Lanke Chess Edge

"Clap la la... Clap la la..."

The heavy rain showed no signs of easing in the middle of the night. The hill where the three foxes were located was about a mile away from the barren station.

Although the rain screen affects the visibility, with the eyesight of the three fox spirits, they can still vaguely see some firelight and smoke from the barren post.

"I'm mad at me, mad at me! We were driven away by a group of mortals!"

"Hoo...that dead old man grabbed my tail, almost, almost... scared me to death..."

The fox on the left had lingering fears, and the old Lutou almost hit it with the knife just now. Given the murderous images of the stalkers just now, if it was hit, it would definitely be chopped to death.

"Hmph, I blame you two cowards. They are just a group of mortals. They are a little fierce, but so what. With the body of a fox, they can easily kill them all, but you are all panicked. I really..."

"Boom...ka..."

Lightning strikes a momentary tree near the hill.

"Ah..." "Ah..." "Ah..."

The three fox furs stood upside down and screamed, fleeing in three directions.

Inside the barren station, after a previous fight, everyone was tired, but the problem of rest is now even more sloppy, so the number of people watching the night has increased a lot.

Half of the people on the foot merchant's side guarded the rest at night, and Yin Qing and the others also slept alternately in pairs. Although the foot merchants told them to sleep for them, they would watch for them, but a few scholars have grown up a bit. After all, being defensive is a must.

When Lei Yusheng woke up in the morning, there was no sound of rain outside.

"woke up?"

Yin Qing rubbed his eyes and yawned and asked, and stood up to move his hands and feet. Lin Xinjie, who was sitting beside him, was still sleeping soundly on the low table.

Lei Yusheng looked at Mo Xiu next to him. Yin Qing and Lin Xinjie should have woken him and Mo Xiu to replace the vigil in the second half of the night, but the current situation seemed that Yin Qing and Lin Xinjie had been there all night. Yin Qing was alone in the middle of the night.

"Yin Qing, you haven't slept yet?"

Yin Qing moved his arms and looked back and smiled.

"I'm in better spirits, it's okay to sleep less."

"That's right, this Young Master Yin also taught us books at night, and talked about the customs and customs of other places. He is in good spirits, and his knowledge is also outstanding!"

"Yes, indeed learned." "Young and promising."

There was a foot merchant who had already stood up and said a word to Lei Yusheng cheerfully, and there were also people beside him.

As more people got up, the movement became louder, Lin Xinjie and Mo Xiu were also awakened, and the whole barren station began to be lively again.

Old Lutou picked out some fine wood and threw it into the charcoal fire and blew it a few times. He used the remaining charcoal to regenerate the fire, and then set up a pot and began to prepare breakfast.

Together with the four scholars, each person received a bowl of corn porridge, a steamed bun that had been heated by the fire, and a small spoonful of pickles.

Even Lei Yusheng and Lin Xinjie, who were used to fine food, enjoyed it with relish and praised the craftsmanship of the traders.

After everyone was tidy up, a group of nearly 20 people finally put on their backpacks and bookcases and walked out of the barren post.

After the rain in the mountains, it seems to have been purified, the air is fresh and sunny, and taking a few deep breaths outside will make people feel refreshed.

"Let's go, let's go together, this Datong Mountain will only take two days to pass, and a few scholars will also go with us?"

Yin Qing and the others looked at each other, and Mo Xiu asked honestly.

"Two days? I heard that it will take seven or eight days."

"Hahaha, it was twisting and twisting along the post road in the mountains. We have our own familiar roads. It is difficult to walk, but the road is much closer. In the early years, many silk fabrics in Wanzhou were like people like us. It's transported to and fro with a backpack on its back, so what's the point!"

This mountain has already encountered fox spirits, and Yin Qing and others did not dare to go by themselves. When they heard Lao Lutou's suggestion, they naturally agreed immediately.

A group of people walked along the post road for about half an hour, and they stopped following the winding direction of the post road.

To be honest, except for Yin Qing, the other three of the four scholars seemed very cumbersome at such a time, even Mo Xiu, who was not rich and famous, was the same.

So later, some traders simply put a few bookcases that were not too heavy on their own back baskets, and then helped them from time to time, so that a few scholars could persevere.

That's why Yin Qing didn't let anyone help him from the beginning to the end, and he was able to maintain a good physical strength to keep up with the pace of walking, which made all the men even more impressive.

"Hu... hu... hu... I finally crossed the barren gorge!"

Over a mountain, the leader of the team, Lao Lutou, was also out of breath. Because of the new rain last night, the air was fresh, but the feet were also muddy. It took more physical strength than usual to step on a place with many rocks and rocks. .

Looking at the back, all of them showed signs of fatigue, and the few scholars were panting like bellows with holes.

"Everyone, rest and rest, you are not allowed to go far, even if you are relieved, someone must be with you!"

"Okay." "Oh, rest."

"It's a break..." "It's going to fall apart..."

Some people teased and some complained, and they all found a dry place nearby to sit down.

There was a crow flying by the side, making a sound of "Ah...Ah...".

Lin Xinjie murmured subconsciously.

"Lu Bo, this crow is unlucky, isn't it?"

A man next to him who was drinking from a bamboo tube was also happy to hear that.

"Hahahaha... You scholar, don't many of you scholars believe this? There are so many birds and beasts in the mountains. If you listen to a crow, you will be trembling. Do you want to leave? !"

"That is to say." "This scholar..."

Hearing the teasing of others, Yin Qing immediately came to his senses.

"Uncle, have you ever heard a tiger roar? What kind of thing, were you afraid of it at the time? A friend of mine often heard the whistling and said that he was scared to death every time. Is that true?"

A few businessmen on the side looked at Yin Qing with a strange look, and the person who was asked also asked a question curiously.

"Your friend often hears tiger roars, so is he alive or dead? Are you brave enough!"

"Hahahaha, is he still daring? He is the least timid!"

Thinking of Hu Yun's cowardly behavior, Yin Qing couldn't help laughing. The old turtle told him before that the fox was frightened by him.

"I heard from my friend that the tiger roar he heard can be heard for ten miles, and all the birds and beasts in the mountains are running away. Uncle, tell me about the tiger roar you heard!"

As soon as Yin Qing said this, others thought that it was his friend who was bragging.

"The sound of the big worm is really scary, but it's not that exaggerated. With a dozen or so businessmen together, even if we meet the big worm, most of the beasts will not dare to harm people. The knife song is not only sung."

"Yes, in fact, we heard a big worm screaming at that time. After going down the mountain, we told the hunters that during the next day, more than 20 hunters took the guys up the mountain to lay traps."

Mo Xiu said in a daze, "I don't want it for the sake of my life?"

Old Lutou smiled and shook his head.

"At that time, the big worm should have wandered in other mountains. There is no way. It's too close to the two villages over there. It's not that the hunters want the leather, but that the families of old and young live at the foot of the mountain, so they can't rest assured!"

"Did the big worm catch it in the end?"

Lei Yusheng was also curious.

"At that time, we had already left on our way, and it will be a few months later when we go there. It is said that we have not caught the big worm. The surrounding villages finally raised money to set up a land temple, and went to the Chenghuang Temple to beg Chenghuang, the old man. Miaozhu helped to preside over the ritual, and invited a land master to go back, let me tell you, it really works..."

This is also an interesting story. Several scholars listened to it with gusto, and it was also the first time for a few young people who had joined the foot merchant team for a short time.

Yin Qing was listening, and suddenly felt an itch in his neck. He turned his head and saw that a paper crane was pecking at him with a small paper beak on his shoulder.

Seeing Zhihe, Yin Qing's face was filled with joy, she stretched out her hand to cover her shoulder, and lowered her voice.

"Little Zhihe, is Mr. Ji here?"

Think again and again.

"It came once, but not twice."

Zhi He tilted his head to look at Yin Qing, and pecked three times on the hand that was covering him.

Yin Qing frowned, then asked tentatively.

"Come here and then leave again?"

This time the paper crane pecked again, then flapped its wings and flew behind the bushes on one side. Yin Qing saw it and quickly followed.

"Hey Yin Qing, why are you going?"

"Release!"

"Then I'll accompany you!"

Mo Xiu was listening to the storytelling of the walking foot merchant. When he saw Yin Qing running away alone, he quickly followed, but Yin Qing was running too fast, and he was obviously pulled away for a long time.

Of course, Yin Qing ignored Mo Xiu who was behind him, and kept chasing Zhihe around several bushes and then turned to the side of the mountain wall. Then, he was suddenly frightened by the things behind him, "Ah...".

A furry, squatted monster wearing a rags coat stood there, with paper cranes hovering above its head.

"Little, little **** has seen Young Master Yin! Little, little **** is this Datong Mountain, mountain god, Zun, Zunxianchang..."

"Yin Qing~~~"

Mo Xiu's voice came, Yin Qing looked back, and when he turned back, the monster claiming to be the God of the Mountain had disappeared.