"Giddyup!"
"Giddyup!"
The sound of horse hooves echoed through the mountains. Looking down from a high place, one could see a group of horses marching side by side halfway up the mountain. It was a spectacular scene.
Yin Shisan and Old Goatskin walked at the front of the group. The two of them saw a valley entrance in the distance. On both sides of the valley entrance were six to seven meters tall wooden buildings used as watchtowers.
When Yin Shisan and Old Goatskin saw the wooden building, there were already archers on the top floor, ready for battle.
"Five on each side, ten in total.”The old sheepskin muttered.
Yin Shisan nodded and looked behind him. The young man in charge of driving and escorting Wang Bing's coffin quickly jumped down. He raised his hands and walked to the front of the wooden building. He stopped eight meters away and began to shout.
The young man spoke Turkic, so Yin Shisan did not understand. Fortunately, the old sheepskin was tactful and immediately translated for Yin Shisan, saying that the young man was telling him about his entry into the valley in order to gain the trust of the people on the wooden tower.
"Yes!"
Yin Shisan nodded. The young man quickly ran back, and the men on the wooden building put down their bows. One of them with a full beard tied a rope around his waist and the other end to the wooden building before falling down.
"Milord, they only allowed the three of us to enter.”the young man said.
The old sheepskin looked at Yin Shisan." That was indeed what he said just now.”
Yin Shisan thought for a moment. This was reasonable. However, Zhang Zhongjian was not here. If something happened to him in the valley, the old sheepskin would not be able to solve it.
"Phew!"
Just as Yin Shisan thought of this, he heard the sound of reins coming from the back of the horse team. His eyes lit up and he hurriedly turned around. He saw a person standing on the hillside at the back of the horse team in the shadows of the trees. Who else could it be but Zhang Zhongjian?
Da! Da! Da!
Yin Shisan was delighted. He saw Zhang Zhongjian galloping his horse over to the side of the coffin.
Zhang Zhongjian ignored Yin Shisan and reached his hand behind his back to pull the horse's butt.
Only then did Yin Shisan notice that Xue Ju had been lying on the butt of Zhang Zhongjian's horse.
The current Xue Ju was tied up, his head drooping, and his four limbs seemed to have melted, without the slightest bit of strength. In his current state, he was no different from a dead man.
Zhang Zhongjian grabbed him and threw him onto the coffin lid. He then turned to Yin Shisan." Put him with Wang Bing later. It's convenient."”
Yin Thirteen was speechless.
Zhang Zhongjian still wanted revenge. Petty, this person was too petty.
"Mm, alright. But before that, come with me into the valley.”Yin Thirteen agreed.
"Hmm?" Zhang Zhongjian looked at the entrance of the valley. He saw the wooden building first, then the people upstairs. He frowned slightly and slowly rode to Yin Shisan's side." Did you want to go in?"”
Yin Shisan met Zhang Zhongjian's gloomy gaze and knew that he had noticed something. He said,""Could it be that there is something wrong with this valley?”
"It's definitely not a good place!"
Just these four words were enough to send a chill down Yin Shisan's spine.
Even Zhang Zhongjian said that this was not a good place. What kind of place was this village in the valley?
However, since they had already come here and the other party had agreed to let the three of them in, could it be that they were afraid and did not want to go in?
That would be too cowardly!
Yin Shisan looked at Zhang Zhongjian." Can you protect me?”
"Humph!"
Yin Shisan was only answered with a cold snort. Then, Zhang Zhongjian rode his horse forward and entered the valley.
Yin Shisan was stunned. He looked at the old sheepskin and told him to wait here. Then, he asked the young man to lead the way. He followed the young man into the valley.
The bearded man, who had fallen from the wooden building, followed Yin Shisan, Zhang Zhongjian, and the young man who was driving the carriage. He escorted and monitored them all the way to the village in the middle of the valley.
This was a small village that was built on flat land and half on the mountain. In front of the village was a river. It seemed to originate from the mountains around the valley and flow through here, becoming the only water source in the village.
"Please wait here!"
The bearded man brought Yin Shisan and the other two to the house closest to the river and told them to wait at the door.
The house was a three-story building. The first floor was the barn, and the second and third floors were where people lived. Yin Shisan and the others watched as the bearded man went straight up to the second floor and walked in.
"Zhongjian, did you notice that there's no one in this village?”
Yin Shisan had been looking around since he entered the village. He did a rough calculation. There were about 100 houses in the village. If three people lived in each house, there would be about 300 people.
Of course, in this era, there were definitely more than three people in a family. Therefore, Yin Shisan estimated that there should be at least 500 people in this village. However, until now, other than the bearded man who entered the house and the few people in the wooden building at the entrance of the valley, no one else had appeared. This was too strange.
"They only come back at night. They have to do business during the day.”Zhang Zhongjian murmured.
"Business?" Hearing this, Yin Shisan looked at Zhang Zhongjian and asked curiously,""It seems that you are very familiar with the situation here. Could it be that you have business dealings with your Zhang family?”
"The Zhang family never does business without capital.”
"Oh!"
Yin Shisan replied casually, but then he realized that a transaction without capital was a robbery.
"Zhongjian, do you mean that this is a den of thieves?”
Yin Shisan frowned slightly. If what Zhang Zhongjian said was true, then he finally understood what the phrase " not a good place " meant.
"Hahaha…"
Before Zhang Zhongjian could respond to Yin Shisan, a rough laughter came from the wooden building.
Soon, Yin Shisan saw an old man who was more than 1.9 meters tall and wore a long white robe. He had a kind face, a pair of spirited eyes, and a chiseled face.
The old man's sideburns were already graying. He looked to be in his sixties, but he was hale and hearty. Especially when he walked down from the wooden tower, he walked like a dragon and tiger, looking very dignified.
Putong!
When the young man in charge of driving saw the old man, he immediately knelt down.
The old man hurried forward and used both hands to help him up." Don't be like this. You're the one who's tough. I, Old Man Yang, only saved you in passing. I just didn't expect you to still remember this favor. You're also a real man. Get up quickly.”
The young man was helped up by Old Man Yang and listened to the bearded man translate his words to him in Turkic.
After the bearded man finished speaking, the young man mumbled for a while and looked at Yin Shisan and Zhang Zhongjian from time to time. It was obvious that he was introducing them.
"Alright, you don't have to say anymore. These two are from the Central Plains. I can tell at a glance. Let's talk among ourselves.”Old Man Yang walked up to Yin Shisan and was about to speak when Zhang Zhongjian stepped forward and blocked him with his body.
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