The Stairway to Immortality

The bandits were beaten away, the horse team was still in place, the surroundings were surprisingly quiet, the rain was still falling, this calm made people feel uneasy, could something else happen?

The old man in the iron hat laughed a few times, picked up the wine jug and took a sip, and then turned around and reprimanded, "You four bastards, don't peek out of the window, you are not small, once you are discovered by the bandits, you will shoot arrows at the carriage, and at that time your life will not be guaranteed"

The dog and cat jumped out of the carriage, looked around for a long time, and then Xiao Chai and Zhao Shiyu also came out, and finally Erwang.

A few boys chattered about what had just happened, and the dog shook his iron hat and asked, "Aren't you scared old iron hat?" What should I do if the old bandit in the iron hat ran over with a knife and shot directly? Iron hat old tell us about what happened"

There are still fighting and wailing voices in the distance in the mountains and forests, the hesitation distance is relatively far, and the thrilling picture is not visible, so people don't feel so frightened and terrible, so the children are much bolder, Zhao Shiyu has climbed on the roof of the car and watched the fighting in the woods on both sides of the surrounding area, but unfortunately he can't see anything, the old man in the iron hat looked back at Zhao Shiyu on the roof of the car, and then looked at the three children around him, they were waiting to hear the story.

"Hahaha, this thing, too stone is used to it, the war can't even eat the New Year's meal, there are a lot of people who fight to the death, deserters gang up into the mountains and forests to be bandits, can't be a dart master to rob the road, pretend to be officers and soldiers, and so on, there is no peace, where is the peace, we are the fish in the troubled times, for life, but also for refuge, homeless and landless to transport merchants and sell goods as the foundation of life, life and money are tied together, encounter bandits to rob this little thing like a blow in the wind, no matter how difficult things are put in front of you have to grit your teeth and survive." The old man in the iron hat also looked at the surrounding woods and said proudly.

The old man in the iron hat took a sip of wine and said seriously, "At the beginning, the bandits warned us with whistle arrows, they robbed, and then said that it was the one who came to rob, originally Wolf's Head Mountain was the route we often walked, this time it was far away from Wolf's Head Mountain, and the shopkeeper worshiped the mountain every time, and gave the Wolf's Head Mountain tolls, and the leader of the Wolf's Head Mountain was also passable, and the payment was bound to pass, but this Zhou Datou was a person who had to make inches, and this person must be dissatisfied with the leader this time, and he came out to take his brothers to hunt game without permission. "

It's a pity that he ran into us blindly, and he didn't have to take an extra copper on the shopkeeper's body, and he threw a copper like cutting his flesh, and he could cry in pain, hahaha" The iron hat boss laughed, feeling very happy in his heart, and his heart was too comfortable to say.

There were a few sneezing sounds from Zheng Lao's carriage, and then I heard a shout, "Is the old boy in the iron hat talking bad about me behind your back?"

Zheng Lao's voice came out slowly, the four children looked at the car in front of them, laughing, Zhao Shiyu saw a lot of bandits in animal skins lying in the woodland, they were hit by arrows, the blood under their bodies slowly flowed out, shouting and killing can still be heard faintly, standing on the roof of the car can not see the situation in the woods, can not see anything and slowly climbed down again.

The old man in the iron hat shook his head, the more he looked at it, the more he liked this black boy, he picked up the wine jug in his hand and took a sip and said, "Is it good to feel the rain on your body?" Don't read it and tell you about it, do you want to hear the story of the caravan dartman? The

four children got into the carriage and looked at the old man with an iron hat intently, their ears stretched out to listen to the story.

The old man of the iron hat lit a bag of cigarettes, took a puff and said, "The dart master of our caravan has a set of his own code, how to act, how to cooperate is deployed and planned by one person, that person is the shopkeeper, he planted our dart master in the other two dart division teams, when the bandit sentry arrow was released, he began to issue instructions, deduce the direction of the sentry arrow, and quickly calculate the number of people and distance.

"These are inaccurate estimates, the shopkeeper is more accurate than other people's inferences, this is the usual accumulation of experience and personal understanding, he is in the car unconsciously, can call the most faceted dart master ready to sneak into the forest, the dart master on both sides of the convoy on the horse, only use his eyes to find out the thief who released the arrow, see their position and then stare at it with his eyes."

"The bandits are targeted, and they will naturally pay great attention to each other's every move when they are staring at each other, for fear that the opponent will draw the bow in the next room, haha, so the bandits will be fooled,".

Saying that the iron hat old man took a sip of wine, a little smoked, and then said: "The most important thing is to see the confrontation between Zheng Lao and Zhou Datou in front, the longer the delay, the better, during the preparation period, the words can not be too fast, nor too slow, to grasp the proportions, we must control Zhou Datou's emotions, the timing is good or bad, but there is a big matter about human life, a little more, a little less, once it is recognized, there will be casualties, you are still young and may not realize this, when you grow up, you will understand." The smoke from the old man's mouth slowly rose into the sky.

The story is almost over, and the dart masters are all back, each with a lot of weapons in their hands, and a lot of loot, and the dart masters are excited enough to wave the loot in their hands, talking and laughing very happily.

The old man in the iron hat looked around and said, "The dart master in the caravan is clearly divided into darts and dark darts, and he comes out of the back truck to get a bow and arrow, and his waist is full of flying knives, and they are sharp in their hands and feet, and they have the ability to shoot and kill the enemy in a hundred steps by shooting arrows and throwing knives, and they are counting the dart masters."

"The first to take out the big shield is the guard, the hand is strong, the body is strong, the big shield can block the horse without injury, the spear and the long knife can also block, the box on their back, full of flying knives and hidden weapons, as long as it is within the range of the attack, whether it is a horse or a person, all are shooting targets, this is a dark dart master."

"But our caravan can only shoot people and not kill horses, because horses are very valuable, the shopkeeper is a person who can't walk when he sees wealth, and the shopkeeper has strict requirements for the dark dart master to take the shield, once the dart master missed and injured a horse, and the shopkeeper was uncomfortable for several days, hahaha you said that he is a lot of money fans."

The sneezing sound in Zheng Lao's carriage could be heard from a long distance, maybe it was too quiet, so it could be heard so far, and then a few words of scolding said, "Iron hat old boy, you are not allowed to talk nonsense in front of the children, don't slander me if you say something good, the old man doesn't owe you money in his last life, don't talk nonsense if you have nothing to do." The

old man in the iron hat smiled and replied loudly, "I'm complimenting you, you just got drenched in the rain, the wind and cold entered your body, drink some ginger soup to warm up, you don't care about me." The

old man in the iron hat squinted and smiled, and the children also laughed, took a cigarette and continued to preach, "Okay, and then tell you about Songtao, he is also the person who sent the code, the second wave of the code was issued by him, the front dart master is a false dangling, killing into the woods to shoot and kill, depending on the situation, the pursuit team and the counterattack team are divided, Songtao rushed into the woods is to hide people's eyes and ears, go in and come back immediately, his target is mainly to a group of people in front of Zhou Datou, and the result is like this, okay, okay, we will set off after a while".

The four children listened to it with great pleasure, and wanted to listen to it more but were interrupted, and suddenly looked sideways at the woods together, and the dart masters slowly returned to the horse team from the woods, and the things they brought back were placed next to Zheng Lao's carriage.

The three people in the head car got out of the carriage, looked at the things and horses they brought back, called a few people to count, and then distributed the swords, and loaded more into the truck, the horses brought by Zhou Datou unloaded the saddle, and the injured ones were given good injury medicine, and then tied to the side of the carriage, let the horses follow the convoy, and the short stop was over, and they began to rush again, and the destination went straight to Wu Guo.

Today, the convoy increased its speed because of the delays along the way and had to catch up with the lost time.

Night has fallen, the officers and soldiers of Wu sent a bloody shirt, handed over the bloody clothes to Zheng Lao, and the carrier pigeon to report the news, this is the use of the carrier pigeon, the report flew into the barracks, immediately a team of officers and soldiers dispatched, grabbed Zhou Datou, got Zhou Datou's token and handed it to Zheng Lao, which proves that the caravan in Wu is protected by the army.

The continuous drizzle finally stopped, the stars in the sky finally appeared, Zheng Lao ordered to stop and camp, the time to rest was up, circle a vacant lot and everyone got off one after another, the dart masters still went out to get game, the ladies were ready to take out the tableware and cooking utensils, the chef got out of the car and sharpened the knife to prepare to cut vegetables, today Zheng Lao was very happy, the two caravan shopkeepers behind him, although they knew why Zheng Lao was happy, but his two faces were very exciting.

Zheng Lao called the chef and told him to make more delicious food tonight, and to treat the dart masters well, he was very satisfied and happy to kill the bandits today.

The three caravans are happy to walk together, Zhao Shiyu and the work they have done have been explained to others, and they are naturally happy when they have nothing to do, the four of them are close to the fire, and the clothes on their bodies are dry, one of them is holding a captured short sword in his hand, admiring and playing, the short sword is sharpened and very heavy in his hand, Zhao Shiyu ran back to the carriage with the short sword, took out the talisman dagger given by Mo Lao from the bamboo box, and compared the two weapons with each other.

The dagger is light but after pulling out the sheath, it is different from the short sword, after the blade collides, the blade of the dagger is deeply embedded in the sword body, Zhao Shiyu immediately thought that this is a trouble, Zheng Lao will feel distressed when he sees it, and then look at his dagger, and quickly put it away after being safe and sound, the short sword is put into the sheath and returned directly to the fire, and throws the short sword into the sword pile, as if nothing happened.

When the clothes are dry, they ran to the side of the old man in the iron hat, the barbecue on the fire was cooked, the chef's dishes also came up, the dog egg looked delicious and couldn't eat by himself, the four of them ate wildly, today because of nervousness or after watching the rain in Tianbei Mountain, they were even more hungry, and the four children ate a lot.

After eating and drinking, Xiao Chai suddenly said to Zhao Shiyu, "Look at your jade pendant, why does this edge not feel as blood-red as before, is it that I ate too much, and I was dazzled?"

The dog laughed and said proudly, "Your eyes are almost sticking out, how can this jade plate fade?"

Zhao Shiyu picked up the red jade pendant and looked at it carefully, the edge of the jade pendant really didn't seem to be so blood-red, but looking at the color of the Luan-tailed fire feather bird, it was even more blood-red, bright and clear, especially the bird's eyes seemed to be alive.

Shizi also noticed this, but he couldn't be sure, rolled his eyes and said, "If you're full, you have nothing to do, you all can support it." After they had eaten their fill, the project started again, and the four of them began to fight again.

After three days of caravan, the caravan entered the territory of Wu, which is one of the more populous countries in the surrounding countries, and there are many cities in Wu, and there is a great wall in the middle of the city, which is very well defended.

Walked in the territory of Wu for two weeks, only to arrive at the capital of Wu, Luyun City, as soon as they entered the territory of Wu, the three caravans were busy, just the salt and some copper and iron on the car, the villages and small towns, the goods were sold out, and when they entered the big city, the silk and high-grade cloth were also sold out, and then some goods were collected, and after going to the town such as the city, it was naturally better to eat and live, live in the caravan station, and eat in the major inns of the Wu country.

This time, Zheng Lao Da made a fortune, plus Tao Lao Liu and Ma Yu wanted to cooperate with Zheng Lao's caravan for a long time, most of the money for eating and drinking was paid by them, they also earned more than usual this time, and they were also satisfied, they wanted to use money to win over the people around Zheng Lao, so that they could say more good things for them and listen to Zheng Lao.

Since Songtao entered the territory of Wu State, he was assigned by Zheng Lao to go out to do things, Luyun City built the Great Seal of the Salt Official and contacted the Great Salt Merchant, Songtao liked this errand, so that he could go all over the brothels of Wu State.

Zheng Lao is a scheming person who is so deep in hell that the people around him who trust him have been sent out, and the rest are helpers and not henchmen.

Tao Lao Liu and Ma Yu's thoughts are empty, but the two of them don't know at all, as for the old man in the iron hat, they didn't take it to heart, what is there to buy an old coachman, but no one knows what this guy is planning to do, the only person in the whole team who dares to scold Mr. Zheng is the old man in the iron hat, and Mr. Zheng will not fight back, and he also suffers silently.

Song Tao killed him and didn't dare to say half a sentence about Zheng Lao, he knew how terrible Zheng Lao's methods and scheming were, even if the four children who eat, drink and have fun are also Zheng Lao's treasures, without Zhao Shiyu's pass, Zheng Lao is still the same as before, Zheng Lao cares about the children all the way, and even endures being pitted.

Every time Zhao Shiyu appeared beside Zheng Lao, Zheng Lao felt heartache as long as he saw the red jade pendant on Zhao Shiyu's waist, he traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers, met thousands of people on the road, he was not calculated, but he was defeated in the hands of Zhao Shiyu and his four children, he still thought about how Zhao Shiyu could pick out the high-grade jade in the jade shop from time to time, and he felt distressed and trembling when he thought about it.

Tao Lao Liu and Ma Yu were busy, but they were left behind, so it seems that they should be led by Zheng Lao's nose, and they can't see that people can't find the doorway, how can they blame anyone.

Finally arrived at Luyun City, did not enter the city, saw that both sides of the road are set up vendors, the city is tall and majestic, when the sun is shining, you can't see the city tower.

The dog looked around, just arrived in Ancheng to see that it was fresh and shouted and barked, and now he looks around, he is much calmer than before, he just doesn't look at it anymore, Zhao Shiyu doesn't look at it at all, he doesn't feel like a child when he sits in the car, he looks like an adult, and he looks extremely stable.

Luyun City is much larger than Ancheng, and after entering the city, he still walked to the caravan station, and in the eyes of the four children, all the buildings in Luyun City were twice as large as Ancheng.