After passing Erlong Mountain, the terrain becomes gentle.

The lush trees were gone, and there were more gray-brown rocks and waist-deep bushes on the roadside.

The mountain road is rough and becomes more and more difficult to walk.

In the event of a rockslide or a rugged road section, it is necessary to break the goods into pieces, scatter them on the shoulders, and carry them purely by manpower.

In this way, Cao Jun's foresight was revealed.

There were more than 20 people in the company, and there were only seven or eight servants, and more were coolies hired from the chariot and horse dealers.

These are rough men who are used to suffering.

Bring your own flat pole and a towel, the flat pole is pressed on your shoulder, and the towel is put around your neck.

Every mountain crosses the mountain, every water crosses the bridge, and when the sun sets, you will find a place to stay.

The journey is forty or fifty miles a day, neither fast nor slow.

After crossing a sparsely populated section, there were more and more pedestrians on the side of the road.

On this day, it has traveled to the hinterland of Qingzhou.

More than a dozen coolies were divided into two shifts, taking turns to change the flat burdens.

The three empty cars in the rear were handed over to the idle officials, and they followed behind the large army all the way up and down, all gritting their teeth, just waiting for the horn to rest along the road.

Right now.

A sloppy man with a long knife, short stature, and a swarthy appearance suddenly appeared in front of him.

He saw that Cao Jun and his group were mighty, so he let go to the side of the road early, avoiding several officials who were riding horses to explore the road in front.

Later, looking at the costume of the master's scholar, he was one of the kinder in this group, and when he passed by, he suddenly jumped out.

Waving his hand in front of him.

And bowed down and said: "In the Lower Song River, ask for a way, where is Qingfeng Village going?" ”

The master was already drowsy on the horse, but he was not paying attention, so that the horse almost collided with this sloppy man.

The horse was frightened and neighed twice with its hoofs before it settled down.

This time, it alarmed the officials who were exploring the way ahead.

When they saw that the man was carrying a long knife and his face was not pleasant, he was sneakily blocking the side with his body around him, and he had already been alert and galloped back with his horse.

But he didn't talk nonsense with him, he directly picked up the knife in his hand, bent down and hit.

"You guy, sneaky, don't get out of the way, Hugh is going to get in the way."

The man who called himself Song He narrowly avoided the beating of the officials, and retreated to the side of the road unwillingly, with a face full of beards, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh, and not daring to scold if he wanted to scold.

He wanted to ask for directions, but he didn't expect to be treated like this.

My heart is full of grievances.

Seeing that the official who came back from beating the horse was still staring at him fiercely, he immediately threw away the knife in his hand as if he was forgiven, licked his face and raised his hand to accompany him.

"Just asking for a way, if I think of disturbing the hero, I'll go...... Let's go......"

After speaking, he tightened the package behind him, bent over and shrunk his hips with an obscure face, and he didn't dare to take a breath.

He didn't dare to take the road anymore, picked up the weeds on the side of the road, and avoided the gang of strongmen as if he was fleeing with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Can't be provoked?

Can't I hide?

Cao Jun was riding a horse and pressed in the back section, and when he crossed with the sloppy man, the two sides were already separated by a distance of more than ten meters.

He glanced at it twice, and always felt that the other party's face was a little familiar, and he couldn't remember it for a while, so he had to watch the man who asked for directions disappear into the weeds and disappeared.

After a while, Cao Jun came to the front end of the horse, and only then did he find out from the master's mouth.

"That man calls himself Song He, he just wants to ask for a way."

The master didn't take it seriously.

This person is alone, even if he is blinded by lard, he does not dare to make any attempts against them.

What's more, this person is intimidating.

Just being asked, he threw away the knife in his hand.

At first glance, it's a.

Nothing.

Cao Jun carefully dismounted and picked up the long knife in the bushes, took it in his hand, and observed it for a while.

He muttered to himself, "Song River...... Song River ......"

Suddenly, I was shocked, and my whole body tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened, and there was a temporary burst of killing intent.

This guy ......

Isn't it that there is no hope for amnesty, drunken indulgence, writing anti-poems in that restaurant, and being informed, and having no choice but to go to Qingfeng Village to seek refuge in Xiao Li Guanghuarong's Song Jiang?

The guy is not far away, and if I turn back now, I will surely catch up with him on horseback.

Do you want to end up with a knife?

It can also be regarded as a good deed for the group of Liangshan heroes who were taken to the ditch by him.

Cao Jun stood in place, uncertain for a while.

Seeing that Cao Jun was so nervous, the master asked with concern: "Cao Dutou, is there anything wrong?" ”

Cao Jun looked at the officials gathered around him, and then looked at the master with a nervous face, and immediately dispelled the idea of taking Song Jiang's dog's head.

In broad daylight, if you want to chop this guy, you will inevitably arouse everyone's suspicion.

It doesn't fit his current status as the head of the capital.

That's it!

"This place is close to Peach Blossom Mountain, and I see that the person asking for directions is holding a long knife in his hand, unlike ordinary people, worried that it is a spy sent down by the mountain to find out information."

"Won't it?"

Everyone was also taken aback when they heard Cao Jun's explanation.

After the battle of Erlong Mountain, everyone was impressed by Cao Jun's mortal performance, and they were extremely convinced of his judgment.

At that moment, a servant suggested: "Dutou, it is still daytime at this time, I can't wait to rest for a while, use some dry food, and when I have enough strength, I will cross the Peach Blossom Mountain in one breath." ”

"That's great!"

After these years of polishing, these officials have also made up for the shortcomings of the lack of experience in the rivers and lakes, and they have put away the careless mentality of being powerful in Yanggu County early.

The on-the-spot reaction was good, which made Cao Jun worry a little less.

The crowd immediately lifted their burdens and tied their horses to the side of the road.

From the package you carry with you, turn out the kettle and dry food.

On the bushes, he squatted on the side of the road and replenished his strength without saying a word.

There were a few tired and choking coolies, and after hastily using dry food, they poured directly into the car, blindfolded them with towels, and snored loudly after a while.

Cao Jun looked at the sky, but today was a rare cloudy day, and he couldn't see the specific time.

It's just a rough estimate that there are still more than two hours before it gets dark.

It is also enough to climb over Peach Blossom Mountain.

The so-called sharpening knife does not mistake the woodcutter.

After a temporary rest for half an hour, when they went on the road again, their spirits had recovered a lot.

After another seven or eight miles, the mountain gradually rose.

The topography of this mountain is very different from that of Erlong Mountain.

Erlong Mountain is densely wooded, and walking on the forest path, the sky is almost obscured by the lush greenery overhead.

Surrounded by greenery, even in the autumn tiger weather in early November, I don't feel the slightest heat, and my whole body is extremely cool.

And Peach Blossom Mountain, but there is no poetry in the name.

Along the way, the strange rocks are craggy, the mountains are bare, and everywhere you can see is gray-brown and pale.

After watching it for a long time, I feel depressed.

Everyone didn't dare to be careless, gritted their teeth and hurried away.

From time to time, stones were kicked aside, and after the bones rolled around, there was a rustling and grinding sound.

"Dutou, it's not good, there is a large group of people blocking the road ahead."

One of the officials who was exploring the road ahead suddenly ran back.

Before anyone arrived, there was bad news.

Everyone was also taken aback, and they all turned their eyes to Cao Jun, the backbone of the crowd.