Chapter 270: Listening to the Wind and Rain in a Night in the Town (2)
Bai Lichen smiled when he heard this, and said: "Okay, sure enough, it's a hero out of a young man, Ouyang Commander, why don't you change that little brother to come over and roast the fire, and let his subordinates guard the carriage for him?"
Ouyang Han said: "Your martial arts are above them, you must always be vigilant and deal with all sudden changes." The matter of guarding the carriage will be left to the three of them!"
Bai Lichen's expression was not obvious, but he agreed respectfully.
When night fell, the town was completely quiet, and the few lights were dancing, like ghost fires in the mountains, and the firewood in the abandoned houses was burning very vigorously.
A flash of lightning crossed the sky, thunder rose sharply, and the dark clouds pressed down layer by layer, and the first thunderstorm since the beginning of spring may come on this night.
"Push the carriage inside a little bit so that it doesn't rain!" Ouyang Han shouted.
The two brothers Yu Tong and Yu Hai got the order, and the two of them worked together to push the carriage on the side into it until it was all in the broken house.
Ouyang Han took out dry food, gave some to Wen Yongjie and Bai Lichen, and then went to distribute it to Mi Fang, Yu Tong, and Yu Hai brothers. After eating the dry food, everyone was vigilant and guarded their carriages.
Bai Lichen added some dry wood to the fire, and the flames were more than three feet high, illuminating the two dilapidated houses, and the shadow of the carriage was reflected on the walls, dancing with the light of the fire.
The thunder became louder and louder, and the dark clouds and black oppressed a piece of darkness, merging with the night, and perhaps only then would the heavens and the earth be so close.
"Several, I'm waiting to get here, it's getting dark, and the inn is full of people, I don't know if I can borrow a fire with you to roast?" On the dilapidated bluestone street, there are five people standing, all of them are armed with weapons, and their clothes are extremely ordinary.
Bai Lichen stood up and said, "Sorry, it's too narrow here. ”
The carriage was placed in another dilapidated house, and there were only three people in the room with the fire burning, Wen Yongjie, Ouyang Han, and Bai Lichen, and it was not a problem to accommodate ten more people, which was obviously a tactful refusal.
"Everyone, how about it be convenient for everyone to go out?" The five people did not change their faces, obviously not intending to give up just yet.
Ouyang Han said: "There are still many dilapidated houses here, you can just find one by yourself, we are not familiar with each other, why huddle together?"
The leader said: "I've seen all the dilapidated houses here, and the better ones are crowded with people, only Brother Tai is more relaxed, and besides, this early spring night is quite cold, and everyone is also warmer together, you say?"
"Since you know it's cold, you should hurry up and collect some firewood, lest it rain later, instead of messing around here, right?" Wen Yongjie said.
"Brother Tai doesn't know, my brothers don't have fire!" replied the man.
Wen Yongjie snorted coldly and said, "Go and pick up firewood, and lend the fire to you!"
The faces of the five people changed a few times, and after saluting Wen Yongjie and the others, they went up to the mountains and forests behind, and picked up a large bundle of firewood after a while. The house they chose was next door, and the one who spoke just now walked into the dilapidated house and said, "In Xia Lengqian, I don't know what your brothers are called?"
After Wen Yongjie and the three of them reported their names, Leng Qian said again: "That, can you borrow your fire?"
Wen Yongjie took a step forward, handed the cold fire fold, and then said, "No need to pay it back." ”
"How can this be done? you wait a while, stay and light the fire, and then return it!" Leng Qian finished speaking, and walked out of the dilapidated house. In less than a cup of tea, Leng Qian really returned the fire fold.
Lightning flashed again on the horizon, the dark night was instantly illuminated, and then thunder rang out, and the raindrops of beans fell, crackling sounds, and a thunderstorm that had been brewing for a long time finally came.
"A few brothers, come over for a bite to eat and drink some wine to warm up!" Leng Qian's voice came from next door, followed by the smell of wine and roast chicken and duck. Naturally, they went to the inn to buy these things.
"Thank you, we've already had dinner!" Ouyang Han replied out of politeness.
The rain became heavier and heavier, and in a short time, the dilapidated bluestone streets were filled with water. The sound of punching from next door, wrapped in the sound of rain, reached the ears of Ouyang Han, Bai Lichen and others, for people like them, there is wine and meat, but they can't eat it, it is really more uncomfortable than being punched a few times.
"Since a few of you are so polite, I am a little unaccustomed to it, come, these are for you!" Leng Qian came to the house under the heavy rain, bringing half a duck, half a chicken, and a small jar of wine.
After putting down the wine and meat, Leng Qian went back.
Ouyang Han looked at the wine and meat and swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva, but finally restrained himself.
"Commander Ouyang, these drinks and dishes have been delivered, we can still use them after trying them with silver needles!" Bai Lichen said suddenly.
Ouyang Han looked at Wen Yongjie and said, "What do you think of Wen Zhutou?"
"The road is not halfway yet, we have to be cautious, as for these wine and meat, it is better not to move!" Wen Yongjie said.
Bai Lichen said lightly: "If there is no problem with the wine and food, why not use some?"
Wen Yongjie said: "How do you know that the wine and food are okay?"
"What do you mean by this?" Bai Lichen said.
"Don't be rude to Wen Zhutou!" Ouyang Han said sharply.
Bai Lichen said: "Commander Ouyang, along the way, you will do whatever Wen Zhutou says, you are our commander, can you not listen to others in everything like this?"
When Ouyang Han heard this, his face was a little ugly, and he just snorted coldly at the moment and said, "Since you know that I am the commander, you shouldn't be so rude!"
Bai Lichen lowered his head and said, "The subordinates are guilty, please lead the punishment." ”
Ouyang Han waved his hand and said, "Okay, take away these drinks and dishes, let's hold on for another ten days, and when we get to the capital, is there anything delicious to eat?"
When Bai Lichen heard this, he had to put the wine and meat in the corner, and then sat down again to continue the fire.
In the second half of the night, the thunder and lightning were gone, but the rain was still heavy. Bai Lichen said: "Commander Ouyang, you can rest for a while, there are subordinates here who look fine!"
Ouyang Han said: "Have you forgotten what I just said again?"
Wen Yongjie yawned, but leaned against the wall and began to nap. At this time, there was no sound of punching next door, and I don't know if Leng Qian and the others were asleep.
At this point, Ouyang Han was already extremely sleepy, but he didn't have the idea of resting, on the contrary, he was more careful than ever at this time. Ouyang Han stood up and glanced at the carriage again. The brothers Yu Tong and Yu Hai were both standing on the side of the carriage, their eyes did not dare to nap, but Mi Fang, who was sitting in the carriage, had already fallen asleep by relying on the carriage.
Ouyang Han put the last car in the innermost, which was also Wen Yongjie's suggestion, because they all guessed that Mi Fang would definitely not be able to bear it, and would definitely doze off halfway, so no one could really see it.
After Ouyang Han checked the inside, he went to the roof. The rain kept falling, hitting him in the face, and the coolness spread to his heart, which lifted his spirits. His eyes swept over the abandoned houses, and Ouyang Han's face was full of doubts, because there were no people in the nearest houses that were about to be destroyed, and the charcoal fire was still burning extremely strongly, if it weren't for the fact that his martial arts had reached the peak of the first-class realm, his ears and eyes were more sensitive than others, and he would never have found that there was no one in the house.
"Aren't these people coming for us?" As soon as Ouyang Han asked, he heard a burst of footsteps, and he followed the sound to look, but saw dozens of people rushing towards their dilapidated house.
Ouyang Han's face changed, he jumped off the roof, walked into the burned house, pulled out the long knife, and shouted loudly: "Everyone cheer up, there are guests coming!"
Although Wen Yongjie was napping, he didn't really fall asleep, and at that moment his eyes suddenly opened, and two sharp lights shot out, and said, "Since it's a guest, we have to greet it well!"
Bai Lichen rushed into the rain, his long sword was horizontal, and he said sharply: "Someone is coming, stop!"
At this time, those who were running wildly in the rain ignored him, and when they entered the dilapidated house, they saw that these people were all dressed in black, wearing bamboo hats, and their faces were covered with black cloths, and they were very stupid in the dark night, and they couldn't see who they were.
"Someone is coming, stop!" Bai Lichen roared again, Xuangong operated, and the brilliant sword light was released, sweeping away the rain.
"Hand over your things, and you can wait for a way out!" cried the man in the lead.
Ouyang Han and Wen Yongjie walked into the rain together, and Wen Yongjie said lightly: "I don't know what Your Excellency wants?"
"What do you want? I want everything in these three carriages!" The man was really arrogant to the extreme.
Bai Lichen's face changed at this time, and he ran towards the room where the carriage was placed, as if he was saying to himself, and as if he was saying to Tong and Yu Hai: "Protect the carriage!"
At this moment, the brothers Yu Tong and Yu Hai had already drawn their sabers, looking extremely nervous, but they didn't notice that Bai Lichen had already walked towards the last carriage.
In the gloomy room, there was a sudden scream, which shocked both the brothers Yu Tong and Yu Hai, and when they looked back, they saw Bai Lichen lying on the ground, and the hand holding the long sword was still trembling.
"What's going on?" Yu Hai shouted, and he and Yu Tong looked at Mi Fang on the carriage, and both raised their vigilance to the extreme.
The heavy rain kept falling, and the masked people in the rain heard Bai Lichen's screams, and they were all shocked.
Ouyang Han smiled faintly and said, "Do you think I don't know who Bai Lichen is?"
When the leader heard this, he sneered and said, "Even if you know, what if you know?"
"Take down your black cloth, if I'm not mistaken, you said your name is Leng Qian!" Wen Yongjie looked at the person led by him and said.
The man listened to Wen Yongjie's words, which was the real shock, and he said at the moment: "It seems that you already knew!"
Wen Yongjie said: "This town is true in the official road, but so many people come at once, it has to make people suspicious, besides, if I guess correctly, the people in the town should have already died, right? Whether it is the people in the inn or those ordinary residents, they are all pretending to be your people, right?"