Chapter 272: Missing on a Moonlit Night

The sick young man said again: "I thought that the client was too underestimating, didn't he just escort three women to Sizhou?" I'm enough for one person, so why invite so many people? Now it seems that we are really frogs at the bottom of the well, and in front of the young man, we are just six ants. ”

The others nodded in agreement.

Huang Shiyun saw that the six of them were so greedy for life and afraid of death, they were very bored, glanced at Xiao Jiading, and then looked at the door, meaning that we should go.

Xiao Jiading smiled slightly, winked at her, and said: "Everyone, you misunderstood, in fact, I was also entrusted by someone to protect these three female guests along the way, because I saw you suddenly appear, so I took the liberty to find out, since you are also the ones who protect them along the way, then we are people on the same road." ”

As soon as they heard this, the six people immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and after a long time, it was the flood that washed the Dragon King Temple, and the family did not recognize the family. Suddenly, they were all overjoyed. The middle-aged beautiful woman made a fuss, threw a big wink at Xiao Jiading, and said coquettishly: "Oh, young master, you said it earlier, you almost scared the slave's heart out, if you don't believe it, you touch it!" After that, he was about to reach over and take Xiao Jiading's hand, but when he saw Xiao Jiading looking at her with a sneer at the corner of his mouth, he didn't have the slightest emotion, so he quickly retracted his hand and pushed the old man next to him with his shoulder: "We have a young hero leader along the way, this errand is simply easy, right?" ”

The old man nodded busily and said, "Yes, yes, in fact, with the martial arts of Shaoxia, one person is more than enough, so why invite us to do more?" ”

The sallow face also sneered: "Yes, the person who entrusted us is really strange, since we have already invited a super master like Xiao Shaoxia, why waste money to invite us mediocre hands?" ”

Xiao Jiading smiled: "You are too modest. You are also all well-known characters, and with any of you here, this trip is foolproof. ”

The six of them shook their heads together and said, "I'm ashamed." ”

The sick-looking man said: "Perhaps, the person who came forward to invite us was not alone, they didn't know that they had invited someone with such skills as Shaoxia, so they also invited us, so we were indiscriminately filled, and we were fortunate to get acquainted with Shaoxia." ”

"Yes, yes! It must be so! Several people felt that they had found the right answer, and they all smiled happily.

Now that the words have been spoken. The banquet was also refreshing.

They were a little drunk when they arrived, and these people had actually just met, and they didn't know each other's situation, and in this kind of employment relationship, they were not very willing to tell their true origins or even names, so they each took their own nicknames. The old man is the oldest, and they all jokingly call him old, and the middle-aged beauty is delicate because of the delicate. called her Jiao Niang, the short man called him a short winter melon, his tall and thin man called him a bamboo pole, and the middle-aged man with a sallow face was rustic because of his dress. So they called him loess, and finally the sick young man called him tuberculosis because of his terminally ill appearance.

This meal was very happy, Xiao Jiading was not only super strong in martial arts. The amount of alcohol is even stronger, but there is no master's shelf, and these second- and third-rate characters are called brothers and sisters. These people were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths, and they all felt that they were really not wronged on this trip, and they met a super master.

The next morning, the group set off again. Siqi and the three of them didn't greet these people at all, as if they didn't even know them, and these people were only entrusted to escort them to their safe arrival. So I didn't care, I just followed behind. It's just that this time there are two more people, Xiao Jiading and Huang Shiyun.

The night before, they ate and laughed, because Xiao Jiading had a cheerful and easy-going personality, so that these people did not feel detained, but after they woke up the next day, they found that Xiao Jiading had a peaceful and self-righteous aura, which made them dare not laugh at will, so they followed Xiao Jiading forward one by one.

But on this day, the three women did not take the post road again, but got off the post road and began to walk the mountain road.

The trail is rugged and narrow. However, no matter how narrow the mountain path is, these three people walk side by side. A few times, Xiao Jiading even saw the old woman standing outside, who seemed to be in the air on the outside of the path, stepping into the air, not only very shocked.

The mountain road of this day lasted until the evening. Before that, they walked along the post road, and no matter what, they could always find a town to eat and live, and no matter how poor they were, they could spend the night in the mountain village, but now they entered the mountain paths, and sometimes even the barren mountains and mountains without roads, it was difficult to meet people. So they went into the evening, and the sun was about to set, but they had not seen a village, or even a family.

Xiao Jiading asked Huang Shiyun in a low voice: "Is there a village near here?" ”

Huang Shiyun was a little embarrassed and said, "I haven't been here either." I don't know. ”

"Aren't you familiar with Sizhou?"

"I'm just familiar with Sizhou City, how can I be familiar with this kind of wilderness?"

"That's right. Looks like we're only going to sleep out today. ”

The middle-aged beauty said: "It's no problem to sleep rough, it's just that we don't have a tent for accommodation or anything, so what should we do?" ”

Bamboo pole smiled and said, "Jiao Niang, what are you worried about?" What about us? Big deal, I'll sleep with you in my arms tonight, and the beast won't come to hurt you! ”

"Okay, you really want to hold me like this, but if that's the case, the beast will come in the night, but I will eat you first!" Jiao Niang smiled and groaned.

"Peony flowers die, and ghosts are also romantic! It's because you were bitten to death by a beast, and I don't hesitate to do it! ”

The two of them were flirting here, and the three of them were already leaning against a cliff, supporting each other, as if they were sitting and sleeping, and they seemed to be meditating and pranayama on their knees. Xiao Jiading and they are a little far away, and they can't really see it.

Xiao Jiading said to Ge Lao and the others: "In this wilderness, we have to guard against wild beasts and strong enemies, so we can't be as casual as staying in an inn, we have to make an arrangement, at least one or two people are left on guard, and shifts are changed every hour, so as to ensure that everyone can maintain their energy to deal with strong enemies and beasts." ”

Of course, Ge Lao and the others did not dare to disobey Xiao Jiading's instructions, not to mention that Xiao Jiading was very reasonable. So there was a division of labor. In order to make a fool of himself, the elder of the pavilion asked Xiao Jiading and Huang Shiyun not to be on duty, and a few of them were responsible. But Xiao Jiading did not agree. This time he was on the mission given by Wu Zetian, and he didn't dare to make any mistakes, so he proposed that he was also on duty, so that everyone could rest a little more and ensure that everyone's energy was strong.

Since Xiao Jiading insisted, Ge Lao and others did not object, and after discussion, Xiao Jiading and Huang Shiyun served as the first shift. This is better, because it is just after dark, everyone is basically not sleepy, insist on an hour to sleep, can sleep until the next morning, can ensure that the sleep is more sufficient.

In this regard, Xiao Jiading did not object, he knew that to protect the three of them, once they met a real master, they could only rely on themselves, if they did not rest well, they were afraid that it would affect their state of facing the enemy, which was very dangerous. So he needs to get enough good sleep.

The hour ahead is almost gone. During this hour, Xiao Jiading conducted several patrols around the place where they were sleeping.

The place where they were stationed was a ramp, steep up and down. And above and below are dense forests, this is a relatively wide area in the mountain road, everyone around Siqin and the three of them lie on the ground to sleep, because it is summer and autumn, but they don't feel cold.

When he took over the shift, there was no abnormal movement, the dense forest around him was quiet, and he didn't even hear the chirping of night owls, not even the chirping of insects in the grass, and there was not a single star in the sky.

Xiao Jiading chose a big tree to sit down, Huang Shiyun snuggled up to him, and he sat cross-legged, observing everything around him while meditating and practicing.

However, the accident happened.

When the bamboo pole and Jiao Niang were replaced, the bamboo pole was missing, and the loess who came to change the guard could not find the bamboo pole he wanted to take over.

When they were talking in a whisper, Xiao Jiading felt it, he immediately opened his eyes, and vigilantly cast his eyes on the three people on the side of the road not far away, others couldn't see it in such a night, but for him, although he couldn't see the face clearly, he could at least see the figure.

There were only three, and it stands to reason that the succession should be four, and at the same time, the strange voice of the loess reached his ears: "Where is the bamboo pole?" I went to the tree, and he wasn't there! ”

Because the place where they camped was a relatively flat and wide part of the mountain road, with steep slopes up and down, no road, and mountain roads in front and behind, the position of their guard posts was arranged on two large trees on the side of the mountain road in front and behind. Of course, it is necessary to patrol on time. However, when Loess went to find a bamboo pole to change the guard, the bamboo pole was not at the post.

At this time, it can be seen from the hourglass that he carried with him that it was just the right time to be ugly. That's two o'clock in the evening.

Xiao Jiading didn't rush over, the more times like this, the more he needed to deal with it calmly. He couldn't just rush over to inspect and ignore Huang Shiyun, who didn't know martial arts, if something went wrong with her, it would be miserable.

So, he woke up Huang Shiyun, pulled Huang Shiyun, who was sleepy-eyed and didn't understand the north, south, south, and northwest, and walked quickly to the three of them, and after asking in a deep voice what happened, he asked Jiao Niang to wake up the others, except for Siqi and the three of them.

Listening to the loess talk about the matter, these people are nervous, and the bamboo pole is also an old Jianghu, and they will not leave their posts to do unprofessional things such as. Something probably went wrong.

Xiao Jiading said in a deep voice: "A few of you immediately search around, looking for bamboo poles, Jiao Niang stayed, and followed me to protect the main master." ”

Jiao Niang agreed, her voice trembling a little. (To be continued......)