Kunlun one millet

Chapter 12 Xue Ye Sent Reverse Journey
The chariots and horses go north along the official road, marked by imperial talisman festivals and Guanxi flag emblems, and no one dares to stop them passing through the county gates.

The Huaiying Pavilion is located in the north of Huaxu Country, so they didn't deliberately speed up their progress. It took only ten days to see the boundary marker of Xingluo County.

It was winter, and the ground was covered with frost. Even if there was no snow at the moment, the overcast sky would make people feel sleepy.

A paper crane flew in the distance and landed between Zhao Mi's fingers. Luo Xixian, who was riding beside him on a horse, asked, "How far is it?"

Zhao Mi glanced back, the convoy was moving slowly in the snow: "If you ride a horse, you can reach the post in less than half an hour, but the convoy is too slow."

Ordinary people would have to carry a lot of burdens when they travel far away, but this time the Huaiying Pavilion went to Xingluo County, and under Zhao Mi's arrangement, they brought a lot of magic tools.

"I told you at the beginning, there's no need to bring so many things." Luo Xixian complained, "You actually brought a whole set of alchemy furnaces!"

Zhao Mi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Sword Luo, what we have to deal with this time is not two or two unworthy spirits and monsters, but bandits who can invade half of Xingluo County. Fighting is not a street fight, not just relying on brute force It will work."

"Then what do we do now?" Luo Xixian asked.

Zhao Mi said: "Take a few people to the post station first, and I will hurry behind. Using magic to illuminate the road, we can arrive in the first half of the night."

"Okay." Luo Xixian didn't talk nonsense, called a few horse guards, and galloped away with the talisman festival in his hand.

Zhao Mi drove the horses to the rear of the convoy, raised his hand and knocked on the carriages of Xin Shunying and the others.

"Xuedi Zhao, what's the matter?" Xin Shunying asked, "I noticed that Mr. Luo and the others are one step ahead. Could it be that they can't catch up with the station before sunset?"

Zhao Mi nodded and admitted: "Now I can only try to speed up the convoy, but I want Senior Sister Xin to check to see if there is any evil or bandit aura nearby."

Xin Shunying got out of the carriage and followed Zhao Mi to the slope next to the official road. She saw her reciting the mantra silently, with a glint in her eyes, and looked around in all directions.

"Everything is as usual, nothing unusual." Xin Shunying asked, "Does Junior Brother Zhao have any premonitions?"

Zhao Mi replied, "I can't talk about a hunch, I'm just being cautious. During my trip to the north, I heard a lot of news about Xingluo County. Some villages were killed overnight."

Xin Shunying reminded: "Those refugees fleeing south? What they say may not be true, so don't believe it."

Zhao Mi's expression was complicated: "Sister Xin probably hasn't seen it before. When I was a child, I fled with my grandfather. I passed by a village that was slaughtered. Hundreds of heads were built into a capital, used to seduce resentful souls and perform sorcery. That kind of I have seen the scene once, and I will never forget it in my life.”

Xin Shunying was speechless, Zhao Mi continued: "But what worries me more is that the banditry in Xingluo County is unusual. How can ordinary bandits break into the county town and kill the chief?"

"Do you think there are people who cooperate with each other?" Xin Shunying immediately reacted.

Zhao Mi said: "I don't trust the officials here too much, Senior Sister Xin, you should be more careful."

"I see."

……

When Zhao Mi saw the lanterns at the post station, the sky had completely darkened, and three Yunliang stones shining like torches were hanging above the convoy, and there was no accident along the way.

The carriages and horses were settled properly, and everyone entered the guest house.Luo Xixian found Zhao Mi and whispered, "There is a group of merchants in the station, something is not right."

Zhao Mi said: "I saw it in the stable just now. The ruts are deep, and there are people watching the goods. What are they transporting?"

"I asked, but I didn't say anything, I hid in the guest room." Luo Xixian pointed to the courtyard next door: "What are your plans?"

"Don't take the initiative to provoke." Zhao Mi said: "At this time, it is inevitable that someone will make a fortune by taking advantage of the chaotic situation."

Luo Xixian's face changed: "It's all like this, why don't you do it?"

"Don't worry, I'll try it out."

Zhao Shu called several talisman officials to a guest room, and after removing the sundries, spread a five-foot-square apricot-yellow cloth towel on the floor, on which talisman seals were drawn in advance, and then put Kunlun jade the size of a finger on it. .

Several talisman officials sat cross-legged around the cloth towel, pinched formulas on their chests, and recited mantras in unison. Zhao Shu took out a bronze mirror.

Zhao Mi put the bronze mirror in the middle of the apricot-yellow cloth towel, and took out a small lacquer box from his bosom, like a dowry container for her daughter's house to hold rouge and lip powder.

"What is this?" Luo Xixian poked his head over and saw the bright white powder in the lacquer box, so he couldn't help asking softly.

"A few of the luminescent beads you gave me have been ground into powder." Zhao Mi took out the Qingxuan pen, drew two circles with the pen in the box, dipped it in the powder, and then handed it to his mouth, drawing a ray of true energy Attached.

Luo Xixian didn't dare to say much, and watched Zhao Mi lean over and press the pen, the pen tip twirling on the copper-rust mirror surface, and with the sound of incantations, the mirror surface's copper rust melted away, revealing the ripples of the water surface.

Before Luo Xixian saw it clearly, he saw Zhao Mi raised his pen and made a tick, and the brilliance of the mirror surface changed, and the Fu officials and Zhao Mi himself who were sitting around on the ground emerged.

"Uh, your technique doesn't seem right?" Luo Xixian was glared at by Zhao Mi as soon as he finished speaking. He turned his head to identify the position, and then swiped the Qingxuan pen, the light and shadow above the mirror flickered and changed, appearing A view from another room.

"It's them!" Although there was only a palm-sized light and shadow, Luo Xixian immediately recognized one of them and pointed to the merchant wearing a fur hat: "This man is their leader. I passed him by and felt that he With martial arts skills, he should have joined the army to fight."

"Where can't I find veterans who have fought in wars these days?" Zhao Mi sighed, signaling to other talisman officials not to continue chanting, and a soft voice came from the light and shadow——

"...That's right, it's the people from the Huaiying Pavilion. I saw their flag." Said a young man who had just entered the room.

Another scarface said: "Could it be for us? Why don't we take advantage of their deep sleep..."

Scarface made a movement of cutting down with the knife, and the leader stopped him: "Don't mess around! They are all monk monks with magic skills. How can you deal with them with your black tricks?"

Scarface said viciously: "It's not like we haven't killed monks before! Four or five spears pierced through the battlefield, and they still turned into blood gourds!"

"It was our luck." The leader sighed and said, "The tall man who spoke to me just now, he was holding the court's talisman in his hand, and he didn't say much. It seemed that he was ordered to come to Xingluo County to suppress the bandits. I thought Just a few people, I didn’t expect a whole convoy to follow behind.”

"Is the imperial court really going to suppress the bandits?" Dao Scar's face was filled with displeasure: "Damn it, our business is doing well, so we have to come here to stir up trouble!"

The leader remained silent, and the boy was also unhappy: "That's right, the gang in Xingluo County have been making trouble for more than ten years, and I haven't seen the imperial court send people to suppress it before. If it weren't for the new county guard who collected taxes every now and then, as for Was his head taken off?"

"Okay." The leader waved his hand: "Everyone takes turns to watch the night, don't sleep too much, once the monks make a move, we will run away."

"Where's the goods?" Scarface asked: "This batch of goods is very valuable. Boss, you also expect to be able to settle down this time!"

"Saving your life is the most important thing." The leader sighed: "Go to sleep, I'll go and see those people again."

Seeing the leader standing up, Zhao Mi Qingxuan brush removed the spell bit by bit, and the bronze mirror on the ground immediately returned to its original state, and the copper green rust spots once again occupied the mirror surface.

"Why is it over?" Luo Xixian watched engrossed.

Zhao Mi laughed and said, "That's all about the art of moving objects and moving scenes. It's hard to shift direction when you lock on to a certain place. If you want the kind of technique that clearly follows someone, why don't you get me the Chongxuan Pavilion first?" The great mirror that illuminates heaven and earth... what are your plans now?"

"I want to chat with this merchant leader."

……

Boss Wu came to the stables, brought the noodle and jug to the companions guarding the goods, and after explaining to them a few more words, he rubbed his palms and walked past the convoy of Huaiying Pavilion intentionally or unintentionally, looking and watching out of habit.

There are also guards on duty in the convoy of the Huaiying Pavilion. They are warming their hands around the brazier at the moment. Boss Wu wants to talk to him, but the other party just opens his mouth to yell and chase him away, making it difficult to communicate.

"A group of running dogs from big households, do you really think I can't see it?" Boss Wu cursed in a low voice: "They all have the same face, I think you can't live for half a year in Xingluo County!"

Boss Wu muttered to himself, and as soon as he turned the corner, he bumped into a young man in green shirt and wide sleeves, standing by the brazier, holding a ball of flame in his palm.Looking at Boss Wu with eyes reddened by the flames, he instinctively stretched out his hand to hold the handle of the knife.

But Boss Wu didn't choose to fight, but turned around and ran away.

Unexpectedly, a figure descended from the sky, causing snow and dust to fly, and the tall Luo Xixian blocked the retreat.

"What are you running for?" Luo Xixian's eyes shone with a frightening light: "Are you guilty of being a thief?"

Boss Wu's complexion changed a few times, and finally he let go of the handle of the knife, and asked in a deep voice: "Both of you are wise men, why bother to make things difficult for me, an intermediary? If you want to ask for money, tell me a price, and I will do my best. That's it!"

Zhao Mi approached slowly, pinched five fingers to extinguish the flame: "What? Do you think we are here to blackmail?"

Boss Wu looked at the two men, cupped his hands and said, "My surname is Wu. On the way through Guanchuan County, in addition to paying the customs tax, I also had to pay some tea money for the clerks. It's just that little bits and bobs. I'm afraid it's not worth mentioning in my eyes. Xiaomin is in a small business, and I ask you two to raise your hand and forgive me."

Zhao Mi didn't speak, a paper crane flew to his finger, he put it under his nose and took a few sniffs, narrowed his eyes and said, "This pungent sweet scent...is it dragon's blood fat?"

Boss Wu swallowed secretly, Luo Xixian asked, "What is that?"

This question completely broke the tense atmosphere, Zhao Mi resisted the urge to curse, and explained in front of Boss Wu: "The so-called dragon's blood fat is a kind of resin produced in the smoky place in the south of Kunlun Island. As a spice. If it is extracted with water in the hands of the masters of prescriptions, it will have the effect of promoting blood circulation and strengthening tendons. It can make people excited and demented when paired with some dry and strong medicines. Are the rhinoceros armored soldiers charging madly? They just rely on chewing fragrant leaves mixed with dragon's blood fat to stimulate their potential and madness."

"No wonder." Luo Xixian nodded as if suddenly enlightened, and then asked: "However, there should be no dragon blood fat produced in Huaxu Kingdom, right?"

Zhao Mi looked at Boss Wu: "Of course. The origin of Longxuezhi is under the control of Jiuli Kingdom, and it is managed by the high priest of Shengsi Valley, and it is never sold outside. And this brother Wu... was able to find out To get a whole carload of dragon blood fat, and to go through the entire Huaxu country from south to north, the means really opened my eyes."

Boss Wu looked nervous, and Luo Xixian chuckled: "I thought it was something? It turned out to be a good thing to smuggle people from Jiuli Kingdom! Letting those lunatics in Jiuli Kingdom have no use for Long Xuezhi, Brother Wu can be regarded as a meritorious service for the country." !"

Not to mention Boss Wu, even Zhao Mi was stunned for a moment.

"Come, come! Don't stand here in the ice and snow. I'll invite Brother Wu to drink, go in and talk!" Luo Xixian was tall and strong, holding Boss Wu's shoulders, leading him into the tavern in the post station, and directly calling the shopkeeper to serve the wine.

Zhao Mi had no choice but to keep up. He looked at Luo Xixian's heroic posture, poured wine for Boss Wu and said, "Brother Wu, don't worry, we are Guanxi monks who were ordered by the court to go to Xingluo County to suppress the rebellion. It is fate to meet by chance. I drank this cup first."

Boss Wu didn't know why, but he was obviously not as fearful as before. He had just raised his glass when he heard Zhao Mi say:
"Where did you get the dragon's blood fat? We won't ask any further questions. But the situation in Xingluo County is uneasy right now. Who does Brother Wu plan to sell the dragon's blood fat to?"

Zhao Mi's tone was gloomy, adding a three-point chill to the wine table, and the warm wine couldn't drive it away. Even Luo Xixian suspected that Zhao Mi had used some weird spells.

Boss Wu turned his eyes back and forth: "This...you can sell it to anyone who needs it. Xiaomin is just doing business."

"Who needs it?" Zhao Mi laughed: "Even if it is unextracted dragon's blood fat, ordinary people can't afford it. Could it be that someone booked your whole car? As far as I know , Xingluo County does not have everyone who is proficient in prescription medicine, and this amount, if it is made into powder, it is afraid that it can be taken by thousands of people? Is this a war?"

Boss Wu's fingertips trembled slightly, but he didn't respond.

"Let me declare again." Zhao Mi took a sip of the wine glass: "We were ordered by the imperial court to come to Xingluo County to suppress bandits and demons. In front of you, Luo Sanqing is acting with a talisman and has the right to deal with it on the fly. If found out You are in collusion with thieves, don’t say you can’t do business, you can’t even save your life. By the way, ‘This batch of goods is very valuable, boss, you also hope that you can settle down this time’…Am I right?”

When Boss Wu heard Zhao Mi repeat the private words of his group in the guest room, his face was full of horror.

"Because of this business trip, your family is probably going to have a hard time, right?" Zhao Mi said, "Think about your family, your wife and children in everything. I think you have a calloused mouth, and you joined the army during the Five Kingdoms War, right? After surviving in the fighting field, you still have to do this kind of risky livelihood, just for your family to live a safe and prosperous life, don't harm yourself and your family because of greed and impulsiveness."

After Boss Wu heard these words, his chest couldn't stop heaving, and he didn't know whether it was fear or anger.

But before he got angry, Luo Xixian pressed his wrist: "Hey! Xingluo County is going to war! Brother Wu also said, sell it to anyone who needs it, then just sell it to our Huaiying Pavilion! "

(End of this chapter)