"What? Impossible! How can anyone be like that and not die? Your kid's words are getting worse and worse. You only want to make me laugh!" Old Man Wang yelled and said dissatisfiedly, he didn't believe Zhang Big Beard
As mentioned, how could a person become like that and not die? He had lived for fifty years and had never seen it before.
"Brother Wang, don't believe me. When did I, Zhang Dabeard, tell lies?" Zhang Dabeard was pretending to be mysterious and wanted to arouse Old Man Wang's curiosity. When he saw that Old Man Wang didn't believe his words, he suddenly blushed.
He had a thick neck, was breathing heavily, and stared at Old Man Wang dissatisfiedly with his big eyes.
"Tch! You said you didn't tell any lies. Last time, didn't you say that the new girl from Lichun Court was so beautiful? But when I saw it, I thought, Damn, it's just a sow. You're still treating me like a treasure. What do you mean?
When did you tell the truth?" Old Man Wang brought up the old account.
"Here, hey, the eyes are different, the eyes are different. This time it's true. If you don't believe me, go and see." When Old Man Wang said this, Zhang Bearded suddenly became embarrassed. Obviously, he also felt that he seemed to be saying
Tell a lie.
Old Man Wang turned his head away, stopped talking to him, and didn't bother to look. He didn't believe what Zhang Beard said.
Seeing that Old Man Wang didn't ask any more questions, Zhang Bearded felt bored and sat on the horse without saying a word. He just rode side by side with Old Man Wang, followed by the caravan and those light-armored men and continued to walk forward.
After walking for about five miles, Old Man Wang obviously couldn't hold it in anymore and turned to look at Zhang Beard, "Zhang Bearded, are the mercenaries you hired this time strong enough? Don't get to the mouth of the Xiantian Gorge and be robbed by bandits!
"
"It should be okay. With so many caravans passing through the sky one after another this time, those bandits shouldn't dare to come out?" Zhang Bearded said hesitantly.
"Well, that's not certain. Those bandits are murderous guys, and they only know how to bully the weak and fear the strong. They don't dare to rob large caravans, but that doesn't mean they will let small caravans like ours go.
You also know that in this world now, everyone cares about his own business, who cares whether you are good or bad?" Old Man Wang sighed, with worry in his eyes.
Zhang Bearded was also silent. What Old Man Wang said was very reasonable. Once the hunting season ends every year, caravans go into the mountains to collect the furs and precious mountain products from the hunters in the mountains. However, it is easy to get in and get out.
However, the extremely difficult entrance of the Xiantianxia Gorge is really a gate of hell.
As you can imagine from the name, A Line of Sky is a place with a natural chasm. The road is very narrow at that point, and the mountains on both sides are steep. It is the favorite place for bandits to stay. Every year when the caravan returns,
, will encounter soil
Bandits are robbing bandits. Bandits are extremely vicious people who kill without blinking an eye. All small caravans will be targeted by bandits, but they dare not attack large caravans. After all, they hire enough mercenaries, and the gains outweigh the losses.
The reason why many small caravans will actively group together when they return is to avoid being targeted by bandits.
But bandits are extremely cunning characters. They can usually see a caravan formed by joining together. They also know that a temporary caravan put together must be unpopular. In many cases, they only need to be frightened.
Each caravan will abandon the formed caravan and go about their own business. No one will save the other. This will give the bandits an opportunity to defeat them one by one.
There were also some caravans who escaped by chance, but everyone was not of the same mind.
Zhang Beard and Old Man Wang cooperated very well. After several experiences, they were able to avoid danger and pass without any danger.
But there are always eventualities in this matter, and no one can guarantee that it will be absolute, so the two of them were already worried before it was even a glimmer of hope.
"Zhang Dabeard, you boy, remember, when we get to Xiantian, you still follow our previous method and act as my second-in-command. We are just a large caravan. We must not let the bandits see anything fishy."
Old man Wang warned solemnly.
"Well, I know, this is a matter of life and death, of course I will remember it!" Zhang Bearded nodded. They have overcome difficulties like this every time. He is convinced that as long as nothing goes wrong this time, there should be no danger.
The caravans one after another slowly moved towards the mouth of the Xiantian Gorge, stretching for a distance of more than ten kilometers.
On the third day, Zhang Bearded Man and Old Man Wang's faces became solemn, and they ordered their riders and servants, as well as the mercenaries wearing light armor, to stay close together and not to be scattered, and to make everyone look familiar.
By starting a conversation, it will be easier for the bandits to believe that they are indeed a caravan.
However, before they had advanced more than two miles, a pitiful scream came from the front, "The bandits have gone crazy. No matter what the caravan is, all of them must hand over their goods, otherwise they will all be killed!"
Bearded Zhang and Old Man Wang's hearts trembled at the same time, and they started to jump wildly. Listening to this voice was desolate enough, but if they listened to the meaning behind the words, it would be very bad.
Looking forward, there was indeed chaos ahead. Many caravans were running back, shouting as they ran, "Everyone, get together quickly, the bandits will not let anyone go this time!"
The hired mercenaries were already fighting with the bandits at the front. Judging from the way they were retreating, they should not be able to block the brutal bandit attacks.
The caravan of Zhang Beard and Old Man Wang was at the rear of the caravan, but it did not suffer any impact. The caravans in front, no matter how big or small, were already in chaos. The mercenaries all rushed forward, while the remaining caravans were
He was rushing back.
"What's going on? Are the bandits not acting according to normal rules?" Zhang Bearded asked Old Man Wang in a low voice with confusion.
"I know what the heck! Bandits are bandits. Have you ever seen them do good things? This time you will definitely not let them go. It seems that this trip will be in vain!" Old Man Wang said decadently.
, shook his head and looked at his caravan, "Don't worry, everyone, we will still have a chance in the future if the goods are gone, but we will not be able to survive if our lives are gone, everything is in vain!"
What he meant was that he was ready to hand over the goods voluntarily. As long as the person didn't die, he would only lose some goods and at most make less money.
Zhang Dabeard leaned forward and looked forward. He found that the mercenaries had basically fled, and they were all scattered. Obviously they could not help him. He sighed secretly, and this was the only thing he could do. He handed over the goods and went to work on his own.
It's important to save your life.
Thousands of bandits have appeared in front of them. It seems that there are at least a thousand or so of them. They are all wearing heavy armor and holding bright weapons in their hands. They look very scary.