Chapter Thirty-ninth Journey
Chapter 39: Traveling far away
The morning wind is very cool.
Teng Qingshan was leading more than 20 people under his command on the road in the military camp, with Zhuge Yun, Zhuge Qing and Qingyu next to him seeing him off.
"Brother, it's nearly two thousand miles from here to Chu County. There are many dangers on the road, so you have to be careful!" Qingyu was beside Teng Qingshan, his eyes full of reluctance.
Teng Qingshan smiled and touched Qingyu's head: "Xiaoyu, are you worried about your brother?"
"My brother is the strongest." Qingyu immediately raised his chin and said confidently.
Teng Qingshan was very happy to make a living. As for his sister Xiaoyu, Qingyu had joined Guiyuan Sect not long ago. I have to admit that Qingyu has a very good talent. After only seven days of practicing the secrets of internal energy, internal energy will be produced in his body. Although it is impossible to compare with some geniuses who can develop internal energy on the same day, Qingyu is fourteen years old after all.
"Xiaoyun, Miss Qingqing, I'll ask you to take care of my sister when I go out this time." Teng Qingshan turned to look at the two of them.
"It goes without saying that. But if you are outside, don't be careless. Xuyang County is the most chaotic county." Zhuge Yun also instructed.
While talking, Teng Qingshan and his group had already arrived at the north gate of the Black Armor Army barracks.
Through the north gate, Teng Qingshan had already seen trucks of goods outside the north gate. At first glance, there were a lot of them, and there were eight trucks just to see.
"Xiaoyu, don't give it to me." Teng Qingshan instructed.
"Yes." Qingyu also looked at Teng Qinghu, "Cousin, listen to my brother more on the way! Don't cause trouble."
"Qingshan is the governor, of course I have to listen." Teng Qinghu laughed.
Zhuge Qing, who had not said anything next to him, couldn't help but say, "Brother Qingshan, be careful on the road!"
Teng Qingshan glanced at him and nodded with a smile.
Seeing this, Teng Qinghu grinned and turned to look out the door.
"Let's go out!" Teng Qingshan ordered.
The two centurions and two squad soldiers under his command walked out of the gate with their horses. After walking out, Teng Qingshan saw clearly that there were ten trucks parked here for cargo. There were two spacious carriages, and nearly a hundred people gathered around them. Most of them were wearing armor like snake scales.
"Haha, this person should be Teng Qingshan, Teng Duzhu!" An old man with gray hair stepped forward and said hello.
Teng Qingshan nodded, glanced at the nearly 100 guards, and smiled and said, "You Zhu family is rich in the world, with so many guards. It seems that my brothers under my command will be very relaxed on the way."
"This is also some of my master's staff, so how can I compare to the Black Armor Army!" The old man smiled and said, "Old Wu Tan! My master is there!"
Teng Qingshan had already seen a burly man not far away, following two guards behind him.
"Teng Dulu-District!" The burly man bowed and smiled, "I just came to Jiangning County for a few days and heard about the name of Teng Dulu-District! The Black Armored Army is the youngest and most promising governor! I was thinking that it would be difficult to meet Teng Dulu-District. But I didn't expect that Uncle Zhuge would ask Teng Dulu-District to help me protect this time! It also allows me to meet Teng Dulu-District in advance! I was also overjoyed!"
"This is Master Zhu Jiu?" Teng Qingshan knew the other party's identity.
Zhu Chongshi, the ninth son of the wealth god "Zhu Tong", who is rich in the world, is Zhu Chongshi.
"Why are you calling me Jiu Master? I'm old out of thin air. Teng Dutong respects me and calls me brother." Zhu Chongshi said with a smile.
Teng Qingshan secretly praised the god of wealth, "Zhu Tong", who also had the means to educate his son. Zhu Chongshi talked and laughed and made people feel as if he was bathed in the spring breeze and felt relieved. Teng Qingshan hated the most to meet the playboy who thought he was superior and called others to drink.
Teng Qingshan and Zhu Chongshi talked to each other.
Soon, the convoy advanced.
...
After leaving the city gate, we walked on the official road, and the speed was slightly faster.
"Dad, I want to ride a horse!"
Shortly after marching, a little boy's head poked out from the carriage window and shouted at Zhu Chongshi who was riding a horse.
"You haven't learned anything, what horse you ride? Stay in the car with your mother." Zhu Chongshi shouted.
The little boy stuck out his tongue and retracted into the car.
"Brother Zhu is taking his family with him this time?" Teng Qingshan was a little surprised and asked Zhu Chongshi who was walking with him. "The dangers along the way are inevitable when we arrive in Chu County. Why not let my sister-in-law and the children stay in my hometown."
"Brother Qingshan, you don't know anything." Zhu Chongshi smiled, "This time I am returning from overseas with my family. Could it be that I will keep my family overseas and of course I have to come back together."
"Overseas?" Teng Qingshan was a little surprised.
Zhu Chongshi nodded and did not say in detail.
Teng Qingshan knew that the other party had a secret, so he changed the topic and said curiously: "Brother Zhu, I haven't left the sea yet. What's there in the East China Sea?"
"The East China Sea is boundless." Zhu Chongshi sighed, "You will never know how terrible this sea is before you go out to sea. There will be many islands in the sea. Some islands are empty, some islands have a large number of people. Some are barbaric and uncivilized. Of course, there are also many people in our Jiuzhou people who lived there."
Teng Qingshan nodded silently.
After so long after coming to Guiyuan Sect, Teng Qingshan also had some understanding of the world's geography knowledge.
The nine provinces are vast and vast, with hundreds of millions of people.
In the west of Jiuzhou, it is a desert land, occasionally an oasis, and there are many small countries in the Western Regions.
And in the north, there is a vast grassland, and further north, it is the North Sea.
In the east, that is the most vast East China Sea.
In the south of Jiuzhou, it is called the "Nanhuang", "Nanhuang" and "Nanhuang". There are many poisonous snakes and beasts in the boundless southern wilderness. It can be said to be a forbidden area for humans! Because there are too many endless dangers there, and even some terrible monsters. However, according to legend... many warriors pursue martial arts and go to the Southern Wilderness to practice hard. In the Southern Wilderness, there are also many secret books, treasures, etc. left by the death of warriors.
but……
The most prosperous and richest, the most masters, and the most sects are still the land of Jiuzhou!
Those small overseas islands and small countries in the Western Regions cannot be compared with the masters on the land of Jiuzhou.
"People who live on overseas islands live in poverty." Zhu Chongshi sighed, "I have been drifting overseas islands for several years, and I never want to go to sea again in my life."
"Brother Zhu, is it for business?" Teng Qingshan asked.
"Doing business is one reason, and another reason is that I have wanted to travel all over the world since I was a child." Zhu Chongshi sighed, "I have visited the desert countries of the Western Regions before I was twenty years old. The wilderness is very close to our Yangzhou. It is just south of Yangzhou! In fact, it is nothing, just various small hills, etc., a large number of big trees that have grown for many years, as well as various poisonous snakes, insects and beasts. I stayed in the outermost part of the wilderness for more than a month, and communicated with some warriors who broke in and took risks, but I didn't go in again."
Zhu Chongshi looked around and laughed: "After exploring for so long, our Jiuzhou land is still the richest."
...
Teng Qingshan must admit it!
What he had expected before was too beautiful, and the convoy was moving forward slower than he had imagined! Although the trucks were pulled by horses, the roads on this official road were all dirt roads, small pits, stones, dirt blocks, etc., too many. The trucks were moving forward slowly.
It is estimated that people can catch up with the speed of the truck by trotting.
In one day, it only takes about 120 miles to go.
After a hard journey, Teng Qingshan and the others passed through the boundaries of two counties in a row. On the eleventh day of the journey, Teng Qingshan and the others finally entered the boundaries of Xuyang County.
...
Wow!
The sky was fine before, but suddenly the wind suddenly rose, dark clouds were covered with thunder, followed by heavy rain! The pouring rain made the convoy struck the rushing convoy miserable.
"It's so rainy, it's good that there's a place to shelter from the rain around." Zhu Chongshi said with a wry smile.
As soon as the rain rained, the dirt road became muddy, and the convoy was moving forward slower. And it was uncomfortable to be hit by the heavy rain.
"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"...
Those black-armored soldiers wearing heavy armor made a trembling sound when they hit them, and they made a shock and impact.
"Qingshan." Teng Qinghu rode beside him, "Haha, let you wear heavy armor, if you don't wear it, look, you're wet now." Teng Qinghu and others put heavy armor on their bodies, and their faces and hands were exposed. There was also a neck guard inside the neck, which just blocked the rain completely and could not wet them.
Teng Qingshan smiled.
The black armored soldiers and horses, including Teng Qingshan, had a total of twenty-three people. The others were wearing a full set of heavy armor according to the order, only Teng Qingshan wore inner armor, leggings, and arm guards, and no one else was wearing. For Teng Qingshan... this cold iron heavy armor was afraid that it was not as good as his body in terms of defense!
Moreover, if you wear a full set of heavy armor, it will affect many aspects such as flexibility.
"Brother Zhu, there is nothing around to hide from the rain. Everyone, bear it. The heavy rain in summer is coming and going quickly! But... you also make your people more alert. Now we enter Xuyang County. Xuyang County is a very chaotic county. There are many horse thieves. The reputation of my Black Armored Army is probably not to intimidate the crazy horse thieves in Xuyang County!"
"Yes." Zhu Chongshi also focused his attention.
The Black Armored Army can travel horizontally in Jiangning County.
But in other counties, it depends on how many people you have come to the Black Armor Army. If there are fewer people, they don’t care about destroying you together. As long as you have clean hands and feet and don’t leave any handles left.
...
Teng Qingshan and the others had a good guess. Not long after their convoy entered Xuyang County, their message was found by a group of powerful horse thieves in Xuyang County.
"Get out of the way, let me go out of the way!"
As he was yelling, a thin one-eyed man was running to a house not far away.
"Fourth Master!" The two men at the door of the house immediately greeted with a smile.
"Big boss, big boss!" The thin one-eyed man pushed open the door and shouted loudly, "There are fat sheeps, big fat sheep!"
"What are you shouting!" a loud shout.
A bald man with his upper body walked out of the main hall, with two hideous scars on his chest. At this moment, he looked at the thin one-eyed man with dissatisfaction: "Xiao Si, do you think there is a fat sheep? Ordinary things, let your brothers do it."
"The boss! This time it's definitely a big deal! You have to make a decision!" The thin one-eyed man's eyes shining, "The caravan also invited the people from the Black Armor Army of Guiyuan Sect to protect the goods!"
Chapter completed!