Chapter 128 Advance

"Go ahead. Xiaoliu, accompany her to the front and take a look."

Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan walked forward. The further they went, the more they could hear the roar of the river.

Both of them felt heavy in their hearts. If something really happened, they could protect their own safety, but they could not protect everyone in the caravan.

The leader of the guards had already walked to the front of the caravan, and the carriage in front had raised its horses' hooves and refused to move forward.

Shi Zelan walked over and touched the horse, then looked up and asked the leader of the guards: "Is there a bridge here that we can cross?"

The leader of the guards heard what Shi Zelan said, thought for a moment and said, "There is a bridge a little further ahead, but the river is so turbulent that it is too convenient for a carriage to cross."

Shi Xiaoliu listened to him and said: "We will rush from the back to the front and lead them across the bridge."

The leader of the guards could only nod and turned to the driver and said, "Follow their carriage later. You heard the movement behind us today."

"Boss, this is really weird. We planned our trip on a good day, but the only unexpected thing was meeting those four people."

"If they were really that powerful, they wouldn't have been following us all the time. Don't say things that can cause misunderstandings and hurt people in the future."

"Boss, I'm just telling you. We should have gone to the Taoist temple on the mountain to take shelter."

"That Taoist temple has been abandoned for many years. In such a stormy weather, if we go up there, do you dare to sit inside?"

The driver finally calmed the horse down, but the horse had a hard time walking step by step, which made the driver very nervous.

Master Decheng drove the carriage from the back to the front, and the head of the guards came forward and said to him: "When I passed by last year, there was a small village not far ahead, and there was a bridge over there."

"We can actually go into the small village and rest for the night."

Master Decheng looked at his expression and smiled: "We will cross the bridge and take another route. You can decide whether to follow us or not."

Master Decheng drove the carriage forward. Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan were sitting at the door of the carriage. They smiled at the leader of the guards.

The wind and rain grew stronger, the sound of the river became more rapid, and there was already a layer of water on the road.

On a stormy night, Shanzheng Zhenren hung two more lanterns outside. Shanzheng Zhenren sighed and said, "They are so lucky to have met us."

The leader of the guards decided to follow Master Decheng and his group. He said to the driver leading the group, "I trust my instinct. Today's road is particularly difficult to travel. If we follow them, we can find a way out."

The driver nodded seriously, and after the carriage started moving ahead, his horse also settled down, and his pace became much steadier than before.

It was dark, and the road ahead was almost invisible. When Master Decheng turned and walked toward the bridge, he turned to the driver behind him and said, "Follow closely."

The coachman quickly passed the message behind him, and he drove his carriage closely behind Decheng Zhenren's carriage. The carriage behind him stepped on the bridge, which was shaking, and the horses raised their heads and neighed.

Master Shanzheng sighed softly, reached out his hand from the window, and pointed lightly backwards. The bridge stopped shaking and the carriage quickly crossed the bridge.

After crossing the bridge, Master Decheng continued to move forward. After a long while, a village appeared in front of him, and there were shadows of lights in the village.

Master Decheng sent a message to Master Shanzheng: "Should we continue to go with them?"

Shanzheng Zhenren sighed softly, "Let's go together. Their bad luck is rare."

The leader of the guards came up at this time and said to Master Decheng: "Master Cheng, let's go into the village and find a place to rest for a while. I will go south to ask about the situation first."

Master Decheng nodded and watched the leader of the guards lead his men forward on horseback.

He sent a message to Master Shanzheng saying, "This man is worth helping."

"Pfft." Shanzheng Zhenren laughed: "If he is a bad guy, we would not bother to travel with such a person."

After a long while, dogs started barking in the village not far away, then people started to make noise, and then torches were flickering towards this side.

The driver behind said to Master Decheng, "Uncle Cheng, our leader has indicated that we can go into the village to rest for a while."

Master Decheng drove the carriage forward. When he reached a fork in the road, he saw the leader of the guards and three elders from the village guarding the intersection.

The head of the guards was a little embarrassed and said to Master Decheng: "The villagers are willing to let us stay overnight in the village, but they want to check our household registration and the number of people."

"As I should." Master Decheng smiled and said to Master Shanzheng in the carriage, "Brother Shan, come out and let this big brother take a look at the people."

The curtain door of the car opened, and Master Shanzheng handed out the household registration card. Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan also stuck their heads out. After the three old men looked at each other, the older one stepped forward to take the household registration card, and then carefully looked at the three people in the car.

He nodded to the people behind him, and then said to Master Decheng: "You can stay overnight, but the accommodation fee must be based on our requirements."

Master Decheng looked at the leader of the guards, who nodded and said, "Uncle Cheng, the accommodation in the village is fair. You should follow the arrangements of the villagers and enter the village."

At the signal of an old man in the village, Master Decheng drove the carriage into the village road. A middle-aged man was already waiting on the side of the road and asked how many people were in the carriage.

He smiled and said, "You two gentlemen and young ladies are staying at my house tonight. My mother is preparing hot water."

Master Decheng looked at him and said with a smile: "Brother, please get in the car and show me the way."

"No need, my home is right at the entrance of the village, you guys drive forward, I can catch up."

Master Decheng slowed down the car, and the man ran forward a few steps and said, "Why are you so late?

If it weren't for the village chief's decision, we wouldn't dare to receive guests like you. ”

Master Decheng sighed and said, "It rained heavily all the way, and there were rocks sliding down the road. After we passed by, we could hear the sound of a landslide coming from behind.

I originally wanted to find a place to rest, but with such strong winds and rain, it was not convenient to stay overnight at the Taoist temple on the mountain.

The village opposite you is relatively small. If so many of us were to go there, it wouldn't be able to accommodate them and it would also disturb them. ”

"That's what your leader said, too. He said he had no other options, so he came to our village to ask for advice."

As they were talking, they had already reached a yard at the entrance of the village. A woman shouted at a man in a hoarse voice, and the man responded.

The lantern at the gate flickered twice, and the man said with a smile: "Come on, you guys go to my house and spend the night."

The carriage drove into the yard gate and stopped in the corner of the yard under the arrangement of the man.

Shi Zelan got off the car and took off her raincoat. The old woman looked at her and sighed, "Young lady, you are not very old, are you?"

Shi Zelan looked at the old woman and didn't know how to address her for a moment, so he could only smile and say, "Excuse me, I'm already fifteen years old."