We walked down the mountain for a long time, when the sunset was gone, and the moon had just risen. A long stretch of bamboo forest lay before us, with the sound of wind in our ears. The sea of bamboo didn't seem as it did during the day; suddenly it looked ominous. Ryeo carried a chair on his back, while I carried joy, and the cold night was warm.

  Wait, there's a problem.

  Xie Kong said: Right, I also found out, we've been walking around in circles.

  Suddenly, I was hugged tightly by Ji Le. I also got goosebumps all over my body. After everyone looked around for a while, I came back to myself and said: "Brother, you scared me to death! These stairs are all the same, and there are bamboo trees on both sides, so of course it feels like we're walking in circles. I just feel like someone is waiting for us in front of the bamboo forest."

  Just finished speaking, Xi Kong jumped in fright and said: What you said is even more terrifying than what I said.

  I said: Some people don't have much, but being human is a good thing after all. It's better than wandering around in one place. Xi Le, you're killing me!

  As soon as I finished speaking, a person walked out of the bamboo forest in front. The man's long clothes fluttered, and he held a flute. It seems that the comer is not good, but fortunately he was wearing dark colors. If he wore a white dress, we two would definitely be scared to death on the spot, and the opponent would win without a fight.

  Shi Kong said: Who took what?

  He waved his hand and said: flute.

  I saw a poisonous arrow flying out of the dark, and judging by the color of the arrowhead, it should be highly toxic. I didn't know what kind of poison it was, but this greenish-blue color I had never seen before, and I didn't dare to guess how much more toxic it might be. In any case, it couldn't be a tonic.

  My master said there were three kinds of poisons: one with mixed colors that could be cured with medicine, one without color that couldn't be cured with medicine, but the most poisonous was definitely the one closest in color to plant leaves. Legend had it that in the Western Regions - my master said not necessarily in the Western Regions, but generally when encountering something inexplicable and unknown, people would say it came from the Western Regions - a green powder of extreme toxicity had been lost for many years, just one gram could poison half the population of Chang'an.

  As soon as it came into contact with human skin, that person would die instantly. Not to mention that the skin, bones, internal organs, and brain were all interconnected holes, but what was even more eerie was that according to legend, the appearance of death was so terrifying that anyone who saw it would never want to eat again, and eight out of ten people would starve to death.

  Could this be the legendary "City Destroyer" poison? Just in time for me to show my master. As I thought about this, I saw the dark arrow flying towards me, and I dodged to one side to avoid getting hit. After the arrow passed by my side, I reached out and grabbed the rear end of the arrow, carefully examining it.

  Xie Kong was shocked and asked: "Younger brother, did you bring hidden weapons out?"

  I said: I didn't bring it, just caught it.

  Xile said: Obviously you talk too much, why did you throw hidden weapons at us?

  That man sneered coldly and said: Some people say you're a prophet, and you really do have the aura of a prophet. I didn't expect you to be so young. But someone gave me silver coins to take your life, and I have no choice but to take your life.

  I said: I have no foreknowledge. If I had foreknowledge, I would not have come down from the mountain.

  Xie Kong said: He wants your life, quickly return the hidden arrow.

  I said: What if he dies?

  Xie Kong said: Give it to me, I'll take care of it. After speaking, he snatched the hidden arrow and threw it at that person.

  I suspect I also want to return the arrow in my heart. Because no one has ever been able to snatch something from me.

  The arrow flew out of his hand, and a cool breeze swept in. The sea of bamboo rustled for a moment. That person was still standing in the same place. Xi Le said: "Shixiong, your speed is so fast, did you hit it?"

  I said: It's crooked. It's quite a bit crooked.

  As he spoke, the man drew his sword and approached. Xie Kong used a stool to block it, and in an instant, the stool was split in two. From the neatness of the break, I judged that this sword was top-notch. However, seeing too much blood and resentment, it had already exceeded the control of the person wielding the sword.

  I said: This sword is not yours.

  He said: Alright, but this sword is for you.

  After finishing speaking, Jian Lu turned around and came straight towards me. At this critical moment of life and death, I had actually forgotten that I had put down the wine cup earlier, now both hands were holding the wine cup, only one mouth could fight back. The man slashed down with his sword, I dodged calmly, taking advantage of the moment before he could retrieve his sword, I bit my mouth on his pulse, and the sword fell to the ground with a clang.

  Xi Le, Shi Kong and Sha Shou simultaneously shouted: This is okay!

  That man took one look and saw that his weapon had fallen, turned around and ran. Rei picked up the knife, and I retrieved the hidden arrow from a nearby bamboo tree three meters away from where he was originally standing. We quickly ran down the mountain. I thought to myself, how did someone know we were going to sneak out and play? Is there really a prophet? Who is that man, and why does he have such a good sword? Although it's not necessarily true that people with good skills in horse racing have good horses - some are just rich people riding top-notch horses - swords are different. A sword requires a skilled hand to be fast. An unskilled person can only make the sword duller with use. That means, when this sword fell into that man's hands, it must have been even faster.

  Xie Kong carried a sword on his back and said to me: This sword is a little shorter than ordinary swords.

  A short sword is quickly out of its scabbard.

  Xile said: This sword belongs to you now.

  We were all wondering who that person was and who sent him. Before we knew it, we had arrived at the foot of the mountain. The county town is several miles away from the foot of the mountain. The county town is called Zhuo City, originally known as Bamboo City. In the early days of the dynasty, the decisive battle to capture Chang'an was the Great Victory of Bamboo City. Later, the emperor of the dynasty thought that the name Bamboo City was not good, it seemed fragile and easy to break. Two hundred years ago, it was renamed Zhuo City, meaning "the city that pursues the world". Although Zhuo City is only a hundred miles away from Chang'an, we don't care about that. What we care about is how far we are from Zhuo City.

  There were more and more people on the road. It wasn't until we arrived in town that we found out all the shops had closed early. We only had a few coins, so we couldn't afford to stay at an inn, and could only squat by the side of the street. I said, "We can only sleep outside for one night."

  After a while, the patrol came before us and said: Get up, you can't sleep here.

  Xie Kong said: Why can't it be?

  The patrolman said: This is a model street for urban traffic, you can sleep on the next street with your doors open, no one will bother you.

  The two of us moved to another street. Xi Le said: The shops can only open after the rooster crows. We have to wait for a whole night. After buying things, we must return immediately, otherwise we will be discovered.

  I and Shì Kōng both sighed with joy at the richness of social experience.

  Xie Kong said: Joy, you should come down too. You're crouching and still letting your senior brother carry you. Your senior brother is so tired.

  Xi le let out a sound, came down with a huff, and squatted beside me. Xi le said: This time escaping is so much fun, in the future if any of us becomes a historian or poet, we must write this down, the book title will be called "The Three of Us".

  The stars are densely packed in the sky, and the surroundings are unfamiliar. Such a scene was unknown at the time, and it may only be possible to meet again after being separated by life and death.