Chapter 169: Catching the Son-in-law
Zhang Yuan suddenly woke up.
When resting in a strange place, he always remained vigilant and would not fall asleep tightly.
The suona sound from the outside world is very high-pitched, penetrating into the ears and straight into the soul, there is an indescribable weirdness!
Holding the Po-Feng Dagger with his tentative hand, Zhang Yuan got out of the tent.
He happened to meet Mu Guangcheng next to him.
The caravan leader looked extremely serious.
He nodded slightly at Zhang Yuan, then raised his arms and shouted in a deep voice: "Put out the fire."
Several caravan guards immediately took the linoleum and threw it directly on the bonfire, letting go in an instant The camp was plunged into darkness.
This caused a little chaos in the camp.
Someone asked in a trembling voice: "What happened?"
In addition to transporting goods, the caravan led by Mu Guangcheng also brought a dozen passengers.
Most of them were ordinary people, and some of them, like Zhang Yuan, were going to Xia Xu for the first time and had never experienced anything like this.
It is inevitable to feel scared.
“Shut up!”
Mu Guangcheng's expression suddenly turned ferocious: "If you want to die, go out by yourself, don't bother everyone, I can also give you a ride!"
The crowd was suddenly silent.
As the leader of the caravan, Mu Guangcheng always smiles and appears amiable.
But he is obviously not a cat!
Mu Guangcheng lowered his voice and continued: "Come over quickly and pray with me!"
At his urging, two caravan guards who were responsible for keeping watch also gathered around a carriage.
The carriage carrying the Earth Traveling God!
Mu Guangcheng lit a handful of incense with fire folding sticks and quickly distributed it to everyone.
He was the first to kneel down and pray to the carriage: "The power of the wandering gods in the earth is boundless. Protect the common people and grant me peace..."
The voice of the caravan leader was low and solemn, which made people laugh. People around him couldn't help but kneel down and pray together.
Zhang Yuan did not kneel down.
He sat cross-legged on the floor, holding incense in both hands and chanting.
Although it is not as pious as kneeling down and worshiping, it is still one of the ways to worship God.
Suddenly a strange wind blew and lifted the curtain in front of the carriage.
A seated statue of a god with wrathful appearance and seals on his hands was immediately revealed!
The next moment, the wind blew through the curtains, and a faint light came from inside the carriage.
Covering the entire camp.
This is strange.
The mesmerizing suona sound from far to near suddenly became much weaker.
Everyone who witnessed this scene was trembling with fear.
Continue to pray sincerely.
Zhang Yuan, who was sitting on the ground, quietly turned his head to look outside the camp and saw a team appearing on the wasteland in the distance.
A wedding team!
At the front were six players, each holding a suona and playing while walking.
Behind the trumpeter are the card players holding high the 囍 cards, as well as flags, gongs, umbrellas and fans and other ceremonial guards.
The most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the big red sedan chair with eight carriages in the middle.
There are rows of porters carrying dowries in the back.
But the groom was nowhere to be seen.
This team walked through the wasteland in a mighty manner. Everyone's body and various utensils all emitted a hazy red light, which looked particularly strange from a distance.
Zhang Yuan just glanced at it and felt an evil energy rushing from the soles of his feet to his forehead.
I couldn't help but shudder!
A warning sign suddenly occurred in his heart, and he immediately withdrew his gaze and continued to pray to the statue of the wandering god.
The chill in the body dissipated. "Don't look!"
At this time, Zhang Yuan heard Mu Guangcheng's voice: "That's a trick to catch your son-in-law. Once you are selected, you will get into the sedan chair and be the doorstep." Tricky son-in-law!”
Mu Guangcheng's voice was extremely low, revealing a hint of deep fear.
Zhang Yuan nodded, secretly awe-inspiring!
This strange wedding team gradually moved away, and the sound of the suona completely disappeared.
“It’s over.”
Mu Guangcheng breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said, “Everyone, please get up, it’s okay.”
Everyone looked at each other and slowly stood up.
Recalling the scene just now, everyone was frightened and did not dare to speak for a while.
Mu Guangcheng asked people to relight the bonfire and add new firewood.
The bright and warm firelight dispelled everyone's fear.
Mu Guangcheng sat down next to Zhang Yuan and handed him a wine gourd: "Drink and burn the knife to warm yourself."
Zhang Yuan did not refuse.
After taking two sips of strong wine, he asked: "Brother Mu, have you seen this son-in-law trap before?"
This name is a bit awkward to say.
Mu Guangcheng nodded slightly: "I saw it once more than ten years ago, and I almost lost my life."
This son-in-law-catching trick is one of the most peculiar strange things in the wasteland. There are no warning signs or any rules for their appearance. Theoretically, as long as you enter the wasteland, you may encounter them.
Of course the probability of collision is extremely low.
For a caravan like Mu Guangcheng, it is not too dangerous to encounter a son-in-law trap.
But if you don’t have the protection of the gods, and you bump into the team catching the son-in-law, you will be caught in the sedan chair.
No one knows what the result will be in the future!
Every year, many people go to Xia Xu through the wasteland, and many of them never come out after going in.
No one can be seen in life, no body in death!
Mu Guangcheng comforted Zhang Yuan again: "Such a son-in-law-catching trick is very rare. I have only seen it twice in the past twenty years, including today. Generally, the ones we often encounter in the wilderness are small tricks. The blood art can be used to deal with it.”
“My caravan enshrines the wandering gods, they dare not offend them!”
Mu Guangcheng talked to Zhang while drinking. We chatted far away and talked about a lot of strange things.
Xiaxu is not within the control of Daqian, but it is by no means a paradise.
There are also predators, intrigues and battles there.
And strange threats!
Zhang Yuan listened a lot but spoke very little.
He saw that Mu Guangcheng used this method to vent his inner fear.
The caravan leader’s fear of catching his son-in-law has penetrated deep into his bones.
Although Mu Guangcheng concealed himself extremely well, he could not hide from Zhang Yuan's keen intuition.
Obviously, after the other party encountered the son-in-law for the first time, it left a very deep psychological shadow!
Zhang Yuan saw through it without telling him, and sat with him until dawn.
This night, most people didn't sleep either.
The caravan continued on its way the next day.
After walking for another five days, the terrain ahead was no longer flat and gradually became rugged and steep.
You can already see the majestic rolling mountains in the distance!
"That's Taiwu Mountain."
Mu Guangcheng said happily: "We are almost at Xia Xu!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the caravan There were cheers immediately.
In the past few days, everyone was very nervous along the way, especially when camping at night.
Fortunately, no new accidents occurred.
Now that we have seen Taiwu Mountain, Xia Xu is not far away.
The dark clouds hanging over everyone's hearts suddenly dissipated.
Zhang Yuan also smiled.
But his intuition told him that the shadow left by the strangeness would only quietly lurk in everyone's heart.
It suddenly breaks out at some point!
(End of this chapter)