It's about to sunset.

The Maple Leaf Mercenary Group finally walked out of the Amician Mountains and arrived at the northern slope of Steep Horn Peak.

There is a lake at the foot of Doujiao Peak, where the mercenary group can take a break and take a breather.

In order not to leave any traces, the Sun Knights took a different route out of the mountain than they did.

The Amician Mountains are not a regular route. Usually only hunters set foot there, so basically no teams set foot here.

This is how it should be.

But it didn’t take long for the team to stop for repairs.

The leader of the mercenary group seemed to have something to do, and he walked towards Xu Shuo's carriage with a hesitant expression.

Because they were just repairing for a while, even if they got off the carriage, they just stayed nearby to take a breath of fresh air and had no intention of walking around.

Seeing the leader of the mercenary group coming this way, Xu Shuo turned his head and looked over, asking questions from an angle that Sola couldn't see.

The leader of the mercenary group apologized and said: "Because there were too many wild beast attacks last night, many of our people have not recovered yet. I thought about it and decided to stay here for a while. I don't know.

What do you think?"

Sora was stunned and subconsciously looked at the young man next to him.

It's not that I don't have my own opinion.

It's just that this mercenary group was originally invited by the other party, so even if I have any ideas about it, it's hard to bring it up.

Xu Shuo looked like he was thinking: "It's okay to rest for a while, but I'm worried about the night..."

Hearing this, the leader of the mercenary group hurriedly said: "Don't worry, you two, we will definitely be able to reach Castle Castle at night! How about this? I will first send someone to Castle Castle to prepare a hotel for us to stay in, and wait for you two

You can rest immediately after entering the city."

Hearing this, Xu Shuo's expression eased.

But he didn't agree immediately. Instead, he looked at Sora with a questioning expression.

Xu Shuo said warmly: "They did work hard last night and were on the road during the day. Why don't we let them rest here more."

Sola actually felt a little flattered, and quickly waved his hand and said, "It's okay, of course."

It's just a few hours late.

Moreover, even if they arrive at Castle Castle, they will only head to the Far North Mountains tomorrow morning, so this delay is nothing at all.

Sora was surprised that the young man actually asked for his opinion. He was indeed a very comfortable person to get along with.

The leader of the mercenary group was extremely happy when he received the approval. He thanked the two people repeatedly and then turned and left.

Since they didn't just stay here for a short while, the mercenary group's original state of being ready to go has also relaxed a little. Some mercenaries looked obviously relieved and just lay down on the grass to rest.

Xu Shuo leaned against the carriage and read for a while.

Then he seemed to feel a little tired. He put down the book and rubbed his brows, then stood up and looked into the distance.

It's getting late.

The sun was setting in the west day by day, casting a fiery red sunset on the horizon, reflecting the sparkling light of the huge lake ahead.

The scenery here is still very good.

Xu Shuo walked around nearby with his feet up.

Sora's eyes were looking at him intentionally or unintentionally at first, but then he gradually turned his attention away and took his time to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

At this time, a mercenary group came over, handed her a serving of kumiss, and then asked her what she thought about dinner.

Sora looked towards the lake: "Why don't we eat fish?"

She spent all day yesterday eating dry game in the mountains, which made her taste bad.

Although the mercenary group was stationed next to the water source last night, they had been busy dealing with wild beasts almost the whole night since they settled in camp, and they had no time to go fishing in the lake.

She smashed her lips and wanted to improve the food.

The mercenary smiled and said, "Wait a moment. We just saw fish swimming in the lake. It shouldn't be difficult to catch them."

Sora felt that sitting was quite boring, so he held up his monk's skirt and trotted forward pretending to be reserved.

"I'll watch you catch fish."

…

While the girl was excitedly waiting to eat the fish, Xu Shuo wandered around the area and wandered over to the leader of the mercenary group.

"What's the matter?" he asked softly.

"Someone stayed here for a short time, and it shouldn't be Orion. That person also went into the mountains." The leader of the mercenary group said in a low voice.

"time?"

"It should be between noon and afternoon."

After the leader of the mercenary group said this, he stretched out his hand behind his back and carefully handed a grass stem to Xu Shuo.

He did not grab the grass stem directly, but carefully pinched the root of the grass stem with two fingers, as if he was worried about damaging the things on it.

Xu Shuo took the grass stem and saw the unmelted frost remaining on it.

The white frost has the texture of particles, and you can clearly feel the chill when you hold it in your hand. It is bone-chilling, and seems to be far colder than the extreme northern winter.

He gently twisted it with his fingertips, and the frost was wiped away, but the grass stems also shattered.

It wasn't Xu Shuo who crushed the grass.

But this herb has already been cracked by the frost.

"There are remnants all around that patch of grass."

The leader of the mercenary group pointed to the location near the lake and said.

This lake is neither big nor small, with a length of about 700 to 800 square meters. Its source is spring water flowing down from the steep angle peak.

Because the area was so large, the mercenary group just randomly chose a corner when stationed.

Just when the leader of the mercenary group was habitually exploring the surroundings, he suddenly discovered something strange somewhere.

He thought this thing was weird.

After thinking about it, I decided to ask adults to come over and take a look.

Xu Shuo slowly crushed the grass stems in his hands.

Fine crumbs scattered from his fingertips. He felt the remaining chill on his skin and turned his head thoughtfully to look at the Amician Mountains behind him.

"grown ups?"

The leader of the mercenary group next to him asked in a voice.

Xu Shuo said calmly: "When you leave later, send people to re-enter the Steep Angle Peak and always pay attention to the movements inside the Amician Mountains. But be careful not to expose yourself. If there is anything unusual, retreat immediately. Just bring the information back.

That’s it.”

The leader of the mercenary group nodded solemnly.

Just in time, he was going to send people to Castle Castle first, so he could take the opportunity to arrange for a few people to leave the team and return to the mountains.

Xu Shuo approached the unusual location, glanced at the remaining frost on the grass, and then directly raised his foot to crush them all.

Seeing this, the leader of the mercenary group hurriedly stepped forward: "Sir, I will handle it!"

Why do you have cold feet?

Xu Shuo didn't respond.

He stared at the frost disappearing under his feet, feeling the chill that penetrated the soles of his shoes, and suddenly smiled.

"Ice Elf..."

…

…

Sola squatted on the opposite side of the lake and watched the fish being caught.

But by chance, she suddenly noticed Xu Shuo standing on the other side. She looked up and saw the two people looking at the lake and talking about something.

She was a little confused.

It's just that I'm not as vigilant as I was two days ago.

But she still stared there for a while.

Then I saw the leader of the mercenary group turned around and greeted a person, and then the person nodded, took off his shoes, rolled up his trousers, and went into the water to fish.

Sora: emmm...

So everyone actually wants to eat fish?

She simply stood up, held up her skirt and trotted over in that direction. When she got closer, she received the young man's gentle questioning gaze.

Seeing her running over, Xu Shuo said smoothly:

"The lake is slippery, so be careful when running."

"...!"

Sora was suddenly startled.

The tall young man smiled lightly. The golden sunset fell on his silver hair, reflecting the dreamy sunset color. The white priest robe was also dimmed by the afterglow of the setting sun.
To be continued...