Zhao Shuying shook her head: "I don't know. She won't tell, so it's hard for me to ask."
"Also, I was a little scared at the time, thinking that it would be better to do less than to do more."
Anyone who can make Hua Die so frightened must not be a kind person. Zhao Shuying did not want to get burned.
"Is her cultivation higher than yours?"
Long Chen asked.
Zhao Shuying nodded slightly and said: "Yes, the effect of her cultivation is better than mine, far better than mine."
"So, I don't dare to ask people who are even afraid of her."
Long Chen had a guess in his mind: that person's target was a master, and Zhao Shuying's cultivation was not high enough, so he didn't take a fancy to him.
"Thank you, Miss Zhao, for reminding me that there should be a heavy snowfall tonight, so it won't hurt to wait for a few days."
"Thank you Mr. Long for your concern."
Long Chen got up and went back to his room, and Zhao Shuying also went back to his room to rest.
The next morning, the sky was full of snow outside. Long Chen paid the money and led the horse out.
"Dear guest, it's snowing heavily. Can't you stay for two more days?"
The waiter said with some regret.
Long Chen gave another big coin and said: "Next time."
The waiter took the money and held it in his hand: "Your honor, please go slowly."
Braving the wind and snow, Long Chen walked for almost five days before arriving at Dingxi City.
After entering the prefect's mansion, Donna and Yan Gang immediately came out to greet them.
"Where's Meng Yidao?"
Meng Yidao was the commander of Dingxi City, and all the soldiers and horses in the Xixia hometown were under his jurisdiction.
"General Meng went to Jinsha City. He was worried about something happening there."
Donna stepped forward to lead the horse, and Long Chen came down and sat down in the main hall.
"How is the situation in the city?"
Donna replied: "Everyone is safe. We have gone through the whole process and found more than a hundred remnants and locked them up in the prefect's mansion."
Long Chen arrived suddenly. Donna and Yan Gang were a little uneasy. They didn't know what Long Chen did. Did they not do well?
"Where is Lao Feng? He left with Meng Yidao?"
Donna replied: "Yes, Lao Feng said that many caravans have gone to Jinsha City recently. He is going to check and go with Commander Meng."
Long Chen nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I'll go to Jinsha City."
Donna was surprised and said: "Your Majesty, are you just going to leave? Why don't you take a rest?"
Long Chen walked out quickly: "No, give me another horse. You don't have to follow me. I can go alone."
Donna and Yan Gang looked at each other, not expecting this.
"yes."
Donna immediately prepared a fast horse, and Long Chen rode the horse and headed to Jinsha City alone.
"You're actually walking so fast? Something big must have happened."
Yan Gang had a bad feeling.
Donna thought to herself: Yes, Princess Xiang was in the city, but King Wu didn't even look at her and just left.
"We are ready to send troops to support immediately if something happens to Jinsha City."
"As well as in the city, all defenses must be strengthened again. There must be no problems."
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Yan Gang accepted the order and immediately went down to make arrangements.
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Sands City.
The cold wind blew through the desolate Gobi Desert, and piles of snow covered the sand and gravel.
The winter in Jinsha City is cold, but there is not much snowfall.
Snowfall is also a type of precipitation. In the coming spring, the snow will melt into water, which can also be used for irrigation.
Jinsha City has very little rain in summer and very little snow in winter, so it is barren and desolate.
Han Ziping led a group of cavalry on the Gobi Desert. The horses wore horse clothes to keep out the cold, and the soldiers wore thick armor.
"Why can't I find it?"
A lieutenant under his command looked around and saw no one.
Han Ziping took out the telescope from his arms and looked into the distance.
In the morning, they received news that a smuggling caravan was passing through the north of Jinsha City.
Han Ziping led people to hunt him down.
Caravans going back and forth need to pay taxes when passing through Jinsha City. Both those going out and those coming in must pay taxes.
But you only pay it once. After you get the certificate from Jinsha City, you don't need to pay any more taxes when you enter the territories of Xixia, Eastern Zhou and Nanliang.
Therefore, in terms of tax rate, it is not important.
Some caravans bypass Jinsha City in order to evade taxes. Such things happen from time to time and are not uncommon.
In the past, the public security in Jinsha City was not good, horse thieves were rampant, and caravans were willing to pass through Jinsha City.
After Long Chen sent troops to garrison, the horse thieves were eliminated, the caravan was safe wherever it went, and there were more tax evaders.
Of course, Han Ziping's pursuit this time was not for tax purposes, but to find out whether those who bypassed Jinsha City were caravans or people from the martial arts world.
After Feng He and Meng Yidao arrived at Jinsha City, they asked if there was anything unusual about the caravan that passed by recently. Han Ziping and Tang Heizi thought about it carefully and discovered the problem.
Those caravans were indeed strange, carrying a wide variety of goods, many of which were not trade goods.
The Western Regions like silk, porcelain, and tea from the Central Plains, and the Central Plains likes the gems, gold and silverware from the Western Regions.
This is a common trade goods, apart from this, there are few other goods.
Recently, there has been an increase in jewelry and even cloth. The added value is very low. After being trafficked to the Western Regions, they may not be sold.
There must be something wrong with such a caravan.
Feng He checked several caravans. After interrogation, he learned that they were from the Central Plains martial arts sect. The interrogation in Jinsha City was immediately strengthened.
The normal caravan continued to pass through, while the fake caravan began to take a detour.
The targets of Han Ziping's pursuit were these caravans disguised as martial arts sects.
"They don't know the road and can easily get lost in winter. Let's look for them again."
Han Ziping led the cavalry to the northwest for a while, when a dozen horses suddenly appeared in front of them.
"General, over there."
The captain shouted excitedly.
Han Ziping held the bow and arrow in his hand and rode forward to attack.
The people in front heard the sound of horse hooves and looked back hurriedly.
"No, the officers and soldiers are chasing us."
Someone shouted in panic.
The leader, a man in his sixties, saw the pursuers and sneered: "Why are you panicking? This is the Gobi Desert and there are only seven of them."
The man stopped, with more than a dozen people hiding behind him, and the carriage's cargo was casually discarded aside.
It was obvious that these people didn't care about these goods.
Han Ziping caught up, pointed at a dozen people and shouted: "Why smuggling?"
The man had a gray beard, wore a fur hat, and had a strange cape on his shoulders, as if it was made of iron.
"I got lost. It's not smuggling. Just tell me how much the officer wants."
Han Ziping glanced at the carriage. The goods on it were very messy and did not look like a normal caravan at all.
"Which trading company do you belong to? What do you sell? Is this your first time? Why don't you bring a guide?"
Han Ziping quickly scanned the caravan, and the cavalry dispersed, surrounding more than a dozen people.
"It's my first time here. There aren't many shops. They have too many rules."
The man spoke with a smile, turned around and winked, telling his men to prepare.
Everyone has weapons and is ready to fight.
Han Ziping sneered and said, "It doesn't matter. Come back to Jinsha City with me and I'll teach you how to do business."
The man smiled and said, "No need."
Whoosh!
Han Ziping suddenly picked up his bow and nocked an arrow, and three feathered arrows shot out. The cloak on the man's shoulders quickly rotated, sending the three feathered arrows flying.
Han Ziping was surprised. He suddenly attacked. The arrow was so fast that it was knocked away?
As soon as the arrows sounded, the surrounding cavalry immediately bent their bows and fired arrows, then drew their swords and charged in.
A dozen people behind the man showed their weapons, and a melee began between the two sides.
Han Ziping fired a few more arrows, then raised a spear made of sacred wood and rushed towards the man.
"Hmph, I really thought I was afraid of you."
The man dodged the arrows, advanced instead of retreating, and rode his horse towards Han Ziping.
The spear was stabbed, the man's cloak spun around, the gun tip swung, and a slender whip in his hand stabbed Han Ziping.
The whip was so fast that Han Ziping was startled and immediately ducked sideways. The whip trembled and pierced Han Ziping's body, and the outer armor was actually pierced.
"You little beast, you really think you are invincible."
The man knew Han Ziping and knew that he was Long Chen's general, but he was not afraid because his cultivation level was high enough.
Han Ziping turned over and fell off his horse. The man spurred his horse forward, leaned forward, and stabbed Han Ziping's neck with the whip, extremely swiftly and viciously.
boom!
The man's forehead was penetrated, his body suddenly fell, and his horse fell down
, died on the spot.
Han Ziping got up and touched his ribs, and there was blood oozing out.
"I'm not invincible. Killing you is enough."
Han Ziping followed Long Chen and fought many fierce battles. How could he not be able to kill a mere martial arts master?
When the man rushed over, Han Ziping was already ready to kill him at close range with a musket.
When the man's whip struck, Han Ziping was deliberately stabbed, letting the man approach him underestimating the enemy, and then shot him to death.
"Your leader is dead and you still don't surrender!"
Han Ziping raised the man's cloak and shouted.
When the disciples saw that their master was dead, they abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
The musket bullets contained demon-suppressing stones and sacred trees. The man's body had been burned to ashes, and his clothes were also burned off. Only the cloak was fine.
"Three brothers died, nine were killed, and three were captured alive."
The captain reported the results of the battle.
Han Ziping sighed: "Take the brothers back and bury them."
Escorting three disciples and wearing cloaks, Han Ziping walked back.
Back at Jinsha City, several caravans were entering the city.
When they arrived at the Prefect's Mansion, there was a horse parked at the door. Han Ziping didn't pay much attention and strode in.
"Sir? Why are you here?"
As soon as he entered the door, Han Ziping saw Long Chen and almost jumped with joy.
"It's a pity that we didn't attend your lord's wedding."
Han Ziping exclaimed that it was a pity.
"You guys are guarding Jinsha City, how can you have time to attend the wedding?"
"I heard that you went after someone who took a detour, how about it?"
Han Ziping sat down and said: "Hey, three brothers died, nine were killed, and three were captured. I don't know the leader. This cloak is very strange."
Han Ziping put the cloak on the table. Feng He took a look and said: "The leader of Tianluo Sect, his cloak is made of special materials and is invulnerable to weapons, fire and water."
"I heard that after he obtained the flesh and blood of the ghost clan, his cultivation level skyrocketed. It doesn't look like much."
Han Ziping was speechless and said: "Old Feng, you are looking down on me."
Feng He quickly laughed and said: "That's not what I meant. He is great, but you are even more powerful."
There was something wrong with that sentence just now, it seemed to put Han Ziping down.
Meng Yidao said: "Recently, four sects were arrested. After interrogation, we got the same information. They are all gathering at Fenghou Valley."
Tianluomen was not the first sect to be arrested, but the fifth.
Long Chen asked: "Where is the Wind Roar Valley?"
Tang Heizi shook his head and said: "I have never heard of this place. I asked the businessmen who passed by and they said that there is a valley more than a hundred miles to the west. It is windy all year round. The herders nearby call it Fenghou Valley."
"Maybe it's that place, but we're not sure whether it is."
Long Chen asked Han Ziping: "What do you say about Tianluomen?"
