Chapter 390: The Mo family, the five buckets of rice, the immeasurable
A few days later, a carriage slowly came from the northern border of Yizhou, headed south, and landed on the border of Yizhou.
Yizhou is very mountainous, so after entering Yizhou today, the carriage's speed was much slower.
"My lord, go forward, go forward, and we will enter the territory of Hanzhong County. Yi Shao has been to this place before and knows that Taoist sects are popular here. If my lord and General Dianwei encounter them at that time, please exercise some restraint.
Don't conflict with them." He Yi said while cupping his hands.
"Brother He, why is this?" Dian Wei scratched his head and asked.
Without waiting for He Yi to answer, Xiao Wen said aloud:
"General, there is no need to be confused. Just do as the Romans do. Speaking of which, the current Yizhou pastor is Liu Yan. I had some interactions with him when I was in Youzhou some time ago. Although I have not met him, I have heard about him.
A great name."
The intersection of Youzhou that Xiao Wen refers to is naturally the result of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Zhuoxian County. The empire directly passed Liu Yan and sent himself as the magistrate of Zhuoxian County to prevent the Yellow Turban disaster.
After that, he went north to help Gongsun Zan quell the Wuhuan rebellion, while Liu Yan was transferred from Youzhou and transferred to Yizhou to serve as Yizhou pastoralist.
The reason why Liu Hong transferred Liu Yan to Yizhou was not because Yizhou was rich and there was no Yellow Turban Rebellion.
On the contrary, when the Yellow Turban Rebellion was prevalent, although such disasters did not affect Yizhou, various sects were still prevalent in Yizhou.
Some of these sects are sincerely doing good things for the people and doing practical things for them, but some are just trying to sell dogs on their own, which is completely different from their own calculations.
Under the influence of these sects, the government's control over Yizhou was very low.
In fact, many officials are members of the sect.
Or, they are simply the people behind certain sects, making the sects a tool for them to make money.
Among these many sects, there is only one sect that is relatively upright and has a large scale.
That is the Five Pecks of Rice Road that dominates Hanzhong.
The current leader of Wu Dou Rice Road is Zhang Lu.
Rumor has it that this person is the tenth grandson of Liuhou Zhang Liang and the grandson of Zhang Daoling!
His identity, status, and bloodline are all extremely noble.
When he established the religion, relying on the reputation of his ancestors, he was able to enjoy success in Hanzhong and even the entire Yizhou.
Even if Liu Yan met the current Yizhou Shepherd, he would have to be polite.
Today, there are not a hundred but more than eighty kinds of sects in Yizhou.
In a place where religion is prevalent, it is better to follow the local customs.
Xiao Wen understood clearly, and his eyes fell on He Yi, then he looked at his Ma Chao and the rugged mountain road.
The journey was stumbling and the carriage was shaking terribly. Even though Dianwei's driving skills were not bad, the terrain restricted his ability. In the end, Xiao Wen and He Yi couldn't bear it anymore, so they opened the parchment map.
I found the nearest town and planned to exchange the carriage for three horses.
However, the horse dealer obviously saw that Xiao Wen and the others were outsiders, so he immediately opened his mouth and offered to exchange only two horses, not even one more.
In desperation, Dian Wei could only drag the horse dealer to a dead end in a friendly manner and have a fist-to-bone exchange.
Then……
Two more mules!
Even though that guy claimed to be a horse dealer, he actually didn't have a single horse in his stable, only six or seven mules.
As mentioned before, only two horses will be exchanged. The plan is to unload the two horses from Xiao Wen's carriage and return them to Xiao Wen, and then he will get a sedan for free.
Why not do this kind of thing where nothing is done?
However, the result of such a person's greed is to receive a beating from Dian Wei.
After beating himself up, he realized why the flowers were so red, but he no longer dared to be clever with Xiao Wen and others, so he quickly let out the two mules in his stable.
Mules are a cross between a horse and a donkey and cannot reproduce.
When horses were scarce and poorly maintained, and it was extremely difficult to find mating partners, one female horse and multiple male donkeys became the most common matching method.
This also resulted in a larger number of mules.
A little mule born from a horse has the character "horse" in it.
There is nothing wrong with calling a pen with six or seven mules a stable, right?
However, Xiao Wen and others ignored the restlessness in the horse dealer's heart. They just glanced at the guy sideways, then withdrew their gaze, and then led the horse and drove the mules and continued walking south.
go.
You ask Xiao Wenming, why does he have to ride a horse instead of riding a tiger when there is a flying tiger?
The main reason is that the target of riding a tiger is too big.
We just want to find Zhang Zhongjing quietly, and then quietly abduct this man...
No, please leave!
Come softly, go softly.
I wave my sleeves and don't take away a single cloud!
Um……
Just take one person away.
Perhaps because they walked too fast, Xiao Wen and the others did not notice that when they left, the horse dealer stared at the backs of the three people as they left. The look of fear on his face disappeared, replaced by endless coldness.
Turning around and looking at the sky in the distance, a hint of pilgrimage gradually appeared in his brows.
Without any hesitation, he quickly ran towards the distance.
On the edge of the town, there is a deserted grave, where the wind is blowing, the trees are withered, the weeds are drooping, and there are a few crows holding carrion in their mouths on the dry branches.
Below, on the wasteland, the soil was renovated, and a faint smell of decay floated in the air.
If you look carefully, you can see two hyenas getting together, throwing away the body pit in the field, dragging out a rotten corpse, biting the carrion, but trying their best to put it into their mouths.
These guys are extremely hungry!
Under extreme hunger, they can stretch out their mouths and take a bite of anything.
However, just as these guys were eating, there was a sound of rapid footsteps, and not far away, a figure was seen running quickly. The speed was extremely fast, and it could almost catch up with the speed of a level 20 military commander running at full speed.
If Xiao Wen and the others were here, they would definitely recognize that the guy in front of them was none other than the horse dealer from the stable!
When the horse dealer came, the hyenas in the distance stopped biting the carrion, and all of them turned their heads. Their eyes fell on the horse dealer, with cracked teeth and black water flowing out from between the teeth.
There seemed to be a will-o'-the-wisp jumping in those green eyes.
When others saw this scene, they might have been scared away.
But horse dealers don't.
He looked at the hyena in the distance with calm eyes, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
snort!
"You bastard, get out of here!" The horse dealer shouted at the group of hyenas, and then he took out a piece of yellow paper from his waist, with some runes written on it with cinnabar.
The hyena, which was originally dismissive of the horse dealer and planned to rush over and bite him, suddenly showed a look of horror on its face when it saw the yellow paper in the horse dealer's hand, as if it had seen great fear.
Amidst the bursts of whining, he turned around suddenly and ran towards where he came from.
He ran very fast, fearing that if he was slow for a second, he would be stewed.
Seeing that the hyena was frightened by him, the horse dealer straightened his back, his face was full of pride, and there was a bit of a smile on his lips.
How dare you, a mere evil beast, show off your evil in front of this Taoist Master?
Don’t even look at what kind of person I am!
He is also a handyman disciple from the outer sect of Wu Dou Mi Dao!
Is this something you can humiliate?
He secretly spat and walked towards the depths of the deserted tomb.
There are some stone tablets erected here and there, and the groom's fingers regularly passed over the stone tablets, one by one.
Not long after, the stone tablet shook, as if a huge mechanism was rotating, and the earth buzzed, but a hole opened directly on the ground.
Sporadic sunlight shines through, but you can see that there is a staircase under this opening.
Walking down the steps, torches were lit one after another on the dark stone walls on both sides, illuminating the way forward.
The horse dealer didn't know how long he walked or how far he walked before he stopped and looked at a huge stone square in front of him.
In the square, there was a chair with its back to the horse dealer, and a figure in a cloak sitting on it.
When the horse dealer came to the square, a voice came: "Why do you want to come to my place? Are you encountering difficulties and need my help?"
"Senior is joking, junior is just a handyman disciple of Wu Dou Mi Dao, not even an outer disciple. And senior, as a master of the Mo family, I have something to do, so I don't dare to bother you," the horse dealer said with an apologetic smile.
, his face was full of flattery.
Don't look at how much he screamed at the hyenas when he was outside just now, but it was only limited to the hyenas.
He still has some self-awareness in his heart.
Very clear about his positioning.
Even if you are an ant in the secular world, any one of these big shots can trample you to death.
"I am just an abandoned disciple of the Mohist family, and I cannot be regarded as your master."
"However, with your current level of cultivation, even if you want to enter the inner sect, it will not be difficult. But you are an interesting person. You insist on being a handyman disciple. Do you want to stay in this small town and accompany me to death?
?”
"Senior is joking. If I stay here, I will have a greater effect on senior than entering the inner gate. Besides, with my little cultivation, I may not be able to survive outside. If I force myself to enter the inner gate, it will be just
court death!"
"Besides, the boy said that I will be more useful to seniors here!"
"Just now, I saw three outsiders driving a horse-drawn carriage from Yizhou. The horse-drawn carriage is made of good materials and dressed gorgeously. It looks like they belong to a wealthy family."
"I thought this news might be useful to senior, so I hurried over to deliver the news to senior."
After the horse dealer said these words, a strong sense of oppression suddenly came over the entire stone hall.
The surging force fell from the sky like a tide, pressing on the horse dealer, making him almost breathless.
Fortunately, this pressure goes away just as quickly as it comes.
However, when the horse dealer came back to his senses, the man sitting on the chair had disappeared.
But his eyes went dark, and he could see a black shadow standing in front of him.
"I hope your information is correct. Otherwise, I will kill you!"
A whisper filled with murderous intent sounded in his ears.
By the time the horse dealer came to his senses, his whole body was wet with sweat, and he staggered to the ground, the black shadow had disappeared.
He sat down on the ground, breathing heavily, and big beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
Just now……
He was really frightened just now.
That guy is still as scary as ever, and he will kill someone if he disagrees with him!
Fortunately...fortunately the danger and reward are directly proportional.
The horse dealer stared in front of him, at a small machine snake as thick as an arm, with light shining in his eyes.
With this snake, I will undoubtedly have more ways to save my life.
Of course, the premise of all this is that the information he provided is true and satisfies the Mohist master!
An expert from the Mohist family?
No, at best they are just homeless stray dogs.
However, when this stray dog doesn't find a home, it can be used by me.
"Infinite Heavenly Lord!"
"Infinite life, immeasurable Buddha!"
"Infinite..."
Waves of chanting came from the horse dealer's mouth.
When the sound rang out, his face was solemn, and his hands and feet were all calm. As his eyes stared at the sky, he could still feel a sense of indifference and transcendence.
However, when this out-of-the-world temperament was revealed, the horse dealer's face showed an extremely weird smile!
…
On the other side, after Xiao Wen and the others "exchanged" mules from the horse dealers, they went directly to Hanzhong County without stopping.
He Yi received the news that his old friend was now living in seclusion in the mountains of Hanzhong County.
As for why that person is hiding here, no one knows.
Just because Hanzhong County is where the headquarters of the Five Dou Rice Sect is located, and Zhang Lu is quite prestigious in Hanzhong, even Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong, is weaker than him.
Although He Yi didn't say it clearly, Xiao Wen knew it in his heart and didn't point it out loud. He just looked at He Yi with a smile and said: "Don't worry, sir, I won't offend anyone unless they offend me."
.This trip will definitely not embarrass you sir.”
With the assurance of Xiao Wen's words, He Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
He lowered his head and looked at the mule beneath him, then picked up a straw whip that had slipped away from the horse dealer and slapped it on its buttocks. The mule, which was originally moving forward slowly, immediately sped up and rushed forward amidst bursts of neighing sounds.
Seeing this, Xiao Wen couldn't help but chuckle, but he didn't say anything and followed He Yi forward.
Dian Wei did not dare to fall behind and followed closely beside Xiao Wen.
While walking on the road, Xiao Wen seemed to notice something. As he rode forward, he suddenly looked back and looked behind him, but he didn't see a single person. The entire mountain road behind him was extremely quiet.
"Is it an illusion?"
The thought flashed through Xiao Wen's mind, but he didn't think much about it. He held the reins slightly in his hand, slowed down the horse's forward speed, and walked forward slowly, without being in a hurry at all.
Just now, he felt as if he was being spied on.
It's like there is a hidden rat behind him.
Although the guy reacted quickly and was not noticed by himself.
But who is Xiao Wen?
A strong man of more than fifty levels, and a second-level professional at that, would sense errors?