Chapter 151: The Black Scorpion in the Shadows (Gaga) (3,08)
Although Wang Anfeng's crotch mount is extremely wild, but the foot strength is enough, like a strong wind blowing across the field, if he doesn't want to be too eye-catching, control it, this horse's speed can actually continue to increase.
He estimated the speed of the frightened caravan and adjusted its direction slightly.
The mount under the crotch seemed to have been stimulated by the murderous aura just now, and became extremely excited, sometimes hissing, the sound was like a roaring dragon beast, the nose spewed hot air, and the four legs stepped forward, and the speed was uncontrollable and soared upward.
The crimson mane vibrated with the wind, and because of its blood, there was already a faint fire on the four hooves. Wang Anfeng had to reach out and grab the reins of the horse, which made it less excited a little.
After a while, the speed was slower than Fang Cai, but it was still stronger than the usual so-called horses, and at least it was able to catch up with the caravan that had been walking for a long time before sunset.
As for whether to directly draw the sword to get rid of Zhou Chao after catching up with the caravan, or to make another plan, and wait until the road is led to the northwest Tianxiong City, the latter has no value for the caravan before starting, but it is still a question worth considering.
After all, there were still a few days to go from the Northwest Xiongcheng, and if he didn't have such an experienced guide, he would be okay himself, and the merchants of the caravan would have to be restless, and even went off the rails, and failed to find supplies before the food ran out.
But no matter what, Zhou Chao will die.
In this way, without the leader, the caravan will inevitably have no way to cross the border and go to the Western Regions, and his previous plan will be empty.
Or leave Zhou Chao's life and use it to fish out the real wilderness village outside the territory?
Thinking of what Wen Jie and Yang Mu were talking today, Wang Anfeng silently touched the handle of the ink knife on his waist, the material of this knife is very special, it is cold and cold, even the temperature of the unicorn fire did not melt it, and the murderous intent surging in Wang Anfeng's heart quickly quieted down.
In the empty and uninhabited field, only this horse galloped.
The world is vast, the front and back are boundless, as if they want to run to the end.
Further ahead, a person suddenly appeared, Wang Anfeng's expression remained unchanged, his right hand was violently forced, the reins were tightened, the crotch mount was psychic, and in the neighing sound, the person stood up, avoiding the person in front.
Although thin, his extremely powerful front hooves smashed to the ground, shaking the ground and cracking fine lines.
The thin horse seemed to be quite unhappy because someone had disturbed his temperament, and he raised his head and neighed, and his front hooves kept knocking on the ground, smashing out cracks one after another.
Wang Anfeng stretched out his right hand, patted the neck of the mount, and then raised his eyes to look at the person in front of him, it was a man about his age, or a little older, a young man, wearing a dusty white linen robe, a rope made of thick linen as a belt, a slender figure, and a harmless smile on the corner of his mouth.
The black hair is naturally scattered behind and barefoot.
The young man smiled slightly and nodded at Wang Anfeng, and said gently:
"Thank you, gentleman."
His eyes were large, filled with a very pure tranquility, which made people unconsciously let down their vigilance and confide in him, his hands were white but a little rough, and on his right wrist was a bracelet dyed with hemp grass.
Wang Anfeng pressed the knife with his right hand, nodded, and led his mount to get out of the way.
This is more than 100 miles of uninhabited plains, although the road is gentle, but there is a lot of dust and gravel, this place, at this time, such a person appeared barefoot on the road, it is enough to be vigilant.
After all, he was no longer a thirteen-year-old.
The barefoot man smiled at him and nodded, thanked him again, and then walked slowly forward, and after smiling, his expression was restricted, focused and reverent, and he walked forward step by step, very slowly, but very steadily.
The look in his eyes was calm and relaxed.
He walked between heaven and earth.
Anyone who saw him would have such strange and natural thoughts rising in their hearts.
Wang Anfeng frowned and said:
"There are still more than 100 miles in the nearest town ahead, and if you walk like this, you won't be able to reach sunset today."
The black-clothed, white-haired, barefoot-footed young man stopped, turned to look at Wang Anfeng, and said with a smile: "It's okay, sleeping in the open between the four wildernesses of heaven and earth is an ordinary thing." ”
"But thank you for your concern."
Then she nodded at him and turned again.
The movement was slow and peaceful, after a few steps, suddenly something flew towards him, the young man in white reached out and grabbed it, it was a dry food, and a water bladder, his eyes were slightly wide, he looked sideways, and found that the person who was originally on the horse had already driven the horse and left the original direction.
The young man took the dry food in his hand, smiled slightly and bowed to the figure.
Then he turned around and walked forward in silence.
Heaven and earth are vast.
…………………
Wang Anfeng had no problem calculating speed and direction, and when the last sunlight in the sky went out, he saw a fire in the distance.
The convoy was encircled, able to shield the wind, the horses that had been tired for a day lay on the ground, and the people of the caravan gathered in the middle, collecting firewood, burning a ball of flames to dispel the cold, and the fire light fell in Wang Anfeng's eyes through the gap in the carriage.
With a slight sigh of relief, he controlled the speed of the lean horse, and let it quietly approach him, and the latter understood what he meant, and the horse's hooves slowed down and landed on the ground with a slight sound, drowned out by the sound of the sound and the crackling of the firewood in the licking of the flames, unnoticed.
The merchants in the caravan are drinking.
On the flame stood a copper pot in which mutton and tofu, which were bought the last time I passed through the village, and which were cut into cubes and boiled until the soup boiled white.
Then sprinkle a lot of hot powder in it.
The aroma was stirred by the chili pepper, and it became more and more intense, as if a fire had been lit.
But no one was touching the chopsticks, and almost everyone was drinking.
It wasn't that the caravan had just begun to drink to ward off the cold, but at that time, a circle of people gathered around and passed the white copper wine jug in their hands, and the wine could be scalded with the temperature of the palm of their hands alone, and now the wine jug was only held in the hands of his master.
Ma Yu, who was thin and thin, held the white copper wine jug in his right hand, which was a little turbid liquor, very strong, and poured it down with his neck up, as if he had swallowed a fire and burned it into his stomach, and the atmosphere of the entire caravan was a little silent and depressing.
Ma Yu poured wine one after another, and this wine jug was given to him by Sun Ren.
But he abandoned Sun Ren today, at that time he only thought about leaving quickly, and even did not hesitate to use the goods left by Sun Ren to 'persuade' Zhou Chao to leave quickly, so today this wine tasted particularly strong and scraped his throat.
He almost felt like his abdomen was being scratched with a knife.
When he leaned his neck and poured the wine again, there was no familiar moist feeling to soak his lips, Ma Yu shook the wine jug in his hand, it was already empty, he looked at the people around him, and suddenly had a depressed feeling, as if he was hidden in the darkness outside the firelight, and someone was pointing at him and scolding.
His eyes lowered, he licked his tongue, and suddenly spoke hoarsely, and said:
"In today's matter, there must be a mole ......"
"Otherwise, how could you be so unlucky to meet someone from the Great Wilderness Village? Not only was Lao Sun robbed, but even we were almost unable to come back, I don't believe it was a coincidence, there must be internal ghosts! ”
His tone became a little intense, as if he wanted to prove something to everyone, or to some kind of existence in the dark, Zhou Chao, who was sitting next to him, took off the bandage and put the medicine on it, his lowered eyes lit up slightly, and he opened his mouth hoarsely, stroking the knife and said:
"I also think there is a problem......
"It's just that I don't know what went wrong, everyone is acting together, and they all know the roots, they all plan to take the goods to the Western Regions to sell for money, if they provoke thieves, it will not be good for themselves, and there will be disadvantages."
"The big wilderness village is ruthless and doesn't leave a living mouth, no one knows if they will directly eat their own people's goods......"
"So I don't understand."
Ma Yu's two triangular eyes lit up, as if he had discovered the truth of the matter, he suddenly stood up, waved the wine jug in one hand, and said loudly: "What do you know!" Isn't there another person? That man, that pharmacist! ”
"He didn't bring goods at all, not like a serious businessman who was going to the Western Regions to make money, he said it was a medicine merchant, but who knows? No one knew, we didn't know him, and he wasn't in the caravan when it happened. ”
"Maybe it was a letter from him, and then he came back to see how it was, and then he left again......"
As if the caravan had been set on fire, another man with a round face and a beard took a sip of wine and said viciously:
"Not bad! That's him! Grandma's, thanks to Lao Sun's kindness to him, and kindness to give him horse grass, Lao Sun's daughter called him Uncle, is this how he reciprocates? ! ”
"Something with a wolf's heart and a dog's lungs!"
"That's it! The heart of a beast with a human face, the heart of a beast with a human face!"
Zhou Chao took a sip of wine and leaned quietly on the carriage.
The carriage was for the purpose of pulling goods, and it was full of things, so the canopy was wide, and the shadows cast cast on him shrouded his countenance, and a pair of black eyes were quiet, because of the anger of the crowd at the moment, and it was even quieter, and cold, like a black scorpion hidden in the dirt.
He looked at the flames, all of them were using the strength of the wine to vent their fears, and the guilt of the silence and suppression, these people had a conscience, he thought, but the conscience of these people was no match for life and death, and most people were like that.
They are now just deceiving and paralyzing their conscience, using lies and alcohol, to put all the blame on another person, and then pulling themselves out so that they can stand on the right side.
condemn each other, scold each other, and the louder the voice, the more frank and sloppy they appear.
Huh, frank swing?
Zhou Chao took a sip of wine, his wine was different from the rest of the people, inside the flat wine pot of white iron, there was light green wine, which was the strong liquor of the Yue clan outside the territory. He also needed such a scapegoat to prevent the clever doubting of himself among the merchants.
And he was a little wary of the person who called himself a medicine merchant, very vigilant, I don't know why, he always felt a little cold entangled in his body in this line, just like the knife he had seen from the master of the village.
That was Great Qin's finest waist knife.
It is very graceful and curved, with a purple and cyan color.
The feeling he had made was like seeing the knife at that time, feeling the danger on it, and the graceful knife seemed to be pressed against the back of his heart, and he felt the cold, but he didn't know when the knife would be inserted.
He was familiar with everyone in the caravan, except for the new apothecary, so it would be best if he could use these people to drive that person away, but of course, he had to return it......
Ma Yu stood tall.
His body was already emaciated, like wheat stalks, and he waved his right hand, and he spoke to the scolding voice of his fellow merchants, feeling that the slight guilt in his heart had disappeared, and there was only anger at the person who had separated his friend's family.
"When he comes back, I'm sure I'm going to let him tell the truth! I'm going to report to the official, hire a warrior from outside the territory, and kill his head to pay tribute to my grandson! ”
He waved his hand again, causing a wave of echo, and he didn't want to raise his head, but his body suddenly stiffened.
The most fierce round-faced man who scolded next to him saw Ma Yu's face, and saw his face flushed by the effect of the liquor turning pale at a speed visible to the naked eye, he was stunned for a moment, and then as if he had expected something, he turned his head to look at him, and his body was also stiff.
In the darkness where the flames could not shine, there stood a man and a horse.
I don't know how long I've been standing.
The horse that should have been emaciated looked extremely tall in the shadows at this time, the silent man on the horseback was straight, the black clothes on his body were as heavy as iron armor, the sky was darkening very quickly, there was no starlight in the sky, the man's body seemed to be soaked in the coldness of the night, and the big man behind him trembled slightly.
He rode on horseback and looked down on everyone.
The flames burned fiercely, but they did not illuminate the man's face, and the silhouette was indifferent, like a blade, and he kicked the horse's belly, and the thin horse, which was extremely tall in the shadows, shook its mane, and slowly moved forward, the sound of the horse's hooves was crisp.
There was a knife hanging on the side of the saddle, an inky knife, arcing in the firelight, but reflecting a cold green light.
The hustle and bustle was gone, and the silence of the long night gradually spread.
Only the sound of horses' hooves sounded one after another.
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