After bidding farewell to Qin Zhuo and Qin Han, the cavalry set off, with Qin Lang leading the way. As soon as they left the city gate, they saw Wu Qing with a dozen beast warriors and beast warriors waiting by the roadside. Seeing Luo Jie and others
He greeted the cavalry with a smile. Qi Nanshan didn't waste any time and waved, "Follow us!"
Qin Lang clamped the horse's belly hard and said loudly: "Speed up! Speed up!"
Guo Twelve rode a big black horse and galloped forward closely behind the cavalry. The feeling of speeding like lightning was really great.
Two days later, the cavalry arrived at Hengguan. Hengguan was very similar to Yerenguan. It was located between two mountains. After passing through a valley, they came under the city wall of Hengguan.
Hengguan is an important transportation pass and is guarded by disciples from Beifu Sect. These disciples have a rotation system. Disciples going to the grasslands for training often pass by here, and there are also many caravans leaving and entering the pass.
Registration records were required when entering and exiting Hengguan, but Luo Jie and others did not need to worry about this. Qin Lang and a few of his men quickly completed the process, and a few hours later, the cavalry entered the grassland.
At the beginning, the merchant's carriage team could still be seen, and soon Qin Lang led the horse team away from the normal business road and entered the vast grassland. He chose a shorter road, but there must be a certain degree of difficulty in taking this road.
Force protection.
Guo Twelve discovered that the grassland here was somewhat different from the grassland in the previous life. The wild grass grew very lush. If a person stood on the grass, he could only show his upper body, and he could only show his head. Unless he was riding a horse, he would not be able to see it.
No view from the front.
There are not only dense wild grasses on the grassland, but also patches of green woods. However, because the area is relatively small, you can see the end at a glance while riding on horseback. There are many unknown birds hovering in the blue sky, thousands of them.
Tens of thousands of birds gather and disperse from time to time. When they gather, they cover the sky and block out the sun. It looks very spectacular.
There were many herbivores such as buffalo and antelope on the grassland, some of which Guo Twelve couldn't even name. When their horse team galloped past, countless birds and beasts were startled and fled in all directions. He also saw some wild dogs. At this time
It was late autumn, and the wild dogs were extremely fat, each one as strong as a calf.
Wild dogs are relatively ferocious animals on the prairie, but they do not dare to provoke humans, especially horse teams. When they encounter a horse team, their first thought is to run away. Because for thousands of years, wild dogs that dare to attack humans have
I don't know how many dogs were killed. Gradually, they developed a deep fear of humans. When they saw humans and their cavalry, they instinctively stayed away.
After galloping all the way, Guo Twelve could no longer tell the difference between east, west, north and south, and it was easy to lose his way on the grassland.
Qi Nanshan urged his horse to gallop to Qin Lang and asked loudly: "No rest at noon?"
Qin Lang said: "There is no time to rest, so we can only eat some solid food on the horse. We must get to the ruins of Nanbao before evening. It is safer there and we can relax and rest."
Qin Nanshan knew the horror of the night on the grassland. He nodded and said, "You can arrange it!"
Qin Lang said loudly: "At noon, we change horses and ride and rest for a while. This time is convenient for everyone. We also need to feed and drink the horses. As for eating... we will solve it right away. We must get to Nanbao before dark.
"
There are more than thirty people in the team, with hundreds of war horses. Except for Guo Twelve’s five children, the others are experienced and powerful professionals. Only such a team dares to take the route chosen by Qin Lang, not the caravan
route because they have strong mobility and powerful force.
…
In the evening, Nanbao finally appeared on the horizon.
"That's Nanbao?"
Guo Twelve looked curiously at the half-collapsed huge tower in the distance.
After a day of galloping, the war horses were covered with sweat, snorting constantly and breathing heavily. Qin Lang said: "Everyone, be careful, there are often stray teams staying in Nanbao, and we try not to conflict with them.
"
Guo Twelve asked: "Master, what is a wandering team?"
Luo Jie said: "Haha, the wandering team is composed of professionals who have no home. They are a group of people who are living on the line of life and death. They are the best at killing and ignore death. They are also the ones who die the fastest. Those who can survive will not be able to survive.
If they are not masters, they can even leapfrog and challenge high-level professionals..."
Guo Twelve broke into a cold sweat when he heard this and said, "Why is it so powerful?"
Qi Nanshan said: "If you are killed all day long, you will become so powerful. The prerequisite is that you can survive."
Guo Twelve shook his head and said, "I don't want to die. Well, where did these people come from?"
Luo Jie said: "The sources are more complicated. Some are wandering talisman warriors who have lost their masters, some are spellcasters who have lost their partners, and more are professionals expelled by their families and sects. Some are for...
The disciples of the sect who come out specifically to improve their martial arts...the personnel are very complex, and in the wandering team, everyone will not ask each other about their origins."
Guo Twelve asked: "Are there many such teams?"
Luo Jie said: "Many, very many... not only on the grassland, but also in the extreme northern wilderness outside our Beifu Gate. They believe in 'strength first, killing first', and they often draw their swords when they disagree.
Opposing each other... This kind of thing is very common, haha, but they usually don't bully people casually. As long as you don't mess with them, it's not a big problem. But there are also madmen among them, the kind of madmen who just draw their swords and hack at them if they don't like them.
"
Qi Nanshan smiled and said: "That kind of lunatic usually doesn't live long, because most wandering professionals are not willing to form a team with such a lunatic. It's too unsafe."
Guo Twelve said: "Aren't they not afraid of death?"
Luo Jie smiled and said: "Not being afraid of death does not mean that you are willing to seek death. With such a lunatic in the team, everyone's safety cannot be guaranteed."
Guo Twelve asked: "In Nanbao, will we encounter such a team?"
Qin Nanshan said: "It's 100% possible to encounter it. This is the first stop to enter the grassland and the last stop to return from the grassland, so it is a very lively place."
Qin Lang said: "There is a special area in Nanbao for the wandering squad. Haha, Twelve Young Masters. As long as you don't offend them, there will be no problem. Moreover, the wandering squad often has some strange items for sale. They
Just like us, we also need talisman money to support the team’s consumption.”
Soon, the South Fort was in sight. This was an abandoned castle, covering a large area. Although most of the walls collapsed, it was a good resting spot on the grassland. There were more than a dozen wells in the castle.
There are only about five wells available.
After entering the castle, he saw several fires with some people surrounding them. Qin Lang led everyone to a well and said, "I'll rest here today, old man. I'll light a fire to cook."
Luo Jie smiled and said: "You are responsible for lighting the fire. Just twelve of them can cook." He was already used to the food cooked by Guo Twelve and others. It tasted much better than boiled meat in plain water.
Guo Twelve nodded and said: "Let's have barbecue today. Uncle Luo, you brought someone back from hunting three bison. When I came in, I saw a herd of bison in the southwest. Hurry up, it's going to be dark."
Luo Zhan said hello and rode out of the castle with several talisman masters.
Qin Lang asked his men to go to the grove outside to cut down trees. It was already late autumn, and there were many withered and yellow weeds and trees. A lot of them would be brought back soon.
Guo Twelve set up dead wood and weeds and raised a fire. Before it got completely dark, Luo Zhan and others came back dragging four fat bison.
Everyone started skinning and disemboweling them together. Guo Twelve set up a large copper pot, made soup with beef bones, took out a special barbecue stand, propped up the three bison, and started making barbecue. This was definitely a physical job, and Guo Twelve was in charge of directing it.
, he had a group of strong men under his command, who didn't care about the weight of the bison.
After half an hour of roasting, a strong smell of meat filled the air. From time to time, people peeked over here, and they were all people attracted by the smell of meat.
Guo Twelve first arranged the food for everyone, and then brought his four companions to one side. He took out a rectangular grill, which was made based on the memory of his previous life, took out a pile of burned charcoal, and then took out
He picked up a large number of copper picks and said, "Here, there is a bison here. Let's make our own kebabs."
Chen Hong lit the fire, others skewered the meat, and Guo Twelve was in charge of the skewers. He took out his secret condiments and started grilling the beef skewers with great enthusiasm.
This was his first time making kebabs in this world. Huo Bao couldn't help but exclaimed after taking just one bite: "Hey, it's delicious... Oh, it's so delicious..."
Chen Bing took the time to grab a barbecue skewer and took a bite. His eyes widened immediately and he couldn't care less about talking anymore as he kept eating.
When Luo Jie saw Guo Twelve and four of his friends running to the side to eat, he knew they were up to something. When the smell of kebabs wafted over, he couldn't help but sneak over quietly. Qi Nanshan was responsible for Luo Jie's safety.
Of course, I knew what the old man was doing, so I followed him quietly.
"Twelve, what else is delicious?"
Guo Twelve smiled and handed over a few skewers of grilled meat skewers. As soon as Luo Jie took it, he stretched out a big hand and grabbed two skewers and said, "Let me try Twelve's craftsmanship..." The meat skewers
It was very big, each piece of meat was about the size of a fist. Qi Nanshan bit off a piece, tasted it a little, and praised: "Twelve, you are... unexpectedly... so delicious!"
Luo Jie was surprised when he took a bite. The single-grilled meat skewers were different from the roasted whole beef. The taste was more delicious and the meat was more tender.
Almost as soon as he grilled a few skewers, a few were snatched away. Guo Twelve couldn't eat them at all. He shouted a little helplessly: "Hey, leave a few skewers for me..."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh. Just as Guo Twelve had grilled more than a dozen skewers, he was immediately snatched away by several hands. Guo Twelve suddenly looked up and saw a sloppy man holding two barbecue skewers.
He couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Who are you?"
The man ignored it at all. He took a bite of a piece of barbecue and swallowed it in several mouthfuls. Then his eyes widened. He probably had never eaten such delicious food. After eating two skewers of barbecue, he looked at it eagerly.
Guo Twelve.
Guo Twelve himself didn't know what was going on, so he handed over the two skewers of barbecued meat he had just grilled.