The weak scholar in the end of ancient times

Chapter 55: Competitors are coming
They could not feel the movements of the giants.

The north is so vast that even though there were many groups migrating from south to north during this period, they only encountered a very small number of them.

Continue to move closer to the Zhao clan.

Collect some flammable branches and dead wood along the way and use them directly when you rest, so you don’t have to run far to chop firewood.

The most dangerous time has passed. Now many areas in the north have sparse forests, and the temperature is low due to the cold wave. As long as you keep warm, you don’t have to worry too much about anything else.

Not really. The threat from the evil creatures has decreased, but there are still people.

But overall, the team is filled with positive emotions.

For example, Xiao Liu. After seeing the strength of Jinwu City, he is full of hope for the future. He also shoulders the heavy responsibility of being the "hope of the whole village". Now he feels full of energy!
The same goes for everyone else.

They finally made it to the north alive. As long as they keep moving forward, they will reach the Zhao clan, and a new life will begin!
Before that, everyone wanted to perform well in front of Wen Gu.

When he arrived at the Zhao family's territory, he still had to rely on Wen Gu's relatives for care.

Master Qingyi's mood has been up and down recently.

It was because of those monks that he felt more uncertain, but he quickly adjusted his mindset.

I can’t control other places, but there can’t be any other “masters” in this team!
Master Qingyi has strong business capabilities.

So, at first the team was discussing the monks in Jinwu City and Buddhism, but after a few days, they stopped talking about those things. In comparison, the Qingyi Immortal beside them was more worthy of awe.

Wen Gu ignored this little disturbance in the team.

He thought that if the identities of his uncle and aunt were really as he guessed, then these relatives would not be sentimental people.

If Wen Gu wants to achieve his goal, he has to make these relatives take him seriously and prove his ability.

But proving one's talent takes time.

These days, relatives who live far away don’t understand each other.

When you first arrive here and want to improve your own value as soon as possible, the most intuitive way is to see how many people you bring with you!
There are more survivors in the north than in the south. The six major clans now only occupy six states in the north, and there are still large areas that they cannot control. There should be many survivors hiding there.

Thinking back, where else can we rescue some people before reaching the Zhao clan?
Before nightfall, the team found a small courtyard to stay for the night.

A cold wave has swept through in the past few days, and the temperature has dropped significantly, but the night sky is still quite clear tonight.

The moon is almost full, so the night is not completely dark. If you have good eyesight and no night blindness, you can see things at night and even some scenery outside.

In autumn and winter, everything withers, and this area, which already has sparse trees, looks even more desolate.

"Someone usually takes care of this yard. The wall has obviously been repaired recently, and there are fire residues in the yard." said Lin Biaotou.

"That means there are survivors nearby," Wen Gu said, "but they only come every few days, not frequently."

The courtyard wall was made of stone and earth. There was no shelter from the wind and rain, and the remaining traces showed that it had been demolished, perhaps burned as firewood. There was nothing but broken stones and earth inside.

Fortunately, there was no rain in the past two days. The courtyard wall and the car blocked the wind, and I wrapped myself tightly in thick clothes and lit a fire, so I got through the night.

All the nearby trees had been cut down, so they had to walk a little further away if they wanted to chop wood.

Some people with good eyesight were left to take turns guarding the night, while the others rested.

Wen Gu rested in the carriage, without lighting any candles, as they had to be used sparingly these days. Early to bed, early to rise.

He closed his eyes and leaned against the carriage, thinking about his next plan.

He really wanted to rescue more people and bring them to the Zhao clan, but there was no need to do it deliberately. The most important thing now was to get the team around him to the destination as soon as possible.

As for the rest, if you come across it, grab it. If you don’t, forget it, don’t force it.

There are survivors nearby, but they are in a hurry to get on with their journey and will not look for them deliberately.

Unless the other party bumps into you.

But we will only stay here for one night and set off at dawn tomorrow morning.

It's late at night and the weather is cold. Who would be so stupid as to bump into me?

As I was thinking, I was about to fall asleep. Some people outside had been snoring for a long time.

Sudden.

jingle--

There was a faint ringing sound.

Wen Gu opened his eyes and discerned quietly in the darkness. Dingling——Dingling——

One sound after another seemed to be approaching from a distance.

The people who were keeping watch outside also heard it, and those who were originally asleep were awakened by the noise around them.

"What happened?!" The awakened people picked up their weapons, thinking that an evil creature was attacking.

"There's a sound! Listen..."

It was quiet, and soon I heard a ringing sound.

This doesn't sound like the sound of an evil creature.

Wen Gu got off the carriage, and the others also stood up one after another.

After my eyes adapted, I no longer suffered from night blindness and could still vaguely see the situation outside on a night with a big moon.

Under the silvery moonlight, there seemed to be a line of figures, dancing and rising rhythmically with the sound of faint bells in the night.

The bare branches in the distance looked even more hideous.

The night wind blows.

The swaying shadows of the trees are cast on the figures who are moving forward with a specific pace.

There seemed to be incense burning in the front, and the flames flickered with the ups and downs of footsteps and the slight evening breeze.

jingle--

jingle--

One sound after another, gradually approaching.

People with poor eyesight are like blind people at night and can't see anything, but they can feel the creepy atmosphere and asked nervously.

But no one answered him.

I wrapped myself tightly in clothes and became even more frightened.

People with good eyesight would feel their hair stand on end and their knees go weak at this moment.

When Xiao Liu noticed the unusual movement, he was about to draw his bow to fight off the enemy and protect Wen Gu.

But at this time...

The fingers on the bowstring trembled.

The basic qualities of the Hunter's family shattered at this moment.

The others who could see it were all chattering with their teeth.

County Lieutenant Zhou, who also believed in ghosts and gods, relied entirely on his bravery to hold the knife. His muscles were tense and cold sweat began to appear on his face.

jingle--

The sound of the bells was getting closer, and they could see more and more clearly.

In that row of figures, except for the person ringing the bell in the front, the figures at the back were almost all in sync.

With both arms raised, one resting on the other, he jumped forward mechanically, strangely and stiffly, to the sound of the bell.

As dark as a ghost, not like a living person.

It looks even more eerie under the moonlight.

Even the shaking copper bell will capture people's hearts and souls step by step.

It makes people feel tense and dizzy.

There were not many figures over there, but the ghostly aura that was coming towards them scared the group of tough guys who had been chopping evil creatures for so long and almost made them lose the courage to fight.

Xiao Liu's knees went weak and he almost fell to his knees. Wen Gu grabbed the back of his collar and pulled him aside.

He turned around and continued to look at the group of figures approaching in front.

Not only was he not afraid, he also felt that the way those people came over had a retro, netherworld aesthetic.

Wen Gu said to the Taoist priest next to him:
"There's another competitor coming."

(End of this chapter)