After some extortion without exception, the caravan finally entered the city gate, or rather, the country.

This guard is also an old fritter, very measured, and he didn't ask for too much, so everyone was happy.

It's not that he's afraid of the large number of caravans, it's that these caravans are needed here to breathe life into them. Although Xiaoliang Country is a small country, it also has a population of 100,000 and 3,000 elite soldiers, and Chen Mo is not enough to see.

The countries of the desert all give preferential treatment to the passing caravans, and the taxes are very light, except for the city gate, the rest are exempt from taxes. This ensured an endless stream of caravans and laid a solid foundation for the prosperity and stability of the desert countries.

Xiaoliang is outside the city in all directions, and the streets inside are also planned according to the cross, which is very neat.

Among them, in addition to the farmland and wasteland along the city wall, there are people walking inside, and it is mainly divided into four major areas.

To the north was the royal city, and a high wall was built to separate it from the outside.

Although the wall is also made of sand, it is three or four stories high, and it is a real wall. There is also a team of guards patrolling above, condescendingly, and everything in the country is basically unobstructed. (Most of the buildings outside the Intramonastera are low, with only one storey.) ）

To the west is a residential area. It is divided into three parts from west to east, and there are common people, rich and nobles.

To the south are markets, restaurants, inns, gambling houses, etc., which are more mixed, and they are also the most lively places. At this moment, Chen Mo's caravan was walking here.

They didn't come here to do business. There is only one gate in Xiaoliang Country, which is open in the south, and all those who enter and leave Xiaoliang Country must pass through this market and downtown area.

It's a really good strategy. As the saying goes, don't miss it when you pass by, and there are basically no people who don't consume it.

Especially the pedestrians who have just come in from the outside, accompanied by the stars and the moon in the long yellow sand, sleeping in the open air, along the way, lack of water, quicksand, mirages, sand thieves, demon beasts, it is simply from hell for a while, and here they come back to life. How can you not consume well, there is wine today and drunk today.

Chen Mo's caravan naturally didn't have that feeling, but it was inevitable that it would have to be consumed. Even Shui Yihan bought a few melons and fruits from the old farmer on the side of the road to try them.

The fruits of this desert are particularly sweet. The same variety is more delicious than the domestic one. The water and soil are different, and it really has a great impact. Really, oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and oranges born in Huaibei are oranges.

Wandering around, the caravan does not stop. Their destination was Xiaoliang Lake in the east.

Xiaoliang Lake has a thousand zhang long at the end of the end, the widest place in the middle has more than 200 zhang, although it is located in the desert, the scorching sun, the lake water is cold and biting, so it is named. Xiaoliangguo is also named after it.

If you look at this small cool lake from above, it is like a crescent moon, so it is also called "crescent spring".

It's beautiful. Travelers from the East often praise it when they return.

It's far, far away on the other side of the sky

There is a beautiful crescent moon spring

It is the mirror of the sky and the eye of the desert

A paradise bathed in stars

......

The caravan set up camp on the outside of the "Crescent Spring".

It is customary for all large caravans to be stationed here. Not to mention that there are not so many inns in the city for so many people to settle in, water alone is a problem.

Sleep directly by the lake and everything is settled.

"Bell...... Clang...... Bell ......"

There is a temple in the inner tooth bend of the "Crescent Spring", and the melodious and far-reaching bells are heard.

That is the cultivation place of the National Teacher of Xiaoliang Country.

Shui Yihan stood on the outside of the "crescent moon", looking at the glorious temple opposite, yearning.

"A person in the Immortal Dao, a national teacher of a country, how should he have magical powers, and how should he practice?"

"What is the difference between the Heavenly Dao and the Martial Dao? Is the Heavenly Dao really superior to the Martial Dao?"

He walked slowly along the edge of the lake, with many questions in his heart, and planned to visit this immortal master to solve the mystery in his heart. Teacher, so preach and teach to solve doubts. It should open the door of convenience, right?

As we walked, there was a child's quarrel ahead.

"Senior brother, you said yesterday that you picked up a dead fish by the river, and you ate it, after all, you didn't break the killing ring, and I didn't tell the master if I put up with it. Today, I saw with my own eyes that you caught this fish yourself, and what else do you have to say? ”

"Senior brother, I'm also good for them. I've been observing for a long time, and believers from all over the country always come here to release fish, turtles, and whatever, and such a big lake is almost full. You see, all the grass at the bottom of the river has been eaten. If I don't eat them, they'll have to finish playing sooner or later. I call it maintaining ecological balance, you know?"

When I got closer, it turned out to be two small novices. One is about ten years old, and the other is two or three years older, all dressed in gray robes, and their small bald heads are even more shiny under the scorching sun.

They are still arguing.

"Okay, okay, I can't talk about you, then don't eat it, and give it to those believers who are living a hard life. ”

"Senior brother, you are like again, the master said, all the red dust, the world is suffering. I don't go to hell, who does. ”

"Nonsense, I don't think you ate fish last night, it doesn't look like you're going to hell. ”

"That's because, Senior Brother, you only look at the appearance, and I ate it after I silently recited the Sutra of Great Compassion and Liberation of All Living Beings in my heart. As the saying goes, wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the Buddha stays in his heart, that is, me. ”

"Is your Dharma so profound? I've read a few Buddhist scriptures and talked about crooked reasoning. ”

"Hey, senior brother, aren't I practicing the artistic conception of my predecessors in the scriptures? Last night, I was a fish and meat through my intestines, and the Buddha didn't keep it, so I want to try again today, can I keep it? ”

"Then what if you can't keep it this time?"

"I think with my understanding, I can stay a few more times, and I guess it's a little bit the same, right?"

“...... There's no way, Senior Brother can only denounce you, otherwise, sooner or later you will fall into the devil's path. The little novice, who was a little taller, turned to leave.

"Don't, senior brother, can't I stay again? "No, I can't. "Senior brother......" "Let go !!"

The smaller junior brother pulled the little brother with one hand, and was reluctant to put down the fish with the other. The two tugged at each other.

Shui Yihan watched it from the side, and he didn't go up to persuade him.

"Senior brother, you either put down the fish or let go of me. You know, you can't have it both ways. ”

"But senior brother, you're not a bear's paw. Besides, that sentence is a story about a man's greed. You see, the two of us came to eat this fish together, I am not greedy, and I know how to share. ”

"Fixed !!"

I saw that the little junior brother was standing upright and didn't move.

"Division...... Elder brother...... You...... Play...... Fraud ......"

"Hey, I can still speak, it seems that my kung fu is not at home. The little senior brother frowned slightly: "I can only deal with you little devil." ”

"Division...... Elder brother...... I...... Wrong...... Finish...... No...... Eat...... Fish...... Finish...... Untie...... Open the ......" The little junior brother said these words, and he used all his strength, and his head was sweating.

"You won't eat it again?" "Eun ......"

"Unraveling !!"

"Huhuhu......" The little junior brother was finally relieved, and he was so tired that he sat down on the ground.

"Senior brother, you forced me, you are so ruthless and unjust, I can't hide it for you in front of the master. He said angrily.

"You hid it from me, I didn't do anything wrong. Looking at this little junior brother, I don't know what the hell I want to do.

"A few days ago, a noble lady in the city came to worship the Buddha, you stared at the people, and after the people left, you secretly went out for a long time, don't think I don't know. Hehehe, senior brother, you are the first of all evils and fornications, and your sins are greater than mine. Don't think I'm too young to understand what you're thinking. The little junior brother said proudly.

"!! you stalking me?" "Senior brother, aren't you also stalking me now?" ”

"I'll see what went wrong? I didn't break my vows. "Obviously there is a lack of confidence.

"You go and talk to the master about this. ”

The little brother was silent for a long time, and without saying a word, the Buddha walked away.

"Senior brother, you're not going to denounce me, are you?" shouted as the little junior brother looked at his back.

“......”

If there is no answer, it is a tacit acquiescence. The little monk was relieved, and he was busy on the ground with a smile.