Chapter 45: Survival in the Desert (32)
After everyone finished finishing and eating dinner, it was still early, so they rested and chatted around the bonfire, listened to Zhen Yan talk about some things about the Central Plains, and watched You Min chase the four Jianghu people to check the pulse, shouting what old injuries need to be treated early, so everyone couldn't help laughing.
After all, they were frightened and experienced a fight, and soon Zhen Yan and the six of them went to rest. Chu Yunyun raised his cheeks and looked at his face that was mottled by the firelight, and remembered the way he fought today, "I see that your swordsmanship is very proficient today, did you use a soft sword at the beginning? ”
Yan Jingxing put his hand on the soft sword at his waist and said with a smile: "I was a bearded sand bandit before, and I was carrying a big knife that was very good for my identity. Now," he only touched his smooth face and looked at Chu Yunyun with a smile, and sure enough, his eyes were stunned again, haha, why didn't he find such a fun thing earlier.
Chu Yunyun silently got up and went to rest.
After packing up the next day, I took Zhen Yan and the six of them on the road together, Tangzhou was not far from Weizhou, the six of them had nothing, and Yan Jingxing and the others also needed Zhen Yan's cover, and no one would refuse to do something mutually beneficial.
After a few more days, it is almost out of the desert, and in front of it is the Tongyu Pass, which is the boundary between the desert and the Central Plains, and the Tongyu Pass also means that the Central Plains have arrived.
"What's the matter, what are you looking at?" Yan Jingxing saw Chu Yunyun turning his head to look behind him from time to time, there was nothing behind him, if someone was following him, it was impossible not to notice.
"I'm almost out of the desert, I want to see it again. Chu Yunyun said with a smile.
"I'm finally going out, and I've almost not been turned upside down in the past few days. You Min lay on the camel weakly, and finally had some spirit after hearing Chu Yunyun's words.
"Why, listening to your tone, it's very reluctant? It's dry and dehydrated here, don't you like it?" Yan Jingxing heard the emotion and nostalgia in her tone.
Chu Yunyun shook his head, "I don't like it or dislike, it's the best after adapting." The first contact with the desert will be frightened away by its boundless yellow sand, the heart is afraid of powerlessness, that is the insignificance and awe of human beings in the face of nature; after contact and understanding, you will feel the breath of life in the desert, which also contains a lot of animals, plants and human beings, awe of helplessness and desperate efforts to survive. After adapting, you will find that the desert scenery is also very charming, sand dunes, quicksand, Gobi, sunlight, wind erosion and weathering, lake basins, desert flowers, desert animals, these are all their own scenery, is unique to the desert style. ”
After hearing this, everyone smiled with deep sympathy, this yellow sand, desolate atmosphere, treacherous weather, single rough food, they were used to fighting when they first came and couldn't stand it. But over the years, they have also become accustomed to the environment here, and compared to the life-threatening intrigues between words outside, the direct and simple life here is more comfortable and enjoyable.
Yan Jingxing looked at the person in front of him who was lying on the hunchback and smiled lightly, and whispered softly, "Since you have adapted to and liked here, then come back when you finish your work." It's a pity that no one heard it except for Wei Lang who glanced back.
Tongyu Pass is located in a fortress, the walls are tall and mighty, and there are guards at many points, and the city gates are opened at fixed times. Fortunately, Zhen Yan's customs clearance documents play a great role, and everyone can directly enter the customs and save a lot of trouble.
After arriving at Tongyu Pass, Zhen Yan contacted his forces here, and after leaving Yan Jingxing's address and tokens in Tangzhou, he left with his people first, probably to deal with the follow-up of his "disappearance". This is a private matter, and if you don't have real skills, you won't go south and north for so many years and create such a big family business. Yan Jingxing and the others will not bother about this, they also have their own things to do.
Tongyuguan is prosperous, and compared to the desert, you can see luxurious scenery everywhere, no wonder I heard many people talk about it in Modong Town with envy and yearning. Although it is not as prosperous as the mainland of the Central Plains, the items are exquisite and luxurious, but it is precisely because of the special geographical location, the integration of the essence from the Central Plains, the desert, the foreign land and other places, the atmosphere is also relatively open, whether it is clothing, dress, architecture, etc. are eclectic, with the unique charm here, attracting people from all over the world to gather here.
After staying in Tongyuguan for two days, Yan Jingxing also made careful plans for the arrangements of the Central Plains, and everyone set off again.
After entering the customs, he changed to the Central Plains dressed up, disguised as a carriage and horse escorting the eldest lady Chu Yunqian to Weizhou to play, fortunately, the restraint on women is not strict now, and there are often many women on the street shopping and playing, and Chu Yunyun's appearance will not be abrupt. Stop and go all the way, and there is nothing to do.
After arriving in Weizhou, it was already evening, and the carriage and horses drove directly to the house that had been arranged here earlier. Chu Yunyun got out of the car and You Min went back to their rooms to rest, while Yan Jingxing and the others contacted the two groups of people who came here to make arrangements for the next step.
The dinner was very sumptuous, all of which were Central Plains delicacies with color, flavor and flavor, which made Chu Yunyun have an appetite, and in less than two years, he felt that he had never touched these delicacies in his life.
"Aren't you tired? You arranged to bother all the way, anyway, now that you're in the Central Plains, it's not a short time, you can go back and rest first." After the meal, Chu Yunyun saw that everyone had gone back to rest, and Yan Jingxing was still sitting there.
"It's okay, I've gotten used to it for so many years. Yan Jingxing said that this time the road was very slow, which was easy.
Chu Yunyun saw that he knew what he knew and stopped talking nonsense, "This place is very close to Yuan, and there must be a lot of big and small things about the capital here." Tomorrow, we will see if we can find out if there was a family surnamed Chu eleven years ago, what big things happened back then, and whether there was any son who was bad at doing it, and see if we can find out if we can find out along the vine. If not, then check the rivers and lakes, what do you think?"
Yan Jingxing nodded, "When we left, we had already ordered someone to check the news of the rivers and lakes first, and there were three famous families in the rivers and lakes with the surname Chu, but either there was a gap in age or there was no boy in the family, none of them met." Just now, I have asked people to check from the imperial court, and I believe it will not be long before the news arrives. ”
After hearing this, Chu Yunyun said that it was fake not to be moved, someone could do everything for you in advance, and she didn't know what else she could do. "The imperial court is involved a lot, won't there be an accident with your people?" She remembered that the opponent of the person Father Chu helped might be the imperial court, and she didn't want to let their layout over the years fall because of herself.
"Don't worry, in fact, the court is very chaotic now, the emperor is not in good health and is still obsessed with the elixir, several princes are young, and they each have supporting forces, these party forces have been competing for power openly and secretly, even if someone investigates the affairs of the court, it will only be considered that which faction wants to arrest people. Before, it was because the main forces of Yan Pavilion were in the rivers and lakes, so they started from there. Yan Jingxing explained.
"I see. What about you, how have the things been done back then? Aren't you looking for someone?" Since the DPRK and China are in such a mess at this time, maybe they can fish in troubled waters and solve it together.