Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 1208 Dragon Pond and Tiger Den

When I was young, I could still go up and down the mountain, but when I got older, my legs and feet were not good enough to go down the mountain, and I had to spend the rest of my life trapped in the mountains.

Zhou Guo didn't say anything. Mountainous areas have their advantages, and plains have their advantages.

It was the eighth day of their trip. This time they went to the farthest place they had ever been. They had no choice but to visit all the nearby places.

Wu Lazi couldn't help asking, "We have been in this county for more than ten days. When are we leaving? Do you really want to visit every village in this county? There are so many cities and counties in this prefecture, and there are so many places we haven't visited. If you visit them one by one, I'm afraid it will take you several years."

Didn't you say we were in a hurry?

Zhou Guo couldn't help looking at her, then at Xiaoshu and Dashu, and said to her: "Big boss, when you have free time, why don't you learn to read more? You should use your head more when you have nothing to do. You are the big boss after all, and Xiaoshu and Dashu know the truth. You still come to ask me, do you want to switch places with them?"

He was very disgusted. "Sometimes I really doubt how you got to this position? Is there so no one on the mountain?"

Wu Lazi: “…”

Why is he scolding me? "I am also anxious. You said that the autumn harvest will be in two or three months, and there are still so many places to go in the two prefectures. If you want to deal with someone, can't you go somewhere else? You young people are never anxious about anything."

Zhou Guo paused, looking at the rustling grass in front of him, and said with relief: "Okay, you know the reason, so I'll tell you, if something can be solved in one place, there's no need to drag it to other places and cause panic to the local people."

Xiaoshu shouted, "Come out!"

A lot of people stood up in front of them. Zhou Guo took a quick look and found that there were about thirty or forty of them.

He stared at her without saying a word, his eyes full of viciousness like a man-eating beast, just like the previous times.

Seeing this, Wu Lazi immediately stepped forward and stood beside Zhou Guo, "Here comes another desperate guy!"

Zhou Guo asked: "Which family are you from?"

The other side said coldly: "The one who wants your life!"

Zhou Guo sneered, "Same words, it seems that you all have the same fate. Those who said the same thing to you before have gone to see the King of Hell. Today, I will also send you off."

Wu Lazi was the first to rush forward. Damn it, it’s a waste of time. If you want to come, just come all at once. If you come in groups, it feels like you will never kill them all. They are as annoying as rats.

Dozens of people on the opposite side also rushed over here.

Zhou Guo sat motionless on the horse's back, his eyes looking around, then staring into the distance behind him without moving.

The battle did not last long. After a while, the other side injured a few people and quickly retreated, disappearing soon after.

Wu Lazi was about to charge, but Zhou Guo said, "Don't chase them, let them go."

Wu Lazi spat fiercely at their backs, then turned around and said to Zhou Guo, "Why do I think this is unusual? Those people fought to the death before, and no one retreated. What do you think they mean by this?"

Zhou Guo said: "I'm holding back my ultimate move, just wait."

Today's itinerary remains unchanged.

Wu Lazi simply couldn't understand. "How dangerous it is! They might be secretly watching us somewhere. We are few in number, and our brothers haven't arrived yet. If they send out several thousand men, we will be crushed into a meat pie if they step on everyone."

Zhou Guo said: "It's okay, we are still riding horses, we can run faster than them. If people really come, they can ride on horses and run away. Can they, with two legs, outrun us, with four legs?"

Wu Lazi was speechless, "Maybe we are surrounded from all sides. How can you be so careless?"

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "I am generous, and you just need to be careful."

At this time, it seemed that someone had changed again. At the critical moment, Wu Lazi was still very cautious.

Xiaoshu couldn't help but say, "Master Wu, don't worry, our master always has arrangements."

Wu Lazi was angry. "No matter how we arrange it, it's not like there's no risk at all. This risk can obviously be avoided, so why take it?"

She felt that Zhou Guo was really brave. Even in such a situation, he still dared to go.

Zhou Guo said: "If you want to do big things, how can there be no risks? Risks and benefits coexist. In other words, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child!"

If this keeps coming in waves, anyone would be annoyed.

She led her men forward calmly, showing no signs of retreating.

The people in the dark were equally puzzled, "Why doesn't this person leave? He's still moving forward. Is he plotting something?"

"What conspiracy could there be? We have already found out. There are more than a hundred people around her. They are staying in the county town and have not been brought out. The escort agency is not large. We have three thousand people and they are just a few. If you are still afraid, go back. I don't care if there are dangers ahead. I will break through today and take her head back to place it in front of my family's grave for sacrifice!"

"That's right. Didn't we just send someone up there to test her? There is really no one else around except them. Even the king of heaven can't save her this time."

They all wanted Zhou Guo to die. Even when they were asleep, they wanted to drink her blood and eat her flesh. Now that a great opportunity was right in front of them, how could these people retreat? Even if there was an ambush, the advantage was on their side.

With a wave of his hand, he said, "Go!"

The people behind him gripped their weapons tightly and ran away quickly.

They are all survivors gathered from all over the place. Their number was originally small. One or two thousand people died before, and now the few thousand left are their only remaining people.

If we fail this time, I don’t know when we will be able to gather so many people again.

Zhou Guo moved forward along the route, walking very slowly, slower than a human on foot. The village he was going to today was the farthest, and on the way he had to pass by a large forest, which was the best place for these people to take action.

The terrain is not open and there is nowhere to run. I can't get out for a while and am at the mercy of others.

Wu Lazi looked at the large forest in front of him and frowned, "This place is not good, it's not easy to run, how about taking a detour?"

Zhou Guo said meaningfully: "It's not easy to run, this is a good location."

Wu Lazi: “…”

She looked at Dashu and Xiaoshu and couldn't help but whispered, "What do you mean, she has plans?"

Dashu blinked.

Wu Lazi was furious and blurted out, "Why not..."

Zhou Guo looked over.

Wu Lazi held back the rest of her words and muttered, "Why did you hide it from me alone? And yet you all knew about it. Am I an outsider?"

Unhappy.

Zhou Guo looked at her and said, "Sometimes I feel like you're younger than me. It seems like you've lived in vain."

He was so startled. He didn't look like this before.

Wu Lazi shrank her neck.

Zhou Guo said: "Okay, you will know when you go in, let's go."