Chapter Twenty-Eight: Encountering Mountain Bandits
The clear autumn sky is cloudless, and the warmth of the sun spreads to the earth. www.biquge.info Feeling the wisps of fresh breeze across his cheeks, Liuyun straddled the horseback and walked steadily.
This is a month after the caravan was on the road, and now it has left Xuzhou and arrived in Yunzhou. And this equestrian was learned from Zheng Yuena a few days after he was on the road.
"It will take two months to reach Naksu County, Cheongju, what a long time. Glancing boredly at the low hills around him, Liuyun muttered to himself. At this time, he was the only one on horseback, and Xiaoli was placed in the carriage by him, and it happened that Zhang Yun's little girl liked Xiaoli very much, so she let the two of them get together.
"Stop!", the sudden sound moved Liuyun's gaze, only to see Zheng Yue in front of him turning his horse's head and coming back, and at the same time shouted in his mouth: "Team Leader Wei, Little Brother Liu, and all the guards, come here." β
After everyone was assembled, Zheng Yue said with a serious expression: "Gu Zi went to investigate, and he hasn't returned for an hour, I'm afraid something will happen." β
"What, no wonder I didn't see him just now. β
"No, sir, I've got to go and see. β
"yes, I have to go and see, what if something is delayed?"
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Hearing this news, the people below were in chaos, they were very familiar with each other, so to speak, they were like brothers and sisters, and now one of them might be in danger, of course they were excited.
"Shut up!" Zheng Yue shouted loudly to silence the sounds around him.
"As long as you are in a hurry, Lao Tzu is not in a hurry? Guzi is also my brother, and my heart is also on fire. But if there is an ambush ahead, isn't that a self-defeating trap?" Zheng Yue roared.
After calming down, he continued: "Protecting the caravan is the most important thing now, but the situation of Guzi must also be investigated. So you will be prepared to defend in your place. Brother Liu and I have the best kung fu, let's go and see it together. Little Brother Liu, what do you think?" As he spoke, the god's eyes looked at Liuyun, and his eyes showed a bit of eagerness.
"Of course. Liuyun responded happily. He was going to volunteer, but now that he was named, he would not refuse. In this month, he and Zheng Yue have been getting along well, and if there is something at the moment, of course he can't stand idly by.
"Good. Team Leader Wei, you also arrange for your subordinates, I think you should know how to do it. Seeing that there was no problem with the guards, Zheng Yue looked at Wei Ping again.
"Yes, I know. Wei Ping secretly cursed in his heart, but what to do at the moment, he still knew what to do with experience.
Seeing that everything was basically arranged, Zheng Yue nodded to Liuyun.
Liuyun understood, and was about to get back on his horse, when suddenly his ears moved slightly, and then immediately said: "Wait, someone is coming, there are quite a few of them." β
"Really?" Zheng Yue frowned slightly, not that he didn't believe Liuyun's words, but in this case, the situation might be worse than expected.
"Yes. Liuyun nodded with a serious expression.
Without waiting for Zheng Yue to ask some more specific, the faint sound of horses' hooves in the distance had already given the answer.
Hearing those voices, the faces of experienced people changed. For judging by the sound of horses' hooves, there were at least forty people rushing here, and the whole caravan was only a few people? Thirty people were facing up, and most of them were caravan personnel, which was very embarrassing. Besides, there was just one person whose whereabouts were unknown, and it didn't take long for a group of people to pour in from that direction, how could this make people not worry and not be anxious?
"Don't panic!" Zheng Yue spoke out to calm everyone's emotions, and then, looking around at the people with different expressions, he continued: "Right now, the other party's intentions are unknown, and we can't mess with ourselves." According to the speed of the other party, they will meet us soon, and we can't avoid it, so we can only let everyone prepare first. After speaking, he sighed to himself: I hope everything is a coincidence.
Wei Ping, who guessed the current situation, was a little dispossessed at the moment. Although he doesn't have the ability to listen to voices and distinguish numbers, he can observe words and colors is his strength. The expressions of those guards were all in his eyes, and combined with the previous words, he already had a rough conclusion in his heart. This made him call it unlucky, he had encountered some small bandits before, and this time he might be able to see the "big scene", but he didn't want to have this kind of insight at all.
At this time, Liuyun suddenly said: "I'll go to find out the situation." β
To be honest, he is not very confident, he is not afraid of anything alone, but one-to-many, he really doesn't know if he can handle it. It's not that he didn't think about escaping with Xiaoli, but this idea only appeared for a moment, and it was rejected, and his heart didn't allow him to do it. What's more, the people here are the bold Zheng Yue, the innocent Zhang Yun, and the kind Zhang Hanshengγ...... They are all people he is willing to do his best to protect.
Zheng Yue, who was on the side, heard that Liuyun was going to go alone, so he hurriedly pressed his shoulders, stared at him with blazing eyes, and at the same time persuaded seriously: "Little Brother Liu, I know that you are very powerful, much stronger than me." But there are not a few people on the other side, now is not the time to be reckless!"
Liuyun was silent when he heard this. He was also a little speechless, and he was stopped before he could act. He was moved by the other party's kindness, but he was not completely sure, how could he be heroic and righteous, he didn't plan to send him to death. But even if these words were said, Zheng Yue would not allow him to go alone. After a month of living together, he still has some clarity about Zheng Yue's temperament, so he simply kept his mouth shut.
Zheng Yue thought that Liuyun was persuaded by himself, and then directed the specific work, but his hand kept pressing Liuyun. It seems that Liuyun understands him, and he also understands some of Liuyun's temperament, if he doesn't look at him, maybe he will disappear in the next moment.
In tension, apprehension, and uneasiness, everyone waited for each other to come...
I don't know how long later, a little farther away in the bend of the mountain was dusty, and more than forty healthy horses galloped on the not wide mountain road.
"Huh~~", with the shout of the leading man, the people behind him began to slow down and stopped less than fifty paces away from the caravan. Although the horse stopped, the terrifying momentum was emanating from afar.
The caravan observed the situation ahead, and many people were already bloodless and trembling. The person on the opposite side was not an officer or an officer, but a real bandit dress. Dressed in different ways, each with a fierce spirit, each armed with a sharp weapon or carrying a bow and arrow. They were not frightened by the appearance of the other side, but they were frightened by the poor combat strength of the two sides, if the two sides clashed, then... What's the fate?
Zheng Yue, who was also riding on a horse, was also a little frightened when he saw the formation in front of him. But after being shocked, he found that the other party didn't seem to have the intention of doing it directly, which made him feel a lot more at ease, at least it showed that the two sides still had talks. If you start fighting directly, you really don't have confidence.
Retracting his thoughts, Zheng Yue glanced back at Wei Ping, and wanted him to come forward to negotiate with him, but he didn't expect that this ramming goods had already hidden behind. Secretly scolding the coward, Zheng Yue reluctantly drove forward a few steps alone, and said in a loud voice: "All the heroes on the other side, I don't know what is going on?"
Hearing Zheng Yue's question, the group of people opposite laughed. Immediately afterward, one of the small-eyed, hook-nosed men asked rhetorically in his gong-like voice, "What do you think we're here for?"
"It's... If not, I would like to give you two hundred taels of silver to make friends. Although Zheng Yue was annoyed by the other party's contempt, he groaned and decided to break the fortune and eliminate the disaster. Anyway, the money came from Wei Ping's side, and he didn't feel distressed.
"Two hundred taels, that's a lot. The gentle voice was not like the previous person, and when he looked closely, it was a rather elegant-looking man who laughed. However, without waiting for everyone to be happy, the next moment, he suddenly changed his words again, "But, since you can eat it all, why bother to take only a penny?"
Zheng Yue's pupils shrank when he heard this, and there was a hint of forcible taking in the words on the other side, which was the last thing he wanted to see. He was a little reluctant, gritted his teeth, and continued to ask, "If you give four hundred taels, are you willing?"
Wei Ping, who was hiding in his carriage, heard that he was going to pay four hundred taels, not to mention the pain of the flesh. This money, then Zheng Yue must take it from his pocket, and he will earn five or six hundred taels this time, and then subtract the salaries of the caravan personnel and guards and miscellaneous expenses, and he will end up with about one hundred taels. This time I'm going to bleed profusely. However, he valued his life more than the money, so he didn't dare to go out to stop it.
On the other side, the mountain bandits on the other side didn't know Wei Ping's resentment. They heard the number of four hundred taels, and their eyes were like hungry wolves, staring closely at the caravan in front of them, as if they were about to devour it.
When Zheng Yue saw it, he secretly said that it was not good, and hurriedly said: "There are more than 30 people on our side, and if the two sides fight each other, I am afraid that you will also have some losses." The words seem to be thinking about each other, but in fact, they are implying that it is not good for each other to die and break the net.
"More than 30 people, more than 30 corpses. The bland words responded to Zheng Yue's compromise, and this was the leader at the beginning. At this moment, he looked at Zheng Yue expressionlessly, only the only remaining eye showed greed and bloodthirst.
"Phew, what you say is what you say? Who wouldn't be able to talk about it, and I can do it too. Liuyun couldn't help but sneer at each other, then cleared his throat again, imitated the demeanor and tone of the other side, and said vividly: "More than forty people? More than forty dogs." After saying that, he laughed heartily, as if he didn't pay attention to the other side at all.
Zheng Yue couldn't help but cover his face with his hands, at first he was afraid that he would be impulsive and bad, so he specially told him to keep silent and leave everything to himself, but now...
Forget it, it's all torn anyway, it doesn't matter. Thinking about it, Zheng Yue's expression became more and more determined.
And the one-eyed man who had been on the other side saw Liuyun's unscrupulous state, his eyes flashed, the corners of his mouth were open, and his hideous state was fully revealed. He stared at Liuyun and said coldly, "Boy, you are dead." β
"Lu~~ The little master is blessed with a big life, where is it so easy to die. Liuyun stuck out her tongue and grimaced at him. Before seeing each other, Liuyun was still worried, but when they met, they became more comfortable, and they were completely nervous at the beginning.
"Hmph, those who dare to provoke me are all in the grave!" The one-eyed man was really angry this time. He, the lone owl, led the Black Eagle Village to crisscross Yunzhou for a long time. With a gloomy personality, he can't tolerate others to be wild in front of him, and Liuyun can be said to have committed his taboo.
Duxiao just wanted to give the order to attack, but Zheng Yue's words interrupted him.
"Did you come across a lean man on a horse?" a deep voice came from his throat, as if suppressing something.
"You say the man's mouth is quite hard. Scholar, what happened to him in the end?" replied the hook-nosed man as he looked to the side.
"You know, Wild Duck, I don't have a good memory lately, and let me think about it. When the elegant man known as the "scholar" heard this, he frowned lightly as if he was recalling, and then his eyebrows relaxed, and he said with a smile: "Oh, I remember, it seems that I was buried alive casually." β
"Why did you bury it? I want to keep it for some other tricks. The hook-nosed man, the mallard, complained dissatisfiedly.
"Isn't there a lot of material here? Don't worry. The corners of the scholar's mouth rose and he uttered cruel words.
"That's right. The duck smiled and licked his lips.
The lone owl watched indifferently from the sidelines, and did not stop their conversation. He enjoyed the struggle, grief, and helplessness of his prey before he died, so such a small "stimulus" now suited his heart.
And Zheng Yue, who was on the other side, heard that his muscles were suddenly bruised and trembling, and his anger was like a monstrous wave constantly washing over his soul. He looked at the group with gnashing teeth, and a hoarse voice roared out of his mouth: "Brothers, they have harmed the grain, and now they want to take our lives and our property. What are we going to do!!"
"Avenge the grain!"
"Fight with them!"
"it, it!"
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Liuyun and the guards shouted. They could hear the conversation between the wild duck and the scholar, and they were already angry, and at this moment, they were encouraged by Zheng Yue's words, and they were even more angry.
Seeing this scene, the corners of his mouth hooked up with a sneer, and he slowly raised his hand.
The synapsion is on the verge of triggering...