He walked in the direction they had come, staring at the ground tightly. When three thick shadows were cast out of the darkness, a nervous heart finally let go, and a shadow was a person.

Only then did he take a closer look at the people who came.

They are all dressed in simple coarse linen clothes, which are not down-and-out, but they are very neatly dressed. They each carried a huge box on their backs, and at the top there was an extra board made of bamboo, which seemed to be used for daytime shade, but now they overturned the veil around them.

The box seemed to contain something metal, clanging as they walked. As they got closer and closer from the fork in the road, Lin Suqing faintly smelled the smell of some herbs, such as the strong-smelling Chinese herbs such as Shanshen He Shou Wu.

Walking in the middle was a thin man, with an accent that didn't quite sound like what he heard in Floating Jade City, and was obviously an outsider.

"Two and relax, Sitian County is most lacking in these metal pots and pans, little brother, when I came back, I only brought five kitchen knives, two small pots, and seven big iron spoons. You didn't see the posture of people grabbing goods here, as soon as my little brother put it out, he was immediately snatched up, and they didn't even pay back the price. ”

Walking on the outside of the road is the tallest, but the face is very honest, he heard the thin man describe it like this, so he touched the back of his head and smiled: "I'm not worried about not being able to sell the goods, I'm just worried that the goods are too small, and the supply exceeds demand!"

He laughed out loud, and the sturdy man who walked in the innermost part slapped him through the thin one, and said solemnly, "Hey! Don't be so loud, be quiet." ”

The big man hurriedly shrunk his shoulders, and his voice immediately lowered: "Eh, yes, yes, yes, this big guy is still asleep, but you can't make noise." ”

The sturdy man dragged the strap and lifted the box behind his back, and said, "It's a trivial matter to alarm people, but it's not people who are afraid of alarming." ”

As he spoke, he touched his chest, and was suddenly stunned: "Oh, where's my amulet?"

The hardcover man hurriedly turned back a few steps to look for it, and the thin man patted him and said: "Don't look for it if it's gone, what kind of talisman is not a talisman, isn't it just a piece of paper with bells and whistles, I have more in the box, if you want, I'll give you one when you get to the ground in a while, and you can choose the color." ”

The sturdy man disagreed: "How can your thing be compared with my amulet, I specially asked the master in the temple to write it, and I offered it in front of the Buddha lamp for seven days." ”

The big man also comforted him: "Seven days is nothing, my mother used to give me the talisman I asked from the temple, and buried it in the incense ash for seven hundred and forty-nine days! ”

The sturdy man listened to their persuasion like this, and saw that he was about to reach Sitian County in front of him, so he had no choice but to stop looking for it.

"Forget it, I'll look along the road when I go back tomorrow, this place is sparsely populated, and I may be able to find it. ”

Listening to their conversation, it seems that they are foot merchants and the like. Seeing that their faces were quite kind, Lin Suqing came out of the shade forest and walked towards them.

The voice of "Three Big Brothers...... is clear, and it is particularly eye-catching in the silent night.

The three of them looked at him together, the tallest man did not hesitate to stand in front and protect the other two behind him, and the sturdy man who was originally walking on the innermost side also reached out to protect the skinniest man at the back, and said: "Don't worry, he has a shadow, there are three of us, and he is only one person." ”

It turns out that everyone knows that they can distinguish between human and non-human through shadows.

The big man protected the other two behind him, let go of his wrists and feet, walked towards Lin Suqing, and asked unceremoniously, "Who are you?" The posture seemed to be that if he didn't answer honestly, he was going to start beating.

Lin Suqing smiled politely and arched his hand at them: "The three eldest brothers don't have to be nervous, they are just ordinary people in a hurry, and they are also going to Sitian County after listening to the words of the three?"

The big man hesitated for a moment, looked back at the other two, and saw that the two of them nodded, and then he replied, "So what?"

Lin Suqing replied politely: "The night is heavy, and I am walking alone, I am quite frightened, I don't know if I can be a companion with the three eldest brothers? ”

As the saying goes, if you don't hit a smiling person, he is so humble, they shouldn't refuse him.

The big man looked him up and down, and saw that he was dressed in fine clothes and had a modest demeanor, and was about to nod his head in agreement, but he shook his head again and again, and turned his head to ask the other two for the other two.

Seeing the situation, those two were not too vain Lin Suqing, so they simply stepped forward generously and arched their hands at him. The thin man was more shrewd, but he was still suspicious, so he asked: "I see that the little brother is extraordinary, like a little boy of which family, why does he have no servants and go alone?"

Lin Suqing said with a smile: "The eldest brother has been promoted, but he is just a servant, and he went to Sitian County to deliver the letter at the behest of my master." ”

The specific purpose of going to Sitian County naturally can't be said by everyone, and it doesn't hurt to make up a harmless little lie.

Although he greeted the three with a smile, he was ready to run away at any time. After all, they can't keep it up, and they have a strong heart and want to kill people for money.

Although the most valuable thing in his body is this clothes, but if they take their lives first and then search their bodies, they will die unjustly.

Fortunately, the sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes are more righteous, and the three of them just heard this and directly believed him.

The thin man said: "Your son-in-law is also cruel and asks you to walk alone at night." ”

Then he looked at the direction in which Lin Suqing came, and sighed: "You are also bold enough, and you are taking the road of mass graves." ”

Lin Suqing was stunned when he heard this: "Mass grave?"

The sturdy man looked at the direction in which Lin Suqing came, and also accosted: "You are from Floating Jade City." ”

Listening to the questioning, the three of them seemed to be active in this area from time to time, and they could judge where Lin Suqing came from just by one direction.

"Don't underestimate that road, it's the closest, but no one dares to walk it at night. You, you can come out alive, even if your kid ancestor has taken care of him, his life is great. ”

"Maybe it's good luck, I was shocked by those things with a heroic righteousness hahaha, hahahaha......" Lin Suqing smiled casually, and he couldn't wait to cut off the beard of the old man in Migu with a knife, what kind of broken road does this mean!

There were a few more rooster crows, long and loud, as if to call the night white, and as if deliberately reminding something hidden in the night—the day is almost dawn, and the ones who should be dispersed are about to disperse.

The night is foggy and silent. The wide road, except for the farmer's land and the wild woods, there are only the four of them jagged figures. While chatting and hurrying away, they tacitly let Lin Suqing and the thin man walk in the middle together, which seemed to be a kind of protection for the weak.

It was precisely this kind of spontaneous protection that did not need to be said that touched Lin Suqing's heart suddenly. Anyone can think of him as a weakling.

The four of them hurried, and even the little man who looked about the same age as him took good care of him. And repeatedly instructed: "If you encounter any unexpected situation for a while, no matter what it is, you must quickly hide behind me." With us to protect you, keep it at ease. ”

Although the thin man was out of kindness, Lin Suqing was extremely disappointed when he heard it. In fact, he didn't want to be a weak person, how could he expect that when everyone saw him, he would be weak.

In the past world, it's just a matter of cowering, can he live again in this world?

He wants to be a man who stands up to the sky, and it is up to him to protect others, not always others to protect him.

They quickly saw Lin Suqing's mood changes, and the thin man was the first to notice it, and hurriedly said, "Little brother, what's wrong with you? Is there something uncomfortable? I have some medicine in the box, you can tell me, I'll give it to you." ”

The strong man also hurriedly said: "I also have it here, don't be polite, I won't charge you money, as long as you don't say it." "There are too many acquaintances, and the business that does not charge money is said, and everyone can't get over it.

As he spoke, he was about to put down the box behind him and help him rummage through it.

Lin Suqing hurriedly stopped them, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's just something on my mind." ”

He paused for a moment, then walked back, asking them as he went, "What do you think......?" Do I look cowardly......"

It was probably because he hadn't had such a normal small talk for a long time, and because he was a stranger, he had no connection after parting, and he wanted to say what was in his heart.

The three of them were stunned when they heard this, the thin man thought about it, hurriedly grabbed his arm, stopped and explained: "Little brother, shouldn't my words hurt you?" We're all rough people, and we don't talk very carefully, but don't worry, we don't mean to hurt you. If I said something wrong, I will compensate you, little brother, don't take it to heart. ”

It turned out that their sudden question made them think about it a lot, so they quickly explained.

"I know your kindness. I didn't mean anything else, just casually asked. Let's keep going, hahahaha~"

The group was silent for a moment, and the sturdy man answered his question.

"I just thought about the question you asked. I think that cowardice is not a definition of a person, I think it only refers to one side of a person, and people have a thousand faces. ”

This answer was very rare, and when he heard it, he did think about it and wanted to answer seriously. Lin Suqing hurriedly pricked up his ears and listened attentively to him.

"For example, some emperors have pacified the inside and outside, and have good neighborliness and peace in the border, so that the people are rich and the country is strong, and the world is peaceful. But he was afraid of death, and he didn't even dare to kill a chicken, even if it was just a small insect and ant, he would be afraid when he saw it. So, can it be said that such a Ming Jun is a cowardly and incompetent person?"

Then he added, "But look at it from a different angle." Suppose this person is not an emperor, but just an ordinary person with these great wisdom and abilities. He didn't have the opportunity to show his talents and make a big difference. So in the eyes of ordinary people, he is afraid of death, and he doesn't dare to kill chickens, even small insects. So, can it be said that he is a wise and martial man?"