Chapter 47: Convoy
As night falls, people begin to return to their houses to rest, nocturnal animals crawl out of their burrows to forage for food, and dangerous evil spirits begin to haunt.
The river reined in the appearance of the evil spirit, jumped out of the forest, and jumped onto the driveway.
His eyesight was good, and he could vaguely see a dozen wagons pulling goods in front of him in this direction.
The businessmen on the roadway do not stop because of the danger of the night, for them, time is money, and the businessman is profitable, and he does not hesitate to risk his life.
The convoy was getting closer and closer, and these cars were relatively backward, all horses pulling some wooden trailers, on which were placed layers of sacks, which should be the goods.
On both sides of the convoy, there were four swordsmen wearing ghost slayer uniforms who were vigilant around, which made Chuan Liushi a little surprised, but he had nothing to worry about, after all, even a pillar like Butterfly Shinobi didn't recognize his identity.
Chuanliu walked straight over, and on the carriage at the front was an uncle who was a little chubby.
"Hello, may I ask how to get to the foot of the mountain, I got lost and couldn't find my way home."
Jing Zhikang saw that this person with some tattered clothes was a little wary at first, but when he saw that the ghost slayer swordsmen on both sides did not react, he was slightly less vigilant.
At least, not a demon.
And he wasn't very old when he was in the river, and his current clothes are a little tattered and sympathetic.
So he invited to the river.
"The town at the foot of the mountain? The one next to the town of Ladder Stop......"
"I'll pass through the town of Ti Stop, and in front of the town is the town at the foot of the mountain, you should know."
"You'll follow us to Tisu, you should know the next road, how?"
Ladder stop town, the river is known, he used to sell charcoal and went to it many times, the road is very familiar.
Moreover, he still has a nostalgic memory left in the town of Tisu.
Sayuki Hara, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I don't know how you're doing now......
The fat uncle was very enthusiastic, and he thanked him: "Thank you for a great help." ”
Jing Zhikang said with a smile: "It's not easy to go out, everyone can only get by by helping each other." ”
"Come on up, you're glad you met us."
"It's not safe at night, I've heard from other friends that there are wild beasts here and a lot of people have eaten."
Jing Zhikang has been traveling south and north for many years, but he is not very lucky, and his business is not very big, but he still knows some secrets.
He knew about the existence of ghosts, and the government concealed the existence of ghosts, but the towns in the mountains and wilderness or some people who traveled a lot knew about them.
This lane is often walked, and there are occasional ghosts, but recently there have been more accidents, and he has also asked some swordsmen from the Demon Slayer Team to help.
The ghost killing team can last for a thousand years, and it will inevitably require a lot of funds, and a large part of it is to protect those who know about ghosts in order to obtain financial support.
Although the government does not recognize the authenticity of the Ghost Slayer organization, the connection between the two is still very close, because only the Ghost Slayer can deal with the ghosts......
When the river flowed, he behaved like an ordinary person, slowly got into the truck, and sat on the top.
Jing Zhikang said: "Little brother, what did you do before, how did you come here?" ”
For ordinary people in this era of this world, their whole world is the area where they live, and few people will leave their hometown unless they are forced to do so.
If it weren't for the compulsion of life, Jing Zhikang would not have chosen this kind of rushing life.
Chuan Liushi said: "It's nothing, it's just that the family suffered a disaster at the beginning, and I came out to avoid it, and now I want to go back, but I forgot the way." ”
Jing Zhikang comforted: "Life is not easy, life is better than anything else, cheer up." ”
Chuan Liushi smiled: "Yes, it is better to live than anything else. ”
But my family is dead......
At this time, a child ran over and said to Jing Zhikang: "Dad, our little gray seems to be sick and can't stand up. ”
Xiao Ash is a puppy, and Jing Zhikang brought it over to relieve the child's boredom.
Jing Zhikang said: "Ono, there is no way to do it, we don't have a veterinarian, we can only see if its will to survive is firm and tenacious." ”
Chuan Liushi asked on the side, "Do you still have a son with you when you come out to trade?" ”
Jing Zhikang picked up Ono and put him in his arms, and then the color of memory flashed in his eyes.
"No, Ono is my adopted son."
"His father and I were good brothers, but when something happened, I raised him as my own son."
"As soon as you say it, I also remembered that it was on this road that Ono's father happened."
It was also on that day that Jing Zhikang learned that there were terrible creatures called ghosts in this world......
Thinking of this, Jing Zhikang said mysteriously to Chuanliu: "Do you know who is next to you?" ”
He was looking at the Demon Slayer swordsman.
Chuan Liushi pretended to be surprised: "I don't know, but they look pretty powerful." ”
Jing Zhikang said: "They are ghost hunters, very powerful, specializing in killing ghosts. ”
"You know the ghost.,It's the ghost who haunts and eats people at night in the story.,That's all true.,I've seen it with my own eyes.,Ono's biological father was eaten by a ghost......"
"But there are ghost hunters, so we don't have to be afraid."
Ghost...... If you knew that I was a ghost next to you, I don't know how I would feel.
However, the strength of these ghost slayer swordsmen is a bit sparse and ordinary.
When the river flows, you can see that their steps are not steady enough, and they can even be said to be vain, their eyes are not firm enough, and there are impatient emotions flashing.
It seems that the quality of this year's Ghost Slayer Team is worrying.
Uncle, if you expect them to kill ghosts...... But it's hanging.
Such a ghost killing team swordsman, the snake ghost can fight ten at a time, and it is not enough to stuff his teeth.
Chuan Liushi said: "Although I haven't seen it, I've heard a lot, and I don't think it's a random existence." ”
"It's scary to think about a man-eating ghost."
The convoy walked slowly, and Jing Zhikang also chatted a lot with him, and it didn't take long for a small stall to appear in front of the convoy, an old man who looked to be seventy or eighty years old was wearing a shabby cotton jacket, and the stall was full of melons and fruits.
When passing by, he said in a trembling tone: "Passerby, do you want some fruit......
And Jing Zhikang hesitated for a moment, then showed a clear expression, and said: "You are still here, I remember that when I passed by here a few years ago, you were here." ”
He looked at the river and said, "At the beginning, Ono's father bought some fruit to eat, and he was full of praise, but unfortunately he was given by the ghost the night he finished eating...... Hey, let's not talk about that. ”
Turning his head to look at the old man again, Jing Zhikang said: "These melons and fruits still look so beautiful, I didn't buy them last time, this time bring me some apples and pears, I like to eat these." ”
Indeed, it is winter, and most of the melons and fruits should be average-looking, but this old man's fruits are brightly colored, and there are some out-of-season melons and fruits.
But it's good-looking, and when it flows, it smells the faint smell of blood......
On the old man who sells melons and fruits, there is also a violent and chaotic smell that belongs to ghosts.
This old man, no, this old fellow, you're a ghost! He also made no secret of his greedy desires.
The smell is disgusting.
Old ghost, I'm still interested in selling fruits, I'm really interested.
However, the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer still did not react...... Just take a casual look and stop caring.
It's almost twelve o'clock in the night, and there are fruit sellers, can't you doubt it?
It's really Cai's weakness, no, it's the weakness of the dish, and the dish's gives the river a headache.