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"Go. Xiaoliu, go to the front with her and take a look."

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

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

The leader of the guard had already reached the front of the caravan, and the carriage in front had raised its hooves and refused to go any further.

Shi Zelan walked over and touched the horse, then raised his head and asked the guard leader: "Is there a bridge that I can cross here?"

After hearing Shi Zelan's words, the guard leader thought for a while and said, "There is a bridge a little further on, but it is too convenient for a carriage to cross the rapids like the river."

Shi Xiaoliu listened to his words: "Let's rush from the back to the front, and we'll lead them across the bridge."

The leader of the guard could only nod, turned to the coachman and said, "Follow their carriage in a while. You also heard the movement behind us today."

"Boss, this time is really weird. We traveled on a good day. The only surprise was meeting those four people."

"If they were really that powerful, they wouldn't be walking behind us all the time. Don't say such misleading and hurtful words in the future."

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

"That Taoist temple has been deserted for many years, and it's such a windy and rainy weather. If we go up there, do you dare to sit in the temple?"

The coachman finally calmed the horse, but the horse walked very hard step by step, which made the coachman very nervous.

Master Decheng drove the carriage from the back to the front. The guard leader 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 a small village and rest for the night."

Master Decheng saw his expression and immediately smiled: "We will cross the bridge and change roads. You can decide for yourself whether you want to follow."

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

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

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

The leader of the guard decided to follow Decheng Zhenren and his group. He said to the driver leading the group: "I believe in my intuition. The road today is particularly difficult. If we follow them, we can find a way out."

The coachman nodded solemnly. After the carriage was driving in front of him, his horse calmed down and his steps were much more steady than before.

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

The coachman hurriedly sent a message back. He mounted the carriage and followed closely behind Decheng's carriage. The carriage stepped on the bridge, causing the bridge to shake, and the horses raised their heads and neighed.

Master Shanzheng sighed softly, stretched out his hand from the car window, and pointed backwards. The bridge stopped shaking, and the carriage followed closely and crossed the bridge.

After crossing the bridge, Master Decheng continued to walk forward. After a 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 go on with them?"

Master Shan Zheng sighed softly: "Let's go together, their bad luck is also rare."

The leader of the guard rushed forward at this time and said to Master Decheng: "Master Cheng, let's go into the village to find a place to rest for a while. I will go south first to ask about the situation." Master Decheng nodded and looked at the leader of the guard's tie. The man rode forward.

He sent a message to Master Shan Zheng and said, "This man is still worthy of being supported."

"Pfft." Master Shan Zheng laughed and said, "If he is a villain, we would not even bother to go with such a person."

After a while, dogs barked in the village not far away, and then people became noisy, and then a torch swung this way.

The coachman behind said to Master Decheng: "Uncle Cheng, our head indicates 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 guard leader and three old men from the village guarding the intersection.

The guard leader was a little embarrassed and said to Master Decheng: "The villagers are willing to accept us to stay in the village for the night, but they have to check our household stickers and the number of people."

"That's right." Master Decheng smiled and said to Master Shanzheng in the carriage: "Brother Shan, come out and let this big brother take a look."

The car curtain door opened, Master Shanzheng handed out the household stickers, Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan also poked their heads out. After the three old people looked at each other, the older man stepped forward to receive the household stickers, and then carefully looked at the three people in the car. people.

He nodded to the people behind him, and then said to Master Decheng: "You can go in and spend the night, but the accommodation fee must be paid according to our requirements."

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

At the signal of the old man in the village, Master Decheng drove the carriage to the village road. A middle-aged man was already waiting on the side of the road and asked about the number of people in the car.

He then said with a smile on his face: "The two uncles and the younger brother and the young lady are staying at my house tonight, and my wife is preparing hot water."

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

"No, my home is right at the entrance of the village. If you drive forward, I can keep up."

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

If the village chief hadn't made the decision, we wouldn't have dared to receive guests like you. "

Master Decheng sighed: "It rained heavily all the way, and rocks fell on the road. After we walked over, we could hear the sound of collapsing mountains behind us.

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

The village opposite you is relatively small. It can't accommodate so many of us, and it will also disturb them. "

"That's what your boss said too. He said that he came to our village to ask because there was really no other way."

While they were talking, they had already arrived near a courtyard at the entrance of the village. A woman yelled at the man in a hoarse voice, and the man responded.

The lantern at the courtyard gate flickered twice, and the man smiled and said, "Let's go, you go to my house to rest for the night."

The carriage drove through the courtyard gate and stopped at the corner of the courtyard under the help of the man.

Shi Zelan got out of the car and took off his raincoat. The old woman looked over and sighed: "Young lady, aren't you old?"

Shi Zelan looked at the old woman and didn't know what to call her. He could only smile and say, "Excuse me, I'm fifteen years old." (End of Chapter)