Qin Xiao had a smile on his face, but he also knew in his heart why Shopkeeper Dou was worried.

Tian Dou and his family are obviously frequent visitors to Tang City, the White Wolf King sent people to burn down Tang City and arrested many people, this news was not blocked, the people who ran back from there must have reported the news, and of course Tian Dou and his family also knew it.

Although Tian Dou's two families had already made preparations and were ready to go out of the customs this time, but the bad news came, and it stands to reason that the plan to go out of the customs this time will be canceled immediately.

However, Yuwen Chengchao had to use the caravan to travel as a cover and go to Wooda to find out what happened.

Even if the Tian Dou family is reluctant, but in the face of the Yuwen family, there is nothing they can do, if they can't follow the Yuwen family's wishes this time, then the business of the Tian Dou family will be done.

The shopkeeper Dou looked bitter, obviously worried that he would encounter something unexpected after leaving the customs.

"Don't worry, the eldest prince will personally lead the team this time, and it will be fine." Qin Xiao smiled and said, "Since we have been ordered to go out of the customs, no matter what the circumstances, at least we will protect the two of us." ”

When the shopkeeper Tian heard this, he immediately stepped forward, grabbed Qin Xiao's wrist, and sighed: "Wang Qixiao, when you say this, my heart is really steady." Along the way, we will all rely on you to take care of us. ”

Shopkeeper Dou also stepped forward and said, "There is a riding school for King Lao." ”

Ning Zhifeng looked up at Tian Sè and said, "Several, let's go to the backyard first, it should be ready over there." ”

A few people came to the backyard, Qin Xiao saw at a glance that there was an incense altar in the courtyard, Fat Yu and others were in the courtyard, Yuwen Chengchao was standing on the edge of the incense altar, talking to Liu Wenxuan in a low voice.

Liu Wenxuan was dressed in coarse cloth, if Qin Xiao didn't know his identity, at first glance, he looked like a teacher in a certain academy.

As soon as Qin Xiao and the others came in, everyone's eyes looked over, Yuwen Cheng nodded towards Qin Xiao, Qin Xiao arched his hand and looked at Liu Wenxuan, just meeting Liu Wenxuan's eyes, although Liu Wenxuan also had a faint smile on his face, but Qin Xiao always felt that this person had a strange aura, and he also arched his hand.

Every time the trade bank goes out of the customs, in order to seek a safe journey, it will set up an incense altar to worship.

It didn't take long for many people to gather in the courtyard, some of them were familiar to Qin Xiao, and some of them had never seen before.

Ning Zhifeng introduced several more important people to Qin Xiao on the side, one of them was the escort leader of the trading house, called Ling Zixiao, before the trade house caravan went out, most of them were led by him, this person was over forty years old, he looked quite old, listening to Ning Zhifeng's introduction, Ling Zixiao was very familiar with the situation outside the customs, and could almost be said to be the best guide for the caravan's trip.

The person who presided over the sacrifice was the shopkeeper of the trading house, in fact, behind this Longhe trading house was the Yuwen family, and the shopkeeper of the trading house was the servant of the Yuwen family.

Burning incense and sacrificing wine, everyone worshiped heaven and earth according to the rules, everyone present drank a bowl of wine, and then the shopkeeper of the trading house took down a rolled up flag from the altar and opened it, it was the word "Longhe", Qin Xiao knew that this should be the team flag of the caravan, and with this flag, you can let others know that this is the caravan of the Longhe trading house.

People who are new to this road may not know the secret, but Qin Xiao has a smart brain, and he knows that the flag of this Longhe business and trade house is displayed, at least in Xiling, they all know that behind this is the Yuwen family, and those mountain bandits and horse thieves see this flag, unless they really don't want to live, they will definitely not dare to rob the caravan of the Yuwen family.

The shopkeeper of the trading house held the flag in both hands and handed it to Yuwen Chengchao, who took the flag, turned around and handed it to the fat fish, and said, "Hang the flag!" ”

The fat fish also took the flag very carefully and turned away.

"I hope everything is safe and smooth in this customs trade." Yuwen Chengchao said solemnly: "After departure, everything is done according to the rules, everyone knows the rules, I won't say much, if anyone breaks the rules, don't blame me for being ruthless." ”

Qin Xiao thought to himself, you know the rules, but I have never been out of the customs, what are the rules of the caravan, Lao Tzu doesn't know anything.

Yuwen Chengchao led people out of the trading house, and there were horse-drawn carriages in an alley, and the porters, coachmen, and grooms were all ready, and the fat fish had already planted the flag on the front car.

At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of a car rolling not far away, Qin Xiao looked over, and saw a big carriage heading here

Coming over, this carriage was different from the more than 20 carriages in front of it, it was a carriage used to ride, although the carriage was not gorgeous, but it was very spacious, and it could seat five or six people, to say the least.

Qin Xiao was a little strange, secretly thinking that there was still someone who wanted to go in a carriage?

Yuwen Chengchao is used to riding horses, and he travels as the commander of the guards, so it is naturally impossible to take a carriage, Qin Xiao swept left and right, and found that the two shopkeepers of Tian Dou seemed to have their own mounts, and it didn't look like they were going to ride a carriage.

He was wondering in his heart, the carriage had stopped, the coachman jumped out of the carriage, ran to the side of Yuwen Chengchao, whispered a few words in his ear, Yuwen Chengchao nodded slightly, and didn't say much.

"There was a woman in the car." Ning Zhifeng, who was standing next to Qin Xiao, obviously saw Qin Xiao's doubts, and leaned close to Qin Xiao's ear and whispered: "The eldest prince is going to deal with the troubles of Tang City this time, and he will definitely have to contact the White Wolf King. We have long known that the White Wolf King likes women, so the eldest prince asked people to prepare a few beauties, and when the time comes, they will be given to the White Wolf King. ”

Only then did Qin Xiao understand.

He sighed in his heart, in this world, women are like goods, which can be given to each other as gifts.

Although Yuwen Chengchao is heroic, he is a disciple of the gate valve after all, and in his eyes, he will not look down on women.

Suddenly, a gong sounded, and Yuwen Chengchao finally said, "It's time to go." ”

Everyone got on their horses, and when they got on the horses, Geng Shao and the others under Qin Xiao's hands were obviously neat and straight, which was obviously much stronger than the dozen or so bodyguards of the trading house.

The caravan is up and down, and there are nearly 100 people, and the team is not small.

Yuwen Chengchao did not take the lead, but let Ling Zixiao, the bodyguard leader of the trade house, walk in front with a few bodyguards, while Qin Xiao took Geng Shao and others from the White Tiger Camp to the rear.

After the convoy set off, the sky was already bright.

Walking through the city, people on both sides occasionally look at each other, but most people don't care.

Every year, there are caravans in the city of Bonggan, and there are many more spectacular ones than this one, so people are used to it, and they don't think it's strange.

The carriage that Ning Zhifeng said was at the back of the line, with the truck fleet in front, Yuwen Chengchao in the middle, Tian Dou and the two shopkeepers followed Yuwen Chengchao, and Fat Yu and the others were on the two wings of the team.

The accompanying guards are all cavalry, so they are not worried that the enemy will sneak attack from both wings, after all, once the enemy is found, the cavalry can rush to the two wings at any time, and in Xiling, everyone is still very relaxed, after all, the flag of the Yuwen family is not just a bluff.

The Longhe caravan swept out of the city of Fenggan and headed west.

Qin Xiao looked in all directions, as far as the eye could see, the team may still have some scale in the city, but after leaving the city, between heaven and earth, it seems extremely small, a drop in the ocean.

He couldn't help but think in his heart that if Wutuo and Datang really lived in harmony, and the two sides traded and reaped their own benefits, it would not be a good thing.

Through this kind of trade, merchants can not only obtain huge profits, but also pass on their customs and culture to each other, and the coachman and porter and even bodyguards can make a living from it, which should be said to be the result of great happiness for all.

It's just that he knows that after the news of the burning of Tangren City comes out, before the matter is clear, I am afraid that no caravan will dare to go out in the pass, and maybe the caravan of Longhe Trading House is the only team ready to leave the customs at the moment.

What happened in Tangren City, although Qin Xiao felt very strange, he didn't know anything about the situation over there, and he was even more unfamiliar with the white shopkeeper of the Maple Leaf Building who was arrested.

However, there is one thing that Qin Xiao is very sure in his heart.

The white shopkeeper of Maple Leaf House can never be as simple as the shopkeeper of a restaurant.

The Yuwen family even sent Yuwen Chengchao, the eldest prince, to deal with this matter, which can also be seen that he cares very much about the white shopkeeper, and Qin Xiao also knew from them before that the white shopkeeper is the henchman of the old marquis of Changyi, and he obviously has a certain status in the Yuwen family.

He believed that the white shopkeeper was probably using the Maple Leaf Building as a cover,

In fact, the eyes and ears of the Yuwen family arranged in the Veda Khanate, the biggest task is to pay attention to the movements of the Vedic Khanate and report to the Yuwen family at any time.

Although the Xiling Gate Valve was powerful in Xiling and had extremely terrifying control over this land, Qin Xiao also understood that the ambitious Vedic New Khan King Nalu Shengge must be a shadow hanging over the heart of the Xiling Gate Valve.

The Xiling Gate Valve had to keep an eye on the movements of the Vedic Khanate at all times in order to be prepared to deal with it.

Among the team, the one who caught Qin Xiao's attention the most was Liu Wenxuan.

Liu Wenxuan is the deputy commander of the White Tiger Battalion, logically speaking, since he followed the team to the west, the position of the deputy commander should be him, but this deputy commander Liu not only did not take on the duties of the deputy commander, but even the clothes were different from others, wearing coarse cloth clothes, riding an extremely ordinary horse, very inconspicuous in the team.

Riding a horse in the team, Liu Wenxuan looked left and right from time to time, as if he was enjoying the scenery along the way, this westward trip, everyone has a responsibility, Liu Wenxuan is like a tourist who follows the team.

But Qin Xiao knew that he was definitely not a tourist.

And he believes that Liu Wenxuan must be on an unknown task this time.

The caravan traveled unhurriedly for the day, and in the evening found a place on slightly higher ground to set up camp, and there was a small stream nearby, which was just right to replenish the water supply.

Yuwen Chengchao ordered the team to surround the carriage, and immediately formed a barrier, and everyone set up tents in the circle, and came to find Qin Xiao, and asked Qin Xiao to divide the more than 20 guards accompanying him into two shifts, and take turns on duty at night.

There are a large number of trucks, and after they are fenced, there is a large open space in the middle, and it is very easy to set up a dozen tents.

A dozen porters and coachmen live in a tent, and they can have a place to sleep.

There were also handymen in the team who were responsible for feeding the horses, and while everyone was eating dry food, several handymen went to feed the horses separately.

However, Qin Xiao's black overlord is a maverick, and the miscellaneous servants dare not approach, so they can only feed Qin Xiao himself.

The big carriage stopped around the corner, and no one came to disturb it.

Qin Xiao took the initiative to ask to stay in the middle of the night, and ordered Geng Shao and others to guard everywhere around, and everyone carried bows and knives, and did not relax in the slightest because they were still in Xiling.

In the dead of night, most of the camp had already slept.

Qin Xiao circled around the camp, and suddenly heard a faint sound of sobbing, frowned, closed his eyes, and soon heard that the cry was actually coming from the big carriage.

He was a little strange, couldn't help but get closer, walked to the window, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ”

The sobbing sound stopped immediately, since Qin Xiao knew that it was a woman inside, the crying stopped, so he didn't care about it, looked up at the sky, the night was bright and the stars were thin, stretched his waist, walked a few steps forward, and suddenly saw a figure standing next to a car, and by the moonlight, he could see clearly that the person's coarse cloth clothes were actually Liu Wenxuan.

In the middle of the night, Liu Wenxuan didn't have anyone, as soon as he saw this guy, Qin Xiao felt that his scalp was a little numb, and he turned around to leave, only to hear Liu Wenxuan say: "It's hard." He didn't turn his head around.

Qin Xiao saw him looking up at the sky, and then looked down at a thing in his hand, Qin Xiao was a little strange, and couldn't help but get closer to the past, only to see Liu Wenxuan holding a thing in both hands, under the moonlight, that thing glowed with a hint of golden light, and he didn't know what it was for a while.

After taking a few steps closer, he found that Liu Wenxuan was holding a round copper piece in both hands, but the copper plate was densely packed with runes, and he couldn't see what it was for a while, so he couldn't help but ask: "Liu ..... Commander Liu, what is this? ”

Although Liu Wenxuan was only the deputy commander, Qin Xiao understood that as long as Yuan Shangyu was not on the side, it was best to remove the word "deputy" when he was called.

"Haven't seen it?" Liu Wenxuan finally glanced at Qin Xiao and said with a smile: "This is a compass, which is used to detect feng shui." ”

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