The Story of Leaping from the Dragon Gate

Song Wei rode on the back of the donkey, bouncing up and down with Er Ang's cheerful trot.Thinking of Dugu Xiaohou's face that was struck by lightning, he couldn't help laughing.After laughing for a while, I felt a little pitiful again, and gradually I couldn't laugh freely.Thinking of him being struck by lightning, he still hadn't forgotten to take the toll in the end - although it was impossible for him to ask for his money, it showed that the other party still had a conscience after all.

To change the angle and change the standard, Dugu Xi, well, I finally know the name, so he may not be a good man in the upper class.

"It's just that, so what? After all, it's not my perspective and my standard, right, huh?"

Song Wei stroked the long pointed ears of the donkey, and he made Ang Ang feel very comfortable, so he barked a few times to express his approval.

He entered the city with Dugu Mian, and they broke up at the first avenue in the city.After watching the young master go away, he asked all the way and walked all the way, and found the location of Boyuan Commercial Firm, which specializes in Northwest specialties.As long as Mu Qiye's caravan arrives in Shuncheng, it will definitely stay here.When the counter clerk heard him asking about Mu Qiye, he was very polite: "The guest was unlucky. Qiye just left for Nanshun Pass the day before yesterday, and he won't be back until the end of the year."

Shuncheng is the southernmost point of Jiaozhou, and also the last big city in the south of Daxia Kingdom.Further south, through a large area of ​​mountains and forests, is Nanshun Town, which borders Jiaozhi Kingdom, and the first pass from Jiaozhi to Daxia: Nanshun Pass.

Because Jiaozhi has always been a vassal state of Daxia, Nanshun Pass is just a show.There are not many troops stationed, and their main function is to maintain border security and deal with some diplomatic trivial matters.Nanshun Town, on the other hand, gathered border merchants from the two countries and became a bustling border trade market.The real terminal of the Mu family caravan is here.Looking at the entire Great Xia, this is the only caravan capable and courageous to travel all the way from the northwest to the southern border.Therefore, every time Mu Qiye came here, he could exchange the goods he brought directly from the Cochin merchants for the best South China Sea pearls, deep mountain jadeite, aged fragrant wood and other valuables.

"Brother, do you know where Master Qi is at Nanshun Pass?"

Listening to Song Wei's careful questioning, the guy looked him up and down, showing a bit of vigilance: "I'm sorry, I don't know about that." The border business has reached the level of Mu Qiye, and being rich is purely realistic, and it is impossible to casually Give the details to outsiders.

Song Wei was not in a hurry, and asked respectfully: "I don't know which gentleman in your honor might know? Qiye and I are neighbors in the neighborhood, and we are going south all the way. We have some personal matters and we parted ways temporarily, and Qiye asked me to come to Baohao Ask for news."

The guy looked at him again, went in and called a shopkeeper to come out.Song Wei took a look, although this person was dressed in the south, he had curly beard and curly hair, obviously he was not a purebred Xia.When the shopkeeper met Song Wei, he started talking Persian.Song Wei was overjoyed and hurriedly replied to him in Persian.After explaining the ins and outs, the sentence revealed the familiar relationship with the Mu family caravan, and finally got Mu Qiye's contact information in Nanshun Town.

Not a residential address, just a contact method.Song Wei understands very well that businessmen are sometimes more cautious than Jianghu gangs.

According to the usual practice, the Mu family caravan will return to Shuncheng years ago, and then set off to return after the Spring Festival, arriving in Xidu in the late spring and early summer of the next year.A trip through the north and south, nearly a whole year.If there is a large urgent business, after a month or two of rest, start again.If you are not in a hurry, you may wait until the spring of the next year, organize the supply of goods, prepare the manpower, and then start on the road.

Walking with the caravan is safe and lively, and it is easy to explain to my mother when I go back.So Song Wei made up her mind to rely on Mu Qiye again.Anyway, they won't come back until the Chinese New Year, so they plan to have fun in Shuncheng first, and then go to Nanshun Town to find the Mu family caravan, and by the way, meet the legendary beauty of the Jiaozhi country who is as gentle as water, and see the customs of southern Xinjiang.

The bearded shopkeeper of Boyuan Commercial Bank was very happy to see Song Wei, a fellow countryman. Hearing that he wanted to stay for a few days, he warmly invited him to stay in the Boyuan Inn under the commercial firm.This is a small internal inn for customers. It doesn’t look surprising from the outside, but the interior is full of northern furnishings. There are even fire walls and earth kangs built to resist the intermittent cold and damp weather unique to southern Xinjiang in winter.Song Wei suddenly understood why Mu Qiye must spend the New Year here before leaving.

The bearded man gave him the lowest discount.Song Wei soaked in the bathtub, ate barbecue and drank milk tea, spending the most comfortable and comfortable few days since going south.He has been out for so long, except that he spent [-] yuan to buy um ang, he spends more time playing the autumn wind along the way, and less time really spending money on his own.But he couldn't bear to spend as much as he earned, so he got a valuable Sinan fish in Yucheng.So at this time, there are only a few hundred coins left in the pocket for living expenses.According to the current standard of living, it can last up to ten days and half a month.I thought that when I arrived in Nanshun Town, I would borrow some money from Mr. Mu Qiye, bring a few small local specialties, and sell them on the way back.

Song Wei cleaned out all the unnecessary bits and pieces, found Big Beard, and didn't ask for money, just trouble him to change a jacket and a pair of shoes, it doesn't matter if the old ones are old.

He came out from the Western Capital in May, and the bearded clothes he was wearing had changed into summer clothes with the hunters in the mountains when he escaped from the post station for the first time.Later, when he was caught by Dugu, Mu Ping was careful and found that his clothes didn't fit well, so he bought two sets temporarily.It's good, of course, but it's also a thin gauze material.The gauze was fragile, and it looked quite old after being drenched in the rain and mud by him, and it was even less warm.It is now early October winter, no matter how warm it is in southern Xinjiang, those few clothes can't stand it anymore.

As for the shoes, the sheepskin boots he wore from home were of good quality, and he didn't really walk much, so it would be no problem to wear them back.But... Song Wei was surprised to find that the shoes became smaller!I actually squeezed my toes when I put them on, and after walking a few more steps, the tips of my toes became sore.It took him two circles to realize that he should have grown taller.I didn't expect to be able to jump up again when I was almost [-]. Could it be that I have good nutrition and exercise enough in the past half a year, so it promotes growth?Song Wei felt overjoyed, and then became embarrassed.

Shuncheng is more remote than Yucheng, and its natural scale is smaller and more deserted. After three or five days, there is nothing to see.Song Wei was afraid that the enemy's road would be narrow, so he not only changed into new clothes and shoes, but also got a super-large black headband from a local barbarian man to wrap around his head.It looks a bit nondescript, but this place is quite mixed in summer, with a blend of inside and outside, and there are quite a lot of nondescript clothes, Song Wei doesn't think she is very conspicuous.In this way, no matter how good the eyes of an acquaintance are, it is impossible to recognize him immediately.If he found the other party, he would naturally hide as far away as possible.

After inquiring about the route at the hostel and the precautions along the way, Song Wei set off for Nanshun Town.

A group of people and horses ahead, walking procrastinatingly.The gates of the small city were not wide at all, and they were almost completely blocked.Usually such a team is traveled by big bureaucrats, and ordinary passers-by will not rush forward, so the people behind will slow down and finally cause a small traffic jam.

Song Wei lowered her head, then raised her neck to look around to see who was in front of her—as long as it wasn't the team of the patrol envoy.

A great company of servants, and several fine horses, but no carriages.In the middle of a pile of gray, brown and black, a few touches of bright water blue appear and disappear from time to time, which is particularly dazzling.Looking up, two brilliant yellow brocade crowns stand tall, like standing out from a flock of chickens.

Song Wei was dumbfounded.

This is really... where life does not meet.

The first thing he thought of was that Xuan Qing was very familiar with Dugu's wife, so familiar that Young Lord Dugu would specially greet Master Xuan Qing.Twitching his ears, he backed away silently.He didn't want to call back because of this, who knows if it will be more unlucky in another time.

After dawdling for a while, he walked out of the city gate slowly and headed south.After walking for several miles and turning two corners, Song Wei was horrified to find that Master Xuan Qing's team suddenly appeared in front of him, walking exactly the same road as himself.

He collected himself, thinking that this must be a coincidence.Maybe Xuan Qing, like herself, plans to go to Nanshun Town for fun, and maybe also plans to go abroad.The destination of Dugu Mian and others is Shuncheng, and it is impossible to continue going south.After all, the emperor was on a business trip, and he had to return to the capital before the year before, so there was no further delay.Therefore, the possibility of meeting on this road is equal to zero.Even if Xuan Qing and Xiao Houye meet again, it's not a big deal.

Most importantly, Song Wei closed her eyes and saw the meal ticket floating in the air.

What an irresistible temptation.

He was struggling in his heart, when he suddenly heard someone yelling: "Hey! Why don't you watch the road! Watch your donkey! It's not a small crime to run into my master!"

He quickly opened his eyes and was shocked on the spot.Um Ang, this guy actually took advantage of his distraction and rushed straight into the team.How did he know that this little donkey had been with Xuan Qing and the others for more than a month, and he was very familiar with the horse that he took care of, that is, Chang Ning's mount, and had a good relationship and a very close personal relationship.Suddenly found an old acquaintance in the front, and the owner didn't give clear instructions, so he immediately made his own decision, and Sa Huan'er rushed forward to say hello.

Song Wei recognized that the yelling person was one of Xuan Qing's bodyguards, and she had already clenched her fists to teach this reckless beast a lesson, and hurriedly raised her voice, "Second Brother Zhang! Be merciful! It's me, Song Xiaoyin!" Hmm, what a crazy move.

Immediately everyone looked at him.

After a while of silence:

"Ha! Haha! Hahaha..." Master Xuanqing laughed so hard that he almost fell off the horse, his elegance was gone.All the colleagues in the industry recognize Song Wei, and they can't help but laugh.

Song Wei climbed down from the donkey's back, walked up to Xuan Qing, and bowed: "Xiao Yin has seen the fairy, so the fairy will be fine."

Xuan Qing caressed her chest, slowly stopped smiling, and looked at him kindly: "Song Xiaoyin, it's really fate, we meet again."

On the other side, Chang Ning covered his mouth and said with a smile, "Can you, first, take off this black mushroom head, haha, it's so funny..."

The big black bun is on the head, which really looks like a mushroom umbrella.It may not be so funny for Song Wei to wear this outfit on someone else, but most of Xuan Qing and his party are familiar with his temperament.Such a strange appearance appeared out of nowhere, and it was impossible not to make people laugh.

Followed by nature.Xuan Qing asked: "Xiao Yin, why are you here? How about the case of the young master?"

Song Wei showed a surprised look: "Don't the fairy know? The young master is in Shuncheng these days, and the fairy hasn't seen him?"

Xuan Qing shook her head: "I haven't seen it. He is on official business, and if it wasn't a coincidence, he wouldn't have met me."

Song Weidao: "There are already clues to the missing things in Lord Hou's mansion, and the suspects have been identified. It was just a misunderstanding that I got involved. Young Lord Hou is very reasonable and generous, let me go and keep it freely. I thought I didn't give it to my colleagues at the beginning. After the elders explained, they just ran away like that, which is really wrong. After inquiring, they went to Nanshun Town, and they are about to look for it."

Xuan Qing looked at him, with a hint of a smile on his face: "It turned out to be a misunderstanding... I remember you said that the young master is a broken sleeve, trying to force you..."

Song Wei was embarrassed, and shook his hands repeatedly: "Fairy, please forgive me! At that time, I didn't dare to tell the truth to the fairy. How can such a vulgar person get into the eyes of the little lord. I lied to deceive the fairy, knowing that I have committed a crime, and if I want to be beaten or punished, the fairy will do whatever I want."

Xuan Qing looked at him for a while, then spat lightly: "Little slicker!" She didn't want to continue this topic.

Song Wei breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "I don't know when the fairy left Yucheng? Is this going to visit Nanshun Town?"

"I'm not going to Nanshun Town. Most of the Jiaozhi Kingdom believes in the holy sect of Buddhism. I'm a Taoist disciple, so it's meaningless to go there. There is a cliff on this road. It is said that the scenery is very beautiful. I want to go there and have a look."

Song Wei felt that these few words of Xuan Qing seemed calm, but in fact they were a little gloomy, so she tactfully didn't ask further.Then I took an opportunity and secretly asked Chang Ning.Chang Ning snorted, and said, "You don't even know that Han Jue, a great talent, invited his master to live in his house. It turned out that he was taking advantage of his wife's return to her mother's house to raise a baby. I don't know who talked about it. The woman made a fuss with her big belly, she scolded very badly, and the surname Han didn't dare to say a word, which made the master so angry that he packed his luggage and set off that day...Xiaoyin, it would be great if you were here, I can definitely help the master curse back..."