Before nightfall, the avenue was already deserted.
There were not even pedestrians passing by.
Some strange sounds of unknown animals began to sound in the distance, like ghosts wailing, which made people feel a little creepy and sad.
Even the Li family's guards, who are usually very brave, become a little nervous when night falls.
In this fairy tale world, things about monsters and ghosts have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. No one would think that ghosts and monsters are just superstitions and legends.
Therefore, under the general trend, people in this world are full of fear of such things.
"Young master, it's going to be night soon. We can't reach Wangchuan Mountain by walking like this. We still have to travel for a day. I think it's better to find a place to rest and wait until dawn tomorrow before setting off. And
Traveling at night is also very dangerous." Tieshan looked at the surrounding barren mountains and said nervously.
Li Xiuyuan naturally knew that it was getting late, but there was nothing along the way and there was nowhere to stay.
Are they really sleeping outdoors?
"There is an abandoned inn there, let's go there to stay." Li Xiuyuan suddenly pointed to the front and said.
Beside the main road, a post station that had been abandoned for some years still stood there without collapse.
Everyone responded and immediately came to the inn, dismounted and prepared.
These guards also had experience walking around outside. After dismounting, they quickly took care of the horses, moved the boxes, collected dry firewood, and lit the bonfire.
After a while, the abandoned inn was simply cleaned up.
"Young Master, there is a room over there that is relatively complete. The younger one tidied it up and put some hay and a blanket. Young Master will sleep there later," Tieshan said.
Li Xiuyuan nodded: "Let's all eat something first, and remember to leave two people to watch the night."
"I know, little one." Tieshan nodded.
"Li, Brother Li, is there a pond here? My body is in a mess and I want to go wash it off."
Wang Ping, who followed the carriage down, asked sheepishly.
Li Xiuyuan said: "It's so late, you'd better not go to the pond to clean it. I remember there is an old water tank over there with some water in it. You can go there and clean it temporarily."
"Okay, okay, thank you brother Li." Wang Ping immediately left with gratitude.
"There is a well next to this inn. The young master can let him go outside to clean it, so as not to disturb us here," Tieshan said.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "His yang energy is too weak, he is far away from us, and he is going to hit ghosts again. When the time comes, it won't be as simple as letting him roll into the quagmire. I'm afraid he will become a corpse tomorrow."
"It's not that evil."
Several people nearby were shocked, including Tieshan.
"What do you think?" Li Xiuyuan smiled, but didn't say much.
Soon, the night was getting darker, and all the other guards in the inn went to rest, leaving only the two guards who were keeping watch yawning and sitting listlessly on the ground.
The two guards surrounded the bonfire, adding firewood from time to time to ensure that the bonfire would not go out and avoid attracting nearby wild animals.
"Woooo~!"
The cool night breeze blew into the dilapidated inn, and various strange sounds were heard.
I paid some attention to it at first, but after I got used to it, I didn't take it seriously. Those who should sleep should still sleep, and those who should keep vigil should keep vigil.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
At midnight, suddenly, the cool breeze outside became stronger, and a knock on the door sounded from outside the inn.
The other guards were so fast asleep that they didn't hear anything. Only the two guards who were keeping watch heard it.
"Hey, was someone knocking on the door just now?"
"There is no sound of knocking on the door. Are you deaf? In the middle of the night, besides us, no one in the wilderness would come here to knock on the door. Stop making noise and let me take a nap. You can watch it first.
, I will change your shift in two hours,"
Another guard said, then turned around and took a nap again.
The previous guard also thought that he might have heard wrongly, so he didn't think much about it.
"Bang! Bang!"
But soon, there was another knock on the door outside.
"There is someone knocking on the door." The guard immediately became alert and became cautious.
Through the old inn gate, he could vaguely see a figure outside.
"Who, who is knocking on the door outside?" the guard shouted in a low voice, already holding the waist knife tightly in his hand.
There may be some kind of wild beast in this wild mountain that smells human scent and knocks on the door outside. Don't be careless.
He had planned to wake up his companions as soon as anything went wrong.
Are the twenty-odd men afraid of any wild beasts? Even evil ghosts and monsters have to stay away.
"I'm a passer-by. I see the fire here and want to come in and stay. Please be kind."
Hearing that the voice was that of a woman, it was soft and sweet, making people involuntarily put down their guard.
"Are you alone?" The guard did not rush to open the door, but walked to the door and looked at each other.
"I'm the only one here, so I'd like to ask this big brother to help me." The woman's voice sounded again.
The guard looked at the door and saw a pretty woman wearing a red dress and a bun.
This woman was carrying a package, her expression was evasive, and she seemed a little reserved.
"It turns out to be a girl. It's cold outside at night. Come in and stay."
When the guard saw a female prostitute, he immediately lowered his guard, opened the door, and let her in.
"Woo~!"
As soon as the door opened, a dark wind blew in, and the guard immediately had goosebumps all over his body.
"The wind outside is really cold. If you don't mind, girl, go and warm yourself by the fire. It's warm over there." The guard said kindly.
After the woman came in, she looked around and frowned slightly when she saw the blazing flames. But when she saw the two dozen men lying on the ground and sleeping soundly, her eyes flashed.
Shrunk, a little happy.
"I'm not cold, I just want to find a place to rest for the night." The woman smiled.
Although there was some rouge and gouache on her face facing the firelight, it could not cover up her pale complexion.
"Girl, you think it's inconvenient, right? Yes, here are our brothers who are traveling together. It's really inconvenient for you to live in a girl's home." The guard smiled a little embarrassedly: "Girl, if you don't mind, just rest there.
, make sure no one disturbs you."
"Thank you so much, big brother." The woman said gratefully.
The guard smiled and said, "This is a trivial matter. If you meet my eldest young master, he will also take care of the girl. After all, no one has difficulties when going out."
"Okay, don't disturb this girl's rest. I still have to keep vigil."
After speaking, he gestured.
The woman nodded and sat next to him without saying a word.
But a pair of eyes always lingered on everyone, especially on the guard who was watching the night, and they stayed for a long time.