Chapter 53: The Last Journey
Looking at the leaf that occupied the only bed, Shen Shumeng gritted his teeth in anger. But she also knew that she couldn't afford to provoke Kazuha now, so she had to take the futon from her bed and sleep on the floor.
But after lying down for more than half an hour, Shen Shumeng was still tossing and turning and unable to sleep. Whenever she felt sleepy, she would feel that a knife was stabbing at her from behind, obviously Shen Shumeng was frightened by the previous killer.
The past few days of running have made her very tired, and in desperation, Shen Shumeng can only move her position to the side of Yiye's bed as much as possible, so that she can have a sense of security, and finally be able to sleep peacefully.
On the second day, before there was a glimmer of light in the sky, Yiye was ready to leave.
When she got up, because the light was too dim, Yiye didn't notice Shen Shumeng's position, and inadvertently stepped on her face.
Shen Shumeng was frightened and immediately sat up, and after figuring out the situation, he was extremely angry for a while, and he was about to kill Yiye.
Yiye just said a debt casually, because he knew that Shen Shumeng felt that he couldn't get used to it, and when he saw that Shen Shumeng didn't give up, Yiye could only forcibly suppress her.
At this time, Shen Shumeng followed behind Yiye with a resentful face, but Yiye was already used to her expression and didn't pay much attention to it.
When they went out, both of them were carefully dressed, and ordinary people couldn't see their original appearances. In addition to this, each of them led a horse and immediately carried large and small bags of goods, so as to pretend to be a merchant on the way.
It only took a few quarters of an hour, and the two of them had already arrived at the place agreed with the previous person.
When the two arrived, there were already more than a dozen people waiting here, and these people were also leading horses and carrying goods. There were two or three of them, so it didn't seem like a complete caravan.
As soon as the leaves were swept away, it was clear that most of these people's cultivation was only to go to the realm of the mind, and only one old man with a long beard had the cultivation of entering the soul realm.
"It's good that you're not late, and it's time to go. "After the middle-aged man who talked with Yiye yesterday saw the arrival of Yiye and the two, he rode on a horse and led this scattered team quietly to the border.
Yiye and Shen Shumeng rode horses at the back of the team, they didn't want to be too ostentatious, they just wanted to be able to reach the border safely this time.
Out of the city, the caravan walked on remote and dangerous mountain roads, and in this environment, the blazing horses under everyone could not completely let go. After four or five hours, according to the middle-aged man in charge, only a third of the way had passed, and it seemed that he would not reach the border until sunrise tomorrow.
During the whole process, Yiye and the two of them were very low-key, but for some reason, there was always a man in front of them who kept looking at Shen Shumeng backwards.
Yiye saw that this man's face was full of scum and unkempt, if he didn't look closely, he would probably think that he had the age of a sixtieth birthday, this person looked at Shen Shumeng's eyes quite strangely, and Yiye didn't know what he was paying attention to.
"Are we recognized?" Kazuha couldn't help but be a little worried.
Although Chenjun's wanted warrant for the two of them has been widely circulated, if he is recognized by this person like this, Yiye still feels unbelievable.
Just when Yiye hesitated to dispose of this person, this person's behavior made Yiye feel that his worries were really a little unnecessary.
I saw that the man gradually slowed down and came to Shen Shumeng's side, walking parallel to him on the mountain road that was not spacious.
"The little brother is so handsome, not just somewhere?" The extremely sloppy man wanted to talk to Shen Shumeng, and his lustful eyes seemed to be extremely interested in Shen Shumeng. At this time, Shen Shumeng pretended to be a man, could it be that this person was not good at Longyang.
Seeing this, Yiye couldn't help but look at Shen Shumeng.
Shen Shumeng's previous men's clothes have been torn at some point, and even if he is wearing a leaf of clothes at this time, he still has a bit of a posture. And she has slender bones and white skin, and it is normal for her to be looked down upon by those monks who have fetishes.
Shen Shumeng was not a good talker, and the image of this man was really not flattering, and the stench on his body made Shen Shumeng extremely disgusted.
Because the current situation does not allow for further incidents, at this time, Shen Shumeng resisted the urge to teach this person a lesson, and slapped his horse to catch up with the leaf in front of him who ignored it, and did not pay attention to this person.
Seeing this, the sloppy man did not stop there, and immediately followed.
"The little girl's family has to follow the right person when she goes out, otherwise it is easy to be robbed and killed by others. This person glanced at Yiye slightly, as if threatening the two, "This little offspring can't protect your safety." ”
Yiye couldn't help but show a hint of murderous intent when he heard this, it seemed that this person had seen the identity of Shen Shumeng's woman. Yiye looked at this person again, and found that he was just an ordinary monk who went to the mortal realm, and such a cultivation would dare to come to life, presumably he didn't see the cultivation of Yiye and the two, and he didn't think of the identity of the two, he should just think that Yiye and the two were young and easy to get some advantage from it.
Thinking of this, Kazuha is not in a hurry to dispose of this person, as long as he does not know his identity, there is no need to worry. As a result, Yiye took the initiative to fall behind and no longer paid attention to the man's harassment of Shen Shumeng.
However, Kazuha wanted to spare his life for the time being, but this person killed himself.
For half an hour, the man had been chattering in Shen Shumeng's ear. One moment of rhetoric, another moment of coercion and intimidation, just trying to take advantage of Shen Shumeng.
The middle-aged man on the adjacent road in front of him also noticed the situation early on, and only made the man lower his voice by making his words, but did not stop his behavior.
And Shen Shumeng couldn't give him a good look, and even gradually couldn't hold back his anger, this person's behavior had already made the grumpy Shen Shumeng have murderous intentions.
Finally, when the sloppy man stretched out his dirty one to Shen Shumeng's buttocks, Shen Shumeng could no longer stand this person's vulgar behavior, and the strength of his state of mind exploded, and he knocked the man off the cliff with a palm of anger.
This sudden change caught Yiye by surprise, but he didn't expect Shen Shumeng to take the other party's life.
"You taught him why you took his life. Kazuha couldn't help but step forward and question. Actually, I don't care much about the death of this kind of person, but it's just that this situation is not causing trouble for yourself at this time.
"He's damned!" Shen Shumeng has been high up since she was a child, how could she ever have a man dare to hit her. Now that this vulgar country man doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, Shen Shumeng can't blindly endure him.
Yiye felt quite helpless when he saw this scene, and it seemed that this trip would definitely not be too smooth.
Sure enough, the scream of the man falling off the cliff quickly attracted the attention of the people in front of him, and the three people who were traveling with him quickly rushed to surround Yiye and the two, and one of them even stepped forward directly with a knife to take Shen Shumeng's life.
"Damn thief dares to hurt my brother's life, I will kill you today!" This person is much younger than the previous man, but his cultivation is in a state of mind, and at this time, a horse and a slash are also a bit of a deterrent.
Seeing this, Shen Shumeng didn't dodge in the slightest, but still just hit a palm carrying mana, and the menacing knife bearer was sent flying out by her.
Looking at the man who had fallen heavily to the ground and was no longer breathing, Yiye frowned deeply for a while, this Shen Shumeng's murderous intent was inevitably too heavy.
The other two were stunned for a moment when they saw this, he never thought that this white-faced offspring would have such strength. Looking at his cultivation, he is only in the state of mind, but he is able to kill a knife-wielding man of the same level in one move, and this situation is beyond their cognition.
Indeed, for ordinary people, Shen Shumeng's combat power is incomprehensible. Maybe Shen Shumeng's strength is not very outstanding in the world she lives in, but if it is placed at the grassroots level of this world, then she is like a god-like existence.
Seeing the tragic death of their companion, the other two retreated one after another, and after glancing at each other, they resolutely fled in the direction they came. They and the two dead brothers were only in a cooperative relationship, seeing that Shen Shumeng was so decisive in killing, they were naturally unwilling to risk staying, even if they gave up this business, it was better than losing their lives.
Seeing that the two wanted to escape, Shen Shumeng didn't plan to let them go, and he needed to kill the two of them since he immediately flew up.
And when Shen Shumeng walked into the air, Yiye blocked her way.
"Forget it, let's leave it at that. Yiye stood in front of Shen Shumeng, he rarely saw Shen Shumeng have such a great desire to kill.
"Hmph!" Shen Shu dreamed that Yiye had a tough attitude, and he didn't continue to chase after the two of them.
When the two of them returned to the team, they saw that everyone was looking at them.
Shen Shumeng's previous display of strength and her behavior have made everyone jealous, after all, it is natural to be in the company of such a terrifying person with terrifying strength and a bit of murder.
The middle-aged man who led the way didn't speak, he knew that although his strength was good in terms of mood, he was no longer qualified to question Shen Shumeng and Yiye at this time.
Everyone stopped and was silent, the atmosphere instantly became delicate, and in the end, it was the long-bearded Soul Realm powerhouse who broke the deadlock first.
"Shouldn't Xiaoyou give us an explanation? Compared with Shen Shumeng, Zhuge Ming attaches more importance to Yiye, because he can see that Yiye is the main person among the two.
Yiye looked at the old man when he heard this, and Yiye had been paying attention to this person since before. This person's cultivation has undoubtedly already entered the realm of entering the soul, and judging from the fluctuations emanating from his body, this person's strength is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary cultivators of the same realm.
A Soul Realm cultivator of this age is not excellent, but if he has been immersed in this place for many years for special reasons, then his combat power will not necessarily be inferior to that of a genius in the same realm.
Yiye didn't dare to underestimate this person, but he wasn't afraid of him, after all, he was far from the strength of a jade-faced man.
Yiye's current idea is that more things are better than less, but he doesn't want to end this matter by force.
"The younger brother was a little heavier before, it was her fault," Yiye took Shen Shumeng to apologize to everyone, "But everyone must also know that the person harassed the younger brother first, and the younger brother was only negligent and injured others while being frightened." ”
Everyone saw the scene of Shen Shumeng's murder, and naturally they would not believe Yiye's explanation, but at this time, no one said anything to refute it. Because it is impossible for these people to ask for the death of others, they can't do it and don't have to. At this time, they only needed a guarantee from Yiye to ensure that Shen Shumeng would not kill them for no reason.
Yiye naturally knew what they were thinking, so he continued, "Although the incident didn't start because of us, the behavior of the younger brother also caused a fright to everyone. In order to make up for the mistakes of my brother, I decided how to divide the goods of those two people. Kazuha motioned for everyone to look at the two horses, which were no longer in their hands, and there were many large and small packages on them, which were left by the two dead brothers.
"And I promise that my brother will never hurt someone for no reason again, what do you think. ”
Yiye looked at the dozen or so monks, and seeing that they all only hesitated for a moment, someone replied.
"I don't blame the little brother for this, it's the two who don't know whether they are alive or dead, and I agree with this brother's decision. ”
"We don't have a problem either. ”
"That's very good. ”
Seeing that everyone had agreed, the long-bearded old man also said, "In that case, let's divide the things and get on the road as soon as possible." ”
Under the auspices of the old man, the two brothers' belongings were quickly divided, and even the two horses already belonged to other horses, and were followed by ropes behind the team.
After such a show, instead of crowding out Yiye and the two, people came forward to talk to Yiye one after another. Obviously, Yiye's approach brought them additional benefits, which couldn't help but make them have a good impression of Yiye, and the strong strength shown by Shen Shumeng also allowed them to befriend Yiye and the two.
Naturally, there is also an element of fear in this, these people don't want to make Yiye and Erren feel guilty, otherwise they will undoubtedly put themselves in danger.
And in order to eliminate the doubts in everyone's hearts, Yiye took the initiative to take Shen Shumeng to the front of the team, and followed the middle-aged man to guide everyone, after all, Shen Shumeng stayed at the back of the team with such a strong strength, and he didn't talk much about the past.
"You'll regret it!" Shen Shumeng whispered to the side in parallel with Yiye.
Yiye also understood what Shen Shumeng meant, "Are you saying that I shouldn't let those two go?"
"You will pay for your hypocrisy. ”
Yiye was noncommittal when he heard this.
After a few more hours, the sky was completely dark, and everyone found a shelter to rest.
Along the way, under the leadership of the middle-aged man, everyone did not encounter the soldiers and horses patrolling the jungle, but a few fierce beasts that wanted to attack the caravan were easily killed by Yiye and the long-bearded old man.
At the current rate, as long as there are no accidents, I believe that tomorrow morning we will be able to cross the defense line of Chenjun and completely get out of the control of Chenjun.
Thinking that he would be able to get rid of Shen Shumeng's oil bottle tomorrow, Yiye couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Because Shen Shumeng Yiye has postponed his return to the sect for a month, and he doesn't know what the current situation of the sect is, thinking of Shen Mingshi's words, Yiye will feel uneasy in the dark.
"What are you thinking?" Seeing Yiye with such a strange expression, Shen Shumeng rarely took the initiative to talk to Yiye.
"The thought that I won't see you again tomorrow will inevitably be a little happy at this time. Yiye didn't have the slightest intention of teasing, he really wanted to stay away from Shen Shumeng immediately.
"You'd better pray that you don't meet me in the future, or you'll regret it. "Even if he lived and died with Yiye for a month, he didn't know why Shen Shumeng still had a deep dissatisfaction with Yiye.
already knew Shen Shumeng's temper, and he didn't want to deal with this resentful woman anymore.
When Yiye crossed his legs and wanted to cultivate for a while, he saw the long-bearded old man who had entered the soul realm walking towards him.
"Little brother, let's take a saliva," the old man handed over the gourd in his hand.
The old man was out of kindness, and Yiye did not refuse, "Thank you, old man." ”
Yiye reached out and took the kettle, signaled to Shen Shumeng on the side, and asked her if she needed it.
Shen Shumeng looked disgusted when she saw this, because she had seen the water in it drunk before. Seeing this, Yiye also unscrewed the gourd and drank it himself.
"Where does the little brother come from?" the old man sat down beside Yiye and began to chat with Yiye.
Yiye is no longer willing to easily reveal his identity to others, so he said, "Our brother was originally from Zijun, and now he is going to the border to visit his father who has been in the army for a long time. "Kazuha made up a reason at random.
"Oh, Ling Zun is actually far away at the border, and I don't know what position he has now?" the old man seemed to believe Yiye's lie.
"My father has been away for a long time, and we haven't heard from him for years. ”
In the face of Yiye's perfunctory, the other party did not have the slightest suspicion, "Alas!" the old man sighed, "Since the God Emperor ignored the government, I don't know how many men who fought against Zizhen were trapped in the frontier. ”
Hearing this, Yiye also understood that his words were in line with reality, so the old man believed it.
Since the Tianwu Kingdom has formed a situation of separation, because of the fear of the border army on all sides, it is difficult for the soldiers who originally resisted Zizhen at the border pass to return to their hometowns.
After communicating with the old man for a while, Yiye learned that the old man's name was Zhuge Ming, and he was also a person from Zijun, and he went to the border to join the army of Lin Gudu, the general who protected the country, and wanted to make a meager contribution to the country and the people with the body of the broken candle.
Knowing the old gentleman's determination, Yiye sincerely sighed that the old man was determined to be thousands of miles away, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. He is young and talented, but he does not have half the heart to serve the country and the people......
Half an hour later, the crowd set out again. At this time, the moon is dark and the wind is high, but it can speed up the progress without worrying about being spotted by the soldiers patrolling around.
Early the next morning, the group stopped at a nearby valley. According to the middle-aged man who led the way, even if he had completely crossed the defense line of Chenjun after passing through the valley here, he would enter the jurisdiction of the border army as long as he went more than twenty miles.