"What sound?"

The sudden echoing of sharp screams in the mountains of Leraso made Winnie, who had just finished speaking, feel a little panicked. She quickly walked to Xia Lan, her wide eyes kept scanning the vast forest under the twilight, as if she was afraid that something terrifying would appear.

"It seems to be a human voice."

Xia Lan did not stop building a tent in her hand because of the sudden sound and noise. Her cold face still maintained a calm expression.

"Every year, there are unfortunate people who accidentally fall down in the mountains of Leraso. Their despair before their death often creates strong echoes among the mountains of Leraso. This kind of thing is no longer surprising to many people who have been here for many years, so you don't have to feel any fear."

After hearing Xia Lan's explanation, Winnie's panic calmed down a little.

“Is the roads in the mountains of Leraso really that dangerous?”

Looking up at the dark forest in the misty clouds, Winnie said in a daze.

"certainly."

Xia Lan inserted a sharp thick branch into the corner of the tent and said steadily: "After a day of rushing, we didn't even climb to the mountainside of Leraso. The higher we went, the more narrow and rugged the road would become. Although the mountain of Leraso was once opened up by countless pioneers, the impact of many reasons such as the attack of ferocious beasts and mountainous earthquakes made the roads between Leraso full of unpredictable dangers..."

After completing the construction of the simple tent, Xia Lan patted the gray layer on her hand and glanced at Winnie and said, "It's better not to leave me easily when you start tomorrow, otherwise it will be difficult for me to ensure your safety."

"whee……"

Winnie smiled embarrassedly. However, she couldn't help but feel a little warmth at the taste of care in Xia Lan's words.

But when she saw that Xia Lan did not mean to build another tent, Winnie suddenly thought of a very important thing!

Will he and she sleep in the same tent overnight tonight?

A hint of blush filled her little face with her thoughts. Unfortunately, before the girl was shy and thoughtful, Xia Lan's cold words completely stagnated her body and mind.

"What are you thinking? Hurry up and pick up some dead branches and firewood around you!"

Leading the horse and walking to a thick tree by the open space, Xia Lan said while tying the reins.

“I, I…”

After hesitating for a while, Winnie finally blushed and plucked up the courage, "Where is my tent?"

“Isn’t this your tent?”

Xia Lan turned her head and looked at the simple tent that was built. The meaning was self-evident.

"Then, what about yours?" Winnie said with silver teeth lightly biting her lips.

"I? No need."

After tying the reins, Xia Lan picked up a folding recliner from a pile of debris taken out of the vacant ring from the open space and shook it at Winnie, saying, "There is likely to happen at night, so someone must be vigil."

"So that's how it is."

Winnie looked at the deck chair in Xia Lan's hand blankly, and felt ashamed of her reverie just now. She turned around, drooped her head, and almost without looking at the road, she quickly "collected firewood" in the forest as if she ran away.

...

After enjoying a simple dinner, Winnie couldn't even look at Xia Lan and hurried into the tent. She seemed to be still worried about what had happened just now.

After putting a piece of dead branches into the gradually stormy fire, Xia Lan stood up and held a bottle of wheat-colored powder in her hand and began to pour little by little into the open space of the tent.

This is the deworming powder that Xia Lan purchased before coming to Aiyuan Town. To a certain extent, it can even prevent some ferocious beasts from approaching. For the merchants and mercenaries who have been traveling to Leraso Mountain for many years, this type of deworming powder is basically a must-have.

The system's mission has allowed Xia Lan to wander around for many years on a journey without an end. In many aspects, he is like a qualified adventurer, and he has sufficient experience in dealing with different environmental things.

After pouring the deworming powder, Xia Lan lay on the stacked recliner. A quilt suddenly appeared in her hand and covered her body. It was cold in the mountains. Even though she was a superior swordsman and had a strong constitution, if she was not careful, she would get sick due to the cold wind invasion.

After all, he is alone.

In the middle of the night, the fire was still burning vigorously, because occasionally Xia Lan would get up and add some firewood. At the same time, he was always alert to the floating Mars to prevent accidents from causing accidents.

Over the years, many fire accidents have occurred in the Leraso Mountains, and most of the time it is caused by man. As a result, it can be imagined that the spreading fire will swallow all the lives nearby, and the thick smoke that rises can be vaguely seen even a hundred miles away.

For the sake of life safety, people are paying more and more attention to the issue of night bonfires.

Although the light of the purple moon hanging in the sky is enough to shine at night, people seem to believe in the light brought by the flames in front of them more in the mountains and forests, as if only the flames can bring them a sense of security at night.

Half asleep and half awake, Xia Lan's spirit has been highly concentrated. As long as there is movement, he will be completely awake. He rarely has a stable sleep over the years, and he has been used to this state.

The darker the sky and the colder the night wind.

Xia Lan pulled a corner of the quilt on her body and yawned softly. According to his judgment, dawn would come soon, and before dawn, it was naturally the most sleepy and relaxing time for people.

“Shiz…Shiz…”

The branches and leaves in the forest kept ringing in the wind, but Xia Lan, who was lying on the recliner, suddenly opened her eyes and jumped up.

The long sword in his arms was out of the sheath with a cold light, and the sword tip pointed directly into a dark forest.

"come out!"

With a cold shout, a terrifying sound of sinister detection suddenly came from the depths of the dark forest.

"What happened?"

As if awakened by Xia Lan's cold shout, Winnie rubbed her confused eyes and poked out of the tent and looked at Xia Lan.

However, before Xia Lan could respond, the gloomy and terrifying voice deep in the forest also came into Winnie's ears. As a result, Winnie was so scared that she was so scared that she lost her appearance. She crawled out of the tent and hugged behind Xia Lan.

"Ghost? Is it a ghost?"

Winnie's teeth were trembling, her petite body kept trembling, and she didn't dare to look at the dark forest where the sound came from.

"It's not a ghost, it's a human."

Xia Lan pointed his sword ahead and said calmly.

"people?"

After hearing this, Winnie plucked up her courage to poke her head out and sneaked into the dark forest. A hazy figure caught her eyes and immediately scared Winnie to retract her head again.

"Are you sure that's a human?"

"Of course, and it's a dying person."

After Xia Lan finished speaking, she moved her steps towards the blurry figure.

After losing Xia Lan's leaning, Winnie squatted down and hugged her head, as if she didn't dare to look forward.

Everyone has something they fear in their hearts, and ghosts are the existence that Winnie fears the most, which is not something that makes people feel embarrassed.

"Save...I...Save me..."

In a faint sense, Winnie seemed to hear a faint moan, and the voice seemed to be asking for help from someone!

"Why should I save you?"

Afterwards, Xia Lan said something and let Winnie know that the call for help was not an illusion she heard.

"I...I..."

"Bang--"

Before the helper could finish speaking, Winnie felt a slight vibration under her feet.

"Winnie!"

At this time, Xia Lan's call made Winnie subconsciously "um".
Chapter completed!