C110 Invitation of a Bandit

The crowd was overjoyed when they saw that both sides had resolved their previous grievances and congratulated Yang Da. For a time, their laughter filled the sky, and it was filled with dense and pure feelings of friendship.

As the saying went, "There's no banquet in the world that lasts forever!" Du Qi, Zhang Jixian, and Yang Da had no choice but to be reluctant to part with each other and cherish their own futures.

Following by Du Qi's side, they recalled the scene of Zhang Jixian and Yang Dayou bidding farewell to Du Qi. A wave of worry suddenly surged from the depths of Qin Xin's heart, and she immediately felt that her heart felt a little uncomfortable as it fell to the ground. Unconsciously, she slowed down her footsteps, and suddenly realized that she was a few steps behind Du Qi. Du Qi did not feel that she did not follow her and continued to walk forward unhurriedly. He could not help but feel even more bitter. He stomped his feet and shouted, "Du Qi! You are going to die. You walked so fast. Just now, you ruthlessly beat me until it hurt. You made me unable to walk, and now you only care about running forward without caring about your own life. Do you want me to make a joke out of you and ask me to come and beg you to wait for me? "

Du Qi stopped in shock when he heard this, and he saw Qin Xin's depressed and sorrowful appearance. Moreover, she seemed to be delicate, pitiful, and moving, causing his heart to ache for no reason. He hurriedly replied, "What's the matter? I was just thinking about some things. I accidentally walked a little faster, that's all. Hurry up, I'll wait for you! "

Qin Xin quickly caught up to Du Qi and reproached, "What kind of evil plot are you thinking about again?"

Du Qi smiled and said, "How would I have that kind of thought? I am just thinking about how charming the Lu Mountain is."

Qin Xin suddenly smiled and said longingly, "It's useless no matter how beautiful you think of it now. You will only know the mysterious and mysterious of the Lu Mountain's scenery after you have seen it with your own eyes. And you will know how ridiculous your thoughts are now. Because I have a deep feeling. Every time I go there, the feeling is almost different! "

Du Qi seemed to be absent-minded as he said," So that's how it is. I was thinking too much. "

Qin Xin said, "Look at your absent-minded look. You still say that you did not want to harm people? Hurry up and leave. The sky is almost dark. If I had known that you were so slow, I would have stayed in Maple Forest Town just now."

At this time, the two of them were halfway up the mountain. Du Qi pointed to a house far away at the foot of the mountain and said, "Xin, look. Isn't there a town in front of us? Let's go there and stay for a night, okay?"

Qin Xin saw this and could not help but be overjoyed. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly heard a firecracker on the mountain. It gave the two of them a scare, and then the faint sound of people shouting and horse neighing could be heard. Qin Xin smiled and said, "I did not expect to encounter bandits on such a small mountain. Our luck is not that good, right?"

Du Qi smiled and said, "Maybe only a traveler like you would be lucky to meet bandits. If it were other ordinary pedestrians, they would be scared to death by bandits and would call them unlucky."

Qin Xin smiled and said, "Who asked me to have a super big bodyguard?"

As she spoke, a huge group of people suddenly rushed out from the mountain. In the blink of an eye, they pulled the reins of their horses and jumped off their horses in unison. One of them stepped out of the crowd and bowed to Du Qi and Qin Xin. "I heard that Young Master Du and Miss Qin passed by here. I have come to welcome them. I hope that Young Master Du and Miss Qin will be honored to come to our mountain stronghold to show my hospitality. I would like to thank Young Master for showing mercy today. "

Qin Xin saw that the two leading men were Shen Luoqiang and Shen Luofu's brothers, who had just met before noon. She could not help but be overjoyed. It was precisely because she was thirsty that someone brought tea over. When she wanted to sleep, someone brought a pillow over. When she heard Shen Luoqiang's invitation at this moment, she hurriedly said, "Thank you, Big Brother Shen, for your hospitality. We will go to your stronghold to have some fun."

Shen Luoqiang was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered people to bring two horses over for Du Qi and Qin Xin to ride. Qin Xin cheered and took the lead to fly onto the horse. Her graceful and beautiful posture instantly won a wave of cheers and cheers. Du Qi originally wanted to refuse, but he saw Qin Xin's happy expression. He had no choice but to get on the horse's back and ride up the mountain with the support of Shen Luoqiang and more than ten other riders.

Along the way, Qin Xin pointed and chattered non-stop, appearing to be in high spirits and high spirits. Du Qi looked at Qin Xin's cheerful expression and his mood also relaxed. He saw the horse road under his feet spiraling upwards and occasionally crossing the slanted human path. He could not help but ask, "Big Brother Shen, this horse path is newly opened, right?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Luoqiang's expression changed slightly. He hurriedly said, "Young Master Du really has good eyesight. This path of the horse can only be ridden by one horse. I felt that it was inconvenient, so I expanded it a little with my brothers a few days ago. Now it can ride side by side. This is the only thing that can be done. We've been doing it for nearly two months. "

Du Qi smiled and said, "Building bridges and paving the road is a laborious task to begin with. Big Brother Shen's business must be very prosperous, right?"

Shen Luoqiang smiled bitterly and said, "I will not hide it from Young Master Du. I and a group of brothers under me occupy West Gong Mountain, although it is considered to be a land of bandits. But for the past three years, I have not forcefully swept past pedestrians and merchants, and have even gotten along well with the neighboring villages. Therefore, we have no business at all. "

Du Qi said, "Oh? Doesn't Big Brother Shen have a clear and bitter life with his brothers?"

Shen Luoqiang said, "It should be alright. Otherwise, all the brothers would have run away long ago."

Du Qi said again," What does Big Brother Shen and his brothers live on? "

Shen Luoqiang seemed to be startled when he heard this. However, he immediately replied casually, "There are many rare beasts and precious medicinal herbs on this Saigon Mountain. We are either hunting or harvesting medicinal herbs. We still have some surplus money after purchasing some daily necessities such as grain oil from the villagers after exchanging it with silver. Hence, our brothers do not feel bitter here. "

Du Qi said, "Big Brother Shen, you have quite a number of brothers under your command, right? Do you want to ride them alone?"

Shen Luoqiang said proudly, "Just as Young Master Du said, every one of the hundred brothers in the village ride one. Young Master Du, please take a look. That is our Xigong Mountain Village."

At this moment, they had just climbed up a slope and turned a corner of the mountain. Du Qi and Qin Xin suddenly felt that everything in front of them had suddenly become clear. They saw that the camp in the valley ahead was built according to the momentum of the mountain. It looked neat and tidy without any signs of disorder. There were also wooden fence and bamboo fences as walls. The entire mountain village was protected inside. No matter which way they went in or out, they had to pass through the gate of the village.

On both sides of the wall of the mountain stronghold were arrow towers that were over thirty zhang tall. There were two people on each of the arrow towers. Each of them had a longbow on their back, a large saber on their waist, and a bugle horn on their backs.

Shen Luoqiang continued, "The terrain of our stronghold is dangerous, and there are hundreds of zhang cliffs all around. There are many traps and traps inside and outside the wooden fence. Only this path can lead to the foot of the mountain. It can be said that it is difficult for one person to pass through ten thousand people, even if it is a top expert in the martial arts world. I don't dare to say that I can come and go freely in my village. "

Hearing Shen Luoqiang's words, Du Qi suddenly felt uneasy. Without thinking carefully, he immediately stopped his horse. At this time, they were still more than 300 steps away from the stronghold gate, just outside the shooting range of the arrow tower.