Chapter 87: Oh no! Something big happened in the mountains!

Due to the appearance of Wang Chong, the commander of the Beijing Guard House, Xiong Jiushan had to change the route with his team, abandoning the original plan to go directly into the official road, and heading in the opposite direction of Xishan.

As the people of Gaojia Village had said before, by taking a detour from the west mountain side, they could shorten the journey to the next post station by half a day.

However, he didn't know if there would be other unexpected events in the future, so Xiong Jiushan didn't dare to think positively about the situation.

What Wang Chong asked for was slightly different from what Songjiang County Magistrate Li Zhouquan asked for. With Xie Yuchuan's verbal agreement, Wang Chong was very happy and set off with his men and the exile team.

Given Wang Chong's status, he naturally would not travel with the fugitives. He asked his men to inform Xiong Jiushan, and then invited Xie Yuchuan to his carriage to discuss matters.

Xiong Jiushan certainly had no objection to the commander's order. Even if he was annoyed in his heart, there would not be the slightest sign of dissatisfaction on his face.

So, at the invitation of a captain, Xie Yuchuan got into Wang Chong's carriage in front.

The troops from the Beijing Guard House were in the front, and Wang Chong specially asked someone to select a few smart villagers from Gaojia Village to lead the team.

Since we are in Gaojia Village, we might as well go up and take a look. The villagers should be more familiar with the way into the mountains. Wang Chong felt that all conditions were right today and the opportunity should not be missed.

He couldn't let others get there before him.

The huge exile team was behind at a certain distance, and the Min family caravan followed at the end. The people in the caravan were unusually quiet today.

Wang Chong didn't bring many people with him, just over twenty cavalrymen, but they all had stern expressions and seemed difficult to mess with.

There weren't even many complaints among the convicts today. Everyone was silent and followed the people in front of them.

Merchants are unwilling to get too close to officials unless necessary, as this may lead to conflicts. The main reason why they can get "close" to the officers and soldiers escorting fugitives is really for the sake of safety.

Min Zhong thought it would be safer to go north together, but Wu Liang also said that following the government officials was only temporary and not permanent, otherwise they would become a piece of fat meat in the mouths of the officials.

Min Zhongshen agreed with this. The two of them decided to pass through Panlongling smoothly and then use an excuse to separate from the exile team.

However, when they set off early in the morning, they did not expect another accident to happen.

Manager Min didn't understand what was going on, and since Wang Chong was of a special status, he didn't dare send anyone to the front to find out what was going on.

But even if he could find out, the ordinary escorts would be confused and would not understand the reason.

He couldn't ask Xiong Jiushan, so he asked Wu Liang to pass on the message that everyone must be cautious today.

The caravan members tried hard to conceal their presence and followed quietly behind.

Xiong Jiushan is very upset now and has no mood to care about others, let alone the Min family's caravan.

Xie Yuchuan was a fugitive who was invited by Wang Chong to the car in front. He had no way of supervising them and had no idea what they were talking about in front, which made him feel a little tormented.

The old yamen runner beside him asked cautiously, "Sir, Commander Wang has taken Xie Yuchuan away. Will anything happen?"

Xiong Jiushan's face darkened. "Just watch out."

"Don't worry, sir. The other members of the Xie family are still in our hands. Xie Yuchuan definitely wouldn't dare to do that." The old yamen runner pointed out the key point.

Xiong Jiushan nodded.

Xie Yuchuan naturally wouldn't think of escaping, he still had this confidence. He wasn't worried about that right now, he was worried about Wang Chong!

He brought more than 20 men to look for someone, and he treated Xie Yuchuan with such an attitude. Thinking of the look on Li Zhouquan's face in Songjiang government office, the two were almost the same.

He was worried that what Wang Chong asked for would delay the team's journey.

He looked up at the western mountains ahead with a worried brow.

Wang Chong looked like he was about to go into the mountains, which gave Xiong Jiushan a headache.

Early in the morning, Gao Shusheng kept muttering in his ear that it would be better to take a detour to the west mountain, and that anyone who showed kindness for no reason was either a villain or a thief, so he chose another route.

The disappointment that flashed across the faces of the Gao villagers was caught by him, and Xiong Jiushan became even more certain that there was something unusual about the West Mountain.

No shortcut is as safe as the official road.

Wang Chong showed up unexpectedly and was related to Xishan again. Xiong Jiushan walked with a knife in his hand, feeling annoyed.

The most taboo thing when escorting fugitives is to avoid complications. If he had known that this mission would be so troublesome, he really should not have accepted it in the first place.

But things have come to this point, and he has no way to change it, and can only let Wang Chong do whatever he wants.

In the carriage, Xie Yuchuan and Wang Chong sat opposite each other, separated by a coffee table with tea and snacks on it.

Xie Yuchuan raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced twice, and then looked up at Wang Chong.

Wang Chong smiled and said, "Young General, don't overthink it. I, Wang, have something to ask of you. It will take some time to get there. Why don't we just chat over some tea?"

Xie Yuchuan's eyes relaxed, and Wang Chong felt happy.

Ma Yuan sat in the front of the carriage with the coachman. The carriage was spacious and comfortable. A curtain blocked the conversation between the two people inside, making it unknown to outsiders.

The carriage swayed as it moved forward. Ma Yuan hung his legs in front of the carriage, lowered his head and counted repeatedly with his fingertips.

Different results every time...

He tried several times but failed, so he gave up and stared blankly ahead, feeling both surprised and happy.

When it comes to divination, one should never be too persistent.

If it fails the first time, and it keeps happening again and again, even God will be unhappy.

He calculated it a few more times and found that the results were becoming increasingly confusing.

"Alas, this is because God doesn't want me, Ma Mingji, to know too many things." He muttered to himself.

At first, it seemed as if he had accidentally discovered the secret of heaven, but soon he could no longer sense it.

Is the "Honorable God" of the Xie family still there?

He even doubted whether the changes he had felt before were his imagination.

But he quickly rejected the idea.

He still had considerable confidence in himself regarding matters concerning ghosts and gods, otherwise he would not have been so highly regarded by Wang Chong over the years.

He asked about the gods, but could not get any answer.

He asked about going into the mountains, and sure enough, as long as he didn't ask the gods, his abilities returned!

The villagers of Gaojia led the way and walked towards the foot of the West Mountain.

On the other side, after the exile team left the village, Gao Lizheng immediately selected several young and strong villagers to take a shortcut up the mountain to notify those who had arrived earlier.

Not long after Wang Chong and other large forces left, two of the villagers who had set out to ask for help before dawn ran back to the village panting.

"Village head! Village head! Something bad has happened to Sister Huaihua!"

Gao Lizheng and the others hurriedly stood up, pulled up the exhausted villager who had collapsed on the ground, and asked anxiously, "What happened to Huaihua? What happened? Why are only the two of you back? Where are the others?"

Several young people who were about to enter the mountains looked at each other, and seeing that the villagers who had returned had strange expressions on their faces, they couldn't help but become nervous.

The villager gasped for breath, and after calming down a little and being able to speak, he hurriedly said to everyone: "We went into the mountains early this morning, intending to rush to the old mountain temple to pick up Sister Huaihua down the mountain, but when we got there, Sister Huaihua was not there at the old temple at all!"