Turbulent Times Chapter 219: Various corpses
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After Wang Junlin brought Niu Jinda out of the post station, without further ado, he put Niu Jinda down and sat cross-legged in front of him, while he sat cross-legged behind Niu Jinda, with his hands on his back, and began to detoxify him with his internal energy.
After a while, Niu Jinda sneezed suddenly, and a piece of green booger the size of a finger sprayed out of his nostrils. The green color on his face gradually dissipated, and he returned to normal. Wang Junlin breathed out, folded his hands and stood up.
Niu Jinda jumped up from the ground with lingering fear on his face, and vowed in his heart that if he encounters a similar situation in the future, no matter what his Lord Marquis said, he would not hesitate at all, just as these guards would do.
Thinking in his heart, he cupped his fists and bowed deeply to Wang Junlin, with shame and gratitude in his eyes, he said, "I am incompetent in a lowly position."
Wang Junlin waved his hand, but ignored him. Instead, he motioned to Xu Jingzong who came down from the carriage to bring a porcelain bottle, and carefully packed the green snot from Niu Jinda's nostrils with a wooden stick.
"It's just a bunch of old perverts who claim to be some kind of worldly experts from Xianyinmen." Wang Junlin looked a little dignified and couldn't help cursing. He knew that since there was the smiling face of the second corpse, there would probably be the remaining eight welcoming corpses along the way.
"Burn this station on fire." Wang Junlin glanced at the station, thought for a moment and ordered. Zhanpeng next to him immediately arranged for two guards to carry it out, and soon the dilapidated post house was on fire.
Watching the entire post station burn to ashes, Wang Junlin led his people to continue on the road. There was a village on the way where he could stay overnight, but he was worried that it would bring disaster to the villagers. Wang Junlin and his party ended up in a dilapidated mountain temple outside the village. The lieutenant general stayed overnight.
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The convoy continued to move forward the next day, and the Qinling Eight Hundred Li Plain was gradually left behind, and the road ahead gradually became narrower. It seemed that they would soon leave Hechi County and enter Yongzhou Tianshui County.
With Wang Junlin's status at this time, local officials such as the prefect of Hechi County, Chang Shi, and General Ying Yanglang will not neglect, so Wang Junlin and his party received a grand reception. The corpses of welcoming guests who greeted Wang Junlin with strange and terrifying smiles also appeared from time to time, including shopkeepers of roadside restaurants, hunting tigers in the mountains, and even a beautiful girl in her teens. For the nine corpses that greeted Wang Junlin inside, the method of Xianyinmen is more sophisticated and refined, or more particular. For example, the nine corpses are three teenagers, three youths, and three adults, and the smiling faces are not the same. , if you observe carefully, you will find that there are subtle differences.
However, like the first two welcoming corpses, each of the corpses behind has become a terrifying weapon. Anyone who touches them, even within three steps, will die without a burial. Including masters in the Breaking Gong period, even with Wang Junlin's knowledge, it is an eye-opener. Of course, for Niu Jinda, Zhan Peng, Yu Zimo, Liu Ziming, Xu Jingzong, Shen Guoer, and a hundred guards, it is time and time again. Horrified and amazed. Fortunately, every time they were discovered and killed by their own Lord Hou in advance, and they were always able to avoid them in time, which made them admire their own Lord Hou even more.
Just seeing that all the nine welcoming corpses have appeared, the rightful owner has not yet appeared in front of his eyes, so Wang Junlin has never dared to relax his vigilance in the slightest, carefully recalling what he got from Sun Simiao along the way. Regarding the information about Xianyinmen, I thought about some things over and over again.
With fewer people, the ecological environment will be better. There are dense ancient trees on both sides of the mountain road, and the autumn forest is even more golden. Guo'er climbed on the window of the carriage and looked at it, salivating, but Wang Junlin strictly forbade anyone to eat it.
After three days without incident, they camped in a valley that night, and they will officially enter Tianshui County when they leave this valley tomorrow.
"Wow, woo, haha, hahaha——" Under the starry sky, several eagle owls foraging for food passed over the team's heads with wicked smiles, as if they were mocking something.
This nocturnal raptor is extremely sensitive to the taste of blood food. Wherever there are hunters, or on the edge of the battlefield, a large group will fly there soon. Wandering around like ghosts, waiting to devour the internal organs of animals discarded by hunters, or the corpses of soldiers killed in battle. However, isn't it peaceful here now, where are the large number of corpses?
Looking at these eagle owls, Wang Junlin remembered the flocks of crows that appeared in the two nights when he had a bet with the old man Tianying. His eyes swept across the dark night around him, feeling a little uneasy, and said to Zhanpeng and Niu Jinda next to him: " First send out the guards, then quickly eat, and then set up the tent to rest. Anyway, you have to rest well tonight, and tomorrow morning, you have to continue on your way!"
Niu Jinda and Zhan Peng agreed and went to make arrangements separately.
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Just after eating the dry food, the lynx fur and the blood-maned horse began to behave abnormally and restlessly. Wang Junlin's slightly tall nose kept twitching short and fast, as if he could distinguish some kind of abnormality from the air. The smell is average.
At the same time, Wang Junlin listened carefully and found that the night owls were calling several times more intensively than usual. And there seems to be a lot of wild birds singing in the middle. Suddenly, another large group of wild pheasants flew over the fire in a panic. The wings were accidentally ignited by sparks, and a dozen screamed and fell from midair.
However, everyone was in no mood to laugh at the stupidity of the birds, let alone go to the fire to hunt and kill the pheasants whose feathers had been burned off. Birds startled at night, which means that there is a brigade of soldiers and horses approaching here quickly. Except for the soldiers and horses of Tianshui County and Hechi County, it is impossible to have a brigade of soldiers and horses in this area.
"Put out the fire, get on the horse, and line up!" Wang Junlin quickly issued the three simplest orders.
Without the need for others to repeat, the hundred guards silently put on their armor, prepared their weapons and crossbows, mounted their horses, and gathered behind Wang Junlin, ready to charge.
"Master Uncle, let me charge ahead and take the lead later!" Yu Zimo trotted over with her two hundred-jin hammers in hand, and said to Wang Junlin eagerly.
Wang Junlin knew that Yu Zimo had been suffocated for more than three months, and even though his legs were not fully recovered, Ma Zhan was not affected at all. So, after a little hesitation, he agreed to Yu Zimo's request.
Note: Eagle owl, a nocturnal raptor that was once very easy to see in northern mountainous areas, has a large body and an unpleasant cry. It belongs to the same order as the common barn owl (owl) in the folk. But it is several times bigger. Eat animals such as rats, snakes, young eagles, young wild boars, and the carrion left by beasts of prey.