Chapter Ninety-Six: The Assassin (I)

The capital of Loulan, the city on the clouds.

The Loulan Kingdom was built on the Western Xinjiang Plateau, and the national capital Yunshang City was built on the mountain, and the terrain was extremely high. From a distance, many pavilions on the mountain peak are above the clouds, so it is called the city on the clouds.

Jiang Chen, Jiang Wu, Chen Ying, Cangxia Daoren, Han Banxian and a group of more than ten people, dressed as a team of businessmen running a silk business, blended into the city. The inhabitants of Loulan are very similar in appearance to the people of Middle-earth, but there are still slight differences. The eyes of the Loulan people are slightly darker, the complexion is slightly whiter, and the color of the eyes and hair is also slightly lighter. And their customs are quite different from those of Middle-earth.

The people of Loulan here, the women all wear black veils, no matter how hot the weather is, their whole bodies are tightly wrapped, and only their eyes are exposed. As for the men, they all wore loose robes.

Silk is a precious thing in Loulan country, and only high-ranking officials and nobles can wear silk robes. Jiang Chen and the others were all dressed in silk clothes, and at a glance they knew that they were rich merchants from Middle Earth.

Jiang Chen and the others came to the imperial city located on the top of the mountain, and the city gate was strictly guarded, carefully searching everyone who entered and exited.

The guards recognized the "origins" of Jiang Chen and the others at a glance, so they asked loudly in Middle-earth, "Do you have any business documents?"

"Yes, yes!" Jiang Chen took out the paperwork from his arms and handed it to the guard. The guard looked at it for a while, then handed it back to Jiang Chen.

Their outfits, as well as their business documents, are genuine.

Before entering the Loulan Kingdom, they met a real merchant team from the Northern Wei Dynasty. So they bought the entire caravan, including their clothes, and the caravan was temporarily detained by the Daozi army to prevent them from revealing the news.

The guards inspected the silk and other goods in the carriage and found several weapons.

"These are the ones I use to defend myself on the road!" Jiang Chen hurriedly explained: "The military master also knows that now that the army is in chaos, I don't dare to go out to do business without bringing a few escorts!"

The guard nodded, and then said, "Don't you know the rules, weapons can't be brought into the imperial city, just stay here, and when you come back, you can take away the weapons!"

"Yes, yes!" Jiang Chen and the others immediately handed over their weapons, and then were allowed to enter the imperial city.

The imperial city is a city within a city, and the Caiyun Palace in the imperial city is the palace of Loulan Kingdom. The scope of the imperial city is not small, in addition to the royal family, many big officials and wealthy businessmen also live here. There is a bustling street market where merchants from all over the world gather to sell a variety of valuable products.

Jiang Chen and the others came to the market, and according to the address of the store leased on the paper, they put out a piece of silk and opened the store for business.

One of the wagons was sent into the backyard of the store. Cangxia Daoist smashed the carriage with one palm, and from the mezzanine of the carriage, he pulled out a few swords and other Taoist weapons, Jiang Wu's Dianqing Sword, Jiang Chen's Haoran Sword, and Chen Ying's black knife, all of which were among them.

This is their real weapon, the weapon hidden under the silk just now, just a trick to deliberately let the guards find out.

"Take a day off, let's do it tonight!" Jiang Chen said: "When the time comes, I will sneak into the palace, and if I see a high-ranking and powerful person, I will arrest one or two of them, and then I will be done and withdraw from this place! I heard that the monarch of Loulan is a Taoist who has the cultivation of a Taoist master, so there must be many masters in the palace, and I can't wait for a fight!"

"If we can catch the monarch of Loulan, then we will become famous!"

"I don't even know what the monarch of Loulan looks like, how can I catch it?"

"The largest palace in the palace, the one who lives in it and dresses the most like the emperor is most likely the monarch of Loulan Kingdom, even if it is not, it is a big man, it is enough to catch one!"

"When the time comes, I will wait for a few Taoist masters to enter the palace to arrest people, and the boss and Jiang Wu and Chen Ying will answer outside the palace. As soon as you catch someone, you will meet up with the boss and exit the area. The exit line must be prepared in advance......"

The Dao Heroes discussed for a while, and then most of them rested in the backyard, while Jiang Chen and Jiang Wu went to the store to work on the façade, otherwise the store would be unattended, and it would also arouse suspicion.

The Loulan country has its own language, but they are deeply influenced by the Middle-earth culture, and the dignitaries and the Loulan royal family basically speak the Middle-earth language. Occasionally, a few customers came to inquire about the price of silk, and when Jiang Chen and others did not understand Loulan, they communicated in the unfamiliar Middle-earth language.

Jiang Chen deliberately opened a high price, so that those guests shook their heads and left, and they still had to do business.

The people in the market are bustling and very lively, except for the different words and the things sold, it seems that there is no difference from the Yunlan Town Market.

"It seems like it's a peaceful and prosperous world, and everyone has their own life. However, once the two countries really go to war and fall into troubled times, I am afraid that this scene will be difficult to reproduce!" Jiang Wu suddenly sighed.

At dusk, a team of men and horses in gorgeous costumes and golden saddles came to the market, and from the appearance of it, it should be of extraordinary status. Sure enough, the pedestrians in the market scattered on both sides, leaving a path for the group of people to pass.

The first few horses were all palace guards in purple and gold armor, but on the middle horses were several black-gauze masked women. Different from the customs of Middle-earth, women in Middle-earth mostly take sedan chairs or carriages when they go out, while women from Loulan Shangwu and rich families also ride horses when they go out.

These women were obviously attracted by the silk satin, and they stopped their horses one after another, watching the silk put out by Jiang Chen and the others on the horses.

Suddenly, one of the women waved her hand, and immediately one of the guards rode over and asked respectfully.

The woman gave a few words, and the guard nodded, dismounted and walked to the front of the shop, and asked loudly in Middle-earth, "Who is the shopkeeper?"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly: "It's exactly below." ”

"Bring these ten silks to the palace!" said the guard, and he pointed to Jiang Wu: "You deliver the goods yourself!"

Han Banxian on the side said with a smile: "This is the second young master of my family, I don't usually do these heavy jobs, let's let the old man deliver the goods." ”

"No! he has to deliver the goods!" the guard insisted.

"But the price hasn't been discussed yet...... Jiang Chen frowned.

The guard said angrily: "Hmph! I said that I would send you to the palace, but the palace can't afford to buy you ten pieces of silk!"

"Yes, yes!" Han Banxian agreed, and he whispered to Jiang Chen and Jiang Wu: "That's fine, just follow his wishes, let Jiang Wu blend into the palace in advance and find out the way." If Jiang Wu doesn't come out in the evening, we will act according to the original plan, Jiang Wu should cooperate in the palace, and the chance of success is greater!"

Jiang Chen nodded, this seemed to be a good plan.

Jiang Wu also agreed, and everyone immediately prepared ten pieces of silk, bandaged them neatly, and put them in a carriage.

"The blue sword is in the mezzanine of the carriage, if there is danger, use the rune paper crane to pass it to us. Han Banxian whispered and handed over the carriage to Jiang Wu.

Jiang Wu drove the carriage and followed behind the team. (To be continued.) )