Chapter 181: Deserted Village (1)

There was not much delay in continuing the journey of hunting demons and ghosts, and after settling the two little girls in Kangcheng, Jiang Yuan continued on the road and went all the way south.

This time, he did not go to Dancheng, where there were rumors of demons and ghosts, with great fanfare, but traveled lightly, only three people and three horses.

In the face of demons and ghosts, no matter how many ordinary people there are, it will not have much effect, but will become a drag on Jiang Yuan to a certain extent.

Secondly, when Jiang Yuan noticed that someone was secretly staring at him, he began to be cautious.

Originally, it was normal to be in a high position and be stared at. But this time, the person staring at him turned out to be connected with the demons and ghosts in the ancient temple in the deep mountains, which couldn't help but make Jiang Yuan pay attention.

When I first went to Cannes from Pengcheng, the pomp was very large, and many people knew about it.

Therefore, it is inevitable that Jiang Yuan's itinerary will leak, and it is even more difficult to trace who notified the demon by whom.

As for the Black-Winged Heavenly Demon that appeared at night outside Pengcheng, it was just a pawn who delivered a message, and it couldn't haunt during the day, but Jiang Yuan left Pengcheng during the day.

Therefore, someone must have brought the news to the Blackwing Celestial, and the Blackwinged Celestial Demon passed it back to Cannes, so he was blocked when he was very close to Cannes.

This time, Jiang Yuan only told Lord Cui Xiang about his destination, and told him to keep it secret.

After counting this trip, the only people who knew their itinerary were the Lord Cui Xiang and the Lord of the Martial City Branch, as well as the two Star Demon Sea Gang members who were traveling with him.

If his whereabouts are leaked this time, then there will be clear people to hold accountable and trace.

After Jiang Yuan took the two Star Demon Sea Gang members in disguise, he rode all the way towards Dancheng. After riding the horse for two days, Jiang Yuanbian began to travel day and night, so that he could reach his destination in less time.

Whenever he traveled at night, Jiang Yuan would expect to meet demons, but the journey went smoothly, which made Jiang Yuan slightly disappointed.

After a few days of clear skies, it began to become gloomy again, and as winter began, goose feathers and snow began to fall from the leaden white sky.

At nightfall, the snow begins to lighten, from goose feathers to white petals.

Despite this, the snow on the ground was still thick, causing the trio's horses to slow down.

"Helmsman...... No, no, Childe, shall we find a place to stop tonight?"

A young member of the Star Demon Sea asked, his name was Han Chao, he was only eighteen years old, and there was still a layer of stiff fluff on the side of his mouth:

"The horses are about to lose their hold, and if they continue like this, I'm afraid they won't be able to ride. ”

The two days of traveling day and night have already made the horses under his crotch begin to become lame, and today he has already lost his hooves twice.

Jiang Yuan was wearing a luxurious blue-white brocade robe with a black mink fur on the outside, looking like a rich son, but occasionally a hint of fierceness and ferocity flashed in the corners of his eyes.

Along the way, in order to hide his whereabouts, in addition to dressing up, he also ordered two gangsters to call himself "Childe".

He looked at his horse, which was almost at the limit of his run, and asked:

"Where have we been?"

It had been nearly eight or nine days since they left Cannes, during which time the three had already changed horses twice.

But day and night, it looks like the new horses are about to run out.

Only Jiang Yuan was still in good spirits, while the other two gangsters were exhausted and almost reached the limit of their Mirror Martial Artists.

The young Han Chao estimated and said:

"You should be in Dancheng soon, right?"

At this time, another member of the gang, who was over fifty years old and had gray hair and beard, replied:

"Yu Gongzi, now that we have left Wu County and begun to enter the territory of Dan County, it is estimated that in two more days, we will be able to reach Dan City. ”

This old gang member is called Yuan He, he served as a foreign envoy in the rudder of Cannes, and he once sent envoys to cities of no shooting county, which can be regarded as a living map.

When entering Wucheng, Jiang Yuan was too lazy to delay time, so he did not reveal his identity to summon the incense master of the Wucheng Branch, but continued to conceal the road and kept coming towards Dancheng.

Jiang Yuan looked ahead, the cold wind blew the snowflakes in his face, even if it was just night, but the visibility in this wilderness was extremely low.

"Continue along the official road," Jiang Yuan said, "find a place to shelter from the wind and snow and spend the night." ”

Han Chao and Yuan He's faces both showed joy, and they only felt that the bones in their bodies were about to be scattered by the horses, and they were already exhausted.

Now that Jiang Yuan was relieved, they immediately cheered up and continued to ride on horseback.

The wind and snow were blowing, the ground was freezing very slippery, and the horses were slipping on the road from time to time, so that Han Chao and Yuan He had to stabilize their bodies and concentrate, so that they would not be able to react in time when the horses stumbled and would not fall and not be injured.

The three of them walked for about an hour in the wind and snow, and finally they could hear the sound of musical instruments and laughter drifting in the wind.

After a while, you can faintly see the lights in this snowy night.

The three of them sped up, and not long after, a ruined village appeared in front of them.

The village seems to have been abandoned for a long time, the doors of the houses in the village are either wide open or topple over, and there is not a single person in the black holes. The walls of the house were already covered with green vines, and the corners were overgrown with weeds.

It is in such a deserted village that there are musical instruments playing and laughter constantly coming out.

From the direction from which the fire came, it seemed to be in the middle of the village surrounded by houses.

Han Chao looked at the dark and deep deserted village, his hand couldn't help but press on the handle of the waist knife, and he couldn't help but ask:

"In a place like this at night, there is a woman's laughter, there should be no ghosts, right?"

Jiang Yuan smiled, he didn't feel the ghostly aura.

Older Yuan Chao says:

"Don't be nervous, this place is a safe place for travellers' caravans to rest at night, I've been here before. ”

Han Chao continued to ask:

"If it's a safe place, why is it deserted?"

Yuan Chao glanced at Jiang Yuan, and then replied:

"It is the Giant Sword Gate that controls Dancheng, and the martial city closest to Dancheng is controlled by our gang. Although Wucheng is already on the edge of the Star Demon Sea's sphere of influence, the incense master of the Wucheng branch has no intention of stopping the conquest, so he has been constantly fighting with the giant sword gate of Dancheng. This village was the victim of a feud between the two sides, and when the two sides fought here a few years ago, the entire village was slaughtered, so it was also deserted. ”

Han Chao nodded, but there was a look of fascination on his face:

"It's a pity that my Star Demon Sea has reached the limit of expansion in Martial City, otherwise how could this little Dan City still be under the control of the Giant Sword Gate. Now we have a helmsman...... It's the leader of the child, stepping on the Giant Sword Gate, just around the corner!"

Jiang Yuan ignored Han Chao's sycophancy, he walked towards the village with his legs between the horse's belly.

Han Chao and Yuan He also hurriedly rode a horse to follow.

After following the road in the village and entering the village, I finally saw piles of bonfires and many people in the open space in the middle of the village.

Several delicate, wide carriages were parked at the edge of the clearing, and young women with heavy makeup sometimes emerged from the carriages, sometimes entering with men, and then the carriages shook violently.

Around the campfire, there were scantily clad women dancing and playing music, causing the men around them to laugh and throw coins at the women.

Yuan Chao pursed his lips when he saw this, and said disdainfully:

"It turned out to be this group of warblers under Aunt Hong!"

Jiang Yuan looked at Yuan Chao, and Yuan Chao hurriedly explained:

"It's a bunch of women who ride in horse-drawn carriages and sell them everywhere. They rely on the gap between the two forces of the Giant Sword Gate and the Altar I helped Wucheng to make a living, and often wander between Wucheng and Dancheng, but they will not enter the city easily. The carriage was their home and where they sold it. ”

At this time, the young Han Chao asked inexplicably:

"Why don't they go into the city? I see, they're afraid that someone will snatch them and sell them into the green building, right?"

Yuan Chao nodded:

"Whether it is the Qinglou controlled by my gang or the Giant Sword Gate, as long as a woman goes in, she will not be able to get out in this life. And these warblers don't want to do this forever, they just want to make a fortune and change careers. Therefore, they did not dare to enter the city easily, but took advantage of the confrontation between the Wucheng Branch Altar and the Giant Sword Gate and had no time to take care of their opportunities, relying on carriages to sell their hues in various places to make money. ”

Jiang Yuan asked:

"Who is Aunt Hong?"

Yuan Chao replied:

"Aunt Hong is the old bustard of these wandering warblers, and she is also the protector of the wandering warblers. She is a martial artist of the Four Extremes Realm, and with her cover, ordinary martial artists really can't fight the idea of making money from these wandering warblers. ”

A loud commotion suddenly came, and it turned out to be several drunken men arguing.

Most of the men gathered in this village had fierce faces and swords, and it could be seen that they were all warriors.

Now with the end of the martial arts conference, the warriors who went to the conference have begun to gradually leave and return, so you can see the warriors returning to their hometowns everywhere these days.

The three of them dismounted, led the horses and gradually walked to the edge of the clearing, looking for a place to see if they could change the horses and spend the night.

As the three of them entered abruptly, the eyes of the surrounding people were cast towards the three of them.

It's just that the three of them are all extraordinary, so there are no warriors who come to provoke easily, they looked at the three of them for a while, and then they all continued to turn around and drink.

But a beautiful girl about nineteen years old in a pink dress greeted her, looked at the three of them with a smile, and finally locked her eyes on Jiang Yuan, who was the most luxuriously dressed:

"This son, it is fate that we can meet here on this snowy day, and please come and sit here, there is a warm fire and hot wine to ward off the cold for the child. ”

The girl's big eyes were warm and hot, and she greeted the three of them, as if this deserted village was her home, as if she was greeting the guests who entered the house.

Jiang Yuan smiled and did not refuse.

Under the guidance of the maiden, the three of them came to a pile of unoccupied bonfires, and the ground was already covered with thick felt, so that people could sit on it without feeling the cold air of the ground.

After sitting down, Jiang Yuan said to the girl:

"Some good wine, and some food. By the way, do you have horses? I'd like to buy them. ”

The girl blinked wide, and her sagging collar could clearly see the crystal collarbone:

"Childe's request is nothing, and the little woman will definitely satisfy Childe. I have a couple of sisters, young and beautiful, and I would love to meet someone as imposing as Childe......"

Jiang Yuan smiled and said:

"Okay, just call the three girls to come and have a drink with us. ”