in the edge

Chapter 330

When Shan Bing and Jiang Wenyuan first left Jiankang, the road was relatively peaceful.

Perhaps because they are close to the capital, several states and counties near Jiankang still maintain the most basic order - of course, it is only the most basic. Robbers, road bandits, and man-eating monsters are all there. But as long as you are not stupid enough to walk at night in the dark, or have to go in some remote directions, then it is generally reasonable. You can also buy food and supplies along the way in the city.

"But the road won't be so easy next time."

Shan Bing and Jiang Wenyuan realized this on their first day out of Bozhou.

After leaving Bozhou, we arrived at the border of Songzhou. From here, Dachen's influence began to weaken. As for the specific manifestation, it was the Wubao all over the road - originally these military fortresses were built by the army in the north. On the border, they were used to delay the grassland people, but now, these fortresses have been learned by the local wealthy people and built in their own homes.

Nominally speaking, the wealthy families in these places are building fortresses to avoid disaster, but now that the grassland people have not come, who are they trying to avoid?

Shan Bing and Jiang Wenyuan don't know exactly who they want to avoid. They only know that these locals are not able to accept them. Even if they are willing to pay more to buy some supplies, these locals still won't let them get close to the wall of Wubao—— So after trying to stay overnight three times in a row but being locked out, Shan Bing, who was not very experienced in martial arts, couldn't help but show the token given by the court.

But even if they revealed their identities, what greeted them was not the hospitality of the local wealthy family.

But it was an attack from bandits.

It was in the evening when Shan Bingliang revealed his identity as the commander of the army, and then eight groups of robbers came over that night. They were said to be robbers, but they were well-armed, and one group was more tyrannical than the other. In the end, Shan Bing and Jiang Wenyuan even After killing three of them, they finally managed to escape from the encirclement.

"You are from the military. It may be useful for you to reveal your identity, but how can you say this... you should treat this place as an enemy country."

It wasn't until he escaped to a relatively safe place far away that Jiang Wenyuan opened his mouth to explain to Shan Bing.

After the dangerous fights just now, Shan Bing could understand that what Jiang Wenyuan said was right, but Shan Bing was still a little confused. He didn't know where the problem was.

"At the beginning, we were regarded as spies for the bandits, so they didn't let us in, in order to prevent us from cleaning their fortress... As for what happened later, it was obvious that we were regarded as the imperial court and came to investigate. The case was committed, and they also happened to commit the case."

"You mean, those weapons?"

Hearing what Jiang Wenyuan said, Shan Bing immediately thought of the weapons in the hands of those gangsters.

Those fine-quality weapons cannot be forged by any folk blacksmith. They have a cold light and an awe-inspiring aura. The most outrageous thing is that these weapons are all the same in shape and form. It's all so obvious, if he still can't tell, then his eyes can really be picked.

"Yes, weapons from the state and county arsenals."

Jiang Wenyuan nodded.

"If nothing else, the city of Songzhou has been washed away by the surrounding wealthy families. In the name of bandits entering the city, you should have seen where the things the bandits robbed are. No wonder they even let the masters of evil spirits out. We can all afford it... Well, it's not your fault. Even if you don't reveal your identity, they will deal with us two outsiders sooner or later. After all, these people have something evil in their hearts."

Is there something wrong with you?

Upon hearing this last sentence, Shan Bing felt an inexplicable suddenness in his heart.

Of course he has no ghosts in his heart. As the saying goes, there is no sun in the sky, but there is only Eunuch Cao in his heart. For Shan Bing, who had been a top soldier for the first half of his life, Eunuch Cao was already the thickest thigh he could hug - as for Your Majesty, that had nothing to do with him, it was Eunuch Cao's thigh.

What's more, what he just felt was not this kind of "ghost", but another kind. How should I put it, more mysterious and mysterious, simply speaking, it can't be explained...

"I think we better run."

Shan Bing thought for a while and decided to be honest with his temporary partner.

"Maybe you think I'm talking nonsense for no reason, but I really feel that something is wrong..."

"Walk."

Before Shan Bing could finish speaking, Jiang Wenyuan stood up decisively.

Jiang Wenyuan was decisive, but Shan Bing himself was not so decisive. After all, he couldn't understand the feeling himself. How could he make such a judgment without reason...

“Intuition itself is also a judgment.”

Jiang Wenyuan's expression was serious.

"Especially this sense of danger... Let's go! We've been delayed for too long!"

Saying this, Jiang Wenyuan and Shan Bing quickly packed their bags and fled away.

Just when the two of them disappeared at the corner of the mountain road in the distance, four burly men covered in tattoos suddenly appeared at the place where they had just stayed.

"Can this make them run away?"

The big man at the head was dumbfounded.

"We used the power of ghosts and gods to divine their location. How did they know we would arrive so quickly?"

"Maybe some of them are blessed by ghosts and gods."

The other big man narrowed his eyes.

"Anyway, let's follow the footprints first. The footprints are still fresh, so they won't be able to run far."

As soon as the words fell, the four shirtless men flew away, following the footsteps.

Only Jiang Wenyuan and Shan Bing were left hiding in the nearby forest, staring with big eyes.

"Have you really received any... blessings from ghosts and gods?"

Although Jiang Wenyuan usually doesn't believe this, it's a bit hard to say at this time.

Those burly men exuding strange auras are not easy to mess with at first sight, and the sharp tattoos on the opponent's body vaguely remind him of some bad memories - so if the opponent can chase him, Jiang Wenyuan can still Understandable, but the companions around him actually have some kind of ability to predict the future, which is really hard for him to say.

"When you were in the south..."

"no!"

Shan Bing shook his head decisively. Although he had indeed served as a soldier close to the southern barbarians, he had never worshiped any of the strange gods that the barbarians believed in.

This kind of thing cannot be admitted. After all, the gods of the barbarians are famous for their evil nature. They often kill a few living people to offer sacrifices to add to the fun. If they are seen as believing in the earth gods of the southern barbarians, it is basically equivalent to being branded. Labeled as mentally ill.

But if you look at it this way...the tattoos on those Songzhou people just now seem a bit like the barbarians from the south?

"It's hard to say, it might be something more sinister."

Jiang Wenyuan thought about it and decided not to continue fighting. Instead, he and Shan Bing quietly left Songzhou.

Although Jiang Wen chose to leave Songzhou without knowing it, the facts proved that his choice was wise, just because the big cauldron set up in Songzhou city burned for him and Shan Bing for a day and a night, and in the end, because he did not catch After seeing the two spies sent by the imperial court, the local forces in Songzhou could only throw the four tattooed men into a pot and boil them as sacrifices to pray to the gods this time.

Due to a correct judgment, Jiang Wenyuan and Shan Bing were lucky enough not to become adults, and even more fortunately, they encountered a group of patrolling officers and soldiers just after they left Songzhou.

"Are you from the imperial court?"

The leader of the team looked at Jiang Wenyuan and Shan Bing curiously. After all, they were both strong and strong, and they both carried weapons, especially Shan Bing's large shield, which he could easily hit at a glance.

Looking at the familiar armor on the officers and soldiers opposite, Shan Bing felt that when he saw one of his own, he instinctively wanted to reveal his identity - but after remembering the previous encounter in Songzhou, Shan Bing and Jiang Wenyuan looked at each other. , after all, choose to be smarter.     “We are not members of the imperial court.”

Shan Bing introduced himself.

"We brothers are here to make a living in the world, and I am..."

"Great! We are not from the imperial court either!"

Before Shan Bing could finish his words, the officers and soldiers cheered first.

"Brother! Looking at your stature, you are already struggling in the world of martial arts. Why don't we come and work together!"

"Fuck, who?"

Everyone in Shan Bing was stunned by the question. The team leader in front of him was so enthusiastic and frighteningly familiar.

Why did they work together? He didn’t even say who he was...

"Of course I'm going to fuck the little emperor who built Kangcheng!"

The corps commander dressed as an officer and a soldier held Shan Bing's hand.

"You must have seen it when you travel around the world, strong man! Nowadays, evildoers are everywhere in this world, and the people are in dire straits. What's the reason? Of course it's because of the ignorance and ignorance of Nanchen Chaotang!"

Saying this, the corps commander dressed as an officer and a soldier raised his arms and shouted.

"As long as we destroy this unscrupulous Nan Chen, everything will be fine!"

"This……"

Shan Bing and Jiang Wenyuan were sweating profusely.

Although in theory, they have to speak up and respond in order to integrate into this group of officers and soldiers and avoid causing trouble, the problem is that what the other party says is too shocking, and they cannot guarantee whether it is fishing - -If they agree, but it turns out that the other side is just testing their real officers and soldiers, then if their remarks are spread to Jiankang...

"Excuse me, we have no interest in this great undertaking."

Shan Bing and Jiang Wenyuan bowed their hands to this group of officers and soldiers, and then fled quickly.

It's so scary, it's so scary. I don't know whether this team of officers and soldiers are loyal or rebel, but they are even scarier and scarier than the four tattooed men just now!

"So do you really know where the hell we're supposed to go?"

It wasn't until he watched the team of officers and soldiers disappear from sight that Shan Bing, who was still in shock, looked at Jiang Wenyuan.

"You must know...right?"

"Yeah. I know."

Facing Shan Bing's scrutinizing gaze, Jiang Wenyuan scratched his head in embarrassment.

"According to my understanding, Master Du was last seen in Songzhou. As long as you enter Songzhou City, you can always find out some information... But the question is, are you willing to go back?"

unwilling.

Jiang Wenyuan was obviously unwilling, and Shan Bing was even more unwilling. He would go back to Songzhou only if he went crazy. What if he met those four shirtless men again?

You know, although the four shirtless men were just using their bare hands, but just looking at the sharp tattoos on their bodies, he felt a faint feeling that he couldn't beat them.

As a soldier, Shan Bing has always believed in his feelings. After all, this feeling has saved him countless times in battle.

This is why he thinks Jiang Wenyuan is a good partner, just because Jiang Wenyuan is not like the shitty corps leader he used to be, who turned a deaf ear to his intuition, and even forcibly ordered his corps to stay on the spot and fight those ferocious corps head-on. The barbarians - subsequent achievements also proved that his judgment was correct. The barbarians wielding big sticks had a fishy smell in their hands. Although they were just ordinary wooden sticks, they easily smashed the The captain's iron armor.

After that battle, he was the only one left in his group, and the corps commander who deserved to die but did not die. The reason why he said that the corps commander deserved to die was naturally because the corps commander was seriously injured. All the blame for the destruction of this group of soldiers was thrown to him, who was just an ordinary soldier.

Of course he would not tolerate that damn captain. After all, he had to fight the barbarians to survive. So, just like killing those ferocious barbarians, he pressed the captain's body with a big shield, and then used The dagger pierced the captain's waist.

After that, he who killed Shangguan was imprisoned, waiting to be executed by Queen Qiu.

Until the old eunuch appeared in front of him.

Until his killing skills were once again needed by Da Chen.

"……What’s wrong with you?"

The voice of his companion rang in his ears.

"Are you okay? Why are you so stunned while talking?"

"I didn't...remember something from the past."

Looking at Jiang Wenyuan beside him, Shan Bing smiled, but did not pursue the matter of the other party's loss of clues.

In fact, it doesn't matter if there are no clues, or it's okay if they can't find them. Anyway, the old eunuch just asked them to come out to find someone, and didn't set a time limit for them - in other words, they actually don't have to If you are in such a hurry, you can start looking for it bit by bit.

Just like now, it is not easy to go back to Songzhou, but if they are not in Songzhou, won't they find any clues?

"That's true, that's what I just said."

Seeing that Shan Bing was fine, Jiang Wenyuan continued to speak.

Although there are no clues about Songzhou City, other clues are actually not difficult to find - after all, Jiang Wenyuan clearly remembers that when Master Du left, he did not leave by himself, but brought a lot of people who followed him. The refugees walked together.

How could no one have seen such a huge team of refugees walking on the road? Plus people eat horse chews, so we have to purchase a lot of supplies, right? These are actually not difficult to find and can be found with a little effort.

"This is indeed an idea."

Shan Bing also nodded.

He knew that this partner was a truly reliable person.

"Then what do we do now?"

"The identity of the Jianghu Ranger is too eye-catching, and it is difficult to continue to use it."

Jiang Wenyuan thought for a moment and then made a decision.

"Since we want to find out information about refugees, we might as well pretend to be refugees first."

　The belated second update, although very late, is here, the same [-] words, although it is only a small step, but it is a big step to sell the additional update. Now that I have successful experience, I will do two more at night. chapter.

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(End of this chapter)