A small city in the Western Regions.

In this kind of border town close to the Great Zhou, it is more prosperous than imagined, and the people here are more businessmen in the Great Zhou.

After entering the city, Lu Fang and others found a native of the Great Zhou who knew the local dialect and asked with a "picture scroll" in various places.

This kind of small town is not large, but it is extremely densely populated.

More than a dozen Da Zhou natives dressed in the characteristic style of the Western Regions held one painting scroll after another in the field and began to look for the person in the painting.

In a humble shop for barbecue naan.

"Fang Gongzi, don't worry, as long as the people in the city have seen the people in the painting, my subordinates will definitely be able to find people."

A middle-aged man with a goatee wearing a robe from the Western Regions swore an oath.

Such a middle-aged man is called Hu Di, a famous local tour guide, and he is also a know-it-all in the city, and seven-tenths of the tour guides here are his subordinates.

"We'll continue on our way later, you try to be as fast as you can."

Lu Fang paused and continued: "But don't worry, as long as your subordinates can find the person in the painting, or have other clues, even if we are gone, we can communicate with the note, and I will reward you heavily." ”

After saying that, he handed over more than a dozen silver tickets.

Hu Di arched his hand with a smile: "Then Fang Gongzi, you wait here, I will go and gather all the people in this city, and I will do my best to find it." ”

Xiao Tao frowned slightly, and said with a straight face:

"Young master, you are too easy to trust people, what if this person receives money but doesn't make a effort? If you want me to think it's better to do things first and then give the money. ”

Lu Ling chuckled and shook his head, "Eating mutton skewers can't stop your mouth?" You know what, this man named Hu Di is the leader of a certain amount of power here, judging by his clothes and conversation. ”

"The most important thing about a larger force like this is that it is based on faith."

"If we collect the money but don't do anything, let's not say that we can go around the city to see if we can help, even if we spread it, it will ruin our reputation."

"Once you have a bad reputation, you can lose a lot more than you make some money."

Lu Fang nodded in agreement and smiled: "The wind and sand and the sun here are really big, wait for me to go around the city to see the situation, and buy some necessities by the way." ”

"The two of you must stay with the fourth senior sister to avoid unintended branches."

Zhou Yi, who was taking a bite of naan and a bite of meat skewers, heard the words and said vaguely: "Well, if you see anything delicious, buy more and drink it." ”

Lu Fang smiled and nodded, as long as this fourth senior sister has good food and drink, it is still quite satisfying.

He instructed Lu Ling a few more words, and then walked towards the east of the small city.

Along the way, there are caravans with camels everywhere, as well as crowded stalls, shops with special characteristics of the Western Regions and the Great Zhou.

As soon as Lu Fang walked down a street, he saw someone holding a picture scroll and asking the merchants and vendors on both sides.

The information they inquired about was also extremely simple and crude, as long as they could provide clues, as long as it was true, there was a high bounty.

This kind of thing can only be done by powerful people in the local area, so that no one will want to get away with false news and provide all kinds of false clues.

Lu Fang bought some more distinctive food that could be stored for a long time, in fact, when he was at the border of the Great Zhou, he had already bought a large number of daily necessities in many storage bags.

Still, things like storage bags are precious.

Take the camel caravan they joined, it is estimated that there are only five or six storage bags, even if they are up to the sky, and this kind of storage bags are generally the kind with very small capacity.

Therefore, many of the necessities on the journey are carried by camels.

Lu Fang walked very fast, and within an hour, he probably walked around the small city, and when he saw people all over the city asking around with picture scrolls, he nodded reassuringly.

Unless no one in the city knows the person in the painting, there will be a clue.

At the moment, the situation is not too rosy.

But it was only a small city on the border of the Western Regions, and they were also mentally prepared to return empty-handed.

……

"Is it that as long as you provide clues about the woman in the painting, you" Sand Camel Gang " will reward you with a thousand taels of silver? ”

A drunken voice sounded, causing Lu Fang's footsteps to stop, and he turned to look at the voice.

I saw a drunkard who seemed to be of mixed blood between the Han and the Western Regions, who was staggering and pulling a person holding a picture scroll to stare at and ask.

"Where did the drunkard come from?"

The sand camel gang shook his hand sharply, and the old drunkard, who looked extremely weak, swayed only slightly.

After pouring a few big sips of wine, the old drunkard smiled and said, "What? Look down on the old monk me? I think I was also a famous ascetic monk in the Buddhist country. ”

"You let me go!"

The young man of the Sand Camel Gang said angrily: "Just a drunkard like you, or an ascetic in the Buddha country, I'm sorry! ”

The old drunkard still grabbed his arm and said with a smile: "The old monk doesn't want to fight with you, so I've told you, I know the clue of the woman in the painting in your hand, you can give me a thousand taels of silver." ”

The young man of the Sand Camel Gang shook his hand a few times in anger, but he didn't shake it off, and was about to get angry, when a hand suddenly reached over and pressed the back of the old drunkard's hand.

Before he could react, he had already been pushed away by that hand, and he took a few steps back, finally getting rid of the old drunkard's entanglement.

"Old fellow! You wait for me. ”

The young man of the Sand Camel Gang let out a cruel word, thanked Lu Fang, and hurried away.

"It's really dog-eyed and low-looking, I'm sorry!" The old drunkard spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm, his eyes were a little blurry, and he suddenly looked at Lu Fang with a bright eye.

Lu Fang spread his hands and said with a smile: "Senior, don't hide it, this sand camel gang is running around with the picture scroll, it was commissioned by me, if you really have a clue about the woman in the painting, I will definitely give it a thousand taels." ”

The old drunkard in front of him is an ascetic in the Buddha country one by one, but looking at this drunk appearance, no one will believe him.

However, Lu Fang could see that the power of this old drunkard was a six-grade realm, maybe he was really an ascetic monk unique to the Buddha country, or maybe he was really a dervishe.

Anyway, it won't be good.

This monk of the six-grade realm doesn't look like a person who deliberately finds fault for the sake of a thousand taels.

What if it's true?

"A thousand taels of silver?"

The old drunkard took a few sips of wine, rinsed his mouth and swallowed, burped, and stretched out his mud-stained palm.

Lu Fang raised his eyebrows lightly and said with a smile: "If I give you the silver, your clues are fake, or you run away, won't I become a wronged leader?" ”

The old drunkard's eyes became blurred again, and he spoke in Chinese with a local accent:

"If the old monk told you the clue about the woman in the painting, and you turned around and ran away, and took my clue to exchange for silver, wouldn't I suffer a big loss?"