Zhao Zheng was holding the reins, sitting on the edge of the carriage, waving the reins lightly from time to time, urging the two horses pulling the carriage. The two horses were very obedient, and they would run hard with a little driving, and they could move very fast.
Three to five hundred miles is no problem.
The further south you go, the more pleasant the climate becomes. With Zhao Zheng's current physique, he doesn't feel cold even when wearing single clothes.
This is the official road, thousands of miles away from the previous stop, Gujing Town.
On that day, Zhao Zheng left all the imperial wines in an inaccessible mass grave, then hid his identity and sent a hunter who had nothing to do with the matter to deliver an envelope with the location of the imperial wines to the Cao Mansion. After doing all this, he
I left Gujing Town and embarked on the road south again.
Although I haven't confirmed it with my own eyes, I guess there shouldn't be any mistakes. The Cao family should have obtained all the royal wine.
Looking back on the whole incident, it was a bit funny. He was going to Cao's house to steal the royal wine, but he encountered another group of thieves who had stolen the royal wine in advance. He failed to steal the royal wine, but instead
He picked up some good people and recovered all the lost royal wine for the Cao family.
The whole thing was full of twists and turns, but it finally had a happy ending. He got the royal wine he wanted, and the Cao family was able to escape the disaster. The only party that suffered losses was the Five Ghosts of Moving Mountains, but this
They brought it all on themselves and can't blame anyone else.
Speaking of the five ghosts who moved mountains, Xu Ruyi, the painted-skinned ghost among the five ghosts, still stayed with Zhao Zheng and was now staying in the trunk.
This place is quite far away from Gujing Town, and there has been no disturbance in the past two days. Zhao Zheng plans to find an opportunity today to release Xu Ruyi and reunite Xu Ruyi with his family. He really wants to persuade the Five Ghosts of Moving Mountain family
He stepped back from the brink and stopped doing those things like chickens and dogs and thieves, but he knew that just a few words could not change people's minds.
As the old saying goes, it is easy to change a country but hard to change its nature.
Before I knew it, it was already midday, the sunniest time of the day, and it felt warm on my body.
Zhao Zheng pulled the carriage, knocked on the wooden board of the carriage, and shouted: "Miss Xu family, it's time for us to have lunch."
The curtains in front of the car were opened, and Xu Ruyi came up with a sullen face and said dissatisfied: "Why are you just having lunch? I'm already hungry."
Since yesterday, Zhao Zheng has untied the rope tied to Xu Ruyi and lifted the restrictions on him. He is no longer afraid of Xu Ruyi escaping. If Xu Ruyi escapes, he will be in peace.
The two of them got off the carriage respectively. Zhao Zheng used local materials, drew his sword and cut some branches, lit a fire on the ground, cooked a pot of broth, and heated the dry steamed buns on the basket, making a simple and practical meal.
's lunch.
Although Zhao Zheng treated Xu Ruyi with respect and treated him well along the way, the family of Five Ghosts and Five Ghosts lost nearly one million in money. Xu Ruyi did not have a good look towards Zhao Zheng along the way, and sometimes even made remarks.
Run against Zhao Zheng. Zhao Zheng has a good temper and has never been angry about it.
"Hey, Hei Chi Hei, where are you going south?" Xu Ruyi asked while chewing the steamed buns halfway through the meal. Zhao Zheng refused to reveal his name to her, so she called Zhao Zheng "Hei Chi Hei" all the way.
"Black", this temporary title is quite appropriate.
"I am going south this time to take a boat to the Western Ocean and show my country's prestige to the coastal countries." Zhao Zheng smiled and made random nonsense. He and Xu Ruyi were not friends, so how could he tell the truth about his itinerary.
"Hmph, forget it if you don't tell me. Stop fooling me."
"Instead of thinking about where I am going, you should think about where you are going. I have decided to let you go. After this meal, you can leave."
"Are you willing to let me go?" Xu Ruyi didn't show much joy when she heard this.
"If I don't let you go, you will eat up all the dry food I brought. Oh, you said you have a daughter and have a bigger appetite than me." Zhao Zheng joked. He is doing business.
He is very serious sometimes, but at ordinary times he is very casual and can talk nonsense to anyone.
"Don't blame me. What I eat in one day is not as much as what you eat in one meal." Xu Ruyi gave Zhao Zheng a fierce look.
"Haha, even if it's not for dry food, I can't keep you. I made an agreement with your grandfather before, and I will release you once it's safe. I can't break my promise."
"Huh, it's easier to ask God than to give him away. You want me to leave, but I just won't leave." Xu Ruyi deliberately made things difficult.
"You're not leaving?" Zhao Zheng was slightly surprised.
"Yes, not only will I not leave, but I will also rely on you to cook for me."
"In order to cause trouble for me, you don't even want to see your family? They will definitely be anxious if they can't see you."
"There is nothing we can do about being anxious. The matter has been exposed. They will definitely leave Gujing Town and dare not stay any longer. Even if I return to Gujing Town, I will not be able to see them. For now, the only way is to go to a place where we usually hide.
Wait for them there."
"You are a family of old, so you must have your own contact methods. You can contact them however you want, so it's not under my control."
"It's okay if you don't care. We have multiple hiding places in our family. According to the rules our family has set in the past, if you are separated from your family, you should go to the nearest hiding place. According to this, the nearest hiding place happens to be in the south, so I will leave you
, I have to continue going south along this road. Instead of going through all the trouble of finding another carriage and horse, I might as well rely on you and take a ride with you. If I encounter bandits or robbers on the road, I can still rely on you.
Wouldn’t it be beautiful to make delicious food?”
"Haha, you really have a beautiful idea. You found a free carriage, a free bodyguard, and a free cook. You killed three birds with one stone."
"It kills four birds with one stone. If you relax one day, I can still take the opportunity to get some benefits from you to make up for the losses caused by this mistake." Xu Ruyi glanced at the money bag on Zhao Zheng's waist and said slyly.
He said, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, you'd better be careful with your wallet."
"If you say that, I won't dare to keep you by my side." Zhao Zheng smiled bitterly, feeling as if he was stuck with brown sugar.
"It's not up to you whether to stay or not. I've already decided to follow you. Don't get rid of me before I arrive at the hiding place." Xu Ruyi deliberately angered Zhao Zheng.
Zhao Zheng recalled that in the game, the Five Mountain Ghosts family did have multiple hiding places. One of the hiding places was not far from here, located in the south, called "Ghost Shadow Pavilion". It was buried deep underground and was very secretive.
From this point of view, what Xu Ruyi said just now should be true. She and her family are rushing to the "Ghost Shadow Pavilion" in the south to meet up.
It's not a big deal to see Xu Ruyi off for a while. Zhao Zheng can't go very far anyway. In a few days, he will reach his next destination - Luoshu Villa.
The Zichu Sword, which is about to be born, was produced in Zhujian Villa, but the news was not announced at Zhujian Villa, but at Luoshu Villa, which is located in the center of Dayan Kingdom. The purpose of this is
In order to spread the news to all parts of the country faster. Due to Luoshu Villa's unique geographical location and its unshakable status in the world, it is really the best place to announce the news.
The territory of the Great Yan Kingdom is composed of four major continents, forming a round shape, much like a ball of flame. Luoshu Villa is located exactly in the center of this flame. Although it cannot be the absolute center, it is
Not much different.
Luoshu Villa is a martial arts family. Like Zhujian Villa, it belongs to the Seventeen Villas in the "One Temple, Three Pure Lands, Five Mountains, Eight Gates, Nine Sects, Thirteen Gangs, Fifteen Tribes, Sixteen Villages, Seventeen Villages, Twenty-eight Bureaus, and Thirty-six Islands"
First, Jianghu's status is much higher than that of the Cao family, which specializes in wine making, and is highly respected by all parties.
In a few days, it will be the sixty-sixth birthday of the owner of Luoshu Villa. At that time, Luoshu Villa will hold a grand birthday banquet to entertain all kinds of relatives, friends and heroes.
Zhujian Villa will take this opportunity to announce the news of the advent of Zichu Sword, and set some special rules to distribute "tokens" for the competition for Zichu Sword. Only by obtaining this special "token" can you have the opportunity to go there in the future.
Zhujian Villa competes for the qualification of Zichu Sword.
Zhao Zheng went to Luoshu Villa on this trip just to obtain this special token, and purchasing wood carvings and stealing royal wine were the preliminary preparations.
Luoshu Villa holds a birthday banquet, and not everyone is invited. Those who are qualified to attend are all relatives and friends of the owner, or people with a certain status in the world. Zhao Zheng was just starting out, and he has nothing to do with the owner of Luoshu Villa.
Since I have no friendship and no status in the world, I am not qualified to participate in the birthday banquet, so I can only find another way.
The owner of Luoshu Villa is an elegant man. He likes to collect all kinds of art. He has a special liking for wood carvings and has collected many wood carvings. If you go to the birthday banquet with the best wood carvings, you will definitely not be kicked out.
Go out. Zhao Zheng buys a fine wood carving in order to keep it as an invitation.
As for the royal wine of the Cao family, it also has its own special purpose. It will naturally come in handy when the time comes, and its role is no less than that of wood carvings.
Go to Luoshu Villa to obtain a special token. If everything goes well, you will not be far away from successfully obtaining the Zichu Sword.
When he thought of that frosty and arrogant sword, Zhao Zheng's heart immediately felt hot. He knew very well how a good sword could help a warrior. If he could win the Zichu Sword, it would greatly enhance his own strength.
, and can quickly create a resounding name in the arena, which has more than one benefit.
There will inevitably be many difficulties in this process, but with his understanding of the entire process and his ability to surpass most competitors, he still has a good chance of winning the Zichu Sword. This is about 70% to 80% sure, which is considered
It's very high and worth a gamble.
"If you want to pester me, just pester me. Anyway, you don't need a mouth, but you can't just eat for free. From now on, chores such as washing the dishes will be left to you." Zhao Zheng dusted off his hands.
The crumbs of the steamed buns, he compromised.
"Okay, I'll do it if I do." Xu Ruyi knew the rules and didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so she agreed to this small request.
After lunch and packing, the two of them mounted their horses and continued on their way, spending many days in peace.
On this day, the sky was gloomy and the clouds were dense. After brewing for a long time, a spring rain fell on the earth. This was the first spring rain of this year. The rain was not light and the raindrops were densely packed.
There was a carport covering Zhao Zheng's head, but it still couldn't block the cool spring rain. He was soaked by the rain soon. He mobilized his inner strength in his Dantian to resist the damp chill on his body. His wet clothes clung to his body. On the skin, it is very uncomfortable.
He wanted to stop and rest for a while, waiting for the rain to stop before continuing on his way, so he slowed down and looked for a good parking spot on the road. After walking forward for a while, he saw a light on the left side of the road ahead, which seemed to be There was someone there. He was overjoyed and drove forward immediately, hoping to stay overnight and take shelter from the rain. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
