Chapter 53: Seen and hear from the mountain road

Sikong Wu was very low-key when he left Qintian City. He was a half-new carriage, and two old horses that were not good or bad. He quietly left Qintian City in the dark night.

Although the news of Sikong Wu leaving Qintian City will definitely be released, it is definitely not at this time.

Han Yun also changed his outfit, put on thick linen clothes, leggings and warrior pants, and wear-resistant cowhide boots on his feet. He looked like an ordinary coachman, driving an equally ordinary carriage and taking Sikong Wu away.

Although there are few coachmen like Han Yun, in a uneasy world, coachmen are not a safe profession. Many coachmen who travel around the world have a few skills on hand. As long as they do not show their martial arts cultivation, Han Yun will not attract too much attention.

Sikong Wu did not leave the important road between Dongshan and Mangshan, but set out in the northeast direction, passing through the Mangshan Mountains that stretched for thousands of miles, and following the eastern border of the Qingtian Empire. Although it would take more time to reach Kuncang Mountain, it was safer than passing through the war-torn western border.

The Blue Moon Empire is south of the Qingtian Empire, but in Mangshan and east of the East Mountain, there are countless mountains, peaks and swamps, dead land, with poisonous miasma and poisonous insects appearing. Many demons are hiding it. Even if the border between the Blue Moon Empire and the Qingtian Empire is close to this continuous and vast land, they have never thought of getting involved in this evil land.

Of course, in addition to the monsters, ferocious birds and poisonous fog and miasma in these dangerous places, there must be many human races living here. The residents of these evil places usually collect wild fruits and vegetables, hunt wild animals in the mountains to feed, and do not mind taking caravans passing by near the mountains as prey.

Lei Meng has repeatedly instructed Sikong Wu and Han Yun not to enter the mountains rashly. Although Han Yun has become the seventh-grade Martial Emperor, it is difficult to withstand the group attack tactics of people in the mountains and fields. Especially these "savages" living in dangerous places in the mountains and mountains are usually used to catching ferocious monsters reasonably, and there are many people with advanced cultivation. Once they are entangled by them, it is extremely dangerous.

However, this is Lei Meng's careful words. Sikong Wu and Han Yun were dressed in an ordinary manner, and the carriage they were riding was not worth a few taels of gold. The "savage" might not be able to like such prey. As long as Han Yun showed some strength, the "savage" could not forcibly attack Han Yun and Sikong Wu at all costs.

Otherwise Lei Meng would not have agreed to Sikong Wu and Han Yun take a detour from Mang Shandong.

The surging Tongtian River originated from the Qianli Mangshan Mountains and countless mountains to the east. The river water converged at the junction of the two mountain ranges to form a big river. I don’t know where it flows to the vast land. Even in the season when the rain dries up, there is still constant river water here.

The Tongtian River can reach a hundred feet wide, but the narrow part is less than ten feet wide. There are natural thick rock bridges and caves connected in many places. Although it is not mentioned on the surface, the people of the Qingtian Empire regard this Tongtian River as the boundary line east of the Qingtian Empire, and the Qingtian Empire ignores the other side of the Tongtian River.

In order to avoid taxes, etc., most of the humans living nearby chose the other side of Tongtian River. Because of this, the imperial team repeatedly encircled and suppressed bandits on the border of the Blue Moon Empire, but they had never been there before.

Sikong Wu and Han Yun were walking along the mountain road beside Tongtian River.

Although there are threats such as bandits, monsters and ferocious birds, there is basically no need to pay any customs duties or fees to pass through here. The caravans, who are not afraid of death, collect mountain furs at the border. If they return to the hinterland of the empire, they will have at least five times the profit. Therefore, when they hear the news of the caravan being robbed and killed by bandits, they will continue to pass by here.

The narrow mountain road was crushed by trucks and the caravans opened the road, and a relatively spacious road had been opened. However, some places were rocks rolling down and they were really unable to be cleaned up. They had to find another path next to them. The original bending principle became extremely tortuous. There was only a distance of more than a thousand miles on the map, but in fact, it had to be at least two thousand miles away.

Sikong Wu looked into Tongtian River through the car window. A turbulent waterfall flowed down not far away. The water in the river was extremely turbulent, fifty or sixty feet wide. From time to time, fat white swordfish could be seen on the river surface, jumping upwards, with a bit of a scent of fish leaping over the dragon gate.

Opposite the river, several giant men with animal skin tied in lower bodies and upper bodies were sturdy and holding wooden spears in their hands. When they saw Sikong Wu’s carriage passing by, they just looked up slightly, and then they were fully focused on the river surface.

A white swordfish, one meter long, suddenly jumped up from the water surface, and two black lights roared out, and two giant men threw out the wooden spear in their hands like lightning.

The white swordfish had fallen back into the water, but the wooden spear still thrust into the water with a brush.

The two giant men shook their wrists, and the wooden spear tied with hemp rope was lifted out of the water. One of the wooden spears suddenly penetrated the body of the white swordfish!

Sikong Wu couldn't help but scream inwardly: "Okay!"

"Looking at these giant men, these giant men are just ordinary men. I didn't expect that with such hand strength and eyesight, I was afraid that ordinary third-grade warriors would be difficult to compare!"

Sikong Wu couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Han Yun smiled without looking back and said, "Master doesn't know that these people live in the mountains all year round and are much more powerful than those of us who mainly grow food. In addition, they have been catching Tongtian River fish in this way since childhood, so naturally, who can make perfect things? It's hard for others to compare."

He paused slightly and said, "The old marquis once planned to recruit these people to become soldiers in Qin Tiancheng and form a special spear-browing force. Unfortunately, these people in the mountains and fields were difficult to tame and had to give up."

Sikong Wu nodded and said, "Father's idea is good. If he could form these people into a cavalry and shooting force, with their accuracy and hand strength, he would probably be difficult for the heavy armored cavalry to resist."

Han Yun said again: "Compared with the real savages living deep in the mountains, these fishermen are considered weak. It is said that savages in dense forests are basically warriors who plant soul beasts. The child’s coming-of-age ceremony is to hunt and kill a third-grade monster!"

Sikong Wu also said in disbelief: "No, right? They are all soul beast warriors? Such clans are still hidden in the mountains?"

Han Yun explained: "This is just a rumor. I don't know if the disciples are true. However, they survive in the mountains and wilderness, and they can cultivate soul beasts themselves. In addition, the ones they have captured are not surprising to each person with a lower-level soul beast."

"They are used to living in the mountains, and when they arrive in the plains, they are not adapted. In addition, although their individual level is far superior to us, the number of real warriors is naturally not as good as ours. If the number of people is like hundreds of thousands of people in our Qintian City, then they may all be planted with soul beasts."

Sikong thought it was true that after being eliminated by the cruel law of the mountains and forests, it was naturally impossible for people in the mountains to grow grain crops like the plains. Those who survived were elite masters in the clan, and there were not many soul beasts. In addition, there were a large number of soul beasts in the mountains, so they could only capture enough soul beasts.

Just as the two were talking, waves surged in the Tongtian River. A giant crocodile covered in thick scales with a slap all over the shore. Its huge body, three feet long, instantly crossed the shallows, and bit one of the giant men standing in the shallow water tightly and pulled it into the water.

Although the other giants desperately threw the wooden spear at the giant crocodile, the giant crocodile's scales were strong and the short spears were cut off one after another, which did not cause much harm to the giant crocodile. The giant men could only watch the giant crocodile pull their companions into the depths of the river, and disappeared without a trace in a blink of an eye.

Sikong Wu sighed. It was not easy for these fishermen. However, seeing that those people did not show any fear and madness, they just silently walked towards the mountains and forests by the river with more than a dozen white sword fish they had caught. It was obvious that they had encountered such a thing for the first time from time to time.

His eyes followed their disappearing figures, and suddenly he was slightly shocked, and he found that there were two fiercely-looking dark men holding bamboo tubes between the trees more than 300 feet away, looking at him.

Sikong Wu recognized that this bamboo tube was a telescope used by the army. Its function was the same as the Earth's telescope, but its clarity and visual range were not as good as the telescope, but it was enough for the other party to see his situation clearly.

If Sikong Wu had not merged the three-eyed Qingpeng demon and possessed a little Qingpeng magical power and had amazing eyesight, it would have been impossible for him to find two men hiding in the dense forest three hundred feet away.

His face changed slightly. He just saw the bravery and cold blood of the fishermen. He was already secretly alert to these so-called savages and said to Han Yun in a deep voice: "Han Yun is careful. I found someone on the other side peeking at us, and his eyes were cruel and afraid that he would not be in good intentions!"

Han Yun nodded and said, "Disciple knows. But Master, don't worry, there are many bandits on the opposite side, and they will occasionally observe the movements on the mountain road and find suitable prey. We dressed in ordinary clothes, and there were no gold and silver objects on the car, which made the ruts obvious. The bandits just watched secretly and probably wouldn't launch an attack."

Sikong Wu nodded: "Even if this is the case, you have to be careful. You can speed up and hope you can cross the rabbit and jump off the cliff before dark."

"Old Lei said that after passing the rabbit jumps off the cliff, there are no stone beams connecting the two sides of the straits for dozens of miles ahead, and it is difficult for bandits to pass through this hundred-foot-wide river bank. Many caravans will choose to repair there. If they can join the caravan, it will be more concealed."

Han Yun would not violate Sikong Wu's words. He nodded and circled the whip in his hand in the air. With a bang, the two old horses rushed up and drove forward quickly in the carriage.

Sikong Wu went on the road with light clothes. In addition to the medicinal materials used to make pharmaceutical liquids, there were only some dry food and jerky. The cost on the road was gold tickets, and the current silver was only less than a hundred taels. The heaviest one was a Star Split Cloud Spear.

The carriage was light, and although it was just two ordinary old horses, it was not slow. Soon, it had already run dozens of miles away and crossed the rabbit jumped off the cliff in the narrow Tongtian River.

A team of fifty or sixty people and more than a dozen carriages suddenly appeared in Sikong Wu and Han Yun's sight.


Chapter completed!