Chapter Eighty-Three: Falling Rocks
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Yang Jing's carriage didn't even dare to take the official road, the muddy country road was slippery and potholes, the bumpy carriage seemed to fall apart at any time, the tough old horse snorted, the white foam on the mouth was constantly washed away by the rain, but it was whipped and kept moving forward, dragging the heavy car desperately, and the steaming white vapor on its body was like the vitality that was constantly losing in its body.
The rainy day was already gloomy, and seeing that it was about to fall into the night, the sky was even darker, and the pedestrians and wild ghosts did not dare to come out on the way, and sometimes a fish with a white tail fluttered out of the puddles on the road.
Yang Jing took Du Kefeng with him, and he didn't dare to reveal his identity, so it was naturally impossible to settle down at the post station, because he didn't take the official road, and it was impossible to meet the inns along the way.
It is really not a wise move to sleep in the middle of a rainstorm, but Du Kefeng can't stand the bumps and wind cold, and the residual poison has not disappeared now, and if he catches the wind cold again, it will make it even worse.
The five martial artists who accompanied the courtyard are all old rivers and lakes, and they are familiar with the Jiangling territory, but because of the heavy rain, they do not dare to walk at night, if it is usual, it is also common to walk at night, but now the mountain flood is rising, the mud and sand are falling, and the road is full of potholes and mud swamps.
"Lao Chang, are you out of the boundary of Jiangling County?" Yang Jing is not familiar with the geographical location, in addition to Du Kefeng and Song Fengya in his car, there are also Chang Zhonggui, the leader of the guards.
This Chang Zhonggui is thirty-six or seven, just in the prime of life, although his stature is not high, but his body is like iron and copper, giving people an extremely calm and tough feeling.
"My lord, we have already left Jiangling County, and it will be more difficult to walk further south, and it will be even more troublesome at night..."
"Out of Jiangling County..."Yang Jing muttered to himself, if he was in Jiangling County, Su Xiuji's secret agents might not dare to blatantly intercept and kill, but out of Jiangling County, it would mean entering the danger zone.
Although Song Ci's large army is attracting firepower, Su Xiuji is cunning, and as a secret agent, he should be well aware of Song Ci's style of acting, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be aware of Song Ci's plan.
Moreover, Song Ci did not use his own manpower, and finally used Chang Zhonggui and other five Du Mansion guards, and Yang Jing did not dare to confirm whether these five guards were credible, so he was on guard all the way, and he was already exhausted, and he had to find a place to rest all night.
"Is there a place to rest around here?" Yang Jing asked tentatively, Chang Zhonggui thought about it for a while, and then replied.
"Five miles further is Rongshan Village, our goal is too big, I am afraid it is too eye-catching to enter the village to rest, but there is a black dog mountain outside the village, there is a temple on the mountain, Chang and the brothers often go there to rest, and the great monk has some friendship, but you can settle there tonight. ”
"Temple?" Yang Jing has also heard that temples in ancient times were usually more lively, with a large flow of people, and ordinary people would treat the temple as a hotel when they went out, and were used to settling in the temple.
Because the monks give people the feeling that they are all abiding by the rules and precepts, their hands and feet are clean, there are many rooms in the temple, the environment is also clean, and although the food is simpler, as long as you give some incense money, it is much more cost-effective than the guest house.
But Yang Jing didn't want to accept Chang Zhonggui's suggestion, because it was still the same old saying, he couldn't trust Chang Zhonggui and the other five people at present, if the monk in the temple secretly communicated with him, Yang Jing would become a self-defeating net.
"In addition to that temple, is there any other place to rest? I'm the most afraid of monks in my life, and I can't sleep in the temple..." Yang Jing casually made an excuse, but Chang Zhonggui was an old Jianghu, so he should be able to hear the distrust inside.
However, Yang Jing's vigilance is also human nature, Chang Zhonggui naturally didn't want to say anything, thought about it and suggested: "On the edge of Rongshan Village, there is still a place to go at the foot of Black Dog Mountain, but it is a little inappropriate for us to go..."
"Nunnery?" is located at the foot of Black Dog Mountain, and it is inconvenient for men to stay overnight, so I am afraid that there is only a nunnery.
Chang Zhonggui nodded, shook his head again and said: "Yes, no, that place is called Zhende Hall, and it is not a serious nunnery, in the early years, the men of Rongshan Village were often recruited by Jiangling County, and there were many widows in the village, and many widows in order to make a living, they started a skin and meat business, specifically recruiting travelers, and the patriarchs and elders of Rongshan Village thought that it was immoral, so they drove these corrupt women to a broken temple at the foot of the mountain, which was Zhende Hall..."
"There is such a place, although it is indeed a little inconvenient, but the Zhende Hall is full of women, relatively safe, we are from the Yamen, and Miss Song is coming forward, the safety of Lord Du is important, I think it is better to go to the Zhende Hall to rest for one night..."
What Yang Jing considered was also reasonable, but he still lacked understanding of the actual situation, Chang Zhonggui heard this, hesitated for a moment, and still spoke.
"What your lord says is true, but... It's just that the Zhende Hall is full of exiled unchaste women, how can the elders of the clan in Rongshan Village let them continue to corrupt the atmosphere, they are equivalent to being placed under house arrest inside, there are strong men guarding outside the Zhende Hall, when Lord Du came back from Baling, he also wanted to stay in the Zhende Hall, those strong men beat gongs and drums for a while, gathered all the villagers, and surrounded Lord Du's team for one night... For this matter, Lord Du not only made a joke, but was almost punished by the officials, and one supervisor even wrote a letter to impeach Lord Du..."
Yang Jing is just a pusher, and he is not afraid of making jokes, let alone impeaching him, but if it is really like Chang Zhonggui said, all the villagers of Rongshan Village will be invited, then Du Kefeng will be exposed, and it will attract danger.
"Even so, let's go to the temple of Black Dog Mountain, let the brothers cheer up, if Lord Du has a mistake, we will be finished." Yang Jing admonished, and Chang Zhonggui instructed the coachman to speed up and pass the order to the carriage in front.
Whether it is the temple or the Zhende Hall, it is in the Black Dog Mountain, and it is necessary to bypass Rongshan Village, in order to avoid attracting attention, Yang Jing also asked the coachman to go farther away.
After walking about four or five miles, the lights began to appear in the rain curtain in front of me, and although it was faint, the outline of the village could still be seen.
The village road in front of the village is a yellow mud road, but the heavy rain pours, and the hillsides on both sides of the village road continue to pour rainwater, and the village road is about to become a river, and the water surface is soaked in half of the wheel.
The front and back of Rongshan Village are paddy fields, and under the heavy rain, all the paddy fields become white, and the narrow country road is like a rope on the sea, which seems to sink into the water if you are not careful.
With such bad weather and environment, Yang Jing couldn't help but relax his vigilance, he glanced at Chang Zhonggui, who stood on the wheel, climbed the canopy with his hand, looked into the distance, and finally found the mountain road next to the village, and instructed the coachman to turn.
This mountain road is the only way to go up the mountain, the pines and cypresses on both sides are dense, the strange rocks are craggy, the first half is the dirt road that the villagers step on, and when you reach the mountainside, it is the stone step road that the villagers help the monks build.
When they arrived at the stone steps road, the carriage couldn't get up, so they had to get off and walk, so Yang Jing and the others also cheered up.
However, when the carriage was about to stop, Chang Zhonggui raised his left hand, clenched his fist, and signaled the carriage to stop!
Yang Jing pressed the handle of the knife tightly, although his ears were full of the sound of heavy rain, he could still hear the sound of rustling coming from both sides of the mountain road, and then there was a rumbling sound, and the earth seemed to tremble!
"Get out of the car! It's a falling rock!"
Chang Zhonggui roared in horror, but as soon as his words fell, a stone the size of a watermelon fell from the sky, hitting his head and scraping off half of his head!
"Bang bang!
Falling rocks rolled down from the side one after another, and one of the large grinding discs smashed the wheels, swept the coachman away, and crushed him on the mountain road, crushing the coachman into a puddle of rotten meat!
Before the guards of the carriage in front of him could get out of the carriage, a boulder rolled down and smashed the carriage to pieces, and the people in the carriage did not come out except for the coachman!
Yang Jing has been tense nerves, and after hearing Chang Zhonggui's warning, he dragged Du Kefeng to his back, and just after jumping out of the car, a stone was pressed down from the roof!
"Miss Song!" Yang Jing shouted, and he was also resentful in his heart, although this Du Kefeng is a human witness and has a great stake, but without this clue, he can find it again, and Du Kefeng is not a good person, why did he save a half-dead Du Kefeng, but he wanted to leave Song Ci's daughter Song Fengya!
Yang Jing immediately put Du Kefeng on the ground, ran to the side of the carriage, pulled the broken carriage and gravel, and shouted: "Miss Song, Miss Song, do you hear, do you hear!"
When Yang Jing was in a hurry, Song Fengya's pale face appeared behind a stone next to him.
"Brother Yang... I'm fine..."
When Yang Jing heard this, he suddenly turned his head, and his heart was also ecstatic, and he hurriedly came over to help, but at this time, he found that Song Fengya's feet were pressed under the carriage board, and on the wooden board was the big stone of the culprit!
"Come here and take a hand! Hurry up!" The rain kept hitting his face, Yang Jing's eyes couldn't open a little, and the groom in the car in front of him was already stupid.
There were a total of five guards in Du Mansion, and after this rockfall disaster, he was left with such a single seedling, and the guards were also a little at a loss, until Yang Jing shouted three times, he trembled his hands and feet and began to move this way.
However, he had only just taken three or two steps when he suddenly stopped again!
"What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and come over to help!" Yang Jing was so anxious that he saw that the guard was stunned again, and he was also angry.
But Yang Jing's gaze crossed the guard, and when he looked above the mountain road, his face turned pale!
Behind the guards, some shadows gradually appeared on both sides of the mountain road, gradually showing their figures in the rain curtain, and they were more than a dozen swordsmen wearing robes and hats!
"Those falling rocks... So that's it!" Yang Jing's heart became cold, these rockfalls were not because of flash floods at all, but were pushed down from the slopes on both sides by these swordsmen!
If these swordsmen are thieves who cut paths and rob money, it is impossible to be so ruthless, it can only mean that they are secret agents sent by Su Xiuji to intercept and kill Du Kefeng!
"Poof!" the guard had time to exclaim, and his head was already rolling to the ground like a watermelon!
Yang Jing swept behind him, it was Du Kefeng who fell to the ground, and Song Fengya was beside him, it would take a long time and effort to pull Song Fengya out, but if he escaped with Du Kefeng, the success rate would be much higher.
How should Yang Jing choose?
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