Volume 2 Demon Ridge Jingyanggang Chapter 10 Accident
Following the convoy, Wang Liang walked at the end of the convoy.
All of these carts were pulled by good horses, and several servants were guarding the sides with whistles or something like that.
The owner of the caravan sat on the front carriage, and next to him sat two strong men with knives.
The rest of the people followed on both sides of the carriage. Some people were willing to take the sticks provided by the team to give themselves courage, while some people did not take these things, but followed with their own goods on their backs or shoulders.
Wang Liang didn't bring anything with him. He just followed the team with his hands behind his back. Behind him were two tiger butchers, one old and one young. They seemed to be observing the surrounding environment.
After walking about three or four miles, Wang Liang and his companions saw a big tree with its bark scraped off, revealing a white patch with two lines of large characters written on it.
'Recently, a large tiger has injured people at Jingyanggang. However, merchants passing by can form a team and pass through the post at the three hours of Si, Wu and Wei. Please do not make mistakes!'
Perhaps because they had been walking for too long, no one paid attention to the words on it. Only Wang Liangduo took a closer look and actually discovered some strange things.
The words in front of him seemed to be written in blood. He didn't know how long they had been written. The words had turned black. It was not like what the guys had said before, that the man-eating tiger had only appeared for one or two months.
This unusual discovery made Wang Liang cautious. He quickened his pace and moved towards the middle of the convoy. At the same time, he looked around to see if there was anything unusual.
Then they walked another mile or two and saw a dilapidated mountain temple.
The leader of the team shouted, "Everyone, pay attention. We have arrived at the mountain temple. Now we are about to enter the mountain. Don't run around. Be careful of tigers."
When the group arrived in front of the temple, they had no intention of going inside to rest. After all, the time they had here was limited, and if they didn't walk quickly, they would not be able to get out . So no matter how tired they were, they had no intention of staying to rest.
Taking advantage of his brighter eyesight, Wang Liang saw a notice with a seal on the temple door, which read: Yanggu County Notice: There is a new big beast on Jingyang Ridge that threatens human life. Now, the village heads and hunters are ordered to catch it, but they have failed.
If there are any passing merchants, they can go to the post in groups during the three hours of Si, Wu and Wei; at other times, single guests are not allowed to go to the post, for fear of being killed. Everyone should be aware of this. Zhenghe…year…month…day.
This seal list looks quite old, only the seal on it is bright and looks new.
Wang Liang even sensed a strange aura on the seal, as if he could feel the aura of power on the seal.
This was something Wang Liang had never experienced before. You have to know that he had been a high-ranking official in both civil and military affairs, but none of his seals, whether official or private, had such an aura.
There must be something wrong behind this.
Wang Liang was thinking about it when he suddenly noticed that an old man and a young man following the team slowed down their pace.
The young man took out a cloth bag from somewhere. The bag was the size of a human head and was blue-green from the outside. There seemed to be traces of oil paper showing inside, and no one knew what was inside.
The young man casually held the package in his hand, while the old man put his hands into his sleeves, and the two of them quickly left the team and went another way.
Someone in the caravan saw this and immediately shouted, "Where are you going?"
But the two of them didn't respond, instead they walked faster.
The caravan was suddenly in chaos. They rarely saw people leaving the team to go into the mountains. You have to know that the tiger had been on the mountain for quite a long time.
At this time, the businessman sitting in the front row picked up a hammer and hit the gong hard.
"Okay, do you still want to cross the line? We don't have time to drag it out here. Instead of worrying about where others are going, we should think about how we can cross the line safely."
Now everyone reacted and they followed , moving forward along the mountain road.
Wang Liang turned his head to look in the direction where the old man and the young boy were going, and found that they had walked into the woods and could no longer be seen where they were going.
This made Wang Liang's eyes shrink, and he felt that what was happening was not a good thing.
At this time, the fellow at the front of the caravan had already started beating the gong and shouting.
"The caravan is on the road, no one is allowed near!"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Liang felt a little strange, but the others seemed to be used to it. They didn't say anything and just followed the team and walked obediently.
After walking about another seven or eight miles, Wang Liang suddenly heard a tiger roar in the distance. The roar seemed quite shocking, and then a strong wind came from afar.
Although the strong wind was quite weak when it reached nearby, Wang Liang still saw the nearby trees swaying and smelled a fishy odor in the wind.
Before Wang Liang could react, another roar came from the place where the tiger roar came from.
"Seal off the mountain and kill all the people."
Hearing this, the merchant in the carriage was stunned. He jumped off the carriage, looked towards the place where the voice came from, and couldn't help but curse.
"This is really hell, isn't it good to just pass the post? Everyone, retreat, quickly, retreat to the mountain temple!"
While the merchant was talking, the guy who had been beating the gong in the front seemed to be affected by something. He kept walking forward while beating the gong, not caring whether the carriages and caravans behind could keep up, and his speed was getting faster and faster.
The merchant became anxious when he saw this. The reason why he dared to lead the team through the post was not only because he was familiar with the road, but most importantly, his gong also played a very important role.
Now the guy was running forward beating the gong, and he was not sure he could protect everyone.
"Quick, stop him and take the gong back."
The merchant shouted loudly, and some pedestrians in the team became anxious. When they came, they had asked whether they could pass the checkpoint safely, and 80% of their hope was on the gong.
If this gong was taken away by someone, they would be finished.
Those people chased the guy with sticks.
At this time, the guy stopped pretending. He put the gong behind his back and ran forward with big strides.
The businessman also wanted to chase after him, but he didn't have the energy and could only jump anxiously on the spot.
Wang Liang's heart moved as he watched this scene, and he heard a ding sound in his ears.
[Due to an accident, you activated a side quest! ]
[Side Quest 1: Monster Ridge Jingyanggang. Due to some accidents, you accidentally drifted to Monster Ridge Jingyanggang. Because you are protected by the magic wine, you can remain unaffected by the monster spirit for 24 hours. Please leave Jingyanggang within 24 hours...]
