After the five Taoist priests left, the haze on the ridge dissipated, and the sunlight sprinkled into the valley a little bit, experiencing a catastrophe of life and death, and the bright sunshine made people have the illusion of being in a different world.

The sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, from outside the valley, and everyone seemed to be facing a great enemy, and they didn't know what would happen, and they were relieved to see the familiar carriage when they got closer.

"Hey, what's going on with you? We just heard a lot of movement outside the valley, what is going on? Could it really be that there is a monster? It was the little guy who had been spreading the word outside the valley before, and he looked at the embarrassed crowd with a puzzled expression.

"Hehe, Liu Langjun, it's really calculating!" Obviously, someone knew the owner of the horse, and said unwillingly, if they also waited until this time to enter the valley, would they have avoided this catastrophe? Perhaps there were many people who thought about this, but no one answered the little girl's question, and only collected the undamaged luggage and belongings scattered all over the valley.

"What does it have to do with my family? It's really kind and not rewarded! Seeing that no one was paying attention, the little guy jumped on the wheel and continued to hurry.

"Third girl, our carriage has been destroyed, so we can only walk to the next post house to change it." Gao Shiji replied that their carriage and horses were the most severely damaged.

"That's it, that's all." Wang Baochuan sighed, how could the road to the west to find a husband be so difficult? "Mer? Mer? What's wrong with you? "Even the accompanying little girl is uncertain, how to go behind the road?" Mei'er, I was in a trance after I saw you ask a long question, but what happened? ”

Chang An shook his head and said, "Third girl, the slave is fine, it's the slave who recognized the wrong person, and the Taoist chief is just an old man who looks like a slave." ”

"Flutter" Wang Baochuan couldn't help laughing, and said, "Mei'er is joking?" I heard my mother say that you entered the Prime Minister's Mansion when you were young, how old are you now, why did the old people say? If your old man was born with such a heavenly attitude, how could no one know about it in Chang'an City? ”

"Yes...... It's a playmate I met before I entered the Prime Minister's Mansion. "Oops, ignoring Mei'er's life experience and age, Chang'an can only forcibly justify.

"Okay, okay, even if it's okay, but after all these years, don't your playmates grow up?"

"Oh, three girls, didn't the slave and maid say that they recognized the wrong person, the three girls should stop making fun of the slave and maid."

Out of Wushao Ridge, according to the instructions of the boundary card, they finally arrived at the nearest small post house before dark.

However, the reality is always more cruel, there is no one left in front of and behind the post house, and the mansion is covered with dust, apparently no one has cleaned it for many days.

However, according to the regular system of the Holy Dynasty Post Station, there will be at least two or three people stationed at the last post station on a daily basis, and the inspector of the post office has not inspected here for so many days and found anything abnormal?

The point is that except for the houses that cannot be moved, the inside and outside of this post house are as clean as if they have been ransacked, and if there is no supply, their subsequent journey will be much more difficult.

"Third girl, don't be too worried, maybe this post house has been removed by the government." Seeing Wang Baochuan's sad face, Chang'an comforted that although this possibility was very small, local officials did not have the right to increase or remove the post post without permission.

After enduring hunger and cold all night, the next day, Gao Shiji went to the nearby villages and towns early in the morning to investigate, and it was not until noon that Shi Shiran drove a broken ox cart back.

The situation is extremely not optimistic, everyone knows the bitter cold in the north, but it is rare to have three years of rain that has not fallen all over the dry land, most of the people in this county have gone to the neighboring counties to escape the famine and take refuge, leaving a small number of people who are difficult to leave their homeland are also living in hardship day by day.

This broken ox cart was also sold to Gao Shiji, a foreigner, because the old farmer couldn't bear to kill the old cattle that had been raised for many years, and as for food and water, it was the most scarce, and it was difficult to change it.

The three of them had to go on the road hungry, and what they saw along the way was as the farmer said, it was past the spring ploughing season, and there was no trace of green in the distant fields and near the road, and the eyes were full of vastness, and there were no pedestrians in the grass huts, and the official road was dusty.

Suddenly, I heard a commotion in front of me, as if someone was running fast, "Thank you for the good people, thank you for the good people!" But seeing a group of people gathered in one place, thankful and thankful, it seems that someone is giving here, and it is rare to have a good person.

Because the road was impassable, the three people in Chang'an had to stop the ox cart and wait for the crowd to disperse. The medicine boiler was very keen, and immediately spotted the three people on the side of the road, and waved his hands to greet him enthusiastically.

"Miss Mei'er, we meet again! Where's your wagon? How did you change to such a broken ox cart? There is not even a cover, is it comfortable to sit? "It really makes sense that the little guy who boils medicine is annoying, if he can, Chang'an wants to pull people over and promise not to kill him.

Sensing Chang'an's anger, Wang Baochuan grabbed Chang'an's arm and shook his head, more is better than less, it's important to hurry.

Gao Shiji suddenly picked up his precious silver spear and slammed it into the wheel of the ox cart with a loud sound, and the little guy was startled and silenced, and looked at Gao Shiji in surprise.

The ox cart clicked for a long distance before the little servant came back to his senses, turned back to the carriage and asked, "Lang Jun, why do they look so angry?" Did the minion say the wrong thing? ”

There was a cough in the carriage, and a low voice said, "No, they just—" The voice paused and continued, "...... I just didn't eat and was in a bad mood. ”

When the little guy heard about it, he immediately became cheerful, "Oh, why didn't they say it earlier?" Let's give them a copy here! ”

Chang'an thought that he would soon be able to reach the next post house to replenish supplies, but along the way, it was rare to see even a big living person in the wilderness.

When he arrived at a deserted village, Chang'an had to find an excuse to go around the village, and when he returned, the three water bladders sent by the farmers were filled with water, and he also found a large bag of unknown dried fruits to feed and chat to satisfy his hunger.

Wang Baochuan and Gao Shiji were amazed that Chang'an could find such sweet water and food, and in the end it could only be attributed to good luck.

In this way, Chang'an and his entourage finally arrived in Huizhou five days later.

Huizhou, the domain of Yongzhou, the land of ancient Xiqiang, Hexi Road, Xiafu, three thousand households, and six townships, were once under the jurisdiction of the Western Xia of the Tu Domain, and later returned to the Holy Dynasty and included in the state.

Accustomed to the desolation along the way, the hustle and bustle of Huizhou City at first glance made people finally feel the breath of the world.

Different ethnic groups live here, and the cultural habits are integrated with each other, and the two of them changed into local clothes according to the local customs, and went to the cumbersome embellishments of Tang costumes, which is a little more concise and capable.

Gao Shiji went to visit the judge in charge of the post in Huizhou with an official document, but he got a different answer, and the judge even took out the summons from the previous day, showing that everything was normal. Although Wang Baochuan holds the status of a senior post envoy, he has a different division of labor, and can only enjoy the convenience provided by any post station, but has no right to hold the local post office accountable.

Thinking that there were still thousands of miles away from Yangguan, after preparing sufficient supplies, Wang Baochuan ordered the two to set off immediately, hoping to reach the Xiliang front line as soon as possible and find out Xue Pinggui's whereabouts.

After a few days, the three of them returned to the official road of the Northwest Post Road again, and they still stayed overnight in Xiaoxing, but fortunately, in addition to the Changhe Post House they saw before, the other post houses were deserted but normal.

"Three girls, look! Look! There is a high-rise building there, I wonder whose mansion was built in this wilderness? Chang'an sat in the carriage and looked at the scenery through the window boringly, and was suddenly attracted by the tall buildings in the distance and shouted.

Before Wang Baochuan could answer, Gao Shiji replied outside the car, "Miss Mei'er, it's not anyone's mansion, it's a post house." ”

"The inn? How is it different from what we saw earlier? It feels bigger than the Duting Station outside Chang'an City, like a big garden. ”

"According to the itinerary, this should be the Liangzhou Pavilion." Wang Baochuan said, "Do you know what the road we walked used to be called? ”

"Hey, isn't this the post road of Hanoi Road? Why can't there be any other names? ”

Wang Baochuan nodded and said, "Well, it's true, but in the past, it was called 'Towering Khan Dao', and it was a road specially built for the vassal countries of the Western Regions to make a pilgrimage to our holy pilgrimage. ”

"'Heavenly Khan' refers to our Emperor Majesty?"

"Yes."

"What a strange name."

"Different ethnic groups have different customs, and the titles are different."

Speaking, I arrived in front of the post house, the first thing that caught my eye was the tall gatehouse, and the center of the lintel was the three words "Liangzhou Pavilion" carved by the official seal script.

In Huizhou, the carriage prepared for them was a post car, with the obvious characteristics and signs of the post house, so as soon as they arrived at the gate of the post house and stopped, two post soldiers immediately stepped forward to greet them, and when they learned their post envoy status, their attitude was doubly respectful, and one of them hurriedly went back to pass the post house in the hall.

In a moment, a tall and thin man rushed over with four post soldiers, and the man secretly looked at the three of them with scrutiny in his eyes.

There is only one man in Chang'an, Gao Shiji, who has been taken care of by Gao Shiji for the convenience of walking, and in the eyes of outsiders, Chang'an and Wang Baochuan are the existence of their dependents, and the man's focus is on Gao Shiji.

Seeing the silver medal and official document in Gao Shiji's hand, the man's expression stiffened and he seemed to be a little nervous, and even the post soldiers behind him seemed to immediately enter a state of alert.

The three of them didn't know, and followed the post man into the post house, and everything was arranged according to the arrangement.