"So, didn't you take this official road last time you came here?" Liu Qingyan asked.
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Lu Zheng looked at the mountain pass in front of him, which was not crowded but was still crowded, and felt speechless for a while.
"At that time, I was directly traveling through Lingshan using earth magic."
Between Lingbei Road and Lingnan Road, there is a huge mountain range, the Lingshan Mountains.
In addition to the roads on both sides of the Lingshan Mountains that connect around the mountains, there are also mountain roads that run through the mountains and connect two roads since ancient times.
Although most of the mountain roads are rugged and difficult to travel, through successive dynasties, through gradual exploration, a relatively easier road has been found, which is regarded as the official road.
Of course, the price for making the road easier to navigate is that it uses several parts of the mountain road and takes many big turns. The distance is at least three or four times longer than other small roads.
Even so, this distance is much closer than going around Lingshan, not to mention that this road has always been maintained by the court. There are also official inns and some inns, tea stalls and wine shops run by mountain people on the road, so you don’t need to sleep in the open.
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Therefore, generally large caravans or teams pursuing safety will go together on the official road.
And some people who are anxious to make money, or are familiar with the roads, or don’t have much luggage, or are more courageous, may take smaller roads.
"Let's go into the mountains."
Last time, Lu Zheng was in a hurry and didn't want to cause trouble, so he used land skills to rush. But this time he and Liu Qingyan went south to southern Xinjiang. In addition to attending Hu Zhou's wedding, he also accompanied his sister on a sightseeing tour along the way.
, of course you cannot put Liu Qingyan in a gourd and go on her way.
Lu Zheng took Liu Qingyan's hand, and the two prepared to enter the mountain.
"Sir, are you two planning to go to the mountains for fun, or are you planning to go to Lingnan Road?" A voice sounded beside the two of them.
Lu Zheng looked back and saw a thin middle-aged man approaching the two of them with a smile on his face.
"What, brother, do you have something to say?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask.
"It's getting late now, and I see that you two are still preparing to go into the mountains. Could it be that you have something urgent and are in a hurry to go to Lingnan Road?"
"So what if it is? So what if it's not?" Lu Zheng asked curiously.
"Although the official road is safe, there are many pedestrians on the road, and there are still queues at several bridges. It will take at least ten days to cross Lingshan." The middle-aged man said, "If you two are in a hurry, you can stay with me.
The small caravan is traveling the same way, and I know a mountain road that can cross Lingshan in four days."
Lu Zheng followed the middle-aged man's gaze to the roadside and saw seven or eight wheelbarrows on the roadside, followed by four powerful men with knives and guns.
"I heard that Lingshan is not safe. Ordinary beasts can survive. It is said that there are various mountain spirits and tree monsters in the mountains." Lu Zheng said, "There are imperial inns and garrisons on the official road, which can ensure safety. How can we take other roads?
Isn’t it dangerous?”
"There are so many mountain spirits and tree monsters in the world. If there are foreign objects everywhere, how can it be the turn of Da Jingchao to be the master?" The middle-aged man said with a smile, "I have been walking this road for two years, and I just encountered them.
Several times the wild beasts were chased away by the guards.
This time, seeing that you two were anxious, I just extended my invitation. If you two are willing, as long as you pay some money to hire guards, I would be willing to take you two into the mountain together."
In a small business, time is money, and this middle-aged man was not willing to waste more than ten days traveling through Lingshan.
Now that he saw Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan dressed well, he invited them, hoping to save some money on hiring guards.
"How much?" Lu Zheng asked.
In other words, he was not planning to take the official road. After all, it was too slow and inconvenient for people to show his saintliness. His idea was to follow the official road and turn into the small road when it was possible. It would definitely be better than the official road with a big twist.
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Now that he was being led by an expert who was familiar with the road, Lu Zheng would naturally not refuse.
"That's enough!" The middle-aged man looked at the light baggage behind Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan, "You two don't have to worry about eating on the way, you have plenty to carry with you."
Lu Zheng took out a handful of treasure notes from his arms, took out two and handed them to the middle-aged man, "Just lead the way, you don't have to worry about eating."
Seeing the roll of treasure banknotes in Lu Zheng's hand, the middle-aged man was startled, then quickly looked around and whispered, "Young master, please put away the treasure banknotes quickly. You must know that your wealth is not revealed.
It’s sparsely populated, so don’t attract the attention of people with evil intentions!”
"Thank you for reminding me, but it doesn't matter. I still have some ability to protect myself." Lu Zheng said with a smile, twirling the white jade folding fan in his hand in a circle between his fingers, doing a fancy trick.
The middle-aged man grinned, thinking that no wonder he dared to take a girl into the mountains. It turned out that he was still a martial artist, but he was not a martial artist and could only deal with ordinary people.
So……
Is this young master a warrior?
The middle-aged man looked at Lu Zheng quietly, but couldn't tell.
"Please, you two. By the way, I don't know what to call you two?" the middle-aged man asked, and then introduced himself, "My surname is Luo, Luo Jin. You two can just call me Lao Luo."
Lu Zheng nodded, "Lu Zheng."
Liu Qingyan replied, "My surname is Liu."
"Master Lu, Miss Liu!"
Luo Jin led the two of them to his team, "Now it's just after noon, we are ready to set off. We can just walk to a mountain hut prepared by the hunters in the evening. What else do you two need to prepare?"
"No need." Lu Zheng shook his head.
"Okay!" Luo Jin nodded, then greeted the four guards and said to the leader, "Brother Zhang, you can go!"
Seeing Luo Jin and Lu Zheng coming together, everyone was ready and stood up one after another.
Brother Zhang looked at Lu Zheng and Lu Zheng, nodded at Luo Jin, and said with a smile, "You really meet two people who are alone. You really deserve the name Luo Lao!"
Luo Jin chuckled and said, "In a small business, save money if you can."
The man surnamed Zhang looked at Lu Zheng again, focusing on Liu Qingyan, "Although the path is fast, it is not easy to walk. Have you thought about it? We are all used to walking on mountain roads, and we won't wait for you."
Liu Qingyan smiled slightly, "Brother, please don't worry, we also came here through hard times. Walking on the mountain road is just like going home."
The man surnamed Zhang's eyes lit up, "Hey, you are so thin and tender, I really didn't notice it, okay, you will know after a walk, go into the mountains!"
The man surnamed Zhang actually didn't care. He had been walking this mountain road for more than three years, and had gone back and forth dozens of times. Most of the time he encountered some lynxes, and occasionally leopards and large insects, among which he also encountered
Once there was a pack of wolves, but we managed to deal with it without any danger.
So, two more weak chickens is just two more weak chickens, it doesn’t matter, he can cover it!
After packing everything, everyone went into the mountain.
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Thanks to fellow Taoist Lone Wolf, Taoist Qi Fengyun, and Taoist Tianxingjianyq for their hundred rewards