Jonah felt a heavy heart, the story of the Long family's mansion made him think a lot, and Long Shenlu was not a good chat partner, he felt that he was not in tune with Xiaolong at all, in the words of an astrologer, it should be that the wavelength of the soul was not very compatible...... Fortunately, the road finally came to an end, and they simply ate some dry food on the way, and at three o'clock in the afternoon, the two arrived at the north post station of Suiyang City. Long Shenlu stopped, waited for Jonah to catch up, and said to him, "From here, you can reach the city by carriage." There is an exclusive carriage route for the Long family in the Suiyang City Post Station, but it is better for us to avoid the limelight now, Yona senior. ”

"How long will it take to get to the dragon?" said the astrologer, shielding his hand from the sun, looking ahead, where the path met with a wide post road, and at the intersection was a small town, and the tallest three-story wooden house in the town was hung with a plaque: Nan Eryi. The road is the foundation of a country, as the old power of the Oriental continent, the post road of the Southern Commercial Kingdom is laid using the three-layer stacking method, first the loess surface is tamped, laid with gravel to increase the bearing capacity, and then poured with molten iron juice to make the stone condense into a hard roadbed, and finally paved with loess tamping. The final tamping work is very labor-intensive, and every inch of the ground must be accurately rammed 376 times, until the loess is shining with metal, and it is so tight that it cannot be warped with a knife. These things are mentioned in the Geographical Estimation of the Eastern Continent - The Fourteenth Year of Tianwu Simplified Edition, and in the package prepared for him by the Astrologer Society, Jonah found this booklet, although it is not as rich and informative as the hardcover, but this book printed in the lingua franca of the Western Continent can still be of great help.

"It takes about 5 days to get to Tsusan in the fastest rickshaw. Xiaolong thought for a moment and replied, "If it is an ordinary four-wheeled carriage, it will take 14 days." We'll have to find a private horse-drawn carriage shop, and there won't be any public horse-drawn carriages going to Mulberry this season. ”

Jonah wondered, "Manpower...... Is it human-powered or horse-driven?"

"Manpower. "It's just the name of the carriage, Jonah." See you in person and understand. ”

Jonah nodded, and he remembered that the steam carriage "Midnight Star" in the Southern Continent was obviously driven by the steam puppet machinery, and was it not called a "carriage"?

As he spoke, a large black carriage dragged by four chestnut horses rumbled across the post road and headed north, and Long Shenlu immediately turned around and pulled Jonah's sleeve: "This is the Long family's carriage, be careful." The astrologer nodded, covering his face with his sleeve and pretending to cover the dust, and the carriage sped past him, the silver dragon badge on the black hull flickering, leaving a cloud of dust in the air.

"Actually, the Long family didn't know that we were going to rescue Long Ji, so we should be careful of the Brotherhood's pursuers, right? Jonah whispered.

"Don't underestimate the Long family, Yona senior. Xiaolong Zhengse said: "A big family that has been crisscrossing the Eastern Continent for hundreds of years is much more powerful than you think, and sometimes, the family is more powerful than the country. ”

Jonah said to himself: "In Suiyang Palace, we have seen the strength of the Tantai family, and we don't necessarily have much power. ”

"That's because it's not the entire Tantai family that is the enemy of you, but just the second and third masters who are fighting for the position of the head of the family. If those guys from the Council of Elders came forward to mobilize the armed forces of the Tantai family, or even lift the restriction on the use of bloodline abilities, then it would definitely not be able to end well...... Long Shenlan explained.

The two crossed the road into the town, and as soon as they approached Naneryi, there were four or five men and women surrounding them, "The special car to Wenshang, only two people can drive, good horses, good cars, good coachmen, stable, fast and safe, each person only needs five copper coins, if the group is still discounted...... "Is it going to Xuchang?" five minutes later, guaranteed to arrive within two weeks, all inclusive accommodation on the road, help introduce various tourist attractions, and arrange a visit to the Qinglou at night, a super luxurious tour!" The two travelers can arrange a car no matter where they go, and the charter price is absolutely affordable!"

"Let's go to Teng-san. Long Shenlan said.

Immediately the crowd dispersed. Only a middle-aged broker in a dark green jacket remained in front of him, rubbing his hands in embarrassment: "There is no shuttle bus to Yongsang this season, Yun Mengze's 'spring miasma' has begun, who will rush to this point, it is simply a fate! If the two travelers are going to visit, they may wish to consider changing the itinerary, the big bowl lake 100 miles away from here is also a tourist attraction, I can arrange a car to go back and forth......" After speaking, he saw that Jonah was at a loss, and changed to the lingua franca of the Western Continent and said it again. Seeing who says what is the reason for the existence of the broker industry.

"No, we have to go from Yunmengze to the capital of Liangsui Kingdom. Jonah began. Long Shenlu immediately glared at him fiercely, and the astrologer realized that he had made another mistake of being unvigilant, and quickly closed his mouth.

The broker took off his head and scratched his head, his face wrinkled as if he had eaten something sour, "Well, it's not like there are no guests who want to take a shortcut, but it's really embarrassing for me...... Why don't you take a detour from the Hou Qin Kingdom? The schedule is to be longer for more than ten days, but it is safe and there is scenery to see, and I will find a way to discount the cost, after all, it is such a long route......

"Two hundred. Long Shenlan said.

"Follow me. The broker immediately turned and left.

The two followed the broker out of the station, turned left and right in the town and entered a carriage and horse shop, there were three carriages parked in the shop, several horses tied to the stake and bowed their heads to drink, the three coachmen were sitting on the ground drinking and chatting, and when they saw the broker coming in, they all said hello together: "Lao Zhao, do you have any business? Where do these two guest officers want to go?"

The broker named Lao Zhao said with a smile on his face: "There is business and business, the two distinguished guests want to go to the city of Sang, Xiao Sun, can you take a trip?"

The coachman on the left snorted and said, "Fools are talented! At this time, if you run to the dragon sang, you won't be able to pull the guests back at all, who wants to run one-sided things! Besides, that road is so dangerous, maybe you will be fascinated by the spring miasma and burp and catch a cold, Lao Tzu has just married a daughter-in-law, and he still wants to wait to hug the doll! Find someone else!"

Lao Zhao said again: "Da Zhang, this group of people belongs to you with guts, if you don't run this way, no one will dare to run." I'm out of the way, fifty-five times, do you want to do it?"

The coachman in the middle drank a glass of wine, and his generous face turned red: "Lao Zhao, I am willing to make this money, but the horses can't do it, since I fell in the ditch last winter, the two horses can't run far, and they only dare to go around within two hundred miles, what can I do?"

Lao Zhao sighed, "Then it's up to you, Lao Wang." You have the best carriage in the whole town, and you usually have a strange temper, and you don't want to pull ordinary guests, but this time the guests are not ordinary, do you want to move your muscles?"

The coachman on the right has a round face, a pair of round eyes, and is in his thirties, and he looks much more generous than the other two coachmen. He chewed the beef, and his cheeks puffed out: "Five hundred yuan, food and lodging are taken care of, and the price is not two." ”

"What?" Lao Zhao was stunned on the spot, Long Shenlu gave Jonah an translation, and the astrologer was also taken aback. A hundred copper coins in the West and the South are equivalent to one silver coin, and one hundred silver coins are exchanged for one gold coin, while in the East it has always been a thousand copper coins, that is, the coachman has offered a high price of fifty gold coins. Fifty gold coins can buy a two-wheeled carriage in average condition.

"Give me some face, Lao Zhang. The broker walked over and hunched over and said with a smile: "I know that you are not short of money to spend, sports cars are just for fun, five hundred is too much, I will give you one hundred and fifty for the two distinguished guests, how about it?"

"No two prices. Lao Wang waved his hand, looking like he didn't eat oil and salt.

Xiaolong turned his head to look at Jonah, the 17-year-old boy couldn't help but touch his satchel, there were dozens of gold coins in his bag, which was the coil prepared for him by the Night Fifteen Kingdoms, and he advanced the salary of a fifth-level astrologer for several months. If you use it all at once, what will you eat and drink along the way?" "Do you have any money?" he whispered. Long Shenlan smiled bitterly and said: "I only saved ten gold coins, and I dared to call two hundred yuan just now to let the broker find a way, anyway, the price for the coachman will not be used so much......"

The two teenagers looked at each other with sad faces. The broker was still lobbying the coachman, but the old king didn't eat it at all, and only shook five oily fingers around. When he was embarrassed, a seven or eight-year-old boy suddenly ran in from outside, shouting: "Uncle Zhao, there are two more guests, I brought them to you, give you money!"

Two people walked in at the gate of the courtyard, the one on the left was wearing a black cloak, a black hood covering his head, and a black bandage around his face, the whole person was tightly wrapped without revealing a trace of flesh, and the figure was a young man; As soon as the two appeared, the atmosphere in the courtyard became tense, and Jonah frowned at each other, quietly pulling up his scarf to cover his face. It has been made clear that the Sorcerer's Guild is controlled by the Brotherhood, and that all those who wear pointed hats on this continent may be their enemies, and astrologers can't help but be on guard.

Lao Zhao threw a copper coin to the child and greeted him with a smile: "Where are you going? If you want to visit, I recommend a good scenic spot......

"Tsuga-san. I'm going to Tsuga-san. "As for the man next to him, I don't know him, but he seems to have gone to the Mulberry as well." ”