The gap in the col entering Blackwater Pool is very narrow.

Because it is on the shady side of the mountain, the vegetation here is very sparse, giving it the feeling of a balding middle-aged man.

Various colorful mushrooms grew out of the dead trees that fell on the ground, which looked extremely eerie.

It was the first time for Xiong Zhong and Gongsun Chao to see such a strange "scenery", so they were hesitant in their steps.

Gongsun Chao pretended to be calm and said: "Sir, you stay here, just let me go alone."

"No, it would be even scarier to be alone." Xiong Zhong waved his hand and walked towards the gap.

Gongsun Chao shrugged and followed.

The two of them walked sideways for about seventy or eighty steps against the stone wall, and finally walked out of the gap. As soon as they stepped into the col, they could clearly feel the temperature drop drastically.

If the temperature outside had dropped from more than 30 degrees to less than 20 degrees before, then in the col, it might have been less than 10 degrees, which was extremely cold.

"It's completely winter here..." Xiong Zhong couldn't help but sigh.

Such natural wonders are almost impossible for a "deep palace boy" like Xiong Zhong to see.

There are seven or eight stone caves with a height of half a person on the four walls of the mountain col. From time to time, a dark wind blows from inside.

There is a pool of water in the center of the col, which is about as big as half a football field.

The water in the pool is extremely dark, and apart from the occasional moss on the stone walls, no life can be seen at all. It seems to be exuding cold air all the time, making people feel extremely cold.

"Sir, please stand behind me." Gongsun Chao instinctively stepped forward and took the lead.

Xiong Zhong ignored Gongsun Chao and walked to the black water pool. Then he looked up at the stone caves that were half a person tall and said: "There are no plants here at all. The medical woman who came here to collect medicine

Jiang Yu should not be here."

"Sir, look, are those clothes?" Gongsun Chao reminded, pointing to one of the caves.

"Let's go and have a look."

Xiong Zhong and Gongsun Chao walked cautiously along the stone wall towards the cave.

Between the pool and the stone wall, there is only a very narrow section for walking on stone steps, which is about as wide as the sole of a foot and is very narrow.

If the two of them don't want to become drowned rats, they can only be careful and careful.

After walking through a narrow road, the two came to the small flat ground in front of the stone cave entrance. This flat ground was very small, only one meter long and wide.

The bear instinctively wanted to bend down and crawl into the hole.

"Please don't come in." A girl's voice came from the cave.

Xiong Zhong and Gongsun Chao looked at each other, half of the stone in their hearts had fallen.

The voice continued to come from the cave and said: "If you still have the most basic etiquette, please respect a girl who is not yet married."

"Don't worry, we won't come in. We just want to ask some questions." Xiong Zhong said, "Are you Jiang Yu, the medical woman from the Changchun Hospital in Yu Lou Yi?"

The clothes at the entrance of the cave were taken in by a slender jade arm, and then a rustling sound was heard, and then there was no more news.

Xiong Zhong and Gongsun Chao looked at each other, feeling rather embarrassed.

Gongsun Chao said: "Girl, if you can, please respect us. No matter what, please at least say something as a reply."

"..."

"Girl, if you don't say something, we will come in!" Gongsun Chao threatened loudly.

"..."

Still got no response.

"What should we do, Master?" Gongsun Chao looked at Xiong Zhong and asked in a low voice.

"What else can I do to make her fly?" Xiong Zhong bent down and climbed directly into the cave, "Zi Chao, you are guarding outside... Oops!"

The bear didn't take a few steps in before he let out a strange cry.

"Sir, what's wrong with you?" Gongsun Chao quickly bent down and looked into the cave. He vaguely seemed to see the figures of two people stacked on top of each other.

Xiong Zhong slowly exited the cave backwards, with a single red mark on his forehead.

"Sir? What happened?"

"I just happened to see the medical girl walking out." Xiong Zhong stood up and said, then pulled Gongsun Chao and stepped back, "Lean back, the medical girl is about to come out."

Not long after, a young girl emerged from the cave.

The girl's face was pale, her eyes were a little dull, her pupils were out of focus, her hair and clothes were wet, and there were some moss on the ends of her hair. She looked like she had just come out of the water.

If they hadn't heard her frightened, heavy breathing, the two of them would have thought that the person in front of them was a female water ghost.

"Medical woman?" Xiong Zhong asked again, "Excuse me, are you Jiang Yu, the medical woman from Changchun Hospital?"

"Sir, why don't you make a fire first? I see that she is not in good condition. She seems to have just come out of the water. It is so cold here. If she continues like this, she may get typhoid."

"I didn't think carefully." Xiong Zhong nodded and said to the doctor, "Let's leave the Blackwater Pond first."

"..." No response.

Xiong Zhong looked at Gongsun Chao and said to him: "You walk in front, let the girl be in the middle, and I will take the lead behind."

"Ah? In her current state, can she go around the pool?" Gongsun Chao asked rhetorically.

"You hold her left hand and lead her, I hold her right hand and support her, and we walk together."

Gongsun Chao looked at the medical girl and said, "Okay, that would be rude." Then he grabbed the medical girl's wrist.

Xiong Zhong also grabbed her other hand, and the three of them bypassed the black water pool and walked out of the narrow mountain crevice.

…………………………

On the forest path between Shouchun City and Yulouyi, a carriage that did not look luxurious, but felt extremely luxurious was confronting Ouyang.

Suddenly, a cloud of dust rolled up behind Ouyang.

"Uu——!"

More than a dozen groups of war horses neighed at the same time and stopped. The leading knight made a wait signal, then dismounted and ran to Ouyang's side.

"Your Excellency Ouyang, why are you here?"

These knights were Fan Li's men, and they originally came to trade animal skins and bear claws with Ouyang.

This forest path is the fastest way between Yulou and Shouchun, so we happened to meet it.

"Now you turn around immediately and notify Fan Li to accept Shouchun's army." Ouyang said calmly.

"What?" The leading knight couldn't react.

Ouyang turned around and shouted loudly to the knights: "I want you to turn back immediately, report to Fan Li as quickly as possible, and take over all Shouchun's troops immediately! I know he can do it! Go quickly!, I can only

I’ll give you half an hour!”

As soon as Ouyang finished speaking, the horses of the knights neighed in panic.

"Hiss...heh...hiss...heh..."

Strange moments

A "ho-ho" sound came from the woods on both sides of the path.

"Hurry up and leave! If you don't leave, it will be too late!"

Several people in the team made a quick decision and immediately turned their horses around and raised their whips.

"Your Excellency Ouyang, are you asking my husband to betray Chu?" the leading knight asked in a bad tone.

"That's your Chu State, not mine. I've never been from Chu State."

Ouyang glanced sideways at the "Knight Commander" and then looked at the carriage: "You didn't stop these knights? Are you so confident about your army?"

A hoarse voice sounded and said: "It's not necessary. Since you don't know how to show appreciation, it's the same thing to deal with you and then go back to deal with Fan Li."

As soon as the hoarse voice finished speaking, the "Knight Commander" pulled out a short sword and stabbed Ouyang.

"too naive."

Even though the movements of the "Knight Commander" are indeed very fast, in the realm of heaven and man, the five senses are extremely sharp, and there is even a faint sixth sense with extremely precise intuition.

The "Knight Commander"'s sneak attack is just like a naughty kid's whip kick. It's very powerful, but it's actually useless.

Ouyang directly grabbed him with his backhand, then grabbed the blade and stabbed him in the creaking hole. Then he inserted the knife into another creaking hole, destroying both of his hands.

"In the face of absolute strength, all sneak attacks are in vain." Ouyang pushed him, threw him into the woods, and took away his bronze sword.

The quality of the long sword is good, at least much better than his machete.

"Ah——! What kind of monster is this?! No! Ah——!"

The "Knight Commander" who entered the woods let out a chilling, heart-rending scream.

"Uu——!"

The knights who were still standing there were frightened into a commotion.

"I didn't expect you to be so cruel that you even killed your own men." Ouyang laughed.
To be continued...