The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 316

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu hurried all the way to the southwest, the two of them were like birds out of the cage, talking and laughing while hurrying on the road, the two of them were walking fast, ordinary people can't keep up with them even if they run Two!

Tie Niu said with a smile: "Brother, when did your footsteps become so fast?
Brother, I can hardly catch up with you. "

Duan Wujiniu turned his head and smiled at Tieniu: "Brother Tieniu, your pace is not slow!

Have you been exercising a lot these days? "

"Of course, if I don't practice Duan, why don't you let me go far away?

Once I let you fall, when do you think I can catch up with you?

Wouldn't I be screwed then?
Hey, brother, it's hard to run on that sand, and now my footprints on that sand are getting shallower and shallower.

What about you bro? "

"Brother Tieniu, to tell you the truth, brother, I ran on that beach a month ago, and there are no traces left."

"Really? Brother, it turns out that you are so powerful.

I can't blame me for not being able to catch up with you, so you're improving so fast!

No, I have to find a way to catch up with you, otherwise it would be too embarrassing. "

"Brother Tieniu, chase after me! Let me see if you can catch up with me."

One of the two people ran in front, and the other chased after them. This chase made them go far, far away!

Along the way, the two were hungry for food and drink, and stayed overnight at Xiaoxing. The two insisted on walking four hundred miles every day. After a few days of uninterrupted trekking, the two left Shanxi and entered Shaanxi, and went straight to Fangshang in the southwest. down.

Although it was already late October at this time, the territory of Shaanxi was not very cold. Although there were gusts of cool wind, the two of them didn't feel how biting it was.

After walking southwest for another three or four days, the terrain became higher and higher, and the road became more and more rugged.

After crossing a high skyscraper mountain, and walking forward, we entered the territory of Sichuan, and the weather suddenly became warm again.

Tie Niu said with a smile: "Brother, do you think it's strange! I don't know what the name of this ridge is.
It has already entered winter in the north of Lingnan, so why is the vegetation evergreen in the south of the Lingnan!If I had known this earlier, we shouldn't have worn so many clothes when we came out. Look, it made me hot.

Going to the southwest, isn't it getting hotter as you go? "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Who knows, we have never been to this place, who knows what's going on?
Brother Tieniu, don't complain, as the saying goes, bring dry food and warm clothes, who knows what kind of weather we will encounter when we go out!

What if it's cold?What can we do then?

When the weather is hot, we can take off our clothes and carry them on our backs. When it’s cold, we can still put them on. It’s just a matter of carrying a little more stuff on our backs. "

Tie Niu nodded helplessly.

"Well, well, anyway, there is nothing we can do now.

Hey, brother, let's find a place to inquire, where is this place?

Where should we go to find that Cordyceps?It's not an option for us to walk around blindly.

Brother, do you think this makes sense? "

"Well! That makes sense. Let's find an inn to stay in. First, we can rest and get tired, and second, we can also inquire about the way.

You see, the weather is not too early, let's take a rest earlier.

After walking for so many days, I was actually tired long ago.

Well rested, we are on our way this morning. "

The two walked through the hills, and finally found a small town not far ahead. The two found an inn, and the old Niu's shop settled down.

The clerk in the store saw the customer coming in, and greeted him with a smile.

"You two guest officers, welcome to the shop, are you two going to stay here?
Let me tell you, the accommodation environment in the store is super good!Look at the surrounding bamboo forests, what a beautiful environment!

Staying here with us will definitely satisfy you. "

Tie Niu laughed and said, "Hey, buddy, give us a room for two.

We'll have an early rest in a while. "

"Good! Two people, two people.

Hey, two inns, come with me. "

After finishing speaking, the clerk in the shop led the two of them into the guest room.

"Guest officers, what do you two want to order? Our small shop is full of food and drink! Just ask what you want."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Bring us two jars of good wine and six good dishes.

As for this staple?You can go on whatever you want.Big pancakes are fine, steamed buns are fine, buns are fine.Just figure it out. "

"Okay! Two guests, please wait. Our food will be served in a while."

After speaking, the man turned and went out.

Not long after, the man came in with a pot of tea.

"Guest officers, try the tea in our small shop first, the meal will be ready in a while, and the tea is free."

After hearing this, Duan Wuji poured three bowls and handed one to the waiter.

"Dude, what is this place? Can you tell us about it!"

The man laughed.

"You two guest officers, you are from outside, and your accent sounds like a northerner.

Hey, two guest officers, am I right in guessing?
Let me tell you, our place belongs to Chengdu, and our place is on the west side of Chengdu, about two hundred miles away from Chengdu.

Our small town is called Baoxiu Town, and our place has developed transportation!

Business travelers from south to north all pass through our place, and guest officials from east to west pass through this place.

Hey, two guest officers, where are you going? "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "To tell you the truth, there is a patient in our family, we want to buy some Cordyceps sinensis, we thought the origin would be cheaper, so we two brothers came here.

Hey, buddy, do you know where the origin of Cordyceps sinensis is? "

"I know, I know, every year there are medicinal material dealers who pass by us, and I have asked them about it. If we go west for more than 200 miles, we will pass the border of our Great Sui Kingdom.

The country to the west seems to be called Turpan Kingdom, and the land there belongs to them.

Cordyceps are produced in their country, and now there are more people harvesting them.

But it was dangerous work!It is said that Tupan's national style is tough, no matter men, women, old or young, everyone carries a knife. It is said that if there is a disagreement, then use the knife!

It is said that the place is full of icebergs and snow, extremely cold, and there are frequent avalanches.

Once an avalanche occurs, it is a narrow escape!That is extremely dangerous.

Moreover, there are so many ferocious beasts in the Tupan country, if you are not careful, you will fall into the mouth of the beasts! "

"Really? Hey, man, what's an avalanche? How come I haven't heard that word before?"

"Guest officer, you really haven't even heard of Xue Beng? Then you dare to enter Tupan Kingdom?
You guys are too brave. "

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Dude, do we still need to ask you if we want to know?

Dude, tell us quickly, our brothers will treat you to a drink later.

How about it, tell us brothers. "

The man smiled smugly.

"An avalanche? It means that the snow on the snow mountain is too thick. The snow on top presses the snow on the bottom. Once the snow on the bottom can't support it, an avalanche will happen!

You said that the snow slipped down from the thousands of feet of snow-capped mountains, who could run away!

Once it is buried in the snow, it will definitely not survive, and that thing is too scary.

Many people die every year who go to Tupan country to pour medicinal materials, and many people die here every year, so you should pay more attention! "

"Really? That's terrible! Well, man, is there any sign of the avalanche?"

"I'm not quite sure about this.

Anyway, I heard from people that when the snow mountain is about to collapse, sometimes there is an avalanche when there is a slight breeze, and sometimes there is an avalanche when there is a loud shout.

As for the omen, I really don't know that. "

"Oh, so that's the case! It's extremely dangerous to say that!

So why are people still messing around with this thing? "

The man smiled slightly.

"Guest officer, do you need to talk about it? It's great to dump that thing!

It is said that one year of tumbling is enough to feed for ten years. You said that with such a great strength, who would not tumbling?This is called wealth and wealth. "

Tie Niu smiled slightly.

"I understand, it's called people dying for money, and birds dying for food!

Can't blame the Cordyceps so expensive?It turned out to be like this! "

The waiter stood up and said to the two people: "Guests, please rest first, let me go out and see if the food is ready?"

After speaking, the guy turned around and went out.

Tieniu looked at Duan Wuji and said with a smile: "Brother, it seems that our job is dangerous enough, let's not lose our lives here!"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother Tieniu, what are you afraid of? Wealth is in danger! How can we do it without taking some risks?

Besides, it's just the two of us who are tough.Then Lord Yan certainly doesn't like having us both.

However, since we have received this news, we must also make full mental and material preparations before we go.

Only by strengthening prevention can we be foolproof.

Brother Tieniu, what do you think? "

"Well, it makes sense! Well, let's do what you said tomorrow. What's missing, let's arrange it in advance. If we can't prepare well, we'd rather delay for a few days than go ahead. What do you think?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "I think so too, when the guy comes back later, what are you going to prepare? Let's just ask him.

He has more experience than both of us. "

"Well, okay, shall we do this?"

Before long, the guy walked in with the food.

"Guest officer, this meal is ready, let's serve."

Duan Wuji took a look, hey!These six dishes are all meat dishes, not a single vegetarian dish, the staple food is steamed buns, eight or nine baskets are served as soon as they are served!

There are also two jars of good wine.

The waiter said with a smile: "Guest officer, are you satisfied with the food?"

"Satisfied, very satisfied. Hey! Man, if you have nothing to do, let's sit down and eat together. It's my treat."

"Well, how can this work! How can I eat the guests' food?"

After hearing this, Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Dude, are you afraid that I will renege on the payment?

Don't worry, you can't learn that.

Come, come, come, sit down and eat together, there are so many things, we brothers can't finish it! "

"Guest officer, if you give in sincerely, then I won't be polite."

After finishing speaking, the man ran out and brought another pair of chopsticks. The man opened the wine jar and poured a large bowl of wine for each of them.

When the guy raised his neck, it was half a bowl of wine.

"Ah! This wine is really delicious! Come, come! Two guests, let's drink together."

Several people chatted while eating, Duan Wuji smiled at the buddy: "Hey, buddy, help us think about it, what emergency things should we prepare when we go to Tufan Guojing?

We are also preparing for tomorrow, so as to save time and delay things. "

The buddy thought for a while and said, "Objective, do you all have Huolian?"

Duan Wuji shook his head.

"No, we didn't have that, man, what's the use of having that?"

"Hey, my guest officer, how can I go to Tupan country without this thing? The place is sparsely populated. If you go to a place where there are no villages or shops in front of you, you can gather some dry firewood to keep warm. ah!

Without this thing, we would have to freeze both of us to death!

Let me tell you, it’s best for each person in this fire company to prepare more than two sets, and if you lose one set, you can still keep warm and you won’t be in trouble.

Two guest officers, do you think I'm right? "

"Well, it makes sense. Well, man, do you buy fire even in this store?"

"Sell it! Two guest officers, how many sets do you want?"

After hearing this, Duan Wuji said with a smile: "You can give each of us three sets, these little gadgets are not worth a lot of money."

"Okay! I'll prepare it for you in a while."

"Hey man, what else do we have in store?"

"Well, you have the hunting weapons, and other things don't seem to be bad, right?
You are from the north, and it is said that these clothes are about the same as yours, so you can wear them when it is cold.

In addition, if you bring more dry food, when you really have no choice, you can take a few bites, and I don't think there is anything else. "

After the three of them had dinner, the waiter said with a smile: "Guest officer, you should go to bed early, after all, you have walked for a day.

I will say goodbye today. "

"Well, man, whatever you want.

Hey, buddy, isn't there still half a jar of wine left?

You take it home and drink it at night, I see you like it. "

"Oh, sir, you can even see that! It's amazing!

Yes, that's all I love, sir, so thank you.

I'll take the half jar of wine.

You two guest officers, just say what you need, if there is not any in our small shop, I am willing to run errands for you. "

After finishing speaking, the guy happily walked away with half a jar of wine, and after a while, the guy picked up the rest of the food.

The man smiled and said, "You two guests, do you still drink tea? How about I get you another pot?"

Duan Wuji shook his head.

"Forget it, buddy, we're not thirsty, so we won't bother you, buddy, let's see you tomorrow."

"Well, if this is the case, then you all come to the door, I will not come here again tonight."

After speaking, the guy backed out.

The two of them closed the door, and immediately lay down on the bed to rest. After a short time, both of them fell into a deep sleep.

(End of this chapter)