Yan Yun only walked the road from Wangcheng to Longtouguan once, when he was sixteen years old.
The Qiang people kept harassing Longtouguan, so he and his father and brother guarded the border town for two years.
He didn't expect that two years had passed so quickly, but so many things had happened. Not only had his appearance become mature, but his mentality was no longer the same high-spirited young man as before.
Taiping County's identity as a police officer is indeed a good pass. Although when he appeared at the city gate with a sharp weapon, the city guards were nervous, but as long as he waved the token, the other party could not even see his face clearly.
Let me go immediately. Before leaving, the other party will often say, "It's so hard to go on a business trip in this cold weather."
The largest traffic volume on the official road is the horse teams and vehicles that gather from various state capitals to transport grain and grass to Fenglindu. Almost every post station is packed with grain transport teams.
Most of the time, Yanyun can only choose to stay in the mountain temple. Only when passing near the state capital can he find an inn and have a good sleep.
Ten days later, he arrived at a mountain forest called "Zhulu", only one day's journey from the royal city.
At this time, a cry of "Hewu" came from the rugged mountain road nearby, and then several strong men on horseback came out. When they saw Yan Yun, they looked wary and bowed their hands.
When they saw the token on Yan Yun's waist, they immediately laughed. The leader smiled and said: "It turns out to be the official. I'm glad to meet you."
"Nice to meet you!" Yan Yun returned the greeting.
After these strong men, a team of drivers came out, the carriages were covered with colorful flags. It turned out that this was a bodyguard agency called "Zhenyuan", which actually came from the eastern border of Dayu.
Yan Yun felt strange and asked: "Why do these heroes go through the mountains and forests instead of taking good official roads?"
The leader of the escort team, the bearded man, replied: "I passed through Beiyuan County and picked up some goods by the way."
"Even if you pass through Beiyuan, you don't need to go through the Zhulu Mountain with its high mountains and steep roads. If you don't go through the good official roads, do you still want to catch a few bandits by the way?" Yan Yun sneered.
The bearded man smiled awkwardly, hesitated for a moment, and said suspiciously: "Why should the official ask knowingly?"
"how do I say this?"
"My lord, this matter has been rumored for a long time. Although the governor of Gyeonggi Province has issued an order not to make it public, how can such a big thing not be spread to the outside world..." The bearded man took out a piece of broken silver from his arms, dismounted and faced Yan Yun.
Come.
Yan Yun frowned and shouted: "What are you doing?"
The bearded man was startled, wondering if he thought he was underpaying for the job. His grandmother didn't encounter a robber, but she encountered one who was more ruthless than the robber. In desperation, he took out a slightly smaller piece from his arms.
He held the silver in his hands together, and his words became less polite, saying: "My lord, it's not easy to be a escort. I hope that my lord will be so noble and keep a bowl of food, so I can only give you this..."
"Common man! Just answer whatever I ask you. If you say anything again, don't blame me for being rude!" Yan Yun's heart was filled with fire, and he just grabbed the tail of the iron gun and pointed it forward. Due to the sudden force, his crotch was good.
The horse followed suit and took two short steps.
Seeing that Yan Yun was not easy to deal with, the first few riders in the escort team drew their swords one after another, preparing to use force.
The bearded man was so anxious that he turned around and shouted: "I'm blind. All of us together can't withstand the official's shot!"
"Good work, sir!" The bearded man's voice trembled, and his eyes were fixed on the iron gun at the tip of his nose. The gun was black but shiny, and it seemed extremely heavy at first glance. But Yan Yun raised it with one hand, like
Without anything, his physical strength is astonishing.
"Cut the nonsense!"
"Hey, it turns out that the official is really ignorant, misunderstood, misunderstood." The bearded man wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a wry smile, "As early as half a year ago, there were rumors that the royal city was haunted, and now it has spread to several counties near the royal city. I'll wait.
If you don't follow the official path, you're just afraid of having bad ideas and encountering unclean things."
"Is this true?"
"There are absolutely no lies. Otherwise, how could we take the risk of encountering bandits and avoid official roads?"
"Then why didn't you speak up before?"
"Hey, because the governor ordered that this matter should not be spread outside, and many people have been arrested for spreading rumors. Secondly...don't blame me, I thought he was just asking for money for a drink. You may have misunderstood..."
After Yan Yun heard what the other party said, he raised his eyes and looked at the escort team behind him.
"My lord, it's true. All the merchants who pass by the official road in the royal city take a detour..."
"It's absolutely true..."
A lot of people agreed.
"Well, you all can do what you want!" Yan Yun said, put away his iron spear, and then rode his horse towards the official road leading to the royal city.
He thought in his mind that the words Zuo Ziang said before leaving were not pretending to be mysterious, but actually happened.
However, in the past two years of guarding the border, he killed as many as eight hundred enemies, including many Qiang warriors. However, he had never seen any ghosts and monsters, so he would not take such nonsense to heart.
"Master, take care!" the bearded man shouted.
"What? Are you afraid that I will be dragged away by the so-called ghosts you call me?" Yan Yun laughed.
"To be honest, this is the first time I've met an official like you who is both capable and not very wealthy. If the official is just passing by and is alone, it's best not to wade into this troubled water."
"According to what you say, there are no people left in several counties near the royal city?"
"That's not the case."
It only takes two hours to take the official road opened in Zhulu Forest to Fuyuan County, the southern gate of the royal city. This traffic thoroughfare, which used to be busy with cars, is indeed much deserted than before. Yan Yun walked alone this time.
For a while, I didn't see any groups of pedestrians. Occasionally I met a group of more than ten people. They all looked shocked when they looked at Yan Yun, who was riding alone.
It was already dusk when Yan Yun came out of Zhulu Forest.
Crows all over the sky came and went in swarms like locusts, accompanied by numerous "croaks", almost covering the nearby mountains, forests and sky, making it look like the end of the world.
The evening breeze came, and there was a strange rancid smell in the air, which made people extremely uncomfortable and made them nauseous.
Corpse spirit!
This smell was very familiar to Yan Yun. Longtouguan was attacked by the Qiang people for three consecutive months, and the walls were filled with corpses from both sides. The strong smell was exactly the same as this.
This is Fuyuan County, a treasure land that has always been rich and prosperous to the south of the royal city. It is not a battlefield. Where did it come from so much corpse energy?
Yan Yun's face gradually became tense. It seemed that the so-called "haunting" was not groundless.
"Could a plague have broken out?" Yan Yun thought.
Ordinary people knew little about the plague, and could not cure the dead, so they turned to strange forces and deranged spirits. As time went by, rumors spread, and rumors of hauntings arose.
Entering the official road into Fuyuan County, a new simple camp was set up. The gate was built with logs. There was a watchtower on the gate, and archers stood guard. There were several trip stakes under the gate blocking the way, and two sergeants stood there.
On the roadside, and on the left side of the village gate, there are several tents, which are initially estimated to be able to station about fifty troops.
When Yan Yun rode on horseback and walked toward the village gate with the sound of horse hooves, the soldiers looked at him with strange eyes, as if they had seen something incredible.
"Who is here, and what is your purpose in Fuyuan County?" asked a sergeant.
"Taiping County Police Officer Yuantai, because a major murder occurred in the county, we were ordered by the county magistrate to apprehend the murderer." Yan Yun replied, and then took out the official customs clearance document.
A chief came out of the tent next to him, took the official document, looked at it briefly, and quickly stuffed it back into Yan Yun's hand.
"By the way, no matter what you see or hear, don't tell anyone about it when you get back." The chief said this, and then motioned to move the stumbling block.
When Yan Yun was about ten feet away from the village gate, he heard comments coming from the watchtower.
"This detective is a bit brave. He dares to take this trip alone."
"Don't tell me, just based on the guy on his horse, he is a ruthless person."
"There are so many ruthless people in Dayu. Some time ago, more than ten police officers gathered. If the ghosts are not caught, it means that the people are gone..."
Yan Yun's left eyelid twitched. It was understandable that he had to talk to the escort about "haunting". If the soldiers in the army also said so, the matter would not be as simple as he thought.
