"Whoever kills will die, and whoever injures others will be punished. If you stole money and were caught by us, this matter will be difficult to handle." Wang Xu stretched out two fingers and said with a smile: "Blind man, I give you two ways now.
Let’s go, first of all, leave one hand behind, brothers will give you a long memory. Secondly, you are also considered a talent, your handling skills just now were good, our Jinyi Guards need people like you.”
"I choose the second option. Don't cut off my hand. The blind man is still pointing and touching the pole!" When you are under the eaves, you have to lower your head. The blind man does not want to be a one-armed hero.
"readily!"
Wang Xu laughed loudly and said to Liao Qiang beside him: "Let the two brothers follow him. If he dares to escape, kill him!"
"Yes, sir." Liao Qiang responded in a low voice and appointed two smart guards in royal robes to monitor the blind man and prevent him from running away.
After being busy for a while, everyone sat down to eat, and the blind man also sat at the corner of the table timidly.
Wang Xu had already eaten it when Liao Qiang and the others were arresting people. After a few sips of wine, he stopped moving his chopsticks and asked, "How far is it from the Fuzhou Health Center?"
"It's almost a hundred and fifty miles away. We'll have one night's rest today and another day's walking tomorrow and we should be there."
The group has cars and horses, plus they are taking the official road, so one hundred and fifty miles won't be a big problem.
If you change horses at the inn midway and drive with all your strength, you can cover seven to eight hundred miles in one day. This is what happened with the eight hundred mile express in ancient times.
"We can't arrive tomorrow, it's raining!"
The blind man, who had been silent until now, interrupted.
"oh!"
Wang Xu frowned slightly and asked, "How can you, a blind man, still see the sky?"
The blind man smiled shyly and replied: "I have rheumatism. It hurts when it's cloudy and rainy. The pain gets worse in the afternoon. It will definitely rain tomorrow."
Several Jin Yiwei looked at each other, and one of them stood up and said: "Sir, I'm going to take a look at the clouds outside."
After a while, the old Jin Yiwei who left came back, nodded and said: "The clouds are crossing the clouds and the rain is pouring down. There are overlapping clouds outside. There is no guarantee that it will rain tomorrow."
"Eat first and watch tomorrow morning. If it rains in the morning, we will stay one more day!"
This was in ancient times, and even the official road outside was covered with dirt, and it was basically impossible to walk on it if it rained.
Rather than getting stuck halfway, it is better to stay one more day. Everyone has been on the road for the past half month, and one more day of rest can also recuperate the spirit.
One night without words, the next day
Early the next morning, Wang Xu came out of the room and went outside to check the weather.
The sky was blue and white, and it didn't look like it was going to rain.
After a while, Liao Qiang and other Jin Yiwei came out and saw Wang Xu observing the sky. They stood on both sides waiting for orders.
"From here to Fuzhou, are there any towns along the way?" Wang Xu looked at the sky. If there are towns along the way, everyone can continue on the road. If it rains halfway, it is also possible to take shelter in nearby towns.
After all, the weather looks pretty good now. If it rains only at night, wouldn't all the time during the day be wasted?
Liao Qiang took out the map, looked at it for a moment, and replied: "Sir, there is Yangjia Town forty-five miles ahead, and Tongcheng County eighty miles ahead."
"Forty-five miles! Let's hurry on. Even if it rains halfway, it will be enough for us to reach Yangjia Town."
Wang Xu stepped onto the carriage, then thought for a moment and dragged the blind man up as well.
After receiving the order, the imperial guards mounted their horses one after another, guarding both sides of the carriage, and the team moved forward in a mighty manner.
After walking for more than twenty miles, the wind gradually picked up, causing the car curtains to swing back and forth.
Wang Xu sat on the carriage, opened the curtain and looked outside, and found that cumulonimbus clouds had appeared in the north, and the sun had become gray.
"Liao Baihu, how far is it from Yangjia Town?" Wang Xu called Liao Qiang and asked, pointing ahead.
Liao Qiang came on horseback, looked at the surrounding woods, and replied: "Sir, we will reach Yangjia Town in twenty miles. Half an hour is enough."
In ancient times, half an hour was an hour. In modern times, it takes less than twenty minutes to drive twenty miles, but in ancient times it took an hour to ride a horse.
Of course, this is also Wang Xu's horse, which has been on the road for half a month.
If you put on a horse in good condition, you can gallop 30 to 40 miles in an hour on the official road, and you can cover more than 200 miles in a day.
"Keep on going!" Wang Xu put down the car curtain. We are not spoiled young ladies, so we can still stand it for half an hour.
Click!!
After walking for another half hour, there was a loud thunder and heavy rain came as expected.
Listening to the sound of raindrops hitting the roof of the car, Wang Xu slowly opened his eyes, woke up from his meditation, and said: "Everyone is working harder. When we get to Yangjia Town, we have enough good wine and meat. Let's look for it again."
Some girls are here to sing."
"My lord is wise!" Upon hearing that there was wine, meat and women, the guards present cheered so loudly that even the thunder outside was suppressed.
Wang Xu had a smile on his face, and most of the Jin Yiwei who followed him were men in their twenties and thirties, and they were good at drinking, eating, and women.
Soon, the whole team started to speed up, and the speed increased so fast that even the sound of the whip was a little lighter.
Gululu
The cart pulled by two horses galloped down the path, and the group of people quickly headed towards Yangjia Town.
It took another half an hour, amidst the howling wind, to finally arrive at Yangjia Town.
Click!!
There was another thunder, and the motorcade drove into the small town.
Wang Xu opened the car curtain and looked at the buildings outside. I wonder if it was because of the rain. All the residents in the town had their doors closed, and there was not a single pedestrian on the road.
"What a quiet town!" Wang Xu looked at the small town under the wind and rain with bright eyes.
"Sir, there is a restaurant open in front, let's go in and take shelter from the rain."
Liao Baihu, who was soaked all over, came over on horseback.
Wang Xu nodded imperceptibly, then glanced at the buildings on both sides, and whispered: "Let brothers be careful, there is something wrong in such a big town without seeing a single living person!"
Liao Qiang was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily and said: "Yes, sir!"
Nowadays, the world is difficult, and demons and monsters are running rampant. As the violent organ of the imperial court, Jin Yiwei often has to deal with these monsters and monsters.
I was so happy just now that I thought there was a place to take shelter from the rain, so I didn't see anything. Now I took a closer look. Even if it rains heavily, there can't be no one on the street.
"Brothers, please be careful, there may be a problem in the town." Liao Qiang walked over to talk to everyone, and the twelve imperial guards accompanying him all looked serious.
The difference between elite soldiers and rogue bandits is vividly demonstrated at this moment.
There were only twelve imperial guards, four in front and eight in the back, all putting their hands on their waist knives, and a chilling atmosphere arose.
"Uncle, it's raining heavily outside, come in and have a rest!"
At the door of the restaurant, two gorgeous beauties waved their handkerchiefs and greeted people with smiles.
Wang Xu glanced at the woman at the door, then looked at the restaurant's plaque, and whispered: "Wuzhu Garden!"
A brothel is not like a brothel, a restaurant is not like a restaurant, and with this weird name, it doesn't look like a charitable place.
"Blind man, have you been to Yangjia Town?" Wang Xu looked at the blind man beside him.
The blind man nodded repeatedly, and then hesitantly said: "I have been to Yangjia Town, but I have never heard of this store called Wuzhuyuan."
After thinking about it for a while and not recalling it, the blind man put his hand into his clothes again and said plausibly: "I have an evil talisman on me. I put it on the door when I came in. If the talisman burns, it means something evil is causing trouble. Hurry up and leave. It's not burned."
It proves that it’s okay.”
"So ugly?" Wang Xu took the blind man's ghost-drawing talisman and found that the writing was crooked and not as good-looking as Uncle Ying's talisman.
"I'm blind. How beautiful can I write? As long as it's useful!"
The blind man blushed and defended himself for a few words, then followed Wang Xu and got out of the carriage.
"Sir, we checked inside and there are only five girls there. One claims to be the boss, and the remaining four are the boss's sisters." Liao Qiang held an oil umbrella and came closer to protect Wang Xu from the wind and rain.
Wang Xu nodded slightly. There is no village in front of this place and no store in the back. There is Yangjia Town within a few dozen miles.
Regardless of whether there are ghosts, monsters, or monsters inside, we have to take shelter from the rain today.
"Put it on the door!" Wang Xu took the umbrella himself and raised the evil-proof charm in his hand.
Liao Qiang lowered his head to take the talisman, jumped up three meters high, and stuck the paper talisman on the door frame with a snap.
"Is it burned?" The blind man can't see, but his ears are very useful.
Wang Xu glanced at the talisman attached to the door frame, held up his umbrella and walked inside, saying without looking back: "It's not burned."
"That's good, that's good"
The blind man breathed a sigh of relief. The next second he realized that it was still raining outside and he didn't have an umbrella to protect him from the rain, so he trotted in and followed.
Click!!
There was lightning and thunder, but no one noticed that the talisman paper attached to the door frame flashed two faint lights, which soon dimmed again.