Lord Prime Minister

Chapter 42

"Miss Su, you walk in the middle, so you can take care of me if something happens."

Mu Zihuai was very glad that his decision was right at the time.

"Have you seen what that is?" Mu Zihuai asked while helping Su Ye bandage the injured man's wound.My heart was beating very fast, I don't know if it was caused by the rapid running or panic.

"It's a crow." Xiaodao bandaged the wound on his arm and answered.The few of them walked in the back and were more or less injured.

Mu Zihuai's eyesight is poor, and he only saw a black shadow when he turned around while running just now, but he didn't expect that there were so many vicious crows in the woods.

"Light up the torch and rest here for a while."

It was already night.

This forest is not big, and Mu Zihuai knew about it before entering, but they didn't go out even after walking for a whole day.

They got lost.

Mu Zihuai looked around, the fire was already on fire, two of the last five soldiers who walked just now were still unconscious, with cloth strips wrapped around their heads to bandage their wounds, and the other two were wounded on their shoulders, grinning at Su Ye applied medicine to them, and Xiaodao was the least injured. He sat by the fire and did not speak at this time.

What happened just now was so sudden that Mu Zihuai, who was walking in front, only heard a few wailing sounds from behind. When he looked back, a black shadow enveloped the two of them.In the panic, the other three soldiers stepped forward to rescue them, and they ran for a long time with the two men on their shoulders before throwing off the shadows.

The wound was pecked bloody, horrible.According to folklore, crows are good at eating human flesh, but as far as Mu Zihuai knows, crows only eat carrion, and this is the first time he has seen people attacking people like this.

"Stay here tonight, act after dawn tomorrow, find a way to go out first." Mu Zihuai made a decision. He walked for a whole day today and didn't go out. At night, he couldn't distinguish things. It's better to rest and recuperate, and come back tomorrow. make plans.

Fortunately, each of them brought some dry food before departure, and at this time, they would be able to satisfy their hunger by roasting on fire.

"The housewives heard from their father when they were young that animals have spirits. If there is no reason, they will never provoke passers-by." Su Ye said while tying the cloth with nimble fingers.

Mu Zihuai didn't speak, he was thinking about the reason why these crows cannibalize people, and he thought about the crazy person that the tavern boy said, but he didn't have any idea after thinking for a long time.

"Everyone take turns to watch the night, don't let the fire go out." Mu Zihuai lay down against the tree, closed his eyes and rested.

After going through this kind of thing, Mu Zihuai thought he would have no sleep all night, but he fell asleep without knowing it.It was early morning when the knife woke him up, and the morning star could be seen in the sky through the thin branches and leaves.

"Go to sleep for a while, I will call you at dawn." Rubbing his eyes, he stood up and stretched his muscles, "If there is anything, I will let you know."

Everyone else was in a deep sleep. Mu Zihuai sat by the fire, and the flames made him a little hot, so he moved back.

Tomorrow I must get out of the woods and reach my destination.They are now placing almost all their bets on this one place, and they have no other plans until the end of the road.

Mu Zihuai felt that it was wrong, but this was the only way. Compared with other roads that were equivalent to dead ends, the unknown road in front of him could at least bring people hope.Although no one knows whether there will be a dead end after the turn or a new world.

As the sky gradually brightened, Mu Zihuai moved, only to realize that he had been in front of the fire for so long.The firewood was almost exhausted, and it suddenly became a little cold.

Throwing a few more branches to fuel the fire, Mu Zihuai stood up and woke up Xiaodao first, and the others woke up one after another.The two people who were pecked by crows yesterday also woke up, sat up and ate two mouthfuls of dry food and stopped eating.

"what!"

Su Ye opened her eyes, her legs were numb after bending all night, and she screamed as soon as she raised her head.His numb legs shook twice, he fell backwards, and fell to the ground, staring blankly at a tree opposite him.

"What's the matter?" Startled by the voice, Mu Zihuai's nerves tensed instantly, and he didn't dare to move as he watched Su Ye with a frightened face.

"Red...red-eyed crow..." Su Ye trembled, pointing to the opposite branch.

Mu Zihuai turned his head and looked, and there was indeed a mass of black objects on a branch of the tree.I don't know how long he has stayed there. If Su Ye didn't see it, he wouldn't be able to find it.

But Mu Zihuai immediately thought, how is the red-eyed crow different from other crows?Su Ye was still calm when he was attacked by so many crows yesterday, why is he so surprised now?

Looking at the other few people, their faces were all shocked, and even Xiaodao's eyes widened.

Mu Zihuai narrowed his eyes, wondering what they saw that could make five big men galloping on the battlefield show such expressions?

"What did you see?"

Su Ye had recovered from the shock, stood up with the trunk of the tree, and took a special look at Mu Zihuai when he heard Mu Zihuai's question.

"Head."

"Human head?"

"The human head that has turned into bones, the red-eyed crow is standing on the head."

Mu Zihuai frowned, looked up carefully, and found that the black shadow was "floating" in the air, and did not land directly on the branch.

"Let's get out of here first."

Several people packed their bags, put out the fire, and left quickly.

The red-eyed crow stood motionless on the white skull, staring at Mu Zihuai and his party as they walked away.

Mu Zihuai carefully observed the growth of the leaves, but found that the forest was too barren, the leaves were thin and dark, and the growth was irregular, and it was impossible to distinguish the north from the south.

Looking up at the sky, the sun is not hanging in the sky, and the clouds are dense, making it even more difficult to determine the direction.

Mu Zihuai regretted that he didn't learn more about living in the wild. In less than a month, there are deserts and forests.

Just thinking about it, Xiao Dao, who was walking in the front, stopped.

"We're back again."

Su Ye looked up, the staring eyes of the red-eyed crow made her feel chills all over.

"That crow... the crow..."

Mu Zihuai frowned, this kind of thing is really weird.

The wings fluttered twice in the air, and the red-eyed crow flew up from the branch, with the skeleton still hanging on its paws, gliding past the crowd smoothly, and then stopped on another tree to look at them.

Everyone was suffocated, and the eyes of this crow became more and more strange.

"Does it let us follow it..." Su Ye glanced at Mu Zihuai, and carefully expressed his thoughts.

As soon as these words came out, the few people who were besieged by a large group of crows yesterday were shocked and looked at Mu Zihuai.

The red-eyed crow was still on the tree, Mu Zihuai couldn't see clearly, but felt that it was looking at him. After thinking about it, he said:

"Follow up and have a look."

Although he was a little worried, Mr. Mu had already opened his mouth, and several people took out their weapons. Even Mu Zihuai and Su Ye took a short blade to prevent accidents.

The red-eyed crow flew for a while, then stopped to look at them, told them to keep up and continued to fly ahead.It looked like he really wanted to take them somewhere.

Mu Zihuai's palms were sweaty, and he was worried that the dagger would slip and wiped it dry on his clothes.After doing this several times, when I looked up again, the crow was gone.

"Huh? Why is it missing?"

"You didn't see where it flew to?"

"No... no, if you don't pay attention, it will... disappear."

Mu Zihuai moved his stiff fingers, and changed to a more convenient position to hold the knife.

"Keep going."

The place pointed by the finger is two extremely tall broad-leaved trees, which are completely different from the surrounding skinny trees.

These two trees are like a gate, dividing a road in the middle.

Several people looked at each other, and they all saw the weirdness in it, so they raised their vigilance.

After pawing away a piece of dry grass half a person's height, the knife that opened the way in the front let out a low cry.Then there was Su Ye, who was covering his mouth tightly. The eyes of the man whose husband could not be defeated by human food a few days ago were full of panic.

Several people came in one after another, without exception, stunned in place in shock.

According to legend, the crow is a bird connected to death. It is feared by people because it is good at smelling death. Where there are crows, there is death.

It was not until this moment that Mu Zihuai finally realized that all these legends were not groundless.