Yingzhou, located to the north of the Huaihe River, has a flat terrain, confluence of rivers, four distinct seasons, and picturesque scenery.
Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai came here all the way. It can be said that there were bandits in the mountains and thieves hiding in the mountains. But only after arriving in Yingzhou, they were quite peaceful and did not encounter any trouble.
Of course, there is a reason for this...
Because "Feng Manlou" among the four "Feng Yun Shui Yue" masters of the imperial court is usually stationed at Yingzhou Guard; I dare not say that in other places, just this area of Yingzhou City can still be covered, even if
Even the top masters in the world would never dare to make mistakes when they arrived here, let alone those second- and third-rate thieves.
Sun and Huang rested in Yingzhou for three days. They slept for five hours every day. When they got up, they ate steamed buns and steamed buns, drank steamed buns, and practiced exercises to stretch their muscles. When they really felt free, they went to Yingzhou West Lake.
Take a walk around.
After three days, both the man and the horse had lost a lot of the fatigue accumulated from the previous journey, so on the fourth day, the two of them rode on the road again.
After leaving Yingzhou City, we walked northwest. It was generally uphill. It should have been a more difficult journey, but because they rested the horses for three days, the walk was not too strenuous. Basically, you can walk on it every day.
Arrive at the inn before dusk.
They walked like this for several more days, passing through two counties along the official road, and then arrived at Zhoukou.
From Luzhou to here, according to our modern standards, it can be reached in less than five hours by highway.
But at that time, the road was difficult and dangerous, plus the various things they encountered and the necessary rest time, the two of them walked together for more than ten days, which was not easy.
The two horses given by Master Zeng were just used here... and they had to be allowed to rest for a while before they could run long distances again. So after arriving in Zhoukou, Sun Yixie went to find a horse dealer and haggled.
, exchanged two horses with the other party and came back.
The new horse that was exchanged for it is naturally very energetic and has been resting for a long time. There should be no need to change it again from here to Luoyang.
At this point, Huang Donglai and Sun Yixie obviously no longer plan to take the high-speed rail bus; after all, they have been here, and it is also a kind of experience to walk and see more along the way.
After leaving Zhoukou, the next stop is Xuzhou, which is also known as Xuchang.
When we arrive in Xuzhou, we are not far from Luoyang.
Calculating the days, if everything goes well, the two of them should be able to arrive about half a month in advance.
Of course, if something delays you again, it's hard to tell... In that era, the pace of life was really slow. Today, they may need several people to explain something that you can explain with just one phone call or one message today.
It takes an hour to convey; if you drive a car, follow the navigation, and walk on a smooth road, you can go to eight places and do eight things in a day... As for the ancients, being able to do two things in a day was considered efficient.
This is why, at that time, when people traveled far away, if they had something important to do, they usually had to set off ten and a half days in advance of the planned schedule.
Even if Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai came out early this time, otherwise they really wouldn't have that much time to mind their own business on the road...
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Let us say that Sun and Huang left Zhoukou and marched up the road along the bank of Yingshui River.
From this road, you can see the peaks on the other side from the north bank of Yinghe River, which also has a unique flavor.
It was night, and the two of them were looking for accommodation in a village. There was an inn in the village, but unfortunately there were not many guest rooms. Of course, it didn't matter that they were both men sleeping in the same room.
After a guessing match, "Spring Hand" Sun Yixie successfully obtained the ownership of the bed, while Huang Donglai could only curse and hit the floor.
Silent for half the night, until early morning...
Hiss—hiss—
There was suddenly a strange noise outside the guest room window.
Sun and Huang heard it almost at the same time and woke up at the same time; their reactions were also very consistent - they suddenly opened their eyes, sat up softly, turned their heads to look, then stretched their heads towards their brothers, lowered their voices and said
Finished: "Did you hear that?"
"I heard it..." Huang Donglai continued, "And I think it doesn't sound like a rumor..."
"Nonsense." Sun Yixie said, "There is an inn corridor outside the door. Where is the wind coming from?"
"Otherwise..." Huang Donglai said, "Brother Sun, go over and take a look. I'll cover you with a hidden weapon here."
"Mao!" Sun Yixie said, "I'm not going."
"Are you scared?" Huang Donglai began to use provocation.
"Who said that?" Sun Yixie wanted to save face, but he was indeed tricked, so he insisted, "What am I afraid of? I face danger just like breathing."
"Then why don't you go?" Huang Donglai asked.
"I..." Sun Yixie couldn't think of a suitable excuse for a while.
"Brother Sun, are you in trouble?" Huang Donglai raised the corners of his mouth and said with a sinister smile.
"I don't have a problem! I have a problem?" Sun Yixie said, suddenly thought of something, and quickly asked, "Why don't you go by yourself?"
"I'm in trouble." Huang Donglai replied, pretending to be a tortoise not afraid of boiling water, "I have a bad heart. What if something terrible scares me to death?"
"You..." Sun Yixie has begun to regret his pretentious remarks just now. It's okay to pretend just like the other party, but he insists on holding on, which makes it difficult for him to get off. "Fuck you... just go ahead!"
"
The two of them completed the above conversation in a very low voice. Then, Sun Yixie got off the bed quietly, picked up the trident leaning against the wall, and then looked down at the protective armor he was wearing (
With his character, he would not take this off even when sleeping), swallowed his saliva, and walked towards the door step by step...
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
In just two minutes, the sounds outside the door not only did not stop, but became louder and faster. It seemed that they were coming towards Sun and Huang.
While Sun Yixie was walking towards the door, Huang Donglai behind him was not idle either; Huang Donglai also got up from the ground and came to the angle behind Sun Yixie, holding two hidden weapons in his hands, ready to support at any time.
Neither of them were stupid, and they had no intention of lighting the lamp at all, because lighting the lamp at this time would obviously be more detrimental to them.
"Huh..." A few seconds later, Sun Yixie finally came to the door. He took another deep breath, then mustered up the courage to open the door latch, and reached out to pull the door inward.
babble--
The old door shaft let out a harsh groan.
Then, the door opened.
Sun Yixie immediately took two steps back and raised his halberd, only to find... there was no one outside the door, only an empty corridor and a white wall opposite the corridor.
The weird sound also stopped abruptly after the door was opened.
But Sun Yixie did not relax his tense nerves. He held his breath and stared at the dark corridor, listening attentively.
Soon, he heard...
Tuk, Tuk, Tuk...
There was a slight sound on the floor outside the door - the sound of water dripping onto the ground.
Just when Sun Yixie came to his senses and raised his head...
Suddenly! A bunch of black, wet long hair suddenly hung down from above the door. The source of the hair was a pale human face hanging upside down.
"Ah!" The moment the "ghost face" came out, it let out a shrill scream.
"Ah——" At the same moment, Sun Yixie also let out a shrill scream.
Originally, this scene was scary enough in terms of atmosphere and picture, and coupled with the frightened face and the screams, everyone was so frightened that they jumped.
And Sun Yixie did jump up, and saw... He was so frightened that he threw away the trident in his hand, and instinctively covered his cheeks with both hands. In an instant, he perfectly COSed Munch's "The Scream".
Shape... Then, he took a few steps back, tripped over the edge of the bed, and fell onto the bed.
Not to mention Sun Yixie, who met the "ghost" head-on. Even Huang Donglai, who saw the "ghost face" from the side and behind, was frightened for a moment.
However, after seeing Sun Yixie's exaggerated reaction that made people want to laugh, Huang Donglai immediately came to his senses and threw the hidden weapon in his hand with two swishes.
Unfortunately, the person outside the door had been prepared, and she had already put her head back before the hidden weapon arrived.
Ping ping ping ping...
Immediately afterwards, Huang Donglai heard the very obvious sound of feet stepping on tiles on the roof. He was about to chase after him, but then he thought wrong. This looked a bit like a trap to lure the enemy.
Just when Huang Donglai was hesitating, on the other side... Sun Yixie, who had just come back to his senses and was a little angry, was already extremely angry, and he was wise... He picked up the trident again, stood on the couch, and moved directly towards
I stabbed wherever the sound came from on the roof...
The inn in this village has crumbling tiles, and the weapon in Sun Yixie's hand is a treasure that can be sharpened like clay. His stab is like stabbing the window paper with a knife. The trident almost penetrates the roof when attacking.
No hindrance.
The man on the roof did not expect to be "surprised through the wall". With a careless move, the entire instep of his left foot was stabbed through.
Originally, she wanted to lure the two of them up and use the "Flowing Silk Soul-Severing Formation" she had deployed in advance to assassinate them in the open area. But this time, she suffered a very serious injury before she could do anything... Helpless
, she could only run away quickly, lest the other party chase her out and it would end badly.
But Sun Yixie didn't know what the other person was thinking. He only knew that there was blood on the tip of the trident after he stabbed him for the first time, which meant that the attack was effective, so he stabbed seven or eight more times.
When Huang Donglai realized something and tried to stop Brother Sun... it was already too late.
Along with the sound of tiles falling to the ground, the roof collapsed.