The four of them stopped at Longmen Stream for a while, and then continued on the road. The further northwest you go, the more desolate the environment becomes, and it took nearly two days to reach the confluence of the Shenmu River and the Qiandu River. When I arrived, my eyes suddenly opened up.

It was nearly dusk, and the autumn sun hung on the horizon, illuminating the western sky red. The setting sun reflected a long light and shadow in the river, and the water surface was sparkling, and occasionally one or two waterfowl crossed by, sweeping the sparkling light on the water surface into pieces. It all seemed so peaceful and peaceful.

The water of the Shenmu River is relatively muddy, probably because of the rain that has just fallen upstream, and the river swells sharply and rushes past in front of you with a roar, while the Qiandu River is much gentle, and the water is clear and yellow. The two rivers merge and merge in the middle of a wide river channel to form a clear junction.

This place is called "Guan Pass Tsui", and there is a small market at the confluence of the two rivers. Master Jin and the other four were planning to cross the river, and first find a post station in the market on the other side to deal with it for one night.

Guan Pass Tsui is not far from Jinzao City, and if you find a ferry boat from here to ferry directly across the Shenmu River, you can find a spacious official road on the shore. Straight west along the official road, you can go directly to Jinzao City.

Guankouzui is in the center of the whole Shenya territory, to the west is Jinzao City, to the southeast is Shenjian City, Dragon Scale City, and to the east will be blocked by Bodao Ridge, need to detour to the north and then turn to the east, wading through the unnamed forest is the Bihai City; Shenmu River flows from northwest to southeast, along the river is "Tianluan City", "Fengjiao Ancient Town", "Amber Forest", and even the extreme northwest "Fengling Qu", "Eling", "Ten Thousand Beasts Plain......

The destination of the four's trip is the "Fengya Forest" in the north, after this pass, the more north they go, the more deserted they are. Sometimes, when you pass through a certain place, you can't find a village within a thousand miles. Because of the sparse population, most of the places over there have now become the territory of corpses.

Of course, there are also heavy troops of Hezhen Province guarding here, and if you cross the defensive line, you must be prepared for all kinds of crises that arise. Because if you encounter something over there, you can't get any help. And there is another problem, that is, this act is a secret mission, and if you go so rashly, you will definitely be stopped by the checkpoints set up by the master army. It would be a bit difficult to ask them where they were going and what their purpose was......

Not much to say, due to the strict defensive ban on the front line, the rear is quite safe. For thousands of years, the common people here have made a living from fishing and animal husbandry, and even if there is a flood of corpses thousands of miles away, they should sleep and work.

At the confluence of the two rivers, despite the turbulent current, there are many fishermen in small boats, casting nets, or fishing. They tied a cable to the stern of the ship and sank to the bottom with a small rudder tied. From a distance, it looks like a reef standing in the middle of a waterway, standing still.

There is a ferry on the shore at this end, but there is no ferry, so I guess it is getting dark, and people are going home to prepare dinner. A few people looked around, but they didn't see the shadow of half a boat, and they couldn't help but look at each other and smile bitterly.

A few people discussed for a while, it was better to ask the fishing boat in the river to take it for a ride, but Master Jin stood by the river and shouted for a long time, but there was no movement. The river is so wide, and the river wind is whistling, and the fishing boats are so far away, it's no wonder that you can hear them!

Just when a few people were helpless, Master Zhang pushed Master Jin away, only to see him take a deep breath, and when he was in motion, he burst out of his mouth with a loud shout: "The boatman in the river, can you make it convenient and send a few people to cross the river!" ......

The sound was like a torrent of thunder, and the echo was reverberating, shaking the ears of the other three people who were caught off guard! The air waves rolled out from in front of Master Zhang's body, and even the water surface stirred up the slightest ripples, and the waterfowl dozens of feet away flew in all directions! With this hand alone, Master You couldn't help but look sideways, thinking that if it was really a human being, this Master Zhang must be a master with extremely profound skills.

After a while, I saw a small boat swinging leisurely over, and shouted from a distance: "What is it called, I have heard it a long time ago! You want to cross the river, and you don't want to see what time it is......" The closer they got closer, the boatman seemed to have just discovered that it was the four masters who were going to cross the river, and quickly lowered his tone, and he didn't know what he was muttering.

The fishing boat stopped a foot from the shore, and the boatman carefully looked at Master Jin and the others, and the fox asked, "What are you guys doing?

At this time, Master Zhang was impatient: "Can you care where we come from and where we are going?"

When the boatman heard this, he simply threw the oars in the cabin, clasped his hands, and glared at a few people with squinted eyes: "That's good, a fixed price, two taels of silver for four people, and nothing less! If you are not in a hurry, just wait for Ming'er's ferry!"

As soon as the latter heard this, his eyes immediately widened, and he was about to pounce on the boat to reason with him. Xiao Zeng beside him hurriedly grabbed him, turned his head to the boatman and said: "Usually, the ferry is only three or five cents per person, even if you miss the ferry, it is okay to charge more." But when you come here, why does it become two taels of silver? Doesn't this show that the lion is wide open!"

On the other hand, the boatman simply picked up the oars and cursed: "Hey! I kindly collected the fishing nets to help, but I didn't expect to meet a few misers! If you don't pay for the ferry, forget it, you will just wait here!"

At this time, Master Jin stepped forward and shouted: "Boatman, stay here! If you have something to say, a few of our friends will not speak and offend you, don't be surprised! Isn't it just two taels of silver, okay, I'll give it!" After speaking, he reached out and groped in his sleeve for a while. When he touched the silver, he kept squeezing his eyebrows at the other three.

When the fisherman heard that these men were really willing to give money, he immediately slipped away, and swept back in three or two blows. Unexpectedly, before he got close to the river bank, he saw Master Jin take out a piece of broken silver from his arms, and with a flick of his index finger, the silver piece carried an afterimage, and went straight to the door of the former's head!

When the other three saw this scene, they couldn't help but be stunned, obviously, this Master Jin wanted to make the fisherman suffer a little, if he was hit on the head, he was afraid that he would have to weigh a big bag immediately! As everyone knows, the latter heard the sound of breaking the air, but he didn't even look at it, and raised his hand to easily take the piece of broken silver.

This was beyond everyone's expectations, and several people here glanced at each other without a trace: everyone knew the mystery hidden in Master Jin's throw. The other party has such a reflex and accurate judgment, if nothing else, this fisherman is not a simple person!

The latter, on the other hand, didn't seem to care at all, but leaned the boat to the shore: "What are you guys still doing in a daze? I have also collected this money, hurry up!" Everyone woke up like a dream, and hurriedly jumped up.

The fishing boat was not very big, and as soon as the four of them went up, the water was about to flood the side of the boat. The boat swung to the middle of the river, and Master You and the others admired such a great river and mountain, and they also forgot about the unhappiness that happened just now, and kept pointing and talking. Only Master Jin stood in the center of the keel with his feet forked, looking at the water that was about to overflow the side of the ship, and cold sweat broke out on his head.

When the fisherman saw his cautious expression, he couldn't help but sneer: "Seeing that this master was still alive just now, why is it that he has become a wild cat in the water...... Haha!" The other three heard that their companions were being ridiculed, but when they saw Master Jin's appearance, they couldn't help but laugh along.

The latter's face was hot, but he was still stubborn: "Hu~ nonsense! Jin just doesn't know how to water, don't think that if you have some skills, you can look at the master! If you don't believe it, on the shore, let's try to compete? You better row your boat now!~" When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter again.

But then the four of them turned their attention to the fisherman: he looked rather young when he saw that he was well-proportioned and straight, with a robe on his shoulders, and his face was half covered by a hat. Showing his strong arms, his muscles trembled with each swing of the paddle.

Although this guy is a little greedy for small profits, listening to his tone, he doesn't get angry with his own people, and he is a straightforward person. Master You clasped his fists at him and asked, "Is this little brother a master?

The man didn't hide it, and while paddling, he replied in a sullen voice: "Isn't it! In recent years, the northwest area has been flooded with corpses, and the water of the Shenmu River is so deep that it is difficult to keep three or two water corpses that have slipped through the layers of defense lines and come in to harm people. In the past, the old fishermen inevitably had to go out of the water to fish often, and they were accidentally dragged into the water by water tigers! These days, without any effort, I really don't dare to go out of the boat and go down the river......

As he spoke, he hugged his fists and saluted Master You: "My surname is 'Yang', I have learned the skills of a master, and I also want to join the name of Master Hua." Why don't the family agree, I'm afraid that the only son in our family will have some accident, and the pillars of the family will fall~ So the son inherited his father's business and returned to his hometown to become a fisherman. ”

When the rest of the people heard this, they suddenly realized, no wonder the hand he inadvertently showed just now, but it was a little strange if it was an ordinary person. In this way, there was a small talk of a ride or not, and the boat slowly came to the shore.

Master Jin was the first to jump off the boat and stepped on the ground, which was a relief. The rest of the people followed ashore, and Master Yang also tied the boat to the shore and followed them, apparently calling it a day and going home.

The four of them stood at the head of the market, stunned and couldn't find where to go. People here go to bed early, and as soon as it was dark, the doors of every house were closed, and those shops didn't even have signboards, who knew which one was the inn......

Before he left, Master Yang, who was ferrying, turned out from behind the four people: "Hey, are the four masters resting or are they going to continue on their way?" Seeing that everyone didn't speak and hesitated, he continued: "It's not a secret, after this pass, I don't know where there is a market." It depends on where you're going, sometimes you walk for three or four days in a row, and you don't necessarily have a ......."

After a pause, he watched the four of them rub their hands incessantly: "Ahem~ I don't think it's as good as this, the humble house in the lower is in front, leaning against the street." The family is not there recently, and some of them are places to live!You see~ Why don't you go to the contemptible family for one night?"......

Four people, you look at me, I look at you, I think it's all right. I saw Master Jin take out an ingot of five taels of silver and throw it to the former: "Okay, let's stay at your house for one night tonight, here is the accommodation fee." Also, you stop by to buy some drinks and food, and my brothers are hungry. Master Yang reflexively took the silver, and immediately smiled, and hurriedly pulled a few people forward......

Master Yang's home is on the edge of the official road, and there is a small courtyard. At this time, there were two lanterns in the courtyard, illuminating the courtyard. There was a table of eight immortals in the middle of the courtyard, and Master Jin and the other four people sat around the table, drinking and chatting while eating delicious home-cooked dishes, and bursting into laughter from time to time.

It seems that after a few days of getting along, these four people have gotten along well and have long put aside their restraints. And Master Yang was interspersed in the courtyard, adding wine and cooking for them, and he was very busy. Not to mention, there are a lot of small problems in Master Yang's personality, and the dishes he makes are quite delicious. Especially the river fish he cooked with his own hands was so fragrant that several people almost chewed their tongues and swallowed them all......

After three rounds of drinking, Master Jin grabbed Master Yang and said, "Brother Yang, enough is enough, you see that you have been busy for most of the day, why don't you sit down and eat together." The latter hesitated, and then sat down happily. A glass of wine was added to each of them and they were toasted one by one.

Master Yang drank a lot of wine, sat in the village several times in a row, and drank so much that the tongues of the other four people were bigger, but he seemed to be nothing. It's rare for everyone to be so relaxed, and there are more topics.

I saw the former put his arm on Lao Zhang's shoulder, and asked inadvertently: "The seniors are in a hurry, dare to ask whether they want to join the front-line defense or where to go? ”

When Master Zhang heard this, he didn't think about anything else, and with the strength of the wine, he opened his mouth and came: "A few of us This trip is a task to tie up a famous cloth, and the destination is to go to Fengya ......" Before the words were finished, Master You on the side coughed loudly twice. Master Zhang looked up and saw the strange expressions of the other three, and then he knew that he had accidentally slipped his mouth, so he quickly closed his mouth.

Obviously, Master Yang heard clearly, and he immediately looked at the four of them with an incredulous expression: "Just the four of you, go to that kind of place to carry out a mission?! I don't know what kind of mission you want to send to death! What kind of mission do you have to go here?"

The atmosphere that was still lively just now suddenly froze and was quite embarrassing. I saw Master Jin take a sip of wine and said coldly: "You also know that the matter of tying up a famous cloth must not be said according to the rules. What are we going to do over there, it's naturally our own business, so don't ask. ”

After speaking, he got up and glanced at the other three: "It's late at night, let's have a good rest tonight and leave early tomorrow morning." I'm tired of Master Yang cleaning up...... "On the other hand, Master Yang's eyes are rolling around, and I don't know what I'm thinking.

When the four of them got up and walked away, before they entered the house, they were stopped by a hurried voice: "Master Wait! Listen to what he wants to say!" They turned around and saw Master Yang chasing after them, so they stopped and listened to what he wanted to say.

The latter leaned forward, lowered his voice and said, "Regarding the purpose of your seniors' trip and the details of the mission, of course, I have no right to ask. But I have lived here for a long time, and some things are much more familiar than you, so I hope you will listen to some advice below!"

After a pause, he continued: "It's not a secret, now the corpse monster army is active in the area of the Northern Regions Mountain, and it has become more and more intense recently, and it seems that it has crossed the boundary of the God King Palace and penetrated deep into the interior. If you want to go to Fengya Forest, you may encounter the main force of the corpse monster army on the way, and with the strength of four people, it is definitely more than lucky!

Moreover, now that the Master Army of Dragon Scale City is stationed here a thousand miles to the north, if you pass like this, they will definitely stop you. Of course, you can't get by by ordinary methods, you have to take shortcuts!"

As soon as Master Jin heard that there was a doorway, he immediately became interested, and he was thinking about how to sneak through the defense line unnoticed. For nothing else, this time the client has solemnly explained that except for a few insiders, this task must not leak the slightest rumor. Now when he heard what Master Yang meant, he could actually think of a way, but he didn't know if this person could be trusted.

Thinking like this, he pretended to be stunned and asked: "Oh~ There are such things, why don't we know, so how can we trust you?"

When the former heard this, he pretended to be mysterious and said: "Ahem! How can we not know that Yang grew up here, and he used to lead the way for those masters who tied famous cloths, so he was naturally familiar with the road! I know that there is a trail, although the road is not easy to walk, but we are not ordinary people, plus there are not many people, there is absolutely no problem."

And those defensive masters may not know that there is such a place, let alone those corpse monsters with extremely simple brains! Listen to me, it is absolutely safe to take that road, and at least you can save half a day!"

When Master Jin and the others heard this, they were faintly excited, but they didn't expect that the question they had thought about would be solved by asking casually. I don't know if it's luck, or if it's arranged by God in the dark.

So, Master Jin hugged his fist at him and said, "Since this is the case, then it is very good, can you implore Master Yang, Ming'er will show us a clear way?" Hearing this, the latter couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth: "This is easy to say! If you can afford the price, it doesn't hurt to let the contemptible person take you there personally!"

Hearing this, the four of them glanced at each other and nodded: If it's just asking for money, it's easy to say, and he will usually keep his mouth shut after the matter is over, for fear that the other party will put forward other conditions to make things difficult. Thinking like this, Master Jin raised his chin towards Master Yang: "Say, how many are you willing to go!"

When Master Yang heard that these people were so generous, he immediately stretched out three fingers with a hippie smile. When the former saw it, he let out an "oh" and unhurriedly touched his cuffs: "Thirty taels? Okay, this matter is settled! Let's set off early tomorrow morning." ”

"Great!" ......