The group of people descended the mountain not too quickly. A layer of fine water droplets had already covered Xu Pan's double swords. When his body wavered, they gathered into running water and dripped down along the grooves of the blades.
"Brother Xu has a good knife." Han Jiangling laughed softly.
"The sword is not bad, but the sword skills are better," Xu Pan also spoke in a very low voice, "I knew Brother Han's swordsmanship was good enough to enter the palace, but now it's going to happen, you have to spar with me."
Chu Yun glanced sideways behind him, and the two of them immediately fell silent.
The few people arrived outside the gourd mouth, only a hundred steps away. Even Chu Yun, who was rough-minded, held the Emei thorns separately to avoid making any knocking noise. They avoided the sandy and gravel boundary and walked slowly forward on the soft soil.
After another stick of incense, they reached the narrow entrance, lowered their bodies, Chu Yun lit the fire fold, swung behind him, and immediately put the fire fold into his arms. A mile away, the escort slowly stopped. The horses had already held their bridles and had firewood under their hooves, so there was almost no sound as they moved slowly.
Chu Yun sniffed and immediately frowned, "The smell of charcoal fire and meat soup here is very strong, and the soup seems to be made from cattle."
Not only Yizhang, but also many countries in the world have laws stating that cattle are not allowed to be eaten. What's more, ordinary people will never do this kind of behavior of killing chickens to obtain eggs. Therefore, people who make fire outside the mouth of the road and eat soup can already be concluded that they are not allowed to eat. They are kind people.
Xu Pan came forward and whispered, "How many people are there in front of you?"
Chu Yun was very courageous. He held the earth and rocks in his hands, raised his head and took a look, with a solemn look on his face, "There are nearly a hundred people at least, and the horses are more than thirty, and they are carrying a group of big thieves, maybe they are wreaking havoc in the The group of thieves outside the northern border, with all the people in the escort team, if they really try to force their way in, I'm afraid they will all be killed here."
"May I ask the escort chief, how long will it take for the escort to rush back to the Shaowu Escort Bureau and then gather his men to rush to Panmaling?" After thinking for a moment, Han Jiangling asked.
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"The return journey is also rugged. Coupled with the effort of gathering people and rushing on the road, it will take at least three days, and there may be many variables in these three days." Chu Yun was at a loss as to what to do, he pressed his forehead and murmured to himself Said, not to mention other things, the escort carriage is only a mile away from Hulukou. The thieves can't wait for a long time. Sooner or later, they will send someone to come and have a look. At that time, I am afraid that they will have to face hundreds of ferocious and crazy horse thieves. To break through, the preparations made now are completely useless.
"Now that we are here, let's wait and see what happens, and first find out the truth." Han Jiangling also knows a few things that Chu Yun is worried about, not to mention what the horse thieves did in the past three days, even on that trip The Executioner's Boomerang Bureau brought in some people, but apart from those who went out to take short darts, there were only less than a hundred people left, and their skills were even more uneven. Even if Tianyun could barely survive three days, there would be many casualties.
Several people put their ears to the earth and stone wall and listened intently with bated breath. It was originally a method in the army to bury the jar in the soil and then listen to the surroundings. If the soldiers had excellent ears, they could hear the thumping of horse hooves and the sound of infantry stepping on the ground ten miles away. It's very suitable to borrow it to hear the news.
"This farm beef is really old. When we were free in the north, we were supposed to pick it up, but the old guy still risked his life to protect me. I kicked him so hard that I lost half my life." , I don’t think it’s bad luck to have such a mouthful of meat.” Someone shouted not far away, and threw a piece of leftover bone to the ground, making a dull sound.
Soon someone answered and scolded, "Be content, you don't know how serious the attack is, who can you blame? Originally, my brother lived a prosperous life in the land near the northern border, but he didn't know how to restrain himself, and cut off the heads of dozens of people, and actually asked that person A group of unruly people abandoned their homes and businesses and moved away, so we brothers have no choice but to go here to beat the autumn wind, why don't we all rely on you?"
"Just kill a few rural villagers. It doesn't matter. If we have less time, the worst we can do is cross Panmaling and go to the West County to be happy. I heard that the ancient town of Shaowu is also very wealthy. If we kill in the town, we will kill them." Isn't it better than squatting here and guarding the passing escort team?" The man had no scruples and didn't care at all.
Han Jiangling didn't need to raise his eyes to see that Xu Pan was trembling all over, with anger pouring into his head, and his face full of murderous intent.
"Brother Xu, please calm down your anger first. With me and the others, even if we rush out, it will be difficult to avenge this. It is better to wait for a while and make other plans." Among the few people, Han Jiangling was probably the only one who knew the details of Xu Pan. Therefore, it is natural to know why, despite the latter's extraordinary character, he still cannot suppress the anger in his chest.
Xu Pan was originally from Shaowu Town. Unfortunately, his parents died early during the epidemic, leaving only Xu Pan and his eldest brother to depend on each other. When Xu Pan came to Guan, the latter heard that there was vast farmland near the northern border, so he moved his family there. And Xu Pan was practicing martial arts when he was young, and often hung out outside the escort agency. After mastering a hob technique from the then chief escort officer, he stayed at the Shaowu Escort Agency. If it weren't for his somewhat unpleasant temperament and words, and his unwillingness to form cliques, with Xu Pan's skill and skill, although he was inferior to Chu Yun, he could always get a good escort.
After hearing Han Jiangling's words, Xu Pan's hands holding the knife relaxed slightly, but his expression was still furious. My eldest brother and nephew were probably robbed and bullied for many years before they had no choice but to abandon their farmland and house and flee back to Shaowu. Although neither of them had ever talked about this matter with him, it was only a few years ago that their family The eldest brother's temples are all stained with frost, and he is obviously just past his age. Just looking at his face and back, he looks like an old man in his sixties.
It was at this juncture that a sudden change occurred. Perhaps a bird flying low in the mist startled the escort team's horses. A majestic horse violently lifted up the carriage tent and rushed straight down the slope, surrounded by people. Two or three escorts with quick eyesight and quick hands hurriedly stepped forward to pull the cart, but they could not withstand the huge force. The tiger's mouth almost burst, but they still could not stop the horse and cart from rushing down the mountain.
"Everyone, maybe this is God's will." Han Jiangling heard the horses galloping behind him and saw the horse risking his life to escape. He immediately knew what was going on and said with a bitter smile, "Originally, I wanted to wait for help as much as possible, but now it seems, It’s indeed a bit of a luxury.”
The horses were frightened. Even though there was firewood under their hooves, the sound of treading on the ground and the rolling of the chariot shafts could be heard far away in the quiet mountains. There were already footsteps of thieves everywhere, and it was obvious that they could not hide.
Xu Pan straightened up after hearing this, weighed his two knives, and said with a evil smile, "Since we are bound to run into this group of thieves sooner or later, why not fight to death for a few of them now? Even if one life is worth one life, we can still be regarded as Shaowu Ancient Town and Beizhou." If the common people in the country have done their part, at least in the escort industry, we will die without regrets. Maybe in the future when the bandits are wiped out, there will be a few storytellers who can compile a few pages of manuscripts for the younger generations to listen to. , these guys from the Shaowu Escort Bureau are worthy of death."
Chu Yun didn't say anything, but silently pulled out Emei Qian, tied the rope to his hands, and listened carefully to the sound of footsteps.
The remaining people also knew that there was no way to retreat, and they all put their weapons in their hands with solemn expressions.
"In this case, even if you are a junior, it's hard for Brother Xu to say such a thing," Han Jiangling took off the heavy sword from his back with a smile on his face.
"Yesterday, by the side of Mojian River, I always had to test my edge."
