flstandardbreds Chapter 170 The Confrontation Continues
Chapter 170 The Confrontation Continues
Lunch was simple, a large pot of white rice and two plates of stir-fried dried wild vegetables!
The white rice was taken from the cellar of the inn and had not been completely husked yet.
While Lu Qingqing and Liang Pei were gathering information in the front, the second uncle and second aunt were not idle either, hiding behind the temple. They took the two maids and quickly husked the brown rice they brought out of the cellar, as well as a handful of dried wild vegetables and some small dried goods, which totaled more than twenty kilograms.
This meal was the simplest and fastest one they had ever eaten on their journey to escape famine.
Two plates of dried wild vegetables were stir-fried with a lot of water. When they were done, the water turned into vegetable juice.
Eating only white rice with the dishes was too dry, so everyone poured some vegetable juice on the rice and mixed it together. The rice absorbed the juice and tasted sweet.
After a while, everyone had eaten all the food, rice and soup in front of them.
After eating, we packed up, took a short rest and prepared to set off.
Lu Qingqing took out the map and looked at it. They were at the border of Guicheng. Fifty miles ahead would be Xincheng.
Xincheng is famous for its jujube production. July and August every year is the season for picking jujubes.
At this time, wealthy people from all over the country came to Xincheng to experience the scene of picking dates. When they left, they would take a lot of dates back to give to relatives and friends.
Therefore, the only worry about Xincheng's dates is that there is a shortage of supply, not that they cannot be sold.
Xincheng also made a lot of money by relying on this, and its economic strength is only ranked second after Guicheng!
But it is extremely low-key. Although it is a big city on the dividing line between the north and the south, it has always abided by the rules of the two cities and never makes any jokes!
Lu Qingqing pointed her finger at the center of Xincheng. From this position, the north is the north and the south is the south, with each side occupying half.
But the north is richer than the south because most of the date plantations are located in the north.
After passing Xincheng and entering the north, and then walking north for three more cities, they arrived at their destination, Chongzhou City.
I don’t know which direction those men in black went.
After thinking about it, they decided not to take the main road and instead took a secluded path to enter Xincheng.
However, they never expected that their luck would be so bad that they would inevitably run into them head-on.
The group of men in black chased along the road ahead for a long time but found no trace!
Zhang Bangcai suddenly suggested, "They are all disaster victims. They must be looking for food along the way. There are many people walking on the main road, so if there is food, it will surely have been eaten by the people walking ahead. Uncle De, do you think they will take the side trails?" After all, there are fewer people walking on the side trails, and it is easier to find food.
When Liu Guangde heard what Zhang Bingcai said, he immediately felt that it made sense. Those disaster victims were all poor people, and the food they brought with them on the road was only enough for one meal.
Therefore, they definitely won’t take the main road. They will probably take the side roads and look for food along the way!
Liu Guangde immediately gave the order for everyone to retreat from the main road and search the side trails!
On the other side, Lu Qingqing and others had also left the main road and took a detour into the small path.
The path was full of thorns and bushes, so they had to walk slowly and carefully to avoid being scratched by the thorns.
Fortunately, the trail is shorter than the main road, so you don’t waste too much time on the trail.
Several people walked carefully on the path. After about two hours, they turned a corner and saw the gate of Xincheng.
At this moment, a group of men in black suddenly appeared at the corner ahead!
There were high mountains on both sides of the path. Because it rained the day before, the trees, which were already growing well, grew even more lushly. Their branches stretched out to the roadside, casting silhouettes.
In the dim silhouettes, people at both ends of the path stared at each other from a distance of several feet. They both looked a little shocked, but the shock did not last long.
On the side of the men in black, Liu Guangde looked at Lu Qingqing who was walking in front and said sinisterly:
"So it's you. I was lucky enough not to catch you last time. This time, you killed our Undead Pool. You can't escape today even if you have wings."
Last time, Liu Guangde and his men were so anxious to catch Lu Qingqing and others that he did not recognize Lu Qingqing and Lu Yuanzheng, the people who came to him to buy rice in Yuantian Town.
This time, he didn't recognize it either.
After Liu Guangde finished the first half of the sentence, he did not give Lu Qingqing and the others a chance to react, and quickly shouted to the people behind him:
"Kill them, chop off their heads and bring them back to Sixth Master for the task."
"Yes, Uncle De." As soon as he finished speaking, the people standing behind him immediately took action.
They drew the long swords at their waists without hesitation, and the blades flashing with cold light were particularly dazzling in the sunlight.
Everyone had a fierce and resolute expression on their face, and they pounced on Lu Qingqing and others like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.
Lu Qingqing and the others had young children with them, and they had to protect them while retreating, and at the same time they had to fight against them, and they seemed at a loss for a moment!
At this critical moment, Liang Pei tapped the ground with his toes, used his lightness skills to jump up dozens of feet, and then poured his internal energy into the sword. A series of sword energy slashed across the sky, knocking the three men in black in front of him back several feet away.
It was this few feet distance that bought them time. Lu Qingqing quickly led Yang Liuqing and the two girls to retreat. Lu Hu and Lu Yuanzheng quickly drew their swords and followed Liang Pei to fight back!
In an instant, the flashes of swords and shadows of knives flashed across the path!
The men in black were all well-trained martial arts masters. Lu Hu and Lu Yuanzheng only knew the Lu family boxing inherited from their family. After a few moves with the men in black, they were beaten back step by step. After a while, both of them were hit on the shoulders by the men in black's swords and blood was flowing!
Lu Qingqing, who was protecting Yang Liuqing and the two maids and running away, saw this and broke out in a cold sweat. She asked Yang Liuqing to take them away first, then quickly took out an arrow and shot it at the people who were besieging Lu Hu and Lu Yuanzheng!
An arrow hit the man in black right between his eyebrows, and he fell to the ground with a scream and died!
Lu Qingqing quickly put the bow on the bow again. This time, she released three arrows and shot them at the same time, and all three arrows hit the target again.
The three men in black fell to the ground together, but they were not dead.
The three arrows hit their thighs, arms and abdomen respectively. Although they missed the vital parts, they were disabled and could not get up and continue fighting.
Now, there are still three people besieging my second uncle and cousin. The remaining four were forced aside by Liang Pei and were being beaten.
Lu Qingqing still had two arrows on her body. As long as she shot two more arrows at the people who were besieging her second uncle and cousin, her second uncle and cousin would be able to escape.