Chapter 11: Distress on the way
"Little brother, you can't say that, it's the so-called price of a penny. Our Tigers are the strongest warband in Usu City, and they can ensure the absolute safety of your life and property, even if it is a little more expensive, it is understandable. Seeing that Luo Yunchen was silent, the middle-aged man continued: "I think it's quite a match with the little brother, so let's give you thirty silver coins less, and you will pay four hundred and seven!!"
Luo Yunchen didn't expect that the man looked like five big and three rough, but he was quite able to speak. It's just that Luo Yunchen didn't want to be wronged, so he immediately said: "There are many battle groups here that go to Jiujiang Academy, if your price is too unreliable, I will look for his family." ”
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After some haggling, the two finally reached an agreement for three hundred silver coins.
After Luo Yunchen paid three hundred silver coins, he followed the middle-aged man to a courtyard in the south of the city, where many things were piled up in a mess, several carriages were parked in the courtyard, and a group of warriors kept carrying the things of the merchants onto the carriage under the command of an old man with flowery hair.
"Qin Ling, you're going to pull people again. Seeing that the middle-aged man brought someone to meet him, the flower-haired old man stepped forward and said with a somewhat dissatisfied expression.
"The deputy gang leader, the last person, the last person is guaranteed. The middle-aged man named Qin Ling was not angry, and said to the flower-haired old man with a smile on his face.
The flower-haired old man glanced at Qin Ling: "Qin Ling, are you the last person?" Although you have some ability, if you want to bring so many people, the brothers in the gang will have opinions." ”
"No, I promise to be the last person this time! Deputy Gang Leader Sun, if there is another one, you will drive me away. Qin Ling hurriedly pointed to the sky and said a word of reassurance.
"That's very good! The gang leader is discussing with a few backbones about leaving tomorrow, you can go in too!" Hearing Qin Ling say this, Deputy Gang Leader Sun's expression finally eased a little.
"Okay, I'll go in!" Qin Ling hurriedly agreed, turned his head to Luo Yunchen and smiled hesily: "Little brother, you go and prepare first, and wait here early tomorrow morning." Let's go together!"
Seeing that things had been arranged, Luo Yunchen replied and left, and after buying some necessities in the shops in the city, he returned to the inn and meditated quietly.
Early the next morning, Luo Yunchen came to yesterday's courtyard after breakfast. The courtyard is full of people, and it seems to be very lively. Due to the large number of people, a lot of broken things have to be dealt with, the Tiger Gang did not start to set off until noon, when Luo Yunchen saw the warrior escorting the merchants, he was a little speechless, there were only sixty or seventy members of the gang, and many of them were one-star martial artists, fortunately, the gang leader with the highest martial arts had about seven stars of cultivation.
"Qin Ling, this is the strongest battle group in Wusu City, liar, return the silver coins to me!" Luo Yunchen grabbed Qin Ling and said with some annoyance.
"Little brother, don't be angry, don't be angry! There are fewer members of the gang, and their martial arts are also lower, but they are all battle-hardened warriors. There is no one who is greedy for life and afraid of death! You have chosen the Tigers to escort you and you are right. ”
"These people's martial arts are so low, how can I trust my life to them with peace of mind. You're going to give me the money back, I'm going to find another home. ”
"Don't be angry, little brother, I'll find you a place to be comfortable. Qin Ling saw that Luo Yunchen's anger was unabated, and he hurriedly said with a smile. After speaking, he walked quickly to a carriage not far away, took out more than ten silver coins from his bosom and gave them to the coachman, and whispered a few words in his ear.
"Little brother, my brother will take special care of you and arrange for you to take a carriage to Jiujiang Academy. Xiao Shunzi, come here!" Qin Ling beckoned to the young coachman, and Xiao Shunzi pulled the carriage and walked over.
Qin Ling's approach Luo Yunchen saw it in his eyes, but he didn't expose it, and said lightly: "That's fine!"
"Let's go!" After everything was arranged, Deputy Gang Leader Sun greeted everyone, and the disciples of the Tiger Gang drove out of the city gate with the merchants, heading towards the Youbiluo Mountain Range.
Luo Yunchen sat cross-legged in the carriage, his eyes closed, and meditated and practiced quietly. Due to the large number of people and vehicles, as well as the rugged mountain roads, the speed of the procession was very slow. After three days, it took more than 200 miles. Fortunately, the enrollment time of Jiujiang University is still early, and Luo Yunchen is not worried about missing the opportunity.
Ten days later, the group came to a dense mountain forest, the trees here are a little special, this is the spring season, but the large-leaved poplar is hung with sparse withered yellow leaves, the breeze blows, the palm-sized poplar leaves flutter with the wind, and fall to the ground sprinkled. The mountain roads became more and more rugged and narrow, and in some places a horse-drawn carriage could pass through, so some merchants had to dismount and embark on a difficult trek with the Tigers.
"Stop!" Deputy Gang Leader Sun stood in front of a high slope and shouted to the marching team, and the whole team immediately stopped, and the merchants looked around in a little panic, and several of them even stepped forward to ask if they had encountered bandits again.
In the more than ten days since they set out, the Tiger Gang has encountered several bandits, but the strength of these bandits is mediocre and the number of them is not large, and they have all been easily solved by the disciples of the gang. As for the fierce birds and beasts, they are rarely encountered.
"Deputy Gang Leader, what's going on?" asked a merchant with a panicked expression.
"Why don't you leave? This is not a good place to rest. Another merchant also looked at Deputy Gang Leader Sun with a nervous expression.
Deputy Gang Leader Sun waved his hand, signaled the two of them not to say much, and then said to everyone: "I am about to enter the Youbiluo Mountain Range, where there are not only many fierce birds and beasts, but also the most frequent place for some horse thieves and strongmen, two of which are particularly difficult, one is the Wild Wolf Gang, the other is the Lady Group, these two bandit gangs are evenly distributed above a hundred people, all of them are outlaws. You must keep up, we must cross this mountain road as soon as possible, and rest in the flatter part of the road. All the members of the LTTE are in good spirits and ready to fight. ”
"Yes! Gang leader!" In fact, without Sun Sihai saying, all the members of the gang were already on guard.
"Little brother!
"What's the matter?" Luo Yunchen was meditating on his cultivation, and after hearing Qin Ling's voice, he asked out loud.
"This part of the mountain road may not be smooth, so you should be careful. ”
"Qin Ling, didn't you say that the Tiger Gang is the strongest gang in Wusu City, and it can ensure the safety of everyone's lives and property?"
"Little brother, you are a smart person, and you naturally understand that there is no so-called absolutes in the world. In the past ten days, I have encountered a lot of bandits, haven't they all been easily solved?" Qin Ling sneered a little embarrassedly, and then said with some solemnity: "It's just that it's different here, whether it's the Wild Wolf Gang or the Women's Group, it's not easy to deal with. ”
"Among these two people, what are the powerful characters?" Since it is very likely that they will meet, Luo Yunchen simply inquired about the details of the other party in order to prepare a countermeasure.
"The leader of the Wild Wolf Gang is a martial artist, and his subordinates are still about four or five seven-star martial artists, all of them are ferocious and abnormal, as for the red lady in the women's group, she is even more amazing, not only good at witchcraft, but also two mandarin duck knives are born into the world, even if it is a great martial artist, it is not an opponent. ”
Luo Yunchen obviously didn't expect that there would be such a powerful opponent in the Wild Wolf Gang and the Women's Group, and it seemed that he was likely to encounter a lot of trouble after a while. Fortunately, after practicing the Six Senses Xuangong, the Six Senses are extremely sharp, although the other party has many masters, with the subtlety of the Wandering Divine Step, it is not difficult to escape.
"Thank you Brother Qin Ling for the reminder!" Although Luo Yunchen was dissatisfied with Qin Ling's open-minded attitude when he saw wealth, he was quite grateful to him for reminding him.
"No thanks! I took your silver coins, and I am responsible! Be careful, I'll go and inform the others. After Qin Ling finished speaking, he slapped his horse and ran to the back of the team. Luo Yunchen retracted his mind and began to practice with his eyes closed again.
When people feel danger, they will stimulate their incomparably powerful potential, and it only takes everyone three hours to pass through the winding and rugged mountain road that could have been completed in half a day.
"I'm so tired. ”
"Gang Master Sun, I really can't walk. Why don't we take a break!"
Sun Sihai saw that the merchants were tired, and considering that the old and young women and children could not last, he could only agree to everyone's request.
"A few of you go to the alert, and report any situation immediately. ”
The eight Tiger Gang disciples responded, and in groups of two, they galloped away in four directions.
Fireworks are everywhere, and a faint fragrance wafts from the forest.
Luo Yunchen lifted the curtain, and after seeing the scene outside, his brows couldn't help but wrinkle slightly.
"These merchants are really ignorant, and it is strange that they do not attract thieves by cooking with such fanfare. Although Luo Yunchen was a little slanderous, after all, he was a businessman, so he didn't say much.
"Hey, little brother, are you hungry? Big brother roasted a hare, this is the best hind leg meat, you can taste it!" As he spoke, Qin Ling pulled out the curtain and handed in a piece of golden and delicate rabbit leg meat.
Luo Yunchen stared at Qin Ling, but did not reach out to pick it up. In his opinion, walking the rivers and lakes and being cautious in everything can lead to a long life.
This may have something to do with his experience.
"What? Suspect me of poisoning my food? Although I, Qin Ling, am not a man who stands up to the sky, I don't care about harming people's lives for no reason. Qin Ling took the rabbit leg meat and took a bite of it, and then handed it to Luo Yunchen.
Luo Yunchen didn't expect that although Qin Ling was a little greedy for money, he was a good person, so he couldn't help but feel a little more good about him, and reached out to take the rabbit leg handed by Qin Ling and ate it.
"There's still wine here!" Luo Yunchen rarely drinks alcohol, but he is unwilling to sweep Qin Ling's excitement, so I drank it with you at the moment.
Luo Yunchen's face changed suddenly, Qin Ling saw that his expression was different, and hurriedly asked, "Little brother, what's wrong with you?"
"There was a gang of horse thieves coming here from the hillside, and the number must be about thirty. ”
"Impossible, isn't it?' this isn't the best place to set up an ambush!" Qin Ling looked at Luo Yunchen with some suspicion.
"That's right, inform the gang leader and prepare carefully. "Luo Yunchen's Six Senses Xuangong has been practiced to the seventh layer, and his divine sense perception is so keen, although the horse thief is still a few hundred meters away from here, he is still clearly aware of it.
"Okay, I'll go!" Qin Ling left the carriage with the idea that he would rather believe what he had than what he didn't believe in, and galloped towards the place where the gang leader was.
Luo Yunchen let out a long sigh and said secretly: "I hope that the Tiger Martial Regiments can survive this catastrophe!" Luo Yunchen thought so in his heart, but he didn't leave the carriage, after all, his careful disguise just didn't want to attract the attention of others, if he let the minions of the Yin Thousand Blades recognize it, it would be very bad.
Gang Leader Du didn't believe Qin Ling's words at first, but after a while, he felt something strange in the forest. Born as the leader of the Tiger Gang after a long war, Du Jiuxu faintly had a bad premonition in his heart, and every time he experienced the battle of life and death, he would have this feeling.
"One team, three teams with the deputy gang leader set up an ambush near the hillside fifty meters southeast, and as soon as the bandits came, they immediately shot them with arrows. When the horse thieves suffered heavy casualties, they attacked, and remember not to fall in love with the battle! The second and fourth teams protected the old and young women and children and left first, and the rest of the merchants followed, and the fifth and sixth teams followed me to prepare to meet the battle, and the thieves who slipped through the net were all killed. ”
Du Jiuxu is worthy of being a veteran of war, and when he is in danger, he can still do such a thorough defense.
The disciples of the Tiger Gang promised and took orders to leave.