In the 11th year of Tianfu, in August, the northwest boundary of Xuzhou, Guangling County.

The west wind was howling, the grass and trees beside the road were crumbling by the wind, the leaves were flying, and the most pitiful thing was the delicate yellow and pink flowers, the petals were scattered, and only a bare branch remained, but their petals fell to the ground and became a unique scenery. The wind was strong, the sun was also strong, and the turtle-like clouds were driven away by the wind, so they could only trot up in the sky, and after a while, there was no longer a cloud in the sky over Guangling County.

But even so, there are still pedestrians on the road.

The group of travelers who came from nowhere were wearing all the same gray-black cloaks, which had probably been worn for a long time, and the color was a little darker than the usual ones, and the traces left by the wind and sand on the cloaks were proof of their journey. They stretched out one hand to protect their eyes from the wind and sand, and pressed their hoods tightly with the other, for fear that if the hood was blown open, their hidden faces would be exposed to others.

"Wang ...... Master Wang, it's too windy today, otherwise it's good to find a place for the brothers to rest, even with two sips of tea. The tallest man in the group suddenly spoke.

In the middle of the team, the elderly man known as "Master Wang" heard it, raised his head and looked at the sun in the sky, this sun is indeed poisonous, he is already covered in sweat, he has been on the road for so many days, and he has to open one eye to sleep in the middle of the night, he sighed softly, waved his hand and said, "Then go to the tea stall in front of you to rest for a stick of incense time, and let Xiao Ershang directly eat and drink whatever you want, it is best to eat and drink enough now, but only a little, you can't drink." ”

The twelve men beside him suddenly smiled, couldn't help cheering softly, and then didn't care about anything else, trotted all the way to the tea stall, picked a shady place for themselves, and clamored for Xiao Er to serve tea.

"These masters, I don't know what you want?" This small tea stall is the owner and Xiao Er, they have never seen such a battle, at the beginning when the men ran towards them, they were so scared that they almost didn't run directly, but fortunately, Xiao Er's ears were sharp, and when he heard what they said, he grabbed the boss again, and returned to the stall tremblingly.

"Give it to me first

No one has a pot of herbal tea, so what else do you have to eat here? As he spoke, a man was about to reach out and take off his hood, but another companion grabbed him in time, and he realized it and withdrew it with a smile.

Although they knew that these men in front of them were probably not bad people, Xiao Er still didn't dare to get too close, they felt that these people were a little weird, "We have our own mutton and noodles here, and if the masters are going to go a long way, we still have some freshly baked flax cakes." ”

"Then give each of us two catties of mutton and flax cakes...... How many of you, we've got it all. The man poured himself a cup of tea, probably not feeling that it was enjoyable, so he directly raised the teapot and drank a pot of tea.

"Okay, this master!" Xiao Er smiled, this is a rare big customer, maybe there are not many of these men to eat for half a month.

"Hey, Xiao Er," the tallest man suddenly beckoned to Xiao Er and said, "First bring this master a bowl of somen noodles, and herbal tea is also served." ”

"But ......" Xiao Er's face was embarrassed, since it was the people here who ordered it first, then he should go to this side first, but he was afraid of these conflicts, and when the time came, wouldn't it be himself and the boss?

"It's okay, you serve somen first, and ours can be later." But the man next to him spoke first.

Xiao Erru was amnesty, and ran to the boss with a thousand thanks, and told the boss about the things that a few guests wanted, the boss was stunned and laughed, "Ouch, I didn't expect it to be a big customer?" Hurry up, you send the herbal tea to you first, and I'll come to you. ”

Xiao Er nodded, turned around and ran to fill a few pots of herbal tea, and sent them to the guests, and after a while, the boss came over with somen noodles, and asked a few guests if they needed anything, and then returned to the pot and took care of the things in the pot.

Everyone was eating, and the time had already passed a stick of incense, but Master Wang did not urge, he was quietly eating vegetarian noodles, as if he had fallen into memories again, until the man next to him shook his eyes, he turned around all of a sudden, sneered, and was about to bow his head to eat a mouthful of noodles, only to find that the noodles had already been eaten, and the men around him were full of tea and food, and they were sitting in their seats at the moment, looking at him without saying a word.

"Master Wang, are you leaving?" The tall man asked.

Master Wang waved his hand and said, "Sit down for a while, in the future, I don't know if there will be such an opportunity." ”

Since the escape of the imperial capital, they have gone all the way south, bypassed many checkpoints, and taken many detours, but they have never pursued the soldiers, not because Wang Kun is an important person, but because he has the jade seal in his hand. It is impossible for Tuoba Yan not to find out that the jade seal of the country is missing, the first thing he should do when he enters the imperial capital should be to find the jade seal of the country, but now, there is still no pursuer, which makes Wang Kun feel a little uneasy in his heart.

Even the "Golden Armor Guards" around him who protected his safety, he never told them what he was carrying, only told them that it was a very valuable thing, and they never doubted it, but just followed him south wholeheartedly.

On this trip, he was looking for someone who could entrust this heirloom jade seal.

The fourteen states of Daxi, plus the imperial capital, are the fifteen states, Xiliang, Beiyuan, and Jinzhou, which are the hometowns of Tuoba Yan, and they can't go, Qingzhou Prefecture Mu has died, and it's useless to go, and Sizhou, Liangzhou, and Youbei are occupied by Wen Li, and there is only one Yingzhou left, but Yingzhou Mu Xu Muzhi is a very wild person, and the jade seal must not be handed over to this person.

The only way is to go south and cross the Chijiang River, but who to hand over the jade seal, Wang Kun is not sure in his heart.

The hearts of princes are unfathomable.

After a long time, Wang Kun finally stood up from his position, he walked straight to the boss and handed him a half-sized gold leaf.

"Yo, this lord, this ...... This is? The boss was stunned, and subconsciously looked up to see Wang Kun's face hidden under the hood.

Without waiting for him to see it, Wang Kun immediately pulled down his hood, turned his head, and said, "Let's see, if it's true." ”

The boss really lifted the half-large gold leaf and put it to his mouth and bit it gently, and then smiled in surprise, "That's right, that's right, it's true!" The color is a few points better than the average gold leaf. ”

"That'll do." After speaking, Wang Kun turned around directly, and it seemed that he was planning to leave.

"Hey, this master, I haven't found you any money yet!" The boss hurriedly stopped him.

"No need to look for it." Wang Kun waved his hand and left without looking back.