People around looked at Yunze and Luo Qingcen. Some sighed, some were envious, and some were jealous. The atmosphere seemed a bit ambiguous and strange.
In the following time, everyone had a good time, and Yunze drew several more group portraits for everyone.
After playing for almost three hours, these wealthy daughters and young masters reluctantly returned to the city.
Yunze said hello to Luo Qingcen and others, then left alone, heading towards Longtoushan. Not long after he walked out, he saw Su Qianmo waiting in front.
Su Qianmo must have been waiting here for a while, and Yunze was a little surprised.
It takes almost six hours to get from Danyang City to Longtou Mountain.
It has only been three hours now, and Su Qianmo has obviously let the convoy go first. Isn't she worried that the delivery people will not be able to find a place?
"You're here. I've asked my brothers to pick up the goods and send the coachman back to the city. Let's go." Su Qianmo seemed to notice Yunze's doubts, and she smiled slightly.
She put her hand to her mouth and whistled, and a white horse galloped not far away.
This horse is very smart. It came to Su Qianmo and circled around her affectionately.
Su Qianmo patted the horse's head gently, grabbed Yunze's shoulders, and instantly lifted him onto the horse's back, urging the horse's belly, and the horse galloped forward.
The two of them were very close, and Su Qianmo seemed to be afraid that Yunze would fall off the horse, so she protected him in front of her.
Waves of body fragrance penetrated Yunze's nose, making him feel embarrassed and his heartbeat speeding up.
Su Qianmo was obviously a little uncomfortable, and her breathing was not smooth at first. However, after running for a while, she calmed down.
It took nearly an hour to finally catch up with the convoy in front. At this time, the drivers were no longer the driver, but some strong men in tattered clothes.
When they saw Su Qianmo, their faces showed joy. They stopped the car and greeted Su Qianmo who was riding on the horse.
Luo Qingcen nodded to a few people, and after saying a few words, he continued on his way with Yunze without stopping.
By the time we arrived in front of Longtou Mountain, nearly half an hour had passed.
In front of them was a land with tall trees and dense forests. There was a mountain road ahead that led to the mountain. When they reached the mountain, the two of them dismounted and walked up the mountain.
Yunze knew a lot about Longtou Mountain from Su Qianmo's mouth.
There are about 800 people in Longtou Mountain, half of whom are old people, women and children. They live in the depression in the middle of Longtou Mountain.
The col is almost surrounded by mountains, with only a section tens of meters wide that can be entered. Most of the rest are steep cliffs. Longtou Mountain is named after the cliffs on both sides of the col.
There is at least nearly three to four thousand acres of land in the mountain col, which can be said to be large or small.
Before arriving at the village, there was a row of wooden fences built at the entrance, which was dozens of meters in size, and in the middle was a sentry tower made of wood and stone.
As soon as the two of them arrived in front of the sentry tower, a girl ran out from inside. She was dressed in smart clothes and looked pretty. His eyes were full of anxiety.
"Miss, you are finally back. I thought you..." The girl hugged Su Qianmo, tears welling up in her eyes.
Yunze knew that the girl in front of him was Su Qianmo's maid. She had fled to Longtou Village with Su Qianmo. She was also there that night when Cheng Ying was assassinated.
She and the remaining four people escaped. After contacting Su Qianmo a few days ago, they looked for an opportunity to return to Longtou Village.
She was worried to death these days, fearing that Su Qianmo would seek revenge on Cheng Ying again. I haven't seen Su Qianmo come back, so I thought something happened to her.
After a few people exchanged pleasantries, they were introduced into the village.
Although several people were curious about Yunze who was following Su Qianmo, they saw that Su Qianmo did not introduce him and no one asked.
After the sentry tower, Yunze looked at the scenery in front of him and sighed in his heart, it was such a paradise-like existence.
On the far right is a small natural lake, about 20 to 30 acres in size.
On the left are rows of thatched houses, and there are some fields between the small lake and the village.
There are some crops planted inside and people working on the fields. It looks like a paradise. However, he seemed very poor.
However, compared to the chaos of the outside world, even though it is poor here, it is more peaceful and peaceful.
But this peace and tranquility may be broken after Cheng Ying's arrival.
The meeting hall of Longtou Village is also made of thatched houses. It is very simple inside, with a few broken tables pushed together. There were also a few broken chairs.
Seeing the row of noodles in Longtoushan, Yunze frowned. This village was so poor. It's really too miserable to look at.
Except for a dozen or so soldiers at the village gate, no trained soldiers were seen in the entire village.
If the officers and soldiers really came to attack, Yunze doubted whether Longtou Mountain could withstand the first round of attacks by the officers and soldiers.
However, given the steepness outside Longtou Mountain, if two to three hundred people could be organized, even with more than ten times their strength, they might not be able to attack.
The mountains are really dangerous, the forests are dense, and the terrain is high. Even hitting them with stones can drive back the officers and soldiers.
As soon as we returned to the village, several people hurried over. Here are the other five heads of Longtou Village. They are all the confidants of the old village master.
Su Qianmo fled to Longtou Mountain three years ago and accidentally saved the old leader of Longtou Village on the way, and then joined Longtou Village. The leader of Longzhai had no heirs, so he accepted Su Qianmo as his adopted daughter.
A year ago, the old village leader passed away due to serious illness, so he passed the position of leader of Longtou Village to Su Qianmo, who was highly skilled in martial arts.
Although all the leaders were dissatisfied with Su Qianmo's ascendancy, they robbed Su Qianmo of official rations several times and solved the famine in the village. After saving many people, everyone was convinced by her.
This time when we went to assassinate Cheng Ying, four of the five leaders in the village were killed. Only Huang Ren, the sixth master, did not go.
"First Master, it's good if you come back... A big thing happened in the village during your absence these days." Second Master Han Long frowned. He looked to be in his forties.
"What a big deal!" Su Qianmo's expression tightened, and a trace of anxiety flashed in her eyes.
"There was a nest of big insects on the west side of the mountain, one male, one female, and two that were about to reach adulthood...Many people in the village were injured, and two people died."
Chen Qing, the third master in his thirties, quickly spoke up.
"No one dares to pick the wild vegetables in the Western Mountains now, and no one dares to hunt the prey. If this continues, there will probably be a big gap in food this year."
The fourth leader, Guo Ming, looked solemn. He was the military advisor of the village and also managed the livelihood of the villagers. He is similar in age to the third master.
In addition to the daily food needs, the entire village will also hand over food from time to time, and finally do overall management.
The entire village could not support more than 800 people on that little land. Half of the year, it relied on drying wild vegetables and going to Danyang City to sell some game to buy food.
Wild vegetables are the most abundant in the Western Mountains, and the prey is also the most abundant. Now there are big insects causing trouble, which means everyone's livelihood has been cut off.
