Chapter 24 Liuzhai Bandits
"Is this the 'Gui Rabbit' from yesterday?" Shen Xiaoye quipped, although she felt that Murong Xue was a model of a heroine in the rivers and lakes, for some reason, she didn't like it very much in her heart.
"Hee-hee, of course not, it's just braised rabbit, I'll let the cook braise it later, tsk, it must taste delicious." Qin Yue said and licked the corners of her lips with her tongue, she really likes to eat rabbit meat.
"Forehead...... Chu Jing and Shen Xiaoye looked at Qin Yue strangely, and then glanced at each other, both speechless. It turns out that Qin Yue is also a little devil with a pure appearance.
Qin Jian, on the other hand, was still cold, went straight to the table, sucked a pot of wine in the air, and sat down to drink it slowly.
After a while, Qin Yue's braised rabbit meat was stewed, and Chu Jing tasted a piece under Qin Yue's resentful eyes, and it tasted really good.
It was already another hour later.
"When are you leaving?" Qin Jian asked coldly.
Chu Jing looked outside, the sun was rising overhead, but the sun was just warm. The Blackwater Knight and the Coachman were already ready, they were not as laid-back as Chu Jing and them, and being conscientious was the first lesson they learned under the Black Crow.
"For now. Chu Jing said.
"Good. ”
Shen Xiaoye went to pay the silver taels, as for how much it spent, Chu Jing didn't ask, looking at Shen Xiaoye's indifferent expression, it must not be much.
The next few days were much easier.
There are gradually more cities in the north, and the scope of the safe zone is a little larger, and there are basically no monsters encountered.
The official road is like a big river, the caravan sails on the river, and the town is in its tributaries, so although they approached several cities along the way, Chu Jing and his party did not stop.
Late at night, the fourth draw opened.
The figure flickering on the screen stopped, this time no longer a youkai, not a normal person, but ...... A cartoon character with long ears, a green hat, and a blue-purple cape.
"This ......" Looking at the big screen and the yellow cards in his hand, Chu Jing was speechless in shock, it turned out that even anime characters can be made into cards to summon!
At this time, the voice of the system began to introduce: "Congratulations to the host for drawing the fairy swordsman who flipped the enemy, the character evaluation is one and a half stars, good at using long swords, with special abilities, left for the host to dig on his own." ”
Chu Jing was very speechless about the introduction of the system, but Chu Jing, who was quite familiar with the anime, quickly recognized that this was one of the classic monster cards of the Muto game in "Yu-Gi-Oh", the effect version of the elf swordsman.
"Effect: This card cannot be destroyed by monsters with an attack power of 1900 or more. Chu Jing silently read out the effect description of the original monster card.
Don't...... This card represents three minutes of immortality?
Chu Jing asked in disbelief: "The effect of this card shouldn't be that you won't be killed, right?" Not to mention that it's only three minutes, even if it's just a broken arm and a broken leg, it's not appropriate!"
Since the system said that Chu Jing wanted to dig by himself, he naturally chose to remain silent and not answer.
After a while, the system space starts to fade, and then ......
Between the light and the extinction, Chu Jing only felt a burst of strong light coming, and his irradiated eyes stinged slightly, and he immediately understood that the sky had already dawned, and he had slept until three poles again.
"Big lazy worm, don't get up, the sun is on your buttocks!" Qin Yuezheng looked over with a smile, and there were words in her mouth.
......
As the city became denser and the number of monsters decreased, the number of bandits and bandits who occupied the mountains began to increase in the huge security zone.
These people did not even have a problem with the government, and among them, there were also strong men with high martial arts who fell into the grass, and a small number of officers and soldiers could not deal with them, and as soon as the army arrived, the bandits ran away from the safe zone, and the army did not dare to risk catching up.
At this time, on both sides of the official road, hundreds of people gathered, all of whom were bandits with cross-faced, knife-wielding weapons. And it's not just a bandit force, there are six in total, and the strongest of them is the initiator of this ambush, Shi Hu, nicknamed 'Black Ridge Evil Tiger'.
Shihu was not interested in this trip to the muddy waters, although the Black Ridge was not big and it was not a major trade route, but the officers and soldiers would not go, and it was better to be safe. And robbery is not their main livelihood, the main thing is to collect some tolls.
But Shi Hu is an ambitious person, his martial arts are not weak, and he is even very strong. It's a pity that he was too young back then, and he didn't know the importance of human feelings and sophistication, so he offended a big member of the imperial court, so he had to go to the Black Ridge to make a living.
However, his life is not as comfortable and comfortable as he imagined, and the court may send troops to suppress bandits at any time.
Even every time you collect a toll, you have to inquire about the identity of the other party and look at the other party's face.
This kind of precarious day, Shi Hu has long had enough.
Shi Hu quietly touched the secret letter in his arms, the owner of this secret letter is also a big person, the letter said that there are unbelievable things in the small caravan that is coming soon, as long as he can get his hands, he will be guaranteed to be prosperous and rich for a lifetime, and he will enjoy it endlessly.
If it was just a letter that did not argue the authenticity, of course Shi Hu would not believe it, but the news that there was a treasure hidden in this small caravan had already spread, and many bandits had already moved their minds.
In this case, Shi Hu couldn't sit still, no matter whether the letter was true or not, he had to come and take a look at it in person, and he had to look at it in the most advantageous position.
"Shi Hu, you brought us all here, it seems that you are determined to deal with that caravan, but you must know that it is the caravan of the most famous Tiannan Martial Arts Hall in Tiannan Mansion, and I heard that the owner's daughter is also in the caravan. ”
A one-eyed, bald, and cloudy-eyed man said that he was a bandit who occupied a mountain a hundred miles away, nicknamed 'One-Eyed Vulture', and his strength was not under Shi Hu, but after all, it was not in his own territory, and he only brought a dozen people under his command.
"Man dies for wealth, and birds die for food. Everyone has their heads pinned to their trouser belts, who hasn't offended anyone? And there are six brothers from the village, are they afraid of a small martial arts hall. Shi Hu raised his momentum and shouted loudly.
Robbers are all bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, only the hardest people have the right to speak, and Shi Hu wants to be the one with the most right to speak.
Seeing that the bandits around him echoed one after another, Shi Hu himself couldn't help but feel more confident.
"Hmph, lonely!" The one-eyed vulture snorted coldly and stopped talking, although he knew the identity of the owner of the Tiannan Martial Arts Pavilion, but he really didn't want to give up the rumored treasure, not to mention that there was a fool here who could be used as a scapegoat.
"Boss Shi, what's the plan, are we just waiting here for them to come?" shouted the other leader.
This place is already half in the center of the Xinguo, and there is no caravan that will not beware of bandits, even if Chu Jing is a novice, his chauffeur is very clear.
The corners of Shi Hu's mouth showed a hint of an unpredictable smile, and said, "Don't worry, since I organized this operation, I am naturally completely sure. The other party has several masters, and you can't take everyone lightly. ”
Everyone nodded, since it is a treasure, of course there will be a master escort, otherwise the six forces will not get together, and they don't feel unsure if they do it alone.
Shi Hu began to arrange his manpower, divided into two groups, and selected the three strong leaders to ambush in the dense forest, while he led the others to ambush directly beside the official road.
At this time, on the official road, Chu Jing and the others were still slowly moving forward with the convoy.
Because Shi Hu gathered bandits, the area where bandits were rampant was now all the way flat, and there was less infestation from demon beasts, and Shen Xiaoye began to feel bored.
"Chu Jing, how many days have we been gone?" Shen Xiaoye rode on the red horse boredly, and the reins were directly released, allowing the horse to scatter small steps.
"It's been nine days. Chu Jing had a big leaf on top of his head, and his eyes were slightly closed, but because he had enough sleep, he really couldn't sleep.
"Didn't you say that you could go back and forth in half a month? It's all your fault, sleeping lazily every morning, and this broken carriage, running creaking and creaking, not fast at all. Shen Xiaoye pouted and said angrily.
Chu Jing's face was also red, but he immediately turned his head to stare at the coachman in the carriage, and said angrily: "Didn't you say that it would be half a month? Why hasn't it arrived yet!"
The coachman seemed to have long been accustomed to this kind of leisurely time, and said unhurriedly: "Don't worry, there are a lot of goods on the car now, and the speed has been slowed down by double, and when you arrive in Jinning City and sell them, you and Miss will go back quickly, and it won't take three or five days." ”
"Oh, you're saying Jinning City is coming soon. Shen Xiaoye's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked.
"It's fast, if you're lucky, you'll be there in two days. ”
Jinning City is also on the branch road of the official road, and this luck should refer to entering the city before closing the city gate in the afternoon.
With a goal, there is also the motivation to move forward, and the carriage continues to move leisurely.
As the sun sets, the sunset turns pink, the birds begin to fly back, and the sound of insects becomes clearer.
Sitting in a carriage, Xiao Qin Yue, who was also sleepy, suddenly seemed to have discovered something, suddenly stood up from the carriage, and shouted loudly: "Brother Chu, Sister Shen, stop the car, it's time for dinner." ”
Chu Jing had long noticed the sky, but because he was close to Jinning City, he wanted to move forward more, but since Qin Yue was already hungry......
"Stop!"
As soon as Chu Jing raised his hand, the entire convoy suddenly stopped, and quickly began to set up tents, light bonfires, and set up pots for cooking.
"I want to eat braised rabbit meat!" As soon as he jumped out of the carriage, Qin Yue pouted, puffed out his cheeks, glared at Qin Jian, and shouted loudly.
As if he hadn't heard, Qin Jian went straight to the bottom of a big tree, took the wine gourd from his waist, and drank it alone.
"Hmph, bad brother!"
After speaking, Qin Yue ran to Chu Jing, shook his hand, and said softly: "Brother Chu, is it okay to catch a little rabbit for Yue'er to eat." ”
Shen Xiaoye walked over, was a little bored, stepped forward and said, "Hehe, Yue'er, my sister will accompany you to catch the little rabbit." ”
Qin Yue's eyes rolled and she turned her head, "Don't, I want Brother Chu to go with me, let him be my brother in the future, don't want that big bad guy." ”
Chu Jing smiled awkwardly, rubbed Qin Yue's little head dotingly, and said, "Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go." ”
"Let's go together. Shen Xiaoye said with a smile.
"Don't!" Qin Yue pulled Chu Jing into the woods next to her, leaving only Shen Xiaoye with a helpless expression.
Pulled by Qin Yue, the two of them didn't know how far they went, and gradually they couldn't see any trace of the small caravan.