The roaring fire reflected the faces of the monks sitting around him, the wolf meat on the grill exuded a pungent aroma, and the road steward took out a few gourds of liquor from his storage bag and passed them among the monks.

Most of the monks who came with Guan Shuo were from military backgrounds, and this feeling of drinking and eating meat made them feel as if they had returned to the old days, and the sound of hearty laughter drifted far away in the desolate ancient city.

Qin Wen also took a few sips of wine, and looked at the Ao clan people next to him, Ao Yu They had just transformed from blue-eyed spirit carvings to humans, and they were still not used to spirits, but they were full of praise for the roasted wolf meat, and they all ate their mouths full of oil.

Su Ruo also saw this kind of scene in the tribe of the Hu people during this time, but when the monks of Luming City were drinking, they were more restrained than the Hu people's blindly rough style, and occasionally heard one or two heroic or euphemistic words in the wine order, which was quite a style of fusion of the Great Qi and the Hu people.

Qin Wen looked at Su Ruo listening to it with relish, and from time to time a smile appeared on her cold face, knowing that she could rarely see this kind of scene in the sect of cultivation, which was also good for training her state of mind, so she didn't bother her, so she casually tore a piece of cooked wolf meat and put it in her mouth.

At this time, Qin Wen suddenly saw Guan Shuo sitting by the fire and was a little absent-minded, and he kept talking with Gao Zhang beside him in a low voice, with a worried expression on his face from time to time.

He knew that it should be about Luming City, and the information sent by Han Duan must have been that Xiang Hao had found special information in Luming City, but Qin Wen was not convenient to inquire, so he turned his head and picked up the wine gourd in front of him and took a sip.

At this time, Su Ruo turned his head, looked at Qin Wen with bright eyes, and said, "Qin Wen, do you have any extra earth fire in your manor?"

Qin Wen thought of the dozens of Dan rooms left by the Du family at this time, so he nodded and said, "Yes, do you want to refine the Dan?"

Su Ruo shook his head and said, "I'm going to refine the purple chalcedony, and I can also make some space in the storage bag." ”

Qin Wen smiled slightly and said, "Okay, tomorrow you will follow us back to Luming City, and when the city lord and Lao Gao are sent into the city, we will go back to the manor." ”

Su Ruo's pretty face reflected in the firelight nodded slightly, although it was still a little embarrassing to walk with Guan Shuo now, but she was cold, except for Qin Wen, she usually said a few words to Ao Yu, so she was not too conspicuous in the crowd.

Early the next morning, Gao Zhang, who was familiar with the road, walked in front to lead the way, and the rest of the monks flew up behind and ran in the direction of Luming City.

The terrain is not complicated, but there are also lands that are clearly divided into two parts, and the pastures in the north and the farmland in the south echo each other.

Going back from this road, if you want to think of the Qin Manor, you just have to pass Luming City in the middle, and the distance between them is slightly closer than Gucheng Mountain.

Just when Qin Wen faintly saw the outer wall of Luming City, Guan Shuo's brows were tightly locked, and when everyone changed back into Qi people's clothes, Guan Shuo and Gao Zhang both brought hats, and the monks who came out of the city lord's mansion also covered their faces.

At this time, Gao Zhang wanted to speak several times, and when he slowly followed the crowd entering the city, Gao Zhang finally couldn't help but whisper: "City Lord, why don't I go into the city to investigate." ”

Guan Shuo shook his head and said: "What is going to come will come after all, now our family members are in the city, hiding can't solve things, I want to see what he can do with me this time?"

Although Qin Wen heard the conversation between the two in the back, he didn't know who he was in Guan Shuo's mouth, but he also vaguely felt that there seemed to be an atmosphere of mountain rain coming and wind full of buildings in Luming City, and looked at the elders of the Qin family with a puzzled face.

However, the elders also had this puzzled look in their eyes, and it seemed that they didn't know what was going on in this Luming City, so Lao Gao opened his mouth and asked, "City Lord, what happened in the city?"

Guan Shuo hesitated for a moment and said, "Guan Fu has already led his troops into the city more than ten days ago, this is the news that Xiang Gongzi asked Han Duan to bring to me." ”

Lao Gao's complexion changed a few times, and suddenly he seemed to think of something, and his eyes suddenly turned cold and said: "Why didn't you tell me that now Xiang Kuang is also in the city, then the situation of my young master is in danger." As soon as he said this, Lao Gao's face suddenly became anxious, and he got up and was about to break into the city.

Guan Shuo hurriedly stopped him at this time and said: "It was Xiang Gongzi who didn't let me tell you, he was afraid that you would be distracted and delay the important matter of taking the purple pulp essence, he asked Han Duan to tell me that he already had a new hiding place, and he would naturally know it after he arrived in the city." ”

"Now our identities have not been exposed, everything will wait to check the current situation after entering the city before making plans, rushing in now will only let them know our whereabouts in advance, if they make a fuss about the purple pulp essence at this time, Xiang Gongzi will also be implicated in the future." ”

"I see that Xiang Gongzi has always been calm, there will be no problems, after we enter the city, we will find Gongzi first, and after I settle you in a safe place, I will go back to the house." ”

Lao Gao thought about it and finally stopped, but his face was still anxious to look at the crowd entering the city in front of him, and after a stick of incense, everyone finally walked into Luming City.

As soon as he entered the city gate, Guan Shuo looked around and asked Lao Gaodao: "Elder Gao, when we leave, are you and Gongzi still living in the Drunken Immortal Building?"

Lao Gao nodded, and Guan Shuo spoke: "There is no one around this city gate who left a message from Gongzi, so let's go to the vicinity of the Drunken Immortal Tower first." Speaking of this, he looked behind him, and saw that more than two dozen monks were following behind him, so he thought for a moment and said, "Our goal together is too big, so it is better to separate first." ”

Speaking of this, he looked at the road steward and said: "Old Lu, you go back to the house first, remember to enter through the side door, see if there is any abnormal situation in the house, if it is inconvenient to enter and exit, send someone to the old store of Liu Ji here to deliver a letter." ”

The road steward nodded in agreement, and hurriedly walked in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion.

Guan Shuo looked at Gao Zhang and said, "You will accompany Qin Da and them to Liu Ji's old shop to rest first, and when I and Gao Lao have dealt with things, I will go there to meet you." ”

Gao Zhang also nodded, and was just about to leave with the elders of the Qin family, the Ao clan and Qin Wen, when suddenly a young man came over and looked at Lao Gaodao: "Are you the boss of the horse seller?"

Lao Gao was stunned for a moment, but immediately nodded and said, "Yes, I am Lao Gao who came from Fuxi to sell horses, where is my young master?"

The young man dressed in a very ordinary way said: "A few days ago, I had a young master at the gate of the city, and he told me that you had a group-shaped jade pendant hanging on your waist, and then asked me to ask you if you were a horse seller, if you want to say that you are from Fuxi, let me tell you that he is waiting for you under the promenade of Beiyun Lake, and let you take a Qin Gongzi and Master Guan with you." ”

Speaking of this, he paused and said, "The young master said, if I tell you this, you will definitely give me ten taels of silver." ”

Lao Gao's face suddenly softened, and when he heard the secret words that the young master had given him, he knew that the young master should have nothing to do now, so he took out twenty taels of silver from his storage bag with a smile and handed it to the young man: "This is your reward, by the way, how many people have you asked for this sentence?"

The young man frowned and thought for a while, "There are three or four, but none of them answered correctly, and I didn't say the rest of the words." ”

Lao Gao nodded and said, "Okay, remember that I have already found the young master, so don't ask this sentence again." ”

The young man looked at the white silver two in his hand, nodded happily, and then turned to leave.

Lao Gao and Guan Shuo glanced at each other at this time and said: "Gongzi can find someone to spread the news, which means that there is no problem now, the Gongzi Qin he said is Qin Wen, and the lord surnamed Guan should be the city lord." ”

Guan Shuo hurriedly said at this time: "Don't dare, since the word has been spread by the son now, then the three of us will go immediately." ”

Lao Gao nodded, and at this time, seeing that Gao Zhang had not left with Qin Wen, he hurriedly said: "Qin Gongzi, my son-in-law said to let you go too." ”

Qin Wen nodded, Gao Zhang left with the others and went to Liu Ji's old shop, and Qin Wen, Guan Shuo, and Lao Gao walked towards Beiyun Lake in the north of the city.

This Beiyun Lake is located in the northwest corner of Luming City, it used to be just a small canal, because in order to strengthen the city wall, Guan Shuo ordered people to dig a ditch to get soil, Zuihou dug into a big lake, because the north is against a small soil slope called Beiyun Mountain, so the people in the city call it Beiyun Lake.

It was not close to the East City Gate, so Lao Gao and the three of them rented a carriage and, under the guidance of Guan Shuo, took the fastest way to Beiyun Lake.

The three of them walked along the promenade by the lake and observed the surroundings, it was winter now, the cold wind was blowing by the lake, and there was no one in the promenade, and the three of them also paid attention to the surroundings, and found no trace of Xiang Hao.

Just when the three of them were disappointed, the jade slip on Lao Gao's body suddenly shook, and Lao Gao hurriedly checked it with his divine sense, only to see that at this time, a figure flew down from the Beiyun Mountain behind him, and came directly in front of the three of them.

Lao Gao fixed his eyes at this time, it was Xiang Hao, and he was busy looking his body up and down carefully and said, "Young Master, are you okay?"

Xiang Hao smiled slightly and said: "I'm fine, these days I have hired people at the four city gates to write down the code words we have set, and I also know that these few days should be the day when you turn around, so I have been on the mountain to observe the situation in the corridor during the day." ”

After speaking, he frowned slightly, and then said to Guan Shuo: "Guan City Lord, the situation in the city during this time is a little unfavorable for you. ”