Chapter 108 Double into the city

Lu Shen showed the customs ultimatum, single ride into the city, perhaps accustomed to the wind and sand like a knife in the desolate desert, the first time to the prosperity, some trance, almost ran into a team of patrol armor, after apologizing, she thought that she would also have to identity backing tray out, but also can be free from entanglement, did not think that the other side is only let her ride slowly, shall not hurt people at a gallop, so that Lu Shen is a little bit uncomfortable. Wuhou City as the West River State City, located in the oasis, also known as the wallless city, because the section order Helian Wuwei self-reliant military strength, threatened that even if the Liyang Dynasty has the courage to hit the West River State, he does not need to rely on the walls of the city to resist the enemy. Being in the southern dynasty, Lu Shen has also heard of the martial marquis city armor tough and warlike, if the orange state on the list of martial arts evaluation of the section-keeping order Murong Baoding one person to take away a state of glory, then the West River state is to be scattered to two cantonment army, one of which is the Wushou Wuhou’s control of the Bijou army, the combat strength is second only to the royal tent of the pro-guard army and the Takushi military god of the White Whale army, Lu Shen had thought that the combat strength of the strong to this point, the city’s soldiers will inevitably be proud of the phenomenon, she did not think deeply, roughly asked the road, to the direction of the spring of joy, there are springs in the city, it is said that there has been a female body of the bodhisattva bathing, so for hundreds of years every tantric consort to come to the spring to bathe and purify their bodies, the springs of the Lei Ming Temple, every rainy season, the thunder of the heavens, the ten-mile radius can be heard, joyful springs near the mansions of the rolling forest, live in a state of the most prominent figures of the powerful and noble, the remnants of the Spring and Autumn period of the north run after the northern people live in the North, the spring of the South only gradually delivered to the South Dynasty big families, the boundaries, the spring of the South, and the spring of the North, and the spring of the South, and the spring of the South. Gradually deliver the south dynasty big family, the boundary is clear, kind of family but in the joy spring north sitting in a mansion private house, purchased in the north of a royal relatives of the hand, and hold the section of the order to live next door to see the kind of family heritage, although the Lu family is a big family name, but also only be regarded as a dip light only to be able to stay in the north of the spring, Lu Shen is close to the joy spring, there is a hanging silk hanging bells of the luxury of the carriage to meet the face of the hundreds of slim jade bells, the sound of the pleasant natural far more than the camel bells! Lu Shen raised her eyes at the sound, a white robe spandex scarf face is a bold man lifted the curtain, towards her gentle smile, Lu Shen recognized him, is the first eldest son of the species family, a single name of the word Tan, and the age, no matter in which dynasty and which generation, has been very established family, the official well gallery lieutenants, leading 3,000 cavalry, by the species family has high hopes, to become the first hereditary generals of the North Mang, species of Gui and his comparison, when it is really a fluorescent candle! The light of the sun and the moon can not be the same glory, away from the sun dynasty lieutenant lieutenant as many as hair, but the palm of the army of three or four hundred, but also a hundred constraints, in the North Mang is to be real gold and silver a hundred times, especially in the border defense of the key military town of the lieutenant can be considered to have stepped over a big step, not to mention the kind of sandalwood is still young, both military and civil, literary elegance by the empress of the green-eyed and added to the north of the Mang phoenix hair of the jinshi, but also a bright future, kind of sandalwood meteorological rugged, but Preferred Wen towel Confucian shirt, no pretense of attitude, and Dong Zhuo friendship, when he was the first to take the three thousand well gallery ride to kill the border of Chen Zhi Bao, such a character, both hard skills, but also have a family to do the support, there is not a flat step in the clouds is strange, but Lu Shen every time he saw a smiling smile kind of sandalwood, will be all uncomfortable, from the heart of the heart fear, can not say where not like his behavior, can only be explained as a woman’s intuition.

Lu Shen is originally half of the nominal species of daughter-in-law, and species of sandalwood sitting in the same car, but also talk about customs, and then to species of land two family reputation, do not have to care about those broken mouth gossip, the car has ice pots, in this kind of place, one or two ice one or two gold, a small rich and small expenses can not afford to have a flat appearance of the maid sitting quietly on the sidelines, but also did not see her how to serve species of family son, but it is the kind of sandalwood to take a pair of silver tongs, respectively, the clip of the ice sheet To Lu Shen and the maid, Lu Shen shook his head and politely refused, but the maid did not know the rules to take over, let out a slight crunching sound, seems to realize that there are outsiders in, unseemly, and hastily covered his mouth to reduce the sound, kind of sandalwood slender body, long arms like apes, bend down to lift up the curtains of the car window, draped and hooked up, can be used to enjoy the view of the fountain of joy Lu Shen. The spring has a spacious green stone path, nestled in the shade, the Western wind and sand, the sun is poisonous, the wind and sand drums, but if you hide under the shade, can soon be cooled down, not like Jiangnan, sweltering up, so that there is no place to hide.

Kind of Tan looked at Lu Shen, softly said: “Lu girl, let you suffer.”

Lu Shen lowered her eyebrows and remained silent. Seed Tan turned her head and sighed, “It’s the Seed Family that can’t do right by you.”

Lu Shen raised his head, wanting to speak. Seed Tan laughed, square up, some meaning of sitting upright, waved his hand and slowly said: “I do not have a penchant for wiping salt in the wounds of their own family, the details of this trip, Lu girl does not want to say, only need to be written on paper can be, at the time to trust someone to give me, and do not have to go to the face of those nagging old man, but to say a word in advance, the family is big, under the gossip is naturally Will be less, Lu girl can left ear into the right ear out, I will also know with the elders of the family, as a kind of family did not give the Lu family what gift book, will not be stained Lu girl’s reputation of innocence. Seed Tan can guarantee that, in the future, when Miss Lu has a hundred years of happiness, the Seed Family will not begrudge the door to congratulate.”

Lu Shen raised her head and looked straight at this future Seed Family Head, her eyes were resolute as she said, “I was born as the Seed Family’s daughter-in-law and died as the Seed Family’s ghost, I would like to be a widow for Seed Gui. After I see father, I will convince him to allow an underworld marriage.”

Seed Tan looked toward the window, his brows furrowed.

Lu Shen spoke in a bleak tone and said, “It’s Lu Shen’s life that can’t be escaped.”

When they arrived at the door of the Seed Family’s residence, Seed Tan got off first and stood at the side, personally escorting her off the carriage, landing in the eyes of many characters at the door who have spent their entire lives figuring out the human heart, destined to have a different flavor in their hearts. Seed sandalwood sent to the door, did not cross the threshold, said to go out of the city to burn incense at the Leiming Temple, and Lu Shen said goodbye, returned to the carriage, the maid showed a smile, never half flattering, like seeing a friend who has known each other for many years, Seed sandalwood is also accustomed to, she held a piece of ice, cheeks bulging, softly and vaguely asked: “You’re like this to Lu Shen to exculpate, from the vortex to pick her off, will not make the kind of family members? Just words to stimulate, let her marry into the species family, forcing the species Gui’s house to fall but not scattered, be careful to pick up the sesame and lose the watermelon.”

Seed Tan sat on his knees, his demeanor was idle, laughed softly, “Seed Gui how to die, who died, I’m not curious, the seed family’s enemies, there are just too many. Lu Shen broke his face and was humiliated and returned, for a woman, it is already the limit, and then go to provoke her, not to say she will collapse, I’m afraid that the Lu family will be annoyed, and the marriage of the two castes of the species and Lu, is the general trend. Since I was born as the eldest son, I must have a long-term vision. Lu Shen has this determination and dares to meditate and stay a widow, showing that she is also not a short-sighted little woman, such an interesting woman should really not be ruined in the Western River State. To shield her from some of the wind and rain, in terms of love, reason, and profit, it is all appropriate.”

The maid clamped the ice slice with one hand, one hand suspended in the air to hold it for fear of falling, seed sandalwood lowered her head and bit it, chewed it with a big mouth, she put down the silver clamp, then said: “The woman’s mind is more repetitive, this fragrant love, may not let her always stand on your side in the future.”

Seed sandalwood blandly said, “She is not the kind of person who is peaceful, will definitely cause trouble in the future, I continue to protect her is.”

She suddenly covered her mouth and laughed, “In fact, as long as you want her body, everything is settled.”

Seed Tan said with a resigned face, “I’m afraid of ghosts.”

She gently kicked Seedan, and Seedan laughed out loud, “You are much better looking than her.”

She sighed, “Lu Shen sort of survived.”

Seed Tan tsked, “Does this count as me doing one good deed a day? When I arrive at the Thunder Temple later, I will also have the courage to burn incense.”

The destructive storm that could make a normal person fall over, on some people’s side, it was only blown away with a gentle puff of air.

Outside the city, there are still three miles from the city, Xu Fengyen rode in the pedestrians like weaving on the stagecoach road, deliberately convergence of qi, no mirage, suddenly sweating, with the ordinary people, Xu Fengyen did not rush into the city, stagecoach road on both sides of the shade of the trees, but there should be a rule of law, selling watermelon melon farmers do not dare to get close to the stagecoach road, only in the distance from the road outside the 20 paces of the hut selling yell, Xu Fengyen rolled over off the horse, leading the horse out of the stagecoach road, walk on the gravel, walk on the gravel, walk on the gravel, walk on the gravel, walk on the gravel, and also have the confidence to burn incense. Walking on the gravel road, merchants and travelers have a lot of bargaining, good at bargaining, can kill from 50 cents to 10 cents for a catty of melon, Xu Fengyen led his horse slowly, and saw a sturdy old farmer stand in front of the stall erected a board, with charcoal pen wrote “a melon 100 cents, pick any choice”, Xu Fengyen looked at the sunburned melon farmer, squatting on the ground, the latter also cast a line of sight, the latter seemed to see that the melon farmer was not a good choice, and the latter also cast a line of sight. Xu Fengnian looked at the sunburnt melon farmer, the latter squatting on the ground also cast a line of sight, the latter seemed to see his money bag is not deflated, grinning: “This gentleman, pick one? If it’s not good, I don’t want you to pay a penny!”

Xu Fengnian, who was about to move on, stopped and joked, “Even if it’s delicious, if I have to say it’s not, will you still charge me?”

The old farmer’s eyes were not like those of the unruly people and said, “Still don’t charge.”

Xu Fengyen loosened the reins and squatted down, a pile of watermelons, no way to start, “Old uncle help pick one.”

The old farmer over a small bench to Xu Fengyen, knocked on the watermelon bomb, cupped and put down, and then picked a not small watermelon, seven or eight kilograms, a fist smashed down, skillful, the watermelon crunchy, roughly broken in half, handing Xu Fengyen, Xu Fengyen broke open the watermelon, eating while asking, “This melon is not cheap to sell.”

The old farmer laughed: “Other places can pressure the price to a catty ten money, but my melon land is good, out of the melon is also sweet, sir, you see, I here how the melon are more than five pounds, some big, have to be more than a dozen pounds, in fact, how to sell is not too expensive, if the shallow eyes of the guests, only pick the head of the big one, a melon is spread out, a catty is less than ten Wen, but I have to say, this melon or seven or eight pounds of the most. This melon is still seven or eight pounds of the most delicious, a catty of 12 or 13 cents. My family also has some money to make a living, do not want to rely on this to earn money to get rich, and do not want to because of a few pennies, with the neighborhood of those who only rely on the sale of melons to maintain the livelihood of the melon farmers to start a nasty, people to the world to go through, are not easy, have a subsistence will be enough.”

Xu Fengnian did not expect the old farmer to be so talkative, smiled, “No wonder the old brother has a spirit in the original heart wide ah.”

The melon farmer who was already in his prime but did not see the slightest bit of decay and fatigue dissected a melon himself, and did not go to eat the heart of the melon, nibbling from the edge, leaving the good stuff at the end of the frame, the same way as Xu Fengyen’s eating method, slightly small-minded, the old farmer saw this scene and smiled heartily, saying, “I also read some books, not much, and I like to shake out the words that were stolen from some books when I talk, I am afraid of being treated like this. I am afraid of being belittled by a scholar like you.”

Xu Fengnian laughed to himself, “Old uncle is scolding me.”

The old man wiped the corners of his mouth with his cuff and laughed brightly, “I wouldn’t dare, I truly envy the scholarly people.”

Xu Fengnian nodded, “All day long, they are pointing at the mountains and rivers, ruling the country and leveling the world, as if they can do everything, and nothing can be done without them, but in fact, they can’t do anything. Old uncle, if the readers come to sell melons, can they sell over the neighboring melon farmers?”

The old man shook his head and said, “Your Excellency has made a generalization, there are also great readers who are not bad in literature and martial arts, and during the Spring and Autumn period there were a lot of Confucian generals.”

Seems to be afraid of words to annoy the gentleman, afraid of Xu Fengyen does not pay, the old melon farmer laughed: “Readers have readers live, in the book to earn a thousand bells of corn after the golden house, can be for the people to voice their grievances is better, selling melons will be entrusted to old guys like me, well water offenses the river water, they all live a good life. Such as the son of you in the young book traveling to study, read ten thousand volumes of books and travel ten thousand miles, is the best thing.”

Xu Fengyen nibbled on a watermelon and laughed, “This insight of the old uncle can be considered a true insight. Indeed, the city wells have crouching tigers and hidden dragons.”

The old melon farmer was extraordinarily happy to be slipped by a scholarly scholar, every wrinkle on his vicissitude face was soothing and cozy, “Your Excellency can listen to the old man’s nonsense, and only then is he a true celebrity.”

Xu Fengnian smiled and asked, “Then this melon?”

The old farmer froze for a moment, and with a helpless face, said, “Sell you fifty wen, no less.”

Xu Fengyen finished most of the watermelon, pulled out a small grain of silver from his money bag, about a hundred Wen’s worth, and handed it over to the old melon farmer whose speech was neither vulgar nor too elegant, saying, “Don’t look for my remaining money, consider it as buying two melons, and one for the old man to eat.”

The old melon farmer froze for a moment again, praised: “Who said that the scholar can’t sell melons, Gongzi come to sell, guaranteed that within a few years of work, you can go to the city to buy a not so small mansion.”

Xu Fengnian was also helpless and said, “Old man said so, I really can’t eat the second melon either.”

The old farmer quickly said, “Look at what the gentleman said, later the old man I send you a cloth bag, take two melons hanging on the back of the horse, to the city to find a well water inn chilled, fishing up and then say, cool very much.”

Xu Fengyen finished eating the melon, sitting on a small bench to look at the scenery of Wuhou city, perhaps in the oasis, along the stagecoach road full view and go, the clouds are thick, layer after layer, straight down, as if it is going to be pressed in the city, extremely nine heavenly clouds hanging down the atmosphere, between heaven and earth is only a line.

Within this line, a building with warped eaves in the city is the most eye-catching.

Following Xu Fengyen’s line of sight, the old farmer said: “There is the Thundering Temple, once you enter the temple gate, you can see two rows of eighteen heavenly king warriors with angry and terrifying eyes, those who are too timid and have a guilty conscience don’t dare to go to burn incense and worship the Buddha. Outside the temple is the West River state famous joy spring, is considered to be with the vajra angry eyes opposite the bodhisattva low eyebrow, the status of the prominent talent and beauty are happy to browse around the temple, joy spring these years more and more miasma, in fact, there is nothing to see. If you believe in Buddhism, you should go to the Thundering Temple. Gongzi rest assured, there are many big shots in the city, but openly bullying men and women, not to say that there is no one, but there are only a handful of them, Gongzi is a scholar, it is even more bullying not to your head.”

Xu Fengnian laughed: “Old man said so, it can be seen that the West River State Holding Order is not only a lawful way to govern the army, but also a good way to govern, it is a well-deserved pillar of the court.”

The old farmer smiled, shook his head and said, “I said it can’t be done.”

Xu Fengyen looked at the truly towering Leiming Temple and muttered to himself, “Mortals seek freedom in their lives.”

The squatting old farmer held an empty melon and sighed, “The Bodhisattva has an empty joy.”

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Xu Fengyen got up, the old melon farmer really picked two melons into two cloth bags to him, Xu Fengyen did not shirk, frankly accept, the horse back left and right sides each hanging one, mounted, sitting on the back of the horse cupped his fist to say goodbye, the old melon farmer a smile and waved his hand.

Life Ping Shui meet gathering and scattered, can not withstand scrutiny, most are not to see each other again, can not hate each other, and even leave a good thought is very rare and precious.

Xu Fengyen also do not think about this, only as met an interesting North Mang old man, the heart of the thought, or the next Wuhou City dive. Maybe it is a dangerous not less than that Tuoba Spring Falcon assassination and hunting.

In the past, in the seemingly iron bucket a real dark current surging northern Liang, are the characters of the three religions and nine streams to seek revenge to find his head, all kinds of stories and legends of countless sorrows and joys, together, can write a book “how to assassinate the people butcher Xu Snapdragon and a hundred ways to playboy son of the world”, plus a book of “assassin deaths, deaths of the method of the book”. The vast majority of these dead men, the vast majority of them were faithful to the end of their lives, losing their lives to the flying butterflies, but many of the so-called blood feuds were traced back to their grandfather’s generation, but no one would be merciful when it came to killing His Highness, the son of the world. Xu Fengyen is even more clear, when he someday hereditary replacement of the king of Beiliang, the number of assassinations will only be more, not less. The reasoning is very straightforward, can’t kill that claim that even the king of Hades is afraid to accept the human butcher, but also can’t kill an anointed son of a foreigner who can’t even compete for military power?

Chen Zhi Bao does not kill Xu Feng Nian, there are many people to kill, do not need to white-clothed war fairy to kill people with a sword.

Xu Fengyen carries a sword and a box and a melon on his back, and goes straight to Wuhou City.