After walking for about two pillars of incense, everyone was a little tired and rode on horseback.

The strong man in the middle of the team glanced back, and after confirming that Lin Jian was not left behind, he grinned, turned his head and continued to talk to the young guard next to him.

There were only twenty-five people in the caravan, and at the front was a man in his thirties, dressed in tight clothes, and the guards called him Captain Qi.

The other sixteen guards were all old guards of the Qi Clan's trading house like Captain Qi, and most of them were twenty-five to thirty-five.

The strong man, the young guard, and the other three were all people from the rivers and lakes who were in charge of the store.

The strong man's name is Pi Li, a rare surname, and the young guard's name is Zhang Manliang, and after the two met in Green Sand City, they called each other brothers.

Behind Captain Qi was a carriage, and Lin Jian could hear two girls talking to each other in the carriage.

The identities of the people in the carriage were definitely not ordinary, but along the way, no one in the caravan went to talk to them, and Lin Jian didn't know the specific identities of these two people.

Further back, there were boxes full of two carriages, and the guards surrounded the three carriages in the middle, while Lin Jian followed at the end of the convoy.

At noon, the sun is scorching. The crowd had been walking for a long time, and the people were sleepy and tired, and there happened to be an open space in the woods next to them, and the dense trees blocked the sun.

Captain Qi grabbed the reins and turned around and shouted, "Brothers, rest in the shade next to you for a while, replenish your strength and then hurry." ”

The three carriages passed by Captain Qi and stopped in the shade of the trees, and the guards also dismounted and sat in a circle around the carriage.

Lin Jian also followed behind the others, tied his horse to a tree, and sat down next to him to drink water. As soon as he took two sips, he saw a guard come over and hand Lin Jian two pieces of dry food. "Captain Qi has something to do with you, let you go over!" The guard turned and left.

After taking the dry food and thanking him, Lin Jian got up and patted the dust on his body, and walked towards Captain Qi.

At the same time, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and the two girls stepped out of the carriage.

The girl in the pink dress stretched her waist and said happily to the woman in white next to her: "The air is so fresh, it's suffocated me along the way." The woman in white smiled a little shyly and didn't speak.

When Captain Qi saw Lin Jian approaching, he patted his side, "Brother Han, come and sit!" ”

Lin Jian sat on the spot, and Captain Qi asked, "Today's rush, can Brother Han still stand it?" ”

"Thank you Captain Qi for your concern, I'm not too tired today, I can stand it." Lin Jian replied with a smile.

"That's good, since we are in the caravan, everyone is a brother, if you have a problem, say it in time, just help each other, don't talk about thanks!" Captain Qi patted Lin Jian on the shoulder.

Lin Jian nodded, and Captain Qi asked again: "I heard that Brother Han went to Yue Country to join his relatives?" ”

"Exactly."

"Now that the war is raging, Brother Han went to Yue with my caravan, and it is indeed much safer." Captain Qi nodded, and then asked, "I don't know where the Han brothers' family came from?" ”

Lin Jian lowered his head and looked gloomy, and said, "When the family was here, my parents did some small business, and now I am the only one left. ”

Captain Qi clenched his fists: "I'm sorry!" I'm talking too much. ”

Lin Jian shook his head, Captain Qi paused for a while, and then said, "I don't know if it's convenient for Brother Han to tell his name, and it's easy to call him along the way." ”

"Chill!"

Captain Qi got up and patted the dust, "Brother Han Yan, everyone takes care of each other along the way, if there are really inconvenient difficulties, you can talk to me directly!" ”

Lin Jian also got up and thanked him, and Captain Qi said that he would let Lin Jian go to the rest meeting, and soon the caravan would be on its way again.

Lin Jian returned to his previous resting place and rested against the tree with his eyes closed.

Captain Qi looked into the distance and thought to himself: "Although this cold cockroach is young, its origin is unknown, and the strip of cloth on its back should be wrapped with a sharp weapon." If its purpose is indeed to go to the country of Yue, then it will be fine, if it is really ill-intentioned, it must be taken down first. ”

Thinking about it, Captain Qi called Pi Li over, gave a few commands, and closed his eyes against the trunk to rest.

At this time, Lin Jian didn't think about it so much, just thinking in his heart how long it would take to reach the Yue Kingdom.

"Cockroach" is the name that Lin Jian has long thought of, and the dragon gives birth to nine sons, one of which is the cockroach.

I have heard my father say before, according to legend, the cockroach was born in the vast snow-capped mountains, fierce by nature, bloodthirsty, and very vindictive, once provoked by it, it will not die!

After half a pillar of incense, Captain Qi beckoned everyone to set off on the road, Lin Jian got up and led the horse, and walked slowly behind the caravan.

After a while, he found that Pi Li in front of him looked back at him from time to time, and he was feeling strange, only to see Pi Li pull the rope and stop.

As the caravan advanced, Lin Jian walked over to Pi Li, and it was obvious that Pi Li was waiting for him.

Pi Li followed Lin Jian and said, "Little Brother Han, the tone I spoke to you last time was not very good, I hope you don't take it to heart." ”

Lin Jian shook his head, and Pi Li said again: "I heard that the little brother of Han Yan is going to Yue Country to find relatives?"

Lin Jian replied: "Yes! ”

Pi Li looked serious: "In this period of war, it will definitely not be peaceful along the way!" At that time, I will try my best to take care of Brother Dianhan. ”

Lin Jian smiled: "Thank you!" He asked again: "Brother Li has been wandering in the rivers and lakes for many years, he must know a lot of things, right?"

It seems that this big brother is very useful, Pi Li grinned and said: "Of course, I have been out for so many years, I dare not say that I know the world, but I have seen and heard a lot, little brother Han can ask if there is something!" ”

Lin Jian nodded in agreement, "Does Brother Li know what route the caravan is taking here, and how long will it take to reach Yue Guo Hongjing City?"

Pi Li hesitated for a moment and replied, "The caravan route was formulated by Captain Qi, and for the sake of secrecy, Captain Qi didn't tell us. However, judging by the current route, it should be around the edge of the wilderness. After all, we are already a battlefield with Yueguo, and the caravan does not dare to go rashly, but Captain Qi has said that it will take about two months to reach Yueguo Hongjing City. ”

Lin Jian nodded thoughtfully. At this time, everyone had already mounted their horses, and Lin Jian and Pi Li also turned on the horse's back.

Pi Li saw that the thing on Lin Jian's back was wrapped in a black cloth, and knew that it should be a weapon, so he pretended not to know and asked, "What is the thing on the back of Little Brother Han?" Why don't you put it on horseback?"

Lin Jian smiled indifferently: "A broken weapon for self-defense, and the only token left at home, it is better to put it on your body." ”

Pi Li also nodded, and after a while, Pi Li didn't say anything and urged Ma to catch up with Zhang Manliang and chat with him.

Lin Jian took out the map around the Green Sand Domain from his arms, and there was a very vast forest at the junction of Green Sand City and the Soviet Union and Vietnam.

But it's not all forests, the terrain is complex and treacherous, and there are countless beasts and poisonous insects. As a result, almost no one enters it, and even its surroundings are deserted and known as the Wild Land.

At this time, the caravan was hurrying along the edge of the wilderness, and although this route could avoid the battlefield, the terrain was complicated, so there must have been many bandits and outlaws, and there must have been many poisonous insects and beasts, and the danger was still not low.

In the blink of an eye, almost a month has passed, and the road is full of mountains and forests and loess, which is indeed extremely boring.

And the two girls in the carriage could not sit still, and would run out every day to chat with everyone during the break.

The two were only fifteen or sixteen years old, not much different from Lin Jian's age, so they often talked to Lin Jian.

The girl in white is called Qi Qian, who is slightly younger than Qi Jing in a pink dress, Qi Qian doesn't talk much, she is a little afraid of life, and she is easy to be shy.

Qi Jing is very lively, very interested in the experience of the guards, and sometimes only Qi Jing runs out and chats with everyone.

And Qi Jing ran to Lin Jian to tell Lin Jian everything she heard, because those guards liked to lecture her when they were old, and Lin Jian would listen silently and ask questions from time to time, which made Qi Jing speak more energetically.

After the two got acquainted, they learned that Lin Jian was only thirteen years old, so he dared to go out alone, and Qi Jing admired it very much. But because she was older than him, she asked Lin Jian to call her Sister Jing, and she called Lin Jian "Little Brother Han"

Lin Jian learned from Qi Jing that she and Qi Qian were the granddaughters of the second head of the Qi family, and this time they were going to Yue to attend the 60th birthday banquet of the head of the Qi family.

Only then did Lin Jian understand that the goods of the caravan were not important, but the safety of these two girls was the most important.

Qi Jing would also inquire about the situation at Lin Jian's family, and Lin Jian would tell her what had been made up, and she would not ask any more.

She had always wanted to know what was wrapped in the black cloth on Lin Bing's back, but Lin Jian only told her that it was a weapon, but he never showed it to her.

Soon, after walking for two months, he had entered the country of Yue, and he was only two days away from Hongjing City.

Along the way, the caravan people first went south along the wilderness, and after entering the Yue Kingdom, they hurried in the direction of Dongfang Hongjing City, and the road was indeed not peaceful.

At this time, Pi Li ran to Lin Jian, handed over the dry food, and said: "Brother Han eat some dry food first, we will go to Hongjing City in two days, after getting the silver taels, I have to play a good game, I don't know what Brother Han's plans are?" ”

Lin Jian replied, "I won't go with you, I have to go to my uncle." ”

Pi Li said again: "Brother Han, do you know where that person is?" ”

Lin Jian shook his head: "I only know that he is doing a small business in Hongjing City, and the rest is unknown." ”

"Then why don't I and Zhang Manliang look for it with you? It's hard to find you alone. ”

Lin Jian still shook his head, "No need, you are tired all the way, get the silver taels and go to rest for a while, I'll just look for it myself." ”

Pi Li saw that Lin Jian was resolute, so he couldn't say more, "That brother Han is in trouble, he must tell us, Zhang Manliang and I will do our best to help!" ”

Lin Jian nodded: "Go and rest, we'll be on the road again later." ”

Pi Li hesitated, but ran to rest next to Zhang Manliang.

As soon as Pi Li left, Captain Qi also walked over. Captain Qi sat next to him and said, "What are Brother Han's plans when he arrives in Hongjing City?"

Lin Jian shook his head and smiled: "As soon as this Pi Li finished asking, I went to find my uncle." ”

"What are you going to do if you find your uncle?"

Lin Jian thought for a moment: "I don't know for the time being, maybe I can help his small shop take care of the business." ”

Captain Qi looked a little anxious: "Brother Han has such skills to do chores? How does this work? If Brother Han stays in my caravan, I will never treat Brother Han badly! ”

Lin Jian shook his head: "I have to find my uncle, and there are still many family matters to deal with." ”

"After Brother Han takes care of everything, are you willing to come to our caravan?"

"Let's talk about it then, if there is a real need, I will go to you, as long as Captain Qi is not too troublesome."

Captain Qi was overjoyed: "How can it be troublesome?" Although Brother Han Jian came to me, as long as it is in the Qi clan cloth shop in the city, if you report my name of Qi Cheng, someone will tell you where I am! ”

Lin Jian nodded in thanks. Captain Qi said again: "Do you know where that uncle's house of yours is?"

Lin Bing shook his head: "I don't know." ”

Captain Qi also said that he would send people to help Lin Jian find it, but Lin Jian still said that he didn't need it, and seeing his resolute attitude, Captain Qi gave up.