Chapter 160 Tour Jiangning
"If you are away, be prepared for any trouble!" Dai Luo said.
Qiu Yun smiled faintly and said, "Brother Dai doesn't have to call me 'Qiu Girl'. Don't worry, the silver hairpin jewelry in my bag is of great value! Therefore, Brother Dai doesn't have to worry!"
Monk Zhuchen gently slammed the monk's hem and said with a smile: "The donor is a righteous hero, young and promising, but he is trapped by money!" As he said that, he burst into laughter, which caused a group of monks to laugh one after another.
"Okay OK!" Dai Luo waved his hand and smiled, "Just kidding, everyone doesn't have to mind!"
Dai Luo and Qingru rode a horse together. There are still some other horses and livestock in the temple, which just happened to be able to support the remaining people and one horse.
Now there is more than a week before the Jiangning Martial Arts Competition. Everyone is in the Jiangnan Province, and their destination is already in sight. Dai Luo said: "Master Zhuchen, I think we should go on a fast horse and rush forward. It is best to rescue Qin Xue before the Martial Arts Competition!"
"What you say is reasonable!" Monk Zhuchen looked back at the monks behind him, then looked at Dai Luo and said, "Our foot strength is not as strong as Dai Luo, and your journey will probably be delayed!"
Dai Luo nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then we will take the lead and meet in Jiangning!"
"There will be a time later!"
Dai Luo held the reins and bridles in his hands, his legs were slightly clamped, and the horse neighed for a long time, even when he spread his four hooves, he ran quickly.
After a while, the two of them vaguely saw a wide official road not far ahead, with figures above them, Dai Luoti reinforcing his horse, hesitated slightly, and said, "Ru'er, should we go to the official road?"
Qingru pondered slightly and said, "We were so noisy last night, maybe someone would ambush!"
"Okay!" Dai Luo knew it, then gently lifted the horse's reins, turned his head, and galloped towards a curved and bumpy path.
After this day, Dai Luo and the others avoided the official road and the densely populated city and town, and went in a special way.
During the day, they galloped their horses. When they were tired and tired, they used the sky as their cover and the ground as their hut. When they were thirsty, they drank in the mountain springs. When they were hungry, they used wild fruits in the mountains and the dry food they carried with them to fill their hunger, and they slept in the forest at night. If they were lucky, they could still encounter some lonely farmhouses and houses, and the two of them could sleep and rest.
After about five days and nights, I finally lived up to my expectations. I saw a stone tablet erected among the slender grass beside the road with four big words "Qinhuai Ancient Road" written on it.
Dai Luolan said in a voice: "Ru'er, we're at the bank of the Qinhuai River!"
Qingru was happy and smiled and said, "Hehe, I thought I had just left home and came to Jiangning for a trip. The Qinhuai River is shimmering, and it is a fairyland on earth!"
Dai Luo looked up and saw the Qinhuai River rushing and surging rapidly, with a huge momentum. He couldn't help but say wonderingly: "I heard that the Qinhuai River is beautiful, just like a mirror. Why is the water here so surging?"
Qingru smiled faintly and said, "This is the ancient Qinhuai Road. It has always been sparsely populated. Look, it is still deserted nearby! If we enter the city and wander around the Qinhuai River, your feeling will definitely be completely different!"
Dai Luo looked back at the handsome and sturdy horse leaning down on his head to drink water. It was just now that it had spewed some white foam out of its mouth. It was no wonder. After all, the two of them were riding together and running for days. If it weren't for the burden of this, they would have died on the road long ago.
Dai Luo looked at it and felt a little distressed, so he looked back at Qingru and said, "Ru'er, let's take a break and walk into the city!"
Qingru looked at Dai Luo and glanced at the horse. Why didn’t she understand his intentions? She smiled and said, “Okay, we can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way!”
After drinking water, the two of them led their horses away and walked slowly along a wilderness path.
After about half an hour, the two arrived at the outskirts of Jiangning. Porters and grocery vendors gathered outside the city gate. Life was noisy and lively. Among them, there were many literati and elegant scholars chanting poems and paintings under a tea shed, copying calligraphy, and were full of elegance.
Dai Luo looked up at the Jiangning city gate, and felt majestic and solemn. He couldn't help but sigh: "I haven't been to the south yet. I didn't expect that this place is no worse than Luoyang!"
Qingru smiled and said, "That's natural! The emperor went north to establish his capital, but this place was also a place of dragon prosperity. The power of officials is still very large. Except for the capital city, this is incomparable to all the capitals in the world!"
In fact, Jiangning's current status is even better than Luoyang.
Jiangning is a prosperous and prosperous place with gold and silver. Its importance is self-evident in the provinces and even the whole country.
Since ancient times, this place has been respected and educated, so rituals and music are prosperous and culture is prosperous! Especially the Jiangnan Gongyuan has gathered thousands of outstanding students. More than half of the top scholars in the country are worthy of their reputation as the "Word of the World".
Jiangning transports gold, silver and wealth, troops, literati and scholars to the national treasury, and has an extraordinary status.
After hearing what Qingru said, Dai Luo nodded and said, "Yeah, I understand!" After pondering slightly, he seemed to have thought of something, and said in surprise, "Oh, it's awful!"
Qingru hurriedly asked, "What?"
"Then the power of the Jinyiwei here is also very complicated? Will they...?" Dai Luo thought that the Jinyiwei was relentlessly chasing him, which was really annoying.
Qingru thought for a moment and smiled and said, "It's okay. Although the Jinyiwei is in a complex place, the relationship between the officials here is complicated and the interests are connected. What's more, can they still be robbers in broad daylight?"
Dai Luo nodded and sighed: "Oh, it's a blessing, it's not a disaster, it's a disaster that cannot be avoided!"
Dai Luo led the horse behind, Qingru walked first, and entered the city one after another.
The city is densely populated, and there are many venues and music clubs. The places you see are full of lively.
"Ru'er, let's go to a inn to rest and try to play the game first! We're almost exhausted all the way!"
"good!"
The two were worried that Huangfu Xiong and Jinyiwei and other forces in the world and the officialdom would affect them, so they deliberately avoided those gorgeous and wealthy restaurants and inns.
In the end, the two of them chose a small shop called "Kejuguan" in the southwest corner of the city. The storefront is not big, there are few customers, and the installation is very simple, but they are also small and have all the internal organs.
The prostitute had already been waiting at the door. When he saw the guest coming, he went up and shouted, "Do you two distinguished guests, should you be a kid or stay in a hotel?"
Dai Luo handed him the reins and smiled and said, "We are both good at playing tricks and staying in a hotel!"
Chapter completed!