The Rebirth of Two Beauties

Chapter 110
Tan Pingcheng, somewhere in a courtyard.

Lin Xiaoxiao, Cui Panpan, A Wu, A Xiu's father, and Kong Ci sat in the gazebo.On the stone table among the five of them was a hand-drawn topographic map.

They were discussing which way to go to Ruiguo.

The map was drawn by Lin Xiaoxiao according to the system map.The problem is that the map is not complete.The border between Song State and Rui State is not shown, that is to say, the last section of the road is not marked.

This map was given to Ah Wu before.After A Wu showed it to Kong Ci, Kong Ci discovered the problem.

According to the route on the map, go northward from Tan Pingcheng, and you can reach Ruiguo after looking through a few mountains.

This route was the trade route between Song State and Rui State.

But in fact, the Song Dynasty was in war for a hundred years, and this trade route was gradually abandoned.If you inquire in Tanping City, you will know that no caravan has gone this way for 30 or years.

A mountain road that no one has walked for 30 to years, you can imagine what it will look like now.

Since the second half of this road has not been shown, Lin Xiaoxiao is not sure that this road will definitely work.

Only Kong Ci had been there two years ago.

"There is a cliff at the back of this road. Originally, there was a suspension bridge connecting the two sides of the cliff, but due to disrepair and non-use for a long time, the ropes of the suspension bridge have rotted."

"In other words, that cliff is impassable?"

"Yes, those with high martial arts skills may have a way to pass, but I can't."

"Zishan can't get through it, and I can't get through it even more."

Now that Kong Ci is wanted, Fang Ci's pseudonym is no longer available, so he calls himself Zishan.Everyone usually calls him "Zishan" to avoid revealing his identity.

Lin Xiaoxiao asked: "Then is there any other way?" Since this way is blocked, I can only change to another way.

Kong Ci pointed to the map and said, "Turn back for a while and go this way. There is another road leading to Rui Country."

The route Kong Ci mentioned was the one that passed a broken wooden bridge.

Everyone looked at A Wu.

A Wudao: "I explored the road mentioned by Zishan. There was a wooden bridge there, and the bridge deck was tampered with. That's why we changed this road."

Well, two roads and two bridges, both bridges have problems.

"Is there no third way?" Cui Panpan asked.

Lin Xiaoxiao shook her head.

There are many mountains in the north of Song Dynasty.There are many beasts, snakes and insects in the mountains.It is always safer to take the path traveled by the predecessors than to open up a new path yourself.

Lin Xiaoxiao thought for a while and said, "Zishan, what's the condition of the rotten suspension bridge you mentioned, can we repair it with our ability?"

Kong Ci shook his head and sighed: "That bridge was originally a rope suspension bridge pulled up by weaving straw. When I went there, it was broken in the middle. It can no longer be repaired, so I can only pull the rope again."

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at A Wu again: "Where's the wooden bridge you mentioned?"

A Wu recalled: "I found that several wooden planks on the deck of the wooden bridge had been tampered with. It looked solid, but it was likely to be stepped on."

One is an irreparable suspension bridge on the cliff, and the other is a wooden bridge on the river less than two meters away.The latter seems to be less dangerous.

However, the danger of wooden bridges is not only a bridge problem, but also human factors.If the bridge was really destroyed by humans, then the other party is likely to set a trap there.Malicious traps are hard to guard against.

Lin Xiaoxiao hesitated.

Cui Panpan was also worried.

"Which side do you think is safer?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked.

Everyone was silent.

After a while, Kong Ci said, "Neither side is safe. The only difference is that the road on the side of the suspension bridge is impassable."

What Kong Ci said seemed to be correct.It's just that Lin Xiaoxiao still has some expectations for the system.

"Well, let's divide into two ways, and then go to explore the two bridges. Kong Ci and I will go to the suspension bridge, and Ah Wu and Axiu will go to the wooden bridge to confirm." Lin Xiaoxiao said.

Cui Panpan said: "I'll go too, I'll go to the wooden bridge, maybe I can have some ideas."

Cui Panpan knew why Lin Xiaoxiao insisted on going to the suspension bridge.It's not that she doesn't trust Kong Ci's judgment, but that Lin Xiaoxiao wants to draw out the system map.

Early the next morning, Lin Xiaoxiao and Kong Ci set off on the road.They each rode a horse.Horses are faster than donkeys and better suited to terrain than SUVs.

In fact, Lin Xiaoxiao originally wanted to use two electric wheels, but she hadn't charged it for a long time, and was worried that the power would not be enough to go back and forth.

After leaving Tan Pingcheng and heading north, the road condition became very bad.With no one walking all year round, the road is obscured by weeds and barely recognizable.

After walking for less than five miles, the horses were already unable to get off.Lin Xiaoxiao and Kong Ci had to give up riding.

"How did you get there before?" Lin Xiaoxiao sighed.

"Both legs, walk over there." Kong Ci said.

Lin Xiaoxiao opened the map and compared the field with the map.

There is a road ahead on the map, but the reality is overgrown with weeds.The weeds are above knee height and dense with barely visible gaps.

Lin Xiaoxiao finally had to admit that the system map is not omnipotent.

"Shannv, do you want to move on?" Kong Ci asked.

"How far is it to the drawbridge?"

"It's less than three miles away."

"Leave the horses here, and we'll walk."

Come here.If the map is not refreshed, Lin Xiaoxiao will remember this regret for the rest of her life.

Kong Ci used a sword.He walked ahead, overcoming obstacles.

Lin Xiaoxiao followed behind, holding a machete, and chopped off the branches that Kong Ci missed.

They have passed here, and they will come back from here.In order to relax when you come back, you have to work harder when you go.

To save time, they didn't eat until they reached the drawbridge.

The suspension bridge was even more dilapidated than Kong Ci said, and it couldn't be called a bridge at all.

The system map is finally refreshed.Here it is marked: Suspension Bridge (broken).

I thought I could refresh all the roads leading to Rui after arriving here, but the map was only refreshed to the opposite side of the cliff, and the map after that was still covered by white fog.

The system map is refreshed by region.It shows that after passing this mountain, there is still an unknown area from Ruiguo.

Under the cliff is a deep stream.This way does not work.

Good hyphenation.Lin Xiaoxiao's trip was in vain.

In order to return to Tan Ping before the gate of the city, Lin Xiaoxiao and Kong Ci rested for a while, then walked back after eating.

Both are physically strong.The three miles of the return journey were almost spent running, and riding a horse was also galloping all the way.He rushed back to the city at the last moment when Tan Ping's city gate was closed.

Cui Panpan hoped that they had a short journey and they would come back earlier.They also brought back one person.

Cui Panpan, A Wu and A Xiu's father also set off as soon as the city gate opened.

The three of them set off on donkeys.The wooden bridge was close to Tan Ping, and they arrived there before noon.

The three were alert.Axiu's father was guarding the shore, and Awu and Cui Panpan went to the bridge to check.

Something unexpected happened.

After Cui Panpan and two people got on the bridge, one of them rushed over from the nearby mountain.The man ran and shouted "Don't move, the bridge is dangerous".

Cui Panpan and the three of them were startled by the sudden appearance of people, so naturally they did not dare to walk on the bridge.

When the man came to the front, the three grabbed him and questioned him.

This person called himself Amu, and he was a bandit from the nearby Wuming Mountain.He prevented Cui Panpan from going on the bridge because he set the trap on the bridge.

When the three of Cui Panpan heard that it was the other party's hands and feet, they had to break the casserole and ask the bottom line, even if they were tortured.

This Amu was very cooperative, and Balabala told the whole story and the cause of the incident.

The story of Amu is like this: the owner of Wuming Mountain is Hua Feng, the illegitimate son of Song Guoqing's doctor Hua Cheng.Due to various reasons, Hua Feng and Hua Cheng turned against each other, and Hua Feng turned into a bandit.

Not long ago, Hua Feng found out that Huacheng was going to pass by the Wuming Mountain, and the only way he had to pass was the wooden bridge, so he made people tamper with the wooden bridge.But things went wrong, some passers-by found a problem on the wooden bridge, Hua Feng had to change the ambush location.

Afterwards, the people from the Shanzhai fought with Huacheng and his party.The father and son Hua Feng and Hua Cheng died, and the people in the cottage also died in sevens and eighties.Without the leader, the remaining people in the cottage survived on the mountain until the wind passed and disbanded.

Amu thinks he is a good person, and remembers the trap of the wooden bridge in his heart, so he comes over to try to tear it down, but unexpectedly meets Cui Panpan and the other three.

There are many coincidences and weirdness in Amu's words, Cui Panpan can't make a judgment.

Amu then produced evidence.He remembered Cui Panpan.

Amu said that on the day the two Hua family father and son died, there was a third group present.Because Cui Panpan dressed like a nobleman, Amu remembered her.

This is indeed true.

So, Cui Panpan and the three brought Amu back to Tan Pingcheng.

Lin Xiaoxiao was speechless and had a headache.

"Is this man a bandit? Is what he said believable? What if he is a villain?"

Cui Panpan said: "In this day and age, there are a lot of people who are forced to be bandits. Ordinary people, if they have enough food and warm clothes, no one wants to live on the knife's edge."

"Then you believe what he said?"

"I think it's more or less the same. Think about it. At that time, you asked Ah Wu to check the wooden bridge first. The accident he said was probably Ah Wu. Afterwards, they fought and we all saw it. Besides, what reason did he have to lie? What about us? If he tricks us into crossing the bridge, he just needs to stand on the sidelines, there is no need to come out and make up a story to lie to us."

Lin Xiaoxiao felt that what Cui Panpan said made sense, but she still reminded her: "Gao Ming's lies are nine lies and one truth. If most of what he told was the truth and he only lied about one thing, we wouldn't be able to hear it You still have to be careful, don't be fooled by him."

Lin Xiaoxiao went to see Amu in person, but she didn't see anything wrong with him.She can only think about finding opportunities to show "magic skills", and test whether she will receive points from Amu.

As a result, Lin Xiaoxiao and his party had an extra temporary member.

It's been ten days since I rested in Tanping, and it's time to continue.

With Amu joining, the problem of the wooden bridge is easily solved.

The so-called trap is to tamper with a wooden plank for a bridge, so that the wooden plank is loose and unable to bear the load.After people's feet or livestock step on it, the plank will fall directly, resulting in stepping into the air.

Amu knew that those boards had been tampered with, so he started to re-tie the loose boards.This will allow you to cross the bridge.

Knowing that everyone still can't trust him, Amu crosses the bridge alone.In order to increase his persuasiveness, he came back after crossing the bridge and led a donkey across the bridge.

So, this troublesome wooden bridge passed by like this.

After crossing the bridge, Lin Xiaoxiao took out some money and handed it to Cui Panpan.

The amount of money was not much but it was also a lot. Firstly, it was a thank you to Amu, and secondly, it was a settling fee for him.Amu was brought back by Cui Panpan, so she came forward.

"With this money, go to the city to do a small business, or set up a land farm, live a good life, and don't be a bandit anymore."

Amu suddenly knelt down towards Cui Panpan.

"Amu is a sinner, and he cannot enter the city. Amu is willing to follow the nobleman, like a cow or a horse."

"Ah, here." Cui Panpan was a little uncertain.

Lin Xiaoxiao watched from the side, both surprised and clear.

The way Amu looked at Cui Panpan showed his thoughts.Everyone around could see it, probably only Cui Panpan, the person involved, didn't notice it.

In Lin Xiaoxiao's view, Amu's unreasonable desire is the toad's desire to eat swan meat.That is absolutely impossible to come true.I don't know that Lin Xiaoxiao thinks this way alone.

Fortunately, Amu sticks to his duty, never speaks excessively, and never intentionally seeks a sense of presence in front of Cui Panpan.Therefore, the person who discovered this did not dislike him.

Lin Xiaoxiao felt that it was better for Cui Panpan to decide on this matter.It would be very embarrassing for her to intervene.

It may be that Amu gave Cui Panpan a good first impression, and Cui Panpan finally agreed with him to stay.

Hearing Cui Panpan's decision, Lin Xiaoxiao subconsciously glanced at Kong Ci.

Afterwards, Kong Ci found an opportunity to meet Lin Xiaoxiao alone.

Lin Xiaoxiao told Kong Ci: "Amu is new here, you usually pay attention to it a little bit. But don't go too far, don't be discovered by him."

Kong Ci asked: "Shannu thinks there is something wrong with Amu?"

"It doesn't necessarily have to be a real problem," Lin Xiaoxiao thought about it, "Amu's appearance is a bit abrupt, I always feel that he is not like an ordinary commoner, maybe he is hiding something. Of course, maybe what he is hiding is a private matter, which has nothing to do with us .So, I don't want to cause him to misunderstand."

Kong Ci understood and silently agreed to this matter.

The wooden bridge is a shortcut.

After passing the wooden bridge, the system map was directly refreshed to the border between Song State and Rui State.This road is also much easier to walk.They also encountered caravans coming and going.

Kong Ci likes to make friends with people, and soon found out more information from the caravan.

It turns out that the shortcut of the wooden bridge has been opened up for more than 20 years.It is precisely because of this road that the original long road will be abandoned.

In addition, there is a piece of bad news: Qin and Wei are at war.

Lin Xiaoxiao asked worriedly: "Has a fight started? Is the battlefield close to us?"

Kong Ci said: "There hasn't been a fight yet, but the state of Qin sent troops to the state of Wei, and the soldiers and horses are less than twenty miles away from the capital of the state of Wei."

"What does that have to do with us?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked puzzled.

Cui Panpan knew the reason and explained: "Wei State is adjacent to Rui State, and the relationship between the two countries has always been very good. Especially the monarchs of the two countries are both surnamed Ji, and the experience of enforcing the country is also the same. out."

Lin Xiaoxiao frowned: "Could it be possible that Rui Guo will help Wei Guo to fight Qin? Isn't that hitting a stone with an egg?"

(End of this chapter)