tomorrow I will trouble you to go into the woods with me to explore the path. As for the others, they will be responsible for finding out whether there are other feasible paths, and mark them along the way for future use."

After saying that, Ye Jianqing paused for a moment, then asked: "Do you have whistling arrows with you? If you find the right road, I hope you can send out a warning signal in time to help everyone move forward quickly in the direction indicated by the signal." As soon as he finished speaking, everyone said that they were all equipped with whistling arrows, and promised that once they found something, they would immediately send out a signal to guide everyone forward.

After receiving a positive answer, Ye Jianqing nodded slightly to show his satisfaction.

Afterwards, the four of them discussed on the spot which route to take after daybreak and how to allocate personnel.