Volume 1 Yunqi Yuanmen Chapter 4 White Horse Pass
Clear water and blue sky, white clouds, and endless grasslands in front of you.
Shen Yun only felt that the scenery around him was quickly retreating, and the oncoming wind was blowing on his face, itchy, so uncomfortable, he was riding on horseback, and he felt like he wanted to fly.
It's no wonder that Shen Yun, a boy from the mountains, has never seen much of the world, and riding a horse for the first time in his life naturally feels very novel and excited.
"Huh-" Sanniang pulled the reins, the head of the yellow horse under her flicked, the front hooves took off, stopped, and kept snorting.
After a pillar of incense, Hong Huzi and his party also caught up, got off the horse and glanced at the two mountains in front of them, all with solemn faces.
A line of sky, is a canyon, from the sky overlook, as if a mountain was split in half by a giant axe, the narrowest part of the mountain road in the canyon is only a dozen zhang wide.
This is the only way to connect Yizhou County and Zhanyang County.
There are many horse bandits in Baima Mountain, and it is only a hundred miles away from here.
These horse bandits seized the place, and made a fortune by blocking the road and robbing the road.
The government came forward several times to encircle and suppress these horse thieves.
It's hateful that as soon as these horse thieves get the news, they scatter, and when the limelight passes, they gather again.
In addition, Baima Mountain is located at the junction of the two counties, which belongs to the "three regardless" zone.
Therefore, the government of the two counties also has a headache for these horse bandits, and there is nothing to be done.
Therefore, this place is also called "White Horse Pass".
Merchants who want to get around this place have to travel for several more days, and they still have to walk on rugged mountain roads, which are difficult for cars and horses to travel.
In the event of heavy rain for several days, it is not uncommon for several truckloads of goods to be carried in the mountains.
In desperation, most of the merchants broke their fortunes and avoided disasters and paid a lot of silver taels, so that they could get through this place safely.
"Hong Darttou, I'll go to investigate the situation first, and you are waiting here for the caravan of Zou Gongzi and his party. The triangular-eyed dart master didn't wait for Hong Huzi to reply, blew a whistle, turned over his horse, and ran towards the first line of sky.
"Senior Brother Sun, be careful in everything. Seeing that he had turned over and mounted his horse, he reminded him with some uneasy words.
When the triangular-eyed dart master walked away, a scar-faced dart master walked up to Hong Huzi and asked in a low voice.
"Hong Darttou, what we are escorting this time is a court offering, even if the White Horse Gang is bold, how dare they really go against the government. ”
"Hehe, the White Horse Gang has been fighting the government a lot over the years, and it is just for money, not to take people's lives, so the government is just turning a blind eye. It's just that in recent years, the appetite of the White Horse Gang has become bigger and bigger, and the merchants of the two counties have jointly written to the imperial court. Hong Huzi sneered, and his words surprised everyone.
When the group of dart masters heard this, their blood boiled. Only Feng Sanniang had a cold face and didn't say a word.
"Hong Huzi, don't talk about it. It's no wonder that the head of the dart head sent so many masters this time, and even Senior Brother Sun followed, but although the power of the White Horse Gang is not as good as our Zhenyuan Dart Bureau, how can it be compared to ordinary horse bandits, and how can it be done with more than a dozen of us?"
After listening to Feng Sanniang's words, everyone calmed down and looked at Hong Huzi with a suspicious expression.
"It's all said about this, and we don't have to hide it from everyone, we are just exploring the reality of the White Horse Gang this time, after all, the three gang leaders of the White Horse Gang never show up, if it is really the 'Jade-faced Hades' of the year, even our chief dart head is not willing to provoke easily. It's just that the White Horse Gang and our Zhenyuan Dart Bureau have always been inseparable, and the enemies are very red when they see each other, if they can really pay some silver taels to fool the past, it is naturally the best, and then do it in the future, if we only send some rabble to block, we don't have to be soft, just kill a clean. ”
When everyone heard Hong Huzi say this, they all put their hearts at ease, and then they thought of taking a glimmer of heaven into their pockets, and they touched the weapons on their bodies one by one, eager to try. Only Sanniang frowned, not knowing what she was worried about.
In just a few moments, the caravan behind had already caught up.
"Hong Darthead, is there anything abnormal? Zou Gongzi lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked loudly.
"Don't worry, Zou Gongzi, with us, there will be no chaos. The redbeard took a skull-sized hammer on the side of the saddle in his hand, and looked like he didn't care.
"It's better to be careful, let's walk slower on the next road, it's only an hour's journey from the first line of heaven, so there's no need to hurry. That Zou Gongzi was not as optimistic as Hong Huzi, and reminded him again.
"Okay, let's go slower and make plans when Senior Brother Sun comes back. Hong Huzi rode on the horse and pulled the reins, "Wang Dart, Chen Dart, you two are in front, Sanniang and I are around Zou Gongzi's carriage, and the other dart masters take care of the goods." ”
"Yes. Everyone answered in unison.
After walking like this for more than half an hour, he still didn't see the triangular-eyed dart master come back, not to mention the others, even Shen Yun couldn't help muttering in his heart.
"Hong Huzi, that triangular eye hasn't come back for such a long time, something must have happened. Sanniang leaned closer to Hong Huzi, her brows furrowed.
"Well, most of the time, although Senior Brother Sun behaves lightly on weekdays, but he can also distinguish the severity, in terms of martial arts alone, even I am not his opponent when I fight alone, I really don't know what kind of opponent I have encountered, I can't even get out, is it possible that the three gang leaders of the White Horse Gang can't do it personally? Since we have come here, we will never give up halfway, only to continue walking. That Hong Huzi listened to Sanniang's words, his face sank, his previous words were indeed too optimistic, and for today's plan, he can only take one step at a time.
When Shen Yun heard this, his heart sank.
The triangular-eyed dart master was gone, and the atmosphere of the entire caravan was a little tense, although Zou Gongzi was in the carriage, he opened the curtain from time to time and looked ahead.
The Taoist priest surnamed Mao looked like an old god, and the little fat man next to him was leaning on the goods, looking drowsy.
After another half an hour, everyone finally came to the first line of heaven.
When I got closer, I found that this line of heaven really deserved the name of natural danger, even if it was a person like Shen Yun who had lived in the mountains for a long time and was accustomed to seeing cliffs and dangerous places, he looked up and saw that the sky was like a thin silver line, and he couldn't help but feel dizzy.
Everyone stopped at the mouth of the canyon, but they still didn't see the figure of the triangular eye dart master, and they didn't know whether to advance or retreat for a while, and the original blood boiling was like being poured from head to foot by a basin of cold water.
At this moment, three figures slowly walked out of the canyon.
The middle person is dressed in a blue silk suit, with an extraordinary bearing, with a long sword at his waist, but the two people on the left and right are very strong, with a fierce face, and each holding a bright and swordsman.
"The three leaders of the White Horse Gang, it's impossible, you White Horse Gang really want to fight against the government. The scarface man in the dart master shouted.
"Hehe, this brother has good eyesight, Zhou and the two brothers have been waiting for a long time. The man in the silk shirt put his hands behind his back and said with a smile.
"Big brother, what do you have to say to them, give, this is our meeting gift. A vicious man in his right hand let go of his body and kicked his foot hard, and a black shadow flew out of the valley. Everyone looked fixedly, it was the head of Senior Brother Sun.
I saw that his eyes were wide open, as if he had seen something incredible, and the neck incision was smooth, which was obviously a fatal move. Who is so capable?
The hearts of the dart masters sank, and everyone knew the skills of Senior Brother Sun, even in the face of Nanguan, the head of the dart, there was room for maneuver.
Even if he is invincible, with his light skills, it is not impossible to get out, and now he died so easily, could it be that the one in the middle was really the "jade-faced Hades" of the year.
"The third brother is right, big brother, the three of us will shoot together to see if this rabble can go through ten rounds. The fierce man on the left hand had a fierce look on his face, and he was about to do it directly.
"Boasting. You really think that the three of you can defeat more than a dozen of us and other dart masters. Senior Brother Sun was most likely plotted by the three of you, and was beheaded by you and others. Don't panic, we are not ordinary dart masters, I haven't seen any battles, it is better to teach the martial arts of the three gang leaders of the White Horse Gang today. Seeing that everyone's morale was low, Hong Huzi shouted loudly.
"What Hong Huzi said is that if we face the entire White Horse Gang, we are outnumbered and have no chance of winning, so we can escape, and now Senior Brother Sun has been killed in front, these three thieves boast in the back, we will fight to the death, and we will be able to get rid of these three horse thieves today. Feng Sanniang saw that the three bandit leaders were aggressive, but she didn't see the other horse bandits, and she also replied loudly.
When they heard this, their blood swelled up, and they vowed not to die.
"Giggles, the iron rope hooks the soul, and the white festival takes his life, if you count the two of me, what should I do? I saw the man in the silk suit take a step across and slowly walk out of the shadow of the valley mouth.