Chapter 18: The Tiger Roaring Forest

Early this morning, the Iron Sword Gate was in this courtyard in the north of Star City, and everyone was ready to go.

"Let's go!"

Under Xiang Liqing's order, more than a hundred and ten people escorted more than a dozen carriages to the outside of the city, which can be regarded as a mighty and mighty force.

Zhaoming country is rich in beautiful jade, as the capital of the star city is also extremely prosperous, often there are large groups of chariots and horses from the four gates in and out, including many caravans from other countries from afar, and this kind of chariots and horses themselves are uneven, most of them are equipped with a large number of escort entourage, which will bring great security risks. Therefore, for the sake of the safety of the capital and the convenience of crowd control, the imperial court specially set up a department to control the caravans in the star city.

Tiejianmen's big business in Star City was received by Tiejianmen at a great cost, and it should have been properly prepared for a long time, so naturally there would be no problem that the road guide was not in place, plus the employer was a dignitary in Star City, and he sent personnel to accompany him to supervise, which was also very convenient for the government.

Therefore, when the convoy of men and horses with swords and other weapons left from Star City, the Iron Sword Gate did not encounter any twists and turns in the government and the city defenders, and they left the city smoothly.

The destination of Tiejianmen's trip is not in Zhaoming Kingdom, but Jinchang Kingdom in the north of Zhaoming Kingdom.

The border between Jinchangguo and Zhaomingguo, because of the Yulong Mountain Range, the relationship between the two countries is not very harmonious, but because Zhaomingguo has a lot of beautiful jade, and Jinchangguo is gold, so it can not avoid a lot of commercial transactions between the two countries.

Counting up, it is not the first time that Tiejianmen has gone to Jinchangguo, and there are so many personnel dispatched, so in this line, everyone is not too worried, and they move forward slowly, quite smoothly and leisurely.

The Yulong Mountains in the north of Zhaoming Kingdom stretch for hundreds of miles from east to west across the border between the two countries.

A part of the northern part of the Yulong Mountain Range is already the boundary of Jinchang Kingdom, and the southern mountain range is no less than 300 miles deep into the Zhaoming Kingdom.

The beautiful jade of the entire Zhaoming Kingdom is mined from the Yulong Mountain Range, so even if the area around the Yulong Mountain Range is full of dangerous mountains and bad waters, it is not uncommon to see traces of people in the reckless barren mountains and forests.

Several main peaks of the Yulong Mountain Range are the most high-grade jade, but they have been controlled and banned by the government from beginning to end, and their officials and soldiers are directly under the jurisdiction of the Zhaoming Imperial Court.

The price of high-grade jade is higher than gold, so the entire Jade Dragon Mountain Range can be said to be a mixture of dragons and snakes, in addition to the stragglers who are waiting for the opportunity to move, there are also many gang forces.

Half a month later, the people of the Iron Sword Gate had entered the boundary of the Jade Dragon Mountain Range.

"Ahead is the Tiger Roaring Forest......"

Xiang Liqing, the deputy master of the Iron Sword Gate on horseback, slept in the open during this period of time, and was also covered with wind and dust, at this moment, the horsewhip in his hand shook and pointed to the low mountain forest in front of him with dense trees and a crouching tiger.

Hu Wei's voice in the carriage next to him was a little hoarse, "Is it the territory of the blind man?" ”

"Yes, it's the Green Wolves." Xiang Liqing said in a loud voice.

"Fortunately, we have a bit of incense with this blind man, and we have not missed a little bit of passing by in the past, and this time I will send some silver, and there will be no risk on this road."

Because Hu Wei was old, the fatigue of this journey made him look tired, and he took a long breath at this time, and the wrinkles on his face were not stretched. "I hope all the best!"

Hu Wei has always been thoughtful, and in this way, it is inevitable that he will be suspicious at times, and Xiang Liqing also knows Hu Wei's caution.

Although the Iron Sword Gate said that the people were strong and strong this time, they were not arrogant enough to ignore everything, and when they encountered complex terrain and unknown terrain along the way, they would always send people and horses to explore the surrounding situation first.

After the dispatched personnel returned and said that there were no abnormal findings, Xiang Liqing ordered the team to cross the Tiger Roaring Forest.

Tiger Roaring Forest is not the only road that can pass through the Jade Dragon Mountain Range, the reason why Tiejian Gate chose this road, in addition to being relatively close to their route and being able to pass without hindrance to the carriage and horses, is also an old acquaintance.

And people like the Green Wolf Gang are just for money, and they won't do that kind of thing for no reason, which angers the government and has to come forward to strangle, so as long as they are willing to spend some blood and money to take care of it, they can pass safely.

Moreover, with the chaos of the Jade Dragon Mountain Range, other paths are not too peaceful, and the road is smooth, and there are large and small forces occupying the mountain to collect some tolls, even those sheep intestine trails are no exception, there will be a few small thieves taking advantage of the fire to rob.

As for why the government allowed these people to behave indiscriminately, in addition to the fact that the power of the government in the boundary of the Jade Dragon Mountain Range was concentrated in a few main veins, and other places were beyond their control, there were also forces like the Green Wolf Gang, first, there were more or less shadows of government personnel behind them, and second, this kind of person was just a rogue, and it was difficult to completely remove and control it, plus the Jade Dragon Mountain Range was so big, so as long as these people were not too outrageous, the government would also turn a blind eye.

There is only one mountain road in the Tiger Roaring Forest that is not very spacious, that is, it can only allow a carriage to barely pass, and the first half of the road is a steep slope that slowly rises, and the people of Tiejianmen are quite strenuous to walk, and the speed of travel is a lot slower, but fortunately, the people and horses advance and retreat in an orderly manner, and there are no accidents such as congestion and panic.

After traveling for half an hour, Hu Wei suddenly felt uneasy in his heart, "I always feel that something is wrong!" ”

"It's a little too quiet." Xiang Liqing's face didn't know when it began to become a little gloomy.

The silence that Xiang Liqing said did not mean that there was a dead silence in the forest and no sound.

At this moment, the Tiger Roaring Forest, the sound of the wind blowing in the dense forest, the sound of birds and insects, ordinary people may think it is normal to listen to it, but don't forget that this Tiger Roaring Forest is the territory of the Green Wolf Gang, with the Green Wolf Gang plucking the geese, and the rats used to suck blood, the appearance of such a large group of people in the Iron Sword Gate is magnificent, it is impossible for the Green Wolf Gang not to know, and it is impossible to let the Iron Sword Gate pass through safely without bleeding, and this is exactly what Hu Wei and Xiang Liqing and others are worried about!

"Could it be that the Green Wolves have had some recent accidents?" Xiang Liqing speculated.

"It shouldn't be, with the strength of the blind man, there are few people around here who can threaten him."

With Hu Wei's prudence, he will always assume the bad side first, "If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and you need to be more careful." ”

Xiang Liqing nodded, walking the rivers and lakes for so many years, he naturally has no shortage of due alertness, and he has not seen anyone from the Green Wolf Gang appear until now, he doesn't think that the Iron Sword Gate has the ability to make the other party automatically retreat, there must be something unknown to them.

Subsequently, Xiang Liqing ordered all the people of the Iron Sword Gate to be more vigilant, and sent a few people to reconnoiter and warn around.

Walking in the middle of the team, Liu Lu, who had been acting as a guard along the way, looked at the dense forests on both sides of the road that stretched to the top of the mountain and the foot of the mountain, and muttered to himself, "This place is indeed quite suitable for robbing houses and blocking roads, and the Green Wolf Gang has really chosen a good place." ”

But soon Liu Lu didn't have the mind to have this kind of leisurely pastime, because Xiang Liqing had already passed down the order to let everyone be more vigilant.

Although Liu Lu can't be said to be as timid as a mouse, but his caution is better than that of Master Hu Wei, at this time, when he heard that this tiger roaring forest will be risky, and it is not like what was said before, the ground snake and the iron sword gate here have incense, as long as the wealth can be avoided, Liu Lu suddenly became a little like a frightened bird, took the spirit snake sword, and found a corner of the tail of the carriage next to it, a corner that is not easy to be besieged from all sides, and carefully condensed and guarded.

And just as the people of the Iron Sword Gate were marching cautiously, on the top of the Tiger Roaring Forest, on a windward stone outside the Green Wolf Gang's stockade, there were three people.

A shirtless man, a middle-aged man in a dark suit, and a white-clothed man holding a jade bone fan.

"Then there's the Laurel Gang Leader." The white-clothed man holding a jade bone fan is handsome.

If Liu Lu was present, he would definitely be surprised, because the dashing man in white at the moment was none other than Wang Fengye of the Tiger Dart Bureau.

"Hmph, I will only help for the sake of the White Dragon Gang's face, no matter what the result is after that, I have no way to retreat, I hope you don't let me down." The shirtless man has bronze knotted muscles, and a pair of eyes on his face that is not angry and powerful are eye-catching, only to see that the eyes are very large, but the pupils are much smaller than ordinary people, and the two eyes are occupied by the whites of the eyes, which looks very weird.

It is also because of these strange eyes that the big man in front of him has fallen to the title of a thunder blind man, and of course he is not a real blind man.

This person is the leader of the Green Wolf Gang of the Land Snake in the Tiger Roaring Forest.

At this time, the middle-aged man in the dark color suit, with no expression on his blue and white face, "Heh, Shi Mou was present in person, plus the more than fifty brothers of Fengzitang, isn't it enough to show the sincerity of my White Dragon Gang?" ”

"Ha, this is on the line with my entire net worth and future prospects, I can't be careless. But since sometimes the deputy hall master said this, then I was relieved. The blind man grinned, but this smile matched those eyes, no matter how you look at it, it looks a little infiltrating.

"Alas, how can I say that Xiang Wentian can be regarded as having a little friendship with me, but now I want to meet his gang of disciples and disciples!"

The deputy hall master of the White Dragon Gang Wind Character Hall had a dead face from beginning to end, "Does the Lei Gang Master still care about this?" ”

The blind man snorted, "Hey, I mean, since the beam is finished, then don't leave any trouble!" ”

Wang Feng also smiled indifferently, "This is nature. With the manpower we arranged, none of the people from the Iron Sword Gate here should want to run away. As for the side of Tassel City, there will naturally be someone to deal with Xiang Wentian. ”

"Looks like you've been planning for a long time!"

Wang Feng also chuckled and didn't say anything more.

"It's almost time." The White Dragon Gang Wind Word Hall said coldly.

"Then pack up those spies first."

Lei Blind, the leader of the Green Wolf Gang, waved his hand, and among the several leaders of the Green Wolf Gang standing not far away, one of them suddenly roared and led dozens of people to rush down the mountain.

Then, the crowd at the mouth of the village on the top of the mountain, also under the signal of the blind man Lei and the deputy hall master of the time, began to go down the hillside of the mountain.