Chapter 25: The Convoy
The thin man picked up Li Wen, jumped into the carriage with his legs slightly bent, and inadvertently stroked Li Wen's whole body with both hands, obviously a worldly martial arts master, the hands that pinched Li Wen's armpits were like iron claws, and Li Wen was a little uncomfortable.
At this moment, the thin man was also a little surprised, Li Wen's physique was a little unexpected to him, the muscles of the whole body were tight, and under the test of his hands, even the bones were so solid, it was really a material for martial arts, fortunately, he didn't find any weapons on Li Wen's body, and he let go of his vigilance.
"Sir, someone brought it to you. The thin man whispered into the carriage.
"Well, let him in. β
A gentle voice came, if it weren't for the shouting master, Li Wen thought it was a woman, the thin man opened the chamber, and motioned for Li Wen to enter, and he concentrated on driving the carriage, his eyes rolling around, guarding against possible dangers around him.
I originally thought that the room with the curtains closed would be darker, but I never thought that the room was extremely bright, and in the center of the room was inlaid with a huge night pearl, the size of an adult man's fist, and at the moment it exuded a faint blue light.
And there is also an ice spirit stone in the wing, although the grade is far less than the few spirit stones in Li Wen's pocket, but it is also a big deal to appear in the hands of secular people, and the ice spirit stone at this moment is only used to regulate the temperature, which is also extremely luxurious.
"You and your father got separated?"
The gentle voice came again, and Li Wen fixed his eyes to see that there was a fat body in the innermost part of the wing room, which was three meters wide, but it seemed a little narrow at the moment. And beside this fat body, there was a young man who was practicing with his eyes closed, dressed in Taoist clothes, and it seemed that the spiritual power was emanating from him.
"Yes. Li Wen was neither humble nor arrogant, nor did he salute, nor did he take presumptuous, just stood quietly at the door, "Thank you, master, for taking me in." β
Li Wen looked at this boss, he was also dressed luxuriously, but compared to his figure, no decoration could set off his rich atmosphere, his facial features were crowded on top of his wide face, and some cunning eyes flashed under the eyes that were slit, looking around Li Wen's body.
"You're welcome, just call me Uncle Ma. We are all businessmen, and it is not easy to come all the way here, so we naturally have to help each other. Boss Ma's warm words at the moment were heartwarming, but the gaze cast was a little disappointed.
"Thank you, Uncle Ma, when I find my lost father at the border, I will definitely thank you. Levin said.
"Well, let's talk about it, what kind of business does your father do, maybe we can cooperate with one or two outside. Boss Ma spoke, and his expression became a little expectant.
The change in Boss Ma's expression could not escape Li Wen's eyes, and he was somewhat clear in his heart, so in order not to let himself go, he had to cry and said: "My father is in the business of cloth and silk, and he does not have a solid family background of Boss Ma, so he laboriously made up four horses this time, and I don't know how many are left." β
After hearing this, Boss Ma's eyes fell, and his originally gentle voice became much stiffer, and he said, "Oh, so that's the case." Go and rest, and you'll be able to find your father when you get to the border. β
Seeing that he had given the order to evict the guests, Li Wen was about to leave the carriage after expressing his gratitude, and as soon as his body moved, the young man in the Taoist robe next to him, who had been silent and closed, opened his mouth.
"What kind of beast did your convoy encounter?" asked the young man in the robe with his eyes open.
"The beast was large, the size of a house, and somewhat similar to an elephant's appearance, but with four eyesβ" Levyn described briefly.
"It's an ancestral elephant. The young man in the Taoist robe inquired clearly, and after thinking about it, he spit out two words.
Instead, Boss Ma became anxious, and said respectfully to the young man in the robe: "Little Immortal Master, can you deal with this fierce beast?"
"The ancestral elephant is fierce, but because it's too big, I could have noticed it earlier, so we just avoided it. The young man in the robe signaled that there was nothing to do, and then closed his eyes again.
Seeing this, Li Wen also exited the carriage room with a very good eye, and after the thin man driving the car closed the compartment door, he beckoned to a person who was passing the message on the side of the convoy and asked him to bring Li Wen to Chen Feng, after all, the affairs of the convoy were still managed by Chen Feng.
After being sent to Chen Feng's carriage, Chen Feng asked Li Wen to follow him, and by the way, he also inquired about why Li Wen appeared here alone, and Li Wen also relayed his original words.
"You're also clever, hiding in the mound from the beasts. Chen Feng hugged his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.
Li Wen smiled stupidly, and didn't say much, he still understood the truth that if he said too much, he would still lose, there are always loopholes in lies, these people are very cautious, if they are caught, it will not be good.
"I have been serving Master Ma for two years, and he is indeed a good master. Chen Feng seemed to be educating his own children, "It is his kindness that he is willing to save your life today, and you must be grateful." β
Li Wen nodded, how could the businessman not know that he understood Boss Ma's thoughts in the carriage, but Chen Feng was right, even if he didn't bring any benefit to Boss Ma, Boss Ma still took him in after all.
"I have a son about your age. Now I practice martial arts at Boss Ma's house, and I teach him a lot on weekdays, but he always looks impatient. Chen Feng looked at the well-behaved Li Wen and was very satisfied, "It would be nice if he could be like you." β
Li Wen felt the softness of the iron-blooded man, and his heart was also envious, which he had never had.
The sun was setting, the light was dimming, and the surrounding woods were becoming terrible, and the wind was howling like the howls of evil spirits, and the branches of the trees hidden in the darkness were the evil spirits that wanted to drag them into the darkness.
"Brother Feng! the old man said to stop and set up camp!"
The messenger sent an order, Chen Feng also hurriedly ordered everyone to stop the carriage and beckoned everyone to gather, and more than 20 strong men gathered, and the young man in the Taoist robe who was originally in the horse boss's wing also walked out.
I saw him walk to the woods on the side, and with a light drink, the spiritual power rolled out and condensed into a flying knife.
"Go!"
Under the edict, the six flying knives instantly scattered in all directions, flying directly towards the trees on the side, cutting down and cutting the surrounding trees one after another, and in a few breaths, the trees fell to the ground with a bang, and the originally thick trees were also divided into several sections.
The men gathered on the side also took out ropes and knives from the carriage, and after the smoke and dust cleared, they poured into the woods, and Li Wen was also stuffed with a rope in Chen Feng's hand, and the men who followed rushed into the woods.
The originally densely grown woods were cleared out of an open space of nearly fifty square meters by the young man in the Taoist robe, and a group of men formed teams in twos and twos, carrying ropes and knives to work, their clothes were soaked with sweat but they still didn't dare to slack off.
The men first dragged the trees around to ensure the spaciousness of the space in the middle, and then they went their separate jobs, the men holding the ropes connected the felled trees side by side, and then inserted them deep in the soil, with the only remaining light of the sunset, the fifty square meters of open space was surrounded, Li Wen followed behind Chen Feng, sometimes transporting things, sometimes holding handles, the movements were crisp and neat, and the strength was not small, but it made Chen Feng look at it differently.
The man with the knife cut down the dense branches, and built a simple stable out of some surplus stumps, and covered them with branches, for the horses were the soul of a caravan and were easily frightened, and had to be well guarded.
In an hour's time, the afterglow of the sunset had just faded, and a simple camp was erected, and Chen Feng and the others didn't care about the soaked sweatshirts, so they hurriedly led all the horses into the camp, separated the horses from the goods they pulled, and locked them all in the stable, which also sprinkled some deworming medicine
At this time, the men who were busy to the end also rested, Boss Ma's wing was surrounded in the center, the trucks were neatly lined aside, Chen Feng and other men also returned to their own carriages to rest, there was no light in the camp, and even the voice of talking was very small, and it was basically inaudible in front of the whirring wind.
"Why are you keeping the horses together?" asked Li Wen in confusion as he asked Chen Feng.
When Chen Feng heard this, he explained: "There are too many beasts here, and the horses are easily frightened, so keep them together, if the horses are frightened away, how can these goods be pulled." Looks like you've not been here much either. β
Li Wen smiled innocently, and said silently in his heart: "If you say too much, you will lose, and if you say too much, you will lose." β
"Come, eat!" Chen Feng took out a large cake, tore it in half and handed it to Li Wen.
"It's been so long, I guess I've been hungry for a long time. Chen Feng smiled, "Eat something, don't be hungry, I wasted a lot of energy just now." β
Li Wen took it with his hand, stuffed it into his mouth, and took a hard bite before biting it off, the flatbread was very thick, and it was very tough, and the bite of Li Wen's teeth was sour, although the taste was a little worse, but the emptiness in the stomach was indeed filled quickly.
And Chen Feng was also tired for a day, and after arranging for the night, he hurriedly went to sleep, and the narrow place in the carriage also reserved some space for Li Wen. Within a few breaths, Chen Feng's snoring sounded, and the snoring between the carriages also rose one after another, like music.
Li Wen did not feel sleepy, if the fluctuation of the spiritual power of cultivation would naturally attract the attention of the young man in the robe, at this time, the spiritual power of the young man in the robe probed everywhere from time to time to ensure the safety of the convoy, Li Wen leaned on the carriage, his eyes looked at the sky blankly, and his mind did not know where he had run.
"Where do I go out of here? β
Li Wen looked at the starry sky, and stayed until late at night, the wind between the trees was stronger, but fortunately, the resistance of the fence eased a little, and the camp changed the guard three times, and Li Wen was still there in a daze.
I don't know how long it took, Li Wen hurriedly came back to his senses, and his spiritual power probe made him realize that there was a behemoth walking towards this side at this time.
"Phew, my crow's mouth!" said Leywin to himself, his gaze looking at the luxurious stable.