Chapter 42: The Old Shepherd, The Crisis Is Now
Several people turned around and left, followed Gan Wenyuan to a small alley not far away before stopping. The little carpenter asked, "What's going on?"
Gan Wenyuan said: "I saw a guy from Baihua Army. That guy was a spy from this area. When I was running a caravan, I met him and recognized that guy. Obviously, the business was targeted by someone. In addition to that guy, there were several people around him who looked abnormal. In addition, there were very few customers inside, and the inside might be controlled..."
Gu Chanyi was very anxious and said, what should I do?
Gan Wenyuan shook his head and said he didn't know. If this is the case, I might have to re-evaluate our previous plan.
The little carpenter smiled and said, "Actually this is good news, right?"
Qin Rulong would come over and said, "Yes, those people have divided so much energy into the business of staying in Shuanglin Town in Ganjiabao, which means they have not been able to catch the civilized and his group, so they ran here to block..."
Gan Wenyuan was also concerned about it. When he heard this, he thought about it and said, "Yes, this is probably the only good news I heard."
Then, he thought for a while and said, "Come with me."
He led a group of people to a dilapidated yard to the west of the town.
The yard was covered with greasy and blood. There were several wooden racks in the middle, and there was a large iron pot next to it, with something simmering on it. On the wooden rack were two fat sheep that had just been peeled. A young man with shirtless and a leather apron on his neck saw them coming, frowned and shouted, "What are you doing?"
Gan Wenyuan said to him: "Where is your father?"
The sharp knife in the hand of the sheep-killer kept cutting meat on the sheep, and then said fiercely: "If you don't, buy mutton and go to the Qianjie shop. Here you are responsible for killing the sheep - don't come in, the yard is dirty, don't splash your blood..."
Gan Wenyuan walked up, took out a bronze token from his arms, handed it to the young man, then whispered: "Old acquaintance in Bazixi, I have something urgent to ask your father..."
The fierce boy glanced at the bronze order and turned around and shouted into the room, "Dad, another group of people are coming."
After saying that, he continued to chop off his bones, then pointed at Erlang who was leading the horse and said fiercely: "Don't lead the horse in, go outside and wait - what about you, don't you hear it?"
Erlang was originally an elite castleman from Ganjiabao. He also had martial arts skills, so he could not stand this anger. He immediately glared at the moment and wanted to argue when he walked forward. As a result, he stopped Gan Wenyuan and said to him and the other person: "You two go outside to watch the horses, and wait for a watch. If you have any movement, report it quickly..."
He was the leader of this trip. Erlang did not dare to disobey, so he could only glar at the blood-covered young man, and then turn around and leave the yard.
At this time, a person walked out of the room, but an old man with a hunched back. Seeing Gan Wenyuan and the people next to him, he frowned and then said, "This..."
Gan Wenyuan walked forward and whispered: "It's all his family, come into the house and talk."
He greeted the little carpenter, Qin Rulong and Gu Chanyi and others entered the room. As soon as they entered, they saw someone inside, and shouted in surprise: "Wenmian, why are you here?"
When the little carpenter heard this, he saw a man wrapped in a dirty sheepskin coat, tied up a cloth strip with his left hand, perhaps because he was injured, while holding a knife in his right hand, looking here with caution. When he heard Gan Wenyuan greeting, the man immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Hu, third brother, I thought the Baihua Army was chasing him here..."
This person is called Gan Wenmian. He is a cousin of the young carpenter's generation and one with outstanding cultivation.
But this is not the most important thing. The key is that he is one of the members of Ganjiabao who accompanied Gan Wenming on a mission this time.
Gan Wenyuan hurried forward, explained his purpose of coming, and asked Gan Wenmian how the eldest young master was.
Gan Wenmian told everyone that the eldest young master and his group had not stopped and had secretly gone to Dunhuang. He and two other seriously injured brothers were left nearby. This time he sneaked into Shuanglin Town and was preparing to come to ask for help. However, the business was already under control and had to activate the emergency plan. According to Gan Wenming's instructions, he came here with the token. He just joined the old shepherd, but they rushed over...
Only then did the little carpenter realize that the place where sheep was killed and the hunchbacked old man were the hidden threads set up by Ganjiabao.
After listening to Gan Wenmian's story, Gan Wenyuan was very anxious and asked: "The guards suffered such a huge loss, and only those people are left. Why do you still have to go to Dunhuang? Can't you invite reinforcements first before leaving?"
Gan Wenmian shook his head and said, "The Japanese guests are very anxious, indicating that even if Ganjiabao does not escort, they will rush there. The eldest young master can't resist them, so he can only deal with it in this way."
Gan Wenyuan asked: "Which road is you taking?"
Gan Wenmian hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Third brother, Japanese guests have repeatedly emphasized confidentiality, so those of us who stayed do not know the specific route, but only know their final destination, which seems to be the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang..."
Hearing this, Gan Wenyuan was very angry and stomped his feet and cursed: "Do you know how dangerous that is? You don't stop him?"
He scolded Gan Wenmian and then asked, "Have the news been sent back?"
Gan Wenmian shook his head and said that I almost fell in the business before. I finally came here. I just arrived shortly after that, and you came.
The two chatted for a few more times, then Gan Wenyuan turned around and said to the hunchbacked old man: "Old shepherd, are you ready for the pigeon?"
The hunched old man said, "Of course, pigeons are prepared all year round, but they may not be able to be passed back now..."
Gan Wenyuan asked: "Why?"
The hunchbacked old man said, "You said just now that there are thirteen yellow sand ghosts in the enemy. The big cake of the thirteen ghosts is known as the 'Wanli Cloud'. If he wants to block the news of this area, let alone my cages, even a hundred pigeons, I guess they can't fly out..."
Gan Wenyuan said it was okay. The big ghost heard that he was impressed by a strange man and had not shown up this year. Some people said that he had gone to the coast and might not be here.
The hunchbacked old man said, "Is that right?"
Gan Wenyuan was annoyed and said, "What did I lie to you?"
The hunchbacked old man did not say anything, but asked Gan Wenyuan to write a creed, and he came to pass it back.
Gan Wenyuan immediately asked for paper and pen, wrote the reasons for the matter, read it again for Gan Wenmian, and asked him to sign the name, and then made it into a small volume. Then he thought about it and felt it was not safe, so he wrote two more copies, and finally handed it over to the old shepherd.
The old shepherd went to take care of the carrier pigeons, while several people discussed it in the room.
Although Gan Civilization's status in Ganjiabao was not clearly mentioned, the identity of his heir can be seen from the point that everyone calls him "the eldest young master".
Whether it is Gan Wenyuan or Gan Wenmian, they have to pay attention to his safety. Now that the "big young master" is going to the danger, if they are indifferent and have no action, they are afraid that it may be difficult for them to survive in Ganjiabao in the future.
So Gan Wenyuan decided to follow him to Dunhuang.
Gan Wenmian naturally had no objection to this matter, and he also proposed to follow the team, but before that, he had to go back first and settle the two seriously injured.
The two of them were seriously injured and unable to move. At this moment, they were only placed in a cave outside Shuanglin Town and hid. When he came here, in addition to asking people from the business bank to help convey the news, he was also preparing to find some people to carry people over there to treat them.
Gan Wenyuan was also responsible for this at the moment. After asking about his injury, he decided to bring the person there first.
Gu Chanyi also showed the professional ethics of a doctor. After learning that the wounds of the two were simply bandaged and there was no follow-up, she suggested that she could help.
However, she was not sure whether Shuanglin Town had the relevant medicinal materials she needed.
Gan Wenyuan asked her to prescribe the prescription and then found the old shepherd. The old shepherd called the young man who killed the sheep and asked him to go to the only pharmacy in the town to ask.
Gu Chanyi was a little worried and said she wanted to go with her. If not, she could find a replacement medicine.
The matter was agreed upon, and then Gu Chanyi followed the sheep-killing boy to buy medicine, while the rest rushed to the cave outside the town and brought the injured back.
Time is tight, and after finishing it, we have to rush to Dunhuang, so we don’t talk much anymore and do our best.
The little carpenter followed his two cousins, Qin Rulong, and Bao Ding Erling out of the town, and soon arrived at a barren mountain ten miles away.
Soon, the cave was found on the leeward end. Several people walked forward with deep and shallow feet and finally found it inside. When they arrived, they found that one of the two seriously injured was dead, and the other was close to the brink of death.
Gan Wenmian blamed himself very much because if he had been by his side at that time, the brother might not have died.
He fell to his knees, holding the soil with both hands, trembling all over his body.
The little carpenter was moved when he saw his sadness, but what he thought more was that Gan Wenming had what he wanted to have for those Japanese guests. He even ignored his own lives and insisted on following him instead of staying to take care of the wounded.
Speaking of which, these two people were abandoned by Gan Wenming and his group.
Gan Wenmian, who was injured, was assigned a task to ask for help. How could he save these two people?
He thought to himself, but he didn't say it out.
After burying the dead man simply, several people carefully helped the seriously injured man on his horse and headed towards Shuanglin Town.
However, before he could reach the place, Qin Rulong, who had the sharpest eyes, said: "Something happened."
He pointed to a small hillside in the distance, and the little carpenter looked at the fierce sheep-killing boy. He was riding a dark horse and was being chased by six or seven people.
Chapter completed!