What the?

Even an old Jianghu like Xia Hu showed a shocked look when he heard this sentence.

In addition to the official rules, many places have their own unspoken rules.

It is common for merchants to be exploited and extorted, but they are usually allowed to pass after they have been "fed" with the officers and soldiers who block the road, which is a tacit agreement by convention.

Is it convenient to collect the money? Then after the news spreads, no one will pass through here, and this kind of killing chickens and eggs is something that ordinary people will not do.

Why is this happening today?

Shocked, Xia Hu hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Master Jun, don't tease the villain...... You have also seen the intention of waiting, and there is really a lot of filial piety...... It's better to let the villain pass. ”

The leader was originally joking with his subordinates, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but say meaningfully: "You just want to go over so much? Well, brothers, get out of the way, and I'll see how bold these men are. ”

As he spoke, he really waved his hand to get his men out of the way.

Xiao Jing, who pretended to come forward to intercede together, glanced at his playful appearance, and shook his head towards Xia Hu almost imperceptibly.

Xia Hu understood, and put on a bitter gourd face: "Master Jun, the villain is cowardly, you must not scare us." Is there something wrong with moving on? If so, you can just say something, how dare we not listen to your orders? ”

Shi Chang's face looked a little better. I saw him approaching Xia Hu with a smile and said contemptuously: "This is still like a human saying." Don't think that you have given a lot of personnel, tell you that Lao Tzu used to receive more than this! Oh, it's for your own good not to let you pass, but don't be kind enough to be a donkey's liver and lungs! ”

He paused, then said in a terrible tone, "Do you know how desolate it is to the east from here? Not only are there fierce beasts everywhere in the mountains, but there are also many bandit dens...... If you people go in, you will definitely not even have any scum left in the end, and you won't know how to die!

If you don't listen to the persuasion, Lao Tzu won't bother to care about you, just let you die by yourself! Then we'll clean up the aftermath for you, aren't all your guys and my brothers and me? I won't talk too much nonsense with you, you can do it. ”

As he spoke, he turned his back again and put on a look of ignorance.

Xia Hu wanted to go up again and say something, but Xiao Jing gave him a color, and the two of them took the "caravan" and turned back along the same road.

That night, the group found an empty field and settled down.

"Uncle, things are very strange." Xia Hu frowned and said in a low voice: "According to the villain, that person didn't plan to let us in from the beginning." According to the report of the stalker, there are not many people on this road, and even fewer people can pass this checkpoint. Except for a few people who have official documents in their hands, basically no one has been released. ”

Xiao Jing nodded.

It was indeed a very suspicious thing that a pair of officers and soldiers suddenly appeared on the road, and what made people even more suspicious was that their purpose there was not an ordinary investigation at all.

Although the middle Nashi Chang said that he could be released, Xiao Jing immediately noticed two details: when he spoke, his right hand was slowly moving towards the hilt; His subordinates also lost their relaxed demeanor at that moment, and all of them immediately assumed a look of vigilance as if they were facing a great enemy.

Xiao Jing believed that as long as he and Xia Hu dared to go down the slope and go forward, this team would definitely follow and ambush somewhere to get rid of this group of unknown "merchants".

Of course, the Xia family's guards must be similar to chopping melons and vegetables to solve this group of people, but he doesn't want to startle the snake as soon as he touches the doorway.

"There's another thing the villain cares about." Xia Hu thought for a while, and then said: "In the Central Plains and the border pass for many years, the villain can be regarded as having seen all kinds of people, but these officers and soldiers look ...... at a glance It's weird, it's a little confusing.

It is said that they are sent by the local government, but they are indeed wearing the uniforms of officers and soldiers; Let's say that they are officers and soldiers of the Inspection Division, but there is always an inexplicable gangsterism in them. If it is said that the bandit is pretending...... That's not like it, the thieves have seen a lot of villains, but none of them can really pretend to be officers and soldiers. ”

Xiao Jing pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, I have to go to the east to see." Brother Huzi, let's go north early tomorrow morning, there should be a small road thirty miles away, and see if we can detour east from there.

Also, please contact your brothers in the neighborhood and try to explore the unknown paths or the woods that are easy to get through. I always have a feeling that even we can't easily achieve our goal, so let's wait and see. ”

When Xiao Jing said this, it was just a guess, but he didn't expect it to be a prophecy the next day.

All the marked roads within a radius of dozens of miles are impassable!

They're either guarded like yesterday's road, or they're artificially blocked.

Xiao Jing seemed to have a wall of air in front of him: no matter how hard he tried his best, in the end, he couldn't rush into it to get a glimpse!

After a long day of tossing, the helpless crowd had to temporarily give up the idea of looking for a way.

For Xiao Jing, it was likely to be a sleepless night.

However, perhaps it was the favor of the god of fate that the good news that belonged to him finally came in the middle of the night:

Peng San, who was sent out to investigate earlier, is back!

When the dusty Peng San was brought over, Xiao Jing almost didn't dare to recognize him.

After only a few days of not seeing him, he seemed to be a different person: his originally clean clothes were now full of mud, his vigorous spirit quickly withered as if someone had poured a basin of water, and the gloomy mist on his face made him look completely different from the man who was not afraid of heaven and earth.

However, when he saw Xiao Jing, he immediately bowed down and saluted: "I've seen Engong." ”

"Get up." Xiao Jing stepped forward to help him up, and said, "What can Brother Peng gain?" ”

I took a handful, but the person didn't move; Xiao Jing added some strength, but Peng San still fell to the ground and refused to get up.

"If you return to Engong, Peng is fortunate to live up to his life, and finally found a path that can enter and exit the eastern counties." Peng San said calmly: "Except for a few old hunters, almost no one knows about it. The little man walks through it himself, and although the road is winding and the boat has to be driven across the lake, it is possible to get where you want to go. ”

"That's a good thing." Xiao Jing said happily: "Brother Peng has made a great contribution this time, which is really gratifying...... But I don't know why you don't want to get up? ”

Peng San did not answer. After a long silence, he suddenly began to kowtow vigorously, and then said in a crying voice: "The villain should be damned...... Go back and don't go any further! ”

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