The man thought seriously for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't know. I see so many people every day that I can't even remember."
"I do know a village full of Mongolians. If you want to go there, I can take you there."
After looking at each other, Su Lijin nodded and said, "Lead the way."
The merchant knew that he could not defeat the two men, so he could only accept his fate and take them to other villages.
Under the guidance of the man, Su Lijin came to a new village.
There are various small vendors selling things on this street, but most of them are Mongolians and speak Mongolian.
Seeing these Mongols, Su Lijin frowned and felt confused.
Unexpectedly, these Mongols were all within the country.
The vendor brought the two to the door of a restaurant and said with a smile, "The owner is Mongolian. Maybe he can find the person you are looking for. I have something else to do, so I will leave first."
After he said that, he turned and ran as if he was escaping for his life.
Su Lijin pursed her lips and said nothing more. She followed Xiao Shengxing in and ordered dishes skillfully in Mongolian.
The boss was still entertaining other guests, but he looked up after hearing Su Lijin's voice.
But he could tell at a glance that Su Lijin was not from here. He walked over with a wary look in his eyes and asked seriously.
"The girl doesn't look like she's from here?"
He spoke in standard Mongolian, as if he was testing Su Lijin's identity.
But the latter remained calm and answered in fluent Mongolian.
"Well, I just arrived a while ago. My mother is Mongolian, but she was never nice to me. Then I accidentally met a man who lived here, so I left home and followed him here. I just got here a few days ago."
Su Lijin looked natural when she said this, and it didn't seem like she was lying at all.
And he spoke standard Mongolian, so the boss believed him.
Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Miss, what would you like to eat? Actually, I also came here illegally. Although this is not my native home, at least I can survive. If I continue to live in Mongolia, I am afraid I will not survive."
As he said this, he sighed helplessly.
The boss said a few more words to the fellow villager who had just arrived.
"The eldest prince is so cruel now. He takes his anger out on us whenever he's not satisfied. We're just ordinary people, and our lives are worthless. But we don't want to die at the hands of the eldest prince for no apparent reason."
Su Lijin nodded, then made room for the boss and poured him a glass of wine herself.
"I just can't make ends meet anymore, otherwise I wouldn't be willing to come out."
Although I don't know what's going on exactly, it would be right to follow what he says.
"Although the Second Prince is now thinking about taking over, he is definitely no match for the First Prince. He has no power or influence. Even if he takes the Second Prince's position, what's the point?"
The boss said this and took a sip of wine, as if to vent his emotions.
Su Lijin frowned slightly, and then directly asked the most crucial point in the matter.
"So who built this place? Why are there so many Mongols?"
The boss paused for a moment, then lowered his voice, leaned close to Su Lijin, and whispered a name into her ear.
After hearing the familiar name, Su Lijin was stunned.
How is this possible? What's going on here? Was it built by my own father?!
She never knew about this!
"Boss, what you said is fake, right? He has no power and influence now, how could he possibly conjure up so many villages out of thin air? You must have remembered it wrongly!"
Xiao Shengxing also heard what the Mongolian said just now.
When he heard the name of Su Lijin's father, he was obviously stunned for a moment.
But he quickly regained his composure.
Obviously, Su Lijin really wanted to know the truth at this time.
The boss also spoke with certainty: "This is not a secret among us. You can go out and ask. The reason I told you secretly is because I was worried that people from the Central Plains would hear it. Girl, I didn't lie to you!"
Su Lijin frowned and was about to argue when her wrist was suddenly grabbed.
She froze for a moment, then frowned and looked at Xiao Shengxing beside her.
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Shengxing shook his head, then lowered his voice and warned Su Lijin.
"It's useless to say all this now. Finding Su Moyuan is the most important thing."
Su Lijin then realized that she had missed the point and quickly nodded in agreement.
She turned her gaze to the boss again and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, have you seen a tall, handsome man from the Central Plains come here? He was accompanied by Mongolians, so he must have been here not long ago."
The boss shook his head: "I receive a lot of people here every day, so I can't remember clearly."
Hearing this, Su Lijin was a little disappointed and was about to say something.
The boss continued, "By the way, if you really are looking for someone, there's an old woman named Saren at the back of the village. You can ask her and maybe you can get some information."
Su Lijin's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she saw hope.
After having dinner with Xiao Shengxing, the two of them hurried to the place the boss mentioned.
The boss also introduced it during dinner.
The old woman Sarin is the one who requires everyone who comes here to register their identity information. As long as they get their own identity card, they can live safely in the village.
If I don’t have an identity card, I don’t know if I will be attacked by the villagers.
The two men successfully found the residence of old lady Saren.
After seeing the old woman with a sallow complexion, Su Lijin felt something was unusually strange.
But he still did not forget the purpose of his visit and directly asked about his brother's existence.
But the old woman Sarin sat on the chair and refused to speak. She just shook her head as if refusing to answer.
Su Lijin frowned and wanted to say something.
Xiao Shengxing had already taken out the silver and placed it in front of her.
"If you can help find the person we need, I will give you more silver."
After hearing what Xiao Shengxing said, old lady Saren just slowly raised her head and glanced at the man in front of her.
Just when Su Lijin felt that things were turning around, she pushed the silver in front of her and shook her head again.
Xiao Shengxiang originally thought that the silver was not enough and was about to take it when Su Lijin spoke.
"Is anyone in your family sick?"
After hearing what Su Lijin said, the old woman was stunned, then looked up at her with shock on her face.
It seemed that he didn't expect why Su Lijin knew about this matter.
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