Chapter 62: Who Else But Me Zhang Xusuo (Middle)

  The ancient path winds its way, resembling a snake moving through the mountains. After a night of rain, the air is refreshing and comfortable. The lone merchant team fears delays will lead to changes, so they start cooking before dawn, and by the fifth watch, they have already eaten breakfast and are ready to set off.

  Those merchants were indeed as Xiao Shouren said, and after exaggerating his words by a factor of ten and making an emotional speech, they all took the bait. They said that they couldn't let their own interests get in the way of Single Master's big deal, with a selfless and altruistic expression on their faces. Although Single Tong was disgusted by their behavior in his heart, he still had to give them face, so he praised their understanding of the situation and then told them the departure time, instructing them to hurry along.

  It has to be admitted that Tong Zhan and Bai Qi, old rivers and lakes under Single-handed, are still very good at this kind of thing. If it were Xiao Shouren who handled these things, he would definitely disappoint Master Single's expectations. There are too many trivial matters.

  When to bury the pot and cook rice? When to feed the horse with fodder? When to load the unloaded goods onto the vehicle? When to eat, put out the fire and set off? Xiao Shouren doesn't understand any of these things. If it's said that there are seven apertures in this winding path, then Xiao Shouren has passed through six apertures, but not the seventh one. In short: he is ignorant of one aperture!

  After dinner, Geshu Yun came over to say hello to Xiao Shouren. In their conversation, Geshu Yun intentionally or unintentionally inquired about where Xiao Shouren would go after passing through the Upper Valley County.

  Xiao Shouren was very honest and generally didn't try to impress girls, so he directly told her his final destination, Dongdu Luoyang.

  Geshun Yun's original intention was to use Xiao Shouren as a cover to get in, but now something unexpected has happened. Last night, she received a secret message from her own trained eagle, with only six words: "Grassland has changed, hurry back!"

  These six words disrupted Geshu Yun's plan, and he had to return immediately. If he waited until he followed Xiao Shouren to Luoyang, then met Yang Guang and assassinated him before returning, the yellow flowers would have already wilted, and even the owner of the grassland wouldn't know his own surname anymore.

  After Gao Shu Yun finished listening to Xiao Shou Ren's answer, she intentionally or unintentionally revealed that she was going home and would have to part ways with Xiao Shou Ren once they reached Shanggu County. Xiao Shou Ren understood the implication but remained silent.

  Ge Shuyun and Xiao Shouren have been together for more than half a month, eating together, chatting together, fighting enemies together, and making war together. Except for sleeping and going to the bathroom, they can be said to be inseparable at all other times. Their relationship has become very good, except that they haven't discussed anything related to secrets, everything else is open and honest between them.

  As soon as Geshun thought that he had to return to the grasslands to help his adoptive father stabilize the situation, this time going back would be a matter of life and death, and he didn't know if he could meet with Xiao Shouren again in the future, perhaps it was a farewell between life and death, so he couldn't help but feel some sadness.

  Xiao Shouren was also feeling quite unwell in his heart. After coming to this world, he didn't have any friends. Those brothers who had gone through life and death with him were just exchanging favors, they had righteousness and brotherly love between them, but which of those men knew what he was thinking in his heart?

  These days, Xiao Shouren and Ge Shuyun have been chatting a lot. Sometimes, Xiao Shouren would also express his inner thoughts, unintentionally revealing the confusion and helplessness in his heart. Ge Shuyun would then smile and comfort him by his side. The two indeed had a good laugh together. Xiao Shouren felt that Ge Shuyun was probably his first true friend, and he couldn't bear to part with him.

  Xiao Shouren had already inferred some things from the unconscious words spoken by Ge Shu Yun in his sleep that night. When Xiao Shouren heard Ge Shu Yun say he was going back to the grasslands, he had already guessed that something must have happened on the grasslands. This time after returning, it's likely they won't be able to meet again, but Xiao Shouren didn't speak out and pretended he knew nothing.

  Tong Zhan and Bai Qi's relationship has eased up a bit after last night's events, but the current situation isn't great for either of them, so they're probably going to put aside their differences and unite for now, waiting for a chance to slowly clash again.

  Nothing has changed, just like last night's events were a dream shared by everyone, and he was outside of it.

  As they walked along the official road, from time to time, passers-by, whether alone or in groups, would brush past the merchant team and curiously size up the goods and merchants.

  A long caravan with only a few guards is naturally very attractive to bandits, some of whom are even turning their eyes and thinking of doing that unscrupulous business, weighing their own strength in their hearts. The merchants in the single-family caravan have been really frightened these days.

  The sun is scorching like fire today, the horses are all panting with their mouths open, this weather is really unbearable, no one can bear it, even animals can't bear it, how can you still bear it? You're even more brutal than beasts.

  The whip-wielding coachmen all hung their heads low, everyone looked like they had been struck by frost, and were all dazed.

  "Drive, drive, drive." A burst of horse whip cracking sounds came from the front, interspersed with the sound of reins being slapped.

  Those who ride horses can tell by the urgency of their voices that they must be in a hurry to rush on the road, so their voices are so anxious. They don't hold back when whipping, one whip at a time, definitely leaving a mark.

  Nearer and nearer came the man.

  Dan Tong had always been following Xiao Shouren in the front of the merchant group, and could discover any situation at the first time. On the way, he could also chat with Xiao Shouren.

  The content of the chat is nothing more than those old topics, and this time it has added archery as a topic.

  Always asking Xiao Shouren how those arrows were shot out that night, and how the technique of shooting horses was thought of, and also why Xiao Shouren had such great strength, two-stone strong bows could be broken, and four-stone strong bows could actually be opened.

  Xiao Shouren did not respond to these questions from Tan Tong. He asked whatever he wanted, and I pretended not to hear.

  This method may be useful for others, but it's completely useless on a young master like Duan Tong. Although Xiao Shouren didn't respond, he still kept asking questions tirelessly by his side.

  Just then, Shan Tong was still curiously asking Xiao Shouren why his eight hundred were sweating like blood. These eight hundred were obviously not the sweat-blooded horses, so why were they sweating like the sweat-blooded horses? At this time, he heard a large group of people and horses coming from the front, and Shan Tong casually raised his head to take a look.

  It was just one glance, but it made Danchun extremely happy.

  Rubbed his eyes again, took a closer look, no mistake! It's Uncle Xiang!

  Dan Tong never thought that the person who came forward was actually Xiang Shu, who had always been following his second uncle!

  Xiang Shu is an old man in the Single Mansion, who used to be by his father's side. Single Tong never treated Xiang Shu as a servant, and he, along with Second Uncle Single Xiong Xin, were companions since childhood, eating together, sleeping together, and practicing martial arts together. They had a very good relationship. After Single Tong took over as the head of the household, Xiang Shu followed him closely.

  After Shan's father left, Shan Xing took over as the head of the Shan family and began to take control of Juexian Village. Business was booming, and both the white and black societies gave face, making Juexian Village a top-notch place in the green forest, with an unshakeable position, and all thirteen provinces' road Lin looked up to Juexian Village as their leader.

  Since Uncle Zhang took over as the head of the family after Dan Xiongxin, he has always followed him closely. How did he suddenly come here?

  "Uncle Xiang! Second Uncle!" As soon as Dan Tong saw Uncle Xiang, he couldn't help himself and almost jumped off the horse's back, excitedly waving his hand on the horse.

  Xiao Shouren was speechless, and he rushed towards the single pass that wore a white long shirt from head to toe. Anyone would notice him, still fanning with a paper fan, and his flirtatious appearance had already caught people's attention. Was it necessary for him to wave his hand again?

  "Young master, the landlord is not here. The landlord received your pigeon message a few days ago and knew that something had changed, so he instructed me to come over and escort you back." As soon as the old man with white whiskers saw Shang Tong, he pulled the reins of his horse, which immediately stopped. He jumped off the horse's back and walked towards Shang Tong, explaining after he arrived.

  Actually, Uncle Zhang's age doesn't look that old, at most he is only in his forties, but over the years, he has been through life and death, and has taken countless knives and arrows for the Shan family brothers, so his physical function has been prematurely exhausted, which is why he looks so old, as if he were a sixty-year-old man.

  "Huh? Second Uncle isn't here? I just released the pigeons three nights ago, how did you get here so quickly?" Dan Tong asked with a furrowed brow, clearly perplexed.

  "Oh, this young master doesn't need to be suspicious. The village owner has been here for days, chasing after his enemies all the way to the border, but didn't succeed. On his way back, when he was in Shanggu County, he received a message from Old Man Li and stayed there because of some matters. He only left two days ago. After meeting up with Old Man Li, they have big things to attend to, so he instructed me to come pick you up." Xiangshu explained with a smile.

  After that night's battle, Shang Tong had grown up a lot, learned to think independently, and knew not to just look at the surface of things. When Uncle Xiang heard Shang Tong's question, he realized that this young master had suddenly grown up, and his previous worries with the landlord were unnecessary.

  The master's decision was correct, and the young master's trip outside to do business had brought about his mental maturity. Whether the business succeeded or not didn't matter; what was important was that the young master had matured and could take over as master in a few decades.

  Xiang Shu, Dan Xiongxin, both of them are not married, alone and without any descendants. Only Dan Tong's father had a son and a daughter. It was because of this reason that the grandfather handed over the position of the head of the household to Dan Tong's father. In fact, Dan Xiongxin's martial arts skills and intelligence were several times better than his older brother's.

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