Chapter Seventy-Four: The White Dock Incident
The gloomy day began to rain in an instant, and the rain did not stop the march, but quickened the pace. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The carriage jolted even more, but the four people in the carriage were unaware, and at this time their eyes were focused on the bird that landed on Luo Yuyan's palm.
Luo Yuyan tapped the bird's head, body, wings and tail with his fingers, and shouted softly: "Open!" ”
The little bird spread its wings and flew into the air, turning into a piece of letter paper, and Luo Yuyan reached out and pinched it. glanced at the money and said with a smile: "It's Uncle Kongming." ”
It's good that it wasn't sent by the head of the house in person, Sha Li and Lou Qingxiao breathed a sigh of relief. If the head of the sect urges them to go back to the mountain gate at this time, what should Luo Yuyan do if he really has a headache.
Luo Yuyan browsed through the content, and a trace of fire ignited in his fingertips, burning the letter in an instant.
"After asking how we are doing, I briefly introduced the current situation in the cultivator world."
Lou Qingxiao asked worriedly, "Could it be that during this time, the cultivator world is in trouble again?" ”
"It's not a big deal." Luo Yuyan explained, "Since the incident of the Dingjian Sect, it has been calm on the surface, but secretly, some sects have become unruly. ”
"It's good that the cultivator world can have peace for such a long time." Nan Yuan interjected, "Back then, it was common for sects to destroy sects, and it was not uncommon to kill people and seize treasures. ”
"If there is no absolute strong power to maintain the balance, there will be no peace. Now that Dingjianmen has made a scale star that breaks the balance, it is difficult to return to the balance. Luo Yuyan sighed.
Sha Li saw Luo Yuyan sighing, but she didn't hear the sad tone: "The head has come up with a solution?" ”
"There are ways, but it's not very good." Luo Yuyan laughed.
Seeing Luo Yuyan so relaxed, it aroused everyone's curiosity. "It is planned that in the name of exchange, each sect will send disciples to each other for apprenticeship and exchange, so as to deepen the relationship between the sects. Secretly, it is to supervise and probe each other and pull the gate faction into one boat. ”
The three of them were stunned, it was indeed a bit embarrassing that the dignified mountain gate wanted to maintain the balance of the cultivator realm in this way.
"There's no other way?" Nanyuan couldn't cry or laugh. There was no fault in this matter, the fault was in the timing, and it was hard to imagine the situation when the boss of the cultivator world opened his mouth and forcibly dragged others onto his own boat. If his old friend knew that a thousand years later, the mountain gate would end up like this, would he be so angry that he vomited blood.
"Isn't there a very powerful small mountain gate in the mountain gate? Wouldn't it be better to let the people from Xiaoshanmen come forward? Shali's mind spun fast, "After all, they have strength." ”
Luo Yuyan shook his head: "The strength of an individual is too small, looking at the entire cultivator world, the mountain gate is only the boss of a family, and it can't withstand the tens of thousands of two-hearted people below." If the war is openly provoked, the mountain gate has the absolute right to purge by force. But now everything is hidden in the heart, and only more strong people can join forces with the mountain gate to maintain the relationship and balance. ”
"This is reasonable, but after all, it is not the right way, and it is indispensable to be slandered and laughed at." Lou Qingxiao sighed. I have a deep relationship with Shanmen, and when I see that Shanmen is about to become a talking handle, I always feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.
"The head naturally has the idea of being in charge, and we can do ours with peace of mind." Luo Yuyan still kept a smile, and even had a kind of mentality of watching a play.
Sha Li suddenly realized a question: "Immortal, why did Uncle Shi tell me about this?" Is it just to prepare our hearts? You're going to send us away again? ”
"Which sect do you think would dare to take in our four great Buddhas?" Luo Yuyan raised his eyebrows, and the meaning of laughter was self-evident. It made everyone laugh.
The four people in the car, where to put it is probably a headache.
Luo Yuyan didn't sell Guan Zi either, and continued: "It's not as complicated as you think. This proposal was thought of by the master, but it couldn't be put forward by the master, so it had to be handed over to the two uncles of Kong Ming and Yun Yin, who could see that it was a mess, and neither of the two uncles wanted to take it, and in the end, the stinky chess basket had to play chess to determine whether to win or lose, and as a result, this errand fell to Uncle Kong Ming. Proposed by Uncle Kong Ming, naturally someone had to reconsider, so he targeted me. ”
The three of them were full of black lines, and Uncle Kong Ming was going to pull a cushion. Uncle Kong Ming is not less bullied by Luo Yuyan on weekdays, but there is a chance to dump the pot, naturally the first thing that comes to mind is Luo Yuyan, it is better to carry the black pot together than to become the target of the public alone.
Sha Li and Lou Qingxiao glanced at each other, and Luo Yuyan was still smiling.
"So what are you going to do? Promise Uncle Shi? Sha Li looked at Luo Yuyan sympathetically.
"Of course it is......" Luo Yuyan's smile did not decrease, "No." ”
Luo Yuyan smiled brighter and brighter, and the remaining three couldn't help but shrink their shoulders, Uncle Kong Ming was afraid that this time he would have to bleed heavily to satisfy Luo Yuyan's appetite.
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Stop-and-go, it took half a month to finally reach the boundary of Baiwu City. The scenery here is different from the side of Tongcheng, Sha Li pulls Nanyuan to fly out occasionally for a walk, and you can always see people traveling together to enjoy the green, a good scenery of grass and warblers flying.
The official road led by Zhi Ge is a specific official road of the army, which is generally far away from places where people speak intensively, so as not to bring trouble to the local people's livelihood. It is said that it is passing through Baiwu City, but the actual distance is still more than ten miles. There was only one night to rest here, and the four people in the car were tired from sitting all over, and finally passed through a big city and town, ready to go and play.
This matter has always followed them, and even if they delay in the city for three or five days, it will only be half a day's journey to Edgeworth. As for safety, Zhi Ge felt that as long as Shali didn't get into any trouble, it would be fine.
Lou Qingxiao, who is still well-informed, patted his chest and said that he would take everyone to play. When he didn't become an angel of Qin, he rode a horse when he had nothing to do, learned to fly with his sword, and even said he was leaving. This Baiwu City Tower Qingxiao has passed by once, and the journey time was tight at that time, and I didn't have time to play, but this time it was a good opportunity.
Lou Qingxiao explained that this Baiwu City is neither a military town nor a famous commercial city, this radius of 100 miles is good farmland, there are many villages, in order to facilitate the management of these villages, the state capital was set up in the center, and over time, it has become a big city for the transfer of grain.
When Zhi Ge took the silver feather guard to camp in the camp, the four of them explained to Zhi Ge and couldn't wait for Edgeworth to leave. During these days, the people of Silver Feather Guard and Red Guard were not surprised by the actions of these four real people.
The four of them chose to settle in a relatively remote suburb, and the sunset was about to end, so they had to enter the city before the city gate fell. The four of them quickened their pace and walked towards Baiwu City.
Approaching the city gate, a few people felt a little surprised, an ordinary town, no matter how tightly guarded it is on weekdays, it will not put all the horses on the table. It's just a surprise, the four of them don't care, no matter what the situation is, they can easily deal with it.
The soldiers defending the city had solemn faces, but there were traces of exhaustion in their eyes, and they were probably ordered by the prefect of the city.
The four of them didn't delay too much, and the soldiers guarding the city glanced at the four of them, each of them was dressed luxuriously and extraordinary, and their identities were at least nobles of each family. Offending a noble person is not a trivial matter, but you can't ignore the orders of your superiors.
The soldier who led the team here collected his weapons and was about to come over, Lou Qingxiao stepped forward and pulled him to the corner. Lou Qingxiao couldn't help but say that he quietly stuffed some silver first, and the soldiers guarding the city also tacitly put it away, this kind of thing has been seen a lot, and it is not polite.
"Master Jun, it's convenient, I'll take a few friends out to play secretly, if my father knows, I'll have to be punished again." Lou Qingxiao frowned.
To meet such a shelfless gentleman, the soldiers defending the city are also in a good mood, and no one can get along with money.
"Alright, let's go inside."
The four of them entered the city unimpeded, and Sha Li gave Lou Qingxiao a thumbs up, and the almighty radish strips were not blown out.
When night falls, the lanterns of the wine shop and tea shop are lit one by one, and there are few tourists on the street that should be bustling.
"Is it so deserted in the city?" Nan Yuan, who didn't understand the reason, was a little confused, thinking that the current capital city was generally deserted.
Sha Li shook his head: "No, the curfew in the capital starts from Hai Shishi, and it is far away from the jurisdiction of the capital, and the curfew will definitely not be strictly controlled." It's a bit strange that there are so few people. ”
"Let's stay here tonight for the time being, and leave tomorrow morning, so you don't need to be nosy." Luo Yuyan said.
Nominally, they all hold positions of imperial power, but it's not good to openly meddle in the affairs of imperial power, and they must avoid suspicion when it's time to avoid suspicion, not to mention that the current cultivator world is not stable.
Everyone understands this truth, and there is no objection to it. Lou Qingxiao chose a restaurant that didn't look good, and planned to spend the night here tonight.
The business in the restaurant was deserted, and even the shopkeeper was napping in front of the hall, which surprised Shali and others.
The shopkeeper saw someone coming to the door in a daze, rubbed his eyes to determine that someone was really coming, and had to get up to greet him in confusion.
"A few nobles, what do you want to do? The mutton of our Fengqing Building is a must. Xiao Er beckoned.
Lou Qingxiao seemed to be a regular customer, and said casually: "Three meat and two vegetables, pick your best, and then blanch two pots of good wine." By the way, there are four rooms - no, three upper rooms. Go ahead. ”
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, but his ability to observe words and emotions was not bad, and he immediately put on a smiling face and said, "I'm afraid that a few nobles just arrived in our Baiwu City today, right?" ”
Seeing that he had something to say, Sha Li nodded: "But what's going on in the city?" ”
Lou Qingxiao wanted to put forward his money strategy again, but when the shopkeeper saw the silver, although his eyes lit up, he couldn't say anything and didn't accept it.
The shopkeeper said: "A few nobles tell you the truth, a few days ago, the prefect ordered to strictly supervise outsiders entering the city, and also ordered that the inn store should be full of room cards, and outsiders were not allowed to stay. The little one didn't dare to disobey the order of the prefect, and he would have to eat in prison! ”
"Are outsiders that scary?" Shali was angry and laughed, what kind of order was this.
The shopkeeper's eyes were full of horror, and he hurriedly motioned to Sha Li to whisper: "Noble, don't talk about it, the prefect has gray hair these days, and you must not say that outside." ”
"But what weird happened?" Luo Yuyan was gentle and calm.
The shopkeeper hurriedly apologized: "Don't be embarrassed for the little ones, listen to the little ones, the vicinity of Baiwu City is not safe, let's leave quickly." ”
"Then why don't you leave?" Nan Yuan shook his hands, and the inexplicable coercion dispersed.
The shopkeeper didn't know what was going on, he only felt that he weighed a thousand pounds on his body, and he almost knelt on the ground, and he was so anxious that he wanted to cry: "I'm a junior second, I don't dare to deceive the nobles." The prefect has an order, how dare we not listen. ”
"Alright, let's go, it looks like there's really nothing fun here." The fun-loving Shali all agreed to leave, and the others didn't want to stay in this inexplicable White Dock City.
The four of them weren't ready to eat, so they got up and left, and the shopkeeper apologized again and again behind him.
Walking out of the restaurant, Sha Li's gaze swept over the faces of the other three and asked, "Aren't you curious?" ”
"What about curiosity? I can't eat again. Let's go find some game in a moment. Luo Yuyan said.
Sha Li very much agrees with Luo Yuyan's words, nothing is as important as her stomach. Strode towards the city gates.