Chapter 506 Cat: It’s poisonous
Eagles are circling in the sky, crows are screaming on the dead branches, and the Gobi Desert and loess mountains are visible in the distance.
It seemed that after leaving Liuzhou and entering the Western Regions trade route, the whole world had changed.
Fortunately, countless people come and go on this road, and with so many people walking on it, it has become a road, and the flat road is not bumpy at all.
The caravan that Maomao and Yan Ruyu were traveling with had a lot fewer vehicles and many fewer people. After all, some people were going to get off in Wuwei and Tianshui to do business and were just traveling together.
Some people, like Maomao and Yan Ruyu, are not going to Dunhuang, but to some places halfway.
But as there are people who leave, there are naturally people who join.
Among those who joined later were a family of three, two scholars, and a gangster who looked cheerful and heroic.
Maomao sat in the carriage as usual, looking at the yellow sand all over the sky. She grew up in the capital, and had only heard Mother Zhang and her sisters talk about the sand in Dunhuang, but she had never seen it before.
When you see it with your own eyes, you will naturally feel joy and curiosity.
The joy is that it’s getting closer! Finally I can meet my family!
What’s curious is that the book says there are many scorpion sandworms in the sand, and all of them are highly poisonous. I’m curious how poisonous they are!
Yan Ruyu rode a horse and walked at the front of the caravan with the escort agent of the escort agency.
The caravan was guarded by an escort agency called Changqitang.
The escort was a middle-aged man of decent strength, named Shi Weidao, and had the strength of a sixth-rank official.
There is no shortage of great masters in the world, and there is no shortage of ninth-grade masters.
But in the world of ordinary people, those with the strength of the sixth or seventh rank are already considered to be great men of the world.
Moreover, this trip to Dunhuang was a big one, so Shi Weidao would set off with two other fifth-rank masters and others.
With such a long road, it is inevitable to encounter robbers on the way.
For example, more than ten days ago, when we entered Liuzhou, which was already plagued by banditry, although thanks to the existence of Lord Wen Daozhi's Liuzhou Black Cavalry, the number of bandits was much less than before, but there were still some banditry.
So they met me.
Yan Ruyu also took action.
After all, Shi Weidao has been in the martial arts world for decades, and although his strength may only be at the sixth rank, it can be seen that this girl is stronger than him!
He is at least a seventh-rank swordsman.
Moreover, Shi Weidao always felt that the girl's strength seemed to have improved along the way, but he also felt that it was an illusion.
So his attitude was much more respectful. At the moment, looking at the yellow sand in front of him, Shi Weidao looked at Yan Ruyu beside him and said, "There is an old saying that once you enter this yellow sand land, you don't need to care about anyone. You can do whatever you want. There is no one in sight and no one can control you. Therefore, there are many murderers wanted by the government and many vicious people in the rivers and lakes hang out here. It is much more dangerous than in the interior of the country. When the time comes, I will ask you to help me. When we arrive in Dunhuang, our escort agency will definitely reward you handsomely!"
Yan Ruyu nodded and said nothing.
Shi Weidao also knew that this girl, or the strange girl who always stayed in the car, were people who didn't like to talk, so he didn't say much.
On the other hand, the Jianghu man who had joined the convoy from Shuocheng looked at Shi Weidao and said, "Master, rest assured, I will also take action when the time comes. My master taught me to take action when it is necessary!"
As he said this, he clasped his fists towards Shi Weidao.
Shi Weidao smiled and immediately clasped his fists in return.
Then the kind-hearted young man roared and rode his horse towards the yellow sand in front of him. Although it was not a grassland, it was extremely open. The young man rode his horse wildly, freely and unrestrainedly.
However, Shi Weidao actually had no hope for the young man and didn't even want him to take action. After all, his strength as a first-grade entry-level cultivator was enough to fight against ordinary people, but the desert next door was full of desperate criminals, many of whom were quite powerful.
For young people with such strength, not taking action would be the greatest help to them.
However, seeing the young man stepping on the horse's back and jumping onto the boulder, Shi Weidao said, "His skills are quite good, but it looks like it will be difficult to improve."
Yan Ruyu nodded: "Yes."
Yan Ruyu looked at the young man who was standing on the big rock and shouting loudly, looking very happy. Her eyes fell on the nameplates hanging behind the boy, feeling a little strange.
Shi Weidao looked at the young man and laughed. In fact, it was a bit strange. What kind of master let such a young man hang out in the Western Desert? He should not be unaware of the dangers here.
"Excuse me."
Just at this moment, a middle-aged man who looked timid ran over and looked at Shi Weidao.
Shi Weidao turned around and found that it was the family of three. He immediately asked with a smile: "Brother, what's wrong?"
The middle-aged man immediately said, "I would like to ask this lord, how long will it take us to get to Dunhuang?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Weidao immediately said, "It may take more than 20 days. If we don't encounter sandstorms and strong winds on the way, it will take at most 20 days."
The middle-aged man nodded and bowed immediately after hearing this. He was about to turn around and look at Shi Weidao, but he noticed Yan Ruyu was also looking at him. He immediately lowered his head, but he noticed his wife looking at him not far away, and his son looked disgusted with him. He raised his head and looked at Shi Wei and said, "Well, I..."
The middle-aged man was very timid, but Shi Weidao looked at him and laughed, saying, "Brother, don't be so polite. Just say what you want to say. I'm not an adult, just an ordinary person!"
The middle-aged man didn't dare to say anything more, he just looked at Shi Weidao and asked: "I would like to ask, if I want to settle down in Dunhuang City, how much money do I need?"
Shi Weidao thought for a moment and said, "Ten taels of silver should be enough to buy a house and start a small business. It will definitely not be a problem to support a family. If you have some skills, you can also do odd jobs. There are many Western merchants in Dunhuang, and they are generous."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man frowned, thanked him, and turned to leave.
But when he returned to his wife and child, his wife frowned, and the child's face showed even more disgust. He pointed at his father and started scolding him, saying things like "you coward, you're making your mother's life miserable".
When Shi Weidao saw this, he sighed. Every family has its own problems and many things are difficult for outsiders to judge.
Yan Ruyu glanced at the family of three and then looked away. The empress said that every family has its own sutra, and the way they recite it is different, and many of the words in these sutras are very bitter.
Yan Ruyu withdrew her gaze and stopped looking at the family of three who were having their own hardships, and looked into the distance again.
The temple where my father became a monk is probably in that direction.
My mother said she had written a letter asking him to come down the mountain to Dunhuang to find me. I don’t know if we can meet in Dunhuang.
Haven't seen you for many years.
Thinking of this, Yan Ruyu tried hard to recall her memories of her father, but it was only a tiny bit, mostly from words in letters.
"Girl, don't do this, it's dangerous!"
"Go back quickly, it's dangerous"
At this time, Yan Ruyu and others heard this sound and immediately turned around to look.
Then I saw that it was the cat that climbed onto the carriage, and found a long stick from somewhere in its hand. It sat on the carriage and poked here and there with the stick.
In other words, the carriage was moving relatively slowly. If it were faster, he would definitely fall off the carriage!
The two scholars who were following on foot were also extremely anxious when they saw the girl like this.
But the cat on the carriage didn't care about all this. It was still trying to find something, with an expectant look on its face, and didn't care about the eyes of the people around it at all.
Yan Ruyu didn't say anything, turned her horse around, and ran quickly to the side of the carriage.
The cat saw Yan Ruyu and didn't say anything yet.
Yan Ruyu had already jumped lightly onto the carriage and grabbed the cat with one hand, as if holding the kitten by the scruff of the neck.
Before the cat could react, Yan Ruyu put it on the ground.
"Hmm?" Maomao blinked, looked around, and immediately looked at Yan Ruyu: "Send me back quickly, I'm doing something important!"
Yan Ruyu looked at the cat and didn't know what to say. After all, she was not very good at speaking.
Maomao, on the other hand, put one hand on his chest and said, "There are so many sands and rocks. How can I bear it if I don't turn them over? What if there are poisonous scorpions or poisonous insects? Do you know how big the loss will be?"
Then, holding the long wooden stick in his hand, he said, "And I put a lot of thought into it."
Bang!
Just when Maomao was about to say that he had finally tied together several sticks to make this long stick.
Yan Ruyu unceremoniously broke the long wooden stick and threw it aside.
When Maomao saw his stick was broken, he looked over there, then turned to look at Yan Ruyu with an angry face: "Xiao Yuzi, you can't learn it?"
Just when the cat was furious, its ears stood up and it looked like a cat with its fur standing on end.
Yan Ruyu grabbed Maomao by the collar again and threw her directly into the carriage.
Although Yan Ruyu also wanted to educate him, just like the Queen Mother educates her cat.
But I really don’t know what to say, so this is all I can do.
The cat that was thrown into the carriage showed its eyes through the window and glared at Yan Ruyu angrily.
Su Changan is not here!
You, Yan Ruyu, are like this too!
Hmm! !
Yan Ruyu looked at Maomao and sighed, then looked at the people who were looking at them and immediately clasped her fists to apologize.
The caravan and the escorts were not surprised by Mao Mao's strange personality. They just smiled and turned away without saying anything more.
The two scholars smiled at each other, bowed to Yan Ruyu, and one of them said, "It's good to have fun, but you'd better be careful. It's not good if you get hurt."
Yan Ruyu clasped her fists and said, "Thank you for your reminder, young master."
The two scholars laughed and said no more. Instead, one of them looked at the other and said, "Brother Lu, let's go to the front. This is such a wonderful sight. We should recite a poem!" '
So, the other person agreed immediately, and even said something like, if you read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, you will naturally leave something behind!
So they all ran forward quickly.
Yan Ruyu looked at these two scholars who fully embodied the stereotypical image of scholars, smiled, and turned to look at Maomao.
He noticed that the cat was still glaring at him angrily, and he immediately gave a bitter smile.
For some reason, every time the cat acted up along the way, she missed the Queen especially.
And every time I think of the Queen.
The first thing she thought of was how powerful the Empress was now.
Among the many knife skills her mother taught her, there was one that she had never mastered, but now she had mastered it.
but.
I don't know how far away I am from the Empress now.
Thinking of this, Yan Ruyu smiled and stopped thinking about it. There were some things she couldn't understand or figure out clearly, so she just stopped thinking about them.
His Majesty said this is the best place for Ruyu.
Yan Yunxiao also said that this was the biggest advantage of his girl.
But Yan Ruyu knew that she didn't think about it because she really couldn't figure it out. After all, she really didn't understand what was going on with the Queen.
There are so many geniuses in the world, and they are already so high up that many ordinary people cannot reach them.
However, these geniuses that are beyond the reach of ordinary people become so ordinary in front of the Queen.
Own
He is clearly also considered a genius by everyone.
Thinking of this, I stopped thinking about it and looked up at Maomao.
I noticed that the cat was no longer staring at me, but was sticking its head out of the window and sniffing with its nose.
Yan Ruyu was puzzled for a moment, but was afraid that the cat would fall, so she walked over and was cautious.
Maomao looked at Yan Ruyu and said with a smile: "Those two scholars have poison on them!"
Yan Ruyu was stunned for a moment, turned her head to look at the two scholars who ran to the front and recited poems loudly, and couldn't help frowning.
…
Yan Yunxiao was sitting in the courtyard of his own palace. In front of him, Lin Huaimu took a sip of tea and said, "If other children got first place on the Mountain Top Ranking, they would be so happy. But you, the commander-in-chief, don't seem to care."
While Lin Huaimu was talking, he picked up the teapot and poured some for Yan Yunxiao, then poured some for himself. Then he said, "But, did Ruyu really fail to enter the ninth rank?"
Yan Yunxiao picked up the teacup and looked at the light brown clear tea. "It's not that easy for her to enter the ninth rank. My [Spring Return Swallow] was modified by her father before Ruyu was allowed to practice it. According to her father, it is only slightly inferior to [Leaning on Danger Stopping]. That girl practices slowly, and her mood is not very good. She hides many things in her heart, so she has to go through a heart-searching game. After passing it, she will go through the heart-demon game when entering the realm of end. It will go smoothly. There is no danger if she fails. These are all arranged by her father. Now she can suppress Yi Zixuan, probably because she finally learned one of my swords. Her killing power has increased, and her ranking has naturally increased. But it's fake after all. If she wants to compete with Sheyue, it depends on who enters the realm of end first."
Hearing this, Lin Huaimu's eyes were full of admiration: "If we talk about martial arts attainments in the world, in my heart, Brother Yan is the best!"
Yan Yunxiao drank the tea, put the teacup on the table and said, "Just a bald donkey."
Lin Huaimu laughed, and then said: "The emperor and the queen should be in Guangling now, and they are about to face those families head-on. [Ho] [Suanni] [Baxia] as well as [Jiaotu] [Dangkang] have all brought people there."
Yan Yunxiao didn't say anything, but picked up the teapot to pour water for Lin Huaimu.
Lin Huaimu was flattered. He picked up the cup and said with a smile, "Your Majesty has not used them for many years, which has made them complain. This time he finally issued an order to re-employ the thirteen guards on the left and right. They all responded immediately. Especially Suanni and Baxia, I'm afraid they will go crazy and kill people this time. After all, they have been holding back for three years."
The Thirteen Brave Guards on the Left and Right established by the previous emperor.
After the late emperor left, three people rebelled, several others left, and the rest all continued to remain loyal.
Now that the Empress has reorganized, some of the thirteen have withdrawn and given up their titles to continue their loyalty, while others have re-attracted people.
But one thing is
Thirteen people!
It’s all about the end!
Yan Yunxiao said, "It was hard work for you to persuade those Gandharvas to come back, and it was also hard work for you to find new candidates."
Lin Huaimu looked at Yan Yunxiao with some surprise. After all, it was not easy to hear the words "thank you for your hard work" from the commander-in-chief. But Lin Huaimu was not a pretentious person. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty has killed too many people along the way. The Xu family is definitely going to be destroyed. After all, Your Majesty will never forget those two accounts. If the Xu family is gone, other families will be unable to sit still. And Yao Xisheng is instigating everywhere. Those people will definitely take action."
Yan Yunxiao didn't say anything, but just looked at the small flowers in the courtyard that now had green leaves and buds: "Guangling's Flower Tide Festival is here."
Lin Huaimu nodded: "Yes."
Yan Yunxiao said, "Back then, the late emperor led us to Guangling to kill those disobedient old families during the Flower Tide Festival. Now the emperor is in Guangling and is also killing those people during the Flower Tide Festival. There is nothing wrong with that."
Lin Huaimu smiled and said, "So Master Ouyang Huai was smart. He moved to Jiangling, with the sea at his back. But he was also too smart. He spent a lot of money to support three Zhijing and many people from the Jianghu. He also raised pirates on the sea. He really left himself a way out."
At this point, Lin Huaimu opened his fan and said, "But if they use the trade routes that the previous emperor created to benefit the people of the world for their own selfish purposes, it would not be enough for them to die ten thousand times."
After that, he closed his fan and said, "However, Your Majesty, how are you going to deal with the King of Shu? Should you notify Gandharva to kill Yao Xisheng? This man has disrupted the entire Western Regions and made those people want to rebel against Daxia. He has also been giving advice to the King of Shu. We cannot let him live."
Yan Yunxiao said: "Your Majesty has done so much for the matter in the south, those people can't help it, maybe they have ambushed us outside Guangling, so there will be a result soon. Your Majesty will make a decision on the matter of the King of Shu at that time, and we just need to keep an eye on it. As for those Mobei people in Liuyue Manor, how are they investigating?"
Lin Huaimu said immediately, "They have been sent to Liu Fenggu and the others. There are still four people in Daxia. The locations of three of them have been found, but one person seems to have disappeared. Someone helped cover up his tracks. I have sent people to Shu to investigate, and none of them are alive."
Yan Yunxiao nodded: "If they come here to seek death, then don't let them go back. If the people in Jianghu want to gather together to kill people in Mobei, then help them clear the way."
Lin Huaimu smiled and said, "I know it all."
But after saying that, Lin Huaimu looked at Yan Yunxiao and said, "I also have to go to Yandi. His Majesty has told me something about the Queen. I want to go there in person to check it out. And the people who tried to kill Zhang Jue all failed. Although more and more people know what the Eighth Prince of Yandi did, many people in Jianghu are talking about killing Zhang Jue, but I'm afraid it won't work. If necessary, I need to do it myself. And since I'm going to Mobei, I also plan to try to kill that evil disciple."
"Otherwise, now that he has become the King of the Southern Courtyard, he has led his troops all the way to the Uighur capital. He will definitely be a great threat to our Great Xia in the future!"
As he spoke, Lin Huaimu stood up and said with a smile: "If I also lose, the commander-in-chief will find another [Di Ting] for Your Majesty. Find someone who is more suitable than me."
Yan Yunxiao raised his eyes and looked at Lin Huaimu, "His Majesty sent you a letter asking you to investigate the matter of the Empress, and also sent me a letter saying that if you plan to kill Zhong, he will give it to you when it is possible."
Lin Huaimu was stunned for a moment.
Yan Yunxiao took out the paper from his sleeve and said, "Read it yourself."
Lin Huaimu picked up the paper and opened it.
There was just one line of words written on it, in the handwriting of the empress.
'Uncle Lin, don't do anything I didn't ask you to do. '
Lin Huaimu looked at the paper in his hand, stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing: "It's exactly the same as the late emperor."
(End of this chapter)
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