As the sun sets, orange and yellow gold spreads all over the desert. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Lu You and Qinglan led their horses in the yellow sand, they were returning from reading a new book from the small base, Lu You was a little absent-minded, he was no longer interested in these stories.

Qinglan is wearing calfskin boots, her head is down, kicking the yellow sand, she is not in a good mood, it may be influenced by the book, today the protagonist in this book did not have a good ending.

Qinglan asked, "Dumb, do you know how my name came from?"

Lu You said: "I know, my father once saved your whole family, and then after you were born, I asked my father to name him, and my father gave you the name of Qinglan, Ebony Qinglan." In fact, Lu You also knew that his father was a disciple of Qinglan Sect before, and he had never forgotten Qinglan Sect, so he gave her the word Qinglan.

Qinglan said seriously: "It's good to know, I hope you will never forget me, and always remember that there is your best friend Qinglan in the desert." ”

Lu You looked at Qinglan's beautiful eyes and said, "Qinglan, I'm sorry, there are some things I must do." ”

Qinglan said: "I know that it used to be our dream to go to the end of the world with a sword, I may not be able to accompany you to the end of the world, my father is not in good health, and the tribe will need me to take care of it in the future." I know you're leaving tomorrow and I hope you can make our dreams come true. Her eyes were already moist, and she turned her head, not wanting Lu You to see her tears.

Lu You comforted her and said, "I won't forget you, besides, it's not like I'm not going back, maybe I won't be back soon." He didn't know how long it would take him to come back, but he could only comfort her.

Qinglan said, "Let me accompany you through this section again." ”

Night is approaching, and the two slowly return.

Lu You left the next morning, and the only ones who saw him off were his father and Uncle Luo. Although he is reluctant, he still has to leave after all.

Lu You travels with a caravan bound for the Central Plains. They all rode camels, and camels were the most reliable for long journeys in the desert.

In the middle of the desert, this caravan of more than 20 people returned to the Central Plains according to a fixed route, and they were very familiar with this road many times, and traveled in the desert for about 15 days, and finally reached the edge of the desert.

Lu You was already very familiar with the people of the caravan, knowing that he was about to reach the Central Plains boundary, Lu You was very excited, he had never traveled so far since he was a child.

A strong man next to Lu You said: "Brother Xiao Lu, you will be able to see Zhenbei City in half a day, it is already a place in the Central Plains, and we should break up, I am really reluctant." ”

The man is in his thirties, with a big beard, named Chen Dayong, and is one of the several guards invited by this caravan.

Lu You said: "Brother Chen, thank you for taking care of me these days, if there is fate, maybe there will be a chance to see you again." ”

Chen Dayong said hello, and said that next time I see you kid in the Central Plains, I must invite you to drink until you are drunk.

Lu You smiled and agreed.

Although it is only a half-day trip from Zhenbei City, the team is more cautious than before, Lu You heard Chen Dayong say that there will be horse thieves here all the year round, and he has to guard against those murderous and oversold goods.

A row of small dots suddenly appeared on the sand ridge in the distance, Lu You's eyesight was far beyond ordinary people, seeing that those people were riding fast horses and holding weapons in their hands, he knew that those should be the horse thieves that Brother Chen said before, but he didn't expect them to really meet them.

Lu You shouted: "The horse thief is here." ”

Only then did everyone notice the movement in the distance, the leader of the caravan couldn't help but curse unlucky, but he was not afraid, there are rules in this desert, as long as there is enough money left to buy the road, the general horse thief will not do everything, after all, rely on the sand to eat sand, the merchant is afraid of killing, no one will come again in the future, and only a fool will do the thing of self-deprivation. Besides, there are guards in the caravan, and the horse thieves will also have to pay the price, they are here for money, but they don't want to give away a few brothers.

In a short time, the gang of horse thieves came near. A man with a scar at the head, carrying a large knife on his right shoulder, clamped his legs between the belly of the horse, drove his horse forward, and shouted, "Let your stewards come out." ”

A capable middle-aged man in the caravan stepped forward and said, "Dare to ask this uncle, is it still according to the rules this time?"

Lu You saw them negotiating like this in the team, it must be the rules, since he didn't do it, it was the best, his father said, talk about the rules with people who talk about the rules, force is the next choice to solve things, once you do it, there is no room for maneuver, it is often a fight of life and death.

The two of them quarreled, and the horse thief pointed a knife at the man in the caravan and said: "It's not that I want to change the rules today, but my brothers in the Qingsha Gang haven't opened meat for a month, and I want you to give you half of it, and if you are verbose, don't want to get out of here alive today." ”

Chen Dayong's guards all pulled out their knives, even if they knew that they couldn't fight hard, but if they received money, they had to fulfill their duties, as long as the two in front of them collapsed, it was inevitable that there would be a fight.

Chen Dayong said to Lu You: "Brother Xiao Lu, if there is a real fight, you find a chance to run quickly, this matter has nothing to do with you, you can escape." ”

Lu You said: "Thank you Brother Chen for your concern, if there is a real fight, I naturally can't stay out of the matter, and where can I outrun their fast horses in this desert, I will inevitably have to fight with them." ”

Chen Dayong said: "Since Brother Lu has this awareness, I won't say much, if the fight starts, you will be by my side, and I will try my best to protect you." ”

Lu You said: "Then thank you Brother Chen for taking care of you." ”

The capable man thought for a while and said, "I can give you half of the Qingsha Gang, but the next time I meet you, I won't have any points, and this condition may be accepted." ”

The scar man smiled: "Sure enough, it's a businessman who can do business, okay, I agreed to this condition, if you can meet it next time, I'll let you go, leave the things behind, get out." ”

Several men in the caravan quickly handed over several large bags of goods to the horse thief, who checked them, took them with them, whistled, laughed loudly, and rode away.

It wasn't until they couldn't see the horse thieves that everyone's hearts were completely relaxed.

After that, everyone was more careful, if they encountered another wave of horse thieves, they would really lose a lot this time. Fortunately, the road was calm, and after half a day, Lu You finally saw the north city of the town.

It is said that it is a city, it is better to say that it is a small town, the city wall is made of rammed earth, but it is more than a zhang high, the city gate is only two wooden doors with the thickness of a palm, there are several officers and soldiers guarding the door, listless, and the people who enter and exit are allowed to go at a glance.

Zhenbei City is an important supply station connecting the Central Plains and the north, with many shops, and many people in the town, most of whom are businessmen.

Lu You separated from the caravan after entering the city, and it was the first time he had seen such a town, so he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

I found a hotel in the town, ordered some food, and ate casually, and then found a shop and spent two taels of silver to buy a map and a brief introduction to the various forces in the Central Plains, which are very common things, and these silver coins were given to him by my father, saying that they would be used outside.

If others report themselves to their homes in front of you, and you still don't know where others have learned and what martial arts they have practiced, isn't that a great disrespect to others?

Unfold the map, there are many famous mountains and rivers on it, even if Lu You is in the Northern Desert, he has heard of it, and he has been longing for it for a long time, so he bought a gray horse in the town and headed towards the hinterland of the Central Plains according to the map.