From Xiaoao to travel around the world

Chapter 186

Going out from the north gate of Luoyang, Yang Qing went all the way to Mengjin Pass at the foot of Beimang Mountain without stopping.

Pei Renji, who was guarding Mengjin Pass, heard that the emperor was coming, and hurriedly led people out to meet him.

When he got out of the city gate, he saw that Yang Qing had already reached the north gate of the gate, followed by two city guards in fear.

In winter, the vegetation is withered, and the pass built on the Mang Mountain is mostly gray-brown in tone, and the generals and soldiers in the pass also wear various armors.

Suddenly there was a person like Yang Qing who was dressed in casual clothes and had a very eye-catching green bamboo sword on his waist, which inevitably attracted everyone's attention.

He walked around in front of the gate, and smiled when he met the eyes cast along the way.

It wasn't until Pei Renji arrived that he stopped.

"The last general, Pei Renji, pay homage to the emperor!"

Yang Qing reached out to help him up, waved him back and followed the general, then said with a smile, "Prepare a horse for me, and bring some more dry food."

"The emperor wants to..."

At this time, the news about the Turkic envoy had not yet reached here, so Pei Renji couldn't figure out his intention, so he had to ask a question tentatively.

"Quiet and want to move, let's go for a walk." Yang Qing waved his hand and said: "No need to ask any more questions, I'll go back as soon as I go, go get ready."

Although Pei Renji in Luoyang city didn't witness the scene of him beheading Wang Shichong with his own eyes that day, he understood Yang Qing's methods these days.

Knowing that since he was able to leave Luoyang City, he would definitely not be able to stop him.

So he didn't bother, turned around and told his generals to do it.

When someone brought a pitch-black war horse and tied dry food and water to the saddle, Yang Qing took the reins and said to Pei Renji:
"General Pei, open the door?"

Pei Renji ordered the soldiers to open the door, and walked out together with Yang Qing: "Your Majesty, the northern counties are in great chaos, why don't you bring some guards, so that the last general can have an explanation with the Prime Minister and the others."

"Forget it." Yang Qing shook his head and said, "If you really take someone with you, you don't know who will protect whom."

"..."

Pei Renji recalled Luo Shixin's retelling after returning to Luoyang last time, his face was suffocated and he stopped persuading him, and just followed behind him silently to the bank of the Yellow River.

Although it is cold winter now, and there has been heavy snowfall in the past few days, there is still only a thin layer of ice on this section of the river.

He sent Yang Qing to the shore, arranged for a boat to cross the river, and when he landed on the opposite side, he quickly ordered someone to recruit Luo Shixin.

……

Yang Qing crossed the river and landed on the bank, got on his horse.

Looking around, I saw the end of the northern plain, the Taihang Mountains and Wangwu Mountains like dark clouds hanging from the sky, about two hundred miles from the foot of the mountains to where he was.

Just separated by a river, this large plain is already within the scope of Hanoi County and belongs to the forces of the Li Clan.

Originally, because of its close proximity to Luoyang, farmers in nearby villages were often allowed to enter the customs to do small businesses.

But now, as far as he could see, there were ruined houses, broken tiles and waste land, even dead bodies on the roadside, and groups of wild dogs looking for food.

After choosing a direction, Yang Qing rode his horse and ran northwestward all the way.

This horse that Pei Renji had carefully selected was quite fast, and with the help of his true energy, he ran even more happily.

When it was almost evening, I saw a tributary of the Yellow River stretching northward passing through the mountains in front of me.

Go straight north along the bank of this tributary to reach Changping County, and then take the official road to Jinyang.

Seeing that it was getting late, he glanced over the remaining dilapidated villages in the wilderness, and unexpectedly found that one of them was emitting smoke from cooking.

The weather in the cold winter is especially cold at night.

Although he is not afraid of the cold and heat, he can even block the cold wind when the protective qi is dispersed.

But sitting in the field is different from sleeping peacefully inside the house after all, so he rode his horse forward and reined in his horse at the entrance of the village to wait and see for a while.

Under the tall mountain ridge approaching in the distance, several villages are connected in a row.

The dead branches and fallen leaves were scattered all around, covering all the roads leading to the village.

At this time, the sun had already set on the other side of the mountain, and the large shadow cast by it made this barren mountain village look a bit gloomy.

The moment Yang Qing stopped his horse, more than a dozen wild dogs with red eyes came from all around, sizing him up and testing him.

These wild dogs, which are used to hunting in the wild, are different from domestic dogs. None of them barked indiscriminately or showed a fierce look, and only stared at their prey with cold and quiet eyes.

He didn't pay attention to it at first, until the horse under his crotch began to kick its hooves uneasily, and then a wisp of wind shot out from his fingers, smashing the head of the nearest wild dog.

Ignoring the scattered dogs, Yang Qing drove forward towards the village.

Along the small road in the village, the horseshoe stepped on dead branches through seven or eight courtyards, and stopped at a low wall surrounded by yellow mud.

This courtyard is quite spacious, with three main rooms and two side rooms on the east side. The courtyard is relatively clean inside and outside.

The cooking smoke is rising from a kitchen on the east side.

Divine Sense swept across the courtyard, and immediately saw an old woman with gray hair cooking porridge in the room.

Yang Qing dismounted and shouted through the wall: "Old man, old man?"

"Who?"

A slightly deep and hoarse voice sounded with the sound of "Zhi Ya" opening the door, and only a one-eyed old woman looked out.

Seeing Yang Qing standing outside the courtyard, she squinted her eyes and asked in confusion, "Who are you looking for?"

"Ma'am, I'm passing by. Seeing that it's getting dark, I want to rest here for the night. Is it convenient for you?"

"You..." The old woman walked out of the house, took a few steps forward, looked at him hesitantly, and said, "In this messy world, what are you young people doing here in the wilderness?
My wife is at home alone, but she dare not take in outsiders casually, so go elsewhere. "

"Alright." Yang Qing nodded helplessly and said, "Then excuse me."

After speaking, he turned his horse's head and walked westward.

But after walking a few steps, I heard the old woman shouting behind me: "Young man, wait."

Riding the horse and turning around, Yang Qing looked at the rather desolate old woman who had been chased out of the hospital and stood in the village of Hanfengpo, and said: "Is there something else, aunt?"

"Oh, you young man is too reckless." The old woman persuaded, "Walk west and you will arrive at the mouth of the Yellow River, which crosses Wangwu Mountain, and it is windy at night and there is no one to sleep in.

If you walk like this, you will freeze to death before dark. "

Sighing, she continued, "Forget it, you can stay here."

"Then... thank you, old man."

Sensing a strong true qi in the old woman's body converging in the sea of ​​qi, Yang Qing just didn't know it.

He led the horse and followed her into the yard and asked casually, "What's the old man's name?"

"Oh, if you don't mention the old lady, you will almost forget it." The old woman sighed: "My name is Qian Sulian in my family, and my husband's family name is Zhao. This name has not been called for many years."

"Aunt Zhao." Yang Qing tied the reins and bowed to her, then asked, "Which room do you think is suitable for me to live in?"

"That one is fine." Raising her hand and pointing to the west side of the main room, Qian Sulian felt annoyed, and asked instead, "What do you call my son?"

"My surname is Yang."

"Oh, Brother Yang." Qian Sulian nodded and said, "There's everything in the house, you go and tidy it up yourself first.

I'll serve you a bowl of porridge when I'm done. "

Yang Qing promised and walked into the west room with the package.

The room is not too big, just a wooden bed near the window takes up almost half of it.

Putting the package on the wooden table on one side, he also sat down in front of the table, and then swept towards the courtyard with his spiritual thoughts.

In the kitchen, Qian Sulian stirred the spoon, and after a while, two bowls of hot porridge came out of the pot.

Then she turned around and went to the door to listen to the movement, and when she went back, she already had a small paper bag in her hand.

Rub it away casually, sprinkle the white medicinal powder inside into a bowl of porridge, and wait for the medicinal powder to dissolve before picking up the bowl and walking out of the kitchen.

"Brother Yang, the porridge is ready."

Hearing Qian Sulian calling for the door, Yang Qing withdrew his spiritual thoughts and stepped forward to open the door, apologetically saying, "Ms. Zhao, how embarrassing this is."

"It's not easy to go out, don't be too polite."

The eyelid of Qian Sulian's left eye was drooping, and her only one eye looked somewhat terrifying.

Even her wrinkled and kindly smiling face is a bit weird.

"Brother Yang, why don't you light the lamp?"

At this time, the sun was about to set, and it got dark early in winter, and the house with only one window was extremely dark.

In Yang Qing's eyes, any glimmer of light is no different from the daytime, so he didn't care.

Qian Sulian put down the bowl and went to light the oil lamp on the table, calling Yang Qing to sit down and eat porridge.

Although Yang Qing knew that she was up to no good, she followed the good advice and wanted to see what kind of tricks this old woman was playing.

So he sat opposite Qian Sulian, and took out the dry food in the package to share with her.

Qian Sulian held the beef pancake in her hand and looked at it for a while, then suddenly frowned and asked Yang Qing, "I don't think you are dressed like an ordinary person, why did you come here alone, without even a entourage?"

"I'm from Luoyang." Yang Qing said with a smile: "A few days ago, my brother went with a group of Luoyang cavalry to kill Turkic barbarians. He didn't come back for almost two months and was anxious at home, so I went to look for it."

"Oh..." Qian Sulian sighed, and said in a worried tone: "It's icy and snowy, and there's still a war going on in the north. Where can you find it all by yourself? Isn't it a waste of hardship and trouble, and one accidental death.

Listen to what my aunt said, and go back tomorrow. "

Smiling and nodding, Yang Qing took a sip from the porridge bowl and asked, "Ma'am, have you seen that team of cavalry chasing the Turks?"

"See you." Qian Sulian affirmed: "It's been almost two months, and I went all the way north from the mouth of the Yellow River. Sigh, they are all good boys, and I don't know how many will come back."

"Then you also saw the Turks?"

"Why didn't I see you?" Qian Sulian said: "Nine out of ten people in this village were killed by those barbarians. If my old lady hadn't been hiding in the cellar for a few days, I'm afraid I wouldn't be here today."

Yang Qing put a piece of beef into his mouth, picked up the bowl and took a sip: "Ma'am, I think this place is deserted for a hundred miles, how do you live here alone?
Why don't you go to Luoyang, it's fairly peaceful there. "

"I have two sons." Qian Sulian shook her head and said, "I left home in the early years, afraid that they would not be able to find me when they came back. Besides, the old woman is alone, and has no relatives or friends in Luoyang, so how can she live there. "

"The Luoyang government is not bad now." Yang Qing looked directly at Qian Sulian and said, "There is always a way to survive without harming others."

Qian Sulian was taken aback when she heard the words, and then her face was wrinkled like layers of dry bark, and a smile appeared on her thin face: "You are kind."

Her seemingly ordinary smiling face looked a little weird under the dim light.

The cloudy one-eyed stared at Yang Qing's face for a while before asking again: "I saw that your clothes are thin, isn't it cold in the cold winter months? The old woman still has a few cotton-padded clothes at home, bring them for you to wear later. "

"Thank you aunt." Yang Qing drank the porridge and rice in the bowl in one gulp, put down the bowl and said, "I have practiced martial arts for several years, so I am not afraid of the cold."

Qian Sulian watched him finish his porridge, and her slightly tense figure couldn't help but relax, then she took the empty bowl and said, "Forget it, I must be tired after driving all day.

Go to bed earlier, the old lady won't bother you anymore. "

After she finished speaking, she got up and left.

Yang Qing sat quietly at the table, waited for her to turn around and close the door, then blew out the oil lamp and went to lie down on the wooden bed.

Checking his body, just after eating the bowl of hot porridge, a strange feeling came into his mind, making him feel drowsy.

It's just that he was swept away by Changchun's true energy, and he returned to normal in an instant.

Confirming that it was sweat medicine, he closed his eyes, and his spiritual thoughts floated out again, followed him all the way into the kitchen, and watched Qian Sulian go back to the main room on the east side to sleep.

Immediately after turning around in the courtyard twice, he suddenly plunged into the ground.

Passing through layers of soil, one can see dozens of corpses buried in a seemingly ordinary courtyard.

Some of them have already turned into bones, while some have not completely rotted.

With a thought in his mind, he manipulated his divine sense to scan the surrounding areas within his reach. After a while, he found that besides this place, there were also corpse pits of different sizes in the other courtyards around.

Dead people are normal in this year.

It is not uncommon for some bones to be buried under similar barren villages.

Just being connected with the old woman's behavior of adding medicine to the porridge, it seemed unusual.

When he entered the village, he looked around the road. Although it was covered by dead leaves, he also found some traces of people and horses trampling on it.

"I have a partner..."

Left and right also need to rest, Yang Qing ignored Qian Sulian's movements, slept peacefully on the bed and waited...

About an hour later, Qian Sulian, who had already fallen asleep, suddenly opened the door and walked into the dark courtyard.

"Brother Yang, brother Yang?"

Pretending to call twice, there was no response from the room.

She went to Yang Qing's door and listened for a while, and after confirming that there was no movement, she was about to open the door and enter, when she heard a rush of horseshoes from the east.

Looking sideways to the east, she only frowned and thought for a moment, then she broke into the door suddenly, stretched out her hand and tapped Yang Qing's chest seven times.

Immediately, he probed his body with true energy and found that several meridians of Yang Qing had been locked, so he took his sword, lit an oil lamp and walked out of the courtyard.

After waiting at the door for a while, they saw a group of seven or eight carriages, and a team of more than a dozen people stopped in front of the door.

"Hey, mother." The team's middle-aged man was about forty, and the burly man in the lead turned over and jumped off his horse and said, "Why did your old man welcome you out in person?"

Qian Suhua nodded and said, "Xiao Qi, there are guests at home."

"Someone is here?" Qian Qi asked suspiciously, "Who is it?"

"A son who ran out of Luoyang looks like a fat sheep."

"People from Luoyang..." Qian Qi frowned and said, "We have always been active in Hanoi County, and now we have all the people, so there is no need for extra trouble, right?
I heard that there is a real dragon emperor in Luoyang, which is not easy to provoke. "

"You shitty real dragon emperor." Qian Suhua said disdainfully: "Go in later to wake up people and find out the details. Maybe the people you brought back are not worth as much as him."

As she spoke, she turned her eyes to the carriage behind. The unobstructed frame was full of men, women and children who were tightly bound...

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(End of this chapter)