Chapter 5
The man sitting at the door of the carriage lowered the curtain that he was holding with his hand.
Zhang Zhong hurriedly waved his hand to Liu San and Lin Yujing behind him, the two walked in front of him, Zhang Zhong stretched out his hand and pointed at the two of them and said to Steward Jia, "This is Liu San, the old slave in the house, and the head of a village in the Xifeng Mountains is an old acquaintance, we have to pass by that mountain range when we go over the mountain, and that is the villain's new nephew some time ago."
Steward Jia glanced at it and snorted coldly, "Didn't you say that there are people to escort the crossing? β
It seems that the family background of this world is more powerful than that of the Zhang family, and a housekeeper also does not take the proud Zhang Zhong in his eyes.
Zhang Zhong smiled awkwardly and said, "Steward Jia doesn't know, that is said to be the escort manpower, in fact, it is also the tongue that earns the money to lead the way, this iceberg wilderness is okay, they are helpless when they meet the cottage robbers, it is easier for us to pass the cottage with Liu San." β
Steward Jia nodded after hearing this and said, "Lead the way ahead, find an inn first." β
Zhang Zhong turned around and strode forward when he heard this, he had long been fed up with the days of begging, and now he found an inn to have a comfortable meal and a good night's sleep, and the group and two carriages walked towards the middle of the town, there is the largest inn in this town, just in the middle of the town, it can be said that the town at the foot of the mountain is built around this inn.
The inn is three into the courtyard before and after, the front street is a three-storey wooden building, the hall on the first floor is mixed with all kinds of guests from the south to the north, a staircase on the side on the second floor of various private rooms, the third floor is the private reception of the shopkeeper, the courtyard followed by a circle of two-story small buildings, a room of rooms, the last yard is a bungalow, is the warehouse and the horse house and a group of people live, because there is no government here, there is no garrison, everything speaks by strength, so the innkeeper is said to be a martial arts master who traveled here from Wu State, it is rumored that this cross-border trail was discovered by his predecessors, and he opened an inn here after retiring to the rivers and lakes, and let out the word that from here you can cross the border to Wu Kingdom, and slowly the business will get bigger and bigger.
This group of people arrived at the door of the inn after their own Xiao Er greeted, the foyer Xiao Er saw that there were two carriages, he knew that there was a big family, this soldier was able to take a carriage when he fled in chaos, and it was two to here, it must not be a simple person, and quickly took the horse whip in the hand of Jia's housekeeper and said, "This lord, do you want to live in the hotel?"
Steward Jia didn't speak and nodded.
Xiao Er sat on the stone pier next to the door, and the two of them waved their hands and said, "What are you still doing, hurry up and drive the carriage to the backyard and feed these horses with fine fodder." β
The two got up and came to the carriage, at this time Steward Jia turned around and lifted the curtain, and two people got out of the car, one was a sturdy man dressed in black, holding a cloth package in one hand and a long sword in the other, standing beside the car with a cold face, Steward Jia subconsciously took a step to the side, and the hand in his sleeve couldn't help but tremble, and then a middle-aged man with a big belly came down, his eyes were cold, his hands were in his sleeves, and he walked towards the inn.
Steward Jia hurriedly turned around and said to the shopkeeper, "Find a first-class room in the car behind, arrange for a first-class room, and send the food to the room, and ask for the best table." β
When the shopkeeper heard that it was really coming, the big customer hurriedly smiled and said, "Please rest assured, the little one will go."
A group of people entered the store and went directly to the second floor, upstairs Xiao Er hurriedly greeted him, opened a private room for guests to enter the house, after Master Jia sat down, the first swordsman sat next to Master Jia, Steward Jia and Zhang Zhong did not dare to sit down, Master Jia coughed and said, "Jia Zhen, wait until you take the three of them to the backyard to take a bath and change into clean clothes, and then have a meal, arrange a room for them, let Zhang Zhong come back here, I have something to ask him." After speaking, he waved his hand
Jia Zhen said, "Got it, master" turned around and led them out of the house, and the three of them thanked Jia's old family, and Master Jia closed his eyes and ignored him. A few people didn't dare to disturb and hurried out.
About an hour later, Steward Jia and Zhang Zhong returned to the private room on the second floor, Master Jia and the swordsman had already finished eating, sitting by the window and drinking tea, Master Jia motioned for Zhang Zhong and the two to sit down, took a sip of tea and said, "Is it okay for your master to be in Wu Kingdom?"
"Back to Jia Ye, everything is fine in Wu Kingdom, although it is a family business is not as big as in our Han Kingdom, and there is no need to worry about food and clothing, the master has the intention to live in seclusion, so he did not go to the big city of Wu Kingdom, and settled down under the Xifeng Mountain Range."
"Hmph, I just want to be comfortable."
Zhang Zhong didn't dare to say anything, just bowed his head and said nothing
"The Silver Dragon Mountain Range is said to be very steep, I don't know if you can walk this carriage? I just heard you tell the housekeeper in front of the car that there is no escort, so how can the deep mountain beasts of the Xifeng Mountain Range deal with it?"
"Master Jia is like this, this Yinlong Mountain Range is cold all year round, the mountain rocks are strong and walk the natural caves and a few cliffs in the mountain, since you can't pass the carriage, although there are deep mountain beasts in the Xifeng Mountain Range, but after so many years, there are already a few mountain roads that have been formed, and there are many fewer beasts, but there are more mountain bandits blocking the road, and they are also composed of some refugees who have fled. β
Master Jia looked at the swordsman beside him.
The swordsman seemed to know what Master Jia wanted to ask, so he said, "It's hard to say in the Yinlong Mountain Range, there is an obstacle in the Xifeng Mountain Range, so kill it." β
Zhang Zhong hurriedly said, "You don't have to trouble the adults, the small ones have taken a new path this time, there are not many robbers on this road, there is only one larger cottage, and the master in the village is familiar with Liu San, who came together, and he can pass through at that time." And there are fewer people who know about the path, so it's relatively safer."
When Master Jia heard this, he nodded and asked, "Then the Silver Dragon Mountain Range still needs a tongue to guide the way?"
"ThisΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β· It's such a Jia master, there are many natural karst caves, there are holes in the caves, the small ones have walked back and forth twice and never remember half of the road, those tongues walk all the year round, and there are marks under the secret, so you must rely on them to lead the way, otherwise you will be trapped in the hole, but these people are some scoundrels, open their mouths are all sky-high prices, and they are very dark. β
"That's the case, Jia Zhen wait for you and Zhang Zhong to meet the leader of the team, arrange this matter properly, and set off as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night."
"Got it, master, let's do it for the little one" After speaking, he turned around and took Zhang Zhong downstairs, and the two came to the small restaurant street stall across the street, a few rough men were still drinking, Zhang Zhong led Steward Jia to step forward, and a few men were drinking, and they didn't see the arrival of the two.
Zhang Zhong stepped forward and said with a smile, "A few heroes are still drinking, and there are some things I want to discuss with the heroes."
"Get out of the way, didn't you see the uncle drinking?" a man shouted with a wave of his hand and a loud voice
A person with his back to Zhang Zhong said, "Isn't it just a matter of crossing the mountain? What is there to discuss, 300 taels of silver per person, a lot of money, as long as you give as much money as you want, you can bring it, if you don't have money, you can get out of it as soon as possible, there is no need to discuss."
Zhang Zhong just wanted to speak, a white shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and when a big ingot of silver fell on the plate of the dining table, a few people looked at it and said that there were 50 taels, and Steward Jia said, "Money is not a problem, but there are some things I want to discuss with a few people." β
The few who were drinking were stunned for a moment, and several of them were people who had seen the world, but in this chaotic season, as soon as they made a move, it was a meeting gift of 50 taels, which really made a few people stunned for a moment, the man who was drinking with his back to him, slowly turned around, looked at Steward Jia and said, "What else is there to be a person who has fled, except for the one in there, no one dares to call himself the king of Laozi here" The man stretched out his hand and pointed to the inn where Steward Jia came out.
"A small gift is not a tribute," Steward Jia arched his sleeves with both hands.
"The man beside you knows the rules, and he must have said that he had heard from you, and he had come to discuss it, so what is the matter?"
"Then Jia said bluntly, my lord and wife are old, I am afraid that it is not easy to deal with this thing of crossing the mountains and mountains, and there is no carriage in this mountain, I hope that the hero will arrange two simple soft lifts for our lord and wife to use. β
"This is no problem, as long as the money is more, it will carry you all, and I can find someone"
"The next thing is that a group of family members need to send more people to ensure safety, and the price can also be negotiated, if the person who is protected by the dangerous thing dies because of this, their family will receive ten times the compensation."
"That's not a problem either"
"There is also the fact that my lord likes to be clean and doesn't like a lot of people, this time you don't have to earn outsiders' money, you are only responsible for sending our family across the border, and we will pay double the price per person."
"I don't want to bring refugees, I want to bring some goods back and forth, otherwise I won't take your job for several times the price."
Steward Jia thought for a while and said, "Take up to two of this way"
"Five"
"Two"
"Three"
"Deal"
"Later, I will ask my brother to go back with you to determine how many people there are, how much luggage, I can prepare my things, and leave on time in three days"
"Youlao" Steward Jia turned around and walked towards the inn after speaking
"Big brother, this time it's a big job, let's ......." A person stood up next to the man, said to the leader's tongue, and made a knife with his right hand and gestured to his neck.
The eldest brother of the tongue held his chin with one hand and thought about it and said, "When you enter the cave of Yinlong Mountain, you can do it, bring two more brothers, and these rich people will bring some life-saving thugs."
"Okay big brother, I'll do it in a while"
"Ergou, wait for you to go to the inn, ask how many people there are and what you want to bring, the third and second dog will come back and you two will prepare winter clothes for crossing the mountain, these people must not have brought them,"
"I know the eldest brother, I'll do it, and the third brother will go"
After the two of them left, the tongue boss said to the only one left on the table, "Lao Jiang, you go and bring a few more brothers, and ambush them in the cave after the first cliff, and when the two dogs buy winter clothes, I will urge them to set off, at most tomorrow afternoon, you and your brothers have worked hard all night." β
"What did Brother Wei say, the brothers followed you to make a lot of money, what is this hard work, I will arrange it. β
There was nothing to say all night, the next morning, Boss Wei took the two dogs to the inn to find Zhang Zhong and Steward Jia, a few people sat down in the private room on the second floor of the inn, and Boss Wei opened his mouth first, "Butler Jia, yesterday afternoon, my brother rushed to buy new winter clothes and good fur cloaks, this Yinlong Mountain is cold to the bone, even this thick coat is added, and the weak body is afraid that it can't stand it, so the dry food still has to be prepared, but the brother has this ....... at hand right now" After speaking, he gestured with his hand
Steward Jia squinted his eyes and said, "The surname is Wei, I can tell you, don't do the plan to ambush in advance, keep your life and earn this money, so as not to spend your life, our master doesn't give less, but if it's not yours, you don't have to be greedy." β
Boss Wei is also an old oilman in the rivers and lakes who has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, although he let Steward Jia talk about this, he was shocked, but his face still did not change, thinking that Lao Jiang had leaked the news?
Boss Wei smiled slightly" Steward Jia, I know that there is a master next to Master Jia, and I can also inquire about Master Jia's past, but I, Wei, am not frightened, let alone threatened by others, I admit that the master of your family can easily solve me and other brothers, but I can also tell you, not to mention the Xifeng Mountain Range, you can't go out of the Yinlong Mountain Range, and you can't last many days in the cold, and if you don't flee to Wu Country as soon as possible, with the Zhao family's attitude of cutting grass and eradicating the roots, how long can you hide?"
"You....... I think you're impatient enough to talk to me like that. Steward Jia stood up angrily and pointed at Boss Wei with his finger, he was actually just a temptation, after all, he was also a dozens of years old, he must have wanted to cheat him, but he didn't expect Boss Wei to be very good, not only did he show a trace, but he mocked himself with words.
Boss Wei took a sip of tea, smiled slightly and stood up, "Ergou is waiting here, five thousand taels of silver tickets cannot be less, Steward Jia, see you later." He raised his leg and walked out of the door, but as soon as he walked half his body, he stood at the door and did not move, and then slowly retreated, and a sword in front of Boss Wei followed into the house.
"You're like an ant in front of me," the cold swordsman said a cold word after driving Boss Wei into the house
But Boss Wei's incredible eyes were looking next to the swordsman, the brother who was with him day and night, life and death, was now standing next to the swordsman, Boss Wei couldn't figure it out, the person opposite was on the verge of death when he was desperately rescued from the crowd, and his wife and children were also taken care of more than others, why? Why did he betray me.
"Old Jiang, why is that?" Boss Wei asked in a deep voice
Lao Jiang just bowed his head and was silent, not daring to look at Boss Wei's gloomy eyes.
"Lu Zhanying, why don't you kill him quickly. "Steward Jia was annoyed that Boss Wei was arrogant and rude just now, although he was a housekeeper, who dared to be so rude to him for many years.
"Can't kill, if we kill him, we won't be able to cross the border" Ergou, who followed Boss Wei, hurriedly said, "In the past two years, this surnamed Wei has secretly put a lot of effort into killing all the people who know the last section of the cave, and every time we cross the border and walk through the last section of the cave, even we have to be blindfolded like refugees, and walk together with ropes tied to our hands, and only he knows this way."
When Steward Jia heard this, he turned his head to look at Lu Zhanying, who was holding the sword, with an inquiring look in his eyes
Boss Wei tilted his head and snorted coldly, "Kill me, I didn't expect that even my sworn brother betrayed me, and it's not interesting for me to live, Li Ergou, aren't you fucking just for money? Lao Tzu gives you less every time? than you earned when you farmed in the countryside."
"Shut up" Lu Zhanying's hand shook and slapped Boss Wei with the blade of the sword, Boss Wei's mouth was bleeding, half of his face was swollen, and Li Ergou blushed and lowered his head.
Lu Zhanying took a step forward and looked at Boss Wei and said, "Don't worry, I have a hundred ways to make you tell how the last stretch of the road went, wait and see if your mouth is hard or my means are hard" After speaking, he reversed the sword in his hand, and used the hilt of the sword to seal Boss Wei's four big holes, and he couldn't move. Lu Zhanying walked to him, gently thrust the sword into the ground, looked at Boss Wei who was staring wide-eyed, and slowly raised his two hands, his left hand slowly turned cyan in the process of lifting, and his right hand slowly turned red, panting, and sneered, "I won't give you those useless means, as long as you can resist this level, I, Lu Zhanying, respect you as a man." β
As soon as the words fell, Boss Wei, who was standing against the wall, rolled his eyes, and the clothes on his upper body hissed and flew out to both sides, naked under the dark skin of his upper body, from both sides of the navel, it was obvious that the two little thumb-thick lines began to disperse rapidly, and Boss Wei had also woken up from a short coma at this time, trembling unconsciously, clenching his teeth, the Han on his body was like he had just taken a bath, and only lasted a few breaths, and the two breaths rushed away from the sealed acupoints, and Boss Wei lay on the ground with a plop, shaking even more, shouting in his mouth"Ah...... Yes...... It's cold, ah..... It's so hot...... Yes....... It's so itchy, it hurts, I can't stand it" Then a sao smell spread in the room, the hard-boned boss was tortured to pee his pants, and it flowed all over the ground, Steward Jia covered his nose with his sleeve and turned his head and walked out, Zhang Zhong saw it and hurriedly followed, where did he see this formation, he had already been scared and his legs were swinging, Lu Zhanying relieved himself at this time, lifted the sword on the ground, slowly inserted the scabbard and said, "The taste of these two kinds of hot and cold true qi swimming in the meridians in the body is not pleasant, right?
Boss Wei is also really hard, and he sneered while shaking, "Lao Tzu will not say that he is tortured to death by you, anyway, Lao Tzu is alone, he will die if he dies, and he is still afraid of death if he has nothing to worry about?"
Lu Zhanying frowned, the taste of these two true qi swimming in his body at the same time is clear, I am afraid that even a master like him Lu Zhanying can't resist, not to mention this ordinary person who was born in a dealer and has no martial arts, I didn't expect this Boss Wei to be able to hold it down, and after a while, Boss Wei shouted and was about to crash against the wall with all his strength, but he fainted before he hit the wall, and his body was still trembling subconsciously.
Lu Zhanying looked back at the only remaining Li Ergou and Lao Jiang in the room and said, "Your boss is really hard-boned, and if you have half a time to live in incense, your true qi will be scattered all over your body, if he still doesn't move, I can't use this trick again within a month, you two have known him for many years, but there is still a way?"
Lao Jiang was stunned and shook his head, Li Ergou lowered his head and thought for a while and said, "I have a way, you two are here to wait for me for a while, and I'll bring someone over." With that, he turned around and walked out of the house.
Lu Zhanying looked at Lao Jiang with inquiring eyes, the latter shook his head blankly, it seems that Li Ergou is going to do something, even Lao Jiang can't guess, and the two of them don't say anything and look at Boss Wei who fainted on the ground and was still trembling slightly.
After a short while, Li Ergou went and returned, bringing two people behind him, one is the third child, the other is a young woman, long and small, and at this time Boss Wei also woke up, and the two true qi on his body basically dissipated in the body, sitting against the wall, he didn't even have the strength to stand up, but he didn't know that his time was short, even if he escaped this catastrophe, he wouldn't live long, a person who had not practiced kung fu in the house, was run by two strong true qi meridians in the whole body at the same time, even if the body was strong and did not die on the spot, it was a month's life, and at this time Boss Wei heard someone come in and looked up to see Li Ergou, Boss Wei was about to speak but saw the young woman behind Li Ergou, and he was about to stand up with his eyes glared, but he didn't even have the strength to raise his hand, and shouted with trembling lips, "Li Ergou, Lao Tzu fuck your ancestors for eighteen generations." β
The woman was deliberately blocked by Li Ergou, and when she heard this scolding, she suddenly looked up and saw Boss Wei lying on the ground, and hurriedly stepped forward, and asked anxiously, "Sixth brother, what's wrong with you?" Li Ergou pulled the young woman over, and Lou entered his arms, and the young woman struggled to raise her hand and gave Li Ergou a mouthful and scolded, "You surnamed Li, let go of me, what happened to you to the sixth brother?"
Li Ergou was expressionless and smiled, "Sixth brother, it's so affectionate, this slap is good, stinky girl, it's distressing to see your old concubine being tortured like this." β
"Li Ergou, let go of Xiaocui, you have the ability to rush at me, take your dirty claws away from her, I'll fuck Ni Ma"
"Scold, even if you scold, you only have to scold now, stinky girl, you give me honesty," Li Ergou said and increased the strength of his hand, and the young woman named Xiaocui struggled harder
Li Ergou said again, "Wei Liushan, when I married Xiao Cui, you relied on a bit of brute force to run rampant in the township in your hometown, and took my Xiao Cui as your own, Lao Tzu has endured you for many years, this time I finally seized the opportunity, Lao Tzu wants to take back what belongs to Lao Tzu"
"Fart, the sixth brother is a hundred times stronger than you, I followed the sixth brother voluntarily, you are a soft egg, I will not marry you without the sixth brother, you don't look at your own bear-like, you let me go"
Smack, Li Ergou slapped Xiaocui in the face, and scolded angrily, "Shameless stinky girl, I will explain this surnamed Wei later, and at night I will let you see if Lao Tzu is a soft egg, and let you know that Lao Tzu is also a man"
"Li Ergou, you'd better let her go, otherwise Lao Tzu"
"Otherwise, what? To tell you the truth, Master Jia is worth a lot of money, you want to kill people and grab more goods and silver, but our brothers want to go to Wu with Master Jia and don't do this murderous thing again, I can use the money to buy a hundred refugees to go to that last stretch of the road, I don't believe that I can't find an exit, I can kill you now" Li Ergou said through gritted teeth