Lin Xiaofei and the others stopped in their tracks. Not far ahead, about 300 meters down the official road, there were two horseless carriages and three corpses on the ground.
"Look, that's the place where the Black Wind Stronghold bandits often ambush and rob people."
Judging from the commotion ahead, the bandits are probably not nearby; otherwise, there wouldn't be a carriage parked there. Besides, I observed the area for a while earlier and didn't notice anything suspicious.
Gao Dahua narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly.
Judging from the scene in the distance, there must have been a fight here, and it looked like a rather dangerous one.
Gao Dahua speculated that the bandits had likely engaged in a battle with a relatively powerful force; otherwise, there wouldn't have been any obvious corpses left on the official road.
In other words, the bandits and the other group were fighting so fiercely that they no longer cared about the three corpses and the two horseless carriages.
A team capable of fighting the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold must have members who are all highly skilled in martial arts.
"Mountain bandits?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaofei was startled and immediately became interested. Although the bandits were ruthless, there were signs of a fight ahead, and he wanted to take a look. He said, "Uncle Hua, can we go and take a look?"
He felt a sense of curiosity, after all, he had never seen the outside world, especially the dead bandits.
"good!"
Gao Dahua glanced at the three children. Lin Xiaofei looked curious, Xu Yi was slightly nervous, while his nephew Gao Ming looked visibly scared. Thinking that it would be good to toughen up the three children, he nodded in agreement.
With Gao Dahua leading the way, the three children were a little bolder and soon arrived at the three corpses.
The first thing Lin Xiaofei saw was the corpse of a middle-aged man with a strong physique lying on the ground, his head tilted to the side, revealing a painful and ferocious expression. His hands were covering his chest, and there was a deep, dark red, diagonal cut near his heart, with blood soaking through his clothes.
Lin Xiaofei glanced at it, and suddenly a strong smell of blood entered his nostrils. His pupils contracted instantly, an unbearable tightness in his chest, his stomach churning, and a wave of nausea rising in his throat. He couldn't hold it in for a moment.
"vomit."
Lin Xiaofei's face turned pale. After vomiting, he felt much better. Gao Ming and Xu Yi, who were standing next to him, also vomited and looked rather unwell.
Turning his head again to look at the corpse, Lin Xiaofei was no longer as distressed as before.
He had prepared himself mentally for the smell of blood, but when he actually faced the corpses of the bandits, he still couldn't resist.
"This is your first time facing a corpse; you may encounter them again in the future."
Alright, let's search them for anything valuable, then we should leave.
Gao Dahua smiled faintly. After all, the three of them were still children, so it was normal for them to look disheveled.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaofei knew that he would have to face the corpse sooner or later, and the sooner he faced it, the easier it would be to survive. So he approached the corpse and began to search it.
Gao Ming and Xu Yi also sprang into action, each searching a corpse, while Gao Dahua headed toward the two carriages.
In fact, Gao Dahua had glanced at the three corpses beforehand and, seeing that they were ordinary bandit corpses, assumed that they didn't have anything valuable on them. That's why he had Lin Xiaofei and the other two search them.
"Let's go, it's getting late, let's get to town as soon as possible."
Seeing that the three people had finished searching, Gao Dahua didn't ask them if they had found anything. He simply walked forward.
Lin Xiaofei quickly followed, but a slight smile appeared on his lips, a hint of joy in his heart.
"I never expected to find a small cloth bag during the search, and it actually contained plant seeds. They must not be ordinary seeds."
Lin Xiaofei thought for a moment and concluded that bandits wouldn't carry useless plant seeds on their waists. For martial artists, they would generally need to consume herbs to replenish their qi and blood.
Lin Xiaofei roughly estimated that there were more than 300 plant seeds in the small cloth bag. These seeds might be useful herbal seeds.
Of course, all of this was just Lin Xiaofei's own speculation.
Regardless, Lin Xiaofei knew that these seeds were not ordinary seeds. If they were all planted in the space bead, he would definitely make a fortune.
As the sun began to set, after traveling for several hours, we finally saw Qingshan Town in the distance.
A round, bright red disc radiated a crimson light, beneath which stood a massive city wall structure. On one side of the wall was a huge gate through which many people were going in and out.
Qingshan Town!
Above the city gate, three large characters were carved. Although Lin Xiaofei did not recognize the characters in this world, he knew that the three characters were Qingshan Town.
After carefully reading it, Lin Xiaofei secretly memorized those three words, marking the first time he had ever seen the written language of this world.
At the same time, Lin Xiaofei was thinking about learning the language of this world. He had been through it all and knew that literacy was very important. Otherwise, he would need to know a few words to access martial arts manuals, sign documents, and deal with other people in the future.
Although Qingshan Town is a small town in the remote mountains, you have to pay an entrance fee to enter the town, which is one copper coin per person.
Lin Xiaofei and the other three entered the city and each handed a copper coin to a soldier.
"Qingshan Town is so big, much bigger than our village."
Xu Yi looked around with curiosity and said.
The streets were bustling with people, carriages, and carts. All sorts of things he had never seen before appeared before his eyes. In particular, it was his first time entering a town, and he felt a little nervous but also a little curious. He felt that the town was a magical place with so many people, and all of them were wearing clothes of different colors, as if he had entered another world.
"This is the west gate, one of the most ordinary areas in the town. Most of the people coming and going are villagers, as well as many merchants who transport goods within the town."
"And the place I'm taking you to is the territory of our Qingfeng Gang branch, one of the best areas in town. Outside our territory, there are government offices, local family ties, and some wealthy households all located there."
Gao Dahua said with a smile.
Lin Xiaofei and the other two nodded, looking around with curiosity, attracted by the new things.
Have you heard?
The Zhang Family Escort Agency was transporting goods back to Qingshan Town along the official road when they were robbed by the Black Wind Bandits. However, the bandits didn't expect that Zhang Shulong, the eldest son of the Zhang family, was leading the group. They promptly killed Wang Yunshan, the apprentice of the Black Wind Bandits' second-in-command.
"The Zhang family has three sons, all of whom are successful. The eldest son, Zhang Shulong, is skilled in martial arts and is in charge of escorting goods. His business is doing well. The second son, Zhang Shuhu, has lived in the county town since childhood. He is also highly skilled in martial arts and owns a shop. The third son, Zhang Shubao, studies in the prefectural city and has a wide circle of friends."
Wang Yunshan of Black Wind Stronghold misjudged this time, and was actually killed by Zhang Shulong of the Zhang family.
On the street, a group of people were whispering and discussing among themselves.
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