Chapter 1131: Scared to Death
"They looked like they were frightened to death."
Qing Xiao said this again.
He had seen people who had been frightened to death before, and their deaths looked pretty much like this.
After hearing what Qing Xiao said, the others also came over to take a closer look.
"It really looks like he was frightened to death."
Such a conclusion will only make people feel cold in their hearts.
The courage of the soldiers is generally a little stronger than that of ordinary people, right? If even they were scared to death, what must have happened?
"So, what about the general?"
"Where's Lieutenant General Li?"
The other soldiers were even more worried about General Qiu.
"It is said that the place called Simapo is extremely weird..." A somewhat collapsed soldier met the eyes of King Jin when he shouted this.
The second half of his sentence got stuck in his throat. His emotions, which were about to collapse just now, instantly cooled down when he met the calm eyes of King Jin.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me." He lowered his head.
Zhou Shiyue withdrew his gaze.
He looked calm and spoke in a serious tone.
"I know that it is human nature. Some of you will definitely complain secretly, thinking that General Qiu knew that Simapo was evil and dangerous, but he still brought people here. Now his whereabouts are unknown, and you have to come here to face such fear again."
"but."
"You have to know that General Qiu is not doing this for his own selfish reasons, nor is he doing this on a whim, nor is he just out for fun."
"It's because there's trouble at Yulan Pass, because the enemy has a conspiracy, because something suspicious has been discovered, and because some soldiers have gone missing."
"As a general, you must consider the overall situation and have a long-term vision. General Qiu cannot be afraid to take this step just because of the unconfirmed evil in Simapo or because of his own fear or the fear of some of you."
"And you are also generals who protect Subei and the Great Zhou. You have parents, brothers, wives, and children behind you. If you retreat, what about them?"
Zhou Shiyue knew that these people were already afraid. If he didn't break their fear now, they would lose control and become chaotic if they encountered a terrible situation next time.
If they disobey orders and run around, it would be easy for something to get into trouble.
So Zhou Shiyue didn't mind being a little sentimental at this time.
"I have come here in person. If there is danger, I will be the first to meet it. What are you afraid of?"
"If you're really scared, just hide behind this king!"
Now that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin has said so, how dare the soldiers really hide behind him?
And what King Jin said is right. They are soldiers who are protecting the Great Zhou and their families. If they get scared when they encounter a little danger, what will happen to their families and friends?
The Prince of Jin has indeed always been at the forefront. He is not afraid of any royal nobles, so what do they have to be afraid of?
"Your Majesty, we are not afraid!"
"Yes, what's so scary? Even if we really see a ghost, we can fight it!"
Everyone was so excited that they were no longer afraid.
Qinglin and Qingxiao both looked at the prince.
This is also what makes them remain loyal to the prince!
Because at any time in the past, if there was real danger, the prince would stand before them.
He has never been the kind of person who only lets his subordinates block danger.
"it is good!"
Zhou Shiyue raised his hand, and everyone immediately fell silent.
"I know that you are all good men, and are all good soldiers of the Great Zhou. However, courage and wisdom are important, and so is our safety."
"Everyone must follow my orders from now on. Do you understand?"
"understand!"
Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, Zhou Shiyue looked towards the stone forest ahead.
The stones in that stone forest are actually not very big. Looking from this distance, the tallest one is probably only one and a half meters tall, and the shortest ones only protrude a few inches above the ground.
However, there are some plants next to many stones, and they are all different plants, some have delicate leaves, some have beautiful flowers, and some have sharp thorns.
There are also some small trees growing against large rocks, bearing strange, crooked, and jujube-like fruits.
This climate...
"Your Highness, what are you looking at?" Qinglin asked.
"Go over there." Zhou Shiyue said as he took the lead and walked into the stone forest.
Everyone immediately followed.
As soon as I entered the stone forest, strange phenomena suddenly occurred around me.
The stones that looked sparse on the outside suddenly became more numerous, and many giant black stones appeared.
The stone forest, which seemed a little spacious just now, suddenly became dark and cramped.
Everyone was a little stunned.
Some people even suspected that there was something wrong with their eyes, so they rubbed their eyes quickly.
"Is this an illusion?"
"Be careful."
Zhou Shiyue calmed the troops in a deep voice, "Maybe it's a trick, maybe it's a formation. Everyone, stay close together in pairs, try not to be alone, and follow me."
Everyone immediately stood together in groups of two, became more alert, and held their weapons in their hands.
At this moment, in Zhou Shiyue's eyes, this piece of stone was faintly emitting wisps of black gas, but he couldn't see it clearly.
If Lu Xiaoer were here, she would definitely be able to see through all the evil spirits with her sharp eyes.
Zhou Shiyue couldn't help but think of Lu Zhaoling.
Because there were more stones, it was impossible for them to move forward together, so some soldiers passed by.
There was only a huge rock separating them from the other people. They thought they could walk over the rock by taking two steps forward. However, after walking about ten steps, the two soldiers still didn't see any other people.
There were only two of them left here.
"What's going on? Where are the others?"
"I don't know. I just saw it was just a big rock."
"It's weird, really weird, be careful."
The two men immediately pointed their swords outside and walked lightly.
They continued to walk forward. The light became weaker and weaker as they walked, until it became gradually darker, and there seemed to be a slight echo when they spoke.
“This is absolutely wrong!”
Right, right, right...
The two soldiers looked at each other, and a chill ran up from the soles of their feet.
"How about we go back?"
Bar, bar, bar.....
The two soldiers turned around suddenly and were about to run when they saw that the road they had come from was even darker.
At the end of the darkness, there was a hazy white figure slowly approaching them.
Don’t ask why you can see a white figure in the darkness. Even if you ask, they don’t know!
The two soldiers felt their scalps tingling instantly and they blinked uncontrollably. As a result, in this blink of an eye, the white figure rushed forward a long distance!
Just like Flash.
"what!!!"
The two soldiers shouted at the same time.
However, the cry was soon cut off as if by someone.
Because, that person......
No, the ghost was already in front of them.
Her black hair hung down in front, so her face could not be seen.
But under the horrified gaze of the two soldiers, the other party raised his hands and slowly pushed his hair to both sides.
"You guys, are you here to take me home?"