Chapter 19: Departure from Deadwood Mountain
As one of the nine continents of the Ancient Continent, Lixuanzhou has a vast territory, with strange mountains and rivers, rare and exotic beasts, crisscrossing it, hundreds of countries standing side by side, and the princes are fighting endlessly.
Dead Wood Mountain is famous in Xuanzhou, and it is one of the three dangerous places in Xuanzhou. According to people who live around Deadwood Mountain, every once in a while, there is always a thunderous roar in the Deadwood Mountain, and the sound is earth-shattering.
Gradually, the fame of this supernatural event in Deadwood Mountain spread, and groups of people in pairs went to Deadwood Mountain to patrol in pairs, but many people never returned, and some people made a fortune in it, and the supernatural event was not investigated, and a treasure ruin was found out from it.
However, although the treasure is moving, the ultra-high mortality rate makes people shy away from Deadwood Mountain, and gradually the people who come out of the Deadwood Mountain alive are becoming rarer, and Deadwood Mountain is listed as one of the murderous places.
The morning weather was foggy and a little gloomy, and there were several people standing in the main hall of the Medicine Gang, and in front of them sat several silver-haired old men, as if they were asking for something from them.
A few people are Wang Hong and others, today is the time when Wang Hong and a few people set off to the dead wood mountain to carry out the task of collecting medicine, several old men are asking Wang Hong and a few people to ask the content of the task, the task of the dead wood mountain in the medicine gang can be described as one of the more difficult tasks, although it is in the periphery of the dead wood mountain, but the mortality rate is still very high.
"I'll remember everything I told you."
"Elder, I have remembered it clearly," Wang Hong and the others said in unison.
"Okay, then take this pill, this pill is exclusively prepared by my medicine gang, if there is no unique antidote, the poison will attack in half a year, and then life is better than death, and finally the whole body will cramp and die, this is to prevent you from escaping halfway, hurry up and take it" The old man stared at a few people with cold eyes.
Seeing a small blood-red pill issued to him, Wang Hong's face was like sauce, and then looking at the elder's cold eyes like a sharp sword, Wang Hong's eyes were closed, and he swallowed the pill.
Seeing Wang Hong take the pill so simply, Xiong Tieniu and Huang Shilang, although their faces were as pale as earth, they still muffled the pill that was like a poisonous snake that could take their lives at any time into their mouths. Seeing a few people, they simply took the pill, and the elders said to a few people, "Very good, you want you to be able to complete the task smoothly, you don't need to worry about the pill taking your surname at all, Dead Wood Mountain is not as terrifying as rumored, as long as you don't go deep into it, it's still okay to keep your surname and complete the task."
After listening to the instructions of several old men, Wang Hong and the others parted ways and set foot on the road to Deadwood Mountain.
Qinghe City is located at the foot of the Dead Wood Mountain, a hundred miles away, it is the closest city to the Dead Wood Mountain within a radius of five hundred miles, and it is also a city without any security, as long as you are strong enough, you can do whatever you want, no one will stop you, there is no government here, there is no army, there are just hundreds of forces of different sizes.
In Qinghe City, there are many large and small car dealers, docks, and boat households, all over the city, of course, the most in Qinghe City is a group of extremely vicious boatmen and coolies, who form small groups of forces.
Jia Sanxian is the head of one of the small forces, Jia Sanxian has slanted eyebrows and crooked eyes, and looks like a crooked melon and bad jujube, but because of his kung fu in the pulse period, he is very powerful in this area, so he pulled the hundred and ten people to set up a small gang, and he became the leader of the gang to help the passing merchants just write goods and luggage for a living, and do some side jobs by the way.
Therefore, early in the morning, Jia Sanxiao came to the dock of Qinghe City, and at this time, several small leaders under his command hurriedly came over and respectfully called "Third Master Morning", "Third Master is here!......
When Jia Sanxian heard these titles, he couldn't help but feel a little fluttering, after all, being able to be called "master" in this Qinghe City means that he is also a character with status in this Qinghe City.
"Hmm" Hearing the compliment, he put on a stand and snorted through his nose, even in response to the greetings of these men.
"What third master, isn't it just a two-legged largemouth shrimp?"
"It's like, it's still a largemouth shrimp that can't swim, and it really looks like a human when it walks?"
"Haha!haha, haha......" A sneering laugh unabashedly came into Jia Sanxiao's ears, and after hearing it, Jia Sanxiao's face suddenly became gloomy, and his mood suddenly became bad.
, slowly turned around, looked at the person standing on the other side of the dock, and fell on a strong man with a round waist and big arms, and a look of cruelty and hatred flashed in his eyes. If you want to say that this celebration is the person who Jia Sanxiao hates the most, this big man is definitely in the first place.
No one knows the name of the strong man for a long time, and the people on the dock either call him Master Xiong, or call him nicknamed Bear Bear, it is the owner of another small gang, and Jia Sanxiao's strength is half a pound and eight taels, and no one can help anyone.
However, the problem arises here, people often say that one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, not to mention this small dock, and it is two tigers with little difference in strength, and the two gangs are not very good at dealing with each other from the beginning, and after several conflicts, the relationship between them is even worse. , the two gangs of people either laughed and scolded, or pushed and squeezed out, but they almost didn't make a big move.
"Do you know what's the dumbest of animals?"
"Bear!"
"What's the dumbest of bears?"
"Of course it's a stupid bear!"
"Haha, that's right" The bear who originally wanted to laugh at Jia Sanxiao suddenly turned black when he heard the ridicule from the other side, and Jia Sanxiao smiled proudly when he saw the blackened bear, and he nodded his head to several people under him in satisfaction, as a sign of encouragement.
Seeing that their boss was humiliated, the bear's subordinates were naturally not to be outdone, so all kinds of filthy words spewed out of their mouths full of dung, and people on both sides were not to be outdone. Jia San, who is the most helper, turned his head at the same time, Shrimp and Evil Bear, but they sat on the sidelines and watched coldly, but they were the leaders of a gang with status and status, so naturally they couldn't join the activities like shrews scolding the street like their subordinates.
Just as the two groups of people were scolding in full swing and spitting at the mouth, suddenly I don't know who shouted, "A ship is coming!"
This sentence suddenly made hundreds of people cheer, and they all stopped and looked towards the river, after all, the silver of Baihuahua is much stronger than fighting a war of words here.
When he saw the boat heading towards the dock under the jurisdiction of Jia Sanxian, the bear and his subordinates all showed resentment on their faces, as if to say, 'It's really shit luck.'
And the people here in Jia Sanxiao looked at the people opposite with victorious eyes, as if they were laughing at them, "Small, is it useful to be arrogant, and you can't eat it as food."
After the boat came to a halt on the wharf, dozens of people came down from the ship, among them one of them, who looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, an ordinary young man dressed in blue brocade, carrying a bulging and heavy package on his back.
The young man was Wang Hong, who had been on the road for a month, Wang Hong set off from Pingzhou Mansion and traveled all the way to the south, heading straight to Qinghe City.
On the way, he not only partnered with others to cross the city together, but also because he wanted to take a short approach, walking in the wilderness, there was no major danger along the way, and the only few accidents were passed by Wang Hong quietly and without danger, but he was cheated out of some money.
After a month's long journey, experiencing the dangers of the world, the warmth and coldness of human feelings, Wang Hong's experience has increased a lot, all the way through the dust and dust, through more than 40 counties in three prefectures, before he came to Qinghe City with great difficulty.
After getting off the passenger boat, Wang Hong saw dozens of sturdy men standing on the dock, these men were either shirtless or wearing only a short coat, all of which revealed a fierce taste.
Now these men, all staring at the passengers who got off the boat in brocade clothes without blinking, and some of them also revealed eager eyes in their eyes, Wang Hong was stunned for a moment, but then smiled slightly.
After experiencing a few times, Wang Hong is naturally no stranger to these people, generally there is an unwritten rule on the wharf, no matter how many items the sentimental passengers carry, basically they have to spend money to hire a hard worker from the wharf to help get things, otherwise, they will be treated badly by these hard workers, and even beat up.
This is the case in other places, and a city like Qinghe City is even more evil, of course, when Wang Hongchu came here, he didn't have the idea of breaking other people's rules, so he greeted him very seriously.
"I'm going to hire a guide, is there anyone coming!" Jia Sanxiao had already retracted his gaze at this time, and through the observation just now, he thought in his heart that Wang Hong was a rich man from the countryside or a young master of a wealthy family, and he had never seen the great world of establishment.
They will meet a lot of such people every year, of course, they will not let go of such fat sheep, at least let them break their wealth and avoid disasters, or at worst they will be injured and disabled.
Thinking of this, Jia Sanxiao glanced at one of his subordinates, only to see that subordinate quickly walking towards Wang Hong.
"No, you can't do it alone, it's better to call someone to get my luggage" Wang Hong looked at the clever man who came to his romance, and said after looking at the heavy package on his shoulder.
"This young master, such a little thing, I always lift it with one hand, and I don't need to look for anyone else" After speaking, he took the package on Wang Hong's shoulder.
Seeing that the man was so persistent, Wang Hong sighed, this package contains thousands of taels of silver, the weight is really not light, and it is not something that ordinary people can afford at all.
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