Chunsheng came back and said to the master, "Master, they are about to catch up, they fled into the courtyard of a large family, and then disappeared, and I did not enter the courtyard for fear of being ambushed." Master, it seems that our whereabouts are being followed, what should we do?"

Dongfang Shuo pondered for a while and said: "It is impossible to follow us from the capital all the way to here, we must have something wrong with the inn where we stayed, and we can't go back to live." ”

Dongfang Shuo asked Blacksmith Wang, who was still trembling: "Blacksmith Wang, do you know any more reliable people in Liangzhou?" We have to hide as soon as possible, otherwise our lives will be in danger." ”

Blacksmith Wang thought for a moment and stammered, "I know a businessman, we all call him Lu Yuanwai, this person is more reliable. His family has been in business for a long time and has also dealt with Beijing officials. He often came to my blacksmith's shop, bringing doormen and bodyguards to make swords, and he was very easy-going, and I had been to his house, and he was very hospitable, and I thought his house was more reliable. ”

Dongfang Shuo asked, "How do you know that he is reliable?"

Wang Blacksmith said: "His ancestors began to do business with the capital, and many officials in the capital knew him, and he had a good reputation here. ”

Dongfang Shuo and his entourage discussed for a while, and then said to Blacksmith Wang: "Then go to Lu Yuanwai's house." But don't tell him who we really are, we'll see him when the time comes. ”

Wang Blacksmith took everyone, Chunsheng covered all the way, paying attention to whether anyone was following behind him, and went around a few small alleys to a large family with a luxurious gate.

This family is located in the middle of nowhere, and the outside of the house is full of large trees, covering the house, and it is not easy to be found. The Chinese-style building, inlaid with glazed tiles of the Central Plains, is magnificent and magnificent, and there is a sense of low-key luxury hidden under the big tree.

The blacksmith knocked on the door and reported his name, and after the family made a report, Lu Yuanwai invited them into the lobby.

Lu Yuanwai hurriedly greeted Dongfang Shuo and his party, sat down to greet for a while, and came up with snacks.

Lu Yuanwai saw that Dongfang Shuo and his party were extraordinary, polite, and not the same kind of people as Blacksmith Wang, so he asked: "Blacksmith Wang, what are you doing?"

The blacksmith said, "This is my distant relative, who has come from out of town, and wants to ask for help with some things. ”

Lu Yuanwai, who was kind and kind-eyed and not small, smiled and asked Dongfang Shuo, "Everyone, do you have any help to help?"

Dongfang Shuo said: "When we came here, we found that the inn was crowded and chaotic, and we were afraid of causing trouble, so we wanted to spend a few days here outside the staff, and leave after finishing things, and we could pay according to the inn." ”

Lu Yuanwai said: "Alas, if you say that you pay the money, you will have a share, and the relatives of the blacksmith Wang are naturally also my friends, so you don't have to pay." "This guy is very good at talking.

Then the staff instructed: "Hurry up and clean up the west wing room and sort out three rooms for the guests to live in." ”

After the order, Dongfang Shuo and his party thanked him.

Lu Yuanwai asked again: "Although a few of them are dressed in cloth clothes, they are all extraordinary in conversation etiquette, if I guess correctly, a few are from the capital." ”

Dongfang Shuo felt that there was nothing to hide, so he said: "Good eyesight, we are from the capital." ”

The staff said: "I often go to the capital, take the goods here to sell, and then find some fresh things to ship here to sell, do business for many years, know some Beijing officials, a few days ago, Lord Wang Hui also lived here with me, I sent a Hun treasure knife to him!" Speaking of this, Lu Yuanwai was a little proud.

This sentence surprised Dongfang Shuo and Jasmine, it turned out that the treasure knife that Wang Hui gave to the emperor came from here. ”

But Dongfang Shuo kept quiet and asked, "Wang Hui, which other minister in the capital do you know?"

"I have also dealt with Wei Qing and Huo Quai, but it was only a one-sided acquaintance, and they asked me about the situation of the multilateral pass. ”

At this point, Dongfang Shuo was relieved and said, "I am Dongfang Shuo, and these two are my apprentices." ”

When Lu Yuanwai heard this, he was about to kneel, and was helped up by Dongfang Shuo; "Oh, it's Dongfang Shuo, I'm a big Hanqi person." ”

The staff was very excited, and said, "I have long wanted to see your elegance, and it really lives up to its name, the fairy wind bones, even if you are wearing cloth clothes, you can't cover it." ”

Dongfang Shuo said: "You're welcome, borrow a step outside to speak." ”

Dongfang Shuo pulled Lu Yuanwai aside and quietly told him about the situation he encountered this morning, Lu Yuanwai was taken aback, and he said: "Then I will immediately notify my subordinates to strengthen security, and at the same time keep it secret." ”

Lu Yuanwai and Dongfang Shuo came to the lobby again, Lu Yuanwai asked the extra subordinates to retreat, Wang Blacksmith wanted to go back to the shop first, and the staff rewarded Wang Blacksmith with some silver taels for him to go back first.

Lu Yuan sent his family and his subordinates to the inn where Dongfang Shuo was originally staying, paid for the room, and took the luggage back. After settling down properly, the staff invited Dongfang Shuo, Chunsheng, and Jasmine to talk about it.

Lu Yuanwai asked Chunsheng about the general appearance of the big family he saw, and Lu Yuanwai said: "According to the family you said, it should be the Bai family." often interacts with the Huns, and it is estimated that it is already a site of the Huns. His family had the money to buy off the magistrates, but the main thing was that nothing happened, and the officials didn't bother to take care of it. I guess you're being targeted by the eyes they planted in the inn. The Xiongnu have many eyeliners in Liangzhou, especially in the inns, to monitor the guests. The three of you, though very low-key, are easy to get noticed. In addition, you have found a blacksmith who has served the Huns, then they have guessed that you want to make the treasure knife of the Huns, and my analysis is like this. ”

Dongfang Shuo felt that his analysis made sense.

Lu Yuanwai continued: "That blacksmith, nine deaths, finally escaped, he has always been very low-key, but he was still killed, alas, it's a pity!"

Chunsheng asked, "Is he the only one who can make a treasure sword?"

Lu Yuanwai said: "Well, I really don't know, Blacksmith Wang knows more than me." But I can send someone to inquire secretly, so don't go out casually, if you show up outside, they will find you!"

Chunsheng and Jasmine said in their hearts that they were not afraid to find us, but they didn't want to go out and cause trouble for the master.

After staying at Yuanwai's house for a few days, there was no news, and it was boring to be idle, Chunsheng and Jasmine came to Lu Yuanwai's back garden to enjoy the flowers. This garden is much larger than the back garden of some large families in the capital, and a lot of trees are planted in the garden, mainly for shading, and then occasionally planted with peonies, peonies, yueji, oleanders and other flowers, of course, there are some grass flowers in the grassland and desert like Gesang flowers, sun flowers, etc., the flowers are bright and dazzling, and jasmine likes it very much.

When Jasmine bent down to pick the flowers, she suddenly saw a thread on the ground, how smart Jasmine was, she expected that this thread was not ordinary at all. So she tugged lightly, and at the other end of the line, there was a boom, and two planks of wood next to the big tree bounced open, and the door of the hole, which was originally covered with a thin layer of earth, was actually made of wooden planks.

Jasmine and Chunsheng were taken aback, there was a mechanism hidden in the back garden of Lu Yuanwai's house.