Volume 1: Storm in the Western Region Chapter 46: Over the Mountain
Look at the mountain and run to death.
If you want to get to Chagan Tologai, you have to cross this Daban to reach it.
The closer we get to the mountain, the harder it is to walk, with steep rocks all over.
These stones were washed down by the melted snow in summer and have been piled up here for who knows how many years. Walking on them is like a juggler on the street, and it will be difficult to maintain balance if you are not careful.
Some of the stones were even taller and stronger than Ximen Dazhuang. They stood there like door panels, blocking the way forward.
There was no way to ride horses on this section of the road, so the three of them could only dismount and walk. At the same time, they carefully held the reins, guided the horses and carried their luggage, and followed slowly behind them.
Not long after walking, they came across two large rocks colliding together, leaving only a small gap in the middle.
Yuan Kexin and Ye Sanniang are both slender, and it is not difficult for them to get under the two boulders.
Zhao Rang measured the width of the gap with his eyes and felt that as long as he took off the knife from his waist, he should be able to get through it!
Only Ximen Dazhuang...
He can fill this gap completely with one leg, and he can't even think about getting through it!
The two brothers looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
"I told you to lose weight a long time ago, but you didn't listen. Now you know it, don't you feel uncomfortable?"
Zhao Rang is worthy of being the eldest brother. He is very good at training people and makes Ximen Dazhuang unable to hold his head high.
"Brother Zhao, stop talking about him and see if you can get around from the side!"
Yuan Kexin didn't know why, but she always felt that Ximen Dazhuang was a little pitiful.
At this moment, he saw that Zhao Rang was lecturing him again, so he quickly spoke out to save him.
Zhao Rang couldn't figure it out, he thought it was really strange... If he, Ximen Dazhuang, could be considered a pitiful person, why shouldn't others commit suicide? Zao Zi was reincarnated early, hoping that his next life would be better than this one...
But I can't figure it out, and I still have to walk. It gets dark early in the mountains, and it would be difficult to arrive today based on the time. Then I have to find a suitable place, set up camp, and spend the night in the mountains, so I don't dare to delay.
However, the road to Chagan Toluogai is a business road with constant traffic. Logically speaking, it should not be so difficult. For a moment, Zhao Rang thought that Ye Sanniang had taken the wrong route. But Yuan Kexin combined the map with
After checking, I found that I had not gone wrong, and it was indeed here.
Zhao Rang followed the pile of stones and looked into the distance for a moment, and found that these stones should have been washed down by the water. As midsummer approached, the temperature rose sharply, and the snow on the mountains melted faster and faster, and it was necessary to repair the blocked roads.
It takes time, so that's all. If they could have set off a few days earlier, they should have been able to avoid it. Unfortunately, God is not as good as God, and no one can predict such a thing.
Seeing that there was no other way, Zhao Rang could only turn his head and said to Ximen Dazhuang:
"Try to see if you can jump over these two rocks on horseback?"
Ximen Dazhuang's body is too heavy, and ordinary horses cannot carry him. The temporary support should be okay, and with his height and long legs, he should be able to cross the boulder in one step.
"Okay...I'll try..."
Ximen Dazhuang said timidly.
Only then did Zhao Rang remember that his brother had a serious fear of heights!
When he was a child, he refused to ride a horse, not because he was lazy, but because he would be frightened when sitting on a horse. Now asking him to jump from a high place is no different than killing him.
Zhao Rang could only enlighten him from the side:
"It's okay, you step on it with one foot first, and I'll hold your leg. Then you just close your eyes and jump forward!"
Ximen Dazhuang licked his lips, but he was still muttering in his heart.
"Don't you want to find danger? See, this is danger. It's still too late for you to regret and go back now!"
The method of stimulating generals is useless against Ye Sanniang, but it is very effective against Ximen Dazhuang!
I saw him gritting his teeth, stamping his feet, and climbed onto the horse's back.
Pressing down with huge force, Zhao Rang saw the horse's legs trembling, fearing that he would fall to his knees in the next moment, and shouted quickly:
"Jump!"
Ximen's big, fat figure cast a shadow on the ground.
Although the posture in which he landed was really embarrassing... fortunately, his fat body worked and he only soiled his clothes and was not injured at all.
"Brother Rang, come here quickly!"
As soon as he walked over and stood still, Ximen Dazhuang started to squeal again.
Zhao Rang came as soon as he said it, then took off the knife and threw it through the gap. Then he ran around and passed the two huge rocks blocking the road smoothly.
As for the other four people from the Western Regions who followed Ximen Dazhuang to go to Tongbao Bank to exchange flying money, they were even more agile. They had long been accustomed to this kind of road conditions. They helped each other, turned over one after another, and even pulled their horses.
passed.
Although the road ahead is still difficult, there are no such huge rocks blocking the way as far as the eye can see.
The group of people walked slowly, but there was no danger and they passed smoothly.
Not long after entering the mountain, Zhao Rang felt something fell on his eyelids. He stretched out his hand and found that it was water.
Look at the sky, the clouds overhead are dark, it is indeed going to rain!
The people from the Western Regions who were traveling with them also noticed the change in the sky, looked nervous, and started talking in a flurry of words.
Yuan Kexin spoke the best Western Region dialect. After listening for a long time, he understood the meaning of these people and translated to Zhao Rang:
"They said it's going to rain. Once it rains, there will be a flash flood! There will also be big rocks rushing down from the mountain, which is very dangerous. We need to find a high-lying place as soon as possible to take shelter temporarily!"
Water and fire are merciless. No one can compete with such natural power.
Even if Ye Sanniang has reached the third-level Grand Master realm, she can only mobilize the power of heaven and earth.
This transfer means "borrowing".
And the true power of heaven and earth can actually be grasped by mortals?
Unless there really is that legendary immortal who can turn his hands into clouds and rain, and be so far away in the blink of an eye, he might be able to resist.
"Ask them if they know of any safe places in the mountains."
The four people from the Western Regions are all nearby herdsmen. They often travel between Chagan Tologai and their pastures, buying and selling cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock. They should be very clear about the terrain structure of this mountain.
Although Zhao Rang didn't trust the people from the Western Regions, the crisis everyone was facing was the same, so he had no choice.
After Yuan Kexin translated Zhao Rang's words to the people from the Western Regions, the four of them nodded.
But these four people pointed in four directions respectively, and a quarrel broke out!
Zhao Rang thought they were discussing, but as he listened, he realized that the voices of the four of them were getting louder and louder! One of them had a bad temper, and because he was half a head taller than the other, he punched the other person in the nose and gave him a bloody nose.
Straight up!
The raindrops are falling more and more densely, there is no time to waste!
Zhao Rang showed off to Ximen Da Zhuang, and he walked towards the four people with understanding. He slapped each of them impartially, making their brains buzz, and then he covered his face and calmed down.
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"Do you know why this place is always in such a mess? They can even start a fight by pointing out the way, so what else can you expect them to do..."
Zhao Rang sighed with emotion.
"Take us to the nearest place where we can avoid it for a while!"
The Westerner who had been punched earlier took the initiative to step forward and lead the way.
Just now it was because he said that the place he knew was closest, but the person who beat him insisted that the place he knew was the best! As soon as they were closer, the conflict between the two broke out.
But the place the man who was beaten was leading the way was indeed very close.
The sky was dark and the mountain road was rugged, making it difficult for Zhao Rang to judge the time.
Everyone could not walk more than a cup of tea, and they stood in front of a naturally formed cave.
Ximen Dazhuang was about to go in, but Zhao Rang held him down.
"Don't worry, you can throw a bigger stone in first to explore the way!"
It is true that such a naturally formed cave is the best shelter, but people would think that some ferocious beasts would do the same! Zhao Rang was worried that there might be wild beasts entrenched inside, so he asked Ximen Da Zhuang to throw a quick stone first as a test.
Ximen Dazhuang picked up a huge square stone, raised his hands high, and threw it hard into the dark place in the cave!
"Boom!" There was a loud noise.
The inside of the cave gradually became brighter.
"Brother Rang, something seems to have come out!"
Ximen Dazhuang said excitedly.
Although he is not good at riding horses, he is extremely keen on hunting! He likes to take all the girls in the city and send them to Ximen's hunting ground in the suburbs to watch him chase foxes on foot and catch deer with his bare hands!
At this moment, I saw something strange happening deep in the cave, and I couldn't help but feel my blood surge. I secretly found a fist-sized stone, held it in my hand, and just waited to see it more clearly before throwing it out with all my strength.
No matter what it is, first smash it to pieces, then pounce on it and punch it, and you will be able to enjoy the delicious barbecue tonight!
But the white shadow quickly stopped and stopped moving.
Ximen Dazhuang felt strange and couldn't help but stretched his neck inwards.
But Zhao Rang was faster than him and got half a body in first. After seeing clearly, he withdrew and said with a complicated expression:
"There's nothing inside, let's just go in."
Then he called Yuan Kexin and Ye Sanniang to come forward, and he placed himself in the middle to separate the people from the Western Regions. Ximen Dazhuang could only squat at the entrance of the cave because he was too fat.
"Brother Rang, is there nothing in the cave?"
Zhao Rang glanced at him and said:
"Next time you throw a stone, hold back...you'll almost hit it through the mountain!"
The white shadow just revealed in the cave is indeed not a ferocious beast.
It was because the boulder thrown by Ximen Dazhuang was so powerful that more than half of the back of the cave collapsed!
The depth of the cave became shorter, and the light from outside could naturally shine in. When it hit the rock wall at the bottom of the cave, everyone saw it was completely white, and they thought something was coming out.
Now entering the cave, Zhao Rang pointed to the bottom of the cave and said to Ximen Dazhuang:
"Look, it's all embedded! If you try harder, we'll have to wait outside to be washed away by the flood!"
Ximen Dazhuang scratched his head in embarrassment.
When he was asked to throw it just now, he didn't think much about it. Who knew this mountain would be so indestructible?