Shi Cheng took the ticket handed over by Xu Jincheng, and as soon as he got it in his hand, the eye-catching line of "Fengping Sales" in the upper left corner of the ticket came into his eyes.

"It's actually a ticket for this boat?" Shi Cheng couldn't help but blurt out his debut.

"Huh? Does Brother Shi know about this ship? ”

"I went to Dengnan Port before and met the owner of this ship." Shi Cheng replied briefly.

"It's quite a coincidence." Xu Jincheng said with a smile.

"Indeed." Shi Cheng frowned, "Deacon Xu, I remember that this Fengping is a cargo ship, why did you still do the work of pulling guests?" ”

"I also learned about the ship when I bought the ticket." Xu Jincheng introduced, "That's right, the Fengping is the kind of cargo ship that has been certified by the government and is considered to be able to cross the sea during storm times. If a cargo ship with this qualification cannot find business for a while, it will also pack up part of the cabin and temporarily change it into a passenger ship. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Jincheng's face showed a look of embarrassment, "Therefore, the accommodation conditions on the ship may not be as good as those of a serious cargo ship, but the younger brother sent someone to the dock yesterday to take a look, at least the cabins corresponding to these tickets are still good." ”

"We're not going to find fault with this." Shi Cheng smiled and said, "Thank you Deacon Xu." ”

"Brother Shi, you're sure you're going to leave now, aren't you?"

"You've heard about it in the past few days." Shi Cheng said helplessly, "Brother Xu, do you think there will still be a place for me here in the West Desert right now?" ”

"Alas, the world is impermanent." Xu Jincheng sighed.

"That's right, Deacon Xu. Shi has one thing to ask, has Lord Zhao encountered anything during this time? He has not replied to the letter I have asked you to pass on to him. ”

"My cousin seems to be very busy during this time, and when I asked him what was going on, he wouldn't tell me. By the way, Brother Shi, when he contacted me yesterday, he also told me that he has a heavy schedule now, and he doesn't have much time to read family letters, and if he has something to do at home, he will talk about it when he is done. Xu Jincheng said with a worried face.

"Then did he have anything to say to Deacon Xu that you brought to me?"

"There is only one sentence, after learning the news that you plan to go to Dawei, my cousin said this to me in the letter: send the guests to Dawei, and don't forget to say hello after settling down there, don't lose the courtesy of hospitality."

After using a small bag of elixir as a reward, the three of them said goodbye to Xu Jincheng, and then left Huibao Pavilion and returned to their carriage at Zaolin.

"Old Shi, what Deacon Xu said just now...... Wu Neng asked.

Shi Cheng's face was cloudy, and he had not eased in the slightest since he was separated from Xu Jincheng.

Obviously, Zhao Ping uncharacteristically rarely talked about Shi Cheng in his latest correspondence with Xu Jincheng, and seemed to be a little estranged from Shi Cheng. Shi Cheng thought about it carefully and thought that there were only two possibilities behind this phenomenon, either Zhao Ping's attitude towards himself had changed dramatically, or Zhao Ping was targeted by the internal guards of the Western Desert and even the Wei Guoti Cavalry.

After carefully weighing it in his heart for a moment, Shi Cheng was still more inclined to the second idea.

Zhao Ping's attitude and performance became too fast, and there was no warning in advance, which was very unreasonable. But if he is involved in something that makes him unable to get out and is being watched, then everything at the moment can be explained more reasonably.

Shi Cheng believes that the sentence that Zhao Ping asked Xu Jincheng to bring to him should have another meaning. "Don't forget to say hello after you settle down" In Shi Cheng's view, the subtext in the sentence is "contact again when you get to Dawei".

Shi Cheng already had another speculation in his heart, Zhao Ping was urging him to leave the Western Desert until Shi Cheng and the three settled in Wei, and then the two sides tried to restore the correspondence.

"What the hell is going on?" Shi Cheng's heart became more and more uneasy.

"Old Shi, what are you thinking?" Wu Neng's question pulled Shi Cheng out of his contemplation.

"That's right." Shi Cheng didn't hide what he thought in his heart, he told Tie Mian and Wu Neng about his speculation.

"Lao Shi, what do you think happened to Lord Zhao?" After listening to Shi Cheng's analysis, Wu Neng also became nervous.

"I don't know." Shi Cheng shook his head and said, "After all, he is from the Criminal Procuratorate. The Criminal Procuratorate and the internal guard are both powerful confidential yamen in the Western Desert, and the emergencies that can make Zhao Ping treat them so cautiously are by no means trivial. ”

Tie Mian said: "I have an idea, I heard Chen Zhu say before, the Western Desert Imperial Court may regard the members of the Lu Clan as spies for Dongdan and our Cheta. In this case, Zhao Ping urged you to leave, could it be because he ran into something involving spies, and thought that we might be affected? ”

Shi Cheng and Wu Neng's faces changed, and both of them knew in their hearts that Tie Mian's analysis was not unreasonable.

After a moment of panic, Shi Cheng still calmed himself down, he faintly felt in his heart that things might not be so bad, after all, Zhao Ping could still send a letter to himself, and his voice was to let him leave the Western Desert and go to Wei as soon as possible, but not let Shi Cheng hurry back to the Alliance Khanate.

"But no matter what, you have to be ready to leave." Shi Cheng sighed in his heart, "It's just that before leaving, some things must be settled, I hope I can gain something tonight." ”

The creaking of the wheels of the carriage slowed down, and the noise outside the carriage grew louder.

Shi Cheng opened the curtain and found that his car happened to drive into a residential area. A short distance ahead, the roadside was filled with cloth sheds, and a group of men, women, and children dressed in coarse cloth were lining up in front of the sheds to receive food and cloth with patched bags.

Shi Cheng could vaguely guess what these people were doing, and he had recently seen a report in the Di Bao that the Western Desert Imperial Court was about to give relief to the displaced people.

Sure enough, a man standing outside the shed, dressed as a servant in a leather jacket, shouted to the crowd that squeezed over: "Stand up, stand up, each household has six catties of noodles, two pieces of cotton cloth, come one by one!" ”

An official who maintained order saw Shi Cheng's carriage and walked over with a spear in his hand, "Let's find another way, this road is temporarily closed." ”

Zhang Tian hurriedly got out of the car, looked at the crowded street in front of him, and asked the officer, "This official, is this street distributing food?" ”

"Yes, yes, it is estimated that there will be no traffic for an hour, there are too many people on this side of the harbor, and the fishing boat lane and mud ditch lane cannot be walked now, you can find another way."

"Okay." Zhang Tian ran back to the car, and after informing Shi Cheng and the others, everyone turned around and left the alley and diverted their ways.

Everyone took a little more time to make a detour, and finally returned to Yulin Lane when they first entered the application. Originally, Shi Cheng planned to eat out together after the auction, but because the silver tickets he was carrying were used up, everyone had to go home to solve their stomach problems.

Shi Cheng looked at his house that looked like a haunted house, couldn't help but pout, and said hello to Zheng Teng, who was guarding the gate, with everyone else, and then walked back to the house together.

When he saw Li Doujin, Shi Cheng handed him the ticket in his hand, "Doujin, this is a ticket for you, it seems that I have bought a little more now, a total of five, and I will leave in eight days, so you can prepare well." ”

"Thank you, sir." Li Doo-jin said gratefully.

Shi Cheng nodded and said, "The three of us will have a lot of things to do in the past few days, and we plan to rest after dinner, you must not come over to disturb, if there is anything to talk about tomorrow morning." ”

Li Doujin nodded in response, and after pulling Li Doujin to ask a few words about the situation on the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce, Shi Cheng said with a smile: "I have to discuss some things with Lao Wu Tiemian for a while, and I will trouble you to help prepare dinner." Oh yes, you don't have to be critical of how delicious it is. ”

After Lee Doo-jin nodded and left, the three of them walked through the hallway together and entered a room in the backyard.

As soon as he entered the door, the expression on Shi Cheng's face became serious, "Old Wu, how many machine weapons have you made in the past few days?" ”

Wu Neng was stunned for a moment, and then replied without thinking: "Two Kaishan Saburo, and a simple crossbow, but the power of that crossbow is not high at the moment, it is only a half-finished product, I have to use the things I bought today to strengthen it." ”

"Okay, bring them all, and if you have time, charge your armor as much as you want."

Iron Mask looked at Shi Cheng and asked, "Are you really ready?" We have eight days left. ”

"I have made up my mind, Huang Yuan returned to the royal city this time, most likely to participate in the martial arts conference, although I haven't figured out his purpose yet, but I think that he may not continue to stay in the royal city after participating in this conference, the night is long and dreamy, let's do it earlier."

After saying this, Shi Cheng took a sip of water and continued: "You also heard the reply from Doujin just now, judging from the return of the eyeliners I planted outside the Chamber of Commerce, Huang Yuan is likely to be in the Chamber of Commerce tonight, this is a good opportunity." ”

After saying this, Shi Cheng looked at Wu Neng and asked, "Old Wu, tonight's attack may be very dangerous, are you willing to go with us in your heart, I won't force you." ”

Wu Neng struggled in his heart for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded heavily, "Old Shi, after going through so many things and seeing the members of the Lu clan with their own eyes, I believe that they will not let me go as an insider. Alas, I'm already on your ship anyway, and I'll accompany you to the end. ”

"Okay, in that case, let's go back and prepare first." Shi Cheng looked at the hourglass clock on the table, "Rest for an hour after dinner, and then meet in my room." ”

The kitchen quickly prepared dinner, but Shi Cheng and the three of them were a little unate.

After delivering dinner to Shi Cheng and the others, Li Doojin and the rest of the family gathered together and finished dinner happily as usual.

Zhang Tian swallowed a piece of chicken, looked around, and asked, "Why didn't Zheng Teng come and eat together?" ”

A housekeeper named Zhu Liu said with a smile: "Today, he has been watching the door outside for a day, and there is not even a substitute, but isn't his leg almost numb." ”

Another family member said helplessly: "Brother Li, don't blame us, you know how many people are left in the family now, how can you still divide people to take shifts?" ”

Zhang Tian scolded with a smile: "This Zheng Lao Liu, he used to be his most energetic head, why did he become like a wilting stuffy jar after coming back from a drinking night six days ago?" ”

"Harm, Fifth Brother Zhang, can't you see it? What kind of alcohol do you drink? I'm afraid it's not flower wine! Maybe it was tossed by the girls in which flower building, and even the voice of the love talk was dumb. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone burst into laughter.

Li Doujin smiled and comforted everyone: "I'll send him the food in a while." By the way, the master has already given me the ticket, and the boat will leave in eight days, and those of you who are willing to go with me will think about it in the next few days, and I don't know when I will be able to go home to visit my relatives when I go to Dawei. ”