Chapter 723: Bear with it first
The carriage staggered for more than an hour, came to the foot of the mountain, everyone got out of the carriage, Zhuang Rou just came on the way through the window to see, this mountain range seems to be thousands of miles.
blocked the army of Qingliang Kingdom, and also blocked their way.
This is an inconspicuous foot of the mountain range, just look at the size of this mountain range, the trees are lush and there is no road at all, and it must be a common thing to get lost and walk out of the mountain.
Zhuang Rou took the bamboo stick in his hand, and when the crutch was on the ground, he looked at the porter and the guard who had come here one step before them and were sitting in the woods.
There were more than 30 porters, and the goods were piled up in large baskets, all of which were piled up sharply, and they made a lot of money from this trip.
Coupled with the people who came with Zhuang Rou, there are a total of about 20 guards, and it may be that the porters are also strong and strong, with weapons hanging on their waists, and they can also be used as guards in times of crisis, so the number of guards is not much.
Think about the guards and don't carry the goods, just raise them for nothing, if there are too many people, a big family like Boss Hu will not be able to make ends meet.
They stared coldly at Zhuang Rou and his party, especially the three women, as if they owed them millions of taels of silver and didn't pay them back, and none of them had a good face.
Tang Wushu said in a low voice, "They may think we are in the way. ”
"But I paid the money, and I don't have to carry them, why are I so fierce." Wu Shufu pouted, hurriedly pulled Liu Lang, and said delicately, "Liu Lang, people are afraid." ”
Liu Lang held her hand and comforted: "Ah Fu is not afraid, just rest assured that I am here, don't pay attention to those rough people, if you can't walk for a while, just tell me, I will carry you." ”
Wu Shufu nodded shyly, "I won't drag Liu Lang down, I can do the mountain road." ”
"Well, I'll lead you up the mountain." Liu Lang clenched her hand, and also turned sideways to block the gaze of most of the porters.
Zhuang Rou also looked at Tang Wuving, "Sister is not a cow, I won't lead you up the mountain, and when you get up the mountain, I'll get you a stick as a crutch, which can save some effort." ”
Tang Wushu didn't want this kind of old man's thing, but seeing Zhuang Rou holding the bamboo stick, thinking that it would definitely be useful for a while, he nodded, "Okay, why doesn't my sister prepare a bamboo stick for me?" ”
"I asked my sister before, and you said you didn't want it." Zhuang Rou really asked her, but Tang Wushu was busy listening to Wu Shufu talk about those interesting things, so he didn't listen to it at all.
She was a little embarrassed, "Well, I can use a stick." ”
At this time, Boss Hu said: "Let's go, let's get to the hut before dark." ”
"Yes." The porter got up, and the guard dismounted.
The horses that had been ridden out of the city were now handed over to the coachmen who drove them, and in a moment they were tied to the back of the carriage and brought back to their hiding places. When they came back from Qingliang Kingdom, they brought horses to pick them up, pretending to be riding away and riding back.
Zhuang Rou found a particularly strong man, like a black tower, almost as tall as a silver bully, carrying something like a chair on his back.
She looked at this thing suspiciously, could it be for Wu Shufu to sit on? That's too thoughtful, isn't it?
Just as she was thinking like this, she saw Boss Hu sitting on it, and was easily carried on his back by the strong man.
"......" Zhuang Rou looked at him speechlessly, he would really enjoy it, it was a shame that he could find such a strong person.
Wu Shufu was stunned for a long time, and looked at Liu Lang pitifully, according to her thoughts, the seat should be a weak woman like her.
Liu Lang, who usually spoils her very much, looks helpless, just whispers to persuade her, and he will carry it if she can't walk for a while. It doesn't matter if his obviously thin body can carry her compared to the guards.
But Wu Shufu still ate a set, and happily held Liu Lang's hand under persuasion, and followed everyone to the mountain like a spring outing.
At the foot of the mountain, there is a path that has been stepped on, and it is not difficult to walk, and the more you walk up, the more unclear it becomes, and gradually there is no trace of the road.
Zhuang Rou noticed that Tang Wushu had been looking around, as if he wanted to remember the iconic things around him, such as trees or strange stones. Maybe after she returns to Qingliang Kingdom, she will inform the people over there about this road, so that they can quietly cross the border and come in.
Then I can also tell the little county king to send troops to the dangerous place here, and when they come, they will all be wiped out.
The two of them were like sisters on the surface, but secretly they had their own ghosts, and they followed the group through the bushes and woods, and on the slopes of the hills where there was no way out at all.
Soon, the road became steeper and steeper, and in some places you even had to climb with both hands to get up.
Others can still keep up, even scholars like Liu Dadao have shown strong physical strength and flexibility, and they even kept up with the team, not only walking by themselves, but also helping Wu Shufu climb the mountain.
Tang Wushu was so dazzling at this time, when he encountered a boulder wall two or three people high, he jumped up easily with a body that could only scare ordinary people, and stood on a high place holding his hands and waiting for everyone with a leisurely appearance.
The porter and the guards didn't like to talk, they just buried their heads in the road, but Boss Hu praised her several times, asking how powerful her light skills were, whether she could fly the eaves and walk the wall, and point water across the river.
That can be a high-level body method, even if Tang Wushu wants to boast about it, but the old Jianghu Zhuang Rou is still here, what should I do if I brag about being broken, so I have to be honest that it is not so powerful.
But compared to everyone, she is already very much like a Jianghu person.
Zhuang Rou doesn't know how to work lightly, but Tang Wushu doesn't dare to underestimate her, this guy is an old Jianghu who kills people without blinking. The biggest crisis in returning to Qingliang this time is how to get rid of her.
Climbing mountains and wading all the way, passing through countless places that seemed to have no way out, Wu Shufu entrusted Tang Wushu to take care of her, and she used light skills to drag people to places where they couldn't climb.
It took two hours at most to pass through the double gate, and now it was almost dark, and it felt like I hadn't reached the top of the hill yet. Don't look at the mountain as if it is just one, in fact, the mountain peaks are like waves, turning over one after another, as if you can't finish it in your life.
At this time, seeing that it was getting dark, Boss Hu sat behind the strong man and shouted: "Hurry up, everyone, you must rush to the hut before dark, otherwise it is easy to get lost, there are tigers in the mountains!" ”
Tiger?
Zhuang Rou's eyes lit up, and she thought of the tiger skin she gave to the little county king before she left, which was a good thing.
"Boss Hu, how can you attract the tiger? Tiger skins are worth a lot of money. Is it that as long as there is a smell of blood, the tiger will definitely come! She asked with interest.
The eyes of Boss Hu and the guard porter were full of speechlessness, these rookies who had just come out of the rivers and lakes were like this, thinking that they wanted to hunt tigers after two hits.
That thing wasn't a big cat, so easy to kill.
"It's not easy to meet, I just said this to make everyone go faster. With such a big mountain, where can a tiger be so easy to encounter. Boss Hu laughed twice, and hurriedly shouted to everyone to hurry up, "There is hot water and bedding in the hut, and you can rest when you arrive!" ”
Don't look at everyone going up the mountain as if walking on flat ground, except for Zhuang Rou, a large animal who has no sleep or food for several days in the wild, everyone is a little tired.
The pace of the journey quickened, and at last after the sun had set, we came to a gentle hillside, and by a stream stood a lonely old wooden house.
The wooden house is not small, but it is covered with moss, and there are dried mushrooms that have died in winter, and it is full of wet and cold atmosphere.
Boss Hu finally got off the ground, stepped forward and opened the door of the hut, and everyone entered, and the house was still dry and tidy. There was a pile of folded futon in the corner, a brazier in the middle, and a few bags of charcoal in the corner.
Boss Hu arranged for the two of them to go outside to the kitchen to boil water to warm everyone's bodies, and in order to reduce the risk of being discovered, they were very extravagant in burning charcoal instead of burning damp firewood.
The other porters put down the basket against the wall, Tang Wudi and Wu Shufu were already sitting with their legs stretched out against the wall like dead dogs, and they didn't care about the fact that so many people were squeezed into this room, it seemed very crowded, so they grabbed a corner first.
Zhuang Rou didn't sit down, compared to the smell of sweat in the room, she wanted to stand at the door and blow the wind.
The last porter took off the basket and leaned against the wall, but when it was not stable, the basket suddenly overturned, and all the goods on the tip of the pile fell to the ground in an instant.
Zhuang Rou happened to be standing behind him against the door, and when he glanced at it, he suddenly noticed a hand under the fabric. She immediately turned her head out the door, as if admiring the scenery outside, and did not notice the hand.
And the two porters hurried over and blocked the back basket to sort out the goods.
When they walked away, Zhuang Rou turned her head and glanced at it casually, the back basket was already standing by the wall, and there were still piles of goods and tarpaulins covered with waterproof and dust.
Zhuang Rou glanced at the people in the house, everyone was taking out dry food, waiting for the hot water to boil, soak it and simply solve the dinner so that they could rest quickly.
She smiled slightly, forget it, wait to go down the mountain, otherwise I don't know the road, what if there are really tigers?