Since the end of the Nianguan War, Li Luo convened the generals to discuss matters and decided to use the name of Cang'er Traders to go to Xirong in person.?
The generals originally wanted to dissuade the Xirong, but the Xirong were defeated again, and the Qiang marched back in Qianxi. The Xirong will definitely be on strict guard against the Dagan merchants during the Changning Festival. If the Xirong find any clues, it will be really dangerous.
However, Li Luo expected that Xirong would not make any big show of the defeat. The Changning Festival was a grand event for Xirong, and at most it would only be tight on the outside but tight on the inside. He was determined not to categorically deny Dagan's business travelers entry into Shuoxi.
There will be a large number of business travelers at that time, and Xirong cannot check them one by one. If you are more careful, you will not attract anyone's attention.
Furthermore, Mu Tianlang was a new and talented warrior in Dagan, and he had not fought many battles with Xirong, so not many people could recognize Li Luo and others.
After hearing this, all the generals thought it was reasonable. Shen Xiangdong was quite moved and had no objection. Most of the other generals were bold people and had never taken Xirong seriously. Seeing Li Luo's extraordinary arrogance, they were more excited than worried.
Liu Ce remonstrated for a few words and agreed. Finally, Li Luo kissed Shen Xiangdong and called Cha Jing. Chu Ying'er, Ni Qing and Zhu Zhi were not accompanied by anyone.
Hucha Dongchan wanted to go, but was politely refused by Li Luo. If one of the most famous among the Mu Tianlangs was Princess Mu Chan, it was definitely Princess Mu Chan.
Although Hucha Dongchan felt sorry for him, he didn't dare to joke with Li Luo's life. If he accidentally fell into the eyes of someone who was interested, he would regret it.
Li Luo strictly ordered the army not to let any news leak, and asked Liu Ce to lead the army. If there was any change in the Qiang movement, they should ignore it and wait until everyone comes back to discuss everything.
Shen Xiangdong once again told Liu Ce not to add more scouts to Xifu, and everything should be as usual, and Liu Ce agreed one by one.
The six people left the Shuangfeng Camp and rode fast, day and night, for seven days, nearly a thousand miles a day. When they were about to leave Dizhou, they stopped for half a day to rest. It happened that this group of merchants was also going to Shuoxi. Li Luo discussed with everyone and joined the caravan.
Everyone in the Cheng family saw that although there were not many people in Li Luo's group, they all seemed to be well versed in martial arts, and their speech and behavior were quite elegant. When they heard that they were from the Cang'er Wu family, they hurriedly agreed.
The Wu family is one of the most powerful families in Cang'er. Since the decline of the Shen family, Cang'er has been dominated by the Wu family. Although it is not as good as the six great families of Dagan, it is not far behind.
The Cheng family and several other larger businessmen checked on Li Luo and others from time to time, and Shen Xiangdong answered them one by one.
He just brought his nephews Wu Changqing and Wu Jing out to see the world. He talked about the geography and customs of Cang'er, and his words were so insightful that all the merchants were impressed. Inevitably, some people hinted whether Li Luo and others were from the Wu family of Cang'er. A clan.
Shen Xiangdong smiled and denied it, but this only increased everyone's speculation that it must be the Wu family's young master who came out to practice with his elders, and they all came to have some friendship with Li Luo and others.
Within a day, Li Luo was disturbed, especially Chu Ying'er.
On this trip, Chu Ying'er couldn't wear a veil anymore. She found a bronze mask from somewhere and put it on her face. However, if the shoulders were shaved off, the waist was as plain as expected, the neck was stretched and the neck was exposed, it would have offended a lot of people. The young prodigal lingers here, eager to see his true appearance.
Chu Ying'er's murderous aura gradually gained momentum, but she just couldn't bear it.
It was better that these people didn't know martial arts, but it was a disaster for Li Luo and the others. If they didn't pay attention, their whole bodies would be plunged into a biting cold. Huchajing was so angry that he wanted to pick up a knife and chop these blind men.
Li Luo was helpless, so he told the merchants that he was coming to stop them, and ran to the rear of the caravan. Seeing that Li Luo and others did not want to have too close acquaintance, these merchants did not dare to disturb them any more, thus saving them trouble.
As the sun sets, the Cheng family members have already asked everyone to find a place to settle down. They need to recharge their batteries early today. From tomorrow on, everyone will have to be very energetic.
Li Luo stretched his waist and jumped off his horse. Ni Qing and Zhu Zhi had already chosen a leeward place and started setting up their tents.
Huchajing got off the carriage and helped to pack the luggage together. Chu Ying'er also went over to help. Ni Qing wanted to let Chu Ying'er rest aside, but when he saw Chu Ying'er's cold eyes, he swallowed what he wanted to say deeply.
In the blink of an eye, he saw the way Chu Ying'er set up the tent, but even he, a soldier who had been in the army for a long time, was extremely ashamed and did not dare to have the slightest thought in his heart.
Li Luo and Shen Xiangdong pulled the carriage together and tied the war horses to the stakes. These war horses had been replaced before leaving Dizhou, and they were all horses without military markings.
Li Luo paused for a moment and asked, "Uncle, is there anything wrong with us coming from Cang'er this time?"
Shen Xiangdong understood and replied: "Don't worry, Changqing. People from Cang'er come to the Western Regions for business every year. Cang'er's pearls are sold to countries in the Western Regions. They are a bit more expensive than Dagan. Moreover, they are easy to carry. Bartering is extremely convenient and no one will be suspicious. However, speaking of it, merchants from Cang'er are the favorites to be robbed by horse thieves, and many Cang'er merchants die tragically in the Western Regions every year."
Seeing Shen Xiangdong's gloomy expression, Li Luo stopped asking any more questions, packed up the carriage, and invited everyone to come over for dinner. The dinner was dry food and dried meat.
After leaving Dizhou, several business travelers told them early not to light a fire at night. They could only eat some dry food with clean water in the past few days, and they would not feel better until they entered the border of Xirong.
Ni Qing and Zhu Zhi were initially worried that Li Luo wouldn't be used to it, but Li Luo didn't think anything of it and ate it with gusto, so the two of them felt relieved.
Chu Ying'er was the most adaptable to traveling in the Western Regions among everyone, but everyone knew it and didn't ask further questions.
After dinner, everyone was about to take a rest when a man from the Cheng family came over and invited Li Luochen to go east to discuss tomorrow's itinerary.
Li Luo pondered for a moment, then responded, and went over with Shen Xiangdong's call to Cha Jing and his entourage.
What I saw on the road was that all these merchants were looking for places to pitch their tents in a mess. Huchajing frowned. If there were really horse thieves coming, not to mention joining forces to meet the enemy, it would be too late to escape even if they wanted to. Not to mention that all these people would destroy their homes. The belongings were tightly surrounded in the middle, fearing that others would steal them. The entire caravan was cut into pieces, and there was no one with the strength of a large number of people.
As the man surnamed Cheng walked, he laughed and said: "These short-sighted people are deeply afraid that others will know what they are selling. They all act like they are holding on to their ancestral rankings. They can't even set up a camp. When horse thieves come, I see them cry." I can’t even cry.”
Huchajing was slightly angry and was about to make a sarcastic comment when he heard Li Luo chuckle and say: "Hey, when the horse thieves come, don't you have time to get out of the way first?"
The man surnamed Cheng shuddered, remained silent, and hurriedly led the three of them towards the tribe's tent.
When we arrived at the residence of the merchants surnamed Cheng, we found that the tents were much better than those set up by merchants we had seen along the way. We could see some signs of order. They were surrounded by several other larger merchants, and there were access roads in all directions. , but in the eyes of Li Luo and the others, it was still full of flaws.