Chapter 223: Walking Together
Hiding there for too long, his hands and feet were numb, and Gru rested behind the boulder for a while, until he had roughly recovered, and then carefully searched forward.
Massive patches of blood, shattered armor parts, messy cargo....... Despite his rich adventures, he shuddered at the scene in front of him.
Hiding and walking slowly, when he was near his abandoned goods, he suddenly heard some slight noises, and hurriedly hid.
"Don't speak....... Grab our cargo and go!" a man whispered.
"Hmm......." After the other person responded, he tried to ask again: "Those guards didn't take all the goods, and they left a lot of good things, let's take some more ......."
"Hubert, I'll tell you not to speak......." The man seemed a little annoyed, and reprimanded in a low voice, "You don't want to die....... With some more goods, we can't go fast, and if something happens again, there will be no way to live. ”
"Okay, okay......."
The two people who talked in a low voice, Gru was also familiar with, and they were the two who alerted him last night.
He was secretly a little surprised: these two people actually survived, but it was really not simple. Especially that old Blue, he shouldn't be an ordinary person. Now that the situation is unknown, it would be more appropriate for me to act with them........
After making up his mind, he took the initiative to appear and greeted him from afar: "You guys....... I'm still alive, I thought I'd be dead!"
Both of them were a little alarmed when they heard the voice, and the bald old Blue immediately picked up the stone.......
"Don't, don't....... I'm a merchant, too! I'm not an accomplice of those people. Gru tried to explain.
"I....... I remember him, he's a trader too......." Hubert recognized, and exhaled lightly.
Old Blue was on guard, and said in a low voice: "It is not easy for you to survive in such a situation!"
Gru smiled wryly and continued to explain, "It's all luck....... Last night, I had an upset stomach and didn't want to ask for trouble, so I walked away. Outside, unlike inside the camp, there was a campfire lit up, and I accidentally fell, and I was very unlucky enough to hit a rock, and I fainted. When I woke up, I saw two groups of people fighting, and I was a small merchant who did not dare to get involved in these things, so I hid it. I didn't dare to come out until they were all gone, and I hurried back to look for my goods, but I didn't expect you to be alive too. ”
Gru's half-truths are extremely difficult to verify, and this is not the place to take care of them. Old Blue sensed that Gru had no obvious hostility, so he threw away the stone and picked up his goods.
He beckoned to his companion Hubert: "Hurry up, it's not safe here." ”
After Hubert responded, he took the initiative to carry some of Lao Blue's goods, and said with a smile: "I'll do more to do what I can!"
Old Blue did not object, and after touching the short knife on his waist, he took the lead and walked forward. At the same time, he glanced back at Gru, full of threats.
Gru also quickly picked up his goods and followed not far away.
Old Blue, who was walking in front, saw Gru coming after him, and hurriedly fell behind, always vigilant against Gru. It was only after the three of them had left the camp safely that his guard eased slightly.
Gru's perennial adventures, and his occasional act as a trader, were so familiar with it that Old Blue couldn't see anything unusual at all. But he always felt that Gru was not a simple person, and he needed to take serious precautions.
The three of them walked all the way, and after walking seven or eight miles in one breath, Hubert really had no strength, and Old Blue and Hubert rested for a while.
Gru didn't dare to come near them, so he found a place to rest with them.
"Why do you always follow us?" asked Old Blue, coldly.
Gru smiled bitterly, "I don't want to.......! This is the only way to forget the valley!"
Old Blue was dumbfounded for a while, he snorted lightly, and said lightly: "It's time for you to go ahead, and we'll follow behind." ”
"It's .......," Gru looked reluctant.
"You have to prove that you have no bad intentions, at least show some sincerity. Old Blue said coldly.
Gru smiled wryly and reluctantly agreed.
Gru's strength is good, if he really rushes with all his might, the two behind him will definitely not be able to catch up. Therefore, he slowed down appropriately and repeatedly acted as if he was physically exhausted.
The three of them hurried away, but the speed was not slow. In the afternoon, it was vaguely catching up with the large caravan ahead.
"Hah........ It's almost safe, and judging by these marks, we'll be able to catch up with the caravan ahead before dark. Gru was excited.
Old Blue snorted coldly, and reminded him not salty: "Don't be too happy. Last night's tragedy, it's only been one night, have you forgotten?"
Gruton looked nervous, and his face changed slightly: "You....... You said that the caravan in front of you is also in big trouble?"
Old Blue pointed to the traces left on the ground and reminded, "See these wheel prints?"
Gru stepped forward, looked at it seriously, and nodded, "Is there anything wrong with this?"
Old Blue gave Hubert a break, and he continued to explain to Gru: "Obviously, the wheel prints are too shallow, as if there was no cargo. Would an ordinary caravan be so wasteful?"
"What if........ Do they have an urgent matter and need to get to their destination as soon as possible?" Gru thought for a moment, and said a possibility.
"However, they are not going fast! otherwise, how can we easily catch up?" and then he pointed to the messy footprints on the side: "The clearer footprints must have been left by the merchant when he walked by." If it is a large caravan in a hurry, will it be easy to accept the merchants?"
It was so unreasonable that Gru immediately believed it.
"If you're not afraid of accidents, go after the big caravan in front!" Old Blue didn't persuade much, and walked slowly to Hubert's side to rest together.
Gru hesitated for a moment before he finally made up his mind - of course, it was all deliberately shown.
Knowing that the front was more dangerous, he would never be in danger.
He dropped the goods, took out a packet of jerky and a small barrel of spirits, and came to Old Blue.
"My luck can't be good all the time....... If I can leave the Forgotten Canyon safely, I will repay you!" he handed the food in his hand to Old Gru.
Old Gru snorted lightly, and didn't look at it.
Gru thought about it for a moment, and then reacted. In this case, out of caution, Old Blue would not accept it directly at all, and he could only eat and drink first to show that he had no malicious intent.
He grabbed some jerky and ate it completely, and after a few large sips of spirits, he could be regarded as dispelling Old Blue's vigilance.
When he handed it over again, Old Blue did not continue to refuse and took it directly.
He ate a small piece of jerky, frowned slightly, and drank a few sips of strong wine before he said with a little dissatisfaction: "It's all inferior, your life is so cheap?"
Gru smiled wryly and explained, "If I had money, I wouldn't have ventured into business........ I'll repay you when I sell these goods!"
"Forget it....... Old Blue took a few big sips in succession, and then handed the keg to Hubert: "You can drink some to relieve your fatigue." ”
Hubert was overjoyed, and after taking the barrel, he drank the small half barrel in one gulp, and seemed very satisfied.
At the same time, he was also very curious and asked, "Old friend, this wine is good, it's better than what we usually drink!"
Old Blue ignored him, deliberately pretending not to hear.......