Dunhuang is Li Zhen's hometown, where he spent his childhood and adolescence, and left him with countless fond memories.

But by this time, Dunhuang could no longer tie his heart, his relatives had moved to Luoyang, and many of his friends had died in the war a few months earlier, leaving only painful memories.

Long before he went to Gaochang to buy the secret recipe for winemaking, the family had decided to leave Dunhuang, and Li Zhen had only stayed in Dunhuang for a few days before setting off for the east again.

Kang Dazhuang's parents moved to Zhangye, and he also had to go with Li Zhen, Xiao Xi's father unfortunately died, he became an orphan, and he was not willing to stay in this sad place, and was willing to walk with Li Zhen.

Although Jiuzhi really wanted to go to Chang'an with them, would his father agree?

On the evening of returning to Dunhuang, Jiuzhi expressed to his father anxiously that he wanted to go to Chang'an.

Jiuzhi's father, Uncle Jiu, was a very reasonable person, and when he heard that his son had received 2,000 yuan, but the money was in Chang'an, he immediately approved his son's request to go to Chang'an.

In this way, it was logical for Jiuzhi and everyone to go to Chang'an together, and ten days later, everyone set off again and headed for Chang'an in the Central Plains.

It is not close to go from Dunhuang to Chang'an, they have to run through the entire Hexi Corridor, and they have to walk through Longyou into the Guanzhong Plain, and finally arrive in Chang'an, during which they will have to walk for at least a month.

This is a difficult journey, not only the distance is long, the food and drink are dewed, but also the bandits in the Hexi corridor often haunt, killing people and stealing goods, which is extremely dangerous.

Even the Sogdians, who often followed this path of wealth, had to assemble on a large scale, forming groups of thousands, if not tens of thousands, of camels to overwhelm the bandits with their numbers.

However, as the Tang army fought against the Tibetans and the Turks, the Hexi Corridor implemented militarized management, and the rampant bandits in peacetime also temporarily quieted down, and there was little news of pedestrians being robbed during this time.

Li Zhen and his entourage were also very smooth, and they went east to Chang'an without encountering any obstacles, and that afternoon, the four of them arrived in Fulu County, Suzhou.

Fulu County is a small county, with a population of less than 1,000 households, but it is also an important supply place on the Silk Road.

When Li Zhen and the four of them walked into the county seat, there happened to be a large caravan resting and replenishing supplies in the county seat, making the small county extremely lively.

Jiuzhi's throat was dry and almost on fire, and when he saw that there was a wine shop not far from the city gate, which occupied a large area and was gorgeously decorated, he suddenly felt itching.

"Lao Li, let's go have a drink!"

"This Jian yì is very good, Lao Kang, Xiao Xi, have you heard, Lao Fat wants to have a treat, it's rare!" Li Zhen glanced at Jiuzhi and smiled.

"Go, go, go! I have already said that we will pay our own bills, why do you want me to have a treat?"

Xiao Xi reminded in a whisper on the side: "Fat brother, Brother Zhen has paid for the bill all the way, and Lao Kang and I have also paid twice, but you haven't paid a penny." ”

Jiuzhi blushed and shouted: "You stingy people, aren't you just a little wine money? Today, I have a treat for the fat man, but this shop is a bit shabby, let's change it." ”

"Don't change it, this is good!" the three of them dragged him into the liquor store.

The bartender led them to a window position on the second floor, and said very politely: "The best thing in the shop is stewed mutton, roast venison, fried quail, and good sauce beef.

"Are there any fruits and vegetables?"

"There are not many fruits and vegetables, only vinegar mixed with maygreen and bean sprouts, and pears, but the wine is good, and there are authentic Gaochang wines. ”

Jiuzhi listened loudly, "You said a few things, just have a plate! ”

"No problem!"

The bartender smiled again: "In addition, the small shop also operates an inn, just behind the wine store, I see a few people from afar, it is better to stay in the small shop, the small shop can prepare more dry food for you, the next stop is to Zhangye, but it has to walk three hundred miles, and there is no place to stay and eat in the middle." ”

The four of them glanced at each other, and Li Zhen asked again: "Isn't there Kongtong Mountain in front?" Kongtong Mountain is a Taoist holy land, famous all over the world, is there no place to stay?"

The bartender laughed, "Shaolang is talking about Pingliang Kongtong Mountain, and our Kongtong Mountain in Fulu County is just a wilderness, there are only bandits, no Taoist priests." ”

Li Zhen's face was hot, and he actually put Kongtong Mountain in the wrong place.

"How about it, a few young men will stay in the shop!"

During this time, the business of the inn was bleak, and the shopkeeper said that he would get a guest to award 20 yuan, and the bartender was also very hardworking, these four guys were worth 80 yuan!

"I'll help you get your luggage there!"

Without waiting for the four of them to agree, the bartender rushed downstairs to carry his luggage, and after a while, Jiuzhi reacted and shouted, "Where's our wine and food!"

The inn room was large, but it hadn't been inhabited for an unknown amount of time, the room was unventilated, stuffy, filled with an unpleasant smell of rotten eggs, and the walls peeled off, revealing a large area of dark yellow earth.

In the corner of the wall was a huge spider web that occupied nearly half of the roof, and a spider the size of a fist hung up and down as if it were the owner of the room, demonstrating to the four intruders.

Jiuzhi lay on the couch, staring directly at the big black spider above his head, he didn't dare to move, he was sweating when he moved, but his mouth was not idle.

"Lao Li, I suspect that we are living in a spider's nest, you see this spider, it will definitely eat me in the middle of the night, Xiaoxi, let's change the bed!"

"Fat brother, I also have one here, no smaller than yours. ”

"Damn, this is still called a room, it costs 200 yuan for a night, and the best inn in Dunhuang is only 60 yuan a night, and I will talk to the shopkeeper tomorrow. ”

"Sleep, old fatty, I'm going to go tomorrow!"

Li Zhen didn't care about the simplicity of the room, he was still recalling the short and unforgettable night like a meteor in his mind, the gentle taste that made him unforgettable, the most beautiful swan on the shore of Puchang Sea, he took out the flattened silk flower from his arms, gently stroked the soft petals, and a trace of longing surged in his heart.

A wave of tired sleepiness hit, and before he knew it, Li Zhen was about to fall asleep, but at this moment, it was as if a nest had exploded outside, the cry suddenly rose, and the sound of horses' hooves galloped on the street like thunder, Li Zhen sat up suddenly, and the other three partners also sat up.

"Ah Zhen, it seems that something has happened!"

Kang Dazhuang said nervously: "I heard the screams. ”

Li Zhen also heard it, not only the screams, but also the crying of the woman, what happened?

At this time, the innkeeper ran over in a panic and said in a low voice: "Don't go out, four of you, the horse bandits have entered the city!"

Jiuzhi was startled, and hurriedly asked, "Will the horse bandits enter the inn?"

"Usually not, they go to the Persian Mansion next door, our side is a poor shop, and the horse bandits will not come. ”

Li Zhen thought of their horses and camels, and immediately said, "Don't be careless, let's go to the stable!"

The three of them agreed, they brought a batch of Hu incense this time, worth 500 yuan, and they could sell it for 1,000 yuan in Chang'an, and their horses and camels were very valuable, especially Li Zhen's red-blooded BMW, if it was robbed by horse bandits, they would lose everything.

The four of them pulled out their long swords, Da Zhuang carried Hu Xiang on his back, and ran quickly to the stable in the backyard, and when he ran to the stable, the horses and camels were there, which made them breathe a sigh of relief, and at this moment, Xiao Xiao shouted in the courtyard outside, "Brother Zhen, come quickly!"

The three of them ran to the courtyard, only to see Xiao Xi putting one person down from the courtyard wall, and seeing the three of them running, Xiao Xi hurriedly said: "I saw that this person was going to climb over the wall, and it was very difficult, so I helped him." ”

Li Zhen saw that this person didn't speak, so he said, "He seems to be injured, Xiao Xi, help him take a look." ”

Xiao Xi turned over his body, this person was a Sogdian merchant, holding an iron box in his arms, only to see that he had been stabbed in the chest, covered in blood, and had fainted.

Xiao Xi hurriedly found the medicine and bandages to heal and bandage him, Kang Dazhuang looked down at him for a long time, and suddenly shouted: "It's Uncle Amulin!"

"Da Zhuang, do you know him?" asked Li Zhen.

Kang Dazhuang nodded, "It's a caravan with my second uncle, is my second uncle also next door?"

Li Zhen also felt bad in his heart, and immediately said to Xiao Xi: "You treat his injuries first, Jiuzhi and Da Zhuang, let's go next door and have a look!"

Next door to the inn is the Persian mansion, the Sogdian merchant's inn, covering an area of dozens of acres, at this time the horse bandits have withdrawn, the Persian mansion is in chaos, the ground is full of all kinds of goods, the Sogdian merchants are crying, while packing up their goods.

The three of them ran to the front yard, where there were the most Sogdians, and Kang Dazhuang saw an acquaintance again, and hurriedly grabbed him and asked, "Uncle Wu, is my second uncle here?"

"You are Da Zhuang, where is your second uncle!"

The Sogdian merchant pointed to the steps not far from him, sighed, and said, "What a sin!"

Li Zhen and the three of them all saw Conwood, their faces were full of old tears, and they sat on the steps sluggishly, Kang Dazhuang hurriedly ran up to support him and said, "Second uncle, it's me, I'm Da Zhuang!

Conwood looked at him and recognized his nephew, he suddenly came back to his senses, hugged him and cried loudly, "It's Da Zhuang, save your sister, she was robbed by horse bandits!"

Li Zhen only felt that his heart was about to explode, and he was snatched away by the horse bandits, was he talking about Kang Ruier or Sisi?

He hurriedly looked around, but didn't see Kang Rui'er, he immediately thought that Kang Rui'er should have been robbed, and Sisi had no need to go back to Dunhuang.

"I'm going to kill them!"

Kang Dazhuang roared, turned around and rushed out of the gate, Li Zhen was startled, followed him and chased out, Kang Dazhuang ran to the city gate in one breath, the city gate was open, looking at the dark night outside the city, the horse bandits had long disappeared.

Kang Dazhuang knelt down weakly and slammed his fist on the ground, tears rolling down his eyes

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