Early in the morning of the second day, Fu Biao and Sun Lichang led the caravan to set off.

Shao Xi did not send him off, but he was afraid of arousing McJid's suspicion, but fortunately, Wuhai City, as the largest trade distribution center in the Western Regions, merchants in and out of the city were constantly coming and going all year round, and the inspection of property at the city gate was not strict.

After all, a large number of business travelers carry precious things, and it is not surprising that even some huge wealth appears.

Sun Lichang left a capable person to finish the business of this trip to Wuhai City, and he and Fu Biao hurriedly left Wuhai City and returned to the Central Plains.

Before leaving, Shao Xi repeatedly instructed them to be especially careful when passing through the White Night Country.

Because in order to protect Alia before, he meddled in things that should not have been interfered with as a caravan, and this time he carried a large amount of treasures, and the risk of this return journey was naturally not low.

But fortunately, this time Sun Lichang hired a large number of guards in advance, including some masters, and in general, he was able to ensure the safety of the caravan.

Originally, Shao Xi wanted Wuqiu'er to go back with him, but this stupid boy didn't want to leave, so he had to be with his master and ancestor.

In addition, Fu Biao assured Shao Xi that as long as he was there, he would complete the mission, and Shao Xi finally gave up the idea of letting Wuqiuer go back together.

Shao Xi was still convinced of Fu Biao's guarantee, so he handed over the command of the caravan escort to Fu Biao.

He also knows that everything is risky, and it is impossible to do everything, so he just hopes that everything goes well!

After the caravan left Wuhai City, Shao Xi, Lao Wu and Wu Qiu'er were almost ready, and they stayed in Wuhai City for another day.

When they set off on the second day, early in the morning, the royal cavalry sent by the royal family of Wuhai sent people to the post house to pick up Shao Xi and a few people.

Shao Xi knew that this time he had to leave even if he didn't want to, and if he didn't leave, McJid would still have some scruples.

Only when he has completely left the country of Wuhai can McJid send people to Wuhai to find the treasure with peace of mind.

But that's fine, let them toss in Wuhai! Anyway, the rest of the things have been arranged by themselves.

The royal cavalry sent out by McJid to escort Shao Xi and others this time can be said to be the elite of the cavalry of Wuhai Kingdom, all of them are majestic and majestic, with extraordinary momentum, and there are more than 100 horsemen, and the scale of this escort can be regarded as giving Shao Xi enough face.

Whether it is escort or surveillance, it shows how much McJid attaches importance to Shao Xi.

Since Wuhai City is located in the southern part of Wuhai Kingdom, the capital is closer to the White Night Kingdom, and if Shao Xi and the others want to leave Wuhai City and go to Loulan Kingdom, they have to pass through a large desert and numerous towns all the way to the west.

The cavalry team escorted a few people, and this walk was more than a month, such a big battle, there was naturally no danger along the way, and they arrived at the border of Wuhai Kingdom safely.

When the general of the cavalry team watched Shao Xi and the others leave the last town on the border of Wuhai Country and leave the border of Wuhai Kingdom, he ordered his men to release the letter eagle to report to Mejid in Wuhai City, confirming that Shao Xi and others had completely left Wuhai Kingdom.

All this was expected by Shao Xi, so he continued on the road without looking back, there was still a long way to go from Wuhai Kingdom to Loulan Kingdom.

Although the countries such as Yuquan and Shiyue are all small countries in the Western Regions, just because they are remote, desolate and barren, they are not as close to the Central Plains as Wuhai and Baiye countries, but each country also has its own way of survival.

However, in Shao Xi's eyes, the scale of these small countries is not a kingdom, but like a state formed by some tribes, loosely managed, and even without a large formal army.

Because it is located in the desert, horse bandits and robbers often haunt, but there are not many of them.

Originally, there was no oil and water in these places, and those horse bandits preferred to haunt the trade routes of various countries, but it was precisely because it was a desolate place, although the scale of the horse bandits was not large, and the number was not large, but it was very strong.

To put it bluntly, if you have the ability to mix along the trade route, who wants to clean up these two jujubes in this area? They also ate the last meal but did not eat the next, and if they were not cruel, they would all starve to death.

Along the way, they occasionally encountered two or three horse bandits blocking the road, and out of not wanting to cause more trouble and less trouble, they were sent away in the form of buying roads with money.

Occasionally, there are ignorant people, and after a lesson, they will also take some money to settle things.

These horse bandits were originally just to make ends meet, and most of them took it when they saw it, especially in the face of Wu Qiu'er, a guy who didn't seem to be easy to mess with, no one would plan to put their lives in this desert for those little money.

In fact, what made Shao Xi and the others feel most uncomfortable was the harsh climate in the desert, although the direction and route on the road were very clear, but the conditions for rushing were too poor.

At this time, it was July and August, and the scorching sun overhead really made the three of them miserable.

However, along the way, Shao Xi did gain a lot of knowledge, and he couldn't imagine that there were so many small countries in the Western Regions far away from the Central Plains.

Although each state is not big, they are all very distinctive, each with its own customs and habits, showing different customs and customs, which makes Shao Xi feel very novel.

On this day, the three of them finally came to the Shazhi City of the Shazhi Country, which is adjacent to the Loulan Kingdom.

This Sand Weaving Country is not big, and Sand Weaving City is only the only town in this small country, and it can be regarded as the capital.

However, this is not the glorious royal palace of Wuhai Kingdom, and the king of Shazhi Kingdom is more like the head of a tribe, living in a slightly larger earthen house than the common people.

This small country does not have much army, but its people are simple and stable, and most of the people depend on the surrounding oases for their livelihood.

The three of them found an inn, in fact, this is not so much an inn, but a temporary place for herdsmen to enter the city to sell livestock on weekdays, where food and accommodation are located, and the conditions are very simple.

Shao Xi and the three of them chartered the only single room, handed over the camel to the store and pulled it to the back of the house to feed them, and then came to the front room in front of them and sat down.

Eating here is very simple, except for some mutton soup and Hu cakes, the most luxurious beef stew is only occasionally available, and in order to reduce the smell, a lot of spicy and heavy seasonings are put in.

However, these seasonings are not very common in the Central Plains, and I think that because of the long distance, there are not many of these seasonings introduced into the Central Plains.

Moreover, the original taste of the Central Plains people is light, and it is difficult for anyone to enjoy such a heavy taste.

Shao Xi was originally a northerner, and he enjoyed these heavy-flavored seasonings very much.

Lao Wu has traveled north and south for many years, and he can naturally adapt to what he eats.

Although Wu Qiu'er is from Nanling, this guy is not picky about eating at all, as long as he can fill his stomach, he is almost never picky about the taste, as long as he is full.

A few people came to eat and sleep in the open along the way, and it was rare to be able to eat a full meal peacefully, and naturally they were also gobbling up, and they could see the silly music of the store on the side.

He could also see that these three people had come from afar, and it was rare to meet such a big customer in the store, so he was naturally very happy.

Halfway through eating, Lao Wu felt that his stomach was almost full, so he turned to the store and asked, "Shopkeeper, do you have any wine to sell here?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head with a smile, and replied to Lao Wu in a stiff Central Plains dialect: "This distant guest is really embarrassed!" We don't have any wine here, and we can't buy it in the whole of Saori City. ”

Lao Wu was very curious when he heard this, this Shazhi Country was not big originally, and Shazhi City was already the capital of Shazhi Country.

Although this so-called capital city is not big, why can't it even sell alcohol? Could it be that this country of sand weaving has reached this point of poverty?

"Is it because you don't have a custom of drinking alcohol here? As far as I know, there are some places in your Western Regions where you are indeed not allowed to drink alcohol, I wonder if your Shazhi country also has this taboo? ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly waved his hand and stepped forward to explain: "Don't misunderstand, we don't have a taboo on drinking alcohol here.

"On the contrary, we people in the Shazhi country like to drink very much, but we only dare to drink it secretly, because all the wine brewed in the entire Shazhi country has to be paid tribute to the Loulan country.

"The king and the people of our Shazhi country are not allowed to drink alcohol privately, the king cannot drink, and the people can only drink secretly, where do they dare to sell it?"

Shao Xi and Lao Wu looked at each other in surprise when they heard this, they were not allowed to drink the wine they brewed, and they all had to pay tribute to the Loulan Kingdom next door, which sounded a bit outrageous.

It is not uncommon for small countries to pay tribute to large countries, but it may sound a bit excessive to hear that they have never heard of their own tribute and that they do not even have the right to enjoy it.

The wine that the co-authors have worked hard to brew by themselves, and they have no right to dispose of it, so they all have to pay tribute to Loulan Kingdom for free.

But mortals drink and sell it themselves, and it seems that you are quite unhappy, isn't this a clear bully?

"Shopkeeper, why is that? Why can't you drink a sip of the wine you brew, and all of it has to be paid tribute to Loulan? What kind of reasoning is this? It is enough to pay a certain amount of tribute every year, so why do you have to pay tribute to them all? ”

The shopkeeper was not taboo about this topic, and said bluntly: "Several guests have come from afar, and they don't know much about us, and our Saori country is only a small country, and there is not much food.

"But there are a few places around that are rich in water and grass, and they are rich in fine grapes, so many people in our country make a living by grazing and growing grapes.

"But the country of Loulan on the border is much stronger than us, and we are forced to pay them a large tribute every year of live sheep and all the wine we make.

"Because the king of Loulan is very fond of the fine wine made from our fine grapes, he compels us to pay all the wine we make every year to the kingdom of Loulan, and no one is allowed to keep it privately, otherwise we will be punished.

"We are weak and can only be bullied, so every year, except for the loss of a large number of live sheep, all the grapes must be made into wine and paid tribute to them.

"Loulan will also send officials to monitor us from time to time, and once we find that someone is secretly hiding or selling wine, the whole family will be killed, and we are powerless to resist, so we can only obey."

When Lao Wu heard this, he couldn't help but slap the table, and scolded when he opened his mouth: "What the hell is this bastard truth?" It's okay to ask a small country to pay tribute to itself, but even other people's family funds have to be copied, isn't this not leaving a way for people to live?

"My Jingyuan Dynasty is so powerful, and I have never bullied a small neighboring state like this, and he is a small country in a corner of the Western Regions that is so rampant, it is simply a group of arrogant and unreasonable robbers."

Shao Xi understands Lao Wu's indignation very well, it seems that this Loulan country is indeed rampant, and it is no wonder that Wang Changling, a master of Biansai poetry, will have the verses of "Yellow Sand wears gold armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will not be returned if it is not broken" and "Ming Xingchi sealed the sword, and Cijun took Loulan overnight".

The historical Loulan Kingdom is an unlikable existence, and I can't imagine that I came to this world and met this state by mistake.

"Shopkeeper, if you have any wine, just take it out and sell it to us, and the money will not be less for you, and when someone asks us, they will say that we can bring it with us, and it will not bother you.

"He Loulan strictly prohibits people from Shazhi to drink, I think he can control us Central Plains people? I'm going to drink it to them today, and I'll see what they can do to me. ”

Lao Wu, this old guy, is so obscene that he does things to death on weekdays, and he can hide when he encounters problems, but when he has this kind of brain cramp, no one can stop him from lifting the bar with others.

I don't know where the anger comes from at this time? I thought that I was angered by this Lou Languo's bullying practice, so I had to twist it up.

When the shopkeeper heard Lao Wu's words, he was so frightened that he trembled, and said that this foreign guest was afraid that he didn't know much about local affairs.

Sitting in the store and drinking so blatantly, if it was really discovered by the inspectors of Loulan Kingdom, it would not be a joke.

Even if they brought it themselves, they are afraid that they will not be able to avoid it, and there is really no need to cause trouble for themselves.

So he politely bowed to Shao Xi and Lao Wu and said, "Three guests, it's not that I'm unreasonable, it's really this matter that makes me a little embarrassed."

"Even if you say that you brought this wine yourself, but it is not okay to sit in my shop and drink it, if it is discovered by the officials of the Loulan Kingdom, I am afraid that my family will be implicated.

"It's just a sip of wine, the guests can bear with it for the time being, if a few people can naturally drink the grape wine of our Shazhi country when they arrive in the ancient city of Loulan, why do they have to cause trouble here?"

Hearing the store's words, Shao Xi couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.

This Lou Lan Kingdom is too domineering!

The drinks brought by the guests are drunk in the store, and the store will also be implicated, this Lou Languo is simply too deceitful!

Now think about the "Xicheng Swordsman" Guan Yucheng chose to open the Yaoling Inn in the ancient city of Loulan and kill the Quartet, presumably he can't get used to what the people of Loulan do.

It seems that this is a place that only talks about strength and does not talk about reason.

In this case, there is no need to abide by any rules when coming to Loulan Country this time, but you might as well follow the example of the predecessors of Guan back then, and establish the prestige of the Central Plains in this Loulan Country.

In the past, I always had scruples, and every time I intrigued with others, this time it was better to let go of my hands and feet and go wild.