Yan Lie, who was dressed in civilian clothes, stood next to a carriage, and the Pure Water Country Mission that escorted Pei Qiancheng this time, in addition to the four deliberately empty carriages, also prepared three high-headed horses for Ye Fan, all of which were first-class war horses in the border army of the Pure Water Country, and even the official position of the Guide Division from the sixth rank may not be able to have one here.

The little fox and Song Yanqiu were not suitable to show their heads, so they chose to ride in a carriage, but Ye Fan and Qiao Sandao chose to ride north with him to their surprise.

More than 100 cavalrymen in armor and swords, as well as more than a dozen monks who were scattered with the army, all stood solemnly around the more than ten carriages in the middle.

Yan Lie and Ye Fan said frankly that two of these dozen monks were secretly worshipped in the dark places of the Pure Water Country, and if it weren't for this order, even he, a frontier general of the third grade, would not have the right to transfer those two monks.

The other more than 100 horsemen are all veterans of the border army who are familiar with bows and horses, and they belong to the first-class sharp soldiers, all of whom are drawn from the army by Gongsun Che.

Before leaving, Yan Lie introduced a person to Ye Fan, who was the waiter of the Ministry of Rites who accompanied him to Jiulongling for negotiations, Guo Huaiyong.

Yan Lie also said with a smile that although he belonged to the same Zhengsanpin members of the imperial court, he still had to call him an adult if he used the political pattern of the civil officials of the Pure Water Country to hold the generals hostage.

Guo Huaiyong just shook his head, saying that he would make fun of people if he was hot.

This is in the center, a powerful and prominent member of the Ministry of Rites, but he has no frame at all, he often has a kind smile on his face, and occasionally he can talk and laugh with the soldiers and soldiers of the army for a while, and when they meet for the first time, Ye Fan's impression of him is not bad.

Before leaving, there was a joke.

Ye Fan has grown so big, let alone riding a horse, he has never been in contact with horses so closely.

Before getting on the horse, it was really a joke, with the help of Qiao Sandao, Ye Fan slowly climbed onto the horse, holding the reins with both hands, and forcibly calmed down on his face, in fact, he was speechless in his heart.

Fortunately, the little fox had already entered the carriage, and if she was not allowed to see this scene, she would definitely laugh at herself.

The mission has been going for quite some time.

On the side of the inn, the shopkeeper was reluctant to withdraw his gaze for a long time.

The lame old man squatted at the door and smoked dry cigarettes, and the curling smoke covered the folded vicissitudes of life, like a mountain mist covering the mountains and ravines.

The thin shopkeeper climbed to the roof and looked into the distance, the convoy had disappeared for a while, but he still looked into the distance in a daze.

On the northbound road, the wind and waves are calm.

The Pure Water Country was prosperous, and more than thirty years ago, Xu Yin was still sitting in the north, and he fought against Duan Yiyi, who was not a lieutenant of the Shence Army at that time, and they all won more and lost less, which made the southern border of Dayan suffer a lot. In the past five or six years, there have been no major disputes at all, basically some small frictions that are not painful, but the place on the border with Yutang in the west of the Pure Water Country has been in constant war all year round, and it is also the place that consumes the most national strength of the Pure Water Country.

Every fifty miles the team marched and stopped, to wash and feed the war horses, at this time, Guo Huaiyong would leave the carriage and go to chat with Ye Fan.

After coming and going, this waiter of the Ministry of Rites gradually became familiar with Ye Fan.

Although Yan Lie said that he had full authority to command this team, how could Ye Fan be stupid enough to do such a taboo as being against the guest? Besides, he was a stunned young man in terms of managing the team, and all the way down, Guo Huaiyong was in charge and Yan Lie was outside, so there was no need for Ye Fan to worry about it at all.

Guo Huaiyong is only thirty-eight years old this year, but he has already sat in the position of a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and he was still born in a military family, studied hard since he was a child, and obtained fame, and entered the Hanlin Academy for further study at the age of nineteen, and climbed up step by step. Be a shrewd person and have outstanding abilities, but

He has been in this position for more than ten years, and he is really a capable person.

Guo Huaiyong's admiration for the immortals on the mountain is undisguised, and with a gesture, he can affect the fortune of a country, live forever, move mountains and reclaim the sea, which is really appalling, so he wants to do his best to gather more immortal sects for the Pure Water Country, which is why he took the initiative to invite Ying to leave the capital to envoy Dayan Jiulongling.

On the way north, I will pass through four or five small county towns, and the officials of the post stations along the way, who are responsible for the reception, as well as the yamen of the local county where the post station is located, are very attentive. After all, with a holy decree, it is the three rank masters of the Great Yan Immortal Family Sect, or the two! These two great gods only need to stretch out a little thumb, and it is estimated that they can twist to death these small officials with sesame seeds, who dares not to take it seriously?

Guo Huaiyong was responsible for the entertainment and ushered in the send-off, although he was not enthusiastic, but he did not show the slightest arrogance.

This time it was the last county town on the border of the Pure Water Country, and it turned out to be the posture of sweeping the streets in the Pure Land, Ye Fan did not participate with Yan Lie and the others, but just took Qiao Sandao and the little fox to leave the post station, planning to buy some trivial items, such as clothes and books. But Song Yanqiu left the post house for the first time and wanted to go shopping with Ye Fan and them.

She was still wearing the same dress she wore when she set off from the inn, wearing a long sword at her waist, and she was heroic, even Ye Fan had to admit that she was indeed very beautiful.

According to Qiao Sandao, Miss Song's appearance has captivated the country and the city, and he has not been able to meet one in the decades that he has been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes in the Holy Water Secret Realm, and Chen Biluo is also good-looking, but she is still not as good as her.

Ye Fan didn't want to talk about the appearance of a girl behind his back, he only had one thought in his heart, no matter how beautiful these women looked, they still didn't look beautiful.

So Ye Fan met girls like Zhao Qingluan and Song Yanqiu, and he just met.

Song Yanqiu said that there was an alley nearby, and there were many kinds of shops, which was enough for Ye Fan and others to buy items.

On the way to the alley, Song Yanqiu explained the reason to Ye Fan, the county guard was born in the border army under the jurisdiction of Yanlie, or a descendant army, and later after he was discharged from the army, he began to move towards his official career, and he was a very good young man.

Walking into the alley of the very long street, there are all kinds of shops, in addition to the serious shops, there are also several stalls, all kinds of people. The appearance of a gambling ghost, at first glance, is to take out the few remaining objects at home to sell, poor and sour talents, should be in the middle of the family, have to sell property, ghostly heads, most of the objects are not in the right way, not a clean thing.

Ye Fan thought it was very interesting to trade these stalls on the street, and after the two parties had the intention to buy and sell, they did not talk about money, but put their hands in their sleeves to compare the price.

In this deep alley, Ye Fan and the three of them have their own gains, except for Song Yanqiu.

Ye Fan bought a few ancient books, not orthodox academic books, most of them were written by literati who traveled to Dachuan and were at the bottom, and also bought a few underwear and long shirts, otherwise walking in white robes every day would be too eye-catching.

The little fox didn't particularly want anything, just scurrying around, looking east and west, and didn't say that he liked it or wanted to buy it, just to watch the excitement. Later, Ye Fan bought her a candy man, and a small and delicate backpack, which made the little fox love it, carrying the backpack, eating the sugar man, bouncing and pulling Ye Fan's hand around the place, the scene was very harmonious.

Before coming out, Ye Fan lent Qiao Sandao some silver, not much, only fifty or sixty taels of silver, all of which were the official silver used in Zilai Prefecture, and Qiao Sandao only spent a dozen taels to make a new scabbard for the saber. After shopping for a long time, I didn't have anything I wanted to buy, but stopped for a long time in a shop that bought and sold jade, looking at a beautifully made one

Hosta, hesitant.

Seeing this situation, the old lady in charge of the reception in the store hurriedly came to Qiao Sandao's side, and said with a smile: "This hero, do you want to buy a piece of jewelry for your wife?

Qiao Sandao moved slightly, but turned to say, "She is not my wife. ”

As soon as the old woman's eyes rolled, she caught the hint of the words, and immediately smiled: "Oh, look, this old woman is old, her mouth is broken, and she should be scolded." But it seems that the hero wants to give it to the girl he likes, right? It's not that my wife sells herself and boasts, this hosta is made of the best green and white jade, if that girl can receive such a gift, it is estimated that you will be even more happy with the hero, and sooner or later you will become your wife. Just in time for General Yan to come to our county, it is a good day, originally forty taels of silver can't come down, today I will give you a twenty percent discount, thirty taels you will take it directly, but let the old woman say a few more words, out of the water purification country, and want to buy a hairpin made of good green and white jade so cheaply, it is impossible. ”

Qiao Sandao looked at the hosta on the counter, thinking that if she could bring it, it must be very beautiful.

The remaining money is just enough, and she doesn't lack anything, so it's not bad to give her a gift.

Looking at the subtle changes in Qiao Sandao's expression, the old woman clapped in her heart and said steadily.

"Look at this hosta material, where is the green and white jade of the Qiongdan country, it is clearly the white jade of the pure water country! Even when the price was the highest, this hosta was only twenty taels, and now I am afraid that it will not even be sold for fifteen taels." ”

When the old woman heard this, she was angry, where did the stunned young man dare to come to me to smash the field?

Just when the old woman wanted to call the two shop guys to teach the man a lesson, she suddenly found that the person who smashed the field was not a man, but a handsome lady with a sword.

Judging by her clothes, words and deeds, it doesn't look like she can provoke herself.

Qiao Sandao was slightly surprised: "Song Yanqiu, why are you here?"

Song Yanqiu walked to Qiao Sandao's side, picked up the hosta on the counter and observed it carefully for a while, and said in a deep voice: "One price, twelve taels of silver, do you want to sell it?"

The old woman swallowed her saliva, I don't know which lady came to their small shop to find fun, but in fact, the cost of this hosta is really not high, and she can earn some by herself for twelve taels, after glancing at Qiao Sandao, who was expressionless, the old woman smiled and said, "Sell, sell." I didn't expect this young lady's eyes to be vicious....."

Song Yanqiu turned around and walked out of the store, without dragging his feet at all.

Qiao Sandao took out a silver ingot and two taels of broken silver, picked up the hosta and followed.

The old woman wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and put away the silver with palpitations.

She was really afraid that the man with the knife would make a big fuss in her shop, looking at the aura on his body, he was by no means an ordinary person, even if she smashed the store, she had nowhere to reason.

I thought it was a big fat sheep that had to be slaughtered, but I didn't expect to almost lose my wife and soldiers.

The old woman walked out of the counter, picked up the account book and did a good job, and found that the cost of this hosta was almost twelve taels when converted.

At the same time, she was puzzled, but she also wondered why a woman's eye for jade could be so vicious, and she had run a shop for more than 30 years, and it was impossible to see how much a jade item was worth just by such a moment.

In the end, the old woman still shook her head, muttering that suffering losses is blessings.

Although she didn't suffer much.