Chapter 10: Accidents
Following the convoy, Wang Liang walked at the back of the convoy.
All of the same cart had good horse-drawn carts, and several of the men were guarding the sides with things like whistle sticks.
The owner of the caravan sat on the carriage at the front, and beside him sat two strong men with swords.
The rest of the people followed on either side of the carriage, some willing to be brave with the clubs provided by the convoy, and some did not take these things, but followed with their own goods on their backs or with their own goods.
Wang Liang didn't bring anything, so he followed in the middle of the group with his hands behind his back, and behind him were two tiger slayers, an old man and a young man, who seemed to be observing their surroundings.
After walking about three or four miles, Wang Liang and the others saw a big tree, which had been scraped off its skin, revealing a patch of white, and two lines of large characters were written.
'Recently, the big insect in Jingyanggang hurts people, but there are past merchants who can form a team to cross the post at three hours before noon, please do not make a mistake! ’
Maybe it's because after walking for a long time, everyone ignored the text on it, only Wang Liang looked at it twice, and it really made him send some strange situations.
The words in front of me seem to have been written in blood, and I don't know how long they have been written here, but the words on them have turned black, and it is not like what the previous guys said, this man-eating tiger has only appeared for a month or two.
This anomalous discovery made Wang Liang become cautious, and he stepped up his pace and leaned into the middle of the convoy, while looking around to see if there was anything unusual.
Then they walked another mile or two, and then they saw a ruined mountain temple.
The guy who led the team said loudly: "Everyone, pay attention, you have arrived at the mountain temple, you are going to enter the mountain below, don't run around, be careful of tigers." ”
When the group walked to the temple, they didn't plan to enter the temple to rest, after all, the time they could pass here was limited, and if they didn't hurry up, they wouldn't be able to leave, so no matter how tired they were, they didn't plan to stay and rest.
Wang Liang took the opportunity of his eyes becoming brighter and his eyesight getting better, and saw a letter posted on the temple gate, which read: Yanggu County showed: There is a new big insect on Jingyanggang that harms people's lives.
If there are passing customers and businessmen, they can pass the post together before three hours in the afternoon; The rest of the time, and single guests, are not allowed to pass the post, for fear of being harmed. Everyone should be aware. Zhenghe... Year... Month... Day.
This list looks quite old, only the top one is bright and looks like new.
Wang Liang even felt a strange aura on the seal, as if he could feel the power on the seal.
This is something that Wang Liang has not experienced before, you must know that he has always been a high-ranking official in both civil and military affairs, but his seal, whether it is an official seal or a private seal, does not have such an atmosphere.
There's definitely something wrong with that.
Wang Liang was thinking about it when he suddenly noticed that an old man and a young man who were following the back of the team slowed down.
The boy also found a cloth bag out of nowhere, the package was the size of a human head, blue from the outside, and there seemed to be traces of oiled paper inside, and he didn't know what it contained.
The young man casually carried the package in his hand, and the old man's hands were retracted into his cuffs, and the two soon broke away from the group and headed for the other way.
When someone in the caravan saw this, he hurriedly shouted, "Where are you going?" ”
But neither of them responded, and instead walked faster.
There was chaos in the caravan at once, and it was rare for them to see anyone leave the group and enter the mountain, knowing that the tiger on the mountain had lasted for quite a long time.
At this moment, the merchant sitting at the front took a small hammer and struck the gong heavily.
"Okay, do you still want to pass the post, we don't have time to drag it out here, instead of thinking about the whereabouts of others, it is better to think about how we can pass the post safely."
Only then did everyone react, and they honestly followed the group and walked along the mountain road.
Wang Liang turned his head to look at the place where the old man and the young had gone, and found that they had already walked into the woods and could no longer see where they were going.
This made Wang Liang's eyes shrink, and he felt that it was not a good thing in front of him.
By this time, the guy at the front of the caravan had already struck the gong and was shouting there.
"The caravan is on the road, and idlers are not allowed to approach!"
As soon as this sentence came out, Wang Liang felt a little weird, but the others seemed to be accustomed to it, so they didn't make much noise, just followed the team and walked honestly.
After walking about seven or eight miles, Wang Liang suddenly heard a tiger roar in the distance, the tiger roar seemed to be quite alarming, and then a strong wind came from a distance.
Although the strong wind was already quite weak when it blew nearby, Wang Liang still saw the nearby trees swaying, and at the same time smelled a fishy smell in the wind.
Before Wang Liang could react, another roar came from the location where the tiger roar came.
"Close the mountain and kill everyone for me."
Hearing this, the merchant in the carriage was directly stunned, he jumped out of the carriage, looked at the location where the voice came from, and couldn't help but curse.
"What the hell, isn't it good to have a good job? Everyone retreats, quick, all retreat to the mountain temple! ”
As the merchant spoke, the man who had been striking the gong in front of him seemed to be affected by something, and kept moving forward without paying attention to whether the carriages and caravans behind him could keep up, and the speed of progress became faster and faster.
The merchant was also anxious when he saw it, the reason why he dared to lead the team to pass the post was that in addition to his familiarity with this road, the most important thing was that his gong also played a great role.
Now that guy is running forward with the gong banging, he's not sure he's going to protect everyone.
"Quick, stop him and get the gong back."
The merchant shouted loudly, and some of the pedestrians in the procession were also anxious, and when they came, they all inquired whether they could pass the post safely, and eighty percent of their hopes fell on the gong.
If the gong is taken away, then they are all finished.
The men chased after the fellow with sticks.
At this time, the fellow stopped pretending, and he put the gong behind him and ran forward in great stride.
The merchant also wanted to chase after him, but he didn't have the physical strength, so he could only jump straight to his feet in place.
Wang Liang's heart moved when he looked at this scene, and there was a dinging sound in his ears.
[Because of an accident, you activated a side quest!] 】
[Side quest 1: Demon Ridge Jingyanggang, you inadvertently fell into the Demon Ridge Jingyang Gang because of some accidents, because you are protected by the magic wine, you can maintain 24 hours without being affected by the demon qi, please leave Jingyang Gang within 24 hours......]