Chapter 5: Terror in a Snowy Night
Shuofang Town is about two thousand miles away from Tianyang City. Feng Qingluan followed the dart car of the Zhenwei Dart Bureau to arrive in Tianyang City before the end of the year.
A month ago, after Feng Qingluan said goodbye to Feng Wu's old man, he became a young man in the Zhenwei Dart Bureau, but in fact, he didn't have anything to do, that is, to serve the food and daily life of the dart masters.
Feng Qingluan's long eyebrows are clear and beautiful, and he is smart and clever, so he is naturally liked by the people in the dart game, especially the old dart master Liu Fangying wants to accept him as a moth.
They made their way to the northwest, and it was the middle of winter, and the north wind was howling, and the snow was so long on the road that it was really difficult for the dart car to travel. Fortunately, these dart masters have been in the rivers and lakes for a long time and know the way.
After three more days, the north wind continued to be fierce, the sky was overcast, and then it snowed heavily.
The old dart master Liu Fangying saw that the journey was difficult, so he ordered everyone to go down and let everyone stop and rest. They all travel with tents, and if there are no inns, they camp on the spot.
The dart masters blocked the cart on the side of the road and untied their horses to rest. Because the wind was too strong to make a fire, everyone had to eat some dry food for the snow.
Feng Qingluan ran inside and out, and was so busy! Liu Fangying saw it in her eyes and felt pain in her heart. Whispered to him and told him to rest on the dart cart for a while.
For the care of the old dart master, Feng Qingluan was naturally full of gratitude. Liu Fangying said in a low voice: "Little man, you remember, you are just a handyman in the Zhenwei Dart Bureau, not a dart master, in case someone asks about your identity, you can only say that you are a buddy!" ”
Feng Qingluan didn't understand what Liu Fangying meant for a while, and then asked: "Master Liu, I also know that I'm just a buddy, I want to be a dart master, but I don't have that kind of ability!" ”
"Child, you are following me for the first time, I don't know the danger of the rivers and lakes, we have been away from Shuofang Town for a month, although the weather is cold this month, but we have not encountered bandits and bandits, we continue to move forward, I think it won't be long before there will be bad people coveting us!" Liu Fangying said in a low voice.
"Master Liu, I have seen it, our Zhenwei Dart Bureau is strong, how can we be afraid of those little bandits!" Feng Qingluan clenched her fists.
"Child, now the bandits are rampant, our Chuxia country is falling apart, even our emperor can't talk anymore, fortunately, our friends in the Zhenwei Dart Bureau are all over the world, so we dare to dart!" Liu Fangying wiped his face, and Feng Qingluan saw that his hat was covered with snow.
"I wonder when the snow will stop?" Feng Qingluan looked at the sky, the wind and snow were fierce, and the road was difficult.
The dart masters brought some bedding and placed it next to the dart cart, and everyone sat on the bedding and snuggled up to keep warm.
"Brethren!" Liu Fangying said in a low voice: "Everyone listen carefully, wait a while when it gets dark, I'm afraid that someone will take advantage of the snowy night to do something to us!" "After all, he is an old man, and he is careful everywhere.
"Master Liu, who will come out to rob the Tao on such a day, you can rest assured!" When Feng Qingluan looked at it, it was a fat dart master who spoke.
"Zheng Darttou, we have all been walking for a long time, we must not take it lightly, now it is a troubled time, and there are those wild people who don't want to die to come to us for trouble!" Liu Fangying glanced at Zheng Daotou majestically.
"Master Liu is right, now that the people have no way to live, they will feel that they are all dead, even if they rob our dart car, it is not just a capital crime, and how can the current government cure these people's capital crimes!" A thin, withered dart master said.
"It's still reasonable for Fang Dart to say, we Zhenwei Dart Bureau have walked the rivers and lakes over the years, relying on the heroes of the world to give us face, but the heroes can give us face, how can those hungry people recognize us!" Liu Fangying is far-sighted, and he knows best where the rivers and lakes are the most difficult.
"Okay, let's rest for a while, and when the snow stops, we're ready to go!" Zheng Dart Master said.
Because of the struggle with the wind and snow, everyone was already exhausted, except for a few sentry dart masters, everyone closed their eyes and rested.
Although Feng Qingluan felt fresh in everything, he kept running before and after, and naturally he was very tired, sitting on the bed, and gradually falling asleep.
I slept for more than an hour, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that the night was like ink, and there was only the white light emitted by the snow. He looked at the other dart masters, all asleep.
The wind was still howling, and the snow was flying like goose feathers.
Liu Fangying slept for a while, got up and stood up, he was careful everywhere, for fear that something would go wrong.
Feng Qingluan saw Liu Fangying get up, and also stood up. Liu Fangying said in a low voice: "Child, you continue to sleep for a while, I'll look around, for those brothers who are keeping vigil, let them sleep for a while!" ”
"I can't sleep either, you want to keep vigil, I'll accompany you!" Feng Qingluan speaks well-behaved, so everyone likes him.
"Okay, since you have rested, let's keep vigil together, and I will also let you listen to some stories about the rivers and lakes, how to walk in the rivers and lakes!" Liu Fangying's tone was filled with joy, after all, it was better to have someone to talk and chat with you on such a night.
Liu Fangying pulled a handful of Feng Qingluan, the two of them stood up, checked the front and back of the dart car, left and right, Liu Fangying let the night watch sleep, and he and Feng Qingluan kept vigil together.
"Master Liu, I think if this snow doesn't stop falling, we won't be able to rush tomorrow!" Feng Qingluan said with some worry.
"Kid, you're right, if the snow gets deeper, our dart carts won't be able to travel, and our horses will freeze to death!" Liu Fangying was worried, it was the first time she had encountered this kind of weather after walking the rivers and lakes for so many years.
"Then wait until tomorrow!" Feng Qingluan is young after all, and she doesn't know how to comfort Liu Fangying.
"Yes! Wait until tomorrow! Kid, do you know what I'm thinking? Liu Fangying suddenly asked him.
"Master must be thinking about how we can get out of trouble tomorrow, what is the best way!" Feng Qingluan said with some confidence.
"I didn't think about tomorrow, I thought about what we were sleeping in the wilderness on this snowy night, enduring the pain of this wind and snow, what was it for, thinking about it, or for a bite of food, if we can have no worries about food and clothing, who wants to starve and freeze in this ice and snow!" Liu Fangying's words sounded meaningful to Feng Qingluan.
"Master, I understand, you mean that we are starving and freezing just to eat a mouthful, what would happen if we didn't have this mouthful of food?" Feng Qingluan asked rhetorically.
"Child, you're right, if you don't have this mouthful of food, you will die horizontally and vertically, and I'm afraid that someone will take risks." When Liu Fangying said this, she suddenly remembered something, and said to Feng Qingluan: "Child, hurry up and wake up all the dart masters, even if you are sleepy, you must wait until dawn to sleep!" ”
Feng Qingluan agreed, and he could hear from Liu Fangying's tone that there was a feeling of being a great enemy.
Soon, he woke up all the dart masters. Liu Fangying ordered the horses to be unreined.
"Master Liu, is someone trying to rob the dart! Do you hear what's going on? Zheng asked the master.
"Not yet, it's just coming soon, there is a smell of steel knives in this wind!" Liu Fangying replied.
"It's still Master Liu!" Zheng Dangtou laughed and said, "It seems that we are all soldiers!" ”
"Zheng Darttou, we must be careful when we walk the rivers and lakes, we are trapped here now and can't walk, but those bandits are different, they can open the dart car and rob us of our silver goods!" Liu Fangying was obviously dissatisfied with what Zheng Darttou said.
"Okay, it's useless to argue, we can't afford to lose the dart car, but no one dares to trouble our Zhenwei dart game yet!" Zheng Darttou also said very confidently.
"Now there are man-made rebellions everywhere, pulling mountains, what they lack, one is money and one is people, our dart car may have become their target, if it weren't for the heavy snow, I don't have to worry, because we have people everywhere we go, now it's different, we are blocked by the heavy snow, and the people who answer us can't get in touch!" Liu Fangying said worriedly.
"Master Liu, did you hear it, there is movement!" Feng Qingluan suddenly heard a strange noise and hurriedly told Liu Fangying.
Everyone hurriedly held their breath and listened carefully, but they could not hear anything other than the wind.
"Kid, what did you hear?" Liu Fangying asked.
"I hear the sound of the wind mixed with a slight breathing!" Feng Qingluan quickly expressed her judgment.
Liu Fangying listened carefully, although he didn't hear the sound of breathing, he felt a murderous aura quietly coming.
"Everyone, get ready, a friend is coming to visit us!" Liu Fangying shouted, already holding a bright steel knife in his hand.
"Hah! Ha! Ha" A few wild laughter came from far and near, only to hear someone shouting: "It seems that you have capable people here, and you can even hear our breathing!" ”
The crowd was astonished, and the voice of this man's voice was terrible.
"Who are you? We are the dart car of Zhenwei Dart Bureau, we are all friends on the rivers and lakes, if there is any neglect, I will come to the door to make amends! Liu Fangying knew that the comer was not good, but he did not feel sudden after the wind and waves.
"We are chivalrous people who save the people from fire and water, aren't you darts and silver those high-ranking officials! They have money to spend, and we rob them of their money and distribute it among the people, regardless of whether we live or die! Feng Qingluan saw clearly that the person who spoke was a tall and mighty strong man.
Liu Fangying said with a smile: "Your Excellency doesn't seem to know the name of our Zhenwei Dart Bureau!" We are only responsible for escorting the dart silver, the dart silver is there, our life is there, if you want to take the dart silver, then take our life first. ”
Hearing his words, the strong man shouted: "I came to see you as suffering people, and I wanted to spare your lives, but it seems that I can't keep you!" With that, he shouted, only to see countless black shadows rushing out of the snow and outflanking them.