The prince is very cruel

Guan Ning knew that this woman was angry because he deliberately mentioned looking for a woman during dinner that day, but she was too prickly.

Guan Ning said unhappily, "Who dislikes it?"

"I'm worried that my affairs will affect all the brothers here."

"Is that so?" Lou Xinyue sneered coldly.

Everyone along the way was used to hearing the two quarreling, and Nie Nan, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, immediately acted as a peacemaker.

"Miss Lou, Brother Ning, please stop talking. I think we should get going. There's a lot of fog on the mountainside. I'm afraid it might rain in the next few days."

"Let's get to Bashan as soon as possible and take care of Brother Ning's business first."

Lou Xinyue said no more, but was very cold towards Guan Ning.

Guan Ning curled his lips and did not take the initiative to speak: "Okay, then Brother Nie, you lead the way."

Nie Nan nodded and quickly asked his men to clear the way in front. He handed the carriage and horses to others and then led them back.

From then on, the most difficult journey began.

There are many steep slopes with inclinations of 40 to 50 degrees. People need to rely on ropes or have one person pulling another to climb up. If they are not careful, they may slip.

In just two hours, Guan Ning's shoes were worn out and his clothes were pierced by the thorns around him.

Looking back, I realized that it was only a short distance from the ground, but it took me two full hours to walk. It was so terrifying!

He couldn't help but sigh that with such a steep and dangerous terrain, if one wanted to exchange some supplies, they would basically have to rely on manpower to carry them, and it would also depend on the weather. Once it rained, the ground would be muddy and slippery, and even gods wouldn't be able to get through.

The geographical location of Shufeng in Shu is very special, just crossing the east and west. If the half outside Shufeng is just difficult to pass, then the other half is extremely difficult to pass.

The Ba people's success and failure were both due to Shu.

In the past, they could rely on the terrain to carve out land and become kings, but because of the terrain, their overall living standards were very low, far inferior to those of the outside world at the same time.

Many people even use bowls made of baked clay for eating, and porcelain is almost non-existent.

This also made Guan Ning more determined about the direction of this trip. If he could help the Ba people solve these problems, then getting the support of the Ba people would not be far away.

After an afternoon of climbing, we finally reached the mountainside of Shufeng.

There happened to be a relatively flat mountain area of ​​about 100 square meters here, so everyone rested there, ate and drank water.

"call!"

Guan Ning exhaled a breath of foul air, sweating all over from exhaustion. He sat down and looked around. Even though he was on the mountainside, he could still see white mist lingering around the mountaintops. It was a sight that made him feel as though all the other mountains were small, and it was a uniquely vast and magnificent sight.

"hiss!"

"How exaggerated would it be if we could climb to the top of Shu Peak?"

"Isn't this comparable to Mount Lu in Li Bai's poem?"

"It's so beautiful!"

He took a deep breath, enjoying this moment of peace and almost escaping from the world.

But suddenly, he heard faint shouting in his ears.

Guan Ning frowned and looked around. Was he hallucinating? He held his breath again and listened carefully. The faint shouting was still there.

"Brother Nie, did you hear any sound?"

Nie Nan, who was packing the ropes, frowned and shook his head when he heard this.

"It seems like someone is calling for help." Lou Xinyue's crystal clear ears moved slightly, and her hearing was excellent.

"Ah?" Everyone was shocked and stood up immediately.

"Look for it." Guan Ning looked around.

"Where is it!" Suddenly, someone exclaimed.

Outside the cliff of Shufeng, an old woman was hanging in the air, trying to call for help. She could only maintain her balance by grabbing the cracks in the wall with her fingers, and her life was hanging by a thread.

Everyone rushed over quickly.

"Save me, save me."

Nie Nan's face was serious: "Auntie, why are you here?"

"My wife is sick, and I wanted to go into the mountains to collect herbs, but I didn't have enough experience, and the rope fell off the cliff, and I'm trapped here."

"Please, please save me!" The old woman was in tears, her body was shaking, and her wrinkled hands were still tightly holding the herbs. It was really heartbreaking to see.

Nie Nan took off his coat without saying a word: "Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you!"

"Give me the rope."

"Captain, be careful!" Everyone reminded, holding hands and pulling the rope tightly, and then tied one end around Nie Nan's body to ensure his safety.

Nie Nan relied on his childhood experience to start rock climbing with his bare hands. The short distance of less than five meters was full of dangers. If he wasn't careful, it would be like a large-scale "bungee jumping"!

Everyone was very nervous, except Guan Ning, who was lost in thought as he looked at the old woman not far away.

"Don't you think it's a little weird?" He suddenly whispered to Lou Xinyue, very seriously.

"What's weird?" Lou Xinyue said indifferently.

Guan Ning narrowed his eyes and said, "This place is naturally dangerous. You and I have to be very careful when we come here, let alone an old woman. How did she get here alone?"

"And look at her clothes, they're even intact. She doesn't look like she'd fallen at all."

"It seems like it was arranged in advance."

Upon hearing this, Lou Xinyue's beautiful eyes showed even more dissatisfaction and coldness.

"You mean Nie Nan arranged this?"

"When did you become so narrow-minded?"

Guan Ning was rebuked and was speechless: "I'm serious!"

"I'm serious too! If you feel that Nie Nan has stolen your limelight, there's no need to be like this. No one asked you for help." Lou Xinyue was cold and her words were very hurtful.

Guan Ning frowned. Although the two of them often quarreled on weekdays, the nature of their quarrels was different from what they said in this sentence.

This is too much!

He said nothing more. At this time, Nie Nan took a risk, but successfully caught the old woman, tied a rope around her, and moved back from the cliff little by little. Every step seemed like a matter of life and death.

But in the end, after a quarter of an hour of thrilling excitement, he was successfully rescued.

boom!

The old woman collapsed to the ground.

"Auntie, are you okay?" Everyone asked about her well-being. It can be seen that the Ba people are very united, especially towards the locals, they take good care of them.

"No, it's okay."

"Thank you all so much, thank you all so much, otherwise I would have retired." As she said this, the old woman was about to kowtow.

"Auntie, don't!" Everyone tried to stop her.

"Are you injured?" Nie Nan frowned.

I saw that the old woman's ankle seemed to be bleeding.

"It's just a scratch. It's nothing serious. It's nothing serious." The old woman evaded the question.

"No, let me help you take a look."

"I'll do it." Lou Xinyue took the initiative. Although she looked cold on the outside, she was very kind on the inside.

"How can I feel embarrassed?" The old woman seemed very uneasy, but a strange light flashed in her eyes without revealing it.

Guan Ning caught this ray of light, which made him feel an indescribable sense of unease, like a sixth sense!

It was very strange to meet an old woman of unknown origin on such a dangerous place, so he had to be vigilant, but because of Lou Xinyue's attitude, he did not stop her, but followed her quietly.