Chapter 8 Accident in Ganzhou

readx;? Ding Peng returned to the Central Plains this time and chose another route, that is, to enter the customs from Yumen Pass and enter Gansu through Dunhuang. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Like the last time he fled from the Central Plains to the Western Regions, he took the Qinghai route, which was a last resort, when he was jointly pursued by the Central Plains martial arts, and the road to Dunhuang was full of searchers and traps, and finally Ding Peng could only take Li Kun around the long road, but this road is not only far, but also very difficult to walk, several times lost, Ding Peng finally found the treasure land of the Qianhu Basin by mistake.

Therefore, Ding Peng was not ready to take this complicated route again, but entered the Central Plains through the two passes of Yumen and Aiyang.

On the road from Kunlun to Dunhuang, the process was very peaceful, Ding Peng and his entourage walked for more than ten days, almost did not encounter any trouble, and entered the border of Gansu very safely.

In Dunhuang City, they rested for a day, bought some water and food, exchanged a few camels for horses, and then left Dunhuang and continued to advance to the hinterland of Gansu.

On this trip, Ding Peng brought four disciples, namely Lao Zhao, Shi Jian, Ding Zhi and A Yilian.

These four disciples are not the most faithful, but they are the most suitable.

Lao Zhao is one of the best masters among the disciples of the stars, and because of his age and some experience in the rivers and lakes, Ding Peng can save a lot of trouble along the way with him.

Moreover, Lao Zhao was originally Hong Yuqing's housekeeper, and he had a deep relationship with the Hong family, Ding Peng was not too relieved about Hong Yuqing, who had a lot of eyes, if Lao Zhao was left in the sect, he was worried that Hong Yuqing would provoke Lao Zhao to make trouble, rather than this, it was better to bring him out and follow him to rest assured.

With Shi Jian's reasoning, it is similar to Lao Zhao, Shi Jian's wife Xiugu is a person trusted by Ding Peng, entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and co-controls the sect with Li Kun, Ding Peng doesn't want to have other variables, so he has to take away Shi Jian, who may influence her thoughts, so that not only Xiugu will not be affected by others, but even if Xiugu herself has any other thoughts, she must consider that her husband is in Ding Peng's hands.

As for Ding Zhi, although this Qiang boy is a little smart, his cleverness was mistaken by his cleverness and he did not pass Ding Peng's test. Ding Peng took him this time, firstly, to bring out the hidden dangers, and secondly, to use him in case of emergency.

It is naturally very dangerous to be considered by Ding Peng as an emergency, but it is conceivable that what awaits Ding Zhi is not a good fate.

He was brought by Ding Peng as the priority cannon fodder.

The last Ayilian was an accident, originally Ding Peng originally set to only take the first three people, but before leaving, lingering all night, this newly favored woman by Ding Peng suddenly said that she wanted to see the Central Plains, Ding Peng was confused by beauty, and couldn't stand the pillow wind, so he agreed as soon as his mind was hot.

Although I regretted it a little before leaving the next day, I thought about it that there was a woman waiting for me along the way, which was much better than three big men, so I didn't go back on my word.

However, the little girl was very hurt, and she had a small face and tears before seeing her off, which made Ding Peng feel a little distressed.

Not to mention this table, there are four disciples saddle in front of the horse along the way, taking care of them meticulously, Ding Peng's trip to the Central Plains this time, so far, is still quite moist and comfortable, and the embarrassing escape trip two years ago is simply not the same.

The comfortable Ding Peng even forgot the purpose of this trip, so sometimes in retrospect, Ding Peng also had to admit that he was indeed a very affectionate person, a few days ago when he heard that Ji Feng gave birth to a child, the uncomfortable feeling of Ji Feng had long since disappeared, and his depressed and uncomfortable emotions at that time were indeed true feelings, but he was soon able to leave it behind and forget it completely, which could only be attributed to his indifference to feelings.

The Nakshatra continued their journey towards their destination.

If you arrive at Baoji peacefully and peacefully, then the content of this volume will end here, but unfortunately there are few such perfect things in the world, and after entering Gansu for a few days, something finally happened.

On this day, Ding Peng and others came to Zhangye, Gansu.

Zhangye was called Ganzhou in ancient times, it has always been an important area in Gansu, after the opening of the Silk Road, its geographical location is more important, the imperial court even renamed Ganzhou Zhangye, to "Zhangguo arm, to pass through the Western Regions" and get the name.

Zhangye City is backed by Qilian Mountain, it is a large city within a radius of hundreds of miles from Qilian Mountain, Ding Peng arrived here with his disciples, and decided to rest here for half a day.

They did not enter the city, but chose a market town outside the city, and chose a clean inn to rest for a while.

After eating, Ding Peng ordered Shi Jian to go outside to purchase some supplies, after Zhangye, there were hundreds of miles of uninhabited land in front of him, and there was no harm in preparing more things.

After Shi Jian went out, Lao Zhao smiled and asked Ding Peng for some water and wine, he is a person who loves to drink, he is used to working hard in the Qianhu Basin, and he doesn't feel anything on weekdays, but when he comes to the flower world outside, he can't help but drink insects, and he is so hungry that he is not energetic.

Ding Peng thought that the road was too peaceful, and he was not in a hurry today, nor was he in a hurry to do anything about himself, so he nodded and asked him for two pots of warm wine, so happy that Lao Zhao smiled, if there were no outsiders, I am afraid that he would kneel down excitedly and kowtow to the master a few times.

After the wine came up, although Lao Zhao was greedy, he also knew how to be humble, so he first poured a full cup for the master, and then couldn't wait to pour himself a glass.

Ayilian shook her head, although she was born as a singer, she hated drinking the most in her life, and when she didn't worship the Star Sect before, every time she forced a smile with those dignitaries who drank and had fun, it was the most painful torture for her.

However, Ding Zhi looked eager to try, looked at the crystal clear wine in Lao Zhao's cup, and secretly swallowed his saliva, but in the face of Lao Zhao's inquiry, he finally shook his head: "No, Senior Brother Zhao, Master needs someone to serve him, you can drink as much as you want, Master will be served by the younger brother." ”

Lao Zhao was careless and didn't understand the meaning of Ding Zhi's words, and when he saw that he didn't drink, he immediately withdrew the wine jug, and secretly rejoiced that he could enjoy two pots of wine alone.

Ayilian turned her back with a smile on her face, although Ding Zhi's little cleverness can sometimes please the master, but after a long time, if he often shows off, it will inevitably make people see through his little abacus, but he will fall behind.

And the strategy she adopts is different, that is, to talk less and do more, as long as she really serves the master well, she is afraid that the master will not have herself in his heart?

Moreover, she has a greater advantage than Ding Zhi, she is a woman, and when it is her turn to serve people, she is definitely stronger than Ding Zhi.

Lao Zhao is fond of drinking, and when he drinks alcohol, he also has the crazy energy of practicing on weekdays, and his neck is a glass of grunt, and after a while, a pot of wine has been swallowed.

Ding Peng looked interesting and asked, "Is this wine a good wine?"

He tasted it lightly just now, and felt bland, and after tasting it on his tongue, he felt a little strong, this era is limited to the problem of distillation technology, most of them are low-alcohol wines, which is not acceptable to a person like Ding Peng from later generations.

Lao Zhao licked his lips with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Master, although this wine is not a well-known wine in the world, it should be considered good in this bitter cold land of Gansu, if I taste it well, this should be the stone frozen spring produced in Lanzhou, good wine, strong enough!"

Ding Peng was speechless, and asked curiously: "Zhao Tong, where is your hometown, I see that you are more familiar with Gansu, are you from Gansu?"

Lao Zhao's slightly red face showed a hint of gloom, and he said in a low voice: "The disciple was originally from Qingzhou, when he was young, he didn't know the height of the sky, he roamed the rivers and lakes for a few days, and he also sold illegal salt with people, and did some business without capital, and later he was arrested, was confiscated to the Shaanxi-Gansu border, fought with the Mongols, suppressed the white jacket bandits, died nine times, and made some small contributions, so he was favored by the governor of Gansu, Lord Liu, and invited to the governor's yamen to be a bureaucracy. Lord Hong was originally a subordinate of Lord Liu, and was later appointed by the imperial court to serve as a consolation envoy in the Western Regions, so he received his disciples into the mansion as a steward, and stayed in the barren land on the border of the Western Regions for seven years, but he did not expect to be ...... when he was about to leave office."

Speaking of this, Lao Zhao sighed, drank another glass of wine, and said respectfully: "If it wasn't for the master's rescue at that time, I'm afraid the disciple and others would have turned into a barren skeleton on the side of the road, so the disciple has always been very grateful in his heart......"

There is still a sentence that has not been said, that is, Hong Yuqing had hinted at something to him, but Lao Zhao did not respond, on the one hand, because Lao Zhao only had the grace of knowing Hong Yuqing's father, on the other hand, Lao Zhao was indeed very grateful to Ding Peng for saving his life at that time, although judging from the later situation, Ding Peng had a purpose, but Lao Zhao was still very grateful.

Moreover, Lao Zhao is not optimistic that Hong Yuqing's careful thinking can succeed, and even if he succeeds, what can he do, Lord Hong is dead, he has lost his backer, what can he get if he escapes back, it is better to be content with the status quo, at least he can learn a good martial arts in the Xingzhu School.

After listening to Lao Zhao's words, Ding Peng nodded and comforted: "You should still have relatives at home, wait for this incident, if you have the opportunity, you can go home to visit, and if your relatives at home are willing, you can also take the sect to settle down." If you don't want to, don't be reluctant, a good man has ambitions in all directions, as long as you come to Japan to become successful in martial arts and make a name for yourself in the rivers and lakes, you can go back to visit your family at any time. ”

Lao Zhao nodded again and again with emotion, and said: "When I left home at a young age, there was still a younger brother in the family, calculating the age, if he was here, he should also marry a wife and have children, maybe the children are so tall." ”

As he spoke, he gestured at the edge of the table and said with a smile: "If he has several sons, the disciple must succeed one, and when the time comes, he will bring the sect, and I hope that the master will cultivate more." ”

"That's a certainty!" Ding Peng said with a smile: "My Star Sect is scattered, so I need you to think like this." On the first day of the establishment of the sect, I said that the disciples of the stars are a family, so naturally the family is more welcome to join the sect, so that they love each other even more, haha. ”

Lao Zhao and the three of them saw that he was in a good mood, and they also laughed, Ding Peng was moody, his disciples had always been in awe of him, and it was rare to see such a gentle conversation and laughter, Lao Zhao's heart was hot, and even Ding Zhi, who had always been nervous, showed a sincere smile.

But the cheerful smile didn't last long, and Ding Zhi suddenly said: "How did this Senior Brother Shi do it, he didn't come back for half a day after buying something!"

Ding Zhi said this sentence again to show off his cleverness, because he went out to purchase in Dunhuang City last time, he used less money and did things quickly, and he also got a compliment from Ding Peng, compared to his degree, Shi Jian was undoubtedly too slow this time, Ding Zhi deliberately said this, just to reflect his shrewdness and ability last time.

However, his words did not cause the master to compare the two, but instead aroused Ding Peng's other thoughts, and frowned: "I haven't returned for a long time, is there something wrong?"

Thinking like this, Ding Peng began to feel uneasy, although he was very comfortable under the diligent service of his disciples during this period of time, but he did not flutter, and the vigilance in his heart never relaxed, because Ding Peng knew that this trip to the Central Plains actually hid a lot of dangers, and it was best to have nothing to do, but once something happened, it was extremely dangerous to be very capable.

"Let's go, go out and find it!"

Ding Peng did not hesitate, immediately decided to act, his principle is to quickly find a solution to the danger before it completely explodes, if you can't find it, then stay away from the danger as much as possible, there is a saying called strategic retreat.

However, you must find Shi Jian first to see if something happened and what happened!

Ding Zhi's eyes were excellent, and as soon as he heard Ding Peng's words, he immediately settled the meal money, and then Ding Peng took the three disciples out of the inn quickly, and then looked for someone nearby to inquire about Shi Jian's whereabouts.

I asked a few shops nearby, and one of them said that Shi Jian had indeed come here just now, and had also bought fire folds, lanterns, and other supplies, and the boss also pointed out the direction of Shi Jian's departure for Ding Peng.

But looking in this direction, in the end only found a baked cake shop, the store was in chaos, as if it had just been a looting, the boss was scolding, Lao Zhao stepped forward to ask, the boss heard the frying pot, scolded: "You and that person are in the same group? Okay, he just fought with people, smashed Lao Tzu's shop, you pay for my things." ”

Lao Zhao stretched out his hand and lifted the boss of the baked cakes, and said with a murderous face: "What the hell are you talking about, who is he fighting with?"

The nearly two hundred pounds of the body of the boss of the baked cake was easily lifted up, and seeing that this person only had one arm and countless scars on his face, he realized that he had encountered a real evil star, and said timidly: "Little ...... The villain really doesn't ...... I don't know, he came to buy the biscuits...... Suddenly I broke in...... The two of them moved with him...... Get your hands on it......"

Lao Zhao shouted: "What happened later?"

The boss of the baked cake was sprayed with spittle, and he didn't dare to complain a little, but when he was yelled at like this, his tone became fluent: "That person can't win, he was captured by the two people behind, a few uncles, it's really not my business......"

As soon as Lao Zhao let go, the fat body of the boss of the baked cake fell to the ground, Lao Zhao suddenly kicked out and kicked the boss's fat stomach, he suddenly arched his body and became a fat shrimp.

The boss finally relieved himself, and the other party asked again: "If you want to live, tell me quickly, who are those two people, if you want to say that you don't know, Lao Tzu will kill you now." ”

The boss of the baked cake wanted to cry without tears, he really wanted to say that he didn't recognize it, and he was afraid that the other party would really kill him, so he hummed for a long time before whispering: "This radius of hundreds of miles, only the people of the Qilian faction dare to ...... Dare to do it near Zhangye City, spare the villain, the villain really doesn't know it......"

Lao Zhao stepped heavily on the ground that was only an inch in front of the boss's face, and the fat boss fainted in fright.

"Master, what should I do, if the other party is really from the Qilian faction, it will be troublesome, they are very difficult to mess with!"

Lao Zhao asked anxiously.

Ding Peng immediately decided: "Now that the enemy situation is unknown, since Shi Jian is sure to be arrested, he must first find out what the other party is about." Go back to the inn and release the Condor to see if it can find Shi Jian's current location!"

On this trip to the Central Plains, Ding Peng deliberately brought a male Kulu Condor as a reconnaissance tool, but it was too peaceful along the way, and the Condor was useless, and was kept in a special cage, covered with black cloth, and people who didn't know thought they were carrying a big box with luggage.

Several people quickly returned to the inn, Ding Peng asked Ding Zhi to untie the black cloth, open the iron cage, a huge air flow suddenly gushed out, the divine eagle flapped its wings, hovered in mid-air for a while, landed beside Ding Peng, and affectionately rubbed Ding Peng's left arm with a sharp eagle's beak.

Ding Peng touched its head with his right hand, muttered a few words in a low voice, and the condor rose into the sky again, with a resounding eagle roar, the male Kuru condor rose directly to the maximum height it could raise, and then the sharp eagle eye quickly scanned the terrain within a radius of dozens of miles, and identified and locked the target as fast as an early warning aircraft.