All the way over the mountains, the convoy left the mountains and entered the vast plains.

The rough roads became straighter, the weather was not so cold, the caravan stopped and walked along the way, and after passing through several cities, the carriages and attendants carrying goods were a little less, and the speed of the march was much faster.

Lin Kee Commercial Bank's business is very large, in many cities in Yanyun Prefecture are branches, the leader of the caravan nicknamed the old wolf Lin Lang is a senior merchant, running back and forth on the north-south trade road for decades, with extensive knowledge and deep experience.

So from time to time, he ran into the carriage that Qin Yun was riding in, and Qin Yun didn't have much disgust.

This old guy who likes to smoke dry cigarettes and looks like an air-dried orange peel, has the cunning of a fox and the humor of a wise man, it seems that he knows all the customs and customs of the vast Kyushu, even if it is the situation of Yingzhou thousands of miles away, he can say a thing or two, but it has helped Qin Yun pass a lot of lonely time on the way.

"Old wolf, why does it seem that the further south it goes, the more desolate it becomes?" After a few days of observation, Qin Yun couldn't help but ask the question in his heart: "I see that the land here is fertile, but the population is very sparse, and I can't even see many villages. ”

"It wasn't like this before," Lin Lang sighed, pointed to the wasteland outside the window with a cigarette stick, and said: "A few decades ago, these places were still land of fish and rice, but in order to escape the war and the exploitation of local tyrants, many people fled to the north and other places. ”

The Great Yan Dynasty has been inherited for thousands of years, and this ancient empire began to decay gradually.

In particular, the southern counties showed signs of breaking away from imperial rule. The local princes and wealthy families are constantly fighting openly and secretly, and the great Chu who dominates Tiannan is full of tigers. From time to time, minions infiltrate in and disturb the wind and rain, making the common people miserable. There are countless people who have fled their homes and become homeless.

"I heard that some county kings, in order to expand their private army, let people pretend to be horse thieves and robbers to rob merchants who come and go, and even enter other counties to loot villages and towns, so we don't take the official road now, you see that the road is of course extremely desolate. ”

Qin Yun suddenly felt that he had grown up in the north of Yanyun since he was a child. The Qianchao City and Xuanwu City where he lived were prosperous and peaceful, and he thought that the entire Dayan was so strong and wealthy, and only after he came out did he know that this world was not as beautiful as he imagined.

Da! Da! Da!

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from outside the car window.

A sturdy escort rode up to the chariot. He said loudly: "Steward Lin, there is a convoy coming towards us three miles to the west, there are more than twenty warriors, and there is no flag sign!"

The caravan is most afraid of encountering road bandits, so the guards and the army have scouts to patrol the periphery, and in case of danger, they can warn in advance so as not to be caught off guard.

Lin Lang thought for a while, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Let the convoy slow down, everyone prepare for battle, and send someone to check the other party's intentions!"

Since it is a convoy, it is unlikely that it is a horse thief or robber who came. But also beware that the other party may be pretending to be a disguise, so you have to be on guard.

Silu Law!~

With the neighing of the horses, the speed of the convoy quickly slowed down, and the guards on both sides drew their weapons one after another, and the long swords flashed with dazzling light, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Lin Lang complained to Qin Yun and left in a hurry, this old merchant who traveled south and north was not a powerless person, Qin Yun could see that he had at least the strength of refining qi above the Seven Heavens, especially his hands were thin and dark. Obviously special kung fu in the body.

After a loud noise, the convoy stopped moving altogether.

After about half a pillar of incense, Qin Yun found through the car window that a team of three carriages and a dozen horsemen had joined in.

The surface of the new carriage was scarred, with many marks of axes and swords, and the samurai guarding the carriage were all fierce and fierce, and many of them were still wounded, as if they had just experienced a terrible battle.

What's going on?" Qin Yun couldn't help but feel a trace of curiosity in his heart, but he was sure that the person who came was not an enemy.

Since he is not an enemy, he is too lazy to meddle with things, after all, he is just a hitchhiker.

But what Qin Yun didn't expect was that he didn't want to do much, but took the initiative to find him.

Boom!

The door of the carriage was suddenly rudely opened, and a bearded man poked his head in to look left and right, and glanced at Qin Yun who was sitting inside, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

"This carriage is good, my son-in-law requisitioned it, young man, you can change it!"

As soon as the words fell, he shook his hand and threw an animal skin bag in front of Qin Yun, listening to the sound that it contained coins.

Qin Yun's expression remained unchanged, and he just said lightly: "This carriage is rented by me, and I won't change it." ”

The car he was riding in was originally the old wolf's caravan, and it was also the best carriage in the caravan, and although the other party didn't want to collect money, he still paid a piece of white spirit jade as a fare.

Now that this strange man was arrogantly and domineering to ask him to change the car and throw out a bag of money like a beggar, Qin Yun couldn't help but feel angry no matter how open-minded he was.

"Huh?" the bearded man's thick eyebrows furrowed, and a fierce glint flashed in his leopard-like eyes.

He was about to have a seizure, when a hoarse voice came from behind: "Brother Mo Hu, since the other party is unwilling, let's not make it difficult for others."

Hearing this voice, the bearded man and leopard's eyes were full of fierce light, staring at Qin Yun and snorting coldly, bowing his head and turning to leave.

Qin Yun frowned, and simply walked out of the carriage to see what was going on outside.

I saw a few steps away, a white-robed young man leaning on the side of the carriage, his skin was fair and extremely handsome, but his eyes were dull and looked very haggard, and there was a pretty plain-skirted girl serving beside him.

A dozen samurai scattered around, tired but still vigilantly looking left and right.

There were a dozen or so women and children beside the carriage, all unkempt and unpretentious, and some of them let out low sobs.

Qin Yun was surprised in his heart, looking like a team that was fleeing.

At this time, Lin Lang hurriedly walked over, he pulled Qin Yun aside, and explained in a low voice: "Little Brother Qin, they have some connection with our Lin Ji, if there is anything offended, please forgive me." ”

Qin Yun looked at the old wolf's appearance as if there was something unspeakable, nodded quietly and said, "It doesn't matter, my carriage is very spacious, and it's okay to seat a few more people." ”

Most of the caravans in Lin Ji were trucks, and there were only two or three of them, except for his one, the others were relatively dilapidated and narrow, and they also carried several caravan women.

Lin Lang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't afford to offend either side, Qin Yun was so reasonable, it was the best for him.

The old wolf immediately came to the white-robed young man, bowed and saluted: "This young master, that Qin Gongzi took the little old man's carriage to Lu County, he said that he could let the parking space and ride with the young master." ”

The bearded man's face twitched, and the white-robed young man struggled to his feet.

The maid in the plain skirt hurriedly put down the water bowl and supported him, and the two came to Qin Yun together.

The white-robed young man politely saluted Qin Yun, and said in a hoarse throat: "Your Excellency is polite, in Xia Mufei, take your family to Jingnan Province, I didn't expect to meet a horse thief on the way, I don't want to disturb you!"

Qin Yun nodded, hugged his fists and saluted back: "Seeing each other is fate, in Xia Qin Yun, I see that you are not lightly injured, let's get into my car and rest first!"

People respect me for a foot, and I return a foot for others!

Although there are many doubts and untruths in the other party's words, Qin Yun is willing to form a good fate.

Unexpectedly, the white-robed young man shook his head, pointed to the woman and child not far away and said, "I don't have anything to do with myself, it's just that these relatives of mine can't withstand the wind and cold on the road, so can you let them?"

Those women are not dressed much, their carriages are dilapidated and full of loopholes, plus they are ordinary people, they must have suffered a lot along the way, especially the children are very young, and it makes people feel pity to look at.

The bearded man and the guards bowed their heads in their fists, all of them looking very ashamed.

Qin Yun smiled: "Then let me give you this carriage, I can ride the horse myself!"

His carriage was wide and comfortable enough to fit a dozen women and children, at least much warmer and more comfortable than in those broken carriages.

The white-robed young man was immediately overjoyed, and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you for your generosity, Xiao Fei remembers!"

Under the excitement, an abnormal flush appeared on his face, and he couldn't help but hold down his chest and cough violently, and a little blood oozed from the corner of his mouth, which frightened the maid next to him and hurriedly kept soothing his back.

The bearded man couldn't help but step forward, and his concern overflowed: "Young master, how are you?"

"I'm fine, just take some medicine" The white-robed young man took a few breaths: "You quickly let everyone get in the car." ”

Qin Yun couldn't help but shake his head, reached out and took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and handed it over: "You're not fine, the matter is still very big, this bottle of pill is given to you, take two pills a day, take it for three days!"

Qin Yun can be regarded as having a slight understanding of medical skills, plus he has the strength of the innate realm, so it is easy to see that the other party has martial arts, but he has suffered a very serious internal injury, and he is forcibly suppressed by pills and internal force.

But her strength is not strong enough, and the pill is not good enough, and if she continues to run around without stopping, her internal injuries will become more and more serious.

The plain skirt maid hurriedly went to pick her up, but she didn't expect a hand next to her to suddenly reach over and stop her.

The maid was stopped by a young guard warrior, his eyes flickered and stared at Qin Yun, and he frowned and said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, what kind of pill do you have here?"

This warrior looked like he was in his twenties, tall and handsome, with bloodstained leather armor on his body, and he looked at Qin Yun with an uncomfortable kind of unkindness and suspicion in his eyes, and there was a faint arrogance between his eyebrows. (To be continued) RQ