Chapter 67: Gourd Valley

After the token symbolizing the head of the dart board was handed over to Wei Li, Long Qingyun rode away without waiting for the market town in front of him.

I don't know if it's Wei Li's illusion, after Long Qingyun left, Jia Fu, Du Mao, and Liu Long all breathed a sigh of relief. Wei Li said to Jia Fu and the others: "In the future, if the brothers have done something inconsiderately, the three eldest brothers should give more guidance." ”

Du Mao said with a smile: "I deeply admire Brother Murong's martial arts knowledge, and if you follow Brother Murong, you will be foolproof." ”

Jia Fu said in a gloomy voice: "The head of the dart values Brother Murong, and I will do my best." ”

Liu Long said with a smile: "Brother Murong, don't worry, you say one, and I will never say two." ”

The three of them were trying their best to support Wei Li on the surface, and of course they also put all the blame on Wei Li. Wei Li had his own ideas, so he replied to Jia unceremoniously: "Brother Jia is responsible for exploring the way, let's go fifty miles ahead today, and Brother Jia can find out the situation within a hundred miles." Jia Fu didn't speak, like a poisonous snake swimming, and disappeared into the jungle after a few ups and downs.

Wei Li turned to Du Mao and Liu Long and smiled: "Two big brothers, shall we examine the darts?" Although it is unlikely that Long Qingyun will harm Wei Li for the sake of 50,000 taels of gold, he has to guard against it.

Liu Long was puzzled: "Brother Murong, this is not in accordance with the rules, the rule of our darts is that the darts cannot be dismantled." Wei Li did not say anything, but looked at Du Mao.

Du Mao laughed and said: "It's really not in accordance with the rules, and there are seals posted by the employer on the dart boxes." ”

"Then let's only inspect the dart seal, is there a problem?" Wei Li frowned.

Du Mao smiled and said, "Naturally, there is no problem. ”

According to the employer, the dart was transported 50,000 taels of gold, which were placed on five carriages, Wei Li, Du Mao, and Liu Long checked them one by one, and after confirming that the seal had not been moved, the dart bureau and his party started to move forward.

Wei Li and Du Mao walked in front, Liu Long was in charge of the postponement, and Yan Pan became very quiet since Wei Li took over the dart game, as if he was thinking about something.

"Brother Du, has the route of this dart been planned in advance?" Wei Li took the opportunity to ask.

"Of course, this route was personally finalized by the chief darthead, and it passed through seven cottages in the territory of Chu and two cottages in the territory of Qin, which was the safest route to reach Shenjiazhuang. Du Mao said.

Wei Li observed the situation around, pretending to be unintentional: "If you pass through a cottage again, you can go directly to Shenjiazhuang?"

Du Mao said: "Two hundred miles forward is the peach blossom mountain, the owner of the village "does not see the peach blossoms" Du Qiming, is the master of the late stage of the true qi realm, a hand "peach blossom fan" is unpredictable, it is said that he has a peach blossom painted on the fan, everything that has been seen has died under his folding fan, so the people of the rivers and lakes say "do not see the peach blossoms". ”

"Brother Du has done a lot of hard work!" Wei Li seemed to praise, "But my brother is still puzzled, why was the head of the dart plotted yesterday?"

"Yesterday's plot of the big boss is called Li Ghost, he is the big boss of Mopan Mountain, nicknamed "Surprise Donkey", just into the late stage of the true qi realm, this person has always been cautious, Mopan Mountain has never hurt the lives of passengers, we are careless, put our minds on the back of the Peach Blossom Mountain. ”

Wei Weizhong moved: "Is there still dangerous terrain before passing through Peach Blossom Mountain?"

Du Mao said: "One hundred miles forward is the gourd valley, the gourd valley has a unique topography, two mountains and a valley, resembling a gourd, so it is called "gourd valley", the road in the valley is wide and narrow, the narrowest place is only two zhang, the shape is like a line of sky, the most dangerous. ”

"In that case, why is no one setting up a mountain in Hulu Valley?" Wei Li asked with interest.

Du Mao said: "It is said that during the Wuhu Rebellion, there was a general who hid his troops in the gourd valley and wanted to do a surprise plan, but the enemy saw through it and was trapped in the valley. General Mi repeatedly led the army to break through the siege and was repulsed, the army food was cut off, so he had to kill the horse for food, after the horse was eaten, he fed on the wounded soldiers, and finally was trapped and died in the gourd valley. Even now, every night you can still hear the sound of ghosts crying, it is said that the wounded soldiers who were killed are crying, and no one dares to spend the night in the gourd valley, let alone occupy the mountain as the king. ”

Although he said it many years ago, Wei Li was still a little creepy, war is the most brutal game, far better than any vendetta in the rivers and lakes.

Yan Pan trembled a little and said, "Brother Murong, why don't we go back?"

Wei Li smiled: "The living are not terrible, why should you be scared by the dead?"

Du Mao also smiled: "I have carefully checked the information, and the rumor that the gourd valley is haunted only began to spread after Emperor Wu ruled the world and gradually became the most important trade route. ”

Yan Pan suddenly realized: "I understand, it was the businessman who was afraid that someone would rob here, so he deliberately spread these news. ”

Du Mao said with a smile: "If you don't have a heart, you will never guess this reason, so although the terrain of Hulu Valley is dangerous, it is the safest place." ”

The sun gradually rises, and the body of the person shining is warm. Darts are heavy on the word "walk", which is quite a boring job. Wei Li and the others lost interest in talking, and rode on their horses and hurried away, with the executioners behind them setting up the cart, and the dart masters were all in the middle car.

Wei Li rode on the horse and silently used the Yijin Sutra, his mind was empty, and the center of his mind was divided into two, while monitoring the situation around him, he pondered the jade fist in his mind. If you want to climb a level, you can't just practice boxing, you also need to think about boxing. There is often a master on the rivers and lakes, who has been sitting in the barren mountains for ten years, and his martial arts have not only not regressed, but have advanced by leaps and bounds, because although he has not practiced boxing, he is always thinking about boxing.

The sun is in the sky, the barren mountains are all lonely, the north wind because of the sun's shine, with a trace of warmth, blowing on the face like a spring breeze, this is the most comfortable time to walk darts in winter. Darts are often the beginning of sunrise, camping before sunset, and not resting in between, so that you can travel more, Wei Li has no intention of breaking this rule.

There was a sound of horses' hooves, and a horse approached from behind, and the knight on the horse swept past the group of darts. Wei Li's eyes were sharp, and at a glance, he could see that it was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy sitting upright, his eyes were as clear as a stream, revealing a sense of wit, "I didn't expect Du Qiming of Peach Blossom Mountain to be so anxious, as soon as he came out of the Mopan Mountain Realm, he sent his "eyes" to stare at us. Wei Li laughed.

Du Mao said with a smile: "If Brother Murong is willing to go all out, we can kill Peach Blossom Mountain as before." There was encouragement in the words.

"Brother Du doesn't approve of opening a dart road in the Qin Kingdom?" Wei said strangely.

Du Mao sighed: "Over the years, under the auspices of Qin Ying, the Qin State has continued to change its laws and become stronger, and the state's control over the local area has been continuously strengthened. ”

Wei Li began to look at Du Mao with admiration, but he didn't expect him to be so far-sighted.

Just as he was about to say something, another fast horse chased after him, Du Mao couldn't help but smile and said: "Du Qiming should change his name to "Don't see gold", so often send out "eyes", for fear that we will fly." ”