Chapter Eighty-Six: Infiltration
Chapter Eighty-Six: Infiltration
After leaving the city, they had been far away from the city, and by a small uninhabited river, Xiao Ruoshui and Gu Lisha began to dress up, and after a morning of careful processing, they barely achieved the desired effect. In fact, the two of them have to play the role of people who rarely know each other from the Belen tribe, there is no need to be too serious, just steal the hub of the Star Compass in a few days, there is no need to be so troublesome, at least Xiao Ruoshui thinks so, but Gu Lisha doesn't think much, she rehearses very seriously, and reprimands Xiao Ruoshui from time to time, and from time to time takes out her little hand to make a vise shape to scare him. Xiao Ruoshui had to rehearse hard, but he still couldn't meet Gu Lisha's requirements, Gu Lisha looked at Xiao Ruoshui with a very resentful look, which made Xiao Ruoshui very uncomfortable, but there was no way, he was indeed not a genius in acting.
"Forget it, just follow me and keep quiet, and when people ask me, they will say that you are dumb, so that you will not be exposed as soon as you open your mouth. Gu Lisha said to Xiao Ruoshui a little impatiently that she was heartbroken by the performance of this person who had no acting talent. She waved her hand and motioned for Xiao Ruoshui to stop practicing.
Gu Lisha wore a veil and walked in front, Xiao Ruoshui followed behind, he was so faceless for the first time, especially in front of a beautiful and delicate girl.
This time into the city was very imposing, when they stayed in the inn, the Belen tribe of dignitaries who came to visit was endless, but all they got was a sentence: "The princess is tired of traveling and driving, and she will come back tomorrow if she doesn't see any guests." Xiao Ruoshui stood at the door with a black face, he had already thrown at least four thugs downstairs who were trying to provoke. Now I am very unhappy. Looking at the visitors who still kept pouring up, he felt a little dizzy, and wondered when it would be a head?
His dizziness showed no sign of ending, and it was not only the dignitaries and nobles who were blocked from the door, but also the faces of these people, so the vicious eyes made Xiao Ruoshui very uncomfortable.
"It's all out of the city, and now it's been taken over, so let's go out of the city. When a group of officers and soldiers walked in, the leading official shouted and immediately made all the guests disappear in an instant, except for the service staff in the inn.
After the officers and soldiers took over everything here. The official who shouted loudly slowly stepped forward and smiled at Xiao Ruoshui and said, "Down there is Zhang Daowen of the Belen tribe. I have here a prayer for our lord. After speaking, he handed over a post, Xiao Ruoshui took the poster and handed it in without expression, and then stood outside the door to block the officials who tried to enter.
The official had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a wide mouth and a wide nose. Square face. The cheekbones rise high. is not very old, but the expression on his face is not impatient and sophisticated, and at first glance he is a child of an official eunuch. It is estimated that the ancestors have been officials for several generations, so they have cultivated the character of this official who is not in a hurry or in a hurry. As soon as he saw Xiao Ruoshui's momentum, he immediately took a few steps back, smiled at Xiao Ruoshui and said, "This little brother, you are tired, you can take this little meaning, eat some wine, and drink two pots of tea." He took out a silver ingot from his sleeve, held Xiao Ruoshui's hand with both hands and stuffed it in.
"Squeak" The door opened, and Gu Lisha walked out of it and smiled at the official, although the veil still made the official a little uncontrollable. The official also seemed to be well-informed, and quickly stabilized his mood. He smiled and said, "Princess Atayal, our patriarch specially ordered the villain to take you into the palace, the palace has prepared a room for you, it is much quieter than here, you can have a good rest." He tried to show the princess the way, but Gulisa didn't immediately follow him, as if she was still thinking about something. The official laughed, took out two tokens, handed them to Gu Lisha and said, "My family patriarch specially prepared special tokens for the two of them for the princess to enter and leave the palace, and there will definitely be no inconvenience." Gu Lisha took the token, handed Xiao Ruoshui a piece, and then followed the official out of the inn. Walking out of the inn, the sky was already a little dark, the houses in the distance were not very clear, and the northwest wind blew through and brought a chill, but the people waiting outside the inn still had no intention of leaving, and they all stretched their necks and looked desperately, hoping that the princess could have a relationship with themselves, which was a great wealth. Gu Lisha smiled slightly, got into the carriage, Xiao Ruoshui immediately followed, closed the door, and the carriage squeaked out of the inn under the escort of the soldiers. I couldn't see the shadow of the carriage all the time, and at this time, the people at the door were unwilling to leave one after another, and gradually dissipated.
The northwest wind was getting stronger and stronger, blowing the signs of the shops on the street to the wind, making a rattling sound, Gu Lisha sat in the carriage and listened to the wind, and said: "The weather is getting colder and colder, I don't know when winter will come." ”
"Come on, you can't stop what should come, so let it come. Xiao Ruoshui squinted his eyes, as if he was napping, as if he was seizing the time of this moment to take a nap, maybe standing on the pile for a long time, he also took the opportunity to rest.
The royal palace of the Belun tribe is much more magnificent than the royal palace of the Hulun tribe, the tall wall encloses a big quadrilateral, protecting the people living inside, and the palace pavilions within the wall are also dazzling to see, and there are countless counts.
"There are so many houses, I don't know where Lu Dao lives?" Xiao Ruoshui asked the official leading the way in front of him.
The official immediately rode to the carriage and said with a smile: "The princess is a distinguished guest, we have arranged for you to live in the inner courtyard, which is very quiet and safe." ”
"For the safety of the princess, I want to ask the lord for a favor, I wonder if Lord Lu Dao can agree?" Xiao Ruoshui opened the window of the carriage and said to the official with a smile.
"Whatever you command, I will do what I can. The official said busily.
"I need a plan of all the buildings in the palace, and I want you to send someone to show me around, and I want to know what these buildings are for. Xiao Ruoshui's face became serious, and he stared at the official with an impartial law enforcement look.
"I'm going to look for this, if I can find it, I'll send someone to send it to you tomorrow, and then take you around to see and explain, if not, then I can't do anything. The official was also a veteran and slippery, and his face did not change in the slightest, and he still said to Xiao Ruoshui with a smile.
"Then it's troublesome, I hope you look carefully and don't miss it. Xiao Ruoshui smiled, and said with a soft and hard threat.
"I'll be sure to look carefully, and I won't miss it. The official still returned to the Tao without being arrogant or humble. Xiao Ruoshui was half angry at the old fox's watertight answer, and he snapped the window shut and stopped paying attention to the old fox.
Gu Lisha looked at Xiao Ruoshui's deflated appearance, and almost laughed out loud, thinking to herself that these old foxes of officialdom are not easy to deal with. That's not a tried and tested master. You, a hairy boy who goes in and out of the rivers and lakes, are their opponents in conversation.
After sending the princess to the residence, the official immediately came to the patriarch's room, and he put forward Xiao Ruoshui's request.
The patriarch of the Belen tribe was an old man, about fifty years old, his hair was not white, but his body was thin, and there were many wrinkles on his face, he listened to the official's report, his brows were furrowed like a Sichuan character, and his eyebrows were upside down, obviously angry.
"Big brother, let's give it to him, if you don't give it to him, he will inevitably talk nonsense and add truth. A man in his forties, with a round face, few beards, and a chubby figure under him, spoke.
"It seems that the Turks don't trust us very much, and they are afraid that if we stab him in the back, the old nest will be lost, and it seems that it will not work if we don't give it to him. The patriarch gritted his teeth and seemed to be half dead in anger, but said helplessly.
"If you can move the troubled waters south, just move them south, don't lead them to the east, the architectural drawings of the palace are not something that determines the country, just give it to him." The chubby man seemed to be comforting the patriarch.
The patriarch sighed and waved at the officials to do as he was told. The official immediately walked out of the room, and the remaining two began to mumble something, as if discussing how to send the great god away. It is true that this princess came too suddenly, and it was a critical moment for the confrontation between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty, and their arrival seemed to indicate a kind of distrust, so the two have been discussing how to stabilize this great god well, and not lead the troubled water to the black water and white mountains in the east. (To be continued......)