The sky gradually darkened.

While Lin Yehuo was gnawing an apple and preparing to go for a walk, he saw Zou Liang carrying a bundle of ropes, carrying Ziying and Zheying, leaving the Demon Palace.

Lin Yehuo narrowed his eyes and thought about it. It was probably the mute who took the shadow guards to find Zhao Pu.

Thinking of this, Lin Yehuo suddenly came up with a good idea. He laughed, held an apple in his mouth, and quietly followed, planning to follow in quietly for a while, waiting for Zou Liang to be alone, and scare him, and see if he is arrogant anymore!

Xiao Liang happened to come out of a yard, and with the sleeping little Sizi on his back, he saw Lin Yehuo running out, and shook his head helplessly.

"Um..." When Xiao Liang shook his head, his hair shook on Xiao Sizi's face. Xiao Sizi woke up and reached out to rub his face.

Xiao Liang asked, "Jin'er, aren't you worried about Mr. Gongsun?"

The little Sizi raised her face, patted her mouth and yawned, "Dad and Jiujiu will be together, so there will be no problem."

"Do you have any premonitions of something bad?" Xiao Liang asked curiously.

Xiao Sizi blinked, suddenly smiled, hugged Xiao Liang's neck and rubbed it, "Let's go to the kitchen to find some snacks, and then listen to Xiao Mantou tell stories together at night?"

Xiao Liang naturally smiled and ran to the kitchen with his little son on his back.

...

"Ah snee..."

Gongsun suddenly raised his face and sneeze.

Zhao Pu, who was walking in the forest holding his hand, stopped and asked him, "Are you cold?"

Gongsun rubbed his nose and shook his head, "No... I guess Xiao Sizi is worried about me."

Zhao Pu nodded, "This is true. If you don't see each other for a day, the little fourth son will definitely want us to die."

Gongsun was a little worried, "I wonder if he would cry...ah...Ah...Ah!"

Gongsun sneezed again, Zhao Pu took off his outer robe, put it on him, and pulled him to continue walking.

Gongsun was a little puzzled, "What does that pattern mean?"

Zhao Pudao, "That's considered an ancient character."

Gongsun was curious, "Ancient characters? There is no reason why you know ancient characters, I don't know them."

Zhao Pu glanced at him, and Gongsun smiled wickedly.

Zhao Pu looked at the environment of Siwai. At this time, they walked to a stream, which seemed to be the bottom of a valley, surrounded by trees and cliffs, and there was an open space next to the stream.

Zhao Pu asked Gongsun to sit down on a stone, pulled off some dead branches, piled up a fire, took out the fire break and lit it, and then pulled off a lot of wet vines on the side, not sure what to do.

Gongsun sat on the stone with his chin, watching him busy.

"You definitely don't recognize some words." Zhao Pu chose some firewood to the side while talking to Gongsun.

"What about?" Gongsun asked.

Zhao Pu took a branch casually and drew a few symbols on the ground.

Gongsun tilted his head to study.

Zhao Pu pointed to several symbols and explained to him, "These are some commonly used symbols on the battlefield and are used to mark the terrain."

Gongsun touched his chin, "Is it some secret code?"

"These are not codes." Zhao Pudao, "Sometimes, there are often situations where merchants disappear or passers-by are in danger on some roads. At this time, military masters will form a team of explorers to completely walk this road and eliminate dangers."

Gongsun nodded.

Zhao Pu continued, "I guess someone did this kind of thing thousands of years ago. The symbols we use now that mark the terrain during the march are not made up by ourselves, but collected one after another. Each of these symbols has special meaning and is widely circulated, so it should be an ancient character."

Gongsun nodded, "That's right, now there are basically only a few roads to go out and enter the pass, and it has been thousands of years. It's rare for anyone to take risks and take some roads that no one has taken."

"When we march and fight, we sometimes get involved in some ancient roads that have not been used for many years and have been in semi-desolate." Zhao Pu pointed to the symbols on the ground and said, "These are very common. This is wind and sand, this is the water source in front, this is the poisonous water source, this is the wolves... etc."

Gongsun touched his chin, "Oh..."

"The military books you read last time should be the fragments of ancient books in my big box, right?" Zhao Pu asked.

Gongsun nodded because he had read all the others. Only that box was the most fun, all of which were tattered ancient books, as well as many essays, and all kinds of interesting things.

"I remembered the book. At that time, I was still young." Zhao Pu said, "I sent troops to fight when I was sixteen. I was in the imperial city for a while. During this period, I met many generals who fought in the northwest, one of whom was named Wang Jian."

"Oh!" Gongsun nodded, obviously he had also heard of it, "The veteran general Wang Jian..."

Zhao Pu nodded, "He was the original Pathfinder of General Ouyang. He had many maps under him. Many of the topographic maps I fought later were provided by them. He knew a lot of various texts. He was a Confucian general, and he also gave me many military books."

Gongsun held his face, as if he was a little yearning for it.

Zhao Pu smiled and helped him tidy up his slightly messy hair. "These symbols and the stories related to symbols were told to me when he was a child. If you are interested, I will take you to see him when you return to Kaifeng."

Gongsun nodded with a smile.

At this time, the sky was dark, and the bonfire made Gongsun's face look rosy than before. He looked very obedient and would look very focused and obedient, and his usual thorns were also put away. And I don't know if it was because of the bonfire, there seemed to be a spot of light in Gongsun's eyes again. Zhao Pu realized that he didn't know when Gongsun rarely raped himself.

Perhaps because he was in a good mood, Zhao Pu took the branch and drew it on the ground while explaining to Gongsun, "Triangles usually represent danger."

Gongsun was surprised.

"Two triangles are opposite, which means extremely dangerous and must not enter." Zhao Pu continued.

Gongsun opened his mouth, "What about the three..."

"Three means there is no return!" Zhao Pu said seriously, "And... some kind of power here is beyond the reach of human power."

Gongsun heard this and his eyes widened, curious, "What is a power that is beyond human reach?"

Zhao Pu frowned, as if he was thinking of explaining it to Gongsun more clearly, "You have read so many books and must have seen some very evil things, such as a certain forest, when people who enter are crazy when they come out, or when people who stand up jump down, etc."

Gongsun nodded, "I know this! But there are many reasons for this, such as the one who jumps off the cliff. Many of them are because of cyclones or the sound of a waterfall. And committing suicide when you get somewhere, it may be because of poison or something else..."

Zhao Pu smiled, "I know there are reasons for it, but some reasons are unknown, so be careful!"

Gongsun touched his chin.

"Wang Jian told me when I was very young that some places in the desert are absolutely not allowed to go to." Zhao Pu said, drawing a topographic map of Gongsun on the ground, saying, "This area is the northern desert and several major cities. Behind the Wolf King Castle is the desert. Next to the desert is a place similar to the Gobi, called the Skeleton Sea."

Gongsun blinked, “Sea of ​​Skeletons.

"There is a circle of skeletons around this land, and there is a stone tablet with three opposite triangle patterns, just like this." Zhao Pu said, "If you have time, you can ask Xiao Liangzi or, as long as you appear nearby, the first rule taught by young adults is that you must not enter the sea of ​​skeletons!"

"Why?" Gongsun was curious.

"No one came out." Zhao Pudao, "When the Liao King marched here, he sent a small team of troops to explore the way, but never came out again. The local guides obstructed thousands of times and said that they would never enter, but the Liao King did not believe in evil, so he sent a general to lead an army of 10,000 to explore the way..."

"What's the result?" Gongsun was surprised, "Didn't it come out?"

Zhao Pu shook his head, "Stop talking about people, birds fly in but don't even come out."

Gongsun opened his mouth wide.

Zhao Pudao, "Only at that level can the ancients draw three opposite triangles... Even the desert like Immortal Lake, which has a whole quicksand pit, has only two triangles."

Gongsun was so shocked that he couldn't stop talking, "That...that the ruin just now..."

Zhao Pu spread his hands, "There must be a problem in that place, it's better to leave farther away."

As he said that, Zhao Pu came to Gongsun and sat down.

Gongsun looked at him.

"Lying down for a while, you can go out tomorrow morning." Zhao Pu pulled him over and let him lean in his arms.

Gongsun seemed a little uncomfortable, but he felt that this was safer. The darkness was dark and the old forests were deep in the mountains and forests. Coupled with the strange symbols that Zhao Pu explained just now, Gongsun felt a little chill.

"Are you so sure we will be out tomorrow morning?" Gongsun asked.

Zhao Pu nodded, "I'm ready for wolf smoke." While saying that, he pointed to a pile of wet firewood in front of him, "Get up tomorrow, someone will come to save us."

Gongsun nodded, then asked in confusion, "You said... why did Grandma Jiutou leave us in such a dangerous place?"

Zhao Pu shook his head and said he didn't know, but he didn't believe that the people in the Demon Palace would harm them. "Maybe there is any reason, the people in the Demon Palace should not harm us..."

As he said that, Zhao Pu suddenly turned around.

Gongsun was startled by his actions and looked back.

Behind them were dense woods, dark woods, and the shadows were like monsters.

Zhao Pu looked at Linzi and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Gongsun clearly saw Zhao Pu's light gray eyes, and the color seemed to be a little lighter. Gongsun and Zhao Pu stayed together for a long time and knew him deeply... Many of Zhao Pu's emotions can be seen from the light gray eyes. Usually in two situations, Zhao Pu's gray eyes will become lighter and lighter, and in the end it will even turn into a light gray transparent color, which is anger and danger.

It was impossible for Zhao Pu to be angry for no reason at this time, that is to say... he had a premonition of danger.

Gongsun felt that Zhao Pu looked at the forest behind him, and at the same time, his hand holding his shoulder tightened slightly, as if he subconsciously pulled himself into his arms.

Gongsun was a scholar who was powerless, so he could not resist Zhao Pu's strength. At the same time, Gongsun did not want to go against Zhao Pu. He still leaned on his chest very consciously. By the way, he always felt agitation in his heart and didn't know what was going on.

Zhao Pu suddenly raised his hand, and a gust of wind passed, Gongsun saw the bonfire extinguished in an instant. Then, he felt his body soaring into the air. When he understood, he had been taken by Zhao Pu to behind a larger rock.

Gongsun wanted to ask him what he was doing, but Zhao Pu covered his mouth and signaled him to be quiet.

Gongsun followed Zhao Pu's gaze and looked into the distance.

I saw a few light spots suddenly lit up in the forest in the distance... the blue light seemed to be moving.
To be continued...