"Hold on, we'll reach the inn in two miles. When we get to the inn, we'll have hot meals, hot water, and a good night's sleep!"
The queue of vehicles meandered for several miles, but the people and horses drove slower and slower. The guard captains in front and behind had to ride their horses and make circuitous routes to encourage everyone, and cheers kept coming and going.
"It's very boring to drive on the road. No matter how alert you are, your nerves will become numb after being on the road for a long time." Thirst, soreness, fatigue, sticky face and body, getting more and more uncomfortable. However, the character of many people has been tempered and they are very perseverant and will not complain endlessly.
Looking at the time, the sun has passed above the head and has already sunk halfway. It is estimated that it will be dark in another hour and a half.
And from morning to afternoon, everyone was accompanied by howling wolves and roaring beasts. Fortunately, the coyotes and other wild beasts did not come to the door. Only the three unlucky escorts and guards among the big merchants in front stepped on a few large red chain snakes passing by and were bitten. Through their cotton pants, their ankles were swollen like steamed buns. However, the great merchant was accompanied by a doctor who knew a little bit about detoxification and had antidotes for common snake venoms. The wounded man's wound was cleaned, powder was applied, he took the medicine, he was treated like a wounded man, and he got into the car and lay down.
Feng Gao, Yu Qiuxia, and Wu Datou may have thought that this was an opportunity to make friends with Boss Chen, so they took their guards to the front to express condolences. Unfortunately, they did not see Boss Chen and only found the three unlucky guards. Sad. Although the wounds were cleaned and medicines were applied, they were still unconscious.
Wu Datou also deliberately went to the back of the queue, found Zhang Weidong, and sighed: "This man can't get sick. There are dangers everywhere in this wilderness. If you are bitten by a snake, if you are lucky, you can survive it. If you are not lucky, you will die." Got in."
Having been engaged in border business for more than ten years, people would be killed or injured every now and then, fighting with thieves and wild beasts. Also beware of traps and accidents along the way. This poisonous snake and poisonous insect is one of the accidents. Therefore, the loss rate of Hongshang's escorts and guards is usually not low.
Almost all merchants, bodyguards, and guards, large and small, will cultivate for a period of time after completing a trade. Recuperate your mind and body before hitting the road again.
The two horses rode together, and Wu Datou's guard rode behind them.
Seeing that Wu Datou looked melancholy, Zhang Weidong asked: "Is it dangerous to do border trade?"
"Danger! Why isn't it dangerous?" Wu Datou immediately became excited. "In addition to the big merchants, who are better off, the small merchants do business three to five times a year. If you are lucky, even a hundred people will lose thirty or forty people, and sometimes they will all be involved!"
Wu Datou pointed to his fleet again. The dozen or so vehicles were loaded with heavy cargo, but the cargo was covered tightly, and he didn't know what was underneath.
"These goods, people, and horses are all delicious food, and everyone wants to take a bite of them. Many times, merchants have no other choice but to fight to the death to protect the enemy. Many people actually did not die at the hands of the enemy. It was because their injuries worsened, doctor It becomes even more important. However, even if there is a heavy reward, not many doctors are willing to risk their lives to follow a businessman. If a doctor is accompanying you, you are basically treated like a businessman."
With that said, Wu Datou turned sideways on his horse, cupped his fists and said, "Doctor Zhang, I have to rely on you for the rest of the journey, of course. I, Mr. Wu, understand the rules of Yonghetang."
"Easy to say!" Zhang Weidong agreed.
Wu Datou came with intention and left with satisfaction.
There are poisonous things in the wilderness. Zhang Weidong knew that he had to take precautions. He took out some realgar snake repellent powder. The effect was stronger, and it was distributed quickly. Even the horses and mules were sprinkled with some and stained with the smell.
Not only that, Zhang Weidong also took out a black clay pot from a car. This was his accidental collection and he bought it from a hawker.
but. The thing inside gave off a strong smell of urine, which made people cover their noses.
"Master, what's inside here?" Zhao Gongjian rushed over, opened it, and was immediately choked.
Zhang Weidong smiled and said: "This is a good thing. It took a lot of effort to collect it. The road is not smooth, there are poisonous insects, poisonous snakes, and even wild beasts attack the convoy, so we have to guard against it. The soil and feces in it come from the King of the Wilderness." "Desolate Lion', with it, ordinary wild beasts probably won't dare to approach it."
As far as Zhang Weidong knows, on this planet, the king of the forest is the ¡®elephant tiger¡¯, the king of the wilderness is the ¡®wild lion¡¯, the king of the grassland is the ¡®overlord eagle¡¯, the king of the sky is the ¡®kamikaze pterosaur¡¯, and so on. Many large birds and beasts do not exist on the earth, or they once existed but became extinct.
Just like in the vast wilderness on the border between the two countries, there are dangers, including highly venomous insects and snakes, hyenas, leopards and hyenas, giant vultures, and wild lions.
??If he didn¡¯t know it from books or life, Zhang Weidong would not believe that this star with extremely poor vitalityThere are actually such rich biological resources preserved in the world. Nature, or evolution or evolution under heaven, is so complex.
Zhang Weidong sighed slightly, seeming to have some realization.
??Even, Zhang Weidong had doubts, did the way of heaven really collapse tens of thousands of years ago?
Zhang Weidong knows nothing about what is the way of heaven and how it evolves. After all, that level of mystery is too far away from him, and his realm is far from enough.
When Zhao Gongjian heard that this thing was actually the product of the ¡®Desolate Lion¡¯ and could drive away wild beasts, he immediately ignored the unpleasant smell and happily carried it to distribute it.
For a moment, a strange smell emitted from the team at the end. Although it is very light and almost inaudible unless people are close, the sense of smell of wild animals is extremely sensitive, and if you can drive them away, you can achieve your goal. With the remaining half, Zhao Gongjian took it back as a treasure and put it back in the car.
It is said that the wild lion is huge in size but extremely powerful. It moves like thunder. Its roar can be heard dozens of miles away and can scare many small animals to death. Even large beasts will run away with their tails between their legs when hearing this. There was even a time when a first-class warrior encountered a wild lion. The skilled man was so bold, but within a few breaths, the warrior was torn to pieces. However, wild lions are used to walking alone, except during the breeding season, and their numbers are not large. Otherwise, if Che Long really encounters Huang Shi, it will be a disaster.
As for the proposal to allocate a little bit to Wu Datou¡¯s team?
Zhao Gongjian would not consider it at all. This half jar of stuff full of odor is much more precious than gold coins. Besides, our friendship is not that great.
At the front of the motorcade, Boss Chen got out of the carriage, his eyes bleary, as if he had just woken up.
The captain of the guard, 'Jiang Long', followed him on horseback. However, Boss Chen noticed at a glance that his captain of the guard seemed to have something on his mind, with a sad look on his face.
"What happened?" Boss Chen's face darkened.
"Master, are you awake?" Jiang Long came back to his senses and asked hurriedly.
"Two brothers and an escort were bitten by poisonous snakes just now. Now they have such a high fever that they are unconscious."
Boss Chen¡¯s expression relaxed slightly and he said, ¡°Where is Dr. Liu?¡±
"I told you, Dr. Liu has already dealt with it. However, Dr. Liu said that he was not sure that it was the venom of the red chain snake," Jiang Long said.
"Big Red Chain Snake?! How could it be possible?" Boss Chen was moved.
The Great Red Chain Snake is rare in the wilderness, but it is an extremely venomous snake. Those who are poisoned will soon be paralyzed. If you fall into a coma and see the results within a day, basically only one out of ten will survive.
"How did the big red chain snake wake up in such a cold day? Dr. Liu is sure it is the big red chain snake?" Boss Chen obviously knows something about this snake.
Most snakes start to wake up and come out to look for food, but the giant red chain snake is a little different. It basically doesn¡¯t wake up until May and June every year.
Jiang Long said: "It's not wrong, the snake corpse is still there!"
"Please ask Dr. Liu to come over."
After a while, an old man in his fifties with gray hair and beard, accompanied by a guard and young people, hurried to the front.
Boss Chen asked the old man to get on the carriage, and then. The escort and the young talent returned to the rear. This old man is Dr. Liu. It is said that he was very good at treating wounds, bruises and poisons at first. Later, he was rewarded by Boss Chen with a lot of money and joined the merchant team, and his status in the team was very high.
After Boss Chen asked, Doctor Liu stroked his long beard and said: "Based on my many years of medical experience, ordinary snake venom is not a problem, but this big red chain snake is not ordinary. It comes out at the wrong time and is more toxic." It was violent, but luckily I was by my side. I took medicine and applied it to remove most of the venomous snakes, and the rest is up to fate."
"However, I'm sorry to be blunt. The poison of the Great Red Chain Snake is one of the most poisonous in the world. Even if it reaches the county or the capital, it will be useless. If I can't cure it, no one can bring it back to life!"
Jiang Long asked anxiously: "Doctor Liu, is there no other way?"
"Unless there are three major detoxifying medicines in the world!" Dr. Liu said nonchalantly.
The three most sacred detoxification drugs in the world? It was a treasure that was said to be able to cure all poisons, and was very rare. Where can I get it now? And even if it were available, it wouldn't be affordable.
Boss Chen has no idea about this. Even Dr. Liu was not sure, and the others were even more helpless.
"By the way, a small businessman at the end of the team seems to have taken in some people. There seems to be a doctor among them. It is said that he comes from a medicine hall in Ren County and has very good medical skills!" Jiang Long suddenly remembered something and was excited. said.
Dr. Liu's face darkened and he said displeasedly: "Guard Jiang doesn't trust me, so it doesn't matter if I don't cure him! Mr. Chen, I'm back!"
Of course Boss Chen didn¡¯t want to offend Dr. Liu, so he apologized a few times, feigned anger, and scolded Jiang Long: ¡°Jiang Long, you still haven¡¯t apologized to Dr. Liu? How can a charlatan from a small county town compete with Dr. Liu? Comparable?"
Jiang Long had no choice but to apologize: "Excuse me, Doctor Liu, I didn't mean that. It's just that my brother was seriously injured, which made me lose my sense of proportion."
With Boss Chen on the side trying to persuade him to make peace, Dr. Liu finally lost his temper and pretended to be generous and said: "That's all, I'm not a rebellious person. I don't want to listen to other people's kindness. Guard Jiang might as well invite that person over. I Let¡¯s see, how good is this wild doctor¡¯s medical skills? Can he detoxify the poison of the big red chain snake?¡±
"This" Jiang Long hesitated immediately and looked at Boss Chen for help.
"No, snake, snake!"
"So many snakes!"
"Mom!"
Suddenly, the team became chaotic and screamed.
From the grass on the roadside, countless snakes crawled out densely and hissingly. They were of all kinds, non-venomous and highly venomous. The big ones were more than ten feet long, the small ones were feet long, and even the big red chain snake and many other rare ones. snakes appeared. They swam towards the team quickly, people and horses roared, the team was suddenly in chaos, and swords and weapons were unsheathed. However, unlike fighting with ferocious beasts, snakes are too small and too numerous to use any strength at all.
"kill!"
"Kill the snakes quickly and don't let them get close!"
"Ah, I was bitten!"
"Help!"
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Boss Chen looked over and saw that the miles-long team was in chaos, like a struggling dragon. When he looked at the grass on the roadside, his face turned pale with fear. How many snakes were there? He has been walking for decades and has never encountered so many snakes appearing together. Could it be that God wants to punish him for not doing good deeds?
"Quick, quick, kill them, don't let them hurt the horses!" Boss Chen roared with all his strength.
"Light the torch, light the torch quickly to drive away the snakes!"
"Hurry up!"
"Realgar powder, realgar powder!"
"Snake path! Snake path! It must be snake path!" Dr. Liu on the bicycle frame suddenly shouted, looking very excited. He struggled to get up and knelt on the bicycle frame, kowtowing to the group of snakes, looking very pious.
He looked very unusual, but no one would pay attention to him at the moment. Even Boss Chen, who was riding in the same car, also used this whip to slap the horse on the butt. As soon as the horse was stimulated, it immediately started running as fast as it could, several times faster. Some snakes were unable to avoid it and were hit or crushed to death, but they still kept going.
"Quick, quick, as long as you run out of the snakes, you'll be fine!" (To be continued.)