In the 993rd year of the lunisolar calendar, in the dusty country of Yanzhou in the east, the dark red sun has half entered the mountainside, and the weather has become cold. An eagle owl swept through the air and flew towards its nest in the distance.

In the sunset, a young man with weak steps and a swaying body finally sat on the ground, and he said to the middle-aged man in front of him, "Uncle Zhang, let's take a break, I really can't walk." ”

The young man's eyebrows were clear, the bridge of his nose was high, and his fair skin was a little red from the scorching sun.

The middle-aged man turned around and saw the young man sitting on the ground coming over, helped the young man up and said, "Hold on a little longer, there are a few rocks in front of you that can resist the sand wind at night, let's rest when we walk there." ”

The boy raised his head and looked at a few tall stones not far away, said nothing, and walked forward with difficulty. The middle-aged man looked at the thin body of the young man, and then looked at the endless yellow sand behind him, sighed softly, and followed.

The dust country belongs to the northwest of Dongzhou, living on the plateau, the high mountains in the west will block the water and gas, most of the country is desert, and borders the northern cold state, the population is also very sparse, it is the smallest country in Dongzhou, most of the people live near the capital Heisha City, except for the caravan, the outer areas in the dust country can not see any traces of human beings at all.

When night fell, the night wind blew in the desert, and among a few rocks, the middle-aged man used his sword to cut some dry vegetation around him to build a bonfire, and put a few hard steamed buns next to the fire. The young man lay by the fire and watched Zhang Changsheng staring at the sword body in a daze. This sword is three feet long and one inch wide, and there are two small characters engraved on the sword - Qingxuan. For some reason, Zhang Changsheng always had to look at this sword when he was resting.

"Uncle Zhang, did you say they were all dead?" The silence did not last long, and the young man buried his face under his knees and said in a weak voice.

Zhang Changsheng put down the sword in his hand and didn't say anything, just looked at the young man calmly, and the silence between the two returned to before, but at this time, in addition to the howling night wind, there was also a low sobbing from the young man.

"Dad, mother, eldest brother, second brother, and sister Xue, they're all dead, aren't they?" asked the young man who bowed his head and wept.

"Yes, they're all dead. The middle-aged man spoke this time, his voice full of helplessness and sadness.

Since Yangguo escaped, the boy had rarely spoken, and this was the first time he had asked the middle-aged man, the reality that he had already known and the reality he was most unwilling to accept.

The last trace of illusion in the young man's heart was shattered, and he was thin, and his hands were tightly hugged to his knees, so as not to let himself cry out loud. The middle-aged man still sat there, quietly watching the young man.

I don't know how long later, the tired boy curled up under the rock and fell asleep, his face still hung with tear stains, the middle-aged man put the wide coat on the boy's body, put away the steamed buns that were hot by the fire, and stared at the night sky, and was distracted for a while.

"Prime Minister Gu, I couldn't save your family, but don't worry, Yu'er and I are desperate, and I will keep him safe. ”

There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, the two continued on the road, and the boy seemed to be calmer after venting last night. The desert was a little cool in the morning, and it was also the best time of the day to hurry, and the middle-aged man didn't say where they were going along the way, and the young man didn't ask, just followed silently.

The sun is gradually rising, and the temperature of the desert is slowly rising, like a big mouth, devouring all life. The young man didn't eat or drink, but he could walk step by step, and on his red and swollen face, he couldn't see the sorrow, only the coldness in his eyes. After turning a sand dune, a large string of camel and horse footprints appeared in the desert. Zhang Changchang let out a sigh of relief, and finally saw a smile on his face.

At last at noon they saw a caravan repairing the road to escape the scorching sun, and they both rejoiced, for they had run out of water and had little to eat, and they had to be supplied by the caravan.

"Who's who? Stand there and don't move!" the warrior in the caravan spotted them, drew his weapon, and asked.

Zhang Changsheng took off his hat and said, "We are merchants from Yangguo, and we went to Hanzhou to resell some furs, but we met sand bandits on the way, and the caravan was dead, and only me and my nephew ran out." The young man behind him also took off his hat, revealing his immature face.

"Why are they all dead, and just the two of you running out?" the two martial artists glanced at each other, their faces full of suspicion.

Zhang Changsheng slowly pulled out his sword from his wide clothes, and said, "When I was young, I was a disciple of the Qingxuan Sect in the outer mountains, and I learned a few tricks of Qingxuan martial arts, and those sand bandits only paid attention to the goods. ”

At this time, a young man walked from inside the caravan and walked up to the martial artist and asked. I saw that the man was quite tall, with long hair and no beard, a slightly round face, and clear eyebrows. Not a man of the earthly country.

The two martial artists told the young man what had just happened, and when the young man heard the word Qingxuan, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he came to Zhang Changsheng and saluted, "It turned out to be a disciple of Qingxuan, disrespectful and disrespectful, dare to ask Your Excellency where He Feng is studying?"

"Disciple in the lower Qingfeng. The middle-aged man took out his sword and handed it to the young man. The young man took the sword, and when he saw the word Qingxuan on the sword, he looked stunned and immediately returned it respectfully.

"Forgive the offense, now that the world is turbulent, we runners should be careful, two, please come with me to the shed to escape the heat, take a rest, drink saliva, and eat something. ”

Zhang Changsheng took the sword and said, "Then there will be labor." Then the two men followed the young man to the shade in the center of the caravan.

The young man poured a glass of water for the two of them, and asked the person behind him to bring some food, and the young man's eyes looked directly at the food and water on the table, not only in his heart, but also a pang of sadness in his heart.

Zhang Changsheng nodded at him, and the young man ate the food on the table, unconsciously eating and drinking.

Zhang Changsheng looked at the young man's eating appearance and shook his head, and smiled apologetically at the young man, "Let you see the smile, I can't hide it, we haven't eaten for a few days, if we hadn't met Gongzi to take him in today, our grandfather would have been in the wilderness." ”

The young man waved his hand and said, "Where is the word, sir, this is what should be done, what kind of benefactor is it, besides, Your Excellency is a disciple of Qingxuan, I and other ordinary people only hear his voice on weekdays and don't see him, and it is really a blessing to meet today, but I don't know Mr. 's name until now, and I dare to ask Mr. 's name." ”

"In Xia Zhang Changsheng, this is my nephew Li Qiuyu, I don't know the name of the benefactor?" the middle-aged man said.

"The villain Jin Buchang, he is the second son of Jin Wei of the Jin Ge Chamber of Commerce in Yueguo, and this time he went to Hanzhou Mingguo to trade some items. The young man of the Chamber of Commerce said to Zhang Changsheng.

"It's obviously a chamber of commerce, why do you want to call it Jin Ge?" Li Qiuyu, who had been eating there, suddenly asked Jin Buchang.

"Yu'er, don't be unreasonable. Zhang Changsheng glared at Li Qiuyu.

"Haha, Mr. Zhang is angry, children don't understand the world, so it's okay to ask. Jin Buyi said with a smile.

"Yes, why is the name of a chamber of commerce called Jin Ge? Li Qiuyu, then let me ask you, our Yue country's land, population, and resources are not as good as Yang's, why do we still have a place in Yanzhou?"

"Because your country has the natural danger of Broken Immortal Ridge, it is known as 100,000 iron armor but not the mountain. The young man said without raising his head, and continued to eat food in his mouth.

Jin Buchang shook his head, "This is just one of them, the reason why our Yue country can gain a foothold in Dongzhou is because of the sophisticated weapons produced by the Yue country, and the soldiers of the Yue country are also the most sophisticated in the entire four continents, and they are very sought after by some countries. However, it is illegal to sell weapons in Yanzhou, except for Yueguo, so every time we go to business, we don't take the official road, just like the two of us......"

Then Jin Buchang waved his hand, motioned for the person behind him to go out, and stared at Zhang Changsheng with strange eyes, "I heard that the two of you are from Yangguo, but you know that a big incident happened in Yangguo some time ago!"

"Oh, I don't know, please tell Jin Gongzi in detail," Zhang Changsheng said with a calm face.

"I heard that half a month ago, the monarch of Yangguo Chixiao suddenly died, and on the same day the prince Chiyu disappeared, and the family of Gu Wenbin, the left prime minister who has always supported the prince's succession, was ordered by the second prince of Yangguo to be beheaded all over the house, including Gu Wenbin, and the whole family was not alive. Just cutting off the head took an afternoon, such a big thing, even I, a small businessman in the Yue country, know about it, how can you two not know? I'm right, Li Qiu...... The rain is not right, it should be called Gu Qiuyu. Jin Buchang's eyes narrowed into a line, staring at the two sitting opposite.

Li Qiuyu, who was eating with his head bowed, trembled all over at this time, his teeth clenched the piece of dried meat in his hand, and Zhang Changsheng, who was beside him, put down the water cup in his hand and put his hand next to the sword. With a smile on his face, a stream of air poured out of his body, and one of the empty disks on the table fell to the ground.

The scorching sun was shining outside the shed, but the cold air was flowing inside the pergola, and Jin Buchang's forehead was covered with a layer of cold sweat, he didn't expect Zhang Changsheng's murderous aura to be so strong that he didn't dare to make the slightest movement. He has always boasted of his sharp language, and he has won the momentum with his feelings, and he can only be weak if he doesn't want to encounter a real crisis, but he doesn't know if he moves, and the sword engraved with the word Qingxuan on the opposite side will be launched.

Gu Qiuyu with his head down, Zhang Changsheng with a sword in his hand, Jin Buchang, who was motionless, the strange atmosphere continued, and the inner lining of Jin Buchang at this time was soaked in cold sweat, and Zhang Changsheng's murderous aura suppressed him to death.

Just as he was about to collapse, an old voice came from outside the shed, "Second Young Master, are you okay?"

Hearing the sound, Zhang Changsheng also withdrew his killing intent, staring vigilantly at the old man who walked in from outside the shed, and pulled Gu Qiuyu beside him behind him.

The old man had short hair and white beard, and was thin, and slowly came to Jin Buchang's side, standing with his hands in his hands, and at the same time looking at Zhang Changsheng.

Jin Buchang, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly saluted Zhang Changsheng and said, "Please Mr. Zhang, if I intend to embarrass the two of you, why should I treat them as guests." The villain is just a businessman, and he doesn't care about the political affairs in Yang's country, but I just broke the two identities on a whim, and there is no malice. ”

"How do you know the identities of the two of us," Zhang Changsheng said calmly.

"I went to the capital of Yangguo three years ago, and I had a relationship with Prime Minister Gu, and the boy with Prime Minister Gu was Gu Qiuyu at that time, I didn't recognize him outside before, but after the two came in with me, the more I looked more and more like, and what I said just now was also my test of the two, but I didn't expect it to be guessed correctly. ”

Jin Buchang continued: "Poor Prime Minister Gu is loyal, in the end it will be this end, although I only have a relationship with Prime Minister Gu, but Jin still admires him very much. ”

Even though Gu Qiuyu is young, he can still hear that Jin Buyi is insincere. But why Jin Buchang was eager to point out the identities of the two was not something he could figure out.

Zhang Changsheng was also puzzled, but he still put his sword into the sheath and said to Gu Qiuyu, who looked gloomy behind him, "Let's go." Immediately walked outside the camp, along the way, the caravan's martial artists stared at the two of them with vigilant expressions, and three of them made Zhang Changsheng take a second look.

"These three people plus the old man, this Jinge Chamber of Commerce really has some backgrounds, and it is not comparable to some small chambers of commerce. Zhang Changsheng said in the center of his heart.

"Mr. Zhang, please stay"

As soon as the two of them walked a short distance, Jin Buchang chased them out, "There are some entanglements and food here, the two of them are kept for use on the road, Jin was really offended just now, and I ask Mr. for forgiveness." Zhang Changsheng took the package and nodded at Jin Buchang.

Jin Buchang stood in place, looking at the two people who were getting farther and farther away under the scorching sun, his expression was calm, he didn't know what he was thinking, the old man who was in the shed just now also came to Jin Buchang's side, Jin Buchang looked at the two people in the distance and said to the old man beside him, "Uncle Jiang, what is the extent of this immortal martial arts?"

"He wants to kill you, and I can't stop him. The old man beside him said calmly.

Jin Buchang shook his head and sighed, "Qingxuan Seven Swords really deserves its reputation, although he betrayed Qingxuan a few years ago, his strength is still so strong, I wanted to invite him to my side, but now it seems that it is impossible." ”

The old man surnamed Jiang stepped forward and said to Jin Buchang, "Young Master, I think this Zhang Changsheng is deeply injured internally, why don't I bring a few people to arrest that young man back?"

"That's it, that's their Yang Kingdom's business, not to mention that we are just merchants, we don't need to worry about these things. Jin Buchang waved his hand and walked towards the other shed in the camp. That shed was different from the others, and it was covered with hemp nets.

A few pieces of hemp netting against the Jin Buchang shed, which were originally slightly flying, have now calmed down.

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