Chapter 103: Midnight
And what's the one?
Han and Sun listened with a surprised and confused face, just when they were puzzled.
Then I listened to the discussion of the people around me: "It's over, this madman has started talking nonsense again, it's not a good sign, maybe the Taiqing Mountain is about to scream again." ”
"What's going on?" was a commotion outside, and the Overseers stepped out. As he spoke, he whipped the crowd back.
Carpenter Sun and the two were still reluctant to look over there, mainly because of psychological curiosity, and when they turned back for the third time, the figure of the madman was gone, and they didn't know where they had gone.
When they returned to the house again, Sun and Han were lying on the bed, thinking about the madman and the words of the villagers just now, and they couldn't sleep anymore.
Suddenly, Han Maocai patted Carpenter Sun, who trembled and turned to look at Han Maocai: "Speak." ”
"I feel a little evil, or let's ......" Before the second half of the sentence was finished, he was covered by Carpenter Sun, and his two eyes glared at him: "There are so many people, what are you afraid of?"
The latter swallowed his saliva, shut up and said no more, and after a short time the two fell into a deep sleep, and when the next day it was dawn, the Overseer woke them all.
Less than half an hour from the town to the foot of Taiqing Mountain, I saw a wide stone gate with a height of more than three zhang, engraved with three big characters of Taiqing Mountain, and the sharp edge of one stroke was revealed.
At the foot of the mountain, there are soldiers in armor guarding them, wearing a long and narrow knife at their waists, if you have some knowledge, you should know that these are the long feather soldiers who have seen blood on the battlefield, not recruits and ordinary city guards.
After the Overseer stepped forward to negotiate a cup of tea, several men walked back with a pile of things.
"This is your identification plate, one for each person, but you have to put it away. The Overseer said as he handed out the wooden sign in his hand.
After getting his hands on it, Carpenter Sun found that it was just an ordinary brand, only carved some simple patterns on the front, and if he came, he could have done it more elaborately and intricately.
After handing out each sign, the Overseer led the men up the hill.
After passing the wide mountain gate, there is a mountain road paved with large bluestones at your feet.
In the early morning, the mountain air is fresh, there are apes and deer on both sides, and the crowd passes by, and sometimes birds fly in surprise, leaving a rustle of leaves behind through the forest.
Although the mountains are cool, they can't withstand the hard work of climbing, and it doesn't take long for their legs to be sore.
When I reached the middle of the mountain, I saw the Taoist temple outside the mountain of the Taoist Sect, Liao was uninhabited and hidden in the dense forest, which seemed a little dilapidated, and everyone rested for a while and continued to go up.
Until the sky was dark, everyone had not yet reached the top of the mountain, and when they looked up, a winding and twisting mountain road seemed to have no end in sight.
There was no choice but to stay in the mountains for another night, and the overseer gave an order, and the craftsmen collapsed directly on the ground, not even wanting to move a finger.
"It's bad luck. The Overseers gathered together and muttered to each other.
Lying on the soft grass, pillowing your hands under your head, looking at the starry sky, the cool breeze, if you don't have to face the hard days of tomorrow, this situation is a very comfortable thing.
In the middle of the night, the wind in the forest suddenly became stronger, blowing the mountains and trees whirring, and the cold people couldn't help but wrap their clothes tightly.
It would have been fine if it had been so, but the wind was blowing, and the sound changed, no longer the sound of the wind blowing the woods, but a strange whine, like a cry.
Soon someone was woken up by this strange noise, and then woke up one after another, Carpenter Sun was shivering wrapped in two clothes, and he didn't know whether he was cold or frightened.
Han Maocai stood up, groped around, but didn't find the figure of those overseers, and walked out of the crowd with curiosity.
"Eh, what are you going to do, come back. Carpenter Sun sat on the ground with his arms folded and shouted from behind.
"It's okay, I'll take a look. Han Maocai lowered his voice without looking back, and squatted down and moved forward without taking a few steps, cautiously.
Carpenter Sun watched Han Maocai move away from him step by step, not following for a while, nor sitting still, until he could no longer see the figure of the wealthy man in the dim environment.
At this time, Han Maocai had already walked outside the circle surrounded by everyone, walked out of the forest, stood on the side of the big stone road, and saw a little light in the direction of the right hand, and his heart moved to find it.
didn't go too far, and when Han Maocai faintly saw what was in front of him, his feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and he couldn't move his legs anymore.
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Outside the West City Gate of Qingchuan County, a caravan was coming at this time, led by three people, two men and one woman sitting on horses, and behind them was a cart of goods, wrapped in a thick cloth, and it was impossible to see what it was.
After inspecting in front of the city gates, the cart was drawn into the city. The city could only lead the horse on foot, and the woman led the horse with a curious look on the long street.
One moment I went to the stall to take a look, and the other I stopped by the cart selling snacks.
"Miss, let's go to the place where we live as soon as possible. The middle-aged man on the left stepped forward and whispered.
Hearing this, the girl put the small jewelry she had just picked up in her hand on the table, bit her lip and walked forward.
"Yes, Miss, I see that Brother Chen is right. The man on the right hand was extremely tall and strong, bald, with a silly and silly face, and he spoke in an urn of anger.
"What a fuss are you doing. The girl turned around when she heard this, and rolled her eyes playfully, and the big one just smiled.
As the three of them were talking, they heard a few people on the side of the street shouting: "Hurry up, go, go to the first inn in the world to eat fish, you can't even eat tofu when you go late." ”
"Yes, yes, you reminded me, hurry up, I heard that the first inn in the world has a new kind of wine, and the fragrance of the day is ten miles away. ”
A few people ran forward as they spoke, and in the blink of an eye they had turned the street. These words fell into the girl's ears, her eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands and said, "Let's go, let's stay in the first inn in the world." ”
"Miss, I said hello before I came, there is a Hongfulai Inn in the city, which is big and bright. That Brother Chen said.
"Okay, then Brother Chen, you can arrange for the people below to live in Hongfu, I want to see what is so strange about the No. 1 inn in the world, and the people who are attracted are like this. The girl said so, and went on.
It's really unbearable, Brother Chen thought about it and said to the big one: "Tie Niu, you take care of Miss, I'll arrange them, and then I'll come." ”
"I, rest assured. The stupid big man reached out and touched his bald head, and said with a smile.
Look, it's only been a few days, but I didn't expect the tax increase to come so quickly, Liu Yuan handed over the silver with a painful face.
Business is better today than yesterday, and there are a lot of fresh faces, which makes him feel a little comforted.
Just about to walk to the kitchen, there were two unique guests in front of the door, a man and a woman, the woman has a medium appearance and a good temperament, and it is rare to have three points of heroism between her eyebrows and eyes.
The man is even more peculiar, when he crosses the threshold, he feels that the top of his head is about to go up to the door frame, and the girl is not short, but it can reach the man's waist a little higher.
"Shopkeeper's. The man opened his mouth, and his voice was rough and humming, which instantly attracted the attention of the entire innkeeper.