Volume 1 The Return of the Old Man to the Seventy-eighth Chapter of Fangpan City
Yao Qi didn't agree with this sentence very much.
The knife mouth tofu heart is called the heart and mouth are inconsistent, and they stab knives in people's hearts; The knife mouth and the knife heart are ruthless and poisonous, and they are never soft when they harm people.
Neither of them is easy to get along with.
Helian Wenyuan's face looked a little better, and he looked up at the sky, the blue sky was high, the floating clouds were faint, and there was only a little breeze blowing on his face, which was a good weather for the road.
He patted the horse's back and said expressionlessly: "Okay, let's go, go out of the city early in the morning, and find a place to rest before dark, if it's too late, you can only sleep in the open." ”
Several people turned over and got on their horses neatly, Helian Wenyuan and Meng Sui took the lead, Han Changdui was in the center, Yao Qi followed slowly behind, and Wang Xian and Chen Qi drove the camel horse team in their suits one after the other.
As for Gu Chen, Gu Chen was a thorn, restless riding his horse back and forth, and no one said anything about him.
Helian Wenyuan looked back, the dilapidated courtyard was still dilapidated, the same as every time he walked the horse before, the only difference was that this time out of the yellow sand, some people were looking forward to it, waiting for him to return.
Meng Hui stood at the door, reluctant to wait for a long time, until the wind passed through the canopy, the dead leaves fell down, and the group could no longer see, she slowly walked back to the courtyard.
The road evidence and documents of this group are complete, plus Helian Wenyuan is familiar, when he is at the gate of the city, he is full of people who greet him, and they are all curious about how this season is, Helian Wenyuan also followed the caravan out of the door, looking at this posture, this group of people is planning to celebrate the New Year on the road.
There are many curious people, and even the garrison army also asked a few more questions, where can they take care of carefully checking the documents, and there is almost no wave when they go out of the city.
The camel bell sounded, and the camel team had just walked out of Erlidi, and before the flying dust had dissipated, Meng Sui opened the cage and released a flying slave.
The flying slave spread his wings, circled in the air a few times, and suddenly flapped his wings, shooting away in one direction, gradually turning into a faint white dot, leaving a pale white ripple in the sky.
A moment later, the flying slave swept across the blue sky and landed on Meng Sui's shoulder, his wings shaking, and he kept pecking at his cheek.
Helian Wenyuan was surprised, he had never seen someone bring a flying slave into Mohe Yanmoi.
Han Changdui rode his horse to catch up, looked at the direction that the flying slave had just flown over, and asked in a deep voice, "Brother Helian, that direction is Fangpan City." ”
Since leaving Suzhou, Helian Wenyuan has slowly retracted his carelessness, and his expression has become more serious: "Yes, it is Fangpan City." ”
Han Changdui was silent, slowly rubbing the string of Nanmu beads on his wrist, and quietly pondered.
Originally, Yang Youzi and his entourage came out of Suzhou and could reach Yumen Pass along the official road, why did they later transfer to Fangpan City, and the news from Fangpan City that the baggage convoy did not enter Fangpan City.
Yao Qi rode his horse and looked at the desolation.
In her previous life, she didn't know much about the mysterious and unpredictable desolation, and all she knew came from the book "The Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" written by Master Xuanzang, and now it seems that it is completely insufficient.
Han Changwan thought about it, turned sideways and asked Helian Wenyuan in a low voice: "Prince Helian, outside Fangpan City, is there a way to bypass the Yumen Pass and directly enter Mohe Yanyuan without entering the city." ”
Helian Wenyuan's eyes were cold, full of doubts.
These people clearly know that the road evidence and documents are complete, why are they full of smuggling, and why they are unwilling to take the official road in peace.
There are dogs on the official road, will they chase and bite?
He rode a horse, stared into the distance, and hesitated a little: "Yes, yes, but Han Gongzi, the road evidence and documents are complete, why do you want to bypass the Yumen Pass and take so many roads in vain." ”
At this point, there is nothing to hide. Han Changdui said with a serious expression: "Gongzi Helian, what we are looking for is a convoy that disappeared in Mohe Yanmo, this flying slave once returned to Beijing with a letter of distress from the convoy, so we have to follow the route of this flying slave and enter Mohe Yanmoi to find the convoy." ”
Helian Wenyuan is a person who understands, he didn't turn back when he opened the bow, no matter whether what Han Changdui said was true or not, he had no way out.
He slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, raised his whip and pointed into the distance, and said simply: "Go north, wade across the Hulu River at night." ”
Han Changwan nodded, and without asking too much, he followed Helian Wenyuan all the way to the north.
Yao Qi caught up with Han Changdu, lowered his voice and asked, "Childe, why can't this trip alarm the garrison." ”
Han Changdu's eyes narrowed slightly, his eyes were cold, it was a viciousness that Yao Qi had never seen, and he said slowly: "Ah Qi, how many ambushes we have been encountered along the way, in the army, we are not completely trustworthy. Walking all the way to this point, his mind was relieved, and he was inexplicably relieved by Yao Qi: "Besides, the loss of the salary and the defense map must have the collusion between the garrison and the DPRK and China, so this trip must be secret, and it is impossible to startle the snake, so it is possible to achieve the purpose of this trip." ”
Thinking of the water thieves encountered on the boat, the garrison hanging in the white horse, and the thought of almost being made into a barbecue a few days ago, Yao Ji shuddered and nodded busily.
She shuddered, and said in a low voice: "Childe, on the ship, the Zhou family's guards used crossbows, and the fire attack used stone grease water, and the assassins besieged Hudian that night, and they also used crossbows and stone grease water, these two things, but only in the army." ”
Han Changdui also thought about the trick, it was nothing more than the collusion between the Zhou family and the ordnance supervisor to get a batch of crossbows and stone grease water, but the assassins who came that night were strange, their whereabouts were secret, how did these assassins know.
These assassins should have nothing to do with the Zhou family, and if the Zhou family wanted to attack them, wouldn't it be the easiest time to get them on the ship.
How could they let them get off the boat, like a drop of water into the sea, hiding invisible?
He was full of incomprehension and doubts, only to feel that this matter was complicated, as if there was another pair of hands in secret, which had nothing to do with the DPRK and the army, and these hands were pushing these things step by step in an unknown direction.
His face was not revealing anything, and he shook his head calmly: "Let's check it slowly first." He suddenly turned his head to look at Yao Qi, his eyes were deep: "But Ah Qi, I told you so much, you always have to tell me how you know these things." ”
Yao Qi was accustomed to Han Changdui's forced questions anytime and anywhere, and he could already deal with it as usual without changing his face and heartbeat, and smiled calmly: "Don't ask, childe, since I know, I naturally have a way to know, and there are difficulties if I don't say it, and if I ask, it's in vain, so why bother." ”
Han Changdui raised his eyebrows and smiled, said no more, and urged the horse to gallop.
Yao Qi gradually slowed down, swaying on the horse's back, thoughtful.
Gu Chen looked at the two of them for a long time, and when he saw Han Changdui chasing Helian Wenyuan, he urged him to step forward, carrying a pot of wine, raised his head and poured a sip, handed it to Yao Qi, and smiled.
Yao Qi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Old Gu, you drink this way, I'm afraid that you will drink all the supplies before you enter Mohe Yanmo, and when the time comes, you will wait to die of thirst." ”
Gu Chen smiled disappreciatively: "What are you afraid of, isn't it the gourd river ahead, just make up some water." ”
Yao Qi pursed his lips and said something in his words: "Old Gu, you have never been here before, how can you know that there is a river that is not on the map." ”
Gu Chen's expression remained unchanged, and he smiled casually: "Ah Qi, you have never entered Mohe Yanqi before, how do you know how to make such a strange thing to keep out the cold." ”
After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled, and the laughter shook the sky.
The sound of horses' hooves was loud and clear, and it spread far away on this desolate path that had long been abandoned.
The afterglow of the setting sun slowly dimmed, and a cold wind rose in all directions, rolling up the loess and gravel, filling the faint light with a haze, as if stained with dust.
The evening breeze blew through the bushes of sea buckthorn on the roadside, and the loess sand rolled in the thin leaves.
The yellow sand is charming to the eyes, and the twilight is gradually falling.
A quaint low wall gradually appeared in the yellow sand, and as the sound of horses' hooves approached, the outline of the city was revealed.
The gray bricks and the yellow earthen walls were particularly cramped, and the sea buckthorn bushes under the corners of the walls were the only bright colors in the gloom.
Most of the people living in Fangpan City are the families of the garrison soldiers in Yumen Pass, because they are very familiar with each other, and the inventory is much looser than elsewhere, and there are outsiders who suddenly enter the city, which is also extremely eye-catching.
Han Changdui and his party planned to hide their tracks, so they had no intention of entering the city, but the sky was not dark yet, and the night was not deep enough, so there was no way to cross the river quietly.
They went all the way north, went around to the back of the city, and found a leeward place to wait, waiting until it was dark.
On the deserted path, no one has walked it.
In the city of Ganzhou.
Since Xie Mengxia, the king of Han, secretly left Beijing, he rushed to Ganzhou City incognito along the way, so he completely let himself go, bought a big house in the city, and bought a small maid and maid and lived there.
He lived in the city of Ganzhou for ten days, visited every famous brothel in the city, and spent a lot of money to leave a well-known reputation.
After shopping for ten days in a row, he was finally not satisfied with lingering in Fireworks Willow Lane, and discussed with He Yun's younger brother He Caiyi, and simply spent a lot of money, oh, no, he took dozens of families and robbed more than a dozen young and beautiful orchids back.
After the addiction of smashing and robbing, Xie Mengxia was in a good mood, lifted the corners of his clothes, walked through the court very quickly, and walked to the inner house.
Speaking of which, Xie Mengxia is also in his thirties, although there are a lot of beautiful maids in the house, but they are either robbed or sold, but none of them are seriously married, when he was still the son of King Yan, Xie Tangtang was heartbroken for his marriage, and his hair fell down one by one, since he was sixteen years old, he began to look at famous and noble girls, and saw that he was in his thirties, his wife was not married, and the concubines of unknown origin raised dozens of numbers, and the angry Xie Ditang scolded angrily, and he didn't care about his marriage anymore, whoever loves to marry marries, no one wants to marry, And he guarded his house, and the concubines were evil.