Chapter 80: The Road Is Difficult
The next day, early in the morning, a team of nearly 500 people slowly left the county seat.
Eighty wagons and donkey carts lined up in a long line, stretching for more than a mile, heavy, creaking and crushing deep ruts in the snow.
It is no wonder that those big businessmen are in such a hurry, so many people, so many horses, so many donkeys, they have to eat a lot of money every day, plus the danger of depreciating every day they can only get one, so the money lost every day is enough to make their hearts ache so much that they can't breathe.
So many people acted together, and the whole county was shaken. Some people looked at the team in amazement, thinking that the people in this team were crazy, while others thoughtfully thought that the people in this team had reliable information about the south side.
Therefore, there are many people who are moved by the wind and are far behind.
The team of 50 horses walked at the front, and as soon as they left the county, they immediately galloped away like wild horses, and gradually, they broke away from the team and distanced themselves from the convoy.
The convoy behind kept the rhythm and walked unhurriedly, and the guards on the left and right of the car took turns to get on the bus and rest.
And behind, there are hundreds of people scattered around.
Some are spies, while others are eager to follow behind and pick up a cheap small businessman.
In total, nearly a thousand people have left the county seat, but so many people, this vast wilderness, is so small, like ants wriggling on the earth.
The cold wind was bitter, no matter how fat or thin, his neck was inflected, and he was frozen to the point of snot.
In the middle of the convoy, there were 17 luxurious carriages, obviously carrying people.
And in one of the carriages, a merchant lowered the curtains, retracted his head, sneered disdainfully, and scolded: "A pack of hyenas." ”
And among the hyenas in his mouth, the ghost cry mixed in the crowd, and gradually broke away from the team as the distance lengthened.
In one day, there were a lot fewer people.
Some gave up and went back to the county seat. Some people didn't hold on and were thrown off.
Bonfires rose in the wilderness, and tents looked like gray mushrooms in the white snow.
The caravan had long since disappeared, and the convoy had formed a circle of cars to form a small castle.
Strong men with bows and arrows and iron swords on their shoulders looked around vigilantly.
And inside, in a luxurious tent, Qi Niang kissed her son, who went to bed early because she was tired, and then took off her clothes outside and began to serve Chen Lao to bathe.
In her eyes, a trace of worry flashed imperceptibly, things were a little beyond her expectations, she didn't expect that she and Chen Tiegun would go out of the city together, but they would not be in the same team.
Nearly a hundred steps away from the convoy, there is a camp made up of a bunch of tents, but compared to the convoy, it is much more chaotic. Some places are dense, others are sparse and chaotic.
And at this moment, Devil Cry is no longer here.
With the strength of his feet, he had caught up with the horse team in front of him.
At this time, the horse team had already opened the distance of the convoy for ten miles.
This distance is neither far nor close, not that the horse's back cannot be pulled further, but that the horse team actually plays the role of opening the way and exploring the way, and cannot keep rushing forward.
They stopped at the foot of a cliff, hid themselves in shelter from the wind, gathered the horses together, lit a bonfire, and began to bury the pot to cook and rest.
Chen Tiegun was in the crowd, doing nothing, enjoying white food and a pair of complicated eyes.
For Chen Tiegun, this group of caravan guards had mixed feelings. Some were resentful of him because he had taken one of their brothers' hand. Part of him was envious and jealous because he had done things they couldn't even think of, and he fell in love with the old woman. Part of it was schadenfreude, they knew that Chen Tiegun was dead, whether it was going well or not.
Chen Tiegun didn't care about these gazes, but pondered his plan in his heart.
Three miles away, behind a sheltered dirt slope, a raging fire burned, and beside the fire, ghosts and big black horses roasted on fire, and around them, a pair of greedy eyes looked at them, and saliva dripped.
Even in winter, some hungry predators are active.
The actions of so many people naturally gave rise to many beasts.
During the night, the roars of wild beasts came and went, and the shouts of killing were everywhere.
In the early morning of the second day, the number of people who came out of the county town was a little smaller.
The weary people dragged their tired bodies, burned the corpses of their comrades, and set out on the road with bloody pieces of flesh. These pieces of flesh, since they belong to the beasts that attack them.
Wild beasts attacked people at night, and people, with traps, also attacked wild beasts at night. Some of them were dragged away by the beast, and some were given the carcass of the beast.
Ghost Cry also packed his things and quickly hit the road, and more than a dozen cold corpses were not taken away, but left by the ashes left by the snow-covered fire.
Some are the carcasses of wolves, others are the carcasses of a special bird. This kind of bird is very large, can not fly, the mouth is full of teeth, the character is ferocious, called jackals, they have a ferocious personality, like to eat meat, live in groups, but very rare, because they rarely appear in populated places, but did not expect to be met by ghosts crying.
Last night, these guys attacked Ghost Cry, but without exception, they became ghosts under the knife.
The knife of the devil's cry, within three steps, can be called unsolvable. In the face of these beasts, one by one, it is as easy as mowing grass.
A gray and white leopard followed Ghost Cry, hovering around thirty paces. It's very cunning, it can be seen that it's a top hunter, it never comes into direct contact with Ghost Cry, it's always separated from Ghost Cry, it's intentional.
It longed for Ghost Cry to show a flaw in the process of hurrying, but unfortunately, he followed for more than ten miles, but never found a flaw, and finally followed, and Ghost Cry lost its trace.
Ghost Cry was still a little interested in it, after all, gray and white leopards were quite rare, so he asked Big Mouth to take a look, but Big Mouth told him that the other party had left.
At the end of another day's journey, the number of people dropped sharply.
On the way, they passed a steep cliff, and the horse team dismounted and carefully passed.
And the convoy was not so easy, a car suddenly skidd, and as a result, the car and people fell into the cliff together, looking down, the car was shattered, obviously, there was no help.
The people in the convoy observed a moment of silence, did not stop, and passed more carefully. As for those who were far behind, two or three fell because the ranks were more chaotic.
Everyone was careful enough, but the road was too slippery and there were too many people, so accidents inevitably happened.
In addition to the most dangerous places here, there are several other places where people have also been injured or killed. At this moment, human life seems so worthless. Watching others die in front of their eyes, but many people are unmoved.
Under the condition of deliberately controlling the speed, at noon on the third day, the horse team was the first to arrive at the Green Forest Village.