Hearing Taoist Lin's words, everyone suddenly turned from sadness to joy. Li Zhongyong asked eagerly, "Master, where can I find the antidote?"
Taoist priest Lin said, "Only in Tongguan County of Yongzhou can we find the antidote."
Li Zhongyong was from Hejian and knew a lot about the geographical conditions in the north. "Master, Yongzhou is more than three thousand miles away. Let's set off immediately. If there are no obstacles on the road, we can definitely get there within seven days."
Before Taoist Lin could speak, Chen Liqiu shook his head and said, "Seven days are not enough. The horses cannot bear the long-distance attack. At least nine days are needed."
"Nine days will be nine days, we will set off immediately." Taoist priest Lin said.
"Wait a minute, Master, I found two strange red apricots from the tomb last night," Chen Liqiu said, taking out the two red apricots placed on the wooden pier. "These two red apricots were originally hidden in the coffin. Inside the jade pillow, it has been buried in the ground for more than six hundred years but has not decayed. It is definitely not an ordinary thing. You are well-informed and can identify it to see if these two red apricots have the ability to detoxify."
Taoist Lin took the two red apricots in Chen Liqiu's hand and looked at them carefully. After a while, he returned the two red apricots to Chen Liqiu, "All apricots are poisonous, and these two red apricots may have some other magical powers." It’s useful, but it can’t be used to detoxify.”
Hearing Taoist Lin's words, Chen Liqiu felt disappointed, dejected and very depressed.
Seeing this, Taoist priest Lin added, "Since these two red apricots were placed so secretly, it shows that they are by no means ordinary things and must have a great background. However, the traitor did not take them even before he died, which shows that although he knew that these things were magical, They are precious, but I don’t know the consequences of taking them. Just keep them for a long time, and one day I will meet a knowledgeable person who may know their usefulness.”
After Lin Dao finished speaking, Chen Liqiu nodded slowly, put the red apricot back on the jade pillow, and kept it close to his body.
Then everyone separated to prepare, Batulu harnessed the horse and drove the shaft, and started on the road again.
Batulu had not known that Daoist Lin was in danger of his life before. Only then did he realize the seriousness of the problem. He was anxious, whipped his whip frequently, and urged his horse to speed up.
Before that, except for Batulu, the other four people had guessed that Taoist Lin was in a dire situation. Now that they heard Taoist Lin say that the matter could turn around, hope was rekindled in their hearts, and they were no longer as worried and depressed as before.
There was only one exception, and that was Chang Sheng. There were two reasons for his heavy heart. First, Dao Zhang Lin had previously called him the youngest child instead of the fifth child. The youngest child in the family could only be called the youngest child, unless Dao Zhang Lin knew that he was the youngest child in the family. It is impossible to accept another apprentice, otherwise he would not be called the youngest. From this, it can be seen that Taoist Lin is not very optimistic about the northwest group.
Furthermore, he had seen Taoist priest secretly counting the pills in the porcelain bottle before. The porcelain bottle was left by Zhong Agen. The pills in the porcelain bottle should have the effect of temporarily suppressing the toxicity, but there were only five pills left. One pill a day can only last for five days at most, which is not enough to support Daoist Lin from rushing to Yongzhou.
Although Chang Sheng was worried, he did not tell others that it was difficult for him to speak because of the inconvenience of Daoist Lin in the car. Moreover, he did not want to extinguish the newly raised hopes of everyone.
Everyone is currently located on the border of Yuzhou. Unlike Qizhou, which has many hills, the terrain of Yuzhou is mostly plains, and most of the cities are built on traffic arteries. If you want to travel from north to south, sometimes you can't take small roads and can only cross the city. This This is also the reason why the city is also called Chengguan.
Although he knew that going into the city might cause variables, Batulu could only drive into the city.
When crossing the city, you can't gallop on horseback, you can only walk slowly. When passing through the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city did not intercept and question you, but after entering the city, a few beggars sitting on the roadside followed the carriage.
Beggars are different from disaster victims. Beggars make a living by begging. The beggars who followed us were all men. There were five of them in total, most of whom were in their twenties or thirties.
It is normal for beggars to chase the carriage and beg, but what is abnormal is that after Li Zhongyong threw a few copper coins to them, these beggars did not leave, but continued to chase the carriage, banging the bamboo tube and humming to beg. He poked his head around the car to look at the situation, and some even lifted the curtains and looked inside.
Under the scoldings of Batulu and Li Zhongyong, the two beggars ran away, but the remaining people still followed the carriage.
"Master, they may be members of the Beggar Clan." Li Zhongyong smelled a dangerous aura.
"Leave the city as soon as possible." Lin Taoist said in a deep voice.
Hearing Taoist Lin's words, Batulu immediately urged his horse forward. However, it is against the law to ride a horse in the city. He can only walk fast and not run wildly.
"Third senior brother, the Beggar Gang is also a Jianghu gang?" Changsheng asked.
"Yes, the Beggar Gang is a very big gang, with more than 100,000 members, and they have branches in almost every state and county." Chen Liqiu replied.
"Are they good people or bad people?" Chang Sheng asked.
"They are not chivalrous people." Chen Liqiu shook his head and said, "I don't like them very much. They will do anything for money."
As soon as Chen Liqiu finished speaking, Tian Zhengong on the side whispered to Taoist Master Lin, "Master, they are obviously coming for us. The two Beggar Clan disciples who left earlier were in a hurry and must have gone to spread the news. "
Chen Liqiu said, "You can't leave so slowly and rush over directly."
Li Zhongyong, who was sitting on the carriage shaft, turned back and said, "There are too many pedestrians and our carriage is big. If we rush forward, we will definitely hurt innocent people."
"I don't care about that much anymore," Chen Liqiu said. "If we get entangled with them, it will be very difficult to escape."
"Be patient, don't be impatient, and wait and see what happens." Lin Taoist said in a deep voice.
After Lin Dao finished speaking, Chen Liqiu said nothing more. Batulu waved his whip and drove forward.
Yuzhou is a large state with a very large city, more than ten miles from north to south, and the road leading to the north gate is not only the main road in the middle. When passing a crossroads, Batulu was instructed by Li Zhongyong. Then change the route to the east, and after walking a few dozen feet, change the route to the north again, and take the auxiliary road on the east side of the main road.
There were fewer pedestrians on the auxiliary road, and there was no cover. The beggars followed them all the time. The motive of the beggars was clearly revealed, and they were here for them.
When they confirmed each other's purpose, the beggars also knew that they had been exposed. After a brief whisper, they quickly ran to catch up. One of them lay down in front of the car and shouted, "Oh, we hit someone, the driver hit me." People."
When Batulu saw this, he became furious and jumped out of the carriage with an iron bar in his hand. "You bitch, how dare you blackmail your grandfather?"
Li Zhongyong hurriedly persuaded Batulu and turned to look at the beggars, "To make a long story short, how much money do you want?"
"One hundred taels." The beggar lion who fell to the ground opened his mouth.
The few people who followed also spoke one after another, "Yes, at least one hundred taels, otherwise you won't be able to leave."
"One hundred taels is not enough, you need two hundred taels."
Listening to the other party's words, Li Zhongyong was sure that they were not simply blackmailing people for money, but to drag them here.
If the other party was just blackmailing people for money, then the crime would not be punishable by death, but the other party obviously had deeper malice, then Li Zhongyong knew what to do. After sighing helplessly, he walked to the corner with the baggage, squatted down and unwrapped the baggage.
Upon seeing this, several beggars hurriedly ran over. It is unclear whether they wanted to get the money or take the opportunity to confirm whether there were any secret books in the baggage. However, they saw neither the money nor the mental secret book, because Li Zhongyong drew his sword directly. Because he moved too fast and used a magic weapon, several beggars fell to the ground before they even had time to call for help.
Since there were few passers-by here, no one noticed that Li Zhongyong killed these beggars.
After killing the beggar, Batulu whipped his car and drove quickly towards the north gate. Everyone knew what situation he was in. Although he killed these few tails, the beggar gang could not find them. Rush to the north gate to intercept.
After half a stick of incense, the carriage finally arrived at the North Gate. To everyone's surprise, the enemy was much faster than they imagined. At this time, a large group of ragged beggars had gathered outside the North Gate. These beggars were holding weapons. Holding various weapons, he is undoubtedly a disciple of the Beggar Clan.
"You bitch, you couldn't come sooner." Batulu cursed.
"There should be more than seventy people." Li Zhongyong roughly estimated.
"Master?" Chen Liqiu asked Taoist Lin for his opinion.
Taoist priest Lin did not speak immediately. He pondered for a moment before calmly speaking, "Since you can't escape, then do what you should do..."
