Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Seven Xirong Chasing Troops
Changning suddenly interrupted: "Master Wu, why do you want to redeem this girl?"
Li Luo smiled faintly: "I never thought about it..." Chang Ning was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shen Xiangdong and the others. They all looked normal, as if they were used to it. Chang Ning smiled brightly and stopped asking.
The whole night was speechless, and in the early morning of the next day, it started to snow again, and it was a bit colder again. The woman was still wearing the clothes brought by the guards at Toga, which were a little thin, and her body had not yet recovered. When the cold wind blew, her whole body A little trembling, Huchajing found a woolen coat and threw it for the woman to put on.
The group of people marched towards Dagan again. After five days of this, they were already halfway to the Yingchou Gorge and passed at least three checkpoints along the way.
Ni Qing had less than a hundred taels of money left from selling silk fabrics. Although several people brought little property with them when they entered Shuoxi, and they also spent some money on Shuoxi, it is indeed rare to pay such a heavy tax. No wonder the merchants risked their money. The risk is transferred from Chenhe River Valley to Sanchakou to enter the customs and save some money.
On the sixth day, a few people found a town, bought some food, and continued on their way.
At noon, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from far behind, which sounded more urgent than Li Luo and others.
Huchajing distinguished it carefully and said, "It seems to be Xirong's army."
Shen Xiangdong frowned slightly and said, "Let's step aside by the road and let them pass first." Several people reined in their horses and hid on the roadside.
The sound of horse hoofbeats was getting closer and closer. Hucha Jing suddenly said: "No, the army has dispersed and it's coming towards us."
Ni Qing and Zhu Zhi drew out their long knives from their waists and rode their horses forward a few steps: "Sir, uncle, please stay away for a while while we investigate first."
Chang Ning said guiltily: "I am the one who has caused you trouble, Mr. Wu, please leave quickly and don't worry about me. I will find a way to escape."
After saying that, he was about to dismount, but Chu Ying'er pulled him back and said coldly: "You don't know how to ride a horse. You have little experience in the world, how can you get away?"
Huchajing smiled and said: "Don't worry, let's take a look first. We still don't know who is coming. Besides, it's too late for us to leave now." As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of hoofbeats from behind, and the cavalry chasing behind him turned around the mountain. Qiu and Li Luo were only a hundred steps away, but there were not many of them.
Ni Qing looked around and counted exactly twenty-two riders. He half-circled several people in a fan shape and stopped ten steps in front of them.
The leader was the man who cried out in surprise when he saw Chang Ning outside the slave market that day. He was wearing golden armor and holding a spear. He was about thirty years old.
At this time, without even looking at Li Luo and the others, he half-saluted to Chang Ning in front of Chu Ying'er: "Your Highness, I'm late for coming down here. Please forgive me."
Several people were stunned. They all turned to look at Chang Ning. They didn't know what Chang Ning's identity was, and he actually had the title of His Highness. He also asked this Xirong general with a high official position to call himself a subordinate. Hucha Jing looked at Chang Ning suspiciously. , turned his head and said nothing.
Chang Ning frowned and said softly: "I am not His Highness, and General Jie does not need to call himself a subordinate. Are you here to find me?"
"It's only a matter of time..." Before the general could finish his words, he saw Chang Ning's unhappy face and hurriedly stopped and said: "Your Highness, your departure has made everyone anxious. My brother almost went there himself. He ran out and after much persuasion, he held back, but ordered Fenghuo to bring you back. My brother issued seven general orders in a row, and Fenghuo was the first to leave the city."
"That day on Shuoxi, did you recognize me?"
"Yes," the man said with a bitter smile. "I just thought I was dazzled at the time, and later I told my brother about it, and then I passed the letter on. It's ridiculous that no one in the ancestral mountain knew that His Highness had left. His Highness's arrangement really made Fenghuo I am convinced."
Chang Ning's face darkened, and he said with a hint of displeasure: "I am just a servant on the Zushan Mountain, not your Highness."
After saying that, he sighed to himself again, feeling slightly miserable, then put it aside and said with a slight smile: "I have disturbed Mr. Wu these days, Mr. Wu, and Ni Qing and Zhu Zhi. Please take care of yourself, Sister Chu. Thank you, but it’s a pity that we have to separate so soon.”
Jie Fenghuo picked up the reins of his horse, looked at a few people, and said coldly: "These must be the guests of the Wu family in Cang'er, Dagan. I, Shuoxi, also have a Wu family's business name. Before leaving the city, I also asked about it. However, I have never heard that there are several of you in the Wu family. Who are they, and what are their intentions in coming to Shuoxi?"
Shen Xiangdong smiled slightly without being polite and said slowly: "Cang'er Wu is a common surname. The Wu family in Shuoxi is just one of the thousands of Cang'er clan. I have never said which Wu family we are." Home. "
"He has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, but he is not a kind person. The most hateful thing is that he dared to deceive His Highness. The crime is unforgivable. Come on, take it down for me." Jie Fenghuo shouted, raised his spear, and the cavalry stepped forward to kill several people. They surrounded him, but Li Luo and the others didn't even blink and turned a blind eye.
Chang Ning scolded: "General Jie, what are you doing? They are all friends I met on the way and traveled together with them. How can I deceive them?"
Jie Fenghuo apologized and replied: "Your Highness, it is the Changning Festival now. There are many people with mixed eyes, good and bad. It is inevitable that they are not cunning and insidious people to deceive your trust."
Changning looked at Jie Fenghuo quietly. Jie Fenghuo paused, picked up the reins of the horse, and took half a step back. Changning sighed softly: "If I didn't go down to Zushan, I wouldn't have known that people in Shuoxi could sell goods." Come and sell, and why did you go to the slave market with some other people?"
Looking at Changning's crystal clear eyes, Jie Fenghuo panicked and said with a forced smile: "Fenghuo just heard that someone was committing murder and hurting people there, so he rushed over to take a look."
Chang Ning shook his head slightly and said: "In the market, even if you kill people in public, no one will ask, let alone alarm you."
Jie Fenghuo seemed a little embarrassed, but he couldn't hide the pride between his eyebrows.
Chang Ning continued: "These are all my friends. There is an urgent matter in the clan and they have to rush back. Don't embarrass them. Just let them leave. I will go back with you."
Huchajing was about to speak when he heard Li Luo's voice: "Don't worry, listen to what this Xirong general wants."
Jie Fenghuo rolled his eyes and replied respectfully: "Your Highness, before leaving the city, my brother must ask me to bring back Your Highness and the people who are traveling with His Highness. If there are people with evil intentions, for the sake of His Highness's words, Fenghuo will also You can’t argue with them. If you are really a kind-hearted businessman, you will naturally be rewarded by your brother. You can’t let the merchants in Dagan laugh at us for not knowing etiquette. Secondly, these are all businessmen. They came to Shuoxi just to seek wealth. If His Highness returns safely to Shuoxi, Fenghuo guarantees that there will be a foothold for all the merchants in Shuoxi. From now on, when doing business in Xirong, the tax will be reduced to 30% of the original value. What do you think?"
Shen Xiangdong laughed and said, "Thank you so much, General, but I and the others do have important matters and need to rush home. If we get there too late, I'm afraid something else will happen. We won't be able to accept the General's kindness." (To be continued.)