Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 588: Advancing in the Dark

"We just determined the location. It's probably still some distance away from here, but we've all memorized that place. And what does the whistle sound mean..."

"But are they in trouble?" Jiang Shangxian knew just by looking at their expressions that they must have run into trouble.

Jiubai said in a deep voice: "If you encounter danger, please let people be careful and proceed with caution. This place is relatively safe, my lady..."

The situation was unclear, so Jiubai planned to take two people with him to explore the way.

Cui Bianxu and his men have more people than here, but they still issued a danger alert, which is enough to show that there is still a certain degree of danger over there, and it may not be helpful if fewer people go there.

But Jiang Shangxian also needed someone to protect him, so he decided to take two people to check the situation in a short time.

"This is inappropriate."

Jiang Shangxian also understood his considerations. The question was, "Aren't we the only two groups in this mountain now? There are two groups following them in. So, are there any groups following us in?"

For example, the group of people I met at the post station.

She had to consider more: "This place is strange to begin with, and those ants last night, maybe someone is secretly controlling it. If that's the case, this mountain is probably very lively right now."

"this...."

Jiubai was speechless for a moment. With their manpower, they were not at an advantage. The best way was to join forces with Cui Bianxu. Only by combining the manpower of both sides would they be more confident.

Seeing this, Jiang Shangxian continued, "And that whistle? We can hear it, so others might as well. You just said it's still quite a distance from here, and the mountain roads aren't easy to navigate. If they've already left by the time you three get there, that's fine. But if we happen to run into them, wouldn't that be a waste of time?"

Since we are so short-handed, if we act separately, we might all be captured and taken hostage.

She was better off, at least she had the title of Madam Cui, so those people would definitely spare her life and wait to threaten Cui Bianxu, but Jiubai and the others were just guards.

Guard and deep mountains, putting these two words together means that you don’t even need to bury the person after he is killed. Just throw him on the ground and he will completely disappear from this world in less than a day.

She was the one who brought these people out, so Jiang Shangxian had to consider the safety of her subordinates.

What she said made sense. Jiubai scratched his head, feeling a little depressed. "Then... Madam, what should we do now?"

Jiang Shangxian is not arrogant and doesn't like to complain about being tired. She is also responsible for cooking every day. When she speaks, she always says "we, we". Along the way, she has never lost her temper or said a harsh word. She discusses everything with them. Guards like Jiubai are now very close to her.

After all, which master has such a good temper?

Now that he knew the whereabouts of his own Xiao Cui, it was impossible to pretend that he hadn't seen it. Jiang Shangxian thought for a moment with a serious look on his face and said, "You should all have the whistle, right?"

"Well, Jiulang set the rule that this thing must be carried with you at all times." Jiubai took out a whistle from his collar and showed it to her.

Seeing the whistle, Jiang Shangxian made up his mind: "Let's go together. When we're halfway there, blow the whistle. If there's a response, we'll go over. If not, we'll make other plans."

In this way, we can barely attack and defend.

"My wife, what you said makes sense. Let's clean up now?" Jiubai really felt that his wife was so wise and thoughtful in every aspect.

Jiang Shangxian took a look at the things they brought. When they entered the mountains, the guards carried lighter loads than the two of them. Yingzi was young and carried the least. Due to the large number of people, some of the food had been reduced, but there was still a lot.

If something goes wrong and we have to run away later, so many things will definitely affect our speed.

"Don't be in a hurry, let's eat something now." It was already the late night, and if they didn't eat this meal, they might not know when the next one would be.

Climbing wild mountains is a physical activity!

The big-eating young man Jiubai touched his empty stomach and started to break the Hu pancake at the speed of light. Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. He can set off only after filling his stomach.

They were not pretentious people. All they ate was Hu pancakes soaked in hot water with meat sauce. They ate without caring about their image. In a short while, they packed their bags and set off.

They did not walk very fast. One reason was that it was dark, and the other reason was that they had to keep an eye on the surroundings and the situation in the distance, guarding against anyone who had heard the whistle like them, and also guarding against wild animals that came out to look for food at night.

Unexpectedly, not long after they started walking, Jiang Shangxian smelled a strong fishy odor. Instinct made her stop and say, "Quick, put out the fire!"

The guards did as they were told but were confused as to why. Just as they were about to ask, they heard a howling sound from the distant mountains and forests, as if some huge monster was moving through the jungle.

The first-level alarm sounded instantly, and the seven people surrounded them, retreating while looking around vigilantly.

Jiang Shangxian judged the distance of the thing based on her sense of smell. It should not be coming towards them. Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she smelled a strong smell of blood at the tip of her nose, and it came from that direction.

At this moment, her heart could not help but rise to her throat. She whispered to Jiubai, "There's a smell of blood in that direction. That shouldn't be where Jiulang and the others are, right?"

In this environment, her ability to recognize the road is not very strong.

Jiubai glanced at the direction of her finger and breathed a sigh of relief: "No."

No?

"Something must have happened to a group of people." The smell of human blood and that of different animals are different. This bloody smell obviously comes from humans. If it's not Cui Bianxu, then it can only be those 'flies'.

I just don't know which group of unlucky people they are.

It seems that her guess was correct. Now, more than one group of people may have heard the whistle and are rushing towards Cui Bianxu.

"If there's no response to the whistle in a while, we'll leave immediately."

"Yes!"

The sound could be heard by whistling in the previous cave, but she didn't want to attract people there. It would be better not to let extra people see the murals in the temple.

But which group of people are so unlucky?

Is it the group pretending to be a merchant caravan, or the group led by the handsome young man?

Jiang Shangxian couldn't guess, so he could only wait quietly for the battle over there to end.

Unexpectedly, the whistling feeling came again soon, carrying the cool breeze and water vapor in the middle of the night and moving forward again.

Jiubai closed his eyes and used his ears to sense its direction. He opened his eyes suddenly and said anxiously, "Oh no, that thing is heading towards Jiulang!"

"what!"

Jiang Shangxian was shocked and panicked for a moment.

She could smell that when the thing moved forward again, the smell of blood was stronger, which meant that in such a short period of time, it had injured, no, it might even have killed several people.

The whistle Cui Bianxu made was also dangerous. So, under the double danger, could he survive it safely?