I walked to the ancient pine not far away, and the black men who had just taken a cool lunch break had already stood up and packed their luggage.

The little bells hung around the necks of the mules and horses were blown by the wind.

They all grinned at me as they approached, their white teeth standing out in the sunlight.

"Big brother, how can I get out?" Seeing their friendly attitude, I asked politely.

"If you want to get out of the mountain, you have to climb the road in front of you to the top of the mountain, and then go down from the other side of the mountain. You can go with us. They all pointed to me on a trail hidden in the rocky jungle ahead. The trail itself is winding and winding, and with the high terrain, it is even more difficult to climb the mountain than to the sky.

I saluted them, then shook my head. "Big brother, thank you for showing you the way, but I didn't ask how to get out of the mountain, I asked how to leave this world."

"Out of this world?" The group looked at each other for a moment.

One of them, a stout, thick-skinned man with a sword on his back, who appeared to be the leader, suddenly stepped out of the crowd. "Little brother, I know you're not having a good time, everyone is a fellow traveler. I advise you that it is better to die than to live. ”

"Big brother, what do you mean? I don't understand. ”

"Today's emperor Lao Er has eyes and ignorance, always listens to slander, and extorts tyranny from the people, so that everyone is not fed and clothed. Brother, if you really can't get along, it's better to join our traveling team, although you still have a meager income from running around day and night, but at least you can eat with a mouth. The leader advised. Don't think about short-sightedness anymore. ”

When did I say I'm going to look for short-sightedness?

Only then did I realize that my conversation with the brigade was not in the same channel at all.

"I ......" wanted to say something more, but it didn't feel necessary, they didn't seem to know that they had been living in an illusory world, and I couldn't explain it to them even if I wanted to.

I went back and tried to find Fan Kuan to solve my doubts, but I found that the weeds below the mountain were already empty.

It turns out that this great painter is lying to me!

But I don't have anything to be afraid of, with the Zuo Dao Chang and the painter, I'm still afraid that I won't be able to get out? Now it's better to complain about the world in this painting.

I was still standing there in a daze, when the leader of the caravan suddenly handed me something white and soft. When I looked closely, it turned out to be a big steamed bun.

"Big brother, I'm ...... I'm not hungry. ”

The leader smiled at me as he wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead. "Eat, eat, eat! Don't go hungry, you have to eat to live well. ”

Holding this white steamed bun in his hand, there is an indescribable funny.

Then he led me a thin mule, which looked a little old, and writhed slowly, without the slightest vitality.

"Little brother, you will cross this Zhaojin Mountain with us in a while, and we will go out of the mountain and hand over these goods to a Yang sect leader, and this work will be completed."

At this time, the sun is scorching, and the mountain barrier is boundless. It is really not a wise choice to cross such a high mountain at this time.

I patted the mule, and he didn't seem to have the slightest desire to go forward, and the weight of the cargo bent its spine, and he screamed feebly, which was pitiful.

"Big brother, what are you carrying on this mule?"

The chief said to me proudly. "It's for the birth of the imperial master."

"Birthday? What is it? I've never heard of anything so weird? "I fixed my eyes on the packages, but I couldn't tell what was inside.

"Little brother, you don't even know this?" The swarthy leader looked at me. "In the future, we will all be brothers, and I won't hide it from you, the birthday gang is the meaning of the birthday gift, and what we are transporting is the congratulatory gift to Lord Cai, the master of the dynasty."

I touched the sack with my hand and found that it seemed to contain a hard box, and the big man hurriedly pushed my hand away.

"Little brother, this is a congratulatory gift to the big official, how dare you touch and touch it, don't have a head?" The leader rebuked me.

"Big brother, it's not stealing, you can't touch it?" I complained, and I was going to touch it again.

The leader shook his head angrily and took my hand tightly. "Brother, we are all subordinates, dirty people. How can you casually touch the gift of the imperial master, but don't forget your identity. ”

I'm a little depressed, and that's unreasonable. Their lives are almost the same as those of mules. If you go on with this caravan that is slaughtered by others, it is no fun to escape from this painting, it is better to find another way out by yourself.

"Big brother, I'm in a hurry, I want to go to the forest to relieve myself." I pointed to a small forest on the right, ready to escape from that place.

"It's good to solve the big man's problem on the spot! Ay! Forget it, brother, go quickly! We are waiting for you. ”

I ran into the woods, and I couldn't help but feel happy that these nerds had finally escaped from them, so let them wait for me in the same place.

Suddenly, I heard a few people whispering in the woods, and hurriedly leaned over and hid behind a boulder to eavesdrop.

"Big brother! I've already figured it out, and the grooms under the mountain are the birthdates for Cai Dog Thieves. ”

"Wouldn't it be nice for us to kill all the people down the mountain and rob them of all the gold, silver and jewelry."

It turned out to be a few little thieves, these people exchanged heads and talked endlessly, but the eldest brother in their mouths was silent.

"Big brother? Why do you look so ugly, is there anything wrong with our plan? ”

Only then did a deep and calm voice say slowly. "We shouldn't kill innocent people indiscriminately, we still have to rob this goods, but people must not be killed."

"How can you rob goods without killing people?"

"Will you let me steal it?"

The gang got into an argument.

Suddenly, a relatively soft voice suddenly interrupted them. "Don't make any noise! I have a plan. ”

"We can pick up the goods without killing people, we just need to add some sweat medicine to the river water, and now that the weather is hot, these drivers will keep getting water to drink, and they are not afraid of not being fascinated by them."

"Good strategy!" The big brother in their mouths clapped their hands. "A few of you will do as the military advisor says, and immediately go upstream to throw sweat medicine!"

These bandits didn't expect to outwit them, although the people in the traveling team were a little ignorant, but they were all kind-hearted, if these bandits really took their goods, even if they didn't kill them, the court found that the goods were lost in the future, and they were still dead.

So it's no different to say that they didn't kill people in name, but in reality they are the same.

Human lives are at stake, and they must not be allowed to succeed.

I ran out of the woods, through the groves, and returned the way I had come, under the ancient pine, where the caravan had settled, and fell right in front of the leader.

He hurriedly helped me up. "Little brother, what's wrong with you? What's the hurry? ”

I put my mouth to his ear and whispered to him all the words I heard.

"There is such a thing!" The leader was furious. "We fought with them!"

"Big brother, don't be impulsive, I have a way! We can pretend to drink the drugged spring water, and when they come to unload, they will definitely relax, and then we will have a wave of counterattack. "Don't blame us for these bandits.

The leader frowned and pondered for a moment.

"Good strategy! Brothers, don't hear that! After a while, I will do what this little brother says. "The leader was very much in favor of the plan." Hurry up and sharpen the knife on your waist, and you will be able to catch all the little thieves in a while! ”

A refreshing cool breeze blows in the mountain stream, the pine leaves tremble, the basil blows, everyone is in good spirits, and the coolness of the hot summer indicates that a story will have a new chapter.

As if we were ignorant of it, we continued on our way, and when we reached the spring, we took out our wooden ladles to drink as usual, but the water only leaked down the skirt of our clothes, and not a drop entered our mouths.

Then the whole caravan pretended to be asleep and remained motionless.

When the little thieves saw this, they rushed down like crazy and cheered.

"Haha! Big brother, we have it, and all these treasures are ours! ”

"You can build a camp on the mountain, occupy the mountain as the king, and in the future, I will have wine, meat and women, wouldn't I be happy and happy!"

Their eldest brother was also smiling from ear to ear at the moment. "Quick! While the drivers were confused, they quickly took all the mules away. ”

"Don't you think!"

With a deafening roar, the caravan team led by the leader drew their swords and slashed at the little bandits.

"Big ...... Eldest brother! What's going on! A few thieves were so frightened that they peed their pants directly.

"Retreat! Don't fight them! ”

The bandits turned around and ran towards the mountains and forests, but the brigade did not intend to let them go, and finally fought with them next to the goods, and for a while the swords and swords were swords, and blood was splashed everywhere.

Several mules were frightened and ran towards the top of the mountain in panic, and the birth gang was scattered all over the place.

Those bandits were not ready to fight, and because of the suddenness of the incident, they were all in a mess, and they were beaten all over the place, and they fled into the mountains and forests without a trace.

The goods that were originally good were now in a mess, gold, silver, jewelry, cloth, calligraphy and paintings, all exposed to the air.

"Heaven will destroy me!" We won a great victory, and everyone cheered, but the leader began to cry.

"Big brother? What are you crying about? ”

The black leader thumped his chest. "The Birth Gang is all dirty, and some of them were pulled away by mules, and if we lose the Birth Gang, it is a dead end, and we are also a capital offense if we lose a grain of silver...... We are on the fence, but we will inevitably die. ”

When they heard this, they all wailed.

"Big brother, I don't know if I should say something?"

"Say it, anyway, we will all die soon, little brother, after you finish speaking, run away by yourself, don't bother you." The leader's face was as desperate as ashes.

"Why do those princes enjoy glory and wealth while we work day and night like animals?"

Everyone in the caravan was at a loss when they heard this.

"Who made us die badly." As the leader spoke, tears streaming down his face. "I still have a 60-year-old mother at home."

"Are those princes and generals born noble? We all have a nose and a mouth, why are we born inferior! I said with a lot of emotion.

"Little brother, what the hell do you want to say?"

"Now you are a dead end no matter what, in my opinion, it is better to swallow the Birth Gang privately, and then use these silver taels to recruit troops and horses, and establish a kingdom of your own in Zhaojin Mountain."

Everyone looked at each other, and there was silence.

"Little brother, how dare you say that!" The leader glared at each other, but then something came to his senses. "You...... You have a point. ”

The crowd cheered. "That's right! We want to reign over the mountain! Live a life of glory and wealth! ”

They picked up all kinds of possessions from the ground, caught up with the mules and horses not far away, and ran to the top of the mountain.

"Occupy the mountain as the king!"

At this time, the voices of two people suddenly came from the distant sky.

"Dao Chief! What did this kid say? The caravan ran away! ”

"You let him in."

It turned out that the Taoist and the painter were arguing.

"I let him in, and I didn't say anything about letting him around! Get him out of here. ”

The surrounding scenery was still for a moment, the mountain spring condensed, the mountain fog dissipated, and the green water and green mountains turned gray. Flowers and trees were shredded into flying confetti by the wind.

The earth trembled, everything in front of him melted, and the heavy rock cliffs turned into a mass of diluted ink, diluted into chaos.

After a moment of upheaval, the face of the painting appeared in front of my eyes.