Since Ju Renshan ascended the throne, the people of Gaochang have enjoyed themselves, and the originally forbidden Qinglou tavern and gambling houses have been opened, and for a while, the caravans of the southeast, northwest, and northwest countries have been dozens of times more than before. Relying on the collection of commercial taxes, the treasury of Gaochang is becoming more and more abundant, and Ju Renshan's pomp is naturally getting bigger and bigger. So much so that the merchants did not hesitate to spend thousands of gold coins just to have a meal with Ju Renshan.

Li Xiaofei and Murong Ling originally thought that Gao Changguo's wanton eating, drinking, and merrymaking would definitely not last long, and they didn't want to be much more prosperous than before. Ju Renshan has the intention to recruit the two of them as his henchmen, and he also has a small banquet for three days and a big banquet for five days, and he has a lot of rewards.

But there was no previous atmosphere between the three of them, Li Xiaofei and Murong Ling were much more polite to Ju Renshan, and their words were nine points less. Ju Renshan knew that the two would not be used for his own use, so he did not invite the two to the banquet since April.

On the ninth day of the fifth month of the fourth year of Yanchang, Li Xiaofei and Murong Ling were leading people to patrol outside the West City Gate, and suddenly a large team of men and horses from the city wanted to arrest the two of them.

came to shoot with a bow, saying that Li Xiaofei and Murong Ling conspired to assassinate King Gaochang and wanted to arrest the two for questioning. Murong Ling took out his hand to catch the arrow, and was about to ask a question, when hundreds of soldiers led by Li Xiaofei blocked in front to protect the two of them. In the past few months, Li Xiaofei has been too familiar with hundreds of soldiers, and he is generous and generous, and these soldiers are also afraid of leaving the rich man, so they asked the general together: "The two captains get along with us day and night, how can they assassinate King Gaochang?" I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding? ”

The general sneered: "It turns out that it's all reversed, and there is no forgiveness for killing!" ”

At the sound of an order, ten thousand arrows were fired, and the hundreds of soldiers led by Li Xiaofei could not dodge, most of them were shot to death, and only a few clever ones turned over and hid under the horses to escape.

Murong Ling was furious, and rushed over with his sword on his horse, and the soldiers facing the battle were only half of their bodies on the horse's back in an instant. When everyone reacted, Murong Ling had already brought a knife through it.

The people were terrified, and they retreated into the city and shut up the gates. Murong Ling did not stab the general to death, but took him back to his formation and threw him on the ground: "You are too poisonous." The people you shot to death are all from your Gaochang country, you want to deal with my two brothers, let's go, but you even killed them, what a beast! ”

The surviving soldiers surrounded and divided the general's knives, but then they became afraid: "Now we are really rebels, two adults, what should we do?" ”

Li Xiaofei pointed to the city gate: "Murong, what's so difficult about sneaking into the city with your skills and killing Ju Renshan?" ”

Murong Ling sighed: "Now that he has won the hearts of the army and the people, it is easy to kill him, but these people who kill him will not survive, so they can only escape from Gaochang Kingdom first and then make plans."

Li Xiaofei gritted his teeth: "Then go east and go back to Liang Kingdom!" ”

But the people were unwilling, because they were already outside the west gate, and if they had to go east, there were many checkpoints, and it was difficult for them all to break through alive.

Murong Ling pointed his knife to the south: "Go to the south, cross the desert and you can go to Tuyuhun."

And as they were about to talk again, the gates of the city were opened, and there were men of iron and heavy armor who came out.

Murong Ling patted the horse: "Hurry up, go south, they are not as fast as us!" ”

At this time, they didn't think much about it, and everyone ran south together. The heavy armored cavalry chased out for more than ten miles and stopped to rest, Li Xiaofei and Murong Ling led people to a spring and hurried to get water.

There were a few small watermelons by the water, and Li Xiaofei was about to pick them off, when one of them shouted: "It's poisonous, you can't eat it!" ”

Li Xiaofei retracted his hand: "I know that there are not enough melons to eat, I won't eat alone"

Murong Ling cut the small melon open with a sword, and the juice foamed on the sand: "Do you still eat it?" ”

Only then did Li Xiaofei understand that this thing was similar to a watermelon but was highly poisonous, and hurriedly let out a sigh: "Fortunately, thanks to you, otherwise I would have died a long time ago, by the way, Murong, how could you recognize the things in this desert?" ”

A veteran looked at Murong Ling: "Could it be that Murong Duwei is of the same clan as Tuyuhun's Bailan King?" ”

Murong Ling nodded: "Fill all the guys who can hold water, get on the horse, and hurry up!" ”

Li Xiaofei looked at Murong Ling in surprise: "How many things are you hiding from us?" ”

Murong Ling smiled: "You didn't ask again"

The group walked for more than ten days, and finally arrived at Shazhou City in Tuyuhun.

As soon as the people of the Tuyuhun tribe saw Murong Ling, they knelt down one after another, Murong Ling dismounted and motioned for everyone to get up, Li Xiaofei looked at Murong Ling again, thinking that this kid was really hidden.

The one at the front is King Bailan, dressed like a Han family, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, eight feet long, and a face like mutton fat, only the mustache under his nose shows that he is older than Murong Ling.

Murong Ling went over and hugged the Bailan King: "King, I'm back, I may have to stay for a long time this time"

King Bailan smiled: "You are the patriarch, you can live as long as you want, and you can live wherever you want"

Li Xiaofei also immediately took the remaining thirty-three people to kneel down and greet King Bailan: "I'll wait to meet King Bailan"

King Bailan immediately beckoned everyone to get up, and Murong Ling introduced Li Xiaofei and the others.

After some greetings, King Bailan sent someone to settle down the thirty-three Gaochang soldiers and took Murong Ling and Li Xiaofei to the banquet.

The Bailan Wangfu has been similar to the Central Plains, but it is better, there is a set of bronze bells on the Bailan Palace, and they have made their own bronze tripod to cook meat, which is really the home of Zhongming Ding's food.

After eating a meal, the dancing woman changed more than a dozen times. When the wine reached the twenty-third lord, the prime minister Murong Zhongyuan asked: "Why did the patriarch come back from the north this time, could it be that the land of Bashu has also fallen?" ”

Murong Ling told the story of the fall of Chang'an and the changes in Gaochang, and King Bailan smiled: "It turns out that there have been great changes outside, and it seems that we can also expand our territory in Tuyuhun."

Murong Zhongyuan picked up another batch of barley wine: "The king is right, as long as we train and prepare food, we can do it, and now that the patriarch is back, it is really like a tiger with wings."

Murong Ling and Li Xiaofei also raised their wine glasses and thanked them, and as soon as the wine was drunk, a young girl ran in and hugged Murong Ling: "Brother Ling, you are finally back, did you bring me a gift?"

Murong Ling smiled: "The gift I brought is sitting next to me, it's this fool, do you want it?" ”

The girl patted Murong Ling: "Brother Ling has learned badly, how can anyone treat people as gifts, even if they treat people as gifts, I must want Brother Ling."

"Ahem, Qing'er, don't mess around, Brother Ling is the patriarch, you can't be presumptuous!" King Bailan coughed a few times and signaled to this Murong Qing girl not to be too excessive.

Murong Qing pursed his mouth: "You are not presumptuous if you are good at drinking and greedy for cups, I am presumptuous when I come to talk to Brother Ling, okay, let's let the patriarch of Brother Ling judge the reasoning, Brother Ling, do you say that what I said is right?" ”

Murong Ling laughed and raised the wine lord: "Drinking, drinking, everything is in the wine, we are all a family when we get together today, it's good to be happy."

Murong Qing saw that Murong Ling and the mud had no choice but to snort and prepare to leave, and he didn't want to get up and hurriedly knocked the wine cup in front of Li Xiaofei to the ground, and the wine splashed on Murong Qing's skirt.

Li Xiaofei hurriedly came to wipe the wine on Murong Qing's skirt, but because of the strength of the wine, he actually fell at Murong Qing's feet and pressed the corner of his skirt. Murong Qing also panicked, and hurriedly went to lift Li Xiaofei, Murong Ling came over with a smile and lifted Li Xiaofei up and lay down on the seat.

Murong Qing looked at Li Xiaofei and asked Murong Ling: "Brother Ling, is it trying to take advantage of me?"

Murong Ling laughed: "Look at him, he's about to snore, the traffic is poor, and the person is stupid, don't bully him."

King Bailan coughed again, and Murong Qing immediately went out. Seeing that Li Xiaofei was drunk, several people also ended the banquet and went back to rest.

A few days later, Li Xiaofei went to bid farewell to King Bailan, and wanted to go south to the land of Bashu and return to Liang to resume his life. King Bailan and Murong Ling both stayed for a while, but Li Xiaofei was like an arrow, and it was inconvenient to stay, so he had to send him thirty yaks and camels, and sent twenty people to escort Murong Ling with him.

Murong Ling and Li Xiaofei walked all the way, telling their parting feelings all the way, what five years and ten years, where he met, what sent Zhu Xuehua back, and so on.

As a result, after walking for half a month, heavy rain fell from the sky, the original mountain road was flooded, the rockslide and the river channel were blocked, and the road back to the south was isolated. The two complained all the way back to Shazhou.

King Bailan was very happy when he saw Li Xiaofei and Murong Ling returning: "It seems that it is not only me who is the host's family to keep guests, but God also keeps you, God's will."

Murong Ling persuaded: "If you come, you will be safe, God will let us stay, and there must be a way for us to be arranged."

Li Xiaofei sighed: "I'm worried that my wife will think I'm dead and sad"

Murong Ling patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, when it's autumn, let's go find a way back, and I'll go back with you when the time comes, how can I say that I also have a wife in Luoyang."

Murong Qing didn't know when he came out: "Brother Ling has a wife?" ”

"The patriarch has a wife?"

Suddenly, hundreds of women came and surrounded Murong Ling: "Patriarch, how can you marry a foreign woman, you will break our hearts like this"

"I don't want to live anymore, but I'm still guarding the patriarch like jade"

"The patriarch must have lied to us"

Murong Ling reacted quickly, and directly took off in the air and ran to the nearest roof.

This is a bitter Li Xiaofei, he couldn't run, the key is that he can't run. He was surrounded by a group of women and asked him to understand the patriarch's wife.

Even the White Lan King Murong Dragon Soul brought troops to disperse this group of women, so they had to ask Li Xiaofei questions.

Li Xiaofei talked about Murong Ling's wife for an afternoon, and it was not until the moon rose that each family came to call people that Li Xiaofei was able to get out.

Li Xiaofei collapsed to the ground: "Murong Ling, you are too unrighteous"

Murong Ling didn't know where to jump down: "Brother is here to help block the gun at this time, don't worry, everything will be normal tomorrow." Come on, come on, you block the gun for me today, and I will take you to eat fresh yak meat at night, and drink barley wine with wheat straw, which has a different flavor."

As soon as he heard that he was drinking wine and eating meat, Li Xiaofei suddenly came to his senses: "Help me up, I want to get drunk tonight."

Murong Ling pulled him up: "No, no, no, you're drunk again"

This night's banquet was in the field, a bonfire was set up, everyone sat on the ground to roast meat and pour wine, and even the king of Bailan and the prime minister were also dressed up by the people to drink wine and eat meat. Seeing that Murong Ling helped Li Xiaofei over, King Bailan and the prime minister of the country got up: "I only know today that Li Daxia is also a temperamental, so let's not be polite, just use the hospitality of our clan to entertain Li Daxia."

Li Xiaofei thanked him, and Murong Ling smiled: "Don't get him drunk early, let him eat more meat, so as not to cry hungry before dawn"