Old man Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this, hurriedly returned the silver ticket to Yuan Yue, and said repeatedly: "Welcome a few benevolent fathers to go back to our Xiaozhaigou one day." ”

Yuan Yue nodded lightly and said, "If you have a chance in the future, you will definitely come back to see everyone." ”

Lan'er handed over some of the dry food prepared in advance to Zeng Jing, looked at Shen Yu, and stopped talking.

Shen Yu smiled at her and said, "Is there anything else with Miss Lan'er?"

Lan'er saw the young man's spring-like smile and sunny handsome face, and her heart panicked.

Xiaoxiao on the side was in his heart, looked at Lan'er a little guarded, and said, "Does my sister have anything to say to my son-in-law?"

Lan'er felt sour in her heart, shook her head and said, "It's nothing, I hope you can come back to see us in the future, I wish you a smooth journey!"

Shen Yu nodded with a smile, looked at Old Man Zhao, and asked, "Old man, we are going to Yangzhou Province, is there any other way besides the official road in the direction of Lu'an County?"

Old man Zhao was stunned for a long time when he heard this, and then he hesitated: "In addition to the official road, there is indeed a road to Yangzhou, but this road is extremely dangerous, and few people will choose it." ”

"Please forgive the old man for saying more, if there is no great need, it is better for a few benevolent fathers to take the official road. ”

Yuan Yue frowned and said, "Oh, why did the old village chief say this?"

Old man Zhao smiled bitterly: "If you go northeast along our village, you will enter the Thousand Layer Mountain Range. ”

"This mountain range is the only mountain range in our entire Qingzhou Province, and it is also one of the three major mountain ranges of my Northern Zhou Empire. ”

"Although this mountain range is not as exaggerated as the fact that it has thousands of mountains, there are still seventy or eighty mountains. ”

"As long as a few ben dukes pass through this thousand-layer mountain range, they can directly reach the boundary of Yangzhou Province. ”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and then continued: "On foot alone, without considering the carriages and horses, it is indeed much closer to the Thousand Layer Mountains than to take the official road. ”

"It's a pity that this thousand-layer mountain range is not something that people can pass through at all!"

Shen Yu was stunned: "Why? Is there no decent mountain road, and the mountains of each mountain are too steep and treacherous?"

Old man Zhao shook his head again and again, and said helplessly: "What's more, I heard that in this thousand-layer mountain range, wild beasts are rampant, mountain bandits and robbers emerge in endlessly, and there are even mountain spirits and ghosts lurking in it. ”

"Not to mention a few people, even if hundreds of brigades want to pass through, it is extremely difficult, and the danger can be imagined!"

When Shen Yu and the others heard this, their faces changed slightly, and they were speechless for a while.

In the end, Yuan Yue broke the tranquility and said with a smile: "Thank you for the reminder from the old village chief, then we should take the official road." ”

Old man Zhao nodded again and again, and said, "Yes, yes, change to the official road, and a few benevolent fathers can also buy cars and horses to travel, and it is much more convenient to eat and live on the road." ”

Yuan Yue bowed: "There is no banquet in the world, the old village chief will take everyone back to the village, and we will set off." ”

Lan Erfang's heart trembled, her little mouth opened, and she wanted to say something, but in the end, she just sighed in her heart!

Shen Yu and the others greeted the noon sunshine, and gradually moved away under the congratulations of all the villagers in Xiaozhaigou.

waited until the backs of several people disappeared completely, and then the old man Zhao turned his head to look at Lan'er, stretched out his hand and patted her fragrant shoulder gently, and said softly: "Poor girl, some people are destined to have nothing to do with you, go home!"

Lan'er didn't know why, she suddenly heard his words, and suddenly felt a sour circle in her eyes, and suddenly she burst into tears, and turned around quickly while crying, and ran home.

When the rest of the villagers saw this, they didn't know why, and one of the village women was about to stop the girl, but was stopped by the old man Zhao waving his hand, and said, "Don't worry about it, just let the girl figure it out for herself." ”

..................

In the evening, on a barren mountain in the Thousand Layer Mountain Range.

Shen Yu said to Yuan Yue as he walked: "The junior really didn't expect that the Taoist would choose to take this path in the end. ”

Yuan Yue snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Why, in your eyes, is Poor Dao such a timid and afraid person?"

Shen Yu hurriedly shook his head: "The junior didn't mean that, I just felt a little surprised." ”

Yuan Yue smiled and said, "Although the Thousand Layer Mountain Range is extremely dangerous in legends, do you think that there is no danger if you change to the official road?"

"Besides, the poor road has already been calculated, if we take the official road, we will all have a bloody disaster, and if we don't get any of them, we won't be able to live. ”

"And walking in this thousand-layer mountain range, although there is also a great omen, but in comparison, it is far safer than the official road. ”

Shen Yu suddenly smiled and said: "I see, the younger generation suddenly forgot that the art of numerology is the ability of the Taoist to take care of the family." ”

smiled and said, "Teacher, how can I calculate this, why can't I calculate it?"

Yuan Yue said angrily: "Hmph, I think crankily all day long, and I don't put my main mind on the 'Heavenly Machine Divine Calculation' at all, so it's strange that I can calculate it." ”

Xiaoxiao's cheeks suddenly turned crimson, and he said shyly: "Ah, what did the teacher say, I didn't have it." ”

While several people were talking, the sky above them suddenly darkened.

The moonlight, which was originally quite bright, suddenly seemed to be covered by the dark clouds that suddenly appeared, and as far as the eyes of several people could see, it instantly became hazy.

Immediately afterwards, the warm mountain wind gradually became violent, and the sound of birds and birds in the barren mountains seemed to have stopped moving in an instant.

Yuan Yue looked at the sky, frowned and said, "It seems that a storm is coming, let's quickly find a place to settle down, and then continue to travel tomorrow morning." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a muffled thunder sounded in the sky.

A few people didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and quickly quickened their pace, looking around while walking quickly, looking for a safe place.

"Boom!"

"Boom ......"

Thunder followed one after another, and occasionally lightning struck, and the violent mountain wind blew several people breathlessly, and the clothes on their bodies were even more hunting.

Before a few people could find a place to settle, a heavy rain poured down from the sky, and in just one breath, several people were drenched in coldness.

The clothes on his body were completely wet with two packages in a flash.

Yuan Yue said: "Zeng Xiaozi tried to protect those silver tickets, and the loser was not so defeated, it was tens of thousands of taels." ”

Zeng Jing smiled bitterly, in fact, he was far more distressed about those silver tickets than Yuan Yue.

Last time, in order to avoid the group of bats, several people all dived, causing thousands of taels of silver tickets to become a pile of confetti, and now that he thinks about it, he can't help but feel sorry.

But in this situation, he can't even take care of himself, how can he protect those silver tickets!

At this moment, I heard Shen Yu suddenly say: "Dao Chief, look, there seems to be a house dozens of zhang away on the left." ”