The weather in November is already particularly cold, and the road surface of the official road is also a little uneven. The ice layer condensed by melting snow water on one side makes everyone's journey slower.

In the evening, everyone arrived at a narrow valley.

"Young Master Liu, walk through this valley and then up to seven or eight miles. There is a small town in front of you. When we get there, we can have a good rest."

The speaker was about in his early forties, dressed in a scribe, riding on a maroon horse, with several layers of silk cushions on the saddle. He was the accountant of the young lady, named Xiao Gui, and the people in the team called him Lao Gui.

Lao Gui was a scholar and had a strong literary aura. At the same time, he was also familiar with him. Seeing that Liu Ruyi looked extraordinary and had a bit of a bookish spirit, he deliberately came up to talk.

Liu Ruyi was also quite interested in the identity of the young lady, so she deliberately chatted with him for a few more words. When he learned that Liu Ruyi was actually a disciple of Zhang Guangqi, a great scholar from Shandong, he became even more enthusiastic and became more enthusiastic about Liu Ruyi.

From the time Liu Ruyi joined the team to now, in one afternoon, Liu Ruyi and Lao Gui were already very familiar with each other, and he also knew about the origin of this lady.

The lady's surname is Xiao, and she seems to have some distant relatives with Lao Gui, but Lao Gui dares not mention her name even if she is a word.

The Xiao family is a wealthy family in Jining Prefecture. They do a lot of business, mainly dealing in cloth and silk, and have shops in Shandong, Huaishui and Jiangnan. This time, their ladies had just returned from a shop in Jiaozhou City and were about to visit an elder in Jining Prefecture. Then they wanted to return to Jining, but happened to meet Liu Ruyi and his party on the way.

"It's time for me, Uncle Laogui. When I settled in front, the students will definitely drink a few more drinks with Uncle Laogui. Please don't refuse!" Liu Ruyi bowed and said with a smile.

"Haha, Mr. Liu is so polite! Meeting by chance is fate! Xiao has always admired Mr. Yuanming very much, but unfortunately he has never been able to meet him. It is really a pleasure to meet Mr. Yuanming's disciple today!"

Seeing that Liu Ruyi was respectful to him, Lao Gui was even more happy. He intended to show off in front of Liu Ruyi, so he pointed to the valley in front and smiled and said, "Young Master Liu, do you know what the origin of this valley is?"

"This? The students really don't know about it. Please ask Uncle Laogui for advice!"

"Haha!" Lao Gui stroked his long beard on his chin and smiled, "This valley is called Purple River Valley. According to legend, the ancient wise Emperor Shun defeated the barbarians in this area. That night, Emperor Shun had a strange dream, dreaming that a purple river flowed in the valley, and this valley was named after it!"

"Oh? There are such allusions! Students are truly unprecedented! Today, with the guidance of Lao Gui, students have benefited a lot, and they have benefited a lot!" Liu Ruyi pretended to be admiring and bowed to Lao Gui repeatedly.

"Haha, Mr. Liu is too humble! The sage said: 'If three people walk, there must be my teacher! If you study without thinking, you will be confused; if you die without learning, you will be in danger!' Mr. Liu is smart and studious, and his future will definitely be limitless!" Lao Gui laughed.

People carry people in the flower sedan chair, but they don’t hit people with smiles!

Since others are willing to praise you, there is no need for Liu Ruyi to pretend to be noble and not say much. She just smiled and bowed.

At this time, the front end of the team suddenly stopped, and the knight named Dabao quickly came to Lao Gui, "Uncle Lao Gui, it's not good! There are a few big trees in front of it blocking the middle of the road, so we are afraid we can't get through!"

"Huh?" Lao Gui's expression changed when he heard this. He was the highest in this team and had the greatest responsibility. When he first met Liu Ruyi and others, he was clearing accounts in the carriage behind the team and did not step forward. Now that he was really in an emergency, the guard leader Dabao came up to inform Lao Gui of the news as soon as possible.

"Let's go, take me to see!" The terrain here is dangerous, and it is a place where bandits and robbers often appear. In addition, their ladies are still in the team, so Lao Gui didn't dare to be careless, so he bowed to Liu Ruyi and hurriedly flew towards the front of the team.

Liu Ruyi did not expect such a change, so she winked at Uncle Fu beside her and hurriedly followed Lao Gui, while Huolang and Xiao Liuer were also closely behind.

At this time, on the official road in front of the valley, several uprooted trees mixed with some gravels spread across the middle of the official road, blocking the road ahead tightly. These obstacles were obviously caused by man, and the selected area was the steepest section of the valley, with cliffs dozens of feet high on both sides. Not to mention carriages, even people could not pass through.

Lao Gui's face was as gloomy as water, unable to tell whether it was anger or fear. After thinking for a moment, he whispered loudly to the distance: "Which friend from the way he set up this dragon gate formation? Can you show up?"

Apart from the stern rumbling sounds in the valley, Lao Gui did not get any response, so he had to cheer up again and continued: "We are from the Xiao family of Jining Prefecture. Today we pass by Guidi, so please help your friends! In the future, the Xiao family will definitely give you a good reward!"

After Lao Gui finished speaking, he quietly waited for the other party's response.

However, it was still the same as before, the valley was silent, as if there were no traces of human beings ahead.

Lao Gui's expression changed drastically. He traveled all over Shandong all year round and knew a little about these evil bandits entrenched in the mountains. In the past, as long as he reported the name of the Xiao family and offered some money to him, the other party would not be too embarrassed. However, this was the first time that Lao Gui encountered this situation like today.

"Mr. Liu, we are not lucky today, I am afraid we will encounter a tough problem! Mr. Liu still retreated behind and was careful to hurt myself!" Lao Gui smiled bitterly at Liu Ruyi, and said to Dabao beside him: "Let your brothers be energetic and protect the lady. Today's affairs are probably not good!"

These servants and knights were originally slaves raised by the Xiao family. They had no worries about food and clothing on weekdays and were deeply grateful to the Xiao family. They raised their troops for a thousand days and used their troops for a while. Now it was time for them to work hard, and they did not dare to neglect them. They picked up their weapons and welcomed them in front of the team.

"Young Master, what do we think..." Uncle Fu approached Liu Ruyi's ear and asked in a low voice.

Liu Ruyi looked at the obstacles blocking the center of the official road from afar, and there was no expression on her handsome face. After a moment, Liu Ruyi shook her head gently and said softly: "Don't act rashly, just wait and see what happens!"

Uncle Fu said "yes", then he retreated behind Liu Ruyi and stopped talking.

In the valley, the wind is strong!

As a shrill north wind whistled past, bursts of strange sounds were made in the cracks of the cliffs on both sides of the valley, like tens of thousands of evil ghosts whine together, putting great mental pressure on everyone in the valley.

This was the first time Liu Ruyi encountered such a thing. However, after several escapes from death, the blood had covered Liu Ruyi's eyes. Regarding the upcoming danger, Liu Ruyi's heart did not fluctuate at all, but became more and more cold and calm!

Although the enemy is dark and I am bright and I don’t know the depth of the other party for the time being, after a while, Liu Ruyi felt roughly responsible for a while.

This is an official road, close to the town and only more than fifty miles away from Jinan City, so there are no large-scale bandits, at most some small-scale bandits! Most of these bandits and bandits are refugees who cannot survive, and they are just seeking money. They must not make too much noise, otherwise what awaits them will inevitably be the ruthless encirclement of the government army.

At this time, Lao Gui had been shouting deep in the valley for a long time, but still did not receive any response. He was too lazy to talk about the rules of the world, and shouted to the servants around him: "A bunch of rat thieves pretending to be a ghost! You guys, go clean the road ahead, and when you arrive in the town ahead, I will report to the lady, you have enough wine and meat!"

"Yes! Thank you Mr. Xiao!" These servants were still a little afraid, but after waiting for a long time, they couldn't see each other. They relaxed. When they heard that there was good wine and meat, they were filled with joy and rushed forward one after another, preparing to clear the obstacles in the middle of the road.

But at this moment, a shrill sound of arrows came from the valley!

A black feather arrow flew straight across Lao Gui's scalp and knocked a servant behind him to the ground.

The incident happened too suddenly, and the unlucky servant had no time to react. In an instant, there was no sound at all.

Lao Gui protected his scalp with both hands, his body was shaking slightly. The animal hide hat he had originally worn on his head had long disappeared, but after all, he was an old man. After a moment of loss, he reacted quickly.

"Protect the carriage, protect the lady!" Although Lao Gui was frightened, his parents were still on the carriage, and he didn't care about anything else. He turned over and jumped off the horse, directing these servants to surround the carriage.

At this time, dozens of figures emerged from the hillside on the side of the valley. They lowered several rattan strips as thick as babies' arms from above, and then they slid down the cliff along the rattan strips, and in a moment, they rushed to the front of the team.

The man in the head was tall, but his body was extremely thin, like a thin bamboo pole, with a black hard bow on his back. His beard was full of beard, making people unable to see his appearance. It was only vaguely visible on his face, a hideous scar penetrated from his forehead to his lips, which was extremely vulnerable.

"Woman, keep the money! All the rest of the people will be killed!" His voice was cold, without any emotion, as if he was a death-seeking evil spirit walking out of hell.

When the minions around heard his order, they screamed in excitement and started to pick up the weapons in their hands. If an ant passes through the border, they will pounce in the direction of the carriage.

"Young Master!" Uncle Fu looked at Liu Ruyi anxiously.

"Protect the carriage!" The situation was critical, and Liu Ruyi did not dare to be careless. She pulled out the short knife hanging around her waist and called Huolang and Xiao Liuer to gather around the carriage quickly.

At this time, the Xiao family members who were standing in front were already fighting with these bandits! There were about 30 bandits, all of whom were torn clothes and had a good face. I thought they would not be able to survive in the deep mountains.

There were only more than ten servants of the Xiao Mansion who were in front of him, but they were all tall and strong and well-equipped. Although they were small in number, they were not at a disadvantage in the scene.

"Hold on, hold on! When the thief is killed, the lady will definitely be rewarded!" Lao Gui picked up a short knife in his hand, stood in front of the carriage, constantly cheering the servants in front of him.

The sound of fighting, shouting, and crying turned the originally quiet valley into Shura hell in an instant!

In a moment, both sides had their own casualties! However, in this pure and strong strait, the advantages of the Xiao Mansion servants were slowly revealed. There were dozens of bandits lying on the ground, while there were only three or five Xiao Mansion servants.

But at this moment, the situation suddenly changed!

The head of the thief who had been hiding behind the crowd suddenly put a bow on the string, "Swoosh! Swosh! Swosh!" Three sharp cold arrows directly knocked down three Xiao Mansion servants to the ground.

At the beginning, these Xiaofu servants had a breath to hold on, but after the three arrows of the thief leader, they completely suppressed the momentum of these Xiaofu servants. They all disintegrated and fled desperately to the carriage behind them!

"Hahaha! A bunch of useless wastes! Blast me! Kill them clean!" The thief laughed unrestrainedly, as if the creatures in front of him had become his bag and were slaughtered!

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