Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 615: Light in the Forest
Tanhe Pass is the most southwesterly pass in the Central Plains and is not far from Tanhe Town.

Originally, this town was where the families of the border guards gathered. After a long period of development, it became a transit station connecting the outside and inside of the border. According to the convoy's itinerary, they set off at noon and could reach the checkpoint before dark.

But unfortunately, the bridge leading to Tanhe Pass collapsed.

To be precise, it is a bridge across the Tan River.

This river originates from a deep pool, so it is called Tan River. It merges into the river that Yang Yiyi and her friends came by boat, thus cutting off the road to southern Xinjiang.

As to why the bridge collapsed, merchants passing by had different opinions.

Some said that the river god was angry, some said that heavy rain in the previous few days caused the rain water to surge and washed away the bridge, and some said that people from southern Xinjiang deliberately destroyed it. In short, there are all kinds of rumors, but there is no solid evidence.

But no matter what the reason, the fact is that the bridge collapsed.

This river is not narrow, and it is impossible to fly across it with Qing Kung Fu. The water in the river is fast-flowing, and there are no boatmen nearby to ferry people across the river.

Of course, there was more than one bridge, so the convoy immediately turned around and took a detour.

This detour wastes a lot of time.

The convoy could already see the city wall of Tanhe Pass, but before the convoy got close, the gate of the pass was closed and there was no way to enter.

There are strict time limits on when the border gates can be opened and closed. Opening the city gate without permission will result in death. Even if the people in the convoy have a good relationship with the border soldiers, no one dares to take the risk of opening the gate to let them in.

Helplessly, the convoy could only camp on the spot near the official road near the border.

The advantage of surrounding the carriages in a circle as a temporary shelter is that it can block the wolves, tigers and leopards roaming around in the middle of the night.

A bonfire was lit in the center, and a group of people strung dry food together with branches, placed it on the fire, and ate it to fill their stomachs.

As for sleeping, there were no tents or bedding rolls. After all, they did not plan to spend the night in the wild. After leaving the people who took over the watch, everyone could only find a place to sleep in their clothes.

Yang Yiyi took the initiative to offer to help guard the first half of the night. At this time, she was sitting in the carriage, looking over the surrounding woods.

Qin Yan and Wu Shaoyi were below her, one leaning against the wheel and the other sitting in a wheelchair with their eyes closed to rest.

Time passed by little by little, and the moon rose higher and higher. It would be time to change shifts in a while.

At this time, Yang Yiyi heard a series of tiny sounds coming from the woods.

This kind of sound is not uncommon and can often be heard when keeping watch. It could be a small animal or a wild beast hiding in the woods.

But no matter which type it is, they will quickly run away when they see the fire, and basically will not take the initiative to fight.

After all, people are afraid of wild beasts, and wild beasts are actually very afraid of people and will not engage in meaningless battles with people.

Yang Yiyi also thought that the sound would disappear soon, but it didn't this time.

The rustling sound not only did not disappear, but became clearer and clearer, as if it was getting closer.

This aroused Yang Yiyi's vigilance. She quietly put her hand on the steel mace, so that if any ferocious beast came out of the woods, she could hit it in the face in the first place.

Although the sound was getting closer, it did not leave the woods. Yang Yiyi felt that it should be at the edge of the woods, as if hiding under the nearest bushes.

I don't know what it is, but it's better to be careful.

Yang Yiyi picked up a stone and threw it towards the place where the sound came from. Then there was a dull sound as the stone fell on the soft soil.

The hit definitely missed, but it did make the thing that made the sound very panicked. Yang Yiyi heard the sound was moving away.

She had just breathed a sigh of relief when she saw a string of bubble-like spots of light appear in the woods, which seemed to be where the sound came from.

This left Yang Yiyi stunned. What the hell is this?
Is it really a will-o'-the-wisp?
But the color doesn’t look like this?

Will-o'-the-wisp is usually a light blue or light green fireball, while the string of light spots is aqua blue. It looks like sunlight reflected on light blue ink, giving it a shimmering feel.

"Did Lady Yang find anything?"

The people in the convoy who were also on guard saw Yang Yiyi throwing a stone into the woods, and quietly walked over and asked in a low voice.

"There is light in the woods." "Light?"

The man looked up, but could only see the dark woods.

"Lady, are you seeing things? I didn't see anything."

"You didn't see it? That's impossible. It's right there."

From Yang Yiyi's perspective, she could clearly see the lights flashing, but the people in the caravan said they couldn't see anything.

"Are you too tired, lady? Anyway, it's almost time for the shift change, lady, go and have a rest first."

The people in the caravan must have thought that it was Yang Yiyi's problem, but Yang Yiyi could guarantee with her head that she was definitely not wrong.

In fact, while the two were talking, the string of lights was also flickering. Yang Yiyi saw it very clearly and it was definitely not an illusion.

This is a bit interesting.

In the magical world, being able to see things that others cannot usually means a special talent.

But in an environment like the wild, if you see something strange that others can't see, you have to be careful whether it is a trap set by some evil creature to lure unlucky travelers.

For example, witches like to do mysterious things like this.

Every mortal enjoys the feeling of being 'unique'. Some careless travelers, when they learn that they are the only ones who can see, will think that they have awakened some extraordinary talent, and thus walk into the woods to find out what's going on, not knowing that it is just a trap.

There is definitely no ghost witch on Yang Yiyi's side, but the principle is the same.

Yang Yiyi was indeed careless. When she heard the caravan members say that they saw nothing, her first reaction was to go over and find out what was going on.

But there is one good thing about Yang Yiyi: she is reckless but not stupid.

"Wake up, wake up, both of you, get up and see if there is any light over there."

Since the people in the caravan couldn't see, Yang Yiyi immediately woke Qin Yan and Wu Shaoyi up.

It was already difficult to sleep well in the wild, and I woke up as soon as Qin Yan and Wu Shaoyi pushed me.

The two rubbed their eyes and looked in the direction Yang Yiyi pointed.

"what is that?"

"You saw it, too?"

"It looks like a string of lights?"

"It's a bit blurry. Could it be a will-o'-the-wisp?"

That’s right, Wu Shaoyi and Qin Yan can see it too.

The people in the caravan listened to the conversation between the three people and interrupted:
"Three ladies, please don't joke around. Joking around in the wild will attract real ghosts."

This is what the older generation says: you can't tell ghost stories in the middle of the night, or you will attract real ghosts.

But how can a ghost be a string of light?

Yang Yiyi was not afraid at all.

"It may be a monster. Let's go and take a look. Everyone, please be careful here."

The people in the caravan thought that Yang Yiyi had a mental problem, but when they saw how confident she was in her words, they suddenly became a little unsure.

Logically speaking, ghosts or monsters usually don't appear at the border where there are too many soldiers stationed. This is mainly because the army has too much evil spirit and gold energy.

The White Tiger belongs to the element of metal and can destroy evil, so it is the god of war. Therefore, there will be no monsters or ghosts near the army.

But on the other hand, if a monster really appeared near the border, it would definitely not be the type that is easy to deal with...

(End of this chapter)