The Hunters of the Royal Guards? 1/5
Four days passed by very quickly. The days where he couldn't act tough passed by in a flash.
Yan Jiu and the others took the train for two to three days. After they got off the train, they hired two donkey carts. Under Tie Zhu's guidance, they arrived at the village closest to the foot of Oxheart Mountain.
After paying, Yan Jiu and the rest heaved a sigh of relief.
The donkey cart almost made them feel like their bodies were about to fall apart.
Tie Zhu seemed to be traumatized by that place, so after sending Yan Jiu and the others to the village entrance, he sat on the donkey cart and returned.
Yan Jiu did not say anything about this.
It was already very good that the other party was willing to bring them to the vicinity of Oxheart Mountain. As for finding the tomb, would it be difficult for him, a Heaven Official who had learned the " Secret Skill of Yin and Yang with Sixteen Characters "?
However, Yan Jiu wasn't in a hurry. On the other hand, Tang Zichen and Bai Yuekui, who were at the side, were a little nervous.
He looked at the surrounding forest. There was no village in front of him and no shop behind him.
He could only see a yellow road extending into the distant mountain valley.
Seeing this scene, Tang Zichen sighed and said,"
"If we had known earlier, we should have spent more money to hire that Iron Pillar. Let alone finding the ancient tomb, with the current situation, if not for this yellow soil road, it would have been difficult for us to find the village.”
Bai Yuekui nodded in agreement.
Yan Jiu chuckled and said,
"There's no need to be anxious. Leave everything to me.
If I can't even find the tomb in the mountains, am I still worthy of being called Heavenly Official Fa Qiu?
What I had at the New Moon Hotel was just an appetizer. I can only show my true potential in the mountains and underground!”
Tang Zichen and Bai Yuekui, who were originally a little anxious, felt much more at ease when they heard Yan Jiu's words.
Pa! Pa!
Patting their backpacks, Yan Jiu smiled and said,
"Let's go. I heard from Tie Zhu that it won't be long before we reach the village. We still have to rest there for the night and see if we can find a guide and buy three horses!”
Tang Zichen and Bai Yuekui nodded.
After that, Yan Jiu and the others continued walking along the yellow dirt road. After walking for about half an hour, they arrived at a small hill.
Standing here, one could see smoke curling up from the chimneys in the mountain valley not far away.
Seeing this, the three of them smiled and sped up to the small mountain village.
After walking for another ten minutes or so, Yan Jiu and the others finally arrived outside the village.
There was actually an earthen wall outside the village. As it was already close to dusk, the village gate was already closed.
Fortunately, there was a small wooden door next to the huge wooden door. There seemed to be someone walking through the door.
Seeing this, Yan Jiu immediately knocked on the door and shouted,
"Fellow villager, fellow villager, open the door."
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The person inside the door was surprised to hear someone knocking on the door at this time. He opened a small window on the door and looked out.
Good heavens, this look immediately stunned this fellow villager.
The three people outside were fully armed. The man was handsome and the woman was beautiful.
This stunned the fellow villager who had lived in this village for his entire life. He felt that the three people outside were incompatible with the people in their village.
But at least they could communicate. He knew that these three people were most likely people from the big city outside.
"You, where did you come from? What are you doing here?"
The guard was still quite vigilant. After all, he had heard that it was very chaotic outside now. Warlords fought every day.
Yan Jiu smiled and said,
"Fellow townsman, we are students from Beijing who have returned from studying abroad.
I came here to investigate the history of China.
Of course, it was mainly for archeology.”
The fellow villager was stunned when he heard this. Although he did not understand, he was greatly shocked.
Creak-
Then, she was coaxed by Yan Jiu to open the door.
After entering the house, Yan Jiu once again expressed his gratitude to his fellow countryman and asked,
"Fellow villager, may I ask if your village has a village chief?”
"Village Chief? Of course!" Seeing that the three of them were not bad people, the fellow villager immediately heaved a sigh of relief and smiled honestly.
"If you want to see the village chief, I'll bring you there.”
"Alright, thank you so much, fellow villager." Yan Jiu cupped his fists in thanks again.
The fellow villager was a dark-faced farmer. He looked to be in his forties or fifties, but in fact, he was only in his thirties.
It couldn't be helped. The farmers looked older.
With the man called Wang Gousheng leading the way, Yan Jiu and the others passed by both sides of the village, attracting the attention of many people.
Most of the houses in this village were made of earth.
The first floor was made of rammed earth, the second floor was made of wood, and the roof was mostly made of charred wood.
Only a few houses had tiles on their roofs.
One of them was the village chief's house.
Yan Jiu and the others stopped for a while midway and distributed the candies they had with them to the children who were curiously looking at them from both sides.
His actions immediately made the surrounding villagers have a good impression of him.
After walking for about five minutes, they arrived at the entrance of the village chief's house.
The village chief's house occupied a large area. It was a large courtyard surrounded by earth walls. The houses inside the courtyard were not much different from the outside.
The first floor of the house was also made of rammed earth, while the second and third floors were made of wood. The roof was covered with tiles.
When Yan Jiu and the others arrived, the village chief was sitting on the stone steps in front of his house, smoking a pipe.
The village chief was an old man with white hair and a goatee. However, his face was not as dark as Wang Gousheng's. Instead, it was a little fair and he was quite plump.
It seemed that their standard of living was pretty good.
When he saw who it was, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Then, he turned to look at Wang Gousheng and said,"
"Dog Feed, who are these three?"
Wang Gousheng gave a brief introduction of Yan Jiu and the others.
Hearing this, the village chief narrowed his eyes, but he still stood up and cupped his hands at Yan Jiu and the others.
"It wasn't easy for the three esteemed guests to come from afar. Please come in. If you don't mind, you can sit down and drink two glasses of water.”
Whoa, as expected of the village chief.
He was still a cultured person.
Yan Jiu smiled and cupped his hands in return. Then, he raised his hand and made an inviting gesture.
"Village Chief, please."
The village chief was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and walked in.
After entering the courtyard, Yan Jiu realized that there were two wooden houses on the left and right sides of the village chief's courtyard. The one on the left seemed to be the kitchen.
Meanwhile, Yan Jiu and the others were led by the village chief to the big wooden house on the right.
The door of this wooden house was not closed. From the looks of it, it should be a study room and a reception room.
After Yan Jiu and the other three sat down, the village chief poured a cup of tea for each of them and went straight to the point.
"My name is Liu Fugui, the chief of this village.
I can more or less guess where the three of you came from, so this old man won't beat around the bush.
I will naturally help you if I can, but "
Yan Jiu smiled when he heard that. It was so comfortable to talk to smart people. He took out 10 yuan from his pocket and placed it on the table before pushing it in front of the village chief.
The latter's eyes lit up when he saw so many dollars, but he was not in a hurry to receive them. Instead, he continued to smile at Yan Jiu.
Yan Jiu said bluntly,
"Village Chief Liu, it's like this. We want to enter Oxheart Mountain to go to Savage Valley. If Village Chief can help me find a suitable guide, these ten oceans will be yours.”
Village Chief Liu casually picked up a large piece of paper and blew on it. After listening to it, he revealed a satisfied smile and said,
"There is a house on a small hill half a mile east of my house. That person is called Liu Er, and outsiders call him Second Master Liu.
His ancestor was a hunter from the Royal Guards in the Old Forest. He is the only one who has entered Savage Valley and survived. You can go and find him.”
Deal!
Yan Jiu cupped his hands and turned to leave. As for the three cups of tea on the table, they did not drink a single sip.
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