Chapter 646: There is no need to take such a risk!
It will get dark in about an hour...
"Wait, Uncle Ge, stop for a moment!"
As a woman's voice rang out, a carriage traveling on the official road slowly stopped.
Sitting in this carriage were Situ Jing and Xiao Huan, the master and servant, and the five people accompanying them were the Warriors Gang headed by Ge Hong.
"What's the matter, Miss Situ?" Ge Hong sat in front of the car and turned around to ask inside the car.
Situ Jing slightly lifted the corner of the car curtain and asked: "Uncle Ge, the fork to the left just now is to Yaozhou City. It's getting dark soon. Why don't we go to the city to stay one night and start our journey tomorrow?"
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Just before passing the fork in the road, Ge Hongyou asked passers-by for directions, and Situ Jing heard most of the conversation while asking for directions.
They originally thought that Ge Hong would go left at the fork in the road to stay in Yaozhou City for one night, but they did not do that. Instead, they chose to continue on their way. Seeing that it was getting dark, Situ Jing and Xiaohuan couldn't help but worry about Sutou.
Ge Hong said calmly: "Miss Situ, didn't the person tell me when I asked for directions just now that there will be a town just a few hours further along this road. It's the same if we go to the town to rest for a night."
"It's the same? How could it be the same? Of course it's the same in the city..." Xiaohuan couldn't help shouting.
"Xiao Huan!" Situ Jing immediately turned around to stop Xiao Huan from interrupting, and then said to Ge Hong in a negotiating tone: "Uncle Ge, why don't we stay in Yaozhou City? I always feel that there is...
.be safer..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a dissatisfied voice sounded from behind the carriage.
"Miss Situ, I'm not happy when you say that. With five of us brothers protecting you, how can you be unsafe?" It was Cheng Jiu who spoke.
Among the five members of the Warriors Gang, Cheng Jiu was the one who frightened Situ Jing and Xiao Huan the most. Whether he spoke or looked at them, he always gave off an uneasy feeling.
Situ Jing refrained from answering Cheng Jiu's words and just looked at Ge Hong seriously, hoping to get a reasonable explanation from him.
"Fourth, don't talk!" Ge Hong immediately stopped Cheng Jiu.
Then he said: "Miss Situ, given our situation, it is better not to stay in Yaozhou City..."
"Why?" Situ Jing was very puzzled.
Two days ago, when five people from the Warrior Gang escorted Situ Jing to a small county town, they not only handed over the captured bandits to the county government, but also helped Ge Hong and the other five people tailor-made new clothes of the same style. Now others only need one
You can tell by looking at them that the five of them are accompanying escorts.
Ge Hong explained patiently: "Miss Situ, look at the sky. It will be dark in a while. With the speed at which the few of us are traveling, it is impossible to enter the city before the city gate closes...
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After a pause, Ge Hong continued: "If you can't go into the city to rest, what's the difference between living outside the city and living in the town? So, Ge thought, we might as well save the time before dark and continue on our way.
When we get to the town ahead, Ge will definitely find a safe inn, please rest assured, Miss Situ!"
The real reason why Ge Hong did not go to Yaozhou City was not because he was worried that the city gate would be closed, but because he was afraid that the wanted portraits of him and Guan Maochun had already been posted at the gate of places like Fucheng.
Although no wanted portraits were found along the way, Ge Hong still believed that it was better to be cautious. If Situ Jing found out the truth, his plan to settle in Ganquan County would be shattered.
Therefore, Ge Hong said that he would never stay in Yaozhou City. There is no need to take such a risk!
As soon as Ge Hong finished speaking, Guan Maochun stepped forward and said: "Yes, Miss Situ, it is too time-consuming for us to go to Yaozhou City now. We should go to live in the town ahead. And we can leave early tomorrow morning if we want, without waiting."
It’s time to open the city gate!”
After hearing this, Xiaohuan gently pulled Situ Jing's forearm and asked in a low voice: "Miss, what should I do?"
Situ Jing had little experience in traveling far away. Seeing that what Ge Hong said made sense, she chose to believe him, so she nodded and said, "Well, just listen to Uncle Ge and rest in the town ahead.
..."
Ge Hong nodded calmly, then turned to Yu Tiedao, who was leading the horse: "Second brother, let's go..."
"Miss Situ, please sit still," Ge Hong reminded.
Immediately afterwards, Yu Tie pulled the horses, and the carriage started to move slowly.
Situ Jing was about to sit back in the car, but when she raised her eyes, she found Guan Maochun peeking at her from outside the car. She couldn't help but blush, frowned slightly and lowered the car curtain.
As soon as Situ Jing's pretty face disappeared in front of his eyes, Guan Maochun felt as if he had lost something. Thinking of Situ Jing's frown just now, an inexplicable sense of loss surged into his heart.
Cheng Jiu saw this scene again. Cheng Jiu came to Guan Maochun in a few steps, slapped him on the shoulder, and shouted: "Lao Wu!"
"Ah?" Guan Maochun was lost in thought, and this moment really frightened him.
Guan Maochun turned around and found Cheng Jiu looking at him with a strange smile, and he immediately understood what was going on.
The next moment, Guan Maochun's face turned red, and his expression became embarrassed, and he spoke even more awkwardly: "Fourth brother, I...I'm not...I, I, I...
...I don't......"
"Okay, stop talking! Fourth brother understands!" Cheng Jiu nodded while patting Guan Maochun on the shoulder.
Guan Maochun lowered his head in embarrassment, and couldn't help but start thinking wildly in his heart. He had no idea what Cheng Jiu said to him.
The warrior helped the five people speed up their pace and arrived at the town mentioned by passers-by at dusk.
The town is not big, called Buffalo Town, with only three or four streets in total.
As soon as they entered the town, Ge Hong asked Guan Maochun and Cheng Jiu to go separately to inquire about the best inn in the town.
In less than a cup of tea, Guan Maochun and Cheng Jiu came back.
The two people inquired and found the same result. The best inn in Buffalo Town is called Fuyun Inn, which is located near the crossroads in the center of the town.
Ge Hong said to Cheng Jiu: "Fourth brother, you go to the inn first and book a few rooms..."
"Oh!" Cheng Jiu agreed and walked quickly towards Fuyun Inn.
By the time Ge Hong and his carriage arrived at Fuyun Inn, Cheng Jiu had already arranged everything.
Ge Hong and Guan Maochun lived in a room on the first floor, Cheng Jiu, Fatty Lai and Yu Tie lived next door to them. As for Situ Jing and Xiao Huan, they lived in an upper room at the end of the second floor.
Situ Jing got out of the car and took a look and found that the inn looked pretty good, so she thanked Ge Hong and others and took Xiao Huan to the room.
After Ge Hong got off the bus, Yu Tie and Fatty Lai took the horses and pulled the carriage to the back of the inn.
Ge Hong said to Guan Maochun: "Lao Wu, go ask Miss Situ what she wants to eat, and then tell the store... As for the few of us, just let the store take care of it..."
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PS: The first two chapters were updated yesterday, and there will be another chapter later!