forget the river mirror

Chapter 82
Mirror Profound Realm.

"Young Master, Boss Lu said that the car was for candidates who were going to take the exam at Pingluan Academy. He didn't know much about the other situations. It was the old driver who came forward to communicate with him throughout the whole process."

When Liu Zheng returned from Boss Lu's place, he also brought back the simple food and water bags prepared for them by the caravan, but he did not bring back any useful news.

The caravan welcomes fat sheep with their own carriages very much, because they don't need to pay extra costs, so they basically don't question their identities.

If there is really a big problem, those guarding the city's imperial demon army are not just for nothing.

It's just that there are not many fat sheep like Lin Chuan and the others. This time, apart from Miss Lu's family, it is not easy to get together two carriages. If you can meet Lin Chuan and the others every time you travel As a customer, Boss Lu probably wakes up with a smile from his dreams.

After all, those really rich people will keep their own empty beasts in captivity, or have their own caravans. Only Lin Chuan, who is in a poor family, or who is dissatisfied with a bottle, will join the caravan for safety.

As for those travelers who have no money, they will only pay a little protection fee to the caravan so that the caravan will not drive them away.

And the caravan will not take their speed into consideration. If they can keep up, they will follow. If they can't keep up, they can only blame themselves for their weak feet, but the protection fee will definitely not be refunded.

After all, the money spent is different, and the services enjoyed are also different.

……

The Hengtong caravan simply rested for half an hour and then set off again.

Wolf bandits are rampant in Youzhou, and Lu Anhe needs to lead the caravan to Luoxia Town, which is the closest to the border guard city, before sunset.

As the sun gradually went down, the speed of the caravan became faster and faster. Many travelers who paid the protection fee were no longer physically strong, and gradually began to fall behind.

After Lu Qinqin ordered Ah Shuang to catch up with Boss Lu in front, they chatted about the curtain, and asked a little puzzled:

"Uncle Fourteen, why did the speed of the caravan become so much faster, those travelers couldn't keep up with our speed, didn't they pay the protection fee?"

Lu Anhe turned his head and took a look. Those who started to fall behind responded calmly:
"Because wolf bandits are rampant, we have to arrive at Luoxia Town before dark, and they... can only hope for luck."

Everyone is responsible for the decisions they make. Since they choose to travel in this troubled world, they must be prepared to face wolves and bandits. Lu Anhe is a businessman, not a philanthropist.

In his eyes, everything can be marked with a price.

Compared with the possibility of putting the caravan in danger, the lives of those civilians are not worth mentioning.

Lu Qinqin raised her neck with an unfriendly expression, and asked very dissatisfied:
"Those wolf bandits still dare to attack our Lu family?"

There was a trace of displeasure in Lu Anhe's eyes, but he could only bite the bullet and explain:
"This is not Jinling, not the headquarters of the Lu family, and we are just a caravan of the Lu family. It is said that the leader of the wolf bandit has already reached the strength close to the Dao state. Will the caravan attack the wolf bandits?"

"Can……"

Lu Qinqin couldn't bear to look at the desperate expressions on the faces of those civilians, but just as she opened her mouth, Lu Anhe interrupted her:

"There is nothing but, miss, I need to be responsible to you, to the caravan, and to the Lu family."

After Boss Lu finished speaking, he flicked the reins, galloped his horse to the front of the caravan, and shouted loudly: "Everyone! Speed ​​up! Be sure to arrive at Luoxia Town before dark!"

"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison, those drivers driving Lei Niu obviously swung their whips faster.

……

Because Lin Chuan couldn't deduce the origin of the skinny old man for a while, he switched places with Xuan Jing, leaning "sickly" in front of the car, letting the oncoming breeze blow his hair.

But as the team speeded up again, Liu Zheng also saw Lin Chuan's doubts, and before he could ask a question, he explained sensibly:
"We Youzhou wolves and bandits are rampant, and the sun has already begun to sink. It is safe for Boss Lu to speed up at this time."

"Wolf bandits... I really want to see them."

Lin Chuan had a dazed look on his face. Although he had never been out of the border city, under the influence of Jiang Luo, he knew a lot about the affairs of the world.

……

The history of this "wolf bandit" can be traced back to the dark age before the founding of the Great Qin Dynasty.

At that time, there was no so-called country in the Mysterious Mirror Realm. There were only sects one after another defending the top of the mountain, resisting the plunder of the demons, and at the same time competing for resources with the neighboring sects.

Years of wars and chaos, human lives are worthless, and the common people are in dire straits.

Everyone is looking for fairy fate, but the resources available for people to cultivate are not unlimited, so there are such evil monks as living people making alchemy and dead people's soul banners.

Jiang Luo once said that the first time she saw that period of history on a scroll, all she saw between the lines was the word "cannibalism".

It was at that time that the earliest wolf bandits appeared. Those bandits gathered at Tanlang Mountain, marching against wolves, they moved extremely quickly, and their methods were extremely cruel. Wherever they went, there would be no survivors.

It wasn't until Qin Wusheng founded the Great Qin Dynasty and ended that dark age that the plague of wolves and bandits in Youzhou was resolved.

It's a pity that the Great Qin Dynasty has been passed down for two thousand years, and the court has decayed.

Apart from joining the Wuji Sect's Demon-Resisting Army, the people of Youzhou with tough folk customs went to Tanlang Mountain again, becoming wolf bandits who disappeared without a trace.

……

"Young Master, I heard that the head of the Tanlang Mountain is about to be promoted to the Conjoined Dao Realm. In our line of work, it's better not to see those wolf bandits."

Liu Zheng carefully persuaded him that he still couldn't figure out Lin Chuan's temperament, and he always felt that it was too contradictory for him to choose this thigh.

For the sake of some unfamiliar villagers, Lin Chuan was able to risk his identity being exposed, and entered the Huben army camp alone, killing a bloody river.

But when he knew that those villagers had betrayed him, he was extremely calm, as if he had expected such a result long ago, but he did not hide his killing intent towards those betrayers at all.

"Don't think too much, it's just curiosity, one more thing is worse than one less thing, I remember you are a martial artist, come to me to do a couple of tricks tonight."

Lin Chuan patted Liu Zheng on the shoulder, then turned around and returned to the car. Although he still didn't trust the butler Liu, this did not prevent Lin Chuan from giving him some benefits.

If you want the horse to run, you have to feed the horse.

……

Speechless all the way.

When the setting sun was about to sink into the sea of ​​clouds, the caravan finally arrived at Luoxia Town.

It's just that those travelers who paid the protection fee, but only a few with good feet, followed here.

Luoxia Town is not protected by a city wall, it is just a small town, there are probably only a few hundred families in the town, but it is the safest and most prosperous place within a hundred miles.

It's all because of the huge bluestone archway at the entrance of the town, and the four characters "Sword Immortal Cui Shi" engraved on it.

This is the ancestral land of the Younan gentry, the Cui family.

After the Great Qin Dynasty ruled the world, all the sects at that time were divided into gentry clans. On the one hand, it was easy to control, and on the other hand, it was also to control the number of monks.

This Cui family used to be a major sword cultivator sect in Youzhou, so even now, no Xiao Xiao would dare to come here to make trouble.

……

The sun set, but the three bright moons were hidden in the clouds.

Luoxia Town, which is usually full of people, is as quiet as a ghost at this time.

The Hengtong caravan stopped outside the archway. Lu Anhe had a bad feeling, so he didn't let everyone get off their horses and rest. Instead, he was going to send someone to the town to investigate first.

Inside the carriage, Xuan Jing woke up Lin Chuan who was still practicing, and said worriedly:

"Brother, there seems to be something wrong here."

"Ok?"

Lin Chuan, who was immersed in cultivation, realized that the carriage had stopped. He jumped out of the carriage with some puzzlement, looked at the bluestone archway at the entrance of Luoxia Town, and turned his head to ask:
"Is this a deserted town?"

Liu Zheng shook his head:

"This place should be very prosperous. I lived here for a few days before I entered the sect."

Lin Chuan also felt a little weird, and released Ling An's clone without saying a word.

But when Ling An passed through the archway, he immediately lost contact with Lin Chuan, even Ling An himself couldn't feel it.

Goosebumps suddenly appeared on Lin Chuan's back, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Xuan Jing also jumped off the carriage, and said solemnly: "Brother, there is something strange here... I didn't feel the breath of the demons, nor did I have any resentment, but I felt a very strong desire."

"It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. Liu Zheng urged that Boss Lu to get on the road quickly. Even if he camped in the wild, it would be better than here."

"Yes."

……

Lin Chuan has watched horror movies with Xiao Zuo. Although Xiao Zuo is very indifferent and has never been afraid of killing people since he was a child, he is most afraid of such weird things, so every time the old director shows them horror movies , Xiao Zuo would subconsciously call him to come.

According to the basic routine of horror movies, as long as you don't die, you won't die. Lin Chuan thinks that he is a person who listens to persuasion. As long as he can't go into a place like this, he will never go in.

Soon, Liu Zheng came back, and Lin Chuan knew that Lu Anhe didn't listen to him without him talking.

"Young Master, Boss Lu said that he will wait for his people to come back."

Lin Chuan smacked his mouth and said helplessly:

"Tsk, it's started. First, I don't leave when it's time to leave. Then, because of a certain stupid supporting role, I suggest that everyone go in groups so that they can defeat them one by one..."

Before the words landed, Lu Qinqin's voice came from the front of the team:
"Uncle Fourteen! Our caravan has at least 40 Awakening monks. As long as we divide them into four groups and take care of each other, we will be able to find out what happened here!"

Xuan Jing turned back to look at Lin Chuan in shock. He really didn't expect his senior brother to be silent, and he inherited the mantle of the mad Taoist master "Nothing is impossible".

Lin Chuan gave a helpless wry smile. He didn't expect the "supporting actor" to be by his side... But he still couldn't hold back, and then complained:
"Heh, if I'm not wrong, that Boss Lu will refuse first, and then he will encounter some force majeure and have to take all of us into the town..."

Fortunately, Lin Chuan's words didn't come true immediately this time.

Xuan Jing sighed, and said helplessly:

"Brother, how about you practice the closed-mouth meditation with me for a few days first?"

Lin Chuan also thought that the matter would not be such a coincidence, but before he could reply, Liu Zheng looked at them in horror:
"No! Young Master, look over there!"

Over there is the direction of the caravan coming down the official road, but the originally spacious official road has disappeared, replaced by a thick fog that looks very strange!

"Brother, close your mouth!"

Xuan Jing found a Buddhist scripture from nowhere, and stuffed it directly into Lin Chuan's arms.

"It's okay, it's not a big problem. We're not a speech teacher like Junior Sister Luo, so how can we say what we say? It's probably just foggy. As long as there are no weird voices..."

Before Lin Chuan finished speaking, Xuan Jing covered his mouth.

Too bad it's too late...

"There is a face in the warm mist ~ red lips red face"

"There is a person in the cold fog ~ white skirt and white thread"

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven~ I'm watching you from behind"

"Seven six five four three two one ~ I carry myself forward"

It is said that nursery rhymes are down-to-earth, but this one is connected to the underworld...

The ethereal nursery rhymes echoed in the night sky, and the little girl's weeping voice made even a Buddhist disciple like Xuan Jing feel a chill in his heart.

Because up to now, he and Lin Chuan have not felt the slightest aura fluctuation.

Lin Chuan also quickly shut his mouth, he really didn't dare to say any more.

Only the unknown can make people frightened, even if the coercion of returning to unity comes from the fog, it is better than the current situation.

"This fog cannot enter!"

The guard closest to the official road immediately shouted because the rein in his hand was broken, but the black scaled horse that was swallowed by the fog did not make a sound, and did not know whether it was dead or alive.

The thick fog spreads very quickly. For this kind of weird situation, everyone's first choice is to avoid it, so soon everyone gathered next to the archway at the entrance of Luoxia Town.

Lin Chuan and Xuan Jing also gave up the carriage and moved to the entrance of the town with the crowd.

But the fog still didn't stop spreading.

As the fog spread faster and faster, the eerie sound of nursery rhymes became closer and closer.

Someone finally broke down, couldn't help but took a step towards the archway, and quickly retracted his legs. After making sure that he was fine, he decisively approached the archway.

At this time, the farther you are from the fog, the more secure you feel. As long as you can hide in the crowd, everyone's sanity will not collapse.

Someone took the lead, and everyone no longer cared about the strangeness in the town, and rushed into the archway, and the thick fog stopped outside the archway sensiblely.

It was as if there was a transparent hood covering the town, but before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, there were noisy whispers from outside the town, as if countless people were whispering.

Countless pairs of large and small hands protruded from the fog, and the transparent cover that blocked the dense fog was like a balloon, clearly wrapping those palms.

Lin Chuan can even see the lines on those palms clearly...

(End of this chapter)