Chapter 17: The Underworld
At the beginning of autumn, the wind is solemn and the leaves are withered.
At noon, the sun is in the sky and the weather is slightly hot.
The path is lonely and the birds are loud.
Suddenly, this tranquil environment was artificially shattered - I wonder if they would regret such a loss?
"Longmen Dart Bureau! Longmen Dart Bureau Epicenter of Zhongzhou! Please borrow friends from all walks of life!"
"Longmen Dart Bureau! Longmen Dart Game has a good reputation! Please give a face in black and white!"
Shouts and shouts rang out on a path, and a large crowd appeared on the deserted path along with the shouts, among the crowd were the runners who were opening the way and shouting in front, the dart masters on horses, the men who were helping to deal with things in the back, and the peculiar sound of the horses stepping on the ground, and the yellow smoke and dust were brought up as they walked along the muddy and sandy path.
The dart master, the executioner and the men were arranged in an orderly manner, walking forward without being fast or slow, and everyone formed an encirclement, densely surrounding the two dart carts, on the two dart carts there were a total of four large boxes, and one car put two boxes, the expressions on each person's face were nervous and rigorous, and the shining eyes looked at everything around them from time to time, and the tense nerves were ready to deal with all the sudden accidents that might come.
I don't know how long I have been moving forward like this, the distance I have traveled is at least twenty miles, this group of darts people came to a forest, the woods are luxuriant, most of the leaves have just turned red and yellow, there are some leaf stumps on the ground, the air is fresh, the ears occasionally hear the call of birds, the sparkling sunlight falls to the ground through the gap between the branches and leaves, the cool breeze rushes slowly to each person's body, many people stretch out their hands to tighten their coats, look down, you can find a path more than one zhang wide from which it passes, those who are accustomed to the rivers and lakes will know that this is the path that must be passed through to Beijing Cityγ
When he came to the front of this wood, a dart master who was riding a tall horse at the forefront stretched out his hand, lifted it up sharply, pulled the horse rope, and the horse called "hoo", and the body rose slightly higher, and then stopped.
Seeing this situation, a group of dozens of people behind him also slowly stopped, but for a while no one moved forward, all of them looked at the dart master who raised his hand, waiting for his instructions, only one executioner quickly came to the dart master who walked in the front, bowed his head and lowered his eyebrows, looking like he could pass the order to the people behind him at any time.
The dart master who was walking in the front turned his head, looked at the executioner with his eyes, and said with a blank face: "There is no need to drink darts in the future." Pass on my order, all the people of the Longmen Dart Bureau stopped marching, and temporarily rested in this small forest for a period of time. It was not until tomorrow morning, when it was just dawn, that we began to rush to Beijing to deliver our things to the city. From now on, we must be vigilant and keep an eye on our surroundings at all times to prevent ambushes. β
After saying that, the dart master who was walking in the front turned his head, frowning slightly, and looked ahead with his eyes focused and meaningful.
Zhao Yongquan, the executioner, heard the order, and immediately ran back like a fly, telling the people behind him about this notice.
A man close to the commanding dart master, after hearing this announcement, waved his hand, and the horse whip in his hand struck the horse under him, making a soft "pop" sound, and then controlled the horse to catch up with the dart master in front.
Immediately, someone asked the commanding dart master: "Second Brother Duan, why should we stop now, instead of continuing to rush to Beijing, and finish the things that the master explained as soon as possible? Wouldn't this be too much of a waste of time? Our master brother Lu Shaoyun still has a month and twenty-nine days to hold a wedding with Master's daughter Yi Ling'er." We have to hurry up and send our things to Beijing, and then go back to the main dart bureau of our Longmen Dart Bureau to help with some of the excitement. β
Second Brother Duan said: "Fourth Senior Brother, you have just come out to work for a short time, you have little experience, and there are many things that you don't know very well. Originally, this forest did not have a name, but later people gave it the title of 'Immortal Forest'. Do you know why?"
It turned out that these two people were a pair of senior brothers, the name of the dart master in command was Duan Chengzhen, it was the second brother, he was tall and big, an eye-catching eagle hooked nose, a pair of black eyes and small eyes no matter how he looked at it, it seemed that they were not completely open, and there was a long sword pinned to his waist, a red scabbard, and the hilt of the sword was wrapped casually in a red cloth, and there was a slight protrusion of a place, I don't know what it was; γ
Peng Chengwang said: "I don't know. 'Immortal Forest'? Sounds terrifying? Could it be that there is some deep meaning in it?"
Duan Chengzhen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Fourth brother, you guessed right. Out of this forest, travel for a few miles, you will arrive at the legendary Wollonggang, where a group of bandits and bandits haunt, there are many people who specialize in the fight of robbing houses, I don't know how many past merchants and civilians have fallen in Wollonggang, because this forest is in such a special position, so people give it the name of 'Linyin Forest', which means that after this forest will soon reach the Netherworld, that is, Wollonggang.
"About two years ago, a few miles away from this wood, Wolonggang somehow, suddenly a large group of bandits, their number is close to a hundred, most of them do not know martial arts, but all of them are extremely fierce, powerful and good health barbarians, and it is quite advantageous to fight. It is worth mentioning that the two highest leaders of this group of bandits are a pair of biological brothers, the elder brother is stronger, his name is Ye Chongzhen, and the thinner one is called Ye Chongshan. According to legend, they are all disciples of the Xiyue Huashan Sword Sect, because after going out of the mountain, they raped and plundered, killed people and set fires, and did all kinds of evil, and were expelled from the door wall by the Xiyue Huashan Sword Sect.
After that, in order to no longer get entangled with the Huashan Sword Sect, the two brothers of the Ye family rushed to Wolonggang to hide. After that, I don't know why, they are no longer two people doing the unconscionable deed alone, but gathering bandits and using a big partnership to do evil.
"Because Ye Chongzhen and Ye Chongshan and their two brothers appear on the rivers and lakes, almost all innocent people will die tragically, and their two brothers, the eldest likes to wear white clothes, and the younger one likes to wear black clothes, the skin of the two people is also very different, the big one is very white, and the skin does not know how many women are envious and jealous of the death, and the small one is darker, so many people in the rivers and lakes privately call the two of them 'black and white impermanence', but they hate this name very much, so no one dares to ...... them"