Jianmen Pass was like a dead place, at least for Su Ren. I was going to rest for the night, but who expected that this stay would be four days, and whether it was mules, horses or people, they were all trapped here, and they couldn't go.

On the first day, the bandits came to resign, and the number of people who wanted to go to Qiangdi was much better than Su Ren expected, and the group of bandit leaders who came, eighty percent out of ten were willing to go to Qiangdi, and they had already elected the big leader and the second leader. Su Ren gave a few words of encouragement and assured that their families would be well taken care of in Shu County, and these people went to work for Su Ren with great dignity.

The next day, it rained for a day, the mountain road was difficult to walk, and there were adults, children and livestock, so it was even more difficult to go down the mountain. To add insult to injury, the road was washed away by the rain, and not even people could walk, let alone mules and horses. In desperation, Su Ren took out money and hired those mountain bandits who stayed in the Sword Pavilion to help repair the road, and it was another day of tossing.

Sitting in the lobby of Jianmen Pass, Su Ren sighed. Obviously, after reading the yellow calendar, he asked someone to calculate the hexagram, and now he has made it like this. Make up your mind that when you go back, you will cut down the blind man who is telling fortunes in the West Market, this guy is talking nonsense, and he is not accurate at all.

On the third day, the rain was getting heavier and heavier. Su Ren was worried that there would be another problem with the section of the road he repaired yesterday, so he took Huang Shisan and Ying Guangji to check. The rain was very heavy, and the people who wore the same clothes as they did not wear them, were drenched all over their bodies, and the people who were cold when the mountain wind blew shivered. Because of Su Ren's name, the mountain bandits worked very hard, and the fine pine oil torches illuminated the construction site, and hundreds of people were working hard in the rain.

A majestic man came to Su Ren and saluted Su Ren: "Mr. Su, rest assured, the road will be repaired tomorrow, if not, we will carry Mr. down the mountain!" ”

Su Ren smiled: "It's okay, it's raining so hard, let everyone take a break, it's been delayed for three days, I don't care about delaying for a few more days, get some ginger soup to warm everyone's body, I also sent someone to Jiange County to buy some wine and meat, I can't let everyone go hungry." ”

"Mr. Xie!" The big man turned around and shouted to the people who were building the road: "Listen, Mr. has sent someone to Jiange County to buy wine and meat, and work hard to build the road before dawn!" ”

"Good ......!" The mountain bandits were originally croppers, and it was not difficult to work. I have wages and wine and meat, and I work harder.

Dirt Hill has the benefits of Dirt Mountain, crops and trees grow well. Nature also has its disadvantages, and landslides and mudslides are prone to occur under heavy rain. The road ahead had just been repaired, and it rained heavily, and the rain carried the mud and silted it up. The mountain beams that have been dug into more than a dozen zhang cliffs, and those standing below are dizzy. To put it mildly, let the mountain bandits who built the road stop, Su Ren shook his head and sighed and walked back.

Ying Guangji said: "I finally know why Brother Su can do such a big thing, and I am ashamed of myself for being able to push people I don't know." ”

"Huh!" Su Ren smiled: "No way, I'm soft-hearted, this is a shortcoming." ”

"Only those who have great wisdom and a mind for the world will be so soft-hearted, I don't know which one Brother Su belongs to? It is said that Brother Su's master is an immortal, I think this rumor is also a little true, in my opinion, only immortals can teach people wisdom and the righteousness of the world! ”

"I don't belong to any of them, I just don't want to delay in the Sword Gate Pass anymore, that's all!"

Ying Guangji smiled: "Could it be that Brother Su is still unwilling to tell the truth?" Our second elder really went to the extreme north, as Brother Su said, it was extremely bitter and cold, according to his letter, there would never be anyone in that place, but Brother Su knew that this had to be strange! ”

"What? Do you want to go too? ”

Ying Guangji shook his head: "No, the ancestors were repeatedly deceived because of asking for immortals, and later collapsed because of this, the descendants of the Ying family have made a heavy oath that they will never believe in the rumors of immortals again, even if there are really immortals, I will not believe it." ”

"And what do you ask?"

"Just curious!" Ying Guangji smiled: "The world is always curious about the unknown, I am also among the world, I have seen the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", the situation depicted is shocking, if it can be verified, it is not bad." ”

"You still want to go!" Su Ren smiled: "To be honest, I haven't really been there, I just heard about it, if you want to go that day, I can take you!" ”

"Brother Su is not afraid that there will be no return?"

"Hahaha......" Su Ren laughed: "Your second elder doesn't listen to me, you have to go in late autumn, that place is already bitterly cold, and it will naturally be even colder at that time, and they are not well prepared, even if they all die there, it is not strange, you can rest assured, follow me and will not let you die there." ”

"It's a deal!"

Su Ren nodded.

When I returned to Jianmen Pass, it was already the second half of the night, and except for a few guards who were on guard, everyone else should have rested. Although the sword gate is broken, it is okay to shelter from the wind and rain. The roaring bonfire was in the lobby, and as soon as he stepped into the door, Huang Shisanyi drew his blade and blocked it in front of Su Ren.

There was a man next to the campfire, very burly, with his back to the gate, and his wide back covered the whole gate, and he placed this wine jar beside him, and the long shadow dragged him all the way to the courtyard, and he sat motionless, not knowing what he was doing. Hawking stood in the rain outside the door with a few guards, his crossbow bolts already wound, and he looked vigilant.

slowly retreated to Su Ren's side and gave Su Ren a look. Su Ren glanced twice: "Who?" ”

Hawking didn't speak, and Leng Jun and Su Kai came out of the shadows. The two hid for a long time, and their clothes were already soaked in the rain. Said coldly: "A man who should have died!" ”

"Oh? Who the hell is it? ”

"It's me!" The voice was familiar: "I didn't expect that, right? Can I come back alive from that place, and when you let us go, I'm afraid we're all going to die there? A man who almost died, stole a few roast chickens and a jar of wine from you, there is no need to engage in such a big battle, right? ”

The man slowly turned around, holding a roast chicken in his hand, his mouth was bulging, and he ate a lot: "We went to a total of fifty-three people, and I was the only one who came back alive, and the rest were all dead!" But you didn't lie to me, there was really a colorful dazzling, and the elder was smiling when he died, presumably he found what he was looking for. ”

"It's you!" Su Ren was shocked, hurriedly took two steps back, and turned his head to look at Ying Guangji. This guy is really a crow's mouth, and on the way back, he talked about going to the North Pole, and just came back and ran into thorns.

Thorn nodded: "I'm here to tell you about this, if I want to kill you, I can kill you just now in the place where the road was built, don't wait until now." ”

"Jing Zhuangshi, long time no see!" Su Ren breathed a sigh of relief, and then slowly turned out from behind Huang Shisan, with a smile on his face: "I persuaded you elders, but he didn't listen to me, it is already a great creation that you can come back alive, and if you don't die, there will be a blessing in the future, come, for this we have to have a drink." ”

Thorn grabbed the wine jar beside him, raised his neck and poured a big sip: "Your wine is still comfortable to drink, I haven't drunk such a good wine for more than half a year!" He kicked the burden placed beside him to Su Ren: "This is for you, and it is also my witness!" Even if I pay you back. ”

Although Ying Guangji and Thorn are both from Ebony Cliff, they don't know each other. After listening to the two chattering for a long time, I probably guessed the origin of the thorns. I stepped forward to pick up the dirty baggage, and when I opened it, it was an animal skin. White, without a single stray hair, it shines brightly in the firelight.

"This, this is a white bearskin?"

"It's a knowledgeable person, yes, it's the white bear skin, the five of us worked together to kill this beast, and we can see clearly that the arrow is shot through the eye, and it doesn't hurt a single fur." Thorn looked at Ying Guangji, looked at it for a long time, and asked Su Rendao: "You haven't been idle for more than half a year, and there are more and more people under you, it seems that you will have to hide when I see you in the future!" ”

"Hahaha...... Jing Zhuangshi is my friend, my door is always open to friends, just come to the main door next time."

Win Guangji looked greedily at the white bear skin, and then looked at the thorns: "Under Win Guangji, the left chief under the command of the Great Elder of Ebony Cliff, I don't know ......"

"Oh?" Thorn looked at Su Ren puzzled: "The people of Ebony Cliff? ”

Su Ren smiled: "They are all my friends, I don't know Jing Zhuangshi, and I have the love to fight side by side with Ying Gongzi, speaking of which, I and you Ebony Cliff are not enemies." ”

Su Kai's face darkened, and he approached the thorns step by step. He was a loyal lackey of the Han court. All the enemies of the Great Han are within his reach. Ebony Cliff is the remnant of the pre-Qin Dynasty, if you don't kill Win Guangji, you have already given Su Ren enough face, this time there is another one, how can you let it go.

A chicken bone suddenly smashed on the surface of Su Kai's feet, thorns smiled at him, and turned his head to Su Ren and said: "Whether it is friend or foe, it has nothing to do with me, I have already died once, this time I can come back alive, I don't want to get involved in anything anymore, I just want to find a place to live my life in peace and sound, and say goodbye!" ”

"Where are you going?" Thorns said to go, when Su Ren asked this sentence, the person had already disappeared into the rain and fog, and there were only three words in the hearty laughter, Liu Jiazhai.

Liu Gao said that Thorn stole five chickens, but there was not even one chicken bone left by the fire. Except for the big bones that really can't be bitten, everything else has been eaten clean by the thorns, which shows how long the thorns haven't eaten meat.

Ying Guangji has always been very interested in the white bear skin, and has never put it down since he picked it up. Hawking snatched it from his arms: "This is for my eldest brother with thorns!" ”

Ying Guangji was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "This Jing Zhuang is really a master, why didn't Brother Su keep him by his side, he could kill the white bear, and he could come back from that place, there must be something extraordinary." ”

Su Ren smiled: "If Gongzi Ying likes it, even if he goes to solicit it, I have never liked the difficulties of strong people, and all the brothers who follow me are voluntary, since Thorn has no intention of staying, I will not force him." ”

"Good! Brother Su is above board, I have made up your friend! ”