Yipin Tang

Chapter 84 On Guard (Second Update)

As soon as the sky dawned, the caravan packed up and prepared to set off.

Cheng Chuliang rode on Jinghong's back with a pair of panda eyes and yawned listlessly, as if he would fall off the horse at any moment.

Wang Xiang and Li Huiming simply lay down on the carriage and fell asleep. They were so sleepy after playing cards all night, they slept until lunch time.

If Ju Yiya hadn't come to look for Wang Xiang, he would definitely be able to sleep for a few more hours.

Aqinu didn't know what happened last night, so she felt a little strange that Ju Yiya took the initiative to find Wang Xiang.

While Li Huiming was still sleeping, Ju Yiya reluctantly handed the golden knife to Wang Xiang, and said in a low voice, "Hey, I'll leave it to you first, hide it so that no one else can see it, and remember to return it to me when you get to Gaochang."

"Princess, you..."

Aqinu was about to speak but was stared at by Ju Yiya and had to shut up, but she was very surprised.

Wang Xiang actually didn't care about winning or losing last night, but he knew Ju Yiya's temperament so he didn't say much, took the golden knife and said, "Don't worry, the golden knife is safe with me."

You big-headed ghost, seeing Wang Xiang smugly waving the golden knife in his hand, Ju Yiya blushed.

"Is there any more snacks from yesterday?" Ju Yiya asked in a low voice.It's one thing to come here to give the golden knife, and the other thing is naturally snacks. Yesterday Wang Xiang promised her to have some snacks today, and now it's time for the caravan to stop and rest.

"Oh, yes, you wait." Wang Xiang responded and turned over and jumped off the carriage.

After Wang Xiang left, Aquinu asked curiously, "Princess, where is he going?"

"Go and get some snacks." Ju Yiya knew that Wang Xiang must have gone to a place where there was no one to cast a "spell". She was the only one who knew this secret, so she couldn't help feeling a little secretly proud.

Seeing that Ju Yiya was still very happy without the golden knife, Aqinu was even more surprised, and asked in a low voice: "Princess, you didn't give him the golden knife for snacks, did you?"

Ju Yiya blushed and said angrily: "Where are you thinking, why would I give him the golden knife just for snacks?"

Aqinu looked at Ju Yiya suspiciously, it's really hard to say, after all, she had already mortgaged a golden knife once in Dengxianlou because she was greedy for food.

Seeing that Aqinu didn't believe it, Ju Yiya had no choice but to tell the story of playing cards with Wang Xiang and the others last night. Unexpectedly, Aqinu was even more surprised after hearing it: "The princess was in the tent of Deputy Envoy Wang last night. in!"

"It's not just the two of us, but also him." Ju Yiya pointed to Li Huiming, who was sound asleep, "There's also that stupid big man and that Tang consort who dozed off on a horse, and that one named Doudizhu The game is really fun, if you've played it, you know it."

Aquinu with a black line: It's fun, so fun that you mortgage everything you can.

"Princess, didn't you also plan to mortgage Aqinu last night?"

Ju Yiya quickly waved her hand and said: "No, no, Aqinu, you are my good sister, how could I mortgage you, and besides, the cook said that no one can be mortgaged."

……

Aqinu felt hurt immediately, Ju Yiya must have planned to mortgage her to Deputy Wang last night.

Wang Xiang sneaked to a place where no one was paying attention, and entered the warehouse in a flash. In a corner of the warehouse, there were dozens of identical snack boxes, all of which were all kinds of snacks prepared by Aunt Lin. At that time, Wang Xiang asked Aunt Lin to prepare so many She was still very puzzled during the snacks. The snacks can't be kept for a long time, but Wang Xiang told her to prepare and had to do so.

He took out a box of snacks, and he put the golden knife in the warehouse.

After waking up Li Huiming, several people sat around and ate snacks. Compared with those envoys who ate dry food, they were so happy.

The weather gets hotter as you go west. After walking like this for more than a month, you can’t see the official road. The surrounding area is desolate. It’s impossible to travel when the sun is empty at noon. Not only people can’t bear it, but even the horses are sweating. .

After the two envoys were sunburned one after another, Changsun Wuji decided to find a shady place for the caravan to rest at noon when the sun was hottest. This made the caravan move slower, but there was no way around it.

That day everyone was resting under a big tree, Wang Xiang was playing cards with Li Huiming and Ju Yiya for fun, Cheng Chuliang was patrolling on Jinghong, and it could be regarded as approaching the border of the Tang Dynasty when we arrived here. In Taiping, there are more thieves and bandits. The mission has several carriages to pull goods, but not many people accompanying it, so it is easier to become the target of bandits.

Apart from Cheng Chuliang, there were also a few good fighters picked from the Forbidden Army in the mission, and the other missionaries were all civil servants who had no power to restrain them, so they had to be careful.

For such a long time, Wang Xiang ate and drank delicious food every day, and often brought him some good food and wine. Not to mention the shrewd Changsun Wuji, even other members of the mission knew that Wang Xiang was weird.But Changsun Wuji didn't ask much. Before leaving Chang'an, Li Shimin told him that as long as Wang Zixin didn't do anything that would harm Datang, he would be left alone.

As for Wang Xiang, after handing over the gunpowder to Li Shimin, he didn't care much about others finding out that he was weird. After all, as he came up with more and more incredible things, some things couldn't be hidden. Xuanling, Li Shimin, Empress Changsun... Which one is not an extremely shrewd person, I am afraid they have doubted themselves a long time ago, and they did not make trouble for themselves, presumably because they are beneficial to them and not harmful, so why bother? So trembling.

Wang Xiang was finishing the cards in his hand when Changsun Wuji walked over.

"Nephew Wang Xian, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Many people are too hot. I heard that you know how to condense water into ice. Can you get some ice water to cool everyone down?" Changsun Wuji wiped the corners of his eyes sweat, the fatter people are, the more afraid of heat.

Seeing Changsun Wuji's chubby face covered with sweat, Wang Xiang quickly handed him a glass of juice and said, "Master Changsun, let's drink a glass of iced juice first to relieve the fever."

Changsun Wuji, whose throat was sweating for a long time, didn't show politeness to him, took the juice and drank it in one gulp, sighed comfortably and said: "Nephew Wang Xian really enjoys it, there is actually iced juice in this barren mountain and wild place drink,"

Wang Xiang smiled and did not speak.

"What did I tell nephew Wang Xian?"

"I really don't have that many iced juices, but if you just want some ice water, there's no problem."

There is a lot of saltpetre stored in Wang Xiang's warehouse, and it is too easy to make ice with this thing, so what Changsun Wuji said is nothing at all.

Everyone lined up to get ice at Wang Xiang's place, and each received a small packet of plums. Wang Xiang asked them to eat one when they were very thirsty. This stuff is very good for quenching thirst.

Everyone was amazed by Wang Xiang's method of condensing water into ice and grateful for Wang Xiang's generosity. During this time, Wang Xiang often brought out some things for Changsun Wuji to improve everyone's food, so everyone was not dissatisfied with him enjoying it like this every day. Instead, he was in awe of his incredible abilities.

While Wang Xiang was making ice for everyone, there was a sudden sound of fighting in the distance, and everyone's expressions changed. Changsun Wuji decisively ordered everyone to gather up the truck, and then ordered Cheng Chuliang to lead people on guard.

(End of this chapter)