Lin Yan actually mainly wanted to improve some of his ideas about the mechanism as soon as possible, but the actual design was too complicated, and the amount of calculations was too large and complicated, even if the officials in the Tai Academy were put into it, it would be difficult to make a huge breakthrough in a short period of time.

So this can only be put aside for the time being, Lin Yan conservatively estimates that if he can complete the calculation when he returns from the Northern Desert Buddha Kingdom, then it will be good!

He took the time to go to "Xu Ji", but fortunately Xu An did not die in the catastrophe of Chang'an City, but only destroyed a few shops.

It is worth mentioning that Xu An flexibly used the things left by Lin Yan to develop the original small handicraft shop into one of the few large workshops in Chang'an City.

The two talked, time flew by, and they were not very embarrassed.

The next day, Lin Yan went to meet Tang Emperor Li Junlin, and briefly talked about his preparation to go to the Northern Desert Buddha Kingdom, after all, he couldn't say goodbye.

However, Lin Yan did not mention Momen's plan, this is a secret after all, Tang Huang is not a person in Momen, although he intends to rehabilitate Momen, but after all, it is still a matter of interest, and he will know after the matter is done.

Although Lin Yan was made a marquis, his title as a marquis was just a fictitious title and had no real power. On the other hand, the Tang Emperor did not forcibly interfere with his power, which can be regarded as a relatively comfortable mode for both parties to get along.

Otherwise, if Lin Yan was really made an official of the Tang State and obediently obeyed the orders of the Tang Emperor, then he would definitely go crazy!

And with Lin Yan's current strength and prestige, Emperor Tang cannot suppress him, and the two sides are actually a cooperative relationship of community of interests.

This trip to the Northern Desert Buddha Country, according to Momen's statement, is to rescue Mo Xu, who was forcibly turned into an Arhat by Buddhism, then it will inevitably face off with the masters of Buddhism, and there are many dangers.

Lin Yan didn't want to take Mingya and the others with her, but the little girl was very stubborn and had to share it with Lin Yan.

So in the final result, the original team has not changed, in addition to Lin Yan and Ming Ya, there are Miao Miao, Monk Chen and Guo Toad.

Of course, the temporary addition of one person is the master of the Secret Hall Painting Bone, she has excellent disguise skills and intelligence gathering ability, which is conducive to Lin Yan and the others infiltrating the Northern Desert Buddha Country.

The group left in a low-key manner, not letting too many people know their destination, also to ensure safety.

Tang is still very far away from the Northern Desert Buddha Kingdom, the scene of Lin Yan and others going to the Buddha Country is still like yesterday, but now many years have passed, fortunately, he still remembers the road and will not lose his way.

The long journey is very boring, but fortunately, Lin Yan is not alone, and before leaving, the Tang Emperor sent a few rare horses, which greatly increased the speed of everyone's travel.

However, even the best horses can only reach the speed of thousands of miles a day on the plains, and once they enter the northern desert, they may be difficult.

So when they arrived at the border, Lin Yan and the others hid their identities and found a caravan to accompany them, which could save a lot of trouble.

Although there are occasional frictions between the borders of various countries, this does not affect the trade between each other, and the border area between the Eastern Tang Dynasty and the Northern Desert is relatively stable. If it's Nanban's side, it's really like pinning your head to the waistband of your pants!

The caravan was made of more than 40 people, and in addition to the shopkeeper and his men, he was the dart master who escorted the goods.

Under normal circumstances, it is necessary to hire some strong and reputable dart masters to protect a caravan traveling from afar!

Take the Northern Desert as an example, although the Buddha Sect will not pull down its face to rob them, but there are sand bandits in the Northern Desert!

Because it is in a desert like a desert inaccessible place, the sand bandits will be more fierce and bloodthirsty than ordinary green forest bandits, and if one is not done well, they will lose both people and money and die in the vast desert.

Therefore, the strength of the dart master needs to be strong enough, otherwise it will be difficult to take care of the goods, and it will be even more difficult to save the lives of everyone in the caravan.

Moreover, the reputation of the dart master is also extremely important, after all, the treasure is moving, in the desert, as long as the interests are enough, the original dart master who was responsible for guarding may also turn into a robber who kills people and robs the treasure in an instant.

This caravan is transporting a batch of porcelain, the porcelain of the Eastern Tang Dynasty is famous in the Metaverse, some powerful people of the Northern Desert Buddha Kingdom love these, and the caravan can also be exchanged for some rare gems and other things from the Northern Desert to be transported back to the Eastern Tang Dynasty.

The shopkeeper is an old man who is over half a hundred years old, but Xu has been running with the caravan all the year round, so he does not see his old age at all, he walks like flying, and his physical condition is very good.

But the strange thing is that he was accompanied by a little boy of five or six years old, who was very cute and beautiful!

Lin Yan was a little puzzled: "The caravan is traveling for a long time, why are you taking a child, don't you plan to endure hardships and start from the doll?" ”

In addition to the old shopkeeper, the child was followed by a dark-skinned man, whose whole face was shrouded in a wide robe, and he could not see the specific face, and he was silent, as if he was the child's personal guard.

The dart master's dart head is nicknamed "Dulong", because he only has one eye, I heard that he joined the army in the early years, and was shot in the eye by a stray arrow, so he is called "one-eyed dragon".

However, he felt that this title was not good, so he called himself "Dulong", thinking that it would highlight his strong ability as a lone ranger. Over time, others will call him that!

After making some names in the rivers and lakes, Dulong felt that he should settle down, so he changed careers and became a dart master.

With his strength, the journey will be a little hard at most, but even if he encounters sand bandits, it will not be too dangerous.

Dulong walked up to Lin Yan, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Little brother, where are you going?" ”

Lin Yan said: "Go to the Buddha capital to visit an elder. ”

Dulong felt a pang in his heart when he heard this, the people who could live in the Buddha capital were not ordinary people, and at this moment, he was more cautious about the identity of the young man in front of him!

After a pause, he lightly bumped Lin Yan with his elbow and whispered, "Little brother, these girls are your daughters-in-law?" ”

Lin Yan and his entourage were obviously led by him, followed by Ming Ya, Hua Gu and Miao Miao, while Monk Chen and Guo Toad were seen as his guards.

Among the three women, except for Miao Miao, who is still young, the other two women are extremely outstanding in temperament. Even though Lin Yan had asked them to wear veils and hats before leaving, and wrapped themselves tightly, it still attracted the attention of many men in the caravan.

At the same time, they are also envious and jealous in their hearts, like this kind of woman, it is already a great blessing to have one, and this kid actually brought three at a time, and he was so ostentatious, it was really annoying!

Although they are not angry in their hearts, they are away all the year round, and their eyesight is there, so they can naturally feel that Lin Yan's identity is not bad, so they don't go up to provoke trouble without opening their eyes.

Lin Yan smiled, but didn't explain much. Everyone originally met in Pingshui, and there was no need to be too sincere when they walked a distance together.

Dulong smiled and said, "Little brother is so blessed!" Unlike my brother, I haven't had a family at such an old age, if I throw my little life out one day, and I don't leave a son and a half daughter, I'm sorry for my ancestors! ”

"To tell you the truth, brother, I have also saved some money over the years, and after this trip, I will go back to marry a mother-in-law and live a down-to-earth life! I've had enough of this life of licking blood from the knife edge! ”

Although Dulong looks fierce, he is a little familiar with himself, and he is happy to get along with.

Lin Yan said: "Brother Dulong, do you know who the child next to the old shopkeeper is?" ”

Dulong said: "I heard that it is the grandson of the old shopkeeper, but I don't know the specifics!" ”

Then he said: "Alas, this ghost place where birds don't, even if it's my brother, I can't stand it, let alone a child who is so old." If it's an experience, it's too early! ”

"I can't figure it out, maybe it's a visit to a relative or something, right? We don't understand the employer's affairs, and we don't ask, just do our duty! ”

Lin Yan nodded, but he couldn't help but think with a bad taste in his heart: "There are many monks in this Northern Desert, could it be that there are no unworthy descendants in the family who have left behind orphans and widows, and now they are looking for relatives?" ”

But these are inconsequential details, as long as the journey goes smoothly and nothing goes wrong.

The identities of Lin Yan and the others are sensitive, although the Buddha Sect will not pay special attention to him, but it is not good to make a big move!

Everyone went all the way, although the desert scenery was unchanged along the way, and it was boring to see too much, but as long as there were no accidents, it was a great blessing!

However, the world is impermanent, and I am afraid of what comes! Just as the caravan was marching to a sand dune, a group of sword-wielding men suddenly came out from both sides, fierce and vicious, and they were not good people at first glance!

Sand Bandits!

The thought could not help but rise in everyone's hearts, and the dart masters clenched their weapons in their hands, staring vigilantly at the sand bandit that suddenly appeared.

The other party rushed out with a hula, and there were fifty or sixty people. Although there are more than 40 people in the caravan, most of them have little combat effectiveness, and there are only a dozen dart masters.

In contrast, the disadvantages of the caravan can be seen. If there is a conflict, it is estimated that the caravan will not survive.

However, under normal circumstances, the sand bandits will not be wiped out, after all, it is not meaningful to fire with the caravan, their purpose is to snatch gold and silver treasures, and as long as there is a caravan, they have a steady stream of "tribute".

The old shopkeeper gave the guy next to him a look, and the latter hurriedly walked out of the team and said in a loud voice: "I don't know which hero is in front of me, I am just a passing caravan, please forgive me for disturbing the hero, these Xu Bo gifts invite all heroes to drink tea!" ”

The man was holding a bag of silver coins in both hands, obviously prepared for a long time, just to guard against these sand bandits. If you meet someone who is easy to talk to, it will pass like this, after all, you can get benefits without using swords, and both sides are happy to see it!

The sand bandits separated, and then a man stepped out, carrying a large knife with a ring head, and a scar spread on his face like a dragon, covering almost the entire face, splitting it into two parts, which looked extremely terrifying!

He lifted his chin, and then a sand bandit stepped out of the ranks, quickly taking the money from the man's hand, and respectfully presenting it to Scarface's hand.

Scarface flipped the money bag, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said disdainfully: "Just such a little silver?" Send it to Hanako! Yes! ”

Seeing this, the old shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Hero, Xiao Lao'er and his party are selling goods, and now the goods have not been sold, and there is really not much money." ”

"Otherwise, I will honor you when the little old man returns, and I hope I can raise my noble hand this time!"

Scarface ignored the old shopkeeper's begging, his face turned cold, and said, "Old thing, are you stupid to be Lao Tzu?" Coming back? Let you go, will you come back? ”

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and take out all the valuable things, don't force Lao Tzu to do it!"

The old shopkeeper kept throwing his hands and said, "Good man, there are only some porcelain on this car, which is of little use to you, please raise your hand!" ”

The value of porcelain is reflected in the eyes of those who appreciate it, only in the dignitaries can it be exchanged for enough silver, and for the sand bandits, this kind of thing is not easy to carry, and it is not easy to sell, and it is really not very useful, but it is a bit chicken!

Scarface sneered, "Porcelain? Just right, let's leave all the goods! ”

The old shopkeeper looked frightened and begged bitterly: "Good man, this is unacceptable! I can't help it! ”

If this batch of porcelain is snatched away, then they will not only run in vain, but also have to pay a lot of compensation, and they will inevitably face punishment when they go back.

What's more, the bandits are fierce, and they don't believe that these robbers will let them go after robbing their goods.

Seeing this, Monk Chen, who was beside Lin Yan, was about to lose his patience, and scolded in a low voice: "It's just a group of bandits and robbers, what kind of hero, look at me and pick him with a shot!" ”

Guo Toad seemed calmer, held him down and said, "Don't worry, listen to what the son has to say first." ”

Lin Yan said: "Let's wait and see!" Then he said to the crowd: "If you fight later, pay attention to control!" ”

The strength of their group is not low, if they go all out, it will definitely cause a sensation!

In addition, Lin Yan felt that this caravan gave him a sense of disobedience, which was unclear but real, and if these sand bandits could try out something, he wouldn't mind.

Listening to the old shopkeeper's pleading, Scarface looked very irritable, and said angrily: "It's noisy!" Brothers, all the men have been slaughtered, and those little ladies are kept, and they will be brought back to have fun together! ”

The surrounding sand bandits burst into laughter when they heard this, and their unscrupulous eyes swept over Mingya's women, extremely aggressive!

"Kill!"

Scarface's shout fell, and the surrounding sand bandits quickly rushed down, like locusts crossing the border, trying to devour the caravan.

The dart head Dulong's face is solemn, the opponent's combat power is several times that of his own, and he is fierce and bloodthirsty, this time I am afraid that it will be more than lucky!

But since he has become a dart master, there will be no shortage of robbers on the road, and it is naturally impossible to be frightened by these sand bandits, Dulong roared and said: "Brothers, protect the caravan and slaughter this group of dogs!" ”

was shouted by the boss, and the rest of the dart masters also cheered up, their eyes were bloody, and they rushed forward with their weapons.

Dulong walked to Lin Yan's side, glanced at Ming Ya and the other women, and whispered: "When it is broken, it is broken, otherwise, alas, ......"

He didn't continue, but Lin Yan understood what he meant. If a woman falls into the hands of a sand bandit, the fate will be countless times more terrible than death!

Therefore, in most cases where the sand bandits on the road cannot escape, the woman who travels with them will commit suicide or be killed by her companions as soon as possible to avoid humiliation!

It can be seen that Dulong is not optimistic about the outcome of this fight. In his opinion, sooner or later this would turn into a one-sided massacre of the caravan by the bandits, it was only a matter of how long they would hold on.

In just an instant, the dart master and the sand bandit collided together, and after a moment of contact, they were forced to retreat, and many of the dart masters were injured.

They were forced to retreat, and the bandits surrounded them, looking at them like hungry wolves, their eyes glowing green.

The old shopkeeper sighed and said, "Why bother! ”

Scarface sneered and shouted: "Old thing, don't say that Lao Tzu won't give you a chance, leave the goods and those little ladies, and you can get out!" By the way, that imp is also left! ”

He pointed to the child behind the old shopkeeper, and said as if he didn't care.

The old shopkeeper's face changed when he heard this, and he stubbornly protected the child behind him, and said, "No way! ”

Scarface's expression suddenly turned cold when he heard this, and he said, "Then you should die!" ”

Then, with a wave of his hand, he once again let the bandits attack, and started a bloody battle with the dart masters.

From the conversation just now, Lin Yan keenly discovered a strange thing, the scarface seemed to care about the child behind the old shopkeeper.

"It's a little weird!" Lin Yan thought so, then turned around and said, "Monk, toad, you two go up and do a favor!" ”

"Okay!" Monk Chen was gearing up, and he couldn't suppress the urge to do it for a long time.

"Yes, Childe!" Guo Toad seemed calmer, but his eyes also showed disgust for these sand bandits.

In an instant, the figures of the two burst out, rushing towards the sand bandits on both sides, and the screams rang out one after another, and then the sand bandits were thrown out.

For a moment, everyone was stupid and didn't understand what was going on. It was okay just now, the sand bandits thought that they had an advantage, and then they could kill well, and then take the little lady back, the boss ate meat, how could he share some soup to drink, and a beautiful life beckoned to him!

But how long has it been, the situation has taken a sharp turn, and I don't know where two goods popped out, and they actually beat dozens of brothers down like this, is this sure it's not an illusion?

The sand bandits wailed on the ground, and then everyone looked at the two people standing in the wind in the field, not to mention, this shape is really a bit of a peerless master!

Scarface's face was gloomy and watery, and he said, "Who are you?" ”

He had received information in advance that there could never be such two masters in this caravan, otherwise he would not have accepted this deal at all.

In this situation, if you don't do it well, you may fold here!

Monk Chen looked arrogant and said disdainfully: "The name of this hero is also known to you as a little sand bandit, and if you don't kneel down quickly and beg for mercy, maybe you can be spared a small life!" ”

Scarface is so angry, my heart said that your strength is certainly strong, but do you really think you can eat me? If you really want to fight, it's not certain who will kill the deer!

Guo Toad on the side reminded: "Monk, this guy still has some strength, don't be careless!" ”

The reason why the two of them were able to put down a group of sand bandits in a short period of time just now, in addition to the fact that everyone didn't react and burst out, the more important reason was that the strength of these sand bandits was too weak, and they were basically some martial artists of the Body Forging Realm, mixed with a few good players in the Tongmai Realm.

For Chen and Guo, such an opponent doesn't even have the strength to make them serious, even if they show some edge, it is enough to clean them up!

"Take this guy down, and it's over!" Monk Chen said this, and with a sharp step under his feet, his body flew towards Scarface, and Guo Toad followed closely behind him.

Scarface couldn't sit still, and the big knife around the ring danced, bursting out with great power, and then slashed towards Chen and Guo.

The three of them fought like this, and the majestic vitality roared out, enveloping the field, directly shocking everyone!

"After ...... The day after tomorrow! Dulong swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and said in a trembling voice.

Before that, he didn't expect that there would be such a terrifying existence in the team he was carrying!

That's a martial artist in the acquired realm, except for the top forces, any force is enough to be regarded as a guest of honor!

There are two such characters in his team, who dares to believe this? Moreover, the leader of the sand bandits turned out to be a martial artist of the acquired realm, when did the martial artist of the acquired realm become so worthless!

Thinking of this, he was a little afraid, if it weren't for the sudden appearance of these two masters, he would face the leader of the sand bandits, and then fall into the miserable situation of being slapped to death by the other party.

Maybe you don't need Scarface to make a move in person, you may not be able to block the impact of the previous sand bandits, and you will be drowned in the sea of people and hacked to death!

I thought that my strength in the late stage of the Tongmai Realm was also a strong one, but now it seems that he is a little arrogant, and in the eyes of a real powerhouse, he is still an ant after all!

The battle in the field did not last long, but the winner was decided, and Scarface was escorted back by Monk Chen and knelt down in front of Lin Yan.

There is no suspense about this, Chen and Guo joined forces, and it was easy for the Houtian Realm martial artists to take down this wild path. This was also the reason why Lin Yan asked to retain his strength, otherwise, one of them would be able to easily suppress Scarface.

The restrained Scarface was still unconvinced, and wanted to resist but was suppressed by Monk Chen, unable to move at all.

"To be honest, our son-in-law will answer whatever you ask, there is a half-lie, Lao Tzu chopped you!" Monk Chen said with a fierce and vicious threat.

Dulong sighed a lot when he saw this, and then arched his hand towards Lin Yan and said, "Little brother...... Oh no, Lin Gongzi, these two seniors next to you are really amazing! This time, I can wait for my life, and I thank Gongzi Lin a lot! ”

He originally wanted to call Chen and Guo the guards, but then he felt that it was a little inappropriate, even if the two of them were really the guards of the little boy in front of him, they were also big people who were beyond his reach, and they couldn't be too presumptuous!

Moreover, it can also be seen from here that Lin Yan's identity must be extraordinary, even extremely terrifying, after all, not everyone can have two masters of the acquired realm as guards!

In this way, it is not easy for his mud-legged dart head to be called a brother and sister to others. I didn't know it before, but now if I knowingly commit it, it seems that I don't know how to advance or retreat!

The old shopkeeper also took the child and a group of men and servants to give Lin Yan a deep salute, thanking him for saving his life.

Only the guard next to the child, who was wrapped in a robe, only bowed slightly, and this action was almost covered up by the robe.

Monk Chen, who witnessed this scene, was a little unhappy in his heart, and said in his heart: "We saved you, how can you still have such an attitude?" "He thinks this guard is a little too arrogant!

However, seeing that Lin Yan didn't care much, he didn't bother too much, and instead focused on Scarface.

Lin Yan looked at Scarface and asked, "Who sent you?" ”

Scarface's expression froze, then returned to normal, and said, "What are you talking about?" The sand bandit robbery is the right thing to do, but I only hate Lao Tzu for being invincible with both fists and four hands, and the boat capsized in the gutter, so I got such an end! ”

"Since it has fallen into your hands, then if you want to kill or chop, listen to the respect, and talk about so many useless things, what are you doing?"

Lin Yan frowned slightly, for this kind of "hob meat", it was difficult to pry his mouth open for a while.

At this moment, a bewitching voice came from behind him: "Leave this matter to my sister!" ”

Lin Yan turned around, and saw the Painted Bone Lotus step slightly, and the style walked up, a subtle pink light flashed in the seductive eyes, and the scarred face that looked at her instantly became confused and sluggish.

Seeing this, Lin Yan asked, "Sister Painting still has such a ability?" ”

Hearing this, the painting bone let out a "giggle" laugh, and his bewitching eyes glanced at Lin Yan, and said with a smile: "My sister still has a lot of skills!" I'll talk to you later! ”

Lin Yan coughed lightly twice, observed Mingya's reaction without a trace, and saw that the latter was not unusual, so he said, "First of all, half of the business!" ”

"Good~"

There was an indescribable charm in her painted voice, she looked at Scarface, and asked slowly, "Who are you?" Who is assigned? ”

Scarface's eyes were full of obsession, and he looked directly at the painted bones, and said: "My name is Wu Shuangfeng, a person from Qingzhou, who was wanted by the imperial court for committing a major crime, and came to this northern desert to be a sand bandit." ”

"This time I came to loot because I was instructed by a black-robed man in advance, and he also gave me a Xuan-level weapon as a reward for this."

Guo Toad handed over the ring-headed big knife, although it was only a low-grade product in the Xuan level, but it was still extremely attractive to ordinary martial artists, after all, not everyone has a strong family background!

And if you can casually use a Xuan-level weapon as a reward, the identity of the person behind it must be unusual!

Painted Bone continued to ask, "What is your real purpose?" ”

Since the person behind the scenes gave the reward for the Xuan-level weapon, it is impossible for Scarface to simply loot it, how much money can these porcelains have?

Scarface said, "Find the spirit boy and bring him back!" ”

"Spirit child?" Everyone was stunned when they heard this, not knowing what this meant, only the face of the old shopkeeper in the distance froze, and then slowly retreated.

The painting bone asked: "Where is the spirit child?" ”

Scarface turned his head slowly, and looked straight at the old shopkeeper, the child behind him to be exact.

The old shopkeeper's steps back stagnated, the two sides looked at each other, and the atmosphere in the field suddenly tense......