He Qizhou didn't quite understand what Guo Wen meant, and asked: "You mean there are people from the Pei family among us?"
"It's possible. I can't trust the five new people for the time being, and the others are not that good. I asked you two to come over, mainly because I want to ask you two for a favor." Guo Wen saw that the two of them were noncommittal and waited.
He continued to speak and continued:
"Starting from tomorrow, the mountain road will become more difficult and dangerous. Sikong Lang and I just discussed that the people who go out to explore the road should not be too weak, and it seems unreasonable for only their salt gang to explore the road, so we are asked to send people to take turns.
Explore the route in case the Pei bandits ambush you."
Seeing Yan Gang nodding, He Qizhou also said: "Okay, while I'm in front, please ask the gang leader to pay more attention to Jian Nai."
"That's natural." Guo asked: "We send two people every time, and the shift changes every two hours. You take turns leading the team. When exploring the road, you will find someone from the guard to partner. The Salt Gang will also send two people out.
Just listen to their arrangements."
He Qizhou agreed, but he felt mixed in his heart, because in the next few days, he was likely to partner with Gu Ting and go alone. He seemed to be a little wary of the other party now, for fear that he would see through something.
The night's camping site was chosen next to a military post. He Qizhou never found a chance to talk to Xia Tong alone. Xia Tong, Wanyan Gang, and Guo Wen were in the same tent, but even if they were in the same tent with him,
There was almost no chance to say anything.
Gu Ting was in the same tent as him. Although they were separated by a curtain of coarse cloth, He Qizhou and Xu Mu still didn't dare to do any breathing exercises. Fortunately, Xu Mu could vomit and detoxify in the car during the day, so they basically didn't.
How could it affect the recovery process? He Qizhou was suffering because he wanted to practice martial arts but couldn't spare a moment.
The two of them listened carefully to Gu Ting's breathing, which was steady and soft, and occasionally mixed with one or two snores. They could not determine his true strength. But the more they did, the more they felt that Gu Ting was unfathomable. Both of them were open-minded.
People, since you can't think of it, don't think about it. Anyway, there are experts in the tent, so you don't have to do anything at night, just relax and go to sleep!
The mountain roads on the second day were not so easy to walk. The roads in the mountains were not paved with stone slabs like those in Qi. Almost all the mountain roads were trampled. In some places, there were no traces of "roads". They were all made by people who had been walking in the mountains all year round.
Use experience to identify the direction. Although most of the time you go along the valley, you will go over mountains and ridges from time to time.
In order to find the smoothest path, the caravan kept walking along the mountain. After almost a few hundred steps, there was a turning point, and the long queue became invisible from end to end. He Qizhou and another guard arrived at the end of the queue early in the morning.
Ahead, on the road-exploring mission arranged by Guo Wen, the companion is named Tiezhu, who is said to be Wanyan Gang's former subordinate.
Because the Salt Gang is more familiar with the roads, the path explorers from the Salt Gang arranged the two people's actions. The winter days are short, and they can only walk for about four hours a day. For two hours in the morning, the fourth brother from the Salt Gang is responsible for exploring the caravan's path.
On alert, seeing the two people from the Lotus Gang arriving, the fourth brother commanded in a deep voice:
"From today onwards, the trip in the mountains will become extremely difficult and dangerous. You must not only pay attention to the cliffs on the side of the road, the ice on the road, and the icicles above your head, but also beware of the ambush of horse bandits and Pei bandits. You have also seen
Yes, we, the pathfinders of the Salt Gang, would rather fight to death than hold on to our position. I hope you can shoulder your responsibilities!"
Although He Qizhou couldn't see the sinister face of the fourth brother, but just looking at the look in his triangular eyes, he felt a chill. Just when he was about to express his position, the fourth brother continued:
"No need to say anything, it mainly depends on how to do it. You two, I will go to the front later, my brother is behind me, Master Deren, please go to the third place, each of us is half a mile apart, there is
Call out any situation. If the situation is serious, the person walking behind will immediately report back to the horse.
In order to ensure that the news can reach the rear group, if the people in front need to resist for a while, don't shrink back and hold on for dear life. Anyway, the news must be spread to the caravan as soon as possible.
Also, if we encounter a place where there may be an ambush, I may arrange for you to climb mountains and Shibuya to investigate, but there will be no excuses then, do you all understand?"
"Okay, let's go." He Qizhou said coldly. Although he agreed with what his fourth brother said, he just didn't like his sinister demeanor.
The caravan set out from the ravine between the two mountains and gradually went up. The ravine on one side became deeper and deeper. After about half a mile, He Qizhou followed the second person leisurely and could see him most of the time.
The back view is just turning more and more frequently. As the mountain changes, the person in front of you will move out of sight from time to time, and the same goes for the person behind you.
Although the mountain is not dangerous, it faces a deep ravine, which is a good place for an ambush. Therefore, keep your ears open, eyes wide open, and pay attention to the movements around you.
After a turning point, He Qizhou watched the people from the Salt Gang in front of him pass under a sudden boulder on the top of the mountain. When the man passed under the stone, he stopped and knocked down a few hanging icicles with his riding crop. Icicles
It broke into several pieces and fell into the deep ravine along the steep slope, and the man turned a corner and disappeared behind the mountain again.
He Qizhou deliberately asked the snow dragon horse to speed up the pace. It was quite dangerous here, so it was better to follow closely. Soon he arrived at the huge stone. The huge stone stretched out from the mountain like a huge tongue, straddling the mountain road.
, it was only a few feet away from the road, and He Qizhou even had to lower his head slightly to pass by.
Then the road turned to the right again. He Qizhou looked around and saw that the mountain road suddenly narrowed, from several feet wide to less than one foot wide. The strong wind came through the rocks and also suddenly became stronger. He couldn't help but feel nervous, and he naturally turned when turning.
Walking close to the mountain on the right, suddenly, a weak movement of true energy came from the boulder above the side, and then a strong wind hit!
He Qizhou didn't even have time to turn his head, the sharp blade on his side was about to stab his right neck with his true energy. Fortunately, he heard the pulse first, He Qizhou dropped his shoulders and fell forward, quickly bent down and leaned against the horse's back.
The tip of the blade was about to scratch the upper part of the back of the neck, but the real danger was far from passed. The attacker flew down and stabbed at the same time with his knee. The knee was pointed directly at the horse's back under the rapid momentum. It was actually his intention.
While stabbing the opponent to death, he and his horse were knocked into a deep ravine at the same time!
He Qizhou lowered himself down to avoid the thrust, his eyes were already looking to the side and behind, and a black shadow flew to his side in an instant. He Qizhou almost never used a riding whip. After releasing the reins with both hands, he pressed his right palm against the thigh where the assassin's knee had hit, and his left
He punched the opponent's chest. Because of the critical situation, both arms had accumulated internal strength, and he had long forgotten that he was a "waifu".
The assassin was holding a common dagger and stabbing the air with a single blow was quite surprising, but the opponent's attempt to deflect his collision was even more frightening. He Qizhou pressed down with his palm, and the assassin who flew down suddenly leaned forward, chest
It collided directly with He Qizhou's suddenly fired left fist!
Seeing that he was about to die if he hadn't stabbed the opponent to death, the assassin was about to lament. Unexpectedly, the opponent's punch turned into a palm, pushing him back to the place where he originally jumped. He didn't dare to think too much, and quickly
Escape to the mountains.
The assassin's knees were only slightly caught on the horse's back, but the collision of their powerful infuriating energy pushed the snow dragon horse a few feet to the edge of the cliff. The snow dragon horse was wearing leather armor with python skin inside, and was not afraid of infuriating energy.
After the collision, he just moved two steps to the side, quickly stood up, and still let out a long hiss in shock.
"Is there anything going on behind there?" came the question from the Salt Gang guard who had just turned around the mountain in front of him. He was about a hundred steps away. He might have heard the horse neighing and asked loudly.
"It's okay. There is broken ice here. The horse slipped. Those following you, please be careful when you come over." He Qizhou watched the masked assassin in black flee up the mountain without pursuing him. He just answered the questions loudly and smoothly.
Then he broke several icicles hanging on the mountain wall on the right.
"Got it!" came Tie Zhu's reply on the way. Tie Zhu, who was supposed to be following about half a mile behind, did not know when he had caught up to less than a hundred paces.
In addition to the assassin, He Qizhou couldn't help but have another question in his mind: This iron pillar was obviously not the first time he walked this road. It was almost half a mile closer than the promised half mile. He obviously knew that this place was dangerous, but it stands to reason.
The closer Tiezhu should ask, why is it the salt gang guard who is far away asking the question instead?
He Qizhou slowly walked through this dangerous road that was dozens of feet long. He paused deliberately when turning, and did not set off until he saw the iron pillar passing through the boulder.
There were no dangers in the rest of the journey. Two hours later, the fifth brother who had joined the Salt Gang led the team to explore the road, also half a mile away. Every time the fifth brother caught up with someone, he told the person he was catching up to stop and wait.
The caravan is coming.
Because he was worried about the snow, He Qizhou still rode back and met another Salt Gang guard one after another. Tie Zhu, Wanyan Gang, and Xia Tong who had stopped to wait... Because when they met Xia Tong, they had already left the business.
The team was very close, and there was just an ordinary nod of greeting between the two, not a single word was said.
As He Qizhou walked towards the end of the team, he continued to meet Sikong Lang, Guo Wen, Gu Ting... It seemed that everyone was not easy. This road was getting more and more difficult...
The campsite on the second day after entering the mountain was located in a relatively flat place on the mountainside. Because the camp was not next to the military post, the guards had to stay on duty at night. There were eight people in one shift, divided into three shifts, each shift lasted two hours. The Lotus Gang and
There are four people in each class of the Salt Gang, and basically each person is responsible for one position.
He Qizhou volunteered to be on the first shift so that he could stay with Xu Muxue throughout the second half of the night. The location where he stood was in the northwest of the camp, with his back to the top of the mountain dozens of feet high and facing the mountain road he came from. The reason for this arrangement
, because the two people with the highest martial arts skills will be placed on the incoming and outgoing paths that are easier to attack.
We had just had dinner and the sunset had not set for long. The sky was still glowing with a dark red color. The four people to the east were from the Yan Gang, while the four people to the west were from the Lotus Gang led by He Qizhou, Tie Zhu and Xia Tong.