Soul echo

Chapter 97 Fortune ([-])

In the afternoon hours, the team entered the valley.

The wide and flat valley road is full of trees, and those trees are evergreen trees, not deciduous trees.

Greenery filled people's field of vision, but they were all extremely vigilant, feeling that behind every leaf there might be hidden the "powerful guy" in the wolf's words.

Even Lilian was moved by their emotions and became a little nervous.

Only Zhong Ye remained calm and quickly followed the team.

With him around, that 'powerful guy' wouldn't necessarily attack the convoy—of course, it was just a possibility.

If he is really hungry, the monster will not let him go just because he has [Affinity Physique], at most he will be the last one to eat.

Some of the guards held muskets in their arms, and the rest pressed their hands on the handles of the weapons, constantly observing the surroundings, and faintly protected a carriage in the middle.

Zhong Ye glanced at the carriage. These days, he had never seen the people in that carriage get out of the carriage, and the windows were closed and never opened, but he could feel that there were indeed people in the carriage.

Eating, drinking, and sleeping are all carried out in the carriage. It is conceivable how bad the environment inside will be. This kind of practice is not so much protection as imprisonment, it is simply a kind of torture.

The sun revolved slowly in the sky, slowly sliding to the west, and people gradually relaxed.

Then, I felt tired.

The nerves have been tense for a long time, and once they relax, they will feel tired, even if their body muscles are not tired.

They have been vigilant around, but the so-called 'powerful guy' has not appeared, and then feel that they have been cheated.

——'Big guy' doesn't exist at all, it's just that the wolf was ashamed because he was forced to leave, and made up such a lie in order to revenge them.

The atmosphere of the team was no longer oppressive, and the guards became more relaxed.

Benedict!
A guard cut off the body of a spider crawling on a tree trunk with a long sword, and then stirred it with the blade of the sword to destroy the spider's web.

"It's disgusting to watch..." he muttered.

The forest in the valley is dense, and while many small animals live, there are also many insects and arthropods, and the largest number of them is spiders.

As long as you raise your head, you will be able to see the dense white spider webs woven among the leaves and branches, and many spiders with slender limbs are crawling on them.

Walking into this valley is like walking into the kingdom of spiders, with spiders and cobwebs everywhere.

However, although there are many spiders and cobwebs, they only look scary. In fact, there are many natural enemies of spiders in the valley, such as birds, toads, lizards and so on.

And the size of those spiders is not too big, counting the legs, the largest one is only the size of a washbasin.

Lilian was quite frightened, and hurriedly chose to take care of her, focusing on her studies.

——【Looking so permeable】

——【I feel like I've arrived at Pansi Cave, but I don't know if there are any spider spirits, hehehe...】

——[You say, is it possible that the 'powerful guy' mentioned by the wolf is a big spider? 】

——【The biggest spider is only as big as a washbasin, how big can the 'big spider' you mentioned be? 】

Even just looking at the barrage, Lilian felt horrified, and didn't dare to take over her role in the game again.

The leader of the guard looked at the sky, reined in the reins, and shouted to the convoy: "It's getting late, let's rest here today!"

The team found a clearing, stopped the carriage, and began to clean the clearing and its surroundings.

Several gloved guards held special torches, lit them and swept the ground. The insects hiding under the grass rushed out of the ground and fled.

With goosebumps all over their bodies, the servants calmed down the horses, which were also frightened by the large number of insects fleeing, and moved the camping supplies out of the truck, quickly setting up a camp.

When the fire was lit from the center of the camp, people's tortured minds finally relaxed.

crackle!

A drop of oil fell, accompanied by a crisp sound, and sparks burst out in the fire.

The servants who knew how to grill put the animals hunted by the guards on the fire, and after roasting, cut them into slices with a knife. have strength.

However, not long after, a scent wafted from the edge of the camp. People followed the scent and saw Zhong Ye pouring out various spices from a cloth bag.

They all swallowed as they watched Zhong Ye sprinkle the finely ground spices in the jar on the meat.

Gudong!

Although it is not as good as before, Zhong Ye still eats a lot now, and the bread carried in his backpack can't fill his stomach at all. When walking in the wild, he must hunt.

For a period of time, he was forced to eat plain barbecue for a period of time because his appetite increased greatly and he didn’t bring seasonings with him. After that, every time he went to a town, he replenished most of the seasonings besides food and fresh water. .

Although the grilled meat is not very delicious due to the grilling technique and seasoning, it is still edible.

The night slowly drifted into silence, the chirping of insects and birds disappeared, and the people who had worked hard all day fell asleep one after another, leaving only a few guards and servants to watch the night.

Some of them stared at the fire, some looked around, looked at the darkness behind the trees, couldn't help but think of what the wolf said, and shivered immediately.

The night passed quickly, and in the morning, in order to make up for the slowed down schedule yesterday, the team got up early in the morning to pack their things and prepare to leave.

After packing up everything, people hurriedly set off without even eating breakfast, taking a few casual bites on the way as if they had eaten breakfast.

As the team went deeper into the valley, the trees gradually became taller. Zhong Ye looked up and saw a towering giant tree through the gaps in the leaves.

Animal activities are the most frequent in autumn. After entering the valley, animals and insects can be seen everywhere. They are not even afraid of this huge team. A few animals are standing not far away and watching.

A guard who was idle and bored raised his bow and arrow and aimed at a small animal, but at this moment, Zhong Ye's voice came from the side: "If it is not necessary, don't kill it."

The guard froze for a moment, turned his head to look over, and found that Zhong Ye was looking at him, and put down his bow and arrow embarrassingly.

After a while, he realized that he was on the other side of the line. Zhong Ye was so far away from him, how could he still notice what he was doing?
Withdrawing his gaze, Zhong Ye frowned slightly, and looked into the distance.

The team was walking under the shade of the trees, and they didn't need to consider the scorching sun. They just had to be careful not to stumble over the roots and stones of the carriage. Fortunately, the drivers driving the carriage were skilled, and the speed of the team was not affected by this complicated terrain. How much slower.

Zhong Ye noticed something and ran into the team.

Many people couldn't help but cast their eyes on him. Every time Zhong Ye took the initiative to walk into the team, it meant that something was about to happen.

"There's a big guy up ahead."

Zhong Ye ignored the guard leader's nervous expression, and said calmly: "I don't know what it is, but it doesn't mean anything to us, and it shouldn't pose a threat to us. I just came to remind you, so as not to panic the team later."

Hearing this, the guard leader heaved a sigh of relief.

——Zhong Ye finally brought them good news!

After finishing speaking, Zhong Ye left the team again and ran to Lilian's side, protecting her faintly behind him.

The team continued to move forward, and soon, people also discovered the towering giant tree in the middle of the valley.

The giant tree was taller than all the surrounding trees, and its branches and leaves were more dense. The shadow cast by just one tree was enough to cover a large area of ​​land.

The other trees in the valley were placed together with that tree, as if the branches of a small tree were compared with the pillars of the palace.

"That tree is the middle of the valley."

The guide poked his head out of the carriage and looked at the giant tree in shock, "I've only heard about it before, but I didn't expect it to be so big...

"When we get there, we are less than half a day away from the exit!"

(End of this chapter)