The Lingshan Mountains are thousands of miles long and hundreds of miles wide. They are divided into two areas. The mountains are high, the forests are deep, and the terrain is dangerous.

Beasts are rampant in the mountains, foreign objects are infested, there are miasma in the swamps, and the cliffs are steep.

Even some mountain people who live in the mountains all year round live on the periphery of the mountains and dare not go deep.

Only herb collectors, hunters, etc. who rely on the mountains to feed themselves will selectively go deep into the mountains. Then, over the years, they will build mountain roads running from north to south, and build individual villages in the mountains. Temporary place to stay.

As time went by, the demand for business in Lingnan and Lingbei increased, and these mountain roads began to work. Then they gradually became simpler and simpler, leaving some easy-to-walk mountain roads, and finally formed There is an official road running from north to south and some convenient paths.

The mountain road that Lu Zheng followed Luo Jin's caravan this time was such a small road.

"We walked relatively close on the first day and stopped at a stopping point for the hunters." Luo Jin introduced, "On the second day we stopped at an inn."

"Inn?" Lu Zheng was very surprised, "Is there an inn on this road?"

"Hahaha!"

I knew Lu Zheng would be surprised. Without waiting for Luo Jin to answer, the man surnamed Zhang said, "The distance between the inn and the official road is only two hills. There is also a mountain villager's village nearby. A family opened an inn here. An independent business is very profitable!"

Luo Jin nodded, "The intersection of this road and the official road is a mountain stream. There is a suspension bridge on the official road above, and we also have one at the bottom."

"Okay." Lu Zheng expressed understanding.

"The road on the third day is the most difficult. There is only one cave where you can rest at night. But if you walk quickly, you can go out of the mountain at night on the fourth day." The man surnamed Zhang said, "You don't need to stay overnight. The road is difficult to walk, so most people will spend one night in the mountains and go out at noon on the fifth day."

"This is the nearest mountain road, and there are almost no detours." Luo Jin said .

"Indeed." Lu Zheng nodded. He had also walked through Lingshan. Of course he knew how thick the mountain was. It was not easy to walk out in five days, but it was not easy at all.

…

The mountain pass where they entered the mountain diverged from the official road for a mile. They entered the mountain halfway up the mountain and followed a path overgrown with weeds.

One guard leads the way, one guard holds the line behind, and two guards stand guard in the middle to provide support at any time.

Luo Jin followed the convoy, and the other seven cartmen pushed the wheelbarrow very fast, traveling all the way on the mountain road without any bumps.

Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan were at the rear of the convoy, not far from the man named Zhang who was leading the formation. The road in front was cleared, so they walked relatively smoothly.

"Not bad!" The man named Zhang gave a thumbs up and praised, "I'm not lying, he is really used to walking on mountain roads!"

Then he looked at Lu Zheng, "You too, you seem to be just an ordinary scholar, but you're pretty amazing, unexpectedly."

"You're welcome." Lu Zheng smiled, then glanced at Luo Jin in front of him, "We'll follow If you go, how much more money can you get?"

"How much more money can you get? We get money per person, and there are at least ten people in one trip." The man surnamed Zhang said, "Lao Luo. There are only eight people, so I asked you to wait at the mountain pass to see if you can meet two people who are rushing to cross the mountain. Wouldn’t we bump into each other?”

“No wonder it’s called Luo. You're so picky." Liu Qingyan pursed her lips and chuckled.

…

Everyone went into the mountain at noon and walked through the mountain all afternoon.

On the first day, we were close to the outside of the mountain. The road was easy to walk and everyone walked quickly. They walked nearly thirty miles in one afternoon.

Near evening, I crossed a narrow stream and walked another mile before I found a wooden house in an open space near a cliff.

“We’ve arrived, let’s take a rest, light a fire to cook, and then go to bed early!”

The coachmen piled the wheelbarrows not far from the door of the wooden house, and then piled them up nearby. Collect dry firewood everywhere and prepare to light a fire.

Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan walked into the wooden house hand in hand and took a look around.

It is indeed a temporary stop for Orions.

Although the house is not small, there are not many things in it.

A bed of hay, a jar of water, a few dried bacon hanging on the wall, some dry firewood piled in the room, and a pile of extinguished bonfire.

"It's sunny today, so we don't need other people's dry firewood. We can just pick up some ourselves." Luo Jin followed up and said, "When evening comes, let's light a fire in the house. How about you two just spend the night on a bed of hay?"

"What about you?"

"We also brought a tent, just stay outside." Luo Jin laughed road.

"Then we're welcome." Lu Zheng nodded. His two dollars were not in vain.

"Easy to say!" Luo Jin said, "I asked the guy to make the soup, and you two can come together."

"Thank you, but no, we will bring it ourselves. They have food to eat," Lu Zheng said.

He and Liu Qingyan came to visit the mountains and rivers together, and they both had good cultivation skills. They just spent the night just to experience life, and they didn't care. However, they couldn't embarrass themselves when it came to food.

Stuffed green plums, roasted chicken, sesame cakes, and apples and oranges after the meal.

Done!

　……

“Ouch——”

“Chirp——”

In the middle of the night, the distant The sound of wolves howling and eagles chirping is endless.

Two bonfires were burning inside and outside the house, and four guards alternated in pairs to keep watch. Lu Zhengye and Liu Qingyan chatted with the man surnamed Zhang outside the house for a while, and then went back to the house to rest. .

A night of silence.

Early the next morning, Lu Zheng stretched out and found that Luo Jin and his party had packed up and were ready to set off.

" Mr. Lu, did you have a good rest last night? We still have three days of travel."

"Yes, not bad, I slept well." Lu Zheng Nodding, "Shall we set off now?"

Lu Zheng looked at the sky, and then it became bright.

"Hurry as early as possible so that you can reach the inn at nightfall and have more time to rest." Luo Jin said, "Today's trip is not short."

Lu Zheng Nodding, seeing Luo Jin's caravan getting ready to set off, he took Liu Qingyan to follow.

Along the way, Luo Jin’s caravan was in a hurry and only ate dry food at noon.

The four men surnamed Zhang carefully guarded them along the way, killing three big snakes, driving away a bobcat, avoiding a group of wild boars, and hunting a pair of golden pheasants and a hare.

And what about Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan...

Picked twelve kinds of wild flowers, looked at seven beautiful places from a distance, admired five strange rocks, visited two waterfalls and springs, and also I washed my feet in a clear mountain stream.

At this time, even the most stupid people discovered something unusual about Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan.

After walking for a day, everyone was exhausted and out of breath, but they were still calm and relaxed, without even a drop of sweat.

Could it be... a stranger?

Of course, Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan aside, Luo Jin and the man named Zhang would not point it out, but they were more respectful when facing them.

Along the way south, everyone also met four small caravans coming from the north, all pushing wheelbarrows, with as many as twenty people and as few as seven or eight people.

From this point of view, Luo Jin is indeed a small caravan, running a small business.

Lu Zheng and Liu QingYan talked about these small caravans with great interest, about what kind of business they could make money by communicating with each other, and also talked about the scenery along the way, enjoying the mountains and rivers.

It got dark early in the mountains, and it had already darkened at the end of Shen Shi. Everyone hurriedly hurried and slowly arrived at the inn.

"We've arrived at the inn!" Luo Jin said, pointing to a three-story building in front of him.

Lu Zheng looked at the gloomy inn ahead and was stunned, "You want to stay here?"