Zong Xin said regretfully: "That...... When we get back, shall we take the road of Yangguan?"

"Yes. Zhao Kuangyin replied, because he was not interested in this kind of place. The most important thing now is to hurry, who knows when it will be dark, if it is delayed any longer, everyone will have to sleep in the wilderness.

Zong Xin clasped his hands together and said: "Thank you Lord Cao for taking care of you all the way, when the poor monk returns, he will definitely bring some good things unique to the Western Regions to Lord Cao, and when the time comes, don't be polite and must accept it." ”

"Definitely, definitely. ”

Zong Xin said: "That...... The poor monk and his entourage said goodbye, and Lord Cao didn't send it. It has been sent for dozens of miles, but it is not suitable to send it. ”

Cao Yuanzhong said regretfully: "That Zongxin master had a good journey, remember to come back." All the people in Shazhou are waiting for the master to pass on the scriptures. ”

"Lord Cao, the poor monk really can't recite the scriptures, and he hasn't learned it for a while...... I'm not kidding you. Zong Xin said: "Forget it, let's talk about it when we come back." Lord Cao, take care, remember to send a letter to my father-in-law, he will definitely accept the surrender of Shazhou and hold the last piece of land of the Han people in Tubo. ”

Cao Yuanzhong said: "Master Zongxin rest assured, Cao will definitely do his best and die." ”

Zong Xin nodded and said, "Hmm~ farewell." ”

"Farewell. ”

Zong Xin got into the carriage, and Youyun Eighteen Cavalry and Zheng Ziming set off in a hurry.

The biggest role of Dunhuang in Shazhou is to provide camels, and the merchants have replaced all the horses with camels, leaving only some horses that are reluctant to change or ride themselves, after all, the survival ability of camels in the desert is much higher than that of horses, and the probability of surviving with a camel around them is much greater in case of danger.

After leaving the Yumen Pass, it is not all the way in a straight line, but to the northwest. This time there was no need to hire a guide, because no one wanted to go out of the customs, nor did they want to go to the dangerous Western Regions, and the guide would at most take people to the vicinity of Yumen Pass, which was full of Tibetan and Turkic territory, and they did not dare to go too far.

After exiting the customs, Youyun Eighteen rode and Zheng Ziming drove the camel cart all the way to trot, this is not a pure desert, most of the ground is extremely dry and even cracked rotten soil, but there is a lot of sand mixed in it.

Of course, this is not the point, the battle is that there are too many stones here, and the trotting camel is fine, but the camel cart that leads the way is very bumpy, and the bones of the bumpy Zongxin are about to fall apart. Because their skills have not recovered at all, Zong Xin and Zhao Kuangyin's bodies are very weak, and they only retain the instincts of some martial arts practitioners.

Zong Xin was a little better, because of the Jiuyang Burning Heaven Technique, even if there was no true qi in his body, he was not afraid of heat. What's more, Zongxin's martial arts have begun to slowly recover, and the poor true qi in his body has been reactivated, as long as there is the support of internal force, the true qi will soon be fully recovered, but it must be a quieter environment, and there is no hope for this way.

Zhao Kuangyin's condition was slightly worse, the dantian was empty, and the injury had only improved and had not fully recovered. Zong Xin has already withdrawn all the remaining true qi in Zhao Kuangyin's body, Zhao Kuangyin's current state is like an ordinary person with only internal strength, and the internal force has to suppress the injury, so there is not much to provide recovery.

There are still some small villages and towns scattered on the way, but these small villages look very dilapidated, perennially attacked by wind and sand, the earthen houses have no edges and corners, all are smooth surfaces, comic sky yellow sand, the food grown is also limited, and the people here are relatively thin.

After leaving Yumen for about a day, everyone camped in the desert for one night, and the group found an inn in the desert. In fact, not far from a certain town, the inn is still very dilapidated in appearance, but it is not bad, and it is much better than the dilapidated houses in the town.

It was dark again, and Zongxin and his party had already walked past the inn, but they were strongly asked to return to the inn and prepare to stay here for one night and eat something good by the way. I finally came to Kanwai, and everyone was looking forward to what kind of food Kanwai had.

Although there is still red wine with cheese, dry bread and butter on the wagon, they still want to eat some local delicacies. Zongxin was grinded by the little goblin of the demon and had no choice but to turn around and go to the inn for one night.

In fact, Zongxin also knew that the demon was worried about his body, and it was best not to sleep in the wild if he had the opportunity, so he decided to settle down early. He Meiyu was also very worried about Zhao Kuangyin's body, so she had only been on the road for a day, Zhao Kuangyin's face was getting worse and worse, in addition to being able to take care of herself, Zong Xin and Zhao Kuangyin's trip was almost useless.

Zongxin didn't want to waste the demon's kindness, and besides, it was nothing to delay a little time. What's more, you can also inquire about some news in places like inns, and you can't blindly rush, what if you go wrong?

Zongxin deliberately let the five-seated wolf go to a farther place to play, so as not to scare these ordinary people. During this time, Zong Xin was wearing civilian clothes, but he was a high-ranking monk, and Zong Xin didn't want to reveal his identity, if others knew that he made a mistake, and he would lose both sides with his own people...... It's humiliating.

Of course, Zongxin wants to turn over this kind of thing and never mention it again. What's more, Zongxin's name is quite big, so he changed into civilian clothes to hide his identity.

Before returning to the inn again, there was a flag standing outside the inn, which read 'Dongquan Inn', with white characters on a black background, which looked very eye-catching. There were also a few horses and camels tied to the inn, and the innkeepers were adding fodder and water to the livestock.

Seeing a few cars coming, the two guys rushed up very politely.

"A few masters have worked hard, come in and rest. The shop just bought a few fat sheep today, and several guest officers have taken it orally, and they can taste the roast whole sheep and mutton soup that the shopkeeper is best at. The roasted whole sheep here is a local must, and you are guaranteed to miss the taste of roasted whole sheep here, and I don't know how many guests have come from thousands of miles away to taste our boss's best roasted whole sheep. ”

The guy was unexpectedly polite, talked endlessly, and grabbed the reins of the camel as soon as he came up, as if he was reluctant to let the guest run away, which made it impossible to refuse. It seems that it is very difficult for this kind of small shop to have customers come to the door, and the guy also cherishes it very much.

Zong Xin put his head out of the car window, then nodded and said, "Well, just try this roast whole lamb, as well as the mutton soup you said." Helped feed our horses and camels, we stayed here today. ”

"Please, please. ”

The guy excitedly pulled the leading camel to the inn, and the other guy went back to the inn to prepare. The guy in the desert was very polite, and after making all the arrangements, he bent down and led Zongxin and his party to the inn.

"Don't move. As soon as I arrived at the door, I suddenly heard a very crisp voice from inside, and then a beautiful woman came out, walked up to Zong Xin in two steps, squatted down, picked up a small beetle from the ground, and then showed a sweet smile.

"Hmph~ I was almost trampled to death by you. ”

The guy said politely: "Boss, the guest has finally arrived, don't scare people away." Don't mind, the proprietress is kind-hearted, and she can't kill her, and she can't bear to hurt even a small bug. ”

Zong Xin thought for a moment, and then asked curiously, "If you can't even bear the little worm...... Can we still eat our roasted whole lamb?"

"What's wrong with the guest officer? Killing sheep is done by our buddies, how can the proprietress slaughter the sheep herself? The proprietress is only responsible for roasting. The guy smiled and said, "This guest officer, please, the proprietress don't care about the broken worms, go roast the sheep." The guest officer said that he wanted to eat roast whole lamb and mutton soup, which are your best dishes. ”

Zongxin walked into the inn, and what was unexpected was that this remote inn was still popular. There were two large tables of guests already drinking and eating inside. Zong Xin raised his nose and smelled it, and suddenly his eyes lit up, as if he smelled something familiar.

"Dude~!Is the roasted whole lamb here using a seasoning called cumin?"

The guy scratched his head and said, "Cumin? ”

"Cumin, also known as cumin, should be from the Western Regions. It's out of the country, and the merchants should have some in the past, so you have this seasoning, right?"

The proprietress suddenly smiled and said, "It turns out to be a connoisseur, please sit inside, I will go roast a sheep now for the guests to taste." ”

Zong Xin said excitedly: "Hurry up, I can't wait." Finally, I can eat the scent of cumin again. ”

"Xianggong, how many good things have you eaten? The demon complained with a face: "Could it be that when we are away, you secretly ran somewhere to steal food alone." ”

Tianya shook his head and said, "This probability is not very high, it should be something that my brother-in-law ate when he was a child." But it's strange to think about it, my brother-in-law didn't have money or power when he was a child, how did he eat more than us?"

"That's it...... Although my father has no money, he is still quite powerful, and I have never eaten many things. Ning An was also a little depressed, why did Zong Xin eat so many things that no one had ever eaten.

Zhao Kuangyin sighed helplessly: "My family is rich and powerful, but the things I ate when I was young ...... Don't mention it, you understand the family rules surnamed Zhao. ”

As soon as Zhao Kuangyin spoke, everyone was embarrassed to complain about anything. Zhao Valve is really rich and powerful, but the people surnamed Zhao live very poorly, and they can even be described as slamming the door. When Zhao Kuangyin was young, he was not valued by everyone, so his treatment was worse than that of other people surnamed Zhao, and even some subordinates were inferior. That is, a faceless and skinless person like Zhao Kuangyin can survive, and if he wants to live this kind of life as a young master of other gate valves, he will have gone crazy a long time ago.

He Meiyu said: "Sister Xingyue, you should be very rich, have you ever eaten this kind of thing called cumin?" I see that your expression has been calm, you must have eaten it, right?" ”

Dugu Xingyue nodded and said: "That's right, I have eaten some cumin barbecue from the Western Regions, but they are all dried meat after being air-dried, the taste is very strange, I can't tell, you will know after eating it once." ”