"Ding Biaotou, it's your turn." Biaotou Xin obviously didn't bother to fight with that man again, and smiled at the person watching the fun next to him.
Bouncer Ding reluctantly walked towards the man and laughed at himself: "Oh, I can see it. As long as I follow you, I will just be a garbage collector." It seems that such cooperation between the two is commonplace.
The man could not lift his right arm and his internal organs were injured. Knowing that he was outmatched, he threw out a sleeve arrow with his left hand, turned around and ran away. Unexpectedly, as soon as he took two steps, his ankles were wrapped and tied by something, and he was instantly hung upside down.
Gu Shengchao saw clearly that the weapon wielded by Ding Biaotou was like the twine used by women to spin yarn. The ball was balled up in the palm of his hand and could be ejected at will, hanging the man upside down under the treetops. He walked over slowly and asked, "How are you doing? Are you convinced?"
"I accept it. I accept it. Please let me go. I'll do the work, even as a handyman, as long as you don't kill me." The man was obviously frightened and begged for mercy.
"Really?" Biao Ding's face showed murderous intent. He flicked out a wisp of thin wire and flew straight to the weapons rack in the distance. He brought back a ghost-headed sword and threw it at the feet of a thin man among Gu Shengchao and the others. He was so frightened. The thin man kept backing away.
Bouncer Ding seemed to be kind and said: "What are you afraid of? Pick him up and kill this man to spare your innocence. If he disobeys, you will be guilty together."
The thin man had never seen such a scene before. He picked up the sword and became confused and at a loss. Wang Yuan saw some signs, pushed the thin man and reminded: "You can't kill without nodding your head. Either you die or I live. What are you afraid of?"
Ding Biaotou also said: "This little brother is right. You can't do our job without getting some blood on your hands. Let's consider it as your certificate of surrender!" His words seemed to be harmless to humans and animals. In fact, the murderous intention has forced everyone to feel a little bit chilly.
The thin man mustered up his courage and rushed to the hanging man. After much hesitation, he finally closed his eyes and used all his strength to slash with a knife. The head fell to the ground and rolled aside. The thin man was also frightened, and his whole body trembled like chaff.
With a slight shake of Biao Ding's right hand, all the thin threads returned to his palm, and the body lay on the ground. He waved his hand, and someone came to take away the body, and someone cleaned the ground in an orderly manner. It was obvious that this had not been done once or twice. Everyone behind Gu Shengchao was shocked to see him.
Xin Biao went over and patted the thin man on the shoulder, "This is the first time, you just get used to it. There are many more dangerous things than this in this escort journey, just let nature take its course." He looked at the ancient sage and the others, He asked with a playful smile: "It's a bit hard to be a escort, but we also look at individual abilities. As long as you complete this task well, you will have the opportunity to be promoted to an escort. If any of you have any opinions, you can stand up and say it!" "
Most of the people lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the sharp eyes directed by Xin Biaotou. Only Gu Shengchao and Wang Yuan were fearless and remained unmoved in the face of the blade-like eyes. Biaotou Xin nodded with satisfaction, pointed at Gu Shengchao and Wang Yuan and said, "That's right, you two come over."
The other people thought that these two people had caused trouble again, and they were worried about them. Unexpectedly, after the two people passed by, Biao Xin patted them on the shoulders, told them what they had to do tomorrow morning, and asked them to lead the other agents to complete it together, as if they were treating them as agents. The little boss in the team.
After dinner, everyone took an early rest in the barracks.
Just after the ugly hour the next day, everyone was woken up and started to get busy. Gu Shengchao and the others mainly carried things from the warehouse to the carriages of three carriages, and someone was responsible for stacking them inside. The goods, whether light or heavy, are all packed in wooden boxes, and I don't know what they are. Finally, the weapons were distributed, and Gu Shengchao received a simple sword. Wang Yuan was very strong and couldn't find anyone suitable for him, so he finally carried a thick iron rod. The iron rod was somewhat rusty, and it seemed that no one had ever used it as a weapon.
After everything was packed up, three masked men came up, all wearing long robes, with veils covering their entire faces. One of them got into the compartment of the fourth carriage, and two others rode to accompany them. The three of them looked like women in terms of their figure and enchanting walking posture. Gu Shengchao also smelled the faint fragrance of powder, which was unmistakable.
Zhong Lei, the chief escort officer, gave the order and the team set off on time at three o'clock in the morning.
It was Gu Shengchao's first time as an escort. He was confused at first, so he just obeyed the orders. After a few days, I gradually became familiar with it. There were thirty people in the team, four driving the carriage, ten on horseback, fifteen on foot, and one person sitting in the carriage. Among the fifteen people on foot, except for the nine newcomers Gu Shengchao and others, the remaining six people were responsible for cooking and doing chores. When there was insufficient manpower, Gu Shengchao and the others were asked to help. Among the ten people on horseback, the leader Ding is leading the way. After the leader Xin is cut off, the head guard Zhong Lei is in the middle. The two women stay on the left and right sides of the carriage. The remaining five people should be the bodyguards.
The first two of the four carriages were filled with goods, the third one was driven by the masked woman, and the last one was driving all the daily necessities used on the road, including pots and pans, tents for sleeping at night, and other items. trivial things.
What confused Gu Shengchao the most was this coachman. He was about fifty years old. The deep Sichuan pattern on his forehead was full of vicissitudes of life. He usually didn't speak much and his breath was extremely steady. He was mixed in with the various voices in the team. , sometimes I can’t feel the presence of his breath at all. Zhong Lei, the chief escort, called him Uncle Xu. Most people ignored him and he also looked aloof. Gu Shengchao looked at him differently.
On the other hand, the woman sitting in the carriage was breathing fast and slow. When it was slow, it made people think that she was a top expert. But in an instant, her breathing became rapid again, like a tuberculosis patient suddenly having a sudden attack. When Gu Shengchao was replacing When she was worried, her breath became calm again, making people confused.
The team traveled continuously for more than forty days, and there were few towns along the way. The ancient sage didn't know the way, and he didn't know if he did it intentionally. The next few days were rainy and the roads were muddy, so they stopped and walked. The wheels of the carriage often got stuck in the soft soil, and they had to rely on Gu Shengchao and the others to push from behind and pull the wheels from the sides to move forward, leaving everyone covered in mud and water and exhausted. In rainy weather, clothes cannot be dried, and in humid weather, their bodies are also wet, making them all miserable.
The rain lasted for more than ten days, and finally it cleared up, and everyone became happy.
They happened to come to a town, and the chief escort Zhong Lei ordered them to repair it for two days. I heard from Zhong Lei that we have to pass through a valley ahead. It has been raining continuously for the past few days, so there must be floods in the valley. It took two days to repair the road, firstly to avoid floods, and secondly to wait for the road to dry and make it easier to pass, so it did not waste time. Breaking through the canyon at this moment is prone to accidents, and haste makes waste.
Zhong Lei sent his escort Ding to explore the road first. He came back in the evening and said that the flood had passed and it should be easy to pass the day after tomorrow when the sun would dry for a day.
The carriages loaded with goods were all parked together and needed to be watched over at night. Four people, including Gu Shengchao and Wang Yuan, were on duty in the middle of the night. There are people on duty every night along the way, so everyone is accustomed to taking turns. The first half of the night is okay, but the second half of the night is easy to get confused. When no one is checking, the staff on duty will make their own arrangements in the second half of the night to ensure that everyone has a certain amount of rest time.
Gu Shengchao and Wang Yuan each led one person and divided them into two groups. Each group was on duty for half an hour and rotated in turn. The two people who were not on duty could stay in place for a while to ensure that they would not be terribly sleepy the next day.
Wang Yuan carried an hourglass with him, and it took exactly half an hour for all the sand to leak to the bottom. Gu Shengchao sat holding the wheel of the carriage for a while, while his companion had already fallen asleep leaning on the wheel of the carriage, with saliva flowing from the corners of his mouth. Seeing that the hourglass was about to end, Gu Shengchao pushed him awake: "Wake up, you watch first, I'll go to the toilet."
The companion rubbed his hazy eyes and saw that there was only a little bit left in the hourglass. He realized that he had slept for too long and felt embarrassed. He stood up and moved around to refresh himself, and whispered: "Go ahead, I'll wake them up later to take over."
Gu Shengchao finished going to the toilet and just walked to the door when he heard a rustling sound above his head and disappeared outside the wall. He was startled, it was clear that someone was running from above, and he would be in trouble if he lost the dart. He didn't have time to go back to check, so he followed the sound and chased him up the room.
The night was gloomy, and a dark figure was running quickly in front of him, with a long package under his arm.
"Stop!" Gu Shengchao shouted sharply and quickened his pace to catch up.
The man in front didn't look back when he heard the sound, he just ran forward as hard as he could. The package under his arm was probably quite heavy, and he slowed down after galloping for a while.
Gu Shengchao caught up and jumped up to stop him: "Stop, put down your things and spare your life." He keenly felt that there was a person in the package under the man's armpit, and someone's breath was transmitted to him.
The man hesitated for a moment and took a few steps closer to Gu Shengchao. He wore a mask on his face, so his true face could not be seen. He gently put down the package he was holding, and without saying a word, he raised his palm and struck at Gu Shengchao. Gu Shengchao did not dare to neglect, and used the "Nine Heavens Blue Falling Palm" taught to him by Lu Chuan to deal with it. He had little actual combat experience and was a little flustered at first. After twenty or thirty rounds, he gradually gained the upper hand and suppressed his opponent. The ancient sage had an extraordinary sense of perception, and he suddenly noticed that there was another person's aura nearby, which was very weak and vague. Fearing that he was an accomplice of the other party, he saw the right moment and struck the man's left shoulder with his palm.
The other person rolled around on the ground, his palms slightly open. Gu Shengchao saw it clearly and hurriedly dodged away. He didn't see anything, and there was only a faint sound of wind in his ears.
"Could it be Biaotou Ding?" The only answer Gu Shengchao could think of was Biaotou Ding. His thin string that came and went without a trace was really hard to guard against. He guessed that if it was really Ding Biaotou, the thin thread would definitely wrap around his body in the next step. Gu Shengchao did not dare to hesitate, leaped into the air and dodged to the side. Sure enough, there was a "snap" sound from the place where he was standing just now. It was extremely clear in the silent night. It was obviously like the sound of a whip being whipped out and hitting in mid-air.
The other party was also in disbelief. He did not expect that Gu Shengchao would dodge his fatal blow.
The two faced each other.
The ancient sage sensed the aura of the fourth person but could not find it. However, the aura of the package just underground also disappeared. He turned to look and saw that there was nothing on the ground, as if that was the way it was.
The man was even more surprised that a huge package disappeared out of thin air. He looked up, as if he saw something scary, turned around and ran away crawling.
