Chapter 123: Night Movement
The caravans were slower, usually setting up camp in the evening, and forming a circle in horse-drawn carriages at night, where people made fires and cooked meals, or played some game barbecue along the way. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
After drinking with this group of bold men a few times, everyone became acquainted. Sure enough, all the way, as Zhao Laosan said, almost unimpeded, encountered a lot of poor mountains and bad waters along the way, and knew that there was a village at a glance, but Zhao Laosan showed his banner, but he did not commit any crime in autumn.
"Brother Zhou, this is a good deal, but you have to have a good relationship with your friends along the way. It is often said that relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to draft the water, let's go to the south and the north of the rivers and lakes, relying on the rivers and lakes to have many friends and raise a hand. I have walked more than a dozen times along the way, and I have to walk once or twice a year, and these friends along the way, they are all New Year's holiday gifts, so that these friends who rely on the mountains to eat well can go smoothly. Those who relied on stubbornness and did not take care of these stockades, few caravans were able to pass intact, and at least they suffered heavy losses, their goods were robbed, and at worst, they lost both people and property, and the guests died in a foreign land!"
After getting acquainted, Zhou Yu found out that this Zhao Laosan was really a chatterbox, it seemed that he was watching Zhou Yu fall in love, and if he had nothing to do, he would move forward with Zhou Yu and talk about the mountains.
"Brother Zhao is well-informed and admires it. Brother, how much do you know about the martial arts of the Western Regions, you can't hide it, this trip to the west is for long-term knowledge, and you can be curious about the martial arts of the Western Regions. Zhou Yu said with a smile.
"Ahem...... Don't dare to say anything else, when it comes to familiarity with the Western Regions, Lao Zhao and I are definitely the second on this road, and no one dares to say first! Haha, speaking of the martial arts of the Western Regions, I have to say that the Central Plains, the Central Plains have one island, two gates, three valleys and four factions, and the Western Regions are not so many, only the three are the most powerful, and the rest are just small forces or lone rangers who fight pettily. The Kunlun faction occupies Kunlun, and there are countless masters, and its prestige in the Western Regions is no less than that of the Taixumen in the Central Plains, and it is a well-deserved giant! This third place, it's the Sand Pirate Alliance, you must have guessed the name, yes, it's the alliance of horse thieves in the desert, all of them are extremely vicious, but it's a gathering paradise for outlaws, if you provoke one, you will be hunted down by the entire Sand Pirate League, under the Xuantie chase and kill order, there is almost no escape, except for Kunlun and the Heavenly Poison Palace, this Sand Pirate Alliance is the most powerful force, and it is extremely familiar with the desert, and other idlers can't get out at all, with the help of geographical advantages, it is also the overlord of the Western Regions!" Zhao Laosan talked eloquently, and when he talked about the power of the Western Regions, it was like a few treasures.
When Zhou Yu heard this, he smiled bitterly in his heart: "It seems that my vision was still narrow before, and I didn't expect that there would be a big force in the Western Regions that was not inferior to the ten major sects!
This caravan is the caravan of the Parkson Chamber of Commerce, this chamber of commerce Zhou Yu originally did not know, after this period of familiarity, only to understand that this chamber of commerce is also a big chamber of commerce, compared to the Wanbao Pavilion with branches all over the world, it is only a step behind, the business is all over the north and the western regions, and the strength should not be underestimated.
followed this caravan for thousands of miles, and sure enough, Qiu did not commit any crimes, although the speed was not fast, but along the way, he chatted and bragged with Zhao Laosan and a large number of other northern men, and Zhou Yu was also happy.
After walking for more than ten days, the weather was already quite hot, but it was summer, even though many of the caravans were martial arts practitioners, but the mood was undoubtedly quite disturbed.
Especially Wang Gongzi, who scolds and scolds all day long, looking at this is not pleasing to the eye, looking at that is not going well, and the most uncomfortable thing is Zhou Yu.
"It's hot! Hurry up and bring water, it's going to be cold!" Wang Gongzi shouted, naturally his entourage hurriedly handed over the water bag, Wang Gongzi took a sip, and then looked at the sky, his eyes were gloomy and flashed, and he yelled: "Don't you hear that Lao Tzu wants to be cold? What is this? Dog thing, can you have some ability to do things, so that Gongzi will not scold you?"
The entourage's face was as pale as earth, and he quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "The villain should die, the villain should die!" Childe, now...... The weather, there is no cold water......! Bear with me, cross the mountain in front of you, find a village and town, and the villain will immediately go to find cold water for you, oh no, it's cold...... Grape Wine!"
Wang Gongzi was even more annoyed when he heard this, and jumped out of the lane: "Young Master Ben can't walk, he needs to rest!"
Hearing the noisy scolding in the caravan, they all shook their heads, Zhao Laosan was laughing with Zhou Yu, and when he heard the voice behind him, he smiled bitterly: "Alas, Lao Tzu has really been tossed enough this time...... Next time, who will mention to Lao Zhao and me to bring their son-in-law out to practice, Lao Zhao and I will ......"
I sighed helplessly for a long time, and said loudly: "Let's camp nearby!" Looking at the sun, it is not yet westward, and it stands to reason that I should climb over this mountain while the sky is still bright, but now it seems that I can only go tomorrow......
After setting up the tent, lighting the firewood to make food, after eating, the sky was getting dark, and everyone in the caravan was tired from the scorching sun during the day.
Zhou Yu leaned on a carriage, he was now not invaded by the cold and heat, but he didn't feel too tired, and looked at the crescent moon rising in Dongshan with interest.
Late at night, there were bursts of wild beast cries in the mountains and forests in the distance, and the sound of insects in the grass was also very quiet. Suddenly, Zhou Yu's ears moved, and he heard an extremely slight footsteps.
"Isn't it a patrolling guard?" Zhou Yu was slightly startled, his body moved, and he had quietly got up. In the night, Zhou Yu saw a figure emerge from a tent in the center, "That's, that prince's tent...... What is he going to do in the middle of the night?"
Zhou Yu followed him silently, only to see that he was extremely cautious, looked back from time to time, and found that there was no one before continuing to tiptoe towards the mountains and forests.
The more Zhou Yu walked, the more vigilant and cautious he became, at this moment, it seems that this prince is not a gentleman at all, on the contrary, looking at his agile figure, he is a master of martial arts!
Zhou Yu suddenly had a feeling again, very familiar! This feeling is that trouble is coming......
Wang Gongzi walked faster and faster, and after he got away from the camp, he walked like a fly, going straight to the mountainside, while Zhou Yu maintained a constant speed and carefully followed Wang Gongzi a few feet behind.
Suddenly, a low voice came from not far ahead: "Who?"
Wang Gongzi also said in a low voice: "The Heavenly King covers the tiger!"