activa-t Chapter 277 Missing
Chapter 277 Missing
The horses moved very slowly, and by the time they arrived at the Nanding army camp, it was already past noon.
Chu Xiaomu was accompanied by eight team members and more than a thousand horses behind him, so he no longer worried about whether there were enemies in the camp. He settled the horses beside the camp and led everyone on horseback into the camp, heading straight for Yingdan's tent.
Everyone entered the tent, but found it empty. The beds were also empty, with no one lying on them. Chu Xiaomu thought he had taken the wrong path, and searched for Yingdan in the surrounding tents, but still could not find her. When he returned to the first tent, he noticed that the dry food and water bag he had left for Yingdan were still there, and the bag of medicine powder was still on a small table. It was indeed the tent where he had settled Yingdan, but for some reason Yingdan had disappeared without a sound, and did not leave any message or anything like that.
Chu Xiaomu's heart was pounding, and he went outside the military tent and shouted Yingdan's name, and the other eight people also shouted loudly. There was a dead silence in the military camp, not to mention the response of people, not even the sound of insects.
Chu Xiaomu saw that the Qinglu horse that he had left for Yingdan was also missing, and thought that maybe he had ridden back to Bicheng by himself, and he felt relieved. He told everyone his thoughts.
Lin Zhen said: "Didn't you say that he was unconscious? How could he have the strength to ride back to Bicheng?"
Zhang Hou said, "I guess Yingdan must have woken up. When she saw the dry food, water, and horses left by Xiaomu, she was very happy and went back first."
Zhou Weide disagreed and said, "You are just talking nonsense. Since he saw the dry food and water left by Xiaomu, why didn't he take them all with him? Didn't he need to eat on the way back to the city?"
Zhang Houwu defended himself by saying, "He had some on him, but he couldn't eat that much, so he didn't bring it with him." He sounded very confident.
The more Chu Xiaomu listened, the more scared he became. In fact, he had also thought of this. Yingdan was very careful. If she really woke up from a coma, it was impossible for her not to leave some information, and it was even more impossible for her not to bring dry food and water. This place was nearly 800 miles away from Bicheng. Although the Qinglu horse was majestic, it would take a day and a half to get there. How could she not eat on the way? The reason why he said that Yingdan might have returned to Bicheng was just to comfort everyone and himself.
Lingweidou suddenly asked, "Could Brother Dan'er have been captured by the Claw Tribe?"
This was the result Chu Xiaomu didn't want to see, and it was also the most likely result. He didn't dare to think about it any further.
Lin Zhen thought for a moment and said, "I don't think so. He is a seriously ill and unconscious person. What's the point of the Claw Tribe taking him away? Unlike us, the main reason why the Claw Tribe didn't kill us is that they need us to look after the horses..."
Zhou Weide became impatient and interrupted Lin Zhen, saying, "It's not this or that. I think what Xiaomu said is more reliable. Yingdan has already returned to Bicheng."
Wu Sheng rolled his eyes and said, "Hou Pi'er just said the same thing. You can say he is talking nonsense."
Zhou Weide said angrily: "He is talking nonsense, but Mu Mu is not talking nonsense, is that not okay?!"
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Everyone was sitting in the military tent, arguing endlessly. Chu Xiaomu finally made up his mind and said, "As long as Yingdan's body is not seen, he may still be alive. Let's put our minds at ease. This is the only way for the Claw Tribe to go to Bicheng. We can't stay here for long. We should go back to Bicheng as soon as possible. After we go back, we will try to find Yingdan. If that doesn't work, we can ask for help from the general, Zhou Zhongjun and others."
The crowd searched everywhere but couldn't find it, and couldn't think of any good ideas, so they just gave up.
Everyone drove their horses and headed for Bicheng. Chu Xiaomu was worried about running into the Claw Clan's assassins, so he simply led the way to the northeast, bypassing Lange Mountain and then heading due north, so that they could reach the official road between Bicheng and the East Zhongjun camp. This official road was the main road for Bicheng to transport cattle, sheep, horses, supplies and food, and it was the most important, so it would not be easily taken away by the Claw Clan.
As a bird-riding scout said last night, there was only one group of Claw Tribe members in this area, and no other members appeared. At first, everyone walked very carefully, and did not dare to speak too loudly when calling the horses. Even when talking, they spoke in a low voice. Later, they became bolder and became as carefree and unscrupulous as usual. In fact, the grassland was open, and if there were really Claw Tribe members in this area, they would first see this group of people and horses, and would not hear any voices first.
After walking for nearly two days, we arrived at the east of Lange Mountain.
Lange Mountain is located in the southeast of Bicheng, northwest of the middle section of Shoushan Mountain, and more than 500 miles away from Bicheng. It is different from the thousands of peaks and ridges in Shoushan Mountain. It has only one peak that suddenly stands out on the flat Biyuan, which looks very abrupt. There is a shallow river on the north side of the foot of the mountain, flowing slowly from east to west. It is the Shishui River, originally named "Corpse Water".
When they reached the foot of Lange Mountain, they saw that the mountain was not very high, estimated to be only about 100 feet high at most, but it was extremely long, tens or even hundreds of miles from east to west. They rode their horses on the grassland at the foot of the south side of the mountain and trotted eastward, thinking that they would soon bypass it, but it took them nearly two hours to get to the east side of Lange Mountain, which shows how long this mountain is.
What was even more strange was the fact that there was no vegetation on the Lange Mountain. The land in Biyuan was very fertile, and in spring and summer, the weeds grew lushly, and the tall ones could even drown the herds of horses and sheep. However, the Lange Mountain was a completely different scene, with no grass growing on the dark mountain, and only a few creepers growing on the sunny side of the southeast slope. Everyone was very surprised and couldn't understand why this phenomenon occurred.
The foot of the east side of the mountain is different from the foot of the south slope. The road is full of rocks of different sizes and heights. At this point, the horses can no longer run with all four hooves, and can only walk slowly and carefully. In some crowded places, they have to line up one or two horses to pass slowly. There is no point in being anxious, so everyone can only wait patiently. Only Zhou Weide kept cursing.
Lin Zhen looked at the dark Lange Mountain and said, "If it weren't for the urgent matter of returning to Bicheng, I really want to climb to the top of the mountain to see what the scenery is like."
Zhou Weide said, "It's just a mountain. You haven't seen much of it in Jiaoshan. What's so good about it?"
Lin Zhen said, "Back then, there was a great battle between the Cangmu Kingdom and the Chisha Kingdom on the top of this mountain. I heard that halfway through the battle, the Snow Country army suddenly appeared and fought with the Cangmu Kingdom and the Chisha Kingdom. The three parties fought for four days and three nights, with countless casualties. It can be said to be the worst battle in history." He paused and said, "Maybe there are still many dead bones on the mountain now."