Chapter 41 041: Lights in the dark night, money clears the way
Traveling a thousand miles under the stars and the moon, the four of us are riding fast, two days later.
Chu Ge stood on the hillside, looking at the torches trembling like hundreds of fireflies in the distance on the plain outside the city wall not far down the mountain, and exclaimed.
"It seems that the surrounding towns are becoming more and more unsafe. There are so many caravans heading to Fucheng under the stars at night."
At night in this world, there are no street lights everywhere like in the world before traveling. Walking in the wild can be said to be in darkness, and you may not be able to see a person standing five meters away.
Moreover, there are many wild beasts in the wild, and even rumored strange monsters, which are extremely dangerous.
Few people are willing to travel at night unless absolutely necessary.
Fortunately, this place is only one step away from Fucheng.
Under the brilliant starry sky, Jiangcheng Fucheng not far away is also brightly lit.
The flags on the top of the city are fluttering, and the battlements and guards on the watchtowers guarding the city and looking out can be vaguely seen, giving people a sense of security.
After Chu Ge climbed up to take a closer look, he quickly swept down the hillside.
On the mountain road at the foot of the hillside, a carriage was parked alone.
A hanging tree and a red lantern hung on the front of the car, and a kite hung on the back of the car, swaying quietly in the wind.
Along the way, Chu Ge learned his lesson and sometimes used his clairvoyance kite to observe the surrounding scene to avoid any more gangsters targeting him. The journey went smoothly.
As for the four yellow scarf thugs who had pulled the cart before, Chu Ge considerately sent them to Longzhong Nei to reunite with his deacon.
Now only Chu Ge could drag the carriage with several large boxes to Fucheng himself.
After all, enslaving four Yellow Turban murderers is too eye-catching and will attract the attention of many people, and there may even be experts from the Yellow Turban Sect among them.
Chu Ge didn't want to make a high-profile announcement when he first arrived. The next day, his body was found in a smelly sewer outside the city.
He grabbed the carriage's shaft and drove quickly towards Fucheng.
"Hehehe - drive! Drive! Pillar! Hurry, run, run, run!"
On the carriage, the charming Xiao Qian shook her two smooth little feet and said with a smile.
She has now changed into a new paper body.
He still looks childish at the age of thirteen or fourteen, wearing a small jade-colored velvet jacket, red, green and dark brown, with a small braid on his head and forehead, and the pear dimples on his cheeks are faintly visible.
After two days of practice, she has become proficient in using the cardboard sound generator made by Chu Ge and can communicate simply.
"Little girl, if I speed up, you won't be able to bear it!"
Chu Ge snorted and suddenly sped up his running speed.
Xiao Qian suddenly exclaimed, and the paper figure was almost blown away. She immediately grabbed the kite string hanging on the carriage, and then steadied her figure. She hid in the carriage and cursed in anger.
"Bad pillar!"
Chu Ge laughed and said, "If you use a little special power, the paper body will become heavier like a normal person. When I have money in the future, I will use gold paper to rebuild your core for you, and your body will be stronger."
Xiao Qian in the carriage cheered, and then popped out her little head and said curiously, "Why, one, must I use gold paper, and can't I use the skin of a strange monster or a spiritual fish?"
"Um?"
Chu Ge was startled and nodded, "You are right, but compared to the gold paper that can be bought with money, both of them are too difficult to obtain.
Maybe there are more abundant resources in Fucheng and can be obtained. By the way, are there really strange monsters? "
"Yes, yes, Xiaoqian once saw them in an auction house when she was with the evil villain. They are all powerful and precious, and are loved by demon warriors."
Chu Ge asked, knowing that the evil person in Xiao Qian's mouth was the old soul-chasing old man.
"How strong is it? Has it surpassed the mortal realm warrior and reached the Condensation Realm?"
"No, I don't know, but I feel that even the weakest one will be in danger if you meet him."
Chu Ge was speechless for a moment. He subconsciously looked at the surrounding mountains and fields in the darkness, feeling terrified in his heart.
But before, he had used a thousand-mile kite to observe the vitality of the surrounding mountains and fields, and did not find any powerful energy. It was more peaceful to walk at night at this time, he said.
"I have never seen strange monsters or monsters. I heard that these weird things live in remote and desolate areas, far away from the Great Zhou Dynasty. There should be none near this city."
"Yes, yes, but Xiaoqian heard from the evil person that the world has been in chaos recently, and strange monsters have begun to appear in some places, giving birth to a village."
"That's really dangerous! I have to hurry up and break through the Condensation Realm, spiritual qualifications, spiritual qualifications. Xiaoqian, you seem to be very spiritual, can you tell that I have spiritual qualifications?"
Xiao Qian was confused, "."
When Chu Ge didn't get a response, he couldn't help but smile, and turned to look at the city not far away, which was glowing in the darkness, like a giant beast crawling, running steadily.
Soon, he ran out of the mountain road and came to the official road, where he met some caravans. He found a caravan that was easier to talk to and told him about the unfortunate experience of his horse being killed by gangsters, and then bought a horse from the caravan at a high price.
In this way, you don’t have to be a bully.
Driving the carriage again, Chu Ge took out the road guide from his luggage, followed the flow of people converging towards the city gate, and checked into the city one after another.
In this world, everyone is constantly traveling all night, and the hygiene situation is not really good. It is common for some people to go months without taking a shower.
So they gathered together at the city gate.
Suddenly, there was a strange and unpleasant smell mixed with the smell of sweat, foot odor, bad breath, the smell of burning cheap dry tobacco leaves, and other strange and unpleasant smells. The smoky atmosphere enveloped all directions, making people breathless.
There were people from all over the place in the crowd, and all kinds of dialects were mixed together, which made people confused.
Among the crowd, even though some women were pretty good-looking, their faces were dull and sallow, and they looked like they were not intelligent. In the smelly environment, they really didn't bother to take another look.
Although Chu Ge was not a pampered young man, he was still a time-traveler after all, and he was instinctively uncomfortable facing this kind of environment. He waited in line for a long time before checking the road guide and entering the city.
On the way, I vaguely heard that in the future, you may have to pay a fee to enter the city.
Many poor people who were talking in low voices looked bitter as they spoke.
“You have to pay to enter the city”
Chu Ge was puzzled at first, but when he entered the city and saw the crowds of people rubbing shoulders with each other, as well as some people sleeping on the spot with tattered quilts and cotton wool in some street corners, he immediately understood.
Although Jiangcheng Mansion is a government city, it has a large area.
But at this rate, if it continues to be accommodated, soon no one will be able to move on the street.
In the middle of winter, people may even starve to death in some villages.
Coupled with the current chaos in the world, it is natural that more and more people will flow into Fucheng, and there may even be a wave of refugees.
The general environment seems to be getting worse and worse.
"Hey, the carriage can't go on the main road. It's blocking the road. Take it to a post station."
At this time, an official from the city came and shouted at Chu Ge.
Chu Ge's heart moved, he walked over with a smile and clasped his fists, "Sir, I wonder if you know whether there is a caravan from the Wang family in Linyuan City recently."
As he spoke, he calmly took out a piece of ten taels of silver from his sleeve and stuffed it away.
"I didn't know." The officer looked impatient and was about to say he didn't know. When he saw the shining silver, his impatient expression suddenly turned into a smile. After accepting the silver, he looked at Chu Ge, clasped his fists politely and smiled.
"It turns out he is a wealthy young man from Linyuan City. I thought his accent sounded so friendly.
Hey, don't tell me, of course I know the whereabouts of the people who come to the city recently.
If the Wang family caravan you mentioned entered the city, it would probably be at the Yuexi Inn on the west side of the city.
The team from Linyuan City all like to live there."
"That's it! Thank you, Lord! The Lord is really well aware of the trends in the city, and he really does his duty."
"What the hell! It's just a duty and it's my duty to do it. The young master is also a talented person, honest and reliable."
The smile on the officer's face became even brighter, "Come on, come on, you carriage, take this road to get there. This road is wide, and there is a road that goes straight along the river."
"Oh? Aren't you going to the inn? I'm new here, and I don't want to cause trouble to the official."
"Harm! I'm sorry. The folks in Linyuan City abide by the rules, so there's no need to be polite."
"Okay, okay!"
Chu Ge smiled and got into the carriage, waved goodbye to the official who had "felt like old friends at first sight", and headed straight to Xicheng District along the direct passage.
"Hey! This rich gentleman from the countryside is so rich! He talks nicely!"
The official watched Chu Ge leave, looked down at the silver ingot, took a bite, nodded and put it in his pocket with confidence, then put away his smile, put his hands behind his face with a straight face, and continued to maintain order in the city.
"Is it him?"
"It's him, that's him. He's very similar to the one in the portrait, only more mature."
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and invite him to the Lin Mansion as a guest, and we can also receive the reward!"
"No, no, no, let's follow first. The Lin family's butler's intention is very clear. Let us subtly influence this person to go to the Lin family on his own instead of inviting him immediately. You go and report to the Lin family first that he has arrived."
In the crowd, there were two figures following Chu Ge’s carriage from a distance, talking in low voices
(Today we have reached 6K, treasure boys, keep in formation and continue rushing)
(End of chapter)