Tangled

Compared with dense forests, in the wild, mountain walls are safer.

They walked for a long time, found a sunken place, tidied it up casually, and planned to rest here at night.

Just as they sat down to rest, a caravan came out from the other side of the mountain and passed in front of them not long after.

There were quite a few horses in the caravan, and there were more than a dozen carts pulling goods. Gu Tingshu looked over the caravan from the beginning to the end, patted Shen Qiqi's hand to signal her to sit still, and got up and walked over by himself.

The caravan had no intention of taking a rest, and was in a hurry.

Gu Tingshu went over to block their way, and the big man in the lead was very impatient.

Looking at Gu Tingshu and Shen Qiqi not far away, although the big man was very impatient, he still waved his hand.

"If you want to follow along, call your little lady over here, you two are also in danger in the wilderness."

That big man had a vicious look and a fierce voice, but his behavior was very humane.

Gu Tingshu cupped his fists at the other party, "We don't want to go with you, but seeing that you have a lot of carriages and carts, we wanted to ask if we could spare one for us."

"Don't worry, I'll pay twice the price on the market."

Hearing his previous words, the man thought he was brazen enough to ask for a horse or a cart, so he almost punched him in a hurry.

Fortunately, although he was impatient, he still listened to the words.

If it is twice the price on the market, then this transaction will not lose so much.

When the time comes to go back, the host will not blame too much.

As soon as he thought about it, the big man stretched out his hand towards him.

"Pay the money first."

Gu Tingshu was not afraid of their remorse, so he readily gave the money.

The big man saw that there was obviously a lot of money in his hand, and looked at him puzzled.

"I saw that there was a lot of food in the car, so I wanted to buy some soft food. My daughter has bad teeth and can't eat hard dry food."

Although dry food can be stored for a long time, it will also become dry and hard due to too much heat. If you are not used to eating it, even a man's cheeks will be sore after eating it.

Since the money was in hand, since it was easy to talk, the big man weighed the money and turned his head to direct his subordinates to make room for them with a horse and a wooden cart for transporting goods.

"Give them a share of the things you bring, and give them more soft ones. The high official loves his little lady."

They are all people who do rough work, so naturally they don't pay much attention to their speech, and they shout whatever comes to mind.

Gu Tingshu's expression didn't change, he just turned his head to look at Shen Qiqi, seeing that she didn't seem to hear clearly, he was relieved.

"Brother, I think you also came from there. Many people died in the mountain stream. Did you meet them?"

Taking advantage of the gap between his subordinates moving the goods, the big man reminded him kindly, "It doesn't matter if you run into it or not, it's just that this place is not far from the mountain stream. If you want to rest, you'd better go further."

Doing business in the rivers and lakes, the big man knew that the person lying on the ground was definitely not an ordinary person, and his strong arms must have been trained for a long time.

So many horrible people, and so many dead, it's certainly not going to stop there.

If any accomplices are still there, they will definitely look for them everywhere. If they meet people like them, they will definitely not be left alive.

The person in front of him looks like a martial arts practitioner, and he looks like a formidable master, but no matter how powerful he is, his fists are no match for four hands.

But because of a chance meeting, Gu Tingshu didn't take it seriously, but he cupped his fists to express his gratitude to Convenience.

"It's done. It seems that you don't look like the kind of person who has no idea. You can figure it out."

They had to hurry up, and besides delivering the goods, they had to send someone from the Yamen to deal with them.

There are so many dead bodies, and they are on the official road. If they don't deal with them as soon as possible, the prefect may be questioned.

Seeing that the carriage had been cleared, the big man waved his hands and set off again.

Gu Tingshu led the carriage back, met Shen Qiqi's bright eyes, and unconsciously hooked the corners of his mouth.

"You can't leave tomorrow."

Shen Qiqi smiled and said nothing, got up and walked towards him, reaching out to pat the scooter.

"I have sat in so many carriages, but I have never ridden in this kind of carriage."

There is only one board, and I don’t know if it will fall off when bumped?
She patted here and there, and seemed very curious about it.

Gu Tingshu tied the horse to the dead wood on one side and asked her to sit aside, while he went to cut some grass and came back.

There was only one board, and if she didn't put something on it, she probably wouldn't be able to sit for long.

He didn't go very far, there was only one road across.

Shen Qiqi was a little bored sitting, so she went to check the dry food left by the other party.

Compared with them, the other party is obviously more well-prepared. In addition to the usual dry food, there are also dried fruits and meat.

With so many things, the four of them could eat for several days.

Just when she was so bored that she wanted to pick up some dry branches and come back, caravans and travelers appeared on the road one after another.

They were in a hurry, apparently seeing the corpse in the mountain stream.

And those who were going to the mountain stream, some turned around after being greeted, and some speeded up.

There are also some kind-hearted people who saw her standing alone by the road and kindly asked her if she wanted to go with her, so that there would be someone to take care of her on the way.

Shen Qiqi shook her head, declined softly and then pointed to the other side, indicating that she was not alone.

Those kind-hearted people saw her and knew that she was not alone, so they all continued to leave.

Gu Tingshu came back with several bales of grass, and padded layer after layer on the wooden cart, until he was sure that even if it bumped, it would not hurt his buttocks, he did not continue.

"Why haven't they come here yet?"

They've all been here for so long, they even picked up the firewood for the night, and they haven't seen Mu Chengze and A Mang yet.

Shen Qiqi stretched her neck and looked in their direction, but she didn't find them.

"Cousin, don't we really need to go and see?"

It's been so long, it's time to come.

"Is something wrong with them?"

"will not!"

Gu Tingshu answered affirmatively, even if Mu Chengze was no match for the killer again, running for his life would be no problem.

Furthermore, at this distance, if something really happened, they would be able to hear them when they yelled.

"Cousin, won't you go and have a look?"

Gu Tingshu glanced at her, did not respond, and answered her in silence.

If he passed by, she would definitely follow him. After so many temptations from the world of mortals, that person would definitely not feel well.

She couldn't even hear those yells, let alone the others.

If the other party had struggled harder and worn off the vines and clothes, she might not even want her eyes.

"Don't worry, they'll be fine."

Although Shen Qiqi didn't know why he was so sure, but she knew what Mu Chengze meant to him.

He is not moving now, so he is naturally very relieved.

He didn't move, no matter how worried he was, it was unnecessary.

After figuring this out, she no longer wanted to take a look, and rested peacefully in place.