Chapter 21: Xu Wen
After a long time, on the official road not far from the southwest of the border city, Xi Zhu was wearing a clothes that did not fit well, and was hurrying forward with a wooden stick in one hand and a little embarrassed.
Speaking of the clothes on his body, it was given to him by the guy who was walking in front of him now, and of course he also figured out the name of the guy after this period of contact.
Xu Wen, it turned out that the other party was also surnamed Xu, but he didn't know if he was from the Xu family.
"You said that you came to the border city alone from Qi County, so far away, what are you doing here?"
Xizhu said as he walked;
"I'm going to the border city to join my relatives' ......"
Hearing Xizhu speak, Xu Wen, who was walking in front, showed a somewhat impatient look on his face and said, since he met this guy, he has always been on guard along the way.
"After talking for so long, you haven't answered me if you are from the Xu family. ”
Seeing that the other party didn't pay much attention to himself, Xizhu thought about it and asked again, hearing Xizhu ask, Xu Wen, who was walking in front, suddenly slowed down, and then suddenly looked back at Xizhu.
"What's your business, let's talk about it, once you get to the border city, you can't pester me anymore. ”
"No, it must be just a coincidence, if you are really a member of the Xu family, how can you be a thief?
Xizhu didn't answer Xu Wen's words, but continued to look at the guy with a suspicious look on his face, but just as he was thinking about it, he saw that Xu Wen had turned around and walked away again.
"Hey...... You wait for me!"
Xizhu came back to his senses, and then quickly followed, but because of the injury on the soles of his feet, this acceleration made his image of limping even more obvious.
However, Xu Wen did have very few words along the way, his attention seemed to be always facing forward, and he rarely paid attention to Xizhu, as if he had something on his mind.
"Huh?"
Seeing the other party's reaction, of course Xizhu was not willing to pay attention to this, so he suddenly came to the front of Xu Wen and blocked the way.
"What are you going to do!"
Xu Wen's face changed, he hugged his burden with both hands, and then took two steps back, keeping a distance from Xizhu.
"That day was so dangerous, if it weren't for the appearance of my Xizhu son, I'm afraid you would have been tied up by that group of guys, my Xizhu boy has always had clear grievances, and now that you saved my life, we can be considered even, talk about you Since you are a member of the Xu family, but you have turned over the wall of the Xu family, it seems that the Xu family is a thief?"
When the words fell, Xizhu's gaze fell on the other party's burden again, and this expression made the face of the guy in front of him change slightly again.
"Could it be true that you stole some rare treasure and escaped all the way here?"
However, Xizhu saw that this Xu Wen was not very tall, he was a little shorter than himself, he had clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he gave people a feeling of weakness, and quickly shook his head again.
"You have to take care of it!"
Xu Wen frowned, he didn't let down his guard because of Xizhu's current embarrassed appearance along the way.
"Don't you say that I also know that my Xizhu Gongzi also knows, where are you from the Xu family, you are just a figurine at most, because you entered the Xu Mansion, so you changed your name and surname to Xu, so you can know a lot of things about the Xu family, right!"
Xizhu said, at this time, there was a smug look on his face that seemed to be because he had seen through the details of the other party, but in Xu Wen's opinion, this guy who was talking nonsense was really a little too bad.
Of course, he calmed down for a moment and thought clearly, this guy is just pretending to be fierce on the surface, but in fact, he is covered in injuries, and I am afraid that he can't even compare to an ordinary person.
So he didn't pay attention to Xizhu anymore, and walked directly to Xizhu's side, and collected the burden on his body again, but this action was once again captured by Xizhu carefully.
"The Xu family still dares to take such a big risk to steal the things of the master's family, but my Xizhu Gongzi doesn't care, I just want to ask you Since you are the servant of the Xu family, have you seen the young lady of the Xu family?"
This time, Xu Wen, who was walking in front, suddenly paused.
"See...... What if you haven't seen it?"
"Have you really seen it? Is Xiao Nizi really as good-looking as rumored?"
"Why should I tell you this!"
When the words fell, Xu Wen suddenly sped up again.
Because behind that guy, Xizhu didn't notice that when he mentioned Miss Xu's family, a faint flush appeared on Xu Wen's cheeks.
"Huh?"
Seeing the other party's reaction, Xizhu seemed to have guessed something again, and suddenly became interested, but this step was in a hurry, one accidentally kicked on a stone again, and the other was unsteady and rushed forward.
"You~ah~ go away!"
Coincidentally, in the panic, Xizhu suddenly hugged Xu Wen in front of him, and suddenly let out a piercing scream on the pipeline where no one came before and after.
......
Time gradually passed, although Xizhu was always nagging along the way, but Xu Wen still ignored him, and before he knew it, the surrounding terrain became more and more flat, and the sky in the distance began to rise with smoke.
As the largest city in southern Xinjiang, the border city dominates the vast land of southern Xinjiang, and for people like Xizhu who have never walked out of Qi County, the outline of the border city has only appeared in imagination.
It is rumored that after the border cities in the southern frontier, further north, you will really set foot in the Central Plains, where there are bigger cities, more people, more prosperous streets, and the royal capital where the supreme ruler of the entire Luo country is located!
Before arriving at the border city, feeling the changes in the surrounding environment, it seemed that an inexplicable momentum had gradually shrouded in my heart, and in this last part of the journey, Xizhu strangely became much quieter.
"I heard that there is a war going on in the west, and it will soon be fought in the south, and the situation in the border city must be very tense now, or let's go back." ”
Xizhu said again, he was forced to come here, because if he left Xu Wen now, he couldn't even find the way back, but when he mentioned the border city, he remembered everything that happened in Qi County, and the source of everything came from here, but Xu Wen didn't pay attention to him, and seemed to be still angry.
"If it's not good to be caught and sent to the army......"
"If you're afraid, you can leave now!"
"Afraid, who said I'm afraid!"
Xizhu was stunned, but to be honest, he was also muttering in his heart now, why was he arrested by the county government in the first place, it was not because of the conscription, but now he finally escaped, and when he arrived in this city, if he was unlucky and was recognized, it would be a troublesome matter.
But after thinking about it, the world is so big, where is there such a coincidence, he will only have the opportunity to return to Qi County when he arrives in the border city.
Because of the half-month journey that Xu Wen said, and the fact that he is now covered in injuries, there is no other way than to find a place with a lot of people before making plans.
On the other hand, Xizhu who was apprehensive still had some expectations in his heart, as a guy who has lived in Dazhu Village since he was a child and has never seen more places except Qi County, when he heard about the border city, he would be more or less fascinated in his heart.
It's just that fate played a trick on me, and the first time I came to this place in the capital of southern Xinjiang, it was like this.
Gradually, it seemed that a cacophony of sounds was heard in the distance, and the outline of the city finally appeared in the distance.
"Drive~drive!"
The sound of horses' hooves and the sound of people on horseback urging their horses to move forward sounded, Xizhu and Xu Wen hurriedly stepped aside, it was a group of Luoguo soldiers who were rushing to the border city, and their sudden appearance quickly attracted the attention of many people.
After seeing that the group of fellows arrived at the gate of the border city, another soldier guarding the city hurriedly stepped forward to ask what was going on, and then signaled for permission to enter the city.
Besides, he finally came to the border city, and after seeing the border city with his own eyes, Xizhu's face gradually revealed a shock that he had never had before, the border city is indeed very large, looking at the tall city wall in front of him, there seem to be some traces left by the knife Jane, and there is a little more solemn in the simplicity.
At this time, the gate of the city, which was more than three zhang wide and about four zhang high, suddenly appeared with a large number of Luo soldiers, and many people from all over the city entering or leaving the city were lining up in a long line, waiting for inspection.
"This big city is different, even entering and leaving the city has to be checked like this, it's a pity, if my baby is still there, don't say it's your wall, even if there are two more walls, it won't stop my Xizhu Gongzi!"
Xizhu and Xu Wen stood side by side, and when they heard Xizhu say this, Xu Wen's brows furrowed.
"I came to the border city a long time ago, but the border city was not like this at that time. ”
He was a little hesitant, what if he had traveled thousands of mountains and rivers to come, but was blocked out of the city gates.
"Huh?"
Hearing Xu Wen say this, Xizhu was stunned, turned his head to look at him and frowned again
"It seems that this place has indeed become a place of right and wrong. ”
"It's too late for you to regret it now!"
Xu Wen looked back at Xizhu with a look of disdain on his face again, seeing Xu Wen's reaction, Xizhu thought about it, and then looked at Xu Wen's burden, and suddenly seemed to understand something.
"You're so afraid of inspection, let's say, what is in your baggage, did you steal something good from the master's house for fear of being found out?"
"I ......"
Hearing that Xizhu began to talk nonsense again, Xu Wen looked up at him again, with a trace of anger on his face, but it didn't break out, and at this moment, something suddenly happened at the place of the city gate.
The two looked from a distance, but a few people seemed to be stopped, and the chaos quickly spread to the crowd, and many people became nervous when they saw this scene, and then soon many other border city guards continued to pour out of the city.
Only a cacophony of chatter and the shouts of a group of border city sergeants were heard, and finally the unlucky guys who were stopped seemed to have been arrested again.
"Not good!"
Xizhu was shocked, but when he turned around, he saw that Xu Wen had already walked to the side carefully.