When they set out today, they were not driving very fast at first because they were surrounded by sand, but fortunately there were no more roadblocks.
Going straight all the way, after two hours, there were fewer and fewer trees on both sides of the road, and the grassland under everyone's feet became wider and wider. A mountainous area appeared in everyone's sight. Looking from a distance, peaks of different heights could be seen everywhere, giving it a unique style. , but seeing the mountain peak also means that they are about to enter the Tianxuan Mountains area.
After completely leaving the forest area, the road became smoother and the line of sight became wider. Both humans and mammoths were much more relaxed. Under Hong Ying's instructions, Ling Yun and others had left the team and went to the nearby hills to inspect the surrounding environment and look for water sources. .
Shortly in the afternoon, the convoy stopped directly by a river to rest. While chatting with others, Lu Yunyou looked around from time to time. The hills on both sides were dry and yellow, and the sight was desolate, which contrasted with the river that led to nowhere. , on the contrary, it gave people a unique feeling of scenery, which made him unable to take his eyes away.
Putting aside those troublesome things, the scenery along the way really feasted his eyes. He had never been far away and really saw the so-called great rivers and mountains. Unfortunately, although the surrounding scenery was beautiful, it always gave people a sense of danger. a feeling of.
After taking a short rest, Lu Yunyou, Fang Ting and others took their weapons and went down to the river to fish. It was almost the dry season. The water by the river was crystal clear, and the swimming fish in it could be seen everywhere. They were both big and fat. Under Fang Ting and others' Under the guidance, even Lu Yunyou, who couldn't catch fish, caught one. After a brief cleaning, everyone handed the caught fish to the person in charge of cooking, and then waited for their meal with peace of mind.
After a while, the aroma of the fish soup in the pot was overflowing. Just smelling the aroma made people salivate. No need to think about it, everyone knew that fresh and tender fish must be more delicious than dry food. After the person in charge of cooking said it was OK to eat, , Lu Yunyou and Fang Ting were fighting over the fish in the pot, and they had a very happy meal.
After eating and drinking, everyone rested for a while before continuing on their way. The mountain road was rugged and the vehicles almost had to move diagonally when the road conditions were poor. Someone needed to hold the goods at all times to ensure the normal passage of the vehicles. Despite this, sometimes those who watched The cargo that was about to fall when going up still made everyone worried. Fortunately, the flat road section was not short, so although the road conditions changed from time to time, it did not cause too much trouble to everyone.
While the convoy continued to move forward, Ling Yun and several others had been patrolling the situation from a high place and leading the way for the convoy.
Just like that, an hour later, Ling Yun suddenly came down from the hill and reported a message to Hong Ying: "Uncle Hong, there is a motorcade ahead."
"How big is the team?" Hong Ying had already planned to travel with other teams. When he heard Ling Yun say there was a team in front of him, Hong Ying immediately became interested.
"There are three trucks in total, escorted by more than a dozen martial arts cultivators. They are not moving very fast, as if there is something wrong."
"How far are we from?"
"You can see them just over the hill ahead."
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After the brief conversation between the two, everyone knew the situation ahead. It was indeed strange that there were only a dozen people escorting three vehicles. Hong Ying and others all thought of the possibility that the convoy might have been attacked by bandits.
"Follow us first and take a look," Hong Ying decided to move on after a brief consideration.
The terrain ahead is getting higher and higher, and there are still some bumps. When pushing the vehicle forward with everyone, Lu Yunyou and Fang Ting are worried that the vehicle will suddenly fall apart. Fortunately, the quality of the vehicle is still strong, although there will be vibrations when bumping. There were some strange noises, but in the end they climbed over a small hill very smoothly.
As Ling Yun said, after climbing over the hill, everyone could see a small team not far ahead. According to the traces left by that team, it seemed that the goods they were pulling were very heavy. Maybe they needed a car when they climbed over the hill just now. One car took a long time to catch up with them.
At the same time, the team in front also noticed their appearance, as if they were deliberately waiting for everyone to catch up. The people over there stopped immediately after seeing them.
It was downhill now, so no one needed to push the cart. Soon Hong Ying led everyone to catch up with the team in front.
"I'm Ye Long, the leader of the Fengnan Escort Bureau." After the two parties met, a man in a robe on the opposite side came over to say hello to Hong Ying.
"I'm Hong Ying, the leader of the Panshi Escort Agency," the other party greeted him with courtesy, and Hong Ying naturally responded with courtesy.
"Brother Hong, to be honest, my team was ambushed by bandits twenty miles away from here yesterday. Most of the team members died in the battle. Ye Mou and the rest of the brothers resisted to the end and luckily drove away the bandits. Unfortunately, the human losses were too great, and several animals were slightly injured. The situation is not optimistic."
After briefly explaining their situation, the man named Ye Long continued: "I am fortunate enough to meet Brother Hong's team today. I have a heartless request. I hope I can go with you, Brother Hong, so that I can take care of you on the way. , after passing through the Tianxuan Mountains, Ye will definitely thank Brother Hong again."
"What did Brother Ye say? It's not easy for us all when we are away from home. Since Brother Ye is in trouble, Hong will naturally not sit idly by and ignore it." Seeing that Ye Long's words were sincere and didn't look like he was lying at all, he looked at Ye Long and the others again. After learning about the team's situation, Hong Ying, who had already had the idea of joining other teams, nodded directly to the other team to express his agreement.
"Thank you Brother Hong for your generous help. Ye will definitely remember Brother Hong's kindness and will do his best to repay him one day." Unexpectedly, Hong Ying agreed so readily. The man surnamed Ye quickly smiled and thanked him, his words full of gratitude to Hong Ying. .
Then, Hong Ying and Ye Long each introduced the more important people in the team to each other.
There are still sixteen people in Ye Long's team. Many of them have mottled blood stains on their clothes. They do look like they have experienced a fierce fight. But when looking at the embarrassment of those people, Lu Yunyou always feels that those people are looking at them. The look in his eyes was a little strange, as if he was wary of them, but considering that the other party had experienced something like that not long ago, and met their team so quickly, it was reasonable to be wary of them. Thinking of this, he And I don’t think the behavior of those people is strange.
"We are a team from Xueluo City. Brother Hong, where are you starting from?" After the two sides became more familiar, Ye Long directly talked to Hong Ying.
"It turns out they are brothers from Xueluocheng." Hong Ying was no stranger to the name Xueluocheng. After putting down his guard, Hong Ying calmly replied: "We are from Chiyun City."
"I didn't expect you guys, Brother Hong, to come from such a far away place!"
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One by one, as the two sides became more familiar, Hong Ying had asked people to move some of Ye Long's goods to their car in order to speed up the movement of the convoy. In this way, Ye Long's convoy would naturally move much faster. .
Soon after, the road conditions gradually improved and everything returned to normal. Lu Yunyou and others gradually relaxed, and then chatted together again.
In the blink of an eye, another hour passed, and it was getting late. Ling Yun and others had returned to the convoy. A few miles further, the team could leave the mountainous area and enter a deeper forest. For safety reasons, the convoy kept moving forward. They stopped to rest in the forest. After stopping, both teams were busy making a fire to cook.
Previously, Hong Ying had people bring a lot of cleaned fish, which happened to be cooked and eaten at night. Therefore, Lu Yunyou and the others still had a very sumptuous dinner. The difference was that the dinner that Ye Long's team not far away had was relatively simple, and there was no cooking in one pot. There were several pieces of meat, and everyone was chewing on large pieces of dry food.
Seeing that the other party's food was very poor, Hong Ying asked people to share some fish and meat with those people. Finally, Ye Long came to express his gratitude in person. After getting along for a period of time, both parties relaxed their guard against each other after getting to know each other, and as Hong Ying said, He said that it was necessary for the escort agencies to help each other, so everyone had no objection to helping Ye Long and others.
The more he became friends with Ye Long and the others, the more Lu Yunyou felt that those people were real escort agents just like Zhang Yuan and the others. They could talk and laugh, but they were just unlucky enough to meet a group of bandits. While he felt sorry for those people, at first he The defensiveness in his heart was completely dispelled, and now he completely regarded those people as regular escort personnel.
When they were about to finish their meal, Ye Long took down two boxes from their car, and then walked straight to Hong Ying and others.
"The pastries in the box are some local specialties that we want to bring to the merchants there, not goods. Thanks to Brother Hong's generous help today, Ye and his brothers can have a safe journey. Brother Hong, please accept this small gift," Huo Guang Next, Ye Long enthusiastically handed the two gift boxes to Hong Ying.
