Great Sui Storyteller

575 Chapter 574
With five hundred elite cavalry guards under Li Shimin's command, Du Ruhui still did not dare to take it lightly.

During this day, almost everyone did not stop. With the food prepared yesterday, they walked to eat when they were hungry, and drank when they were thirsty. Even under the big sun, they did not stop. sign.

And these five hundred cavalrymen really helped a lot.

Even, seeing that Du Ruhui was so worried about the 2000 refugees, Lawyer Pei specially changed the three waves of scouts into six waves, in order to spread the spies farther and prevent any accidents.

The road is difficult, the road is difficult, the journey is indeed extremely boring.

No one chatted, everyone was on the endless official road, and this time, let alone the village, Du Ruhui didn't even go to a city called "Xie County" when passing by, and continued along the official road go east.

They have to go to Linyi first, then descend to Linyi, cross the Luan River, reach Yishi, from Yishi to Yanjian, and finally Yanjian County all the way to the southeast, after passing Yucheng, they can reach Yukuan.

Although it wasn't so troublesome when I came here, there was no such thing as a thief coming to the door at that time.

The reason why they walk close to the city is that if something unexpected happens, they can go to the nearest city to defend.

So although there are some detours, at least there is no need to worry too much about the safety factor and army supplies.

As for this journey, due to human footwork, Du Ruhui estimated that it would take four to five days.

The first day was peaceful.

When night fell, the people in the team couldn't walk anymore, and fell asleep as soon as the tent was set up.

The same goes for these soldiers.

However, Lawyer Pei still arranged a shift of scouts, and Li Zhen, who practiced in the carriage all night during the day, also spread out the golden light.

But this time it's not a light cocoon.

All the golden light formed a strange texture like smoke and dust flying in the sky.

And in this kind of smoke and dust, no matter how clever the concealment method is, any foreign intruder can't hide it from him as long as he can't surpass the weird evasion technique of smiling.

The golden light flying out of thin air like fireflies brings people an infinite sense of security in the dark night.

It also showed that the night passed smoothly.

At dawn the next day, the team came out for half an hour to cook a fire and supplement food, and then continued on the road.

And compared to the first day, let alone Du Ruhui today, even Lawyer Pei understands that the unknown danger of this journey may have just begun.

Information transfer takes time.

No matter what the identities of those thieves are, they should be able to react within two or three days.

Therefore, the next wave of attacks is likely to be brewing.

It could come any moment.

then……

The next day, passed smoothly again.

The team has come to the Luan River.

Although Luan Shui is not a small river, the river course on Linyi's side is relatively gentle, and the water depth is not particularly exaggerated.

On the contrary, its shallowest point is only below the waist of an adult.

There is no problem for people and horses to cross the river, but because it was dark and the best crossing point was not found, they could only stay overnight and talk about it in the daytime tomorrow.

And it was obviously a safe night, but when everyone set off on the third day, they had to bear more worries than on the second day.

Then, when we set off in the morning and crossed the Luan River, the first bad news came out.

The scouts in front reported that they found a few spies who were not weak in their hands. They ran away without catching up.

In an instant, the first shadow was cast over everyone's hearts.

however……

When they passed the Yi clan and were repairing the Yanjian boundary monument, Du Ruhui, who was stationed in Yanjian City, an important transfer station for the east land transportation, mobilized [-] defenders to help the garrison. Du Ruhui couldn't help scratching his head:

"This...is it still coming?"

"..."

Xuanzang was silent, and couldn't help looking at Li Zhen.

Li Zhen was also scratching her head...

"Are we cheap? Waiting for others to come up and mess with us?"

"..."

"..."

The two were speechless.

And the little apprentice dozing off in the carriage said weakly:
"Teacher, do you want me to try again?"

"……never mind."

Coming out of Yu Township, Cheng Xuanying made three hexagrams in succession.

But the secret is obscure, as if it is covered up, nothing can be figured out.

It is also for this reason that everyone is more cautious about the danger along the way.

But the child was also a little stubborn, shook his head, got up and took out two rhino horns cut in half and a few simple Han coins from his pocket.

There was a ding ding dong dong...

Still without success.

"How did that happen……"

He looked at the pair of half-grounded rhino horns and muttered to himself.

……

The night sky is full of stars.

The Taoist standing beside the official road seemed to sense something and looked up at the starry sky.

At last he smiled and shook his head.

And in front of him are seven handfuls of black ash.

Hei Hui is particularly eye-catching in the dark red rock flow, but what is more eye-catching is the female Taoist standing in front of Hei Hui.

Sweep with a hand whisk.

As if she had only done a trivial thing, she turned to look at Yuan Tiangang and asked:
"So, Confucianism is involved in this matter?"

Hearing her words, Yuan Tiangang glanced at the half-cut sword buried in the soil beside the female Taoist.

The broken sword is more expensive than ordinary long swords, about half the width of an adult's hand, and there are eight inscriptions on the hilt, which are written and engraved "Things are as long as they are few, and things as stupid as wisdom".

And from the moment when the long sword was attacked by its master, to when it was chopped off by the whisk, and when the master turned into flying ashes, the brilliance of the inscriptions on the sword has not yet dissipated. At this moment, it is like a candle in the wind. The oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry.

"Sword of the Holy King... Sigh. Seeing that he is less than thirty years old, he can hold this eight-character sword. It is a rare talent in Confucianism. Why bother to wade into this muddy water?"

Hearing Yuan Tiangang's words, Xuan Suning didn't answer, but said:

"Where is the next one?"

"Gone."

Yuan Tiangang shook his head:
"The hexagram starts with insects and ends with seven stars. These seven people are the last hexagrams of this junior's hexagram."

"Gone?"

Standing at the junction of Xiang County and Hedong, Xuan Suning subconsciously looked to the west:
"It's not far over there, is it Yu Kuan?"

"Exactly, can seniors go to see the Taoist priest?"

"He's not here again, what did you go to do?"

The female Taoist shook her head slightly.

"The senior is going back?"

"Ah."

"..."

Hearing this, the golden dragon in Yuan Tiangang's eyes reappeared.

At the same time, the stars all over the sky suddenly began to twinkle, following the golden dragon in his eyes, the light and shade were uncertain, as if they were breathing, and seemed to be circulating.

moment……

"how?"

"It's hidden by heaven's secret. Daoist Priest Shouchu is still in this round. It's too early for the distance to end."

"Is that so..."

The female Taoist heard the words, thought about it, and suddenly swept the dust away, and the broken sword was drawn into her hand.

Then, a... mysterious and mysterious strange aura suddenly appeared from her hand.

That is the power called time.

"The dead are like husbands, who will not give up day and night?"

Grasping the broken sword, she muttered to herself.

Then, the broad sword in his hand turned into a piece of rusted scrap iron in the blink of an eye, and when he threw it away, the rusted sword returned to the dirt:

"Let's go."

As if doing a trivial thing, she said.

"Senior this is..."

"Just a warning to them."

The female Taoist's voice was calm and unwavering:

"In the past, Chi Songzi, the ancestor of Xuanjun Guan, once said that hundreds of schools of thought have been handed down for hundreds of generations, and they can only be theories, not human beings. People have desires, but theories have no limits. Observing theories, you can know the world. But if you observe people, you are just a skin .So...Tiangang."

The Taoist subconsciously stood up.

The voice of the female Taoist is not too fast, but it is thought-provoking:
"It's the same for all schools of thought, and it's the same for you and me."

"The younger generation is taught."

"Then go back."

The female Taoist looked to the west again for a long time, finally shook her head, and headed towards Yichuan.

Yuan Tiangang did not follow, but just stood there and bowed:
"Respectfully from the juniors."

She didn't answer.

It just disappeared into the colorful starlight.

……

Fu County.

"Why haven't the Demon Gu woman and Venerable Wu Zong arrived yet? Do you have any news about the seven swordsmen? ... What about the others? Why is there no news at all!? Our people missed the time or something? Go check!!"

In the main hall, the middle-aged man, who was originally elegant and elegant, showed a rare trace of anxiety while holding Zhizhu.

At this time, a person walked in from outside the house.

It was Lu Wenfu.

Seeing the anxious appearance of the middle-aged man, the young son asked in surprise:

"Uncle Qi, what's the matter?"

"... Wen Fu."

Seeing that it was his nephew, the anxiety on the brows of the middle-aged man faded slightly, and he asked:
"Is everything packed?"

"Well, it's already packed, and we'll leave early tomorrow morning."

Hearing Lu Wenfu's words, the middle-aged man nodded:

"Okay, this time Jiangnan is going to be an official, the first thing to do is to protect himself, you know? Have you received all the invitations from your family?"

"Uncle Seven, don't worry, we've cleaned up."

"Well, when we arrive, we will go directly to visit them. These people are all highly respected people in Jiangnan. Even if the situation there changes, as long as you stay with them, you can still protect yourself. Be practical and don't worry your parents. "

"Understood, Uncle Qi...what's the matter?"

While Lu Wenfu agreed, he asked back.

"Did something go wrong with our people?...Could it be that the Du family didn't stay?"

"..."

The middle-aged man was speechless.

Just shake your head:
"The masters that Uncle Qi contacted were supposed to stop those refugees yesterday or today at sunset, and bring them back. But now, no news has come back from the spies or these people..."

"What about those leading troops? Is there any news from Sun Hua?"

"None."

Speaking of this, a sneer appeared on the face of the middle-aged man:
"Heh, they are all rebellious officials and thieves, eating what is inside and outside. This Sun Hua... I think it is about the same."

"...Then what should this group of refugees do? Will there be any mistakes... For example, the Cui family sent reinforcements?"

"Their people haven't reached the east of the river yet."

The middle-aged man shook his head:
"However, there is something you said is right. There is no news yet. This matter... is really not right... Anyway, you go and settle down, get some rest early, and don't delay your journey tomorrow. These If you are still young, don't get involved."

After he finished speaking, he waved to Lu Wenfu and walked directly towards the study.

After coming to the study room, he took out a parent paper, held a jade pen in his hand, and began to write.

(End of this chapter)