The caravan crossed the border and headed straight for the city of Khotan. Along the way, large numbers of troops can be seen coming and going from time to time. Passing caravans will also be interrogated, but as long as they are in order, they can basically be allowed to pass through. The shopkeeper Cui was a regular caravan, and the team was full of Han Chinese, so he was not questioned too much.

Seeing that the crisis had passed, Liu Yu no longer pretended to have a stomachache, and took the initiative to take on the job of cooking. In fact, when Liu Yu was at home, he rarely did housework except for practicing literature and martial arts. However, when he was in Xiangyang, the food in the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion was a must, and Liu Yu heard and witnessed it, although it was not burned to the surface, it was already a rare delicacy for these guys.

Bian Zhang was a child, and no one cared about him, so he stayed in the "comfort zone" as a matter of course. In fact, he stayed there to guard Tagina and Laura, but he was not very reluctant to do this "job", and if it wasn't for Liu Yu's promise to give him Fang Tian's halberd for him to play for two days, he wouldn't want to stay in the car.

Liu Yu took advantage of the convenience of cooking and also got some food and sent it to the grain truck. But Tagina was very stubborn and refused to eat. Liu Yu originally stole the food, she refused to eat it, she just ate more by herself, where did she care if she was hungry or not.

After this toss, a day later, the caravan of the shopkeeper Cui finally arrived at the city of Khotan, and after leaving the city of Khotan, it was more than 50 miles northwest to the concession. Because of its proximity to the concession, Khotan has also developed rapidly in the past two years. The Kangju people were originally good at doing business, and now they have taken advantage of the unique geographical location to open many inns, taverns and green buildings in the city of Khotan. Because the prices here are cheaper than in the concession, passing caravans often rest here for a day or two before continuing their journey, and most of these dozen caravans have familiar footholds in the city.

In order to protect the safety of Ban Thief's mother and son, Liu Xin stationed 20,000 elite Han soldiers in Khotanese City, in addition to 5,000 flying tiger guards, plus Kangju's own military horses, it can be said that this place is heavily guarded. Therefore, entering the city was equivalent to reaching a safe place, and the merchants were relieved that they no longer had to huddle together to prevent danger, and said goodbye to each other, and went to find a place.

This road has been walked many times, and there are inns in the city of Khotan. The innkeeper is a native of Khotan, with a simple face, and he is also very enthusiastic when he sees the shopkeeper Cui, and hurriedly welcomes them in.

The inn is large and has a backyard dedicated to parking cars and horses. Xiao Er had already come over, helped drive the car in, unloaded the horse, and sent it to the stable to feed the hay.

I was scared all the way, I worked hard for so long, and the shopkeeper Cui was also very generous, and gave each guy two pieces of money and a day off, so that they could have a good time in Khotan City. Shopkeeper Cui is very good at budgeting. There was more than half a day's journey to reach the concession, and these fellows were at the age of their strength, and they were usually given a day off after the grain was delivered. And the consumption in the concession is much more expensive than here, and at that time, it will not be a two-penny to pass away, it is better to let them relax now.

For the guys, this is the happiest time of the boring journey, and many people have already cheered, received the money and rushed out.

The shopkeeper Cui is a person who has come over, and he happily watched the guys rush to the street, looking for a familiar tavern and a green house.

At this time, the innkeeper came over, said hello, and said with a smile: "Old Cui, it is absolutely safe to put things here with me, and your old man will also go out for a walk?" ”

Shopkeeper Cui knew that the boss was telling the truth, not to mention that he only brought grain this time, even if a large amount of porcelain and silk were stored in the backyard in the past, he had never been out of the pool. Thinking of this, he was also a little itchy, rubbed his hands, and turned his head to look, only Gao Ran and Liu Yu were left standing next to the carriage, and Bian Zhang was still in the "comfort nest".

Liu Yu thought that the shopkeeper Cui could not rest assured that this batch of grain would not be relieved, so he hurriedly volunteered and said: "Uncle, you can go, I am watching here!" ”

Shopkeeper Cui actually wanted to invite Gao Ran to go out for a walk together, but the places he went to were inconvenient for Liu Yu and Bian Zhang, the little brothers, to go in and out, and he didn't know how to speak, Liu Yu had already taken the initiative to ask to stay, and immediately fell into the middle of his mind, turned to Gao Ran and said: "General Gao, there is nothing to do left and right, why don't you go with the old man?" ”

Gao Ran arched his hand and said: "Thank you for the kindness of the shopkeeper, Gao wants to go to the street by himself, please take care of the shopkeeper!" ”

Each of these three has a heart. Shopkeeper Cui saw that those young guys were happy, and he couldn't hold it back, but he was embarrassed to act so anxious. Gao Ran thought that the war was approaching, and the Han army in Khotanese might be short of people, so he wanted to try his luck by joining the army, but it was not too late to go to the concession. Liu Yu is because there are still two people hidden in his "comfort nest", how dare he leave easily.

Shopkeeper Cui and Gao Ran left the inn one after another, and the boss still said with a smile on his face: "Little brother, you really don't need anyone to watch here, why don't you go to the front to rest?" ”

Liu Yu didn't believe it and asked, "If it's any valuables, no one steals them?" ”

The boss said proudly: "Under the rule of King Kangju, who would dare to be a thief?" ”

Liu Yu didn't know that King Kangju was his half-brother, and seeing that the boss's words were full of piety, he couldn't help laughing and said, "I heard that your King Kangju is just a two- or three-year-old doll, so he can scare the thief?" Worthy of your worship? ”

The boss said: "It doesn't matter if he is a two-year-old doll or an eighty-year-old man, even if he is a wooden man, as long as he can make us live a good life, we will bow to him!" Since our new king ascended the throne, the life of the people has been better day by day, and the thieves who were rampant in the past have disappeared. ”

Liu Yu realized something, snorted at the boss, and said, "I've been taught here." I should also be loyal to my duties and take care of these grain trucks for Cui's shopkeeper! ”

Just now, before the shopkeeper Cui left, he really didn't say that the food didn't need to be guarded, and the innkeeper didn't persuade him anymore, smiled and waved his hand, and went to the front to work. Liu Yu looked around, and there was no second figure, so he jumped into the grain cart.

Bian Zhang is a child's heart, when he arrived in a new place, he wanted to be able to go to the street to see the excitement, and when he saw Liu Yu getting into the car, he hurriedly said: "Big brother, while there is no one now, it is better to let them go, let them go by themselves, and let's go out to play." ”

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "What to put it!" When the time comes, they will be sent to the barracks together with the food, and there is no need for us to say, someone will find out their origins! ”

Who knew that Tagina had been in the concession for a few days, and although she couldn't fully understand Chinese, she could hear that Liu Yu's tone was not good, so she couldn't help but get nervous, and asked softly: "You, what do you want to do?" ”

Liu Yu knew that no one would come to the backyard at this time, so he couldn't help but relax, and while playing with the sharp dagger, he said proudly and loudly: "You little girl, wasn't you quite fierce yesterday?" Why don't you dare to speak out loud? ”

In fact, Tagina has been hungry for a day, where does she still have the strength to speak loudly.

Suddenly, I heard the door of the courtyard kicked open, and a team of people rushed in violently, led by the tall girl in a goose yellow shirt with her waist crossed and said loudly: "Liu Yu, don't hide!" I've heard you speak! ”

"Lu Qiling!" Liu Yu and Bian Zhang glanced at each other and exclaimed in surprise.

It was Lu Qiling and dozens of Flying Tiger guards who came. Sister Cleya and Zhu Rong were both ordered by Liu Xin to be transferred to assist Ban Bao'er in dealing with military affairs, so Lu Qiling took the initiative to take on the task of searching for Liu Yu.

However, there are not many troops that Ban Thief can hand over to her, and setting up checkpoints at key crossings will also affect the passage of heavy vehicles. Lu Qiling came up with a way to invite more than a dozen painters and asked them to draw the portraits of Liu Yu and Bian Zhang according to their own descriptions. These painters have uneven skills, have never practiced this method of painting, and are not familiar with drawing on paper, so most of the paintings are not like them. Lu Qiling had no choice but to pick up two that were slightly more pleasing to the eye and take them with her.

It is impossible to conduct door-to-door searches, not to mention the lack of manpower, and to do so is not only disturbing to the people, but also easy to leak information. So Lu Qiling focused on those inns, because she knew that Liu Yu and Bian Zhang were going to the concession to join the army, and they couldn't support this tens of thousands of miles just by sleeping on the streets.

Yesterday I ran around with the portrait for a day, and they all said that they had never seen the two people on the portrait. Lu Qiling was not discouraged, and came out at dawn today to continue to inquire, and happened to come to the inn where the shopkeeper Cui was resting.

The innkeeper had just had a conversation with Liu Yu, and he was quite impressed by this young man, and when he saw the portrait in Lu Qiling's hand, he couldn't help but say with certainty: "It's him!" ”

When Lu Qiling learned that Liu Yu was the only one in the backyard, and there was no other younger teenager, she couldn't help but be surprised, worried that Bian Zhang would encounter some danger, so she kicked open the courtyard door without thinking about it. Although she has not specialized in martial arts, she has a lot in common with dance and martial arts, and she is the daughter of Jiangmen, and the bottom of her body is there, and this kick kicked the door of the courtyard wide.

Lu Qiling is the righteous daughter recognized by Liu Xin, and she is also the apprentice of Minchan, she has been living in the state pastor mansion when she was in Xiangyang, and she also lives in the palace in Chang'an, although she and Liu Yu do not play together, they often see each other, they are familiar with each other, and they can hear each other's voices at once.

Liu Yu also got carried away and spoke a little louder, so that he showed his traces and was found by Lu Qiling. Liu Yu also knew that once he was caught by these flying tiger guards, there would be no danger, but his desire to serve in front of the army was probably going to be frustrated.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu pulled up Bian Zhang, jumped out of the grain truck, and casually pulled out the long wooden box hidden under the car.