eurekapd Chapter 180 Distress in the Mountains
Chapter 180 Distress in the Mountains
As night fell, the sky looked like poured ink and it was pitch dark in the valley outside the city.
Song Wanyin took Tiancheng with him, riding a Ferghana horse to take a shortcut, whipping the horse on the rugged mountain road, searching for a long time along the route that the Humen Escort Agency often used to escort goods, but did not see even a shadow of it.
Along the way, they did not dare to stop at all and ran non-stop. The sound of horse hooves filled the mountain road and echoed in the valley.
Before leaving, Song Wanyin had sent a team of people to look for the whereabouts of Humen Escort Agency, but to no avail.
In desperation, she had to instruct Bai Shaobo and Biao Ye to split up into two groups and go find the whereabouts of Humen Escort Agency.
She didn't want to take the risk herself, but she was concerned about the important silk cargo and the lives of the people sent by Manager Xu.
The longer you delay, the more dangerous it will be.
This is no small matter.
Little did they know that in these deep mountains and forests, there were countless dangers hidden.
Tian Cheng's butt was a little sore from the bumps along the way. She hugged her master's slender waist tightly and persuaded him:
"Girl, we have been riding for an hour. Let's find a place to rest."
Up to now, they had not eaten anything, and after the long journey, they were already starving.
Song Wanyin held the reins tightly, clamped her legs tightly around the horse's belly, and waved the whip to speed up the horse. When she heard the rumbling stomach behind her, she tightened the reins and said,
"Okay, there seems to be a small stream ahead, let's go drink some water and rest for a while."
Soon, they came to a stream and dismounted from their horses one after another.
Song Wanyin loosened the reins and let the horse eat some grass on the grass to replenish its energy.
Tiancheng took out a tinder from his sleeve, found a pile of hay and firewood, and simply started a big fire, which instantly illuminated the surrounding environment.
Song Wanyin walked to the stream, bent down, scooped up a handful of clear water and drank it. The water was sweet, cool and refreshing, and instantly swept away all the fatigue in the body.
Tian Cheng was well prepared. He took out two pieces of naan from his saddlebag and handed one to his master, saying:
"Girl, you haven't had dinner yet, eat something to fill your stomach first."
Song Wanyin reached out to take the naan, but found that it was cold and hard, so she picked up a branch from the ground, stuck the naan on it, and walked to the fire to heat it up briefly so that it would not be too harsh on her teeth when eaten.
"Tian Cheng, I guess the Humen Escort Agency must have encountered danger on the way. As for my batch of silk goods, it is estimated that it is in danger."
Tian Cheng also imitated her master, heated up the naan, and said worriedly:
"Miss, was this really done by Second Master Gu and Third Master Gu?
We have no relationship with the Gu family for a long time, why are they still being aggressive? "
Song Wanyin tore off a small piece of naan, put it in her mouth and started chewing. It was so dry that it was a little choking.
“That’s human nature, when you’re not doing as well as he is, he’ll laugh at you.
But once you live better than him, he will be jealous of you.
If this person is jealous, he will try every means to trip you up and drag you down with him."
Tiancheng bit the naan angrily, treating this as a call to his family and venting his inner dissatisfaction.
"Girl, they are really going too far.
So, our batch of silk goods might have been intercepted by the Gu family on the way?"
Song Wanyin stared at the jumping sparks in the fire. It seemed like the Gu family were causing trouble and it seemed that she could not show mercy to them.
I still remember her father often admonishing her when he was alive:
Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past, and the flames in the fire gradually weakened until they went out, and the surroundings suddenly fell into darkness again.
Tiancheng couldn't help but panic. He hurriedly took out a tinder and tried to relight the fire, but he was unsuccessful because the wind was too strong.
"Miss, let's go back quickly."
Song Wanyin's heart tightened instantly. Listening to the rustling sound of the branches in the strong wind, a chill rushed from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, and she realized that something was wrong.
"Let's go, let's get on the horses."
At this moment, a low roar suddenly came from the darkness, and a nimble and ferocious tiger suddenly appeared in front of them.
Song Wanyin and Tiancheng saw this huge creature suddenly appear in their sight in the faint moonlight, and they screamed in fright.
"what!"
The tiger opened its bloody mouth, showing its sharp teeth, and pounced towards them with its agile limbs.
Tiancheng was terrified and hugged her master tightly. She was so scared that she stood there, trembling with fear.
"Girl, there is a tiger. Are we going to become its food?"
Song Wanyin reacted quickly by turning the ring to release the poison, then she took Tiancheng's hand, turned around and ran deep into the woods, using the trees as cover to confuse the tiger's sight.
The tiger inhaled a small amount of poison and felt dizzy, but it had no intention of letting go of the prey and continued to chase it closely.
Women are physically weak and cannot outrun a tiger at all.
Just when they were about to be caught up by the tiger, Song Wanyin suddenly found a dense towering tree and turned to Tiancheng and urged:
"Hurry, climb up."
Tian Cheng was so frightened that her legs went limp, like a puddle of mud, and she was unsteady when she walked. She said with tears streaming down her face:
"Woo, woo, woo, girl, are we going to die?"
Song Wanyin picked her up without saying a word, and carried her to the tree, comforting her:
"Sweet Orange, if you climb up now, maybe we still have a chance of survival."
When Tiancheng heard this, it was as if he saw the light of hope. He held the tree trunk tightly with his limbs and climbed up quickly.
Song Wanyin looked back and saw a tiger approaching. When it opened its bloody mouth and pounced on her, she climbed up the tree without hesitation, leaving the tiger empty-handed.
At this moment, she secretly felt fortunate that her father had taught her and Tiancheng some wilderness survival skills since they were young, so that they could protect themselves and be prepared for emergencies.
I never thought that one day it would come in handy.
The master and servant quickly hid behind the branches, snuggling up to each other, nervously watching the huge figure under the tree. It was standing upright, constantly scratching the trunk with its claws, trying to climb up, and the whole tree was shaking.
Tian Cheng was so scared that she shrank into her master's arms and cried like a tearful person:
"Woo, woo, woo, young lady, I haven't seen all the prosperity in the world, and haven't tasted all the delicacies in the world. I don't want to become food in the tiger's stomach so soon."
Seeing that the tiger was still wandering under the tree and had no intention of leaving, Song Wanyin quickly covered Tiancheng's mouth and whispered:
“Don’t cry, the more you cry, the more excited the tiger will be.
As long as we don't make any noise, the tiger won't be able to catch us and will naturally leave."
Little do they know that all of this is being watched by several pairs of eyes hiding in the dark, ready to seize the opportunity and root out the evil at any time.
After the two sides were in a stalemate for a long time, Tiancheng was tired of crying. She rested her head on her master's shoulder, her heart almost jumping out of her chest with nervousness.
Song Wanyin noticed that the tiger was gradually losing its patience. It couldn't climb up or catch them, so it turned around and left in disappointment.
However, she never expected that this was just the beginning of the nightmare.