Chapter four hundred and seventy-ninth, a visitor from afar
An incense burner with three sticks of incense burning.
The smoke is curling up and floating in the air.
Because of the war in Youzhou, there were no outside guests in Gu'an County. Even the merchants going to Saibei temporarily stopped doing business because of the war. No one wanted to die just to earn a few cents from the prairie people.
So even if you don't come to make a reservation, there are plenty of places to stay in the Yuelai Inn. Entering the lobby, a warm breeze blows in your face. There is only one table in the lobby with guests eating, and there are only two people.
In fact, before the Manchu Qing Dynasty, people in the Central Plains ate at separate tables. Even family members did not eat at the same table. The husband and wife ate separately. It was not until the founding of the Manchu Qing Dynasty that people gathered at the same table to eat.
The method gradually became a habit. However, Gu'an is the territory of the Khitan people, and the style is rough and unruly, but there is not so much emphasis on it. Those two people don't look like Han Chinese from the Central Plains, with curly hair and blue eyes, they look more like...
…Kivan Rus’.
The so-called Kievan Rus are actually Russians. However, Tsarist Russia had not yet been fully formed in this era, but it was called the Grand Duchy of Kievan Rus.
The Russians were the first white people to interact with the Chinese. It is difficult to trace back when the two countries began to have contact.
Liu Ling, who has seen all kinds of people in later generations, couldn't help but be stunned when he suddenly saw the two Kievan Rus. He somewhat ignored the blooming white lotus hanging on the wall. Liu Lingzhi
So he immediately determined that these two tall and burly guys were Russians. The reason was that he knew that it was impossible for foreigners from other countries to come to China in this era.
Liu Ling was surprised, let alone Zhao Da and the others. Minhui was so frightened that she took two steps back and hid behind Liu Ling. She looked as if she had seen a monster. In fact, in Minhui's opinion, those two
A guy with a big beard, curly hair and blue eyes is a monster.
Zhao Da was stunned and then looked at Liu Ling.
Chen Xiaoshu was dusting himself off. When he raised his head and saw the two Kievan Rus, he was frightened and took a step back. Then he turned around and asked Dongfang Buchao if he had brought the ghost-expelling charm written by Ning Huan. Ning Huan is an authentic Taoist from Longhu Mountain.
The heir, his cultivation is very exquisite, and his method of drawing talismans is also very good, but he has never had a chance to verify whether it is effective.
Chen Xiaoshu is a very...free and easy person.
The reason why I use the word "free and easy" is because it is a compliment that can also be used as a derogatory term. He is not very tall and tall. He is wearing a black robe from the Supervisory Yuan, but there is a gap in the buttonhole of the collar.
A wild flower that has withered for half a year. The hair hangs down in a messy manner and is slightly curly. I don’t know if it is naturally curly or because it was burned when doing bad things. In Liu Ling’s opinion, his hairstyle is very modern.
, the curly one has a bit of flavor, but he was undoubtedly a very different person in that era.
What hangs on Chen Xiaoshu's waist is definitely not a sword or a sword, but a wine gourd that has remained unchanged for thousands of years. Chen Xiaoshu said that this wine gourd is a treasure because he asked Ning Huan to consecrate it. He insisted that it was a
A gourd, big or small, can hold both wine and people. But he refused to try to see if the magical method of putting people into the gourd was effective because he felt that there was only one person in the world who was worthy of using his gourd.
To cast spells. Except for that person, he never held a gourd and muttered to others, "Come in quickly."
That time...he was beaten up by Liu Ling.
Well, today this is the second time Chen Xiaoshu has used magic on someone.
Chen Xiaoshu untied the wine gourd from his waist, pulled out the cork and wanted to pour the wine out. After hesitating for a while, he could not bear to part with it. He raised the gourd and drank the wine completely. He held up the gourd and waited for the last drop of wine to fall into his mouth.
He wiped the wine juice from his mouth, held the gourd with one hand, pointed at the two Kievan Rus and shouted: "Monster! Why don't you show yourself quickly!"
The lovely Minhui huddled behind Liu Ling, clenched her fists and said three words: "Work harder!"
Chen Xiaoshu looked back at Minhui apologetically, smiled coquettishly and said, "I'm sorry, mistress... Gourd is drunk today."
Minhui snorted and then tightened her grip on Liu Ling's sleeves.
Liu Ling patted the back of Minhui's hand and said, "It's okay, they are human beings."
"They are people from Kievan Rus. I don't know how they got here. They are people who live far, far away in the north. To get to them, you have to go through the vast snowfields and forests."
Liu Ling explained.
Minhui said oh, and looked at Liu Ling with eyes that became more admiring. In her heart, the prince was the most powerful and powerful person in the world who knew everything.
At this time, one of the bearded Kievan Rus stood up and seemed to want to come over. Another man who looked older pulled him and quickly said something in their language. It seemed that he was trying to dissuade him.
The younger man and the bearded man lowered their heads in defense. Although Liu Ling knew their origins, he had no knowledge of Russian. The two men muttered several words, Liu Ling
Didn't understand a word.
Finally, the bearded man shook off the other man's hand and strode towards Liu Ling and the others.
Dongfang Buran stood in front of Liu Ling without saying a word, while Chen Xiaoshu sealed the door. The six silver-clad officers from the Overwatch Council also reacted and made preparations to kill the blond guy.
"Hi, friends, don't be nervous, I just want to have a word with that beautiful lady."
The bearded man can actually speak Chinese quite fluently.
Zhao Da frowned when he saw that he spoke so frivolously. He waved his hand, and two silver-clad officers from the Overwatch Council stopped the bearded man.
The bearded man said angrily: "What are you doing! Why do you stop me from talking to that beautiful lady? Are you humiliating me? Don't you see, that beautiful lady has been looking at me! This is
A beautiful encounter, why do you stop me?"
Zhao Da took a look and saw that the prince's expression had not changed at all. But he knew that if a subordinate did not show up at this time, it would be dereliction of duty!
"Get this prodigal son out of here, Palm!"
Zhao Da frowned and ordered.
When the bearded man saw the two big men in white brocade clothes walking towards him, he took a step back and drew his slender sword from his waist, pointed it at Liu Ling and said, "I want to duel with you!"
Liu Ling stared at the hand holding his sword, showing some appreciation. Not only could this Kievan Rus speak Chinese, but he was also a master of swordsmanship. The slender sword did not even tremble in his hand.
.
"why me?"
Liu Ling asked with a smile.
The bearded man said: "My name is Romanov, and I am the proudest warrior of the Grand Duchy of Kiev. I am surprised that you know my country. I should have bought you a drink, but for that beautiful lady, I must
You duel! Whoever wins will win the heart of the beautiful lady."
Liu Ling laughed heartily, turned around and said to Minhui: "Comrade Romanov fell in love with you at first sight."
Minhui frowned and said angrily: "Please, Your Majesty, get rid of him!"
Minhui is a doctor with a saint's heart, a bloodless snow lotus on the battlefield of life and death. No matter how angry she is, she would never think of killing the bearded man. If it had been Chen Ziyu, it is impossible to say that Romanov has been arrested by the Control Yuan.
The guard used his repeating crossbow to shoot him into a hedgehog.
Liu Ling reached out and patted Minhui's arm and said, "It's okay, don't worry."
Liu Ling raised his head and his eyes turned cold: "Hit his sword!"
The two men in silver clothes went up to seize the sword. Romanov shook his sword and said with a graceful vertical sword on his chest: "You are no match for me. I am the most powerful warrior in the Grand Duchy of Kiev. It's better to go back.
Let that coward fight me."
The silver-robed guards were furious, and two of them came forward, one from the left and the other from the right.
Seeing the menacing attack of the two men, Romanov took the lead and stabbed a man in silver. The silver man dodged and struck Romanov's chest with a palm print. Romanov quickly sheathed his sword and stabbed him again.
His swordsmanship was monotonous, but his speed was very fast. The silver-coated man frowned, dodged again, and then punched Romanov's sword-holding right hand. If this move had hit the big open monument, I'm afraid it would have hit him immediately.
Romanov's arm was smashed to pieces.
Romanov was startled, jumped back suddenly, then took a long lunge and thrust his sword towards Yin Yi's face again. It was a very simple sword technique, but very practical.
The sword was only halfway through, and Romanov's body flew out like a shell.
Another man in silver slowly retracted his legs, then walked over without saying a word and pulled out the beef tendon rope provided by the Control Council from behind his waist, and tied up Romanov, who was bleeding from his mouth, like a pig. Another Kiev
The Russian man rushed over to save him, but was stepped down by Yin Yi, who stepped on his chest. The man couldn't turn over no matter what, so he had to beg for something loudly. However, his Chinese was very poor, and he couldn't help shouting for a long time.
People understand what he is saying.
Yinyi lifted Romanov up and threw him in front of Liu Ling. Yinyi had restrained his strength on this leg, otherwise Romanov's ribs would have been broken at least in half by just this one move.
Romanov was a tough guy. He lowered his head and wiped the blood on his collar, looked directly into Liu Ling's eyes and said hoarsely: "You are a coward, you don't dare to duel with me!"
Liu Ling smiled, stretched out his hand, and a man in silver handed Romanov's sword to Liu Ling.
Another Kievan Rus man shouted that he thought Liu Ling was going to kill Romanov.
Liu Ling squatted down in front of Romanov, then randomly broke Romanov's tough and sharp sword into a foot-long section, and then inserted the broken swords into the hard ground one by one.
The next broken sword was thrown out by Liu Ling. The broken sword shot out like electricity and was inserted into the stamens of a pair of white lotus flowers on the wall.
Romanov was stunned and looked at Liu Ling as if he were dumbfounded. After a while, he sighed and said, "Is this Eastern magic? It is indeed very powerful. I am not your opponent, just kill me."
"Why come here?"
Liu Ling sat down on the chair. After asking this question, he turned around and whispered: "Take down everyone in this store and no one is allowed to leave."
Zhao Da nodded. He waved his hand, and the six silver-clad men took action. In a short time, they captured all the boss and other people in the inn. Liu Ling signaled to control those people aside, and then waited quietly for Roman
Nov answered his question.
Romanov looked at Liu Ling, gritted his teeth and said, "Although you are the winner now, I am a proud warrior of Kievan Rus, and I will not tell you my mission."
"mission?"
Liu Ling thought for a while and asked: "Are you here on behalf of your Grand Duke Rulik?"
"Do you know our Grand Duke?"
Romanov asked in surprise.
Liu Ling smiled and said: "Now, I want you to answer my question. If you don't hide it, maybe I can help you."
Romanov looked at the controlled Kievan Rus and exchanged a few words quickly in their national language. Then the Kievan Rus who looked older but with less beard nodded.
Romanov immediately said to Liu Ling: "I am an envoy to your Han country on behalf of our Grand Duke. I want to go to Kaifeng to see your emperor!"
Liu Ling smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I can't help you with this."
Romanov said disappointedly: "Why? Don't you know Kaifeng too?"
Liu Ling shook his head: "The emperor you mentioned in Kaifeng was unfortunately killed by me." (To be continued)
