Volume 7: Ma Mingfeng is Xiaoxiao, the Boy Raises His Sword Chapter 290: Su Xiaoqiang Came Here for a Tour
When Xiao Cangshu heard that the old man said that there was no Tangling Inn at all, but only an abandoned Tangling Inn, he was even more frightened. He pulled Su Ling and said in surprise: "Brother Su, the appearance of the ghost this old man mentioned is obviously Yin Shiniang."
And that little Liuzi! And he said that there is no Tangling Inn at all, only an abandoned hotel. I originally found it strange that Tangling is a barren mountain and wild ridge. There are no traces of pedestrians anywhere, so why is it in the barren mountain and wild ridge?
I opened an inn in Zhongkai...could it be that I really encountered a ghost?"
Su Ling did not comment, but still said calmly: "Cangshu doesn't need to be suspicious, who said that inns can't be opened in remote places? My family originally ran an inn, and the terrain was surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river, so my family also opened many of these.
Nian is not...I think this old man is probably full of nonsense, don't worry, if it is really a ghost, we will have left Tangling, what is there to be afraid of..."
Xiao Cangshu was still a little worried and said: "No, no, there is a first time and a second time for encountering a ghost... I have to ask carefully."
When Xiao Cangshu said this, he raised his head to ask the old man again, but suddenly he found that the old man was leaning against the dead tree, falling asleep, and snoring slightly.
Xiao Cangshu had no choice but to shake his head and sigh.
Su Ling smiled and said, "He's already asleep, let's go."
The two of them calmed down, got on their horses, and continued on their way in the direction of true north.
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However, neither Su Ling nor Xiao Canshu expected that just after they had left for a moment, the old man who had been sleeping suddenly opened his eyes.
Two strange rays of light shot out from the eyes, and those eyes were no longer cloudy.
He slowly stood up from the tree and walked behind the tree.
After a while, a person came out from behind the tree, but it was a young man.
And the old man with white hair never appeared again.
But when I saw this young man, his face was so pale that there was no trace of blood, his eyes were bloodshot, with blue eye circles and purple lips. If he hadn't been walking slowly, he would have been dead.
The most obvious thing is that there is a blood-red begonia flower stuck on his head. The begonia flower is in full bloom, and the bloom is a bit weird...
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Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu rode together, but Xiao Cangshu was still worried whether they had really encountered a ghost, and he was worried all the way.
Seeing this, Su Ling laughed and said, "Cangshu, now that you've come, let's make peace with it. We're almost at Bohai City now, why do you care about those things?"
Xiao Cangshu shook his head and said: "Brother Su... Although this theory of ghosts and gods is false, every time something like this happens, disaster will befall us. What we encountered in Tangling is really
It’s a little too unusual. Isn’t Brother Su really afraid of ghosts?”
Su Ling laughed heartily, with an expression that seemed to indicate something, and said slowly: "The scary thing in this world is not ghosts, but the human heart... If everyone is upright and upright, ghosts will have nowhere to follow. If everyone
Who knows, then the world is full of ghosts... Let’s just hurry up and get to Bohai City as soon as possible. Doing our things is the most important thing!"
Xiao Cangshu was not a courageous person. He was just young and was quite scared when he first heard about ghosts. After hearing what Su Ling said, he felt calm and said with a smile: "Brother Su thinks clearly.
Cang Shu is a little short-sighted, it’s important for us to hurry up!”
"Drive--", "Drive--" The two of them each flicked their whips, and the two black horses galloped away due north.
Bohai City has a history longer than that of the Jin Dynasty. It was an important city in the north during the early dynasty. It is surrounded by the endless sea to the north, covering the barbarians, and it is the main communication channel between China and the barbarians to the south.
Since ancient times, if the barbarians wanted to invade the Central Plains, Bohai City was the first fortress that was most difficult for them to break.
The desolate and majestic city walls, the grand and simple city walls, the spectacular and vast city gates, and the towering and majestic city towers all show its ancient and glorious history to the world.
Under the city gate, two rows of soldiers guarding the city stood on both sides of the city in an imposing manner, with spears in their hands shining with a cold light.
The city gate was bustling with people, people entering the city and people leaving the city lined up in two long queues in opposite directions, with no end in sight.
When there are more people, the scene becomes chaotic. There are some people making noises, some people talking, some people looking around constantly, and some people with anxious looks on their faces, including men, women, old and young.
Perhaps because of the war between Shen Jizhou and Xiao Yuanche, although the city gate was overcrowded and there was a tendency for more and more people to gather, the soldiers guarding the city were still meticulous, checking every citizen entering or leaving the city.
When Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu arrived at Bohai City, it was already more than seven days since the old Zhangzhou day.
The two of them saw the magnificent Bohai City from a distance, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Seven days of galloping, although there were some interruptions along the way, luckily we reached it smoothly.
Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu were still far away from the city gate, so they both got off their horses.
Su Ling saw that there were people queuing up at the Bohai City Gate as far as the eye could see. There were too many people, so he said: "After traveling for a long time, I am very thirsty. Let's find a place to rest outside the city. When there are less people, we can go again." Go into the city."
Xiao Canshu nodded, and the two of them took their horses and strolled leisurely on the official road outside the city.
Not long after walking, I saw a tea stall in front of me. It was supported by a bamboo pole and there were four or five square tables underneath. There were four or five benches beside each square table. Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu walked over.
The two asked for a pot of tea from the stall, and then found a table by the roadside to sit down. While drinking tea, they looked at the passers-by.
The official road outside the city is also very lively. In addition to the majority of Bohai City locals, there are also merchants from various places coming and going. From time to time, large carriages carrying goods pass through.
Xiao Cangshu observed carefully and saw that the clothes of the locals in Bohai were somewhat different from those in Longtai.
Su Ling smiled and said: "How is it different?"
Xiao Cangshu said: "The long robes of people in Longtai are mostly double-breasted, while the long robes of people here are mostly single-breasted. This aspect of dressing is very different."
Su Ling nodded, lowered his voice and said: "Cang Shu observed carefully, this is the heartland of old boy Shen Jizhou. When we enter the city, we must be careful in everything and don't expose our feet or be betrayed by others. Find out our identities and cause unnecessary trouble..."...
Xiao Cangshu said hurriedly: "Brother Su, don't worry... I will definitely be cautious. Besides, everything will be arranged by Brother Su..."
Su Ling seemed to have remembered something and said: "Our names also need to be changed. We can't call us by our original names. If we are called, someone will definitely know who we are..."
Xiao Cangshu said: "What Brother Su said is very true...but it's easy for me to handle. I'll call you Man Chong..."
Su Ling nodded and said: "That's okay, I'll change my name too... Well, the surname remains the same, what about the name, what about Daqiang..."
Xiao Cangshu just took a sip of water. Hearing these words, the water in his mouth almost spurted out. He swallowed it hard and then smiled and said: "Su Daqiang? This is too vulgar...
"
Su Ling chuckled and said: "Why, isn't your brother Su strong? What's wrong with calling Su Daqiang..."
Xiao Cangshu teased: "It doesn't matter. In terms of intelligence, Brother Su is very strong. In terms of kung fu... he's just a little bit stronger..."
Su Ling snorted and said with a smile: "You hamster, after all, I am also your second master, are you so disrespectful to me? You can pull me down... If you don't call me Su Daqiang, you can call me Su Xiaoqiang."
Bar......"
"Very good! Very good..."
The two of them finished their tea, paid the money, and then walked towards the city gate.
There is still a long queue in front of the city gate, although there are fewer people than before, but if they keep waiting like this, they may have to wait until the city gate closes, and they may be able to barely enter the city.
There was no other way, so the two of them had no choice but to come to the base of the city wall and queue up obediently with the flow of people queuing up.
They stood in a row for an hour. Seeing that it was still a long time before the city gate, Su Ling felt really bored, so he said to Xiao Cangshu: "Your dagger,
Do you still have it with you?"
Xiao Cangshu nodded and said: "Still..."
Su Ling hurriedly said: "Borrow it for use..."
Xiao Canshu took out the dagger from his arms and handed it to Su Ling.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, Su Ling turned around and faced the city wall, holding a dagger and gesticulating against the city wall.
Xiaocang Shuzheng was confused as to what Su Ling was going to do.
But I saw him holding the dagger and gesturing to carve something on the stone bricks of the city wall.
But it is carving.
However, the quality of his handwriting cannot be complimented. The words he carved cannot be arranged neatly up and down. They start from the first word and go downwards diagonally, as if going down stairs.
Su Ling was very happy with the carving. When he finished carving, he blew on the dagger, smiled at Xiao Cangshu and said, "Let's see how the words I carved..."
Xiao Cangshu looked up and saw what Su Ling had carved on the city wall:
Su Xiaoqiang came here for a visit...
"Why carve this?" Xiao Cangshu asked puzzledly.
Su Ling said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Don't you think that when you arrive in a new place, if you don't leave these words behind, you always feel that something is missing..."
The two people were laughing among themselves when they suddenly heard someone shouting from far to near.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way... Whoever blocks your way without opening your eyes will consider yourself unlucky if you get hurt..."
Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu both looked up.
I saw a very fast carriage rushing out of the main street inside the city gate. The carriage was made of fine nanmu and was extremely luxurious.
The carriage was flying at lightning speed, rushing towards the city gate.
The soldiers lowered their heads one by one, and no one dared to step forward to stop them.
The people queuing up at the city gate panicked and dodged. Some of them were slow to react and almost ran into them.
But seeing the carriage rushing out of the city as if it were in a deserted area, it rushed out of the city without slowing down at all, sweeping away the smoke and dust that filled the sky, making people choke and unable to open their eyes.
While Su Ling dispersed the smoke and dust in front of his eyes, he calmly looked at the people queuing up.
But I saw that all these people had anger in their eyes, and some were even a little afraid, but they all dared to be angry but dared not speak out.
Su Ling was a little curious as to who was riding in this carriage. He was running rampant all the way without even caring about the people. He was really a bit domineering.
He cupped his hands towards a middle-aged man in front of him and said: "This big brother... I wonder who is sitting in that carriage. Why is it such a dangerous rampage, and the officials guarding the city don't even stop it?"
ah......"
The middle-aged man looked at Su Ling for a few times and then said, "Isn't this little brother from Bohai City... from out of town?"
Su Ling nodded. Cang Shu was also curious and came over.
The man then lowered his voice and said: "You are outsiders, so naturally you don't know. We, the people of Bohai City, have long been used to strange things. If anyone dares to block this family's carriage, they are impatient...
...Not to mention speeding like this, even if you hit someone to death on the street, that person deserves to die..."
"Why is that?..." Su Ling asked in confusion.
The man smiled helplessly and said: "This is how the world is. This man's surname is Shen and his given name is Zhengfang. He is the chief of the military supply bureau under General Shen Jizhou who is in charge of the deployment of military supplies... Now is the time for war again.
Whoever dares to stop him will delay the delivery of military rations, and you have several heads that will be chopped off..."
Su Ling nodded and said: "That being said, no matter what, I am just a Cao Yu, so I can't act like this..."
"What? Cao Tong?" The middle-aged man glanced at Su Ling and said in a slightly lower voice: "Although he is Cao Tong, he has a brother who he doesn't dare to offend..."
"Oh?" Su Ling already had the answer in his heart.
"His brother is Shen Zhengnan, the head of the general's subordinates... Is that okay? Besides, the Shen clan is the only one in the entire Bohai City.
They are the second largest clan after General Shen, who dares to provoke them..."
When Su Ling heard this, his eyes narrowed and he was thinking about something secretly.
At this moment, Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu suddenly walked in front of Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu. A man with a tall figure and a rather elegant appearance appeared to be around thirty-five years old.
He walked up to Su Ling and others and looked at them carefully.
After looking at it for a long time, perhaps not recognizing it clearly, he raised his hand and said loudly: "I wonder which one is Mr. Su, and which one is Mr. Manchongman..."
Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu couldn't help but be stunned.
They had just discussed changing their names, so why did someone come over and ask them just now?
Xiao Canshu looked at Su Ling, and Su Ling nodded slightly.
The two of them then raised their hands to the elegant man and said, "This dear man, we are the ones..."
The man looked at the two of them for a moment, then smiled and said: "Not bad, not bad, exactly the same... Then come with me..."
Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu looked puzzled and said: "Let's go? Where to go?..."
The man smiled and Feng Qingyun said calmly: "The master of Lanhai Pavilion invites Mr. Su and Mr. Man to come to the city..."
When the two heard this, they looked clueless and said in shock: "Lanhai Pavilion? What is that..."
Although they were two monks in age, they couldn't figure out the situation.
But when the people around them heard that they were personally invited by the master of Lanhai Pavilion, they all had expressions of reverence and awe on their faces.
Even the person who had just spoken to Su Ling couldn't help but look solemn and took a few steps back.
Xiao Canshu looked hesitant and whispered: "Brother Su... Su Xiaoqiang, shall we follow him into the city?"
Su Ling raised her head and looked at this elegant man, and saw that he had a humble face, showing no trace of malice. He just looked at the two of them with a faint smile and said "please".
Anyway, I don’t know when I will be able to enter the city. Since someone invited me to enter the city, why not go.
Thinking of this, Su Ling said loudly: "Brother Man, since someone invites us to enter the city, why not do it? Let's go to the city!"