There was only one way to leave the Heishui Post Station and enter Wulian Mountain, a road paved with white mud, and both sides of the white mud road were all muddy fields that exuded the smell of decay.

Although there are many so-called plants growing in the muddy ground, no one can name the black-gray plants. While some of the plants also look luxuriant, the exuberance doesn't give a sense of life, and the branches of the shrubs look like they're the product of a patchwork of human finger joints.

Because the white mud road is narrow and has been going up, the horses ridden by Tang Xiaohao and the others can't run, so they can only move forward slowly, and Tang Xiaohao is still walking in the front, Ji Chengying, Baomeng and Xiao Bell follow, Su Mu is responsible for following the three of them to guard, Dugu Yi, who is tied together with a rope, and Gu Huaiyi and the two of them ride in parallel, and Gelda is responsible for the safety of the rear of the team.

Although the rut marks left by the past can be seen on the white mud road, Tang Xiaohao still feels very strange, how can a large number of goods be transported on this kind of road? It is difficult to travel on horseback, let alone a carriage carrying heavy goods.

Among this group of people, only Childa who was relatively familiar with Wulian Mountain was the one who had crossed it, and only he knew the horror of this mountain range.

In fact, after leaving the Black Water Post Station and stepping on the white mud road, they had already entered the range of the Wulian Mountain, but there was still some distance from entering the black forest of the mountain range, even if they wanted to go faster, the horses they rode seemed to be particularly tired, and they walked very slowly.

"Let's be careful," said the little bell in the group, suddenly, "Animals are the most spiritual, and they are born with a stronger ability to sense danger than trained people."

Su Mu knew what the little bell meant, and when he entered this area, his perception ability probably wouldn't be of much use.

However, even if you are vigilant, in the face of the unknown, it only increases the tension.

Fortunately, everyone came to the first node without any danger, that is, the Tianshu corresponding to the Big Dipper.

The first node happened to be at the mouth of the black forest in Wulian Mountain, standing outside the woods, even through the strong light of noon, it was impossible to see what the black forest looked like, as if the darkness in it could swallow the light.

Ji Chengying patted the horse and came to Tang Xiaohao: "We arrived before the time, and then what?"

Tang Xiaohao looked at the woods: "Then wait here until Shen Shi and then enter the woods, and head towards the next node, according to what is written on the bamboo slip, as long as you go in, you can see the road."

Bao Meng also stepped forward and said, "Why are you waiting here for an hour?"

Tang Xiaohao shook his head: "That's what is written on the bamboo slip given by Kang Yongzhi, where do I know?"

Bao dreamed for a while and said, "Don't take any risks, do what is written on the bamboo slips."

Ji Chengying was thinking about another question: "Donkey, do you think Kang Yongzhi will simply make a desperate bet and set a trap here because the matter with Nanrong's family was exposed?"

After Tang Xiaohao glanced at Bao Meng, he said to Ji Chengying, "Even if Kang Yongzhi ignores it and dares to attack me and the princess, he doesn't dare to attack you, right? So, I think it's too much to worry about."

Suddenly, Bao Meng looked at the location of the woods and said, "There is a man there."

At the same time that Bao Meng saw that person, Su Mu actually found out, but Su Mu felt strange, because he didn't feel the person's breath at all, as the little bell said before, in this area, the animal's perception ability is stronger than that of his trained thorn, because the horse they were riding on began to be restless after the man appeared.

Tang Xiaohao grabbed the reins of the horse and looked at the strange man who suddenly appeared.

The strange man was dressed strangely, wearing the iron helmet of a soldier of the Tianqian Army, wrapped in animal skins wrapped in rattan, and the shoes on his feet were also obviously homemade, looking like some kind of battlefield scavengers.

The strange man did not walk out of the woods, but stood in the woods, beckoned to Tang Xiaohao, and motioned for him to step forward.

Tang Xiaohao looked sideways at Su Mu: "I'll go over, you guys will be adaptable."

After that, Tang Xiaohao turned over and dismounted and stepped forward on foot. He dismounted because the horses were receptive

To be frightened, it will restrict his movements, so abandoning the horse and walking is the best choice.

When Tang Xiaohao came to the man, he found that the strange man was still wearing a mask made of some kind of animal head on his face, and there were many strange symbols painted on the mask, and he didn't know what it meant.

Tang Xiaohao took out the wooden card given by Kang Yongzhi and handed it to the strange man: "Hello, we are a caravan heading to Rouyuan."

The strange man glanced at the wooden sign and said in a strange voice, "Follow the rules."

The strange man's voice was like he was deliberately suppressing his throat and tearing at his voice.

Tang Xiaohao cared about the rules that the stranger said, because he didn't know what it meant.

The strange man looked at the people in the distance, raised his hand and pointed to the little bell, "Leave the woman behind, and the others go."

Tang Xiaohao was stunned: "Why?"

The strange man still said in that strange voice, "That's the rule."

Tang Xiaohao hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, this is my first time, when I came, Lord Taishou didn't explain it to me clearly, I want to ask, do you mean, the rule here is that if you want to pass here, someone must stay?"

When the strange man heard Tang Xiaohao say this, he grabbed the wooden card in Tang Xiaohao's hand and checked it, as if he didn't believe that Tang Xiaohao was sent by Kang Yongzhi.

The strange way the weirdo checks the wooden card is also strange, smelling it with his nose, as if there is something special on the wooden card that only he can smell.

After checking the wooden card, the strange man threw it back to Tang Xiaohao: "Yes, that's the rule."

Tang Xiaohao smiled, "Are you kidding? That woman is my wife."

The strange man pointed to Bao Meng again, "Then leave another one, in short, one must be left, woman."

Tang Xiaohao asked rhetorically, "It used to be like this?"

The weirdo just nodded.

Tang Xiaohao understood that in order to pass this node, he had to pass through the strange man in front of him, and the agreement reached between Kang Yongzhi and the strange man was that a woman would be sent to him every time he delivered goods.

This practice is like some fairly principled bandits, as long as they leave a certain amount of property, the bandits will not feel sorry for the passers-by.

Damn, Kang Yongzhi, a bastard, didn't tell me the most important thing. Tang Xiaohao scolded secretly in his heart, but at the same time, he also knew that Kang Yongzhi didn't dare to say it at that time, because once he said it, it was estimated that Tang Xiaohao would have to arrest him at that time.

However, thinking more deeply, what is the reason for Kang Yongzhi's concealment of this fact? Is it because he firmly believes that Tang Xiaohao and others will die in Wulian Mountain? Or is it just an expedient measure, first coaxing Tang Xiaohao and the others to leave, and then he and his family will pack up and run away?

The Kang family has worked hard in Tiangandao for several generations, and finally changed from an ordinary businessman to a wealthy businessman, and later became a hereditary taishou, how could he be stupid enough to do such a thing?

No, there must be something hidden in this.

Tang Xiaohao had to try to negotiate: "Friend, don't hide it, those two women are my wives. Why don't you see what else is needed? Money, for example?"

The strange man's gaze skipped over Tang Xiaohao's face, looked behind him, and directly raised his hand and pointed at him, "What about her? Is she your wife too? Why do you want a woman to dress up as a man?"

Tang Xiaohao turned his head to look and found that the strange man was pointing at Su Mu, and immediately realized that this strange man took the beautiful Su Mu as a woman, and mistook it for a woman dressed as a man.

Su Mu in the distance saw the strange man pointing at him, and he didn't know why.

Tang Xiaohao immediately said to the stranger, "Wait a moment."

Tang Xiaohao hurriedly returned and repeated the previous negotiations with the stranger.

Everyone was surprised when they heard this, but Su Mu found that Tang Xiaohao was looking at him with a smile, and immediately understood what this colt was planning.

Su Mu shook his head and said, "I refuse."

Su Mu's reason for the decision was very simple, it was precisely because during the Xuanbu trial that he had suffered that perverted inhuman torture, so the moment he heard that the other party regarded him as a woman, he was extremely disgusted, and his heart burned with murderous intent.

Tang Xiaohao said solemnly: "

Lieutenant Su, you just pretend to be from that buddy, and when we pass through this place safely, you can calculate the right time to escape, with your skills, it is definitely not a problem."

Su Mu still said coldly: "Refuse!"

While Su Mu answered, he didn't dare to look at Ji Chengying, because as long as Ji Chengying gave an order, he couldn't refuse.

Ji Chengying was also very serious: "I don't think it's good."

Just when Su Mu was finally relieved, Ji Chengying said again: "It's easy to wear in the past, so Zhong Guan Su should change into women's clothes."

Su Mu's brows furrowed when he heard this, this completely touched the most fragile and sensitive place in his heart.

Su Mu was tortured by perverts except Aoki, no one knew about it, not to mention Tang Xiaohao, even Ji Chengying didn't know. If the two of them knew, they would definitely not say this easily.

Little Bell and Bao Meng saw disgust and disgust on Su Mu's face, and also thought that Tang Xiaohao and Ji Chengying were too evil.

Little Bell said coldly, "Bored."

Bao Meng said, "You two don't play tricks on Zhongguan Su."

Su Mu was naturally reluctant, even if Ji Chengying gave the order, he still decided to struggle: "Lord Wang, donkey, why don't we kill it directly?"

Although Su Mu also knew that it was unrealistic to do so, it was really difficult for him to accept the matter of wearing women's clothes.

Tang Xiaohao analyzed: "No one knows what else is in the black forest, maybe there are more weirdos hidden? If there is only one weirdo, then he must be very powerful, otherwise, how could Kang Yongzhi give away a woman every time he transports goods?"

Su Mu also knew that Tang Xiaohao's analysis was not unreasonable. Kang Yongzhi is not a fool, if he could directly break through, Kang Yongzhi would have already found a way to hire someone to solve these weirdos, so that he would not pay tribute to women every time he transported goods here.

At this time, Ji Chengying said, "Lieutenant Su, you still have a choice?"

Su Mu was very surprised, he was looking for Ji Chengying to be the emperor after all, and he still had a bottom line in doing things, but his next words almost didn't let him kill himself directly.

Ji Chengying said seriously: "You can choose...... Wear the clothes of the little bell or the clothes of the princess."

Su Mu looked at Ji Chengying, his eyes were full of pleading, but he couldn't explain the reason.

Tang Xiaohao found something abnormal, because since he knew Su Mu and understood Su Mu, he knew that Su Mu would not show a pleading look even if he was told that the knife was on his neck.

So, Tang Xiaohao immediately said, "Lord Wang, why don't you forget it? Since those weirdos think that Su Zhongguan is a woman disguised as a man, let them misunderstand it so much, we still go according to the original plan, but we don't need Su Zhongguan to change into women's clothes."

Ji Chengying didn't notice anything wrong, but said, "That's not good, what if you get a goof?"

Su Mu knew that Tang Xiaohao had noticed something, but he was very afraid that the current situation would cause the matter of him being tortured by perverts back then to be exposed.

Because if Tang Xiaohao asked him, he was afraid that he couldn't help but pour out that humiliation.

Therefore, Su Mu looked at Ji Chengying and said, "Lord Wang, whose clothes am I wearing?"

Ji Chengying said, "Why don't you try them all?"

Su Mu smiled reluctantly and said the word "good".