Chapter 167: Meeting
In the summer, the country of Lingzhu is calm, and people are still living quietly, but the residents of various cities feel that there are suddenly a lot more catches, more than ten times more than before. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
They rode horses, swords hung on their horses, and crossbows of various sizes were carried around their waists or on their backs, and they usually walked along the road and did not speak to the people.
In the streets and alleys, many storytellers have the latest stories, and they have interpreted dozens of versions, that is, the battle of Yinmapo and the battle of Dongyang that just happened.
This is a major battle that has not happened in a hundred years, and it is the losing side that uses the ghost fire to change the tide of the war.
Of course, the people do not have a uniform name for the ghost fire, some are called "earth-shaking thunder", some are called "thunder-earth-shattering", and some are called "heavenly fire", "oil fire", and "world-killing fire".
The people were also full of interest when they heard these two wars, and they all knew the names of "Xiao Wuchang", "Sima Ce", "Lin Fenghuo", "Ruyi Wang", "Zhuge Hongtu" and so on.
At the same time, the various businesses in Lingzhu are really good, there are many merchants in Shiguo, Chenguo, and Yue, and the merchants in Chenguo are likely to be related to Yangguo and Mingguo.
Roads are everywhere, bringing all kinds of interesting news and stories.
It's just that no one cares about the origin of these merchants and Lu Tong, so everyone just opens their doors to do business.
Xuanwu City, the capital of Lingzhu Country, is built on the mountain, and the plants in the city are luxuriant, and people come and go everywhere.
There is a big market at the end of the west of the city, where there are mostly jewelry trading offices, on both sides of the wide street, the shops are very beautiful and wide, and the shops are dazzled by pearls and jadeite, coral and agate.
Broken Sword Sheng's tall body walked into a shop, and the shopkeeper in the store saw a young man in his twenties, dressed in silk, with a high nose and bright eyes, very handsome, and said with a smile, "Childe, if you have anything to buy, please take a look here." ”
Broken Sword Sheng just smiled, and was a little embarrassed to open his mouth, but he said it under the encouragement of the shopkeeper's gaze.
"I have something to sell. ”
The shopkeeper was not surprised when he heard it, and thought to himself which son-in-law had spent too much money and was short of silver.
He also said, "Childe, you see that we are selling goods, not pawnshops...... Before he finished speaking, he saw Broken Sword take out a small string of jade beads.
The shopkeeper's heart moved, and he immediately reached out and touched it, and asked, "How much silver does Childe want?"
Broken Sword Sheng came out of the valley this time to find Gu Qiuyu.
After hearing that Gu Qiuyu was missing, Xiao Ding turned the Yunding Hall upside down, and found the people of the Sky Eagle Guard, so it was certain that he did not see Gu Qiuyu's body.
In other words, he should not have died in front of the battle, but after searching for dozens of miles, there was no clue, so he could only send Broken Sword to find it.
Broken Sword learned the art of disguise for a few days, and then came to this flower world again.
This time is not an experience, and the loss that Broken Sword Sheng suffered a few years ago naturally can't be forgotten, and he remembers that he has to bring enough silver when he goes out.
Naturally, there was not much silver in the valley, Xiao Ding asked Lao Yao to give him a small bag of jewelry, and Lao Yao told him how much it was worth, which could be worth thousands of taels of silver, but this was also calculated by Lao Yao according to the price from a long time ago.
Now the price has doubled and more than doubled.
Broken Sword Sheng has also been a buddy outside for a year, and he knows a lot about things outside, except that he doesn't know how to spend money, he just doesn't calculate money, he only knows that he can do a lot of things with money.
And if he wants to find Gu Qiuyu this time, it must be wrong to stay in Lingzhu Country, either go to Ming Country or Shi Country.
But Gu Qiuyu has been missing for a few days, so he has to find some clues, and Broken Sword naturally knows that he has to find a way to inquire about things.
After placing a deposit of three taels of silver, a few roads were busy, and Broken Sword was honestly waiting in Xuanwu City.
Broken Sword Sheng stood in front of the counter, thinking of Lu Baijing's open palm again, and couldn't help but sigh and said, "Shopkeeper, one hundred taels!"
The shopkeeper was startled, but said calmly, "Childe's beads are good, and the small shop has collected eighty taels." ”
"One hundred taels!"
"Accepted. ”
The shopkeeper called two people and handed over a hundred taels of silver to Broken Sword Sheng, thinking that this ticket had made a lot of money.
Broken Sword Sheng glanced at the jewelry on the counter, thought for a while, bought a jade flower silver hairpin, and put it in his arms.
In the alley behind the street, it is a place where civilians live, with thick bricks and poor tiles, and only near the mouth of the alley is a small shop opened.
The shop is a little back, although it is only a dozen feet away from the bustling and lively area, but in comparison, it looks more and more shabby.
There were no goods in the store, there were some shelves nailed to the wall, there were only a few rattan boxes on the shelves, the rest were empty, it looked like they were selling rattan boxes, and there was a back room where I don't know what goods were in it.
Broken Sword Sheng walked into the shop, and Lu Baijing on the chair stood up and said with a smile, "Brother Xiao, it's going back quickly!"
Broken Sword Sheng took out fifty taels of silver and handed it to Lu Baijing, feeling a little excited, staring at Lu Baijing tightly, wanting to listen to the news he brought.
"The Imperial Sword Peak you are looking for disappeared on the battlefield of Mingguo more than a month ago, he is the leader of the Heavenly Eagle Guard, in order to cover General Xiao Wuchang, he killed the deputy head of the Yunding Palace, Shan Yunchang, and he was also injured. ”
Broken Sword's face remained unchanged, he also knew these things, and he just wanted to hear the following.
Lu Baijing naturally knew that this bit of news was not worth fifty taels, and said with a smile, "Yujian Peak is your brother, he's a madman! As soon as he appeared, he brought something new that had never been seen in the Stone Kingdom and the Spirit Pearl Country. He arrived at the Lingbao Sect first, and slapped Han Xiaotian when he was full. ”
"Go on. ”
After that, he went to Shiguo and went to his uncle, the general of Shiguo, Lin Fenghuo. After that, he became the commander of the Aquila Guard, and drove with the army to Yinmapo, where he disappeared. ”
Broken Jiansheng's face froze, he was surprised that Gu Qiuyu still had an uncle who was a great general in Shi Country, and in the past ten years, Gu Qiuyu had never said anything about it.
He continued, "I know more or less what you said, I want to know where Gu Qiuyu went!"
Lu Baijing said embarrassedly, "My Young Master Xiao, didn't we talk about it, you pay the money first, and I'll tell you what happened to Yu Jianfeng before." But I don't know where he went after he disappeared, I don't know about this, I have to check it slowly, didn't I say that I would trade in Mingguo ten days later?"
Hearing this, Broken Sword Sheng smiled apologetically at Lu Baijing, just after hearing the news of Gu Qiuyu, he was in a hurry, and he forgot the agreement with Lu Tong.
Lu Baijing waved his hand again and again, saying that he didn't have to care, and then chatted with Broken Sword Sheng for a while, and seeing that Broken Sword Sheng was not interested, he got up to see off the guest.
After coming out of Lu Baijing, Broken Sword Sheng walked out of the city, clutching the blue purse around his waist in his hand.
Half a day later, Broken Sword looked at the towering mountain in front of him, and felt a lot in his heart, this was also the place where he came out of the Absolute Dust Valley the most.
Broken Sword came here, first, he wanted to inquire why Gu Qiuyu had a fight with Han Tianxiao here, and second, he wanted to see that pure little face at the beginning.
Lingbao Mountain has not changed much from before, but Broken Sword feels that there are many fewer pedestrians in the town below the mountain, and it looks very depressed. He didn't linger too long, adjusted his breathing, and walked towards the mountain.
The more he walked up the mountain, the more Broken Sword felt that something was wrong, the Lingbao Sect, which had many disciples and was prosperous, had become like this now.
Many of the houses on the side of the mountain were dilapidated, the roofs were even covered with green vines, and the martial arts training ground on the mountainside was overgrown with weeds, and many of the weapons used for communication were rusty and rotten.
"What's going on? Could it be that the enemy has found him up the mountain?"
Broken Sword was puzzled, his steps were much faster, and after walking for so long, he didn't see a single disciple of the Spirit Treasure Sect, and a sense of foreboding rose in his heart.
Broken Sword Life went faster and faster, and in the end, he used light skills.
His figure was as elegant as the wind, his speed was extremely fast, and he came to the front of the main hall of the Lingbao Sect in a few clicks.
Seeing the neat hall, the Broken Sword grew and breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the Lingbao Sect is not in any calamity.
"What kind of person!
Suddenly, several Lingbao disciples rushed out from behind the main hall of the Lingbao Sect, holding weapons in their hands, staring at Broken Sword Sheng with vigilant expressions.
Broken Sword Sheng looked at the strength of several people, and his body relaxed, these people didn't even cultivate their internal qi, so they didn't pose a threat to him.
"I'm Zhen Zhu's friend, and I'm looking for her something today. ”
Those Lingbao Sect disciples glanced at each other with strange expressions, they had been in the Lingbao Sect for many years, and they had never heard that Zhen Zhu had so many friends outside, and the Imperial Sword Blade a few days ago now came again.
One of them said, "Zhen Zhu is not here, you can go back!"
Although Broken Sword didn't understand people's hearts, when he saw the tone of the man's speech, he also knew that he was lying, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart, but he also stood here motionless.
Seeing that Broken Sword had no intention of leaving, the other person said angrily, "Hurry up, hurry up! This is not where you came!"
The rest of the people also gathered around, glaring at Broken Sword Sheng, and it seemed that they were about to start killing people.
"Gao Wei, what are you guys doing here?"
At this time, a silver bell-like voice sounded in the distance, and Broken Sword looked up, only to see Zhen Zhu standing not far away, and Zhen Long followed behind her and smirked.
The face that he missed day and night is now full of exhaustion, and his eyes have lost the innocent light they had at the beginning.
That's it, Broken Sword was stunned for a while, staring blankly at this face.
Seeing Zhen Zhu appear at this time, the Lingbao disciple named Gao Wei walked to her side with a smile on his face, and said gently, "Zhen Zhu, this person said that he was your friend and wanted to see you, but a few of us stopped him here when we saw that he didn't look like a good person." ”
Zhen Zhu glanced at Gao Wei lightly, and said calmly, "I know, you guys are busy, I'll leave it to me here." ”
Gao Wei said anxiously, "Zhen Zhu, the origin of this person is unknown, you are here by yourself, I don't worry." ”
Zhen Zhu didn't continue to talk to Gao Wei, and came straight to Broken Sword Sheng, his beautiful eyes were full of crystals, and his tone trembled slightly.
"Is that you?"
Broken Sword wiped the sweat from his face, and those simple disguises with internal qi also disappeared, revealing the plain smile on his face.
Zhen Zhu has only seen Broken Sword three times, one appearance at a time, but there is such a person in her heart, he is tall and mighty, and has a simple smile.
She didn't know how she would remember him, no matter how mysterious he was, no matter how many faces he had, he was just there in his heart, not disturbing, not leaving.
"Well, it's me. ”