After noon, the snow was still heavy, the three of them discussed it, and decided to rush to Xisha City, although the duke was gone, but the martial army was still stationed in Xisha City.

What's more, Ling Yi's second uncle Wu Jing is at the junction of Yongzhou and Bingzhou - Tianshan Mountain, only more than 400 miles away from Xisha City.

The second uncle was meditating in the Tianshan Dao Garden, and even Zhu Qi had never seen the second uncle. I only heard my father say that the second uncle is good at martial arts, and the world is called "martial idiot", he has achieved the realm of martial saints half a year ago, and he is the youngest martial saint on the continent when he enters the martial saint at the age of thirty-nine.

With Li Qinwu's departure, the three of them relaxed a little, at least for the time being, there were no pursuers, but they still didn't dare to swagger and walked on the mountain road.

After three days in the mountains, I finally saw a small village located at the foot of the mountain, about 40 households, with green tile fences, setting off the sunset and afterglow, which was very comfortable.

The three of them decided to go to the village for a night, rest, and then travel again tomorrow.

The clothes of the three of them have long been changed into ordinary civilian clothes, and Zhu Qi covers his face with a green scarf, and he can't see anything from his clothes, like a family rushing around.

Seeing that there was still smoke in a house, Ling Yi helped Wu Qing and knocked on the courtyard door of that house. An old man opened the door, saw an old man and two young, and asked, "Why are you knocking on the door of my courtyard?"

Wu Qing Shili: "My grandfather and grandson went to Yongzhou from Chongyao Mountain City to join their relatives, passing through Guizhuang, it is getting late, can you use one night, and leave tomorrow." ”

The old man swept the three people at a glance: the old man was rickety, the child was drooping, the girl's left hand was on her chest, and the green scarf covered her face.

"There is a bunk in the east wing, so you can live there. If you want to eat and drink, you have to give me money for firewood and rice. ”

Wu Qing took out the only nine coppers he had with him, took out two and handed them to the old man: "Please ask the old man to put two bowls of rice for the two dolls, I will be hungry all day long." ”

"I don't have white rice, but there is still some gnocchi soup left, so I'll serve you two bowls." With that, he turned around and went to the kitchen in the West Wing.

Wu Qing made the bed for Erxiao, and only listened to Zhu Qi say: "Grandpa, wait a while for that old man to come over, you can ask him about our location and distance." ”

"Okay, little ...... Yue'er" Wu Qing heard the footsteps of the old man outside the door, and quickly changed his words, got up and opened the door for the old man.

The old man carried a vegetable plate, containing three bowls of gnocchi soup and a plate of pickles, put them on the table, urged the three of them to eat quickly, and turned around to leave.

"Uncle, please wait a moment, bother my father-in-law, I don't know what to call it?"

"Old man, my surname is Zhao, call me Old Zhao. ”

"Brother Zhao, we have been out for many days, I don't know where this place is, and how should we travel in Yongzhou?"

Old Zhao Tou came one by one, it turned out that this village was Zhao Zhuang, and the people surnamed Zhao in the village belonged to the Acropolis and belonged to the jurisdiction of Jizhou. Zhaozhuang goes north for two miles, and Shangguan Road goes west for more than forty miles to be the Acropolis.

Referring to the rise of the old Zhao Tou of the Acropolis, he also talked about the Weishan Canyon in the west of the city, which is the junction of Yongzhou and Jizhou, with continuous mountain ranges, and only this canyon can be opened to the official road.

Lao Zhao Tou also mentioned another news about the Acropolis: it turned out that the young men who returned to the village said that a large number of Rakshasa soldiers and officials had appeared in the Acropolis recently, and they acted recklessly in the city and injured many pedestrians. Inform Ling Yi and the three of them to be more careful when they travel tomorrow. After saying that, he went back to the house and went to sleep.

The three of them finished eating the gnocchi soup silently, and Ling Yi had never found that the gnocchi soup could be so delicious.

"Grandpa Wu Qing, do we need to wait two days to get on the road?" Ling Yi asked.

"It's okay, it's not good if the time drags on, not to mention that the Rakshasa Kingdom is more beneficial to us in the Acropolis. ”

"Why?"

"In my opinion, the Rakshasa officials must have come to the Acropolis for peace talks. ”

"Peace talks? The Rakshasa Kingdom has just taken the sand dunes and the ancient road, which is a good opportunity to take advantage of the victory and pursue, not to mention that grandpa is gone, wouldn't it be better to take Xisha City in one fell swoop?"

"Hehe, the Rakshasa Kingdom of Xisha City can't be attacked, without the old master, they can't take it, I don't know how Yanmen Pass, Sand Dunes and Ancient Road fell, but the martial arts army is still there.

You must know that the horror of the martial army is not just because of a duke, not just because of a military god, and not just because of a martial saint.

The terror of the samurai army stems from the loyalty of a million troops and the kindness of 100,000 people.

This million army is a warrior army that has followed the old master for many years, can fight well, and is brave and invincible;

These 100,000 people refer to the rear support force composed of veterans who have retired from the samurai army and some righteous soldiers and righteous people. As long as there are these 100,000 people, the martial army will travel 200 miles a day and attack a hundred miles at night.

You said that there is a martial army, does the Rakshasa Kingdom still have a chance?"

Xiao Lingyi's blood boiled when he heard this, and his eyes were full of admiration, what kind of army is this?" "Grandpa is really a generation of military gods, and he can train so many outstanding soldiers, who in the world has this ability? I don't think my father can do it, right?"

"Hehe, your father has to start from the other side again, the Rakshasa country's peace talks this time, in fact, take advantage of the fact that the sand dunes and ancient roads are still in their hands, and first make a peace negotiation agreement, and seek benefits through peace talks, otherwise the martial arts army will move, and they will have no chance.

I can roughly guess the content of this peace talks, that is, our country loses money and accompanies things, and the Rakshasa retreats outside the Yanmen Pass.

What I want to say here is that if your father is still here, this peace talk Rakshasa will not be pleased, and the unconditional return of the lost land is small, and you will have to be bitten off by your father if you accidentally bite off a piece of meat! It's a pity that ......."

"Isn't my father a general? Why did Grandpa Wu Qing say that?"

"Actually, my father doesn't like to fight, otherwise he wouldn't have served in Beijing, my piano skills were taught by my father, do you think my mother likes to be a big old man? My father said that he himself is more like his grandmother, wise, strategic, and eloquent, and proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Zhu Qi added.

"Only a father would praise himself like that, hahaha..."

The three of them all laughed, and Zhu Qi rarely showed his bright teeth, which was incredibly beautiful.

"Is that why we will go directly to the Acropolis tomorrow, as long as we don't make a big deal, the people in the city won't pay attention to us, because everyone's eyes are on the Rakshasa officials?" Xiao Lingyi analyzed.

"Well, the young master is also very wise and resourceful. ”

"Hahaha......"

The three laughter accompanied Bai Xue for a long time, and Zhu Qi felt that Ling Yi had grown up and matured.

In the main room, listening to the laughter, Lao Zhao blew the lamp and covered the quilt.

This night was the night when Xiao Lingyi and Zhu Qi slept most soundly, there were no nightmares, no waking up, until dawn.

Early in the morning, the three of them said goodbye to Lao Zhaotou, and when they parted, Lao Zhaotou also gave Ling Yi and his sister two steamed buns, waved his hand and went back to the house.

Early this morning, the sun shone warmly on the three of them, and the heavy snow for many days had stopped, and people felt a lot more energetic, but the snow on the road was still so thick and white, leaving a series of footprints in the distance.

From the small road to the official road, maybe it was a long snow and sunny day, and there were many pedestrians on the road, Wu Qing was worried that he had been rushing for many days and was tired of the Lingyi sisters and brothers, so he took out two coppers and called an ox cart along the way for the second child to ride.

Outside the Acropolis, all the pedestrians who entered the city were blocked outside the moat, and the little brother of the cowherd inquired a little, it turned out that there was martial law in the city, and the official certificate was required to enter and exit the city.

As soon as the three of Ling Yi combined, this city was afraid that it would not be able to enter, and they were ready to bypass the Acropolis from Weishan outside the city to Weishan Canyon. Just as he was about to get up, the little brother of the cowherd whispered, "Do you want to enter the city?" ”

Ling Yi and the three of them followed the little brother to the city gate, and it turned out that the city gate pawn was the eldest brother of the cowherd, and he greeted the eldest brother and entered the city gate.

After entering the city, thank you farewell to the little brother of the cowherd, walking on the avenue, the people are boiling, lively and noisy, there are shouting sounds, there are high laughter, and there are discussions, this discussion is mostly talking about the Rakshasa soldiers and officials in the city. Walking to the door of a teahouse, Ling Yi stopped Wu Qing and the others, "Grandpa, let's drink a bowl of tea and then leave!"

Wu Qing looked at the teahouse for a while, it was a place to inquire about the good news.

The three of them entered this "bowl of tea" teahouse, and saw that there were no free tables and chairs, so they sat at a table with the two old men.

I paid three coppers and ordered three large bowls of tea. Ling Yi and Zhu Qi were silent, and Wu Qing and the two old men had a conversation.

About a quarter of an hour, the three of them also generally knew the recent situation in the city, but there was too little useful information, especially the news about the capital Qingdu.