This town is not very big, with less than a hundred houses and courtyards. There is a crossroads in the middle of the town, and the bright courtyard is located northwest of the crossroads.
Changsheng looked around while walking. Most of the houses on both sides of the road had their doors open. You could vaguely see furniture and furnishings in the houses. If he was avoiding the war, the owner would not have left in such a hurry. At least he should have closed the door. Is it possible? Everyone in the town is dead?
With anxiety and doubts, Changsheng came to the door of the courtyard with firelight. It was a large house. There were several carriages parked outside the courtyard. The horses had been unloaded and tied outside the courtyard.
Changsheng cautiously walked to the door and looked inside. He saw a fire lit in the middle of the yard. A group of people dressed as warriors were sitting around the fire, laughing, eating and drinking. The door of the main room to the north was open, and there were a few people sitting inside. A person is holding a candle and talking.
There were more than ten people inside and outside the house, all of them men. There were several boxes placed in the middle of the north room with seals on the outside.
Just when Changsheng was looking in from outside the door, a warrior turned around and saw him, smiled at him and waved, "Come on, little monk, come in."
As soon as this person spoke, the rest of the people turned to look at Changsheng.
Although Changsheng didn't know what these warriors did, judging from the expressions on their faces, they were probably not bad people. After hesitating, he stepped into the courtyard and said, "Heroes, I'm just a passerby."
"Haha, we didn't say you were a robber." A young warrior said with a smile.
"I'm not a monk. My hair was burned by the fire." Changsheng did not go to the middle of the courtyard, but to the west wing. "I will rest under the eaves for the night without disturbing you."
"Haha, your burn is so clean that you don't even have eyebrows left," a young martial artist in his twenties laughed, "Hey, little brother, how old are you? Why are you walking around alone?"
"Fourteen." Changsheng walked to the west wing and sat down under the eaves.
"Come over and have something to eat." Someone called enthusiastically.
Changsheng waved his hand and said, "No, no, I have dry food."
This group of people were quite kind-hearted. Even though Chang Sheng waved his hand to refuse, one of them still stood up and walked over, giving him a piece of braised pork, "Why did it happen like this?"
Changsheng laughed awkwardly and did not answer.
The man didn't ask any further questions and turned back to the fire to talk to his companions.
By the light of the fire, Changsheng discovered that there were several escort flags placed at the door of the east chamber. The banners said Taiping Escort Bureau. It turned out that these people were the escorts of the Escort Bureau.
He was just starting out and had little knowledge. He didn't know what the relationship between Taiping Escort Bureau and Taiping Inn was. If they were the same family, it would be terrible. Song Bao, the shopkeeper on the second floor of Taiping Inn, died at the hands of his master.
Even though I was worried, I could only stay here. If I left at this time, these escorts would definitely become suspicious.
The group of escorts did not shy away from him. They ate meat and drank wine around the fire, chatting and chatting at the same time. They also felt that something was not right in this town. Why was there not even a single living person in such a big town.
Changsheng walked for a day and was tired and hungry. He couldn't send back the piece of braised pork that the escort gave him. After hesitation, he ate it anyway.
Just when he was about to lie down and rest after eating the braised pork, he suddenly noticed three weasels jumping out of the door. The first one that ran into the yard was a black weasel, followed by the two gray weasels.
The three weasels were not afraid of people. After entering the door, they stood under the gate with their front legs raised and two legs standing.
Even though there was a group of escorts in the yard, Changsheng was still broken into a cold sweat. It was so weird that several of these things suddenly jumped out and stood upright in the middle of the night.
Not only did he see the weasels, but the bodyguards beside the bonfire also saw them. One of the bodyguards asked, "Girls, are you from our clan?"
Seeing the escort calling those weasels "girls", Changsheng was so frightened that his hair stood on end. What kind of girls were these? They were clearly some weasels with sinister features and sly eyes.
Hearing the man's question, the black-furred weasel squeaked a few times.
The strange screams stopped, and the bodyguards in the yard nodded repeatedly. At this time, several bodyguards in the house also heard the sound and came out. They actually thought that these weasels were young women, and one of them actually asked about the weasels. Why is there no one in the town?
When someone asked a question, the weasel screamed strangely. What Changsheng heard was the strange scream, but what the bodyguards heard was the reply.
Just when Changsheng was stunned by the strange scene in front of him, a gray-furred weasel suddenly turned to look at him.
The eyes of these three weasels were all glowing with a weird blue light. When he saw the weasels looking at him, he thought that the secret of longevity was terrible. He had skinned two weasels during the day. I am afraid these three were not here to seek revenge.
Fortunately, the weasel just glanced at him and turned away. At this time, the escorts were enthusiastically inviting several weasels to eat and drink together. Upon being invited, the weasels actually used their two hind legs to stand on the ground and swayed. He walked towards the crowd.
When they arrived at the bonfire, two gray-furred weasels stayed there, while the black one staggered towards the north room.
Changsheng originally thought that these weasels were coming for him, but when he saw them approaching the bodyguards, he realized that the targets of these weasels were those bodyguards. According to legend, weasels can sleep on people, but now it seems that the rumors are not true. I don't know what method they used to fool the escorts into thinking they were young women.
At this time, several bodyguards in the room were talking to the black-haired weasel. Under the flickering firelight, everyone was talking to several weasels standing on two legs. This situation was very weird.
In addition to being frightened, Changsheng also had many doubts in his heart. Why could he see the true forms of these weasels, but those bodyguards could not? You must know that the escorts are all martial arts practitioners, and their spiritual energy cultivation is not very low. How could they be so easily confused by a few weasels?
After thinking anxiously, Changsheng suddenly realized that he was smeared with weasel grease and the smell was very unpleasant. It was precisely because of the unpleasant smell that the weasels regarded him as the same kind and did not confuse him. But there is another possibility, that is, the smell of weasel grease can prevent him from sleeping.
Neither the escorts in the room nor those in the yard noticed anything strange at all. Although they were wary of these "young women" who suddenly appeared, they were just worried that their origins were unknown and they might be... They came for the escorted goods, but they didn't notice that they were not young women at all.
The two weasels left outside the house sat unscrupulously among the bodyguards. When the bodyguards asked questions, they would squeak strangely. I don’t know why their strange squeaks turned into soft sounds to the ears of the bodyguards. Whisper.
While they were squeaking strangely, their big tails were shaking slowly. Even though they were far away, they could still smell the pungent stench. However, the escorts next to the campfire did not notice it at all. There were several escorts He even deliberately inhaled and smelled it, as if smelling the woman's body fragrance.
Weasels are known to make stinky farts. Worried that they would lose consciousness if they inhaled the stench, Changsheng hurriedly held his breath secretly.
The bodyguards were originally asking about the origins of these "young women", but then fewer and fewer people spoke. Eventually, the huge courtyard became silent, and the bodyguards also stood stunned and motionless.
Changsheng was extremely nervous at this time. His scalp was numb and his hairs were standing on end. It is said that black is black for thousands of years and white is white for thousands of years. These three weasels, one black and two gray, must be very profound, otherwise they would not be able to confuse these darts with spiritual energy cultivation. division.
After restraining the escort, the weasels bit open the wine bags and began to drink. They seemed to like drinking very much, and they would bark twice after taking a few sips.
At this time, Changsheng finally understood why there was no one in this town. It turned out that there was a weasel causing trouble here, and everyone was scared away.
After drinking, the weasel began to walk out.
Changsheng originally thought they were leaving here, but he never thought that as soon as they left, the group of bodyguards would follow suit, their eyes dull, following a few weasels out of the yard like zombies.
In the blink of an eye, the entire courtyard was empty, leaving only Chang Sheng sitting under the eaves of the west wing in fear.
It was the first time in his life that he had seen such a strange scene. If he said he was not scared, he would be deceiving himself. Besides being scared, he was more shocked. How could such a bizarre thing happen?
He originally thought that the people in the town were scared away, but now it seems that is not the case. The people in the town were taken away by these weasels. It is unknown where they were taken, but one thing is for sure, that is Those who followed the weasel never came back.
Worried about the safety of these bodyguards, Changsheng wanted to do something, but he was not a Taoist priest, and he could not subdue demons and catch ghosts. Furthermore, being possessed by evil spirits was not a disease, and there was no record in Qianjin Yifangli on how to deal with this situation.
Growing up, there were only a handful of people who treated him kindly. These escorts were quite friendly to him. They even gave him a piece of braised pork before. As the saying goes, a drop of kindness will be repaid by a spring, so he gave this to him. Even though they had a piece of meat, they couldn't just watch them being taken away by the weasel.
We must save, but how?
I wanted to find a sword and rush out, but at a glance I found a gong placed under the escort flag. It is necessary to beat the gong when escorting. The gong is much larger than the ordinary gong, it is one foot square. If Knock, the sound must be loud.
Thinking of this, he hurried over and picked up the gong. The bodyguards seemed to be in a coma, so hitting the gong vigorously should wake them up.
What if I can’t wake up?
You have to knock even if you can't wake them up. You can't accept favors in vain.
Thinking of this, Changsheng didn't hesitate anymore. He held a gong in one hand and a stick in the other, ran out of the door and beat it violently, while at the same time shouting loudly with all his strength.
At this time, the weasels were moving north with the escort, and the sudden gongs and shouts made them jump in panic.
Changsheng continued to beat the gong and shout, and the bodyguards finally woke up from a dream. They all knew what happened, and they were terrified. In a rage, they drew out their swords, cursed and chased...
