freenovelworld Chapter 372 The hero's stumbling block on the road to escape from the famine 23
Chapter 372 The hero's stumbling block on the road to escape from the famine 23
Gu Lanzhang sighed and said, "Don't move, I'll get it."
Xiao Yun finally reacted and curled her lips. Well, she forgot that this was a feudal ancient society. As a married woman, how could she touch another man, even a corpse?
Without Gu Lanzhang's call, the three sons took the initiative to step forward and touch the other four bodies.
"Huh? What is this? Eight Diagrams Stick Technique?"
Gu Huaili took out a cloth bag from the chest of the corpse closest to him. When he opened it, he found not only a few coins but also a parchment scroll with four seal-style characters of "Bagua Stick Technique" written on the top.
"Staff techniques? Let me take a look!"
When Gu Lanzhang heard this, he stopped what he was doing and moved closer to his third son.
Others also gathered around.
"This is... a martial arts secret manual! There are also pictures!"
Gu Huairen couldn't help but shout out in a low voice. Although there were not as many novels in ancient times as in later generations, there were still some martial arts legends.
And kung fu did exist in ancient times, but it was not the kind of magical skills such as flying over eaves and walls, moving mountains and filling the sea, but internal and external kung fu.
For example, some sons of generals have their own boxing, spear and stick techniques, and some escort agencies also have their own skills. Even some bandit leaders also have some skills, otherwise how can they win the support of others.
And every boy has a dream of traveling the world as a knight and doing good deeds. Even if he doesn't have the dream of traveling the world as a knight and doing good deeds, he still has an ideal of defending his country and making great achievements.
So when they saw this, the four men in the family all became excited, and even Gu Lanzhang, the patriarch, stopped maintaining his mature and steady personality.
This was certainly not something the bandits had on them, but was secretly placed there in the dark by Xiao Yun and Xiao Lin. They had originally wanted to find it themselves, but since their own men wouldn't let them, it would be better for them to find it themselves.
Because they were afraid that someone might come behind them, their excitement didn't last long. They quickly put the things away and started searching the corpse again, being much more careful than before.
Especially Gu Huaili, he even searched several people's shoes. Not to mention, he actually found a piece of gold leaf. Although it smells a bit, who would think money is dirty...
Unexpectedly, they met a few bandits and made a small profit. The short man had the most money, ten taels of silver, and a few gold jewelry, and no one knew where he got them from.
The other people also had some scattered silver and copper coins on them, and the gold leaf was found from the sole of the shoe of the first person who rushed in.
After finishing all this, they quickly left the village. They wanted to cremate the bodies to destroy the evidence, but when they thought that the flames would attract more people, they gave up and decided to leave quietly. Anyway, there was no surveillance at that time, and it would be an unsolved case.
The group hurried on their way in the dark, and after walking hurriedly for half an hour they slowed down a little. Xiao Yun heard a faint crying sound, and when he turned around he found that it was Gu Mingyue.
She slowed down her pace, waited for her to come to her side, put her arm around her shoulders and said softly: "What's wrong with Yue'er? You must be tired. Hang on a little longer, walk a little further and then we can stop to rest. This road is too empty, and if we are chased, we will have nowhere to hide."
Gu Mingyue’s suppressed sobbing immediately turned into sobbing, and she cried as she said: “Mom, wuwuwu, I’m so scared… wuwuwuwu… I killed someone… Will he… Will he turn into a ghost and come to take my life… wuwuwuwu…”
Gu Lanzhang and Gu Huairen also slowed down the pace of pushing the stroller and turned to look at them. Mingyue has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child and seldom cried. After having a younger sister like Gu Mingxing, she tried even harder to be a good older sister. This was the first time she cried out loud like this.
They were actually a little scared. They were shaking when they started touching the corpse. It was the martial arts secret book that diverted their attention a little, and they became afraid later.
He looked at the mother and her three daughters worriedly. Xiao Yun and Gu Mingyue had both taken action. Gu Mingxing was protected behind them, but he would probably be scared seeing these scenes.
But it turned out to be different from what they thought. Except for Gu Mingyue crying in fear, Xiao Yun and Gu Mingxing acted as if nothing had happened. One of them patted her daughter gently to comfort her, while the other one acted funny and said that she would protect her sister. If that person turned into a ghost, she would be more evil than him, because ghosts are also afraid of evil people.
Gu Lanzhang also said: "Yue'er was very powerful today, stronger than father and brothers, and she was saved by you and your mother. If it weren't for you two hitting the stick, the knife would have been cut on us.
You three should practice martial arts hard in the future, otherwise you won’t be as good as your younger sister and you will have to rely on her for protection. Aren’t you ashamed?
Today is an experience for us. In this chaotic world, the situation may become even more dangerous in the future. We will encounter more than one wave of bandits. When it comes to life and death, it is either you die or I live. We must practice martial arts so that we can protect ourselves and our families in the future.
Don't cry anymore, Yue'er. Wipe your tears quickly. When we get to a safe place, Dad will ask for a talisman for you to make sure that even if those people become ghosts, they won't be able to get into your body."
After Gu Mingyue vented her feelings, she was not so scared anymore. She wiped the tears from her face and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm fine. I'm sorry for making my parents, brothers and sisters worry. Let's continue on our journey. With you around, Yue'er is not afraid anymore."
No matter how calm she was, she was just a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old. Her red nose and eyes forced a smile, which made her look both pitiful and cute.
Xiao Yun hugged her again, and while pulling her hand forward, he pointed at the wooden pendant hanging around her neck and said, "Don't worry, your father doesn't need to take you to ask for a peace charm. This one is made of peach wood and has the function of warding off evil spirits."
"Really? This is actually made of peach wood..."
Seeing Gu Lanzhang and the others looking at him curiously, Xiao Yun explained the origin of the pendant and showed the wooden bracelet on his wrist.
"I have one too. I have one too. We did that at that time..." Gu Mingxing also took out the pendant he was wearing and told his father and brother about the situation at that time.
The atmosphere suddenly became cheerful, and we temporarily forgot about the possible pursuers behind us. Traveling in the middle of the night didn't seem so tiring anymore.
……
They headed north. The place they were in before was high, and the yellow sand seemed not far away, but in fact, there were dozens of miles in between.
They arrived at the village closest to the desert at dawn. They planned to replenish some water before going into the desert, but all the wells they found there were dry.
If they hadn't finally found half a tank of water in a cellar, they would have been ready to take another route.
Of course, the water was prepared by Xiao Yun. There are no such coincidences. When there is such a shortage of water, who would leave you a jar of water, especially in the cellar?