Chapter 66: The Dead
It was said that it was to the Meridian Valley, in fact, not long after the official road, there was no carriage in front of it, and even horseback riding was very inconvenient, so the group had to leave two people to take care of the vehicles and horses, and the rest of the people walked forward.
In fact, this time is the best time for Zhang Qing to leave, the two of them have to take care of more than 20 horses, and the things on the cart are basically resisted by the Qian family's servants, and they don't pay attention to the two carriages parked next to them at all. It's a pity that Zhang Qing's curiosity has been aroused, although the other party has an old man who is congenital, but with his own hidden practice method, as long as he falls far away, he should not be discovered.
What's more, Qian Yue's father, Qian Yi, sabotaged his revenge plan, and even made himself panic like a lost dog, and now there is an opportunity to destroy his son's good deeds, how could Zhang Qing, who has itchy teeth, give up so casually?
Although whether it is the servants of the Qian family or the elite members of the Tinghe Gang, they are all familiar with jungle walking, but the pampered second son of Qian is a little bad. Although he knew the importance of this trip to him, he gritted his teeth and did not complain, but he still slowed down the team.
And even though Zhang Qing is young, he had a jungle life when he first came to this world. What's more, not only is his strength incomparable now, but he is also well prepared, and he stole a lot of supplies in the car just now when he left. Then there was a team of more than 20 people in front of him to open the way for him, even if it was more than a mile away, he could follow the traces.
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"How long will it take to arrive?" Qian Yue, who had a sad face, looked at the hem of his weedy and muddy clothes and expensive leather boots, and then looked at the sun that had already set, and couldn't help asking.
"Mr. Qian, our progress today is a little slow, and it is estimated that we will not be able to reach the valley, but there is a small stream ahead, we can set up camp there, rest for one night, and go on the road tomorrow. If you go early, it is estimated that you will be able to arrive at the predetermined location by noon tomorrow. A short, swarthy man next to him said with a calm face.
Qian Yue blushed a little, although the helmsman of the Tinghe Gang didn't show any contempt for him, he knew that he was dragging the trip down. However, when I heard that I could camp in front, I was still very happy and urged everyone to hurry over.
The group walked forward for more than two miles, and when the forest was gradually darkened, they finally came to a small stream, where there was no too dense jungle, and there was a small hill by the river, the top of the hill was quite flat, and it was indeed a good place to camp.
A group of people are all skilled hands, quickly set up tents, light bonfires, and some people took out the medicine powder to repel snakes and insects and sprinkled it around. They are not afraid of large animals, in fact, these men are eager for a large prey to break in front of them, and they can add a meal, so it is enough to repel mosquitoes. It's a pity that animals also know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, there are too many of these guys, and they are not easy to provoke at first glance, so those animals have long been allowed to flee.
Although they were together, when everyone sat down, they were still divided into two distinct groups, the servants of the Qian Mansion surrounded their son-in-law in the middle, and the members of the Tinghe Gang sat in a circle next to them. These servants are high-minded, but they look down on the mud legs who are shaving in the water.
Fortunately, Uncle Yuan Cheng will be a man, so he first personally invited the Huang Duo Master led by the Tinghe Gang. A congenital master came to invite, and the Huang Duo Lord, who was at the peak of the day after tomorrow, was naturally flattered, so he came to Qian Yue's side.
After all, it's everyone's son, and the food he brings is a lot finer, and it's much more delicious than the flatbread jerky over there. And Yuan Bo didn't forget to gather those lower-level helpers, and took out two bottles of good wine for people to send over. Although the amount is not much, and each person can only share one or two cups, but now is not the time to be greedy for cups when you are in the wild.
The men on the boat are not happy with alcohol, and it is good to have good wine that they have never drunk at this time to satisfy their cravings, so the guests and hosts are happy. Although they could see the faint contempt of the servants, they felt that the old butler was a good man, and therefore prepared for camp with all his might.
Although Qian Yuan here is higher than Huang Duo Master in terms of skill and identity, he is not confident about his identity at all when chatting. Lord Huang Helm was originally quite unhappy with this action of taking care of the gentleman boy who went into the valley to get medicine, but he didn't expect that the old butler of the other party was a well-rounded person and gave him enough respect.
It's not that he hasn't been in contact with some powerful family members before, and basically all of them have their nostrils facing the sky, and they don't look at people squarely, so he is quite moved at this time. So while eating and drinking, he told the old housekeeper and Qian Yue everything about the matters and precautions in the valley.
Since Fang Xiaotian knew about this Epimoon Grass, he sent someone to guard it, and the Yellow Helm Lord was the person who guarded the grass before, and he had lived in the valley for more than a month, so he was quite familiar with the situation inside.
When he finished eating and drinking, and saw that it was completely dark, the Yellow Helm Lord felt that everything that needed to be said was finished. So he persuaded Qian Gongzi to rest earlier, and then went to arrange the night watch. After all, it is in the wilderness, although there is no fear of enemies, but the beasts must also be guarded against. What's more, there is a noble son in the team, and he can't afford to touch them.
Qian Yue got up early today, and although the first half of the road was bumpy, he was still sitting in the car, and he used his two legs directly. Although he has the cultivation of the peak of the day after tomorrow, this skill is very watery, completely relying on the elixir to pile up, plus eating, drinking, and having fun at night Shengge, there is a deficit, and his physical strength is even inferior to Zhang Qing who fell behind.
At this time, Qian Gongzi was already exhausted, but he also wanted to learn well, and when he saw Yuanbo's courtesy to Lord Huang Helm and the Tinghe Gang, he was thoughtful, and just now he listened to Lord Huang Helm patiently, and roughly understood the situation in the valley. At this time, he heard that he could rest, so he hurriedly said hello to Qian Yuan and got into the tent.
On the other hand, Qian Yuan stroked his beard and was quite pleased, although the second son used to be a little shy, but now he looks like he wants to forge ahead. He is happy that the master has a successor, and he is also happy that the second son is willing to work hard. The old man whispered a few words to the servants, and then sat down in front of Qian Yue's tent, closed his eyes and recuperated.
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Time passed slowly, and most of the people in the camp fell asleep. Only the night watchman sat by the fire, and from time to time stood up and made his rounds around. Speaking of which, the guy who was arranged to keep vigil from the second to the fourth watch was the most unlucky, he was awakened after sleeping for a while, and it was easy to keep watch for two hours, and he was about to be woken up by his companion to prepare for departure.
Zhang Sanwa and Wang Shuisheng are the unlucky ghosts who were arranged during this period. Their qualifications are the least in this group, so they can only honestly keep this time.
Wang Shuisheng is better, he usually feels less, and he is not too tired at this time. Zhang Sanwa couldn't do it, she was ridiculed in the gang for sleeping like a pig, yawning one after another at this time, and as a result, Wang Shuisheng next to her felt a little sleepy.
Wang Shuisheng gave Zhang Sanwa a kick in annoyance: "Sanwazi, don't you fight, okay, I will fall asleep if I yawn again, and when the time comes, I will be found by the helmsman, and I won't pick my skin!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, haγγγγγγ Ah, you know I'm a person who feels a lot, and I'm really sleepy. In this way, I went to wander around, washed my face, and woke up. Zhang Sanwa and her friends stood up with a smile, ready to go around the camp for a while, go to the river to wash their faces, and put some water.
Wang Shuisheng didn't care, just sat there and watched the darkness outside the camp in a daze.
After a while, Wang Shuisheng suddenly felt something behind him, shivered, and woke up. Turning his head, he was startled again, it turned out that the old housekeeper of the Qian family was already standing behind him at some point. And it's not like smiling during the day, but looking at the direction of the river with a serious face.
"Moneyγγγγγγ Steward Qian, why are you awake?" Wang Shuisheng quickly stood up and asked with a smile on his face.
"Are you all two keeping vigil?" Qian Yuan, who was expressionless, still stared in that direction and asked coldly.
Wang Shuisheng couldn't help complaining, it seemed that the third baby was caught being lazy, and hurriedly whispered: "Steward Qian, my brother will go and put some water, and he will be back in a whileγγγγγγ β
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qian Yuan: "How long has he been going?"
"This γγγγγγ It's been a while, right?" Seeing that Steward Qian didn't look like he was looking for something with the two of them, Wang Shuisheng, who had come back to his senses, also felt that his brother had been gone for a long time, and why didn't there be any movement at all?
Qian Yuan didn't ask any more questions, frowned and woke up Lord Huang Helm quietly, and asked Wang Shuisheng to take them to the direction of Zhang Sanwa just now.
Wang Shuisheng took a torch and led the two of them towards the water's edge, and saw a black shadow sitting on the stone by the river from a distance. At the same time, he secretly scolded Zhang Sanwa in his heart for being unreliable, and this punishment is indispensable.
After speaking, Wang Shuisheng didn't notice the two people with serious faces behind him, and directly stepped forward and pushed Zhang Sanwa, and said at the same time: "Hey, boy, wake up!"
"Lying down" and "plopping" twice, Zhang Sanwa not only didn't wake up, but was directly pushed down by Wang Shuisheng and fell into the shallow stream in front of her.