After setting up camp, Qin Xiaozheng and Geng Shao were talking by the car when they saw Yuwen Chengchao walking over.
"Young Master!" Qin Xiao stood up, and Geng Shao immediately followed suit.
"It's been a hard journey." Yu Wencheng came over and motioned for Qin Xiao to sit down. He also sat down, looked up at the night sky, and then said softly: "Before, I was in the pass and it was my own place. Everything can be more relaxed.
However, beyond Kunlun Pass, it is the territory of the Utuo Khanate. We still don’t know what is going on in Tangren City, but they are burning the market and arresting people, which is already a sign of hostility, so our caravan must be even more careful."
"The eldest son is right." Qin Xiaowei nodded: "The eldest son, are there still many roads in Tangren City?"
Yuwen Chengchao said: "I haven't been there myself. This is an exit. According to what I know, after leaving the customs, if you walk two steps at the current speed, you will pass a lake. Everyone coming out of the customs will
Call it Zhuma Lake. The area from Kunlun Pass to Zhuma Lake is relatively remote and rarely visited by Wutuo people. After Zhuma Lake, it is the Gobi area. The road for two or three days is deserted.
It is also the favorite place for horse thieves outside the pass. However, the Wutuo people also resented those horse thieves before and sent people to kill them, so those horse thieves were insignificant. With our strength, they did not dare to act rashly."
Qin Xiao thought that the Utuo Khanate and the Tang Dynasty still had common interests. At least for the safety of the trade routes, both sides took action to suppress thieves.
"After passing the Gobi, there is the gathering place of the Wutuo White Wolf tribe." Yuwen Chengchao explained patiently: "You also know that the eight Wutuo tribes originally had a small population, and their territory today is obtained from other tribes.
They snatched it from their hands, so there are fewer Utuos in the Utuo Khanate than in other tribes." After a pause, he continued: "The Nalu tribe is the head of the eight tribes of Wutuo, although the leaders of the other seven tribes also
They are all called kings, but they respect Nalu, and only people of the Nalu clan are qualified to become kings of Wutuo Khan."
"The White Wolf King is also an authentic Wutuo person." Qin Xiao said with a smile.
Yuwen Chengchao smiled and said: "He is one of the eight tribes of Wutuo. The Wutuo Khanate is based on eight surnames, but there are many families under each surname, and the hierarchy is strict. The White Wolf King lives in White Wolf City, and they
Naturally, their cities cannot be compared with ours. I heard from people who came back from abroad that except for the palace of King Wutuo Khan, which was built with huge stones, the cities of other tribes were all made of rammed earth. They seemed to be used to this construction method.
." Then he waved his hand and said: "That's too far away. Tangren City is still some distance away from White Wolf City. If we want to understand the truth of the matter or even solve this problem, we must contact the White Wolf King."
"In other words, we are going to White Wolf City?"
Yuwen Chengchao shook his head and said: "The caravan cannot go directly to White Wolf City. Although Tangren City is the largest trading market in Wutuo, it is not the only place for trade. There is also West Wind, dozens of miles away from Tangren City.
Fort, there is also a market there, but the scale is far smaller than that of Tangren City."
"What do you mean, eldest son?"
"Before we set off, someone sent another letter back." Yuwen Chengchao said: "When Tangren City was burned, many merchants rescued some goods. These merchants later moved to Xifeng Castle and settled there temporarily. Bai Lang
The king did not expel them, and it seems that business is still going on at Xifeng Castle."
"So the last time Tangren City was burned down, it was definitely not because of trade."
Yuwen Chengchao nodded: "Our destination is to go to Xifeng Castle. After the caravan settles down there, we will find a way to contact the White Wolf King."
"That's the only way." Qin Xiao said.
Yuwen Chengchao patted Qin Xiao on the shoulder: "If you are too tired, don't insist, let Fat Fish and the others rotate earlier."
Qin Xiao said with a smile: "When we get there, the eldest son still has many things to worry about. You have to be energetic on the way. You don't have to worry about guarding at night. We will keep our eyes open when we fall asleep."
Yuwen Chengchao laughed, stood up and left.
"Tangren City was burned?" Seeing that Yu Wencheng had gone far away, Geng Shaocai said a little surprised.
Qin Xiao nodded slightly: "Tangren City was burned, and the shopkeeper of the Yuwen family in Tangren City was arrested. This time we went to Wutuo to find out and solve the matter. The caravan was just a cover."
Geng Shao was even more horrified, but he knew that this matter was of great importance, but he didn't dare to ask more questions.
In the middle of the night, Geng Shao led a guard. Qin Xiao was very relieved about Geng Shao. He went back to the tent and slept for two hours. When he got up, it was already midnight. He stretched out and looked up at the sky. There was a bright moon in the sky.
, the night breeze was blowing, but he also felt energetic.
Strangely enough, since taking the red fruit in the mountains, Qin Xiao not only feels that his strength has been greatly enhanced, but also that whenever he is tired, he can quickly recover his physical strength and energy with just a short rest. His entire physique is obviously
There's been a huge leap forward.
When he walked to the corner, Geng Shao held his bow and sword on his back without relaxing at all. When he saw Qin Xiao approaching, he raised his hands and said nothing. Qin Xiao already said: "You go and have a rest first. I will be responsible for the rest of the night."
"There was crying in the carriage just now." Geng Shao pointed to the large carriage not far away and whispered: "It seems to be a woman crying. I don't know what's going on. I can't go over and ask."
Qin Xiao frowned, thinking that there were cries from the carriage before, and tonight there were cries again. Could it be that the woman inside thought that she was going to be sent to Wutuo as a gift, so she felt sad and couldn't help it.
cry.
"Don't worry, you can go and rest." Qin Xiao sighed lightly: "We are responsible for the safety of the caravan. As long as there are no horse thieves attacking, we can't take care of many things."
Geng Shao was not a procrastinator, so he resigned.
Qin Xiao stretched again and sat beside the car. He raised his head and looked at the moon, but he thought of his little sister-in-law again. He wondered if she was looking at the same bright moon now.
But most likely she was lying on the bed, fast asleep.
I took several hundred taels of silver from myself, which was enough to support me even if I had good food and clothing every day this year.
But with her personality, it was hard for Qin Xiao to believe that those hundreds of taels of silver could stay in her arms for a month.
He couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. When he was with his little sister-in-law, he was so annoyed that he wanted to kick her out of his house. But after they were separated, strangely enough, he would always think of her every now and then.
Maybe it was because I had always been alone for many years, but in those short few days, it was hard to have someone by my side to stay with me. Even if they were mocking each other, it was much better than being alone.
It's just that she was also chased by the Zhenhou Mansion. Where she is now is the biggest mystery.
Thinking of Mu Yeji, she couldn't help but think of Pharmacist Shen who was staying in Prison A. According to the time limit, Pharmacist Shen's sentence has expired. As long as the sentence is up, Prison Jia will never keep people for one more day. Pharmacist Shen should have been released from Prison Jia.
go out.
The people of Sword Valley were searching everywhere for the whereabouts of Pharmacist Shen, but he was hiding in the A-shaped prison and enjoying himself freely. Of course, the people of Sword Valley did not expect that he would do this.
He just left prison, but I don't know where he went?
However, he also knew in his heart that both Shen Yaoshi and Mu Yeji were extraordinary people, and he should not worry about their safety.
On the other hand, he was quite comfortable as a small jailer in Jiazi Prison, but now he is in exile. Although he is already a riding school in Baihu Camp and is highly regarded by Yu Wen Chengchao, Qin Xiao still likes his old life. Now Life, to put it bluntly, is really about taking it one step at a time.
Just as he was wandering in the sky, a faint sound of crying suddenly came to his ears.
Qin Xiao stood up and looked directly at the carriage. Naturally, the cry still came from there.
Although the people in the car had nothing to do with him, the continuous crying sounds along the way still made Qin Xiao very strange. He couldn't help but walked to the carriage and coughed, and the crying inside stopped immediately. .
"What's going on?" Qin Xiao asked softly: "Why do you cry so much?"
There was a sudden silence inside. Qin Xiao thought that it was a woman inside after all, so his voice became softer: "If you need anything, just let me know. I have already left the customs. The climate outside the customs may be different from that inside the customs. If you feel unwell, there are doctors in the team."
"Someone is feeling uncomfortable." Qin Xiao had just finished speaking when a woman's voice finally came from inside.
Qin Xiao was startled and asked: "How many people are in the car?"
"Three...three!" The woman's voice seemed timid.
Qin Xiao said: "Then you wait a moment, I will go find the doctor." He thought that no matter what status these women were, even if they were given as gifts, they were still human beings after all. If they were not feeling well, they would always ask the doctor to come over. Take a look.
"No need." A voice sounded, soft and delicate: "She will be fine if she takes a rest...!"
Qin Xiao's body trembled when he heard this voice.
The voice was pleasant to the ear, but the pronunciation was not very straight, and it had an exotic accent. The most important thing was that Qin Xiao felt that the voice was extremely familiar. He tightened his brows, hesitated, and couldn't help but ask: "You... ..Are you Hanizi?”
When the woman made a sound, Qin Xiao thought of Hanizi almost instantly.
The same delicateness, the same inaccuracy in enunciation, the same foreign accent.
There was a "huh" sound in the car, and soon, the car curtains were opened. Qin Xiao was standing by the car window. With the moonlight, he could see clearly that behind the car window, there was a stunning face full of exotic charm. Appearing in front of you, with bright eyes and white teeth, snow-white skin and a pair of charming eyes like stars, who is it if it's not Hanizi?
Qin Xiao changed color slightly.
He never expected that Hanizi would be treated as a gift and come with the caravan outside the customs.
It had been several days since they set out, and Qin Xiao was walking with her all the way. In fact, every time the team marched, the two carriages were at the rear of the team, and Qin Xiao led people to the rear. They were a few steps away from the carriage every day. He never knew that Hanizi was among them.
Hanizi recognized Qin Xiao, with a charming smile on his beautiful face: "You...are you that handsome young man? Why are you here?"
"I also want to know why you are here." Qin Xiao sighed: "Do you know where we are going?"
Hanizi blinked his eyes, shook his head and said, "I don't know. It's not up to me where I want to go." He lowered his head slightly and his expression became gloomy.