Chapter Eighty-Eight: An Unexpected Encounter (1)

The four of them sat in the carriage, and Cui'er, the maid who originally served Ling Yaoguang, was summoned by Ling Yaoguang to other carriages, even if there were only four people in this carriage, it was still slightly compact. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 A small table was placed in the carriage, and the four of them sat around the table, Ling Yaoguang almost leaned on the post with his back, just to prevent Shen Xian from getting too close to the car door, in case one accidentally fell out of the door!

The atmosphere between the four of them was slightly awkward, Shen Xian was happy and happy to meet his soulmate again, but he didn't know what Ling Yaoguang's mood was, because Ling Yaoguang had been smiling, but Shen Xian could feel that there was no truth in this smile!

Shen Xian also paid special attention to the handsome man sitting on Ling Yaoguang's side, this person should have a martial arts realm cultivation, because he sat closer to the man, and he could feel the bursts of blood coming from his side! Whether it was the martial arts realm or his appearance, the man in front of him was several times better than Shen Xian, and Shen Xian could see that he was intimate with Ling Yaoguang, even the most wooden person could feel that the relationship between the two was extraordinary! Shen Xian's heart was suddenly not a taste, although he and Ling Yaoguang only met in Pingshui, at most Ling Yaoguang had a life-saving grace for him, but he always felt that he was at ease with Ling Yaoguang, and he didn't have to hide anything in his heart, even if the time was short, but every moment was not full of beauty and happiness! Ling Yaoguang was a confidant, and he was the person Shen Xian thought could understand his heart in the world! But in front of him, this bosom friend had an inexplicable relationship with other men, and Shen Xian had no reason to be lonely!

Yue Yin's heart was not very happy, although she didn't know when Shen Xian had seen the woman next to her, but since she noticed Shen Xian's eyes, she was full of hostility towards Ling Yaoguang, especially, the woman in front of her was as beautiful as a fairy, and she was really better than her, and she was unwilling, how many more beautiful women would come out of this world, wasn't one dream Bingxuan enough?

Ling Yaoguang felt Yue Yin's eager and hostile gaze, but he didn't get angry, he just chuckled and lifted the teapot on the small table, and poured tea for the three of them elegantly and softly!

A wisp of light ink-colored tea in the pot flowed out of the spout like a fine spring, lightly crossing an arc, without splashing a drop, even if the carriage was a little bumpy, the tea made a beautiful "ding dong" sound, poured into the cup in front of you!

Although this move was simple, Shen Xian and the others still showed a look of surprise, Rao is man and Yue Yin both had martial arts realm cultivation, and they didn't dare to say that they could do this kind of thing! After all, swords, guns, swords, and halberds are all tangible and qualitative things, which can still be controlled, while tea is tangible and non-qualitative, although there is a teapot to control, but it is still difficult for the human body to be free in the turbulence, let alone to be stable in the running water?

Ling Yaoguang responded to the three of them with a smile, she said: "The little girl has been through the tea ceremony since she was a child, and she always rushes in the carriage in all directions, nothing else, just practice makes perfect!

"Yaoguang, you are too polite! This is the tea left by the 'uncle'? Hehehe, who doesn't know the elegance of the uncle, and the things he left behind must be called the 'best'! Please forgive me for being rude, try it first!" The man said, raised his small glass lightly, only took a sip, and raised his eyebrows and said: "It is really extraordinary! Although it is not as bitter as the 'iron-backed Buddha' in the north, and not as quiet and deep as the 'sea tip' of the Great Mu Kingdom, if you really want to describe its taste, it is really so tea-colored, like a drop of ink splashed on the paper, slowly fading away!" Most of the men are tea lovers, and they actually slowly tasted the taste of this tea, and his description was very appropriate, Shen Xian and Yue Yin also took a sip, the tea touched the tongue, and swept down the throat, and the taste was really as the man described!

"My cousin is really an expert!" Ling Yaoguang said with a smile, "This tea is produced in the infamous 'Miasma Mountain'! In the early years, my father occasionally searched for it in the mountains, and after a little taste, he felt that he could compete with the world's famous teas, so he planned to cultivate it with his own hands! My father transplanted it to the north, but it was difficult to survive, and later it was planted in the south, and it lost its original taste! After a long period of research, it was planted in the 'swamp pool' of the Southwest Wu Kingdom, relying on a little miasma in the water source to live, so that it could maintain its taste! Hehe, but don't worry, this tea has been processed by my father, and it is no longer toxic, please feel free to drink it!"

"Ahem, Yaoguang said that, could it be that we are the first people to try this tea?" the man asked.

Ling Yaoguang smiled slyly and didn't answer, but the man already knew the answer, and said with a smile: "You, you haven't seen you and haven't changed your sex all these years, just tell us directly?"

"If I say let you 'try the tea' and tell you that it is poisonous, will you be willing to drink it?" Ling Yaoguang smiled obediently.

Shen Xianzhi thought wildly in his heart: "Even so, I am willing!" but he didn't say it after all, otherwise the atmosphere of this car would be extremely embarrassing!

But Ling Yaoguang still saw Shen Xian's thoughts, except for Yue Yin, no one could notice a blush flashing on her face! It's just that Ling Yaoguang was alert, and hurriedly picked up a cup of self-drink, covering up the past with tea and heat, and hurriedly changed the topic and said to Shen Xian and Yue Yin: "It's been so long, and I haven't introduced the two of you! This one is my 'cousin', surnamed 'Yi', and named 'Jingpeng', who was invited by Cheng Ziwei to go to worship, but he didn't want to meet me, so he planned to accompany him all the way!"

Yi Jingpeng hurriedly saluted Shen Xian and Yue, and then said: "I haven't seen Yaoguang for a few years, and I almost didn't recognize her at the birthday banquet of Brother Cheng! In my impression, she is still a little girl with pigtails!" After speaking, he looked at Ling Yaoguang and smiled, giving people the feeling of two little guesses and childhood sweethearts! It's just that in the eyes of the two, there is obviously no other affection, which makes Shen Xian feel relaxed!

Yue Yin was obviously stunned when he heard the three words "Yi Jingpeng", and then asked: "Your Excellency is a child of the 'Chasing Smoke Yi Family'?"

Yi Jingpeng smiled: "It's rude! I am a child of the Yi family, one of the top ten families, and my father is 'Yiqing', I don't know if Miss Yue has heard of it?"

"Are you the eldest son of the Yi family?" Yue Yin asked in surprise. Yi Jingpeng shook his head and said: "In Xia Yu's family, the third in line, hehe, there are few people in the south, I'm afraid the rivers and lakes rarely hear my name! If it is the north, the three words 'Yi Laosan' are more widely known than the name 'Yi Jingpeng'!"

"What, Miss Yue knows the Yi family?" Ling Yaoguang asked with interest.

Yue Yin shook his head and said: "But I don't recognize it!" It's just that in the early years, the Yue family and the Yi family competed for the land of Yuzhou, and there were a few small wars, and I heard my eldest brother mention the eldest son of the Yi family!"

"Oh, isn't your eldest brother called 'Yue Ying'?" Yi Jingpeng suddenly asked, which surprised Yue Yin and Shen Xian! Yi Jingpeng smiled and said: "It seems that it is! I also heard from my eldest brother that the general of the Yue family, who fought a draw with him on the battlefield back then, was heroic and courageous, and he deeply admired it! He always said that if he had a chance, he would definitely share a rivalry with him again! It's just that he has not been able to spare time all along, and with the 'independence' of Yuzhou, there is no border war between the two countries, so this opportunity is probably difficult to have!"

"It turns out that the two families still have such a relationship, and it seems that this is also a fate to meet Brother Yi here!" Shen Xian said with a smile, Ling Yaoguang also meant this, so he raised the teacup and said, "Since it is a fate, why don't we replace the wine with tea and have a cup together?"

Yi Jingpeng is also a free and easy temperament, like to make friends, immediately agreed, and also raised the glass, Yue Yin is not a stingy person, and the two families have no enmity, and befriending the northern heroes is also a joy in Yue Yin's heart, naturally also raise the glass!

Ling Yaoguang is known as the "Emperor of the Qin", and she will not let go of the opportunity to use the piano to help the fun, she took the Aiqin, put it on her lap, and accompanied it with the sound of the piano, making the gossip in the car more like an elegant tea party!

Shen Xian has a good impression of Yi Jingpeng, although he is the son of a family, he does not have any bad habits, he has an easy-going temperament, and he doesn't mind his status, and his speech and demeanor are just right, and he often makes witty remarks, which directly shows that this person has extensive knowledge and funny personality!

Yi Jingpeng explained to the two of them, in his Yi family, the eldest son generally inherited the family business, but before that, he also had to go to various places with other brothers to experience! As the third eldest of the Yi family, Yi Jingpeng learned to operate with the housekeeper in his early years, and often traveled to the north with the business travel! After years of hard work, Yi Jingpeng has now set up his own silver account and started a ticket business! And he often laughs and says that his casual personality that is good at dealing with people is the cultivation of business!

The four of them chatted for a while, and it didn't take long to arrive in front of the mountain pass!

Because they had to check their outfits to pass the customs, the four of them had to get out of the carriage. It is precisely in this way that Shen Xian has the honor to see the majesty of this "world's richest pass"!

The Zongyun Mountain stretches from north to south, separating the east and west, and the mountain is so high and steep that even the shortest mountain peaks have disappeared into the thin clouds, and the peaks are vaguely sharp! But it is such a majestic mountain range, but there is a canyon abruptly in the middle of it! It is as if it had been split open by a skilled craftsman! What is even more mysterious is that this miraculous work stretches for several miles, but the mountain walls on both sides are extremely straight, and when viewed from a distance, it seems that the two can be combined into one, without any flaws! If this is not the masterpiece of a certain god, it must be called "a miraculous workman." ā€ļ¼

There is a big river in the canyon, which is very wide, because the river channel has been built recently, and the stone road is paved on both banks, and the bluestone embankment is planted with green willows!

But if you keep looking at it, there is a marvellous high wall blocking the view! It is said to be amazed, just because it stands between the canyons, and it is like floating above a great river, for several miles! And all kinds of ships come and go from time to time in the great river, and even the largest luxury ship is like a willow leaf in front of the high wall!

The blue and black wall is like a gate to the sky, blocking the way forward, and the river is also divided into two strands by the stone pier standing in the water, but fortunately, the water flow is stable, so that people feel a little at ease, a little soothing!

That Xiongguan is naturally the "Mountain Road Pass"!

A small wharf was built in front of the gate, and the boats that were about to pass through the customs and be inspected, as well as the boats used to cross the river, were all parked here! A resting tea house was built on one side of the wharf, and because the road was narrow, it looked very exquisite! There were very few pedestrians on the road, but there were few horse-drawn carriage convoys like Ling Yaoguang, so as soon as the carriage stopped here, it attracted everyone to watch!

The procedures for crossing the border and checking are complicated, and the road in the world today is not as good as in the past, and the mountain road pass is an important pass between the two countries, and the income from circulation during this period is like a big river outside the pass, and it is always inexhaustible! If it is said that the guards who guard this pass are not selfish in the face of such heavy profits, I am afraid that only in the history books that have been circulated will have such incorruptibility! However, all the generals guarding the pass have followed an unwritten rule, that is, "taking it in moderation." Although this difference is fat, if it is not grasped excessively, good things will eventually turn into bad things! Moreover, most of those who dare to come here to pass the customs are powerful and powerful, especially the salt distributors, which of their subordinates does not have any criminal records? If the officials do not pay attention to offend the local government and cause death, then the gains outweigh the losses!

According to common sense, if Shen Xian and others want to pass this pass, if they don't do business, they must pass, and they have to pay entry taxes and fees! If they still have the intention, they also have to pay a "customs" intention, and the name is to show goodwill for repairing the checkpoint, in fact, this part of the "mind" is transferred to the pockets of the customs guards! However, if you don't pay this intention, then the investigation will all depend on the mood of the person guarding the pass.

Ordinary people want to pass this pass, most of them find a merchant ship at a small wharf, pay a small amount of money, and take a ride in by the way! Those merchants are also happy to do this, and the guards also turn a blind eye to this, after all, the intention is small, and the tax is big!

Shen Xian and the others came to the gate on the road along the embankment, but fortunately, Ling Yaoguang had the gold medal given by the Emperor of the Giant Thunder Kingdom, and the soldiers guarding the pass did not make it difficult, but only checked the carriage slightly, and let a few people enter the gate!

Ling Yaoguang looked at the gold medal in her hand, and suddenly remembered something important, she hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly ran to Shen Xian's side, and asked, "Childe is interested in music?" There is a music rhythm event at the beginning of spring in the Giant Thunder Country, invite everyone who is famous in Shenwu to go and enjoy it, if Gongzi is interested, just be invited by Yaoguang and come at that time!"

Shen Xian smiled back and said, "Since it was invited by the young lady, Shen Xian will definitely go!"

Ling Yaoguang was happy, but Yue Yin was slightly displeased, but she didn't say anything, just followed Shen Xian and walked through the mountain pass......