After the caravan had stayed in place for a while, it was past noon, and with the sound of the horsewhip in the hand of the leading coachman, the whole caravan began to move slowly towards a gallop road in the Gobi Desert in the distance.

Shi Cheng and Wu Neng were placed in a carriage at the back, and with them was an old bookkeeper and a strong young man.

Shi Cheng exchanged a few words with the two of them, and then asked the names of the two, the old bookkeeper's surname was Cheng, his name was Cheng Yu, and the young man's surname was Yu, and his name was Yu Haiguang. The old man and the young man seemed to be lying on the carriage very casually, but Shi Cheng soon noticed that the two people had been looking at him and Wu Neng intentionally or unintentionally.

Shi Cheng was also very bright in his heart, he knew that although he and Wu Neng didn't bring any weapons on the surface, the leading merchant was still not at ease with their two strangers, so he sent this old man and young man to monitor them.

Shi Cheng didn't complain about anything in his heart, it was normal for people to have an extra heart when he was away from home, and he didn't bother to care about this, so he leaned on his chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.

The carriage had been set off for an hour, and Shi Cheng could endure the loneliness of the long journey, but Wu Neng didn't like the embarrassing silence of the crowd staring at each other in this kind of carriage, so he quickly talked to the old man and the young man.

Time passed quickly, and after chatting with Wu Neng for a while, the three of them gradually became acquainted. Shi Cheng has been closing his eyes and recuperating, but the conversation of the three people has been listened to by him, and Wu Neng's somewhat familiar personality has made him a little surprised.

As the sky gradually darkened, the conversation between the three people in the car became quieter and quieter. Wu Neng's mouth was a little dry, so he took out his kettle from the package, poured a few mouthfuls of water into his mouth, and then asked Cheng Yu: "Brother Cheng, it's almost dark this day, don't you want to find a place to prepare for the night?" ”

"Where are you going to spend the night?" Cheng Yu said with a smile, "Eighty percent of the western part of the Western Desert Country is a wasteland or the Gobi Desert where birds don't poop, but there are not so many places suitable for people to live like the Great Wei. We're going to get to the nearest White Sands City, and we'll have to make up for two days in the wasteland, and we'll have to pitch our tents on the side of the road for the past two nights. ”

"Wait, White Sands City?!" Wu Neng interrupted Cheng Yu's words with some surprise and asked, "I remember that the nearest road from Redwood City to Shali City is not to take the Xieyang Road after leaving the official road outside Redwood City, if you take that road, we can rest in a small town tonight, why do you want to take a detour to Baisha City and take such a long way?" ”

"Brother Wu hasn't walked the Xieyang Road for several months?" Yu Haiguang, who was beside Cheng Yu, asked.

Wu Neng scratched his head and said, "Uh, I haven't been in your country for a long time, I have been going around in other places in the eastern part of the Western Desert Country before, and I only recently came to Redwood City by sea, dare to ask if something happened on the Xieyang Road?" ”

"Didn't you read the newspaper from Wangcheng?" Yu Haiguang asked again.

Wu Neng replied a little embarrassedly: "I don't have much entanglement on my body, so I didn't bother to buy the newspaper to read, and I only met my generous friend in Redwood City later." ”

"Something is indeed wrong, and it's very evil." Cheng Yu said.

"Evil?"

Facing Wu Neng's curious gaze, Cheng Yu nodded and said, "Probably since the end of last year, there was a sudden and inexplicable disappearance of a business traveler on Xieyang Road. Redwood City is a small city, and there aren't many people coming and going on the Xieyang Road, so everyone didn't take it seriously at first. ”

Later, the government came forward to investigate the matter, but nothing could be found, so they could only erect signs at the entrance and exit of the road to warn those who wanted to take this road to choose another road. The proprietor of our Chamber of Commerce is a cautious person, so we just changed the road and didn't touch the mold. ”

At this time, Yu Haiguang suddenly interjected: "But even so, there are still many people, especially some small businessmen, who still ignore the warnings of the government and secretly go on this road. After all, the distance saved is real money for those of us who do business. But this road is not easy to walk, I have heard that it seems that nine out of ten merchants who entered have disappeared into the road, although I don't know if this rumor is too exaggerated, but anyway, it is a place of evil and bad luck now. ”

When Wu Neng heard this, his heart was already hanging. He was extremely shocked in his heart now, this Xieyang Dao was not very famous, it would be fine if he hadn't heard of these strange things as an outsider, but now that he had been in Redwood City for a while, it was the first time he had heard of this matter.

It was almost dark outside, the cold wind was howling outside, and the passengers in the car were talking about strange things that happened not far away, and the atmosphere in the whole carriage seemed quite strange.

"At that time, the government did not find out the truth of this matter, is it that now that all this time has passed, there is no clue about this matter?" Wu Neng asked.

"Not really." Cheng Yu hesitated for a moment, and said hesitantly: "I heard that a businessman who escaped by luck saw something, but ...... But ......"

"But what?"

"But honestly, I don't even believe if what he said was true, or if he was scared crazy." Cheng Yu said.

"Uncle Cheng, let me tell you." Yu Haiguang interjected, "That's a merchant from Wangcheng, and it seems that he was the first to have an accident on Xieyang Road. I heard that he was on his way alone with a whole caravan, but within a few days he came back alone, and when he came back he was completely insane. Later, from his incomprehensible narrative, everyone got a general idea of what he encountered on the road. According to him, one night he saw hordes of ghosts marching down the gallop road, like a group of bandits. We don't know if the words in his mouth are true, but the matter of the ghost bandits gradually spread around Xieyang Road as more disappearances occurred. Later, a saying came out that these bandits were composed of the unjust souls of many people who died on the Xieyang Road from ancient times to the present, and these ghost bandits also got a title near the Chi Road, called the ghost village of dead in vain! ”

Hearing this, Shi Cheng suddenly opened his eyes, and he whispered to himself: "A ghost village composed of dead people? ”

After Yu Haiguang finished speaking, Cheng Yu suddenly asked suspiciously: "I think you should have also been in Redwood City for a while, why haven't you heard of this matter?" ”

Before Shi and Wu could answer, Yu Haiguang, who was beside Cheng Yu, said with a big grin: "Uncle Cheng, it's not surprising that the two of them don't know, once they come to Xieyang Road, they don't go straight to Redwood City. Second, the affairs of the Xieyang Road in Redwood City are only concerned by the local businessmen who used to run that road often. There is no newspaper in Redwood City, how many ordinary people and outsiders will care about this? Instead of caring about those things that are not next to each other, it is better to care about how to fill your stomach tonight. ”

"Besides, we heard from others about the so-called merchant hitting a ghost at night. In fact, we don't know if there is such a thing. ”

"What's the name of that businessman who was scared by the ghost?" Shi Cheng, who hadn't spoken much before, suddenly asked.

"Name?" Yu Haiguang thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "We just listened to others when we were chatting about this matter. That's why I say that this is probably not credible, and if you think about it, if this is true, why hasn't even the name of the person involved been released until now. ”

Shi Cheng didn't ask anything, but fell into thought, and the carriage fell silent for a while.

The silence did not last long, however, and soon the convoy stopped. Someone knocked on the door of the carriage where Shi Cheng and his party were riding, and then shouted inside the car: "That's it here tonight!" Lao Cheng, Haiguang, come out and pack up the tent with everyone and prepare to cook! ”

Cheng Yu and Yu Haiguang responded, and the two immediately pushed the car door and jumped out. Shi Cheng and Wu Neng also sorted out their things and got out of the carriage behind Yu Haiguang.

Outside the carriage, several caravan mates had already lit a bonfire in a wasteland not far away. Some sturdy men standing beside the convoy were unloading the tents and rations for the evening from the carts at the back, while a man who looked like a steward was checking the wagons with a few men.

Although the leader of the caravan was slamming the door on the place to eat, he was not stingy with Shi Cheng and Wu Neng on the issue of tents. Shi Chengsai gave him enough money, and the leading merchant gave the two of them the best tent prepared in the caravan to spend the night.

Wu Neng looked at the night sky that had completely darkened, although he had been adrift in the world for four years, this was also the first time he had slept in the wild with a large group of people. It's just that...... Wu Neng turned his head and looked at Shi Cheng who was setting up a stand on the side, this clear starry sky failed to calm his mood for the first time, because there was a cold-blooded weirdo standing next to him who couldn't be seen through at all.