Chapter Ninety-Four: Departure
Under Ye Tingyun's instructions, it took Liang San almost an hour to get the route map to Xiaoshi Town in front of Ye Tingyun.
Ye Tianyun looked at the map carefully, and found that on the road from Yuzhou City to Xiaoshi Town, the first hundred miles were a relatively spacious official road, and there would not be much obstacle to walking, if you were to travel by horse-drawn carriage, it should only take about two hours to arrive.
But after this official road, the next road is not so easy.
Most of the remaining 100 miles are relatively rugged and difficult to travel, and there are many twists and turns in the bumpy mountain roads, even if there is a carriage to ride, I am afraid that it is quite troublesome to walk.
However, on the way, you will pass through a small hill called "Ranshi Gang", which is particularly steep, and the average person must be careful when walking, even if you rush it, the speed here will not be fast.
And there are often a lot of bandits in this place, and if you are a little lucky, you are likely to encounter these evil bandits.
After Ye Tianyun thought about it again and again for half an hour, he finally formulated a route that he thought was the most suitable.
Most of this route is walked on some relatively remote trails, almost from the side of the rocky hill, and the journey is undoubtedly much farther than other routes. But Ye Tianyun believes that this is the safest way to walk.
On this route, he avoided almost all the sections where there might be hidden dangers of ambushes, and even if there were bandits and robbers or the like who were eyeing them, he would at least be able to foresee them, so as not to be ambushed in the shadows and caught off guard by a sudden attack.
Ye Tianyun had a hunch that this trip would not be too comfortable and peaceful. Therefore, he must choose a path that is most beneficial to himself, at least, and not conducive to the calculations of those who have intentions. If you want to kill and fight, then you should also try not to let others gain any initiative advantage.
"Boss, the route you chose can be regarded as a big detour on purpose! Compared with other major roads, I am afraid that it will take at least half a day's trip. ”
Just as Ye Tianyun was planning his trip, Liang San reminded seriously on the side.
Ye Tianyun shook his head: "Compared to safety, these extra distances are not a problem at all. Every step of our action on this trip represents not only Dongtang, but the entire Huya Gang on the outside. So I had to be cautious and cautious, and I didn't allow for the slightest chance of mistakes.
As for Hall Master Shen's side, as long as the time limit proposed by the kidnapper has not expired, it doesn't matter if he is made to suffer for a while. ”
Ye Tianyun put away the map in his hand, and asked Liang San again: "By the way, have you informed the pheasant and Jing Ke?"
"It's been notified. Liang San nodded and said.
"Okay, then now that everything is ready, we can leave as soon as the time comes!"
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Early the next morning.
Under Ye Tianyun's arrangement, the sky was just shining on this day, and when a touch of fish belly white color appeared in the distant sky, the team that set off had already gathered in front of the door of the mansion.
Several carriages loaded with flowers and silver stopped aside, and after Ye Tianyun ordered someone to check the amount of silver and ensure that the boxes were stable and reliable, he got into the carriage and ordered without hesitation: "Let's go!"
The team of this trip consisted of more than 30 people. Except for the pheasant and Jing Ke, who are acquired martial artists, most of the rest of the people are also some more athletic masters. Even if they don't have the strength of a martial artist, if they are in battle with ordinary people, their strength is still quite level.
As for the affairs in the East Hall, Ye Tianyun arranged for Liang San to stay in the mansion to take care of it.
As Ye Tianyun thought, the first hundred miles of their journey were smooth and unimpeded along the way.
There were a lot of pedestrians coming and going on the way, and there were also a lot of caravans like them traveling in pairs, so their group didn't attract much attention along the way.
After about two hours, I walked through the official road, and the pedestrians on the road gradually became scarce, and the terrain began to gradually become rugged.
Ye Tianyun told his entourage to slow down the speed of the journey, and then slowly entered the mountain road according to the route he had originally set.
"The road ahead will become more and more difficult, and these places are also the most frequented areas of the mountain bandits, so you must always be vigilant in case something unnecessary. Ye Qianyun reminded him.
After continuing to walk for half an hour, the group gradually came to a quiet woods, looking from afar, as if not far away under the shade of a tree, an old man was setting up a very simple tea stall, and on the side of the tea stall, several shirtless, sweaty men were squatting on the ground, each of them held a big bowl of tea in their hands, and chatted with laughter.
In the surrounding quiet mountain forest, a rare noisy scene has been formed.
"Boss, we've been on the road for a long time, so it's better to... Let's drink a bowl of tea in the tea stall in front of us, rest for a while, and then hurry!"
The pheasant looked at the many entourages who were already sweating at this time, so he proposed to Ye Tianyun.
Ye Qianyun said: "Well, then let's rest for a while." However, for the sake of prudence, we should not drink the tea in the tea stall, and if we are thirsty, we can just drink two sips of cold water that we bring with us.
After all, we are now on our way with a lot of silver, and we have to pay attention to everything. ”
"Yes, boss. The pheasant nodded.
After the group went to the tea stall and stopped, they saw the old man of the tea stall greet him with a smile on his face, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you want to drink two bowls of sweet tea?
Just now, Ye Qianyun had already instructed everyone to pay more attention, so everyone refused to the old man one by one at this time.
The old man was slightly disappointed when he saw this, but his face was still flattering. He could see that in the line of troops in front of him, Ye Qianyun was the leader, so he walked in front of Ye Tianyun and said, "This uncle, where are you going to drive this caravan? The terrain here is twisted and winding, and it is very difficult to walk, and ordinary caravans rarely walk from this side!"
Ye Tianyun glanced at Lao Su lightly and asked, "Since you know that ordinary caravans rarely pass by here, why don't you put your stall in the main place, but put it in this remote place?
Lao Suo smiled and said: "I'm an old man, it doesn't matter how much I earn, I can meet one or two guest officers a day, earn a few copper plates, and be able to support myself......
Ye Tianyun smiled slightly and said, "It's very rare for an old man to have such a state of mind... If people of your age could have the same mentality as you, life would probably be much more nourishing..."
However, Ye Qianyun's face sank, and he continued: "However, if these words came out of the mouth of an acquired realm martial artist, it would be a little inappropriate. ”
When the old man heard this, his face suddenly changed, but he still asked with a stiff smile: "This uncle, what you said... What does that mean?"
At the same time, in his eyes, a cold light faintly flashed......
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