The sun sets in the west, the waves of a large river are wide, and the wind blows the fragrance of wild flowers on both sides.
And Zhang Xing fell into a big trouble.
Let's say that eight days have passed since the stampede and murder at dawn that day. During these eight days, he learned his lesson and stayed up day and night every day. He never took the initiative to go near the village community or the market. The only time he went to the market to buy something was
Wotou also hid Du Meng's body first, left alone, and then returned in a hurry.
Thanks to the power of the compass, despite the hard work, the journey was still smooth until we arrived at this big river today.
The river is constantly rushing. From the perspective of another world, it is more than a few hundred meters wide. In such a paradoxical world, it seems to correspond to the Yellow River, but it seems to have more water and wider than the Yellow River... Of course
, the time traveler doesn’t care, because there are tigers and sea-evading kings anyway, so even if there are indeed some specious origins, the final geographical conditions are likely to be completely different.
But no matter what, he couldn't cross the river with just one reed.
As for the 'golden compass' in his hand, his reaction was also very strange. It was clear that his mood at this moment was clear, and he wanted to send Dumeng home to the Red Mountain of Laoshizi. However, the compass hung down as soon as he left the riverside, as if he wanted him to stay by the river here.
The meaning of Bian Ku and so on.
With no choice but to wait, this typical stranger could only wait, but he had made up his mind to wait only for one day. If there was no change of flight tomorrow, he would go down the river to find the fishing village and ferry, and then explain the situation frankly to see if there was any.
No one was willing to ferry him. But today, I had no choice but to carry Du Meng's body for the time being, find the only big tree on the surrounding river embankment as a resting place, and then wait with confusion about the world.
Of course, there were many things he didn't know about.
He doesn't know how far he has traveled these days, nor does he know where Hongshan is. He doesn't even know whether Hongshan is a mountain, an administrative division, or a geographical concept?
He was not sure whether he could cross the river. After crossing the river, could he deliver the body? He also didn't know how to deal with the other person's family after the body was delivered.
But at the moment, it seems that only the belief that General Du Meng's body will be delivered to Hongshan is supporting him, allowing him to ignore and escape certain things.
In the evening, the sun gradually sets in the west and the color gradually changes. There are fewer boats on the river, the water is rippling, and the scenery is beautiful.
Logically speaking, as a time traveler, it is a good time to copy poems, and there is no telling what adventures and plots it will lead to. However, in this grand scene, Zhang Xing only felt irritated, so he simply took out a dead-faced steamed bun and began to chew it slowly and carefully...
…No matter what, you have to eat.
And just when I was eating my second steamed bun, I saw two large ferries coming down from the upper river in my field of vision, suddenly approaching the section of the river where Zhang Xing was.
Get closer and see more clearly.
It turns out that although the people on the ship are all dressed in folk costumes, they are all armed and capable, and there are dozens of strong horses on the deck. Considering that these people disembark at night, they should be the most powerful people in this world.
The so-called quacks.
This also caused Zhang Xing to give up his intention of asking for a crossing, even though this was probably the reason why the compass was not pointing to this place.
After all, he didn't want another village conflagration or killings on the road.
However, Zhang Xing did not go to join in the fun, but others came over on their own initiative - the two boats put down their people and horses and left, while dozens of riders lined up on the river embankment to ride the sunset. Just as they were about to set off, they suddenly abandoned their horses and headed for
People gathered under the big tree here.
Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, and could only continue to lower his head and eat the steamed bun seriously.
There is no way, there is really no way. It is not yet dark, and on the embankment by the river with a clear view, there are dozens of people from the other side, equipped with boats, horses, swords, and they are all powerful enough to be seen by the naked eye. No matter what they are doing.
Well, with my three-legged cat’s zhenqi cultivation, can’t I still avoid it?
"That man!"
The knights, abandoning their horses and holding their swords, swarmed in, but they were well-trained. No one said a word among the dozens of them, and they formed a circle on the embankment around the big tree Zhang Xing was leaning on. Then three people stepped out from the crowd, and one of them
A big man with a purple face and a horse whip in his hand said sternly. "My brother Xu just told me that the person lying next to you should be a dead person? Is that so?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing held the steamed bun and nodded calmly.
"You are somewhat calm." The purple-faced man put his hands behind his back and immediately relaxed a little.
"You haven't done anything wrong, why can't you calm down?" Zhang Xing asked on the spot.
"Then let me ask again, who are you with the dead person? Why do you bring the dead person with you?" The big man raised his eyebrows slightly and continued to ask. "And why are you covered in blood?"
"Aren't your Xu family brothers sharp-eyed and good at guessing?" After two fights, Zhang Xing became more relaxed. If the other party is really the kind of person who causes trouble for no reason, there is no point in being careful no matter how careful he is. But if the other party really has some trouble,
The so-called arrogance of the world, but you might as well be a little more confident. "Why not let him guess?"
Just when the big man was about to speak, a young man in civilian clothes beside him, who looked almost like a teenager but had a huge frame, said with a smile:
"Is it your military uniform? You two are wearing the same military boots. Although your clothes are full of smoke and dust, they are obviously in the shape of civilian clothes issued by the military... This place and this time should be the defeated troops from Luolongtan.
"
Zhang Xing looked at the other party for a moment and nodded directly: "Yes."
"Everyone said that Luolongtan was defeated, but we don't know to what extent?" The eldest among the three who had not spoken yet was a middle-aged scribe with a slightly noble temperament, and he finally spoke with a twist of his beard. "Can you?
I would like to ask, how many elites are left out of 200,000?"
"How do I know about the two hundred thousand elites? I only know that the middle base army has a group of fifty regular soldiers." How did Zhang Xing know how miserable the defeat was, but this did not delay him from telling the truth. "After I woke up from the injury, I felt
This brother told me that we fought together for twenty-three days, and when we were defeated, only seventeen of us were left. We fled for another five days, and only two of us were left. We finally survived the rain in the mountains, and were about to reach the Dengzhou plain.
As a result, there was a fire and only one person and a corpse were left."
Even though the knights around them were well-disciplined, they couldn't help but feel a little commotion at this time. Even the three people at the head, who might have a strong presence, were heroic, or were shrewd, were slightly stagnant.
"Are you going to take your family back home?" After a moment, the majestic purple-faced man broke the silence. "Have you ever made a verbal promise?"
"There was an earthquake when we were entering the mountains and the road was overturned. He was the one who carried me to escape, and now it's my turn to carry him back." Zhang Xing continued to take a mouthful of steamed buns and admitted it.
"Earthquake?" the middle-aged scribe sneered, but he didn't seem to be asking a question.
"Where are you going?" The majestic purple-faced man asked again.
"I only know it's Hongshan. Let's find out more when we get there." Zhang Xing became more perfunctory when he saw that the other party's malicious intent was gone.
"No wonder... Hongshan people are most particular about this." The big man also felt a little emotional.
"Hongshan is close to here and far away from here... You have already passed through Dengzhou, which belongs to the border of Jeju. When you cross the river to Hebei, you will reach Wuyang County. Cross Wuyang County and enter Wu'an County.
In fact, even if we have arrived." The capable young man raised his eyebrows slightly and interrupted again. "But you don't have a horse, so you are just carrying him on foot. Even if you have some cultivation and the strength to hold on, you still have to cross the state and county.
It takes half a month to walk to the foot of Hongshan Mountain, and Hongshan Mountain itself stretches for hundreds of miles, and you still have to search for his home in the mountains. Calculating this, it may take more than half a month to deliver the person there."
The strong man on the side frowned slightly. He couldn't understand his companion's hint. He said he was willing to send the other party across the river, but he had to ask for help before sending the pack horse.
This is too stingy!
"It only takes half a month?" When Zhang Xing heard this, he didn't seem to understand the hint at all, but was relieved. "Thank you very much... These days, I am either running for my life in embarrassment, or driving with my head down, and I don't know what the day is like.
I don’t know how far I can go, but I don’t know how far the road ahead is. I’m even more afraid that I won’t be delivered and will end up stinking halfway... In fact, as long as I can be sent back and I feel at peace, what’s the point of half a month? By the way, my brain is already gone.
Sorry, this month is still thirty days, right?"
The capable young man was finally stunned, looked at the other person up and down, and then nodded slowly: "Yes, a normal month has thirty days."
"You are a good man!" The middle-aged scribe glanced at the young man, then looked at the man holding a steamed bun under the tree again, and finally decided to stop this impulsive conversation by the river. "Meeting by the river is destined... like this
Okay, our boat has gone back and we can't carry you. We'll leave you a riding horse, a pack horse, some transportation and things. You can go down to the ferry tomorrow and pay someone to cross the river... I hope.
May you find peace of mind as soon as possible."
Zhang Xing thought for a moment, finally stood up and faced each other: "I, Zhang Xing, a man who has left his hometown, dare to ask the names of three of you?"
The young man laughed when he heard this. He seemed to be about to say something, but was stopped by the middle-aged scribe who raised his hand, and then the latter took the lead in handing over his hand: "My dear Li Shu, you are also a man who left his hometown. After you send your brother back home, if you don't
You can go anywhere, come and look for me. Although I have no name, in the east and in the states of Hebei, my brother Xiong Bonan, the purple-faced heavenly king, is known to everyone. If you find him, you can find him.
I."
At the end of the sentence, the middle-aged scribe pointed at the majestic man.
The majestic man, the so-called purple-faced king Xiong Bonan, just laughed and bowed: "I am Xiong Bonan!"
On the other hand, the young man at the end, although he had obviously eaten Xiaogualuo twice, did not take it seriously at all. He still showed a slight smile, cupped his hands and smiled:
"My name is Xu Shiying. I am incomparable to those two heroes who are famous all over the world. I am just a local gangster from Caozhou, a neighboring county. Everyone usually calls me Xu Dalang. Because Mr. Li and Brother Xiong passed by my house, they were specially sent to deliver these people.
It's just a journey for you two... If you achieve something in the future and want to repay me, you can come and find me at my home in Caozhou!"
These words seemed to be a bit stingy again, causing Xiong Bonan to frown again, but Zhang Xing, as a time traveler, did not take it seriously. He heard that although Li Shu was the one who made the decision, it was this person who sent the horse entanglement.
, he simply raised his hand to this person solemnly and replied seriously: "Xu Dalang of Caozhou, I have already remembered it."
In this way, two spare horses were quickly separated from the dozens of horses, and a pack of horses was distributed. Although Zhang Xing originally had the intention to avoid disaster, he could not withstand the rivers and lakes that others actively gave him when he was swimming in shallow water.
He was so heroic that he reached out his hand to take it without shame, just preparing to end Du Meng's matter, stabilize in this world in the future, and try his best to repay the favor.
At this point, the matter seems to be ending with a great story.
ps: Thanks to Mr. Glass Bead for being the leader...the 21st one is so cute.
