The raging fire was like red sea waves, and the turbulent hot air spread over the surface. The hair was slightly curled in the orange-red light and shadow.

Chen Ji watched the Golden Pig retreat and shouted in confusion: "Master Golden Pig, didn't you just say you wanted to abandon the Pegasus?"

The golden pig ran away: "I have offended so many people over the years. Tianma is my biggest supporter in the Ceremony Supervisor. If he dies, I will not have a good ending."

Chen Ji shouted sincerely: "Master Golden Pig, thank you for coming to save me."

The golden pig turned its back to him and waved impatiently: "Get out of here."

Chen Ji stood on the edge of the sea of ​​fire, listening to the wailing of the soldiers behind him, and saw the golden pig running back to the battlefield.

He knew very well that the Golden Pig came to save him day and night because it had bet on him. It was essentially driven by profit.

But if it weren't for the golden pig and Pegasus arriving in time, he wouldn't be alive at this time. If he is saved, he is saved, and he accepts this feeling.

However, Chen Ji looked at the back of the golden pig, and was a little unsure whether the golden pig went back to save Tianma to avoid falling into the realm, or whether it was for the sake of friendship.

Perhaps, sometimes the Golden Pig himself cannot tell the difference.

The prince looked at Chen Ji and said, "Let's go. Mountain fires start very quickly. They can burn out ten miles of land in the blink of an eye. If we don't leave, it will be too late."

Chen Ji looked back at the crown prince's bent palm and said, "No, I can't leave yet."

"Huh?" The prince was a little surprised: "You want to help them?"

Chen Ji looked around hastily and replied: "No."

He looked around, but couldn't find the figure he wanted to see. Zaozao stood in the heat wave anxiously stepping on his horse's hooves, ready to leave at any moment.

Chen Ji didn't want to waste Bai Li's time, so he immediately slapped Zaozao on the butt: "You go first!"

Zaozao was not frightened away like ordinary horses, but calmed down and looked back at him inexplicably.

Chen Ji hesitated for a moment: "......Miss Zhang Er, what are you doing?"

Zhang Xia said angrily: "Zao Zao will not be frightened away casually. What on earth are you going to stay for? We can help you!"

The situation was so urgent that Chen Ji couldn't care less and shouted: "Black Cloud! Black Cloud, where are you?"

The prince was startled for a moment: "Is the dark cloud here too?"

Chen Ji looked into the mountain fire, with an ominous premonition in his heart. If the dark clouds were fine, they would definitely follow him. Now that the dark clouds didn't answer him, they must have been trapped by something. Mountain fire!

At this time, a meow came from the sea of ​​fire. He followed the sound and saw dark clouds anxiously pacing back and forth on a dead branch. There was a sea of ​​fire under his feet, and the flames were spreading upward along the bark of the tree.

Chen Ji rushed toward the dark clouds, but was pushed back by a wave of fire. The thick smoke choked him and he could hardly open his eyes.

Gradually, the dark cloud was no longer anxious, it just squatted quietly on the branch and let the flames spread.

Wu Yun looked at Chen Ji's anxious look and meowed softly. He and the cat looked at each other more than twenty steps apart.

The prince shouted anxiously: "Chen Ji, leave quickly!"

Zhang Xia shouted in confusion: "What time has it been? It doesn't matter what a cat does. Human life is more important than the cat's life! Three people risked their lives to find you, but you have to waste time for a cat?" Sorry, you go first!" Chen Ji glanced at Zhang Xia. He no longer rushed into the sea of ​​fire, but was looking for something hurriedly.

The next moment, he ran towards a towering cypress tree with a whale knife. Holding the knife in both hands, he chopped hard on the trunk of the tree. Every time he slashed with the knife, a large amount of sawdust was brought out. The prince wondered: "What is Chen Ji doing?"

Zhang Xia said calmly: "He wants to cut down this tree and make a bridge for the cat."

When he was halfway through the chop, Chen Ji looked back to where the dark clouds were. When he looked back, he held the knife in both hands and struck a precise position: "Fall!" The creaking sound of wood fibers breaking was heard, and the towering cypress tree was overwhelmed and fell over.

Zhang Xia looked at the direction in which the cypress trees were leaning, and calculated silently in his mind for a moment, and suddenly said loudly: "The direction is wrong, we need to go further north!"

Chen Ji looked back at her, took a deep breath and took a few steps back. Then he sprinted hard and hit the cypress tree that was about to fall with his shoulder straight! The force of this collision could only slightly shift the giant tree... but it was enough. .

With a roar, cypress trees fell not far from the dark clouds, forming a long bridge.

The dark cloud jumped off the branch and landed lightly on the cypress tree several meters away. It stepped on the cypress trunk and passed through the sea of ​​fire, running towards Chen Ji and jumping straight into his arms. Chen Ji looked down and saw that the dark cloud hair had already Burnt and curled, he put the dark clouds into his arms, turned around and ran wildly: "Quickly!" The prince shouted: "You also get on the horse."

Chen Ji said without looking back: "Four people are too heavy. Those soldiers have been driven away by the wildfire. Now we just need to fight against the wildfire for time." Zhang Xia shook the reins lightly and rode his horse to follow. The divine horse of Zaozao is so special that it can carry three people on its back and keep pace with the trail in the mountains and forests.

However, the sea of ​​​​fire spread all over the mountains and plains, and the strong wind blew up the billowing smoke. The four people bumped into the gray smoke, but they could not escape the pursuit of the fire, as if they had been running on the edge of the sea of ​​​​fire and never left. Chen Ji stopped. .

You can no longer run around, you must carefully observe the fire.

Mountain fires are divided into surface fires, crown fires, and underground fires. Surface fires are further divided into steadily advancing fires and rapidly advancing fires. When encountering a rapidly advancing surface fire, the only way to survive is to escape from the direction of the spread of the fire. People cannot escape the fire. . But how to escape?

Chen Ji only thought for a few seconds: "Go to the northwest!"

"Go to the northwest!" Zhang Xia and him said almost in unison.

Zhang Xia glanced at Chen Ji, flicked the reins with his wrist, and galloped toward the northwest without hesitation. After running for several hundred steps, the four of them crashed into the thick smoke, and the world suddenly became clear!

The prince was surprised: "Why is the fire here so small?"

Zhang Xia replied: "This side is in the lee of the wind, and the impact of the mountain wind is smaller. In addition, this is the lee side of the mountain, with sparse vegetation and few dead leaves accumulated over the years. The fire will naturally spread slower." The sea of ​​​​fire is still there. Following the mountain wind that surged up the mountain, their location was much more peaceful.

Everyone looked back and saw that the ground behind them was devastated, and the ashes burned by the sea of ​​fire were like black scars on the mountains.

The fire was still burning on the mountain. Chen Ji tried to look for traces of Mr. Feng's battle with Tianma, but he couldn't see it. Even the soldiers who were chasing them didn't know where they had retreated. They survived the disaster.

While thinking, Zaozao's front legs suddenly bent, almost throwing the three people on his back to the ground.

The three of them hurriedly jumped off the horse. Zhang Xia explained: "Zao Zao carried the three of us all night and was a little overwhelmed." She hugged Zao Zao's head and felt a little distressed: "Zao Zao, thank you."

After that, Zhang Xia took out an oil paper bag from the backpack next to the saddle, unfolded it and found more than ten snacks. She held the snacks in the palm of her hand and fed them to Zaozao's mouth, and whispered: "Eat, eat." She hesitated for a moment, then looked at Chen Ji: "...Does your cat eat food given by strangers?"
Chapter completed!