Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Small City of Tuyuhun
After receiving the reply from Ji Yiyang and other patriarchs, Xiao Yu and the Ferris lay decided to go on the road without further ado.
After burying a group of minions with Wang Daozhen, Xiao Yu stood outside the ruined temple and took one last look at the mountains in the distance.
I have been in the Great Wilderness for so long, and I am finally about to take the first step, I will definitely live up to the trust of the patriarchs, and I will definitely save the people from fire and water.
Xiao Yu clenched his fists.
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Buzhou Mountain is located in the green mountains, surrounded by thousands of miles of desolate people, and there is still a considerable distance from the border of the Great Sui.
Leaving Buzhou Mountain, he arrived at the territory of the Tuyuhun people.
Xiao Yu and the three of them walked all the way in the ice and snow of Buzhou Mountain, and they never encountered a gathering place such as a town on the way, and there was no way to buy a carriage.
When the three of them were hungry, they ate some of the gods of the Great Wilderness brought by Xiao Yu, and when they were thirsty, they boiled snow and water, and it was very hard along the way.
The three of them walked for more than ten days, and finally left the range of Buzhou Mountain.
After leaving the mountain, the terrain began to become flat, the snow gradually decreased, and slowly, the surrounding roads began to have pedestrians.
"Yu'er, about an hour further on, there is a gathering place of a small tribe, let's find a place to rest there tonight."
Out of Buzhou Mountain, the Ferris monk had already remembered the road he had traveled when he went up the mountain.
"Hmm."
Xiao Yu walked as he looked at the various passers-by who passed by from time to time.
Buzhou Mountain is surrounded by the territory of the Tuyuhun people, and the people you see along the way are dressed in obvious exotic styles.
"Master, why do you think that these people look a little similar to the apprentices?"
Although the pedestrians along the way were dressed differently, the strange thing was that everyone's skin was very fair, their blue eyes were embedded in the big eyes, and some pedestrians even had yellow hair, which was similar to Xiao Yu's indescribable.
The Ferris monk was shocked, turned his head to look at the people passing by, and did not speak.
"Really, Brother Xiao, they all have the same green eyes as you."
Wang Daozhen was also muttering on the side.
"It should be a coincidence," the Ferris monk immediately changed the topic, "Yu'er, let's hurry up, we're a little tired of being a teacher." ”
"Okay, master."
After the master spoke, although Xiao Yu no longer paid attention to the appearance of passers-by, he still had some doubts in his heart.
After the three of them braved the gale for about an hour, a small tribe with a small area came into view.
It is said to be a small tribe, but there are many people who come and go, in addition to the local Tuyuhun people, there are some people who are obviously not the style of the locals in terms of appearance and clothing.
"This small tribe is located at the junction of Tuyuhun, Tubo, Gaochang and Yifu Enemy, and most of the people of various small countries exchange goods here. Although it is a tribe, it is actually like a small town. ”
The Ferris layman told the story.
This small tribe is built on a grassland, the surrounding pasture grass has long since withered yellow, and the air is also "whirring" with cold winds. When the three of them got closer, they found that there were really a lot of people in this small tribe.
Walking on the streets of the town, all the surrounding people were faces of different races, and they were talking about things that Xiao Yu couldn't understand.
The three of them looked around as they walked, it may be that this small tribe has not had a face for a long time, and the surrounding Tuyuhun people, Gaochang people, and Tubo people all cast their eyes on the three of them.
But the eyes of those aliens looking at the three of them were obviously different, when they saw Xiao Yu, their eyes were slightly slower, which contained a little bit of friendliness, while when they saw the Ferris Lay Priest and Wang Daozhen, they were somewhat angry.
"It turns out that there are no Han people here, no wonder." Xiao Yu muttered to himself as he walked.
Although this small tribe is a small city, whether it is full of foreign-style houses or the clothing of the people, it is simply incomparable with the interior of the Great Sui.
"Ah, master, there's a restaurant here."
Walking a short distance along the street, Xiao Yu saw the only restaurant in this small tribe at a glance.
It is said to be a restaurant, but in fact, it is a few floors higher and a little more spacious than other houses, and there is not much difference in other aspects.
The three of them slept in the open along the way, and although the conditions of the restaurant were simple, it was better than staying in the wilderness.
The three of them weren't so particular at the moment, and Xiao Yu casually ordered a few dishes from the recipes hanging on the wall.
"Ah, it's so comfortable, it's still comfortable to drink a little soju in the snow and ice."
In addition to ordering a few dishes, Xiao Yu also ordered a pot of soju and a drink with a Ferris layman.
"Daozhen, let's rest early after eating." The Ferris layman looked at Wang Daozhen, who kept exhaling hot air with his hand to his mouth.
Wang Daozhen's body was already weak, and although Xiao Yu took good care of Wang Daozhen along the way, Wang Daozhen still seemed to be unable to bear the fatigue of the journey.
"After dinner, I'll go buy a carriage, and it will be better when I get on the road again," Xiao Yu put a piece of meat into Wang Daozhen's bowl, "Eat more meat, Daozhen." ”
Wang Daozhen smiled gratefully at Xiao Yu, as if his body was not so cold.
"Master," Xiao Yu glanced back at the bartender, "how do I feel like this place is very unwelcoming to us?" ”
"Not for us," Ferris Layman's face slowly began to flush after a little drink, "just the two of us, to be exact. ”
The Ferris monk pointed to himself and Wang Daozhen.
"This, how do you start talking about this?" Xiao Yu put down his wine glass.
"Alas, this is going to start with the Great Sui Emperor. Over the years, he has been very restless. The Ferris Layman sighed.
"The last time Heng Changzi and I passed by here, the people here looked at us coldly, and Heng Changzi's men almost got into a fight. This time, it may be that there is no threat to see that we are few people, and they are not too obvious. ”
"Master, I don't understand what you mean."
"In the few years that you went to the Great Wilderness, I heard that in order to trade with the Western Regions, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty sent his minister Pei Ju to invite King Gaochang and Yiwu Tutun to set up in Daxing City and draw them together to fight Tuyuhun."
"Oh?"
Xiao Yu became interested.
"In the third year of the Great Cause and the fourth year of the Great Cause, the Great Sui sent troops twice, and the soldiers were directed at Tuyuhun."
"In the two wars, the Great Sui was defeated by Tuyuhun, the blood of Tuyuhun was flowed into a river, the corpses were all over the field, and the capital of Tuyuhun was captured by Fuqicheng, and even Tuyuhun's Busabo Khan fled to the party."
I see, Xiao Yu nodded.
I didn't expect that in the days of the Great Wilderness, the Great Sui really attacked everywhere, hitting Tuyuhun as far as possible, capturing the capital of others, and killing so many people.
No wonder the Tuyuhun people on the side of the road just now glared angrily at the master and Wang Daozhen, the two of them looked like Han people.
And Xiao Yu is slightly better because of his similar appearance to Tuyuhun people.
"Yu'er, it's important for us to hurry, if these Tuyuhun people maliciously make things difficult later, bear with it first, it's important to do big things first."
Xiao Yu was about to answer, but saw more than a dozen people hula in at the door.
Xiao Yu and the Ferris Lay Priest heard the movement and looked at the door together.
Among the dozen or so people who came in, there were men and women, but most of them were women, all of whom were dressed in Tibetan costumes. It seems that he should have come here from a certain tribe in Tibet to exchange things.
The strange thing is that among these people, women seem to have a very high status, and since they entered the restaurant, they have been commanding men to do this and that, and even scolding loudly.
The men were silent, and after honestly finishing everything, they still served tea and poured water with smiling faces, and they didn't dare to resist at all.
Well? Xiao Yu's heart flashed, and he suddenly felt a little familiar when he looked at the dozen or so strangers he didn't know in front of him.
Where have you seen it? I thought of it just now, but I didn't notice it and disappeared again.
"Brother Xiao, eat quickly, the dishes are cold." Wang Daozhen urged again and again.
"Oh, okay, okay." Xiao Yu shook his head and stopped thinking.
"I'm back, there's no food to sell around here, I bought some cold dry food, let's just take a break."
Xiao Yu took a few bites of food, but saw another person suddenly appear at the door.
Xiao Yu heard the sound and looked up.
I saw that the last person who came in was dressed in a red robe, with a thin body, and no matter what expression on his face, there was a faint obscenity.
"Bang dang!"
The dishes were knocked over to the ground all of a sudden, and Xiao Yu stood up with a "brush" sound, pointing at the person who had just come in, and his body kept trembling.
The sound alarmed the dozen or so people, including the red-robed man who had just entered.
The red-robed man turned around when he heard the sound, and when he saw what was happening, his whole body trembled and he jumped up on the spot.
"Are you, Jin Ju?!"
"Xiao Yu?!"