Lucius's bullet really shocked Ao Mang, so that this old dragon, who was still a little yin and yang in his heart, suddenly restrained all the dissatisfaction in his heart, and was completely subdued by Lucius.

For a long time afterwards, Ao Mang couldn't even raise his head in front of Lucius, it seemed that Lucius was a very terrible guy for him, and he was even more afraid of the immortal Buddha he saw in the fairy realm and the Buddha country.

After Lucius shocked Ao Mang, he never showed his firearm in front of Ao Mang, but there was almost no difference between what he looked like before.

The caravan's crisis was lifted, and the caravan was back on the road, continuing in the direction of Yanmen Pass, but soon after the caravan was back on the road, Lucius was invited by the old merchant.

After receiving the invitation, Du Liniang reminded Lu Xius: "That old guy is definitely not simple, I'm afraid it should be a big man in the Tang Empire, this time he will definitely ask you about the previous battle, you still have to be careful, don't show your feet in front of that old fox." ”

Lecius said disapprehantly: "I know this, and I also know that he has a lot to ask me, in fact, there are some things that don't need to be said, and he should know it very well in his heart." ”

Seeing that Lu Xius was unimpressed, Du Liniang couldn't help but continue to remind: "Don't take it seriously, do you think this matter is very simple? Hmph, I don't think this matter is simple, that old guy has seen the general who came from Yanmen Pass before, and he must have exchanged a lot of things with the other party." ”

Lecius shook the wine glass in his hand, stared at the scarlet wine in the wine glass, and said, "If he had been smart, he would not have told us about us, and if he did, he would not have made an appointment with me alone." ”

Without giving Du Liniang a chance to continue her ramblings, Lucius raised his head and drank the red wine in his glass, and then left his convoy with No. 3 and No. 4. Walk towards the huge carriage of some old merchants in the back.

The old merchant greeted Lucius into his carriage, although the interior space of the old merchant's carriage was not as large as the Lecius carriage, and it was unique, but the interior layout was also very spacious, and it looked very warm and comfortable.

Welcoming the three of Lucius into the carriage, the old merchant immediately asked Lucius to sit down, and ordered someone to bring out the best mare's milk wine from the Western Regions to entertain Lucius.

After drinking the mare's milk wine that the old merchant had poured for himself, Lucius smiled and said to the old merchant: "Grandpa Li, if you have anything to say, just ask, I promise to know everything and say everything." ”

The old merchant squinted at Lucius. Trying to see something else on Lucius's face that always had a confident smile, but the result disappointed the old businessman, and he could barely see anything unusual on Lucius's face.

In desperation, the old merchant could only say bluntly to Lucius: "Presumably you should know that my identity is not just a merchant in the Western Regions, as a patron of the Tang Dynasty, I need to find out your true identity, I hope you don't hide it from me." ”

Lucius seemed to have known for a long time that the old man would ask him this question. He smiled and responded: "I am actually from the West, not from the Western Regions as you call it, but from the other side of the sand sea. ”

Hearing this, the old merchant was taken aback. Carefully looked at Lucius and asked, "So, you are the inheritor of the rumored city from the West, the city in the sky?"

Listen to what the old merchant said. Lucius immediately interjected: "It seems that your identity is really not ordinary, and you can actually know my existence from Li Wuchen's mouth." It seems that you should also be a member of the royal family of the Tang Empire, since your surname is Li, hehe, what a good way, sue others for your own surname Li, then others will naturally ignore that you may be a member of the royal family. ”

The old merchant did not deny it, but looked at Lecius carefully and said, "Then what is the purpose of your coming to the East?

Lucius laughed when he heard this, and said, "Actually, you are right, I do want to experience different regional customs and see what the East is like." ”

Without waiting for the old merchant to speak, Lucius continued: "However, I have come to the East for another purpose, that is, I want to rise with the help of the East, with the help of the power of the East, to defeat my enemies in the West, and to take back what should belong to me in the West. ”

The old merchant sneered and said, "It's a good plan, I want to use my forces in the east to serve you?

Lucius nodded: "So to speak, of course I won't force anyone, I will only find those who are willing to help me and take those people back to the West." ”

The old businessman's words were still cold, with a hint of questioning and reproach: "But as soon as you appeared, you disrupted everything in the East, and now some people in my Datang Dynasty died like that because of your appearance, don't you think you are a disaster star?"

Faced with the old merchant's cold questioning, Lucius did not have any anger, but picked up the silver wine cup and took a sip of the mare's milk wine in it and responded: "Old man, in fact, you can't say that, some problems have been accumulated by yourself for a long time, and I am just a fuse." ”

Speaking of this, Lucius didn't give the old merchant a chance to refute, and continued to rush to say: "The guy who died in the end, called 'Helan Chengzhi', said to me before he died, it was Zimo of Zhenwuguan who asked them to send troops to intercept us, and it was Zimo who killed them. ”

"What?Zimo of the True Martial Arts?" the old merchant was suddenly surprised, and stared at Lucius with an incredulous face, as if he wanted to get a different answer from Lucius.

But the old merchant was disappointed, and Lucius just sat there quietly drinking mare's milk wine, and did not seem to retract his words.

At this moment, the old merchant smelled a special smell, that is a smell that may bring a dangerous crisis of destruction to the Tang Empire, very, very dangerous, even if the Tang Empire is now very prosperous, it will still be destroyed directly, and every qiē will be destroyed.

In the end, the old merchant did not want to believe it, and asked Lucius in a low voice: "Do you know what you are talking about?

Lucius ignored the old man's question, and did not answer the old man's question, but asked the old man: "Actually, you know very well in your heart whether what I said is true, but you are unwilling to accept the truth in your heart, or rather, you don't want to face the fact that the Tang Empire is still in the Immortal Realm and the Buddha Kingdom applauded. ”

The sore spot in the hearts of the old merchants in Lucius's words, in fact, as some people in the Tang Empire, the old businessmen are naturally very aware of the things that are hidden under the prosperity of the Tang Empire.

Just like Lucius said bluntly, the Tang Empire seems to have unified Middle Earth, and even dominated the entire East, but in fact, it is completely under the manipulation of the Immortal Domain and the Buddha Kingdom.

Even the two saints of the Tang Empire can't get rid of the influence of the Immortal Realm and the Buddha Kingdom, and they must maintain their respect and belief in the Immortal Realm Buddha Kingdom on the surface, and also show some contradictions between them, so that the Immortal Realm and the Buddha Kingdom can't find any problems.

As for the court of the Tang Empire, it was almost controlled by the forces of the Immortal Domain and the Buddha Kingdom, and the ministers belonging to the two factions seemed to support the Holy Emperor and the Holy Queen respectively, but in fact, those who knew the key to it knew that they actually belonged to the Immortal Domain and the Buddha Kingdom.

It seems to be a prosperous world, but in fact, there is an undercurrent surging under the prosperous world, and even the two saints need to tremble and be cautious to deal with the fairy realm and the Buddha country.

Lecius maintained his grace, with a confident smile on his face, drinking mare's milk wine and eating the melons and fruits on the table, while waiting for the old merchant to come back to his senses.

After a long time, when Lucius had already poured himself the third cup of mare's milk wine, the old merchant finally sighed and said: "Lucius, you are right, over the years, I have disguised myself as a merchant in the Western Regions, and I dare not reveal my identity as a member of the royal family, because I don't want to face the facts you said. ”

Hearing the old merchant's story, the smile on Lucius's face gradually retracted, and his expression became solemn, he still felt some sympathy for the situation of the old merchant and the Tang Empire.

The old merchant was actually the younger brother of the Holy Emperor of the Tang Empire, and the reason why he left the royal family and disguised himself as a merchant in the Western Regions was to find a way to cross the sand sea in the Western Regions.

The old man was just like Du Liniang at the beginning, with the responsibility of crossing the sand sea to the west, to find the sky city, to find a way to solve the current situation of the Tang Empire, and to use the power of the sky city to break the control of the fairy realm and the Buddha Kingdom over the Tang Empire.

It's just that the old merchant has been in the Western Regions for many years, and he has also tried to enter the sand sea himself, but he has always found nothing: "It seems that there is no end to that sand sea at all, and no one can cross it." ”

Hearing this, Lucius nodded and said: "Yes, that sea of sand is indeed difficult to cross, and those who can cross it can be described as nine deaths, you must show the determination to die, maybe you will be able to cross it, but maybe you will really be buried in the desert." ”

The old merchant looked a little tired, and whispered to himself: "Hey, I just don't have the determination to die, so I just walked around the edge of the sand sea, and didn't dare to go deep into it." ”

Lucius nodded and said: "You are right that you did not choose to go deeper, because the empire under the sand sea has been revived, even if you go deep into the sand sea now, with the determination to die, it is impossible for you to cross the sand sea, and it is even more impossible to reach the western continent on the other side." ”

Hearing this, the old merchant looked at Lucius with a surprised face, as if he didn't understand the so-called revival of the Sand Sea Empire, what did it portend?

Lucius didn't explain much, but said to the old merchant: "Old man, I won't say anything superfluous, in fact, I know the predicament you are encountering now, and I have already told you about my predicament, so I hope to be able to meet the two saints and discuss them well, maybe we can help each other?" (to be continued......