The merchants had no objection after hearing this. These missions were all foreign envoys, and as long as they were in Baoshu Kingdom, the escort was responsible for their personal safety.
"Are they in such a hurry to go back?"
"Who knows?" Xu Dongdong shrugged, "I only know that Baixiang Kingdom is too far away. Last time my king had his 750th birthday, Baixiang Kingdom sent a Demoiselle Crane to celebrate his birthday. It is said that the one-way flight took seven or eight days.
The gifts sent to Baixiang Kingdom today are so many and heavy that the Crane Demon cannot carry them, so they must be transported by land for at least forty to fifty days."
There are escorts clearing the way in front, and even if the emperor's liquid has just passed, no robbers with short eyes dare to come out.
The walk was very smooth and we passed Fanshiyu very quickly.
When we arrived at this landmark, we officially left the outer suburbs of Fufeng City. Xu Dongdong could only go as far as here, so she said goodbye to He Lingchuan and others and headed back home.
"I hope I can work with Brother He in a few months."
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We traveled again for several days without incident.
He Lingchuan was always on guard, but seeing that the road ahead was getting wider and wider, and there were more and more business travelers on the road, it was clear that everything was peaceful and there was no danger.
Calculating the time, the Shanyu Kingdom’s envoy should have already set off eastward under the escort of Fufeng City. What is the goal of Fushan Yue?
If he is the envoy of Shanyu Kingdom, he should follow him to the east. Then he should part ways with the convoy heading north. His group should not encounter Fushan Yue. Fushan Yue has a way of killing snakes, and he doesn’t know what the big python from Shanyu Kingdom can do.
He cannot return home alive.
If it's a spiritual species, Fu Shanyue might be nearby!
The soul-capturing mirror came to grind the traces again. The owner, the old god, was not in a hurry, but it was really itchy: "If Fushan doesn't come, won't we seize the soul seeds? Give it a try, just give it a try! You
Let the leader of the escort team look in the mirror. As long as the soul capture is successful, he can be asked to donate his seeds."
"Just you?" He Lingchuan rejected it without thinking. "It's a beautiful idea. They have Yuan Power to protect themselves. You were able to charm Wu Jinsong and others because they were far away from their homeland and their resistance was too weak."
The Spirit Seed Guards are protected by their elemental energy, and are highly resistant to spells, poisons, and curses, and can even partially offset the attacks of warriors.
It is not impossible to capture their souls, but they need to be exhausted and weak, and their morale is low, so that it is possible to succeed. After all, Yuanli is not omnipotent.
Moreover, the vitality of spiritual seeds is very strong and cannot be placed in storage rings. Therefore, unless the guard team has the mustard seed hiding technology of Songyang Mansion, the leader can only hide it on himself.
But this person is very aware of the importance of spiritual seeds. He is always surrounded by five or six guards, and the protection is tight.
"If Fushan doesn't come again, your worries about him are just a blind thought."
The soul-capturing mirror let out a long sigh.
At this time, the crops on both sides of the official road were dwindling, and there was no longer the beautiful scenery of endless wheat ears swaying in the wind. Instead, grasslands and tundra were gradually increasing, and solid rock cliffs began to play the leading role.
He Lingchuan often walks on the Chipa Plateau and knows that it is a landform transitioning from plains to plateaus, showing that the altitude is getting higher and higher.
Leader Shi Er also said that the team was indeed walking on the plateau. The ground here was at least 1,780 feet higher than that of Fufeng City, and it would get higher and higher as they went further.
This can be seen from the gradual sparse vegetation.
Further back, the mountains merge together like dragons, and the distant scene of a tree leaning against the setting sun is not surprising.
This place is called the Gale Tundra.
Although they are both plateaus, they are completely different from the Chipa Plateau. The latter has warm water vapor and a pleasant climate, making it a paradise for flowers, vegetables, and fruits. The Gale Tundra, as its name suggests, is a place where strong winds roar all year round. It is remarkable that the turf can catch the seams in the ground.
, almost no delicate crops can grow here.
The official road winds like a dragon in the mountains, sometimes lying on high ridges.
Pedestrians looked to both sides, seeing thousands of slopes.
Even so, the official road on the mountain road is wide and flat, and guardrails are installed on both sides to prevent pedestrians from falling, which is really considerate.
The further the team advances, the higher the altitude of the terrain and the lower the temperature.
Fast forward to the weather in June, and frost flowers actually formed on the tree branches in the early morning.
Looking at the high mountains, the snow-capped mountains never melt all year round.
The humans began to spit out white steam when they spoke. The Shimen caravan team was very experienced and quickly took out cotton-padded clothes and distributed them.
There are very few villages and towns on this plateau. There is only one every 70 to 80 miles. They are not as dotted as in the plains. The team must allocate their time reasonably to avoid missing the place.
Fortunately, the escort team is more thoughtful than others. All you have to do is follow them and not fall behind, so you don't have to worry.
On this day, the team arrived at Heiyan Village before nightfall and finally had a sheltered place to sleep.
Heiyan Village was originally a small village with more than a hundred people, but as this trade route matured and prospered, it became increasingly larger as a service area on the official road. Now there are more than 800 people living here, most of whom are
Passing Business Travel provides services for a living.
Open space has its advantages, and the place can be built at will. There are more than 300 wooden houses in Heiyan Village, including single-door detached houses and bungalows that can accommodate twenty or thirty people. They can fully accommodate escorts, envoys and caravans.
The only problem is that everything is expensive.
Accommodation and food are expensive, which He Lingchuan can understand. After all, the food harvest here is poor, and 80% of it depends on external transportation.
But even squatting in pits has to be charged, it can be said that eating, drinking and shitting are all charged -
Heiyan Village firmly controls the only water source within a radius of thirty miles, and is afraid of people coming to pollute it, so it will never allow it to be solved anywhere.
He Lingchuan and Master Shi Er sat down to eat in the cafeteria, and immediately found the feeling of eating in the school cafeteria back then.
This is the largest restaurant in Heishizhai, with at least three to four hundred diners.
The caravan chose to eat here because the food was good and affordable, and it was always warmer in crowded places.
The caravan workers could only eat a warm yam egg here, which was not a match for a bowl of warm noodle soup. Master Shi Er and He Lingchuan ordered sheep blood sausage soup to warm themselves up, which was served with mixed mushroom stuffing.
There was not even shredded meat in the steamed buns, but they tasted really good.
After traveling long distances all day long, the two of them were snoring and eating deliciously. However, they saw three guards coming from behind and also went to the food stall to pack up. They wanted all the meat and meat.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He Lingchuan recognized that these are all members of the Spiritual Seed Guard Team. It seems that they are of lower rank in the team and always feed their superiors.
He listened carefully, and sure enough.
One of them complained: "These envoys have their own hands and feet, so why do they ask us to do work for them every day?"
Another guard smiled and said: "Who said he has hands and feet? The envoy of Xuluo Kingdom..."
"Shh!" The third person said more seriously, "There are many people with mixed ears, so don't make random arrangements."
The person who spoke first chuckled: "What are you saying that others can't hear? But the envoy from the Chiyan Kingdom hides his head and hides his tail. He hides in the house every night. Is he a gecko or a mountain ghost who can't see the light?"
The second person yawned and looked tired: "We have to test the poison when we go back to prepare food. If they are worried, why don't they prepare the food themselves?"
They left after finishing their meal. Master Shi Er took a bite of the bun and said, "I have talked with the envoy from the Xuluo Kingdom, but I have only met the envoy from the Chiyan Kingdom twice. He does not appear in public. It is said that the carriage and residence are We are all guarded by guards and don’t let anyone get close.”
At this time, a waiter rushed in from outside and reported to Master Shi Er with a solemn expression:
"The news came back from the front: Pingshan collapsed two days ago and the official road collapsed. It will take at least more than half a month to repair it."
The so-called rock avalanche is a landslide. It is not uncommon to see mountains standing tall on the plateau.
It is not easy to build bridges and roads on the plateau. Master Shi Er frowned: "We can't wait here for fifteen or six days. Let's find out how the escort team goes. I guess 90% of them will turn around and use the Fengmo Mountain."
He looked at He Lingchuan and was startled: "Hey, Brother He, what are you laughing at?" He looked very happy.
"Nothing." He Lingchuan coughed lightly, "Where is Feng Mo Mountain?" Judging from the name, this place has a story.
The most important thing is that he seemed to smell a hint of conspiracy.
Otherwise, why didn't Pingshan collapse sooner rather than later? Why did it collapse at this juncture?
The soul-capturing mirror was also trembling with excitement: "Fushan Yue is about to take action, isn't he?"
It made it worry and fear all the way! It was afraid that Fushan would never come again.
He Lingchuan patted it to calm it down, but it hadn't even written the horoscope yet.
"Seven years ago, Pingshan suddenly collapsed and the terrain deformed. Only then could the authorities open an official road from here to the north. Before that, everyone had to go through Fengmo Mountain, which was the only way to the north." Shi Er The leader smiled and said, "Don't let the name fool you. It's actually very safe. The Shimen caravan has passed by it at least four or five times. The scenery there is extremely beautiful. If we can get there before sunrise tomorrow morning, you will be lucky."
The old man from the restaurant just came over to collect the plates, raised his head and said with a smile, "I am from Fengmo Mountain. I collected medicine on the mountain in my early years, and then I came here after my leg broke."
He Lingchuan saw that he was a little lame when walking, so he grabbed a dozen copper coins and gave them to him: "Old man, please give me two more fried buns."
This old man also sells fried buns, which taste good and are rich in oil, but they are a bit expensive and the lackeys are not willing to buy them.
The old man grinned, missing two teeth: "Okay!"
He turned around and took two fried buns, which were so full that they almost overflowed: "I'll give you two more."
"Tell me about Fengmo Mountain." The locals know more about it than Master Shi Er.
"That's my hometown, and the wind is stronger than here, but the mountains produce snow lotus and topaz ginseng, which are very expensive medicinal materials. We can't grow these, so we made a living by collecting medicines when we were young."
"Topaz ginseng is indeed ridiculously expensive." This flavor is included in the auxiliary medicine for refining Baishan Pills. A strip less than the length of your index finger costs ten taels of silver.
Harvested in harsh natural environments, the price is high.
The old man chirped: "Fengmo Mountain was originally the territory of the Immortal Sect Piaomiao Sect. Later it became a Taoist sect without changing its name. The Taoist sect itself is not very impressive, but it raises a very powerful monster called 'Fengmo'
, often go down the mountain to do evil, destroying houses and carrying away living people.”