The gatekeeper walked very fast, and after a short time, he led Li You and the others to a palace-like building on the left side of the blue brick building.

Li You was still thinking about a small bridge he had just passed, the river under the bridge was already very shallow, and many officers and soldiers were guarding the river, watching the women in the city store water for the next day.

"Zhang Laohan, why are there still people watching when you get water?" Li You, who was waiting for the guards to take care of it, asked in a low voice in the old man's ear.

He touched Bai Huahua's beard, shook his head, and said, "Since I returned here, the queen has issued an order to restrict the use of water, and based on the current water level, it is estimated that the water in the city will be cut off again soon. ”

After listening to the old man's words, Li You also seemed to understand some of the reasons. The queen only knew that the excessive felling of trees and the uncontrolled use of water had led to a decrease in the water-fixing capacity of the upper rivers.

He wanted to ask the old man something, but the guard had already returned from the palace and told them to go in quickly. Li You touched the kitchen knife hidden in the cloth coat with his hand, thinking that if he was really in trouble, he would have to pick the kitchen knife.

As soon as he entered the palace, Li You felt that he had really underestimated the country's financial resources. There is a world of difference between the inside and outside of the building, and there are many silk brocades embroidered with fish, birds, and flowers hanging in the corridor, and occasionally mixed with some famous calligraphy and paintings.

He thought that this was just the mansion of the national teacher, and there were so many priceless treasures, and there might be more magnificent things in the queen's main hall.

After walking out of the corridor, at the junction between the corridor and the main hall, there is a circular altar with a diameter of two meters, and in the middle of the altar, a yellow jade the size of a human head is placed.

Li You saw so many rare treasures for the first time, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances at the "human head jade". Not only is the material rare, but there are also many exquisite patterns and characters carved on it.

Since he was not an archaeologist and did not know the value of this thing, he felt quite bored after searching for a while, and re-accelerated his pace to keep up with Zhang Laohan who was far away in front of him.

Further on, you will find the main hall. The national teacher was wearing a translucent red silk scarf on his face, and he was looking at Li You and Zhang Laohan, who were pushed to the ground by the guards.

He waved his hand at the soldiers, motioning for them to stand aside. Nodding to the two maids beside him, everyone also put down the fruit and big fan in their hands and withdrew towards the apse.

Li You sat on the ground, rubbing his knees, and cursed in his heart that he must give the guard who pushed him a shot when he left. Thinking about it, he set his eyes on the national teacher.

The national teacher wore a black and red brocade robe, eighty percent of which circulated from the Han Dynasty, and was obviously not in the same style as the residents of the city. However, on the shoulders of the robe, there are two clumps of feathers of unknown birds, which are woven with gold threads, highlighting the style of the Western Regions. The milky white jade belt around the waist plays the role of the finishing touch, setting off the grace and nobility of the national teacher.

But because the national teacher had a silk scarf on his face, Li You couldn't tell if he was as handsome as the old man described, so he could only make up his face by himself.

"Traveler of the Great Han, please report your name." The national teacher looked at Li You's face and said flatly.

Li You thought about it, and now he didn't know whether he was going to face a curse or a blessing, so he said nonsense: "My name is Liu You, I am from the inside, I am from the inner Han Dynasty, and I want to do some business with the local people." ”

The national teacher squinted his eyes at Li You and said "um" suspiciously.

This puzzled tone made Li You's heart tremble, and he hurriedly added: "On the way here, I was unfortunately robbed by thieves, and now I have a treasure left on my body." After speaking, Li Youshun took out a kitchen knife wrapped in tiger skin from his waist.

The national teacher didn't know what he was going to do, and he made a mistake in the back vigilantly. Li You was afraid of frightening the national teacher, so he slowly opened the tiger skin, and unconsciously thought of the scene of Jing Ke's assassination of Qin, and he was a bit like "seeing the poor dagger".

After opening it, the shiny kitchen knife that No. 1 sharpened for him was displayed in front of everyone's eyes.

After seeing the kitchen knife, the national teacher wondered: "What is this?" ”

"Well, this, this is the Dragon Slaying Treasure Knife, look at this polishing, this material, it's an artifact!" Seeing that the national teacher looked a little disbelieving, Li You probably felt that he had blown his head a little too much, and hurriedly closed his mouth.

"Since you said that the goods were robbed by thieves, then you can keep this artifact for yourself." The national teacher didn't say anything suspicious when he saw Li You, except that his speech sounded awkward, so he didn't say anything more. He waved his hand at them, and let the maid who had returned to him help him back to the apse to rest.

Under the leadership of the old man, after doing a series of etiquette, Li You said to the old man, and the two then retreated.

"Scared me to death, I thought he was going to torture me?" Li You spoke to the old man on the way back, but the old man was not so sudden, and he was frowning and silent along the way.

It wasn't until he returned to the old man's residence that he said to Li You: "I always feel that there is something wrong with the national teacher, I see, you better leave quickly." ”

"What? Where am I going in the vast desert outside? ”

"Aren't you going to ask the Buddha for scriptures?"

Li You cried and laughed and said, "I don't know where you come from, I lied to you." If you want to learn scriptures, you have to wait until a person named Xuanzang comes to do it! ”

The old man still didn't understand Li You's words, fiddled with the leather rope on the sheepfold for a while, turned back to Li You, who was drinking water, and said, "I plan to kill the sheep tomorrow, you start early to help." ”

"No, this sheep is all your belongings, it's not suitable, right?"

"Hey, we have to prepare for our escape." After the old man finished speaking, he walked into the back room, and after telling Li You where he slept, he stopped making a sound.

Li You, who couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, has been pondering what this old man said. Obviously, he feels that this national teacher is not murderous, why is the old man acting so strangely?

Looking at the "key" placed next to the wooden sleeper, my heart said that this time it was really uncomfortable. The first two times I crossed over, fortunately, they were all modern humans, but this time I crossed into an ancient country that I didn't know anything about, and I am afraid it was much more dangerous than before.

In a daze, Li You became a little sleepy. Before he could sleep well, the sound of gongs and drums outside the house made him feel refreshed.

When he walked out the door, the old man was wearing a sheepskin jacket and watching the fire burning in the distance. The common people and officers and soldiers were busy fighting the fire, Li You walked up to the old man and asked, "Old man, do you often catch fire here?" ”

"This is an ominous omen, even when Emperor Zhao attacked and conquered here, there was no such big fire." The old man looked worriedly at the fire in the distance, the red light of the fire flickering in his eyes.

"Is that the National Teacher's Mansion over there?"

"It's not just the National Teacher's Mansion that is burning", the old man looked at Li You, touched his beard and said: "The blue brick palace on the side is where the beautiful man lives. ”

Li You didn't know what was wrong with him, and suddenly felt as if God was guiding him, so he hurriedly put on his clothes, put the ion gun on his waist, and without saying a word, he went around to the city wall, intending to go inside along the city wall to find out.

"What are you going to do?" The old man quickly pulled Li You's clothes and asked.

"I've got to go see that beautiful man, you don't have to worry about me."

"Oh, don't do it, there are heavy guards from the imperial court over there, you are killing yourself!" The old man still didn't stop him.

But Li You held the old man's hand and said, "I always have a feeling that that beautiful man may be his brother." Old man, you don't have to say much, I'll go and go back. ”