With the sound of the ground shaking in the distance, the caravan vehicles sped towards the city.

"A-Qing, can you get to the city today?" Rui Xi heard the noise outside and asked in the carriage.

"It's almost there, Mother. In the evening, you can go into the city to rest, and by the way, replenish some medicinal herbs. As soon as Zhao Qing pulled the reins, the scalper began to trot.

Rui Xi's injury, after Zhao Qing's internal success, has improved a little, and he needs to buy a batch of medicinal materials to consolidate the foundation and replenish the essence.

In fact, Zhao Qing originally thought about letting her practice Shenzhao Gong with her, cooperate internally and externally, and speed up the treatment.

However, in addition to overcoming the difficulties in teaching, Rui Xi is now physically weak and has internal injuries to his internal organs, and it is extremely difficult for him to be angry. Even if some achievements are to be made, I am afraid it will take at least ten or twenty years, and the results will be slow.

Therefore, Zhao Qing is still ready to judge Ruixi's internal injuries according to all nonsense, and wait until he has made a breakthrough in strength and internal strength before starting formal treatment.

……

In the evening, outside the gate of the tall Chungcheon-eup, a bullock cart with a very light load slowly stopped.

Zhao Qing wore a bamboo hat, sat at the front of the car and pulled the reins, looked at both sides, and saw that the city wall extended several miles to both sides, and the height was about four or five zhang, and the eyes were all gray and yellow.

Judging from the appearance, the material of this wall should be compacted rammed earth, and it is relatively easy to build. In the area far from the city gate, there are still some small cracks and broken potholes in the city wall, which look quite old and old.

The two soldiers in leather armor waved the bronze Changge in their hands, signaling to check it.

Zhao Qing sat still in the front of the car, and with a flick of his left hand, two big coins flew towards the soldier's face, startling the two of them to retreat quickly, but when they were about to hit, they suddenly fell down and hung on their leather armor straps.

Seeing that the other party was a martial artist who practiced strength skills, the two soldiers immediately understood the matter and took back Changge. One of them reminded, "This girl, if you want to spend the night, the places where you can stay in the city are mainly in the east of the city. ”

After thanking him, Zhao Qing drove the ox cart and continued to drive towards the city.

The overall scale of Chung Quan City is not below Jingzhou City in the world of Liancheng Jue, but the crowd that is still active on the streets at night is much less, and there is nothing lively to see.

The ape lay on the roof of the carriage, opened his dark eyes, and looked curiously at the human city.

The ox cart turned and turned, and after a few moments, it had entered the east of the city. Zhao Qingyue got out of the car and instructed the ape to wait in place with the ox cart, while he took off the money bag and went to find the hotel.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, private inns appeared. It is recorded in the "Chinese" that when Fu Yang's virgin father returned from Weiguo, he passed through Ningyi in the Lu State and stayed in the "reverse journey" opened by the Ning Wei clan. This "reverse journey" refers to inns and inns.

Just as Zhao Qing was walking on the streets in the east of the city and turned a street, she suddenly saw a large number of vehicles blocking the street in the distance. There was a loud noise, as if there was some kind of dispute, and there were many pedestrians watching.

Getting closer, she suddenly found that those vehicles were the Duanmu caravan she had seen at noon.

At this moment, twenty or thirty carriages lined up in a long line, occupying most of the street. Thirty or forty soldiers with short swords surrounded the caravan in front and rear, confronting a dozen caravan guards with bronze swords drawn.

The soldiers represent the army and the government, so they are not going to rob openly, right? Zhao Qing frowned slightly, lowered the bamboo hat on his head, and blended in with the onlookers.

"What are you doing here? I have lived in this city for four or five years, and his reputation has always been quite good, how can he do something to force foreign merchants to buy and sell? ”

A middle-aged man wearing silk and a jade ornament around his waist said bitterly, it seems that he is also a businessman.

"Where did this group of merchants come from? actually used such an extravagant carriage to transport goods, and had the ability to withstand the pressure of Yi Zai. Do they also have the status of nobility? ”

Another old man in a blue shirt muttered to himself, judging from the inscriptions on the vehicles he did not recognize, or the clothes on his body, that he might be a low-ranking retainer of the city's nobles.

"This thing is a little strange, and I don't know how long it will take to know the result, let's watch it for a while and then go back to rest." These are the words of a civilian couple not far away.

Is it a forced buy and a strong sell? This kind of thing sounds quite disgusting, and this Yi Zai Peng Yan should be the supreme governor of this city. Otherwise, the Duanmu family, with Zigong's reputation, would not have been treated like this.

Although dissatisfied with Peng Yan's behavior, Zhao Qing was not ready to come to the aid of the caravan. Who knows how many troops Chung Quan Jae can mobilize? In case thousands of people come, it doesn't matter if you are surrounded by counter-surrounding, I am afraid that it will affect my mother.

There is no regret medicine in the world, unlike dreaming into the heavens with no side effects, in the main world, Zhao Qing has always acted cautiously.

Moreover, in this city, it is entirely possible to hide a good hand that surpasses you.

"Sell more melons, sell more melons, three big coins!" A pock-faced young man carrying a bamboo basket shouted from the side.

Zhao Qing turned his head to look and saw that the bamboo basket was full of long strips of verdant melons and fruits, some of which looked like gourds, which seemed to quench his thirst.

The young man selling melons put the bamboo basket on the ground, sat down and continued to shout.

Do you sell melons to the people who eat melons? Zhao Qing smiled and was about to buy one to try the taste.

"Girl, do you want to know the real reason why Yi Zai is forced to buy and sell? My old pockmarked has always been very well-informed. As long as you buy three melons, I don't tell others, only tell the girl you. Suddenly, the pock-faced young man moved towards Zhao Qing and said mysteriously.

This melon seller is a cheater who cheats money with the news. Zhao Qing was a little speechless, and just as he wanted to turn around and leave, he heard the other party's new words.

"Don't go, girl. This time, my old pockmark not only told you the reason, but also gave you three melons for nothing. ”

Why are you so anxious to let me eat melons? Drugged? Zhao Qing was vigilant in his heart, and said lightly: "Then you first talk about the reason why the caravan was surrounded." ”

"Ask first," the pock-faced young man lowered his voice: "Girl, you are passing by Chungquan, are you going to the national capital to participate in the selection of female officials in the country?" ”

Female officer selection? What's going on? Zhao Qing was puzzled. As for the pock-faced young man who saw that he was passing through this place, she was not surprised, after all, walking in the east of the city with a money bag, most of them were passing by people looking for accommodation.

"Don't you know, girl? More than two months ago, the king ordered the whole country to search for beauties to enter the palace, and if they were beautiful, they would be rewarded with a reward ranging from 100 to 10,000 gold. At the same time, there is also a bounty for referrers. ”

The young man looked at Zhao Qing's appearance carefully, and exclaimed: "I see that the girl's appearance is unique in a thousand, and there may not be a few people who can compare with this entire Chungquan Yi." If you go to the palace to participate in the selection, there is a chance that you will be selected. ”

Isn't Gou Jian lying on his salary to taste his courage, and he still has time to search for beauties? It should be choosing the executor of the "beauty plan", Zhao Qing thought in his heart.

However, this young man still has average knowledge and overestimates his appearance. There are at least billions of people in the country here, and it is very difficult to stand out.

The most important thing is that his ideal is to practice the cultivation of the first in the country, not to go to the husband.