I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

"That book..." Master Xuanzang opened his mouth and muttered, but Xue Rengui interrupted him just as he uttered four words.

"Master's book, I will definitely study hard." Xue Rengui smiled slightly.

Master Xuanzang opened his mouth.

That book is just for you to read, not for you!
Give it back to me.

But... Seeing those high-ranking and three-thick rangers surround him, Master Xuanzang shrank his neck instinctively. He was definitely not cowardly, but felt that Xue Rengui's hard-working attitude moved him.

"Mr. Zhengyang may also like this book very much." Xue Rengui didn't mind selling him a sweet date, and said so after a laugh.

Lord Zhengyang?
This sweet date was very effective, and Master Xuanzang immediately stopped worrying about his book being taken away.

Although he didn't know who Zhengyang Gong was, he could see King Jieri's attitude - he was so afraid of a nobleman from a country that was thousands of miles away and had no borders.

The status of this Lord Zhengyang in Datang will definitely not be low.

Master Xuanzang clenched his fists tightly. He felt that whether he could revitalize the scriptures and achieve his goals depended on this opportunity.

Liang Dynasty 480 Temple.

He really wanted to see this scene again.

The rangers don't like this bald head very much, but Xue Rengui has spoken, so they can only bite the bullet and take him with him.After leaving Qunu City, Master Xuanzang was somewhat unexpected.

This group of people led him straight to Zaimu River.

Master Xuanzang almost made him wonder if this group of people didn't like him and planned to tie himself in a sack and drown him in the river.

However, seeing that boat made Master Xuanzang's tense heart fall to the ground.

"How many of you came from the sea?" Master Xuanzang looked at the iron-wrapped ship and was a little surprised. Now there is such a magnificent ship in the Tang Dynasty?
Xue Rengui nodded: "Well, this is also a newly built ship, and it is still in the process of testing."

"It can't run very far."

Master Xuanzang's expression became somewhat complicated.

They all ran from Datang to Tianzhu, so it can't be said that they can't run too far?
He looked at the ship, and he didn't know why, he always felt a little strange, but he couldn't tell why, until the ship gradually sailed, against the wind but not slow...

Only then did he realize that the ship had no sails!
Out of curiosity, he wanted to take a look in the boat. Could it be that Datang is so extravagant now that he doesn't use sails, but wants to enjoy the pleasure of being propelled by manpower?

But... Xuanzang couldn't get through, he was about to explore the cabin when he was stopped by the ranger.

He is not qualified for the internal structure of the hull.

Xuanzang could only go back to the deck, and looked out of the ship with his head—there was no such big oar as he thought, which he didn't notice at first.

Nor is it human-powered.

How did the ship sail?
This doubt lingered in Master Xuanzang's heart for three days. He had been thinking all the time, but he couldn't figure out why. Finally, he couldn't hold it back anymore and turned his head to ask Xue Rengui.

Xue Rengui did not explain.

I just told him that after he returned to Datang, he might understand—if he was really as smart as he showed.

On the way here, Xue Rengui and the others had already done some exploration and drew a nautical chart that was not very detailed, but barely usable.

This made their way back a little smoother, but... they still stopped and stopped along the way, after all, there were still large gaps on the chart that needed to be filled.

It took a month and a half to return to Guangfu.

During this period of time, although the people on board still didn't like Master Xuanzang, they didn't feel the disgust at the beginning. No one would hate a person with real ambition, even if this ambition was what they hated.

Master Xuanzang is not the kind of opportunistic monk they thought at first.

But a person with great perseverance.

At the beginning, You Xiaer told Master Xuanzang that there were no vegetarian dishes on board, although there were fruits—but this was to prevent scurvy, and everyone was given a quota every day.

He also told him that if you are hungry, you can eat meat, and they can pretend not to see it.

Master Xuanzang will not abandon his belief because of this, only fruit can be eaten, so he only eats fruit every day for seven days in a row.

The rangers couldn't stand it anymore, so they fished some kelp for him, and when they got ashore, they went to nearby towns to beg for some rice noodles for him.

This made the bald monk not starve to death on their boat.

The atmosphere on board was also less hostile to him.

But it's a pity... No one is still willing to listen to his lectures, oh, I can't say no, some people did listen, but they didn't listen for a while, and left with a sneer on their faces.

Master Xuanzang felt a tinge of frustration.

Shouldn't people be convinced immediately after hearing these superior scriptures?

Why can't even these ranger-born people be persuaded.

Stop and go, to Guangfu.

Xue Rengui arranged for Master Xuanzang to be sent to Chang'an.

"Don't the benefactor go to Chang'an together?" Master Xuanzang looked at Xue Rengui and asked curiously.

He thinks that Xue Rengui is very intelligent, and he is a good seedling of Babu Tianlong. He has been trying to persuade Xue Rengui, but there has been no result.

Xue Rengui shook his head: "No, I have to stay and prepare for the next trip to sea."

As the captain, he knows these things the most.

Fengchao needs his experience and insight.

Master Xuanzang nodded and followed the rangers on the road—first of all, the thing that impressed him the most was the road.

The long, hard roads paved with huge smooth stone slabs were something he had never seen before leaving Chang'an City. Out of curiosity, he asked the rangers for advice.

You Xia'er explained to him that this is the cement road brought out by Mr. Zhengyang.

Duke Zhengyang, that's the name again.

From Guangfu, through Jiangxi, to Xiangzhou.

Master Xuanzang saw another thing he had never seen before - a train.

The whistle was whimpering, black smoke was blowing from the chimney, whistling came from one end of the railroad track, and a bunch of people came down in a swarm.

Most of them are businessmen, they come to Xiangzhou to do business.

Li Fu, who stayed at the train station, immediately greeted them and asked the merchants if they wanted to hire them to help deliver the goods.

Master Xuanzang looked at the mediocre and busy crowd, and was silent for a long time. What he cared about most was that although the crowd was busy, their faces were full of happiness.

"What is this?" Master Xuanzang asked while waiting for the car with the rangers.

You Xia'er chuckled: "This thing is called a train, it's a means of transportation, it runs much faster than a carriage, and it's also..."

Before You Xia'er finished speaking, Master Xuanzang had already thought of the answer: "This is also made by Zhengyang Gong?"