Volume 1: Wind Rises in the Mountains and Swamps Chapter 25: Encounter on the Road
The thousand-mile Taiping Mountain has precipitous peaks, jagged ravines and valleys, towering ancient trees, and endless rare birds and wild animals. However, the mountains are steep, and only occasional hunters or herbalists appear on the edge of the mountains. There are few human traces in the depths of Taiping Mountain.
In the sea of forests surrounded by peaks, a gray shadow suddenly appeared, like a dragon in the sea, appearing and disappearing in the sea of forests.
In a blink of an eye, the gray shadow floated towards a huge cliff like smoke. In an instant, a young man in an old gray robe appeared on the cliff, with a gourd hanging from his waist, clear eyebrows and bright eyes, and overflowing with heroic spirit.
It was Lin Yi who was flying freely in the sea of forests.
Looking at the vast green under his feet, he felt extremely happy.
The wind control technique has never been fully exerted. In this uninhabited mountain, on the top of the trees, between the ravines and valleys, he can fly freely and feel the pleasure of flying with the wind.
Lin Yi is going to Tianping Town. He did not take the road outside the mountain, one reason was that there were too many people and he could not fully display the wind control technique, and the other reason was that Taiping Town was on the west side of the Taiping Mountains. On a whim, he followed the general direction and went straight from the mountains to Taiping Town, thinking that the journey might be shorter.
Looking up at the sky, it was already past noon.
But Lin Yi was a little puzzled. According to his own strength, he should have run a few hundred miles. Why hasn't he left Taiping Mountain yet? He was only concerned with the display of wind control technique and took the wrong road?
However, after such a long time of running, the spiritual energy in his body was slightly depleted.
After a short rest, Lin Yi identified the direction, pointed his toes, and rushed forward.
At the top of the high mountain forest, the view is wide, and you can see far without spiritual consciousness. The trees in front of him are getting thinner, and Lin Yi is secretly happy, thinking that he must be at the edge of the mountain.
After crossing a peak, a mountain road appeared in the bushes at the bottom of the mountain. As expected, he thought, I finally passed through Taiping Mountain.
But the road was farther than expected. Lin Yi didn't care about it. He lifted his body and ran down without touching the ground.
When he came to the mountain road he had just seen, he stabilized his body and looked around. This mountain road is hidden among the trees, one end is north and the other end is south. Where should he go?
There should be pedestrians on the road. I can't run freely from the bushes. Otherwise, who knows where I will run to! And it's not good to be encountered by pedestrians. It's too shocking.
While hesitating, Lin Yi suddenly looked to the north.
After a while, a carriage appeared on the mountain road.
There were four people in the carriage. The white and fat middle-aged man in the front car should be the leader of the four people. He looked kind. Next to him was a thin old man, holding a whip and driving. There were two strong men following behind the carriage, with weapons on their waists.
Seeing someone blocking the road, the two men behind stepped in front of the carriage, holding their weapons in their hands, staring at Lin Yi nervously. The old man driving the carriage also hurriedly tightened the reins and stopped the carriage.
"My dear brother, why are you blocking our way?" the middle-aged man in the carriage asked. His voice was slightly trembling, and his face was full of smiles, but his expression seemed stiff.
Lin Yi then realized that he was standing in the middle of the road, which was blocking people's way! He didn't know where he was, so he didn't let people think he was a robber. He clasped his fists to the other party and said, "I didn't mean to block the road here. I am a hunter in the mountains and want to go to Tianping Town. I don't go out of the mountains on weekdays, but today I went out of the mountains, but I can't tell the direction, haha!" After that, he laughed awkwardly.
"Oh!" The middle-aged man pondered for a while. Seeing that Lin Yi was dressed in shabby clothes and looked like a mountain boy, and had nothing but a strange gourd hanging around his waist, he seemed to believe what the other party said.
"The road ahead is to Taiping Town, little brother, just follow this road." The middle-aged man's smile disappeared, but his expression became much calmer.
Lin Yi wanted to ask a few more questions, but seeing that he didn't want to say much, he had to step aside and said, "Please go first!"
The man in front turned back and signaled, the middle-aged man nodded, waved his hand, and the carriage "clucked" and moved forward slowly.
When the carriage passed by, the two armed men looked alert, which made Lin Yi smile bitterly in his heart. He still didn't think of himself as a good person, so he couldn't go all the way with them. He had to stay away from the carriage and walk alone behind.
"Boss! Although the border between the two countries is desolate, it's okay to travel all the way." The old man driving the carriage kept nagging while driving the carriage.
"Who knows when something will happen! But now that Black Wind Village has been destroyed, it's much more peaceful here. We encountered a few bandits here last year, but fortunately Ma Hu and Wang Er were brave and scared them away." The shopkeeper responded.
The two people walking were quite pleased after hearing what the shopkeeper said. These two people should be the Ma Hu and Wang Er mentioned by the shopkeeper.
"It's still a mountain road like this for dozens of miles ahead, so it's better to be careful." The shopkeeper stroked his shiny black mustache under his chin, turned around and told the two people accompanying him a few words.
Lin Yi followed far behind and heard the conversation of several people clearly. Knowing that his rash appearance made people more worried, he wanted to hide his figure and go on his own. But the spiritual energy in his body was hard-won, so he couldn't help but shake his head and give up. The future is unknown, so it's better to be careful.
After walking for more than ten miles, Lin Yi shook his head and looked around, but his mind was still savoring the pleasure of riding the wind. As he walked, his brows slightly frowned, he paused for a moment, and then continued to walk forward.
Sure enough, before he had walked far, several figures suddenly appeared on both sides of the mountain road, startling the horses pulling the carriage and causing them to neigh.
Six men holding weapons and with violent expressions blocked the front of the carriage.
"Ah! It's a bandit!" The old man driving the carriage exclaimed.
"If you want to live, leave the carriage and get out!" The leading man held a big knife and blocked the road fiercely.
"Get out quickly, or I'll kill you one by one!" Several followers also shouted with ferocious expressions.
"Don't... don't! Dear gentlemen, I am the shopkeeper of Xiaoji Jade Shop in Taiping Town. This... this is a little gift from me. I hope you will show mercy and let me go. I... I will be grateful!" The middle-aged shopkeeper was so scared that his face turned pale and sweated, and he rolled down from the carriage. He took out the purse from his arms and handed it over with both hands.
"Haha!" The leading man laughed strangely, grabbed the purse, weighed it in his hand and stuffed it into his arms, and kicked Xiao over with one foot.
"Grandpa wants the carriage. If you and the other idiots want to stay, what's wrong with Grandpa fulfilling your wish!" The man waved the big knife in his hand and laughed triumphantly.
Shopkeeper Xiao rolled towards the carriage, shaking like a sieve. The old man driving the carriage was also stunned.
Ma Hu and Wang Er looked at each other, gritted their teeth, drew their steel knives, and blocked the carriage behind them.
Several bandits bullied the two men and rushed over with shouts.
Five bandits surrounded Ma Hu and Wang Er and fought with them. Ma Hu and Wang Er were also quite brave. They shouted loudly and fought with their big knives up and down.
But the other side had more people, and the leading man stood aside and did not make a move. He must have been sure of winning and disdained to make a move.
The bandits were fierce, and Ma Hu and Wang Er gradually lost their strength. They screamed, their clothes were torn, and blood splattered. It was obvious that they were seriously injured.
The leading man laughed a few more times, his eyes flashed with ferocity, he raised the big knife in his hand and walked towards Shopkeeper Xiao.
The shopkeeper was so scared that he turned around and ran away, and the man followed behind him leisurely with a teasing look.
Shopkeeper Xiao was so scared that his legs and feet were weak, and he fell to the ground after running a few steps.
Looking back and seeing the flash of the knife, he closed his eyes and said sadly: My life is over!
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