A few days later, in the early morning, a caravan left the horse farm and headed west along the foot of Yanshan Mountain.

Whether it is the herdsman and the contract worker, or the merchant who comes and goes, he does not feel that it is wrong.

At this time, because of Yang Gongzi's generosity, many caravans that were traveling in the northwest came to Gaotang to do business, and when they left, most of them traveled along Yanshan.

Gaotang is a good place, to the east, you can smoothly return to the Central Plains, to the west, you can take a shortcut to the border. There is even an ancient road to Yanshan, which can go to Hudi.

It's just that there were too many bandits on Yanshan in the past, and no caravans dared to come.

Now it's different, I heard that one of the bandits saw that Yang Gongzi was rich and wanted to rob the horse farm, but was overturned by the Yang family's guards. Yang Gongzi was furious, and opened several thief villages, and for a while, Yanshan was a lot more peaceful, and as long as the caravans brought enough guards, they would not be robbed.

That's a great thing!

If the bandits on Yanshan can be cleaned up, Gaotang is a good place to stay, and there is no need to spend more than half a month to detour.

For this reason, the businessmen sincerely hope that Yang Gongzi can make persistent efforts to clear up a feasible business route.

If this is the case, they will definitely give Gaotang Racecourse the biggest discount in the future!

Hou Liang has already changed his disguise.

Dressed in a printed silk shirt, wearing a scarf, and a faint oil on his face, he was like a businessman from a prosperous place.

He was smart, and he was afraid that he would show his stuff, so he arranged a detailed identity in advance. How old you are, where you live, how many people have a few acres of land, and a few cows have all figured out.

Previously, he joined a son's door to take care of his mundane affairs. Because the prince was relegated to the northwest, he heard that he could earn several times as much gold and silver by taking the ancient road of Yanshan and selling the goods to Hudi, so he arranged this long trip.

Half-truths and half-truths, and there are both well-trained generals and Yang family men in the caravan, it is difficult for others to suspect.

After all, it is too normal for that kind of noble son from Beijing to be greedy for pleasure and not aware of the dangers.

Entering the Yanshan Ancient Road, everything becomes desolate.

The caravan of hundreds of people stayed overnight and walked for several days without seeing anyone. And the road is difficult to identify, regretting that Hou Liang didn't find a few more guides, and with the few thieves he found, he no longer knows the way.

Having said that, there are no people left on the Yanshan Ancient Road, and even if you want to find a guide, you may not be able to find it.

The road is getting more and more difficult to walk, and even a hard-working child like Duofu can't hold back, and keeps muttering "when will it arrive".

Mingwei is very calm, eat when it is time to eat, rest when it is time to rest, and sit on horseback and close his eyes when he should hurry.

Anyway, it was useless to be in a hurry, they brought enough rice and food, and they didn't die of hunger.

On the seventh day, the guards who were exploring the way in front shouted: "There is a town, there is a town!" ”

The crowd was amazed.

This is already close to the territory of the Hu people, how can there be a small town? Deep in the mountains and old forests.

As the group stood in front of the town, they were finally sure that they were not dazzled.

This is indeed a small town, although it is very deserted, but the fluttering wine flags and the shops on the street show that it is still alive.

Hou Liang got off the horse, walked under the archway made of bamboo, and woke up an old man who was dozing: "Uncle, wake up!" ”

The old man opened his eyes and muttered, "I'm dreaming again." "Turn around and go back to sleep.

Hou Liang was inexplicable, so he had to continue to push him: "Uncle, wake up!" Someone has something to ask you, give money! ”

Hearing the word money, the old man woke up again, rubbed his eyes, looked at Hou Liang, and then looked at the convoy behind him, and was surprised: "You, where did you come from?" ”

Hou Liang squeezed out a smile and saluted politely: "We are merchants from Daqi, and we are going to Hudi." ”

"Merchant? Hudi? The old man was suspicious.

"Exactly." Hou Liang felt a little wrong, "Have you never seen a caravan before?" ”

The old man said, "I have seen it in my early years, but how do you take this path?" No one has been here for decades! ”

Decades? The more you listen, the more wrong it becomes. No matter how desolate the ancient road of Yanshan is, there are also those who are bold enough to walk, and there will not be one of them.

Hou Liang hurriedly asked: "This is not the Yanshan Ancient Road?" ”

The old man smiled: "So you want to take the Yanshan Ancient Road?" Looks lost. Did you accidentally take a fork in the road when you crossed Hutou Mountain? Hey, that's a bit of a hassle, and if you look back, it's going to take days! ”

Everyone didn't expect to take the wrong road, no wonder it has become more and more difficult to walk these days. Although the path of Yanshan Ancient Road is complicated, it was a very famous trade road in the early years, which definitely allowed cars and horses to pass.

Hou Liang wiped the sweat from his face and came over to discuss.

"Miss Ming, what do you think of this? Why don't we borrow a night and come back tomorrow? ”

The others turned their longing eyes to Mingwei, who had been staying in the wild for the past few days, and it would be great if they could stay in the town for a night.

But Mingwei looked at the town and said lightly: "There are so many of us, I'm afraid it's inconvenient to borrow, let's camp on the spot and find a safe place." ”

"Miss Ming......" Hou Liang wanted to say more, but suddenly received Mingwei's eyes and obediently arranged it.

What's wrong with this town?

Hou Liang didn't dare to ask, even a powerful Xuanshi like Miss Ming didn't want to set foot in it, there must be big trouble.

So, the caravan found a flat ground outside the town and set up camp.

This night, Mingwei slept extra vigilantly.

In the darkness, it was as if there were many pairs of eyes staring at them.

Thankfully, nothing happened until early in the morning, when the sky was bright.

Hou Liang asked the old man for the path, and the caravan went back the same way.

It wasn't until the town was out of sight that Hou Liang cautiously came over and asked, "Miss Ming, what's wrong with this town?" ”

"A bunch of old zombies, what's wrong with that?"

Hou Liang was shocked: "Zombies? That old man doesn't have any strange smell on him! ”

Ming Wei said: "It's just an analogy, the people in that town may have taken strange medicines, or practiced special exercises, with a strange atmosphere. As my serpent spirit approached the town, it shrunk into its sleeves and did not dare to move. ”

Hou Liang seemed to listen to the book of heaven, he had taught himself occult arts, but he had never seen such a wonderful thing.

"Think about it, are there kids in that town?"

Hou Liang shook his head.

Last night, a few townsfolk came to see them camp, almost all of them older.

He didn't suspect it, because the old man told him that since there were more and more bandits in Yanshan, they had lost contact with the outside world. Without a foreign population, the already small town is becoming less and less populated, and it may not be more than ten years before it is really deserted.

"They have all lost their normal human functions, where can they give birth to children." Mingwei shook his head, "Be careful these days, there are so many ordinary people in us, it's best not to provoke them." ”

If she was alone, she wouldn't be able to find out, but with so many guys in the caravan who could only do simple punches, it would be better to have fewer troubles.