In the dark night, Wujiabao, lined with torches, looks particularly eye-catching.
When Qin Shaoyou and others rushed to the Wubao gate, the Wujiabao clan soldiers were closing the Wubao gate.
Seeing the arrival of Qin Shaoyou and his party, the Wujiabao soldiers who closed the door instantly became vigilant. They were divided into two teams, one team continued to close the door, and the other team flattened the spears in their hands and took a defensive posture.
A man who looked like the leader of the group asked loudly: "Who are you? What are you doing in Wujiapu?"
Everyone reined in their horses.
At Qin Shaoyou's signal, Zhu Xiucai rode forward and responded loudly: "We are passing businessmen. Because it was getting late, we did not dare to sleep in the open air. We have heard about Wujiabao's good reputation for a long time, so we came to stay for a night. I hope it’s convenient for you, brother.”
He did not give the name of the Demon Suppression Division.
This is also the habit of the night watchmen of the Demon Suppression Department.
When going out to investigate a case, unless necessary, the night watchmen of the Demon Suppression Department will usually adopt other identities, such as businessmen, soldiers, police officers, etc., so as not to alert the monsters and cult members.
After listening to Zhu Xiucai's words, the Wujiabao soldiers did not ask any more questions. They just put down their guard and waved: "Borrowing? Then go in and hurry up. It's already dark, we must hurry up." close the door."
"Thank you a lot, brother." Zhu Xiucai thanked him and looked back at Qin Shaoyou, who nodded and ordered: "Come in!"
A group of people rode horses like this and passed the Uburg gate and the Wu family soldiers.
Qin Shaoyou was surprised by the simplicity of the process.
The Wu family soldiers didn't even verify their identity or check their luggage? Putting people into Wu Bao so easily?
Aren't they afraid that among the people who come to stay overnight, there are people with bad intentions who will be harmful to Wujiapu?
This doubt did not bother Qin Shaoyou for too long. After entering Wubao, he found the answer.
It turns out that Wujiabao provides a resting place for outsiders, a place similar to a small urn city.
In the middle is an open space with several pergolas set up, surrounded by earthen walls and watchtowers several meters high, surrounding the open space.
There are clan soldiers on night watch on the earthen wall, and there are archers inside the watchtower.
The pergola above the open space can barely protect you from the wind and rain, but it can't stop the bows and arrows coming from above.
Therefore, even if there are really bad guys sneaking in, seeing such a scene, they can only suppress the evil thoughts in their hearts and dare not act rashly.
After looking around, Qin Shaoyou commented: "No wonder Wujiabao dares to take in caravans and travelers for the night. It really has some strength and confidence."
"Yes." Zhu Xiucai nodded in agreement, and then said with emotion: "Wujiabao was just a small and barren village more than ten years ago, but now it has developed to be as powerful as the Hao family. It is simply amazing."
"Is there such a thing?" Qin Shaoyou was a little surprised.
He already knew something about the world, and knew how difficult it was for a small, poor family to grow, let alone grow to such a scale in just a dozen years.
"It's true." Wei Lishi took over, "More than ten years ago, Wujiabao was still Wujia Village. They had a new clan leader. It was this new clan leader who led Wujia Village to become what it is now..."
"This man is really amazing."
After listening to the stories of Zhu Xiucai and Wei Lishi, Qin Shaoyou became interested in the patriarch of Wujiabao.
If it were in a novel, this clan leader would be the template for the protagonist. He either had the 'Family Revitalization System' enabled or had other plug-ins.
They arrived too late, and the pergola in the open space had already been occupied by the caravans and travelers who had arrived before. They could only find a corner to shelter from the wind, and planned to spend the night here.
Anyway, looking at the night tonight, it doesn't look like it's going to rain, so it doesn't matter if the sky covers the ground.
After getting off their horses, Zhu Xiucai and others divided into two groups.
One group took out a brown blanket and spread it on the ground to prepare a place to sleep at night.
One group took out fodder to feed the horses.
Qin Shaoyou did not participate in these chores. His attention was attracted by several statues in the center of the open space.
These statues of gods stood next to the pergola, and some caravan members and travelers who stayed here gathered around them, knelt down, burned incense, and prayed devoutly.
Qin Shaoyou walked over and looked at them carefully. He did not recognize the identities of these statues, but felt that they were all kind-hearted.
He was also a little confused: Why did the people in Wujiabao want to erect the statue here?
Is it to use the idol to warn the caravans and travelers staying overnight not to mess around?
Or do you expect these statues to provide protection for everyone?
Just when Qin Shaoyou was curiously guessing, an uncle in front of him knelt down and prayed, got up from the ground, bowed three times to the statue again, muttered some wishes such as 'get rich, take concubines and have good health', and then turned around , preparing to return to his caravan.
Qin Shaoyou stopped him, and after a few polite words, asked, "Uncle, what kind of god are you worshiping?"
Unexpectedly, the uncle shook his head: "I don't know either."
"I don't know if you still want to worship me?"
"Hey, no matter what kind of gods they are, there's nothing wrong with worshiping them. As the saying goes, it's not strange to pay homage to many people, and the same should be true for gods. Besides, the more you worship, the more blessings you can get."
As the uncle spoke, he enthusiastically gave Qin Shaoyou three sticks of incense and asked him to pay his respects as well.
"If it doesn't work, you'll be kowtowing three times in vain. But if it works, you'll make a profit. There's no loss in this business."
Qin Shaoyou laughed dumbly when he saw his uncle treating worshiping gods as a business.
He is indeed a businessman.
"Forget it, you still can't worship idols indiscriminately. If you offend the evil god, not to mention getting rich and taking concubines, your health will be better, your life will be affected."
Qin Shaoyou declined the other party's kindness and did not worship these statues.
After hearing what he said, the uncle's expression changed. Finally, he ran to take away the three sticks of incense he had inserted, and muttered: "We are done with this business. I will take back the incense, and you can leave me alone."
This operation stunned Qin Shaoyou.
After watching the statue for a while, Qin Shaoyou turned and walked towards the corner where they were.
Just as he turned around, the eyes of one of the statues suddenly moved quietly.
It was staring directly at Qin Shaoyou!
The stone sculpture's eyes revealed two cold and strange gazes.
It's like looking at delicious prey.
Qin Shaoyou's hair suddenly stood up. He turned around quickly and put his hand on the knife handle, but found nothing.
The eyes of the statue have already returned to their original shape.
The people who knelt down to pray did not see the abnormality just now.
Nothing seemed to have happened, it was just an illusion.
But Qin Shaoyou didn't think so.
He quickly returned to the team, stopped his men, and whispered: "Everyone, please be alert, there is something wrong with this place."
The warriors were all shocked and immediately looked around cautiously.
Zhu Xiucai and Monk Ma looked at each other and asked in a low voice: "Sir, did you discover something?"
"Beside those statues just now, I suddenly felt danger, and the energy and blood in my body were stimulated."
Hearing what Qin Shaoyou said, Zhu Xiucai raised his eyebrows and cast a scrutinizing gaze at the statue calmly.
"Is there something wrong with those statues?"
"I'm not sure." Qin Shaoyou shook his head. "The sense of danger came suddenly and disappeared quickly. And before and after the incident, I didn't find any problems with those statues."
"Should I go take a look?" Zhu Xiucai volunteered.
"Be careful." Qin Shaoyou nodded in agreement.
When Zhu Xiucai went to check the statue, Monk Ma made a suggestion: "Sir, how about we change a place to spend the night?"
"It's too late." Qin Shaoyou looked up at the sky.
There is no moon or stars tonight, the sky is pitch black and there is no light at all.
“It’s completely dark now, and the danger outside will only be greater than here.
Moreover, the gate to Wujiapu is also closed. Unless we identify ourselves, they will not open the door.
By the way, does anyone know of a place to stay overnight near here? "
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, all shaking their heads.
"So it's impossible to change places. I can only stay here for one night."
