After the procession of seeing off the bride had gone ten miles from the city gate, the sedan chair changed into a carriage and hurried forward. They must send the bride to Jianguan City, more than 600 miles away, on time before the auspicious time of noon on the fourth day.
Traveling day and night, catching up on time every day, the journey was nearly two hundred miles. Everything went smoothly and no accidents occurred. Three days later in the evening, the bride-to-be team arrived as planned at the official inn outside Jinxiu Town, less than 60 miles away from Jianguan!
Inside and outside the inn, Ji Cheng had already sent five thousand swordsmen to guard it. Based on the experience of being attacked by Hong Menglang last time, all the guards inside and outside the inn this time wore gas mask and had enough detoxification drugs on their bodies. The roof and underground were covered with iron mesh to ensure that Hong Menglang had no chance of getting through.
The sedan chair landed and the bride was accommodated. The deacon sent by Jianguan to welcome the bride came forward and gave wedding money to all the people sending the bride off, and arranged a banquet for everyone to eat and drink.
After dinner, lights were lit around the inn. Everyone was on alert all night.
Unexpectedly, the last night was uneventful.
Luo Fan leaned on the treetops and stayed awake all night, but he didn't notice anything unusual.
Ye Tan followed in the distance, his eyes were already red, and he frowned and said to himself: "Is this a madman? After walking for three days and three nights, he not only ran around, but he didn't sleep even once!"
Little did he know that two hours was usually enough for Luo Fan to sleep. If you are running away, one stick of incense every day will be enough to withstand it. And this is another magic weapon to survive in the world.
Early the next morning, before dawn, everyone washed up and tidied up. I had a simple meal and continued on my way.
Luo Fan looked back at Ye Tan who was sleeping under the tree, smiled slightly, and threw a stone to wake him up.
Ye Tan woke up and saw that the people and horses were setting off, so he rode his horse and hurriedly chased after them.
Before noon, the team arrived two miles outside Jianguan. Another group of people from the Ji family came to welcome the bride. They enthusiastically served everyone tea, water and snacks, and generously gave red envelopes to everyone. The matchmaker and messenger each received twelve taels of red envelopes, and the maids and servants also received twenty taels. Holding such a thick red envelope, everyone grinned with wide smiles and congratulated again and again: "The Ji family is indeed a wealthy family. The eldest lady has married into a good husband's family!"
The terrain is wide, making it difficult to hide ambushes, so everyone can rest peacefully!
Xue Yuran dressed up as a police officer and was accompanied by a young police officer. This young man has heroic eyebrows, a cheerful face, and holds a good sword. He always smiles and looks cheerful without any heart. He is Yi Chuanfeng, Jicheng's only adopted son. He was also the master sent by Ji Cheng to replace Luo Fan and protect Xue Yuran personally.
Xie Xu and Zhao Xue came to Yi Chuanfeng. Xie Xu cupped his hands and said: "Brother Yi, it seems that Hong Menglang is too scared to come. Now there are two groups of people protecting him, and he has reached the Jianguan boundary again. It should be safe. .Would you like to let Yuran get into the sedan chair and change into wedding clothes, ready to go into the city?"
Yi Chuanfeng smiled and said: "Of course. It's a pity. I originally wanted to compete with Hong Menglang. But it's a good thing. The marriage is important. Madam, please come!"
Xue Yuran, accompanied by Zhao Xue, returned to the sedan chair and changed into her wedding clothes. Put on some light makeup, put on a colorful crown and a haze cape, and sit in a sedan chair. After a short rest, everyone happily played the suona and set off firecrackers, and rushed to the city.
Luo Fan rode on his horse and followed from a distance. I can't help but wonder in my heart, what is this Hong Menglang planning? After walking for three days, he didn't show up. Could it be that he wanted to take action in Jianguan City? Thousands of masters have gathered in Jianguan City at this time. If you want to steal people there, you might not have the guts yet.
Although he didn't know Hong Menglang's plan, Luofan was sure that he would not break the promise. Such a greedy and arrogant thief will not let go of today's opportunity to become famous.
Not long after, the sedan chair arrived in front of the gate of Jianguan City, and saw that it was less than ten feet away from the gate. Suddenly, there was a shocking "bang" explosion, and the ground exploded instantly!
The earth shook and shook, and poisonous smoke covered all sides, making it impossible to distinguish between east, west, north and south. The horses under the crowd were frightened, collided with each other, and trampled wantonly, making the scene a mess.
"Don't panic! Protect the bride!"
All the masters stopped their horses and shouted in all directions. Dozens of masters couldn't see the road and rushed to the sedan regardless of the danger. However, the smoke was so thick that many people bumped into it and suffered injuries.
Xie Xu relied on his inner strength to break through and charge forward! When I came to the landing place of the sedan chair, I felt my feet were empty and I almost fell! Flying in mid-air, he raised his palm angrily and shouted: "Crazy Lion Palm! Waves of Power!"
With one palm strike, the air surged into the sky, and the force was so powerful that it knocked over a dozen people around him. Thick fog rolled into the sky, and the scene appeared clear. Everyone looked down and saw a huge hole in the ground!
The hole was three feet deep, with thick straw underneath, and the bride's sedan chair fell into it. At this time, seven or eight female guards and matchmakers who were guarding the sedan chair were still unconscious in the cave!
Xie Xu hurriedly jumped into the hole and opened the wedding curtain of the sedan chair, but it was already empty inside! He lowered the sedan curtain and looked up, only to see a deep and dark secret passage under the cave. Knowing that Xue Yuran had been kidnapped, he raised his head and shouted to the people on the ground: "There is a secret passage below! Light the torch and follow me to chase it!"
Several masters came down and took the unconscious man out. The people on the ground were in a hurry, and they hurriedly brought torches to light it! The crowd was about to descend into the cave with torches, when suddenly there was a booming explosion in front of them!
Seeing that the hole was about to explode, Xie Xu exclaimed, "Run! The hole is about to explode."
Everyone fled out of the cave in a hurry. Immediately afterwards, the ground shook again. When it calmed down, the entire hole was completely blocked!
Seeing that the hole was blocked, Zhao Xue was sweating profusely and said in a panic: "My junior sister is missing and the hole is blocked. What should I do now? There are so many seniors in the martial arts world in Jianguan waiting for the bride!"
Xie Xu frowned, looked at Yi Chuanfeng aside, and said hurriedly: "Brother Yi, you are from Jianguan. Please recruit dozens of craftsmen to dig a hole quickly. Maybe you can find the other party's whereabouts through the hole. I will Take the others and immediately search the surrounding miles to see if you can find the exit of the secret passage. Zhao Xue, go to Jianguan and ask Senior Ji to send more manpower to search the surrounding dozens of miles."
Everyone immediately got on their horses and went their separate ways.
Seeing that his bride was missing, the groom Ji Changkong looked calm and went home on horseback. It seemed that he didn't care much about the marriage.
Luofan saw everything from a distance and snorted coldly: "Red Bird, you have learned wisely this time! Xue Yuran, this is the consequence of your fake Taoism. Now, you still have to trouble me to save you. Whether I can save you or not depends on you. It’s your own life.”
Luofan immediately turned around and galloped toward the Ghost Town of the King of Hell, fifty miles northwest of Jianguan Pass.
The moment he saw the underground cave, Luofan thought of the shovel door used in the underworld to dig holes and trenches. Hong Menglang wanted to dig out a several-mile-long tunnel leading to Jianguan without leaving any trace in just a few days. Only Shovel Gate could do this.
And Shovel Gate is only fifty miles away from Jianguan, so Hong Menglang has no reason not to ask them for help. As long as you rush to the Shovel Gate, you can find clues to Hong Menglang's whereabouts!
The horse keeps trampling, and the wind and clouds chase it. Without stopping, Luofan arrived at the Ghost Town of the King of Hell in half an hour. Ye Tan followed Luo Fan, looking left and right, not knowing whether to follow Luo Fan or help find Xue Yuran. Finally, he gritted his teeth and thought: "Forget it! Having more people may not be effective. Luofan must have a backup plan, so just follow him!"
The Tiandu dynasty was divided into north and south. The area two thousand miles north of Qicheng, near Dragon City in Kyoto, is customarily called Neiguan. Neiguan has a warm climate, plain terrain, and developed commerce, agriculture, and fishery. Outside of Jianguan, the climate is very cold and the mountains are crisscrossed, so it is often called Waiguan.
Waiguan is rich in minerals, including gold, silver, copper, iron and other products. The folk customs here are fierce, and many bandits and bandits are entrenched here. These bandits are each king and have formed thousands of gangs. In particular, the Badashan and Jiudajiang outside Jianguan have the largest number of people and the strongest power.
People here often tell a joke: The eight mountains of Waiguan are filled with kings, and the nine rivers are spread by powerful men. After passing Tianshuigou, Sanli Xiao bandit gang and Shili bandit group were busy. Pedestrians would be stripped naked, and if they had no money, they would be disemboweled. The water hides ghosts, the trees hang souls, and the loess underfoot hides dead people. King Yama and the Earth City God were also panicked when they entered this place. If you run away in a panic or run around in a hurry, you really can’t write anything in the book of life and death.
From this joke, we can see the trouble caused by bandits outside the customs. If it weren't for the Ji Family of Jiuguan, the Neiguan Martial Arts Alliance, and the Thirteen Sword Mountains, they would have blocked the city of Jiuguan. I'm afraid these gangs have already broken into the inner pass.
And these gangs often fight and annex each other. In order to ensure safety, local gangs have also established various alliances. Yama Ghost Town is one of them.
