Proudly follow your heart

Under the sun, the golden sand is like a blanket, thickly piled up, looking from a distance, a few black spots are rapidly approaching on the thick blanket, and with the slight rustling sound, a thick golden mist is turned up.

"What is that?" Shu Yan tried his best to look into the distance, but he could only see a few black spots in the raised dust, which were obviously not people. "There are insects in this sand?"

Have bugs?The night curlers looked at the distance one after another, seeing more and more of them, those who saw clearly felt their scalps go numb, "Leader..."

Bugs the size of a fist are crawling fast on the sand, shaped like rocks and stones, scattered in every corner, densely packed at a glance, which is quite shocking.

Nangong Cang Ao's face had long since lost its lightness, "It's like an ant lion, but it's not the same. Send an order, everyone be careful, and find something to light if you are attacked."

Ant lions are carnivorous sandworms. They have all heard Nangong Cangao tell them that it is usually difficult to see them outside. Even if someone sees them, they will not know how powerful they are.

If Nangong Cang Ao hadn't been well-informed and traveled many places, maybe he wouldn't be so worried at the moment.

Ant lions are not considered ferocious, but the ant lions here are quite different. Not to mention the number is astonishing, the size is also frighteningly large, and there must be something extraordinary about them being able to survive here. It is not unusual, Nangong Cang Ao has been negligent once, so he will definitely not be careless this time.

"Be careful where you step! Don't move around! Prepare to fire!" The order was passed on, and all the soldiers cheered up to deal with the unknown thing in front of them.

The Yeyous are also experts in the rivers and lakes. They know that snakes, insects, rats and ants are sometimes more difficult to deal with than humans. After hearing that they are ant lions, they are all on guard.

"There are still chasing soldiers outside, and this valley is so weird, leader, do you think we can go back this time?" Yin Jiu stared at the approaching insects and asked casually, unable to hear the meaning of worry, her voice The sound is flat and there are no ups and downs.

Yinjiu is a well-known ruthless and master torturer in Yeyouli, he will ask this sentence, it can be seen that his heart is not as calm as it seems on the surface, and everyone else is quietly waiting for Nangong Cangao's answer.

"How do you know if you don't try it? It's too early to draw conclusions." The man in black just raised his eyebrows.

He replied as if nothing had happened, without seeing any waves, and then glanced at Taniguchi.

Outside the entrance of the valley, you can't see the pursuers, nor can you see the sunset. The corridors in the valley are narrow, and there are only blinding dust in front of your eyes. Even with the afterglow, you still can't tell the way forward.

Once entering Lintian Valley, life and death are unpredictable.

Nangong Cangao only glanced at Taniguchi, then turned to deal with the antlion in front of him.

Leader, are you worried about Jun Zhanran?Or are you worried that you won't be able to go back alive to see Jun Zhanran?Or, nothing at all?Shu Yan made some absent-minded guesses.

For a long time, Nangong Cangao has been an omnipotent person in his eyes, but this man who seems to have never put any imperial power in his eyes, and has always been able to see through any suspicious cases at a glance, is now distracted and negligent because of his feelings .

Negligence is not terrible, what is terrible is that his negligence may cost his life.

Shu Yan wanted to ask him if it was worth it, and he would not regret it in the future, but when he thought about it, no matter what the answer was, it could not change the current situation.

Moreover, this may not be due to Nangong Cangao's negligence. After all, who would have thought that Xia Guo would not hesitate to sacrifice national power and the lives of soldiers to perform such a play with Bei Jiang.

Beijiang's rebellion is true, but since the letter of state was issued to ask for help, the entire Yingxiao League and Rinnan Kingdom have fallen into the trap of Xia Kingdom.

As people from the rivers and lakes, the Yeyou people didn't have such deep feelings for Xia Guo. The thoughts in Shu Yan's mind flashed, and he never paid attention to the quicksand under his feet. When he heard Nangong Cang Ao shout "be careful", dozens Ant lions have surrounded him.

Shu Yan was startled, swung his knife and jumped aside, but forgot that what he was stepping on was not solid ground, but gravel, and his body immediately began to sink.

A large group of antlions were hacked to death, and were thrown into flames, but half of Shu Yan's body sank, and suddenly a powerful arm stretched out from the right side and grabbed his shoulder violently. Yan didn't dare to move, "Leader..."

"Don't move around!" Nangong Cang Ao leaned against the rock wall with half of his body, and his feet had already sunk into the gravel.

"I don't move! But... this ant lion can move!" The ant lion group had surrounded him densely, and Shu Yan looked at them in fear.

Looking closely, the fist-sized antlions are even more disgusting and disgusting. Shu Yan stared at their backs with fine fluff, watching them quickly crawl across the gravel and onto his body. , the slender legs touched his neck, causing a shudder.

Ant lions can bite people. They eat meat for a living. As for what kind of meat it is, it doesn’t matter to them. Shu Yan gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain, feeling that he could not live anymore, "Leader! It’s useless! Just Let's do this, Shu Yan will go first!"

"Shut up! How can there be such a useless thing like you under the Yingxiao League! You are not dead yet, it is too early to give up!" Nangong Cangao knew that the situation was critical and very bad, but he was not a person who gave up easily.

"Listen to me! We came here to survive! Not to die! Are you willing to die in the belly of poisonous insects instead of dying on the battlefield? Tell me, are you willing?" Being dragged by the weight of Shu Yan, he sank slowly , holding the rock wall with one hand without letting go, Nangong Cang Ao raised his head and roared angrily.

The surrounding situation is not good, besides Shu Yan, several Ye Ling have also sunk into the sand, Lin Nan's soldiers are walking around in order to kill and avoid ant lions, and many people have been swallowed into the sand among.

"Not reconciled!" Ye Ling responded first, and the rest of the soldiers looked at Nangong Cangao for help, "...General Nangong!"

"General! What shall we do?"

"You can burn as much as you can! They can walk freely in the sand, but there must be other nests in such a large number! Find their nests first!" Nangong Cangao answered distractedly while grabbing Shuyan with one hand. Jiu wanted to help, but was surrounded by ant lions and couldn't move an inch.

The ant lions in the distance can still use fire, but they can’t light the fire indiscriminately when they are close. Once the struggling ant lion climbs up, it will become a fire starter. Therefore, although there are many fire folds thrown far away, many ant lions are ignited. There was a crackling sound and a scorching smell, but the situation still didn't improve much.

There are only a few densely packed worms. Approaching from a distance, there seems to be more and more signs. Even if a large area of ​​ant lions were burned, it could not prevent more sand worms from emerging from the sand.

The gravel under the feet seemed to have life, forming a vortex in the crawling of the ant lions, and the pile of sand that could barely stand just now sank suddenly, as if a giant beast suddenly opened up, and it was insatiable that it wanted to kill all the people standing on it. The people on it were devoured one by one.

Lintian Valley, subsidence, this place is like a living mechanism, no one who enters here will have the chance to leave alive.

Only the head of Shuyan was still exposed, and the palm of Nangong Cangao holding him had already sunk into the sand. He couldn't use his strength, otherwise he would only sink himself into it faster. Shuyan, who was tightly trapped by the sand, had already sunk No struggle, just persuade Nangong Cang Ao to leave.

Nangong Cang Ao didn't listen to what he said at all, he seemed to believe that his life would not end here, and he didn't know if it was out of self-confidence or for other reasons, he glanced at Taniguchi again, Shu Yan vaguely saw the corner of his mouth raised, With a blade-like arc, I heard him talking to himself.

"Unless I die..."

As the sun set and the darkness gradually shrouded, Nangong Cang Ao's words were so low that it was suspected to be an illusion, but Shu Yan suddenly understood who they were speaking to.

Outside the valley is the army of the Xia Kingdom, it is an unfinished business, it is the end of the promise, it is the victory that he should have offered with both hands and shared with that man.

unless he dies.

Otherwise, never willing to give up, never give up.

"Leader!" Shu Yan really wanted to push Nangong Cang Ao away, but he was stuck in the sand, unable to do anything, "Come on! Come and pull the leader away!"

He yelled, the only consolation was that for some reason, the ant lion attacked everyone, but turned a blind eye to Nangong Cangao, but even so, the situation was very critical.

Yin Jiu had already paid attention to their side, and took out a rope from her bosom, as if it was originally used to bind people, made a circle, threw one end on the protrusion on the rock, and threw the other end at Nangong Cangao, "Leader, hurry up!" Catch it!"

"If you have this thing, why didn't you take it out earlier!" Shu Yan cursed.

"Forget about it." Yinjiu continued to deal with the ant lion under his feet. If Shuyan didn't know that his life was in danger, he might have laughed out loud. It's rare for Yinjiu to be confused.

Nangong Cang Ao caught the rope, exerted strength with one hand, and pulled it hard. Seeing that he was about to drag Shu Yan out of the whirlpool, a smile appeared on Yin Jiu's face. At this moment, the rock caught by the rope There was a sudden crash and it broke.

The stones fell, the rope had nowhere to go, Nangong Cang Ao suddenly fell into the vortex of sand and stones, Shu Yan was faster than him, and sank quickly, the whole person was already drowned.

"Leader—" Seeing that Shu Yan was killed and Nangong Cang Ao was about to be buried, Yin Jiu roared anxiously.

Unless he dies, otherwise, he will never be reconciled.

Looking up and seeing the dark night in the sky, those faintly shining stars looked like someone's eyes, Nangong Cangao thought of Jun Zhanran before being buried alive in the sand.

The sun sets on the western mountain, the moon rises high, and at night, Lintian Valley has returned to tranquility.

The moonlight shines on the sand to make it white, and this piece of whiteness is like salt grains and crushed snow, quietly laid out under the moonlight.

Half a month later, the border of Xia Kingdom.

A group of people dressed as caravans were queuing in front of Luca, and the magnificent and luxurious carriage attracted the attention of many people. The attendants around the carriage didn't care, and seemed to be leisurely. They could only look at it carefully from their eyes. Only then did he find a trace of hidden killing intent and caution.

"Lord, the investigation is tight. Ping Kanghuang must have got the news and knows that we will take action." The man standing beside the carriage looked around and said in a low voice.

"If you know it, you will know it. At worst, just go in." The tone in the carriage was flat.

"Yes!" Hearing that he was going to go in, Xiao Hu became excited, and he was suffocated a lot by pretending to move forward along the way.

Jun Zhanran and his party were pretending to be merchants, and the rest of Rinnan's soldiers and horses followed behind. They probably wouldn't arrive until a few days later. After all, there were so many people. How could an army of tens of thousands of people not attract attention at all? Jun Zhanran never I thought I could hide it from Huang De.

"You, go over, next!" The guards at the city gate checked one by one, and the surrounding soldiers were waiting in full force, as if they were facing an enemy.

Before it was Jun Zhanran's turn, there were still many people in front of him. The group waited quietly, and suddenly someone came up and approached nervously, and was stopped by Xiao Hu.

"My master ordered me to come." The visitor was dressed as a servant, but his demeanor was not like that of an ordinary servant. He was quite gentle. He made a gesture, and then took out a tattered note from his pocket. Seriously handed it to Xiao Hu.

"Please leave it to the Lord Jun."

Judging from his gestures that he was from Zhanli, Xiao Hu handed the note into the carriage.

When Jun Zhanran saw the note, he felt a sudden palpitation and an ominous premonition, and quickly opened it. After reading the words in front of him, his mind suddenly went blank.

As if he didn't understand what was said above, he closed his eyes severely, and read it carefully again.

It was only a dozen or so words, but he seemed to have suddenly lost the ability to understand. It was not until he read it five or six times that he was sure what he saw.

Beijiang conspired with Xia, and Nangong Cangao fell into the scheme, entering Lintian Valley, and his life and death were uncertain.