The sky on the plateau always makes people feel very low, the blue sky and white clouds seem to be within reach, Liu Ji breathes the familiar air a little greedily, and even the thin smell is not much different from the later generations.

There were only four men left in their group, and he sent out one of his men, one back to the city of Bazardo, and the other to cross the Gangdis Mountains to the west of Nepal.

Those who stayed were Chen Jin and one of his subordinates, and the last person was Zeng Jiuniang, the man called "Little Five".

"You, Shangguan, have you ever been to Zhangxiong?" Xiao Wu lowered his horse's speed and walked side by side with Chen Jin.

"You ask so-and-so?" Chen Jin glanced at him and shook his head: "I don't know." ”

Can't blame Xiao Wu for being so curious, originally he was used as a guide to guide these people, who knows, this young Tang man is like an old horse who knows the way, and he is no stranger to the terrain in this area, where there are mountains and where there is a water source, even if there are some deviations, it is only a big problem, to say that he has never been here, how is it possible?

There were no GPS or Google Maps these days.

Liu Ji has not only been here, he has been here for three years, as the border of the motherland, there are a large number of border posts in this area, as a border guard, every day to travel all over the nearby mountains and rivers, he has long been familiar with it, how can he not know it.

In later generations, the Qiang region had strict restrictions on protection and development, and many places remained as they were, not to mention the frontier areas, which were almost undeveloped and primitive, and looked the same as they are now.

Starting from the Dome Silver City, along the direction of the Gangdis Mountains, they have been tracking forward, the goal is a team of hundreds of people, the traces left are too obvious, there is no need for special skills, you can see at a glance.

Of course, the target is not going very fast, which is also the reason why they can easily track it, most of the time, the two sides are close enough to be seen at a glance, and if they are not afraid of being discovered, they can get closer.

After following for a few days, Liu Ji already had a rough judgment on the target's behavior pattern, their vigilance was not low, and they had never relaxed their search for the front road and both sides, that is, the back road, only a symbolic manpower was dispatched, and the range was also very small.

Geography is only one aspect, customs and customs are completely unknown, fortunately, there is a guide, after Xiao Wu's introduction, they learned that this area belongs to the edge of the Zhangxiong region, and there is no clear boundary with Tubo itself, which is also a major feature of this time and space, the borders of the country and the country are all blurred, all depending on their respective control.

"Your name is Xiao Wu? Is it Han? Liu Ji asked casually, this man did not tie his hair, and he was also wearing a Tibetan robe, but he could speak Chinese, which made him a little strange.

"Hmm." The man didn't seem to want to say more, his eyes fixed on the front.

It was a small tribe, and their goal seemed to be resting in it, and some of the herders were grazing their cattle and sheep nearby, and they were already different from the Zhangxiong people in terms of clothing.

It seems that this area is the junction of the two lines of control, and there are neither Zhangxiong garrisons nor Tibetan patrols.

"What to do, then go to Gongtang, the Tubo people have at least 3,000 garrisons there, and it is difficult to have a chance to start again." Xiao Wu looked at it for a while and said worriedly.

"Start? Who said we were going to do it. Liu Ji didn't act in a hurry.

"If you don't do it, then we'll follow behind, why?"

"Let's see, maybe there will be some unexpected discoveries." Liu Ji's tone was too casual, so that the man couldn't help but glance at him.

"The lady asked the little ones to be a guide for a few people, look at this situation, you don't need a little guide, since a few don't want to make any moves, the little ones might as well leave, and don't delay your business."

Liu Ji still nodded indifferently: "Your lady's kindness, we understand it, since you have something, just go, it's hard work." ”

Xiao Wu bowed to him and led his horse back to the original road, Chen Jin came to his side with some puzzlement, and the two watched the man ride away.

"Lord, are we really not going to do it?"

"It's almost a five-day journey from this tribe to Gongtang, and there is no shortage of such small tribes along the way, do they think they will rush desperately when they enter their own territory?"

Liu Ji said that the clouds and mountains were foggy, and Chen Jin seemed to understand it, the closer he got to the hinterland of the Tubo people, the more difficult it became, and it was almost impossible for the three of them to succeed.

So the question is, what is the lord waiting for?

"You go and follow him, don't get too close, just hang from a distance." Immediately afterwards, Liu Ji gave him an unexpected instruction.

"Are you suspicious ......"

"I'm more interested in knowing what that woman has plans than the Tibetans." Liu Ji nodded.

Chen Jin rode on his horse and followed the direction that Xiao Wu left.

The small tribe in front of them, with a total of no more than ten tents, and a combined population of less than a hundred, suddenly came a team of hundreds of people, and it was crowded all at once.

For a time, cattle and sheep were slaughtered, large pieces of meat and dishes were served like water, and bonfires were lit in the camp, men, women and children sang and danced, and bursts of laughter broke out from time to time.

Xi Dongzan sat at the top, biting a stick bone in his hand, looking at the Tang envoy who bowed his head and was silent, he couldn't help but feel a little funny.

"You can't get used to eating such crude food, honorable envoy of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Jingzhong barely pulled out a smile, and said absentmindedly: "How long do we have to go?" ”

"More than ten days, rest assured, this is already the border of Tibet, I promise, no one will disturb your appetite again."

Li Jingzhong smiled bitterly and picked up a plate, naturally there were cronies who arranged the cut pieces of meat for him, the food in the barbarian land, it would be good to be satisfied, and he cared so much about what to do, he was ruthless, and picked and picked in it, only to find a small piece that was slightly pleasing to the eye, there was no use, so he could only poke it with a knife and carefully send it to his mouth.

Before the food could reach his mouth, a Tibetan soldier squeezed in from the reveling crowd, shouting in a language he didn't understand.

"Nobleman, no, there is a large group of people approaching, it should be coming for us."

Xi Dongzan was taken aback, threw down the food in his hand, and stood up, his hand already gripping the hilt of the knife, his mind spinning nervously.

Who will be the one coming?

Don? It's still my own people.