The border city in the north was not only a place of garrison, but also a place for merchants to trade, and the human form of coming and going*, although the relationship between the Great Wei and the Northern Yan was somewhat tense, it did not reach the stage of guarding.

With the guidance of the road, Gu Changsheng and Zhao Tuo did not have many obstacles to enter the city. Gu Changsheng entered the city for the first time, and he has lived in the village for fifteen years, and the farthest place he has been to is only his mother's cemetery, no, look east and west, Zhao Tuo shook his head, and he didn't care, after all, he was half a child, and the young man's temperament was understandable.

The two found an inn to live in, and it must be Zhao Tuo who paid the money, Gu Changsheng was penniless, just a little Mi Ying.

When he went upstairs, Zhao Tuo told Xiao Er to get two side dishes upstairs later, and the two walked to the border city for a day and two nights, and the dry food on Zhao Tuo's body had already been eaten.

Gu Changsheng looked at Zhao Tuo and wanted to speak and stopped, and Zhao Tuo didn't see anything and said:

"Are you afraid that I won't have any money to give?"

Gu Changsheng hesitated for a while and nodded, but when he ate the dry food, he could see clearly, there was nothing left in Zhao Tuo's backpack.

"What do you think this is?" Saying that, Zhao Tuo took out a silver ingot from his arms, Gu Changsheng's eyes were almost unable to move, he had never seen such a big ingot of silver in his life, and his eyes were full of curiosity.

"You haven't seen silver?" Zhao Tuo couldn't help laughing, and casually handed the silver to Gu Changsheng.

Gu Changsheng touched the silver and shook his head.

"My father is a teacher, and he eats and drinks all by the constraints of the students, but he has never seen silver, copper coins, but as soon as the horse thief entered the village, he was all left at home."

Gu Changsheng couldn't help but look dark as he spoke, thinking of the carefree days at home.

Zhao Tuo didn't say much, patted Gu Changsheng's shoulder comfortingly, refused the silver handed back by Gu Changsheng, and said:

"Changsheng, you take this silver first, and when you finish eating, I'll go out first, you can just go around if you're fine, and you can be more down-to-earth if you have the silver with you."

As soon as Zhao Tuo said this, Gu Changsheng's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said that he didn't want silver, he would go wherever Zhao Tuo went, he was either studying or taking care of housework when he was a child, although the relationship between neighbors was not bad, but he didn't have much time to make friends. In the past two days, Zhao Tuo has become the first friend in Gu Changsheng's heart, and Gu Changsheng has suffered a sudden change, and he still hopes that someone will be more down-to-earth by his side.

Zhao Tuo also saw it, and just said that he was going to see an old friend and would come back later, so he didn't explain anything, but just repeatedly reassured Gu Changsheng.

Seeing that Zhao Tuo had made up his mind, and remembered that he had said that the person the horse thief was looking for was Brother Zhao, it seemed that meeting people this time was also some important tasks, so he nodded and said that he was waiting at the inn.

It didn't take long for Xiao Er to go upstairs with two dishes and one soup, although Zhao Tuo ate quickly, but there was a noble taste in every gesture, which felt that Gu Changsheng had only felt it in his father, and thought that Brother Zhao was worthy of being his fateful nobleman.

As soon as Zhao Tuo left, Gu Changsheng lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling, this was the first time he had been in bed in a few days, and he fell asleep after a while.

When he woke up, it was already dark, and it was about to fall into the night, Gu Changsheng saw that Brother Zhao had not come back, and after a peaceful and full sleep, the anxiety in his heart was much less, and he didn't think much about it, so he left the inn with the silver and Mi Ying.

The night market in the border city is unusually prosperous, especially where the merchants are there, people come and go, and the stalls are constantly being sold. All border cities are the same, and the common things brought from their own country become rare when they arrive in other countries, so many merchants who are not afraid of death are willing to do this kind of business. After all, the greater the risk, the greater the opportunity, and the higher the profit.

Gu Changsheng was holding a big cake in one hand, and while walking around, he saw the crowd in front of him, and there were cheers from time to time, so he walked over out of curiosity.

Squeezed into the crowd, fixed his eyes and saw that it was a group of acrobatic troupes, a strong man holding a grass circle, a little torch, the grass circle ignited at once, and then a young student with white hair and a white face wearing a military uniform first turned over two heels, and then as soon as his legs climbed, the whole person passed through the grass circle of the fire. For a while, the crowd cheered, and Gu Changsheng also applauded excitedly.

Gu Changsheng had never seen this kind of battle, the more he watched, the more energetic he became, and he was a little forgetful for a while, and suddenly, a loud shout came from the crowd:

"Stop it all!"

Before Gu Changsheng could react, he saw that the lively crowd was scattered far away, and those jugglers also extinguished the fire circle and stopped, I don't know why.

I saw a group of soldiers wearing battle armor with sabers on their waists, and the leader had a long sword at his waist and a red cloak on his back, so he was not majestic.

Apparently it was the leader who spoke, and without saying a word, he waved his hand and said:

"Bring them all back to me for strict inspection!"

Gu Changsheng was dumbfounded for a moment, and the big cake in his mouth also fell to the ground when he was held by the officers and soldiers, and Gu Changsheng was taken away with those jugglers in such a daze.

The leader apparently knew that if he didn't explain, he would cause confusion, so he went up to the front and said in a loud voice:

"Everyone listen to me, now the border is a little unstable, the city is mixed with Beiyan's spies, recently everyone has nothing to do with the big night, don't go out to wander around, as for these people who took away, if the identity is not suspicious, they will be able to come back soon, okay, disperse!"

Those who heard clearly said to some people who didn't know what was going on, one spread ten, ten spread hundreds, and the night market that was still lively just now seemed deserted.

Gu Changsheng and the jugglers were arranged in a cell, waiting for arraignment, Gu Changsheng walked around anxiously, and entered the cell for the first time, although he was not afraid of the shadow, but his heart was also abrupt.

The little student who drilled the fire circle saw Gu Changsheng's uneasiness, so he walked over and comforted:

"Little brother, it's the first time to eat in prison, it's okay, after all, in the northern border city here, it's common to be caught and questioned, but this time it's such an early and large-scale interrogation, I'm afraid there will be a war."

"I'm fine, it's just the first time I've encountered this, and I'm a little uneasy. I know you, you just jumped the ring of fire, aren't you afraid of burning yourself? Gu Changsheng looked at the person who came with a kind face, and his words were very good, and the uneasiness in his heart dissipated a little.

"That's what we do for a living, of course it's fine."

At this time, a strong man with a stubble on his face walked over, looked at Gu Changsheng, and then said to the white young man:

"Yu'er, when you go out, be careful that trouble comes out of your mouth, as long as we are safe, there is nothing to do!" The strong man pulled the white clean boy away with displeasure, and glanced at Gu Changsheng before leaving, the white clean young man had no choice but to show an apologetic expression to Gu Changsheng and walked to the juggling gang with the strong man.

Gu Changsheng shook his head and found a corner to sit down, but his head kept thinking about what the white young man said.

It's going to be war.

Father also said that Beiyan has the intention of going to war, and Brother Zhao also said that the same is true for this white young man, now Gu Changsheng couldn't help but worry about Zhao Tuolai, Brother Zhao said that he was going to see a friend, and this battle may start when it starts, it depends on how Brother Zhao chases and kills, in case there is a real fight here, I am afraid that Brother Zhao will be in danger.

Gu Changsheng's heart couldn't help but become anxious, but he didn't realize that his fifteen-year-old boy was powerless, and he might not be as powerful as Zhao Tuo.

It's just that Gu Changsheng is thinking about Zhao Tuo's kindness in his heart.

On the other side, the white young man broke free from the strong man's hand and said unhappily:

"Dad, that person is the same size as me at first glance, looking at his uneasy look, how can he be a bad person."

The strong man was not annoyed, and said earnestly:

"Yu'er, you don't know your heart, you don't know your heart, it's good to keep more eyes when you go out, and you know where this is? This is a border city prison, which says that there is going to be a war at every turn, and it is heard to those dog officers and soldiers, who knows what they will do and feel?! ”

Yu'er looked at Gu Changsheng, who was alone, a little unbearable, and shook her lower lip, knowing that what her father said made sense, so she didn't say anything more, but she still looked at Gu Changsheng from time to time.

"Senior sister, as far as you are kind-hearted, don't think too much, those soldiers' eyes are poisonous, and they can see people more accurately than us, don't think too much, if he is innocent, he will definitely be fine." It was the person who had just raised the ring of fire who spoke.

"yes, got it." After hearing this, Yu'er stopped caring for Changsheng.